Donald Sumpter

Born: 1943-02-13

Donald Sumpter (born 13 February 1943) is an English actor. He has appeared in film and television since the mid-1960s. One of his early television appearances was the 1968 Doctor Who serial The Wheel in Space with Patrick Troughton as the Doctor. He appeared in Doctor Who again in the 1972 serial The Sea Devils with Jon Pertwee. He also appeared in the Doctor Who spin-off The Sarah Jane Adventures. His early film work included a lead role as real life British criminal Donald Neilson in the 1977 film, The Black Panther. He also appeared in many television films and serials, including adaptations of Dickens' novels: Nicholas Nickleby in 2001, Great Expectations in 1999 and Bleak House in 1985. Also in 1985, he was remembered for the part of villain Ronnie Day in Big Deal. He played the part of suspected serial killer Alexander Bonaparte Cust in the (1992) Agatha Christie's Poirot episode, The ABC Murders. He has also appeared in episodes of Midsomer Murders, The Bill, Holby City, and A Touch of Frost. He also had a recurring role as Uncle Ginger in the Children's BBC series The Queen's Nose. He played Harold Chapple in Our Friends in the North, and portrayed the physicist Max Planck in Einstein and Eddington. He has also been seen as Kemp in the horror-drama series Being Human. In 2011 he portrayed Maester Luwin in the HBO series Game of Thrones. His film appearances include The Constant Gardener (2005), K-19: The Widowmaker (2002), Enigma (2001) and Ultramarines: The Movie (2010).


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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

as Detective Inspector Gustaf Morell
Released: 2011-12-14

Disgraced journalist Mikael Blomkvist investigates the disappearance of a weary patriarch's...

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as Paul Macy
Released: 2015-12-03

In the winter of 1820, the New England whaling ship Essex is assaulted by something no one could...

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Curse of the Pink Panther

as Dave
Released: 1983-08-12

Inspector Clouseau disappears, and the Surete wants the world's second best detective to look...

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Eastern Promises

as Yuri
Released: 2007-09-14

A Russian teenager living in London dies during childbirth but leaves clues in her diary that...

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as Dr. Savran
Released: 2002-07-19

When Russia's first nuclear submarine malfunctions on its maiden voyage, the crew must race to...

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The Constant Gardener

as Tim Donohue
Released: 2005-08-31

Justin Quayle is a low-level British diplomat who has always gone about his work very quietly,...

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The Man Who Invented Christmas

as Haddock / Ghost of Marley
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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Enigma

as Leveret
Released: 2001-01-22

The story of the WWII project to crack the code behind the Enigma machine, used by the Germans...

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The Lost Continent

as Sparks, the Radioman
Released: 1968-06-19

An eclectic group of characters set sail on Captain Lansen’s leaky cargo ship in an attempt to...

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London Boulevard

as Pentonville Governor
Released: 2010-11-10

A parolee falls for a reclusive movie star while trying to evade a ruthless gangster.

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Ultramarines: A Warhammer 40,000 Movie

as Pythol (voice)
Released: 2010-12-10

A squad of Ultramarines answer a distress call from an Imperial Shrine World. A full Company of...

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Limonov: The Ballad

as Eddie's Father
Released: 2024-09-05

A revolutionary militant, a thug, an underground writer, a butler to a millionaire in Manhattan....

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Richard III

as Brackenbury
Released: 1995-12-29

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

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Einstein and Eddington

as Max Planck
Released: 2008-11-29

A look at the evolution of Albert Einstein's theory of relativity, and Einstein's relationship...

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Stardust

as TV Concert Producer
Released: 1974-10-24

Jim MacLaine is now enjoying the nomadic 'gigs and groupies' life on tour with his band. When he...

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Into the Storm

as Lord Halifax
Released: 2009-05-31

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

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Sunday Bloody Sunday

as Party Guest
Released: 1971-07-01

Recently divorced career woman Alex Greville begins a romantic relationship with glamorous mod...

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The Black Panther

as Donald Neilson
Released: 1977-12-26

A gung-ho ex-military man pursues a secret life of crime, culminating in the kidnapping of a...

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Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

as Claudius
Released: 1991-02-08

Two minor characters from the play "Hamlet" stumble around unaware of their scripted lives and...

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The Murder at Road Hill House

as Peter Edlin QC
Released: 2011-04-25

In 1860, Inspector Jack Whicher of Scotland Yard is sent to rural Wiltshire to investigate the...

