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08-03-1926
(98 years)
Birthplace:
Hackney, London, England, UK
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Hammer Horror: The Warner Bros. Years
Act like Self
event2018 star_border 7.4
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The untold story of Hammer at Warner Bros, and the relationship that produced some of the British company's finest films.
The House of Horror - Memories of Bray
Act like Herself (5 ep.)
event2013
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Down Place will forever be associated with the company that turned a quiet English countryside mansion into a film making powerhouse, responsible for countless stomach churning, skin crawling, jump out of your seat horror greats. Hammer re-christened Down Place as Bray Studios. The community that developed amongst the crew was unique, facilitated by the fact that at its height a film was completed every six weeks. Watch as many of the most prominent members of the crew recall their time at Bray in this remarkable five part series.
Shatter
Continuity (5 ep.)
event1974 star_border 5.8
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Shatter, an international contract killer, has been assigned to assassinate the President of a small African country and collect his fee from a bank in the Far East. On arrival in Hong Kong his life is threatened and when the bank denies all knowledge of payment arrangements, he realises he has been drawn into a dangerous game where there are no rules. Amongst the players are the Mafia and several foreign intelligence services and the stakes being played for are deadly.
Someone at the Door
Continuity (5 ep.)
event1950 star_border 5
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A man and his sister live in a country home, not knowing that there is stolen loot hidden there. A gang of criminals attempts to get them to move so they can get the loot for themselves.
The Chain
Continuity (5 ep.)
event1984 star_border 6.8
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Comedy featuring interweaving stories of seven households caught up in a property chain on moving day, each one dependent on the other.
It's All Over Town
Continuity (5 ep.)
event1963 star_border 5.5
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A series of musical vignettes formed from the dreams of a slumbering workman.
The Horror of It All
Continuity (5 ep.)
event1964 star_border 4
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In this dark comedy, a Yankee goes to visit a family of British eccentrics to ask for the hand of one of their daughters in marriage. He soon finds himself in the midst of a really odd family. One of them talks like Bela Lugosi, another believes herself to be a vampire, while a third is locked away in a padded cell. Another family member is thrilled when he finally invents a horseless carriage (50 years after Ford), and the family grandfather is found reading Playboy just before he dies. Trouble begins when members of the family begin to be mysteriously murdered. The American suitor must then discover which member of the strange family is in line to inherit the family fortune.
36 Hours
Continuity (5 ep.)
event1953 star_border 5.9
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When his wife stops writing to him and his letters are returned unanswered, Dan becomes extremely concerned about her welfare. He returns home but is only able to meet with her briefly before she is found murdered. Dan is the obvious suspect but has only 36 hours to find out who murdered her. In so doing he uncovers a shocking catalogue of his wife's past affairs and an identity that he knew nothing about.
Red Monarch
Continuity (5 ep.)
event1983 star_border 5
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British comedy satirising Stalin's inner circle as an absolute monarchs court. In the face of rampant abuse of power and poisonous distrust some still manage to keep faith with the Bolshevist creed until the very end. In front of the firing squad a stalwart bolshevist of the first hour exclaims: "Even in the best democracy errors are being made!"
Face the Music
Continuity (5 ep.)
event1954 star_border 5.7
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A famed trumpet player is suspected of murdering a blues singer. Using only two minor clues, he narrows the suspects to four people, but only after surviving poison placed on the mouthpiece of his trumpet!
The Weapon
Continuity (5 ep.)
event1956 star_border 5.9
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A boy accidentally shoots a friend with a gun he found in the rubble of a destroyed building. The gun turns out to be a clue in a ten-year-old murder case.
The Last Page
Continuity (5 ep.)
event1952 star_border 5.7
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A married bookstore owner is blackmailed after he makes a pass at his new sexy blonde clerk.
The House Across the Lake
Continuity (5 ep.)
event1954 star_border 5.5
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Sensuous and desirable, Carol Forrest has always attracted the attention of men. Expert in the art of manipulation and control she married an older man, loving only his vast wealth and continued to amuse herself with indiscreet affairs. But when neighbour Mark Kendrick lets slip that her husband intends cutting her out of his will Carol concentrates all her attentions on the unsuspecting Kendrick, obtaining his help to dispose of this irritating obstacle.
William Comes to Town
Continuity (5 ep.)
event1948
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William Brown attempts to secure more pay and shorter hours for schoolboys.
