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    Kenneth Cranham

    1944-12-12 (80 years old) in Dunfermline - Scotland - UK

    Scottish born actor Kenneth Cranham is one of the most recognisable character actors in Britain. Having trained at the National Youth Theatre and RADA, Cranham first came to prominence as Noah Claypole in the 1968 Carol Reed musical Oliver! In the late '70s, Cranham memorably played Sapper Salt in Euston Films' Danger UXB, before taking the title role in the popular postwar set period comedy drama Shine on Harvey Moon. His most famous film role from around this time was Dr. Philip Channard in Hellraiser II. In more recent years he has starred in the HBO series Rome, as well as the films Hot Fuzz, Layer Cake, Valkyrie, Made in Dagenham, Maleficent and Film Stars Don't Die In Liverpool. Among many stage credits are West End productions of Entertaining Mr Sloane, Loot, An Inspector Calls (both transferring to Broadway), The Ruffian on the Stair, The Birthday Party and Gaslight (at the Old Vic). For his role as Inspector Goole in An Inspector Calls, he was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award. In 2016, Cranham won the Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Play for his role as Andre in Florian Zeller's The Father. The play originated at the Theatre Royal Bath's Ustinov Studio in the Autumn of 2014, before touring the country and transferring to the West End in the Summer of 2015, and returning to the Duke of York's Theatre in Spring 2016. The play received an unprecedented five star review from every leading national press publication, and Cranham's performance was described as "the performance of his life" His first wife was actress Diana Quick. He has two daughters: Nancy Cranham with actress Charlotte Cornwell, and Kathleen Cranham with his second wife, actress Fiona Victory, whom he met on the set of Shine on Harvey Moon.

