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The Professionals (TV series)
The Professionals was a British crime-action television drama series produced by Avengers Mk1 Productions and London Weekend Television that aired on the ITV network from 1977 to 1983. In all, 57 episodes were produced, filmed between 1977 and 1981. It starred Martin Shaw, Lewis Collins and Gordon...
episodes.
Series One
| Episode # | UK Transmission Date | Title | Writer | Director | Guest cast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-01 | 30 December 1977 | Private Madness, Public Danger | Anthony Read Anthony Read Anthony "Tony" Read is a British script editor, television writer and author. He was principally active in British television from the 1960s to the mid-1980s, although he occasionally contributed to televised productions until 1999. Starting in the 1980s, he launched a second career as a print... |
Douglas Camfield Douglas Camfield Douglas Gaston Sydney Camfield was an accomplished director for television from the 1960s to the 1980s. His programme credits include Z-Cars, Paul Temple, Van der Valk, The Sweeney, Shoestring, The Professionals, Out of the Unknown, The Nightmare Man, the BBC dramatisation of Beau Geste and... |
Keith Barron Keith Barron Keith Barron is an English actor and television presenter, well-known from numerous roles on British television from the 1960s to the present day.-Career:... , Di Trevis Di Trevis Diane Trevis is an English theatre director. She was born in Birmingham and educated at Sussex University. After eight years as an actress, she began directing in 1981.... , Christopher Ellison Christopher Ellison Christopher Michael Ellison is an English actor. He is best known for his role as DCI Frank Burnside in the popular ITV police series The Bill and short lived spin off series Burnside.... , Donald Douglas Donald Douglas (actor) Donald Douglas is a Scottish actor who has appeared in films and many well known television shows including Doctor Who, Blake's 7, and The Avengers.... , Angus MacKay, Ian Fairbairn, Penny Irving Penny Irving Penny Irving is a former actress and Sun newspaper Page 3 model. She is best remembered for her roles in the 1970s sitcom Are You Being Served? and in the movie adaptation of The Likely Lads .Penny also starred in the cult director Pete... , Trevor Adams Trevor Adams Trevor Adams was a British actor, best remembered for his portrayal of Tony Webster in the BBC series The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin , which he played throughout its entire run, and Alan in "The Wedding Party" , an episode of Fawlty Towers.Adams attended the former Harold Hill Grammar... |
| 1-02 | 6 January 1978 | The Female Factor | Brian Clemens Brian Clemens Brian Horace Clemens OBE is a British screenwriter and television producer, possibly best known for his work on The Avengers and The Professionals... |
David Wickes | Anthony Steel, Pamela Salem Pamela Salem Pamela Salem is a British film and television actress.She was born in Bombay, India, and educated at Heidelberg University in Germany and later at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London, England... , Felicity Dean Felicity Dean Felicity Dean is a British film, stage and television actress.-Early life:Dean was born as Felicity Jane Dean at St George's Hospital at Hyde Park Corner London in 1959. She attended the Hurst Lodge School in Sunningdale England... , Walter Gotell Walter Gotell Walter Gotell was a German actor, known for his role as General Gogol, head of the KGB, in the James Bond film series.Gotell was born in Bonn, Germany; his family emigrated to the United Kingdom after the Nazis came to power... , Barry Justice, Stefan Kalipha, Kenneth Watson Kenneth Watson Kenneth Watson was a British television actor. He is best known for playing Brian Blair in Take the High Road in the 1980s but he also played Ralph Lancaster in Coronation Street from 14 May 1975-13 February 1980. He was booked to play a farmer in Doctor Who: The Time Monster but was replaced by... |
| 1-03 | 13 January 1978 | Old Dog With New Tricks | Brian Clemens Brian Clemens Brian Horace Clemens OBE is a British screenwriter and television producer, possibly best known for his work on The Avengers and The Professionals... |
Sidney Hayers Sidney Hayers Sidney Hayers was a British film and television director, writer and producer.Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, among his most acclaimed films were Circus of Horrors , The Trap and the occult thriller Night of the Eagle .In British TV, his credits included The Persuaders! and The New Avengers; he... |
Phil Davis, Pamela Stephenson Pamela Stephenson Pamela Helen Stephenson Connolly is a New Zealand-born Australian clinical psychologist and writer now resident in the United Kingdom. She is best known for her work as an actress and comedian during the 1980s... , Richard Hampton, Edward Dentith, John Judd |
| 1-04 | 20 January 1978 | Killer With A Long Arm | Brian Clemens Brian Clemens Brian Horace Clemens OBE is a British screenwriter and television producer, possibly best known for his work on The Avengers and The Professionals... |
David Wickes | Michael Latimer, Diane Keen Diane Keen Diane Keen is an English actress.Keen is possibly best known for her starring roles in the British TV drama Doctors which she has been in since 2003 , and in the 1970s comedy series The Cuckoo Waltz and Rings on Their Fingers.-Personal life:Keen has one daughter, actress Melissa Greenwood, from... , Alan Tilvern Alan Tilvern Alan Tilvern was a British film and television actor. He is best known for his role as R.K. Maroon in the film Who Framed Roger Rabbit.-Television appearances:* Doctor Who serial, Planet of Giants... , Milos Kirek, Antony Carrick, Suzanne Danielle Suzanne Danielle Suzanne Danielle is an English film and television actress, the wife of the golfer Sam Torrance.Danielle is a stage name; while growing up she was Suzanne Morris.-Career:... |
| 1-05 | 27 January 1978 | Heroes | James McAteer Peter J. Hammond Peter J. Hammond is a British television writer.-Career:He began writing for television in the 1960s, working on BBC police dramas such as Dixon of Dock Green and Z-Cars, the latter of which he served as script editor on for a year from 1969 to 1970... |
William Brayne | John Castle John Castle John Castle is an English actor. Castle has acted in theatre, film and television. He is well known for his role as Postumus in the 1976 BBC television adaptation of I, Claudius and for playing Geoffrey in the 1968 film, The Lion in Winter. He also played Dr... , Bruce Boa Bruce Boa Bruce Boa was a Canadian actor, who found success playing the token North American in British films and television.... , Damien Thomas Damien Thomas Damien Thomas is a British actor noted for his roles in British films and television, such as his role as Richard Mason in the 1983 BBC production of Jane Eyre.... , Ralph Michael Ralph Michael Ralph Michael was an English actor. He was born in London, United Kingdom.His film appearances include: A Night to Remember, Children of the Damned, Khartoum, Grand Prix, The Assassination Bureau, and Empire of the Sun.Television credits include: The Adventures of Robin Hood, Dixon of Dock Green,... , David Baron, Peter Craze Peter Craze Peter Craze is a British actor. He is the brother of actor Michael Craze. He has had many film and television appearances including in Doctor Who, EastEnders and Blake's 7.He is the principal at Drama Studio London.... , Jim McManus, Peter Davidson, Luan Peters Luan Peters Luan Peters , also known as Karol Keyes, is an English actress.Born as Carol Hirsch, she made her stage debut in a pantomime aged four, then went on to win a drama scholarship at aged 16 after a performance of Twelfth Night... , Valentine Palmer |
| 1-06 | 3 February 1978 | Where The Jungle Ends | Brian Clemens Brian Clemens Brian Horace Clemens OBE is a British screenwriter and television producer, possibly best known for his work on The Avengers and The Professionals... |
Raymond Menmuir Raymond Menmuir Raymond Menmuir is a British director and producer. His career included producing 44 episodes of The Professionals and directing 12 episodes of Upstairs, Downstairs. He also produced an Australian version of The Professionals called Special Squad for the Ten Network in 1984.-External links:... |
David Suchet David Suchet David Suchet, CBE, is an English actor, known for his work on British television. He is recognised for his RTS- and BPG award-winning performance as Augustus Melmotte in the 2001 British TV mini-drama The Way We Live Now, alongside Matthew Macfadyen and Paloma Baeza, and a 1991 British Academy... , Geoffrey Palmer Geoffrey Palmer (actor) Geoffrey Dyson Palmer, OBE is an English actor, best known for his roles in sitcoms such as Butterflies and As Time Goes By.-Career:... , Robert James Robert James (actor) Robert James was a Scottish actor, who was best known for his television work.Born in Paisley, Scotland, Robert James trained to be a lawyer, before being spotted by a professional director while doing amateur dramatics.... , Del Henney Del Henney Del Henney is a British character actor, perhaps best known for his role as Charlie Venner in Sam Peckinpah’s Straw Dogs .In addition to film work, he has appeared in numerous television productions.... , Jeremy Bulloch Jeremy Bulloch Jeremy Bulloch is an English actor. He is best known for the role inside the costume of the bounty hunter Boba Fett in the original Star Wars trilogy, though he did not voice the character... , Arthur Blake |
| 1-07 | 10 February 1978 | Close Quarters | Brian Clemens Brian Clemens Brian Horace Clemens OBE is a British screenwriter and television producer, possibly best known for his work on The Avengers and The Professionals... |
William Brayne | Gabrielle Drake Gabrielle Drake Gabrielle Drake is a British actress who was born in Lahore, British India and lived in several Far Eastern countries .-Career:... , Clive Arrindell, Hildegarde Neil Hildegarde Neil Hildegarde Neil is an English actress.She first appeared on television in a BBC schools' television production of Julius Caesar in 1963 and after that appeared mostly as a guest artiste in a variety of TV series over the last 40 years... , Madlena Nedeva, Allan Surtees |
| 1-08 | 17 February 1978 | Everest Was Also Conquered | Brian Clemens Brian Clemens Brian Horace Clemens OBE is a British screenwriter and television producer, possibly best known for his work on The Avengers and The Professionals... |
Francis Megahy | Gary Waldhorn Gary Waldhorn Gary Waldhorn is a veteran English actor, known for his role as David Horton in the sitcom The Vicar of Dibley, but who has also had a notable television and theatre career.-Theatre:... , Ann Lynn, Llewellyn Rees Llewellyn Rees Llewellyn Rees was an English actor.Television Roles include: Doctor Who , The Brothers, Inspector Morse, Doomwatch and Coronation Street.... , Michael Denison Michael Denison John Michael Terence Wellesley Denison CBE was an English actor.-Background:Denison was born in Doncaster, South Yorkshire in 1915. He was raised by his aunt and uncle from the age of three weeks, following the death of his mother and his estrangement from his father. He was educated at Harrow... , Peter Blake Peter Blake (actor) Peter Blake is a British actor. He was trained at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. First professional appearance at the Edinburgh Festival in Frank Dunlop's production of The Winter's Tale in 1966... , Kathleen Byron Kathleen Byron Kathleen Byron was a British actress of stage, screen and television.-Early life:Byron was born Kathleen Elizabeth Fell in West Ham – now in the London Borough of Newham... , Richard Greene Richard Greene Richard Marius Joseph Greene was a noted English film and television actor. A matinee idol who appeared in more than 40 films, he was perhaps best known for the lead role in the long-running British TV series The Adventures of Robin Hood, which ran for 143 episodes from 1955 to 1960.It has been... , Roy Boyd Roy Boyd Roy Boyd is an English actor best known for his roles on television. He has three children.His credits include: The Saint, Counterstrike, The Borderers, Codename, Colditz, The Zoo Gang, The Sweeney, Warship, Doctor Who , Survivors, The New Avengers, Space: 1999, The... , Andrew Downie |
