Brian Blessed
Actor
Z Cars (TV Series) (1962-1972)
- Feat. Brian Blessed, Joseph Brady
- 12 episodes of the vintage British police series including the very first story.
Last Valley, The (1971)
- Dir. James Clavell
Feat. Michael Caine, Omar Sharif, Brian Blessed
- Epically framed, though a little ponderous, this action vehicle for Michael Caine is set in the final decade of the 17th century 'Thirty Years War'.…
Man of La Mancha (1972)![Recommended Recommended](/img/arorecsm.gif)
- Dir. Arthur Hiller
Feat. Peter O'Toole, Sophia Loren, James Coco…
- Peter O’Toole ‘dreams the impossible dream’ as Cervantes’ Don Quixote in this much–maligned adaptation of the popular Broadway musical.…
Trojan Women, The (1972)
- Dir. Michael Cacoyannis
Feat. Katharine Hepburn, Vanessa Redgrave, Patrick Magee…
- Filmed on location in Greece, this star–powered version of Euripedes play is a patchy but earnest attempt to convey the power of the classical…
I, Claudius (TV Series) (1976)![Recommended Recommended](/img/arorecsm.gif)
- Dir. Herbert Wise
Feat. Brian Blessed, John Hurt, Derek Jacobi…
- Superlative televison epic spans the juicy analogues of Roman history with Augustus (Brian Blessed), Caligula (John Hurt), Claudius (Derek Jacobi)…
Blackadder 1 (TV Series) (The Black Adder) (1983)
- Dir. Martin Shardlow
Feat. Rowan Atkinson, Brian Blessed, Tim McInnerny…
- Quirky, frequently funny inaugural series of the 80's comedy smash, set in Medieval England. Six episodes contained on one DVD or two tapes: 'The…
Hound of the Baskervilles, The (1983)
- Dir. Douglas Hickox
Feat. Ian Richardson, Martin Shaw, Denholm Elliott…
- Ian Richardson (HOUSE OF CARDS) plays Sherlock Holmes in this crafted version of Conan Doyle’s most famous mystery, in which a monstrous…
Blackadder - The Ultimate Edition Boxset (1983-1989)![Aro Favourite Aro Favourite](/img/arofavsm.gif)
- Feat. Rowan Atkinson, Tony Robinson, Tim McInnerny…
- All four "Blackadder" series (24 episodes), plus the specials ("Christmas Carol", "Back & Forth", "The Cavalier Years") remastered in a 6–disc…
Blackadder 2 (TV Series) (1986)![Aro Favourite Aro Favourite](/img/arofavsm.gif)
- Dir. Mandie Fletcher
Feat. Rowan Atkinson, Brian Blessed, Tim McInnerny…
- Definitive, bloody hilarious second series set in England, 1558–1603. Six episodes contained on one DVD or two tape volumes: 'Bells', 'Head',…
Henry V (1989)![Recommended Recommended](/img/arorecsm.gif)
- Dir. Kenneth Branagh
Feat. Kenneth Branagh, Derek Jacobi, Brian Blessed…
- A remarkable achievement from Kenneth Branagh both as actor and first–time director, he brings a new vitality to Shakespeare's most energetic…