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The Point Men

as Benni Baum
Released: 2001-09-07

Some time after their botched operation to capture a known Palestinian terrorist, a team of...

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Les Misérables

as Agent
Released: 1978-12-27

In 19th century France, Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a...

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Dracula

as Alfred Singleton
Released: 2006-12-28

The Romanian count known as Dracula is summoned to London by Arthur Holmwood, a young Lord who...

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The Walking Stick

as Max
Released: 1970-04-15

A young woman's highly ordered and structured life is turned upside-down when she meets a...

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Being Human

as Salgado
Released: 1994-05-06

One man must learn the meaning of courage across four lifetimes centuries apart.

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Coalition

as Paddy Ashdown
Released: 2015-03-28

Political drama about the rise of Nick Clegg and the Liberal Democrats during the 2010 election....

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Anatomy of a Global Thriller: Behind the Scenes of The Constant Gardener

as Self
Released: 2006-01-10

The Constant Gardener featurette.

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Hardcore

as Mark
Released: 1977-03-17

Aka Hardcore, aka Frankly Fiona. The heavily fictionalised fantastical autobiography of the...

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Among Us

as Man on bench
Released: 2010-03-19

An accident overthrows Ernst and Cecilia's well-ordered life. Chance rules in Ernst's rational...

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The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby

as Mr. Brooker
Released: 2001-04-08

Adaptation of the Dickens novel.

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Great Expectations

as Compeyson
Released: 1999-04-12

A young boy called Pip stumbles upon a hunted criminal who threatens him and demands food. A few...

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Bleak Moments

as Norman's Friend
Released: 1971-11-30

Moments from the uncompromisingly bleak existence of a secretary, her intellectually disabled...

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Antony & Cleopatra

as Pompeius
Released: 1981-05-08

Octavius Caesar (later renamed Augustus Caesar, son of the murdered Julius Caesar), Marc Antony,...

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Doctor Who: The Wheel in Space

as Enrico Casali
Released: 1968-06-01

The Second Doctor and Jamie arrive on what appears to be a space station called the "Wheel in...

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Meetings with Remarkable Men

as Pogossian
Released: 1979-08-05

The story of G.I. Gurdjieff an Asian mystic who after a lifetimes study developed a form of...

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Mad Jack

as uncredited
Released: 1970-02-04

Play dealing with the life of British Army lieutenant Siegfried Sassoon, and his protests...

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Bypass

as Grandfather
Released: 2014-09-14

Tim has no job, but Tim ‘works’, selling stolen goods... In the face of mounting internal and...

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Night After Night After Night

as Pete Laver
Released: 1969-01-01

There's a killer on the loose in London, and whilst our typically craggy copper DI Rowan...

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Catchpenny Twist

as Spalding
Released: 1977-12-05

Roy and Martyn want to write the next Irish winner for the Eurovision Song Contest. So who...

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Bad Ronald

as Michael, le père
Released: 1992-03-11

A teenager, Ronald, unintentionally causes the death of a young girl on a beach. So that the...

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I Am a Groupie

as Steve
Released: 1970-12-01

A bored teenage girl decides that she wants to meet rock stars, and the best way to do that is...

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Mr. Axelford's Angel

as David
Released: 1974-06-05

A romantic tale of a scatty secretary and a stuffy boss.

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The Saliva Milkshake

as Johnny
Released: 1975-01-06

Howard Brenton's play, written for television, examines terrorism and the state's complex...

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Aimée

as Frank
Released: 1991-04-07

A white Mercedes, the English countryside, a cathedral city, a haunted figure at the wheel with...

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Doctor Who: The Sea Devils

as Commander Ridgeway
Released: 1972-04-01

The Master joins forces with The Sea Devils to take over the world, unless The Doctor and The...

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Grushko

as Kartashov
Released: 1994-03-24

A restaurant is fire-bombed, a TV journalist and a member of a local mafia are murdered, and a...

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A Light That Shines

as Brother Martin Jerome
Released: 1979-04-11

' I'm a spy, you know ... I've got to report back.' Conroy has been asked by the teaching...

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Game of Thrones

as Maester Luwin
First aired: 2011-04-17

Seven noble families fight for control of the mythical land of Westeros. Friction between the...

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Peaky Blinders

as Arthur Bigge
First aired: 2013-09-12

A gangster family epic set in 1919 Birmingham, England and centered on a gang who sew razor...