| 1-09 | 24 February 1978 | When The Heat Cools Off | Brian Clemens Brian Clemens Brian Horace Clemens OBE is a British screenwriter and television producer, possibly best known for his work on The Avengers and The Professionals... |
Ray Austin | Lalla Ward Lalla Ward Sarah Ward known as Lalla Ward, is an English actor, author and illustrator. As an actor, she is known for playing the part of Romana in the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who. She is married to evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins.-Early career:Ward's stage name, "Lalla", comes... , Bernard Kay Bernard Kay Bernard Kay is a British actor with an extensive theatre, television and film repertoire.Kay began his working life as a reporter on Bolton Evening News, and a stringer for The Manchester Guardian. He was conscripted in 1946 and started acting in the army... , Michael Sheard Michael Sheard Michael Sheard was a Scottish actor who featured in a large number of films and television programmes.-Early life:... , Graham Weston, Geoffrey Hinsliff Geoffrey Hinsliff Geoffrey Hinsliff is an English actor best known for his portrayal of Don Brennan in Coronation Street from 16 August 1987 to 8 October 1997. He had previously played other characters in the same programme, in 1963 and 1977.... , Shelagh Fraser Shelagh Fraser Shelagh Fraser was a British actress.She was best-known for her role as Luke Skywalker's ill-fated aunt, Beru Lars in Star Wars... |
| 1-10 | 3 March 1978 | Stake Out | Dennis Spooner Dennis Spooner Dennis Spooner was an English television screenwriter and story editor, known primarily for his programmes about fictional spies and his work in children's television in the 1960s... |
Benjamin Wickers | David Collings David Collings David Collings is a British actor. He has played many different roles on various television programmes, including the leading dramatic role in Fyodor Dostoyevsky's Crime and Punishment in 1964.... , Pamela Stephenson Pamela Stephenson Pamela Helen Stephenson Connolly is a New Zealand-born Australian clinical psychologist and writer now resident in the United Kingdom. She is best known for her work as an actress and comedian during the 1980s... , Barry Jackson, Tony Osoba Tony Osoba Tony Osoba is a Scottish actor best known for his role as Jim 'Jock' McClaren in the popular 70s British sitcom Porridge, and appeared in its sequel Going Straight. Osoba was the first black Scottish actor to appear on primetime television when he appeared in the series.His other roles include... , Ronald Leigh-Hunt Ronald Leigh-Hunt Ronald Leigh-Hunt was a British film and television actor.His father was a stockbroker and he attended the Italia Conti Academy. He began acting whilst serving in the army... , Brian Hawksley, Barry Stokes Barry Stokes (actor) Barry Stokes is a British actor.His film credits include: Juan Antonio Bardem's Behind the Shutters, The Ups and Downs of a Handyman, Prey, Hawk the Slayer, Rendezvous in Paris and Enemy Mine.... , Trevor Adams Trevor Adams Trevor Adams was a British actor, best remembered for his portrayal of Tony Webster in the BBC series The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin , which he played throughout its entire run, and Alan in "The Wedding Party" , an episode of Fawlty Towers.Adams attended the former Harold Hill Grammar... |
| 1-11 | 10 March 1978 | Long Shot | Anthony Read Anthony Read Anthony "Tony" Read is a British script editor, television writer and author. He was principally active in British television from the 1960s to the mid-1980s, although he occasionally contributed to televised productions until 1999. Starting in the 1980s, he launched a second career as a print... |
Ernest Day | Roger Lloyd-Pack, Ed Bishop Ed Bishop Ed Bishop was an American film, television, stage and radio actor based in Britain.-Early life:Bishop served in the US Army from 8 October 1952 to 24 September 1954, working as a disc jockey with the Armed Forces Radio at St. Johns in Newfoundland... , Robert Gillespie Robert Gillespie Robert Gillespie is a British actor.He was brought up in Nantes until his parents moved to Manchester, having arrived in Plymouth in 1940... , Nadim Sawalha Nadim Sawalha Nadim Sawalha is a Jordanian-born English actor and father of actresses Julia and Nadia Sawalha.He was born in Madaba in 1935 and came to England from Jordan in the 1950s, to study drama... , Martin Benson Martin Benson (actor) Martin Benjamin Benson was an English character actor, who appeared in films, theatre and television. He appeared in both British and Hollywood productions.-Career:... , Peter Cellier Peter Cellier Peter Cellier is an English actor who has appeared in film, stage and television. He is perhaps best known for his role as Sir Frank Gordon in Yes Minister and then Yes, Prime Minister in the 1980s.-Biography:... , Tony Caunter Tony Caunter Anthony Peter "Tony" Caunter is a British actor best known for his role as Jack Shepherd in the Yorkshire TV sitcom Queenie's Castle and also his portrayal of Roy Evans in EastEnders from 1994-2003.... , Archie Tew, John Hamill John Hamill John Hamill is an English actor.He had previously been a bodybuilder and one of England's most popular "physique models" in the late 1960s before turning to acting, studying at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art, and appearing in the stage farce There's a Girl in My Soup.Hamill’s... |
| 1-12 | 17 March 1978 | Look After Annie | Brian Clemens Brian Clemens Brian Horace Clemens OBE is a British screenwriter and television producer, possibly best known for his work on The Avengers and The Professionals... |
Charles Crichton Charles Crichton Charles Crichton was an English film director and film editor. He became best known for directing comedies produced at Ealing Studios... |
Diana Fairfax, Clifton Jones Clifton Jones Clifton Jones is an actor, mostly known for his roles on British television.His most prominent role is probably that of David Kano during the first season of the science fiction series Space: 1999.... , Patricia Quinn Patricia Quinn Patricia Quinn, Lady Stephens is a Northern Irish actress best known for her role as Magenta in the film The Rocky Horror Picture Show . Hers were the red lips that appeared in the film's opening song "Science Fiction/Double Feature"... , Derek Francis Derek Francis Derek Francis was an English comedy and character actor.He was a regular in the Carry On film players, appearing in six of the films in the 1960s and 1970s. He appeared in Roger Corman's last film of his Edgar Allan Poe series The Tomb of Ligeia... , Keith Buckley Keith Buckley (actor) Keith Buckley is a British actor who has mostly appeared on television since 1958.Buckley has made some appearances in film and television appearing in The Avengers and Randall and Hopkirk in the 1960s and The New Avengers in the 1970s.-Selected filmography:* Spring and Port Wine * The Pied Piper... , Nick Brimble Nick Brimble Nick Brimble , is an English actor known for his performance as Little John in the film Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves and his appearances on various television shows.... , Frank Jarvis Frank Jarvis (actor) Frank Jarvis was a British character actor.He trained at RADA and made his film debut in Mix Me a Person .... , Michael Walker |
| 1-13 | never transmitted in UK | Klansmen | Brian Clemens Brian Clemens Brian Horace Clemens OBE is a British screenwriter and television producer, possibly best known for his work on The Avengers and The Professionals... |
Pat Jackson Pat Jackson Patrick Douglas Selmes Jackson was an English film and television director.Born in Eltham, Jackson worked as a production assistant on the 1936 short film Night Mail. He directed a number of documentaries in the mid-1930's. His debut feature film was 1944's Western Approaches. Jackson spent some... |
Trevor Thomas, Antony Booth, Sheila Ruskin Sheila Ruskin Sheila Ruskin is an English actress.She is possibly best known for playing Vipsania in the 1976 BBC adaptation of I, Claudius but is also remembered by fans of Doctor Who for her performance as Kassia in the 1981 serial The Keeper of Traken, and by Blake's 7 fans as Alta 1 in the 1979 episode... , Edward Judd Edward Judd Edward Judd was a British actor.Born in Shanghai, China, he and his English father and Russian mother fled when the Japanese attacked China five years later.... , Louis Mahoney Louis Mahoney Louis Mahoney is a Gambian-born British actor.He has been seen most frequently on television in series such as: Danger Man, Dixon of Dock Green, Z-Cars, The Troubleshooters, Menace, Special Branch, Doctor Who , Quiller, Fawlty Towers Louis Mahoney (born 8 September 1938) is a Gambian-born British... , Oscar James Oscar James Oscar James is a Trinidadian actor, who is based in the United Kingdom. He has had a long and varied career, but is best known for appearing on British television, in particular the BBC soap opera EastEnders, where he played original character, Tony Carpenter, for over two years... |
Series Two
| Episode # | UK Transmission Date | Title | Writer | Director | Guest cast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2-01 | 7 October 1978 | Hunter/Hunted | Anthony Read Anthony Read Anthony "Tony" Read is a British script editor, television writer and author. He was principally active in British television from the 1960s to the mid-1980s, although he occasionally contributed to televised productions until 1999. Starting in the 1980s, he launched a second career as a print... |
Anthony Simmons Anthony Simmons (writer) Anthony "Tony" Simmons is a British writer/film producer. He was associated with, though separate from, the Free Cinema movement; he said he was greatly influenced by Humphrey Jennings and by Michelangelo Antonioni’s movie Il Grido.-Career:Simmons claimed: "I wasn’t aiming to be a film director. I... |
Bryan Marshall Bryan Marshall Bryan Marshall is an English actor, with a number of major credits in film and television to his name.Marshall was born in Clapham, London... , Cheryl Kennedy Cheryl Kennedy Cheryl Kennedy is an English actress.She was born in Enfield, Middlesex, educated at a convent, and first appeared at the age of 15 at Stratford East Theatre Workshop in What a Crazy World. She enjoyed success as a stage actress, notably in West End musicals such as the 1967 revival of The Boy... , Tony Caunter Tony Caunter Anthony Peter "Tony" Caunter is a British actor best known for his role as Jack Shepherd in the Yorkshire TV sitcom Queenie's Castle and also his portrayal of Roy Evans in EastEnders from 1994-2003.... , Vicki Michelle Vicki Michelle Vicki Michelle MBE , is an English actress best known for her role as Yvette Carte-Blanche in the television comedy series Allo 'Allo! - a role which she has reprised in both 2008 and 2009 as a cast of the stage show based on the television series.After spending much of 2008 on tour with the Allo... , John Stratton, Martin Wyldeck Martin Wyldeck -Selected filmography:* My Wife's Lodger * Time Bomb * Timeslip * Just Joe * The Girl on the Boat * The Pot Carriers * Night Must Fall * The Return of Mr... |
