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Jim Broadbent
Born: 24th May 1949 Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, UK
Dept: Acting
Jim Broadbent (born May 24, 1949) is an English actor. He won an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award for his supporting role as John Bayley in the feature film Iris (2001), as well as winning a BAFTA TV Award and a Golden Globe for his leading role as Lord Longford in the television film Longford (2006). Broadbent received four BAFTA Film Award nominations and won for his performance in Moulin Rouge! (2001). He was also nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards and four Screen Actors Guild Awards.
A graduate of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art in 1972, Broadbent first came to prominence in the 1980s, chiefly appearing in television comedy including playing Roy Slater in the BBC sitcom Only Fools and Horses. He appeared in the Terry Gilliam films Time Bandits (1981) and Brazil (1985) before a breakthrough role in Mike Leigh's independent comedy drama Life Is Sweet (1990). His notable film roles since include The Borrowers (1997), Bridget Jones's Diary (2001), The Gathering Storm (2002), Hot Fuzz (2007), Another Year (2010), The Iron Lady (2011), Arthur Christmas (2011), Cloud Atlas (2012) and Brooklyn (2015). He played Horace Slughorn in the Harry Potter film series, Archmaester Ebrose in the seventh season of the television series Game of Thrones and Samuel Gruber in the Paddington film series.
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Film and Tv Credits
Total number of credits listed: 198
Film: 153 (77%)
Television: 45 (23%)
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Filmography
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In 1553, England’s first Queen, Mary I, takes the throne. The country is on the brink of chaos, and ambitious Cardinal Pole plots to secure control. ... view
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Cardinal Pole
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A British student and a Muscovite poet fall in love in the 1990s. ... view
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2025
A unique feature-length retrospective documentary bringing together the directors, author David Mitchell, and key cast and crew - including Tom Hanks, ... view
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Self - Interviewee
2025
Famous movie actor Jay Kelly embarks on a journey of self-discovery, confronting both his past and present, accompanied by his devoted manager, Ron. ... view
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Peter Schneider
2025
Bridget Jones navigates life as a widow and single mum with the help of her family, friends, and former lover, Daniel. Back to work and on the apps, s ... view
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Colin Jones
2024
Paddington travels to Peru to visit his beloved Aunt Lucy, who now resides at the Home for Retired Bears. With the Brown Family in tow, a thrilling ad ... view
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Samuel Gruber
2024
Dive deep into the lore and influence of Paddington in this feel-good documentary composed of beautiful illustrations and interviews with famous fans. ... view
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Narrator (voice)
Jun 2024 (first aired)
Gird your loins for the tragic tale of Lady Jane Grey, the young Tudor noblewoman who was Queen of England for nine days and then beheaded, back in go ... view
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Duke of Leicester (2 ep.)
2023
Grace returns home from the funeral of her husband, George accompanied by her daughter, Lucy. Mother and daughter clash, leading Grace to attempt to m ... view
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George
2023
A chance to relive the best of the action from Wimbledon 2022 as Novak Djokovic won his fourth consecutive men’s singles title and Elena Rybakina be ... view
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Narrator
2023
A look back at the making of the entire Blackadder series to commemorate its 40th anniversary, featuring contributions from Blackadder's biggest fans ... view
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Self - Contributor
2023
Harold Fry is an unremarkable man who has made mistakes with all the important things: being a husband, a father and a friend. And now, well into his ... view
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Harold Fry
Sep 2022 (first aired)
Beginning in a time of relative peace, we follow an ensemble cast of characters as they confront the re-emergence of evil to Middle-earth. From the da ... view
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Snaggleroot (voice) (1 ep.)
Apr 2022 (first aired)
A London talent agency’s employees must scramble to keep their star clients happy and their business afloat after the sudden death of their founder. ... view
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Richard Nightingale (1 ep.)
2022
The true story of Charlotte Salomon, a young German-Jewish painter who comes of age in Berlin on the eve of the Second World War. Fiercely imaginative ... view
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Grosspapa (voice)
Apr 2022 (first aired)
A dying man's enigmatic last words send vicar's son, Bobby Jones, and his socialite friend, Lady Frankie Derwent, on a crime-solving adventure. ... view
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Lord Marcham (1 ep.)
