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Julius Caesar (BBC) (1979)
7.4/10
Director: Herbert Wise
Starring: Richard Pasco, Keith Michell, Virginia McKenna, Charles Gray
Richard Pasco, Keith Michell and Charles Gray star this BBC production of Shakespeare's artful telling of conspiracy in the Roman Senate. Fearful that... Read more
Skokie (1981)
7.3/10
Director: Herbert Wise
Starring: Danny Kaye, John Rubinstein, Carl Reiner, Kim Hunter, Eli Wallach, Brian Dennehy
Compelling drama, based on a true story. Controversy erupted in 1977 when neo-Nazis announced plans to march through the mostly Jewish Chicago suburb,... Read more
The Norman Conquests (1977)
8.5/10
Director: Herbert Wise
Starring: Richard Briers, Tom Conti, Penelope Keith, Penelope Wilton, David Troughton, Fio...
Alan Acykbourn's wildly funny and often poignant trilogy is made up of three interconnected plays recounting the events and conversations between the... Read more
The 10th Kingdom (1999)
8.4/10
Director: David Carson, Herbert Wise
Starring: Ann-Margret , Scott Cohen, Rutger Hauer, John Larroquette, Camryn Manheim, Ed O'...
At the edge of the mortal world lies a mystical vortex which leads to the Nine Kingdoms, a fantastic land where fairy tales are reinvented... and not... Read more
Rumpole of the Bailey: Series 1 (1978)
8.5/10
Director: Herbert Wise, Graham Evans
Starring: Leo McKern, Derek Benfield
Leo McKern stars as 'the Old Bailey hack' Rumpole, in his best-known and best-loved role. The portly Rumpole refuses to prosecute in the cases he acce... Read more
Cadfael: Series 2 (1995)
8.2/10
Director: Herbert Wise, Malcolm Mowbray
Starring: Derek Jacobi, Julian Firth, Sean Pertwee, Michael Culver
Brother Cadfael returns with three more intriguing mysteries. 'The Virgin on Ice' finds Cadfael rushing to the rescue of a nun, a young noble and his... Read more
Cadfael: Series 3 (1996)
8.2/10
Director: Herbert Wise, Richard Stroud, Ken Grieve
Starring: Derek Jacobi, Julian Firth, Sean Pertwee, Michael Culver
Derek Jacobi's unique 12th century sleuth becomes involved with a murder and a grieving widow in 'The Rose Rent'. 'St Peter's Fair' turns nasty when... Read more
Man In A Suitcase: Episodes 9-16 (1966)
7.9/10
Director: Charles Crichton, Herbert Wise, Pat Jackson, Robert Tronson
Starring: Richard Bradford, Donald Sutherland, Felicity Kendal, George Sewell
Episodes 9-16 see Former US Intelligence Agent McGill (Richard Bradford) dealing with a personal death threat, blackmail, a blind witness to murder an... Read more
Man In A Suitcase: Episodes 1-8 (1966)
7.9/10
Director: Charles Crichton, Herbert Wise, Pat Jackson, Robert Tronson
Starring: Richard Bradford, Patrick Cargill, Judy Geeson, Bernard Lee, Colin Blakely, Anto...
Former US Intelligence Agent McGill (Richard Bradford) was based in London, now he's been tossed out of the service for something he didn't do and bot... Read more
Roald Dahl's Tales of the Unexpected: 1.4 (1979)
Director: Claude Whatham, Giles Foster, Herbert Wise, John Gorrie
Starring: John Alderton, Joan Collins, Joseph Cotten, Jose Ferrer, Michael Gambon, Susan G...
Like his children's books, Roald Dahl's adult stories never fail to suprise. Each stand alone, playfully macabre story in this acclaimed series is a b... Read more
Bernard Shaw Collection: Vol. 1 (1989)
Director: David Jones, Desmond Davis, Herbert Wise, James Cellan Jones
Starring: Coral Browne, Penelope Wilton, James Grout, Derek Godfrey, Robert Powell, Helena...
This collection of BBC adaptations brings to life the memorable characterizations, brilliant command of language, and dazzling wit of Bernard Shaw's c... Read more
Elizabeth R (1971)
8.8/10
Director: Claude Whatham, Herbert Wise, Richard Martin, Roderick Graham, Donald McWhinnie
Starring: Robert Hardy, Ronald Hines, Glenda Jackson, Anthony Ainley, Vivian Pickles, Nich...
Glenda Jackson stars as England's strong-willed 'Virgin Queen' in this acclaimed Masterpiece Theatre presentation. Beginning with her ascendance to th... Read more
Roald Dahl's Tales of the Unexpected: 1.2 (1979)
Director: Alastair Reid, Claude Whatham, Herbert Wise, Michael Tuchner, Simon Langton
Starring: John Alderton, Joan Collins, Joseph Cotten, Jose Ferrer, Michael Gambon, Susan G...
Like his children's books, Roald Dahl's adult stories never fail to suprise. Each stand alone, playfully macabre story in this acclaimed series is a b... Read more
Roald Dahl's Tales of the Unexpected: 3.2 (1981)
Director: Giles Foster, Herbert Wise, John Gorrie, Alan Gibson, Graham Evans
Starring: Anthony Valentine, Patsy Byrne, Cherie Lunghi, Carol Drinkwater
Mixing dark humour, horror and fantasy, this legendary series continues with a collection of playfully macabre Roald Dahl stories served up with a twi... Read more
Upstairs Downstairs: Series 1 (1971)
8.4/10
Director: Herbert Wise, Raymond Menmuir, Joan Kemp-Welch, Derek Bennett, Brian Parker
Starring: Gordon Jackson, Jean Marsh, Nicola Pagett, Pauline Collins, Simon Williams, Davi...
Critically acclaimed, "Upstairs Downstairs" maintains its position as one of the most successful and watched dramatic series in television history. A... Read more