| 2-02 | 14 October 1978 | The Rack | Brian Clemens Brian Clemens Brian Horace Clemens OBE is a British screenwriter and television producer, possibly best known for his work on The Avengers and The Professionals... |
Peter Medak Peter Medak Peter Medak is a Hungarian-born film director of British and American films.-Early life:He was born in Budapest, Hungary to a Jewish family, but in 1956 fled his native country for England due to the Hungarian Revolution... |
Lisa Harrow Lisa Harrow Lisa Harrow is an actress, noted for her roles in British theatre, films and television.- Early life :Harrow was born in Auckland and attended Auckland University... , Michael Billington Michael Billington (actor) Michael Billington was a popular British film and television actor.... , Christopher Ellison Christopher Ellison Christopher Michael Ellison is an English actor. He is best known for his role as DCI Frank Burnside in the popular ITV police series The Bill and short lived spin off series Burnside.... , Cyril Luckham Cyril Luckham Cyril Luckham was a British film, television and theatre actor.Luckham played the White Guardian in the long running science fiction television series Doctor Who. He appeared in The Ribos Operation, the first serial in The Key to Time season, and Enlightenment... , Art Malik Art Malik Art Malik is a Pakistani-born British actor who achieved international fame in the 1980s through his starring and subsidiary roles in assorted British and Merchant-Ivory television serials and films... , Michael Mundell, Robert James Robert James (actor) Robert James was a Scottish actor, who was best known for his television work.Born in Paisley, Scotland, Robert James trained to be a lawyer, before being spotted by a professional director while doing amateur dramatics.... , Robert Lankesheer, Charles Pemberton, Trevor Adams Trevor Adams Trevor Adams was a British actor, best remembered for his portrayal of Tony Webster in the BBC series The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin , which he played throughout its entire run, and Alan in "The Wedding Party" , an episode of Fawlty Towers.Adams attended the former Harold Hill Grammar... |
| 2-03 | 21 October 1978 | First Night | Gerry O'Hara Gerry O'Hara Gerry O'Hara is an English film and television director.O'Hara was an assistant director on Laurence Olivier's film,Richard III; the Carol Reed film, Our Man in Havana and the Academy Award-winning Tom Jones.... |
David Wickes | Julian Holloway Julian Holloway Julian Holloway is an English actor now based in Hollywood, CA, United States. He is the son of the comedy actor and singer Stanley Holloway and former chorus dancer and actress Violet Lane... , George Pravda George Pravda George Pravda was a Czechoslovakian film and television actor.He began his career in Czechoslovakia, where he was credited as Jirí Pravda, and then emigrated to the United Kingdom.... , Arnold Diamond, John Nettleton John Nettleton (actor) John Nettleton is an English actor.One of his most notable roles was that of Sir Arnold Robinson, the Cabinet Secretary in Yes Minister and President of the Campaign for Freedom of Information in the follow-up Yes, Prime Minister... , Nadim Sawalha Nadim Sawalha Nadim Sawalha is a Jordanian-born English actor and father of actresses Julia and Nadia Sawalha.He was born in Madaba in 1935 and came to England from Jordan in the 1950s, to study drama... , Tony Vogel Tony Vogel Tony Vogel is an actor. He played St Andrew in Zeffirelli's Jesus of Nazareth , and the title role in the 1979 television adaptation of Dick BartonTrivia: Graduated from RADA in 1963.-Known For:... |
| 2-04 | 28 October 1978 | Man without a Past | Michael Armstrong Michael Armstrong (cinematographer) Michael Armstrong is a British writer and directorArmstrong trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and was writing and directing films at the age of 22 with the award-winning short, The Image starring David Bowie and Michael Byrne... |
Martin Campbell Martin Campbell -Life and career:Campbell was born in Hastings, New Zealand. He directed two James Bond films, 1995's GoldenEye, starring Pierce Brosnan, and 2006's Casino Royale, starring Daniel Craig, and was the first Bond director since John Glen to direct more than one film, as well as the oldest director in... |
John Carson John Carson (actor) John Carson is a British actor noted for his appearances in film and television.Making his film debut in 1947, he carved out a career appearing in low budget British movies such as Seven Keys ; Smokescreen ; and Master Spy... , John Castle John Castle John Castle is an English actor. Castle has acted in theatre, film and television. He is well known for his role as Postumus in the 1976 BBC television adaptation of I, Claudius and for playing Geoffrey in the 1968 film, The Lion in Winter. He also played Dr... , Ed Bishop Ed Bishop Ed Bishop was an American film, television, stage and radio actor based in Britain.-Early life:Bishop served in the US Army from 8 October 1952 to 24 September 1954, working as a disc jockey with the Armed Forces Radio at St. Johns in Newfoundland... , James Bree James Bree James Bree was a British actor who played many supporting roles in both film and television.Bree was educated at Radley College and during World War II served in the RAF. He later trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama... , Robert Rietti Robert Rietti Robert Rietti , usually credited as Robert Rietty, is a Italian actor and director.- Biography :Born of Italian heritage, Lucio Rietti was “discovered” at the age of 8 by his father Vittorio who noticed the boy had completely memorized a copy of a script he had given Lucio having wanted help from... , Maya Woolfe, Anthony Bailey, John Bay John Bay John M. Bay was an American actor and playwright.-Personal:Bay was born in Chicago, Illinois, the location of his family's company, Bay's English Muffins.... , Hilary Ryan, Neville Barber |
| 2-05 | 4 November 1978 | In the Public Interest | Brian Clemens Brian Clemens Brian Horace Clemens OBE is a British screenwriter and television producer, possibly best known for his work on The Avengers and The Professionals... |
Pennant Roberts Pennant Roberts Pennant Roberts was a British director noted for his work on British television.Roberts was born at Weston-super-Mare to Welsh parents... |
Stephen Rea Stephen Rea Stephen Rea is an Irish film and stage actor. Rea has appeared in high profile films such as V for Vendetta, Michael Collins, Interview with the Vampire and Breakfast on Pluto... , Tom Georgeson Tom Georgeson Tom Georgeson is a British actor, known for his television and film work. His most notable credits have been supporting parts in Between The Lines and in three dramas by Alan Bleasdale; Boys from the Blackstuff Scully and G.B.H.... , Colin McCormack Colin McCormack Colin McCormack was a professional Welsh actor who enjoyed considerable success in classical stage performances and television shows over a career approaching fifty years from his debut as a child actor in a BBC TV's Dixon of Dock Green episode, a show he returned to twenty years later when he... , Tony Calvin, John Judd, Paul Hardwick Paul Hardwick Paul Hardwick was an English actor.-Selected filmography:*The Prince and the Showgirl *The Long Duel *Romeo and Juliet -External links:... |
| 2-06 | 11 November 1978 | Rogue | Dennis Spooner Dennis Spooner Dennis Spooner was an English television screenwriter and story editor, known primarily for his programmes about fictional spies and his work in children's television in the 1960s... |
Ray Austin | Glyn Owen Glyn Owen Glyn Griffith Owen was a British stage, television and film actor, probably best known to British TV viewers for two roles: that of Dr... , Pamela Stephenson Pamela Stephenson Pamela Helen Stephenson Connolly is a New Zealand-born Australian clinical psychologist and writer now resident in the United Kingdom. She is best known for her work as an actress and comedian during the 1980s... , Tony Steedman Tony Steedman Tony Steedman was an English character actor, perhaps best known for his role as Socrates in Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure.... , Robert Gillespie Robert Gillespie Robert Gillespie is a British actor.He was brought up in Nantes until his parents moved to Manchester, having arrived in Plymouth in 1940... , Neil Hallett, Art Malik Art Malik Art Malik is a Pakistani-born British actor who achieved international fame in the 1980s through his starring and subsidiary roles in assorted British and Merchant-Ivory television serials and films... , Andy Ho, Martyn Whitby |
| 2-07 | 18 November 1978 | Not a Very Civil Civil Servant | Edmund Ward | Anthony Simmons Anthony Simmons (writer) Anthony "Tony" Simmons is a British writer/film producer. He was associated with, though separate from, the Free Cinema movement; he said he was greatly influenced by Humphrey Jennings and by Michelangelo Antonioni’s movie Il Grido.-Career:Simmons claimed: "I wasn’t aiming to be a film director. I... |
Maurice Denham Maurice Denham Maurice Denham OBE was an English character actor who appeared in over 100 television programmes and films throughout his long career.-Life and career:... , Harold Innocent Harold Innocent Harold Sidney Innocent was a British actor who appeared in many film and television roles.After attending Broad Street Secondary Modern School in Coventry, Innocent worked for a short time as an office clerk... , Bill Fraser Bill Fraser -External links:* *... , Derek Martin Derek Martin Derek Martin is a British actor who is best known for his role as Charlie Slater in the British soap opera EastEnders which he played from 2000 to 2011.-Personal life:... , Duncan Preston Duncan Preston Duncan Preston is an English actor probably best known for his appearances in television productions written by Victoria Wood. His best remembered roles are Clifford in the Victoria Wood As Seen On TV soap opera parody Acorn Antiques , and Stan in dinnerladies.In July 2010, Preston revealed he was... , Andrew McCulloch Andrew McCulloch (television) Andrew McCulloch , often credited as Andy McCulloch, is a British television writer and actor.He was born in Glasgow, Scotland.... , Frank Jarvis Frank Jarvis (actor) Frank Jarvis was a British character actor.He trained at RADA and made his film debut in Mix Me a Person .... , Brian Hall Brian Hall (actor) Brian Charles Hall was an English actor perhaps best known for his role in the British sitcom Fawlty Towers where he played the hotel chef Terry.-Career:... , Donald Bisset |
| 2-08 | 25 November 1978 | A Stirring of Dust | Don Houghton Don Houghton Don Houghton was a British television screenwriter.Born in Paris, Houghton started writing for radio in 1951 before moving into film and television in 1958... |
Martin Campbell Martin Campbell -Life and career:Campbell was born in Hastings, New Zealand. He directed two James Bond films, 1995's GoldenEye, starring Pierce Brosnan, and 2006's Casino Royale, starring Daniel Craig, and was the first Bond director since John Glen to direct more than one film, as well as the oldest director in... |
