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Alun Armstrong

Born: 17th Jul 1946 Annfield Plain, County Durham, England, UK
Dept: Acting
Alun Armstrong is a prolific English character actor. Armstrong grew up in County Durham in North East England. He first became interested in acting through Shakespeare productions at his grammar school. Since his career began in the early 1970s, he has played, in his words, "the full spectrum of characters from the grotesque to musicals... I always play very colourful characters, often a bit crazy, despotic, psychotic." His numerous credits include six different Dickens adaptations and seven series as eccentric ex-detective Brian Lane in New Tricks. Armstrong is also an accomplished stage actor who spent nine years with the Royal Shakespeare Company. He originated the role of Thénardier in the London production of Les Misérables and he won an Olivier Award for playing the title role in Sweeney Todd.
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Film and Tv Credits
Total number of credits listed: 146
Film: 87 (60%)
Television: 59 (40%)
Remaining genres not in graph: War, Fantasy, Action & Adventure, Documentary, Music, Science Fiction, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Animation, War & Politics, Talk, Western

Filmography

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The discovery of the world by a young boy singing "I spy with my little eye something beginning with..." ... view
Character:
Dad
The Choral Comedy, Drama, Music
2025
As World War I rages on, Dr. Henry Guthrie takes over a British choral society that's lost most of its men to the army. The community soon discovers t ... view
Character:
Herbert Trickett
After the Flood Drama, Crime, Mystery
Jan 2024 (first aired)
Joanna finds an unidentified man dead in a lift in a underground car park after a devastating flood, police assumes that he became trapped as the wate ... view
Character:
Alan Benson (6 ep.)
Tom Jones Drama
Apr 2023 (first aired)
A reimagining of Henry Fielding's "The History of Tom Jones, A Foundling," the tale of an illegitimate young man's love for an heiress and his attempt ... view
Character:
Squire Western (4 ep.)
Remembers… Documentary, Talk
Jun 2022 (first aired)
What are the secrets of our favourite TV shows? Famous names from both sides of the camera reflect on making some of the most popular and influential ... view
Character:
Self (1 ep.)
Sherwood Crime, Mystery
Jun 2022 (first aired)
Old grudges, new rivalries. A tangled web of murder and revenge spirals in a fractured Nottinghamshire mining community. Powerful drama with Lesley Ma ... view
Character:
Gary Jackson (1 ep.)
The Nicky Nack Comedy, Horror
2021
A man walking home from his local pub one night is tormented by a terrifying sound: The Nicky Nack. ... view
Character:
Breeders Comedy, Family
Mar 2020 (first aired)
Exposing the parental-paradox that it is possible, in the very same moment, to love your child to the horizon of the universe, while being apoplectica ... view
Character:
Jim (27 ep.)
Breaking The Codes History, War, Documentary, Drama
2020
Using rare archive footage and exclusive interviews, this series takes you to the heart of a war that was fought far from the bombs and shells of any ... view
Character:
Year of the Rabbit Comedy, Crime, Action & Adventure, Mystery
Jun 2019 (first aired)
Set in the dark heart of Victorian London, Detective Inspector Rabbit is a hardened booze-hound who's seen it all. Rabbit's been chasing bad guys for ... view
Character:
Chief Inspector Hugh Wisbech (6 ep.)
2019
After a police investigation, a young mother, confused and scared, confesses to a crime she did not commit and is charged with murder. ... view
Character:
Detective Callaghan
Possum Drama, Horror, Thriller
2018
A disgraced children's puppeteer returns to his childhood home and is forced to confront his wicked stepfather and the secrets that have tortured him ... view
Character:
Maurice
Funny Cow Comedy, Drama
2018
A comedian uses her troubled past as material for her stand-up routine, trying to rise up through the comedy circuit by playing Northern England's wor ... view
Character:
Lenny
Prime Suspect 1973 Crime, Drama
Mar 2017 (first aired)
Prime Suspect 1973 tells the story of 22-year-old Jane Tennison's first days in the police force, in which she endured flagrant sexism before being th ... view
Character:
Clifford Bentley (6 ep.)
