Thora Hird Movies

  • 1952
    The Big Frame

    The Big Frame

    The Big Frame

    3.81952HD

    An ex-GI wakes up with blood on his clothes in a strange hotel room. He can't remember the night before but he later finds out that a man he got into...

    The Big Frame
  • 1948
    Portrait from Life

    Portrait from Life

    Portrait from Life

    5.91948HD

    A British army officer becomes fascinated by the portrait of a young woman. He travels to Germany to find her, only to discover that she is suffering...

    Portrait from Life
  • 1958
    Further Up the Creek

    Further Up the Creek

    Further Up the Creek

    61958HD

    The sequel to 'Up The Creek' sees David Tomlinson return as bumbling navy boffin Lieutenant Humphrey Fairweather. This time he is skipper of the ship...

    Further Up the Creek
  • 1979
    Afternoon Off

    Afternoon Off

    Afternoon Off

    01979HD

    Lee, a Chinese man, works as a waiter in a hotel in England, despite speaking very little English. Told that a girl called Iris might be interested...

    Afternoon Off
  • 1982
    Intensive Care

    Intensive Care

    Intensive Care

    01982HD

    When Denis Midgley's father is rushed to hospital, Midgley drops everything to be by his side. They've never really got on, so Midgley wants to be...

    Intensive Care
  • 1988
    Talking Heads

    Talking Heads

    Talking Heads

    51988HD

    Six monologues tell the stories of six different repressed souls: a man dominated by his mother, a vicar's wife, an inveterate letter writer, a...

    Talking Heads
  • 1970
    Emma and Grandpa

    Emma and Grandpa

    Emma and Grandpa

    01970HD

    Filmed in rural Sussex in 1982 and re-edited in 2008 with a new sound track, the charm of this period piece does not date. Each month there is a...

    Emma and Grandpa
  • 1955
    Tiger by the Tail

    Tiger by the Tail

    Tiger by the Tail

    5.61955HD

    On the first night of his London assignment, newsagency reporter John Desmonmd becomes heavily involved with enigmatic Anna Ray. The affair ends when...

    Tiger by the Tail
  • 1942
    Go to Blazes

    Go to Blazes

    Go to Blazes

    101942HD

    Ministry of Information-sponsored comedy short showing wartime audiences how to deal with the threat of incendiary bombs.

    Go to Blazes
  • 1966
    Who's a Good Boy Then? I Am!

    Who's a Good Boy Then? I Am!

    Who's a Good Boy Then? I Am!

    01966HD

    The uneasy relationship between elderly couple Thora Hird and Ron Moody and a cheerful stranger who moves in with them (Ronald Lacey). Written by...

    Who's a Good Boy Then? I Am!
  • 1950
    Once a Sinner

    Once a Sinner

    Once a Sinner

    6.51950HD

    Impoverished British bank clerk John Ross is hopelessly in love with drop-dead gorgeous Irene James. Ross will do anything to win Irene's affections...

    Once a Sinner
  • 1999
    Lost for Words

    Lost for Words

    Lost for Words

    71999HD

    Deric Longden and his wife, Aileen, come to terms with the fact that his mother, Annie, is getting too old to live on her own. Annie suffers her...

    Lost for Words
  • 1949
    Boys in Brown

    Boys in Brown

    Boys in Brown

    6.51949HD

    Jackie lives in poverty with his widowed mother. In a bid to escape poverty he gets involved in a robbery that sees him sentenced to three years in...

    Boys in Brown
  • 1942
    The Black Sheep of Whitehall

    The Black Sheep of Whitehall

    The Black Sheep of Whitehall

    7.21942HD

    A professor teaching at a correspondence school discovers that a Nazi agent is trying to prevent a trade treaty being signed between England and...

    The Black Sheep of Whitehall
  • 1958
    A Clean Sweep

    A Clean Sweep

    A Clean Sweep

    01958HD

    George Watson's domestic bliss is shattered when his wife discovers he has broken his promise never to gamble again.

    A Clean Sweep
  • 1952
    The Frightened Man

    The Frightened Man

    The Frightened Man

    6.21952HD

    Kicked out of Oxford, a junk dealer's son joins a gang of thieves fenced by his father.

    The Frightened Man
  • 1949
    Fools Rush In

    Fools Rush In

    Fools Rush In

    61949HD

    Howes plays Pamela Dickson, an impulsive young bride-to-be, while Guy Rolfe portrays her long-lost father Paul. Ostensibly a cad and bounder, Paul...

    Fools Rush In
  • 1961
    Over the Odds

    Over the Odds

    Over the Odds

    01961HD

    A bookmaker struggles to cope with his two mothers-in-law.

    Over the Odds
  • 1999
    Julie and the Cadillacs

    Julie and the Cadillacs

    Julie and the Cadillacs

    01999HD

    Julie and The Cadillacs, a struggling young pop group, are enticed to London and signed up by London PR men...

    Julie and the Cadillacs
  • 1971
    The Fox Trot

    The Fox Trot

    The Fox Trot

    01971HD

    The first in a series of new plays. Arthur and Gwen, a cosy middle-aged couple, remember with nostalgia the pre-Motorway Britain of their youth. When...

    The Fox Trot