2021
An ordinary young boy called Nikolas sets out on an extraordinary adventure into the snowy north in search of his father who is on a quest to discover ... view
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King
2021
In 1961, a 60-year-old taxi driver stole Goya’s portrait of the Duke of Wellington from the National Gallery in London. It was the first (and remai ... view
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Kempton Bunton
2021
A young actor is stabbed to death just days after filming his big break in the Harry Potter franchise. ... view
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Self
Nov 2020 (first aired)
Himalayas, 1934. A remote clifftop palace once known as the ‘House of Women’ holds many dark secrets. When the young nuns of St. Faith attempt to ... view
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Father Roberts (3 ep.)
2020
Summer 1939. Influential families in Nazi Germany have sent their daughters to a finishing school in an English seaside town to learn the language and ... view
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Charlie
Jun 2020 (first aired)
David Tennant and Michael Sheen (playing themselves) were due to star in a production of 'Six Characters in Search of an Author' in the West End. The ... view
Character:
Jim (2 ep.)
May 2020 (first aired)
All Nikki and Jason want is a baby—the one thing they can't have. So they decide to adopt. With their dysfunctional friends, screwball families, and ... view
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George (1 ep.)
2020
After losing his wife seven years earlier, the eccentric Dr. John Dolittle, famed doctor and veterinarian of Queen Victoria’s England, hermits himse ... view
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Lord Thomas Badgley
2019
Ten big-name actors, including Jim Broadbent, Jodie Whittaker, David Tennant and Olivia Colman, come together to record an album for Children in Need. ... view
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Self
Mar 2019 (first aired)
Terrifying creatures, wicked surprises and dark comedy converge in this NSFW anthology of animated stories presented by Tim Miller and David Fincher. ... view
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Christopher the Poet (voice) (1 ep.)
2018
In 1847, when Ireland is in the grip of the Great Famine that has ravaged the country for two long years, Feeney, a hardened Irish Ranger who has been ... view
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Lord Kilmichael
2018
London, England, April 2015. Brian Reader, a retired thief, gathers an unlikely gang of burglars to perpetrate the biggest and boldest heist in Britis ... view
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Terry Perkins
2018
An aging King invites disaster, when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters, and rejects his loving and honest one. ... view
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Earl of Gloucester
2018
What happened when we built Utopia? New Town Utopia is feature documentary about the power of art, architecture, the state of the nation – and some ... view
Character:
Lewis Silkin MP
2017
Paddington, now happily settled with the Browns, picks up a series of odd jobs to buy the perfect present for his Aunt Lucy, but it is stolen. ... view
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Samuel Gruber
Original title: Ptice kao mi
2017
The story follows a group of birds on a journey where they try to find a better life for themselves and the ones they love. ... view
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Horozovich (voice)
2017
A man becomes haunted by his past and is presented with a mysterious legacy that causes him to re-think his current situation in life. ... view
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Tony Webster
2016
This hand drawn animated film, based on the award winning graphic novel by Raymond Briggs, is an intimate and affectionate depiction of the life and t ... view
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Ernest Briggs (voice)
2016
After breaking up, Bridget Jones' happily-ever-after hasn't quite gone according to plan. Fortysomething and single again, she decides to focus on her ... view
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Dad
2016
Tarzan, having acclimated to life in London, is called back to his former home in the jungle to investigate the activities at a mining encampment. ... view
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Prime Minister
2016
The feel-good story of Michael 'Eddie' Edwards, an unlikely but courageous British ski-jumper who never stopped believing in himself—even as an enti ... view
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BBC Commentator
Jan 2016 (first aired)
The love story of young Countess Natasha Rostova and Count Pierre Bezukhov is interwoven with the Great Patriotic War of 1812 against Napoleon's invad ... view
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Prince Bolkonsky (6 ep.)
Nov 2015 (first aired)
A chance romance between two men from very different worlds, one from the headquarters of the Secret Intelligence Service, the other from a world of c ... view
Character:
Scottie (5 ep.)