Frontier Action & Adventure, Drama
Nov 2016 (first aired)
In 18th-century North America, ruthless trappers and entrepreneurs fight to wrest control of the fur trade from the mighty Hudson's Bay Company. ... view
Character:
Lord Benton (18 ep.)
Dark Angel Crime, Drama, Mystery
Oct 2016 (first aired)
The story of Victorian serial killer Mary Ann Cotton, a poisoner whose methods leave no visible scars, allowing her tally of victims to mount, unsuspe ... view
Character:
George Stot (2 ep.)
Asunder Documentary
2016
Esther Johnson’s film uses local archive footage to convey the story of Sunderland's involvement in the First World War, from the men who fought in ... view
Character:
Self - Narrator (voice)
Golden Years Crime, Comedy
2016
Fate, the pensions crisis and a steadfast refusal to accept the injustice of old age have contrived to force law abiding, retired couple, Arthur and M ... view
Character:
Sid
Penny Dreadful Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama, Mystery, Action & Adventure
May 2014 (first aired)
Some of literature's most terrifying characters, including Dr. Frankenstein, Dorian Gray, and iconic figures from the novel Dracula are lurking in the ... view
Character:
Vincent Brand (1 ep.)
The Hollow Crown Drama, History
Jun 2012 (first aired)
A series of British television films featuring William Shakespeare's History Plays. ... view
Character:
Northumberland (2 ep.)
Jan 2012 (first aired)
Choirmaster John Jasper is obsessed with his nephew's fiancé. Will he take his opportunity to get rid of Edwin Drood? ... view
Character:
Hiram Grewgious (2 ep.)
2010
This concert, recorded to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the landmark musical Les Miserables, gathers the casts of the show's 2010 original product ... view
Character:
Monsieur Thenardier (1985 Cast)
Apr 2010 (first aired)
1950s period drama based on the true story of a housewife and mother whose life is turned upside down by a handsome Polish man at her local dance hall ... view
Character:
Donald (1980s) (2 ep.)
Garrow's Law Drama
Nov 2009 (first aired)
The true tale of pioneering 18th century barrister William Garrow, who acted as counsel for the accused, introducing the concept of 'innocent until pr ... view
Character:
John Southouse (12 ep.)
Oct 2008 (first aired)
Amy Dorrit spends her days earning money for the family and looking after her proud father who is a long term inmate of Marshalsea debtors' prison in ... view
Character:
Ephraim Flintwinch (14 ep.)
2008
The story of the rise of morals crusader Mary Whitehouse in the UK in the 1960's. ... view
Character:
Ernest Whitehouse
The Dinner Party Comedy, Drama, TV Movie
2007
Young couple Jackie and Leo move from North London to a suburban home in the green belt paradise of Southern England. At the birthday party of a neigh ... view
Character:
Jim
Eragon Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Family
2006
In his homeland of Alagaesia, a farm boy happens upon a dragon's egg -- a discovery that leads him on a predestined journey where he realized he's the ... view
Character:
Uncle Garrow
2006
The story of a couple who take in two girls from Belarus, a country that has been affected by the Chernobyl disaster. ... view
Character:
Bob Jenkins
Bleak House Drama
Oct 2005 (first aired)
The generous John Jarndyce, struggling with his own past, and his two young wards Richard and Ada, are all caught up, like Lady Dedlock, in the infamo ... view
Character:
Inspector Bucket (9 ep.)
