Adrian Scarborough

Miranda: My Such Fun Celebration (2020)

As: Himself

Miranda Hart and the cast of her sitcom come together to celebrate the show's tenth anniversary with a music-filled, star-studded spectacular from the London Palladium.

Runtime: 70 min.

Directed by: Barbara Wiltshire

Stars: Miranda Hart | Sarah Hadland | Tom Ellis | Sally Phillips | Patricia Hodge

1917 (2019)

As: Major Hepburn

At the height of the First World War, two young British soldiers must cross enemy territory and deliver a message that will stop a deadly attack on hundreds of soldiers.

Runtime: 119 min.

Directed by: Sam Mendes

Stars: Andrew Scott | Mark Strong | George MacKay | Richard Madden | Dean-Charles Chapman

Artemis Fowl (2019)

"Artemis Fowl" is about a 12-year-old Artemis who is a millionaire, a genius - and above all, a criminal mastermind. But Artemis doesn’t know what he's taken on when he kidnaps a fairy (Captain Holly Short of the LEPrecon Unit) to harness her magic to save his family. These aren't the fairies of the bedtime stories - they're dangerous.

Directed by: Kenneth Branagh

Stars: Josh Gad | Nonso Anozie | Judi Dench | Lara McDonnell | Ferdia Shaw

Christopher Robin (2018)

As: Hal Gallsworthy

Working-class family man Christopher Robin encounters his childhood friend Winnie-the-Pooh, who helps him to rediscover the joys of life.

Runtime: 104 min.

Directed by: Marc Forster

Stars: Ewan McGregor | Brad Garrett | Jim Cummings | Hayley Atwell | Orton O'Brien

Patrick (2018)

As: Mr. Peters

Sarah Francis is a young woman whose life is a bit of a mess. The last thing she needs is someone else to look after, let alone someone who dribbles, snores and eats from the kitchen trash. Yet, like it or not, her grandmother has left Sarah her prized possession, a very spoilt pug named Patrick. Surely she must have had her reasons?! Apparently not, as this four-legged friend proceeds to cause chaos ...

Runtime: 94 min.

Directed by: Mandie Fletcher

Stars: Gemma Jones | Jennifer Saunders | Ed Skrein | Emilia Jones | Beattie Edmondson

On Chesil Beach (2017)

As: Lionel Mayhew

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.

Runtime: 110 min.

Directed by: Dominic Cooke

Stars: Emily Watson | Saoirse Ronan | Samuel West | Anne-Marie Duff | Billy Howle

The Secret Life of Sue Townsend (Aged 68 3/4) (2016)

As: Himself

A warm and witty celebration of Sue Townsend's life and writing, the story is told with the help of children from Sue's old school, her friends and family, as well as the comedy and literary stars she inspired - including Stephen Mangan, Ian Hislop, David Nicholls, Isy Suttie and Adrian Scarborough. Drawing on Sue Townsend's own archive of letters and notebooks, the film also features unseen photographs, ...

Runtime: 60 min.

Directed by: Jude Ho

Stars: Adrian Scarborough | Stephen Mangan | Julie Walters | Isy Suttie | Kiran Sonia Sawar

The Incredible Adventures Of Professor Branestawm (2014)

As: The Vicar

Harry Hill stars in this comedy based on Norman Hunter's books. The Professor has a fight on his hands when a councillor tries to run him out of town for being a nuisance.

Runtime: 60 min.

Directed by: Sandy Johnson

Stars: Miranda Richardson | Ben Miller | Simon Day | Vicki Pepperdine | Madeline Holliday

A Little Chaos (2014)

As: Daniel Le Vielle

A landscape gardener is hired by famous architect Le Nôtre to construct the grand gardens at the palace of Versailles. As the two work on the palace, they find themselves drawn to each other and are thrown into rivalries within the court of King Louis XIV.

Runtime: 112 min.

Directed by: Alan Rickman

Stars: Kate Winslet | Stanley Tucci | Matthias Schoenaerts | Jennifer Ehle | Alan Rickman

National Theatre Live: King Lear (2014)

As: The Fool

An aged king decides to divide his kingdom between his three daughters, according to which of them is most eloquent in praising him. His favourite, Cordelia, says nothing. Simon Russell Beale, whose recent appearances at the National include Timon of Athens and Collaborators, takes the title role in Shakespeare’s tragedy.

Runtime: 205 min.

Directed by: Sam Mendes

Stars: Simon Russell Beale | Anna Maxwell Martin | Kate Fleetwood | Richard Clothier | Olivia Vinall

Delicious (2013)

Recently released from prison, French chef Jacques pursues an obsession -- to leave his past behind and work for the great British chef Victor Ellwood. He knows Victor had an affair with his mother and may even be his dad. Working for iron-fisted Victor is back-breaking, but his existence is softened by the presence of a curious girl living in the downstairs flat. As he falls in love with her, he ...

