Mark Williams

Mark Williams

Born: August 22, 1959
in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England, UK
Mark Williams (born 22 August 1959) is an English actor, comedian, presenter and screenwriter. He first achieved widespread recognition as one of the central performers in the popular BBC sketch show The Fast Show. His film roles include Horace in the 1996 adaptation of 101 Dalmatians and Arthur Weasley in seven of the Harry Potter films. He made recurring appearances as Brian Williams in the BBC television series Doctor Who and as Olaf Petersen in Red Dwarf. Since 2013, Williams has portrayed the title character in the long-running BBC series loosely based on the Father Brown short stories by G. K. Chesterton.

Movies for Mark Williams...

Smoke Out
Title: Smoke Out
Character: Tommy
Released: January 30, 2024
Type: Movie
In this cinematic adventure, a close-knit group of friends sets out on a mission to experience the euphoria of marijuana. Their journey is riddled with challenges, from enduring painfully long waits for deliveries to dealing with suppliers whose reliability is questionable at best. Through a series of unexpected twists and turns, the film vividly depicts the friends' quest to secure and enjoy cannabis. It captures the authentic and releasable experiences, as well as the shared frustrations that often accompany the process of acquiring and indulging in weed. At its core, the narrative emphasizes the critical importance of a trustworthy connection and the reliability of their supplier, weaving an engaging and entertaining portrayal of the trials and triumphs encountered along the way.
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Surprised by Oxford
Title: Surprised by Oxford
Character: Professor Nuttham
Released: September 27, 2023
Type: Movie
A woman struggles with her views on religion, complicated by her attraction to a devout believer.
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The Effects of Lying
Title: The Effects of Lying
Released: July 6, 2023
Type: Movie
A dutiful husband and loving father whose life falls apart when decades of festering secrets are exposed and he's forced to face up to who he really is.
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Super Villans
Title: Super Villans
Character: Self
Released: May 18, 2022
Type: Movie
Actor and famous Aston Villa fan Mark Williams narrates the story of how Aston Villa became Football League and then European champions in 1981 and 1982.
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Title: Here We Go
Character: Frank
Released: April 29, 2022
Type: TV
Family life with no filter. The Jessops navigate life's everyday challenges - from changing jobs to kidnapping dogs. Chaotic comedy with Alison Steadman and Katherine Parkinson.
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Title: Sister Boniface Mysteries
Character: Father Brown
Released: February 8, 2022
Type: TV
First there was Father Brown. Now, say hello to Sister Boniface. This clever, moped-riding nun is the police's secret weapon for solving murders in this divine Father Brown spin-off.
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Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts
Title: Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 2022
Type: Movie
An enchanting making-of story told through all-new in-depth interviews and cast conversations, inviting fans on a magical first-person journey through one of the most beloved film franchises of all time.
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Early Man
Title: Early Man
Character: Barry (voice)
Released: January 26, 2018
Type: Movie
Dug, along with his sidekick Hognob, unite a cavemen tribe to save their hidden valley from being spoiled and, all together as a team, to face the menace of a mysterious and mighty enemy, on the turf of an ancient and sacred sport.
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Heidi: Queen of the Mountain
Title: Heidi: Queen of the Mountain
Character: Henry
Released: December 1, 2017
Type: Movie
Heidi: Queen of the Mountain, partially inspired by Johanna Spyri’s beloved Heidi, reimagines the tale for a new audience.
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Harry Potter: A History Of Magic
Title: Harry Potter: A History Of Magic
Character: Himself
Released: October 28, 2017
Type: Movie
A thrilling journey through legends, belief and folklore, this film goes behind the scenes with the British Library as they search to tell that story through objects in their collection, in an ambitious new exhibition: Harry Potter: A History Of Magic. J.K. Rowling, who is lending unseen manuscripts, drawings and drafts from her private archives (which will sit alongside treasures from the British Library, as well as original drafts and drawings from Jim Kay) talks about some of the personal items she has lent to the exhibition and gives new insight into her writing, looking at some of the objects from the exhibition that have fired her imagination.
