
Birthday:
10-25-1958
(66 years)
Birthplace:
Islington, London, England, UK
Biography
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Philip "Phil" Daniels (born 25 October 1958, Islington) is an English actor, most noted for film roles as "cockneys" such as Jimmy in Quadrophenia, Richards in Scum, Stewart in The Class of Miss MacMichael, Mark in Meantime, Kevin Wicks in EastEnders, DCS Frank Patterson in New Tricks and Edward Kitchener "Ted" Trotter, or Grandad, in the prequel Only Fools and Horses spin-off, Rock & Chips in 2010 until 2011.
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Philip "Phil" Daniels (born 25 October 1958, Islington) is an English actor, most noted for film roles as "cockneys" such as Jimmy in Quadrophenia, Richards in Scum, Stewart in The Class of Miss MacMichael, Mark in Meantime, Kevin Wicks in EastEnders, DCS Frank Patterson in New Tricks and Edward Kitchener "Ted" Trotter, or Grandad, in the prequel Only Fools and Horses spin-off, Rock & Chips in 2010 until 2011.
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The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
Act like Self
event2007
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Boasting an amazing selection of the most watched, most influential and most highly acclaimed programmes ever made, The 50 Greatest Television Dramas presents a long overdue assessment of the rich heritage television drama has to offer. Channel 4 invited over 200 of Britain's top television drama professionals – writers, directors, producers and commissioners – to take part in an exclusive poll to discover what they consider the finest dramas ever produced.
Still Crazy
Act like Neil Gaydon
event1998 star_border 6.8
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In the seventies Strange Fruit were it. They lived the rock lifestyle to the max, groupies, drugs, internal tension and an ex front man dead from an overdose. Even their demise was glamorous; when lightning struck the stage during an outdoor festival. 20 years on and these former rock gods they have now sunk deep into obscurity when the idea of a reunion tour is lodged in the head of Tony, former keyboard player of the Fruits. Tony sets out to find his former bandmates with the help of former manager Karen to see if they can recapture the magic and give themselves a second chance.
Quadrophenia
Act like James Michael 'Jimmy' Cooper
event1979 star_border 7
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Based on the 1973 rock opera album of the same name by The Who, this is the story of 60s teenager Jimmy. At work he slaves in a dead-end job. While after, he shops for tailored suits and rides his scooter as part of the London Mod scene.
Glitter
Act like Barry
event1976
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'I want to be so famous that I'm a household name all over the world.' In her dreams Sue finds a way to sing on Top of the Tops. An episode of the BBC drama series Second City Firsts.
Chicken Run
Act like Fetcher (voice)
event2000 star_border 6.8
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The creators of Wallace & Gromit bring you an exciting and original story about a group of chickens determined to fly the coop–even if they can’t fly! It’s hardly poultry in motion when Rocky attempts to teach Ginger and her feathered friends to fly…but, with teamwork, determination and a little bit o’ cluck, the fearless flock plots one last attempt in a spectacular bid for freedom.
Goodbye Charlie Bright
Act like Eddie
event2001 star_border 6.2
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Following Charlie Bright and his friends over one hot summer on the South London housing estate where they live. With Tommy about to join the army and Francis having fallen in love, friendships and loyalties are tested as the friends drift in their own directions.
Scum
Act like Richards
event1979 star_border 7.1
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Powerful, uncompromising drama about two boys' struggle for survival in the nightmare world of Britain's notorious Borstal Reformatory.
Breaking Glass
Act like Danny
event1980 star_border 6.9
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Breaking Glass is the story of punk singer Kate and her meteoric rise to stardom. Starting out in the rock pubs of London, Kate, assisted by her manager Danny, becomes a huge star overnight. Once at the top the pressure is immense as Kate's band are squeezed out and she is left to cope alone in the spotlight.
Freebird
Act like Grouch
event2008 star_border 5.4
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A Rock and Roll Road Movie Comedy set in Wales
Death of England: Face to Face
Act like Alan
event2021 star_border 8
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Britain is locked down. Michael and Delroy are dealing with issues closer to home. During an explosive afternoon in Delroy's flat, they are forced to confront their relationship with their country – and with each other.
Meantime
Act like Mark
event1983 star_border 6.6
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A working-class family in London's East End is struggling to stay afloat during the recession under Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's premiership. Only the mother Mavis is working; father Frank and the couple's two sons Colin, a timid, chronically shy individual and Mark, an outspoken, headstrong young man, are on the dole. This situation is contrasted by the presence of Mavis's sister Barbara, and her husband John, whose financial and social loftiness appears to be a comfortable facade over the unspoken soreness of a lackluster marriage.
