Writing

Mary Hayley Bell

Born January 22, 1911

Died December 1, 2005 · aged 94

English writer married to actor John Mills.

Known For

Whistle Down the WindWhistle Down the Wind · 1961
Whistle Down the Wind
7.21961
MovieCrimeDrama
When an injured wife-murderer takes refuge on a remote Lancashire farm, the farmer’s three children mistakenly believe him to be the Second Coming of Christ.
Scott of the AntarcticScott of the Antarctic · 1948
Scott of the Antarctic
7.21948
MovieAdventureDrama
The true story of the British explorer Robert Falcon Scott and his ill-fated expedition to try to be the first man to discover the South Pole - only to find that the murderously cold weather and a rival team of Norwegian explorers conspire against him
Sky West and CrookedSky West and Crooked · 1966
Sky West and Crooked
5.61966
MovieDramaRomance
A young, lonely, emotionally challenged teenage girl finds solace in burying dead animals after the sudden traumatic death of a childhood friend 10 years earlier.
The Big FreezeThe Big Freeze · 1993
The Big Freeze
6.71993
MovieComedyTV Movie
A silent comedy. Two accident-prone plumbers go to fix the plumbing at a home for retired gentle-folk on the coldest day of the year in Finland. Everything that can go wrong for these plumbers goes wrong.
Vintage WineVintage Wine · 1935
Vintage Wine
6.01935
MovieComedy
The members of the Popinot family of French champagne tycoons suspect that the widowed head of the family Charles Popinot is keeping a mistress in Rome and generally living a wild life. Unbeknownst to them he has happily re-married and had a son with a much younger woman. She believes he is twenty years younger than he really is and is shocked when his relatives including his mother, grown-up sons and granddaughter arrive in Italy.
Theatre 625Theatre 625 · 1964
Theatre 625
7.21964
SeriesDrama
Theatre 625 is a British television drama anthology series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC2 from 1964 to 1968. It was one of the first regular programmes in the line-up of the channel, and the title referred to its production and transmission being in the higher-definition 625-line format, which only BBC2 used at the time.

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