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We're Going on a Bear Hunt
Title: We're Going on a Bear Hunt
Character: Dad (voice)
Released: December 24, 2016
Type: Movie
We're Going on a Bear Hunt follows the intrepid adventures of siblings Stan, Katie, Rosie, Max, the baby and Rufus the dog, who decide one day to go on an adventure in search of bears. Coming up against a host of obstacles the family ventures through whirling snowstorms, thick oozing mud and dark forests on their ambitious quest. But when Rosie and Rufus become detached from the rest of the party it looks like bear-hunting might not be such fun after all...
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Golden Years
Title: Golden Years
Character: Phil
Released: April 29, 2016
Type: Movie
Fate, the pensions crisis and a steadfast refusal to accept the injustice of old age have contrived to force law abiding, retired couple, Arthur and Martha Goode into a life of crime.
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Red Top
Title: Red Top
Character: Police Commissioner Hamish Pritchard
Released: January 20, 2016
Type: Movie
Comic fantasy telling the story of Rebekah, an innocent and beguiling Northern girl who accidentally becomes Chief Executive of News International and gets caught up in a seventies Watergate-style scandal.
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Title: Born Naughty?
Character: Narrador
Released: May 14, 2015
Type: TV
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Title: The Musketeers
Character: Pathologist
Released: January 19, 2014
Type: TV
Set in 17th century Paris, musketeers Athos, Porthos, Aramis and D'Artagnan are members of an elite band of soldiers who fight for what is just. They are heroes in the truest and most abiding sense – men that can be trusted and believed in to do the right thing, regardless of personal risk.
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The Look of Love
Title: The Look of Love
Character: Follies Director
Released: April 26, 2013
Type: Movie
Paul Raymond builds a porn, entertainment and real estate empire that makes him the wealthiest man in Britain, but drugs doom his beloved daughter, Debbie.
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Title: Father Brown
Character: Father Brown
Released: January 14, 2013
Type: TV
Father Brown is based on G. K. Chesterton's detective stories about a Catholic priest who doubles as an amateur detective in order to try and solve mysteries.
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Title: Blandings
Character: Sebastian Beach
Released: January 13, 2013
Type: TV
Blandings is a British comedy television series adapted by Guy Andrews from the Blandings Castle stories of P.G. Wodehouse. It was first broadcast on BBC One from 13 January 2013, and stars Timothy Spall, Jennifer Saunders and Mark Williams. The series was produced with the partial financial assistance of the European Regional Development Fund.
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Albert Nobbs
Title: Albert Nobbs
Character: Sean Casey
Released: December 21, 2011
Type: Movie
Albert Nobbs struggles to survive in late 19th century Ireland, where women aren't encouraged to be independent. Posing as a man, so she can work as a butler in Dublin's most posh hotel, Albert meets a handsome painter and looks to escape the lie she has been living.
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When Harry Left Hogwarts
Title: When Harry Left Hogwarts
Character: Self
Released: November 11, 2011
Type: Movie
BAFTA award-winning filmmaker Morgan Matthews was given unprecedented access to the behind-the-scenes of the final days of the final two Harry Potter films, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 1 and 2. Hear the personal stories of the faces we know, and those we don't, as we come to the end of one of the most successful eras in cinema history. Special feature on select editions of Deathly Hallows 1 & 2.
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50 Greatest Harry Potter Moments
Title: 50 Greatest Harry Potter Moments
Character: Arthur Weasley (archive footage)
Released: July 27, 2011
Type: Movie
To mark the release two weeks ago of the eighth and final movie in the series, Robbie Coltrane narrates a countdown of the movie franchise's best moments. From Harry's first meeting with Ron and Hermione aboard the Hogwarts Express through to magical mysteries.
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Title: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Character: Arthur Weasley
Released: July 12, 2011
Type: Movie
Harry, Ron and Hermione continue their quest to vanquish the evil Voldemort once and for all. Just as things begin to look hopeless for the young wizards, Harry discovers a trio of magical objects that endow him with powers to rival Voldemort's formidable skills.
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Title: Fern
Released: March 28, 2011
Type: TV
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Frankenstein's Wedding... Live in Leeds
Title: Frankenstein's Wedding... Live in Leeds
Character: Alphonse Frankenstein
Released: March 19, 2011
Type: Movie
Music and drama event, live from Leeds in front of an audience of 12,000, which explores Mary Shelley's story through contemporary performance and cutting-edge musical content.
