Dave Hill

Dave Hill

Born: October 16, 1945
in Skipton, Yorkshire, England, UK
David "Dave" Hill is a British actor. He was born in Skipton, West Riding of Yorkshire. He attended Ermysted's Grammar School for boys in Skipton and started his career with the Ken Campbell Roadshow alongside the likes of Bob Hoskins and Jane Wood, who he subsequently married. He has appeared in The Full Monty as well as many other films and TV series, including regular roles in City Central and EastEnders.

Movies for Dave Hill...

Title: The Responder
Character: Billy
Released: January 24, 2022
Type: TV
Under pressure, fraying at the edges. In relentless night-time Liverpool, copper Chris is paired with a rookie. Will they save or destroy each other?
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Title: All Creatures Great & Small
Character: Bert Chapman
Released: September 1, 2020
Type: TV
The heartwarming and humorous adventures of a young country vet in the Yorkshire Dales in the 1930s. A remake of the 1978 series.
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Title: Mrs Wilson
Character: Landlord
Released: November 27, 2018
Type: TV
After the sudden death of ex-Secret Intelligence Service man Alexander, his wife Alison investigates when mysteries from her husband's past come knocking.
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Title: Vera
Character: Larry Crowe
Released: May 1, 2011
Type: TV
A sharp detective with a messy life, DCI Vera Stanhope patrols her “patch” of northeast England, pursuing the truth in cases of murder, kidnapping, and blackmail. Vera is obsessive about her work and faces the world with caustic wit, guile and courage.
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Title: Skins
Released: January 25, 2007
Type: TV
Irreverent comedy drama which follows the messy lives, loves, delirious highs and inevitable lows of a group of raucous teenage friends in Bristol.
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Title: Simon Schama's Power of Art
Character: Saint Matthew
Released: October 19, 2006
Type: TV
Documentary series in which historian Simon Schama recounts the story of eight moments of high drama in the making of eight artistic masterpieces.
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In Denial of Murder
Title: In Denial of Murder
Character: Norman Taylor
Released: February 29, 2004
Type: Movie
Dramatisation of the Stephen Downing case which involved the conviction and imprisonment in 1974 of a 17-year-old council worker, Stephen Downing, for the murder of a 32 year old legal secretary, Wendy Sewell, in the town of Bakewell in the Peak District in central England. Following a campaign by a local newspaper, his conviction was overturned in 2002, after Downing had served 27 years in prison. The case is thought to be the longest miscarriage of justice in British legal history, and attracted worldwide media attention.
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Title: The Royal
Character: Joey Dudlow
Released: January 19, 2003
Type: TV
Follows the staff and patients of a Yorkshire cottage hospital in the 60s, embroiled in tangled love lives and bitter power struggles.
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Occasional, Strong
Title: Occasional, Strong
Character: Edwin
Released: December 12, 2002
Type: Movie
A man signs up as a driver for a group of criminals on a dangerous job. On the way to the hit the man hears the lottery numbers and realises he's got the winning ticket on him. However the job goes badly and the lottery ticket is collected as litter by a street cleaner. The leader of the gang goes after the cleaner while on a picnic with his daughter to get the ticket back.
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Title: Linda Green
Character: Frank Green
Released: October 30, 2001
Type: TV
Linda's a Manchester girl, born and bred. She's in her early 30s and the friends she has now are the same friends she's had since primary school. By day she potters around in Craven Lane Motors selling cars and flirting with mechanics. But when night time comes around she can usually be found singing her heart out on stage at the Lee Lane Social Club. Her best friend Michelle may be settled and happy with her boyfriend and kids, but Linda's single and loving it. She may not have found Mr Right just yet, but she's having a whale of a time while she's looking.
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Title: Bob & Rose
Character: Trevor Gadds
Released: September 10, 2001
Type: TV
Bob Gossage is a thirtysomething teacher who has been gay all his life. Now, however, he quite unexpectedly finds himself falling in love with a woman, Rose Cooper. Various confusions and misunderstandings ensue, with Rose's heartbroken ex-boyfriend Andy, Bob's jealous colleague Holly, and his gay-rights campaigning mother Monica all getting caught up in the mix.
