dorset
9 movies and shows
Ammonite
Fri, 13 Nov 2020
In 1840s England, palaeontologist Mary Anning and a young woman sent by her husband to convalesce by the sea develop an intense relationship. Despite the chasm between their social spheres and personalities, Mary and Charlotte discover they can each offer what the other has been searching for: the realisation that they are not alone. It is the beginning of a passionate and all-consuming love affair that will defy all social bounds and alter the course of both lives irrevocably.
Separate Tables
Thu, 18 Dec 1958
The lives of a disparate group of unfulfilled people converge at a small, seaside English hotel in this adaptation of Terence Rattigan's classic play.
On Chesil Beach
Fri, 19 Jan 2018
In 1962 England, a young couple finds their idyllic romance colliding with issues of sexual freedom and societal pressure, leading to an awkward and fateful wedding night.
Far from the Madding Crowd
Thu, 23 Apr 2015
In Victorian England, the independent and headstrong Bathsheba Everdene attracts three very different suitors: Gabriel Oak, a hardworking young sheep farmer; Frank Troy, a handsome and reckless Sergeant; and William Boldwood, a prosperous and mature bachelor.
The French Lieutenant's Woman
Fri, 28 Aug 1981
In this story-within-a-story, Anna is an actress starring opposite Mike in a period piece about the forbidden love between their respective characters, Sarah and Charles. Both actors are involved in serious relationships, but the passionate nature of the script leads to an off-camera love affair as well. While attempting to maintain their composure and professionalism, Anna and Mike struggle to come to terms with their infidelity.
Nuts in May
Tue, 13 Jan 1976
A middle-class couple go camping in Dorset, but peace and quiet elude them.
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
Sun, 25 May 1947
A young British widow rents a seaside cottage and soon becomes haunted by the ghost of its former owner.
The Land Girls
Fri, 12 Jun 1998
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.
200 Packs of Fox Hounds Begin Season's Sport
Sat, 01 Jan 1921
The start of the fox hunting season with the Cattistock Hunt in Maiden Newton, Dorset.