2015
The true story of the relationship between Alan Bennett and the singular Miss Shepherd, a woman of uncertain origins who ‘temporarily’ parked her ... view
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Underwood
2015
In 1950s Ireland and New York, young Eilis Lacey has to choose between two men and two countries. ... view
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Father Flood
Original title: Das Wetter in geschlossenen Räumen
2015
A luxury hotel in a conflict zone. Development aid worker Dorothea begins an affair with a young drifter, Alec, but what starts as sweet distraction b ... view
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Britischer Botschafter
2015
An elderly man pieces together his childhood memories after finding his diary from 1900, which he wrote when he was 13 years old. ... view
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Old Leo
2014
A father and son must team up to save Christmas when they discover Santa Claus sleeping in their garage, having crashed his sleigh and found himself o ... view
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Santa Claus
2014
In a revealing documentary, Mike Leigh, director of Secrets & Lies, Vera Drake and Abigail's Party among many others, talks to Alan Yentob about a ... view
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Self
2014
A young Peruvian bear travels to London in search of a home. Finding himself lost and alone at Paddington Station, he meets the kindly Brown family, w ... view
Character:
Samuel Gruber
2014
Air Force One is shot down by terrorists, leaving the President of the United States stranded in the wilderness of Finland. 13-year-old Oskari is on a ... view
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Herbert
2014
Like always, Postman Pat is happily going about his duty delivering letters and parcels around the fictional town of Greendale. One day, auditions for ... view
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CEO (voice)
2013
Harry Hill embarks on a road trip to Blackpool with his Nan when he discovers that his hamster only has one week to live. ... view
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Cleaner
Dec 2013 (first aired)
8 August 1963: Britain wakes up to news of the biggest robbery in the country’s history. A train has been hijacked and robbed, 35 miles from its arr ... view
Character:
DCS Tommy Butler (2 ep.)
2013
Heather is a shy lady who works in a helpline call centre. When she receives a phone call from a mystery man, she has no idea that the encounter will ... view
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Stan (voice)
2013
Short romance about a man and woman who bump into each other outside the BFI ... view
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2013
Nick and Meg Burrows return to Paris, the city where they honeymooned, to celebrate their 30th wedding anniversary and rediscover some romance in thei ... view
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Nick Burrows
2013
A bigoted junkie cop suffering from borderline personality disorder and drug addiction manipulates and hallucinates his way in a bid to secure promoti ... view
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Dr Rossi
2013
A high-profile terrorism case unexpectedly binds together two ex-lovers on the defense team - testing the limits of their loyalties and placing their ... view
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Attorney General
Apr 2013 (first aired)
A journey through the world of classic and contemporary cinema. ... view
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Professor Horace Slughorn (1 ep.)
2012
A set of six nested stories spanning time between the 19th century and a distant post-apocalyptic future. Cloud Atlas explores how the actions and con ... view
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Captain Molyneux / Vyvyan Ayrs / Timothy Cavendish / Korean Musician / Prescient 2
2012
Internationally acclaimed ventriloquist Nina Conti takes the bereaved puppets of her mentor and erstwhile lover Ken Campbell on a pilgrimage to "Venth ... view
Character:
Self
2011
A look at the life of Margaret Thatcher, the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, with a focus on the price she paid for power. ... view
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Denis Thatcher
Nov 2011 (first aired)
Comedy Blaps is Channel 4's vehicle for piloting comedy online. Some pilots consist of a single short, whereas others consist of a few shorts. ... view
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DCI Ponk (3 ep.)
2011
For hundreds of years, the Claus family has delegated the title "Santa" to a chosen few of its members, which can be passed down upon retirement. Each ... view
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Santa (voice)
2011
Harry, Ron and Hermione continue their quest to vanquish the evil Voldemort once and for all. Just as things begin to look hopeless for the young wiza ... view
Character:
Horace Slughorn
May 2011 (first aired)
Exile is a British psychological thriller television series created by Paul Abbott and Danny Brocklehurst for BBC One. The three-part serial stars Joh ... view
Character:
Sam Ronstadt (3 ep.)
Apr 2011 (first aired)
Seven noble families fight for control of the mythical land of Westeros. Friction between the houses leads to full-scale war. All while a very ancient ... view
Character:
Archmaester Ebrose (4 ep.)
Nov 2010 (first aired)
Logan Mountstuart, writer and adventurer, narrates his life, from the Paris of the twenties to the eighties in London, passing through the New York of ... view
Character:
Logan Mountstuart (Older) (4 ep.)
