Judy Geeson

  • Peter Sasdy – Doomwatch AKA Island of the Ghouls (1972)

    1971-1980MysteryPeter SasdySci-FiUnited Kingdom

    The waters surrounding an island become contaminated by chemical dumping, and people who eat fish caught in those waters become deformed and violent.

    A doctor is called in by the authorities to investigate the effects of pollution on the residents of a small island off the Cornish coast. He discovers that pollutants have caused mutations among the island’s populace and that covert MOD activities may be responsible.Read More »

  • Douglas Hickox – Brannigan (1975)

    1971-1980ActionDouglas HickoxThrillerUSA

    This offbeat John Wayne vehicle casts the Duke as Detective Jim Brannigan, an Irish-American detective at large in London. After the requisite culture-clash routines, it’s down to business as Brannigan teams with Scotland Yard official Commander Swann (Richard Attenborough) to corral a crook who has absconded to England to avoid extradition. Judy Geeson co-stars as Jennifer Thatcher, a cute lady constable who spends most over her time fending off Brannigan’s inbred chauvinism. Brannigan was co-written by Christopher Trumbo, the son of former blacklistee Dalton Trumbo.Read More »

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