James Bolam

Born: 1935-06-16


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The End of the Affair

as Mr. Savage
Released: 1999-12-03

On a rainy London night in 1946, novelist Maurice Bendrix has a chance meeting with Henry Miles,...

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Murder Most Foul

as Bill Hanson
Released: 1964-03-01

A murderer is brought to court and only Miss Marple is unconvinced of his innocence. Once again...

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The Plague Dogs

as The Tod (voice)
Released: 1982-10-01

Two dogs, Rowf and Snitter, stuggle to survive in the countryside after escaping from an animal...

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The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

as Mike
Released: 1962-09-20

A rebellious youth sentenced to a reformatory for robbing a bakery rises through the ranks of...

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The Island on Bird Street

as Doctor Studjinsky
Released: 1997-04-11

Alex is an 11-year old boy who, during WWII, hides in the Jewish ghetto from Nazis after all his...

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O Lucky Man!

as Attenborough/Examination Doctor
Released: 1973-03-25

An ambitious coffee salesman has a series of improbable and ironic adventures seemingly designed...

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Clockwork Mice

as Wackey
Released: 1995-06-22

When new teacher Steve Drake joins the faculty at a school for special-needs students, his...

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H.M.S. Defiant

as Midshipman (uncredited)
Released: 1962-04-15

Defiant's crew is part of a fleet-wide movement to present a petition of grievances to the...

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Crucible of Terror

as John Davies
Released: 1972-04-13

An obsessed sculptor kills a young women to make a perfect bronze sculpture of her. Years later...

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To Kill a King

as Denzil Holles
Released: 2003-05-16

A recounting of the relationship between General Fairfax and Oliver Cromwell, as they try to...

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British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves

as Terry Collier (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: 2016-09-12

Documentary celebrating the British sitcom and taking a look at the social and political context...

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Otley

as Albert
Released: 1969-03-11

A petty crook finds himself mistaken for a murderer and a secret agent.

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Straight On Till Morning

as Joey
Released: 1972-07-09

Brenda, a timid, withdrawn woman, meets Peter, a man she believes is finally the love of her...

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The Last Days of Lehman Brothers

as Ken Lewis
Released: 2009-09-09

The heads of Wall Street's biggest investment banks were summoned to an evening meeting by the...

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Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings

as Various Characters
Released: 2000-12-25

The comedienne stars in this festive sketch show, alongside a host of celebrity guests.

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The Alex Ferguson Story

as Narrator
Released: 1998-11-01

A look at the history of this legendary manager

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A Kind of Loving

as Jeff
Released: 1962-04-12

As Vic Brown vacillates between infatuation and disinterest for his co-worker Ingrid Rothwell,...

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Dirty Tricks

as Moss
Released: 2000-09-24

Martin Clunes plays Edward, an English tutor at an Oxford language school. Seemingly charming...

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The Likely Lads

as Terry
Released: 1976-02-01

With the destruction of their previous neighbourhood has inevitably come the destruction of the...

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The Missing Postman

as Clive Peacock
Released: 1997-03-28

When Dorset postman Clive Peacock is forced into early retirement, the years ahead look bleak....

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As You Like It

as Touchstone
Released: 1978-12-17

Orlando is forced to work like a servant for his brother Oliver, so he goes to win his fortune...

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Stella Does Tricks

as Mr. Peters
Released: 1997-11-06

A young Glaswegian prostitute in London tries to start a new life.

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The Kitchen

as Michael
Released: 1961-08-14

In the business end of a kitchen, a polyglot staff strives to cope with a superhuman task. A...

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It Was an Accident

as Vernon Fitch
Released: 2000-10-27

An ex-con gets caught in the wrong place at the wrong time.

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Macbeth

as Porter
Released: 1983-11-05

Macbeth and his wife murder Duncan in order to gain his crown, but the bloodbath doesn't stop...

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Half a Sixpence

as Mr Jones
Released: 1967-12-21

"If I had the money, I'd buy me a banjo!" says struggling sales clerk Arthur Kipps. Soon he'll...

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Unconditional

as Hutch
Released: 2012-06-25

A psychological romantic drama about teenage twins Owen and Kristen who fall under the sway of a...

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In Celebration

as Colin Shaw
Released: 1975-03-17

In a Yorkshire mining town, three educated brothers return to their blue-collar home to...

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Harold Shipman: Doctor Death

as Harold Shipman
Released: 2002-07-09

James Bolam portrays serial killer Dr. Harold Shipman in this made-for-TV drama. The film...

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Clash of Loyalties

as A.T. Wilson
Released: 1983-01-02

During the British colonial period in Iraq, Sheikh Dhari and his tribe openly reject...

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Communicators From Hell

as uncredited
Released: 1989-01-01

John Cleese training video.

