Moira Armstrong

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Moira Armstrong

Born January 1, 1930 · Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland, UK (age 96)

Born in Crieff in 1930 and raised in north-east Scotland, Moira Armstrong is a Scottish television director whose career has expanded over nearly fifty years. Her credits include episodes of Armchair Thriller (based on the novel Quiet as a Nun), The Onedin Line, Lark Rise to Candleford, Where the Heart Is, The Bill, Midsomer Murders, Something in Disguise, The Wednesday Play, and Adam Adamant Liv…

Known For

The Long Bank HolidayThe Long Bank Holiday · 2004
The Long Bank Holiday
★ 8.02004
MovieCrimeDrama
A spate of computer thefts from government offices, a possible suicide under the wheels of a high-speed train, an absconded lifer on the loose, and a grisly trove of human bones in a garden all conspire to keep Davies on the job during a long Easter weekend.
A Village AffairA Village Affair · 1995
A Village Affair
★ 5.01995
MovieDramaRomance
An apparently happy wife in an English village has a relationship with a local aristocrat's daughter.
BreakoutBreakout · 1997
Breakout
★ 6.71997
MovieDramaThriller
A pair of scientists investigate a mysterious death.
Clay, Smeddum and GreendenClay, Smeddum and Greenden · 1976
Clay, Smeddum and Greenden
★ 7.01976
MovieDramaTV Movie
Trilogy of one-act plays based on short stories by Lewis Grassic Gibbon. ‘Clay’ is the story of a men who neglects his wife in favour of his land. ‘Smeddum’ is the story of a matriarch’s attempt to control her brood. ‘Greenden’ is the story of a city woman moving to the country with her husband.
Three Steps to HendonThree Steps to Hendon · 2005
Three Steps to Hendon
2005
Movie
The lead singer of a defunct 70s rock band is found murdered with a whisky bottle stuffed down his throat
The BevellersThe Bevellers · 1974
The Bevellers
1974
MovieDramaTV Movie
An ambitious apprentice glassmaker clashes with his new colleagues in a Glasgow workshop.
A Safe HouseA Safe House · 1990
A Safe House
1990
MovieDramaHistory
In the aftermath of the Guildford and Woolwich pub bombings, a large number of people of Irish descent were rounded up for questioning by the police in London. Most were subsequently released. But for the Maguire family, 3 December 1974 was the start of a nightmare that is only now ending.
To the Camp and BackTo the Camp and Back · 1983
To the Camp and Back
1983
MovieDramaHistory
Christine, grieving for her fiancé who was shot down by the German Luftwaffe during the war, is persuaded by her cousin to meet a German prisoner-of-war—a Luftwaffe pilot.

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Peak PracticePeak Practice · 1993
Peak Practice
★ 6.51993
SeriesDrama
Peak Practice is a British drama series about a GP surgery in Cardale — a small fictional town in the Derbyshire Peak District — and the doctors who worked there. It ran on ITV from 10 May 1993 to 30 January 2002 and was one of their most successful series at the time. It originally starred Kevin Whately as Dr Jack Kerruish, Amanda Burton as Dr Beth Glover and Simon Shepherd as Dr Will Preston, though the roster of doctors would change many times over the course of the series. Cardale was based on the Staffordshire village of Longnor for the final series, but was previously based in the Derbyshire village of Crich, although certain scenes were filmed at other nearby Derbyshire towns and villages, most notably Matlock, Belper and Ashover.

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The Onedin LineThe Onedin Line · 1971
The Onedin Line
★ 7.01971
SeriesDrama
The Onedin Line is a BBC television drama series which ran from 1971 to 1980. The series was created by Cyril Abraham. The series is set in Liverpool from 1860 to 1886 and deals with the rise of a shipping line, the Onedin Line, named after its owner James Onedin. Around this central theme are the lives of his family, most notably his brother and partner, shop owner Robert, and his sister Elizabeth, giving insight into the lifestyle and customs at the time, not only at sea, but also ashore. The series also illustrates some of the changes in business and shipping, such as from wooden to steel ships and from sailing ships to steam ships. It shows the role that ships played in affairs like international politics, uprisings and the slave trade.

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