The Flanagan Boy
Continuity (5 ep.)
event1953 star_border 5.8
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Johnny Flanagan did not have the privileges of a good education or wealthy background but the streets developed his natural talent to be a great fighter. His enormous potential to reach the top is born out of a string of spectacular successes. All of which is brought to a halt when he develops a physical relationship with his manager's wife, the beautiful but manipulative Lorna. His naive temperament is no match for her callous, dispassionate scheming and he unwittingly becomes a pawn in Lorna's ultimate plan... .to murder her husband.
The Steel Bayonet
Continuity (5 ep.)
event1958 star_border 5.4
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Tunis, 1943. Battle-weary troops of Company C have orders to occupy a derelict Tunisian farmhouse. They are to establish an artillery observation post, reporting on enemy movements before the imminent offensive to liberate Tunis. However German infantrymen discover their operations. The ensuing battle for control of this small piece of land will decide who controls Tunis but more critically, the victors in the battle of democracy versus fascism.
The Men of Sherwood Forest
Continuity (5 ep.)
event1954 star_border 6.7
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Robin Hood is persuaded by two nobles whom he believes to be loyal to King Richard to recover secret plans attaining to the rescue of the king from captivity in Germany. Though disguised as a troubadour, Robin is betrayed and captured. Lady Alys and the merry men help him escape in time to foil an intended ambush on King Richard as he returns from the Crusades.
Before the Rain
Script Supervisor (5 ep.)
event1994 star_border 7.4
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The circularity of violence seen in a story that circles on itself. In Macedonia, during the war in Bosnia, Christians hunt an ethnic Albanian girl who may have murdered one of their own. A young monk who's taken a vow of silence offers her protection. In London, a photographic editor who's pregnant needs to talk it out with her estranged husband and chooses a toney restaurant.
Blood Orange
Script Supervisor (5 ep.)
event1953 star_border 5.3
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Discharged by his employer, a private eye stays on a jewel theft case after a model with information for him is murdered.
Four Sided Triangle
Script Supervisor (5 ep.)
event1953 star_border 6
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A young man, in love with a woman who can never be his, discovers a way to fulfil his dreams. In their childhood the three were the best of friends, the perfect triangle. But years later when Lena returns to her sleepy home the tone of the relationship changes and it is Robin she loves. Bill has discovered a method of duplication and decides to make an exact replica of the woman he cannot have... .with disastrous consequences for them all.
The Gambler and the Lady
Script Supervisor (5 ep.)
event1952 star_border 5.6
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A greedy but successful professional gambler wants to join the British Establishment when he falls in love with a blue-blooded lady. But first he must mend his ways and then dump his nightclub singer girl friend. She's not so easy to get rid of, neither is his past.
Spaceways
Script Supervisor (5 ep.)
event1953 star_border 4.7
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The test launch for the first inter-planetary research station goes wrong when the satellite station is inadvertently set up instead of returning to earth. Two people attached to the secret project are missing, presumed murdered, and all suspicions fall on the cuckold husband, the scientist responsible for the lack of fuel aboard the rocket. The theory is he murdered his wife and her lover, depositing the bodies on the errant rocket. Desperate to prove his innocence he volunteers for the next mission to link up with the satellite and clear his name.
Lady in the Fog
Script Supervisor (5 ep.)
event1952 star_border 5.8
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In this murder mystery, a woman's brother is killed in a freak accident, or so she believes. Fortunately for her, an American journalist is more suspicious and so begins roaming the London streets in search of the killer.
Blackout
Continuity (5 ep.)
event1954 star_border 6
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When a beautiful young woman suddenly offers inebriated Casey Morrow a lot of money for a quick and easy job, he doesn't ask too many questions. But when the girl's father is found murdered the following day and Morrow's coat is soaked with blood, he must unravel the mystery to clear his name. An intriguing story of deception, greed and immorality.
Witchcraft
Continuity (5 ep.)
event1964 star_border 6.8
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When her grave is disturbed by modern-day land developers, a 300-year-old witch is accidentally resurrected and terrorizes an English village.
Mask of Dust
Continuity (5 ep.)
event1954 star_border 4.5
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An idol of auto-racing fans attempts a comeback after serving in the Air Force. When his former rival lies dying in the hospital he must decide whether to continue in the Grand Prix, or make peace with his adversary. Featuring race car greats Stirling Moss, Reg Parnell, John Cooper, Alan Brown, Geoffrey Taylor and Leslie Marr.
The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires
Continuity (5 ep.)
event1974 star_border 5.9
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Professor Van Helsing had been asked to help against the tyranny of skeletal creatures that are responsible for terror and death amongst the peasants in rural China. He is the only person qualified to deal with the cause of these phenomena, for the undead are controlled by the most diabolical force of all.... Count Dracula. But he is not alone- to aid him comes a mystical brotherhood of seven martial arts warriors.
