Richard E. Grant

Richard E. Grant

Born: May 5, 1957
in Mbabane, Swaziland
Richard E. Grant (born Richard Grant Esterhuysen; 5 May 1957) is a Swazi-English actor and presenter. He made his film debut as Withnail in the comedy Withnail and I (1987). Grant received critical acclaim for his role as Jack Hock in Marielle Heller's drama film Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018), winning various awards including the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male. He also received Academy Award, BAFTA, Golden Globe, and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor.

Movies for Richard E. Grant...

Chinatown: A World in the Heart of the City
Title: Chinatown: A World in the Heart of the City
Character: Self (Archive Footage)
Released: April 30, 2024
Type: Movie
A short documentary about London's Chinatown.
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Argylle
Title: Argylle
Character: Director Fowler
Released: January 31, 2024
Type: Movie
When the plots of reclusive author Elly Conway's fictional espionage novels begin to mirror the covert actions of a real-life spy organization, quiet evenings at home become a thing of the past. Accompanied by her cat Alfie and Aiden, a cat-allergic spy, Elly races across the world to stay one step ahead of the killers as the line between Conway's fictional world and her real one begins to blur.
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Saltburn
Title: Saltburn
Character: Sir James Catton
Released: November 16, 2023
Type: Movie
Struggling to find his place at Oxford University, student Oliver Quick finds himself drawn into the world of the charming and aristocratic Felix Catton, who invites him to Saltburn, his eccentric family's sprawling estate, for a summer never to be forgotten.
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The Lesson
Title: The Lesson
Character: J.M. Sinclair
Released: July 7, 2023
Type: Movie
Liam, an aspiring and ambitious young writer, eagerly accepts a tutoring position at the family estate of his idol, renowned author J.M. Sinclair. But soon, Liam realizes that he is ensnared in a web of family secrets, resentment, and retribution. Sinclair, his wife Hélène, and their son Bertie all guard a dark past, one that threatens Liam’s future as well as their own.
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The Coronation Concert
Title: The Coronation Concert
Character: Self
Released: May 7, 2023
Type: Movie
Take That, Lionel Richie, Katy Perry, Andrea Bocelli, Sir Bryn Terfel, Freya Ridings and many more perform live from Windsor Castle in celebration of Their Majesties' coronation.
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Title: Frankly
Character: Self
Released: October 7, 2022
Type: TV
Fran Kelly hosts her very own Friday night talk show chatting with some of the biggest names and brains in Australia and from around the globe. Quite Frankly, there'll be no better way to spend your Friday nights.
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A Royal Grand Design
Title: A Royal Grand Design
Character: Host
Released: September 30, 2022
Type: Movie
An exclusive inside look at a secret project that King Charles III has been working on for over a decade - the purchase and ambitious restoration of Dumfries House, a rundown estate in one of the most deprived parts of the UK.
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Persuasion
Title: Persuasion
Character: Sir Walter Elliot
Released: July 1, 2022
Type: Movie
Living with her snobby family on the brink of bankruptcy, Anne Elliot is an unconforming woman with modern sensibilities. When Frederick Wentworth - the dashing one she once sent away - crashes back into her life, Anne must choose between putting the past behind her or listening to her heart when it comes to second chances.
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Title: Suspect
Character: Harry
Released: June 19, 2022
Type: TV
A Veteran detective is called to a hospital mortuary to identify a corpse only to find it is his estranged daughter. Traumatized by the news she apparently took her own life, Frater sets out to discover the truth about her death.
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Title: RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The World
Character: Self - Guest Judge
Released: February 1, 2022
Type: TV
RuPaul host as nine international queens compete to be Queen of the Mothertucking World.
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Title: Ant & Dec's Limitless Win
Character: Self
Released: January 8, 2022
Type: TV
Every question is an opportunity to climb the endless money ladder and reach the big money, but only a correct answer banks the cash. Push their luck too far and they’ll crash out of the game and lose it all.
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An Audience with Adele
Title: An Audience with Adele
Character: Self
Released: November 21, 2021
Type: Movie
Joining multi-Grammy Award winning and one of the biggest UK artists of all time, Adele, for a unique and special night at the legendary London Palladium, where she performs her chart-topping single Easy On Me, as well as tracks from her new album, 30.
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Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
Title: Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
Character: Classic Loki (archive footage)
Released: November 12, 2021
Type: Movie
Explore the Disney+ series of the MCU—past, present and future.
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The Spine of Night
Title: The Spine of Night
Character: The Guardian
Released: October 29, 2021
Type: Movie
In this ultra-violent, fantasy epic, ancient dark magic falls into sinister hands and unleashes ages of suffering onto mankind. A group of heroes from different eras and cultures must band together in order to defeat it at all costs.
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Robin Robin
Title: Robin Robin
Character: Magpie (voice)
Released: October 9, 2021
Type: Movie
A bird raised by mice begins to question where she belongs and sets off on a daring journey of self-discovery.
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Title: Moley
Character: The Gardener (voice)
Released: October 6, 2021
Type: TV
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Attack of the Hollywood Clichés!
Title: Attack of the Hollywood Clichés!
Character: Self - Actor
Released: September 27, 2021
Type: Movie
One-man armies, meet-cutes, casual strolls away from huge explosions — stars and industry insiders toast and roast these cinematic chestnuts and more.
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Everybody's Talking About Jamie
Title: Everybody's Talking About Jamie
Character: Hugo Battersby / Loco Chanelle
Released: September 10, 2021
Type: Movie
Jamie New is 16 and doesn’t quite fit in—instead of pursuing a "real" career he dreams of becoming a drag queen. Uncertain about his future, Jamie knows one thing for sure: he is going to be a sensation. Supported by his loving mom and his amazing friends, Jamie overcomes prejudice, beats the bullies and steps out of the darkness, into the spotlight.
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Title: Write Around the World with Richard E Grant
Character: Self - Presenter
Released: August 3, 2021
Type: TV
Richard E Grant packs his clothes and a bag of books and travels to the locations authors have fictionalised to gain a sense of the places that inspired their novels.
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Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
Title: Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
Character: Seifert
Released: June 14, 2021
Type: Movie
The world’s most lethal odd couple – bodyguard Michael Bryce and hitman Darius Kincaid – are back on another life-threatening mission. Still unlicensed and under scrutiny, Bryce is forced into action by Darius's even more volatile wife, the infamous international con artist Sonia Kincaid. As Bryce is driven over the edge by his two most dangerous protectees, the trio get in over their heads in a global plot and soon find that they are all that stand between Europe and a vengeful and powerful madman.
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Title: Loki
Character: Classic Loki
Released: June 9, 2021
Type: TV
After stealing the Tesseract during the events of “Avengers: Endgame,” an alternate version of Loki is brought to the mysterious Time Variance Authority, a bureaucratic organization that exists outside of time and space and monitors the timeline. They give Loki a choice: face being erased from existence due to being a “time variant” or help fix the timeline and stop a greater threat.
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Agatha & Poirot: Partners in Crime
Title: Agatha & Poirot: Partners in Crime
Character: Self - Host
Released: April 5, 2021
Type: Movie
Marking 100 years since the first appearance of Hercule Poirot, Richard E Grant explores the life of Agatha Christie, and the events that inspired the novels.
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Title: Marvel Studios Assembled
Character: Self - Classic Loki
Released: March 12, 2021
Type: TV
Go behind the scenes of the shows and movies of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, following the filmmakers, cast and crew, and Marvel heroes every step of the way.
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Title: Michael McIntyre's The Wheel
Character: Self - Expert
Released: November 28, 2020
Type: TV
Michael McIntyre hosts a gameshow packed with huge stars, big laughs and a giant spinning wheel. Can the contestants, guided by celebrity experts, answer their way to a fortune?
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Title: Between the Covers
Released: October 9, 2020
Type: TV
Sara Cox hosts this new book club bringing the nation together through sharing the pleasure of reading. Each edition features a celebrity panel discussing their favourite book and two review sections.
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Master Moley By Royal Invitation
Title: Master Moley By Royal Invitation
Character: The Gardener (voice)
Released: September 17, 2020
Type: Movie
The story of a young Mole and his adventure to pick a rose from the Queen's Garden, not knowing that this simple act will change, not only his life, but the life of all Moles.
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Ben Platt: Live from Radio City Music Hall
Title: Ben Platt: Live from Radio City Music Hall
Character: Self
Released: May 20, 2020
Type: Movie
Backed by a full band and a ready wit, actor Ben Platt opens up a very personal songbook onstage -- numbers from his debut LP, "Sing to Me Instead."
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The Skywalker Legacy
Title: The Skywalker Legacy
Character: Self
Released: March 18, 2020
Type: Movie
The story lives forever in this feature-length documentary that charts the making of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.