Oliver Twist Crime, Drama, Family
2005
When 9-year-old orphan Oliver Twist dares to ask his cruel taskmaster, Mr. Bumble, for a second serving of gruel, he's hired out as an apprentice. Esc ... view
Character:
Magistrate Fang
Millions Comedy, Crime, Drama, Family
2005
Two boys, still grieving the death of their mother, find themselves the unwitting benefactors of a bag of bank robbery loot in the week before the Uni ... view
Character:
Saint Peter
When I'm Sixty-Four Drama, TV Movie
2004
When widowed cabbie Ray and retired teacher Jim meet by chance, they discover they long for the same things from life: adventure, challenge and love. ... view
Character:
Jim
Van Helsing: The London Assignment Action, Animation, Fantasy, Horror
2004
It tells of the events before the film, in which monster hunter Gabriel Van Helsing travels to London to investigate a series of horrific, and decided ... view
Character:
Cardinal Jinetta (voice)
Van Helsing Horror, Adventure, Action
2004
Famed monster slayer Gabriel Van Helsing is dispatched to Transylvania to assist the last of the Valerious bloodline in defeating Count Dracula. Anna ... view
Character:
Cardinal Jinette
Carrie's War Drama, Family, History, War
2004
Carrie's War is an adaptation of a 1973 children's novel by Nina Bawden, set during the Second World War and following two evacuees, Carrie and her yo ... view
Character:
Mr. Samuel Evans
New Tricks Drama, Comedy
Jan 2004 (first aired)
New Tricks is a British comedy-drama that follows the work of the fictional Unsolved Crime and Open Case Squad of the Metropolitan Police Service. Ori ... view
Character:
Brian Lane (87 ep.)
Between The Sheets Comedy, Drama
Nov 2003 (first aired)
Between the Sheets is a 2003 British six-part miniseries. A carnal, comedic drama based around the love life and sexual hang-ups of several different ... view
Character:
Peter Delany (6 ep.)
It's All About Love Drama, Romance, Science Fiction, Thriller
2003
The story of two lovers and their attempts to save their relationship in a near-future world on the brink of cosmic collapse. John, and world-famous i ... view
Character:
David
2003
Paradise Found is a biography about the painter Paul Gauguin. Focusing on his personal conflict between citizen life and his family life and the art s ... view
Character:
Camille Pissarro
Inquisition Drama, TV Movie
2002
Set in the Spain of 1680, a time of torture and interrogation by the Grand Inquisitor. A young man appears that is healing the sick and raising the de ... view
Character:
Martin
Sparkhouse Drama
Sep 2002 (first aired)
The relationship between childhood sweethearts, a farmer's daughter and boy from a rich family, turns tumultuous in this modern interpretation of Wuth ... view
Character:
Richard Bolton (3 ep.)
Extinct Documentary
Sep 2001 (first aired)
Of all the species that have ever existed, 99.9% are now extinct. This documentary brings to life the compelling stories of these lost creatures and s ... view
Character:
Himself - Narrator (6 ep.)
Bedtime Drama, Comedy
Aug 2001 (first aired)
Bedtime was a British comedy-drama written and directed by Andy Hamilton and broadcast by the BBC. It ran for three series for a total of fifteen epis ... view
Character:
Neil Henshaw (9 ep.)
Strictly Sinatra Drama, Action, Romance
2001
In Glasgow, Toni Cocozza, age 28, aspires to be a lounge singer; his repertoire is strictly Sinatra, backed by Bill, an aging piano player and his onl ... view
Character:
Bill
Score TV Movie, Comedy, Drama
2001
Comedy about a Sunday League football team who win the Lottery. ... view
Character:
George
Messiah Mystery, Drama, Crime
May 2001 (first aired)
Crime drama series following the investigations of DCI Red Metcalfe. ... view
Character:
DCI Charlie McIntyre (2 ep.)
The Mummy Returns Adventure, Action, Fantasy
2001
Rick and Evelyn O’Connell, along with their 8-year-old son Alex, discover the key to the legendary Scorpion King’s might: the fabled Bracelet of A ... view
Character:
Baltus Hafez
Feb 2001 (first aired)
Adrian Mole: the Cappuccino Years is a British television series which was first aired on BBC One in 2001. The series was based on the fifth book from ... view
Character:
George Mole (6 ep.)
