Benedict Sandiford

Benedict Sandiford

Born: August 16, 1973
in Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
Benedict Sandiford is a British actor who is best known for his role as son Neil on the British sitcom Barbara and for 'Harry Enfield & Chums' in 1997.

Movies for Benedict Sandiford...

Title: Garrow's Law
Character: Peter Gilbert
Released: November 1, 2009
Type: TV
The true tale of pioneering 18th century barrister William Garrow, who acted as counsel for the accused, introducing the concept of 'innocent until proved guilty' at London's Old Bailey.
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Title: The Whistleblowers
Released: September 27, 2007
Type: TV
Lawyers Ben Graham and Alisha Cole are a happy couple whose world is rocked when they accidentally glimpse a moment of injustice. Drawn into an underbelly of corruption and conspiracy, they try to report what they have seen but find themselves enemies of the state. Determined to put things right, Ben and Alisha set up an agency to support whistleblowers: people who refuse to turn a blind eye to corruption and will risk everything to expose the truth.
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The Somme: From Defeat to Victory
Title: The Somme: From Defeat to Victory
Character: Captain Johnston
Released: July 2, 2006
Type: Movie
Based on diaries, records and eyewitness accounts, this is the story of the two Battles of the Somme from the perspective of British and German soldiers. It shows how the major lessons learned by the British Army leadership after the disastrous first attacks of July 1916 were turned into victory at the second attempt in September 1916, arguably the turning point for the First World War.
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Title: Mayday
Character: Nigel Ogden (Steward)
Released: September 3, 2003
Type: TV
Major real-life air disasters are depicted in this series. Each episode features a detailed dramatized reconstruction of the incident based on cockpit voice recorders and air traffic control transcripts, as well as eyewitnesses recounts and interviews with aviation experts.
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Title: Foyle's War
Released: October 27, 2002
Type: TV
As WW2 rages around the world, DCS Foyle fights his own war on the home-front as he investigates crimes on the south coast of England. Foyle's War opens in southern England in the year 1940. Later series sees the retired detective working as an MI5 agent operating in the aftermath of the war.
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Title: Barbara
Character: Neil Liversidge
Released: June 27, 1999
Type: TV
Barbara is a British sitcom starring Gwen Taylor in the title role. A pilot was broadcast in 1995, and three series were then televised from 1999 to 2003. It was made by Central Television, and filmed at their Lenton Lane studios in Nottingham in front of a live studio audience. The majority of location scenes for the series were filmed in various suburbs of Nottingham, including Mapperley and West Bridgford, with other scenes filmed around Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. Despite winning awards and respectable viewing figures, it was axed by ITV in 2003.
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Mr White Goes To Westminster
Title: Mr White Goes To Westminster
Released: December 31, 1997
Type: Movie
A journalist becomes an independent MP. Loosely based on the election of Martin Bell to the constituency of Tatton between 1997 and 2001.
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Cold Enough for Snow
Title: Cold Enough for Snow
Character: Neil Whittle
Released: December 31, 1997
Type: Movie
Doting parents (Maureen Lipman, David Ross, Tom Wilkinson) must adjust to life without their children as their offspring leave for college and form relationships. Sequel to Eskimo Day.
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Wilde
Title: Wilde
Character: Alfred Wood
Released: September 1, 1997
Type: Movie
The story of Oscar Wilde, genius, poet, playwright and the First Modern Man. The self-realisation of his homosexuality caused Wilde enormous torment as he juggled marriage, fatherhood and responsibility with his obsessive love for Lord Alfred Douglas.
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Title: Midsomer Murders
Character: Alex Hardwick
Released: March 23, 1997
Type: TV
The peacefulness of the Midsomer community is shattered by violent crimes, suspects are placed under suspicion, and it is up to a veteran DCI and his young sergeant to calmly and diligently eliminate the innocent and ruthlessly pursue the guilty.
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Eskimo Day
Title: Eskimo Day
Character: Neil
Released: April 4, 1996
Type: Movie
Comedy drama about the trials and tribulations of three sets of parents as they finally realise that their children have grown up and reluctantly they have to let them enroll at Cambridge University.
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Title: This Life
Character: Brian
Released: March 18, 1996
Type: TV
Cult drama series about a group of aspiring young lawyers sharing a shabby house in London, charting their careers and personal lives.
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Title: Cadfael
Character: Tutilo
Released: May 29, 1994
Type: TV
Cadfael is the name given to the TV series of The Cadfael Chronicles adaptations produced by British television company ITV Central between 1994 and 1998. The series was broadcast on the ITV network in the UK, and starred Sir Derek Jacobi as the medieval detective.
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Title: Pie in the Sky
Character: Kevin
Released: March 13, 1994
Type: TV
Pie in the Sky is a British offbeat police comedy drama programme starring Richard Griffiths and Maggie Steed, created by Andrew Payne and first broadcast in five series on BBC1 between 13 March 1994 and 17 August 1997 as well as being syndicated on other channels in other countries, including the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. The series departs slightly from other police dramas in that the protagonist, Henry Crabbe, while still being an on-duty policeman, is also the head chef of the title restaurant set in the fictional town of Middleton and county of Westershire.
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Title: Peak Practice
Character: Jason Fairburn
Released: May 10, 1993
Type: TV
Peak Practice is a British drama series about a GP surgery in Cardale — a small fictional town in the Derbyshire Peak District — and the doctors who worked there. It ran on ITV from 10 May 1993 to 30 January 2002 and was one of their most successful series at the time. It originally starred Kevin Whately as Dr Jack Kerruish, Amanda Burton as Dr Beth Glover and Simon Shepherd as Dr Will Preston, though the roster of doctors would change many times over the course of the series. Cardale was based on the Staffordshire village of Longnor for the final series, but was previously based in the Derbyshire village of Crich, although certain scenes were filmed at other nearby Derbyshire towns and villages, most notably Matlock, Belper and Ashover.
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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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Title: Heartbeat
Character: Tony Phillips
Released: April 10, 1992
Type: TV
Set during the 1960s in the fictional North Yorkshire village of Aidensfield, this enduringly popular series interweaves crime and medical storylines.