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Title: Dispatches from Elsewhere
Character: Octavio
Released: March 1, 2020
Type: TV
A group of ordinary people who stumble onto a puzzle hiding just behind the veil of everyday life come to find that the mystery winds far deeper than they ever imagined.
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Groundhog Dave 2
Title: Groundhog Dave 2
Character: Groundhog Dave
Released: January 7, 2020
Type: Movie
Groundhog Dave teams up with Chester the reindeer to save the world.
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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Title: Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Character: Allegiant General Pryde
Released: December 18, 2019
Type: Movie
The surviving Resistance faces the First Order once again as the journey of Rey, Finn and Poe Dameron continues. With the power and knowledge of generations behind them, the final battle begins.
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Palm Beach
Title: Palm Beach
Character: Billy
Released: August 8, 2019
Type: Movie
A group of lifelong friends reunite to celebrate a special birthday, with Sydney's iconic Palm Beach providing a stunning backdrop for the unfolding drama. The good times roll, with loads of laughter, lavish meals, flowing wine and fantastic music, but slowly tensions mount and deep secrets arise.
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An Accidental Studio
Title: An Accidental Studio
Character: Self
Released: July 12, 2019
Type: Movie
Charts the early years of HandMade Films seen through the eyes of the filmmakers, key personnel, and the man who started it all: former Beatle George Harrison.
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The Space: Theatre of Survival
Title: The Space: Theatre of Survival
Character: as Self
Released: June 7, 2019
Type: Movie
When everything about you falls one man decides that theatre is the key, and the way to begin to unify a people. A film about the life and times of The Space theatre (a.k.a. 'The Space', 'Die Ruimte' in Afrikaans, and 'Indawo' in Xhosa).
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7 Up & Me
Title: 7 Up & Me
Character: Self
Released: June 3, 2019
Type: Movie
In celebration of the release of 63 Up, the 2019 installment of Michael Apted's groundbreaking documentary series that began in 1964, a number of British and American celebrity fans now discuss its impact on popular culture and its lasting legacy. The film also candidly explores pivotal moments of celebrities’ own lives—from school days and first loves to family and fulfilled ambitions—while tapping into changes in social history around topics such as class, education, and parenting.
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The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
Title: The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
Character: Shiver
Released: October 26, 2018
Type: Movie
When Clara’s mother leaves her a mysterious gift, she embarks on a journey to four secret realms—where she discovers her greatest strength could change the world.
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Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Title: Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Character: Jack Hock
Released: October 19, 2018
Type: Movie
When a bestselling celebrity biographer is no longer able to get published because she has fallen out of step with current tastes, she turns her art form to deception.
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Title: Hang Ups
Character: Leonard Conrad
Released: August 8, 2018
Type: TV
After the collapse of his previous group therapy practice, Richard is no longer able to conduct the traditional 50-minute sessions most therapists have with their patients. Instead, he's developed a new form of therapy - weekly quick-fire sessions with his patients which take place online, through a webcam.
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The Hitman's Bodyguard
Title: The Hitman's Bodyguard
Character: Seifert
Released: August 16, 2017
Type: Movie
The world’s top bodyguard gets a new client, a hitman who must testify at the International Court of Justice. They must put their differences aside and work together to make it to the trial on time.
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Title: Tate Britain's Great Art Walks
Character: Self
Released: May 2, 2017
Type: TV
Danny Baker, Simon Callow, Richard E Grant, Cerys Matthews, Miriam Margolyes and Michael Sheen follow in the footsteps of their favourite British artists.
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Logan
Title: Logan
Character: Dr. Rice
Released: February 28, 2017
Type: Movie
In the near future, a weary Logan cares for an ailing Professor X in a hideout on the Mexican border. But Logan's attempts to hide from the world and his legacy are upended when a young mutant arrives, pursued by dark forces.
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Their Finest
Title: Their Finest
Character: Roger Swain
Released: February 19, 2017
Type: Movie
During the Blitz of World War II, a female screenwriter works on a film celebrating England's resilience as a way to buoy a weary populace's spirits. Her efforts to dramatise the true story of two sisters who undertook their own maritime mission to rescue wounded soldiers are met with mixed feelings by a dismissive all-male staff.
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Title: A Series of Unfortunate Events
Character: Man with Beard But No Hair
Released: January 13, 2017
Type: TV
The orphaned Baudelaire children face trials, tribulations and the evil Count Olaf, all in their quest to uncover the secret of their parents' death.
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The Last Dragonslayer
Title: The Last Dragonslayer
Character: Dragon (voice)
Released: December 25, 2016
Type: Movie
In a fantasy world where magic is being superceded by technology, an orphaned teen discovers her destiny to become a dragonslayer.
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Jackie
Title: Jackie
Character: Bill Walton
Released: December 2, 2016
Type: Movie
An account of the days of First Lady, Jacqueline Kennedy, in the immediate aftermath of John F. Kennedy's assassination in 1963.
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Title: Jekyll and Hyde
Character: Sir Roger Bulstrode
Released: October 25, 2015
Type: TV
Inspired by the original novella by Robert Louis Stevenson, Jekyll and Hyde is set in 1930s London and follows Robert Jekyll, the grandson of Henry Jekyll, on his quest to discover his real identity, his true family history and the nature of his ‘curse’ – which his foster father, Dr Vishal Najaran, is controlling with medication. His journey takes him into a dark and unforgiving place, as his alter ego seems capable of anything. At the same time there are shadowy forces trying to find Jekyll and the source of his powers.
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Title: Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Character: Self
Released: August 2, 2015
Type: TV
Some of this year's most talked about talent open up about the challenges and triumphs of creating critically acclaimed series and performances.
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Wellington: The Iron Duke Unmasked
Title: Wellington: The Iron Duke Unmasked
Character: The Duke of Wellington
Released: May 10, 2015
Type: Movie
A personal portrait of the victor of Waterloo, drawing on his own vast correspondence and the letters and memoirs of those who knew him best.
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Title: Dig
Character: Ian Margrove
Released: March 5, 2015
Type: TV
When FBI Agent Peter Connelly, recently stationed in Jerusalem, begins investigating the murder of a young American, he realizes that he’s uncovered an ancient international conspiracy that threatens to change the course of human history. Certain that the dangerous prophecy is nearing fruition, Peter must race against the clock to unravel its mystery. From a remote farm in Norway, to an enigmatic compound in New Mexico, to the serpentine tunnels of Jerusalem, he searches for the truth, the revelation of which will shake the world's beliefs to its very core.
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The Secret World of Lewis Carroll
Title: The Secret World of Lewis Carroll
Character: Himself - Actor
Released: January 31, 2015
Type: Movie
It's a timeless classic of children's literature and the third most-quoted book in English after the Bible and Shakespeare. But what lies behind the extraordinary appeal of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland to generations of adults and children alike? To mark the 150th anniversary of its publication, this film explores the life and imagination of its author, the Reverend Charles Dodgson, better known as Lewis Carroll. Journalist Martha Kearney delves into the biographies of both Carroll himself and of the young girl, Alice Liddell, who inspired his most famous creation. She discusses the book with a range of experts, biographers and distinguished cultural figures - from actor Richard E Grant to children's author Philip Pullman - and explores with them the mystery of how a retiring, buttoned-up and meticulous mathematics don, who spent almost his entire life within the cloistered confines of Christ Church Oxford, was able to capture the world of childhood in such a captivating way.
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Teeth
Title: Teeth
Released: January 25, 2015
Type: Movie
Things of worth are often neglected in favour of that which might be more immediately gratifying. Unfortunately, the things that are neglected are often lost forever, irreplaceable. This is the story of a man with a misguided and intense focus – one which started in his youth and carried on to old age. His life events are chronicled through the loss of his teeth – and how his obsessive efforts to amend what was damaged bring on yet further destruction.
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Queen & Country
Title: Queen & Country
Character: Major Cross
Released: January 7, 2015
Type: Movie
An Englishman who grew up in London during World War II joins the military to fight in the Korean War.
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The Gospel of Luke
Title: The Gospel of Luke
Character: Narrator (voice) – New International Version
Released: January 1, 2015
Type: Movie
THE GOSPEL OF LUKE, more than any other, fits the category of ancient biography. Luke, as "narrator" of events, sees Jesus as the "Savior" of all people, always on the side of the needy and the deprived. Narrated in the NIV by British actor Richard E. Grant and in the KJV by Sir Derek Jacobi, this epic production featuring specially constructed sets and the authentic countryside of Morocco has been critically acclaimed by leading religious scholars as a unique and highly authentic telling of the Jesus story.
