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Geoffrey Hughes
Born: 2nd Feb 1944 Wallasey, Merseyside, England, UK - Died 27th Jul 2012
Dept: Acting
Geoffrey Hughes DL was an English actor. Hughes provided the voice of Paul McCartney in the animated film Yellow Submarine, and rose to fame for portraying much-loved binman Eddie Yeats in the long-running British soap opera Coronation Street from 1974 to 1983, making a return to the show in 1987.
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Film and Tv Credits
Total number of credits listed: 52
Film: 29 (56%)
Television: 23 (44%)
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Filmography
2023
Ricky Tomlinson sits back in his chair and takes a fond look back at the much-loved comedy series The Royle Family, sharing his memories of playing he ... view
Character:
Twiggy (archive footage)
2023
Keeping Up Appearances remains one of Britain's best loved series. Running for 5 years throughout the 90s, millions of viewers tuned in to watch the d ... view
Character:
Self (archive footage)
2010
Caroline Aherne and Craig Cash discuss the creation of The Royle Family, with a look behind the scenes at the production of the show and interviews wi ... view
Character:
Self
2008
Festive special edition of the hit family sitcom. Inspired by Nigella Lawson, Denise decides to cook Christmas dinner for the family. Jim provides the ... view
Character:
Twiggy
2008
Memphis cop Lieutenant McKenzie is called in to investigate a series of strange deaths and wierd sightings following the resurrection of a murder vict ... view
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Tony Ray
2007
Inspired by The Manchester Passion, Liverpool Nativity employs the city's great musical heritage as the soundtrack to a contemporary music drama set i ... view
Character:
Gabriel
2007
Expresso is a series of eight micro-stories, that develop the viewer as they watch the visitors during one day, to one table in a typical UK coffee sh ... view
Character:
The Builder
Jan 2007 (first aired)
Irreverent comedy drama which follows the messy lives, loves, delirious highs and inevitable lows of a group of raucous teenage friends in Bristol. ... view
Character:
Uncle Keith (2 ep.)
Fat Bastard (1 ep.)
Bandy (1 ep.)
2005
Movie with some of the greatest brittish comedians such as Rowan Atkinson, John Cleese. ... view
Character:
Self
2001
June Whitfield takes a look at some of the locations used during the making of the legendary 'Carry On' films. ... view
Character:
Willie (archive footage) (uncredited)
Sep 1998 (first aired)
The Royle Family is a British sitcom created by Caroline Aherne and Craig Cash, and produced by Granada Television for BBC Two (series 1) and BBC One ... view
Character:
Twiggy (6 ep.)
1997
Daisy and Onslow find the secret diary of Hyacinth and start reading in it. The rest of this TV-special are clips from prevous episodes. ... view
Character:
Onslow
1995
Clive (Kevin McNally) and Carol Smith (Rebecca Lacey) are a Merseyside couple who are struggling to raise their two teenage children, Wayne (Scott Nea ... view
Character:
Dooley
Mar 1993 (first aired)
Norman Lovett stars as an eccentric artist in this alternative comedy from the mid 90s. Norman plays a character, named for himself, that lives in an ... view
Character:
Dirk (voice) (5 ep.)
Dirk (voice) / Addison Mammon (1 ep.)
Apr 1992 (first aired)
Set during the 1960s in the fictional North Yorkshire village of Aidensfield, this enduringly popular series interweaves crime and medical storylines. ... view
Character:
Vernon Scripps (85 ep.)
Jan 1991 (first aired)
Jimmy Nail plays tough cop Spender, forced to return to his native Newcastle after a failed undercover operation in London. He uses tough and unconven ... view
Character:
Kenny Coates (1 ep.)
Oct 1990 (first aired)
Hyacinth Bucket (whose name, she insists, is pronounced "Bouquet") is a suburban housewife in the West Midlands. She would be the first to tell you th ... view
Character:
Onslow (40 ep.)
1990
Needle paints a harrowing picture of a Liverpool overrun by drugs, charting a young man's nightmarish descent into intravenous heroin use and AIDS and ... view
Character:
Repo Man
1990
The 20 January 1931 slaying of Julia Wallace remains unsolved, despite an ongoing stream of investigative writers giving an impression that a solution ... view
Character:
Det Sgt Bailey
May 1990 (first aired)
The Upper Hand is a British television sitcom, produced by Central Independent Television and Columbia Pictures Television and broadcast by ITV from 1 ... view
Character:
Ray (1 ep.)
Jan 1990 (first aired)
You Rang, M'Lord? is a British comedy series written by Jimmy Perry and David Croft, the creators of Dad's Army, It Ain't Half Hot Mum and Hi-de-Hi! I ... view
Character:
Fred Kendall (1 ep.)
