Derek Jacobi

Testing his time machine for the first time, a Victorian scientist finds himself in the year 802,701 ad. Encountering a childlike people called the Eloi, who live in futuristic buildings and have no need of work, the Time Traveller speculates that the human race has evolved to live in a peaceful utopian society. But when his time machine is stolen by a brutish subterranean people called the Morlock, the Time Traveller must enter their realm in order...

Lucy and Edmund, accompanied by their peevish cousin Eustace, sail to the land of Narnia where Eustace is temporarily transformed into a green dragon because of his selfish behavior and skepticism.

This production is part of a famous series produced by BBC of all of William Shakespeare's plays. The resulting films, renowned for their loyalty to the text, utilized the best theatrical and television directors and brought highly praised performances from leading contemporary actors. Richard II, who ascended the throne as a child, is a regal and stately monarch. He believes he is the rightful ruler of England, ordained by God, yet he is a weak and...

Award-winning comedy drama and PBS favorite returns for a second season as the two childhood sweethearts work to finally make a life together. After Alan's near fatal heart attack, he and Celia decide to marry secretly, but how will their daughters react? Uptight Caroline and rebellious Gillian discover they actually quite like each other, but will the fact Gillian spent a night with Caroline's ex-husband John jeopardize the stepsisters' fledgling...

Cadfael is called upon to bury 94 rebel soldiers. The ceremony is disrupted when Cadfael finds one corpse too many, and no one is above suspicion as he hunts for the murderer.

This star-studded drama follows the story of Adam Stein (Jeff Goldblum, Jurassic Park, The Grand Budapest Hotel), a charismatic patient at a mental institution for Holocaust survivors in Israel, in 1961. He reads minds and confounds his doctors, lead by Dr. Nathan Gross (Derek Jacobi, The King's Speech, Gladiator). Before the war, in Berlin, Adam was an entertainer--cabaret impresario, circus owner, magician, musician--loved by audiences and Nazis...

"A fascinating look at the grand and grueling British class system of the early 1900s. Another adventure in placing contemporary people into the lifestyle of a previous historical era."

Cadfael, a Benedictine monk at an abbey in Middle Ages Shrewsbury, solves crimes and murders; In this episode, Cadfael suspects that a young novice is hiding at the abbey, rather than following a religious calling.

Cadfael, a Benedictine monk at an abbey in Middle Ages Shrewsbury, solves crimes and murders. In this episode the new parish priest is found dead in the river after refusing to baptize the illegitimate baby of a local prostitute.

Cadfael, a Benedictine monk at an abbey in Middle Ages Shrewsbury, solves crimes and murders; In this episode, an obnoxious merchant is murdered at the abbey's fair and Cadfael suspects more than robbery.