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Dirty Weekenders in France
Title: Dirty Weekenders in France
Character: Self - Presenter
Released: April 13, 2014
Type: Movie
Self-confessed curio hunter Richard E. Grant takes a trip to the continent to reveal the world of the people who spend their time rifling through the barns, cowsheds and French farm attics, looking for pre-war treasures to bring back home. The show explores the world of professional antique hunters and dealers who seek out hidden treasures at flea markets and antique shops all over France; hoping to find curios like absinthe glasses, horse linen and vintage traffic lights that will sell like wildfire in the UK. Richard and two dealers storm the continent to plunder its treasures and discover the stories behind their amazing vintage finds, as well as the history and culture of the areas they visit. But can they recover their outlay in a weekend? And as Richard revels in the land of dusty cafes, beautiful B&Bs and the perfect citron pressé, can these dealers actually make a living from their weekend of treasure hunting?
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Title: Late Night with Seth Meyers
Character: Self
Released: February 25, 2014
Type: TV
Seth Meyers, who is "Saturday Night Live’s" longest serving anchor on the show’s wildly popular "Weekend Update," takes over as host of NBC’s "Late Night" — home to A-list celebrity guests, memorable comedy and the best in musical talent. As the Emmy Award-winning head writer for "SNL," Meyers has established a reputation for sharp wit and perfectly timed comedy, and has gained fame for his spot-on jokes and satire. Meyers takes his departure from "SNL" to his new post at "Late Night," as Jimmy Fallon moves to "The Tonight Show".
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Title: The Kumars
Character: Self
Released: January 15, 2014
Type: TV
Having suffered hard during the economic downturn, The Kumars are now living in a flat in Hounslow behind the shop that Ashwin now runs. Sanjeev is divorced from his wife of nearly two years and Ashwin has manged to get a sponsorship deal that has allowed him to resurrect the family's talk show, which takes place in the living room of their flat.
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Dom Hemingway
Title: Dom Hemingway
Character: Dickie Black
Released: November 14, 2013
Type: Movie
After spending 12 years in prison for keeping his mouth shut, notorious safe-cracker Dom Hemingway is back on the streets of London looking to collect what he's owed.
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Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips
Title: Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips
Released: September 28, 2013
Type: Movie
A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips takes a look at the life of Leslie Phillips; the legendary actor, writer and veritable British institution. Leslie's frank and open conversations combine with personal interviews from some of the greats who have worked with him.
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About Time
Title: About Time
Character: Lawyer in Play (uncredited)
Released: September 4, 2013
Type: Movie
The night after another unsatisfactory New Year's party, Tim's father tells his son that the men in his family have always had the ability to travel through time. They can't change history, but they can change what happens and has happened in their own lives. Thus begins the start of a lesson in learning to appreciate life itself as it is, as it comes, and most importantly, the people living alongside us.
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Khumba
Title: Khumba
Character: Bradley (voice)
Released: July 18, 2013
Type: Movie
A half-striped zebra is blamed for the drought and leaves his herd in search of his missing stripes. He is joined on his quest by an overprotective wildebeest and a flamboyant ostrich; they defeat the tyrannical leopard and save his herd.
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Doctor Who: The Snowmen
Title: Doctor Who: The Snowmen
Character: Dr. Walter Simeon
Released: December 25, 2012
Type: Movie
The Doctor has retired to 1892 London. Despite the protests of his allies, he is determined to keep out of mankind's affairs. However, a governess named Clara has stumbled upon a plot which only the Doctor can unravel, involving the death of her predecessor in ice and the sinister Dr. Simeon, who controls monsters made of sentient snow. And there is another mystery afoot: Clara is the spitting image of Oswin Oswald, whom the Doctor saw die in the Dalek asylum...
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The Wildebeest Migration: Nature's Greatest Journey
Title: The Wildebeest Migration: Nature's Greatest Journey
Character: Narrator
Released: December 15, 2012
Type: Movie
Every year, on the steppes of the Serengeti, the most spectacular migration of animals on our planet: Around two million wildebeest, Burchell's zebra and Thomson's gazelles begin their tour of nearly 2,000 miles across the almost treeless savannah. For the first time, a documentary captures stunning footage in the midst of this demanding journey. The documentary starts at the beginning of the year, when more than two million animals gather in the shadow of the volcanoes on the southern edge of the Serengeti in order to birth their offspring. In just two weeks, the animal herd's population has increased by one third, and after only two days, the calves can already run as fast as the adults The young wildebeest in this phase of their life are the most vulnerable to attacks by lions, cheetahs, leopards or hyenas. The film then follows the survivors of these attacks through the next three months on their incredible journey, a trip so long that 200,000 wildebeest will not reach the end.
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Title: The Fear
Character: Seb Whiting
Released: December 3, 2012
Type: TV
Former gang boss turned respected businessman, Richie Beckett pledge money to help rebuild a pier. But Richie's mind is deteriorating, and the other outfit he runs with his sons is under attack by a vicious rival gang.
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Title: Gadget Man
Released: November 19, 2012
Type: TV
Gadget Man shows the world's collection of handy gadgets throughout the ages, from today's smart devices to decades old electronics to even older mechanical devices.
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For No Good Reason
Title: For No Good Reason
Character: Self
Released: October 12, 2012
Type: Movie
For No Good Reason a film about Ralph Steadman. Johnny Depp guides the visually stunning journey, smashing narrative conventions, moving seamlessly from interview to animation and in the finest Gonzo tradition questions of witness and authenticity are challenged. Steadman's art is for the first time animated, including illustrations from Hunter S Thompson's Fear and Loathing in Las Vagas. Featuring Richard E Grant, Terry Gilliam, Bruce Robinson and with music from Slash, The All American Rejects, Jason Mraz, Crystal Castles, Ed Hardcourt and Beth Orton. A touching and at times funny film about honesty, friendship and the ambition driving an artist. This is a true record of the demise of the 20th Century counterculture and hipster dream with Ralph Steadman the last of the Gonzo visionaries.
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Kath & Kimderella
Title: Kath & Kimderella
Character: Alain the Page
Released: September 6, 2012
Type: Movie
Kath & Kim turn more than just heads when they go on an overseas trip and end up being the centre of their very own fairytale.
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Zambezia
Title: Zambezia
Character: Cecil (voice)
Released: June 5, 2012
Type: Movie
Set in a bustling bird city on the edge of the majestic Victoria Falls, "Zambezia" is the story of Kai - a naïve, but high-spirited young falcon who travels to the bird city of "Zambezia" where he discovers the truth about his origins and, in defending the city, learns how to be part of a community.
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Title: Girls
Character: Jasper
Released: April 15, 2012
Type: TV
The assorted humiliations, disasters and rare triumphs of four very different twenty-something girls: Hannah, an aspiring writer; Marnie, an art gallery assistant and cousins Jessa and Shoshanna.
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Words of the Titanic
Title: Words of the Titanic
Character: Reader
Released: April 15, 2012
Type: Movie
Readings from the diaries, accounts and letters of its passengers and crew tell the story of the Titanic, which sank 100 years ago today on its maiden voyage. The cast includes Richard E Grant, Roger Allam, Anna Madeley, James Wilby and Claudie Blakley, alongside relatives of those who were on board. Charles Dance narrates.
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Cherrywood Cannon
Title: Cherrywood Cannon
Character: (Voice)
Released: January 1, 2012
Type: Movie
In this dark twisted fable, a desperate king creates a monument of power for his Jubilee. Cherrywood Cannon focuses on themes of control and paranoia in a land fuelled by fear. With original art by UK artist Ralph Steadman and story read by Richard E Grant.
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The Iron Lady
Title: The Iron Lady
Character: Michael Heseltine
Released: December 26, 2011
Type: Movie
A look at the life of Margaret Thatcher, the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, with a focus on the price she paid for power.
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How to Stop Being a Loser
Title: How to Stop Being a Loser
Character: Ian
Released: November 18, 2011
Type: Movie
James is useless with women, but his luck changes under the tutelage of pick-up artist, Ampersand. As James learns the art of seduction he begins to wonder about Ampersand’s intentions and questions what would truly make him happy in life.
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Horrid Henry: The Movie
Title: Horrid Henry: The Movie
Character: Vic Van Wrinkle
Released: July 29, 2011
Type: Movie
When Henry fails yet again to hand in his homework for the umpteenth time, he has no idea that this will set off a chain of events which will see him forming an unlikely alliance with Moody Margaret, the infuriating girl next door, and his irritating little brother Perfect Peter, outwitting corrupt School Inspectors and toppling an evil Headmaster, winning a talent contest and facing his ultimate nemesis with no way out.
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Title: Game of Thrones
Character: Izembaro
Released: April 17, 2011
Type: TV
Seven noble families fight for control of the mythical land of Westeros. Friction between the houses leads to full-scale war. All while a very ancient evil awakens in the farthest north. Amidst the war, a neglected military order of misfits, the Night's Watch, is all that stands between the realms of men and icy horrors beyond.
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Title: The Crimson Petal and the White
Character: Doctor Curlew
Released: April 6, 2011
Type: TV
Follow Sugar into the underbelly of Victorian London seething with vitality, sexuality, ambition and emotion.