Proof of Life Thriller, Action, Drama
2000
When Peter Bowman, an American engineer working in a South American country, is captured by anti-government forces, the rebels learn his identity and ... view
Character:
Wyatt
Harrison's Flowers Drama, Romance, War
2000
1991. Harrison Lloyd, a renowned photojournalist covering the war in Yugoslavia, is reported missing. Sarah, his wife, convinced that he is not dead, ... view
Character:
Samuel Brubeck
7 Up 2000 Documentary
2000
A new generation of British children feature in a follow-up to the original 7 Up series ... view
Character:
Himself - Narrator
Jan 2000 (first aired)
Dramatisation of the real-life investigation into the notorious Yorkshire Ripper murders of the late 1970s, showing the effect that it had on the heal ... view
Character:
Asst. Chief Const. George Oldfield (3 ep.)
2000
This is a dramatisation of the real-life investigation into the notorious Yorkshire Ripper murders of the late 1970s, showing the effect that it had o ... view
Character:
Asst. Chief Const. George Oldfield
Dec 1999 (first aired)
A young man journeys from a difficult childhood to maturity, exploring social injustice, personal development, and the complexities of human relations ... view
Character:
Dan Peggotty (2 ep.)
Onegin Drama, Romance
1999
A virtuous and passionate girl falls in love with a cynical but a dashing aristocrat. ... view
Character:
Zaretsky
Oliver Twist Drama
Nov 1999 (first aired)
When 9-year-old orphan Oliver Twist dares to ask his cruel taskmaster, Mr. Bumble, for a second serving of gruel, he's hired out as an apprentice. Esc ... view
Character:
Mr. Fleming (4 ep.)
Sleepy Hollow Fantasy, Thriller, Mystery, Horror
1999
Skeptical young detective Ichabod Crane gets transferred to the hamlet of Sleepy Hollow, New York, where he is tasked with investigating the decapitat ... view
Character:
High Constable
1999
Six London school-leavers attempt to make it in the world, balancing the challenge of trying to make a name for themselves in the music industry again ... view
Character:
Uncle Henry
With or Without You Drama, Romance
1999
Rosie and Vincent know each other for ten years, and are married for five. She doesn't like her job, he isn't too pleased working with her dad. They'r ... view
Character:
Sammy
Aristocrats Drama, TV Movie, Romance
1999
18th-century England and Ireland viewed through the eyes of four beautiful high-born sisters - Caroline, Emily, Louisa, and Sarah Lennox, great-grandd ... view
Character:
Lord Holland
In the Red Crime, Comedy, Drama
May 1998 (first aired)
In the Red is a three-part BBC Two black comedy crime miniseries adapted by Malcolm Bradbury from Mark Tavener's novel of the same name, which had bee ... view
Character:
DCI Frank Jefferson (3 ep.)
Underworld Drama, Comedy
Nov 1997 (first aired)
A pair of unexceptional suburban siblings are drawn into a dark web of crime and danger. ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (6 ep.)
The Saint Thriller, Action, Romance, Science Fiction, Adventure
1997
Simon Templar (The Saint), is a thief for hire, whose latest job to steal the secret process for cold fusion puts him at odds with a traitor bent on t ... view
Character:
Inspector Teal
Brazen Hussies Comedy, Drama, TV Movie
1996
After meeting her old school friend Sandra Delaney, who now works as a stripper, pub owner Maureen Hardcastle decides to spice up her flagging busines ... view
Character:
Jimmy Hardcastle
Breaking the Code History, Drama, TV Movie
1996
A biography of the English mathematician Alan Turing, who was one of the inventors of the digital computer and one of the key figures in the breaking ... view
Character:
Mick Ross
Witness Against Hitler Drama, War, TV Movie
1996
The true story of a Prussian aristocrat working for German military intelligence during World War II, who, with a group of fellow devout Christians, p ... view
Character:
Pastor Harold Poelchau
Our Friends in the North War & Politics, Drama
Jan 1996 (first aired)
An epic tale of a changing Britain over four decades, seen through the eyes of four friends. ... view
Character:
Austin Donohue (9 ep.)
