Le plus grand musée (1985)
A Franco-Japanese documentary with echoes of Lord (Kenneth) Clark’s ‘Civilisation’, in which several prominent actors took turns to explain the history of the treasures in the Louvre. Working with Charlotte Rampling, Dirk took responsibility for Greek sculpture in the Mediterranean basin and ‘The Golden Age of Flemish Art’.

May We Borrow Your Husband? (1986)
In his own adaptation of the Graham Greene short story, Dirk plays William Harris, a writer who during his stay at a hotel in Nice becomes a spectator to the entrapment of a young bridegroom on his honeymoon by two homosexuals staying at the same hotel. He consoles the naïve bride Poopy (Charlotte Attenborough).

The Vision (1987)
Dirk plays James Marriner, a washed-up presenter tempted by a sorely-needed paycheck to work for an ultra-conservative religious TV network with sinister global motives. With Lee Remick, Eileen Atkins and a young Helena Bonham Carter.

Red, White and True (1995)
Dirk narrated this documentary marking the 125th anniversary of the British Red Cross.