Michael Jayston
Michael James (born 29 October 1935), known professionally as Michael Jayston, was an English actor. He played Nicholas II of Russia in the film Nicholas and Alexandra (1971). He has also made many television appearances, which have included playing the Valeyard in all fourteen episodes of the Doctor Who serial The Trial of a Time Lord (1986) and appearing in the Only Fools and Horses episode "Time on Our Hands" (1996) as Raquel's father, James.
Starts off in the 15th century, with Connor McLeod training with another immortal swordsman, the...
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Cromwell
as Henry IretonDisgusted with the policies of King Charles I, Oliver Cromwell plans to take his family to the...
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Zulu Dawn
as Col. CrealockIn 1879, the British suffer a great loss at the Battle of Isandlwana due to incompetent leadership.
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
as Lewis Carroll (Charles Dodgson)An all-star cast highlights this vibrant musical adaptation of Lewis Carroll's immortal tale....
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Tsar Nicholas II, the inept last monarch of Russia, insensitive to the needs of his people, is...
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Follow Me!
as CharlesA strait-laced British banker hires an eccentric private detective to follow his free-spirited...
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The Homecoming
as TeddyIn a dreary North London flat, the site of perpetual psychological warfare, a philosophy...
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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
as Admiral SellingsIn the 19th century, an expert marine biologist is hired by the government to determine what's...
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Craze
as Detective Sgt. WallA demented art dealer and antique shop owner performs nightly rituals in honour of the African...
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Dominique
as Arnold CravenThe wife of a greedy man comes back to haunt him after he scares her to death.
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Tales That Witness Madness
as Brian (segment "Mel")Dr. Tremayne is an enigmatic psychiatrist running an asylum that houses four very special cases....
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The Internecine Project
as David BakerOffered a job as a presidential adviser, a professor is forced to dispose of those who knew him...
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Element of Doubt
as KirkA woman has doubts about the intentions of her husband, even to the point where she thinks he...
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A Midsummer Night's Dream
as DemetriusPeter Hall's film adaptation of Shakespeare's comedy, filmed in and around an English country...
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The Man Who Left His Soul on Film
as uncreditedDocumentary about Nagisa Oshima. It includes interviews with Oshima, Donald Richie, Roger...
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Macbeth
as MacbethMacbeth, the Thane of Glamis, receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will...
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The Doctors: The Colin Baker Years
as uncreditedThis is the definitive set of interviews with the team who brought the Colin Baker era of Doctor...
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Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba
as SelfReflecting Peter O'Toole's theatrical legacy, this feature documentary is structured into four...
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The Hero of My Life
as Charles DickensThe rise of Charles Dickens, from poverty to prosperity, traced and reflected in his writings.
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A Coffin for the Bride
as Mark WalkerMark Walker is in the lucrative business of marrying wealthy older women and murdering them...
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Mad Jack
as uncreditedPlay dealing with the life of British Army lieutenant Siegfried Sassoon, and his protests...
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From a Far Country
as Narrator (voice)This heroic story follows the life of Karol Wojtyla, a Polish Roman catholic who ascends the...
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Doctor Who: The Ultimate Foe
as The ValeyardCharged with genocide by the treacherous Valeyard at his trial, the Doctor receives help from an...
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Ring Once for Death
as Roger MastersRecently widowed Laura Vallance returns home to England after many years living abroad. She...
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She Fell Among Thieves
as ManselWhile on a Pyrenees vacation in 1922, upright English gentleman Richard Chandos (Malcolm...
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Bequest to the Nation
as Capt. HardySet before the Battle of Trafalgar, this is the story of relationship between Admiral Lord...
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Doctor Who: Mindwarp
as The ValeyardAs the Doctor's trial continues, evidence is presented showing his most recent adventure, one...
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Albert's Memorial
as AlbertOne-off comedy drama that follows the story of three World War II veterans: Harry, Frank and...
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The Making of The Trial of a Time Lord
as uncreditedThe Making of The Trial of a Time Lord was the umbrella title for a series of four 2|entertain...
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Doctor Who: Terror of the Vervoids
as The ValeyardAs evidence for the defense at his ongoing trial, the Doctor presents an adventure from his...
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The Merchant of Venice
as GratianoAn Edwardian take on the Shakespeare play starring Laurence Olivier.
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Doctor Who: The Mysterious Planet
as The ValeyardThe Doctor is summoned before the High Council of Time Lords to stand trial for the charges of...
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Competition
as JimmyAn out of work man must take his son to a school poetry competition while accompanied by his...
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Finisterre
as Narrator (Voice)London has always been a source of influence, inspiration and curiosity - Finisterre tries to...
