Oliver Stapleton Movies

  • 1996
    The Van

    The Van

    The Van

    6.4011996HD

    In a working-class quarter of Dublin, 'Bimbo' Reeves gets laid off from his job and, with his redundancy payout, buys a van and sells fish and chips...

    The Van
  • 1993
    The Snapper

    The Snapper

    The Snapper

    6.4841993HD

    Sharon Curley is a 20-year-old living with her parents and many brothers and sisters in Dublin. When she gets pregnant and refuses to name the...

    The Snapper
  • 1987
    Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll

    Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll

    Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll

    7.41987HD

    St. Louis, 1986. For Chuck Berry's 60th, Keith Richards assembles a pickup band of Robert Cray, Joey Spampinato, Eric Clapton, himself and long-time...

    Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll
  • 1985
    Restless Natives

    Restless Natives

    Restless Natives

    6.7571985HD

    Two lads in Edinburgh embark on a non-violent spree of robberies. They dress up in clown masks and act as modern highwaymen, robbing coach loads of...

    Restless Natives
  • 1989
    Cookie

    Cookie

    Cookie

    5.61989HD

    Cookie Voltecki is the illegitimate daughter of mobster Dino Capisco, who has just finished thirteen years in prison. Since being released from jail,...

    Cookie
  • 1982
    The Secret Policeman's Other Ball

    The Secret Policeman's Other Ball

    The Secret Policeman's Other Ball

    6.31982HD

    Following the success of the 1979 show and the financial benefits accruing to Amnesty from the spin-off movie, TV special and record albums –...

    The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
  • 1983
    Bad News

    Bad News

    Bad News

    8.71983HD

    A documentary crew films heavy metal band Bad News as they have trouble starting their van, pick up a schoolgirl groupie, and meet up with rock...

    Bad News
  • 2023
    The Rise of the Comic Strip

    The Rise of the Comic Strip

    The Rise of the Comic Strip

    02023HD

    Documentary about the beginnings and the Channel 4 years of the Comic Strip.

    The Rise of the Comic Strip
  • 1981
    A Midsummer Night's Dream

    A Midsummer Night's Dream

    A Midsummer Night's Dream

    5.51981HD

    Four Athenians run away to the forest only to have Puck the fairy make both of the boys fall in love with the same girl. The four run through the...

    A Midsummer Night's Dream
  • 2003
    Cheeky

    Cheeky

    Cheeky

    6.62003HD

    Consumed with sadness after the death of his wife and subsequent rejection from his son, a widower, at the urging of his friends, opts to appear on a...

    Cheeky
  • 1988
    Mr Jolly Lives Next Door

    Mr Jolly Lives Next Door

    Mr Jolly Lives Next Door

    91988HD

    Two alcoholic escorts suddenly find themselves involved with a hit gang and an ax murderer.

    Mr Jolly Lives Next Door
  • 2013
    Dinner and a Movie

    Dinner and a Movie

    Dinner and a Movie

    62013HD

    After a year of exchanging romantic letters, besotted bachelor Randy Stubleski and convict Crystal Phillips finally meet when she is released from a...

    Dinner and a Movie
  • 1987
    Running Out of Luck

    Running Out of Luck

    Running Out of Luck

    5.61987HD

    A rock singer goes to Brazil to shoot a video, but winds up getting kidnapped and enduring a number of seemingly bizarre and hilarious events.

    Running Out of Luck
  • 1984
    Fela Kuti: Teacher Don't Teach Me Nonsense

    Fela Kuti: Teacher Don't Teach Me Nonsense

    Fela Kuti: Teacher Don't Teach Me Nonsense

    101984HD

    A huge influence on world music, Nigerian artist Fela Kuti played many instruments, pioneered afrobeat music and served as a prominent activist for...

    Fela Kuti: Teacher Don't Teach Me Nonsense
  • 1982
    The Rupert Bear Story: A Tribute to Alfred Bestall

    The Rupert Bear Story: A Tribute to Alfred Bestall

    The Rupert Bear Story: A Tribute to Alfred Bestall

    01982HD

    Programme which celebrates the 60th anniversary of the creation of children's cartoon character Rupert Bear, with Paul McCartney, Richard Rogers, Dr....

    The Rupert Bear Story: A Tribute to Alfred Bestall
  • 1986
    Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders)

    Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders)

    Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders)

    01986HD

    Jessica, the second Mrs Saunders, arrives with her new husband John at his country estate. Very much left to her own devices she is unnerved by the...

    Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders)
  • 1984
    Slags

    Slags

    Slags

    21984HD

    Teen-age gang leaders Passion and Little Sister are released from prison, only to find that their gang the Slags has disbanded due to a rival gang,...

    Slags
  • 1981
    The Comic Strip

    The Comic Strip

    The Comic Strip

    81981HD

    A tongue-in-cheek "behind the scenes" look at the Comic Strip comedy club in the early 1980s, which gave rise to 'The Comic Strip Presents'

    The Comic Strip
  • 1984
    Eddie Monsoon - a Life?

    Eddie Monsoon - a Life?

    Eddie Monsoon - a Life?

    01984HD

    Eddie Monsoon is a South African entertainer who, following the failure of several pilot shows for TV in his homeland, faked his suicide, went to...

    Eddie Monsoon - a Life?
  • 1983
    Mantrap

    Mantrap

    Mantrap

    61983HD

    A longform video that showcases the British pop group ABC, using songs from their album "The Lexicon of Love" to tell a spy-caper story of how the...

    Mantrap