Peter Wight

Peter Wight Trailers

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Peter Wight is a British character actor of stage, film and TV who is perhaps best known for his work with Mike Leigh on films such as Meantime, Naked, Vera Drake, Another Year and Mr Turner. Wight regularly plays a police officer - most notably in the BBC sitcom Early Doors and in the mid 90s BBC drama Out of the Blue, as well as films like Shiner, Atonement and The Look of Love - and has had numerous period roles in dramas such as Jane Eyre, Pride and Prejudice, Persuasion, and Our Mutual Friend. His other films include Hot Fuzz, Babel, Cass, and The Sense of an Ending.

Most Popular Peter Wight Trailers

Total trailers found: 67

Pride & Prejudice Trailer (2005)

16 September 2005

A story of love and life among the landed English gentry during the Georgian era. Mr. Bennet is a gentleman living in Hertfordshire with his overbearing wife and five daughters, but if he dies their house will be inherited by a distant cousin whom they have never met, so the family's future happiness and security is dependent on the daughters making good marriages.

Lassie Trailer (2005)

16 December 2005

A family in financial crisis is forced to sell Lassie, their beloved dog. Hundreds of miles away from her true family, Lassie escapes and sets out on a journey home.

Hot Fuzz Trailer (2007)

14 February 2007

Former London constable Nicholas Angel finds it difficult to adapt to his new assignment in the sleepy British village of Sandford.

Cass Trailer (2008)

08 January 2008

The incredible true story of how an orphaned Jamaican baby, adopted by an elderly white couple and brought up in an all white area of London, became one of the most feared and respected men in Britain.

Atonement Trailer (2007)

27 February 2007

As a 13-year-old, fledgling writer Briony Tallis irrevocably changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister's lover of a crime he did not commit.

Ethel & Ernest Trailer (2016)

15 October 2016

This hand drawn animated film, based on the award winning graphic novel by Raymond Briggs, is an intimate and affectionate depiction of the life and times of his parents, two ordinary Londoners living through extraordinary events.

Personal Services Trailer (1987)

12 February 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.

Persuasion Trailer (2007)

01 April 2007

Royal Navy Captain Wentworth was haughtily turned down eight years ago as suitor of pompous baronet Sir Walter Elliot's daughter Anne, despite true love.

Brakes Trailer (2017)

24 November 2017

Brakes is a dark, improv-based ensemble comedy set in London. Divided into two parts, it tells the story of each couple's relationship in reverse, starting with the break-ups.

The Look of Love Trailer (2013)

26 April 2013

Paul Raymond builds a porn, entertainment and real estate empire that makes him the wealthiest man in Britain, but drugs doom his beloved daughter, Debbie.

Lucky Break Trailer (2001)

24 August 2001

Half-way through his 12-year prison sentence for an incompetent armed robbery, Jimmy Hands gets a lucky break: he's transferred to a prison from which he can probably escape.

Uncle Vanya Trailer (2020)

27 October 2020

During a hot summer, Sonya and her uncle Vanya spend their days idle in a dilapidated farmhouse deep in the countryside.

Another Mother's Son Trailer (2017)

24 March 2017

The true story of Louisa Gould, a widow living in Nazi occupied Jersey, who takes in a Russian prisoner of war.

Naked Trailer (1993)

14 September 1993

An unemployed Brit vents his rage on unsuspecting strangers as he embarks on a nocturnal London odyssey.

Babel Trailer (2006)

26 October 2006

Tragedy strikes a married couple vacationing in the Moroccan desert, which jumpstarts an interlocking story involving four different families.

Heidi Trailer (2005)

19 August 2005

Swiss girl Adelheid 'Heidi' is orphaned young. Aunt Detie brings her to grandpa Alp and his wife, who live isolated in the Alps since his murder charge.

FairyTale: A True Story Trailer (1997)

24 October 1997

In 1917, two children take a photograph, which is soon believed by some to be the first scientific evidence of the existence of fairies.

Only You Trailer (2019)

12 July 2019

A madly-in-love young couple's relationship begins to suffer when they struggle to conceive a child.

Hard Boiled Sweets Trailer (2012)

09 March 2012

Ex-con Johnny is forced into pulling a heist he wants nothing to do with. Mob boss ‘Shrewd’ Eddie has one million is dirty cash stashed at his home, just waiting to be stolen.

