Jean Rimmer

Jean Rimmer

Born: January 24, 1928
Died: March 15, 2004
in Southport, England, UK

Movies for Jean Rimmer...

Title: Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
Character: Kate Hepple
Released: January 3, 1996
Type: TV
Instead of spending her golden years lying down, the indomitable Hetty Wainthropp found her calling late in life. Combining common sense, her husband, and her pocketbook, this senior sleuth takes on all the cases the police deem too minor.
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Title: Heartbeat
Character: May Hawkins
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.
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1914 All Out
Title: 1914 All Out
Character: Margaret Houghton
Released: November 8, 1987
Type: Movie
A village cricket team plays its last match before most of its players go off to fight in World War I, confident that "it will all be over by Christmas".
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Title: Home to Roost
Character: Tom's Mum
Released: April 19, 1985
Type: TV
Home to Roost is a British television sitcom produced by Yorkshire Television in the 1980s. Written by Eric Chappell, it starred John Thaw as Henry Willows and Reece Dinsdale as his 18-year-old son Matthew. The premise is that Henry Willows is forty-something, who has been divorced from his wife for seven years and is perfectly happy living alone in London. That is, until his youngest child, Matthew arrives to live with him, after being thrown out by his mother. The plots generally revolved around Henry's annoyance at having his solitude disturbed, and the age gap clash. Henry employed two cleaners throughout the show's life; first Enid Thompson, and, in the third season, Fiona Fennell.
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Title: Dempsey and Makepeace
Character: Mrs. Harvey
Released: January 11, 1985
Type: TV
Dempsey and Makepeace is a British television crime drama made by London Weekend Television for ITV, created and produced by Ranald Graham. The leading roles were played by Michael Brandon and Glynis Barber, who later married each other on 18 November 1989. The series combined elements of previous series such as the mis-matching of British and American crime-fighters from different classes as seen in The Persuaders! and the action of The Professionals.
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Title: Annika
Character: Mrs Daniels
Released: August 10, 1984
Type: TV
Isle of Wight deck chair attendant meets Swedish exchange student and after a holiday romance follows her back to Sweden.
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Title: Widows
Character: Mrs. Hawley
Released: March 16, 1983
Type: TV
Three armed robbers--Harry Rawlins, Terry Miller, and Joe Pirelli--die when the security van that they are robbing catches fire in the Kingsway Tunnel in London. Their widows--Dolly Rawlins, Shirley Miller, and Linda Pirelli--find their husbands' plans for the robbery and decide to stage it themselves.
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Title: Lady Killers
Character: Dr. Charity Taylor
Released: July 20, 1980
Type: TV
Compelling crime anthology looks at some of Britain's most notorious murder trials, in which both male and female defendants stood accused of the murder of women. Introduced by Robert Morley, seven hour-long dramas reconstruct sensational trials which shocked Britain, offering in-depth analyses of individuals' motives and methods.
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The Gate of Eden: Part Two - Sue
Title: The Gate of Eden: Part Two - Sue
Character: Meg
Released: April 15, 1980
Type: Movie
Part two of the three-part play by William Corlett about a young man's emergence into the adult world.
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On Giant's Shoulders
Title: On Giant's Shoulders
Character: Miss Hudson
Released: March 28, 1979
Type: Movie
The true story of Terry Wiles, born with no limbs in 1962 as a result of his mother's use of the drug thalidomide. This film tells the story of his childhood and adoption by the couple Len and Hazel Wiles who live on a remote farm, and the subsequent challenges and resistance to give Terry a 'normal' life.
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Angel in the House
Title: Angel in the House
Character: Mrs. Ramsay
Released: January 1, 1978
Type: Movie
Inspired by Virginia Woolf, a young writer worries that marriage will hinder her literary ambitions. The film includes extracts from Virginia Woolf's novel To the Lighthouse and her essay Professions for Women, both read by feminist filmmaker and theorist Laura Mulvey.
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Title: Secret Army
Character: Estelle Muny
Released: September 7, 1977
Type: TV
World War II drama about covert organisation Lifeline helping allied airmen escape after being shot down in occupied Europe, working with the Resistance and hiding from the Gestapo.
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Gotcha / Campion's Interview
Title: Gotcha / Campion's Interview
Character: Mrs. Hymes
Released: April 12, 1977
Type: Movie
Two stories about school. Gotcha by Barrie Keeffe: On his last day at school, a 'no hope' 16-year-old pupil holds his teachers hostage using a motor-bike petrol tank as a bomb. Campion's Interview by Brian Clark: A headmaster takes on the Education Authorities on behalf on his pupils, exposing the political pressures behind the creation of a comprehensive school.
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The Deadly Females
Title: The Deadly Females
Character: Elizabeth
Released: November 1, 1976
Type: Movie
Toothsome Tracy Reed (remember her in Dr. Strangelove and A Shot in the Dark?) heads the cast of Deadly Females. The ladies in question are female assassins, specializing in knocking off lascivious males. Like the proverbial black widow spider, the girls lure their victims with promises of sexual favors, then strike when said victims are exhausted. Naturally, this requires plenty of exposed female flesh.
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Rogue Male
Title: Rogue Male
Character: Postmistress
Released: September 22, 1976
Type: Movie
In 1939, Sir Robert Thorndyke takes aim at Adolf Hitler with a high powered rifle, but the shot misses its mark. Captured and tortured by the Gestapo and left for dead, Sir Robert makes his way back to England where he discovers the Gestapo has followed him. Knowing that his government would turn him over to German authorities, Sir Robert goes underground in his battle with his pursuers.
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Baby Love
Title: Baby Love
Character: Mrs Taylor
Released: November 7, 1974
Type: Movie
Play about Eileen who steals a baby, and the reactions of those around her, including the priest, police, and authorities and the consequences of what she does.