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Directing
Michael Whyte
Michael Whyte was born in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire. He grew up in Bradford and after leaving school he went to study film at The Royal College of Art, London. His graduation film, 'Billy', was shown at the Edinburgh and London Film Festivals 1972. Since then he went on to make documentaries of social and political subjects. His first documentary,'Scream Quietly or the Neighbours Will Hear', was th…
Known For
Flowers of the Forest · 1996Flowers of the Forest
★ 7.01996
MovieDramaTV Movie
Two young children are brought to Janet Hinton, a social worker in the Scottish Highlands. When both she and an independent expert become convinced that the children are part of a ritual child abuse network, the small community is thrown into disarray.
Your Cheatin' Heart · 1990Your Cheatin' Heart
★ 8.01990
MovieMusicComedy
In this fondly remembered mini series John Byrne, creator of Tutti Frutti, explores the country music scene in an unsentimental portrait of Glaswegian life and culture. Local food and wine correspondent Frank McClusky falls in love with waitress Cissie Crouch. Unfortunately for him, she’s the wife of a convict, who is serving time for a crime he didn’t commit. As Frank’s life becomes more embroiled with Cissie’s he goes on a mission to track down the guilty men.
The Railway Station Man · 1992The Railway Station Man
★ 6.11992
MovieTV MovieDrama
Northern Irishwoman Helen Cuffe (Julie Christie) is overwhelmed with sadness when her husband is killed by the Irish Republican Army. She and her teen son, Jack (Frank MacCusker), then move to a tiny town and start life anew. There, Helen meets a mysterious American man named Roger Hawthorne (Donald Sutherland), who is in the area to refurbish an old train station. A romance slowly blossoms between Roger and Helen, but Jack then gets involved with a violent political group, and tragedy looms.
Small Zones · 1990Small Zones
★ 9.01990
MovieDramaTV Movie
Intertwined story of the lives of two women; an Englishwoman suffering abuse from her violent husband, and a Russian poet serving hard labour because of her subversive work.
On the Palm · 1987On the Palm
1987
MovieDramaTV Movie
Fledge needs a job. He'll take anything. And when Dawlish gives him strange errands to run, for cash in hand, strictly 'on the palm', it's a welcome change from the dole. Until he finds himself digging dirt on an old friend....
The Man Who Cried · 1993The Man Who Cried
★ 6.31993
MovieTV MovieDrama
Abel Mason is a man caught in a loveless marriage with a harridan wife who constantly berates him and beats their son Dick. When the one woman he loves dies at the hands of her husband after he was sent a letter by Mason's wife, exposing the affair, Abel leaves her for good taking to the road and young Dick with him.
Catherine · 1988Catherine
★ 5.51988
MovieDramaTV Movie
The true story of Catherine Dunbar's struggle with anorexia, that began when she was 15.
The Gourmet · 1986The Gourmet
★ 6.31986
MovieDramaTV Movie
A rich, bored gourmand who has tasted all there is of exotic meals, even human flesh, gets a tip-off from a rich midget. The midget had tasted everything out of this world, and even something not of this world. In other words, a ghost. The gourmand becomes very interested…
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