Sydney Newman Movies

  • 1998
    The Avengers

    The Avengers

    The Avengers

    4.41998HD

    British Ministry agent John Steed, under direction from "Mother", investigates a diabolical plot by arch-villain Sir August de Wynter to rule the...

    The Avengers
  • 2015
    Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song

    Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song

    Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song

    82015HD

    It’s Christmas Day on a remote human colony and the Doctor is hiding from Christmas Carols and Comedy Antlers. But when a crashed spaceship...

    Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song
  • 1965
    Dr. Who and the Daleks

    Dr. Who and the Daleks

    Dr. Who and the Daleks

    5.71965HD

    Scientist Doctor Who accidentally activates his new invention, the Tardis, a time machine disguised as a police telephone box. Who, his two...

    Dr. Who and the Daleks
  • 2011
    Doctor Who: The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe

    Doctor Who: The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe

    Doctor Who: The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe

    72011HD

    It's Christmas Eve, 1938, when Madge Arwell comes to the aid of an injured Spaceman Angel as she cycles home. He promises to repay her kindness - all...

    Doctor Who: The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe
  • 1960
    Lord Arthur Savile's Crime

    Lord Arthur Savile's Crime

    Lord Arthur Savile's Crime

    01960HD

    Saville is told by a palm reader he is doomed to become a murderer at some future time. He decides to get the inevitable out of the way before his...

    Lord Arthur Savile's Crime
  • 1947
    Careers and Cradles

    Careers and Cradles

    Careers and Cradles

    51947HD

    This short documentary is a snapshot of the revolutionary change in status enjoyed by women between the turn of the 20th century and 1947. The film...

    Careers and Cradles
  • 1949
    A Capital Plan

    A Capital Plan

    A Capital Plan

    01949HD

    This short documentary features a portrait of Ottawa in the mid-20th century, as the nascent Canadian capital grew with force but without direction....

    A Capital Plan
  • 1960
    A Night Out

    A Night Out

    A Night Out

    01960HD

    Against the wishes of his domineering mother, Albert Stokes attends a work party. But the evening is not the escape he was hoping for.

    A Night Out
  • 1960
    I'll Have You to Remember

    I'll Have You to Remember

    I'll Have You to Remember

    01960HD

    A retired couple with many unresolved old scores to settle, argue and bicker while their world decays around them.

    I'll Have You to Remember
  • 1983
    Utilities

    Utilities

    Utilities

    4.51983HD

    One of Bob Hunt's neighbours' electricity is cut off because she cannot pay the bill. She is assisted by contributions, and the bill is paid entirely...

    Utilities
  • 1959
    The Thought of Tomorrow

    The Thought of Tomorrow

    The Thought of Tomorrow

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    Geoffrey Hansbury's clothing empire is on the verge of collapse. His health his deteriorating and relies on his secretary Jane Harrison, who is also...

    The Thought of Tomorrow
  • 1948
    Pay-Off In Pain

    Pay-Off In Pain

    Pay-Off In Pain

    51948HD

    The personal and social tragedy of drug addiction with its evil accompaniment, drug traffic. Over the side of the silent liner in the darkness slips...

    Pay-Off In Pain
  • 1989
    The Magical Eye

    The Magical Eye

    The Magical Eye

    01989HD

    Features clips from 21 documentary and animation film classics, interviews with NFB filmmakers past and present, and incisive commentary from film...

    The Magical Eye
  • 1959
    The Scent of Fear

    The Scent of Fear

    The Scent of Fear

    01959HD

    Aboard a BOAC plane departing an unnamed Iron Curtain country, a stowaway has convinced a flight attendant to conceal him so he can defect on arrival...

    The Scent of Fear
  • 1944
    Trans-Canada Express

    Trans-Canada Express

    Trans-Canada Express

    01944HD

    This short documentary from the Canada Carries On series celebrates the contribution of Canada’s railroads to the war effort. The film includes...

    Trans-Canada Express
  • 1960
    After the Funeral

    After the Funeral

    After the Funeral

    01960HD

    Play about two brothers who both want their Welsh grandfather to live with them.

    After the Funeral
  • 2006
    Doctor Who: Origins

    Doctor Who: Origins

    Doctor Who: Origins

    02006HD

    A 55-minute documentary, detailing the creation of Doctor Who, including a rare interview with creator Sydney Newman, and new interviews with...

    Doctor Who: Origins
  • 1959
    After the Show

    After the Show

    After the Show

    01959HD

    Young Victor Liebig returns from the theatre with his eccentric Aunt, when he receives a call summoning them to the flat of his Uncle's suicidal...

    After the Show
  • 1947
    Johnny at the Fair

    Johnny at the Fair

    Johnny at the Fair

    2.21947HD

    At the Canadian National Exhibition, a young boy gets separated from his parents and meets some celebrities.

    Johnny at the Fair
  • 1959
    The Bird, the Bear and the Actress

    The Bird, the Bear and the Actress

    The Bird, the Bear and the Actress

    01959HD

    A group discover a famous designer and their entrepreneur sees this as a chance to have his name associated with their new production. The leading...

    The Bird, the Bear and the Actress