
Birthday:
02-16-1946
Deathday:
02-02-2024 (77 years)
Birthplace:
Birmingham, England, UK
Biography
Arthur Ian Lavender (16 February 1946 – 2 February 2024) was an English stage, film and television actor. He is known for his role as Private Pike in the BBC comedy series Dad's Army and was the last remaining major cast member until his passing in February 2024.
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Dad's Army: Missing Presumed Wiped
event2001
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Documentary about the lost episodes of Dad's Army (1968) and their recovery and restoration.
Dad's Army
Act like Pte. Frank Pike
event1971 star_border 4.8
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Dad's Army was a 1971 feature film based on the BBC television sitcom Dad's Army. Directed by Norman Cohen, it was filmed between series three and four and was based upon material from the early episodes of the television series. The film told the story of the Home Guard platoon's formation and their subsequent endeavours at a training exercise.
Hitler: The Comedy Years
Act like Pte. Frank Pike (archive footage) (uncredited)
event2007 star_border 5
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A documentary about the portrayal of Adolf Hitler in popular culture.
Carry On Behind
Act like Joe Baxter
event1975 star_border 5.5
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Professors Vrooshka and Crump decide to visit an archaeological site to study the artifacts there. Lo and behold, it's right next to a caravan site where all manner of people are staying. With a randy Major owning the site, a snobbish mother, and the two professors' constant innuendos, the story ends with a sinking caravan site and a striptease performance as a replacement for the cabaret night.
Not Now, Comrade
Act like Gerry Buss
event1976 star_border 5.3
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Not Now, Comrade tells the story of Rudi, a Russian ballet star who defects to the West, and the chaos that befalls those who try to help him... not least London stripper Barbara, with whom he decides to take refuge!
Adventures of a Private Eye
Act like Derek
event1977 star_border 4.2
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While a private detective is away on vacation, his not particularly bright assistant takes it upon himself to "solve" a case that comes in. Complications ensue.
31 North 62 East
Act like John Mandelson
event2009 star_border 4.8
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A psychological thriller about how an elite SAS unit's position is revealed by the British Prime Minister to ensure an arms deal goes ahead and to secure his re-election.
God's Chosen Car Park
Act like Gordon Hopper
event1986
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Nathaniel Box, a self-styled prophet, along with his daughter Barbara and her fiancé Curtis, holds a night time press conference in an underground car park, devoutly believing that "a new Messiah for a New Age" will appear there before dawn - and their wait does not go unrewarded.
The Hooligan Factory
Act like Grandpa
event2014 star_border 5.5
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Danny wants something more. Expelled from school and living in his grandfathers flat, he longs to live up to the image of his estranged father Danny Senior
Dad's Army
Act like Brigadier Pritchard
event2016 star_border 5
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A cinema remake of the classic sitcom Dad's Army (1968). The Walmington-on-Sea Home Guard platoon deal with a visiting female journalist and a German spy as World War II draws to its conclusion.
The All New Adventures of Mr Blobby
event1996
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He's back! Everyone's favourite big, bouncy, big blob (well how many do you know?) In his new guises, Mr Blobby is a complete hoot, hilariously bumping, bashing and bruising his way through life.
The Best of Morecambe and Wise
Act like Self (archive footage)
event2001
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Compilation of sketches featuring the much-loved funnymen Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise. Includes 'Anthony and Cleopatra' with Glenda Jackson, 'Monty in the Bounty' with Arthur Lowe, the famous 'Singing in the Rain' routine, and Eric and Ernie making breakfast to the sound of 'The Stripper'.
That Day We Sang
Act like Commissionaire
event2014 star_border 6.8
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TV Film adaptation of Victoria Wood's hit musical set in Manchester in 1929 and 1969. When middle aged loners Tubby and Enid attend a reunion of the choir in which they sang as children, the music evokes powerful memories, leading them to realise they still have a chance to find happiness.
Confessions of a Pop Performer
Act like Rodney
event1975 star_border 4.9
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Either you've got it or you haven't - some like randy young Timothy Lea (Robin Askwith), manage to get it all the time! Signing up with a pop group, our boisterous hero progresses rapidly from local gigs to scoring a titillating hit with The Climax Sisters, with plenty of ribald adventures along the way!
Three for All
Act like Carlo
event1975 star_border 1
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A pop band and their girlfriends have fun in Spain
Don't Panic: The Dad's Army Story
event2000 star_border 6
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Victoria Wood presents the true story behind Britain's timeless comedy. Includes footage of the cast on location and incredible personal tales about the making of the series. Was Arthur Lowe really just like Captain Mainwaring? Why did the warden always end up in the water? And how did Corporal Jones find a bomb down his trousers? Find out why Dad's Army was the Queen Mother's favourite show.
The Best of the Adventures
Act like Ronald / Derek (archive footage)
event1981 star_border 5.5
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A feature-length compilation of the funniest and naughtiest bits from the legendary 1970s’ Adventures of series!
Adventures of a Taxi Driver
Act like Ronald
event1976 star_border 5
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Joe North is a London taxi driver who manages to get himself into any number of sexual situations with various women.
John Le Mesurier: It's All Been Rather Lovely
event2012 star_border 7
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Michael Palin, Clive Dunn and Ian Lavender are among those who contribute to this candid portrait of actor John Le Mesurier.
Keeping Up Appearances
Act like The Security Representative (1 ep.)
event1990 star_border 7.6
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Hyacinth Bucket (whose name, she insists, is pronounced "Bouquet") is a suburban housewife in the West Midlands. She would be the first to tell you that she is a gracious hostess, a respected citizen, and a well-connected member of high society. If you don't believe that, just ask her best friend Elizabeth, held captive in Hyacinth's kitchen; or the postmen and neighbours who bristle at the sound of her voice; or Richard, her weary and compliant husband.