    Movies

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    Mr. Jones
    68 %|Oct 3, 2019
    Thriller, Drama, History
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    Official Secrets
    72 %|Aug 30, 2019
    Thriller, History, Drama
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    Born a King
    79 %|Apr 25, 2019
    Drama, History
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    Egon Schiele: Dangerous Desires
    0 %|Nov 10, 2018
    Documentary
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    Joe Orton Laid Bare
    0 %|Nov 25, 2017
    TV Movie, Documentary
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    Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool
    64 %|Nov 17, 2017
    Romance, Drama
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    Dark Ditties Presents: The Offer
    0 %|Aug 1, 2017
    Horror, TV Movie
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    Maleficent
    70.91 %|May 28, 2014
    Fantasy, Adventure, Action, Family, Romance
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    The Legend of Hercules
    47.99 %|Jan 10, 2014
    Action, Adventure
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    Closed Circuit
    59.22 %|Aug 28, 2013
    Mystery, Drama, Crime, Thriller
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    Flying Blind
    50 %|Apr 12, 2013
    Drama
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    Panto!
    0 %|Dec 26, 2012
    Comedy
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    Suspension of Disbelief
    43 %|Nov 1, 2012
    Thriller
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    Graffiti Wars
    60 %|Aug 14, 2011
    Documentary
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    The Night Watch
    58.33 %|Apr 4, 2011
    Drama, War, TV Movie
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    Made in Dagenham
    67.05 %|Oct 1, 2010
    Comedy, Drama, History
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    Harold Pinter: A Celebration
    0 %|Jan 24, 2010
    TV Movie, Drama, Documentary
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    Spanish Flu: The Forgotten Fallen
    73 %|Aug 5, 2009
    Drama, TV Movie
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    Valkyrie
    69.4 %|Dec 25, 2008
    Drama, Thriller, War
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    Heroes & Villains: Napoleon
    0 %|Nov 11, 2007
    History, Drama, TV Movie, War
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    Sinking of the Lusitania: Terror at Sea
    67 %|May 12, 2007
    Drama, History, War
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    Hot Fuzz
    76 %|Feb 14, 2007
    Crime, Action, Comedy
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    A Good Year
    67 %|Sep 9, 2006
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
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    Hannibal: Rome's Worst Nightmare
    57 %|May 5, 2006
    History, Action, TV Movie
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    The Lavender List
    0 %|Mar 1, 2006
    TV Movie, Drama
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    Layer Cake
    69.25 %|Sep 30, 2004
    Drama, Thriller, Crime
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    Trauma
    52 %|Sep 17, 2004
    Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Horror
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    Hannibal: The Man Who Hated Rome
    78 %|May 15, 2004
    Documentary, History
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    Man Dancin'
    20 %|Feb 20, 2004
    Drama
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    Sparkling Cyanide
    46 %|Oct 5, 2003
    Mystery, Crime
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    Blackball
    53 %|May 18, 2003
    Comedy
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    Killing Hitler
    58 %|Mar 30, 2003
    TV Movie, Drama, Documentary, War
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    Pollyanna
    83.05999999999999 %|Jan 1, 2003
    Drama, Family
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    Two Men Went To War
    63 %|Nov 1, 2002
    Comedy, War
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    Night Flight
    60 %|Feb 2, 2002
    Drama, TV Movie, War
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    The Voynich Mystery
    0 %|Jan 1, 2002
    Documentary, History
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    Women Talking Dirty
    50 %|Dec 7, 2001
    Comedy
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    Shiner
    56 %|Sep 22, 2000
    Drama, Action, Crime
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    Born Romantic
    61.6 %|Sep 14, 2000
    Comedy, Romance
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    The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades
    50 %|Jul 13, 2000
    Action, Adventure, Drama, TV Movie
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    Gangster No. 1
    64 %|Jun 9, 2000
    Action, Drama, Thriller, Crime
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    The Most Fertile Man in Ireland
    57 %|Jun 8, 2000
    Comedy
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    Lady Audley's Secret
    35 %|May 17, 2000
    Drama
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    Kevin & Perry Go Large
    50 %|Apr 20, 2000
    Music, Comedy
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    The Murder of Stephen Lawrence
    57 %|Feb 18, 1999
    Drama, TV Movie
    actor
    The Last Yellow
    60 %|Jan 1, 1999
    Comedy
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    Vigo
    48 %|Sep 14, 1998
    Drama
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    RPM
    30 %|Jun 23, 1998
    Action, Thriller
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    The Boxer
    66.92 %|Dec 31, 1997
    Drama, Romance
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    Midnight Man
    48 %|Aug 20, 1997
    Action, Thriller, Drama
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    Deep in the Heart
    0 %|Oct 10, 1996
    Drama, Comedy
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    On Dangerous Ground
    48 %|May 13, 1996
    Action, Thriller, TV Movie
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    Bed of Roses
    58.38 %|Jan 26, 1996
    Drama, Romance
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    Requiem Apache
    70 %|Oct 11, 1994
    Comedy, TV Movie, Drama
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    The Vision Thing
    0 %|Oct 6, 1993
    Drama
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    Royal Celebration
    60 %|Sep 26, 1993
    Drama, TV Movie
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    Tale of a Vampire
    54.379999999999995 %|Feb 5, 1993
    Romance, Horror, Drama
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    Monkey Boy
    0 %|Dec 31, 1992
    Horror
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    A Little Bit of Lippy
    0 %|Sep 16, 1992
    Comedy, TV Movie
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    Under Suspicion
    58.7 %|Sep 27, 1991
    Crime, Thriller
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    Prospero's Books
    68 %|Aug 30, 1991
    Fantasy
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    A Master of the Marionettes
    0 %|Apr 18, 1989
    Drama, TV Movie
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    Just Another Secret
    0 %|Jan 1, 1989
    Action, Thriller, TV Movie
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    Hellbound: Hellraiser II
    64 %|Dec 23, 1988
    Horror, Thriller, Fantasy
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    The Black and Blue Lamp
    0 %|Sep 7, 1988
    Drama, Comedy, TV Movie
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    Stealing Heaven
    64 %|May 20, 1988
    History, Romance, Drama
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    Chocolat
    67.15 %|May 18, 1988
    Drama
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    The Party
    0 %|Mar 8, 1988
    Drama, TV Movie
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    Normal Service
    0 %|Feb 2, 1988
    Drama
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    The Birthday Party
    67 %|Jun 21, 1987
    TV Movie, Drama, Mystery
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    Making Waves
    65 %|Jan 1, 1987
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    Dead Man's Folly
    61 %|Jan 8, 1986
    Crime, Thriller, Mystery, TV Movie
    actor
    Lady Windermere's Fan
    0 %|Sep 15, 1985
    Drama, Romance
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    The Dumb Waiter
    80 %|Jun 23, 1985
    Drama, TV Movie
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    The Caretaker
    0 %|Jun 7, 1981
    Drama, TV Movie
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    The Sin Bin
    0 %|Mar 17, 1981
    Drama, TV Movie
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    The Merchant of Venice
    70 %|Dec 17, 1980
    Comedy, TV Movie, Romance, Drama
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    'Tis Pity She's a Whore
    50 %|May 7, 1980
    Drama, Romance, TV Movie
    actor
    Donkeys' Years
    0 %|Jan 1, 1980
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    Butterflies Don't Count
    0 %|Nov 28, 1978
    Drama, TV Movie
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    Joseph Andrews
    47 %|Mar 9, 1977
    Romance, Comedy
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    Robin and Marian
    63 %|Mar 11, 1976
    Adventure, Romance
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    Vampira
    51 %|Oct 10, 1974
    Comedy, Horror
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    The Changeling
    70 %|Jan 20, 1974
    Drama, TV Movie
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    Achilles Heel
    10 %|Mar 18, 1973
    Drama, TV Movie
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    Brother Sun, Sister Moon
    70 %|Mar 3, 1972
    Drama, History
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    Fragment of Fear
    59 %|Sep 3, 1970
    Crime, Mystery, Thriller
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    All the Way Up
    60 %|Jun 1, 1970
    Comedy
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    Sling Your Hook
    0 %|Apr 2, 1969
    TV Movie
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    Otley
    61 %|Mar 11, 1969
    Comedy
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    Oliver!
    70.07 %|Sep 26, 1968
    Drama, Family
    actor
    Death of a Private
    0 %|Dec 13, 1967
    TV Movie