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Title: Little Crackers
Character: Father Christmas
Released: December 19, 2010
Type: TV
Little Crackers is a series of Christmas short films featuring stars of British and Irish comedy.
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Title: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Character: Arthur Weasley
Released: November 17, 2010
Type: Movie
Harry, Ron and Hermione walk away from their last year at Hogwarts to find and destroy the remaining Horcruxes, putting an end to Voldemort's bid for immortality. But with Harry's beloved Dumbledore dead and Voldemort's unscrupulous Death Eaters on the loose, the world is more dangerous than ever.
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Title: The Indian Doctor
Character: Richard Sharpe
Released: November 15, 2010
Type: TV
The Indian Doctor is a British television drama set in the summer of 1963. Produced by Rondo Media and Avatar Productions, it was first broadcast on BBC One in 2010. The most recent series began on 27 February 2012 and concluded on 2 March. It is a period comedy drama starring Sanjeev Bhaskar as an Indian doctor who finds work in a South Wales mining village.
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Steve Coogan: The Inside Story
Title: Steve Coogan: The Inside Story
Character: Self
Released: December 27, 2009
Type: Movie
Spoof documentary about the career of comedian Steve Coogan.
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Title: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Character: Arthur Weasley
Released: July 15, 2009
Type: Movie
As Lord Voldemort tightens his grip on both the Muggle and wizarding worlds, Hogwarts is no longer a safe haven. Harry suspects perils may even lie within the castle, but Dumbledore is more intent upon preparing him for the final battle fast approaching. Together they work to find the key to unlock Voldemorts defenses and to this end, Dumbledore recruits his old friend and colleague Horace Slughorn, whom he believes holds crucial information. Even as the decisive showdown looms, romance blossoms for Harry, Ron, Hermione and their classmates. Love is in the air, but danger lies ahead and Hogwarts may never be the same again.
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Title: Being Human
Released: January 25, 2009
Type: TV
Deciding to turn over a new leaf, a group of friends who also happen to be vampires and werewolves move into a house together, only to find that it is haunted by ghosts of people who have been killed under mysterious circumstances. As they deal with the challenges of being supernatural creatures, their desire to be human bonds them.
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Title: Merlin
Character: The Goblin (voice)
Released: September 20, 2008
Type: TV
The unlikely friendship between Merlin, a young man gifted with extraordinary magical powers, and Prince Arthur, heir to the crown of Camelot.
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Title: Sense and Sensibility
Character: Sir John Middleton
Released: January 1, 2008
Type: TV
Marianne Dashwood wears her heart on her sleeve when she falls in love with the charming but unsuitable John Willoughby, ignoring her sister Elinor's warning that her impulsive behavior leaves her open to gossip and innuendo. Elinor, sensitive to social convention, struggles to conceal her own romantic disappointment, even from those closest to her. Will the sisters learn that sense must mix with sensibility if they are to find personal happiness in a society where status and money govern the rules of love?
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A Room with a View
Title: A Room with a View
Character: Mr Beebe
Released: November 4, 2007
Type: Movie
Lucy Honeychurch and her nervous chaperone embark on a grand tour of Italy. Alongside sweeping landscapes, Lucy encounters a suspect group of characters — socialist Mr. Emerson and his working-class son George, in particular — who both surprise and intrigue her. When piqued interest turns to potential romance, Lucy is whisked home to England, where her attention turns to Cecil Vyse. But now, with a well-developed appetite for adventure, will Lucy make the daring choice when it comes to love?
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Stardust
Title: Stardust
Character: Billy
Released: August 9, 2007
Type: Movie
In a countryside town bordering on a magical land, a young man makes a promise to his beloved that he'll retrieve a fallen star by venturing into the magical realm. His journey takes him into a world beyond his wildest dreams and reveals his true identity.
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Title: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Character: Arthur Weasley
Released: July 8, 2007
Type: Movie
Returning for his fifth year of study at Hogwarts, Harry is stunned to find that his warnings about the return of Lord Voldemort have been ignored. Left with no choice, Harry takes matters into his own hands, training a small group of students to defend themselves against the dark arts.