Sorry About Last Night TV Movie, Romance, Comedy
1995
A romantic comedy written by and starring Alexei Sayle. A couple on a first date in London are determined to find a drink after closing time, to prove ... view
Character:
Mickey
1995
The top stars from the original London and Broadway productions join together with a 150-voice chorus and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in London's ... view
Character:
Thenardier
Braveheart Action, Drama, History, War
1995
Enraged at the slaughter of Murron, his new bride and childhood love, Scottish warrior William Wallace slays a platoon of the local English lord's sol ... view
Character:
Mornay
An Awfully Big Adventure Romance, Drama, Comedy
1995
Liverpool. 1947. Right after World War II, a star struck naive teenage girl joins a shabby theatre troupe in Liverpool. During a winter production of ... view
Character:
Uncle Vernon
MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday Action, Adventure, TV Movie
1994
A close friend of MacGyver is murdered. In searching for a reason for this assassination MacGyver discovers a secret nuclear weapons plant right in th ... view
Character:
Capshaw
Doggin' Around Drama, TV Movie
1994
The past catches up with an ageing American jazz pianist when he returns to the clubs of Lancashire and Yorkshire that he last visited 10 years previo ... view
Character:
Charlie Foster
Black Beauty Family, Adventure, Drama
1994
The fates of horses, and the people who own and command them, are revealed as Black Beauty narrates the circle of his life. ... view
Character:
Reuben Smith
Goggle Eyes Family, Comedy, Drama
Mar 1993 (first aired)
Kitty struggles to accept her divorced mother embarking upon a new relationship; her attempts to thwart this relationship are hampered by her younger ... view
Character:
Gerald 'Goggle Eyes' Faulkner (4 ep.)
The Tempest Drama, Family, Animation, Adventure
1993
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales, Season 1, Episode 2. Exiled Prospero lives on a desolate island with his daughter, Miranda. When Prospero's usurping ... view
Character:
Caliban
Nov 1992 (first aired)
An animated adaptation of twelve of Shakespeare's best-known plays. The series was produced by S4C for the BBC, but animated by some of the foremost a ... view
Character:
Caliban (voice) (1 ep.)
Blue Ice Action, Thriller, TV Movie
1992
An ex-British spy (Michael Caine) helps a U.S. diplomat's wife (Sean Young) and blows the lid off a deadly government cover-up. ... view
Character:
Osgood
Patriot Games Drama, Action, Thriller, Crime
1992
When CIA Analyst Jack Ryan interferes with an IRA assassination, a renegade faction targets Jack and his family as revenge. ... view
Character:
Owens
Split Second Science Fiction, Action, Crime, Thriller, Horror
1992
In a flooded future London, Detective Harley Stone hunts a serial killer who murdered his partner and has haunted him ever since — but he soon disco ... view
Character:
Thrasher
Jan 1992 (first aired)
Goodbye Cruel World is a 1992 British miniseries starring Sue Johnston, Alun Armstrong and Brenda Bruce. The three-part series was aired on BBC One du ... view
Character:
Roy Grade (3 ep.)
London Kills Me Comedy, Drama
1991
For want of a nail a shoe was lost, for want of a shoe... a young man's life is almost lost, which is exactly what this film is all about: a man barel ... view
Character:
John Stone
Nov 1991 (first aired)
The life of Stanley Duke, a fortysomething advertising executive, is thrown into turmoil when his son is diagnosed a schizophrenic. Making matters wor ... view
Character:
Rufus Hilton (4 ep.)
Murder in Eden Crime, Mystery, Drama
Jul 1991 (first aired)
Murder in Eden is a British television series directed by Nicholas Renton and featuring Ian Bannen, Peter Firth and Alun Armstrong. It was first aired ... view
Character:
Sgt. McGing (3 ep.)
