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Billy Connolly

1942-11-24 (81 years old) in Anderston, Glasgow, Scotland, UK

A Scottish comedian, musician, presenter and actor. He is sometimes known, especially in his native Scotland, by the nickname The Big Yin (The Big One). His first trade, in the early 1960s, was as a welder (specifically a boilermaker) in the Glasgow shipyards, but he gave it up towards the end of the decade to pursue a career as a folk singer in the Humblebums and subsequently as a soloist. In the early 1970s he made the transition from folk-singer with a comedic persona to fully-fledged comedian, a role in which he continues. He also became an actor, and has appeared in such films as Indecent Proposal (1993); Mrs. Brown (1997), for which he was nominated for a BAFTA; The Boondock Saints (1999); The Man Who Sued God (2001); Water (1985);The Last Samurai (2003); Timeline (2003); Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004); Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties (2006); and The X-Files: I Want to Believe (2008). Connolly reprised his role as Noah "Il Duce" MacManus in Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day. Connolly appears as the King of Lilliput in the 2010 remake of Gulliver′s Travels. Description above from the Wikipedia article Billy Connolly , licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movies

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Kids' TV: The Surprising Story
0 %|Oct 26, 2022
Documentary
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Billy Connolly: My Absolute Pleasure
0 %|Dec 21, 2021
Comedy, Documentary
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Billy Connolly: In His Own Words
100 %|Nov 28, 2021
Documentary
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Parkinson at 50
100 %|Aug 28, 2021
Documentary
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Billy Connolly: It’s Been a Pleasure...
74 %|Dec 28, 2020
Documentary, Comedy
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Scotland: Contains Strong Language
90 %|Apr 4, 2020
Documentary
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Billy Connolly: Life, Death and Laughter
0 %|Jan 10, 2020
Documentary, TV Movie
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Billy Connolly: The Sex Life of Bandages
0 %|Oct 10, 2019
Documentary
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Billy Connolly: Portrait of a Lifetime
60 %|Jun 14, 2017
Documentary, TV Movie
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Billy Connolly And Me
60 %|Apr 18, 2017
Comedy, Documentary
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Dying Laughing
63 %|Feb 24, 2017
Documentary
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Judi Dench: All the World's Her Stage
78 %|Dec 30, 2016
Documentary, TV Movie
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Wild Oats
62 %|Sep 22, 2016
Comedy, Drama
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The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
73 %|Dec 10, 2014
Action, Adventure, Fantasy
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What We Did on Our Holiday
67.2 %|Sep 26, 2014
Comedy
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Quartet
65 %|Dec 26, 2012
Drama, Comedy, Romance
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What About Dick?
76 %|Nov 13, 2012
Comedy
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Brave
70.21 %|Jun 21, 2012
Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Action, Fantasy
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Billy Connolly: You Asked for It
78 %|Nov 21, 2011
Comedy
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Gerry Rafferty: Right Down the Line
0 %|Aug 29, 2011
Documentary, Music
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The Ballad of Nessie
67 %|Apr 13, 2011
Animation, Family, Fantasy, Comedy
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Gulliver's Travels
52.05 %|Dec 23, 2010
Family, Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy
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Not Again: Not the Nine O'Clock News
60 %|Dec 28, 2009
Documentary
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The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day
59.63 %|Nov 24, 2009
Action, Thriller, Crime
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Wisdom
60 %|Oct 7, 2008
Documentary
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Open Season 2
58.39 %|Sep 24, 2008
Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family
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The X Files: I Want to Believe
58 %|Jul 24, 2008
Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller
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Ronnie Drew: September Song
0 %|May 1, 2008
Documentary, Music
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Top Gear of the Pops
73 %|Mar 16, 2007
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Fuck
64 %|Nov 10, 2006
Documentary
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Open Season
62 %|Sep 27, 2006
Animation, Family, Adventure, Comedy
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Fido
64.42999999999999 %|Sep 7, 2006
Horror, Comedy, Romance, Drama
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Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
56 %|Jun 15, 2006
Animation, Comedy, Family, Adventure
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Billy Connolly: Live in New York
68 %|Nov 14, 2005
Comedy
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The Aristocrats
59 %|Jul 29, 2005
Comedy, Documentary
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Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today
0 %|Jul 13, 2005
Music, Documentary
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Live Aid Against All Odds
0 %|Jun 15, 2005
Documentary, Music
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Ivor Cutler: Looking For Truth With a Pin
70 %|Apr 14, 2005
Documentary
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Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
68.16 %|Dec 16, 2004
Adventure, Comedy, Family
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Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
48 %|Dec 9, 2004
Comedy, Documentary
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The Last Samurai
75.9 %|Dec 5, 2003
Drama, Action, War
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Timeline