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Title: Saxondale
Character: Deggsy
Released: June 19, 2006
Type: TV
Steve Coogan plays Tommy Saxondale: an ex-roadie with anger management issues and a pest-control business. Tommy is a little arrogant, a little egotistical and feels the world owes him more respect than it typically shows him. He has an assistant named Raymond who lives in a spare room in Tommy's house, a live-in girlfriend named Magz who owns a T-shirt business, and a receptionist named Vicky who has a tendency to drive him up the wall.
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Viva Blackpool
Title: Viva Blackpool
Character: Tommy Vesty
Released: June 10, 2006
Type: Movie
Ripley is now an ordained minister and owner of the Chapel of Love. He's on a search for the prize that will bring him untold riches - the Jules Rimet trophy. But when glamorous Kitty De-Luxe is jilted at his altar, Ripley falls hopelessly in love.
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Title: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Character: Arthur Weasley
Released: November 16, 2005
Type: Movie
When Harry Potter's name emerges from the Goblet of Fire, he becomes a competitor in a grueling battle for glory among three wizarding schools—the Triwizard Tournament. But since Harry never submitted his name for the Tournament, who did? Now Harry must confront a deadly dragon, fierce water demons and an enchanted maze only to find himself in the cruel grasp of He Who Must Not Be Named.
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A Cock and Bull Story
Title: A Cock and Bull Story
Character: Ingoldsby
Released: July 17, 2005
Type: Movie
Steve Coogan, an arrogant actor with low self-esteem and a complicated love life, is playing the eponymous role in an adaptation of "The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman" being filmed at a stately home. He constantly spars with actor Rob Brydon, who is playing Uncle Toby and believes his role to be of equal importance to Coogan's.
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Title: Doctor Who
Character: Brian Williams
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 Rotters' Club
Character: Sam Williams
Released: January 26, 2005
Type: TV
Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais' adaptation of Jonathon Coe's novel follow a group of Birmingham teenagers, and their families, through the 1970s.
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Title: Agatha Christie's Marple
Character: Commander Peters
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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Title: Carrie and Barry
Released: September 3, 2004
Type: TV
Carrie and Barry is a sitcom, shown 2004 - 2005 on BBC One, starring Neil Morrissey, Claire Rushbrook, Mark Williams and Michelle Gomez. Produced by Hartswood Films, it reunited Morrissey with personnel from Men Behaving Badly: specifically writer Simon Nye, executive producer Beryl Vertue and director Martin Dennis. It was produced by Sue Vertue. Neil Morrissey plays part-time taxi driver Barry and Claire Rushbrook is his beautician wife Carrie. The couple find themselves with the daily challenges of keeping the spice in their marriage and the fun in their day jobs — as well as having to deal with Barry's teenage daughter Sinéad from his disastrous first marriage. Mark Williams plays Barry's mate Kirk, who co-owns his black cab whilst Michelle Gomez is Carrie's acid-tongued best friend and fellow beautician Michelle.
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Title: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Character: Arthur Weasley
Released: May 31, 2004
Type: Movie
Year three at Hogwarts means new fun and challenges as Harry learns the delicate art of approaching a Hippogriff, transforming shape-shifting Boggarts into hilarity and even turning back time. But the term also brings danger: soul-sucking Dementors hover over the school, an ally of the accursed He-Who-Cannot-Be-Named lurks within the castle walls, and fearsome wizard Sirius Black escapes Azkaban. And Harry will confront them all.
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Title: Mark Williams On The Rails
Character: Self - Presenter
Released: April 1, 2004
Type: TV
The year 2004 saw two hundred years of railways in Great Britain and to celebrate this historic landmark year, dedicated train enthusiast Mark Williams traveled the length and breadth of Britain in an exciting new TV series. Travelling the length and breadth of Britain, Mark tracks down the nation's fascinating railway heritage and gets to grips with locos such as the magnificent 160 ton Duchess of Sutherland. From the earliest designs of Richard Trevithick and George and Robert Stephenson to the advent of Class 31s, and from the development of London's Underground to the evolution of railway coaches, he reveals how our railways have changed over 200 years of history.