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Love's Labour's Lost
as LongavilleA scholarly king and his three companions swear off the society of women for three years, only...
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Gossip from the Forest
as Alfred MaiberlingThe events around the signing of The Armistice at the end of the First World War.
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From This Day Forward
as HimSheila Hancock stars as Ellie; a woman gathering her strength on the morning of the hardest day...
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King Lear
as EdmundKing Lear, old and tired, divides his kingdom among his daughters, giving great importance to...
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Midsomer Murders
as Reverend Arthur GouldThe peacefulness of the Midsomer community is shattered by violent crimes, suspects are placed...
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Coronation Street
as JudgeThe residents of Coronation Street are ordinary, working-class people, and the show follows them...
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Doctor Who
as The ValeyardThe adventures of The Doctor, a time-traveling humanoid alien known as a Time Lord. He explores...
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Sherlock Holmes
as The Earl of RuftonSherlock Holmes uses his abilities to take on cases by private clients and those that the...
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Casualty
as IanDrama series about the staff and patients at Holby City Hospital's emergency department,...
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Casualty
as David NorthwickDrama series about the staff and patients at Holby City Hospital's emergency department,...
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Holby City
as JudgeDrama series about life on the wards of Holby City Hospital, following the highs and lows of the...
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Tales of the Unexpected
as G.B. ShawA British television anthology of stories, often with sinister and wryly comedic undertones, and...
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Foyle's War
as AC Henry ParkinsAs WW2 rages around the world, DCS Foyle fights his own war on the home-front as he investigates...
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Heartbeat
as Michael HarveySet during the 1960s in the fictional North Yorkshire village of Aidensfield, this enduringly...
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Heartbeat
as Gerald HudsonSet during the 1960s in the fictional North Yorkshire village of Aidensfield, this enduringly...
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Cluedo
as Colonel MustardCluedo was a UK television game show based on the board game of the same name. Each week, a...
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The Wednesday Play
as Siegfried SassoonThe Wednesday Play is an anthology series of British television plays which ran on BBC1 from...
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The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
as Quentin NightingaleThe Ruth Rendell mysteries is a British television series made by TVS and Meridian Television...
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UFO
as Russell StoneA secret, high-technology international agency called SHADO defends Earth from alien invaders.
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Thriller
as Roger MastersThriller is a British television series, originally broadcast in the UK from 1973 to 1976. It is...
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Thriller
as Mark WalkerThriller is a British television series, originally broadcast in the UK from 1973 to 1976. It is...
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Callan
as uncreditedCallan is the title of a British television series set in the murky world of espionage....
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Outside Edge
as uncreditedComedy-drama series starring Timothy Spall, Brenda Blethyn, Robert Daws, and Josie Lawrence...
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Press Gang
as Colonel XThe activities of the staff at The Junior Gazette, a children's weekly newspaper produced by a...
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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
as Peter GuillamGeorge Smiley, the aging master spy of the Cold War and once heir apparent to Control, is...
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Lady Killers
as Frederick Henry SeddonCompelling crime anthology looks at some of Britain's most notorious murder trials, in which...
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Big Deal
as GroverThe ups and downs of small time London gambler Robby Box, and the effect that his poker...
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Stay Lucky
as ValentineDrama about a small-time gangster Thomas Gynn (Dennis Waterman) from London who discovers a new...
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Time for Murder
as Austin TuppWritten by six of Britain's finest writers (including Fay Weldon, Antonia Fraser, and Michael...
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Detective
as uncreditedA BBC anthology series featuring adaptations of detective stories over 45 episodes in three...
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Quiller
as QuillerQuiller is a British drama television . Quiller is the alias of a fictional spy created by...
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The Edwardians
as Mr. RoyceIt was a time when England was a nation on the cusp of change, an evolving landscape tht lay...
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C.A.T.S. Eyes
as uncreditedC.A.T.S. Eyes is a British television series made by TVS for ITV between 1985 and 1987.
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A Dinner of Herbs
as Justice CraigAfter taking his young son Roddy to a remote Northumberland village, Peter Greenbank meets a...
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Jane Eyre
as Mr RochesterCharlotte Brontë's novel Jane Eyre has been the subject of numerous television and film...
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A Bit of a Do
as uncreditedA Bit of a Do is a British comedy drama series based on the books by David Nobbs. The show...
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The Royal
as Henry AppletonFollows the staff and patients of a Yorkshire cottage hospital in the 60s, embroiled in tangled...
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Armchair Theatre
as JimmyArmchair Theatre is a British television drama anthology series of single plays that ran on the...
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