American Friends Comedy, Romance
1991
Francis Ashby, a senior Oxford don on holiday alone in the Alps, meets holidaying American Caroline and her companion Elinor, the blossoming Irish-Ame ... view
Character:
Dr. Weeks
The Widowmaker Drama, Crime
1990
The Widowmaker is a 1990 made for television film starring Annabelle Apsion, Alun Armstrong, David Morrissey and Kenneth Welsh. The film deals with a ... view
Character:
Dad
Sticky Wickets Comedy, Drama, TV Movie
1990
It's a big night at the New Dragon Inn when a coach of distinguished Germans arrives. But disaster looms - it's the local cricket team's annual fancy ... view
Character:
Evans
White Hunter, Black Heart Adventure, Drama
1990
Renowned filmmaker John Wilson travels to Africa to direct a new movie, but constantly leaves to hunt elephants and other game, to the dismay of his c ... view
Character:
Ralph Lockhart
1990
Dick is a pigeon fancier. Jean sort of fancies Dick. When a stray bird brings them together, Jean's admiration grows and she discovers Dick's true fee ... view
Character:
Dick
Nineteen96 Drama, Thriller, TV Movie
1989
Britain in the mid-1990s: a divided, violent nation where civil disorder and urban terrorism are on the increase. Scotland Yard detective Commander Ja ... view
Character:
Det. Supt. Frank Burroughs
A Night on the Tyne Drama, TV Movie
1989
When four shipbuilders are made redundant they decide that as a protest they will launch the ship they have been working on. ... view
Character:
Willy
Tales from the Crypt Comedy, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Jun 1989 (first aired)
Cadaverous scream legend the Crypt Keeper is your macabre host for these forays of fright and fun based on the classic E.C. Comics tales from back in ... view
Character:
Inspector Herbert (1 ep.)
1989
Eight-year old Betty is sent to stay with family on a remote Welsh farm, but her father has warned her that her uncle eats children who don't behave. ... view
Character:
Stefano
Original title: Đavolji raj
1989
In the summer of 1944, in a peaceful resort town in the Nazi-occupied Yugoslavia, an easy-going lifeguard takes in a widow of a partisan and her young ... view
Character:
Zemba
Number 27 Comedy, TV Movie
1988
Miss Barwick is 90 years old. She has lived peacefully in the same house all her life - until a young property developer arrives at her front door to ... view
Character:
Murray Lester
The Storyteller: The True Bride Fantasy, Family, Adventure
1988
A white lion comes to the aid of a girl being held under the cruel care of a troll. ... view
Character:
Troll (Voice)
The Storyteller Action & Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama
May 1988 (first aired)
The Storyteller, aided by his cynical dog, narrates classic folk tales, fables, and legends. ... view
Character:
Troll (voice) (1 ep.)
Apr 1987 (first aired)
Al Bundy is an unsuccessful middle aged shoe salesman with a miserable life and an equally dysfunctional family. He hates his job, his wife is lazy, h ... view
Character:
Trevor (3 ep.)
Inspector Morse Crime, Drama, Mystery
Jan 1987 (first aired)
Inspector Morse is a detective drama based on Colin Dexter's series of Chief Inspector Morse novels. The series starred John Thaw as Chief Inspector M ... view
Character:
Superintendent Holdsby (1 ep.)
Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire Western, Comedy, Horror, Music, Fantasy, Drama
1985
Cocky cockney snooker player Billy Kid accepts the challenge of a grudge match from Maxwell Randall (the Green Baize Vampire), six times world champio ... view
Character:
Maxwell Randall, The Green Baize Vampire
A.D. Drama
Mar 1985 (first aired)
A.D. is a 1985 television drama miniseries created and written by Vincenzo Labella and Anthony Burgess, based on Burgess' historical novel The Kingdom ... view
Character:
Gamesmaster (1 ep.)
Number One Drama, TV Movie
1985
A down on his luck Irishman in London decides to play snooker for money. ... view
Character:
Blackpool Police Sergeant
1985
The hardships faced by a woman trying to survive a bloody civil war while caring for the abandoned child of the deposed former ruler. ... view
Character:
Singer
The House Drama, War, TV Movie
1984
Set in 1884, and based on the assumption that Britain is one of the Baltic states between Russia and Latvia, making it part of Europe instead of an of ... view
Character:
Mr. Smeth
Krull Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Science Fiction
1983
A prince and a fellowship of companions set out to rescue his bride from a fortress of alien invaders who have arrived on their home planet. ... view
Character:
Torquil
1983
Play based on Brian Patten's book. Local children and retired detective Moon band together to protect a leprechaun from the investigations of the loca ... view
Character:
Narrator
Nov 1982 (first aired)
Young Nicholas Nickleby sets out to make his fortune in order to prevent his mother and sister from depending upon his uncle, Ralph Nicklby. But he fi ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (10 ep.)