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Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London
Title: Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London
Character: Inspector Crescent
Released: March 12, 2004
Type: Movie
With all-new gadgets, high-flying action, exciting chases and a wisecracking new handler, Derek (Anthony Anderson), Cody has to retrieve the device before the world's leaders fall under the evil control of a diabolical villain.
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Title: Hustle
Character: Dale Ridley
Released: February 24, 2004
Type: TV
A motley group of London con artists pull of a series of daring and intricate stings.
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Title: New Tricks
Character: David Beaumont
Released: January 1, 2004
Type: TV
New Tricks is a British comedy-drama that follows the work of the fictional Unsolved Crime and Open Case Squad of the Metropolitan Police Service. Originally led by Detective Superintendent Sandra Pullman, it is made up of retired police officers who have been recruited to reinvestigate unsolved crimes.
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The Fast Show: The Farewell Tour
Title: The Fast Show: The Farewell Tour
Character: Various
Released: November 24, 2003
Type: Movie
The Fast Show: The Farewell Tour (2003)
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Anita and Me
Title: Anita and Me
Character: The Reverend 'Uncle' Alan
Released: November 22, 2002
Type: Movie
Meena, a 12-year-old living in a mining village in the English Midlands in 1972, is the daughter of Indian parents who've come to England to give her a better life. This idyllic existence is upset by the arrival in the village of Anita Rutter and her dysfunctional family.
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Title: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Character: Arthur Weasley
Released: November 13, 2002
Type: Movie
Cars fly, trees fight back, and a mysterious house-elf comes to warn Harry Potter at the start of his second year at Hogwarts. Adventure and danger await when bloody writing on a wall announces: The Chamber Of Secrets Has Been Opened. To save Hogwarts will require all of Harry, Ron and Hermione’s magical abilities and courage.
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The Final Curtain
Title: The Final Curtain
Character: Declan Farrell
Released: October 12, 2002
Type: Movie
The Final Curtain is a British film from 2002 directed by Patrick Harkins and starring Peter O'Toole. It tells the story of J. J. Curtis, ageing gameshow host played by O'Toole, who hires novelist Jonathan Stitch (Adrian Lester) to pen his biography, in the hope of sealing his immortality in the hearts and minds of the British public. This is made more difficult by his rivalry with fellow gameshow host Dave Turner (Aidan Gillen), and events from his past.
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Title: Industrial Revelations
Released: January 10, 2002
Type: TV
Industrial Revelations is a Documentary show showing the connections between related industrial advances. The show's presenter has changed several times since the first series in 2002 hosted by Mark Williams.
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Title: Shackleton
Character: Dudley Docker
Released: January 2, 2002
Type: TV
The true story of Ernest Shackleton's 1914 Endurance expedition to the the South Pole and his epic struggle to lead his crew to safety after his ship was crushed in the pack ice.
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Dick Whittington: The ITV Pantomime
Title: Dick Whittington: The ITV Pantomime
Character: King Rat
Released: January 1, 2002
Type: Movie
An adaptation of the folktale about a lonely boy, his beloved cat, and the hard decisions that come with their adventures.
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Combat Sheep
Title: Combat Sheep
Character: Moose (voice)
Released: December 30, 2001
Type: Movie
Combat Sheep is a heart warming Christmas story of four army mascots who have been made redundant due to military cutbacks and are jettisoned into the cold to face civvie life and it’s bleak options on offer.
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Second Star to the Left
Title: Second Star to the Left
Character: Duke (voice)
Released: December 24, 2001
Type: Movie
Seasonal animation in which a hamster, a rabbit and a guinea pig embark on a journey to deliver a Christmas present lost by Santa Claus
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High Heels and Low Lifes
Title: High Heels and Low Lifes
Character: Tremaine
Released: July 16, 2001
Type: Movie
A nurse eavesdrops with a friend on a cell phone conversation that describes a bank heist. She and the friend then conspire to blackmail the robbers for $2 million.
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Title: Happiness
Released: March 20, 2001
Type: TV
Danny Spencer is a voice artist who is recently bereaved and having a mid-life crisis. As he continues to voice a kung fu bear he must also deal with his friends, including a high school friend, an old flame, two lazy unemployed no hopers, a 50 something who acts like a 20-year-old and two dance music loving students who work with Danny at the voice studio. But none of this compares to the constant stress of turning 40 and remembering your youth.