1986
Charged with genocide by the treacherous Valeyard at his trial, the Doctor receives help from an unlikely source to turn the tide of the High Council' ... view
Character:
Popplewick
Sep 1986 (first aired)
Drama series about the staff and patients at Holby City Hospital's emergency department, charting the ups and downs in their personal and professional ... view
Character:
Si Blake (1 ep.)
1977
Celebrating twenty years of classic Carry On films, two of the films’ best-loved stars, Kenneth Williams and Barbara Windsor return to Pinewood film ... view
Character:
Willie (archive footage) (uncredited)
1976
Timothy Lea and his brother-in-law Sidney decide upon opening a driving school as their latest get-rich-quick scheme. Though he sincerely wants to tea ... view
Character:
Postman
Jul 1974 (first aired)
This short-lived sequel to On the Buses (1969) saw Blakey move to Spain with his sister. ... view
Character:
Frank (1 ep.)
1973
Light-hearted and occasionally unclothed adaptation of a British comic strip in the over-the-top, on-beyond-Bond spy fantasy vein. Based on the Daily ... view
Character:
Georg
1973
London, 1940. Aspiring jazz musician and future comedy legend Terence 'Spike' Milligan reluctantly obeys his call-up and joins the Royal Artillery reg ... view
Character:
Larry
Oct 1972 (first aired)
Crown Court is an afternoon television courtroom drama produced by Granada Television for the ITV network that ran from 1972, when the Crown Court sys ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
1971
At WC Boggs' Lavatory factory, Vic Spanner is the union representative who calls a strike at the drop of a hat. However, eventually everyone gets fed ... view
Character:
Willie
1971
When Len Shelton retires from a life of work in the coal mines, he turns to his first love - pigeons, which become a symbol of hope for him. ... view
Character:
Derek
1971
A British family takes revenge into its own hands in avenging their recently slain daughter. ... view
Character:
Fred
1971
After a landsman in 18th century England discovers a corpse covered in fur buried in a field, the town becomes infected by "the devil's skin," leading ... view
Character:
Drinking Villager
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:
Derek (1 ep.)
1970
A successful talent agent enjoys the good life until his wife leaves him. Moving in with his friend and igniting an affair with the man's wife, he als ... view
Character:
Policeman
Jun 1970 (first aired)
Anthology series in which characters find themselves in weird and scary situations. Not evoked by the supernatural but by other people. ... view
Character:
Terry (1 ep.)
1970
An army deserter hides out on a country estate but falls foul of the gamekeeper. ... view
Character:
Flash Blakey
Nov 1969 (first aired)
Curry and Chips is a British sitcom broadcast in 1969 which was produced by London Weekend Television for the ITV network.
Set on a factory floor of ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (6 ep.)
1969
The core of the plot is the romantic triangle formed by the protagonist, a conscripted soldier named Private Brigg, a worldly professional soldier nam ... view
Character:
Lantry
Sep 1969 (first aired)
Up Pompeii! is a British television comedy series broadcast between 1969 and 1970, starring Frankie Howerd. The first series was written by Talbot Rot ... view
Character:
Piteous (1 ep.)
1969
Based on the hit sitcom of the same name; racist, anti-Socialist Tory Alf Garnett and his long-suffering wife Else raise their daughter Rita during th ... view
Character:
Mike's Brother
Nov 1968 (first aired)
A hapless but caring teacher tries to control his class of unruly kids. The teacher sees much good and potential in his pupils, much to the dismay of ... view
Character:
Mr. Turner (1 ep.)
Jul 1968 (first aired)
Introducing the Walmington-On-Sea home guard. During WW2, in a fictional British seaside town, a ragtag group of Home Guard local defense volunteers p ... view
Character:
Bridge Corporal (1 ep.)
1968
The wicked Blue Meanies take over Pepperland, eliminating all color and music. As the only survivor, the Lord Admiral escapes in the yellow submarine ... view
Character:
Paul McCartney (voice) (as Geoff Hughes)
1968
A national service NCO (David Warner) comes face to face with an embittered Irish Gunner (Nicol Williamson) who is determined to humiliate him. ... view
Character:
Private Samuel - Cookhouse
1967
Two young women arrive in London to make it big in show business, and become corrupted by money and fame in the process. ... view
Character:
Builder
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:
Second Workman (1 ep.)
Dec 1964 (first aired)
Terry Collier and Bob Ferris are good friends. Terry was working class and secure in his life, whereas Bob was more aspirational, determined to work h ... view
Character:
Podge (3 ep.)
Nov 1963 (first aired)
The adventures of The Doctor, a time-traveling humanoid alien known as a Time Lord. He explores the universe in his TARDIS, a sentient time-traveling ... view
Character:
Popplewick (2 ep.)
Jan 1962 (first aired)
Z-Cars or Z Cars is a British television drama series centred on the work of mobile uniformed police in the fictional town of Newtown, based on Kirkby ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)