Number One
Act like Terry
event1985 star_border 5
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A down on his luck Irishman in London decides to play snooker for money.
Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire
Act like Billy the Kid
event1985 star_border 5.6
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Cocky cockney snooker player Billy Kid accepts the challenge of a grudge match from Maxwell Randall (the Green Baize Vampire), six times world champion; the loser will never play professional snooker again.
Rock & Chips
Act like Ted Trotter
event2010 star_border 6.2
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Prequel to Only Fools and Horses, set in the 1960s. Joan Trotter is in an unhappy marriage with the work-shy Reg, with whom she has a teenage son, Derek ('Del Boy'). However, the reappearance in Peckham of bank robber, 'art connoisseur' and womaniser Freddie Robdal, recently released after a ten year prison sentence, would bring about changes in her life.
Vinyl
Act like Johnny Jones
event2012 star_border 5.6
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Based on true events. When a new record by an old band is turned down by ageist record companies, the veteran punk band assemble a group of youngsters to stand in for them, and fool the music industry.
After Miss Julie
Act like John
event1995
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An updated version of Strindberg’s play examining class and social differences. Julie, the daughter of an MP, seduces her father's chauffeur, despite his being engaged to the maid.
Partygate
Act like Mickey Port
event2023 star_border 6.9
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Karaoke, suitcases of wine, ambushing cake... this factual drama tells the story of Covid from inside 10 Downing Street as staff kicked back at lockdown-breaching parties
Rik Mayall Presents: The Big One
Act like Miles
event1995
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Rik Mayall plays an estate agent who takes on the identity of a dead gangster.
Bad Behavior
Act like The Nunn Brothers
event1993 star_border 5.7
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The McAllister family house is the setting for Gerry and Ellie's grapples with work, children and how to get the bathroom fixed. Both have reached the stage where reason cannot be heard above the ticking clock of experience and ambition. When temptation comes, how will they react?
Lost and Found
Act like Kieth Tarpin
event2003
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A short film from Toby Haynes.
Stand and Deliver
Act like Alun Leach
event1998
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Alun arrives in Glasgow to play a gig at The Edge, a comedy club run by would-be promoter Max T. Max T should be looking after Alun, but he already has his hands full trying to keep Sandy Cervi, his second cousin and business partner, from taking over the club. In a bid to sort out some 'poontang' for himself and Alun, Max invites Eva, a psychiatric nurse and her photographer friend Christina along to the gig.
Will You Love Me Tomorrow
Act like Sprint
event1987 star_border 1
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Inspired by the true story of Mary Bell; Freedom fascinates and frightens Jackie, encountering the real world for the first time in years, She clings to an ideal : 'What I want most in the whole world is to be in love and to be loved'. Reality can be harsh and unforgiving.
The Class Of Miss MacMichael
Act like Stewart
event1979 star_border 5.8
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A dedicated teacher tries to reach out to juvenile delinquent students at a London alternative school.
The Country Wife
Act like Boy
event1977
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Directed by Donald McWhinnie.
Classic Quadrophenia
Act like Self
event2015 star_border 7
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Pete Townsend's reinvention of The Who's Quadrophenia for the classical music genre (composed by partner Rachel Fuller) filmed live at the Royal Albert Hall and featuring the 90-piece Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and the 80 members of the London Oriana Choir, Alfie Boe, Billy Idol and Phil Daniels
Scum
Act like Richards
event1977 star_border 7.4
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A hard and shocking story of life in a British borstal for young offenders.
Zulu Dawn
Act like Boy Pullen
event1979 star_border 6.1
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In 1879, the British suffer a great loss at the Battle of Isandlwana due to incompetent leadership.
The Naked Civil Servant
Act like 1st Boy
event1975 star_border 6.7
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Story of the life of Quentin Crisp, an Englishman who was brave enough to live his life according to his own style even in the hostile days of WW2.
Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll
event1999
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The BBC drama about growing up in the turbulent, tuneful '60s. Manchester, England, 1965. "You'll never meet anybody worth knowing working at the Chip Shop," says Ellie and Arden Brookes' overbearing granny. But that's where the sisters meet The Ice Cubes, a struggling rock trio that opens their eyes to the whole swingin' world beyond staid Manchester. Arden sees lead singer Dallas McCabe as her ticket out. Ellie has more practical plans, but she and Dallas get drawn together by the music and their irresistible attraction to each other. A story of twin sisters who are each other's best friend-and worst enemy.
