Stephen Poliakoff — Director (4)
Friends & Crocodiles (2005) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
Friends & Crocodiles
director: Stephen Poliakoff actor: Damian Lewis / Jodhi May
other title: Friends and Crocodiles / 朋友與鱷魚
Paul Reynolds is a Gatsby-like figure: owner of a magnificent house, the host of great parties, and a collector of interesting people. He persuades Lizzie Thomas, a secretary at a local estate agent's, to come and work for him as his assistant, to bring some order to his chaos. He inspires her with his enthusiasm and imagination, and frustrates her with his apparent carelessness and destructiveness, which culminates in her calling the police as one of his parties is attacked by local troublemakers, seemingly with his tacit approval. But their paths are destined to cross again and again as Lizzie, with the help of some of the people that she met at Paul's house, rises through the changing landscape of corporate Britain. This is the tale of a meaningful and powerful relationship that isn't a love story; it's about those rare people who profoundly influence and shape our lives.
Perfect Strangers (2001) [TV] WikiData IMDb TMDB
Perfect Strangers
7.4 (7 ratings) director: Stephen Poliakoff actor: Matthew Macfadyen / Michael Gambon
other title: 完美陌生人 / Almost Strangers
Daniel Symon comes face to face with his extended family – a cadre of eccentrics, all of whom hiding their own secrets. At a reunion, patriarch Raymond is presented with a copy of the family tree and is enthralled by the complexity of his family ties.