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Midsomer Murders

as Tim Settingfield
First aired: 1997-03-23

The peacefulness of the Midsomer community is shattered by violent crimes, suspects are placed...

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Doctor Who

as The President
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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Agatha Christie's Poirot

as Cust
First aired: 1989-01-08

From England to Egypt, accompanied by his elegant and trustworthy sidekicks, the intelligent yet...

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Black Mirror

as Julian Hereford
First aired: 2011-12-04

Over the last ten years, technology has transformed almost every aspect of our lives before...

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Merlin

as The Fisher King
First aired: 2008-09-20

The unlikely friendship between Merlin, a young man gifted with extraordinary magical powers,...

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Minder

as Sudbury
First aired: 1979-10-29

This comedy drama series featured Terry McCann, a former boxer with a conviction for G.B.H., and...

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Endeavour

as Emil Valdemar
First aired: 2013-04-14

The early days of a young Endeavour Morse, whose experiences as a detective constable with the...

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Chernobyl

as Zharkov
First aired: 2019-05-06

The true story of one of the worst man-made catastrophes in history: the catastrophic nuclear...

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Doctor Who

as Enrico Casali
First aired: 1963-11-23

The adventures of The Doctor, a time-traveling humanoid alien known as a Time Lord. He explores...

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Doctor Who

as Commander Ridgeway
First aired: 1963-11-23

The adventures of The Doctor, a time-traveling humanoid alien known as a Time Lord. He explores...

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Spooks

as Stephen Kirby
First aired: 2002-05-13

Tense drama series about the different challenges faced by the British Security Service as they...

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12 Monkeys

as Seer
First aired: 2015-01-16

The provocative story of Cole, a time traveler from a decimated future in a high-stakes race...

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A Touch of Frost

as uncredited
First aired: 1992-12-06

Jack Frost is a gritty, dogged and unconventional detective with sympathy for the underdog and...

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Bergerac

as Roscoe
First aired: 1981-10-18

Bergerac is a British television show set on Jersey. Produced by the BBC in association with the...

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Bergerac

as Harry Tilson
First aired: 1981-10-18

Bergerac is a British television show set on Jersey. Produced by the BBC in association with the...

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Play for Today

as uncredited
First aired: 1970-10-15

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

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The Bill

as uncredited
First aired: 1984-10-16

The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the...

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Dalziel & Pascoe

as uncredited
First aired: 1996-03-16

British crime drama based on the "Dalziel and Pascoe" series of books by Reginald Hill, set in...

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Atlantis

as Tiresius
First aired: 2013-09-28

A fantasy drama set in a world of legendary heroes and mythical creatures. Far from home and...

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Jesus of Nazareth

as Aram
First aired: 1977-03-27

Dramatizes the Birth, Life, Ministry, Crucifixion, and Resurrection of Jesus Christ, largely...

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Taggart

as uncredited
First aired: 1983-09-06

Taggart is a Scottish detective television programme.The series revolves around a group of...

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Being Human

as Kemp
First aired: 2009-01-25

Deciding to turn over a new leaf, a group of friends who also happen to be vampires and...

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Ultimate Force

as uncredited
First aired: 2002-09-16

This covert combat series focuses on the Red Troop, an elite group of soldiers from the British...

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Les Misérables

as Mabeuf
First aired: 2018-12-30

France, 1815. Jean Valjean, a common thief, is released from prison after having lived a hell in...

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Justice

as Villiers
First aired: 1971-10-08

Justice is a British drama television series which originally aired on ITV in 39 hour-long...

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Softly, Softly

as uncredited
First aired: 1966-01-05

Softly, Softly is a British television drama series, produced by the BBC and screened on BBC 1...

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The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

as Edward Peveril
First aired: 1987-08-02

The Ruth Rendell mysteries is a British television series made by TVS and Meridian Television...

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BBC Television Shakespeare

as uncredited
First aired: 1978-12-03

The BBC Television Shakespeare is a series of British television adaptations of the plays of...

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The Cleaner

as Sir James
First aired: 2021-09-10

After CSI have done their stuff, the cleaner mops up the grisly remains. For Wicky, a bloodbath...

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The Last Detective

as uncredited
First aired: 2003-02-07

"Dangerous" Davies always gets the cases no one else wants, and no one notices when he...

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Shoestring

as uncredited
First aired: 1979-09-30

Shoestring was a BBC television show set in Bristol. It featured a private detective with his...

