Karl Johnson

Karl Johnson

Born: March 1, 1948
in Wales, UK
Karl Johnson is a Welsh actor, appearing on stage, film and television. His most notable role to date is the title role in Derek Jarman's 1993 film Wittgenstein.

Movies for Karl Johnson...

Title: Truelove
Character: Tom
Released: January 3, 2024
Type: TV
A group of old friends reunited at a funeral make a drunken pact. Rather than let each other suffer a slow and painful decline they would engineer a dignified death. But what starts out as a fanciful idea soon morphs into shocking reality.
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Title: The Following Events are Based on a Pack of Lies
Character: Bill
Released: August 29, 2023
Type: TV
Two very different women, Alice a formidable PA and Cheryl a best-selling fantasy author, become trapped in a triangle of epic proportions with Rob an eccentric and celebrated 'ecopreneur' who may or may not be trying to destroy them both.
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Title: Wolf
Character: Colonel Frink
Released: July 31, 2023
Type: TV
DI Jack Caffery is a young man searching for himself. Obsessed with the neighbour he believes murdered his 10 year-old brother in the 90s, Jack finds himself trying to right the wrongs of others - but at what cost? In an isolated house in Monmouthshire, the wealthy Anchor-Ferrers family find themselves the victims of a psychopath’s cruel games, trapped and terrorised. When the two narratives collide, it’s a thrilling, nail-biting and deeply disturbing race against time.
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National Theater Live: The Crucible
Title: National Theater Live: The Crucible
Released: March 23, 2023
Type: Movie
A witch hunt is beginning in Arthur Miller's captivating parable of power with Erin Doherty (The Crown) and Brendan Cowell (Yerma). Raised to be seen but not heard, a group of young women in Salem suddenly find their words have an almighty power. As a climate of fear, vendetta and accusation spreads through the community, no one is safe from trial. Lindsey Turner (Hamlet) directs this contemporary new staging, design by Tony award winner Es Devlin. Captured live from the Olivier stage of the national theater.
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Title: Halo
Character: Hierarch Truth (voice)
Released: March 24, 2022
Type: TV
Depicting an epic 26th-century conflict between humanity and an alien threat known as the Covenant, the series weaves deeply drawn personal stories with action, adventure and a richly imagined vision of the future.
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Title: Suspicion
Character: Eric Cresswell
Released: February 4, 2022
Type: TV
Five ordinary Brits are accused of kidnapping the son of a prominent U.S. media mogul. They embark on a desperate race against time to prove their innocence, but will anyone believe them—and are they telling the truth?
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National Theatre Live: Under Milk Wood
Title: National Theatre Live: Under Milk Wood
Character: Richard Jenkins
Released: June 16, 2021
Type: Movie
A community is sleeping. If you listen closely, you can hear their dreams. The retired sea captain yearning for his lost love. The landlady living in terror of her guests. A father who can no longer access his memories. A son in search of redemption. As they awake to boiled eggs and the postman, the residents of a small Welsh village juggle old secrets and new realities.
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Dream Horse
Title: Dream Horse
Character: Kerby
Released: May 21, 2021
Type: Movie
The inspiring true story of Dream Alliance, an unlikely race horse bred by small town bartender, Jan Vokes. With very little money and no experience, Jan convinces her neighbors to chip in their meager earnings to help raise Dream and compete with the racing elites. Their investment pays off as Dream rises through the ranks and becomes a beacon of hope in their struggling community.
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Title: Too Close
Character: James de Cadenet
Released: April 12, 2021
Type: TV
A dedicated forensic psychiatrist, Emma Robertson, is assigned to assess the sanity of Connie Mortensen, a “yummy mummy” accused of a despicable crime.
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Endgame & Rough for Theatre II
Title: Endgame & Rough for Theatre II
Character: Nagg
Released: April 1, 2020
Type: Movie
Hamm is an ageing, blind tyrant who is confined to a wheelchair – but soon becomes locked in a bleakly funny and subversively devastating stalemate. Endgame forms the first half of a double bill, performed alongside Samuel Beckett’s rarely-seen short play Rough for Theatre II.
