The Chain

Nov 1, 1984

1h 32m

★ 6.8

Your life in their vans.

Overview

Comedy featuring interweaving stories of seven households caught up in a property chain on moving day, each one dependent on the other.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Production Companies

Film4 Productions

The Rank Organisation

Quintet Films & Television

The Chain Trailers

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Cast

Bamber

Warren Mitchell

Nick

Bernard Hill

Tornado

Gary Waldhorn

Paul

Tony Westrope

Thomas

Leo McKern

Keith

Denis Lawson

Dudley

David Troughton

Alison

Phyllis Logan

Mr Thorn

Nigel Hawthorne

Betty

Anna Massey

Mrs. Andreos

Billie Whitelaw

Deidre

Judy Parfitt

Alice, the only relatively normal member of the eccentric Sycamore family, falls in love with Tony Kirby, but his wealthy banker father and snobbish mother strongly disapprove of the match. When the Kirbys are invited to dinner to become better acquainted with their future in-laws, things don't turn out the way Alice had hoped.

5.5

The House Across the Lake

Apr 16, 1954

Sensuous and desirable, Carol Forrest has always attracted the attention of men. Expert in the art of manipulation and control she married an older man, loving only his vast wealth and continued to amuse herself with indiscreet affairs. But when neighbour Mark Kendrick lets slip that her husband intends cutting her out of his will Carol concentrates all her attentions on the unsuspecting Kendrick, obtaining his help to dispose of this irritating obstacle.

6.4

Enchantment

Dec 25, 1948

Roland Dane finally retires to the house he was brought up in. Lost in thoughts of his lost love Lark, he does not want to be disturbed in his last days. However, the appearance of his niece and her subsequent romance with Lark's nephew causes him to reevaluate his life and offer some advice so the young couple doesn't make the same mistake he did, all those years ago.

5.5

Moving

Mar 4, 1988

Arlo accepts what seems to him to be a dream promotion to Idaho. He soon discovers, however, that moving has its own share of problems.

6.5

Paperhouse

Sep 10, 1988

A young girl lost in the loneliness and boredom of reality finds solace in an ill boy, whom she can visit in a surreal dream world that she drew in her school composition book.

5.5

House II: The Second Story

May 14, 1987

Jesse moves into an old family property where his parents were mysteriously murdered years before. He soon finds himself with unexpected guests in the form of his mummified great-great grandfather, a mystical crystal skull, and a zombie cowboy.

4.7

Mylanchi Monchulla Veedu

Nov 28, 2014

Kasim's daughter, Waahida, elopes with her boyfriend, Madhavan Kutty, on the day of her wedding. Years later, Madhavan Kutty, in the disguise of a Muslim man, goes to treat the now paralysed Kasim.

6.4

House of the Long Shadows

Jun 17, 1983

An American writer goes to a remote Welsh manor on a $20,000 bet that he can write a classic novel like 'Wuthering Heights' in 24 hours. However, upon his arrival he discovers that the apparently empty manor has several rather odd inhabitants.

4.6

Christina's House

Apr 6, 2000

A teenage girl is plagued by bizarre occurrences and deaths related to her new home.

6.8

Faith's Song

Jan 20, 2017

A young girl's faith is tested, when her parents are suddenly killed in a car accident and she's forced to move in with relatives who don't share her belief in God. A talented singer, who desires to worship God with her songs, she finds herself in a new city, a new school and no friends. With her uncle and others at school challenging her faith, one boy emerges, who seems to see the greatness in her. Now she must come to grips with either fitting in or following God - which could cost her more than just her faith.

6.3

Eggs

May 26, 1995

Two brothers in their seventies, Pa and Moe, have lived together all their lives in a little house in the country, the only interruption being when Pa made a weekend trip to Småland on his moped during the second World War. The past returns when his adult son dating from his Swedish visit, Konrad, comes to live with them after his mother has fallen ill. Soon Moe is about to discover that three is indeed a crowd...

0.0

Haunted Devotion

May 27, 2025

Maya, a widow, struggles to cope with the loss of her husband. At her lowest, her sister tries to get her out of the house, but grief keeps bringing her back.

6.6

Father's Haunted House

Aug 8, 2024

A forest ranger moves his family to a home deep in the woods, where they find themselves tormented by angry spirits tied to a violent history.

6.4

Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation

Jun 15, 1962

Banker Roger Hobbs wants to spend his vacation alone with his wife, Peggy, but she insists on a family vacation at a California beach house that turns out to be ugly and broken down. Daughter Katey, embarrassed by her braces, refuses to go to the beach, as does TV-addicted son Danny. When the family is joined by Hobbs' two unhappily married daughters and their husbands, he must help everyone with their problems to get some peace.

4.3

Inheritance

Jun 2, 2017

When Ryan mysteriously inherits a house from his biological father, a man he thought long dead, he and his pregnant fiancé travel to the property with high hopes for the future. But curiosity about his deceased father leads Ryan to uncover a dark family history...

0.0

Off Beat

Jan 1, 2006

An adventure involving biscuits, a TV and absolutely no police whatsoever.

0.0

Miz Cracker's Favorite Haunts

Mar 22, 2024

World-renowned Drag Queen Miz Cracker helps a Texas family that’s experiencing strange occurrences after renovating their 1892 home. As a lover of the paranormal, can Miz Cracker solve their ghost problem and help them coexist peacefully with the spirits?

5.0

Yeh Teraa Ghar Yeh Meraa Ghar

Oct 12, 2001

After the death of his dad, Dayashankar Pandey arranges the marriage of his two sisters. In debt, he goes to the city to ask the tenants to leave his house, as he intends to sell it and repay his debts. A woman, her two daughters, Jyoti, Saraswati, and one son, Chotu are living there. When Dayashankar asks them to vacate, they refuse. What results is Dayashankar's hilarious attempts to force them to vacate - from seeking legal advice; filing police reports; asking goons to remove them - moving in himself. Will Dayashankar succeed in his attempts to evict his tenants?

7.3

Domestic Circumstances

Jun 6, 1977

Multiply love stories are going around the young family including the newlyweds parnts and even... a grandmother.