2010
During a year, a very content couple approaching retirement are visited by friends and family less happy with their lives. ... view
Character:
Tom
2009
A gangster named Perrier looks to exact his revenge on a trio of fugitives responsible for the accidental death of one of his cronies. ... view
Character:
Jim McCrea
2009
As Lord Voldemort tightens his grip on both the Muggle and wizarding worlds, Hogwarts is no longer a safe haven. Harry suspects perils may even lie wi ... view
Character:
Horace Slughorn
2009
Taking over Leeds United, Brian Clough's abrasive approach and his clear dislike of the players' dirty style of play make it certain there is going to ... view
Character:
Sam Longson
2009
As the only legitimate heir of England's King William, teenage Victoria gets caught up in the political machinations of her own family. Victoria's mot ... view
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King William IV
2008
A magical tale of friendship and loneliness, which tells the story of a little boy who one day finds a penguin on his doorstep. Although at first he i ... view
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Narrator (voice)
2008
The adventures of a father and his young daughter, in their search for a long lost book that will help reunite a missing, close relative. ... view
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Fenoglio
2008
Brilliant physicist Albert Einstein, and English scientist Arthur Eddington form an unlikely friendship during World War I, which leads to the creatio ... view
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Sir Oliver Lodge
2008
A countdown of the top 40 "Blackadder" moments chosen by cast and crew members, celebrity fans and 15 genuine Blackadders. ... view
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Self
2008
To mark the 25th anniversary since the first transmission of Blackadder in 1983, the iconic cast of the much-loved sitcom appear together in a documen ... view
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Self
2008
Set during the Cold War, the Soviets—led by sword-wielding Irina Spalko—are in search of a crystal skull which has supernatural powers related to ... view
Character:
Dean Charles Stanforth
2008
Tales of the Riverbank tells the story of three friends - Hammy Hamster, Roderick Rat and GP the Guinea Pig - who, having swept down the river in a vi ... view
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G.P. (voice)
2007
The story of a son's conflicting memories of his dying father. ... view
Character:
Arthur Morrison
Character:
Self
Feb 2007 (first aired)
Each week celebrity guests join Irish comedian Graham Norton to discuss what's being going on around the world that week. The guests poke fun and sha ... view
Character:
Self (1 ep.)
2007
Former London constable Nicholas Angel finds it difficult to adapt to his new assignment in the sleepy British village of Sandford. Not only does he m ... view
Character:
Inspector Frank Butterman
2006
A portrait of Lord Longford, a tireless British campaigner whose controversial beliefs often resulted in furious political debate and personal conflic ... view
Character:
Lord Longford
2006
Starting from childhood attempts at illustration, the protagonist pursues his true obsession to art school. But as he learns how the art world really ... view
Character:
Jimmy
Apr 2006 (first aired)
Anthology drama following the lives and passions of neighbors on a northern English street. ... view
Character:
Stan McDermott (6 ep.)
2005
Siblings Lucy, Edmund, Susan and Peter step through a magical wardrobe and find the land of Narnia. There, they discover a charming, once peaceful kin ... view
Character:
Prof. Digory Kirke
2005
Set in 1944, Valiant is a woodland pigeon who wants to become a great hero someday. When he hears they are hiring recruits for the Royal Homing Pigeon ... view
Character:
Sergeant (voice)
2005
Rodney Copperbottom is a young robot inventor who dreams of making the world a better place, until the evil Ratchet takes over Bigweld Industries. Now ... view
Character:
Madame Gasket (voice)
2005
A shaggy, candy-loving puppy named Dougal along with a group of friends embarks on a dangerous journey in an effort to imprison their oppressor -- the ... view
Character:
Brian (voice)
2004
Bridget Jones is still dating her new love, barrister Mark Darcy, for a perfect six weeks. However, while on assignment in Thailand with her disreputa ... view
Character:
Dad
2004
Abortionist Vera Drake finds her beliefs and practices clash with the mores of 1950s Britain – a conflict that leads to tragedy for her family. ... view
Character:
Judge
2004
In early 19th century England, orphaned Becky Sharp defies her poverty-stricken background and ascends the social ladder alongside her best friend. ... view
Character:
Mr. Osborne
2004
The story of Suki, a lioness cub, who rebels against her mother and her Pride to mate with an unsuitable lion from the other side of the river. ... view
Character:
Eddie (voice)
2004
A bet pits a British inventor, a Chinese thief and a French artist on a worldwide adventure that they can circle the globe in 80 days. ... view
Character:
Lord Kelvin
2004
Tooth is a young, feisty Tooth Fairy, who lives in a world called Fairytopia that has lost its ability to use magic. Fed up with the way most fairies ... view
