Bill Paterson

Born: 1945-06-03

Bill Paterson (born 3 June 1945) is a Scottish stage, film and television actor.


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as Bishop (director's cut)
Released: 2005-05-03

After his wife dies, a blacksmith named Balian is thrust into royalty, political intrigue and...

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The Man Who Invented Christmas

as Mr. Grimsby
Released: 2017-10-12

In 1843, despite the fact that Dickens is a successful writer, the failure of his latest book...

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The Witches

as Mr Jenkins
Released: 1990-05-25

A young boy named Luke and his grandmother go on vacation only to discover their hotel is...

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Chaplin

as Stage Manager
Released: 1992-12-17

An aged Charlie Chaplin narrates his life to his autobiography's editor, including his rise to...

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The Killing Fields

as Dr. MacEntire
Released: 1984-11-23

New York Times reporter Sydney Schanberg is on assignment covering the Cambodian Civil War, with...

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The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

as Henry Salt
Released: 1988-12-07

An account of Baron Munchausen's supposed travels and fantastical experiences with his band of...

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Spice World

as Brian
Released: 1997-12-18

World famous pop group the Spice Girls zip around London in their luxurious double decker tour...

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Creation

as Dr. Gully
Released: 2009-09-25

A psychological, heart-wrenching love story that provides a unique and inside look at Charles...

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Rebecca

as Dr. Baker
Released: 2020-10-16

After a whirlwind romance with a wealthy widower, a naïve bride moves to his family estate but...

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Hilary and Jackie

as Cello Teacher
Released: 1998-12-30

The tragic story of world-renowned cellist Jacqueline du Pré, as told from the point of view of...

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Arthur's Whisky

as Henry
Released: 2024-09-19

When Joan’s husband dies, she is shocked to discover he had invented an elixir which makes the...

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High-Rise

as Mercer
Released: 2015-11-22

Life for the residents of a tower block begins to run out of control.

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Truly Madly Deeply

as Sandy
Released: 1991-05-03

Nina is totally heartbroken at the death of her boyfriend Jamie, but is even more unprepared for...

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Love Sarah

as Felix
Released: 2020-07-02

A young woman wishes to fulfill her mother's dream of opening her own bakery in Notting Hill,...

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as Richard Young
Released: 2008-10-02

Sidney Young is a down-on-his-luck journalist. Thanks to a stint involving a pig and a glitzy...

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Miss Potter

as Rupert Potter
Released: 2006-12-03

Beatrix Potter, the author of the beloved children's book "The Tale of Peter Rabbit", struggles...

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Sunshine

as Minister of Justice
Released: 1999-09-13

The story of a Jewish family living in Hungary—through three generations—rising from humble...

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The Return of the Musketeers

as Charles I
Released: 1989-04-12

It's 1649: Mazarin hires the impoverished D'Artagnan to find the other musketeers: Cromwell has...

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Richard III

as Sir Richard Ratcliffe
Released: 1995-12-29

A murderous lust for the British throne sees Richard III descend into madness. Though the...

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Amazing Grace

as Lord Dundas
Released: 2006-09-16

The true story of William Wilberforce and his courageous quest to end the British slave trade....

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Dad's Army

as Private Frazer
Released: 2016-02-05

A cinema remake of the classic sitcom Dad's Army (1968). The Walmington-on-Sea Home Guard...

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Bright Young Things

as Sir James Brown
Released: 2003-10-03

During the 1930s in England, a group of young socialites dominate the national gossip with...

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Into the Storm

as Clement Attlee
Released: 2009-05-31

This powerful follow-up to “The Gathering Storm” follows Churchill from 1940 to 1945 as he...

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Crush

as Gerald
Released: 2002-06-07

Three 40-something women in a small English town meet weekly for a ritual of gin, cigarettes,...

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The Colour Room

as Gordon Forsythe
Released: 2021-11-12

A pioneering ceramic artist Clarice Cliff rises to prominence in the 1920s while working in...

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The Rachel Papers

as Gordon Highway
Released: 1989-05-12

Poised to attend Oxford University, 19-year-old Charles Highway decides it's high time to have a...

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A Private Function

as Wormold
Released: 1984-11-09

In the summer of 1947, Britain prepares to commemorate the wedding of Princess Elizabeth and...

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The Object of Beauty

as Victor Swayle
Released: 1991-04-12

American couple Jake and Tina are living in an expensive London hotel above their means,...

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Defence of the Realm

as Jack Macleod
Released: 1986-05-09

A reporter named Mullen 'stumbles' onto a story linking a prominent Member of Parliament to a...