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There's Only One Jimmy Grimble
Title: There's Only One Jimmy Grimble
Character: United Scout
Released: August 25, 2000
Type: Movie
Jimmy Grimble is a shy Manchester school boy. At school he is constantly being bullied by the other kids, and at home he has to face his mother's new boyfriend. However, through football, and some special boots, he manages to gain the confidence to succeed and leads his school football team towards the final of the local schools cup.
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Seven Days to Live
Title: Seven Days to Live
Character: Dr. Brown
Released: June 25, 2000
Type: Movie
A grieving woman suffers terrifying visions of her own demise after she and her husband move into a country mansion.
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Title: Bad Girls
Character: Ron
Released: June 1, 1999
Type: TV
Bad Girls is a British television drama series that was broadcast on ITV from 1 June 1999 to 20 December 2006 and starred Simone Lahbib, Mandana Jones, Debra Stephenson, Linda Henry, Jack Ellis and many more throughout the eight-year run. The series was broadcast in 17 countries and was produced by Shed Productions, the company which later produced Footballers' Wives and Waterloo Road. It is set in the fictional women's prison of Larkhall, and features a mixture of serious and light storylines focusing on the prisoners and staff of G Wing. From 2010, the UK broadcast rights were bought by CBS Drama, and is repeated regularly – as of September 2012, the channel is re-running the series again in a late-night time slot.
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Prometheus
Title: Prometheus
Character: Miner
Released: April 16, 1999
Type: Movie
Tony Harrison's poetic essay on the working class - in particular the British miners -, its struggles, its dreams and its icononography - at the very end of the 20th century, as interpreted through the myth of Prometheus.
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Swept from the Sea
Title: Swept from the Sea
Character: Jack Vincent
Released: January 23, 1998
Type: Movie
The film tells the story of Russian emigree and the only survivor from ship crash Yanko Goorall and servant Amy Foster in the end of 19th century. When Yanko enters a farm sick and hungry after the shipwreck, everyone is afraid of him, except for Amy, who is very kind and helps him. Soon he becomes like a son for Dr. James Kennedy and romance between Yanko and Amy follows.
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The Full Monty
Title: The Full Monty
Character: Alan
Released: August 13, 1997
Type: Movie
Sheffield, England. Gaz, a jobless steelworker in need of quick cash persuades his mates to bare it all in a one-night-only strip show.
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Title: Midsomer Murders
Character: Clive Cruickshank
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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Black Eyes
Title: Black Eyes
Character: Security Guard
Released: October 10, 1996
Type: Movie
Josh and Jim want to know how Jack got his black eye. So the17 year old Jack explains over a couple of beers how their friend Lennie got him into this swanky party, on account of Jack's 'famous' brother, and how they ended up sitting round a swimming pool with a few lads passing around an enormous bag of cocaine......
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Hillsborough
Title: Hillsborough
Character: Additional Cast
Released: September 11, 1996
Type: Movie
Drama based on the real life events of April 1989, when ninety-six Liverpool supporters were crushed to death during an F.A. Cup Semi-Final match against Nottingham Forest at Sheffield Wednesday's Hillsborough Stadium. This movie follows three Liverpudlian families before the match, during the tragedy and at the ensuing court battles which tried to decide who was to blame and what went wrong.
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When Saturday Comes
Title: When Saturday Comes
Character: Fred
Released: March 1, 1996
Type: Movie
Jimmy Muir comes from a typical gritty, northern town where there are only two options: working down the pit or in a factory. But Jimmy has other ideas - he dreams of becoming a professional footballer. Confronted by a bitter and unsupportive father, hard drinking friends and a lifetime of bad habits...has Jimmy the will to achieve his ultimate goal?
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Title: Game On
Character: Ron Grimshawe
Released: March 27, 1995
Type: TV
Following the lives of three 20-somethings sharing a flat in Battersea. They're young, bright and sexy - so why aren't they having a good time ? Join Matthew (the agoraphobic, self-obsessed, macho man); Martin (the wimpish, sex-starved underdog) and Mandy (the gorgeous blonde, who always ends up with the wrong men), in this outrageously funny flat-share comedy that is anything but politically correct.
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Paradise
Title: Paradise
Character: Joseph
Released: August 17, 1994
Type: Movie
A father can't afford to take his family on holiday so he forces them to spend a week in their basement. He sets up lounge chairs and paints palm trees on the walls. At one point the family hears a burglar upstairs but the father refuses to allow them to investigate as they are supposed to be away at a resort.