Character:
The Rabbit (voice)
2004
Four stories featuring the mice of Brambly Hedge. In 'The Secret Staircase' Primrose and Wilfred set off looking for costumes for the Midwinter celebr ... view
Character:
Basil / Ernest Vole / Purslane Saltapple (Voice)
2003
The Young Visiters, written in twelve days by nine-year-old Daisy Ashford in 1890, is a surreal blend of naiveté, precocious perception and inadverte ... view
Character:
Alfred Salteena
2003
During the 1930s in England, a group of young socialites dominate the national gossip with extravagant and outlandish antics. Among the group is the a ... view
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The Drunken Major
2003
In 1914, the Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa invites studios to shoot his actual battles against Porfírio Diaz army to raise funds for financing g ... view
Character:
Harry Aitken
2003
Anna Spud is the grumpiest little girl in the world. The prospect of long car journey trapped with her parents sounds 'rubbish'. But along the way, sh ... view
Character:
Dad
2002
Nicholas Nickleby, a young boy in search of a better life, struggles to save his family and friends from the abusive exploitation of his coldheartedly ... view
Character:
Mr. Wackford Squeers
2002
In early 1860s New York, Irish immigrant Amsterdam Vallon is released from prison and returns to the Five Points, seeking revenge against his father's ... view
Character:
Boss Tweed
2002
A king whose beard is long and beloved. An aspiring barber looking for acknowledgement. A kingdom unaware of the dark secret behind their ruler's lush ... view
Character:
The Wizard (voice)
2002
A love story offering an intimate look inside the marriage of Winston and Clementine Churchill during a particularly troubled, though little-known, mo ... view
Character:
Desmond Morton
2001
True story of the lifelong romance between novelist Iris Murdoch and her husband John Bayley, from their student days through her battle with Alzheime ... view
Character:
John Bayley
2001
A celebration of love and creative inspiration takes place in the infamous, gaudy and glamorous Parisian nightclub, at the cusp of the 20th century. A ... view
Character:
Harold Zidler
2001
This made-for-tv documentary treats romance fans to a behind-the-scenes look at the making of Moulin Rouge!, Baz Luhrmann's musical tale of love betwe ... view
Character:
Self
2001
Bridget Jones is an average woman struggling against expectations. As a New Year's resolution, Bridget decides to take control of her life, starting b ... view
Character:
Bridget's Dad
1999
For nearly a decade, Gilbert and Sullivan’s collaborations have delighted the English people. But in 1884, as a London heat wave cuts into the theat ... view
Character:
W. S. Gilbert
1999
Before the Doctor can settle down to married life, he must face one last confrontation with his deadly enemy of certain death - the Master. ... view
Character:
The Shy Doctor
1998
After the death of her father, Little Voice or LV becomes a virtual recluse, never going out and hardly ever saying a word. She just sits in her bedro ... view
Character:
Mr. Boo
1998
British Ministry agent John Steed, under direction from "Mother", investigates a diabolical plot by arch-villain Sir August de Wynter to rule the worl ... view
Character:
Mother
1998
It is a bright Autumn day and all the animals are playing in the fallen leaves which Percy has been trying to sweep up!!! He tries to get them to tidy ... view
Character:
Percy
1997
Percy is having a day off and is busy making sandwiches for a picnic. The rabbits are frolicking in the park and the youngest is being a bit too reckl ... view
Character:
Percy
1997
The four-inch-tall Clock family secretly share a house with the normal-sized Lender family, "borrowing" such items as thread, safety pins, batteries a ... view
Character:
Pod Clock
Jun 1997 (first aired)
The Peter Principle is a BBC television show about the Aldbridge Branch of the fictional County & Provincial Bank. It originally aired in the late 199 ... view
Character:
Peter Duffley (12 ep.)
1997
Percy is very busy with all his work around the park, and does not have time to play with the animals, who are bored and looking for someone to have f ... view
Character:
Jim
1997
Smilla Jaspersen attempts to understand the death of a small boy who falls from the roof of her apartment building. Suspecting wrongdoing, Smilla unco ... view
Character:
Dr. Lagermann
1996
During the harvest season, Lord Woodmouse and Primrose go picking blackberries, while Wilfred looks for adventure by trying to find a creature called ... view
Character:
Basil
Dec 1996 (first aired)
The Enchanted World of Brambly Hedge is a stop-motion animated series based on the Brambly Hedge books by Jill Barklem. The show was produced by Reade ... view
Character:
Basil / Ernest Vole / Purslane Saltapple (voice) (8 ep.)
1996
It is a freezing day in the park. Soon the snow does begin to fall, and fall very heavily. The weather reports warn of heavy snowfall and strong winds ... view
Character:
Percy
Dec 1996 (first aired)
Percy is a gentle, kindly sort of a man who is happy with his life in the park, totally unhindered by the stresses and strains of modern life. He is a ... view
Character:
Percy (voice) (17 ep.)