57 %|Nov 26, 2003
Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
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The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch
56 %|Aug 16, 2003
Comedy, Music, TV Movie
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Overnight
64 %|Jun 12, 2003
Documentary
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Richard Thompson: Solitary Life
0 %|Feb 2, 2003
Music, Documentary
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Billy Connolly: A BAFTA Tribute
0 %|Dec 22, 2002
Comedy, Documentary, TV Movie
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White Oleander
70 %|Oct 11, 2002
Drama
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Ultimate Fights from the Movies
49 %|Apr 16, 2002
Documentary, Action
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The Man Who Sued God
65.22999999999999 %|Oct 25, 2001
Comedy
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Who Is Cletis Tout?
57.88 %|Sep 12, 2001
Action, Comedy, Crime
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Gabriel & Me
50 %|Aug 13, 2001
Drama
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Prince Charming
70 %|Jul 13, 2001
Adventure, Fantasy, Comedy, Science Fiction, Romance, Family
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Gentlemen's Relish
50 %|Jan 1, 2001
Comedy, Romance
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An Evening In Australia With Billy Connolly
0 %|Jan 1, 2001
Comedy, Documentary
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An Everlasting Piece
59 %|Dec 22, 2000
Comedy, Crime
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Beautiful Joe
54 %|Jun 9, 2000
Drama, Action, Comedy, Thriller, Romance
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The Debt Collector
64 %|Jun 25, 1999
Thriller, Action, Crime
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The Boondock Saints
73 %|Jan 22, 1999
Action, Thriller, Crime
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Billy Connolly: Erect for 30 Years
68 %|Jan 1, 1999
Comedy, Documentary, TV Movie
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Stanley Baxter in Person
0 %|Dec 31, 1998
Documentary
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Still Crazy
67 %|Oct 30, 1998
Comedy, Music
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The Impostors
57.74 %|Oct 2, 1998
Comedy
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Intimate Portrait: Sean Connery
0 %|Oct 2, 1998
Documentary
actor
Middleton's Changeling
0 %|Jan 1, 1998
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Retying the Knot: The Incredible String Band
67 %|Oct 25, 1997
Music, Documentary
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Paws
44 %|Sep 25, 1997
Adventure, Family, Fantasy
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Mrs Brown
67.59 %|Jul 18, 1997
Drama, History, Romance
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Deacon Brodie
0 %|Mar 8, 1997
TV Movie, Drama
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Beverly Hills Ninja
57 %|Jan 17, 1997
Comedy, Action
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Billy Connolly: Two Night Stand
84 %|Jan 1, 1997
Comedy
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Muppet Treasure Island
66 %|Feb 16, 1996
Action, Adventure, Family, Comedy, Music
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Billy Connolly: A Scot in the Arctic
0 %|Dec 28, 1995
Documentary, TV Movie
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Pocahontas
69 %|Jun 14, 1995
Adventure, Animation, Family, Romance
actor
Two Bites of Billy Connolly
70 %|Jan 1, 1995
Comedy
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An Audience with Jimmy Tarbuck
0 %|Oct 22, 1994
Comedy, Music
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Billy Connolly: Live at the Apollo
78 %|Oct 11, 1994
Comedy
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Down Among the Big Boys
70 %|Sep 19, 1993
Crime, Drama, Thriller, TV Movie
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Indecent Proposal
63.68000000000001 %|Apr 7, 1993
Romance, Drama
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Acoustic Routes
70 %|Mar 20, 1992
Documentary
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Dreaming
0 %|Mar 24, 1991
Drama, TV Movie
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The Big Man
51 %|Aug 31, 1990
Drama
actor
Whoopi Goldberg Presents Billy Connolly
71 %|Sep 10, 1989
Comedy, Documentary, TV Movie
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The Return of the Musketeers
62 %|Apr 12, 1989
Comedy, Action, Adventure
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The Movie Life of George
0 %|Feb 10, 1989
actor
The Hunting of the Snark
80 %|Apr 1, 1987
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An Audience with Billy Connolly
84 %|Oct 26, 1985
Comedy
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Blue Money
49 %|Mar 1, 1985
Comedy, Crime
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The Elephants' Graveyard
72 %|Oct 11, 1976
Drama, TV Movie
actor
McGinn of the Calton
0 %|Invalid Date
Documentary
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Live Aid
79 %|Jul 13, 1985
Music, Documentary
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Water
58 %|Jan 11, 1985
Adventure, Comedy
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Androcles and the Lion
0 %|Jun 12, 1984
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Bullshot
55 %|Oct 27, 1983
Adventure, Comedy
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The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
60 %|Mar 1, 1982
Comedy, Music, TV Movie
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The Secret Policeman's Ball
63 %|Dec 22, 1979
Comedy, Music
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Absolution
63.550000000000004 %|Jun 5, 1978
Drama, Thriller, Mystery
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Billy Connolly: Big Banana Feet
68 %|Aug 24, 1977
Comedy, Documentary, Music
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Just Another Saturday
80 %|Jul 5, 1975
Drama, Comedy, TV Movie
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Clydescope
70 %|Jan 1, 1974
Documentary
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Laughs and Larrikins
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actor
Jimmy Johnstone: Lord of the Wing
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Documentary