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Nothing Under the Dress - The Last Show
Title: Nothing Under the Dress - The Last Show
Character: Federico Marinoni
Released: March 25, 2011
Type: Movie
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Foster
Title: Foster
Character: Mr. Potts
Released: February 10, 2011
Type: Movie
Some years after their son is killed in an accident, a married couple decide to adopt a child. One day a 7-year-old boy, Eli, unexpectedly arrives on their doorstep claiming to be from the adoption agency. Eli wears a suit every day and is very well-spoken for a child. He helps the adults to process their loss, which had stifled both their marriage and their toy business, and lets them embrace life again.
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Cuckoo
Title: Cuckoo
Character: Professor Julius Greengrass
Released: December 17, 2010
Type: Movie
A professor becomes obsessed with his star student.
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The Nutcracker: The Untold Story
Title: The Nutcracker: The Untold Story
Character: Father
Released: November 24, 2010
Type: Movie
Set in 1920s Vienna, this is the tale of a little girl, whose godfather gives her a special doll one Christmas Eve.
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First Night
Title: First Night
Character: Adam
Released: October 13, 2010
Type: Movie
Adam is a rich industrialist, who aspires to a more cultured world. Spurred on by playful jibes that he is little more than a city suit living the capitalist's dream, this frustrated amateur opera singer decides to throw an opera in his lavish country retreat. Once his friends see him belting out the notes, he feels sure it will spell the end to their shallow taunts. In fact, it might even help him win the hand of a female conductor he has been pursuing whom - it just so happens - is the first to be recruited for his showpiece
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Jackboots on Whitehall
Title: Jackboots on Whitehall
Character: The Vicar (voice)
Released: October 8, 2010
Type: Movie
A satirical alternative history of World War II where the Nazis seize London and England must band together to prevent a full on invasion.
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Title: Downton Abbey
Character: Simon Bricker
Released: September 26, 2010
Type: TV
A chronicle of the lives of the aristocratic Crawley family and their servants in the post-Edwardian era—with great events in history having an effect on their lives and on the British social hierarchy.
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The Man Who Married Himself
Title: The Man Who Married Himself
Character: Olivier
Released: April 3, 2010
Type: Movie
Oliver has a mid-life crisis, and decides to get married - to himself. This is the story of his relationship, and how he discovers some truths about life and love on the way.
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Love Hurts
Title: Love Hurts
Character: Ben Bingham
Released: November 13, 2009
Type: Movie
After his wife leaves him, middle-aged Ben Bingham slips into a funk and refuses to change out of his pajamas. Justin, Ben's 17-year-old son, has the cure for what ails his depressed dad: he gives Ben a makeover and pushes him out into the singles scene. Soon Ben is the most popular guy in town, but when Justin falls in love for the first time, Ben must refocus his priorities and set about trying to win back his wife.
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Filth and Wisdom
Title: Filth and Wisdom
Character: Prof Flynn
Released: February 13, 2008
Type: Movie
Filth & Wisdom is a poignant view of the lives of three not quite ordinary friends settled into meaningless jobs that barely keep them afloat while helping to finance their dreams of bigger and brighter futures. Their unique yet universal stories capture their struggles that are at turns funny and tragic but always brutally honest. Their intertwined lives explore the inevitable: a path paved with filth will often end in wisdom and one paved with wisdom will often end in filth.
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Garden of Eden
Title: Garden of Eden
Character: Colonel Philip Boyle
Released: January 1, 2008
Type: Movie
A young American writer completes his service in WWI and travels across Europe with his wife and her attractive Italian girlfriend. Based on the novel by Ernest Hemingway.
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The Blood Is the Life: The Making of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula'
Title: The Blood Is the Life: The Making of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula'
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: October 8, 2007
Type: Movie
Director Francis Ford Coppola, cast and production crew explore the making of the 1992 masterpiece.
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Title: Would I Lie to You?
Character: Self
Released: June 16, 2007
Type: TV
A comedic panel show featuring team captains Lee Mack and David Mitchell plus two guests per side, hosted by Rob Brydon (formerly Angus Deayton). Each person must reveal embarrassing facts and outrageous lies during a series of different rounds including "Home Truths", "This Is My..." and "Quickfire Lies". It is up to the opposing team to tell tall tales from fantastic facts.
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Always Crashing in the Same Car
Title: Always Crashing in the Same Car
Character: James Booth
Released: June 3, 2007
Type: Movie
At a late-night meeting with nine colleagues, James, an executive of some sort, wants action to avoid their potential loss of millions of pounds daily. He throws a tantrum when one man, Bill, urges caution instead of action. Jim leaves the meeting and, while driving to his office, has a mobile phone conversation with Bill. Something unexpected happens and Bill suddenly has a great deal of leverage. A power play ensues, and things become clearer at press conference the next morning.
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Title: The Graham Norton Show
Character: Self
Released: February 22, 2007
Type: TV
Each week celebrity guests join Irish comedian Graham Norton to discuss what's being going on around the world that week. The guests poke fun and share their opinions on the main news stories. Graham is often joined by a band or artist to play the show out.
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The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Ball in the Hall
Title: The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Ball in the Hall
Character: Self
Released: October 31, 2006
Type: Movie
The rebirth of Amnesty International's legendary SECRET POLICEMAN'S BALL at the Royal Albert Hall on 14th October - after a 15 year hiatus - was a resounding success. Bigger, Better and Ballsier than ever before, 'The Ball In The Hall' is a non-stop, rapid-fire, relentless smorgasbord of comedy and music. 6,000 people turned up to create a fantastic atmosphere as some of the best contemporary comic and music talent from both sides of the Atlantic delivered one show-stopping performance after another. Featuring never-before-seen collaborations, brand new sketches, explosive stand-up, off-stage performances, surprise ingredients and an anthem for the world, there has been nothing like it in the comedy world for years.
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Above and Beyond
Title: Above and Beyond
Released: October 29, 2006
Type: Movie
True Story about the Atlantic Ferry Operation during World War II.
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Title: Above and Beyond
Character: Don Bennett
Released: October 29, 2006
Type: TV
Above and Beyond is a four-hour 2006 miniseries aired by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation on October 29 and 30. The miniseries is about the Atlantic Ferry Organization, which was tasked with delivering aircraft from North America to Europe in the early years of the Second World War. It stars Richard E. Grant, Jonathan Scarfe, Liane Balaban, Allan Hawco, Kenneth Welsh, and Jason Priestley.
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Title: The One Show
Character: Self - Guest
Released: August 14, 2006
Type: TV
A topical magazine-style daily television programme broadcast live on BBC One and BBC One HD. The programme is currently hosted by Alex Jones and Matt Baker from Monday-Thursday, with Chris Evans appearing instead of Baker on Fridays and relief presenters appearing when required.
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Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
Title: Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
Character: Preston (voice)
Released: June 15, 2006
Type: Movie
Jon and Garfield visit the United Kingdom, where a case of mistaken cat identity finds Garfield ruling over a castle. His reign is soon jeopardized by the nefarious Lord Dargis, who has designs on the estate.
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Penelope
Title: Penelope
Character: Franklin Wilhern
Released: March 1, 2006
Type: Movie
Forlorn heiress Penelope Wilhern is cursed, and the only way out is to fall in love with someone of suitable stock. But how can she find her soul mate when she's sequestered inside her family's estate with only her parents to keep her company. This untraditional fairy tale about a girl who bucks convention to create her own happy ending.
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Pulp: The Story of Common People
Title: Pulp: The Story of Common People
Character: Narrator
Released: February 14, 2006
Type: Movie
A look at Pulp's Common People, a song that examines class, politics and Britain in the 90s.
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The Story of ‘Fairytale of New York’
Title: The Story of ‘Fairytale of New York’
Character: Narrator
Released: December 19, 2005
Type: Movie
A look at the creation of The Pogues' song "Fairytale of New York".
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Colour Me Kubrick
Title: Colour Me Kubrick
Character: Jasper
Released: October 6, 2005
Type: Movie
The true story of a man who posed as director Stanley Kubrick during the production of Kubrick's last film, Eyes Wide Shut, despite knowing very little about his work and looking nothing like him.
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Corpse Bride
Title: Corpse Bride
Character: Barkis Bittern (voice)
Released: September 12, 2005
Type: Movie
Set in a 19th-century European village, this stop-motion animation feature follows the story of Victor, a young man whisked away to the underworld and wed to a mysterious corpse bride, while his real bride Victoria waits bereft in the land of the living.
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Title: 8 Out of 10 Cats
Character: Self
Released: June 3, 2005
Type: TV
8 Out of 10 Cats is a British television comedy panel game produced by Zeppotron for Channel 4. It was first broadcast on 3 June 2005. The show is based on statistics and opinion polls, and draws on polls produced by a variety of organizations and new polls commissioned for the programme, carried out by company Harris Poll. The show's title is derived from a well-known advertising tagline for Whiskas cat food, which originally claimed that "8 out of 10 cats prefer Whiskas".
