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Richard Broke

Born December 2, 1943 · London, England

Died April 14, 2014 · aged 70

No biography available.

Known For

GhostwatchGhostwatch · 1992
Ghostwatch
7.01992
MovieHorrorMystery
For Halloween 1992, the BBC decides to broadcast an investigation into the supernatural, hosted by TV chat-show legend Michael Parkinson. Parky (assisted by Mike Smith, Sarah Greene & Craig Charles) and a camera crew attempt to discover the truth behind the most haunted house in Britain. This ground-breaking live television experiment does not go as planned, however.
Cold Comfort FarmCold Comfort Farm · 1995
Cold Comfort Farm
6.81995
MovieComedyRomance
In this adaptation of the satirical British novel, Flora Poste, a plucky London society girl orphaned at age 19, finds a new home with some rough relatives, the Starkadders of Cold Comfort Farm. With a take-charge attitude and some encouragement from her mischievous friend, Mary, Flora changes the Starkadders' lives forever when she settles into their rustic estate, bringing the backward clan up to date and finding inspiration for her novel in the process.
BermondseyBermondsey · 1972
Bermondsey
1972
MovieDramaTV Movie
John Mortimer's play about the tangled love life of an East London pub landlord. A woman fighting to save her marriage needs help from friends, but is her husband's best friend the right ally? Pip and Bob, both married, are a couple of ordinary working-class blokes in an ordinary London suburb. It's just that they have also been gay lovers for years.
TumbledownTumbledown · 1988
Tumbledown
5.71988
MovieTV MovieDrama
The film centers on the experiences of Robert Lawrence MC, an officer of the Scots Guards during the Falklands War of 1982. While fighting at the Battle of Mount Tumbledown, Lawrence is shot in the head by an Argentine sniper and left paralyzed on his left side. He then must learn to adjust to his new disability.
Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez DisasterDead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster · 1992
Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster
5.21992
MovieDramaTV Movie
The real-life struggle to contain the environmental and financial damage caused to Alaska by the oil spill from the Exxon Valdez is dramatized.
Dancin' Thru the DarkDancin' Thru the Dark · 1990
Dancin' Thru the Dark
7.11990
MovieDramaComedy
Linda is out on her hen night while her fiance Dave is out on his stag night. Linda is having major doubts about getting married. Both groups end up at the same club, only to discover that its band is fronted by her ex-boyfriend - and the love of her life - Peter. Linda has to decide: does she stay and settle down with Dave, like her friends want her to, or does she chuck it all in and run away with Peter?
Dr. Fischer of GenevaDr. Fischer of Geneva · 1984
Dr. Fischer of Geneva
6.11984
MovieDramaTV Movie
Dr. Fischer has an unusual hobby — to expose human greed. How much humiliation will his fellow man endure enticed by valuable presents? Dignity for money! Death for money?
The Murder RoomThe Murder Room · 2004
The Murder Room
6.52004
MovieCrimeDrama
London's Dupayne Museum is in danger of closing since one of the trustees feels that the money expended on preserving the past could be better spent addressing the problems of living people. One of the museum's collections concerns murders committed between the world wars. When a killing that reflects one of the cases on display occurs, history seems to be repeating itself.

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