Carol Royle Carol Royle Carol Royle is an English television actress.Royle was born in Blackpool and studied drama at the Central School of Speech and Drama. She is probably best known for her leading role as Jenny Russell alongside Simon Cadell in the BBC sitcom Life Without George which ran for three series from 1987... , Robert Urquhart Robert Urquhart (actor) Robert Urquhart was a Scottish character actor who mainly worked in British television during his career.He was born in Ullapool, Scotland on 16 October 1921, educated at George Heriot's School in Edinburgh and made his stage debut in 1947... , Alan MacNaughtan Alan MacNaughtan Alan MacNaughtan was a Scottish actor, born in Bearsden, Dunbartonshire, Scotland. An experienced Old Vic, West End and Broadway actor, he became active in television and certain films between 1954 and 1999.... , André Morell André Morell André Morell was a British actor. He appeared frequently in theatre, film and on television from the 1930s to the 1970s... , George Murcell George Murcell George Murcell was a British character actor. His first wife was Josephine Tweedy whom he married in 1953, and his second was the actress Elvi Hale whom he was married to from 1960 until his death.... , Shelagh Fraser Shelagh Fraser Shelagh Fraser was a British actress.She was best-known for her role as Luke Skywalker's ill-fated aunt, Beru Lars in Star Wars... |
| 2-09 | 2 December 1978 | Blind Run | Ranald Graham Ranald Graham Ranald Ian Mackenzie Graham was a Scottish writer, director and producer, best known for his writing work on the British television series The Sweeney, The Professionals and Dempsey & Makepeace.-Early life:... |
Tom Clegg Tom Clegg (director) Tom Clegg is a British television and film director. He was born in Lancashire in 1934.-Selected filmography:Television* Special Branch * The Sweeney * A Captain's Tale * Sharpe ... |
Kevork Malikyan Kevork Malikyan Kevork Malikyan is an English character actor of Armenian descent, perhaps best known for his role as Kazim in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.... , Tommy Boyle, Tariq Yunus, Jasmina Hilton, Tony Jay Tony Jay Tony Jay was an English actor, voice actor and singer. A former member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, he was known for his voice work in animation, film and computer games. Jay's distinctive baritone voice often landed him villainous roles... , Kevin Brennan Kevin Brennan (actor) Kevin Martin Brennan was a British film and television actor.-Selected filmography:* On the Beach * The Punch and Judy Man * The Small World of Sammy Lee... , Steve Plytas Steve Plytas Steve Plytas was an actor who worked in British films and television.... , Ian Liston |
| 2-10 | 9 December 1978 | Fall Girl | Ranald Graham Ranald Graham Ranald Ian Mackenzie Graham was a Scottish writer, director and producer, best known for his writing work on the British television series The Sweeney, The Professionals and Dempsey & Makepeace.-Early life:... |
William Brayne | Pamela Salem Pamela Salem Pamela Salem is a British film and television actress.She was born in Bombay, India, and educated at Heidelberg University in Germany and later at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London, England... , Frederick Jaeger Frederick Jaeger Frederick Jaeger was a German-born actor who found success working in British television.Jaeger was born in Berlin, but moved to England following Adolf Hitler's rise to power in Germany. He graduated from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in 1948, and became a British citizen two years later... , Patrick Malahide Patrick Malahide Patrick Malahide is a British actor, who has played many major film and television roles.-Personal life:Malahide, real name Patrick Gerald Duggan, was born in Reading, Berkshire, the son of Irish immigrants, a cook mother and a school secretary father... , Michael Latimer, Phillip Joseph, George Irving George Irving (English actor) George Irving is a British actor who is probably most famous for playing Anton Meyer in Holby City from 1999 to 2002... , John Larsen |
Series Three
| Episode # | UK Transmission Date | Title | Writer | Director | Guest cast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3-01 | 27 October 1979 | The Purging of CI5 | Stephen Lister | Dennis Abey | Simon Rouse Simon Rouse Simon Rouse is an English actor, best known for playing the role of Superintendent Jack Meadows in the long-running ITV police drama The Bill.... , Bill Treacher Bill Treacher Bill Treacher is an English actor. Most famous for playing Arthur Fowler on the BBC soap opera EastEnders, for 11 years, from 1985-1996.-Early life:Treacher grew up in the East End of London... , Christopher Fairbank Christopher Fairbank Christopher Fairbank is an English actor best known for his role as Albert Arthur Moxey in the hit comedy-drama series Auf Wiedersehen, Pet.-Career:... , Paul Antony-Barber, Sally Harrison |
| 3-02 | 3 November 1979 | Backtrack | Don Houghton Don Houghton Don Houghton was a British television screenwriter.Born in Paris, Houghton started writing for radio in 1951 before moving into film and television in 1958... |
Christopher King | Michael Elphick Michael Elphick Michael John Elphick was an English actor. Elphick was known in the UK for his trademark croaky voice and his work on British television, in particular his roles as the eponymous private investigator in the ITV series Boon and later Harry Slater in BBC's EastEnders.Robust and ruggedly good-looking... , Liz Fraser Liz Fraser Liz Fraser is an English actress, mainly in comedy roles.- Life and career :Her birthdate is usually attributed as 1933, the year she gave when auditioning for her role in I'm All Right Jack, as the Boulting Brothers wanted someone younger for the part... , John Bennett John Bennett (actor) John Bennett was an English actor. Born in Beckenham, Kent, he was educated at Bradfield College in Berkshire, then trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama, followed by a wide Rep experience including Bromley, Bristol Old Vic, Dundee, Edinburgh Festival and Watford before going to... , Stacy Davies, Brian McDermott, Geoffrey Bateman, Kevork Malikyan Kevork Malikyan Kevork Malikyan is an English character actor of Armenian descent, perhaps best known for his role as Kazim in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.... |
| 3-03 | 10 November 1979 | Stopover | John Goldsmith | William Brayne | James Laurenson James Laurenson James Laurenson is a New Zealand actor, who has performed many classical roles on stage and television.Laurenson was born in Marton, New Zealand... , Michael Gothard Michael Gothard Michael Alan Gothard was an English actor, best remembered for his role as Kai in the television series Arthur of the Britons and for his role as the mysterious villain Emile Leopold Locque in the 1981 James Bond film For Your Eyes Only.-Early life:Michael Gothard was born in London in 1939... , Morris Perry Morris Perry Morris Perry is an English actor, best known for his roles on television.Perry was born in Bromley, Kent, England. Credits include: The Avengers, Z-Cars, Champion House, The Champions, The Persuaders!, Doctor Who , Special Branch, The Sweeney, Survivors, The Professionals, Secret Army,... , William Morgan Sheppard, Frank Jarvis Frank Jarvis (actor) Frank Jarvis was a British character actor.He trained at RADA and made his film debut in Mix Me a Person .... , Alec Linstead |
| 3-04 | 17 November 1979 | Dead Reckoning | Philip Loraine Philip Loraine Robin Estridge, aka Robin York and Philip Loraine is a British author of suspense fiction and screenwriter. His date of birth is unknown.... |
Dennis Lewiston Dennis Lewiston Dennis C. Lewiston or Denis Lewiston is a cinematographer and former camera operator with a career spanning the 1960s through the 1990s. He has worked mostly on American television movies. He has occasionally worked as a film director or screenwriter.-External links:... |
Carol Royle Carol Royle Carol Royle is an English television actress.Royle was born in Blackpool and studied drama at the Central School of Speech and Drama. She is probably best known for her leading role as Jenny Russell alongside Simon Cadell in the BBC sitcom Life Without George which ran for three series from 1987... , Derek Godfrey Derek Godfrey Derek Godfrey was a British actor who appeared in several films and BBC television dramatizations during the 1960s and 1970s.... , Alan Tilvern Alan Tilvern Alan Tilvern was a British film and television actor. He is best known for his role as R.K. Maroon in the film Who Framed Roger Rabbit.-Television appearances:* Doctor Who serial, Planet of Giants... , Milos Kirek |
| 3-05 | 24 November 1979 | The Madness of Mickey Hamilton | Chris Wicking | William Brayne | David Calder David Calder (actor) David Calder is a British actor.Calder was born in Portsmouth, England, and trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. His most high profile TV roles include Det. Insp... , Ian McDiarmid Ian McDiarmid Ian McDiarmid is a Scottish theatre actor and director, who has also made sporadic appearances on film and television.McDiarmid has had a successful career in theatre; he has been cast in many plays, while occasionally directing others and although he has appeared mostly in theatrical productions,... , Marjorie Yates Marjorie Yates Marjorie Yates is a British actress most famous for her role as Carol Fisher in the Channel 4 drama Shameless.Yates was born in Birmingham, England, and studied at the Bournville College of Art... , Shaun Curry Shaun Curry Shaun Curry is a British actor, best known for his appearances on television.His credits include: Z-Cars, The Saint, Warship, The Sweeney, The New Avengers, Secret Army, Poldark, To the Manor Born, The Professionals, Blake's 7, Hot Money, Minder, The Gentle Touch, The Bill, Just Good Friends and... , Olu Jacobs Olu Jacobs Oludotun Jacobs , is a Nigerian actor. He has starred in several British television series and international films. In 2007 he won the African Movie Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role.- Career :... , Barry Stanton, Clifton Jones Clifton Jones Clifton Jones is an actor, mostly known for his roles on British television.His most prominent role is probably that of David Kano during the first season of the science fiction series Space: 1999.... |
| 3-06 | 1 December 1979 | A Hiding to Nothing | Ted Childs Ted Childs Edward Samuel "Ted" Childs is a British television producer, screenwriter and director, whose notable works include The Sweeney, Kavanagh QC, Soldier Soldier, Making Waves, Inspector Morse and its spin-off Lewis... |
Gerry O'Hara Gerry O'Hara Gerry O'Hara is an English film and television director.O'Hara was an assistant director on Laurence Olivier's film,Richard III; the Carol Reed film, Our Man in Havana and the Academy Award-winning Tom Jones.... |
Gerald Sim Gerald Sim Gerald Grant Sim is an English actor who is perhaps best known for playing the Rector in To the Manor Born. He is the younger brother of actress Sheila Sim and brother-in-law of actor/director Lord Attenborough.- Career :... , Sylvia Kay Sylvia Kay Sylvia Kay, is an English character actress, who has had many roles in British television programmes, most notably as Daphne Warrender in the BBC Sitcom Just Good Friends... , Nadim Sawalha Nadim Sawalha Nadim Sawalha is a Jordanian-born English actor and father of actresses Julia and Nadia Sawalha.He was born in Madaba in 1935 and came to England from Jordan in the 1950s, to study drama... , Lise Hilboldt Lise Hilboldt Lise Hilboldt is an American actress. She featured in Noon Wine, together with Fred Ward, Stellan Skarsgård, Roberts Blossom and Pat Hingle. She also appeared in The Hunger, S.O.S. Titanic, George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation, Ike, Sweet Liberty with Alan Alda, and Nancy Astor with... |