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Title: Doctor Who
Character: Dr Simeon
Released: March 26, 2005
Type: TV
The Doctor is a Time Lord: a 900 year old alien with 2 hearts, part of a gifted civilization who mastered time travel. The Doctor saves planets for a living—more of a hobby actually, and the Doctor's very, very good at it.
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Title: Doctor Who
Character: The Great Intelligence
Released: March 26, 2005
Type: TV
The Doctor is a Time Lord: a 900 year old alien with 2 hearts, part of a gifted civilization who mastered time travel. The Doctor saves planets for a living—more of a hobby actually, and the Doctor's very, very good at it.
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Title: The Friday Night Project
Released: February 4, 2005
Type: TV
The Friday Night Project was a British comedy-variety show by Princess Productions that first aired on Channel 4 in February 2005 under the title The Friday Night Project. Originally broadcast on Friday nights, the show moved to Sunday nights for its seventh series in 2008. Each week the regular hosts Justin Lee Collins and Alan Carr are joined by a celebrity guest host. These guests provide an opening monologue, are interviewed by Alan and Justin and take questions from the studio audience. They also take part in comedy sketches, hidden camera stunts and a game show where someone from the audience is selected to win prizes. When the show was called The Friday Night Project, it was not live; it was recorded at The London Studios on the night before it was broadcast on Channel 4. When the show became The Sunday Night Project, the show retained its Thursday night taping schedule.
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Title: Agatha Christie's Marple
Character: Raymond West
Released: December 12, 2004
Type: TV
The adventures of Miss Jane Marple, an elderly spinster living in the quiet little village of St Mary Mead. During her many visits to friends and relatives in other villages, Miss Marple often stumbles upon mysterious murders which she helps solve. Although the police are sometimes reluctant to accept Miss Marple's help, her reputation and unparalleled powers of observation eventually win them over.
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The Story of Bohemian Rhapsody
Title: The Story of Bohemian Rhapsody
Character: Narrator (voice)
Released: December 4, 2004
Type: Movie
The story behind the epic Queen single.
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The Story of an African Farm
Title: The Story of an African Farm
Character: Bonaparte Blenkins
Released: October 8, 2004
Type: Movie
The 1870's. South Africa. Life is normal at the farm on the slopes of a Karoo Kopje.Things change when the sinister, eccentric Bonaparte Blenkins with bulbous nose and chimney pot hat arrives. Their childhood is disrupted by the bombastic Irishman who claims blood ties with Wellington and Queen Victoria and so gains uncanny influence over the girls' gross stupid stepmother.
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Title: 90 Days in Hollywood
Released: January 5, 2004
Type: TV
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Title: Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka
Character: The Doctor (voice)
Released: November 13, 2003
Type: TV
The Doctor, a time-traveling alien explorer, is sent by his people, the Time Lords, to liberate a small town in England from the tyrannical rule of a race of alien lava creatures called the Shalka.
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Bright Young Things
Title: Bright Young Things
Character: Father Rothschild
Released: October 3, 2003
Type: Movie
During the 1930s in England, a group of young socialites dominate the national gossip with extravagant and outlandish antics. Among the group is the aspiring novelist Adam Fenwick-Symes, who is attempting to raise enough money to marry fellow member Nina Blount. However, after customs officials confiscate his first manuscript, Fenwick-Symes must recover from the financial setback and figure out new ways to earn money for a wedding.
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Title: QI
Character: Self
Released: September 11, 2003
Type: TV
Comedy quiz show full of quirky facts, in which contestants are rewarded more if their answers are 'quite interesting'.
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Title: Posh Nosh
Character: Simon Marchmont
Released: February 4, 2003
Type: TV
Simon and Minty prepare various dishes ranging from architect's fish and chips to bread AND butter pudding, offering snooty and frequently surreal commentary along the way.
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Monsieur N.
Title: Monsieur N.
Character: Hudson Lowe
Released: January 15, 2003
Type: Movie
This film covers the last years of the Emperor's life, imprisoned by the British on St Helena, a remote island off the west coast of Africa. Napoleon retains a loyal entourage of officers who help him plot his escape and evade the attentions of the island's overzealous governor, Sir Hudson Lowe.
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The Hound of the Baskervilles
Title: The Hound of the Baskervilles
Character: Jack Stapleton
Released: December 26, 2002
Type: Movie
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are called in to unravel a mysterious curse that has plagued the Baskerville family for generations. When Sir Charles Baskerville is found dead, his heir, Sir Henry, begs Holmes to save him from the terrifying supernatural hound that has brought fear and death to his household.
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Sherlock: Case of Evil
Title: Sherlock: Case of Evil
Character: Mycroft
Released: October 25, 2002
Type: Movie
Early in his crime-solving career, Sherlock Holmes attempts to prevent Moriarty from cornering the heroin market.
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The Making of 'Gosford Park'
Title: The Making of 'Gosford Park'
Character: Self
Released: June 18, 2002
Type: Movie
A documentary giving film fans a behind-the-scenes look at the making this Robert Altman film about a murder at an English country estate. Includes interviews with the cast and crew, who relate some of their experiences with making the film, as well as giving their views on all the work that went into it.
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Title: Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
Character: Self - Guest Announcer
Released: June 8, 2002
Type: TV
A gameshow hosted by Ant and Dec filled with stunts, sketches, and special guest appearances.
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Robert Altman in England
Title: Robert Altman in England
Character: Himself
Released: February 3, 2002
Type: Movie
Robert Altman interviewed during the making of GOSFORD PARK (2001), as well as members of the cast and crew. Also, revealing behind the scenes footage and information about his career leading up to this feature.
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Gosford Park
Title: Gosford Park
Character: George
Released: November 7, 2001
Type: Movie
In 1930s England, a group of pretentious rich and famous gather together for a weekend of relaxation at a hunting resort. But when a murder occurs, each one of these interesting characters becomes a suspect.
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Hildegarde
Title: Hildegarde
Character: Wolf
Released: October 10, 2001
Type: Movie
Three intrepid siblings try to rescue their precious duck from bird smugglers who want to eat it.
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Strictly Sinatra
Title: Strictly Sinatra
Character: Himself
Released: June 29, 2001
Type: Movie
In Glasgow, Toni Cocozza, age 28, aspires to be a lounge singer; his repertoire is strictly Sinatra, backed by Bill, an aging piano player and his only friend. Toni dreams big and enters a local television talent show. About that time, a local Mob boss decides Toni is great entertainment and invites him to be his guest at a casino. Toni chats up Irene, a cigarette girl, he gets an odd job or two from Chisolm, the mobster's number two, the audition goes bust, and Toni's future is uncertain. One thing leads to another with the Mob. Is Toni at a crossroads, or is there in reality no turning or going back?
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Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
Title: Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
Released: December 25, 2000
Type: Movie
The comedienne stars in this festive sketch show, alongside a host of celebrity guests.
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The Little Vampire
Title: The Little Vampire
Character: Frederick Sackville-Bagg
Released: October 27, 2000
Type: Movie
Based on the popular books, the story tells of Tony who wants a friend to add some adventure to his life. What he gets is Rudolph, a vampire kid with a good appetite. The two end up inseparable, but their fun is cut short when all the hopes of the vampire race could be gone forever in single night. With Tony's access to the daytime world, he helps them to find what they've always wanted.
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The Miracle Maker
Title: The Miracle Maker
Character: John The Baptist (voice)
Released: March 31, 2000
Type: Movie
A mother and father in search of help for their sick daughter cross paths with an extraordinary carpenter named Jesus, who has devoted his life to spreading God's word. An amazing miracle brings to light the true meaning of Christ, and the sacrifices he endured for the deliverance of mankind. A compelling story of faith, trust, and devotion.
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A Christmas Carol
Title: A Christmas Carol
Character: Bob Cratchit
Released: December 5, 1999
Type: Movie
Miser Ebenezer Scrooge is awakened on Christmas Eve by spirits who reveal to him his own miserable existence, what opportunities he wasted in his youth, his current cruelties, and the dire fate that awaits him if he does not change his ways. Scrooge is faced with his own story of growing bitterness and meanness, and must decide what his own future will hold: death or redemption.
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Title: Let Them Eat Cake
Released: September 9, 1999
Type: TV
Let Them Eat Cake is a British sitcom starring Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders set in France, 1782, just seven years before the French Revolution. It is one of the few programmes in which French and Saunders have appeared which they did not create themselves.
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The Match
Title: The Match
Character: Gorgeous Gus
Released: August 13, 1999
Type: Movie
Romantic comedy set against the story of a grudge football match between two pubs. The prize for the winner of the centenary match is the the closure of their opponent's bar. The Match was mainly filmed around Straiton in Ayrshire.
