Michael Bates Movies
- 1965
A Passage to India
A Passage to India01965HD
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,...
- 1968
Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River
Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River6.11968HD
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...
- 1969
Male of the Species
Male of the Species5.51969HD
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...
- 1968
Salt & Pepper
Salt & Pepper5.31968HD
After discovering the body of a murdered female agent in their trendy Soho, London nightclub, groovy owners Charles Salt and Christopher Pepper...
- 1968
The Brahmin Widow
The Brahmin Widow01968HD
A British soldier returns to India to find the woman he fell in love wit
- 1969
Sling Your Hook
Sling Your Hook01969HD
A group of coal miners from Nottingham go on their annual trip to Blackpool.
- 1969
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.
- 1971
The Fox Trot
The Fox Trot01971HD
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...
- 1955
Quay South
Quay South01955HD
Facing pressure from authorities to relinquish control of his ship the Ebb Tide, Capt. Daniel Thwaite (Roger Livesey) struggles to decide what course...
- 1978
Hokusai: An Animated Sketchbook
Hokusai: An Animated Sketchbook01978HD
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...