Praying Mantis
Continuity (5 ep.)
event1982 star_border 5
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A middle-aged professor's young bride and his assistant plan to commit a double murder disguised as a "Crime Passionel", but discover too late that one of their intended victims has become a fellow conspirator.
Death of an Angel
Continuity (5 ep.)
event1952 star_border 6
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The angel of the title is Jane Baxter, the wife of country physician Patrick Barr. Everybody in the small British village where she lives thinks the world of Baxter; thus, when she is murdered, the authorities are out for blood. Dr. Barr seems above suspicion, at least until he begins behaving eccentrically. As time passes, most everyone learns that Baxter wasn't quite as angelic as she seemed-and that quite a few people might have wanted her dead.
Intimate Relations
Script Supervisor (5 ep.)
event1996 star_border 5.5
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In 1950s England, sailor Harold Guppy arrives in a small seaside town looking for his estranged brother. After a brief reunion, Harold finds a room for rent in the house of Mrs. Beasley, her meek husband and their teenage daughter, Joyce. It's clear that Harold has a troubled past, but his future is about to get more perilous yet. Despite the rosy surface, Harold soon finds himself in a tawdry sexual tug-of-war that won't end well.
The Saint's Return
Continuity (5 ep.)
event1953 star_border 5.6
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A private detective goes after the people who murdered his girlfriend.
A Room with a View
Continuity (5 ep.)
event1986 star_border 7
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When Lucy Honeychurch and chaperon Charlotte Bartlett find themselves in Florence with rooms without views, fellow guests Mr Emerson and son George step in to remedy the situation. Meeting the Emersons could change Lucy's life forever but, once back in England, how will her experiences in Tuscany affect her marriage plans?
A Case For P.C. 49
Continuity (5 ep.)
event1951 star_border 5
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A model’s scheme to murder a millionaire with the intention of inheriting his fortune is uncovered by a police constable.
Room to Let
Continuity (5 ep.)
event1950 star_border 6
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In 1904 London, neighbors begin to suspect that a very strange man calling himself Dr. Fell may indeed be the famous Jack the Ripper.
Do You Know This Voice?
Continuity (5 ep.)
event1964 star_border 7.8
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When a ransom bid results in the death of a child, the police have only one lead – the old lady who witnessed the kidnapper using a public phone box. Though her recollection is vague, she volunteers to act as bait for the killer – telling the press that she had seen the kidnapper's face and she waits for him to attack.
The Nanny
Continuity (5 ep.)
event1965 star_border 6.9
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Nanny, a London family's live-in maid, brings morbid 10-year-old Joey back from the psychiatric ward he's been in for two years, since the death of his younger sister. Joey refuses to eat any food Nanny's prepared or take a bath with her in the room. He also demands to sleep in a room with a lock. Joey's parents -- workaholic Bill and neurotic Virgie -- are sure Joey is disturbed, but he may have good reason to be terrified of Nanny.
The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins
Continuity (5 ep.)
event1971 star_border 5.1
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The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins is a 1971 British comedy film directed and produced by Graham Stark. Its title is a conflation of The Magnificent Seven and the seven deadly sins. It comprises a sequence of seven sketches, each representing a sin and written by an array of British comedy-writing talent. The sketches are linked by animation sequences. The music score is by British jazz musician Roy Budd, cinematography by Harvey Harrison and editing by Rod Nelson-Keys and Roy Piper. It was produced by Tigon Pictures and distributed in the U.K. by Tigon Film Distributors Ltd..
Fanatic
Continuity (5 ep.)
event1965 star_border 6.5
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A young woman is terrorized by her fiance's demented mother who blames her for her son's death.
Distant Trumpet
Continuity (5 ep.)
event1952 star_border 5
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David Anthony, a Harley Street physician, swaps duties with his brother, a medical missionary in Africa.
Girl in the Headlines
Continuity (5 ep.)
event1963 star_border 5.8
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Called in to investigate the murder of a model, Chief Inspector Birkett and Sergeant Saunders soon discover that the victim had been leading somewhat of an immoral life.
The Rossiter Case
Continuity (5 ep.)
event1951 star_border 5.8
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The happy marriage of Liz and Peter Rossiter is shattered after Liz is paralysed in an accident. Peter soon finds solace with Honor, his sister-in-law, but when she tells him she is expecting his child he is racked with guilt and turns to drink. When Honor is found murdered with Peter's gun next to her, the police arrest him. Unable to remember his movements he must discover the secret behind "The Rossiter Case".