Runtime: 83 min.

Directed by: Tammy Riley-Smith

Stars: Nicholas Rowe | Adrian Scarborough | Sheila Hancock | Louise Brealey | Finty Williams

Les Misérables (2012)

As: Toothman

An adaptation of the successful stage musical based on Victor Hugo's classic novel set in 19th-century France, in which a paroled prisoner named Jean Valjean seeks redemption.

Runtime: 158 min.

Directed by: Tom Hooper

Stars: Helena Bonham Carter | Russell Crowe | Anne Hathaway | Amanda Seyfried | Hugh Jackman

Mrs Biggs (2012)

As: Bernard Powell

The true story of Charmian Biggs (née Powell), the rebellious product of a strict 1950s upbringing, and her whirlwind romance with Ronald Biggs leading to a descent into crime, most infamously 1963's Great Train Robbery.

Runtime: 90 min.

Directed by: Paul Whittington

Stars: Daniel Mays | Adrian Scarborough | Tom Brooke | Caroline Goodall | Sheridan Smith

The King's Speech (2010)

As: BBC Radio Announcer

The King's Speech tells the story of the man who became King George VI, the father of Queen Elizabeth II. After his brother abdicates, George ('Bertie') reluctantly assumes the throne. Plagued by a dreaded stutter and considered unfit to be king, Bertie engages the help of an unorthodox speech therapist named Lionel Logue. Through a set of unexpected techniques, and as a result of an unlikely friendship, ...

Runtime: 118 min.

Directed by: Tom Hooper

Stars: Helena Bonham Carter | Colin Firth | Timothy Spall | Geoffrey Rush | Guy Pearce

Magpie (2010)

As: Ray

Heartfelt, funny and beautifully observed, Magpie is a story of hidden secrets, loss and the life affirming power of friendship.

Runtime: 18 min.

Directed by: Vanessa Caswill

Stars: Maeve Dermody | Montserrat Lombard | Jessica Ellerby | Sam Booth | Henry Doulton

Poppy Shakespeare (2008)

As: Middle Class Michael

N has been a day patient at north London's Dorothy Fish day hospital for 13 years - her ambition is never to leave. Then she meets glamourous new patient Poppy Shakespeare, an ad agency receptionist convinced she's not mad.

Runtime: 90 min.

Directed by: Benjamin Ross

Stars: Naomie Harris | Adrian Scarborough | Anna Maxwell Martin | Tessa Peake-Jones | Claire Benedict

Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007)

As: Calley

When Queen Elizabeth's reign is threatened by ruthless familial betrayal and Spain's invading army, she and her shrewd adviser must act to safeguard to the lives of her people.

Runtime: 114 min.

Directed by: Shekhar Kapur

Stars: Cate Blanchett | Geoffrey Rush | Clive Owen | Tom Hollander | Laurence Fox

The History of Mr Polly (2007)

When Alfred Polly fails to find fulfilment as a shop keeper, he leaves his wife and sets out on the open road to see where freedom leads.

Runtime: 120 min.

Directed by: Gillies MacKinnon

Stars: Richard Coyle | Anne-Marie Duff | Paul Bown | Richard Elfyn | Lee Evans

Maxwell (2007)

As: Bob Cole

Basil Brookes joins "Captain Bob" - press mogul Robert Maxwell - as financial director and witnesses Maxwell's financial shenanigans as he contests status with fellow mogul Rupert Murdoch and descends into marital and monetary chaos.

Runtime: 90 min.

Directed by: Colin Barr

Stars: Dan Stevens | David Suchet | Patricia Hodge | Ben Caplan | Daniela Denby-Ashe

The Trial of Tony Blair (2007)

Biting political satire starring Robert Lindsay as a beleaguered Tony Blair, who stubbornly refuses to see the danger he faces from a Special Tribunal on Iraq that has been set up to investigate war crimes

Runtime: 72 min.

Directed by: Simon Cellan Jones

Stars: Peter Mullan | Claire Skinner | Robert Lindsay | Phoebe Nicholls | Alexander Armstrong

Notes on a Scandal (2006)

As: Martin

A veteran high school teacher befriends a younger art teacher, who is having an affair with one of her 15-year-old students. However, her intentions with this new "friend" also go well beyond platonic friendship.

Runtime: 92 min.

Directed by: Richard Eyre

Stars: Cate Blanchett | Bill Nighy | Juno Temple | Judi Dench | Max Lewis

The History Boys (2006)

As: Wilkes

The story of an unruly class of bright, funny history students at a Yorkshire grammar school in pursuit of an undergraduate place at Oxford or Cambridge. Bounced between their maverick English master, a young and shrewd teacher hired to up their test scores, a grossly out-numbered history teacher, and a headmaster obsessed with results, the boys attempt to pass.

Runtime: 109 min.