The Britpop Story 'It Really, Really, Really, Could Happen'
Act like Self (archive footage)
event2005
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In August 1995 Blur and Oasis were engaged in a head-to-head chart battle which divided music fans and led to a wider argument about British pop music. John Harris, journalist and author of The Last Party - the definitive study of the entwinement of music and politics in the 1990s - presents a documentary charting the rise of Britpop, its brief romance with New Labour and the emergence of 'new lad' culture. Finally, as Britpop declines, he asks what legacy it has left. Including contributions from Blur's Graham Coxon, Elastica's Justine Frischmann, Sleeper's Louise Wener, former New Labour insider Darren Kalynuk, and the founder of Creation records, Alan McGee.
There's No Place...
Act like Youth in Cafe
event1977
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Val and Tony set up home in a disused railway goods-yard. It is more than just a squat and draws them closer together than they have ever been.
The Art of Tripping
event1993
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Based on the idea that drugs have influenced some of our greatest minds (Poe, Baudelaire etc.), this film documents just how influential drug experiences have been on the minds of great writers, poets and thinkers.
The Bride
Act like Bela
event1985 star_border 5.3
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Doctor Frankenstein creates a mate for his monster, a woman called Eva, who promptly rejects the male creature. In turn, the doctor becomes obsessed with Eva, and tries to make her a perfect victorian woman.
Sex & Chocolate
Act like Ian Bodger
event1997 star_border 7
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Bev Bodger is a married teacher tempted by an old school boyfriend to enjoy a little sex and chocolate in Paris.
Anoop and the Elephant
Act like Billy
event1972 star_border 6
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Two English kids meet their friend Anoop Singh and his baby elephant Ranee. The nasty circus owner wants the elephant for his circus and the children decide that they must prevent this.
Nasty Neighbours
Act like Robert Chapman
event2000 star_border 5.5
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Mr. and Mrs. Peach's favourite neighbours emigrate to Australia, leaving the grieving couple anxiously twitching the net curtains of their suburban cul-de-sac home waiting to see who will be moving in next door. Unfortunately, far from their ideal, a flash, young couple, Mr. and Mrs. Chapman turn out to be their new neighbours.
Blur: To the End
Act like Self
event2024 star_border 7.3
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blur: To The End follows the unique relationship of four friends - and band mates of three decades - Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree as they come together to record new songs ahead of their sold-out, first ever shows at London’s Wembley Stadium in 2023.
Shoreleave
Act like Billy
event1987
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Inspired by true events. Billy (Phil Daniels) comes home on shore leave from the Royal Navy, and discovers that his brother Michael has died two weeks prior to his leave. Trying to piece together what happened, Billy becomes enamoured with Myra (Joanne Whalley), a nightclub singer.
blur: Live at Wembley Stadium
Act like Self
event2024 star_border 7
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blur played two massive headline shows at Wembley Stadium in London last summer. These historic and emotional dates will be captured in a forthcoming concert film called Blur: Live At Wembley Stadium.
Blur: The Singles Night
Act like Phil Daniels
event1999
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On December 11th, 1999, Blur performed a setlist featuring all their released singles at the time at Wembley Stadium.
Last Christmas
Act like Geoff
event1999 star_border 2
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A young boy's dream of finding his dead father comes true when his father visits him as an angel. But things turn sour when he discovers that his father was not the hero he imagined him to be.
The Hatton Garden Job
Act like Danny Jones
event2017 star_border 5.5
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In April 2015, the Hatton Garden Safe Deposit Company, an underground safe deposit facility in London's Hatton Garden area, was burgled by 4 elderly men. With the stolen property having a value of up to £200 million, the incident has been called the "largest burglary in English history".
Director: Alan Clarke
event1991
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Documentary - Alan Clarke's films exposed a real, raw world as no other films have. Works such as "Scum," "Made in Britain," "The Firm," "Rita, Sue and Bob Too" and "Elephant" inspired a generation of British actors, writers and directors that changed cinema forever. This documentary features rare behind-the-scenes footage and interviews with friends and colleagues of Clarke, including Tim Roth, Danny Boyle, Stephen Frears, Ray Winstone and Phil Daniels. -
I Remember Nelson
Act like William Blackie
event1982
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Vice Adm. Horatio Nelson's remarkable naval career and troubled personal affairs are brought to life in this miniseries, which tells his famous story through the narratives of those who knew him best.