Journey to the Center of the Earth Trailer (1959)

15 December 1959

An Edinburgh professor and assorted colleagues follow an explorer's trail down an extinct Icelandic volcano to the earth's center.

Womb Trailer (2010)

15 July 2010

A woman's consuming love forces her to bear the clone of her dead beloved. From his infancy to manhood, she faces the unavoidable complexities of her controversial decision.

Shiner Trailer (2000)

22 September 2000

The past catches up with a ruthlessly ambitious boxing promoter.

The Sense of an Ending Trailer (2017)

10 March 2017

A man becomes haunted by his past and is presented with a mysterious legacy that causes him to re-think his current situation in life.

Hamlet Trailer (2018)

31 March 2018

Hamlet captures the Almeida Theatre's 2017 acclaimed production of William Shakespeare's great play, recorded as-live in its West End transfer on the stage of London's Harold Pinter Theatre.

Cyrano Trailer (2021)

14 April 2021

A man ahead of his time, Cyrano de Bergerac dazzles whether with ferocious wordplay at a verbal joust or with brilliant swordplay in a duel.

Kon-Tiki Trailer (2012)

24 August 2012

The true story about legendary explorer Thor Heyerdahl and his epic crossing of the Pacific on a balsa wood raft in 1947, in an effort to prove it was possible for South Americans to settle in Polynesia in pre-Columbian times.

Common Ground: Under Construction Notes Trailer (2007)

30 September 2007

The making of Alejandro González Iñárritu’s Babel is chronicled through an observational approach that captures the creative and logistical challenges of filming a deeply interconnected narrative across four continents.

The Security Men Trailer (2013)

12 April 2013

A group of night security guards working at the fictional Whittington shopping centre in Greater Manchester must create an elaborate scheme to hide a robbery that has taken place on their watch.

The One and Only Phyllis Dixey Trailer (1978)

01 November 1978

Aspiring dancer Phyllis Dixey makes her name as a stripper.

The Program Trailer (2015)

16 September 2015

An Irish sports journalist becomes convinced that Lance Armstrong's performances during the Tour de France victories are fueled by banned substances.

Best Laid Plans Trailer (2012)

03 February 2012

David Blair directs this powerful British Drama, loosely inspired by John Steinbeck's novel 'Of Mice and Men'.

The Brides in the Bath Trailer (2003)

31 December 2003

Dramatisation of the real-life case of George Joseph Smith who was hanged in 1915 for the murder of his three wives, each of whom he killed in turn by drowning them in the bath while trying to make the deaths look like accidents.

Jane Eyre Trailer (1997)

09 March 1997

After a bleak childhood, Jane Eyre goes out into the world to become a governess. As she lives happily in her new position at Thornfield Hall, she meet the dark, cold, and abrupt master of the house, Mr.

Early Doors - Live Trailer (2021)

09 September 2021

Early Doors was a TV hit when the sitcom was originally aired on the BBC in 2003 and gained cult status over its twelve-episode run.

Murphy's Stroke Trailer (1980)

21 May 1980

The horse Gay Future is at the centre of an Irish betting syndicate in 1974 which saw trainer Antony Collins present a poor performing horse at his stables.

Speaking In Tongues Trailer (1994)

27 July 1994

Tony Marchant's eloquent and painful play about the changes to how people are employed, and what that does to their sense of self.

Flood Trailer (2007)

24 August 2007

Timely yet terrifying, The Flood predicts the unthinkable. When a raging storm coincides with high seas it unleashes a colossal tidal surge, which travels mercilessly down England's East Coast and into the Thames Estuary.

The Bitch Trailer (1979)

19 September 1979

The owner of a trendy disco starts having problems with the men in her life and the Mafia, which is trying to move in on her place.

My Week with Marilyn Trailer (2011)

23 November 2011

London, 1956. Genius actor and film director Laurence Olivier is about to begin the shooting of his upcoming movie, premiered in 1957 as The Prince and the Showgirl, starring Marilyn Monroe.