    Series

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    Finding Alice
    55 %|Jan 17, 2021
    Drama
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    Hatton Garden
    57.5 %|May 20, 2019
    Crime, Drama
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    The Spanish Princess
    75.97 %|May 5, 2019
    Drama
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    Bancroft
    66 %|Dec 11, 2017
    Crime, Drama
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    Strike
    71 %|Aug 27, 2017
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
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    The White Princess
    78 %|Apr 16, 2017
    Drama, War & Politics
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    Neil Gaiman's Likely Stories
    62 %|May 26, 2016
    Drama
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    War and Peace
    76 %|Jan 3, 2016
    Drama
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    37 Days
    73 %|Mar 6, 2014
    Drama
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    Inside No. 9
    80 %|Feb 5, 2014
    Comedy, Mystery, Crime, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama
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    In the Flesh
    72 %|Mar 17, 2013
    Drama
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    Death in Paradise
    74.56 %|Oct 25, 2011
    Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery
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    Moving On
    70.56 %|May 18, 2009
    Drama
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    Merlin
    78.4 %|Sep 20, 2008
    Action & Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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    Tess of the D'Urbervilles
    75 %|Sep 14, 2008
    Drama
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    Heroes and Villains
    70 %|Nov 11, 2007
    Documentary, Drama
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    Lilies
    74 %|Jan 12, 2007
    Drama
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    Lilies
    74 %|Jan 12, 2007
    Drama
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    The Line of Beauty
    64 %|May 17, 2006
    Drama
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    Rome
    82.53999999999999 %|Aug 28, 2005
    Action & Adventure, Drama
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    The Genius of Mozart
    0 %|Mar 19, 2004
    Drama, Documentary
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    Hustle
    76.23 %|Feb 24, 2004
    Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery
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    New Tricks
    73 %|Jan 1, 2004
    Drama, Comedy
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    Murder Investigation Team
    55 %|May 3, 2003
    Drama
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    Believe Nothing
    67 %|Jul 14, 2002
    Comedy
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    Dickens
    0 %|May 11, 2002
    Documentary
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    Sins
    5 %|Oct 24, 2000
    Drama
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    Without Motive
    60 %|Oct 2, 2000
    Crime, Mystery, Drama
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    Our Mutual Friend
    77 %|Mar 9, 1998
    Drama
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    Midsomer Murders
    75 %|Mar 23, 1997
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
    poster
    The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
    74 %|Nov 17, 1996
    Drama
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    Dalziel & Pascoe
    63 %|Mar 16, 1996
    Crime, Mystery
    poster
    Kavanagh Q.C.
    68 %|Jan 3, 1995
    Crime, Drama
    poster
    Between the Lines
    56 %|Sep 4, 1992
    Drama
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    Heartbeat
    70 %|Apr 10, 1992
    Crime, Drama, Comedy
    poster
    The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
    65 %|Mar 4, 1992
    Action & Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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    Murder Most Horrid
    66 %|Nov 14, 1991
    Comedy, Drama, Crime, Mystery
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    Chimera
    60 %|Jul 7, 1991
    Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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    Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
    66.5 %|Jan 10, 1990
    Drama
    actor
    Rules of Engagement
    20 %|Jun 12, 1989
    Drama
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    The Play on One
    60 %|Jan 19, 1988
    Drama
    poster
    The Play on One
    60 %|Jan 19, 1988
    Drama
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    Inspector Morse
    78.2 %|Jan 6, 1987
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
    actor
    A Sort of Innocence
    0 %|Dec 1, 1986
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    Casualty
    60 %|Sep 6, 1986
    Drama
    poster
    Lovejoy
    73 %|Jan 10, 1986
    Comedy, Drama, Mystery
    poster
    Natural World
    70 %|Oct 30, 1983
    Documentary
    poster
    Reilly: Ace of Spies
    71 %|Sep 5, 1983
    Crime, Drama
    actor
    The Bell
    10 %|Jan 13, 1982
    poster
    Shine on Harvey Moon
    78 %|Jan 8, 1982
    Drama
    poster
    Bergerac
    64 %|Oct 18, 1981
    Drama
    poster
    Brideshead Revisited
    79 %|Oct 12, 1981
    Drama
    poster
    Therese Raquin
    59 %|Mar 12, 1980
    Drama
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    Minder
    68 %|Oct 29, 1979
    Comedy, Drama, Action & Adventure, Crime
    poster
    Danger UXB
    80 %|Jan 8, 1979
    Drama
    poster
    Danger UXB
    80 %|Jan 8, 1979
    Drama
    poster
    BBC Television Shakespeare
    52 %|Dec 3, 1978
    Drama, Comedy
    poster
    Enemy at the Door
    80 %|Jan 28, 1978
    Drama, War & Politics
    poster
    Crown Court
    54 %|Oct 11, 1972
    Drama
    poster
    Van der Valk
    58 %|Sep 13, 1972
    Drama
    poster
    Budgie
    70 %|Apr 9, 1971
    poster
    Play for Today
    61 %|Oct 15, 1970
    Drama
    poster
    From a Bird's Eye View
    55 %|Sep 18, 1970
    Comedy