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The Last Vermeer
Title: The Last Vermeer
Character: Bernard Bakker
Released: September 11, 2019
Type: Movie
A soldier and member of the Dutch resistance investigates stolen art in the wake of the Second World War, including a Vermeer sold to the Nazis by a flamboyant forger.
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Peterloo
Title: Peterloo
Character: Lord Sidmouth, the Home Secretary
Released: November 1, 2018
Type: Movie
An epic portrayal of the events surrounding the infamous 1819 Peterloo Massacre, where a peaceful pro-democracy rally at St Peter’s Field in Manchester turned into one of the bloodiest and most notorious episodes in British history. The massacre saw British government forces charge into a crowd of over 60,000 that had gathered to demand political reforms and protest against rising levels of poverty.
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King Lear
Title: King Lear
Character: Fool
Released: May 28, 2018
Type: Movie
An aging King invites disaster, when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters, and rejects his loving and honest one.
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Kaleidoscope
Title: Kaleidoscope
Character: John
Released: November 10, 2017
Type: Movie
A psychological thriller about the destructive relationship between a middle-aged man and his mother.
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The Death of Stalin
Title: The Death of Stalin
Character: Dr. Lukomsky
Released: October 20, 2017
Type: Movie
When dictator Joseph Stalin dies, his parasitic cronies square off in a frantic power struggle to become the next Soviet leader. As they bumble, brawl and back-stab their way to the top, the question remains — just who is running the government?
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Title: Born to Kill
Character: Mr. Williams
Released: April 20, 2017
Type: TV
A haunting exploration of the mind of Sam, a teenager who's on the verge of acting out hidden psychopathic desires.
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Winter Thaw
Title: Winter Thaw
Character: Stepanovich
Released: November 24, 2016
Type: Movie
In late nineteenth-century Russia, Martin Avdeitch is a humble shoemaker whose life has been characterized by grief. Martin must find the courage to look outside himself and trust in the goodness of God. This BYUtv original holiday special is based on Leo Tolstoy's short story, "Martin the Cobbler," and stars John Rhys-Davies.
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Aberfan: The Green Hollow
Title: Aberfan: The Green Hollow
Released: October 21, 2016
Type: Movie
A film poem to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Aberfan disaster, written by Owen Sheers and performed by a stellar cast of Wales's best-known acting talent, including Michael Sheen, Jonathan Pryce, Sian Phillips, Eve Myles and Iwan Rheon, with some contributions from the local community.
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The Carer
Title: The Carer
Character: Joseph
Released: August 5, 2016
Type: Movie
Dorottya is a young Hungarian actress with a burning desire: to make it on the English stage. Legendary actor, Sir Michael Gifford suffers from an incurable disease, and has one desire: be left alone. When Dorottya becomes his carer they both hope their wish will be fulfilled.
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Title: Mum
Character: Reg
Released: May 13, 2016
Type: TV
A comedy about a mother at a milestone in her life. We follow her and her family through a year of new beginnings as she rebuilds her life following the death of her husband. Mum is joined by her supportive life-long friend Michael. Through a year of new beginnings she rebuilds her life surrounded by her family: son Jason and his girlfriend Kelly; her brother Derek and his new partner, Pauline; and her in-laws.
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Mother
Title: Mother
Character: Old Man in Café
Released: May 8, 2016
Type: Movie
In the aftermath of his mother's death, Edwin reaches out to his extended family for support.
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National Theatre Live: Hamlet
Title: National Theatre Live: Hamlet
Character: Ghost / Gravedigger
Released: October 15, 2015
Type: Movie
As a country arms itself for war, a family tears itself apart. Forced to avenge his father's death but paralyzed by the task ahead, Hamlet rages against the impossibility of his predicament, threatening both his sanity and the security of the state.