| 3-07 | 8 December 1979 | Runner | Michael Feeny Callan | Martin Campbell Martin Campbell -Life and career:Campbell was born in Hastings, New Zealand. He directed two James Bond films, 1995's GoldenEye, starring Pierce Brosnan, and 2006's Casino Royale, starring Daniel Craig, and was the first Bond director since John Glen to direct more than one film, as well as the oldest director in... |
Michael Kitchen Michael Kitchen Michael Kitchen is an English actor and television producer, best known for his starring role as DCS Foyle in the British TV series Foyle's War.-Early life:... , James Cosmo James Cosmo James Cosmo is a prolific Scottish actor, with numerous credits in film and television since the late 1960s and Cosmo is still currently acting. Cosmo was born in Clydebank, Scotland, the son of actor James Copeland... , Ed Devereaux Ed Devereaux Ed Devereaux was an Australian actor, who lived in the UK for many years. He was best known for playing the part of "Matt Hammond" in the Australian children's television series Skippy. He was also involved in the series behind the scenes: Devereaux directed The Veteran , for which he received... , Billy Murray Billy Murray (actor) Billy Murray is an English actor, best known for playing Don Beech in The Bill from 1995 to 2004, Johnny Allen in the BBC soap opera EastEnders from 2005 to 2006, Captain John Price in the video games Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare... , Barbara Kellerman Barbara Kellerman Barbara R. Kellerman is an English actress, noted for her film and television roles. She trained at Rose Bruford College. Kellerman's Jewish parents had fled Nazi Germany and settled in Leeds, briefly living in Manchester before returning to Leeds by 1952... , Forbes Collins Forbes Collins Forbes Collins is a British actor, best known for his role as King John in the popular comedy Maid Marian and Her Merry Men. He also starred in the episode All About Scoring, Innit? in the critically acclaimed drama, Minder, playing Arklow, as well as appearing in episodes of the first series of... , Sean Caffrey Sean Caffrey Sean Caffrey is an actor.He is best remembered for his performances on television. Credits include: Coronation Street, Z-Cars, Sutherland's Law, Oil Strike North, Survivors, Doctor Who , The Professionals, Minder, Bergerac and Edge of Darkness... |
| 3-08 | 15 December 1979 | Servant of Two Masters | Douglas Watkinson | Ferdinand Fairfax | Tony Scannell Tony Scannell Tony Scannell is an actor whose best-known role is probably DS Ted Roach in ITV’s The Bill. His debut in the show was on 23 October 1984, in an episode called A Friend in Need.... , David de Keyser David de Keyser David de Keyser is a British actor. He is the father of Alexei de Keyser, Pia de Keyser and Thomas de Keyser.In the mid-sixties de Keyser worked twice with the writer, actor and director Jane Arden. Their first collaboration, The Logic Game, was the first BBC drama to be shot on film; it was... , Glynn Edwards Glynn Edwards Glynn Edwards is a British actor.Edwards was born in Malaya and trained as an actor at Joan Littlewood's Theatre Workshop. He is probably best known for his role as Dave 'the barman' Harris, owner of the Winchester Club in the TV show Minder... , John Savident John Savident John Savident is a British actor, best known for playing the part of Fred Elliott in the soap opera Coronation Street from 1994 to 2006. And also was a frequent guest on Soccer AM alongside fellow actor Jack 'The Rigger' Spooner.... , Will Stampe |
Series Four
| Episode # | UK Transmission Date | Title | Writer | Director | Guest cast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-01 | 7 September 1980 | The Acorn Syndrome | John Kruse | Martin Campbell Martin Campbell -Life and career:Campbell was born in Hastings, New Zealand. He directed two James Bond films, 1995's GoldenEye, starring Pierce Brosnan, and 2006's Casino Royale, starring Daniel Craig, and was the first Bond director since John Glen to direct more than one film, as well as the oldest director in... |
Ronald Hines Ronald Hines Ronald Hines is a British television actor.He has had a lengthy career, but possibly his best known role was as the husband in three of the four series of Not in Front of the Children... , Michael Craig Michael Craig (actor) Michael Craig is a British actor, known for his work in film and television in both the United Kingdom and Australia. Craig was born in Poona, Maharashtra, British India, the son of Donald Gregson, a captain in the 3rd Indian Cavalry. He came to England with his family when aged three, and went to... , Lynda La Plante Lynda La Plante Lynda La Plante, CBE is an English author, screenwriter and former actress, best known for writing the Prime Suspect television crime series.... (billed as Lynda Marchal), Sue Nicholls Sue Nicholls Susan Frances Harmar Nicholls is an English actress, best known today for her long-running role as Audrey Roberts in British soap opera Coronation Street.-Early life:... , Ian Redford Ian Redford (actor) Ian Redford is a British actor who has featured on stage, in film and on television in various roles, including that of pensioner Keith Appleyard in Coronation Street during 2005 and 2006... , Nigel Humphreys Nigel Humphreys Nigel Humphreys is a British actor, best known for his television work.His most prominent roles include Dickie Fleming in Coronation Street and PC Pete Dodds in Softly, Softly: Taskforce.... , John Joyce, Charles Pemberton, Christopher Saul |
| 4-02 | 14 September 1980 | Wild Justice | Ranald Graham Ranald Graham Ranald Ian Mackenzie Graham was a Scottish writer, director and producer, best known for his writing work on the British television series The Sweeney, The Professionals and Dempsey & Makepeace.-Early life:... |
Dennis Abey | Llewellyn Rees Llewellyn Rees Llewellyn Rees was an English actor.Television Roles include: Doctor Who , The Brothers, Inspector Morse, Doomwatch and Coronation Street.... , Jack McKenzie, Robert Ashby, Sarah Douglas Sarah Douglas Sarah Douglas is an English actress. She is perhaps best known for playing the Kryptonian supervillain Ursa in the first two Superman movies , and for her role as Pamela Lynch in the 1980s primetime drama series Falcon Crest .-Early life:Douglas was born in Stratford-Upon-Avon, Warwickshire, the... , Larry Lamb Larry Lamb (actor) Lawrence Douglas "Larry" Lamb is an English actor who has worked frequently in television. He is best known for playing one of the greatest villains of British soap Archie Mitchell in the BBC television soap EastEnders, Michael Shipman in the BBC television show Gavin & Stacey and Mischievous... , Ziggy Byfield, Marsha Fitzalan Marsha Fitzalan Lady Marcia Mary Josephine Fitzalan-Howard, better known as Marsha Fitzalan is an English actress.-Personal:... , Tommy Wright, Frances Low |
| 4-03 | 21 September 1980 | Fugitive | Gerry O'Hara Gerry O'Hara Gerry O'Hara is an English film and television director.O'Hara was an assistant director on Laurence Olivier's film,Richard III; the Carol Reed film, Our Man in Havana and the Academy Award-winning Tom Jones.... |
Dennis Lewiston Dennis Lewiston Dennis C. Lewiston or Denis Lewiston is a cinematographer and former camera operator with a career spanning the 1960s through the 1990s. He has worked mostly on American television movies. He has occasionally worked as a film director or screenwriter.-External links:... |
Brigitte Kahn Brigitte Kahn Brigitte Kahn is a German-born actress, best remembered for her performances on television.She remains best known for her role as Dagmar in Auf Wiedersehen, Pet. Other TV credits include: Secret Army, The Sandbaggers, The Gentle Touch, The Professionals, C.A.T.S... , Michael Byrne Michael Byrne (actor) Michael Byrne is an English actor noted for his roles on film and television. He has often been cast in Nazi military roles such as Colonel Vogel in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade and Obergruppenführer Odilo Globocnik in the BBC radio dramatisation of the novel Fatherland by Robert Harris... , Vickery Turner Vickery Turner Vickery Turner was a British actress, playwright, author and stage director. She started out on stage and her first breakthrough role was in the first production of The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie opposite Vanessa Redgrave... , Paul Antrim, Conrad Asquith, Tony Sibbald, Tania Rogers |
| 4-04 | 28 September 1980 | Involvement | Brian Clemens Brian Clemens Brian Horace Clemens OBE is a British screenwriter and television producer, possibly best known for his work on The Avengers and The Professionals... |
Chris Burt | Patricia Hodge Patricia Hodge Patricia Ann Hodge is an English actor.-Early life:The daughter of the Royal Hotel owner/manager Eric and his wife Marion , Hodge attended Wintringham Girls' Grammar School on Weelsby Avenue in Grimsby and then St... , William Russell William Russell (actor) William Russell is an English actor, mainly known for his television work. He was born in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear.-Doctor Who:... , Christopher Guard Christopher Guard Christopher Guard is an English actor.Educated at Latymer Upper School, Guard was a member of the National Theatre aged 20. He has appeared in Vienna 1900 , Memoirs of a Survivor and Return to Treasure Island... , Peter Burton Peter Burton Peter Burton was an English film and television actor born in Bromley, England. His biggest claim to fame is being the first actor to portray Major Boothroyd, better known as Q, in the first James Bond film, Dr. No... , Kirstie Pooley |
| 4-05 | 5 October 1980 | Need to Know | Brian Clemens Brian Clemens Brian Horace Clemens OBE is a British screenwriter and television producer, possibly best known for his work on The Avengers and The Professionals... |
William Brayne | Simon Oates Simon Oates Simon Oates was an English actor best known for his roles on television.Born in Canning Town, east London, and subsequently moving to Finchley in his teens, Oates trained as a heating engineer for his father's firm, before becoming an actor... , Tom Georgeson Tom Georgeson Tom Georgeson is a British actor, known for his television and film work. His most notable credits have been supporting parts in Between The Lines and in three dramas by Alan Bleasdale; Boys from the Blackstuff Scully and G.B.H.... , Yuri Borionko, Patrick O'Connell Patrick O'Connell (actor) Patrick O'Connell is a retired Irish actor known for numerous performances on UK television and in films.He was brought up in Birmingham, England and after working in the office of a department store he trained as an actor at RADA... , Norman Jones Norman Jones (actor) Norman Jones is an English actor, primarily on television. He has appeared in three Doctor Who serials — The Abominable Snowmen , Doctor Who and the Silurians and The Masque of Mandragora .A native of Shropshire, Norman Jones began his screen career in 1962, at the age of 27, appearing over... , Kristopher Kum, Nigel Miles-Thomas |
| 4-06 | 12 October 1980 | Take Away | Roger Marshall Roger Marshall Roger Marshall is an English Writer. Born during March 1934 in Leicester in the UK he was educated at Cambridge before embarking on a writing career that included The Avengers, The Sweeney, Public Eye, The Gentle Touch, The Professionals, Lovejoy and London's Burning as well as many other... |
Douglas Camfield Douglas Camfield Douglas Gaston Sydney Camfield was an accomplished director for television from the 1960s to the 1980s. His programme credits include Z-Cars, Paul Temple, Van der Valk, The Sweeney, Shoestring, The Professionals, Out of the Unknown, The Nightmare Man, the BBC dramatisation of Beau Geste and... |
