Michael Bates Movies

  • 1965
    A Passage to India

    A Passage to India

    A Passage to India

    01965HD

    The BBC's 1965 adaptation of E.M. Forster's novel, screened as part of their Play of the Month strand, adapted by Santha Ramu Rau and John Maynard,...

    A Passage to India
  • 1968
    Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River

    Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River

    Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River

    6.11968HD

    George Lester is a man who is chasing rainbows, looking for the pot of gold at the end. When his wife, Pamela grows tired of being dragged all over...

    Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River
  • 1969
    Male of the Species

    Male of the Species

    Male of the Species

    5.51969HD

    Never trust a man whoever he is. This is the bitter lesson learned by Mary MacNeil in her relationships with three different men: her father, a...

    Male of the Species
  • 1968
    Salt & Pepper

    Salt & Pepper

    Salt & Pepper

    5.31968HD

    After discovering the body of a murdered female agent in their trendy Soho, London nightclub, groovy owners Charles Salt and Christopher Pepper...

    Salt & Pepper
  • 1968
    The Brahmin Widow

    The Brahmin Widow

    The Brahmin Widow

    01968HD

    A British soldier returns to India to find the woman he fell in love wit

    The Brahmin Widow
  • 1969
    Sling Your Hook

    Sling Your Hook

    Sling Your Hook

    01969HD

    A group of coal miners from Nottingham go on their annual trip to Blackpool.

    Sling Your Hook
  • 1969
    Arthur? Arthur!

    Arthur? Arthur!

    Arthur? Arthur!

    31969HD

    The inventor of sure-fire failures leads such an abysmal life that he creates a second identity, that of a dashing, debonair womaniser.

    Arthur? Arthur!
  • 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
  • 1955
    Quay South

    Quay South

    Quay South

    01955HD

    Facing pressure from authorities to relinquish control of his ship the Ebb Tide, Capt. Daniel Thwaite (Roger Livesey) struggles to decide what course...

    Quay South
  • 1978
    Hokusai: An Animated Sketchbook

    Hokusai: An Animated Sketchbook

    Hokusai: An Animated Sketchbook

    01978HD

    A BAFTA award winning short tribute to the artist Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849), which explores a small number of the thousands of drawings he is...

    Hokusai: An Animated Sketchbook