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Exit Wounds
Title: Exit Wounds
Character: Cop
Released: March 16, 2001
Type: Movie
Maverick cop Orin Boyd always brings down the domestic terrorists he tracks, but he ruffles feathers with his unorthodox techniques -- and soon finds himself reassigned to the toughest district in Detroit. When he discovers a group of detectives secretly operating a drug ring, Boyd joins forces with an unlikely ally -- gangster Latrell Walker -- to bring down the rotten cops.
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Title: Jumpers for Goalposts
Character: Tommy Stein
Released: March 5, 2001
Type: TV
Each week, respected team captains Ron Manager and Tommy Stein are joined by host Simon Day and four very special footballing and celebrity guests in a show packed with humour, football and Ron's inimitable wisdom.
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Title: Fun at the Funeral Parlour
Released: January 1, 2001
Type: TV
Fun at the Funeral Parlour was a comedy series broadcast on BBC Choice for two series in 2001 and 2002. It was set in a Welsh funeral directors called "Thomas, Thomas, Thomas and Thomas". The series was written by Rhys Thomas, who also starred alongside William Thomas, Alex Lowe and Tony Way. Thomas created the show at the age of 20, after contributing to The Fast Show.
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Happy Birthday Shakespeare
Title: Happy Birthday Shakespeare
Character: Ted
Released: April 23, 2000
Type: Movie
Family man Will Green, a tourist bus driver is convinced that life would be better if he and his family moved to the birthplace of his favourite man Shakespeare’s birthplace Stratford-Upon-Avon where he could open his own restaurant. Will also harboured dreams about beginning a romance with tour guide Alice.
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Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?
Title: Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?
Character: Roland Thornton
Released: March 10, 2000
Type: Movie
It's 1976, and Vinny is a confused teenager who can't decide whether he is a disco king or a proto punk rocker.
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Title: The Strangerers
Character: Cadet Flynn
Released: February 15, 2000
Type: TV
The Strangerers is a British television comedy drama science fiction series written by Rob Grant and was broadcast on Sky One between 15 February and 11 April 2000. A single series was made with a total of 9 episodes. The show ended on a cliffhanger. It has not been released on DVD, nor repeated since its original run.
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Title: Gormenghast
Character: Professor Perch
Released: January 17, 2000
Type: TV
At the Castle of Gormenghast, the Groan family has ruled with dusty ceremony for more than seventy generations. A clever and ambitious new kitchen boy, Steerpike, begins to insinuate himself into the affections of Lady Fuchsia Groan and to murder his way to power.
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Title: Gormenghast
Released: January 17, 2000
Type: TV
At the Castle of Gormenghast, the Groan family has ruled with dusty ceremony for more than seventy generations. A clever and ambitious new kitchen boy, Steerpike, begins to insinuate himself into the affections of Lady Fuchsia Groan and to murder his way to power.
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Suit You Sir! The Inside Leg Of The Fast Show
Title: Suit You Sir! The Inside Leg Of The Fast Show
Character: Himself
Released: September 11, 1999
Type: Movie
A look at how the Fast Show developed into one of TV's most successful series, with contributions from the creators, writers, cast and some famous fans.
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Hunting Venus
Title: Hunting Venus
Character: Peter
Released: March 30, 1999
Type: Movie
Former pop-star turned con artist Simon Delancey is kidnapped by two fans of his eighties band the Venus Hunters, and blackmailed to re-form the band for one final show.
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The Fast Show Live
Title: The Fast Show Live
Released: December 28, 1998
Type: Movie
Recorded live at London's Hammersmith Apollo in 1998, The Fast Show Live features all of the original cast of the highly successful sketch series (Caroline Aherne excepted) including Paul Whitehouse, Simon Day, Charlie Higson and Arabella Weir and practically all of their myriad characters and catchphrases.