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Sin Bin
Title: Sin Bin
Character: John Dunn
Released: May 18, 1994
Type: Movie
A male nurse in a mental hospital witnesses one patient killing another, but struggles with his loyalties and his conscience to come forward.
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Title: Pie in the Sky
Character: Brian Perkins
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: Cracker
Character: Mr Franklin
Released: September 27, 1993
Type: TV
The wise-cracking Fitz is a brilliant but flawed criminal psychologist with a remarkable insight into the criminal mind.
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Title: Frank Stubbs Promotes
Character: Baker
Released: July 12, 1993
Type: TV
Frank Stubbs (Timothy Spall) is a down-at-heel ticket tout with grand ideas. He has an ambition to become a 'high class' promoter of famous and talented performers. In reality, his ambitions tend to outstrip his capabilities.
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Title: Peak Practice
Character: Phil Cullam
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: Chef
Character: Cyril Bryson
Released: January 28, 1993
Type: TV
Sharp knives and even sharper tongues! Meet Britain's finest, most short-fused chef, Gareth Balckstock.
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Title: Highlander: The Series
Character: Rowan Mitchell
Released: October 3, 1992
Type: TV
Duncan MacLeod cannot die -- he is a 400-year-old immortal, who has seen his share of humanity's history. Still, he risks his life in battle against other immortals and tries to save people from harm.
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Title: Heartbeat
Character: Eric Bradshaw
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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First and Last
Title: First and Last
Character: Hill Farmer
Released: December 12, 1989
Type: Movie
The story of a retired man who decides to fulfil his life-long ambition of walking from one end of Britain to the other.
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Title: French Fields
Character: Mr. Ormerod
Released: September 5, 1989
Type: TV
French Fields is a British situation comedy. It ran for 19 episodes from 5 September 1989 to 8 October 1991. It was written by John T. Chapman and Ian Davidson and was produced by Thames Television for ITV. The series starred Anton Rodgers and Julia McKenzie as husband and wife William and Hester Fields and followed the series Fresh Fields, which ran from 7 March 1984 to 23 October 1986. At the end of the last series of Fresh Fields, William accepted a position with a French company. French Fields follows Hester and William after they make the move to Calais. Other regular cast included their French real estate agent Chantal, who was also the Fields' neighbour to the left. On the right, were the horrible and snobbish English couple the Trendles. Hester and William also coped with Madame Remoleux, an unintelligible and ancient French woman who lived in and cared for the estate — called Les Hirondelles — where they all lived. Also, popping in on a regular basis, were local farmer and mayor Monsieur Dax and his daughter Marie-Christine, to whom Hester did her best to teach English. Nicholas Courtney also appeared frequently as the Marquis.
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Death of a Son
Title: Death of a Son
Character: DI Sid Roscoe
Released: January 8, 1989
Type: Movie
The true story of Pauline Williams, who struggled to bring the people who supplied her son with the illegal drugs that caused his death to justice.
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In Fading Light
Title: In Fading Light
Character: Alfie Olsen
Released: January 1, 1989
Type: Movie
A feature drama set in the declining fishing industry in North Shields, the film centres on the upheaval caused in a traditional fishing community by the unexpected arrival of a young woman.
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The Raggedy Rawney
Title: The Raggedy Rawney
Character: Lamb
Released: September 20, 1988
Type: Movie
During WWII a youth deserts his country's army after a combat experience, but not before wounding his commanding officer with a knife in order to escape. The young man, now very emotionally distraught, dresses in women's clothes and eventually joins a passing gypsy caravan, who think him a young girl... as well as a kind of seer, or 'rawney'. In time, however, he regains some composure and becomes attracted to one of the gypsy girls, which only leads to problems within the gypsy band, especially when the wounded commanding officer finds him.
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Title: The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
Character: Det. Chief Constable Freeborn
Released: August 2, 1987
Type: TV
The Ruth Rendell mysteries is a British television series made by TVS and Meridian Television for ITV between 2 August 1987 and 11 October 2000.
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Title: The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
Character: Dep. Chief Constable Freeborn
Released: August 2, 1987
Type: TV
The Ruth Rendell mysteries is a British television series made by TVS and Meridian Television for ITV between 2 August 1987 and 11 October 2000.
