Tony Roper

Tony Roper

Born: August 19, 1941

Movies for Tony Roper...

Rikki & Me
Title: Rikki & Me
Character: Rikki Fulton / John Fulton
Released: November 5, 2007
Type: Movie
A play following the life and times of much loved comedian Rikki Fulton.
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Title: The Very Best Of Scotch And Wry
Released: November 25, 2005
Type: TV
This title brings togther classic highlights from the fantastic Scotch & Wry. All the old favourites are here - Supercop, Dickie Dandruff, Last Call, and many more. Rikki Fulton and co. provide the laughs with their unique brand of humour in this hilarious blast from the past. From vampires to aliens, office parties to tenement parties, it's political incorrectness gone mad! And watch out for the Frankenstein sketch - it's good to see that a good use has been found for Francie's old hairpiece!
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Title: Monarch of the Glen
Released: February 27, 2000
Type: TV
Archie MacDonald, a young restaurateur is called back to his childhood home of Glenbogle where he is told he is the new Laird of Glenbogle.
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Title: All Along the Watchtower
Character: Iain Guthrie
Released: February 28, 1999
Type: TV
All Along the Watchtower is a British sitcom that aired on BBC One in 1999 about an RAF base in Scotland. It was written by Pete Sinclair and Trevelyan Evans.
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Title: Only an Excuse?
Released: December 31, 1993
Type: TV
Only An Excuse? is an annual Scottish football comedy sketch show that airs each Hogmanay. Starring actor and comedian Jonathan Watson, the show features impressions of some of Scottish football's great characters such as Denis Law, Tommy Burns, Barry Ferguson, Sir Alex Ferguson, Frank McAvennie, Walter Smith and Graeme Souness, as well as caricatures of the "typical" Celtic and Rangers fan.
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Rab C. Nesbitt Live
Title: Rab C. Nesbitt Live
Character: Jamesie Cotter
Released: November 2, 1992
Type: Movie
The cast of BBC2's hit comedy series have taken to the stage of Aberdeen's Capitol Theatre on the final night of their triumphant nationwide tour. Now the scene is set for the usual Rab blend of vitriolic comedy. String-vested superslob Rab C. Nesbitt faces a frosty reception from his family when he finally staggers home from the World Cup, several months later spurned by delinquent sons and driven out of the house by his exasperated spouse, he finds himself reluctantly sharing a squalid bedsit with his wholesome and equally estranged pal, Jamesie. ‘I Married the wrong woman’ laments the rueful Rob rekindling memories of his first true love. A sweet schoolgirl called Isobel Niddrie.
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Title: Rab C. Nesbitt
Character: Jamesie Cotter
Released: September 27, 1990
Type: TV
BBC comedy series about Rab C. Nesbitt, a drunken, string vested layabout who lives with his long suffering wife Mary and his two sons in the working class area of Govan in Glasgow. When he's not getting drunk with his pals that include the devious, womanizing Jamesie Cotter. He's offering his philosophical outlook on life to whoever will listen.
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Triple Scotch & Wry
Title: Triple Scotch & Wry
Character: Various
Released: January 1, 1990
Type: Movie
More comedy sketches from Scottish comedian Rikki Fulton. Characters include: Michael Jackson - from Jordanhill; Shirley Bassey - from Bearsden; Jonathan Partington; Bonnie Prince Charlie; and the Last Call team.
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Biting the Hands
Title: Biting the Hands
Character: Gordon
Released: April 11, 1989
Type: Movie
Linda and Gail are Hell's Belles - an alternative comedy double act. When success begins to beckon, they must decide whether to change their act or keep doing what they believe in. Are their principles justified - or are they just 'biting the hands' that feed them?
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Normal Service
Title: Normal Service
Character: Bruce
Released: February 2, 1988
Type: Movie
It's General Election day 1964, and the resources of Forth and Clyde Television are under stress. Too many shows want too many things done too quickly. Some of the design and graphics staff are intent on not getting involved. Others won't survive the strain.
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Double Scotch & Wry
Title: Double Scotch & Wry
Character: Various
Released: December 7, 1987
Type: Movie
Rikki Fulton and friends return with another selection of sketches and comedy characters, including the Reverend I.M. Jolly, Supercop, dirty barber Alky Broon and Big Chief Swift Half.
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Scotch & Wry
Title: Scotch & Wry
Released: November 3, 1986
Type: Movie
Video Compilation of the Scottish TV Comedy Sketch Show. Stand out characters include Supercop, an idiot motorcycle policeman whose catchphrase was 'Alright Stirling, oot the car' and whose goggles would spring off his helmet; Dirty Dickie Dandruff; Gallowgate Gourmet, the unbelievably unhygienic TV chef; and McGlinchey, a colourful wide-boy.
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Title: City Lights
Character: Social Security Officer
Released: October 14, 1986
Type: TV
Hapless bank clerk Willie Melvin dreams of being a successful writer but is held back by his own incompetence, the dodgy dealings of his best friend Chancer, and lack of support from his mother, the bank's manager Adam McLelland and his obsequious fellow teller, Brian.
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Title: Naked Video
Released: May 12, 1986
Type: TV
Naked Video was a BBC Scotland comedy series, broadcast between 1986 and 1991 on BBC2, the series was created by Colin Gilbert who also created A Kick Up the Eighties and Naked Radio.
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Title: Taggart
Released: September 6, 1983
Type: TV
Taggart is a Scottish detective television programme.The series revolves around a group of detectives initially in the Maryhill CID of Strathclyde Police, though various storylines have happened in other parts of the Greater Glasgow area, and as of the most recent series the team have operated out of the fictional John Street police station across the street from the City Chambers.
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The Silly Season
Title: The Silly Season
Character: Barney
Released: February 9, 1982
Type: Movie
Four students working in a factory cause emotional, as well as industrial catastrophe, for when theory and reality meet it is the 'Silly Season'.
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Degree of Uncertainty
Title: Degree of Uncertainty
Character: Barman
Released: March 6, 1979
Type: Movie
Mature student, divorcee and mother of three, Josie, finds the social pressures in and out of university more demanding than her academic studies.
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Title: Scotch and Wry
Released: September 30, 1978
Type: TV
Scotch and Wry was a Scottish comedy sketch show which was broadcast on BBC One Scotland and starred Rikki Fulton. After two series, in 1978 and 1979, the programme continued as a regular part of the channel's Hogmanay celebrations between 1980 and 1992, pulling in millions of viewers. The show gave early exposure to actors like Gregor Fisher, Tony Roper, Gerard Kelly and Miriam Margolyes.
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The Boat
Title: The Boat
Released: January 1, 1975
Type: Movie
The comedic shenanigans of a man who inherits a boat.
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The Wicker Man
Title: The Wicker Man
Character: Postman (uncredited)
Released: December 6, 1973
Type: Movie
Police sergeant Neil Howie is called to an island village in search of a missing girl whom the locals claim never existed. Stranger still, however, are the rituals that take place there.