The Pickwick Papers
Act like Sam Weller
event1985
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The Pickwick Papers is a twelve-part BBC adaption of The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens, first broadcast in 1985. It starred Nigel Stock, Alan Parnaby, Clive Swift and Patrick Malahide, with narration spoken by Ray Brooks.
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Act like Puck
event1981 star_border 4
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Four Athenians run away to the forest only to have Puck the fairy make both of the boys fall in love with the same girl. The four run through the forest pursuing each other while Puck helps his master play a trick on the fairy queen. In the end, Puck reverses the magic, and the two couples reconcile and marry.
The Wanderer
Act like Voice
event1991
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Adaptation of the Anglo-Saxon poem The Wanderer, telling of a warrior's loss of a beloved Lord and his subsequent loneliness as he tracks across countries, exiled from a community.
blur | Live at Hyde Park
Act like Self - Guest Vocals
event2010 star_border 8.4
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Hyde Park Concert Film, July 2009. Blur: Live At Hyde Park is the definitive live Blur concert film. Directed by Giorgio Testi, the film was shot on the 2nd of July 2009 in front of a crowd of 55,000 fans in London's Hyde Park. The gigs were the climax of their hugely successful 2009 comeback tour and saw the band play a 25-song, career spanning set to a rapturous reception from fans. Shot using 18 cameras and featuring stunning HD cinematography, the film lovingly documents Blur's incredible Hyde Park performances. Intro / She's So High / Girls & Boys / Tracy Jacks / There's No Other Way / Jubilee / Badhead / Beetlebum / Out Of Time / Trimm Trabb / Coffee and TV / Tender / Country House / Oily Water / Chemical World / Sunday Sunday / Parklife / End Of Century / To The End / This Is A Low / Popscene / Advert / Song 2 / Death Of A Party / For Tomorrow / The Universal
National Theatre Live: This House
Act like Bob Mellish
event2013 star_border 8.5
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It's February 1974. Ted Heath's Conservative government has been ousted. But only just. In the hung Parliament, Labour manages to form a minority government by sending its whips out wheeling and dealing with the Liberals, Scottish Nationalists and Northern Irish politicians. But this fragile alliance lasts only until October, when another election is called. This time, Labour win with a tiny majority of just three. Now things get tougher as old cross-Party agreements break down and even sick and dying MPs are wheeled into the chamber to cast their votes! James Graham's acclaimed new play whisks us back to the days of the UK's previous hung Parliament, when politics got really dirty in the battle for power.
Rocky Marciano Is Dead
Act like First youth
event1976
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Boxing's lost its soul. The noble art is now big business, and Harry's a has-been manager. But his dream remains-to find a champion, a new Louis, a new Marciano.
Antony and Cleopatra - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
Act like Enobarbus
event2014 star_border 7.8
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Cleopatra, the alluring and fascinatingly ambiguous Queen of Egypt, has bewitched the great Mark Antony, soldier, campaigner and now one of the three rulers of the Roman Empire. When Antony quarrels with his fellow leaders and throws in his lot with Cleopatra, his infatuation threatens to split the Empire in two.
Bugsy Malone
Act like Waiter Who Spills Spaghetti
event1976 star_border 6.6
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New York, 1929, a war rages between two rival gangsters, Fat Sam and Dandy Dan. Dan is in possession of a new and deadly weapon, the dreaded "splurge gun". As the custard pies fly, Bugsy Malone, an all-round nice guy, falls for Blousey Brown, a singer at Fat Sam's speakeasy. His designs on her are disrupted by the seductive songstress Tallulah who wants Bugsy for herself.
A Way of Life: Making Quadrophenia
event2006
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Two rival youth cults emerge - the mods and the rockers - with explosive consequences. For Jimmy (Phil Daniels) and his sharp-suited, pill-popping, scooter-riding mates, being a mod is a way of life, it's their generation. Together they head off to Brighton for an orgy of drugs, thrills, headline-making, and violent clashes with the rockers. Set to the music of The Who's seminal rock opera, Quadrophenia is still one of the most definitive films of its time, vividly capturing the youth culture of Britain in the 1960s. It's over 30 years since the film Quadrophenia hit the world's cinema screens. Jimmy the Mod's search for identity against the backdrop of the May Bank Holiday riots of the 1960s, is regarded as the finest example of a British "youth" movie and a warmly remembered timepiece for a generation.