The Man in Black
Continuity (5 ep.)
event1950 star_border 5.5
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Henry Clavering suspects his second wife Bertha is trying to drive his daughter (by his first marriage) insane, to stop her inheriting his money. He decides to use his yoga skills to pretend to be dead, and thereby expose her villainy.
The Catholics
Continuity (5 ep.)
event1973 star_border 5.3
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Set in the near future. As a consequence of an ecumenical movement (Vatican Council IV), the Catholic Church has joined other religions and has eliminated much of the original dogma of Catholicism. A group of Irish monks rebel against this situation and react back to the past: they begin to say Mass in Latin and act according to traditional Catholic dogma. So, Rome decides to send a representative to investigate what is happening
The Lady Craved Excitement
Continuity (5 ep.)
event1950 star_border 5.2
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A music-hall performer and her boyfriend find themselves caught up in the machinations of a trio of not particularly bright crooks.
The Adventures of P.C. 49: Investigating the Case of the Guardian Angel
Continuity (5 ep.)
event1949 star_border 5.7
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A police constable goes undercover to infiltrate a gang of violent thieves.
Celia: The Sinister Affair of Poor Aunt Nora
Continuity (5 ep.)
event1949 star_border 6
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An actress, urged by her detective boyfriend, takes a job as housekeeper for a wealthy elderly woman. The woman's new young husband claims she's ill and refuses entry, raising suspicions about her whereabouts.
Meet Simon Cherry
Continuity (5 ep.)
event1949 star_border 6.3
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Meet Simon Cherry was based on a popular BBC radio program of the 1940s titled Meet the Rev. Hugh Moxey plays the title role, a Father Brown-style clergyman who solves crimes when he isn't saving souls
What the Butler Saw
Continuity (5 ep.)
event1950 star_border 5
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An Earl returns from a tropical island and discovers the daughter of the tribal King has stowed away in his luggage.
To Have and to Hold
Continuity (5 ep.)
event1951 star_border 4
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A man is permanently crippled in a horseback riding accident and then learns that he will soon die. He spends his last few days taking care of his family and trying to get his wife to find another man.
Beyond Bedlam
Script Supervisor (5 ep.)
event1994 star_border 5
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An experiment gone awry places a neurologist and a homicide detective in a psychopath's nightmarish world.
The Black Widow
Continuity (5 ep.)
event1951 star_border 5
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Mark Sherwin is driving down a country lane when he comes across someone laying in the middle of the road. Thinking it is someone who has been hit by a car he stops to see if he can help. What he gets for his efforts is a vicious belt to the head from a lead cosh. He is then relieved of his wallet and his car. Several minutes later having somewhat recovered, he staggers to a nearby farmhouse and collapses.
Flight from Singapore
Continuity (5 ep.)
event1962
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Two British pilots begin an airline that serves the Singapore-to-Hong Kong route. One of their flights develops problems and crashes in the jungle. What makes matters even worse, is that aboard the crashed plane are desperately needed medical supplies…
The Stranger Came Home
Continuity (5 ep.)
event1954 star_border 5.5
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Someone knocked out a man and left him for dead during a fishing trip in Portugal. That someone is either his fetching wife, or two business partners, all sporting guilty faces after his unexpected return. Two more murders and a frame-up befall the quartet before an inspector closes the case.
Third Party Risk
Continuity (5 ep.)
event1954 star_border 4.6
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Vacationing at a resort hotel in Spain, a man discovers he is the only one not mixed up one way or another in murder, drugs and microfilm smuggling. But, the police are after him!
I Don't Want to Be Born
Continuity (5 ep.)
event1976 star_border 5
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A woman gives birth to a baby, but this is no ordinary little tyke. The child is seemingly possessed by the spirit of a freak dwarf who the mother once spurned. Cue a spate of strange deaths, the one common factor being the presence of a baby in pram at the scene...
Catweazle
Continuity (13 ep.)
event1970 star_border 7.5
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A medieval wizard (though not a very good one) Catweazle is transported to the modern age...
A British television series, created and written by Richard Carpenter which was produced and directed by Quentin Lawrence for London Weekend Television under the LWI banner, and screened in the UK on ITV in 1970. A second season in 1971 was directed by David Reid and David Lane. Both series had thirteen episodes each, with Geoffrey Bayldon playing the leading role.
The series was broadcast in Ireland, Britain, Gibraltar, New Zealand, The Netherlands, Germany, Australia, Sweden, Norway, Iceland, Czechoslovakia, Nicaragua and Quebec. The first episode is available to view in full at the BFI Screenonline site.
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