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Rose and Maloney

as uncredited
First aired: 2002-09-29

Rose and Maloney investigate old criminal cases, seeking to rectify miscarriages of justice.

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Drop the Dead Donkey

as uncredited
First aired: 1990-08-09

Drop the Dead Donkey is a situation comedy that first aired on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom...

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Between the Lines

as uncredited
First aired: 1992-09-04

Detective Superintendent Tony Clark is an ambitious member of the Complaints Investigation...

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The Eagle: A Crime Odyssey

as Ministeren
First aired: 2004-10-10

The Eagle: A Crime Odyssey is a Danish police procedural television series produced by Danmarks...

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The Eagle: A Crime Odyssey

as Indenrigsminister Nacuk
First aired: 2004-10-10

The Eagle: A Crime Odyssey is a Danish police procedural television series produced by Danmarks...

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Our Friends in the North

as Harold Chapple
First aired: 1996-01-15

An epic tale of a changing Britain over four decades, seen through the eyes of four friends.

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Our Friends in the North

as Commander Harold Chapple
First aired: 1996-01-15

An epic tale of a changing Britain over four decades, seen through the eyes of four friends.

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Tess of the D'Urbervilles

as Parson Tringham
First aired: 2008-09-14

The story of Tess Durbeyfield, a low-born country girl whose family find they have noble...

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Jekyll and Hyde

as Garson
First aired: 2015-10-25

Inspired by the original novella by Robert Louis Stevenson, Jekyll and Hyde is set in 1930s...

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Crocodile Shoes

as uncredited
First aired: 1994-11-10

Crocodile Shoes is a British 7-part television series made by the BBC and screened on BBC One in...

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The Mill

as Samuel Greg
First aired: 2013-07-28

Powerful historical drama series, based on the lives of real people, telling the story of young...

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Heroes and Villains

as uncredited
First aired: 2007-11-11

Heroes and Villains was a 2007-2008 BBC Television docudrama series looking at key moments in...

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New Worlds

as Sidney
First aired: 2014-04-01

Set in the turbulent 1680s, this four-part drama takes place on both sides of the Atlantic, as...

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Hadleigh

as uncredited
First aired: 1969-09-16

Hadleigh was a British television series made by Yorkshire Television which originally ran from...

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Target

as uncredited
First aired: 1977-09-09

A crime drama set in Southampton following a team of detectives and the cases they solve.

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Quirke

as Josh Crawford
First aired: 2014-02-16

Quirke is the chief pathologist in the Dublin city morgue – a charismatic loner whose job takes...

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In Deep

as Keith Sullivan
First aired: 2001-02-19

Lying, cheating, thieving—they’re the best undercover cops in the business. Liam Ketman (Nick...

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The Secret of Crickley Hall

as Gordon Pyke
First aired: 2012-11-18

A year after the disappearance of their son, Gabe and Eve Caleigh and their two daughters...

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Quiller

as Brenman
First aired: 1975-08-29

Quiller is a British drama television . Quiller is the alias of a fictional spy created by...

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Eleventh Hour

as uncredited
First aired: 2006-01-19

Professor Ian Hood is a former physics professor recruited by the British government as its...

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The First Churchills

as uncredited
First aired: 1969-09-27

The lives of the Duke of Marlborough and his wife Sarah, from their meeting in 1673 to the...

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Entitled

as Quincy
First aired:

Gabe, an American widower, must get to know his British wife's estranged family in their...

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Seven Wonders of the Industrial World

as uncredited
First aired: 2003-09-04

Seven Wonders of the Industrial World is a 7-part British documentary/docudrama television...

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Fallen Angel

as Simon Martlesham
First aired: 2007-03-11

Fallen Angel is an ITV series broadcast on 11–13 March 2007 based on the Roth Trilogy of novels...

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One Child

as Jim Arthurton
First aired: 2014-12-05

Mei, a young woman who was adopted from China as a baby, is dramatically pulled back into the...

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The Adventures of Don Quick

as uncredited
First aired: 1970-10-30

The Adventures of Don Quick is a science fiction comedy television series that ran from...

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Exposed: The Church's Darkest Secret

as Bishop Peter Ball
First aired: 2020-01-13

The story of the individuals who brought Bishop Peter Ball to justice and the cover-up that went...

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Bombay Blue

as Supt. John Mayberry
First aired: 1997-10-04

Scotland Yard Agents Donald Sumpter and Shan Khan come to Mumbai in search of a Drug Dealer and...

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