Hanging Around
Act like Kip
event1978
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How do you kill time when you're 15 years old, have no money and live in a dull London suburb? Rod, Kip and Mul may be short of cash, but not ideas.
Joe Lycett vs Sewage
Act like Self
event2024
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Joe Lycett investigates the mind-boggling quantities of untreated sewage discharged into our waterways every day, and takes the fight to the water companies in the most Joe Lycett way possible.
blur | The Best Of
Act like Singing Salesman ('Parklife' music video)
event2000 star_border 8.5
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Blur: The Best Of is a greatest hits compilation album by English Britpop band Blur, first released in late 2000 and is the final Blur album by Food Records. It was released on CD, cassette tape, MiniDisc, double 12" vinyl record, DVD and VHS. The CD album includes 17 of Blur's 23 singles from 1990 to 2000, plus non-single, "This Is a Low". A special edition of the CD version included a live CD. The DVD/VHS version contains the videos of Blur's first 22 singles. The album, which has had enduring sales, hit number 3 in the band's native UK in the autumn of 2000, while denting the US charts at number 186. The cover is by artist Julian Opie. The painting of this Blur album can be found at the National Portrait Gallery in London, England. The album's cover bears some similarity to that of Queen's 1982 Hot Space.
Blur: The Singles Night - Live At Wembley Arena
Act like Self
event1999 star_border 10
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On December 11th, 1999, Blur performed a setlist featuring all their released singles at the time at Wembley Stadium.
Blur: Showtime - Live At Alexandra Palace
Act like Self
event1994 star_border 9
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Showtime is a video recording by British rock band Blur, released in February 1995. Directed and edited by Matthew Longfellow and produced by Ceri Levy, the film is a recording of the band's gig at Alexandra Palace, London, England on 7 October 1994.
Quadrophenia: Our Generation
Act like Self
event2019
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Quadrophenia: Our Generation documents the making of the film and, with the help of cast members and celebrity fans, examines its legacy and place in British pop culture.
City of Fear!
Act like Brian
event1976
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A crime writer, looking for inspiration, encounters a group of juvenile delinquents.
Soccer AM
Act like Self (2 ep.)
event1995 star_border 6
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Soccer AM is a British Saturday-morning football-based comedy/talk show, predominantly based around the Premier League. Originally presented by Jane Hoffen, Gary Stevens and Russ Williams, they lasted just a year before Helen Chamberlain and Tim Lovejoy replaced them, where Lovejoy served for over a decade. He has since been replaced by Andy Goldstein and, more recently, Max Rushden. The show has been aired on Sky Sports 2 each Saturday morning of the football season since 1995 from 7:00am or 9:00am to noon originally and currently between 10:00am and 12:00pm. In early 2009, the 500th episode was broadcast. Although the show is filmed live from 2010 it has been broadcast on a momentary delay due to bad language and/or inappropriate content from certain guests.
The show's current sponsor is Procter & Gamble through their Head & Shoulders brand. The show was previously sponsored by Frijj, a brand of milkshake, after Dairy Crest signed a £2 million sponsorship deal.
Parts of the show have remained since the beginning, whilst new items have been introduced each season. In that respect, it is almost the same every week, the difference being new football footage and comedy skits. Every week sees a new group of celebrity guests, generally featuring at least one footballer who is free on the Saturday, and a mix of musicians, TV personalities, and other sportsmen.
The One Show
Act like Self - Guest (1 ep.)
event2006 star_border 4.6
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A topical magazine-style daily television programme broadcast live on BBC One.
Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll
Act like Larry (6 ep.)
event1999 star_border 6.5
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Ellie and Arden Brooks seem to be destined to play out their lives behind a Manchester chip shop counter. Mercilessly put down by their strict grandmother, the swinging sixties have yet to impact upon their fun-starved, sexually repressed lives. But it's 1965 and times are changing - fast!
Lovejoy
Act like Boyd (1 ep.)
event1986 star_border 7.3
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The adventures of the eponymous Lovejoy, a likeable but roguish antiques dealer based in East Anglia. Within the trade, he has a reputation as a “divvie”, a person with an almost supernatural powers for recognising exceptional items as well as distinguishing genuine antique from clever fakes or forgeries.
Time Gentlemen Please
Act like Terry Brook (37 ep.)
event2000 star_border 7.1
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The Pub Landlord’s rules are a pint for the fella and a glass of white wine or fruit based drink for the lady. It might be the 21st century but the landlord’s gaff is the last bastion of all things normal. He ain’t interested in change. It’s just the way things are, and don’t you or anybody else go questioning it.
