Simon Callow Movies

The rapid rise and violent fall of rock band Stack of Corpses whose attempt to jump start their career by stealing another singer’s song ends...

Collection of highlights from the first and second series of British comic Sarah Millican's show about television. The programme includes stand-up...

Charting the evolution of public and political attitudes to homosexuality over the last four decades, from decriminalisation in 1967 to today's...

The story of an honest Lincolnshire farmer, hit hard by the credit crunch, squeezed by a greedy supermarket and struggling to survive. All his...

A look at Dame Maggie Smith's life from a two-up two-down in Essex to Broadway and Hollywood. Starring in more than 60 films and 70 plays across her...

One of Shaw's "pleasant plays", The Man of Destiny is a one-act lighthearted comedy of egos and social hypocrisy. Set in 1796 in northern Italy, it...

Based on Dava Sobel’s bestselling book, Galileo’s Daughter, this documentary reveals a new side to the famously stubborn scientist...

Several guests who are lesbian or gay go to a home for Christmas.

William Shakespeare’s Sonnets are among the most beautiful and most fascinating poems ever written. All of the poems, together with their...

A live recording from the Vaudeville Theatre in London where Simon Callow recreates the reading performances of Charles Dickens.

The story of Henry Purcell.

British biopic of composer George Frideric Handel

A celebration of the life and career of Sir Harry Secombe, one of Britain's best-loved entertainers.

Aguska is an inspirational short film about a young girl called Melissa. Bullied at football, she and her family work together to not only overcome...

Simon Callow's one-man show about Charles Dickens.

Four monologues by playwright Peter Barnes celebrating the bicentennial of the French Revolution.

Our hero Adam gets drawn into a web of intrigue as evidence is planted on him of a gay royal affair.

Featuring a tour de force performance from Simon Callow, Being Shakespeare is a one-man show about the life and work of the world’s greatest...

Hidden camera show that sees devious parents subjecting their unsuspecting children to some outrageous pranks.

A shepherd’s son befriends a dragon, who is more inclined to compose poetry than attack the frightened villagers.