John Bett

John Bett

Born: January 1, 1949
in Cupar, Scotland, UK
John Bett is a British stage, film and television actor, director, and writer.

Movies for John Bett...

Title: A Very English Scandal
Character: Lord Kilmuir
Released: May 20, 2018
Type: TV
It's the late 1960s, homosexuality has only just been legalised and Jeremy Thorpe, the leader of the Liberal party, has a secret he's desperate to hide.
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Scotland In A Day
Title: Scotland In A Day
Released: September 18, 2014
Type: Movie
Mockumentary set on the day of the 2014 Scottish Independence referendum and designed to capture a snap shot of a nation on the brink of both triumph and disaster.
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Not Another Happy Ending
Title: Not Another Happy Ending
Character: Mr. McLeish
Released: October 11, 2013
Type: Movie
When a struggling publisher discovers his only successful author is blocked, he knows he has to unblock her or he's finished. With her newfound success, she's become too happy and she can't write when she's happy. The only trouble is, the worse he makes her feel, the more he realizes he's in love with her.
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Title: Father Brown
Character: Hugo Masters
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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Tamara Drewe
Title: Tamara Drewe
Character: Diggory
Released: July 14, 2010
Type: Movie
A young newspaper writer returns to her hometown in the English countryside, where her childhood home is being prepped for sale.
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The Golden Compass
Title: The Golden Compass
Character: Thorold
Released: December 4, 2007
Type: Movie
After overhearing a shocking secret, precocious orphan Lyra Belacqua trades her carefree existence roaming the halls of Jordan College for an otherworldly adventure in the far North, unaware that it's part of her destiny.
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The Strange Case of Sherlock Holmes & Arthur Conan Doyle
Title: The Strange Case of Sherlock Holmes & Arthur Conan Doyle
Character: Charles Doyle
Released: September 8, 2005
Type: Movie
What led Arthur Conan Doyle to create, and then destroy the world famous detective, Sherlock Holmes? This compelling drama explores the dark secrets that surround the author and his creation.
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My Life So Far
Title: My Life So Far
Character: Uncle Crawford
Released: August 25, 1999
Type: Movie
A memoir of the lives of a family growing up on a post World War I British estate headed up by a strong disciplinarian, her daughter, her inventor husband, their ten year old son and his older sister. Through the household comes a number of suitors hoping to impress the young woman, including an aviator. When the elder woman's son shows up at the estate with his French fiancé, everything gets thrown into turmoil. The young boy takes a sudden interest in her sexual allure and his father is disturbed by his own non-Victorian feelings.
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Shallow Grave
Title: Shallow Grave
Character: Brian McKinley
Released: December 22, 1994
Type: Movie
When David, Juliet, and Alex are searching for a fourth roommate for their flat, they settle on the aloof Hugo. However, they soon find Hugo dead, with a large sum of cash being among his belongings. The three friends decide to keep the money, dismembering and burying Hugo's body. However, their newfound fortune begins to corrode their friendships, with each roommate resorting to manipulation tactics to scam the others out of the money.
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Down Among the Big Boys
Title: Down Among the Big Boys
Character: Sam the Forger
Released: September 19, 1993
Type: Movie
Set in Glasgow, Louie, the detective son of an upright police sergeant, is about to marry. His intended is the daughter of JoJo (Connolly), a wealthy and compulsive thief who attempts a spectacular robbery. Louie is put in charge of the investigation of JoJo's latest enterprise. JoJo learns of his peril and begins an exercise in risk management.
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Title: Border Warfare
Released: February 10, 1990
Type: TV
A three-episode mini-series chronicling the history of Scotland from ancient times through the union with England and culminating with the rise of Thatcherism and the introduction of the Poll Tax.
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Triple Scotch & Wry
Title: Triple Scotch & Wry
Character: Various
Released: January 1, 1990
Type: Movie
More comedy sketches from Scottish comedian Rikki Fulton. Characters include: Michael Jackson - from Jordanhill; Shirley Bassey - from Bearsden; Jonathan Partington; Bonnie Prince Charlie; and the Last Call team.
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Tank Malling
Title: Tank Malling
Character: Campbell Sinclaire
Released: December 1, 1989
Type: Movie
