Thomas Baptiste

In London, a counter espionage agent deals with his own bureaucracy while investigating the kidnapping and brainwashing of British scientists. (imdb)

A British multinational seeks to overthrow a vicious dictator in central Africa. It hires a band of (largely aged) mercenaries in London and sends them in to save the virtuous but imprisoned opposition leader (imdb)

Divorced working woman Alex and well-to-do Jewish family doctor Daniel Hirsh share not only the same answering service but also the favours of young Bob Elkin who bed-hops between them as the mood takes him. (imdb)

The chronicle of Ugandan dictator Idi Amin and his tyranic rule from 1971 to his overthrow in 1979. (imdb)

Story of a slave revolt on a 19th-century Caribbean island. (imdb)

An American interpreter wins a trip to the Middle East. On the trip, she meets an adventurer who is taking the body of a deposed African leader home to its final resting place. She hires the adventurer to be her tour guide, which results in a much more interesting vacation than she expected. (TCM)

Story of the transition of an African country from colonialism to independence.

Memory mixes with desire as a museum attendant is caught up in sado-masochistic fantasies inspired by a 19th century painting of slaves in chains called Scene on the coast of Africa. The man remembers his past as a singer and delivers Dido's lament from Purcell's opera.

A soap opera, similar in format to Coronation Street, Empire Road depicted life for the African-Caribbean, East Indian and South Asian residents of a racially diverse street in the city of Birmingham.

Two part documentary tracing Black participation in British television.It examines both the socio-political context and on-screen developments and in so doing, effectively traces the shifts and contours of Black British television history. The documentary uses rare archive footage, is narrated by Professor Stuart Hall and includes interviews with actors, actresses, cultural critics, directors and other key players in the making of Black British television history.

A beautiful young single mother feels the pressure from the ex-pat Nigerian community to get married. Her precocious son has met his hero, a cynical English comic book writer and decides he is a match for his mum. The fall for each other but their love is tested by resistance from the community.

Lovely live venue The Music Machine in Camden provides the glitzy glitter-ball backdrop for this entertaining North London disco dance contest drama. (imdb)