The French Lieutenant's Woman Drama, Romance, History
1981
In this story-within-a-story, Anna is an actress starring opposite Mike in a period piece about the forbidden love between their respective characters ... view
Character:
Grimes
Get Lost! Mystery, Drama
Jun 1981 (first aired)
Get Lost! is a 1981 British television drama serial produced by Yorkshire Television for ITV. Written by Alan Plater, the plot concerns the disappeara ... view
Character:
Neville Keaton (4 ep.)
1980
A journalist finds his life is in danger when he investigates the death of a woman who was involved with a religious cult. ... view
Character:
Trahearne
All Day on the Sands Drama, TV Movie
1979
Mr and Mrs Cooper are staying at a boarding-house in the seaside resort of Morecambe with their small children, Colin and Jennifer. Mr Cooper has just ... view
Character:
Measure for Measure Drama, TV Movie
1979
When the Duke of Vienna takes a mysterious leave of absence and leaves the strict Angelo in charge, things couldn't be worse for Claudio, who is sente ... view
Character:
Provost
1978
After 15 years in HM Prisons, Emerson just wants to keep his nose clean and get out. Working on the Stone Age fort keeps him away from trouble, but th ... view
Character:
Quinn
1978
Lavretsky returns to Russia from Europe and joins the group of admirers of his beautiful young cousin Liza. ... view
Character:
Mikhalevich
Feb 1978 (first aired)
Armchair Thriller is a British television programme, broadcast on ITV in two series in 1978 and 1980. Owing something to some of the off-shoots of the ... view
Character:
Trahearne (1 ep.)
Enemy at the Door Drama, War & Politics
Jan 1978 (first aired)
Enemy At The Door is a British television drama series made by London Weekend Television for ITV. The series was shown between 1978 and 1980 and dealt ... view
Character:
Louis Mendoza (1 ep.)
Our Day Out Comedy, Drama, TV Movie
1977
When a teacher takes a group of troubled school children on a school trip to Conwy in Wales, the children understand life outside of Liverpool. ... view
Character:
Mr. Briggs
Shooting the Chandelier Drama, TV Movie
1977
During the closing days of the Second World War, a young Czechoslovakian woman, Blanka, is caught between ideologies of the Soviet regime. Part of BBC ... view
Character:
Brodovich
BBC2 Play of the Week Drama, Comedy
Sep 1977 (first aired)
An anthology of plays and novels adapted into feature length TV movies, broadcast on BBC2 from September 1977 to April 1979. ... view
Character:
Brodovich (1 ep.)
Mikhalevich (1 ep.)
The Duellists Drama, War
1977
In 1800, as Napoleon Bonaparte rises to power in France, a rivalry erupts between Armand and Gabriel, two lieutenants in the French Army, over a perce ... view
Character:
Lieutenant Lacourbe
Jul 1977 (first aired)
British sitcom in which happy-go-lucky character Peter Barnes comically and haphazardly tries to deal with the daily frustrations his life throws at h ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (12 ep.)
1977
"There's always a sale to be made if you're willing to work hard enough." Richard is a top salesman and is content. His wife, however, has had enough. ... view
Character:
Richard Clewes
A Bridge Too Far Drama, History, War
1977
The story of Operation Market Garden—a failed attempt by the allies in the latter stages of WWII to end the war quickly by securing three bridges in ... view
Character:
Cpl. Davies
The New Avengers Drama, Action & Adventure
Oct 1976 (first aired)
The New Avengers is a British secret agent fantasy adventure television series broadcast during 1976 and 1977. It is a sequel to the 1960s series The ... view
Character:
Private George Harris (1 ep.)