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T. Dan Smith: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Utopia
Title: T. Dan Smith: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Utopia
Character: Jack Cross
Released: January 1, 1987
Type: Movie
An experimental mix of thriller and documentary exploring the scandal centred on the one-time Newcastle Council Leader, aka The Mouth of the Tyne, who was sentenced to six years imprisonment in 1974 for corruption. A dynamic and visionary politician, Smith collaborated closely as Amber unpicked the story of a leftwing group of ex-war resisters who took control of the city council in 1960, the socialist and civic ambitions and the betrayals; the claims of MI5 involvement, of ministerial cover-ups and the unseen role of the Privy Council. With Smith appearing as himself and filmmakers Murray Martin and Steve Trafford as two journalists, the film interrogates the interviews and archive footage, weaving them together with a fictional scandal unfolding on the streets around them…
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The Fools on the Hill
Title: The Fools on the Hill
Character: Mr Bliss
Released: October 27, 1986
Type: Movie
This is a dramatisation of the events surrounding the opening night of British television on November 2, 1936 at Alexandra Place in London. It was produced to commemorate its 50th anniversary.
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Car Trouble
Title: Car Trouble
Character: Bill
Released: February 28, 1986
Type: Movie
In the throes of a midlife crisis, a man buys a new Jaguar, and it immediately becomes his new love. What he doesn't know is that his wife is as attracted to the Jaguar salesman as he is to the car.
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Title: The Mysteries
Character: Third Soldier / Joseph
Released: December 22, 1985
Type: TV
National Theatre Cottesloe production filmed for Channel 4
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Turtle Diary
Title: Turtle Diary
Character: Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Released: December 6, 1985
Type: Movie
Two separate people, a man and a woman, find something very stirring about the sea turtles in their tank at the London Zoo. They meet and form an odd, but sympathetic camaraderie as they plan to steal two of the turtles and free them into the ocean.
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The Moon Over Soho
Title: The Moon Over Soho
Character: Taxi driver
Released: August 18, 1985
Type: Movie
A wily publisher of arts magazines tries to cope with ever-growing financial problems - and also his formidable German mother.
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The Dress
Title: The Dress
Character: Mark
Released: January 3, 1984
Type: Movie
A BAFTA award winning drama about a mistake when buying a dress for his mistress leads Howard to look again at his wife.
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Busted
Title: Busted
Character: Det. Naylor
Released: January 28, 1983
Type: Movie
A ringing phone after midnight can be a disturbing experience but until Simon, a successful barrister, hears from Macy, his friend from university days, he doesn't know just how disturbing.
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Invitation to the Wedding
Title: Invitation to the Wedding
Released: January 1, 1983
Type: Movie
An American student arrives in England for the wedding of his room-mate's sister.
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The Draughtsman's Contract
Title: The Draughtsman's Contract
Character: Herbert
Released: November 12, 1982
Type: Movie
A young artist is commissioned by the wife of a wealthy landowner to make a series of drawings of the estate while her husband is away.
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Remembrance
Title: Remembrance
Character: Paul
Released: October 1, 1982
Type: Movie
A group of Devonport-based Royal Navy ratings, due to sail to America for a six-month NATO exercise, go out on the town on their last night in port, hitting Plymouth's notorious Union Street district, with violent results.
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Britannia Hospital
Title: Britannia Hospital
Character: Jeff
Released: May 27, 1982
Type: Movie
Britannia Hospital, an esteemed English institution, is marking its gala anniversary with a visit by the Queen Mother herself. But when investigative reporter Mick Travis arrives to cover the celebration, he finds the hospital under siege by striking workers, ruthless unions, violent demonstrators, racist aristocrats, an African cannibal dictator, and sinister human experiments.
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Crimes
Title: Crimes
Released: April 13, 1982
Type: Movie
2002: In a paranoid UK, with the threat of nuclear war ever closer and prisons full to bursting, four convicts tell of the ‘crimes’ they have committed, some seemingly innocuous by today’s standards… at least, at first.
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A Sudden Wrench
Title: A Sudden Wrench
Character: Terry
Released: March 23, 1982
Type: Movie
Christine takes up an unusual line of work and proves she is not just another bored housewife.
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Title: The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Character: Coppenhole
Released: February 2, 1982
Type: Movie
Quasimodo, the hunchback bellringer of Notre Dame's cathedral, meets a beautiful gypsy dancer, Esmeralda, and falls in love with her. So does Quasimodo's guardian, the archdeacon of the cathedral, and a poor street poet. But Esmeralda's in love with a handsome soldier. When a mob mistakes her for a witch, it's up to Quasimodo to rescue her and claim sanctuary for her in the cathedral.
