Jane Merrow

The Lion in Winter -- 1183 AD: King Henry II's three sons all want to inherit the throne, but he won't commit to a choice. They and his wife variously plot to force him.

A fierce personal drama adapted by James Goldman from his play of Britain's Henry II deliberating over a successor on a fateful Christmas Eve. Having been accustomed to his wife's long exile to a faraway castle, King Henry (Peter O'Toole) takes a step in reuniting his family, however hoping to maintain a stronghold on his Empire and prevent the balance of power to shifting to his wife, Eleanor, or to one of his sons. Despite Henry's efforts to keep his wife at arm-(and throne’s)-length, Eleanor will assure that her power will not only be restored, but that it will last long past her own passing. Also starring Katharine Hepburn, Anthony Hopkins (in his feature debut), John Castle, Nigel Terry, Jane Merrow, and Timothy Dalton. Directed by Anthony Harvey.

When she was just a baby, Anna (Angharad Rees) witnessed her father, Jack the Ripper, murder her mother. Now a disturbed adolescent, she frequently falls into trances and continues Dad's bloody business. Psychiatrist John Pritchard (Eric Porter) believes that Anna can be cured. But the doctor's interest in her goes beyond the professional, and his burgeoning passion may be his undoing. Horror vet Peter Sasdy directs this Hammer chiller.

Emmy-winner Beau Bridges ("Without Warning: The James Brady Story," "The Fabulous Baker Boys") stars in a tale of high adventure and romance set in the wild Australian bush of the 1840s. As an American unjustly imprisoned in a penal colony, he enlists a motley crew of thieves and con artists to help make his escape.