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Withnail and Us
Title: Withnail and Us
Character: Self
Released: August 4, 1999
Type: Movie
A short documentary about the making of "Withnail & I" (1987).
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The Peculiar Memories of Bruce Robinson
Title: The Peculiar Memories of Bruce Robinson
Character: Self
Released: August 2, 1999
Type: Movie
A journey through the career of the British writer/director best known for his film "Withnail & I" (1987). Robinson reveals how he writes, reads from his screenplays, and revisits the town of his birth where his first novel "The Peculiar Memories of Thomas Penman" is set. Interviews include Andy Garcia, Richard E. Grant, Ken Russell and David Puttnam.
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Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death
Title: Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death
Character: The Quite Handsome Doctor
Released: March 26, 1999
Type: Movie
Before the Doctor can settle down to married life, he must face one last confrontation with his deadly enemy of certain death - the Master.
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Title: The Scarlet Pimpernel
Character: Percy Blakeney/The Scarlet Pimpernel
Released: January 24, 1999
Type: TV
A series of television drama programmes loosely based on Baroness Emmuska Orczy's series of novels, set in 1793 during the French Revolution. It stars Richard E. Grant as the hero, Sir Percy Blakeney, and his eponymous alter ego. The first series also starred Elizabeth McGovern as his wife Marguerite and Martin Shaw as the Pimpernel's archrival, Paul Chauvelin. Robespierre was played by Ronan Vibert. It was filmed in the Czech Republic and scored by a Czech composer, Michal Pavlíček.
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Title: Home Farm Twins
Released: January 7, 1999
Type: TV
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I Demand to Have Some Booze!
Title: I Demand to Have Some Booze!
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1999
Type: Movie
A short documentary on the drinking game inspired by the film "Withnail & I" (1987).
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Title: The Heaven and Earth Show
Released: September 6, 1998
Type: TV
The Heaven and Earth Show was a BBC television programme that aired on Sunday mornings from 10am to 11am on BBC One. The show ran for nine years between 1998 and 2007, looking at spiritual and moral issues. Over the years it had numerous presenters, and its final presenter was Gloria Hunniford.
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St. Ives
Title: St. Ives
Character: Major Farquhar Chevening
Released: January 1, 1998
Type: Movie
In 1813, Capitaine Jacques St. Ives, a Hussar in the Napoleonic wars, is captured and sent to a Scottish prison camp. He's a swashbuckler, so the prison's commander, Major Farquar Bolingbroke Chevening, asks for lessons in communicating with women. Both men have their eyes on the lovely Flora, who resides with her aunt, the iconoclastic and well-traveled Miss Susan Emily Gilcrist. By chance, living close to the camp is Jacques's grandfather and brother, whom Jacques believes died years before. Jacques decides to escape, find his relatives, and win the hand of Flora; Major Chevening and an unforeseen enemy stand in his way. Can Miss Gilcrist contrive to make everything work out?
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Cash in Hand
Title: Cash in Hand
Character: Sir Harry Parkins
Released: January 1, 1998
Type: Movie
George Tompkins is tired of his impoverished life in an idyllic country village. He's desperate for some excitement. One evening he finds a strange metal box and discovers it contains not only a fortune but also a bloody history. A history that immediately spins him out of control, on the run, and into the hands of some very unpleasant characters all of whom are decidely more interested in the cash than George's welfare. Struggling to stay alive, in love and in pocket, he realises that life in a dull country village isn't such a bad way of life after all. But then again, a little extra cash wouldn't hurt...
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Spice World
Title: Spice World
Character: Clifford
Released: December 18, 1997
Type: Movie
World famous pop group the Spice Girls zip around London in their luxurious double decker tour bus having various adventures and performing for their fans.
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Keep the Aspidistra Flying
Title: Keep the Aspidistra Flying
Character: Gordon Comstock
Released: November 20, 1997
Type: Movie
Gordon Comstock is a copywriter at an ad agency, and his girlfriend Rosemary is a designer. Gordon believes he is a genius, a marvelous poet and quits the ad agency, trying to live on his poems, but poverty soon comes to him.
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Title: Trial & Retribution
Released: October 19, 1997
Type: TV
Trial & Retribution is a feature-length ITV police procedural television drama series that began in 1997. It was devised and written by Lynda La Plante as a follow-on from her successful television series Prime Suspect. Each episode of the Trial & Retribution series is broadcast over two nights. The 2008 series 10 had 10 episodes, the longest run of the drama so far. The latest series was number 12 which aired in February 2009.
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Food of Love
Title: Food of Love
Character: Alex Salmon
Released: October 19, 1997
Type: Movie
A group of ex-university students reunite to perform a Shakespeare play in a quaint English village.
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A Royal Scandal
Title: A Royal Scandal
Character: George, Prince of Wales
Released: October 10, 1997
Type: Movie
The doomed marriage of the Prince Regent and Caroline of Brunswick.
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Treasure Island
Title: Treasure Island
Character: Long John Silver
Released: July 14, 1997
Type: Movie
Jim Hawkins races to beat Long John Silver to the riches awaiting on Treasure Island. An animated retelling of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic novel, featured the main characters as animals.
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Title: Captain Star
Released: July 8, 1997
Type: TV
Captain Star was an animated television series starring Richard E. Grant as Captain Jim Star, based on a comic by Steven Appleby: Rockets Passing Overhead. Only thirteen episodes of thirty-minutes each were produced and aired. The series ran on the British ITV and Canadian TELETOON networks from 1997 to 1998. The show was also later repeated on Nickelodeon UK.
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The Serpent's Kiss
Title: The Serpent's Kiss
Character: James Fitzmaurice
Released: May 14, 1997
Type: Movie
A man sends a young architect to build an extravagant garden to bankrupt the husband of the woman he once loved.
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Portrait: Jane Campion and The Portrait of a Lady
Title: Portrait: Jane Campion and The Portrait of a Lady
Character: Himself
Released: January 1, 1997
Type: Movie
A documentary about the making of Jane Campion's 'The Portrait of a Lady'.
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An Evening with Lily Savage
Title: An Evening with Lily Savage
Character: Self - Audience Member
Released: November 11, 1996
Type: Movie
An Evening with Lily Savage
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Twelfth Night
Title: Twelfth Night
Character: Sir Andrew Aguecheek
Released: October 25, 1996
Type: Movie
Shakespeare's comedy of gender confusion, in which a girl disguises herself as a man to be near the count she adores, only to be pursued by the woman he loves.
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The Portrait of a Lady
Title: The Portrait of a Lady
Character: Lord Warburton
Released: October 17, 1996
Type: Movie
Ms. Isabel Archer isn't afraid to challenge societal norms. Impressed by her free spirit, her kindhearted cousin writes her into his fatally ill father's will. Suddenly rich and independent, Isabelle ventures into the world, along the way befriending a cynical intellectual and romancing an art enthusiast. However, the advantage of her affluence is called into question when she realizes the extent to which her money colors her relationships.
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In Search of Dracula
Title: In Search of Dracula
Character: Self
Released: October 2, 1996
Type: Movie
A look at "Dracula" in the arts and his supposed real-life inspiration Vlad Tepes.
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The Cold Light of Day
Title: The Cold Light of Day
Character: Viktor Marek
Released: August 20, 1996
Type: Movie
A troubled detective befriends a single woman and her daughter with the intention of using them as bait for a serial killer.
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Title: Karaoke
Character: Nick Balmer
Released: April 28, 1996
Type: TV
Daniel Feeld, writer of the film Karaoke, starts to believe that his characters are coming alive.
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Title: Dalziel & Pascoe
Released: March 16, 1996
Type: TV
British crime drama based on the "Dalziel and Pascoe" series of books by Reginald Hill, set in the fictional Yorkshire town of Wetherton. The unlikely duo of politically incorrect elephant-in-a-china-shop-copper Detective Superintendent Andrew Dalziel (pronounced Dee-ell) and his more sensitive and university educated sidekick Detective Sargent, later Detective Inspector, Peter Pascoe is always on hand to solve the classic murder mystery, while maintaining a down to earth wit and humour.
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Title: Soccer AM
Released: August 12, 1995
Type: TV
Soccer AM is a British Saturday-morning football-based comedy/talk show, predominantly based around the Premier League. Originally presented by Jane Hoffen, Gary Stevens and Russ Williams, they lasted just a year before Helen Chamberlain and Tim Lovejoy replaced them, where Lovejoy served for over a decade. He has since been replaced by Andy Goldstein and, more recently, Max Rushden. The show has been aired on Sky Sports 2 each Saturday morning of the football season since 1995 from 7:00am or 9:00am to noon originally and currently between 10:00am and 12:00pm. In early 2009, the 500th episode was broadcast. Although the show is filmed live from 2010 it has been broadcast on a momentary delay due to bad language and/or inappropriate content from certain guests. The show's current sponsor is Procter & Gamble through their Head & Shoulders brand. The show was previously sponsored by Frijj, a brand of milkshake, after Dairy Crest signed a £2 million sponsorship deal. Parts of the show have remained since the beginning, whilst new items have been introduced each season. In that respect, it is almost the same every week, the difference being new football footage and comedy skits. Every week sees a new group of celebrity guests, generally featuring at least one footballer who is free on the Saturday, and a mix of musicians, TV personalities, and other sportsmen.