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Title: Bergerac
Character: Kendrick
Released: October 18, 1981
Type: TV
Bergerac is a British television show set on Jersey. Produced by the BBC in association with the Seven Network, and first screened on BBC1, it stars John Nettles as the title character Detective Sergeant Jim Bergerac, a detective in Le Bureau des Étrangers, part of the States of Jersey Police.
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Sons and Lovers
Title: Sons and Lovers
Character: Mr Limb
Released: January 14, 1981
Type: Movie
An adaptation for television by Trevor Griffiths of DH Lawrence's classic novel
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Cries from a Watchtower
Title: Cries from a Watchtower
Character: Jehovah's Witness
Released: October 18, 1979
Type: Movie
A watchmaker finds his livelihood is threatened by cheaply imported digital watches.
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Les Misérables
Title: Les Misérables
Character: Chenildieu
Released: December 27, 1978
Type: Movie
In 19th century France, Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless policeman named Javert. The pursuit consumes both men's lives, and soon Valjean finds himself in the midst of the student revolutions in France.
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Title: All Creatures Great and Small
Character: Bert Longshaw
Released: January 8, 1978
Type: TV
All Creatures Great and Small is a British television series, based on the books of the British veterinary surgeon Alf Wight, who wrote under the pseudonym James Herriot. Ninety episodes were aired over two three-year runs. The first run was based directly on Herriot's books; the second was filmed with original scripts.
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The Duellists
Title: The Duellists
Character: Cuirassier
Released: August 31, 1977
Type: Movie
In 1800, as Napoleon Bonaparte rises to power in France, a rivalry erupts between Armand and Gabriel, two lieutenants in the French Army, over a perceived insult. For over a decade, they engage in a series of duels amidst larger conflicts, including the failed French invasion of Russia in 1812, and shifts in the political and social systems of Europe.
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The Story of Pantomime
Title: The Story of Pantomime
Character: Self
Released: December 23, 1976
Type: Movie
This 1976 BBC documentary sees Ken Campbell (and his Roadshow) investigate the origins and the development of the traditional British Christmas pantomime.
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Title: Bill Brand
Character: Eddie Brand
Released: June 7, 1976
Type: TV
Following the death of the sitting Labour Party Member of Parliament, Bill Brand is selected as Labour candidate for a Lancashire textile constituency.
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The Moon Over the Alley
Title: The Moon Over the Alley
Character: Club Doorman
Released: April 2, 1976
Type: Movie
A surreal musical exploring the problems of the multicultural residents in a Notting Hill boarding house.
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Enemy
Title: Enemy
Character: Commuter
Released: January 1, 1976
Type: Movie
Frightening events unfold that may or may not be figments of Marigold’s imagination.
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Through the Night
Title: Through the Night
Character: Joe Potts
Released: December 2, 1975
Type: Movie
The play tells the story of Christine Potts, who undergoes an unexpected mastectomy, and struggles to cope with the aftermath and the deficiencies of her post-operative care.
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Title: The Sweeney
Character: Shaylor
Released: January 2, 1975
Type: TV
Jack Regan, an unethical officer of the Flying Squad, uses unorthodox methods to pursue criminals with the help of his partner, George Carter.
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Shut Down
Title: Shut Down
Character: Maurice
Released: November 29, 1973
Type: Movie
During Wakes Week in the Potteries, the factory is deserted except for three electricians on an emergency maintenance job.
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Steps Back
Title: Steps Back
Character: Gerry Broadbent
Released: May 14, 1973
Type: Movie
When Gerry Broadbent, in search of his roots, takes his fiancée Nita home to Brighouse, they find that the picture is not quite as he painted.
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A Day Out
Title: A Day Out
Character: Eric Gibson
Released: December 24, 1972
Type: Movie
Alan Bennett's debut play for television follows the members of a Halifax cycling club, on an outing from Halifax to the ruins of Fountains Abbey. Set in the summer of 1911 and projects an idyllic vision of Edwardian England .
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Title: The Main Chance
Character: George Duncan
Released: June 18, 1969
Type: TV
The Main Chance was a British television series which first aired on ITV between 1969,1970,1972 and 1975. A drama, it depicts the sudden transformation in the life of solicitor David Main who relocates from London to Leeds.