Chai Lee Chai Lee Chai Lee is an actress, born in Canton, China.She is best known for her appearances in British films and television, particularly her uncredited role as a Moonbase Alpha operative in the science fiction series Space 1999 and her performance in the crime drama Gangsters as Lily Li Tang.Her other TV... , John Forgeham John Forgeham John Forgeham is a British actor who is probably best known for playing businessman Frank Laslett in the ITV series Footballers' Wives.... , Sharon Duce Sharon Duce Sharon Duce is a British actress, .Her biggest role was alongside Ray Brooks in the BBC comedy drama Big Deal .She has also appeared in:*Wycliffe,*The Royle Family*London's Burning,... , Pik-Sen Lim Pik-Sen Lim Pik-Sen Lim is a Chinese-British actress who has appeared on British television since the 1950s. She is best known for playing the character of Su-Lee, the Chinese Communist student in the British sitcom Mind Your Language .... , Arnold Lee, Gertan Klauber Gertan Klauber George Gertan Klauber was a British character actor.He played small roles in many of the Carry On films, and appeared as mad king George III in Blackadder the Third.... , James Marcus James Marcus James Marcus is an English actor.He is best known for his performance as Georgie, one of the droogs in Stanley Kubrick's controversial film A Clockwork Orange . Before becoming an apprentice printer, he spent the majority of his teenage life performing gigs... , George Little, Andy Ho, Vincent Wong, Rex Wei, Peta Bernard, Kenneth Watson Kenneth Watson Kenneth Watson was a British television actor. He is best known for playing Brian Blair in Take the High Road in the 1980s but he also played Ralph Lancaster in Coronation Street from 14 May 1975-13 February 1980. He was booked to play a farmer in Doctor Who: The Time Monster but was replaced by... |
| 4-07 | 19 October 1980 | Blackout | Brian Clemens Brian Clemens Brian Horace Clemens OBE is a British screenwriter and television producer, possibly best known for his work on The Avengers and The Professionals... |
William Brayne | Linda Hayden Linda Hayden Linda Hayden is an English film and television actress, best known for her roles in 1970s British horror films and sex comedies.-Career:... , Ben Cross Ben Cross Ben Cross is a British actor of the stage and screen, best known for his portrayal of the British Olympic athlete Harold Abrahams in the 1981 movie Chariots of Fire.-Early life:... , John Arnatt John Arnatt - Biography :John Arnatt was born in Petrograd on 9 May 1917. His parents were Francis Arnatt and Ethel Marion Arnatt . He attended Epworth College. Arnatt trained for the stage at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art... , Gareth Armstrong Gareth Armstrong Gareth S. Armstrong is a British actor.Armstrong was born on 28 September 1948 in Swansea, the son of a Presbyterian minister. He began his career by acting in school plays at the Bishop Gore School, Swansea... , Louis Mahoney Louis Mahoney Louis Mahoney is a Gambian-born British actor.He has been seen most frequently on television in series such as: Danger Man, Dixon of Dock Green, Z-Cars, The Troubleshooters, Menace, Special Branch, Doctor Who , Quiller, Fawlty Towers Louis Mahoney (born 8 September 1938) is a Gambian-born British... |
| 4-08 | 26 October 1980 | Blood Sports | Gerry O'Hara Gerry O'Hara Gerry O'Hara is an English film and television director.O'Hara was an assistant director on Laurence Olivier's film,Richard III; the Carol Reed film, Our Man in Havana and the Academy Award-winning Tom Jones.... |
Phil Meheux Phil Meheux Phil Méheux, B.S.C. is an English cinematographer. He has often worked with directors John Mackenzie, Martin Campbell and Raja Gosnell.-Filmography:*1975: Expose*1976: Let's Get Laid*1977: Spend, Spend, Spend... |
Michelle Newell Michelle Newell Michelle Newell is a British actress probably best known for her role in the BBC mini-series The Cleopatras and as Gill Gregory in Coronation Street... , Yves Beneyton Yves Beneyton -Selected filmography:- External links :... , Jonathon Morris Jonathon Morris Jonathon Morris is an English actor and former television presenter.-Career:Morris is best known for his role as Adrian Boswell in Carla Lane's comedy Bread, in which he starred for the series' entire five-year run between 1986-1991, and which made him a well-known face on British Television.Prior... , Pierce Brosnan Pierce Brosnan Pierce Brendan Brosnan, OBE is an Irish actor, film producer and environmentalist. After leaving school at 16, Brosnan began training in commercial illustration, but trained at the Drama Centre in London for three years... , Ruby Wax Ruby Wax Ruby Wax is a BAFTA nominated American comedian who made a career in the United Kingdom as part of the alternative comedy scene in the 1980s.-Early life:... , Harry Towb Harry Towb Harry Towb was a Northern Irish actor.-Early life and career:Towb's father was Russian and his mother was Irish. He attended the Finiston School and Technical College, Belfast... , Leonard Trolley, Gerald Martin, Oliver Smith Oliver Smith (actor) Oliver Smith is an English actor. He is probably best known for playing the role of Frank The Monster from the original Hellraiser film in 1987, as well as Mr. Browning and Skinless Frank from Hellbound: Hellraiser II film in 1988... |
| 4-09 | 2 November 1980 | Slush Fund | Roger Marshall Roger Marshall Roger Marshall is an English Writer. Born during March 1934 in Leicester in the UK he was educated at Cambridge before embarking on a writing career that included The Avengers, The Sweeney, Public Eye, The Gentle Touch, The Professionals, Lovejoy and London's Burning as well as many other... |
William Brayne | David Swift, Jeremy Young Jeremy Young Jeremy Young is a British actor, born in 1934.He has numerous television credits, including Doctor Who , No Hiding Place, Adam Adamant Lives!, The Avengers, The Saint, Department S, Randall and Hopkirk , Dixon of Dock Green, Z-Cars, Softly,... , Stuart Wilson, Lynda Bellingham Lynda Bellingham Lynda Bellingham is a Canadian-born English actress, broadcaster and author, who is known for her distinctive husky voice.-Early life:... , Victoria Burgoyne Victoria Burgoyne Victoria Burgoyne is an English actress.She is known for being a guest actress in the infamously uncompleted Doctor Who serial Shada, the making of which was abandoned as the result of a BBC strike... , Timothy Carlton Timothy Carlton Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch is an English character actor. Among other work, he appeared in the sitcoms Executive Stress, Next of Kin and in the television film The Scarlet Pimpernel.... , Chris Sullivan |
| 4-10 | 9 November 1980 | The Gun | Chris Wicking | Dennis Lewiston Dennis Lewiston Dennis C. Lewiston or Denis Lewiston is a cinematographer and former camera operator with a career spanning the 1960s through the 1990s. He has worked mostly on American television movies. He has occasionally worked as a film director or screenwriter.-External links:... |
Celia Gregory Celia Gregory Celia Christine Gregory was a British stage, film and television actress, who became a faith healer later in life.... , Sylvestra Le Touzel Sylvestra Le Touzel Sylvestra Le Touzel is a British television, film and stage actor who was born on Jersey in the Channel Islands and raised in Kensington, London. She was schooled in East Acton.-TV:... , David John |
| 4-11 | 30 November 1980 | Hijack | Roger Marshall Roger Marshall Roger Marshall is an English Writer. Born during March 1934 in Leicester in the UK he was educated at Cambridge before embarking on a writing career that included The Avengers, The Sweeney, Public Eye, The Gentle Touch, The Professionals, Lovejoy and London's Burning as well as many other... |
Martin Campbell Martin Campbell -Life and career:Campbell was born in Hastings, New Zealand. He directed two James Bond films, 1995's GoldenEye, starring Pierce Brosnan, and 2006's Casino Royale, starring Daniel Craig, and was the first Bond director since John Glen to direct more than one film, as well as the oldest director in... |
Denis Lill Denis Lill Denis Lill is a New Zealand-born British actor.Some of his many film and television roles include Fall of Eagles , Edward the Seventh , Survivors , The Scarlet Pimpernel , as William Knox d-Arcy, the Australian oil pioneer in Persia, in Reilly: Ace of Spies , Rumpole of the Bailey , Mapp &... , Stephen Yardley Stephen Yardley Stephen Yardley is an English actor, known for his work on British television between 1965 and 2004.Best known for his role as Ken Masters in the British TV drama Howards' Way , Yardley most recently appeared in the British TV comedy Hex .He made early appearances on TV in the 1960s, in series... , Jill Baker Jill Baker Jill Baker is a British actor. She was born Gillian Mary Baker in the UK.Baker made a brief appearance in Only Fools and Horses, in the episode "The Second Time Around", as Del Boy 's ex-fiance, Pauline Harris-Personal life:... , Rachel Davies Rachel Davies Rachel Davies is a British actress, with numerous television credits to her name from the beginning of the 70s onwards.She has played leading roles in the following series: Boon, The Cuckoo Waltz, Making Out, Band of Gold, Emmerdale, Nice Guy Eddie, Linda Green and The Chase.She appeared in the... , Mark Eden Mark Eden Mark Eden is a British actor.-Career:Born in London, Eden has appeared in repertory theatre in England and Wales and at the Royal Court Theatre. His many television and film roles include the Doctor Who serial Marco Polo in which he played Marco Polo... , Robert Rietti Robert Rietti Robert Rietti , usually credited as Robert Rietty, is a Italian actor and director.- Biography :Born of Italian heritage, Lucio Rietti was “discovered” at the age of 8 by his father Vittorio who noticed the boy had completely memorized a copy of a script he had given Lucio having wanted help from... , Vic Tablian Vic Tablian Vic Tablian is an Armenian-born British actor. His filmography includes his double role as Barranca and Monkey Man in the 1981 film Raiders of the Lost Ark.- Filmography :* The Bill, Nadim Mura, 2007... , Lloyd McGuire Lloyd McGuire Lloyd McGuire is an English actor who has appeared in film and TV for over 30 years. He was born in Birmingham. He attended Bournville Tech/Grammar School where he excelled in sporting activities but at that stage displayed no obvious interest in drama... , James Snell |
| 4-12 | 7 December 1980 | Mixed Doubles | Brian Clemens Brian Clemens Brian Horace Clemens OBE is a British screenwriter and television producer, possibly best known for his work on The Avengers and The Professionals... |
Roger Tucker Roger Tucker Roger Tucker is a British television and film director. Since 1972 he has directed over 40 television series, miniseries, and television films, including many dramas, thrillers, and action series.-Biography:... |
Michael Coles, Ian McCulloch Ian McCulloch (actor) Ian McCulloch is a Scottish actor.He is best known for his role as Greg Preston in Survivors. Though he debuted in the second episode, "Genesis", Greg would become the male lead for the first series, and got to show off his singing and guitar playing in several episodes... , Nickolas Grace Nickolas Grace Nickolas Grace is a British actor known for his roles on television, including Anthony Blanche in the acclaimed ITV adaptation of Brideshead Revisited and the Sheriff of Nottingham in the 1980s series Robin of Sherwood... , Walter Randall Walter Randall Walter Randall , was a British dancer turned actor with numerous roles in British television, including parts in The Saint, Out of This World, Yes Minister, The Professionals and Dixon of Dock Green.... , Mark Wingett Mark Wingett Mark Wingett , is an English actor. He is best known for playing the role of Jim Carver in the ITV1 police procedural The Bill.-Career:... , Bill McGuirk, John Barrard, Paul Herzberg Paul Herzberg Paul Herzberg is a South African-born actor and playwright.Born in Cape Town, he studied acting at the University of Cape Town and scriptwriting at the University of Pretoria. He moved to the UK in 1976, after having served as a conscripted soldier on the Namibian border, during the period of the ... , Clifford Earl Clifford Earl Clifford Earl is an English actor who has appeared in numerous television programmes and films. He appeared in the TV series Doctor Who twice, as the Station Sergeant in The Daleks' Master Plan in 1965, and as Major Branwell in The Invasion in 1968... |
