Ian Richardson

In the government’s cut-throat corridors of power, Machiavellian chief whip Francis Urquhart plots revenge against his colleagues by creating a world of deceit to conquer all who oppose him.

Ian Richardson stars in the first in a trilogy of political sagas about one man’s struggle for power. Ruthless and revengeful, he is determined to succeed - at all costs.

Sherlock Holmes helps Henry Baskerville tackle a family curse and a demonic dog terrorizing his estate, using his skills to stop the deadly threat.

A young woman hires Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson to look into her father's friends' mysterious deaths and find the world's second-largest diamond.

Enjoy an extraordinary cultural tour through the centuries. Esteemed art historian Kenneth Clark's landmark series offers his personal perspective on the history of western art, architecture, and philosophy from the Middle Ages to the 20th Century. Considered one of the greatest television programs ever, Clark covers the collapse of Rome, the rise of the Romantics, the Renaissance and much more.

While in an asylum, the Marquis de Sade directs his fellow patients in a play about the life and murder of French revolutionist Jean-Paul Marat.

In this romantic thriller set in the art world, top New York forger Harry Donovan (Jason Patric) is hired by British art dealers to fake a $500,000 Rembrandt despite pressure from his ill father (Rod Steiger) to use his talent on originals rather than fakes. Harry plans to re-create a Rembrandt that was lost 350 years earlier when it was shipped from Rotterdam to San Sebastian, Spain. While doi...

The passionate and suspenseful story based on the lives of the men who died in their attempt to rid the world of one of history's most powerful and destructive leaders.

Traveling to the exotic kingdom of Siam, English schoolteacher Anna Leonowens soon discovers that her most difficult challenge is the stubborn, imperious King himself.

In this musical take on Don Quixote, author Miguel de Cervantes is imprisoned during the Spanish Inquisition and performs a play behind bars.

Renowned director Louis and stage actor Alice have a high-profile romance in the 1970s, followed by a much-publicised break-up. Decades later, they meet again and rekindle their romance.

The filmization of Tom Stoppard's immensely witty Shakespearean spin-off, which changes the tone of "Hamlet" from a tragedy to a comedy. Adventures of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, two lesser characters from Hamlet, as they romp around the castle.

A troubled detective falls in love with a prostitute while stalking Jack the Ripper: A deranged royal physician who conspires with masons to conceal a wayward prince's marriage to a commoner.

Judith Krantz’s Mistral’s Daughter is a sweeping saga spanning three generations of women bound to the brilliant, tempestuous painter Julien Mistral. From Paris in the 1920s to the world of high fashion, Kate, Teddy, and Fauve navigate love, betrayal, and legacy. Rich with scandal, glamour, and romance, it’s a story of ambition, art, and the unbreakable bonds of family.

Young and feisty Margaret Harwood has been sent to Scotland on a business assignment for her wine merchant father. While taking inventory in the cellar of an old Scottish estate, Margaret finds an almost priceless bottle of wine that was bottled in 1811 during the appearance of the Great Comet. When Margaret tells her father of the discovery, he sends his somewhat unprofessional assistant, Oliver Plexico (Timothy Daly) to be her bodyguard for the rest of the trip. While the two butt heads at first, they realize that they must work together to keep their precious treasure safe from the greedy hands of others.

A man wanted for murder realizes that everything he believes about himself is a lie and is the creation of a group known as "The Strangers."

Love's mysteries and betrayal's cruelties are boldly portrayed in this fictional tale of French diplomat Rene Gallimard and Beijing Opera star Song Liling.

In a social satire of Cambridge life, a failed politician returns to his alma mater as new headmaster and tries to drag the college into modern times

A young boy is separated from his exiled mother, lives among slaves, and is later reunited with her as they devise to make him Nero, Emperor of Rome.