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Mr. Turner
Title: Mr. Turner
Character: Mr. Booth
Released: October 31, 2014
Type: Movie
Eccentric British painter J.M.W. Turner lives his last 25 years with gusto and secretly becomes involved with a seaside landlady, while his faithful housekeeper bears an unrequited love for him.
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The Gospel According to St Derek
Title: The Gospel According to St Derek
Character: Self
Released: October 20, 2014
Type: Movie
Using interviews with close family, friends and collaborators, The Gospel According to St. Derek bears witness to Derek Jarman’s unique approach to low-budget film-making (his near-alchemical ability to turn the base components of film-making in to artistic gold, his placing of himself at the heart of all his work and his need to be part of a repertory company-type set-up). The Gospel… also promotes Derek Jarman’s importance as one of Britain's finest film-makers and acts, therefore, as a rally call to all would-be independent film-makers. This is the ’10 commandments of St. Derek ‘(who was indeed canonised by the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence) on low-budget film-making.
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Title: Lovesick
Character: Richard
Released: October 2, 2014
Type: TV
After finding out he has an STI, Dylan must get back in touch with every girl he has ever had sex with to let them know the bad news.
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Under Milk Wood
Title: Under Milk Wood
Character: Drowned / Voice
Released: June 1, 2014
Type: Movie
An all star cast unite to perform a distinctive BBC Wales Television adaptation of Dylan Thomas's radio play, presented in collaboration with National Theatre Wales, to mark the centenary of Dylan Thomas' birth. The plot reveals the innermost thoughts of the residents of the small, Welsh fishing village Llareggub as it delves into the dreams of various townspeople including blind sailor Captain Cat, who is haunted by visions of drowned shipmates, Mog Edwards and Myfanwy Price, who dream of each other, and Mrs. Ogmore Pritchard, who dreams of her former husbands.
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Mr Invisible
Title: Mr Invisible
Character: The Handler
Released: October 26, 2013
Type: Movie
A lonely old man seems invisible to the world around him. But when he journeys to the heart of London, being 'invisible' proves to be his greatest weapon.
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Title: Atlantis
Character: Itheus
Released: September 28, 2013
Type: TV
A fantasy drama set in a world of legendary heroes and mythical creatures. Far from home and desperate for answers, Jason washes up on the shores of an ancient land. A mysterious place; a world of bull leaping, of snake haired goddesses and of palaces so vast it was said they were built by giants - this is the city of Atlantis. Aided by his two new friends, Pythagoras and Hercules, Jason embarks on a voyage of discovery, and salvation, which sees him brush shoulders with Medusa, come face to face with the Minotaur and even do battle with the dead.
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The Sea
Title: The Sea
Character: Blunden
Released: June 23, 2013
Type: Movie
A man returns to the sea where he spent his childhood summers in search of peace following the death of his wife.
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Good Vibrations
Title: Good Vibrations
Character: George Hooley
Released: May 31, 2012
Type: Movie
The story of music legend Terri Hooley, a key figure in Belfast's punk rock scene. Hooley founded the Good Vibrations store from which a record label sprung, representing bands such as The Undertones, Rudi and The Outcasts.
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The Deep Blue Sea
Title: The Deep Blue Sea
Character: Mr. Miller
Released: September 11, 2011
Type: Movie
The wife of a British Judge is caught in a self-destructive love affair with a Royal Air Force pilot.
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The Pier
Title: The Pier
Character: Larry McCarthy
Released: July 4, 2011
Type: Movie
After 20 years of no contact with his father, Jack McCarthy (played by Hurley) travels from New York to his father Larry's death bed in Cork. Upon arrival he is furious to find his father alive and well and even more so when he then discovers he can't leave. Soon, father and son are forced to deal with a painful history. At the core of their conflict is Larry's denial about the death of his wife, Jack's mother. The story explores the difficult and painful, but often very hilarious ways they try to communicate. Forging a begrudging peace, the reality of life sets in when Larry discloses to Jack another truth that leads to a final reconciliation.
