Derek Jacobi Movies

  • 2001
    Great Escape: The Untold Story

    Great Escape: The Untold Story

    Great Escape: The Untold Story

    7.52001HD

    A documentary about the 1944 mass escape from the German prisoner of war camp Stalag Luft III for British and Commonwealth airmen that eventually was...

    Great Escape: The Untold Story
  • 2000
    Wilfred

    Wilfred

    Wilfred

    92000HD

    Imagining the unimaginable through the eyes of Wilfred Owen, combining reconstructions of Owen’s war experiences with animation and readings...

    Wilfred
  • 2006
    Pinochet in Suburbia

    Pinochet in Suburbia

    Pinochet in Suburbia

    5.32006HD

    In 1998 former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet visits Britain for medical treatment. On being tipped off, Amnesty International seize the chance to...

    Pinochet in Suburbia
  • 2012
    Jail Caesar

    Jail Caesar

    Jail Caesar

    6.32012HD

    The early life of Roman ruler Julius Caesar as told in three working prisons in South Africa, the UK and Canada. A small group of professional actors...

    Jail Caesar
  • 2004
    Cloud Cuckoo Land

    Cloud Cuckoo Land

    Cloud Cuckoo Land

    72004HD

    A young man with cerebral palsy leaves the safety of his care home to search for a wrecked aircraft, finding adventure, freedom, and love along the...

    Cloud Cuckoo Land
  • 1970
    Lead Heads

    Lead Heads

    Lead Heads

    01970HD

    A drama about greed, the film will focus on a group of men corrupted by greed, who, in their desperation, are drawn together for one night to play a...

    Lead Heads
  • 2001
    David Macaulay: Mill Times

    David Macaulay: Mill Times

    David Macaulay: Mill Times

    02001HD

    Travel back to late 18th century Lowell, MA, now infamous for its textile mills and its "Lowell Girls," the poor, barely-educated waifs who helped...

    David Macaulay: Mill Times
  • 2020
    Coronation Street: Queens of the Street

    Coronation Street: Queens of the Street

    Coronation Street: Queens of the Street

    02020HD

    We mark 60 glorious years of Coronation Street, the world’s longest-running soap, with a celebration of the women who have ruled the roost in...

    Coronation Street: Queens of the Street
  • 2007
    The Art of Francis Bacon

    The Art of Francis Bacon

    The Art of Francis Bacon

    02007HD

    This film explores many of his key canvases which have been newly filmed in HDTV. The works are complemented solely with Bacon’s own words,...

    The Art of Francis Bacon
  • 2013
    You

    You

    You

    02013HD

    Part of Channel 4 series Derek Jacobi has stepped in to voice lyrics in a incredibly moving new film. Taking the role of an ageing writer addressing...

    You
  • 2002
    The Diaries of Vaslav Nijinsky

    The Diaries of Vaslav Nijinsky

    The Diaries of Vaslav Nijinsky

    4.52002HD

    Dramatization of Russian ballet star Vaclav Nijinsky's diaries which detail his madness as well as his homosexual relationship with Ballet Russe...

    The Diaries of Vaslav Nijinsky
  • 2018
    2018: A Year in the Life of a Year

    2018: A Year in the Life of a Year

    2018: A Year in the Life of a Year

    02018HD

    Spoof end-of-the-year review show written and presented by Rhys Thomas.

    2018: A Year in the Life of a Year
  • 2013
    The Man Who Tried to Steal an Island

    The Man Who Tried to Steal an Island

    The Man Who Tried to Steal an Island

    02013HD

    Out in the English Channel is the tiny island of Sark, in August 1990, a French Physicist attempted a bizarre one man invasion attempt on the island....

    The Man Who Tried to Steal an Island
  • 2002
    The Dinosaur Hunters

    The Dinosaur Hunters

    The Dinosaur Hunters

    6.52002HD

    One man who kept asking questions was Gideon Mantell, the amateur paleontologist who, in the early 19th century, fought to get the British scientific...

    The Dinosaur Hunters
  • 2012
    The Halloween Kid

    The Halloween Kid

    The Halloween Kid

    02012HD

    Henry is a lonely child who lives for his favourite holiday.

    The Halloween Kid
  • 2020
    Breaking The Codes

    Breaking The Codes

    Breaking The Codes

    02020HD

    Using rare archive footage and exclusive interviews, this series takes you to the heart of a war that was fought far from the bombs and shells of any...

    Breaking The Codes
  • 2022
    Pearl Islands

    Pearl Islands

    Pearl Islands

    72022HD

    Follow the breathtaking adventures of divers looking for pearls in the Persian Gulf and learn how the gems brought fortune to the islands of Bahrain.

    Pearl Islands
  • 1994
    Monk's Hood

    Monk's Hood

    Monk's Hood

    01994HD

    When an unpleasant and cruel nobleman spites his stepson by ceding his estate to the abbey, he ends up being poisoned by one of Brother Cadfael's...

    Monk's Hood
  • 1982
    Stranger in Town

    Stranger in Town

    Stranger in Town

    7.71982HD

    An eccentrically-dressed stranger gets off a train and within a few days has endeared himself to the citizens of the town with his jovial behaviour...

    Stranger in Town
  • 1970
    Venom! Nine Ways to Die

    Venom! Nine Ways to Die

    Venom! Nine Ways to Die

    01970HD

    Over a million people a year are injected with animal venom, and many thousands die. We see how the nine main types of venom work their damage in the...

    Venom! Nine Ways to Die