Tank is an investigative reporter and jailbird, framed on scant evidence supplied by the London mob. Helen is the sensuous call-girl who offers Tank ammunition and retribution. But, retaliation is swift and brutal, in the guise of Sir Robert Knights and his equally lethal lawyer, Dunboyne. A series of hideous murders follow as the devil protects his own. Only Malling and Helen can halt the onslaught. But, for how long, and at what price?
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Title: Rude Health
Released: March 16, 1987
Type: TV
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Up Line
Title: Up Line
Character: Duncan Hey
Released: February 4, 1987
Type: Movie
Three alternative comedians get involved in a pyramid-selling organization, Pathway, in order to finance their act. They gain great success by deploying their skills as entertainers, only to eventually discover the sinister purpose behind the Pathway organization.
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Title: Inspector Morse
Character: Thomas Neely
Released: January 6, 1987
Type: TV
Inspector Morse is a detective drama based on Colin Dexter's series of Chief Inspector Morse novels. The series starred John Thaw as Chief Inspector Morse and Kevin Whately as Sergeant Lewis, as well as a large cast of notable actors and actresses.
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Scotch & Wry
Title: Scotch & Wry
Released: November 3, 1986
Type: Movie
Video Compilation of the Scottish TV Comedy Sketch Show. Stand out characters include Supercop, an idiot motorcycle policeman whose catchphrase was 'Alright Stirling, oot the car' and whose goggles would spring off his helmet; Dirty Dickie Dandruff; Gallowgate Gourmet, the unbelievably unhygienic TV chef; and McGlinchey, a colourful wide-boy.
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Title: City Lights
Character: Mr Townshend
Released: October 14, 1986
Type: TV
Hapless bank clerk Willie Melvin dreams of being a successful writer but is held back by his own incompetence, the dodgy dealings of his best friend Chancer, and lack of support from his mother, the bank's manager Adam McLelland and his obsequious fellow teller, Brian.
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Sacred Hearts
Title: Sacred Hearts
Character: Doctor Taylor
Released: November 1, 1985
Type: Movie
A tough nun (Anna Massey) demands belief and obedience from convent schoolgirls (Katrin Cartlidge, Oona Kirsch) in World War II England.
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Britannia Hospital
Title: Britannia Hospital
Character: Lady Felicity
Released: May 27, 1982
Type: Movie
Britannia Hospital, an esteemed English institution, is marking its gala anniversary with a visit by the Queen Mother herself. But when investigative reporter Mick Travis arrives to cover the celebration, he finds the hospital under siege by striking workers, ruthless unions, violent demonstrators, racist aristocrats, an African cannibal dictator, and sinister human experiments.
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Gregory's Girl
Title: Gregory's Girl
Character: Alistair
Released: April 23, 1981
Type: Movie
A teenager falls hard for the female soccer player who has replaced him on the team and attempts to pursue her.
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Tess
Title: Tess
Character: Felix Clare
Released: October 6, 1979
Type: Movie
A strong-willed peasant girl is sent by her father to the estate of some local aristocrats to capitalize on a rumor that their families are from the same line, but is left traumatised from her experiences.
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The First Great Train Robbery
Title: The First Great Train Robbery
Character: McPherson
Released: December 14, 1978
Type: Movie
In Victorian England, a master criminal makes elaborate plans to steal a shipment of gold from a moving train.
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The Thin End of the Wedge
Title: The Thin End of the Wedge
Character: Paul
Released: December 20, 1977
Type: Movie
A student faced with an ultimatum to find £5 by morning - or lose his girlfriend - searches for friends he can tap and discovers that the crises in their lives are even greater than his own.
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The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil
Title: The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil
Character: Various
Released: June 6, 1974
Type: Movie
In their songs, comedy and exuberant music, a travelling theatre company give a fiercely polemic account of Scottish history, from the aftermath of Culloden to the oil boom. Their production before a live audience is intercut with filmed reconstructions of the Highland Clearances and the Victorian obsession with hunting stags.
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Dunfermline
Title: Dunfermline
Character: Narrator
Released: January 1, 1974
Type: Movie
A portrait of the past and present of the city of Dunfermline, Scotland's ancient capital.
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Title: Play for Today
Released: October 15, 1970
Type: TV
Play for Today is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC1 from 1970 to 1984. During the run, more than three hundred programmes, featuring original television plays, and adaptations of stage plays and novels, were transmitted. The individual episodes were between fifty and a hundred minutes in duration.