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National Theatre Live: Frankenstein
Title: National Theatre Live: Frankenstein
Character: De Lacey
Released: March 17, 2011
Type: Movie
Childlike in his innocence but grotesque in form, Frankenstein’s bewildered creature is cast out into a hostile universe by his horror-struck maker. Meeting with cruelty wherever he goes, the friendless Creature, increasingly desperate and vengeful, determines to track down his creator and strike a terrifying deal. Urgent concerns of scientific responsibility, parental neglect, cognitive development and the nature of good and evil are embedded within this thrilling and deeply disturbing tale.
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Third Star
Title: Third Star
Character: Ticket Seller
Released: June 1, 2010
Type: Movie
James and his three closest lifelong friends go on an ill-advised trip to the stunning coastal area of Barafundle Bay in West Wales. What follows is a touching and comical adventure dealing with friendship, heroism and love.
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Is Anybody There?
Title: Is Anybody There?
Character: Arthur (uncredited)
Released: April 17, 2009
Type: Movie
A young boy who lives in an old folks' home strikes up a friendship with a retired magician.
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I Know You Know
Title: I Know You Know
Character: Ernie
Released: February 5, 2009
Type: Movie
Jamie, an 11-year-old boy, is fascinated by his father Charlie’s espionage work until the world of spies becomes all too real. Charlie lives in his own reality—an undercover agent, always on an important mission, always on the move. Life for Charlie is highly charged and on the edge. He is unpredictable, explosive, yet kind hearted and fiercely protective of his Jamie who hero-worships his father.
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Title: Merlin
Character: Taliesin
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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The Edge of Love
Title: The Edge of Love
Character: Dai Fred
Released: June 20, 2008
Type: Movie
When the Welsh poet Dylan Thomas and his flirtatious wife Caitlin sweep into war-torn London, the last thing they expect is to bump into Dylan's childhood sweetheart Vera. Despite her joy at seeing Dylan after so many years, Vera is swept off her feet by a dashing officer, William Killick, and finds herself torn between the open adoration of her new found beau and the wily charms of the exotic Welshman.
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Title: Lark Rise to Candleford
Character: Twister Turrill
Released: January 13, 2008
Type: TV
Set in the small hamlet of Lark Rise and the wealthier neighbouring market town, Candleford, the series chronicles the daily lives of farm-workers, craftsmen and gentry at the end of the 19th Century. Lark Rise to Candleford is a love letter to a vanished corner of rural England and a heart-warming drama series teeming with wit, wisdom and romance.
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Dog Altogether
Title: Dog Altogether
Character: Jack
Released: August 18, 2007
Type: Movie
Joseph is a man plagued by a violence and rage who is driving him to self destruction. As he falls further into turmoil, Joseph scours the landscape in search of a single grain of redemption that might restore hope to his fractured life.
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Hot Fuzz
Title: Hot Fuzz
Character: PC Bob Walker
Released: February 14, 2007
Type: Movie
Former London constable Nicholas Angel finds it difficult to adapt to his new assignment in the sleepy British village of Sandford. Not only does he miss the excitement of the big city, but he also has a well-meaning oaf for a partner. However, when a series of grisly accidents rocks Sandford, Angel smells something rotten in the idyllic village.
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Four Last Songs
Title: Four Last Songs
Character: Erico
Released: January 11, 2007
Type: Movie
A comic drama set on a Mediterranean island, where a motley collection of characters is seeking musical redemption.