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Jack & Sarah
Title: Jack & Sarah
Character: Jack
Released: June 2, 1995
Type: Movie
Jack always lands on his feet. He lands on his feet when he marries the beautiful Sarah. He lands on his feet when he buys a luxurious new home. However, when Sarah goes into labour, he takes a tumble down the stairs and lands on his head. When he comes around he discovers he is the proud father of a baby girl, but deficient in the spouse department to the tune of 1.
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Empire of the Censors
Title: Empire of the Censors
Character: Self - Host
Released: May 28, 1995
Type: Movie
The history of film and video censorship in Great Britain.
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Ready to Wear
Title: Ready to Wear
Character: Cort Romney
Released: December 23, 1994
Type: Movie
During Paris Fashion Week, models, designers and industry hot shots gather to work, mingle, argue and try to seduce one another.
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Pink Floyd: The Story
Title: Pink Floyd: The Story
Character: Narrator (voice)
Released: November 15, 1994
Type: Movie
Documentary broadcast by the BBC on 15 November 1994, produced at the time of "The Division Bell" tour. Although Roger Waters declined to grant an interview in this programme, the post-Waters era is only briefly mentioned (during the last 2 minutes). The rest is focused on the band's history with Waters. The documentary not only features interviews with all three members of Pink Floyd at the time, but also includes interesting interviews with several people closely related to the band: Andrew King, Joe Boyd, Mike Leonard, Storm Thorgerson, Ron Geesin, Clare Torry , Douglas Adams, and others. It also contains rare archive footage, such as extracts from 1968's "Tomorrow's World" programme and a very original film showing the band recording for the song "Marooned" in David Gilmour's studio-boat, the Astoria, with Bob Ezrin playing bass in this session.
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Title: Room 101
Character: Self
Released: July 4, 1994
Type: TV
Fast-moving game show meets talk show, which sees Frank Skinner refereeing three celebrities each week as they compete to banish their top peeve or worst nightmare to the depths of Room 101.
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Hard Times
Title: Hard Times
Character: James Harthouse
Released: April 29, 1994
Type: Movie
Charles Dickens' bleak, passionate novel about the challenges of life in 19th-century London comes to life with an outstanding cast and brilliant cinematography.
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Title: Hard Times
Character: James Harthouse
Released: April 29, 1994
Type: TV
Charles Dickens' bleak, passionate novel about the challenges of life in 19th-century London comes to life.
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Calliope
Title: Calliope
Character: The Producer
Released: February 6, 1994
Type: Movie
A writer begins to discover that his femme fatale character has come to life in the real world.
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Butter
Title: Butter
Character: Gerrard
Released: January 1, 1994
Type: Movie
Jane has an eating problem. She has bought and prepared a feast for an unseen date who calls in sick and sends her spiraling round London, visiting friends and revisiting old habits.
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Title: Shooting Stars
Character: Self
Released: December 27, 1993
Type: TV
Shooting Stars is a British television comedy panel game broadcast on BBC Two as a pilot in 1993, then as 3 full series from 1995 to 1997, then on BBC Choice from January to December 2002 with 2 series before returning to BBC Two for another 3 series from 2008 until its cancellation in 2011. Created and hosted by double-act Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer, it uses the panel show format but with the comedians' often slapstick, surreal and anarchic humour does not rely on rules in order to function, with the pair apparently ignoring existing rules or inventing new ones as and when the mood takes them.
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Title: Frasier
Character: Stephen Moon
Released: September 16, 1993
Type: TV
After many years spent at the “Cheers” bar, Frasier moves back home to Seattle to work as a radio psychiatrist after his policeman father gets shot in the hip on duty.
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The Legends of Treasure Island
Title: The Legends of Treasure Island
Character: Long John Silver (voice)
Released: September 10, 1993
Type: Movie
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Title: The Legends of Treasure Island
Character: Long John Silver (voice)
Released: September 10, 1993
Type: TV
The Legends Of Treasure Island is an animated cartoon from the UK that ran from 1993-1995. It had two series of 13 episodes each and each episode runs for 22–25 minutes. The series was loosely based on Robert Louis Stevenson's original story "Treasure Island". Featuring a mysterious and dark storyline, it incorporates magic and many new characters. Unlike the book and most adaptations Long John Silver is not an anti-hero with dubious morality but rather a straight villain. It was broadcast in the United Kingdom and in other countries throughout Europe and Latin America and was also aired in Australia. The programme was a FilmFair production for Central Independent Television, The Legends of Treasure Island, is owned by ITV PLC.
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The Age of Innocence
Title: The Age of Innocence
Character: Lawrence "Larry" Lefferts
Released: September 10, 1993
Type: Movie
In 19th century New York high society, a young lawyer falls in love with a woman separated from her husband, while he is engaged to the woman's cousin.
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Innocence and Experience: The Making of 'The Age of Innocence'
Title: Innocence and Experience: The Making of 'The Age of Innocence'
Character: Self
Released: September 1, 1993
Type: Movie
A documentary about the making of director Martin Scorsese's 1993 film adaptation of Edith Wharton's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Age of Innocence. It features a conversation between Scorsese and the star of the film, Daniel Day Lewis, as well as rare behind-the-scenes footage.
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Suddenly, Last Summer
Title: Suddenly, Last Summer
Character: George Holly
Released: January 6, 1993
Type: Movie
Catharine Holly, a poor relation of a prominent New Orleans family, seems to be insane after her cousin Sebastian dies under mysterious circumstances on a trip to Europe. Sebastian's mother, Violet Venable, trying to cloud the truth about her son's homosexuality and death, threatens to lobotomize Catharine for her incoherent utterances relating to Sebastian's demise. Under the influence of a truth serum, Catharine tells the gruesome story of Sebastian's death by cannibalism at the hands of locals whose sexual favors he sought, using Catharine as a device to attract the young men (as he had earlier used his mother).
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Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life
Title: Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life
Character: Franz Kafka
Released: January 1, 1993
Type: Movie
Franz Kafka has been stricken with a serious case of writer's block on Christmas Eve. He's trying to get started on his latest short story, "The Metamorphosis", but he isn't sure what his protagonist Gregor Samsa should become. As Kafka struggles with indecision, he has to contend with a loud holiday party downstairs, several unexpected guests, and a sinister knife salesman who has a bone to pick with him.
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Making 'Bram Stoker's Dracula'
Title: Making 'Bram Stoker's Dracula'
Character: Self
Released: December 31, 1992
Type: Movie
Making 'Bram Stoker's Dracula' by Francis Ford Coppola.
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Bram Stoker's Dracula
Title: Bram Stoker's Dracula
Character: Dr. Jack Seward
Released: November 13, 1992
Type: Movie
In the 19th century, Dracula travels to London and meets Mina, a young woman who appears as the reincarnation of his lost love.
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Title: Absolutely Fabulous
Released: November 12, 1992
Type: TV
Set in the world of fashion and PR, immature fun-loving mother Edina Monsoon and her best friend Patsy drive Eddie's sensible daughter, Saffron, up the wall with their constant drug abuse and outrageous selfishness. Numerous in-jokes and heavy doses of cruel humour have made this series a cult hit in the UK and abroad.
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The Other Side
Title: The Other Side
Character: Sherlock Holmes
Released: August 29, 1992
Type: Movie
Drama documentary about the creation of Sherlock Holmes.
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The Player
Title: The Player
Character: Tom Oakley
Released: April 3, 1992
Type: Movie
A Hollywood studio executive is being sent death threats by a writer whose script he rejected - but which one?
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Hudson Hawk
Title: Hudson Hawk
Character: Darwin Mayflower
Released: May 23, 1991
Type: Movie
Eddie Hawkins, called Hudson Hawk has just been released from ten years of prison and is planning to spend the rest of his life honestly. But then the crazy Mayflower couple blackmail him to steal some of the works of Leonardo da Vinci. If he refuses, they threaten to kill his friend Tommy.
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Title: Performance
Character: Nurse
Released: February 22, 1991
Type: TV
An anthology series of various plays and dramatic performances.
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L.A. Story
Title: L.A. Story
Character: Roland Mackey
Released: February 8, 1991
Type: Movie
With the help of a talking freeway billboard, a "wacky weatherman" tries to win the heart of an English newspaper reporter, who is struggling to make sense of the strange world of early-90s Los Angeles.