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Shakespeare in Love
Title: Shakespeare in Love
Character: Wabash
Released: December 11, 1998
Type: Movie
Young Shakespeare is forced to stage his latest comedy, "Romeo and Ethel, the Pirate's Daughter," before it's even written. When a lovely noblewoman auditions for a role, they fall into forbidden love -- and his play finds a new life (and title). As their relationship progresses, Shakespeare's comedy soon transforms into tragedy.
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Title: Comedy Lab
Character: Mr. Anderson
Released: November 1, 1998
Type: TV
Comedy Lab is a British television series which showcases pilots of experimental comedy shows. Series have been aired irregularly on Channel 4 and E4 since 1998. Several pilots first shown on Comedy Lab have gone on to spawn full series, most notably Trigger Happy TV, Fonejacker, That Peter Kay Thing, Meet the Magoons and FM. It also gave Jimmy Carr his first television appearance in Jimmy Carr's World of…Corporate Videos. The 2001 series features the episodes Knife and Wife, Orcadia, Daydream Believers: Brand New Beamer and Jimmy Carr's World of…Corporate Videos featuring Jimmy Carr. The 2008 series features the episodes Headwreckers, Mr and Mrs Fandango, Olivia Lee's Naughty Bits, Karl Pilkington: Satisfied Fool, Pappy's Fun Club, School of Comedy and Slaterwood. 2010's shows are iCandy, Happy Finish, Penelope Princess of Pets, Jack Whitehall Secret Census, Filth, Moviemash and Hung Out. The 2011 lineup includes: Anna & Katy, Totally Tom and Rick and Peter.
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The Borrowers
Title: The Borrowers
Character: Exterminator Jeff
Released: December 5, 1997
Type: Movie
The four-inch-tall Clock family secretly share a house with the normal-sized Lender family, "borrowing" such items as thread, safety pins, batteries and scraps of food. However, their peaceful co-existence is disturbed when evil lawyer Ocious P. Potter steals the will granting title to the house, which he plans to demolish in order to build apartments. The Lenders are forced to move, and the Clocks face the risk of being exposed to the normal-sized world.
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Title: Midsomer Murders
Character: Pat Everett
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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101 Dalmatians
Title: 101 Dalmatians
Character: Horace
Released: November 27, 1996
Type: Movie
An evil, high-fashion designer plots to steal Dalmatian puppies in order to make an extravagant fur coat, but instead creates an extravagant mess.
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The Big Game
Title: The Big Game
Character: Tommy Hollis
Released: June 28, 1995
Type: Movie
Jimmy Harper (Gary Webster) loves to gamble and enjoys enough success to bring him to the attention of a group of men who play for big money. Soon Jimmy decides to change his name to James Harper, to reflect his increased importance, and seeks a way out of his job in a factory. However, as the stakes in the games increase, Jimmy/James may begin to wonder whether he is in over his head and has risked too much...
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Fever
Title: Fever
Character: Jukebox Man
Released: December 31, 1994
Type: Movie
A woman unloved by her mother, has a string of affairs with increasingly unsuitable men.
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Title: The Fast Show
Released: September 27, 1994
Type: TV
The Fast Show is a multi BAFTA award winning sketch comedy show written and produced by Paul Whitehouse and Charlie Higson.
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Royal Deceit
Title: Royal Deceit
Character: Aslak
Released: February 23, 1994
Type: Movie
A Danish prince seeks revenge upon the villain who killed the king and his son to usurp the throne.
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Title: 99-1
Character: John Samms
Released: January 5, 1994
Type: TV
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Title: The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer
Released: September 21, 1993
Type: TV
The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer was a BBC TV sketch show written by and starring double act Vic Reeves & Bob Mortimer. Its first series appeared in 1993 following the duo's move to the BBC after parting company with Channel 4. The show marked a continuation of Reeves & Mortimer's bizarre, anarchic and frequently silly comedy that they had first explored on Channel 4's Vic Reeves Big Night Out, with a number of important differences.
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Title: Peak Practice
Character: Roland Grogan
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: Policeman 2
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: Bottom
Character: Boris
Released: September 17, 1991
Type: TV
Richie Richard (socially awkward, sexually inexperienced) and Eddie Hitler (carefree alcoholic ) are two social outcasts living on the dole. Trapped together in a squalid flat in Hammersmith, London they are perpetually skint, bored and sexually frustrated. They spend their days scheming, bickering, and being nasty and sadistic to each other.