Series

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In My Own Words
0 %|Sep 2, 2024
Documentary
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Billy Connolly Does...
74 %|Feb 24, 2022
Comedy, Documentary
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Billy and Us
80 %|May 14, 2020
Documentary
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Billy Connolly's Great American Trail
0 %|Sep 5, 2019
Documentary
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Billy Connolly: Made in Scotland
84 %|Dec 28, 2018
Documentary
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The Russell Howard Hour
80 %|Sep 21, 2017
Comedy, Talk
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Tate Britain's Great Art Walks
0 %|May 2, 2017
Documentary
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Billy Connolly's Tracks Across America
74 %|Apr 1, 2016
Documentary
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Billy Connolly's Big Send Off
72 %|May 7, 2014
Documentary
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Five Fables
0 %|Mar 13, 2014
Family, Kids, Animation
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Great Bear Stakeout
70 %|Apr 24, 2013
Documentary
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Billy Connolly's Route 66
74 %|Sep 15, 2011
Documentary
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Shrink Rap
50 %|Apr 2, 2007
Talk
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The Graham Norton Show
72 %|Feb 22, 2007
Comedy, Talk
actor
Where My Dogs At?
75 %|Jun 10, 2006
Animation, Comedy
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Billy Connolly's World Tour of New Zealand
70 %|Nov 20, 2004
Documentary, Comedy
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House
85.91 %|Nov 16, 2004
Drama, Mystery, Comedy
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Who Do You Think You Are?
65 %|Oct 12, 2004
Documentary, Family
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Real Time with Bill Maher
60 %|Feb 21, 2003
Comedy, Talk
actor
The Heaven and Earth Show
32 %|Sep 6, 1998
Talk
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Parkinson
0 %|Jan 9, 1998
Talk
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Veronica's Closet
51 %|Sep 25, 1997
Comedy
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Billy Connolly's World Tour of Australia
75 %|Oct 28, 1996
Documentary, Comedy
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The Daily Show
64 %|Jul 22, 1996
News, Comedy
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Dennis the Menace and Gnasher
50 %|Apr 2, 1996
Animation
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3rd Rock from the Sun
74.68 %|Jan 9, 1996
Family, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Comedy, Drama
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World Tour of Scotland
80 %|Mar 29, 1994
Documentary, Comedy
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Late Night with Conan O'Brien
70.95 %|Sep 13, 1993
Comedy, Talk
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The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
53.730000000000004 %|May 25, 1992
Talk, Comedy
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Billy
60 %|Jan 31, 1992
Comedy
actor
Saturday Night Clive
0 %|Jan 21, 1989
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Head of the Class
62 %|Sep 17, 1986
Comedy, Family
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Omnibus Presents Comic Relief
40 %|Apr 25, 1986
Comedy
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Super Gran
65.38 %|Jan 20, 1985
Comedy, Family, Crime
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The Kenny Everett Television Show
70 %|Feb 25, 1982
Comedy
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The Kenny Everett Television Show
70 %|Feb 25, 1982
Comedy
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Minder
67 %|Oct 29, 1979
Comedy, Drama, Action & Adventure, Crime
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The Kenny Everett Video Show
77 %|Jul 3, 1978
Comedy
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An Audience with...
53 %|Jan 8, 1978
Talk
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The Secret Policeman's Ball
50 %|Apr 1, 1976
Comedy
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Columbo
81 %|Sep 15, 1971
Crime, Drama, Mystery
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Play for Today
59 %|Oct 15, 1970
Drama
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The BAFTA Awards
100 %|May 29, 1949
Reality
actor
Billy & Albert
0 %|Invalid Date
Comedy
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Play for Today
59 %|Oct 15, 1970
Drama