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Comfort and Joy

as Alan
Released: 1984-08-14

Radio host Alan 'Dickie' Bird witnesses how an icecream van is attacked and destroyed by angry...

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Marionette

as Dr. Mandelbaum
Released: 2020-09-28

A therapist loses her grip on reality when a ten-year-old boy claims he can control her future.

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The Match

as Tommy
Released: 1999-08-13

Romantic comedy set against the story of a grudge football match between two pubs. The prize for...

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Othello

as Sinclair Carver
Released: 2001-12-23

With freshly rechristened characters and brand-new dialogue, this British TV production of...

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The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen

as Self - 'Henry Salt'
Released: 2008-04-08

This is an all new feature length documentary, with interviews from almost everyone involved...

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The 50 Greatest Television Dramas

as Self
Released: 2007-02-03

Boasting an amazing selection of the most watched, most influential and most highly acclaimed...

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Happy New Year, Colin Burstead

as Gordon Burstead
Released: 2018-10-11

Colin has rented a stately country home for his extended family’s New Year celebrations. He’s...

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Churchill's Secret

as Lord Moran
Released: 2016-02-29

British Prime Minister Winston Churchill suffers from a stroke in the summer of 1953 that's kept...

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Wall of Silence

as Howard Mullen
Released: 1993-10-17

A corpse is fished out of a north London canal with stab wounds through the eyes. The victim was...

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The Man who Crossed Hitler

as Kurt Ohnesorge
Released: 2011-08-21

In the summer of 1931, with Germany on the brink of economic collapse, and the city of Berlin...

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The Ploughman's Lunch

as Lecturer
Released: 1983-05-30

As England begins its military engagement in the Falklands, a BBC news journalist attempts to...

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The List

as Reg Troughton
Released: 2013-07-05

Christopher Cowin is in his mid 30s, a family man who owns a small advertising agency. A court...

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Dutch Girls

as Mr Mole
Released: 1985-10-18

In this sophomoric comedy, a lusty adolescent British hockey team heads for Holland where they...

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The Entity

as uncredited
Released: 2002-04-09

The Entity is a documentary into the phenomenon of sleep paralysis, the state in which a person...

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Spanish Flu: The Forgotten Fallen

as Dr James Niven
Released: 2009-08-05

Spanish Flu: The Forgotten Fallen is a 2009 television drama. It deals with Dr James Niven's...

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Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars

as Dr Watson
Released: 2007-03-25

A gang of sharp witted street kids save Sherlock Holmes from an accusation of murder and to help...

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Mr White Goes To Westminster

as Ben White
Released: 1997-12-31

A journalist becomes an independent MP. Loosely based on the election of Martin Bell to the...

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Lie with Me

as DCI Collman
Released: 2004-11-15

In this made-for-television thriller, Roselyn Tyler (Eve Best) awakens in her London flat with...

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A Bear Named Wojtek

as Zoo Director (voice)
Released: 2024-04-19

Displaced by the Second World War, a troop of Polish soldiers form an inseparable bond through...

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The Writing on the Wall

as Bull
Released: 1996-07-21

When a bomb explodes in a British RAF base in Germany, MI5 terrorist specialist Bull (Bill...

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Victory

as Capt. Davidson
Released: 1996-12-13

Axel Heyst is an American recluse with a dubious past living in the Dutch East Indies port of...

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Complicity

as Wallace Byatt
Released: 2000-05-06

Local journalist, Cameron Colley writes articles that are idealistic, from the viewpoint of the...

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Kingdom of Heaven (Director's Cut)

as Bishop (director's cut)
Released: 2005-05-06

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1929: The Great Crash

as Narrator
Released: 2009-01-01

A documentary exploring the causes of the 1929 Wall Street Crash.Over six terrifying, desperate...

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Friendship's Death

as Sullivan
Released: 1987-08-17

A robot messenger is sent to earth to appeal to humans to live in peace. Originally designed to...

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The Vanishing Army

as Girling
Released: 1978-11-29

"Why don't you keep that missus o' yours under control? She ain't exactly doin' you a packet o'...

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A War on Science

as Narrator (voice)
Released: 2006-01-26

When Charles Darwin published his theory of evolution nearly 150 years ago, he shattered the...

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Clydescope

as Model Boat Show Commentator (voice) (uncredited)
Released: 1974-01-01

A panorama of the Clyde, from Biggar to Brodick, with Billy Connolly as your guide. Directed by...

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Heart

as Mr. Kreitman
Released: 1999-01-01

A woman, plastered in blood, is arrested by a grave, and a tale of loss, lust and jealousy...