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Dragon Fight
Title: Dragon Fight
Character: Ray
Released: September 1, 1989
Type: Movie
Jimmy and Tiger are members of the Chinese national wushu team. The two are in Los Angeles to perform exhibitions. However, for Tiger, he plans to defect to L.A. to make a name for himself. When Jimmy learns of Tigers plan to defect, an attempt to stop him fails and Jimmy ends up missing his flight to China. Now a fish out of water, Jimmy's only hope is Andy, a wisecracking youngster in L.A. Meanwhile, Tiger works for a mafia boss. When Tiger loses a fortune in cocaine in a detergent box that Andy accidentally took, Andy and Jimmy soon have no choice but to face the wrath of Tiger and his men. Their only ally is Penny, the girlfriend of Tiger's boss. Two men who were once best friends have now become bitter enemies.
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Title: KYTV
Released: May 1, 1989
Type: TV
KYTV was a sketch-based show which lampooned the new satellite television companies which had begun to operate in the UK. Each week, a different aspect of 'cheap' television production and broadcasting provided the 'theme' for the sketches in the programme. Inept links and amateurish presentation were very much the order of the day.
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Coppers
Title: Coppers
Released: October 16, 1988
Type: Movie
Two bored twentysomethings buy a Vauxhall Cavalier kit it out with a siren and spend their evenings masquerading as police officers in this Screen One TV movie
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Title: Alexei Sayle's Stuff
Released: October 13, 1988
Type: TV
Alexei Sayle's Stuff is a comedy sketch show which ran on BBC2 for a total of 18 episodes over 3 series from 1988 to 1991.
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Tumbledown
Title: Tumbledown
Character: Lumpy
Released: May 29, 1988
Type: Movie
The film centers on the experiences of Robert Lawrence MC, an officer of the Scots Guards during the Falklands War of 1982. While fighting at the Battle of Mount Tumbledown, Lawrence is shot in the head by an Argentine sniper and left paralyzed on his left side. He then must learn to adjust to his new disability.
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Title: Red Dwarf
Character: Olaf Petersen
Released: February 15, 1988
Type: TV
The adventures of the last human alive and his friends, stranded three million years into deep space on the mining ship Red Dwarf.
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Title: Casualty
Character: Des Jones
Released: September 6, 1986
Type: TV
Drama series about the staff and patients at Holby City Hospital's emergency department, charting the ups and downs in their personal and professional lives.
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Privileged
Title: Privileged
Character: Wilf
Released: September 1, 1982
Type: Movie
A story about a group of Oxford undergraduate acting students and their troubled lives while producing (and competing between themselves for a role in) a different version of the classic play "The Duchess of Malfi". Love, friendship and rivalry are all part of this intricate project, filmed on actual location in the Oxford University, the very first to achieve such feat.
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Robin and the Hoods
Title: Robin and the Hoods
Character: The Mayor
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
For the tenacious 11-year-old Robin and her loyal band of friends 'The Hoods', the patch of overgrown scrubland at the end of their cul-de-sac is a magical kingdom.
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Lead Heads
Title: Lead Heads
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
A drama about greed, the film will focus on a group of men corrupted by greed, who, in their desperation, are drawn together for one night to play a game that may cost them both their souls and lives.
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Title: Mark Williams' Big Bangs
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: TV
Actor Mark Williams presents an amusing, spectacular and informative history of explosives, from the accidental discovery of gunpowder by Chinese alchemists 1000 years ago, to the awesome power of the atom bomb.
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Dream Hacker
Title: Dream Hacker
Character: Edgar Wainwright
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
Due to her age, Professor Jennifer Connelly is often described as a science prodigy. A genius of our time, with five Phd's psychology, psychiatry, neurology, physics and chemistry. Jennifer's primary studies are in dreams and the effects they have on the waking mind. For the past 6 years, her studies have led her to theorize that with the right equipment, she can not only watch and record someone else's dreams but maybe even influence them in a subconscious way. To prove this theory, and believing it may have military applications, Oxford obtains a substantial government grant to build the equipment Jennifer needs to journey into this new unknown area of neural science.