During the post-World War I era, Britons Harold Abrahams and Eric Liddell are both naturally gifted fast sprinters, but approach running and how it fits into their respective lives differently.

After Chariots of Fire, Cross was cast as a British officer in 19th Century colonial India in The Far Pavilions, which was described by The New York Times as "the most expensive, ambitious ...

It was 1981's Chariots of Fire that saw him receive his best supporting ... Diminutive in stature, he was similarly well-cast as Pod in 1992 children's series The Borrowers.