Nigel Planer
Nigel George Planer (born 22 February 1953) is a British actor, comedian, musician, novelist and playwright. He played Neil in the BBC comedy The Young Ones and Ralph Filthy in Filthy Rich & Catflap. He has appeared in many West End musicals, including original casts of Evita, Chicago, We Will Rock You, Wicked, and Charlie and the Chocolate Fact... more
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Brazil
(1985)
Comedy, Science Fiction
Low-level bureaucrat Sam Lowry escapes the monotony of his day-to-day life through a recurring daydream of himself as a virtuous hero saving a beautiful damsel. Investigating a case that led to the wrongful arrest and eventual death of an innocent man instead of wanted terrorist Harry Tuttle, he meets the woman from his daydream, and i...
Runtime:
143 min
Director:
Terry Gilliam
Cast:
Jonathan Pryce, Robert De Niro, Katherine Helmond, Ian Holm, Bob Hoskins
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Hogfather
(2007)
Drama, Fantasy, TV Movie
It's the night before Hogswatch, usually a time of joy on Discworld, but there are suspicious going-on and the criminal underworld is abuzz. The beloved Hogfather - the jolly bearer of glee and pork-related gifts for children everywhere - has vanished. Suddenly, Discworld's entire mythical system is under threat. The fate of this magic...
Runtime:
185 min
Director:
Vadim Jean
Cast:
David Jason, Marc Warren, Michelle Dockery, David Warner, Tony Robinson
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I Give It a Year
(2013)
Comedy, Romance
After a quick courtship, two lovers hastily decide to tie the knot. As their first year of marriage unfolds, temptation and incompatibility put their relationship in jeopardy.
Runtime:
97 min
Director:
Dan Mazer
Cast:
Rafe Spall, Rose Byrne, Anna Faris, Jason Flemyng, Stephen Merchant
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Bright Young Things
(2003)
Comedy
In the 1930s, a social set known to the press – who follow their every move – as the “Bright Young Things” are Adam and his friends who are eccentric, wild and entirely shocking to the older generation. Amidst the madness, Adam, who is well connected but totally broke, is desperately trying to get enough money to marry the beautiful Ni...
Runtime:
106 min
Director:
Stephen Fry
Cast:
Simon McBurney, Michael Sheen, Harriet Walter, Emily Mortimer, Michael Sheen
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Yellowbeard
(1983)
Adventure, Comedy
For years Yellowbeard had looted the Spanish Main, making men eat their lips and swallow their hearts. Caught and convicted for tax evasion, he's sentenced to 20 years in St. Victim's Prison for the Extremely Naughty. In a scheme to confiscate his fabulous treasure, the Royal Navy allows him to escape and follows him, where saucy tarts...
Runtime:
96 min
Director:
Mel Damski
Cast:
Graham Chapman, Martin Hewitt, Eric Idle, Peter Cook, Michael Hordern
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The Wind in the Willows
(1996)
Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Jailed for his reckless driving, rambunctious Mr. Toad has to escape from prison when his beloved Toad Hall comes under threat from the wily weasels, who plan to build a dog food factory on the very meadow sold to them by Toad himself. This fantastic roller-coaster ride of hilarious adventures was both written and directed by Terry Jon...
Runtime:
84 min
Director:
Terry Jones
Cast:
Terry Jones, Steve Coogan, Eric Idle, Nicol Williamson, John Cleese
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The Land Girls
(1998)
Drama, Romance, War
During World War II, the organisation "The Women's Land Army" recruited women to work on British farms while the men were off to war. Three such "land girls" of different social backgrounds - quiet Stella, young hairdresser Prue, and Cambridge graduate Ag - become best friends in spite of their different backgrounds.
Runtime:
111 min
Director:
David Leland
Cast:
Catherine McCormack, Rachel Weisz, Anna Friel, Paul Bettany, Steven Mackintosh
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Flood
(2007)
Action, Drama, Thriller
Timely yet terrifying, The Flood predicts the unthinkable. When a raging storm coincides with high seas it unleashes a colossal tidal surge, which travels mercilessly down England's East Coast and into the Thames Estuary. Overwhelming the Barrier, torrents of water pour into the city. The lives of millions of Londoners are at stake.
Runtime:
110 min
Director:
Tony Mitchell
Cast:
Robert Carlyle, Tom Courtenay, Joanne Whalley, Jessalyn Gilsig, David Suchet
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Eat the Rich
(1987)
Action, Comedy, Crime
Alex is a disgruntled waiter at a snobby exclusive restaurant who falls on hard times. Forced to deal with the contempt and disgust of the upper class, Alex & cohorts attempt to go on a rampage. Meanwhile, General Karprov and Spider plot to involve the inept anarchists into their plans to derail the prime-minister-to-be's campaign.