Outlaws
(12 ep.)
event2004 star_border 6
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Outlaws is a new half-hour black comedy series starring Phil Daniels set in the world of duty solicitors. But Kavanagh QC it ain't. If solicitors are in the front line of the legal service, duty briefs are the advance patrols: the poor bloody infantry foraging ahead in unfamiliar territory, gleaning intelligence, securing the beachhead and digging in until morning when the top brass arrive to take the salute. There are few victories, no medals, and like any dirty job you'd prefer someone else to do it. But above all, life in the trenches is a tight round. A duty brief's horizon rarely extends beyond the arenas of the police station and the Magistrate's Court. We'll never see a jury or a wig. Just interviews, bail hearings, committals, sentencing etc. It's not life in the fast lane, more like being stuck on the hard shoulder. But that's when things pass you by quickest.
Celebrity Mastermind
(1 ep.)
event2003 star_border 6
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Celebrity Mastermind is a British television quiz show broadcast by BBC television. The show is a spin-off of the long-running quiz show Mastermind, with the exception that all the contestants are celebrities. As with the main show, John Humphrys is the host and question-master. Magnus Magnusson was quizmaster on the 2003/04 episodes featuring Jonathan Meades as winner.
Sunnyside Farm
(6 ep.)
event1997
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Sunnyside Farm is the title of a 1997 BBC comedy television series. The basic plot was that brothers Ray and Ken Sunnyside inherited the failing Sunnyside Farm. Ray, played by Phil Daniels, is a truly repulsive individual, and intends to get his brother committed to a mental institution so he can sell the farm and blow the proceeds on the high life; Ken, while not the sharpest pencil in the box at least has a few redeeming characteristics. Other notable actors to appear in the series were Matt Lucas and Michael Kitchen. The show's theme music was written and performed by Damon Albarn and Phil Daniels although it was credited to Albarn's band Blur.
Holding On
Act like Gary Rickey (8 ep.)
event1997 star_border 8
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The interaction between a diverse range of characters—including a bulimic restaurant critic and a highly strung tax inspector—in modern-day London.
Rock & Chips
Act like Ted Trotter (3 ep.)
event2010 star_border 8.2
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Period comedy drama and prequel to Only Fools and Horses, following the exploits of the Trotter family in sixties Peckham.
The BBC Television Shakespeare
(1 ep.)
event1978 star_border 5.2
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The BBC Television Shakespeare is a series of British television adaptations of the plays of William Shakespeare, created by Cedric Messina and produced by BBC Television. It was transmitted in the UK from 3 December 1978 to 27 April 1985 and spanned seven series. Development of the series began in 1975 when Messina saw that Glamis Castle would make a perfect location for an adaptation of Shakespeare's play As You Like It. On returning to London, he envisioned an entire series devoted exclusively to the dramatic works of Shakespeare. After encountering numerous problems trying to produce the series, Messina eventually pitched the idea to the BBC’s departmental heads and the series was greenlighted. The series as a whole received generally negative reviews from critics.
The Long Firm
Act like Jimmy (4 ep.)
event2004 star_border 7.6
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The lives of characters who live, love and suffer through their association with the charismatic charms of gangster Harry Starks.
Waking the Dead
Act like Det. Supt. Andy Bulmer (1 ep.)
event2001 star_border 7.3
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A detective team apply new techniques to old crimes as they solve cold cases.
Inside No. 9
Act like Reggie (1 ep.)
event2014 star_border 8
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An anthology of darkly comic twisted tales, each one taking place behind a door marked 'number 9'.
Performance
Act like John (1 ep.)
event1991 star_border 6
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An anthology series of various plays and dramatic performances.
Would I Lie to You?
Act like Self (1 ep.)
event2007 star_border 7.7
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A comedic panel show featuring team captains Lee Mack and David Mitchell plus two guests per side, hosted by Rob Brydon (formerly Angus Deayton). Each person must reveal embarrassing facts and outrageous lies during a series of different rounds including "Home Truths", "This Is My..." and "Quickfire Lies". It is up to the opposing team to tell tall tales from fantastic facts.
4 Idle Hands
Act like Mike Dudds (6 ep.)
event1976
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Two teenagers try to secure gainful employment after leaving school.