1996
In 1880s London, pornographic bookseller Verloc is a double agent for the Russian government, providing information to Chief Inspector Heat about a la ... view
Character:
Chief Inspector Heat
1995
A murderous lust for the British throne sees Richard III descend into madness. Though the setting is transposed to the 1930s, England is torn by civil ... view
Character:
The Duke of Buckingham
1995
In the 1950s, a pretty magician's apprentice travels to Mexico to escape her boyfriend, a wealthy politician, and to find a Mayan shaman who will teac ... view
Character:
Doc Ansell
1995
Biopic about a real eccentric ultra-patriotic British army officer and war hero called Lt. Col. Alfred D. Wintle, who fought in both World Wars agains ... view
Character:
Col. Alfred D. Wintle
1994
After young playwright, David Shayne obtains funding for his play from gangster Nick Valenti, Nick's girlfriend Olive miraculously lands the role of a ... view
Character:
Warner Purcell
1994
Bristol, England, early 19th century. A beautiful young stranger who speaks a weird language is tried for the crime of begging. But when a man claims ... view
Character:
Mr. Worrall
1994
Scandal and mystery reign following the arrival of Edwina in a small Irish town populated entirely by widows. Edwina quickly falls out with the locals ... view
Character:
Con Clancy
1993
Fairy-tale fantasy is turned on its head this time, as a fairy godmother in training commits the ultimate faux pas and transforms a handsome young man ... view
Character:
Ugly Brother / Policeman (voice)
1993
Diana and Deric have an ideal marriage: they thrive in each other's company, they're funny, and they enjoy their two grown children and Deric's dotty ... view
Character:
Deric Longden
1993
When the lead star of 'The Gourmet Detective' mystery show is mysteriously bumped off. A bunch of various detectives from television shows from the se ... view
Character:
George
1993
Theatrical packaging of three comic shorts: Dean Parisot & Steven Wright's comedy "The Appointments of Dennis Jennings" (1988), Michael Moore's docume ... view
Character:
The Earl of Leete
Nov 1992 (first aired)
Gone to Seed is a British comedy-drama series created by Tony Grounds, a standalone spin-off to his earlier Gone to the Dogs. With much of the cast re ... view
Character:
Monty Plant (6 ep.)
1992
Jim Broadbent wrote and starred in this short film directed by none other than Mike Leigh. As a member of the landed gentry, the 23rd Earl of Leete ha ... view
Character:
23rd Earl of Leete
1992
Irish Republican Army member Fergus forms an unexpected bond with Jody, a kidnapped British soldier in his custody, despite the warnings of fellow IRA ... view
Character:
Col
Jan 1992 (first aired)
A series about vehicles which defied extinction, and the people who designed them, bought them, and love them today. ... view
Character:
Self - Narrator (6 ep.)
Nov 1991 (first aired)
Gone to the Dogs is a comedy-drama miniseries produced by Central Films for Central Independent Television, and broadcast by ITV between 29 November a ... view
Character:
Jim Morley (6 ep.)
1991
When married British women Rose Arbuthnot and Lottie Wilkins decide to take a break from their respective spouses, they stay at a castle in Italy for ... view
Character:
Frederick Arbuthnot
Nov 1991 (first aired)
Comedienne Dawn French tackles dark, tongue-in-cheek thrillers as her various characters embark on a different mystery every episode. In one way or an ... view
Character:
Selwyn Proops (1 ep.)
1991
British production of Argentinan Roberto Cossa's play, set in Argentina in 1982. Nona is an elderly woman who is causing a drain on the resources of h ... view
Character:
Carmelo
Oct 1991 (first aired)
An anthology series of various plays and dramatic performances. ... view
Character:
Carmello (1 ep.)
1991
Just north of London live Wendy, Andy, and their twenty-something twins, Natalie and Nicola. Wendy clerks in a shop, Andy is a cook who forever puts o ... view
Character:
Andy
1991
The pupils of the Dora Jackson School of Dancing compete in the 1960 Classical Dance Festival in Scarborough. Fifties rock 'n' roll meets classical ba ... view
Character:
Grocer
1990
Linus Roache stars as troubled painter Vincent van Gogh in this drama from the BBC’s Omnibus series. Struggling to make ends meet first as an art de ... view
Character:
Roulin
Nov 1989 (first aired)
Surreal and satirical narratives are assembled entirely out of archive film clips, with new soundtracks provided by voiceover artists. ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (27 ep.)