Uncle Adolf Trailer (2005)

03 January 2005

A young girl becomes the great love of the Nazi leader's life. It spans the years between 1929 and 1945, and focuses on Hitler's obsessive relationship with his niece Geli Raubal, which eventually led to the girl's suicide, then goes on to tell the story of how Eva Braun became his wife.

Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa! Trailer (2006)

16 March 2006

Kenneth Williams was the star of the Carry Ons and Round the Horne. Despite his fame, he led a life full of mental torture as he tried to overcome his homosexuality in 1950s Britain.

Secrets & Lies Trailer (1996)

24 May 1996

After her adoptive mother dies, Hortense, a successful black optometrist, seeks out her birth mother.

Sleepers Trailer (1991)

10 April 1991

Amidst the thaw of glasnost, the Kremlin discovers that two Soviet agents, sent to England under deep cover in 1965, have been “lost.

Meat Trailer (1994)

25 September 1994

Brilliant, brutal and shocking drama starring Jonny Lee Miller and John Simm, following an ex-convict who falls for a prostitute, but makes a dangerous enemy of her pimp.

The Fourth Angel Trailer (2001)

15 August 2001

Workaholic reporter, Jack Elgin takes his family on a working trip to India, but their aircraft is hijacked in Cyprus by a previously-unknown terrorist movement, and his wife and daughter are among the slaughtered.

Care Trailer (2000)

08 October 2000

A man struggles to piece together his life after suffering years of abuse in a children's home - a personal battle made doubly difficult by crusading reporters determined to expose the scandal.

Early Days Trailer (2018)

13 July 2018

In the days following her return from hospital, new mother Kate is rocked by finding her world altered beyond recognition.

Salmon Fishing in the Yemen Trailer (2012)

09 March 2012

A fisheries expert is approached by a consultant to help realize a sheik's vision of bringing the sport of fly-fishing to the desert and embarks on an upstream journey of faith and fish to prove the impossible possible.

Mr. Turner Trailer (2014)

31 October 2014

Eccentric British painter J.M.W. Turner lives his last 25 years with gusto and secretly becomes involved with a seaside landlady, while his faithful housekeeper bears an unrequited love for him.

Another Year Trailer (2010)

05 November 2010

During a year, a very content couple approaching retirement are visited by friends and family less happy with their lives.

Three Blind Mice Trailer (2003)

08 October 2003

Thomas is a talented computer programmer living in a vibrant, urban metropolis. Lonely and unsure about life, he finds solitude in the world of internet chat rooms, webcam sites and virtual communication.

The Gathering Trailer (2003)

23 February 2003

Itinerant traveler Cassie Grant comes out of a car accident in Glastonbury, England, with partial memory loss.

Vera Drake Trailer (2004)

22 October 2004

Abortionist Vera Drake finds her beliefs and practices clash with the mores of 1950s Britain – a conflict that leads to tragedy for her family.

Scanners III: The Takeover Trailer (1992)

31 January 1992

A young scanner with extraordinary telepathic powers transforms into a lethal killing machine after taking one of her father's experimental drugs.

Trespass Against Us Trailer (2016)

14 October 2016

Three generations of the rowdy Cutler family live as outlaws in some of Britain's richest countryside – hunting hares, ram-raiding stately homes, and taunting the police.

The Casebook of Eddie Brewer Trailer (2012)

18 March 2012

Eddie Brewer is an old-school paranormal investigator, being followed as part of a documentary.

Meantime Trailer (1983)

16 October 1983

A working-class family in London's East End is struggling to stay afloat during the recession under Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's premiership.

The Statement Trailer (2003)

12 December 2003

The film is set in France in the 1990s, the French were defeated by the Germans early in World War II, an armistice was signed in 1940 which effectively split France into a German occupied part in the North and a semi-independent part in the south which became known as Vichy France.

A Bunch of Amateurs Trailer (2008)

17 November 2008

Jefferson Steel, a washed-up Hollywood action star, is desperate to revive his flagging career. When his sleazy agent signs him up for what he believes is a high-profile Royal Shakespeare Company production of King Lear at Stratford upon Avon, Steel thinks he has finally landed the plum role he has been waiting for.

Sunshine City Trailer (1973)

12 September 1973

SUNSHINE CITY is Albie Thom’s sprawling, protoplasmic experimental portrait of his hometown of Sydney.