Moonfleet
Act like Ratsey (2 ep.)
event2013 star_border 4.4
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Ray Winstone leads a gang of smugglers in our brand new family drama, Moonfleet. Written by Ashley Pharoah (Life on Mars, Ashes to Ashes), this two-part adaptation of the much-loved John Meade Falkner novel is set in the small Dorset village of Moonfleet. In the story, young John Trenchard (Aneurin Barnard - The Truth About Emanuel, The White Queen) is desperate to join the local band of smugglers led by Elzevir Block (Winstone - The Departed, Hugo, Snow White And The Huntsman). Together they embark on an adventure full of action, friendship, and humour, and hunt for a fabled lost diamond. Their journey takes them from 18th Century Dorset, to the jewellery quarter of The Hague, and on to a gripping, final sea voyage. Newcomer Sophie Cookson joins the cast as John's first love, Grace, who is also the daughter of Moonfleet's anti-smuggling magistrate, Mohune, played by Ben Chaplin
Rik Mayall Presents
Act like Miles (1 ep.)
event1993 star_border 7.3
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Showcasing the talent and versatility of its star, Rik Mayall Presents comprises six episodes of dark humour spread over two series, where he plays such diverse roles as a paranoid TV show host, an uncontrollable liar who pretends to be a gangster and a man on a date who is trapped in a cycle of escalating comic violence!
An Audience with...
Act like Self (1 ep.)
event1978 star_border 5.3
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An Audience with... is a British entertainment television show produced by London Weekend Television, in which a host, usually a singer or comedian, performs for an invited audience of celebrity guests, interspersed with questions from the audience, in a light hearted revue/tribute style.
Sliced
Act like Scott (9 ep.)
event2019 star_border 7.5
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Joshua and Ricky, two mates who are pizza delivery drivers in South London, just want to make some money, move out of their mums' and meet some women - is that too much to ask for? If only all the ridiculous stuff that keeps happening to them would stop getting in the way...
The World of Lee Evans
Act like Hitcher (1 ep.)
event1995 star_border 6
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The World of Lee Evans was a BAFTA nominated TV show written by and starring Lee Evans and a range of actors, it followed Lee around getting stuck in tight situations and originally aired on Channel 4. The series was released on Channel 4 DVD in 2006 and features all episodes.
The humour, which differs greatly from Evans' later stand-up humour, contains many elements of slapstick, and the show is similar in style to Mr. Bean. The series was a Granada Production in 1995 for Channel 4, and as Granada had adopted a new endboard cap at the end of their programmes at this time, The World of Lee Evans was amongst the first ever shows to use the endboard
The series was quite popular though has had a very mixed reception in retrospect, some critics and Lee Evans fans saying the series is not as good as his other work.
The series' slogan is If Lee Evans "needs to get from A to B, he starts at Z...".
The Mallorca Files
Act like Frank Bottomley (1 ep.)
event2019 star_border 6.9
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Amongst the vibrant international community of the eponymous Spanish island, a British and a German detective with very different approaches to policing have a clash of personalities. Despite - or perhaps because of - their very different approaches, the sleuths form a perfect complementary partnership as they seek to solve a new crime on the island each week.
Raven
Act like Raven (6 ep.)
event1977 star_border 6
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Raven is released on probation to live with Professor Young, an archaeologist immersed in research into Arthurian legend. He is compelled to fight a plan to build a nuclear plant on the research site, which holds many mysteries.
Shades of Greene
Act like Blackie (1 ep.)
event1975 star_border 10
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Shades of Greene is a British television series based on short stories written by the author Graham Greene. The series began in 1975, with each hour-long episode featuring a dramatisation of one of Greene's stories, many of which dealt with issues such as guilt and the Catholic faith, as well as looking at life in general. Actors to have appeared in the series include John Gielgud, Leo McKern, Virginia McKenna, Paul Scofield, and Roy Kinnear.
The series began on 9 September 1975 and ran for two seasons.
Midsomer Murders
Act like Teddy Molloy (1 ep.)
event1997 star_border 7.5
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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.
The Pickwick Papers
Act like Sam Weller (12 ep.)
event1985 star_border 5.5
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Mr Pickwick, Tupman, Winkle, Snodgrass and Sam Weller begin their travels through the England of stage-coaches and coaching inns.
Misfits
Act like Keith the Dog (voice) (1 ep.)
event2009 star_border 7.6
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When five young outsiders on Community Service get caught in a strange storm, they discover that they have developed superpowers.
New Tricks
Act like D.C.S. Frank Paterson (2 ep.)
event2004 star_border 7.4
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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.