Nov 1989 (first aired)
Victoria Wood was a series of six one-off situation comedies written by and starring Victoria Wood in 1989, who took a break from sketches, two years ... view
Character:
Alan Hammond (1 ep.)
1989
Erik the Viking gathers warriors from his village and sets out on a dangerous journey to Valhalla, to ask the gods to end the Age of Ragnorok and allo ... view
Character:
Ernest the Viking (a Rapist)
1989
A short satirical film devised by and starring Alan Rickman, Jim Broadbent and Alison Steadman about the seven sins of stage acting. ... view
Character:
Standford Hartley
1988
After a genial spirit shows the benevolent Ebenezer Blackadder visions of his unscrupulous ancestors, he resolves to mend his generous ways. ... view
Character:
Prince Albert
1988
Two young men and a sultry divorcee flee their drab hometown existence, taking to the road in a bubblegum pink chevrolet. ... view
Character:
Donald
Jan 1988 (first aired)
This documentary series uses drama and commentary to shed light on the lives and works of Joseph Conrad, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, T. S. Eliot, Henrik Ibsen ... view
Character:
Ossipon (1 ep.)
1987
With global superpowers engaged in an increasingly hostile arms race, Superman leads a crusade to rid the world of nuclear weapons. But Lex Luthor, re ... view
Character:
Jean Pierre Dubois
1987
A rock singer goes to Brazil to shoot a video, but winds up getting kidnapped and enduring a number of seemingly bizarre and hilarious events. ... view
Character:
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:
Charlie Bennett (1 ep.)
1986
Franz, a young man, works in a dye factory in Prague. One day he notices a rash-like eczema, growing on his hands. All attempts to treat it with ointm ... view
Character:
Gutling
1985
Adaption of George Eliot's novel. When a respectable weaver is wrongfully accused of theft, he becomes a virtual hermit until his own fortune is stole ... view
Character:
Jem Rodney
1985
Bill is a man who's very bitter about his divorce and losing custody of his son. So, when one of his friends is being sued for divorce by his wife so ... view
Character:
Roger Miles
1985
Guy Fuddle lives with grandma who's ill and wants to see her granddaughters sent away as kids before dying. Guy searches for his four sisters. When re ... view
Character:
Dalcroix
Oct 1985 (first aired)
Happy Families was a rural comedy drama written by Ben Elton which appeared on the BBC in 1985 and told the story of the dysfunctional Fuddle family. ... view
Character:
Dalcroix (2 ep.)
Sep 1985 (first aired)
A series of dramas featuring staged theatre plays. ... view
Character:
Maitre Jacques (1 ep.)
1985
After a drunken woman falls off a bus and is taken to hospital overnight, she starts to have disturbing memories. ... view
Character:
Tes Goodwin
1985
Low-level bureaucrat Sam Lowry escapes the monotony of his day-to-day life through a recurring daydream of himself as a virtuous hero saving a beautif ... view
Character:
Dr. Jaffe
Jan 1985 (first aired)
Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV is a British sketch comedy series created by and starring comedian Victoria Wood with Julie Walters, Celia Imrie, Duncan ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (4 ep.)
1984
A Christmas story set in contemporary London, about a woman, Debbie, who feels threatened by her husband, Koji, the Japanese gangster owner of a Londo ... view
Character:
Nick/Father Christmas
1984
Ten years after ratting on his old mobster friends in exchange for personal immunity, two hit men drive a hardened criminal to Paris for his execution ... view
Character:
Barrister
Sep 1983 (first aired)
Dramarama is the name of a British children's anthology series broadcast on ITV between 1983 and 1989. It tended to feature drama of a science fiction ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Jun 1983 (first aired)
Tales Out of School is a British anthology of television plays by David Leland: Birth of a Nation, Flying Into the Wind, R.H.I.N.O.: Really Here in Na ... view
Character:
Geoff Figg (1 ep.)
1983
A new teacher at a highly problematic comprehensive school feels that corporal punishment may just be inflaming the problems, and so begins to campaig ... view
Character:
Geoff Figg
Jun 1983 (first aired)
Blackadder traces the deeply cynical and self-serving lineage of various Edmund Blackadders throughout British history, from the muck of the Middle Ag ... view
Character:
Don Speekingleesh, an Interpreter (1 ep.)
