Thora Hird Movies

  • 1953
    The Long Memory

    The Long Memory

    The Long Memory

    6.61953HD

    An innocent man is released from prison after 12 years and tracks down the witnesses who lied about him in court.

    The Long Memory
  • 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
  • 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
    One Good Turn

    One Good Turn

    One Good Turn

    6.11955HD

    Norman is the oldest orphan at Greenwood Children's Home and now acts as their caretaker. All the orphans are very happy and well cared for. The...

    One Good Turn
  • 1972
    The Villa Maroc

    The Villa Maroc

    The Villa Maroc

    01972HD

    A stolid British family from Bishops Stortford are adventurous and book a holiday in a villa in Morocco, where things befall them.

    The Villa Maroc
  • 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
  • 1948
    The Weaker Sex

    The Weaker Sex

    The Weaker Sex

    61948HD

    A British housewife does her own battles against the enemy during World War II.

    The Weaker Sex
  • 1989
    The Tailor of Gloucester

    The Tailor of Gloucester

    The Tailor of Gloucester

    01989HD

    An ill tailor is trying to finish a coat for a wealthy man. He is hindered by his cat and helped by some grateful mice.

    The Tailor of Gloucester
  • 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
  • 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
    The Foreman Went to France

    The Foreman Went to France

    The Foreman Went to France

    6.21942HD

    Based on the true story of Melbourne Johns, an aircraft factory foreman sent to France to prevent the Nazis getting hold of some vital equipment.

    The Foreman Went to France
  • 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
  • 1953
    The Great Game

    The Great Game

    The Great Game

    61953HD

    The wealthy chairman of First Division Football Club, Burnville United, makes an unethical approach to a star player of another club, and the ensuing...

    The Great Game
  • 1949
    Maytime in Mayfair

    Maytime in Mayfair

    Maytime in Mayfair

    61949HD

    Penniless man-about-town Michael Gore-Brown is delighted to hear he has been left a high-class Mayfair fashion salon. His intention is to sell it as...

    Maytime in Mayfair
  • 1953
    Background

    Background

    Background

    61953HD

    Two years of deterioration sees John and Barbara Lomax's marriage reduced to bitter sniping and "keeping up appearances" for the sake of the...

    Background
  • 1944
    Two Thousand Women

    Two Thousand Women

    Two Thousand Women

    6.91944HD

    During the Second World War, three downed English airmen hide out with women's internment camp in France.

    Two Thousand Women
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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!