Simon Callow Movies

A look at Dame Maggie Smith's life from a two-up two-down in Essex to Broadway and Hollywood. Starring in more than 60 films and 70 plays across her...

Several guests who are lesbian or gay go to a home for Christmas.

Docudrama that recounts the astonishing life story of a forgotten genius, English poet Alexander Pope, who lived from 1688 to 1744.

Based on Dava Sobel’s bestselling book, Galileo’s Daughter, this documentary reveals a new side to the famously stubborn scientist...

The rapid rise and violent fall of rock band Stack of Corpses whose attempt to jump start their career by stealing another singer’s song ends...

Leading activists and commentators explore the changes that have taken place since homosexuality was decriminalised in the UK in 1967 and the...

One of Shaw's "pleasant plays", The Man of Destiny is a one-act lighthearted comedy of egos and social hypocrisy. Set in 1796 in northern Italy, it...

Aguska is an inspirational short film about a young girl called Melissa. Bullied at football, she and her family work together to not only overcome...

British biopic of composer George Frideric Handel

A live recording from the Vaudeville Theatre in London where Simon Callow recreates the reading performances of Charles Dickens.

Daniel is an obeying and high-flying barrister with the good life on his side. Nathaniel Quass is a rich and bizarre recluse, generous, obsessed and...

The story of Henry Purcell.

A celebration of the life and career of Sir Harry Secombe, one of Britain's best-loved entertainers.

Our hero Adam gets drawn into a web of intrigue as evidence is planted on him of a gay royal affair.

Simon Callow's one-man show about Charles Dickens.

William Shakespeare’s Sonnets are among the most beautiful and most fascinating poems ever written. All of the poems, together with their...

Four monologues by playwright Peter Barnes celebrating the bicentennial of the French Revolution.

Featuring a tour de force performance from Simon Callow, Being Shakespeare is a one-man show about the life and work of the world’s greatest...

Hidden camera show that sees devious parents subjecting their unsuspecting children to some outrageous pranks.

A shepherd’s son befriends a dragon, who is more inclined to compose poetry than attack the frightened villagers.