1983
Sequel to the TV film "Walter". In the United States, the two films have been released together on DVD as a package, called "Loving Walter". ... view
Character:
Orderly
1983
Bernard Fripp is told by his doctor that he has only 30 minutes left to live. This sets Bernard bumbling off on a mission to live his final minutes to ... view
Character:
Vicar
1982
Winnie is a mentally handicapped woman who lives with her elderly mother (Cora) and aunt (Ida). They visit the cemetery where Winnie’s father is bur ... view
Character:
Second Attendant
Nov 1982 (first aired)
A series of plays written by Alan Bennett. ... view
Character:
Second Attendant (1 ep.)
1982
When Denis Midgley's father is rushed to hospital, Midgley drops everything to be by his side. They've never really got on, so Midgley wants to be sur ... view
Character:
Mr Horsfall
1982
A man with learning difficulties suffers neglect and ill-treatment, and this is only exasperated when his parents die and nobody seems to know what to ... view
Character:
Joseph - Orderly
1982
Writer and Director Mike Leigh discusses the techniques used to create his plays. ... view
Character:
Self (archive footage)
1982
Director Werner Nekes has created this experimental film in the mode of James Joyce's Ulysses to the extent that human interactions are represented by ... view
Character:
Apr 1982 (first aired)
Bird of Prey is a British techno-thriller television serial written by Ron Hutchinson and produced by Michael Wearing and Bernard Krichefski for the B ... view
Character:
DI Stanley Richardson (1 ep.)
Sep 1981 (first aired)
Only Fools and Horses.... Is a British sitcom created and written by John Sullivan. Seven series were originally transmitted on BBC One from 1981 to 1 ... view
Character:
Roy Slater (2 ep.)
1981
Young history buff Kevin can scarcely believe it when six dwarfs emerge from his closet one night. Former employees of the Supreme Being, they've purl ... view
Character:
Compere
1980
Mercenary soldiers Jamie and Drew are hired by a large corporation to liberate Zangaro, a small African nation, from an despot. Havoc ensues. ... view
Character:
Film Crew
1980
In his further adventures Frank finds success and unhappiness. ... view
Character:
Mr. Champing
1980
Breaking Glass is the story of punk singer Kate and her meteoric rise to stardom. Starting out in the rock pubs of London, Kate, assisted by her manag ... view
Character:
Station Porter
1980
Nobody goes to Amsterdam to wander about. It's either the Rijksmuseum or the red light district. On the boat going home, Clive and Stewart admit to no ... view
Character:
Stewart
1979
Play For Today written by and starring Neville Smith. Christian Harvey , a local radio DJ and ageing rocker, is an obsessive fan of Elvis and the news ... view
Character:
Mackaness
1979
An aged art connoisseur (Beaumont) and his young female neighbour (Coles), who has a job posing naked in a club, meet and exist in fantasy and reality ... view
Character:
Mar 1979 (first aired)
A British television anthology of stories, often with sinister and wryly comedic undertones, and a twist at the end. With early episodes written and p ... view
Character:
Mr Lovejoy (1 ep.)
1979
During WW 2, a Basque shepherd is approached by the underground, who wants him to lead a scientist and his family across the Pyrenees. While being pur ... view
Character:
German Soldier (uncredited)
1978
An adaptation of the first play written by Bertolt Brecht, charting the decline and fall of Baal, a young poet who rejects the norms of society and de ... view
Character:
Woodcutter
1978
A traveller by the name of Crossley forces himself upon a musician and his wife in a lonely part of Devon, and uses the aboriginal magic he has learne ... view
Character:
Fielder in Cowpat
Mar 1974 (first aired)
A one-hour anthology television series of one-off contemporary and classic dramas produced by the BBC. ... view
Character:
Stewart (1 ep.)
1971
British teenager Leo Colston spends a summer in the countryside, where he develops a crush on the beautiful young aristocrat Marian. Eager to impress ... view
Character:
Spectator at Cricket Match (uncredited)
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:
Mr. Horsfall (1 ep.)
Mr. Champing (1 ep.)
Oct 1967 (first aired)
Omnibus was an arts-based BBC television documentary series, broadcast mainly on BBC1 in the United Kingdom. The programme was the successor to the lo ... view
Character:
Roulin (1 ep.)
Mar 1953 (first aired)
An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a statuett ... view
Character:
Self (1 ep.)
Jan 1944 (first aired)
An annual awards ceremony recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign, bestowed by the Hollywood Foreign Press Associatio ... view
Character:
Self - Nominee (1 ep.)