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Copying Beethoven
Title: Copying Beethoven
Character: Stefan Holtz
Released: September 10, 2006
Type: Movie
A fictionalised exploration of Beethoven's life in his final days working on his Ninth Symphony. It is 1824. Beethoven is racing to finish his new symphony. However, it has been years since his last success and he is plagued by deafness, loneliness and personal trauma. A copyist is urgently needed to help the composer. A fictional character is introduced in the form of a young conservatory student and aspiring composer named Anna Holtz. The mercurial Beethoven is skeptical that a woman might become involved in his masterpiece but slowly comes to trust in Anna's assistance and in the end becomes quite fond of her. By the time the piece is performed, her presence in his life is an absolute necessity. Her deep understanding of his work is such that she even corrects mistakes he has made, while her passionate personality opens a door into his private world.
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The Illusionist
Title: The Illusionist
Character: Doctor / Old Man
Released: August 18, 2006
Type: Movie
With his eye on a lovely aristocrat, a gifted illusionist named Eisenheim uses his powers to win her away from her betrothed, a crown prince. But Eisenheim's scheme creates tumult within the monarchy and ignites the suspicion of a dogged inspector.
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Elizabeth David: A Life in Recipes
Title: Elizabeth David: A Life in Recipes
Character: Norman Douglas
Released: January 17, 2006
Type: Movie
Elizabeth David is the most important cookery writer of the 20th century. David's public image was of an elegant, respectable and somewhat austere figure. In reality she was a deeply unconventional person with a profound passion for food, life and men.
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Title: Rome
Released: August 28, 2005
Type: TV
A down-to-earth account of the lives of both illustrious and ordinary Romans set in the last days of the Roman Republic.
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Heidi
Title: Heidi
Character: Old Man
Released: August 19, 2005
Type: Movie
Swiss girl Adelheid 'Heidi' is orphaned young. Aunt Detie brings her to grandpa Alp and his wife, who live isolated in the Alps since his murder charge. Heidi soon takes to the wild country, especially accompanying young goatherd Peter. Grandpa refuses to send her to school in the city, but aunt Detie returns and forces him to give in. She's sent to a posh lady in Frankfurt, where she'll be a companion for crippled daughter Clara after school hours.
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Frozen
Title: Frozen
Character: Coastguard Bill
Released: March 12, 2005
Type: Movie
It's two years since the mysterious disappearance of Kath Swarbrick's older sister Annie, but Kath remains haunted by a need to know what happened. When police investigations wind down, Kath continues the search herself. She gets nowhere until she steals some CCTV footage of her sister on her final day. Visiting the spot where Annie was filmed, Kath becomes convinced she has found a portal to another reality and from this portal Kath is trying to say something.
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When I'm Sixty-Four
Title: When I'm Sixty-Four
Character: Billy
Released: August 4, 2004
Type: Movie
When widowed cabbie Ray and retired teacher Jim meet by chance, they discover they long for the same things from life: adventure, challenge and love. Together Ray and Jim discover that being 64 means a new beginning: it's time to try the things they never dared in their youth.
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England Expects
Title: England Expects
Released: April 5, 2004
Type: Movie
The story follows former football hooligan Ray Knight (Steven Mackintosh), a normal everyday family man who works as a security guard at a financial trading company in Canary Wharf, the symbol of corporate wealth which looms high over the impoverished communities below. Newfound social responsibilities are trampled underfoot when Ray's racist past is revived amid tensions between Whites and Asians jostling for position on the council housing list. Among those who are wanting to be rehoused in a new development is Ray's alcoholic ex-wife Sadie (Camille Coduri), and his teenage daughter Nikki (Sadie Thompson). After a failed attempt to rehouse Sadie and Nikki, and soon discovering that Nikki is involved in heroin addiction, Ray's anger drives him to re-join a BNP organisation led by his old friend Larry Knowles (Keith Barron).
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Title: New Tricks
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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Tomorrow La Scala!
Title: Tomorrow La Scala!
Character: Sydney
Released: December 10, 2002
Type: Movie
Members of a British opera troupe mount a production of "Sweeney Todd" within a maximum-security prison.
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Title: What's Your Problem?
Released: September 25, 2002
Type: TV
A short TV series that tries to reflect what it really means to people to be disabled now, in the 21st century.
