Gary Shail

Born: 1959-11-10

Gary Shail began work in TV and film in 1977 and is best known for his roles as Spider in the 1979 cult classic film Quadrophenia and as Steve, the punky teenager in The Metal Mickey TV Show. Shail appeared in the 1980 series The Further Adventures of Oliver Twist and also played Oscar Drill in Shock Treatment the 1981 follow-up to The Rocky Horror Picture Show and as Guy Raines in the 1983 BBC production Johnny Jarvis. He wrote the original songs and theme music for this production, for which he received a nomination for the Ivor Novello Awards. In 1988, Shail appeared as the tough pimp "Billy White" in the TV mini-series of Jack the Ripper, starring Michael Caine. He has also made appearances in the TV series The Bill and in Casualty and The Professionals. In 1995 Shail began working with music production company Natural Sound Source in London, producing music for television, film and advertising. In 2004 he produced the Arabic fusion album Infinity in Dubai. In 2010 Shail was back in the recording studio working on his autobiographical self-penned album 'Daze Like This.' A collection of new songs interspersed with some re-workings of some Johnny Jarvis themes. The album received critical success, but failed to reach a wider audience mainly due to Shails reluctance to embrace the new 'download' generation. In October 2015 Shail's memoir I Think I'm On The Guest List was published by New Haven Publishing Ltd.


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Quadrophenia

as Spider
Released: 1979-09-14

Based on the 1973 rock opera album of the same name by The Who, this is the story of 60s...

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The Bride

as 1st Circus Hand
Released: 1985-08-16

Doctor Frankenstein creates a mate for his monster, a woman called Eva, who promptly rejects the...

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Shock Treatment

as Oscar Drill
Released: 1981-10-30

Janet and Brad Majors, unhappily married, are separated after appearing on a game show. Janet...

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Jekyll & Hyde

as Sailor
Released: 1990-01-06

Henry Jekyll is a troubled man. His wife died of pneumonia. He wants his sister-in-law, but her...

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To Be Someone

as Charlie
Released: 2021-07-09

Life couldn’t be better for entrepreneur and British Mod, Danny. That is until he’s introduced...

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Death of a Son

as DJ
Released: 1989-01-08

The true story of Pauline Williams, who struggled to bring the people who supplied her son with...

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The Music Machine

as Aldo
Released: 1979-05-01

At a famous London disco venue, a competition is announced to select two dancers to star in a...

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Ready For My Close Up

as Luigi
Released: 2019-11-16

An ordinary day for Nurse Rose turns disastrous when she meets Nurse Becca but the horror does...

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Day of the Stranger

as Loomweather
Released: 2019-10-30

Adapted freely from the classic novella 'The Mysterious Stranger' by Mark Twain; Day of the...

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Dempsey and Makepeace

as Eddie
First aired: 1985-01-11

Dempsey and Makepeace is a British television crime drama made by London Weekend Television for...

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The Professionals

as Jimmy
First aired: 1977-12-30

The lives of Bodie and Doyle, top agents for Britain's CI5 (Criminal Intelligence 5), and their...

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