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The Stalker's Apprentice

as Helmut Kranze
Released: 1998-05-25

When an absorbing new manuscript finds its way across his desk, Marcus Walwyn (Gideon Turner),...

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Stormin' Norman

as Norman
Released: 2000-01-01

A monologue drama from Chris Chibnall starring James Bolam as a tube driver on his last day...

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The Maze

as Arthur Frode
Released: 1983-01-24

A couple move to a country estate that turns out to be haunted.

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Making the Play

as Husband
Released: 1973-07-02

They no longer live together because, after 11 years, the marriage is over. They're both agreed...

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Sticky Wickets

as Glyn
Released: 1990-10-14

It's a big night at the New Dragon Inn when a coach of distinguished Germans arrives. But...

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Tentboy

as Baz
Released: 2011-11-08

Griff's parents are concerned about his grandfather's influence when he sets up a tent in the yard.

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Midsomer Murders

as Ron Pringle
First aired: 1997-03-23

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

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New Tricks

as Jack Halford
First aired: 2004-01-01

New Tricks is a British comedy-drama that follows the work of the fictional Unsolved Crime and...

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Play for Today

as Husband
First aired: 1970-10-15

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

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No Hiding Place

as uncredited
First aired: 1959-09-16

No Hiding Place is a British television series that was produced at Wembley Studios by...

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Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

as Self - Participant
First aired: 2011-10-24

Antiques experts accompany celebrities on a road trip around the UK searching for treasures and...

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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 Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

as Roberts
First aired: 1971-09-20

Adaptations of mystery stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's contemporary rivals in the genre.

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The Cleaner

as Dad
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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Dalziel & Pascoe

as Father Leonard Tibbings
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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The Protectors

as Max Toller
First aired: 1972-09-29

The Protectors is a British television series, an action thriller created by Gerry Anderson. It...

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Second Thoughts

as Bill
First aired: 1991-05-03

Second thoughts is a British sitcom that ran from 3 May 1991 to 14 October 1994. It was...

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Born and Bred

as Dr. Arthur Gilder
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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Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?

as Terry Collier
First aired: 1973-01-09

Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? is a British sitcom which was broadcast between 9 January...

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Public Eye

as Alan Grove
First aired: 1965-01-23

Public Eye is a British television series that ran from 1965 to 1975. It was produced by ABC...

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When the Boat Comes In

as Jack Ford
First aired: 1976-01-08

A former Army sergeant returns home to an economically depressed Gallowshields in Tyneside at...

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The Likely Lads

as Terry Collier
First aired: 1964-12-16

The Likely Lads was a black and white British sitcom created and written by Dick Clement and Ian...

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He Knew He Was Right

as Mr. Crump
First aired: 2004-04-18

He Knew He Was Right was a 2004 BBC TV adaptation of the Anthony Trollope novel He Knew He Was...

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Only When I Laugh

as uncredited
First aired: 1979-10-29

Only When I Laugh is a British television sitcom. It is set in the ward of an NHS hospital. The...

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The Beiderbecke Affair

as Trevor Chaplin
First aired: 1985-01-06

The Beiderbecke Affair is a television series produced in the United Kingdom by ITV during 1985,...

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Budgie

as uncredited
First aired: 1971-04-09

Budgie is a popular British television series starring former popstar Adam Faith which was...

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Marriage

as Gerry
First aired: 2022-08-14

Marriage sees married couple Ian and Emma negotiate the ups and downs of their 30-year marriage....

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Grandpa in My Pocket

as uncredited
First aired: 2009-02-10

A Grandpa with a magic Shrinking Cap that only his grandson Jason knows about. When he puts the...

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Armchair Thriller

as Mark Omney
First aired: 1978-02-21

Armchair Thriller is a British television programme, broadcast on ITV in two series in 1978 and...

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Pay and Display

as uncredited
First aired: 2000-07-12

Pay And Display is a short-lived British sitcom starring James Bolam that lasted only one...

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The Beiderbecke Connection

as Trevor Chaplin
First aired: 1988-11-27

The Beiderbecke Connection is a four-part British television serial written by Alan Plater and...

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Close and True

as Graham True
First aired: 2000-11-23

A good-intentioned but inexperienced man runs a Newcastle legal practice.

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The Missing Postman

as Clive Peacock
First aired: 1997-03-29

Postman Clive Peacock decides to rebel when his employers force him to take early retirement....

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The Beiderbecke Tapes

as Trevor Chaplin
First aired: 1987-12-13

The Beiderbecke Tapes is a two-part British television drama serial written by Alan Plater and...

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Andy Capp

as uncredited
First aired: 1988-02-22

Andy Capp is a British sitcom based on the cartoon Andy Capp. It starred James Bolam and ran for...

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A Choice of Coward

as Roland Maule
First aired: 1964-08-10

Series of four Noël Coward plays from ITV's 1964 "Play of the Week" slot.

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