Runtime:
90 min
Director:
Peter Richardson
Cast:
Kevin Allen, Ronald Allen, Dave Beard, Al Pillay
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The Supergrass
(1985)
Comedy
While taking a holiday in the country with his mother, Dennis hits on a scheme to impress a girl so that she'll go away on a trip with him as his girlfriend. Although he fails to gain any interest from the girl, the police take a great interest in his story. From this point on, Dennis digs a deeper hole for himself at every turn
Runtime:
107 min
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Clockwork Mice
(1995)
Drama
When new teacher Steve Drake joins the faculty at a school for special-needs students, his unorthodox instruction methods raise eyebrows. But attitudes begin to change when he makes a connection with a particularly unruly student.
Runtime:
100 min
Director:
Vadim Jean
Cast:
Ian Hart, Catherine Russell, Rúaidhrí Conroy, Art Malik, John Alderton
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The Comic Strip
(1981)
Comedy, TV Movie
A tongue-in-cheek "behind the scenes" look at the Comic Strip comedy club in the early 1980s, which gave rise to 'The Comic Strip Presents'
Runtime:
30 min
Director:
Julien Temple
Cast:
Adrian Edmondson, Rik Mayall, Alexei Sayle, Nigel Planer, Peter Richardson
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The Trials of Oz
(1991)
Dramatization of the famous 1971 trial in which the editors of the British underground magazine "Oz" were charged with obscenity.
Runtime:
90 min
Director:
Sheree Folkson
Cast:
Hugh Grant, Peter O'Brien, Kevin Allen, Leslie Phillips, Nigel Hawthorne
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Red Top
(2016)
Comedy
Comic fantasy telling the story of Rebekah, an innocent and beguiling Northern girl who accidentally becomes Chief Executive of News International and gets caught up in a seventies Watergate-style scandal.
Runtime:
52 min
Director:
Peter Richardson
Cast:
Maxine Peake, Harry Enfield, Stephen Mangan, Johnny Vegas, Nigel Planer
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Sex Actually
(2005)
Comedy
Colombian Luccio and his girlfriend Angie move into a respectable part of Berkshire, learning that Ron and Helen, the previous owners of their house, died mysteriously. Angie discovers that their neighbours, estate agent Roy and his wife Jane, high court judge Charles and his bickering wife Carol and Bilbo, a conceptual artist and his ...
Runtime:
43 min
Director:
Peter Richardson
Cast:
Sheridan Smith, Tamer Hassan, Rik Mayall, Nigel Planer, Robert Bathurst
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Santa's First Christmas
(1992)
Animation, Family, TV Movie
Up in the frozen north of Lapland, Santa Claus recalls how his work began, how he first decided to bring toys and joys to kids around the world, how he met his helper elves, his errant flying reindeer, and embarked on his very first night's work delivering presents around the globe.
Runtime:
25 min
Director:
Les Orton
Cast:
David Ellison, Nigel Planer, Will Brenton, Kenneth Waller, Emma Wray
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The List
(2013)
Thriller
Christopher Cowin is in his mid 30s, a family man who owns a small advertising agency. A court case he had recently lost has shown him the rich and powerful always win! That is why Christopher creates the website THE LIST. On this site, users can label corrupt individuals in public life and award them points as to how much of a menace ...
Runtime:
90 min
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Santa and the Tooth Fairies
(1991)
Animation, Family, TV Movie
When Santa receives Hans' letter too late to deliver him a toy, Santa and the Tooth Fairies join forces to finish Hans' present before midnight strikes.
Runtime:
27 min
Director:
Vincent Monluc
Cast:
Nigel Planer, David Kelly, Erik Collinson, Sally Ann Marsh, Michael Foulkes
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Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation
(2008)
Documentary, TV Movie
A documentary about the legendary and influential comedian, actor and writer, who went out from the BBC to conquer Hollywood, but sadly the system quickly withdrew its support when they couldn't contain his talents. This portrait is spiked with many comments from people who knew Feldman privately or had dealt with him professionally. H...
Runtime:
58 min
Cast:
Marty Feldman, Nigel Planer, John Cleese, Tim Brooke-Taylor, Michael Palin
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Carry On Columbus
(1992)
Comedy
Christopher Columbus believes he can find an alternative route to the far East and persuades the King and Queen of Spain to finance his expedition...
Runtime:
91 min
Director:
Gerald Thomas
Cast:
Jim Dale, Bernard Cribbins, Maureen Lipman, Peter Richardson, Alexei Sayle