, 1h25 Directed byDavid Carson OriginUSA GenresHistorical, Musical ThemesFilms about music and musicians, Musical films ActorsBlair Brown, Christine Cavanaugh, Gillian Kearney, Lee Williams, Christine Kavanagh, Jamie Glover Roles Julia Lennon (Lennon's mother) Rating59% Beginning in Liverpool in the 1950s, the film concentrates on the early life of John Lennon (Philip McQuillen) as he struggles to become a successful musician in the embryonic stages of British rock and roll. Lennon goes on to form a number of bands, widening his local audience as he develops, before later joining with Stuart Sutcliffe (Lee Williams), George Harrison (Mark Rice-Oxley), Pete Best (Scot Williams) and Paul McCartney (Daniel McGowan) to form the Beatles. The group attract the attention of music promoter Brian Epstein (Jamie Glover) who engineers their success and fame. However, Sutcliffe and Best are both dropped from the band, to be replaced by Ringo Starr (Kristian Ealey).
Directed byLawrence Gordon Clark OriginUnited-kingdom GenresScience fiction, Horror ActorsJohn Lynch, Kenneth Cranham, Christine Kavanagh, Peter Armitage, George Costigan, Pip Torrens Roles Alison Wells Rating63% The story focuses upon Chad, a young half-boy, half-chimp, developed by scientists as part of a top secret government operation. However, Chad becomes aggressive, strong and uncontrollable, with the inability to communicate on a human level, escaping from the lab, brutally killing several nurses and scientists in the process. The hunt is on to find and capture Chad before the public encounters this strange and dangerous creation. During Chad's escape, he wrestles with his natural child tendencies after befriending some local children and trying to control his wild primal inner instincts.