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Bearskin: An Urban Fairytale

as Jordan
Released: 1989-11-05

Johnny Fortune (Damon Lowry) is no good to anyone, not mean, but just no good. Surrounded by...

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Fascism in Colour

as Narrator (voice)
Released: 2006-01-01

After the World War I, Mussolini's perspective on life is severely altered; once a willful...

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Rag Tale

as Tulloch 'Lucky' Lloyd
Released: 2005-10-07

A romance that plays out in the splashy, sensational world of British tabloids.

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Hard Times

as Stephen Blackpool
Released: 1994-04-29

Charles Dickens' bleak, passionate novel about the challenges of life in 19th-century London...

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The Vote

as Simon Featherstone
Released: 2015-05-07

On 7 May, churches, school halls, and back rooms of community centres will be turned into...

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United Kingdom

as Tony
Released: 1981-12-08

Incendiary 1981 Play for Today, written by Jim Allen and directed by Roland Joffé that tells the...

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Intervention

as Dr. Martin
Released: 2007-01-01

An eclectic group of people drawn from all walks of life find themselves under one roof for...

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One Fine Day

as Third Man in Lift
Released: 1979-02-17

Alan Bennett's play about the mid-life crisis of an estate agent.

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God on the Rocks

as Kenneth Marsh
Released: 1992-12-29

Growing up in a household incapable of showing love and affection, Margaret's life is...

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Chaplin's Goliath

as Narrator (voice)
Released: 1996-01-01

A film about the tall actor who was most famous for playing the quintessential villain for...

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Shooting from the Heart: Chris Menges, Cameraman

as Self
Released: 1985-12-31

A look at the career of Oscar-winning cameraman Chris Menges. Filmed on location of 'Comfort and...

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Hidden City

as Anthony
Released: 1987-06-24

Cassies Stuart leads the uncooperative Charles Dance into a world of misplaces government...

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Just Ask for Diamond

as Chief Inspector Snape
Released: 1988-09-01

Thirteen-year-old Nick and his slightly dense older brother Herbert run the Diamond Private...

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Lily My Love

as Colin
Released: 1987-07-29

Lily is 13, Colin is 39 and a vagrant. They run away together. 'One and a half to the English...

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Franz Kafka's 'The Trial'

as Titorelli
Released: 1988-10-01

BBC documentary about Franz Kafka played by GREEK TV in 1990.This documentary is one of the ten...

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Yellowbacks

as Alex McPherson
Released: 1990-08-30

Britain in the very near future. In an abandoned hotel, a young female doctor and a middle-aged...

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Danielle Cable: Eyewitness

as DI Nick Biddiss
Released: 2003-04-14

Dramatisation of the real-life road-rage killing in 1996 of Stephen Cameron by Kenneth Noye, who...

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The Odd Job

as Sergeant Mull
Released: 1978-08-31

Arthur Harris is a happily married man who returns from his job to discover that his wife,...

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Coming Up Roses

as Mr. Valentine
Released: 1987-02-20

An award-winning comedy set in a depressed town in the South Wales Valleys. When the local...

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Byrne About Byrne

as Father/F.S. McDade
Released: 1988-04-01

In this diverse and inventive autobiography, painter and author John Byrne travels from his...

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The Cherry Orchard

as Lopakhin
Released: 1981-10-13

Madame Ranevsky and her daughter Anya return home from Paris to find that their beloved family...

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The Whistle-Blower

as D.I. Neil Sleightholme
Released: 2001-04-14

A bank employee, Laura Tracey, places herself and her family in mortal danger after reporting...

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The Turnaround

as James Webb
Released: 1995-04-05

Private investigator Nick Sharman accepts a case which at first seems intriguing, but ends up...

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The Riddle of the Sands

as Narrator
Released: 1995-03-19

Documenting the life in the estuary of the River Aithen in North-East Scotland.

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The Thin End of the Wedge

as Luke
Released: 1977-12-20

A student faced with an ultimatum to find £5 by morning - or lose his girlfriend - searches for...

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The Interrogation of John

as Det. Supt. Chase
Released: 1987-09-30

A suspect is brought to a London police station charged with gross indecency. Police at the...

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Scotland's Finest: The Story of the Highland Games

as Narrator
Released: 2012-07-08

A journey into the history, pageantry and characters that have shaped a Scottish phenomenon....

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Wonderdate

as Kolodon
Released: 2018-09-27

A man dazzles a girl on the perfect first date but why won't she text back? He retraces his...

