Michael Bates Movies

  • 1954
    Carrington V.C.

    Carrington V.C.

    Carrington V.C.

    5.91954HD

    Major Charles Carrington (David Niven) is arrested for taking £125 from the base safe. He also faces two other charges that could finish his...

    Carrington V.C.
  • 1969
    Male of the Species

    Male of the Species

    Male of the Species

    5.51969HD

    Never trust a man whoever he is. This is the bitter lesson learned by Mary MacNeil in her relationships with three different men: her father, a...

    Male of the Species
  • 1954
    The Stratford Adventure

    The Stratford Adventure

    The Stratford Adventure

    61954HD

    This short film depicts how a small Canadian city, bearing the name of Stratford and by a river Avon, created its own renowned Shakespearean theatre....

    The Stratford Adventure
  • 1965
    A Passage to India

    A Passage to India

    A Passage to India

    01965HD

    The BBC's 1965 adaptation of E.M. Forster's novel, screened as part of their Play of the Month strand, adapted by Santha Ramu Rau and John Maynard,...

    A Passage to India
  • 1969
    Arthur? Arthur!

    Arthur? Arthur!

    Arthur? Arthur!

    31969HD

    The inventor of sure-fire failures leads such an abysmal life that he creates a second identity, that of a dashing, debonair womaniser.

    Arthur? Arthur!
  • 1968
    The Brahmin Widow

    The Brahmin Widow

    The Brahmin Widow

    01968HD

    A British soldier returns to India to find the woman he fell in love wit

    The Brahmin Widow
  • 1978
    Hokusai: An Animated Sketchbook

    Hokusai: An Animated Sketchbook

    Hokusai: An Animated Sketchbook

    71978HD

    A BAFTA award winning short tribute to the artist Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849), which explores a small number of the thousands of drawings he is...

    Hokusai: An Animated Sketchbook
  • 1969
    Sling Your Hook

    Sling Your Hook

    Sling Your Hook

    01969HD

    A group of coal miners from Nottingham go on their annual trip to Blackpool.

    Sling Your Hook
  • 1966
    Macready's Gala

    Macready's Gala

    Macready's Gala

    01966HD

    The Headmaster and governors of a boarding school are accidentally locked in the new memorial room with the convicted Great Train Robbers.

    Macready's Gala
  • 1971
    The Fox Trot

    The Fox Trot

    The Fox Trot

    01971HD

    The first in a series of new plays. Arthur and Gwen, a cosy middle-aged couple, remember with nostalgia the pre-Motorway Britain of their youth. When...

    The Fox Trot