Peter Needham

Peter Needham

Born: August 20, 1932
Died: August 7, 2009
in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK

Movies for Peter Needham...

Title: The Line of Beauty
Character: Old Man
Released: May 17, 2006
Type: TV
Crawl deep under the skin of Thatcher's Britain, seen through the eyes and experiences of a young, gay man, from the euphoria of falling in love to the tragedy of AIDS. A story of love, class, sex and money.
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Firelight
Title: Firelight
Character: Rector
Released: May 27, 1998
Type: Movie
In 1838, lovely governess Elisabeth agrees to bear a child of anonymous English landowner, and he will in return pay her father's debt. At birth she, as agreed, gives up the child. Seven years later she is hired as governess to a girl on a remote Sussex estate. The father of the girl, Charles Godwin, turns out to be that anonymous landowner. So Elisabeth has to be her own daughter's governess, and she can't reveal the secret of her tie with little Louisa.
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The Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd
Title: The Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd
Character: Mine Manager
Released: October 14, 1995
Type: Movie
D.H, Lawrence's early play about a married woman who wishes her husband dead after falling in love with another man comes to the screen in this adaptation starring Zoe Wannamaker and Colin Firth. When her wish becomes a horrifying reality, her life begins to change in ways she could have never anticipated.
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Title: Pride and Prejudice
Character: Fencing Master
Released: September 24, 1995
Type: TV
Set in England in the early 19th century, Pride and Prejudice tells the story of Mr and Mrs Bennet's five unmarried daughters after the rich and eligible Mr Bingley and his status-conscious friend, Mr Darcy, have moved into their neighbourhood. While Bingley takes an immediate liking to the eldest Bennet daughter, Jane, Darcy has difficulty adapting to local society and repeatedly clashes with the second-eldest Bennet daughter, Elizabeth.
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Title: Xena: Warrior Princess
Character: Village Elder
Released: September 4, 1995
Type: TV
Xena is an infamous warrior on a quest to seek redemption for her past sins against the innocent. Accompanied by her comrade-in-arms Gabrielle, the campy couple use their formidable fighting skills to help those who are unable to defend themselves.
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Title: Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
Character: Plato
Released: January 29, 1995
Type: TV
The legendary son of Zeus journeys across the earth fighting monsters and helping people.
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Before the Rain
Title: Before the Rain
Character: Maitre D
Released: June 9, 1994
Type: Movie
The circularity of violence seen in a story that circles on itself. In Macedonia, during the war in Bosnia, Christians hunt an ethnic Albanian girl who may have murdered one of their own. A young monk who's taken a vow of silence offers her protection. In London, a photographic editor who's pregnant needs to talk it out with her estranged husband and chooses a toney restaurant.
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Title: A Touch of Frost
Released: December 6, 1992
Type: TV
Jack Frost is a gritty, dogged and unconventional detective with sympathy for the underdog and an instinct for moral justice who attracts trouble like a magnet. Despite some animosity with his superintendent, Norman “Horn-rimmed Harry” Mullett, Frost and his ever-changing roster of assistants manage to solve cases via his clever mind, good heart, and cool touch.
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The Count of Solar
Title: The Count of Solar
Character: Surgeon
Released: February 2, 1992
Type: Movie
The true story of mysterious deaf-mute boy Joseph in France just before the revolution.
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An Angel at My Table
Title: An Angel at My Table
Character: Dr. Palmer
Released: September 20, 1990
Type: Movie
Based on the autobiographical work of New Zealand writer Janet Frame, this production depicts the author at various stage of her life. Afflicted with mental and emotional issues, Frame grows up in an impoverished family and experiences numerous tragedies while still in her youth, including the deaths of two of her siblings. Portrayed as an adult by Kerry Fox, Frame finds acclaim for her writing while still in a mental institution, and her success helps her move on with her life.
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A Prayer for the Dying
Title: A Prayer for the Dying
Character: Cemetery Superintendent
Released: September 11, 1987
Type: Movie
Jack Higgins' straightforward thriller about a guilt-ridden IRA bomber forced into "one last job"
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Title: The Bill
Released: October 16, 1984
Type: TV
The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and drug raids to the routine demands of policing this ground-breaking series focuses as much on crime as it does on the personal lives of its characters.
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Title: The Kenny Everett Television Show
Character: Various
Released: February 25, 1982
Type: TV
Sketch comedy show starring Kenny Everett.
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Title: Minder
Character: Joe Eldon
Released: October 29, 1979
Type: TV
This comedy drama series featured Terry McCann, a former boxer with a conviction for G.B.H., and Arthur Daley, a second-hand car dealer with an eye for a nice little earner. Alongside his many business ventures, Arthur would regularly hire Terry out as a minder or bodyguard, later replaced by nephew, Ray Daley.
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The Christmas Tree
Title: The Christmas Tree
Character: axeman
Released: January 1, 1975
Type: Movie
Three lucky pine trees, with human faces, are cut down in order to enjoy the holidays with human families.
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Easy Go
Title: Easy Go
Character: Playground leader
Released: March 7, 1974
Type: Movie
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 rival factions to win it.
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Jingle Bells
Title: Jingle Bells
Character: Harry
Released: December 13, 1973
Type: Movie
Play by Arthur Hopcraft about Christmas in a Northern town, and the relationship within a family.
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Title: Are You Being Served?
Character: The Returned Glen Check Suit
Released: September 8, 1972
Type: TV
This comedy series, which follows the exploits of employees at London's fictional "Grace Brothers" department store, is full of sexual innuendo, slapstick, visual gags, and double entendres. Much of the show's humor parodies Britain's class system, and many of the show's characters are based on stereotypes of the period, including the effeminate Mr. Humphries and the rich, but stingy, store owner.
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Title: Justice
Character: Businessman
Released: October 8, 1971
Type: TV
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. Margaret Lockwood stars as Harriet Peterson a female barrister in the North of England. It was made by Yorkshire Television and was based loosely on Justice Is a Woman, an episode of ITV Playhouse broadcast in 1969 in which Lockwood had previously also played a barrister. The theme music was Crown Imperial by William Walton.