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The Day Mountbatten Died

as Narrator (voice)
Released: 2019-08-19

On 27 August 1979, Lord Mountbatten, great uncle to Prince Charles, was blown up at sea by the...

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The Man Who Lives with Bears

as Self - Narrator (voice)
Released: 2008-01-03

A man shows the gentle and agressive side of Brown and Black Bears living with and around them....

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Licking Hitler

as Archie MacLean
Released: 1978-01-10

1941 and the upper class Anna Seaton is hired as part of an allied radio propaganda project,...

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Jackie McCafferty's Romance

as Bus Conductor
Released: 1978-10-05

A shy, awkward Scottish lad secretly carries a torch for a local lass.

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Behind Bars

as Narrator
Released: 2001-03-14

Documentary about the 1980 New Mexico State Penitentiary Riots in which 33 inmates were killed.

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Children of the Wicker Man

as Self
Released: 2024-08-23

50 years on from the making of The Wicker Man (1973), director Robin Hardy’s lost papers come to...

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Doctor Who

as Edwin Bracewell
First aired: 2005-03-26

The Doctor is a Time Lord: a 900 year old alien with 2 hearts, part of a gifted civilization who...

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House of the Dragon

as Lord Lyman Beesbury
First aired: 2022-08-21

The Targaryen dynasty is at the absolute apex of its power, with more than 15 dragons under...

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Outlander

as Ned Gowan
First aired: 2014-08-09

The story of Claire Randall, a married combat nurse from 1945 who is mysteriously swept back in...

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Halo

as Ackerson's Dad
First aired: 2022-03-24

Depicting an epic 26th-century conflict between humanity and an alien threat known as the...

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The One Show

as Self - Guest
First aired: 2006-08-14

A topical magazine-style daily television programme broadcast live on BBC One.

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Agatha Christie's Marple

as Bradley
First aired: 2004-12-12

The adventures of Miss Jane Marple, an elderly spinster living in the quiet little village of St...

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Brassic

as Tony Tillerton
First aired: 2019-08-22

A group of working-class friends finding unconventional ways to win at life in northern...

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Shetland

as James Perez
First aired: 2013-03-10

Created from the novels by award winning crime writer Ann Cleeves, Shetland follows DI Jimmy...

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Inside No. 9

as Mr. Green
First aired: 2014-02-05

An anthology of darkly comic twisted tales, each one taking place behind a door marked 'number 9'.

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The Sandman

as Dr. John Hathaway
First aired: 2022-08-05

After years of imprisonment, Morpheus — the King of Dreams — embarks on a journey across worlds...

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Horizon

as uncredited
First aired: 1964-02-04

Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen...

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Law & Order: UK

as George Castle
First aired: 2009-02-23

Adapted from the hit US series, Law & Order: UK follows a team of police detectives and...

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Fleabag

as Dad
First aired: 2016-07-21

A portrait into the mind of a dry-witted, sexual, angry, porn-watching, grief-riddled woman,...

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Play for Today

as Luke
First aired: 1970-10-15

Play for Today is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and...

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Foyle's War

as uncredited
First aired: 2002-10-27

As WW2 rages around the world, DCS Foyle fights his own war on the home-front as he investigates...

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Good Omens

as Tadfield Neighbourhood Watch
First aired: 2019-05-31

Aziraphale, an angel, and Crowley, a demon, join forces to find the Antichrist and stop Armageddon.

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The Repair Shop

as Self - Narrator
First aired: 2017-03-27

The Repair Shop is a workshop of dreams, where broken or damaged cherished family heirlooms are...

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The Repair Shop

as Narrator (voice)
First aired: 2017-03-27

The Repair Shop is a workshop of dreams, where broken or damaged cherished family heirlooms are...

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Urban Myths

as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
First aired: 2017-01-19

Our Urban Myths are stories that have been passed down over time and have now become part of...

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Little Dorrit

as uncredited
First aired: 2008-10-26

Amy Dorrit spends her days earning money for the family and looking after her proud father who...

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Murder Most Horrid

as Chief Inspector
First aired: 1991-11-14

A comedy that started in 1991 as a pilot, Murder Most Horrid stars Dawn French as various...

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Shoebox Zoo

as The Storyteller (voice)
First aired: 2004-09-21

Shoebox Zoo is an urban fantasy TV series made in a collaboration between BBC Scotland and...

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ShakespeaRe-Told

as uncredited
First aired: 2005-11-07

Four of Shakespeare's plays are dramatically relocated to the modern day.

