Gary Shail
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.
Quadrophenia
as SpiderBased on the 1973 rock opera album of the same name by The Who, this is the story of 60s...
Movie pageThe Bride
as 1st Circus HandDoctor Frankenstein creates a mate for his monster, a woman called Eva, who promptly rejects the...
Movie pageShock Treatment
as Oscar DrillBrad and Janet are now married and on the rocks. Ostensibly to fix their marriage, the couple...
Movie pageJekyll & Hyde
as SailorHenry Jekyll is a troubled man. His wife died of pneumonia. He wants his sister-in-law, but her...
Movie pageTo Be Someone
as CharlieLife couldn’t be better for entrepreneur and British Mod, Danny. That is until he’s introduced...
Movie pageThe Music Machine
as AldoAt a famous London disco venue, a competition is announced to select two dancers to star in a...
Movie pageDeath of a Son
as DJThe true story of Pauline Williams, who struggled to bring the people who supplied her son with...
Movie pageA Visitor from Outer Space
as FlipperA group of boys serving Community Service orders are working on the conversion of an old railway...
Movie pageDay of the Stranger
as LoomweatherAdapted freely from the classic novella 'The Mysterious Stranger' by Mark Twain; Day of the...
Movie pageReady For My Close Up
as LuigiAn ordinary day for Nurse Rose turns disastrous when she meets Nurse Becca but the horror does...
Movie pageEasy Money
as TerryAt a concert Marcia picked Terry out of the crowd. So he no longer feels alone. Until he learns...
Movie pageThe Professionals
as JimmyThe lives of Bodie and Doyle, top agents for Britain's CI5 (Criminal Intelligence 5), and their...
TV Show pageDempsey and Makepeace
as EddieDempsey and Makepeace is a British television crime drama made by London Weekend Television for...
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