Directed by: Nicholas Hytner

Stars: Dominic Cooper | Samuel Barnett | Richard Griffiths | James Corden | Samuel Anderson

Vera Drake (2005)

As: Frank

Abortionist Vera Drake finds her beliefs and practices clash with the mores of 1950s Britain – a conflict that leads to tragedy for her family.

Runtime: 125 min.

Directed by: Mike Leigh

Stars: Eddie Marsan | Sally Hawkins | Daniel Mays | Imelda Staunton | Phil Davis

Promoted to Glory (2003)

As: Arnold

An alcoholic falls in love with a Salvation Army captain who is trying to help him.

Runtime: 96 min.

Directed by: Richard Spence

Stars: Sally Hawkins | Adrian Scarborough | Lesley Manville | Ken Stott | Kevin Whately

Bright Young Things (2003)

As: Customs Officer

in the 1930’s a social set known to the press – who follow their every move – as the “Bright Young Things.” are Adam and his friends who are eccentric, wild and entirely shocking to the older generation. Amidst the madness, Adam, who is well connected but totally broke, is desperately trying to get enough money to marry the beautiful Nina. While his attempts to raise cash are constantly thwarted, ...

Runtime: 102 min.

Directed by: Stephen Fry

Stars: Emily Mortimer | Michael Sheen | James McAvoy | Stephen Campbell Moore | Fenella Woolgar

To Kill a King (2003)

As: Sergeant Joyce

A recounting of the relationship between General Fairfax and Oliver Cromwell, as they try to cope with the consequences of deposing King Charles I.

Runtime: 102 min.

Directed by: Mike Barker

Stars: Tim Roth | Olivia Williams | Corin Redgrave | Dougray Scott | James Bolam

Dirty Pretty Things (2002)

An urban hotel in London is a gathering and flash point for legal and illegal immigrants attempting to cobble together their lives in a new country. The immigrants include Senay, a Turkish woman, and a Nigerian doctor named Okwe who is working as a night porter at the hotel. The pair discover the hotel is a front for all sorts of clandestine activities. Their only wish is to avoid possible deportation. ...

Runtime: 97 min.

Directed by: Stephen Frears

Stars: Sergi López | Chiwetel Ejiofor | Benedict Wong | Audrey Tautou | Sophie Okonedo

Gosford Park (2001)

As: Barnes

Multiple storylined drama set in 1932, showing the lives of upstairs guest and downstairs servants at a party in a country house in England.

Runtime: 131 min.

Directed by: Robert Altman

Stars: Helen Mirren | Maggie Smith | Clive Owen | Jeremy Northam | Geraldine Somerville

Last Resort (2000)

As: Council Official

When a young Russian woman and her son leave Moscow to meet her fiancé, who fails to show up, she declares political asylum.

Runtime: 73 min.

Directed by: Paweł Pawlikowski

Stars: Paddy Considine | Dina Korzun | Perry Benson | Steve Perry | Artyom Strelnikov

Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon (1998)

As: Daniel Farson

Biography of the British painter Francis Bacon. The movie focuses on his relationship with George Dyer, his lover. Dyer was a former small time crook.

Runtime: 87 min.

Directed by: John Maybury

Stars: Derek Jacobi | Tilda Swinton | Adrian Scarborough | Anne Lambton | Daniel Craig

The Revengers' Comedies (1998)

As: Percy Cutting

After saving each other from jumping off a bridge, Henry Bell (Sam Neill) and Karen Knightly (Helena Bonham Carter) plot to avenge the people who drove them to suicide. Henry will ruin the life of the woman (Kristin Scott Thomas) who married Karen's boyfriend, while Karen will work as a secretary for the man (Steve Coogan) who took Henry's job. Whether revenge will be sweet – or bittersweet – ...

Runtime: 86 min.

Directed by: Malcolm Mowbray

Stars: Helena Bonham Carter | Rupert Graves | Sam Neill | Martin Clunes | John Wood

A Midwinter's Tale (1995)

As: Young actor

Out of work actor Joe volunteers to help try and save his sister's local church for the community by putting on a Christmas production of Hamlet, somewhat against the advice of his agent Margaretta. As the cast he assembles are still available even at Christmas and are prepared to do it on a 'profit sharing' basis (that is, they may not get paid anything) he cannot expect - and does not get - the cream ...

Runtime: 99 min.

Directed by: Kenneth Branagh

Stars: Michael Maloney | Jennifer Saunders | Richard Briers | Joan Collins | Nicholas Farrell

The Madness of King George (1994)

As: Fortnum

King George III's erratic behaviour leads to a plot in Parliament to have him declared insane and removed from the throne.

Runtime: 110 min.

Directed by: Nicholas Hytner

Stars: Ian Holm | Helen Mirren | Rupert Graves | Nigel Hawthorne | Amanda Donohoe