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Born and Bred

as Harry Woolf
First aired: 2002-04-21

Born and Bred is a light-hearted British drama series that aired on BBC One from 2002 to 2005....

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The Singing Detective

as Dr. Gibbon
First aired: 1986-11-16

Tormented and bedridden by a debilitating disease, a mystery writer relives his detective...

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Wives and Daughters

as Mr. Gibson
First aired: 1999-11-28

Wives and Daughters is a 1999 four part BBC serial adapted from the novel Wives and Daughters:...

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Doctor Zhivago

as Alexander Gromyko
First aired: 2002-11-24

Young and beautiful Lara is loved by three men: a revolutionary, a mogul, and a doctor. Their...

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The Play on One

as Alex McPherson
First aired: 1988-01-19

A series of plays specially written for television.

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Guilt

as Roy Lynch
First aired: 2019-10-24

Two brothers seem to get away with a crime - but soon discover they can trust no-one, including...

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Smiley's People

as Lauder Strickland
First aired: 1982-09-20

Called out of retirement to settle the affairs of a friend, Smiley finds his old organization,...

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Auf Wiedersehen, Pet

as Ally Fraser
First aired: 1983-11-11

Seven British construction workers escape Britain's ever growing dole queues and travel to...

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Criminal Justice

as Harry Box
First aired: 2008-06-30

Thriller by Peter Moffat about the challenges and politics of the criminal justice system seen...

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Sea of Souls

as Dr. Douglas Monaghan
First aired: 2004-02-02

Sea of Souls follows para-psychologist Monaghan and his two sidekicks from a fictitious Scottish...

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Between the Covers

as Self
First aired: 2020-10-09

Sara Cox hosts this new book club bringing the nation together through sharing the pleasure of...

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The Modern World: Ten Great Writers

as Titorelli
First aired: 1988-01-10

This documentary series uses drama and commentary to shed light on the lives and works of Joseph...

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Melissa

as DCI Cameron
First aired: 1997-05-12

Award-winning war correspondent Guy Foster, distraught after the loss of his first wife, joins a...

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Life of Shakespeare

as King James I
First aired: 1978-06-13

Biography of William Shakespeare.

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Rebel Heart

as James Connolly
First aired: 2001-01-07

The move towards independence in Ireland, from the 1916 Easter Rising until the 1922 civil war...

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Dirk Gently

as Professor Jericho
First aired: 2012-03-05

Detective Dirk Gently operates based on the fundamental interconnectedness of all things.

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The Crow Road

as Kenneth McHoan
First aired: 1996-11-04

History student Prentice returns home to attend his grandmother’s funeral. As the McHoan family...

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Hard Times

as Stephen Blackpool
First aired: 1994-04-29

Charles Dickens' bleak, passionate novel about the challenges of life in 19th-century London...

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Sharman

as James Webb
First aired: 1995-04-05

Sharman is a television series starring Clive Owen, based on the "Nick Sharman" books written by...

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Canterbury Tales

as Theo
First aired: 2003-09-11

The Canterbury Tales is a series of six single dramas that originally aired on BBC One in 2003....

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Oliver's Travels

as Baxter
First aired: 1995-06-11

Oliver's Travels is a five-part television serial written by Alan Plater and starring Alan...

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Traffik

as John Lithgow
First aired: 1989-06-22

Traffik is a 1989 British television serial about the illegal drugs trade. Its three stories are...

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Scot Squad

as Sir Neville Archibald
First aired: 2014-10-27

Mockumentary comedy series following the life of scottish police officers from different areas...

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The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne

as uncredited
First aired: 2000-06-18

The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne is a 22-episode science fiction television series in the...

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Will Shakespeare

as uncredited
First aired: 1978-06-13

Will Shakespeare, also known as Life of Shakespeare and William Shakespeare: His Life & Times,...

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37 Days

as Lord Morley
First aired: 2014-03-06

This three-part political thriller follows the catastrophic chain of events leading up to World...

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Them From That Thing

as Various
First aired: 2012-08-21

Them From That Thing is a sketch show featuring a host of Channel 4 comedy stars. The series...

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The Rebel

as Charles
First aired: 2016-07-20

Simon Callow stars as a cantankerous senior in this sitcom inspired by Andrew Birch's...

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Battle of the Atlantic

as Himself - Narrator
First aired: 2002-07-07

Explores the desperate struggle for survival on a hostile ocean during the longest and bloodiest...

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Britain’s Scenic Railways

as Narrator
First aired: 2021-11-03

Beneath soaring mountains and along shimmering shorelines, we take in the breathtaking landscape...

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