Adrian Lester
14 titles
Filmography
14 results

Elizabeth: Her Passions and Pastimes
(2022)A celebration of the life of The Queen through the passions and pastimes she relished. From horses and dogs to TV, film, music and theatre, the distractions that gave Her Majesty the most pleasure are revealed. Featuring interviews from friends, members of the Royal Household, celebrities and those who have shared her passionate interests, an unseen side of The Queen emerges.

Life
An explosive series from the team behind BAFTA-winning global hit Doctor Foster. Created by multi-award-winning writer Mike Bartlett, Life explores the human capacity for connection in an increasingly splintered society.

David Harewood on Blackface
(2023)Blackface used music and comedy as a delivery system for racist tropes and became the most popular form of entertainment in the Victorian era. Actor David Harewood explores the origins of Blackface minstrelsy, where white performers grotesquely darkened their skin, in early 19th-century America. How did it shape ideas of blackness in popular culture and why did it endure for so long?

PONIES
In 1977 Moscow, two "PONIES" ("persons of no interest") become CIA operatives and uncover a Cold War‬ conspiracy their husbands were killed for.

Born Romantic
(2000)The hypnotic beat of salsa provides the backdrop to this urban drama about three lonely Londoners contemplating life's greatest mystery - women. There is Fergus (David Morrissey), who is searching for the high-school sweetheart he jilted years ago (Jane Horrocks). Eddie (Jimi Mistry), the pick-pocket who falls for Jocelyn (Catherine McCormack), the grave tender. And Frankie (Craig Ferguson), who is determined to find the love of his life while still living with his ex-wife. Jimmy (Adrian Lester) the streetwise cabbie guides them all on their tumultuous search for love.

Dust
(2001)When an old woman holds a burglar at gunpoint and makes him listen to her story, the unlikely pair realize they have more in common than they thought.

Doomsday
(2008)From the director of The Descent comes an action-packed thrill-ride through a post-apocalyptic hell! Loaded with high-octane firefights, Doomsday doesn't let up till its explosive end!

Starting Out in the Evening
(2007)An intimate and poignant film about a man who must redefine his work - and his perceptions - in the twilight of his life.

Grey Lady
(2017)After the murder in Boston of his police partner and lover, homicide Detective James Doyle (Eric Dane) follows a clue embedded in her dying words to the remote island of Nantucket to hunt for her killer in the lonely off-season.

The Undeclared War
A topical thriller about the ‘undeclared war’ Russia is waging on the West. Set in 2024 in the run-up to a British general election, the series tracks a team of analysts buried in the heart of GCHQ after the country is hit by a vicious cyber-attack.

Case 39
(2009)When social worker Emily Jenkins takes 10-year-old Lilith Sullivan into care, little does she know that the girl has demonic powers that spell doom for anyone who crosses her path.

Euphoria
(2018)Two estranged sisters embark on a journey through Europe in hopes of reconnecting and confronting their unsettled past—before it’s too late.

Scenes of a Sexual Nature
(2006)Over one sunny afternoon on London’s bucolic Hampstead Heath, seven couples navigate the complicated politics of sex, love and what makes us tick.

Love's Labour's Lost
(2000)The King of Navarre and his best friends have sworn off love in the pursuit of intellectual enlightenment. But when the Princess of France and her beautiful attendants arrive for a diplomatic visit, their high-minded plans turn completely upside down