| 4-13 | 14 December 1980 | Weekend in the Country | Gerry O'Hara Gerry O'Hara Gerry O'Hara is an English film and television director.O'Hara was an assistant director on Laurence Olivier's film,Richard III; the Carol Reed film, Our Man in Havana and the Academy Award-winning Tom Jones.... |
James Allen | Bryan Pringle Bryan Pringle Bryan Pringle was a British actor who appeared in television, film and theatre productions.Born in Tamworth, Staffordshire but raised in the Lancashire town of Bolton he trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. In 1958, he married character actress Anne Jameson; together they had... , Brian Croucher Brian Croucher Brian Croucher is an English actor and director perhaps best known for his role as Ted Hills, which he played from 1995 to 1997, in the soap opera EastEnders.... , Ray Burdis Ray Burdis Ray Burdis is an English actor, screenwriter, director and film producer.Burdis started acting at eleven years old when he trained at the Anna Scher Theatre in Islington... , Louisa Rix Louisa Rix Louisa Rix is a British film and television actress.She is the daughter of the farce actor Brian Rix.-Notable appearances:... , Sarah Lawson, Susan Wooldridge Susan Wooldridge Susan Wooldridge , is the daughter of British actress Margaretta Scott and composer John Wooldridge. She is also the sister of Hugh Wooldridge.She was born in London, England, and educated at convent schools.... , Jacqueline Reddin, Brian Hawksley, Peter Hill, Pat Gorman Pat Gorman This article is about the British actor. For the American actor, see Patrick Gorman.Pat Gorman is a British actor who, despite never appearing in a starring role, appeared in minor roles in a large number of films and television productions, including The Elephant Man and I, Claudius.He appeared in... |
| 4-14 | 20 December 1980 | Kickback | Stephen Lister | Ian Sharp Ian Sharp Ian Sharp is a British film and television director.Sharp was educated at Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Blackburn and Hatfield College, Durham University where he gained an honours degree in Psychology and Modern Philosophy... |
Norman Eshley Norman Eshley Norman Eshley is an English actor best known for his roles on television.He is possibly best known for his role in the sitcom George and Mildred as the snobbish, right-wing real estate agent Jeffrey Fourmile, the foil to George... , Roy Purcell, James Faulkner James Faulkner James Sebastian Faulkner is a British actor, known for his many various appearance on television and in movies, usually in supporting roles.Faulkner made his big screen debut as Josef Strauss in The Great Waltz in 1972... , Marc Boyle, Ian Fairbairn, Ben Howard, Valentino Musetti Valentino Musetti Valentino Musetti , often known as just Val Musetti, is an English film and TV stuntman and retired auto racing driver. Highlights of his career include finishing third in the Shellsport International Series in 1977. In 1978 he finished fifth in the Aurora F1 Series. In the late 1980s he drove in... , Meg Davies |
| 4-15 | 27 December 1980 | It's Only a Beautiful Picture... | Edmund Ward | Dennis Lewiston Dennis Lewiston Dennis C. Lewiston or Denis Lewiston is a cinematographer and former camera operator with a career spanning the 1960s through the 1990s. He has worked mostly on American television movies. He has occasionally worked as a film director or screenwriter.-External links:... |
Moray Watson Moray Watson Moray Watson is an English actor.Watson's father was killed in Belgium in World War II. He was educated at Eton College and made his first appearance on stage whilst still a student at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art at a matinee performance in memory of Ellen Terry at Hythe, Kent... , Neil McCarthy, Prunella Gee Prunella Gee Prunella Gee is an English actress.She studied at the prestigious London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art where she won the Spotlight Award for Best Actress... , Jonathan Newth Jonathan Newth Jonathan Newth is a British actor, best known for his performances in television.Credits include: Emergency Ward 10, The Six Wives of Henry VIII, Ace of Wands, The Troubleshooters, Z-Cars, Callan, Van der Valk, The Brothers, Softly, Softly, Poldark, Doctor Who, Notorious Woman, Secret Army , The... , Hugh Morton, Antony Carrick, Charmian May Charmian May Charmian May was an English actress who appeared in The Good Life, Keeping Up Appearances and Bridget Jones's Diary.... , Peter Rutherford, Jo Rowbottom Jo Rowbottom Jo Rowbottom is a British character actress, best known for guest roles in numerous British TV series, and as James Beck's wife in Romany Jones.-Selected television credits:*Dixon of Dock Green*Z-Cars*The Baron*Mogul... , Stephen Churchett Stephen Churchett Stephen Churchett is a British actor and writer.One of his most notable roles was as solicitor Marcus Christie in EastEnders, on and off from 1990 to 2004.... |
Series Five
| Episode # | UK Transmission Date | Title | Writer | Director | Guest cast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5-01 | 7 November 1982 | Foxhole on the Roof | Brian Clemens Brian Clemens Brian Horace Clemens OBE is a British screenwriter and television producer, possibly best known for his work on The Avengers and The Professionals... |
William Brayne | Ron Pember Ron Pember Ron Pember is a British actor, best known for his role as Alain Muny in the 1970s BBC drama series Secret Army.Pember played the part of the psychopathic taxman in the Red Dwarf episode "Better Than Life"... , Karl Howman Karl Howman Karl Howman is an English actor and also a British voice-over artist.He is well known but notable to many television viewers for his work as Jacko in the mid-1980's and early-90's BBC TV sitcom Esmonde and Larbey's Brush Strokes and as the title character in the series Mulberry .However Howman first... , Stanley Meadows Stanley Meadows -Selected filmography:* The Mummy * Payroll * A Prize of Arms * Panic * The Main Chance * The Masque of the Red Death * Clash by Night * The Ipcress File... |
| 5-02 | 14 November 1982 | Operation Susie | Ranald Graham Ranald Graham Ranald Ian Mackenzie Graham was a Scottish writer, director and producer, best known for his writing work on the British television series The Sweeney, The Professionals and Dempsey & Makepeace.-Early life:... |
Ian Sharp Ian Sharp Ian Sharp is a British film and television director.Sharp was educated at Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Blackburn and Hatfield College, Durham University where he gained an honours degree in Psychology and Modern Philosophy... |
Alice Krige Alice Krige Alice Maud Krige is a South African actress. Her first feature film role was as the Gilbert and Sullivan singer Sybil Gordon in the 1981 Academy Award-winning film Chariots of Fire... , Harold Innocent Harold Innocent Harold Sidney Innocent was a British actor who appeared in many film and television roles.After attending Broad Street Secondary Modern School in Coventry, Innocent worked for a short time as an office clerk... , Alexander Davion, John Line, Don McKillop, George Raistrick, Bernard Finch |
| 5-03 | 21 November 1982 | You'll be All Right | Gerry O'Hara Gerry O'Hara Gerry O'Hara is an English film and television director.O'Hara was an assistant director on Laurence Olivier's film,Richard III; the Carol Reed film, Our Man in Havana and the Academy Award-winning Tom Jones.... |
John Crome | Malcolm Storry, Derrick O'Connor Derrick O'Connor Derrick O'Connor is an Irish character actor, mostly known for his roles in Terry Gilliam films. He was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company.... , Derek Francis Derek Francis Derek Francis was an English comedy and character actor.He was a regular in the Carry On film players, appearing in six of the films in the 1960s and 1970s. He appeared in Roger Corman's last film of his Edgar Allan Poe series The Tomb of Ligeia... , Hazel McBride, Shirley Dixon, Sally Faulkner Sally Faulkner Sally Faulkner is a British actress.She is perhaps best known for her film appearances during the 1970s in the likes of Vampyres, Confessions of a Driving Instructor, Prey, The David Galaxy Affair and Jaguar Lives!.... , Joanne Bell, Graeme Eton |
| 5-04 | 28 November 1982 | Lawson's Last Stand | Ranald Graham Ranald Graham Ranald Ian Mackenzie Graham was a Scottish writer, director and producer, best known for his writing work on the British television series The Sweeney, The Professionals and Dempsey & Makepeace.-Early life:... |
Ian Sharp Ian Sharp Ian Sharp is a British film and television director.Sharp was educated at Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Blackburn and Hatfield College, Durham University where he gained an honours degree in Psychology and Modern Philosophy... |
Michael Culver Michael Culver Michael Culver is an English actor.He was born in Hampstead, London, the son of actor Roland Culver and casting director Daphne Rye... , Stephen Greif Stephen Greif Stephen Greif is an award-winning English actor.His television appearances include Waking the Dead , Spooks , Mistresses 2 , He Kills Coppers , Holby City , The Last Days of Pompeii as Sporus, Judge John Deed , Space Race , EastEnders , The Bill and... , Michael Angelis Michael Angelis Michael Angelis is an English actor and voice actor.Michael Angelis was one of the stars of the famous 1982 BBC drama serial Boys from the Black Stuff and another Alan Bleasedale drama G.B.H.. He also starred in comedies such as Luv and The Liver Birds, in which he appeared between series 5 and 9... , Helen Cherry Helen Cherry Helen Cherry was an English stage and film actress.-Career:Helen Mary Cherry was born at Thurgarton, Worsley, Lancashire, the daughter of John William Cherry, a works manager then serving as a captain in the 45th Provisional Battalion, and his wife, Annie Nall.Educated in Harrogate, Helen Cherry... , John Hallam John Hallam John William Francis Hallam was a Northern Irish character actor.- Career :He appeared in many film and television roles including Nicholas and Alexandra , Murphy's War , The Pallisers , The Mallens , Flash Gordon , Dragonslayer , the BBC television adaptations of Prince Caspian... , Prentis Hancock Prentis Hancock Prentis Hancock is a British actor, best known for his television roles.He was a regular cast member of the first season of science fiction series Space: 1999 as Paul Morrow, and also appeared in a number of Doctor Who stories throughout the 1970s - Spearhead from Space and Planet of the Daleks... , Donald Pickering Donald Pickering Donald Ellis Pickering was an English actor.Pickering had appeared in many television, film and radio roles... , Max Harvey, Allan Mitchell, Roger Nott, Derek Lyons, Ralph Morse |
