Sydney Newman Movies

A ship powered by a nuclear reactor, is heading for the port of New York and is unable to slow down.

Jacko, a respected union man, is fighting for the promotion of a Jamaican colleague to chargehand, but when his daughter brings home her black...

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

During World War II Norwegian patriots struck at Germany from the rear, linking Canada, the United States and Britain with Soviet Russia. Norwegian...

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...

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

This short film depicts the strength and resources of the Royal Canadian Air Force, with its 32 overseas squadrons. It includes footage that explains...

A television play from Armchair Theatre. Dr. Fancy is charged following the death of Mrs. Sprat's son. The court case exposes a series of bizarre...

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...

It's a talent showcase for a singer.

In Ulster, Major Trumbull is put in charge of overseeing the completion of a hospital on time. As the pressure increases, he replaces well-liked...

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

Dad has been living with daughter Jessy for years and she needs a break. She suggests he could live with her prosperous brother George. George has...

Ambition takes hold of fashion-house salesman Ronnie Page as he forgets those closest to him in his desire for a successful career.

When the inland revenue gets an angry mistress's letter exposing a man named Toby as a tax cheat, they quietly put pressure on him. Toby panics, and...

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

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

In the 1940s thousands of immigrants are coming from Europe to Canada offering strength and skills in exchange for hope and a new life. 'The long...

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...

A young woman befriends a lonely millionaire with a disfigured face whose ruthless business practices are threatening to ruin her father. A modern...