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Pure
Title: Pure
Character: Granddad
Released: September 13, 2002
Type: Movie
A young boy trying to deal with his mother's heroin addiction befriends a waitress who helps him cope with the tough situation.
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Title: Vanity Fair
Released: November 1, 1998
Type: TV
Becky Sharp is a beautiful, clever and poor girl determined to earn a higher place in society at any cost.
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Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon
Title: Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon
Character: John Deakin
Released: September 16, 1998
Type: Movie
Biography of the British painter Francis Bacon. The movie focuses on his relationship with George Dyer, his lover. Dyer was a former small time crook.
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Title: Midsomer Murders
Character: Derek Lockwood
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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Saint-Ex
Title: Saint-Ex
Character: Didier Daurat
Released: November 17, 1996
Type: Movie
Poetic biography of author Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.
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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: The Lifeboat
Released: April 27, 1994
Type: TV
The lives and missions of the crew of a Welsh rescue boat.
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Wittgenstein
Title: Wittgenstein
Character: Ludwig Wittgenstein
Released: March 26, 1993
Type: Movie
A dramatization, in modern theatrical style, of the life and thought of the Viennese-born, Cambridge-educated philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein, whose principal interest was the nature and limits of language. A series of sketches depict the unfolding of his life from boyhood, through the era of the first World War, to his eventual Cambridge professorship and association with Bertrand Russell and John Maynard Keynes. The emphasis in these sketches is on the exposition of the ideas of Wittgenstein, a homosexual, and an intuitive, moody, proud, and perfectionistic thinker generally regarded as a genius.
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Close My Eyes
Title: Close My Eyes
Character: Colin
Released: November 22, 1991
Type: Movie
After some years of tension, Richard begins a sexual relationship with his sister Natalie. Now married, the relationship proves dangerously obsessional.
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Let Him Have It
Title: Let Him Have It
Character: Parris
Released: October 4, 1991
Type: Movie
In 1950s England, slow-witted Derek Bentley falls in with a group of petty criminals led by Chris Craig, a teenager with a fondness for American gangster films. Chris and Derek's friendship leads to their involvement in the true case which would forever shake England's belief in capital punishment.
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Title: Rules of Engagement
Character: Dave Gillespie
Released: June 12, 1989
Type: TV
Political intrigue and murder occurs when the English town of Portsmouth is sealed off by the military during the eve of World War III.
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Title: A Tale of Two Cities
Character: Barsad
Released: May 21, 1989
Type: TV
A pair of lookalikes, one a former French aristocrat and the other an alcoholic English lawyer, fall in love with the same woman amongst the turmoil of the French Revolution.
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The Shawl
Title: The Shawl
Character: Charles
Released: March 14, 1989
Type: Movie
Miss A, troubled by problems, consults a clairvoyant. Can he solve them for her by summoning the spirits? Or is he just a fraud, out to steal her money?
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Title: Agatha Christie's Poirot
Character: Saunders
Released: January 8, 1989
Type: TV
From England to Egypt, accompanied by his elegant and trustworthy sidekicks, the intelligent yet eccentrically-refined Belgian detective Hercule Poirot pits his wits against a collection of first class deceptions.
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The Black and Blue Lamp
Title: The Black and Blue Lamp
Released: September 7, 1988
Type: Movie
Satirical and surreal play by Arthur Ellis, dealing with the manner in which the British police force has been represented on TV for four decades. In 1949 Tom Riley is arrested for the murder of PC George Dixon. As he awaits interrogation at the station he is mysteriously transported into an episode of The Filth - a 1988 police series where the hard men rule, where he is told by the local CID that he'll be confessing to the murder or else his genitals are getting cut off ! This black comedy questions whether the police have changed or is it the way film and television present them.
