John Sessions

Set in the lavish era of 16th century Italy, The Merchant of Venice follows the interlocking lives of a captivating assortment of Shakespearean characters in this story wrought with morality, revenge, redemption and love. (Sony Pictures Classics)

A laugh out loud comedy featuring the many impressions and creations of actors Phil Cornwell and John Sessions. Between them, they fill the house on a street in suburban London, Stella Street, with some of the most famous people from stage and screen from the last 40 years, plus a few of the colourful local residents. (Columbia TriStar)

Out of work actor Joe volunteers to help try and save his sister's local church for the community by putting on a Christmas production of Hamlet... (imdb)

The familiar story of Captain Bligh, whose cruelty leads to a mutiny on his ship. This version follows both the efforts of Fletcher Christian to get his men beyond the reach of British retribution (imdb)

One of puppet-maker Geppetto's creations comes magically to life. This puppet, Pinocchio, has one major desire and that is to become a real boy someday. In order to accomplish this goal he has to learn to act responsibly. This film shows you the adventures on which he learns valuable lessons. (imdb)

A BBC television film dramatization of the early university career of physicist Stephen Hawking while at the University of Cambridge. (Wikipedia)

The BBC adaptation of the first two books in Mervyn Peake's Gormenghast trilogy.

Leo Tolstoy's struggle to balance fame and wealth with his commitment to a life devoid of material things.

When thriving lawyer Linda (Carrie Fisher) divorces her husband, John (John Sessions), he sues her for alimony. The judge rules that the agreement written on a balloon years ago stating she would always support him if he put her through law school is valid -- unless he remarries. Determined to get out of the payments, Linda hires an actress (Rosanna Arquette) to seduce John, instructing her on tactics to draw him into marriage.

An improvised comedy based around a school nativity play. (imdb)

A historical drama that tells the story of the development of penicillin in the 1930's/40's, by a group of scientists in Oxford at The Dunn School of Pathology. (imdb)

A look at the life of Margaret Thatcher (Meryl Streep), the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, with a focus on the price she paid for power. (imdb)

After losing their father, their mother Gail (Jessica Hynes) is moving the family to the sleepy village of Chuffington and Pudsey tags along, to the dismay of their landlord, Mr. Thorne (John Sessions), and his cat Faustus. As Pudsey starts to settle in with the family and realize what he was missing when he was alone, he stumbles across Thorne's evil plan and he determines to save them and the whole village. (imdb)

A satire show using puppets that are charicatures of major public figures. (imdb)

Based on a true story, the movie tells the story of two pigs, named Butch and Sundance, who staged a dramatic escape from an abattoir in January 1998 and remained at large for a week despite the best effort of the press and public to re-capture them. (imdb)

Snooker, but not as you know it. Let the music, scandal and rivalry of the 80s transport you to the glory days of a very British sport, in this comedy drama. (bbc.co.uk)

The story of Florence Foster Jenkins, a New York heiress who dreamed of becoming an opera singer, despite having a terrible singing voice. (imdb)

Acclaimed writer and historian Deborah E. Lipstadt must battle for historical truth to prove the Holocaust actually occurred when David Irving, a renowned denier, sues her for libel. (imdb)

An enigmatic outsider living on a remote Scottish island finds herself caught between her minister husband and the delinquent who is sent to live with them. (imdb)

A feature film about the life and mysterious death of Vincent Van Gogh. (imdb)

The life, loves and adventures of the charming rascal Tom Jones, a foundling child born of a serving wench but allowed to grow up in the privileged surroundings of Squire Allworthy's household. (imdb)

Two friends reunite again after an unknown event a log time ago. One of them needs money after her husband death to not lose her big house. The other one wants her husband dead.

A short documentary from 2000 on the making of the classic British film, Brief Encounter.

A group of English gay men get together to reminisce. They are all coming from a wake for one of their circle who's died of AIDS. It's that terrifying time between the outbreak of AIDS and the development of an AIDS test and as the conversation unfolds it becomes apparent that each man there has had unprotected sex with the deceased. (imdb)