David Leland
Know for: Writing
Born: 1947-04-20
Place of birth: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
Also know as:
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas (2007)
Boasting an amazing selection of the most watched, most influential and most highly acclaimed programmes ever made, The 50 Greatest Television Dramas...
Julius Caesar (1970)
All-star cast glamorizes this lavish 1970 remake of the classic William Shakespeare play, which portrays the assassination of Julius Caesar on the...
Ligmalion: Or How to Help Yourself in Self-Help Britain (1985)
Drama documentary which takes the form of an up-dated version of Pygmalion. With a special music score by jazz group Working Week, with real...
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades (2002)
Posing as a dancer for the Ballets Russes in Barcelona, Indy meets old friend Pablo Picasso, and narrowly outwits inept German spies. Dashing off to...
The Love-Girl and the Innocent (1973)
A BBC television adaptation of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's novel. The prisoner Nemov is an honest man serving a term of 10 years for violations of...
The Missionary (1982)
In 1905, after 10 years of missionary work in Africa, the Rev. Charles Fortesque is recalled to England, where his bishop gives him his new...
Golden Gordon (1979)
Barnestoneworth United is the worst football team of 1935,who lose every match. Gordon Ottershaw is,however,their loyal fan,determined to prevent...
When Saturday Comes (1996)
Jimmy Muir comes from a typical gritty, northern town where there are only two options: working down the pit or in a factory. But Jimmy has other...
Time Bandits (1981)
Young history buff Kevin can scarcely believe it when six dwarfs emerge from his closet one night. Former employees of the Supreme Being, they've...
Scars of Dracula (1970)
The Prince of Darkness casts his undead shadow once more over the cursed village of Kleinenberg when his ashes are splashed with bat's blood and...
Gawain and the Green Knight (1973)
The medieval legend of a supernatural knight who challenges the king's men to kill him.
An Accidental Studio (2019)
Charts the early years of HandMade Films seen through the eyes of the filmmakers, key personnel, and the man who started it all: former Beatle George...
One Brief Summer (1971)
The story deals with the situation of a mature man, his mistress, his daughter and a young girl who comes into their lives.
1917 (1970)
A British short film about World War I, directed by Stephen Weeks and starring Timothy Bateson, David Leland, and Geoffrey Davies.
Personal Services (1987)
The story of the rise of a madame of a suburban brothel catering to older men, inspired by the real experiences of Cynthia Payne. The story follows...
The Pied Piper (1972)
Greed, corruption, ignorance, and disease. Midsummer, 1349: the Black Death reaches northern Germany. Minstrels go to Hamelin for the Mayor's...
The White River Kid (1999)
Two con men are traveling through the American South when they are held hostage by a serial killer who is running from the authorities.
The Making of 'Band of Brothers' (2001)
Interviews made of the various actors and cast members that provide the knowledge and production skills and sets required to make the film a success.
Alan Clarke: Out of His Own Light (2016)
A multi-part documentary about Alan Clarke, featuring interviews with various actors, writers and producers.
Mona Lisa (1986)
George is a small-time crook just out of prison who discovers his tough-guy image is out of date. Reduced to working as a minder/driver for high...
Made in Britain (1982)
After being sent to a detention centre, a teenage skinhead clashes with the social workers who want to conform him to the status quo.
Concert for George (2003)
As a memorial to George Harrison on the first anniversary of his passing, The Concert for George was held at the Royal Albert Hall in London on 29...
Virgin Territory (2007)
In Black Death era Tuscany, as in the Decameron, ten young Florentines take refuge from the plague. But instead of telling stories, they have lusty...
Virgin Territory (2007)
In Black Death era Tuscany, as in the Decameron, ten young Florentines take refuge from the plague. But instead of telling stories, they have lusty...
The Land Girls (1998)
During World War II, the organisation "The Women's Land Army" recruited women to work on British farms while the men were off to war. Three such...
Personal Services (1987)
The story of the rise of a madame of a suburban brothel catering to older men, inspired by the real experiences of Cynthia Payne. The story follows...
Wish You Were Here (1987)
In a staid English seaside town after the Second World War, young Lynda grows up with her widowed father and younger sister. Rebellious Lynda has...
Wish You Were Here (1987)
In a staid English seaside town after the Second World War, young Lynda grows up with her widowed father and younger sister. Rebellious Lynda has...
The White River Kid (1999)
Two con men are traveling through the American South when they are held hostage by a serial killer who is running from the authorities.
The Big Man (1990)
An unemployed Scottish miner is forced into bare-knuckle boxing to make ends meet.
The Land Girls (1998)
During World War II, the organisation "The Women's Land Army" recruited women to work on British farms while the men were off to war. Three such...
R.H.I.N.O.; Really Here in Name Only (1983)
An isolated, overweight girl with a penchant for shoplifting, gets pushed from pillar to post as the authorities struggle to know what to do with her.
Running Wild (1970)
A forensic psychologist is enlisted to delve into the circumstances surrounding the brutal murder of thirty-two adults in an exclusive gated...
Beloved Enemy (1981)
A cool hard study of 'the art of the deal' on a global scale. Sir Peter, the chillingly affable chief exec of big British multi-national UKM, learns...
Birth of a Nation (1983)
A new teacher at a highly problematic comprehensive school feels that corporal punishment may just be inflaming the problems, and so begins to...
Concert for George (2003)
As a memorial to George Harrison on the first anniversary of his passing, The Concert for George was held at the Royal Albert Hall in London on 29...
Checking Out (1988)
When his best friend dies of a heart attack, Ray Macklin becomes a man obsessed with his own mortality. Convinced that all his aches and pains are an...
Flying Into the Wind (1983)
The Wyatts wish to educate their children at home, but the education authorities have other ideas. Moving between 1969 and 1980, we see how this...
Ligmalion: Or How to Help Yourself in Self-Help Britain (1985)
Drama documentary which takes the form of an up-dated version of Pygmalion. With a special music score by jazz group Working Week, with real...
Psy-Warriors (1981)
Soldiers are captured and interrogated by terrorists: but is it real or only a sadistic form of psychological training exercise?