The Chester Mystery Plays Drama, TV Movie
1976
Medieval Mystery Cycle first performed in Chester in the 14th century. ... view
Character:
Lightborne
1976
... view
Character:
Tommy
Days of Hope Drama
Sep 1975 (first aired)
Days of Hope is a BBC television drama serial produced in 1975. The series dealt with the lives of a working-class family from the turmoils of the Fir ... view
Character:
Billy Shepherd (4 ep.)
Sep 1975 (first aired)
Mini series about a Northumberland mining village - the daily lives of the inhabitants and the tragedies and disasters that befell them. ... view
Character:
Joe Gowlan (13 ep.)
The Sweeney Action & Adventure, Drama, Crime
Jan 1975 (first aired)
Jack Regan, an unethical officer of the Flying Squad, uses unorthodox methods to pursue criminals with the help of his partner, George Carter. ... view
Character:
Peter Jenner (1 ep.)
Father Brown Crime, Mystery, Drama
Sep 1974 (first aired)
Father Brown was a Catholic priest who doubled as an amateur detective in order to solve mysteries. ... view
Character:
Joe (1 ep.)
Porridge Comedy
Sep 1974 (first aired)
Porridge is a British situation comedy broadcast on BBC1 from 1974 to 1977, running for three series, two Christmas specials and a feature film also t ... view
Character:
Spraggon (1 ep.)
Easy Go Drama, TV Movie
1974
A hot day by the Thames - very hot for some Deptford children. When they and some dockers spot a 'prize' in the river, the race is on between the riva ... view
Character:
First docker
Centre Play Drama
Jul 1973 (first aired)
Anthology series of half hour plays produced in BBC's Television Centre's studios. ... view
Character:
Richard Clewes (1 ep.)
The 14 Drama
1973
Set in London’s East End, The 14 (aka The Wild Little Bunch aka Existence) is based on the true story of fourteen children who struggle against over ... view
Character:
Tommy
The Eyes Have It Thriller, TV Movie, Horror
1973
A group of terrorists posing as plumbers set up base at a school for the blind. The students remain blissfully unaware while the terrorists plan the a ... view
Character:
Mike
Thriller Drama, Crime, Mystery
Apr 1973 (first aired)
Thriller is a British television series, originally broadcast in the UK from 1973 to 1976. It is an anthology series: each episode has a self-containe ... view
Character:
Mike (1 ep.)
The Sex Victims Horror, Crime
1973
A lone truck driver who is lured into the woods by a nubile Lady Godiva discovers after he’s slept with her that all is not as it seems. The Sex Vic ... view
Character:
George
Only Make Believe Drama, TV Movie
1973
Playwright Christopher Hudson finds his medical problem hinders his writing. He employs secretary Sandra George and dictates his new play to her, but ... view
Character:
Michael Biddle
Jan 1973 (first aired)
Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? is a British sitcom which was broadcast between 9 January 1973 and 9 April 1974 on BBC1. It was the colour seque ... view
Character:
Scaife (1 ep.)
Justice Drama
Oct 1971 (first aired)
Justice is a British drama television series which originally aired on ITV in 39 hour-long episodes between 8 August 1971 and 16 October 1974. Margare ... view
Character:
Bob Graham (1 ep.)
Get Carter Crime, Thriller
1971
Jack Carter is a small-time hood working in London. When word reaches him of his brother's death, he travels to Newcastle to attend the funeral. Refus ... view
Character:
Keith
Great Performances Comedy, Documentary, Drama
Jan 1971 (first aired)
The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular ... view
Character:
Thénardier (1 ep.)
Oct 1970 (first aired)
Play for Today is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC1 from 1970 to 1984. During the run, more tha ... view
Character:
1st Docker (1 ep.)
Mr Briggs (1 ep.)
Oct 1965 (first aired)
A BBC television anthology series featuring productions of classic and contemporary stage plays usually broadcast on BBC1. Each production featured a ... view
Character:
Lightborne (1 ep.)
Public Eye Crime, Drama
Jan 1965 (first aired)
Public Eye is a British television drama broadcast from 1965 to 1975 on ITV1. Produced by ABC Television for three series, and Thames Television for a ... view
Character:
Vince Gregson (1 ep.)