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A Prayer for the Dying
Title: A Prayer for the Dying
Character: Fitzgerald
Released: September 11, 1987
Type: Movie
Jack Higgins' straightforward thriller about a guilt-ridden IRA bomber forced into "one last job"
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Prick Up Your Ears
Title: Prick Up Your Ears
Character: Douglas Orton
Released: April 17, 1987
Type: Movie
When the young, attractive Joe Orton meets the older, more introverted Kenneth Halliwell at drama school, he befriends the kindred spirit and they start an affair. As Orton becomes more comfortable with his sexuality and starts to find success with his writing, Halliwell becomes increasingly alienated and jealous, ultimately tapping into a dangerous rage.
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Title: The Mysteries
Character: Jesus / Abel
Released: December 22, 1985
Type: TV
National Theatre Cottesloe production filmed for Channel 4
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Title: The Bill
Released: October 16, 1984
Type: TV
The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and drug raids to the routine demands of policing this ground-breaking series focuses as much on crime as it does on the personal lives of its characters.
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Title: Night Court
Character: Dave Costanza
Released: January 4, 1984
Type: TV
Night Court is an American television situation comedy that aired on NBC from January 4, 1984 to May 31, 1992. The setting was the night shift of a Manhattan court, presided over by the young, unorthodox Judge Harold T. "Harry" Stone. It was created by comedy writer Reinhold Weege, who had previously worked on Barney Miller in the 1970s and early 1980s.
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The Magic Shop
Title: The Magic Shop
Released: February 5, 1982
Type: Movie
A father and son enter a magic shop that may contain real magic.
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Title: Bergerac
Character: Henry Morant
Released: October 18, 1981
Type: TV
Bergerac is a British television show set on Jersey. Produced by the BBC in association with the Seven Network, and first screened on BBC1, it stars John Nettles as the title character Detective Sergeant Jim Bergerac, a detective in Le Bureau des Étrangers, part of the States of Jersey Police.
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Sons and Lovers
Title: Sons and Lovers
Character: Paul Morel
Released: January 14, 1981
Type: Movie
An adaptation for television by Trevor Griffiths of DH Lawrence's classic novel
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Title: Shoestring
Released: September 30, 1979
Type: TV
Shoestring was a BBC television show set in Bristol. It featured a private detective with his own show on Radio West, the local radio station. The programme ran between 30 September 1979 and 21 December 1980, in two series with 21 one hour-long episodes. Star Trevor Eve decided not to return to the role after two series, as he wanted to diversify into theatre roles, so the same production team changed the format to be based in Jersey and created Bergerac, also about a detective returning to work after a bad period in his life.
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The Tempest
Title: The Tempest
Character: Ariel, an airy spirit
Released: September 13, 1979
Type: Movie
Prospero, a potent magician, lives on a desolate isle with his virginal daughter, Miranda. He's in exile, banished from his duchy by his usurping brother and the King of Naples. Providence brings these enemies near; aided by his vassal the spirit Ariel, Prospero conjures a tempest to wreck the Italian ship. The king's son, thinking all others lost, becomes Prospero's prisoner, falling in love with Miranda and she with him. Prospero's brother and the king wander the island, as do a drunken cook and sailor, who conspire with Caliban, Prospero's beastly slave, to murder Prospero. Prospero wants reason to triumph, Ariel wants his freedom, Miranda a husband; the sailors want to dance.
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Jubilee
Title: Jubilee
Character: Sphinx
Released: February 1, 1978
Type: Movie
Queen Elizabeth I visits late 1970s England to find a depressing landscape where life has changed since her time.
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Title: Rainbow
Character: Himself (singer)
Released: October 16, 1972
Type: TV
Children's puppet programme featuring music and stories. Join George, Bungle, Zippy, and all their friends at the Rainbow House, always an exciting place to be.
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Title: The Sooty Show
Character: Himself
Released: January 16, 1955
Type: TV
The Sooty Show is a British children's Puppet series which aired on the BBC from 1955 to 1967 and ITV from 1968 to 1992. It follows the adventures and comedic day to day life of puppets Sooty, Sweep and Soo with their owner Harry Corbett, and in later years, his son Matthew.