In fact, Hyacinth's reputation could be as perfect as her new lounge set, if not for her senile father's love of running wild in the nip. Oh, and she would prefer it if her brother-in-law was a sharper dresser. And that her husband was more ambitious. And that her sisters were more presentable. And do take your shoes off before you come in the house, dear. Mind that you don't brush against the wallpaper.
Dad's Army
Act like Private Frank Pike (77 ep.)
event1968 star_border 7.4
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Introducing the Walmington-On-Sea home guard. During WW2, in a fictional British seaside town, a ragtag group of Home Guard local defense volunteers prepare for an imminent German invasion.
Come Back Mrs. Noah
(5 ep.)
event1977 star_border 5.5
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Come Back Mrs. Noah is a British sitcom that aired on BBC1 from 1977 to 1978. Starring Mollie Sugden and Ian Lavender, it was written by Jeremy Lloyd and David Croft, who had also written Are You Being Served?, which had also starred Mollie Sugden. Joke banter was recycled from other series, and outrageously strange props were used. Come Back Mrs Noah was not a success, with some regarding it as one of the worst British sitcoms ever made.
Man About the House
(1 ep.)
event1973 star_border 7
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Sitcom exploring the trials and tribulations created by one man and two women flat-sharing in the 70s.
The One Show
Act like Self (1 ep.)
event2006 star_border 4.6
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A topical magazine-style daily television programme broadcast live on BBC One.
EastEnders
(3160 ep.)
event1985 star_border 4.1
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The everyday lives of working-class residents of Albert Square, a traditional Victorian square of terrace houses surrounding a park in the East End of London's Walford borough.
Z-Cars
(2 ep.)
event1962 star_border 7
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Z-Cars or Z Cars is a British television drama series centred on the work of mobile uniformed police in the fictional town of Newtown, based on Kirkby, Merseyside. Produced by the BBC, it debuted in January 1962 and ran until September 1978.
Rising Damp
(1 ep.)
event1974 star_border 7.5
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Set in a seedy bedsit, the cowardly landlord Rigsby has his conceits debunked by his long suffering tenants.
Goodnight Sweetheart
(1 ep.)
event1993 star_border 7.2
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Gary Sparrow is an ordinary bloke in 1990s Britain, married to the ambitious Yvonne and working as a TV repairman. Then his whole world changes when he stumbles upon a portal to WWII-era London and begins a dual life as an accidental time traveler.
Yes Minister
(2 ep.)
event1980 star_border 8.3
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Satirical sitcom set in the office of a UK Cabinet minister, Jim Hacker MP, who struggles with Civil Service bureaucracy and political machinations as he tries to get on with government business.
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
Act like Self (1 ep.)
event2007 star_border 3.7
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The Alan Titchmarsh Show is a British daytime chat show presented by Alan Titchmarsh. It was first broadcast on ITV on 3 September 2007 and currently airs on weekday afternoons. The show's main focus is the "Best of British" theme with many of the shows' segments focusing on fashion, health, nature, cookery and animals.
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.
The Kenny Everett Television Show
Act like Various (1 ep.)
event1982 star_border 7
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Sketch comedy show starring Kenny Everett.
Peak Practice
Act like Mr. Neville (1 ep.)
event1993 star_border 6.1
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Peak Practice is a British drama series about a GP surgery in Cardale — a small fictional town in the Derbyshire Peak District — and the doctors who worked there. It ran on ITV from 10 May 1993 to 30 January 2002 and was one of their most successful series at the time. It originally starred Kevin Whately as Dr Jack Kerruish, Amanda Burton as Dr Beth Glover and Simon Shepherd as Dr Will Preston, though the roster of doctors would change many times over the course of the series.
Cardale was based on the Staffordshire village of Longnor for the final series, but was previously based in the Derbyshire village of Crich, although certain scenes were filmed at other nearby Derbyshire towns and villages, most notably Matlock, Belper and Ashover.
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.
Casualty
Act like Benny Jenkins (2 ep.)
event1986 star_border 6
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Drama series about the staff and patients at Holby City Hospital's emergency department, charting the ups and downs in their personal and professional lives.
Dad's Army: The Animations
Act like Private Frank Pike (4 ep.)
event2023 star_border 8
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Lost episodes of Dad's Army, animated to surviving soundtrack recordings.
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
Dad's Army: The Missing Episodes
Act like Pte. Frank Pike (5 ep.)
event2023 star_border 10
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A new series of animated Dad's Army (1968) episodes, created using archive audio recordings of original (now lost) early television episodes.
The Glums
Act like Ron (17 ep.)
event1978
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The Glums began as part of the 1950s radio show 'Take It from Here'. The characters were revived in 1978 as part of the 'Bruce Forsyth's Big Night' variety show, and a complete independant series was transmitted in the following year.
Cluedo
Act like Professor Plum (1 ep.)
event1990 star_border 6.4
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Cluedo was a UK television game show based on the board game of the same name. Each week, a reenactment of the murder at the stately home Arlington Grange of a visiting guest was played and, through a combination of interrogating the suspects and deduction, celebrity guests had to discover who committed the murder, which of six weapons and in which room it was committed, whilst viewers were invited to play along at home.
Ready Steady Cook
Act like Self - Guest (1 ep.)
event1994
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Talented chefs battle it out against the clock, creating delicious dishes in 20 minutes
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