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Henry & June
Title: Henry & June
Character: Hugo Guiler
Released: September 28, 1990
Type: Movie
While traveling in Paris, author Henry Miller and his wife, June, meet Anais Nin, and sexual sparks fly as Nin starts an affair with the openly bisexual June. When June is forced to return to the U.S., she gives Nin her blessing to sleep with her husband. Then, when June returns to France, an unexpected, and sometimes contentious, threesome forms.
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Title: Rab C. Nesbitt
Character: Chingford Steel
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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Mountains of the Moon
Title: Mountains of the Moon
Character: Oliphant
Released: February 16, 1990
Type: Movie
The story of Captain Richard Francis Burton's and Lt. John Hanning Speke's expedition to find the source of the Nile river in the name of Queen Victoria's British Empire. The film tells the story of their meeting, their friendship emerging amidst hardship, and then dissolving after their journey.
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Thieves in the Night
Title: Thieves in the Night
Character: Joseph
Released: October 11, 1989
Type: Movie
"But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night." Experiences in a kibbutz, it sets up a stage in describing the historical roots of the conflict between Arabs and Jewish settlers in the British ruled Palestine.
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Killing Dad (Or How to Love Your Mother)
Title: Killing Dad (Or How to Love Your Mother)
Character: Berg
Released: September 1, 1989
Type: Movie
A man, always very devoted to his mother, decides to look for his father whom he never met. He meets a seducing older woman prone to drinking and her aged boyfriend whom she grew tired of.
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Warlock
Title: Warlock
Character: Giles Redferne
Released: June 1, 1989
Type: Movie
In 17th century New England, witch hunter Giles Redferne captures an evil warlock, but the conjurer eludes death with supernatural help. Flung into the future, the warlock winds up in the 1980s and plans to bring about the end of the world. Redferne follows the enchanter into the modern era and continues his mission, but runs into trouble in such unfamiliar surroundings. With the help of a young woman, can Redferne finally defeat the warlock?
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How to Get Ahead in Advertising
Title: How to Get Ahead in Advertising
Character: Denis Dimbleby Bagley
Released: May 5, 1989
Type: Movie
Pressure from his boss and a skin-cream client produces a talking boil on a British adman's neck.
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Here Is the News
Title: Here Is the News
Character: David Dunhill
Released: March 5, 1989
Type: Movie
Freelance journalist David Dunhill stumbles onto the biggest story of his career - but his personal eccentricities seem likely to thwart him.
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Codename: Kyril
Title: Codename: Kyril
Character: Laurence Sculby
Released: March 29, 1988
Type: Movie
At the height of the cold war, a known Russian spy ("Kyril") is sent to the UK under falsely reported pretenses in order to hopefully indirectly spark an unknown mole in the KGB to reveal himself; the endeavor eventually has repercussions which none of the initial players could have predicted.
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Withnail & I
Title: Withnail & I
Character: Withnail
Released: June 19, 1987
Type: Movie
Two out-of-work actors -- the anxious, luckless Marwood and his acerbic, alcoholic friend, Withnail -- spend their days drifting between their squalid flat, the unemployment office and the pub. When they take a holiday "by mistake" at the country house of Withnail's flamboyantly gay uncle, Monty, they encounter the unpleasant side of the English countryside: tedium, terrifying locals and torrential rain.
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Title: Lizzie's Pictures
Released: June 3, 1987
Type: TV
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Hidden City
Title: Hidden City
Character: Brewster
Released: January 1, 1987
Type: Movie
Cassies Stuart leads the uncooperative Charles Dance into a world of misplaces government secrets, capalistic artists and bungling secret agents. Will the truth be out, or will the attempts of agents suppress the truth hidden within government propaganda films, classified as top secret by complete mistake, be successful. Or is it the mysterious medical records that are the true catch of the spies.
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Honest Decent & True
Title: Honest Decent & True
Character: Moonee Livingstone
Released: February 9, 1986
Type: Movie
Trendy employees of a small London ad agency try to market beer for an old-fashioned client.
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Title: Aspel & Company
Released: June 9, 1984
Type: TV
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Title: Natural World
Released: October 30, 1983
Type: TV
Natural World is a nature documentary television series broadcast annually on BBC Two and regarded by the BBC as its flagship natural history brand. It is currently the longest-running series in its genre on British television, with more than 400 episodes broadcast since its inception in 1983. Natural World is produced by the BBC Natural History Unit in Bristol, but individual programmes can be in-house productions, collaborative productions with other broadcasters or films made and distributed by independent production companies and purchased by the BBC. Natural World programmes are often broadcast as PBS Nature episodes in the USA. Since 2008, most Natural World programmes have been shot and broadcast in high definition.
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Title: An Audience with...
Character: Self
Released: January 8, 1978
Type: TV
An Audience with... is a British entertainment television show produced by London Weekend Television, in which a host, usually a singer or comedian, performs for an invited audience of celebrity guests, interspersed with questions from the audience, in a light hearted revue/tribute style.
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Title: No Hiding Place
Released: September 16, 1959
Type: TV
No Hiding Place is a British television series that was produced at Wembley Studios by Associated-Rediffusion for the ITV network between 16 September 1959 and 22 June 1967. It was the sequel to the series Murder Bag and Crime Sheet, all starring Raymond Francis as Detective Superintendent, later Detective Chief Superintendent Tom Lockhart.
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Death of a Unicorn
Title: Death of a Unicorn
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
Father-Daughter duo, Ridley and Elliot, hit a unicorn with their car and bring it to the wilderness retreat of a mega-wealthy pharmaceutical CEO.
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Title: Too Much
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: TV
Jessica, a New York workaholic in her mid-thirties reeling from a broken relationship that she thought would last forever, slowly isolates from everyone she knows. When every block in New York tells a story of her own bad behavior, the only solution is to take a job in London, where she plans to live a life of solitude like a Bronte sister. Until she meets Felix and finds that their unusual connection is impossible to ignore.
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Nuremberg
Title: Nuremberg
Character: Sir David Maxwell-Fyfe
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
American psychiatrist Douglas Kelley, tasked with determining whether Nazi prisoners are fit to stand trial for their war crimes, finds himself in a complex battle of wits with Hitler’s right-hand man Hermann Göring.
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The Post Office Girl
Title: The Post Office Girl
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
Christine looks after her ailing mother and toils in a provincial Austrian post office in the years just after the Great War. One afternoon, as she is dozing among the official forms and stamps, a telegraph arrives addressed to her. It is from her rich aunt, who lives in America and writes requesting that Christine join her and her husband in a Swiss Alpine resort. After a dizzying train ride, Christine finds herself at the top of the world, enjoying a life of privilege that she had never imagined. But Christine’s aunt drops her as abruptly as she picked her up, and soon the young woman is back at the provincial post office, consumed with disappointment and bitterness. Then she meets Ferdinand, a wounded but eloquent war veteran who is able to give voice to the disaffection of his generation. Christine’s and Ferdinand’s lives spiral downward, before Ferdinand comes up with a plan which will be either their salvation or their doom.
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Wildwood
Title: Wildwood
Character: (voice)
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
Set beyond Portland’s city limits, in Wildwood. You’re not supposed to go there. You’re not even supposed to know it exists. But Prue McKeel is about to enter this enchanted wonderland. Her baby brother Mac has been taken by a murder of crows into the forest’s depths, and she – along with her hapless classmate, Curtis – is going to get him back. Prue might think she’s too old for fairytales, but she’s just found herself at the center of one. One filled with strange talking animals, roguish bandits, and powerful figures with the darkest intentions.
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Savage House
Title: Savage House
Character: Sir Chauncey Savage
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
Set against the backdrop of 18th century England, a massive pox outbreak, and Jacobite uprising – this is a timely and darkly satirical story of Sir Chauncey Savage and Lady Savage and their blind pursuit of a better life. It is not without a tinge of irony that their family name is the Savages, for this is a Savage House indeed. Filled with duels, decadence, and bloodshed, this is a madcap play on class and power.
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Fado!
Title: Fado!
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
The film follows Linda (Watson), a crossword enthusiast, choral society member, wife and mother of two, and her music lecturer husband, Jim (Grant), who are about to celebrate their 30th wedding anniversary with a romantic trip to Lisbon. But the night before they travel, Linda discovers a monumental secret that will shake the very foundations of their marriage. Determined not to let this discovery define her life and needing space to process, Linda takes the plane tickets and flies to Lisbon without Jim. Alone in this beautiful city, Linda falls madly in love… with the profoundly moving Portuguese folk music, fado — a sensuous new relationship that will allow her to rediscover the joy and passion within herself.
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The Guinea Pig Club
Title: The Guinea Pig Club
Character: Archie McIndoe
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
Surgeon Archie McIndoe risks his life and career to save injured British pilots during World War II.