| 5-05 | 5 December 1982 | Discovered in a Graveyard | Chris Wicking | Anthony Simmons Anthony Simmons (writer) Anthony "Tony" Simmons is a British writer/film producer. He was associated with, though separate from, the Free Cinema movement; he said he was greatly influenced by Humphrey Jennings and by Michelangelo Antonioni’s movie Il Grido.-Career:Simmons claimed: "I wasn’t aiming to be a film director. I... |
David Yip David Yip David Yip is an English actor.Yip, of Asian and English descent, was born in Liverpool and trained at East 15 Acting School, London... , Philip Latham Philip Latham Philip Latham is a British actor. He was educated at Felsted School.In the late 1960s/early 1970s he was well known to British TV viewers for his portrayal of chief accountant Willy Izard, the "conscience" to hard-nosed oil company industrialist Brian Stead in the BBC series The Troubleshooters... , Derek Waring Derek Waring Derek Waring was an English actor who is best remembered for playing Detective Inspector Goss in Z-Cars from 1969 to 1973... , Megumi Shimanuki, Richard Moore Richard Moore (actor) Richard Moore is an English actor known for playing Jarvis Skelton on ITV's Emmerdale from 2002-2005.-Early and personal life:Moore was born in 1940, and lived in Burnley, Lancashire during his early life... , Owen Holder, Rayner Bourton, Toni Kanal, Vincent Wong, Rex Wei, Heather Emmanuel |
| 5-06 | 12 December 1982 | Spy Probe | Tony Barwick Tony Barwick Tony Barwick was a British television scriptwriter who worked extensively on series created and produced by Gerry Anderson.... |
Dennis Abey | Barry Stanton, Patrick Ryecart Patrick Ryecart Patrick Geoffrey Ryecart is an English actor.Ryecart was born in Leamington Spa. He has predominantly acted on British television shows since the mid-seventies including Lillie, Romeo and Juliet, The Professionals, Minder, Rumpole of the Bailey, Lovejoy, Coming Home, and Holby City... , Paul Daneman Paul Daneman Paul Daneman was an English film, television, theatre and voice actor.Paul Frederick Daneman was born in Islington, London. He attended the Haberdashers' Aske's School and Sir William Borlase's Grammar School in Marlow and studied stage design at Reading University where he joined the dramatic... , Joyce Grant Joyce Grant Joyce Grant was a UK-based South African actress.-South Africa:Born in Bloemfontein, South Africa, she was encouraged by her father to come to London to study acting at the Central School of Speech and Drama.... , Graham Crowden Graham Crowden Clement Graham Crowden was a Scottish actor. He was best known for his many appearances in television comedy dramas and films, often playing eccentric 'offbeat' scientist, teacher and doctor characters.-Early life:... , Nick Stringer Nick Stringer Nick Stringer is an English actor.In a thirty year career, Stringer has appeared in numerous well-known British television shows, including The Bill, Open All Hours, Only Fools and Horses, Auf Wiedersehen, Pet, Coronation Street, Family Affairs, Minder, Johnny Jarvis, Butterflies and My Family... , John Hart Dyke |
| 5-07 | 9 January 1983 | Cry Wolf | Paul Wheeler | Phil Meheux Phil Meheux Phil Méheux, B.S.C. is an English cinematographer. He has often worked with directors John Mackenzie, Martin Campbell and Raja Gosnell.-Filmography:*1975: Expose*1976: Let's Get Laid*1977: Spend, Spend, Spend... |
Sheila Ruskin Sheila Ruskin Sheila Ruskin is an English actress.She is possibly best known for playing Vipsania in the 1976 BBC adaptation of I, Claudius but is also remembered by fans of Doctor Who for her performance as Kassia in the 1981 serial The Keeper of Traken, and by Blake's 7 fans as Alta 1 in the 1979 episode... , Rona Anderson Rona Anderson Rona Anderson is a Scottish stage, film, and television actress. Her first stage appearance took place at the Garrison Theatre in April 1945. She also appeared in the original production of Whose Life Is It Anyway?. Anderson's first major film was the 1948 drama Sleeping Car to Trieste... , Alan MacNaughtan Alan MacNaughtan Alan MacNaughtan was a Scottish actor, born in Bearsden, Dunbartonshire, Scotland. An experienced Old Vic, West End and Broadway actor, he became active in television and certain films between 1954 and 1999.... , David Neal David Neal David Neal was a popular British television actor, active in the 1960s, 1970, 1980s, and 1990s. He is chiefly remembered for a prolific range of supporting roles in major productions.... , Timothy Block, Rex Robinson Rex Robinson (actor) Rex Robinson is a British actor who appeared in three Doctor Who serials directed by Lennie Mayne. He played Dr. Tyler in The Three Doctors, Gebek in The Monster of Peladon, and Dr. Carter in The Hand of Fear... , Aimée Delamain |
| 5-08 | 16 January 1983 | The Untouchables | Brian Clemens Brian Clemens Brian Horace Clemens OBE is a British screenwriter and television producer, possibly best known for his work on The Avengers and The Professionals... |
William Brayne | Keith Washington, John Junkin John Junkin John Francis Junkin was an English radio, television and film performer and scriptwriter.In 1960 Junkin joined Joan Littlewood's Stratford East Theatre Workshop, and played the lead in the original production of Sparrows Can't Sing... , Robert Flemyng Robert Flemyng Robert Flemyng OBE, MC was a British film and stage actor.Flemyng was born in Liverpool, the son of a doctor, and was educated at Haileybury. He began his career as a medical student before abandoning medicine to become an actor. Flemyng made his stage debut in the early 1930s, and worked steadily... , Joseph Marcell Joseph Marcell Joseph Marcell is a St. Lucian-born British actor, best known for his work as Geoffrey the English butler on the NBC sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.-Early life and career:... , Nick Brimble Nick Brimble Nick Brimble , is an English actor known for his performance as Little John in the film Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves and his appearances on various television shows.... , Marilyn Galsworthy Marilyn Galsworthy Marilyn Galsworthy is a British actress, who acted for 15 years in the Royal Shakespeare Company, appearing opposite Patrick Stewart and Alfred Molina. She is also known for a number of television and movie roles including a small role in the James Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me as the... , Vicki Michelle Vicki Michelle Vicki Michelle MBE , is an English actress best known for her role as Yvette Carte-Blanche in the television comedy series Allo 'Allo! - a role which she has reprised in both 2008 and 2009 as a cast of the stage show based on the television series.After spending much of 2008 on tour with the Allo... , Ramsay Williams, Imogen Bickford-Smith |
| 5-09 | 23 January 1983 | The Ojuka Situation | Dave Humphries | Christopher King | Clarke Peters Clarke Peters Clarke Peters is an American actor, singer, writer and director best known for his role as Detective Lester Freamon on the HBO drama The Wire.-Early life:... , Geoffrey Palmer Geoffrey Palmer (actor) Geoffrey Dyson Palmer, OBE is an English actor, best known for his roles in sitcoms such as Butterflies and As Time Goes By.-Career:... , Shope Shodeinde, Charles Dance Charles Dance Walter Charles Dance, OBE is an English actor, screenwriter and director. Dance typically plays assertive bureaucrats or villains. His most famous roles are Guy Perron in The Jewel in the Crown , Dr Clemens, the doctor of penitentiary Fury 161, who becomes Ellen Ripley's confidante in Alien 3 ,... , Al Matthews Al Matthews Al Matthews is a UK-based American actor and singer, best known as Sergeant Apone in the 1986 movie Aliens.... , Colin McCormack Colin McCormack Colin McCormack was a professional Welsh actor who enjoyed considerable success in classical stage performances and television shows over a career approaching fifty years from his debut as a child actor in a BBC TV's Dixon of Dock Green episode, a show he returned to twenty years later when he... , Harry Fowler Harry Fowler Harry James Fowler, MBE is an English actor in film and TV. He started in juvenile roles, most notably in the first recognised Ealing Comedy Hue and Cry, made in 1947... |
| 5-10 | 30 January 1983 | A Man Called Quinn | Tony Barwick Tony Barwick Tony Barwick was a British television scriptwriter who worked extensively on series created and produced by Gerry Anderson.... |
Horace Ové Horace Ove Horace Ové Horace Ové Horace Ové (born 1939, Trinidad, is a British filmmaker, painter and writer and one of the leading black independent film-makers to emerge in Britain since the post-war period.... |
Del Henney Del Henney Del Henney is a British character actor, perhaps best known for his role as Charlie Venner in Sam Peckinpah’s Straw Dogs .In addition to film work, he has appeared in numerous television productions.... , Steven Berkoff Steven Berkoff Steven Berkoff is an English actor, writer and director. Best known for his performance as General Orlov in the James Bond film Octopussy, he is typically cast in villanous roles, such as Lt... , Bernard Archard Bernard Archard Bernard Joseph Archard was an English actor.Born in Fulham, London, he was a tall, imposing actor with a distinctive face. He was a conscientious objector in the Second World War and worked on the land... , Peter Howell Peter Howell (actor) Peter Howell is a British actor.A regular in 1950s television hospital drama series Emergency Ward 10, he has made guest appearances in The Avengers, The Prisoner, and Doctor Who. He played the prison governor in the 1979 film Scum. He played Saruman in the 1981 BBC Radio production of The Lord of... , John Owens, Linal Haft Linal Haft Linal Haft, sometimes known as Lionel Haft, is a British actor.- Biography :Haft made his acting debut in an episode of Homicide as Harry Bruce in 1968. He went on to play his second role later the same year, as Adams in an episode of Contrabandits... |
| 5-11 | 6 February 1983 | No Stone | Roger Marshall Roger Marshall Roger Marshall is an English Writer. Born during March 1934 in Leicester in the UK he was educated at Cambridge before embarking on a writing career that included The Avengers, The Sweeney, Public Eye, The Gentle Touch, The Professionals, Lovejoy and London's Burning as well as many other... |
Chris Burt | Sarah Neville, John Wheatley, Godfrey James Godfrey James Godfrey James is an English actor.His film appearances include: Witchfinder General, Blood on Satan's Claw, The Oblong Box, The Land That Time Forgot, Séance on a Wet Afternoon and At the Earth's Core.... , Briony McRoberts Briony McRoberts Briony McRoberts, , is a British actress.On television, she played 'Tessa Kilpin' in Episode 057 'No Stone' of The Professionals, and has also appeared in The Bill, Heartbeat, EastEnders, Taggart, and Diamonds... , Chrissie Cotterill, Simon Dutton Simon Dutton Simon Dutton is a British actor, best known for playing the title role of Simon Templar in a series of Australian-produced television films in 1989. In 2007, he joined the cast of British sitcom Not Going Out as recurring character Guy, but was written out at the end of season 2.Dutton was... , Michael Praed Michael Praed Michael Praed born Michael David Prince, 1 April 1960 in Berkeley, Gloucestershire) is a British actor, is probably best known for his role as Robin of Loxley in the British television series Robin of Sherwood, which attained cult status worldwide in the 1980s... , Seymour Green, Brian Miller, Milton Johns Milton Johns Milton Johns is an English actor whose thin features and talent for obsequious or oily characters has often influenced the many television parts he has received. He trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.Johns was born in Bristol... |