Zapped
Act like Warden of the Pear Orchard (1 ep.)
event2016 star_border 6.4
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Brian Weaver, an online data marketing assistant (even he doesn't know what that is), finds himself abruptly transported to a parallel world, a place of bizarre creatures, magical forces and psychopathic fairies.
One Foot In the Grave
Act like Melvin (1 ep.)
event1990 star_border 7.5
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One Foot in the Grave is a BBC television sitcom series The series features the exploits of Victor Meldrew and his long-suffering wife, Margaret. The programmes invariably deal with Meldrew's battle against the problems he creates for himself. Living in a typical household in an unnamed English suburb, Victor takes involuntary early retirement. His various efforts to keep himself busy, while encountering various misfortunes and misunderstandings are the themes of the sitcom. The series was largely filmed on location in Walkford, near New Milton in Hampshire, although several clues show that the series may have been set in Hampshire – possibly Winchester. Despite its traditional production, the series supplants its domestic sitcom setting with elements of black humour and surrealism.
Boat Story
Act like Craig Dodds (6 ep.)
event2023 star_border 7
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Two hard-up strangers stumble across a haul of cocaine on a shipwrecked boat. After agreeing to sell it and split the cash, they become entangled with police, masked hitmen, and a sharp-suited gangster known as 'The Tailor'.
Call the Midwife
Act like George Benson (1 ep.)
event2012 star_border 7.5
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Drama following the lives of a group of midwives working in the poverty-stricken East End of London during the 1950s, based on the best-selling memoirs of Jennifer Worth.
Celebrity Juice
Act like Self (1 ep.)
event2008 star_border 6.5
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The outrageous comedy panel show hosted by the irrepressible Keith Lemon. Each episode sees top celebrities going head to head in a series of hilarious rounds unlike any other panel show.
Endeavour
Act like Charlie Thursday (2 ep.)
event2013 star_border 8.1
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The early days of a young Endeavour Morse, whose experiences as a detective constable with the Oxford City Police will ultimately shape his future.
House of the Dragon
Act like Maester Gerardys (11 ep.)
event2022 star_border 8.4
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The Targaryen dynasty is at the absolute apex of its power, with more than 15 dragons under their yoke. Most empires crumble from such heights. In the case of the Targaryens, their slow fall begins when King Viserys breaks with a century of tradition by naming his daughter Rhaenyra heir to the Iron Throne. But when Viserys later fathers a son, the court is shocked when Rhaenyra retains her status as his heir, and seeds of division sow friction across the realm.
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Act like Self - Panellist (1 ep.)
event1996 star_border 7
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Never Mind the Buzzcocks is a comedy panel game show with a pop and rock music theme. The show is infamous for its dry, sarcastic humour and scathing, provocative attacks on the pop industry.
Beyond Paradise
Act like Marvelous Harris (1 ep.)
event2023 star_border 6.9
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After leaving paradise and seeking a quieter life, Humphrey has taken a job as Detective Inspector in his fiancée Martha's hometown. But with the high crime rate, maybe things will be louder than expected.
Adult Material
Act like Dave (4 ep.)
event2020 star_border 6.5
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Adult drama that delves inside the porn industry from the perspective of poster girl Jolene Dollar, who juggles her on-set persona with motherhood and home life.
Celebrity Catchphrase
(1 ep.)
event2018
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In this entertaining series packed with laughs, celebrity contestants attempt to work out catchphrases based on fun animations. Animations include well known phrases, sayings and even film, song and book titles. The celebrities need to buzz in as quickly as they can when they know the answer and can say what they see in a chance to win money for their chosen charities.
Play for Today
Act like First Youth (1 ep.)
event1970 star_border 6.1
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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.
I Hate Suzie
Act like Phil (1 ep.)
event2020 star_border 6.3
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Suzie Pickles, a star on the wane, has her whole life upended when her phone is hacked and a photo of her emerges in an extremely compromising position.
Top of the Pops
Act like Self - Host (1 ep.)
event1964 star_border 6.6
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The biggest stars, the most iconic performances, the most outrageous outfits – it’s Britain’s number one pop show.
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Act like Inspector Hardcastle (1 ep.)
event1989 star_border 8.1
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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.
Richard Osman's House of Games
Act like Self - Panellist (5 ep.)
event2017 star_border 6
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Each week a group of four famous faces go toe to toe in testing their general knowledge skills in a variety of entertaining games.
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
Act like Self - Participant (1 ep.)
event2011 star_border 5
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Antiques experts accompany celebrities on a road trip around the UK searching for treasures and competing to make the most money at auction
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