Leonard Rossiter

Leonard Rossiter

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Leonard Rossiter (21 October 1926 – 5 October 1984) was an English actor known for his roles as Rupert Rigsby, in the British comedy television series Rising Damp (1974–78), and Reginald Iolanthe Perrin, in The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (1976–79). He also had a long and distinguished career in the theatre and gained some notoriety for a series of Cinzano commercials (1978–1983), with Joan Collins. Description above from the Wikipedia article Leonard Rossiter, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

  • Title: Leonard Rossiter
  • Popularity: 13.283
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1926-10-21
  • Place of Birth: Wavertree, Liverpool, England, UK
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  • Also Known As: Len Rossiter
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Leonard Rossiter Movies

  • 1968
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    2001: A Space Odyssey
    2001: A Space Odyssey

    8.1 1968 HD

    Humanity finds a mysterious object buried beneath the lunar surface and sets off to find its origins with the help of HAL 9000, the world's most...

    Genre: Science Fiction

    Cast: Keir Dullea

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  • 1975
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    Barry Lyndon
    Barry Lyndon

    8 1975 HD

    An Irish rogue uses his cunning and wit to work his way up the social classes of 18th century England, transforming himself from the humble Redmond...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Ryan O'Neal

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  • 1969
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    Otley
    Otley

    6.2 1969 HD

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

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Tom Courtenay

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  • 1967
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    Deadlier Than the Male
    Deadlier Than the Male

    5.9 1967 HD

    British agent Bulldog Drummond is assigned to stop a master criminal who uses beautiful women to do his killings.

    Genre: Action

    Cast: Richard Johnson

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  • 1980
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    Rising Damp
    Rising Damp

    5.5 1980 HD

    Stingy landlord Rigsby manages to scam his lodgers John, an art student, and Philip, an African medical student, making both pay for a room they must...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Leonard Rossiter

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  • 1976
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    The Pink Panther Strikes Again
    The Pink Panther Strikes Again

    6.847 1976 HD

    Charles Dreyfus, who has finally cracked over inspector Clouseau's antics, escapes from a mental institution and launches an elaborate plan to get...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Peter Sellers

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  • 1963
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    Billy Liar
    Billy Liar

    6.913 1963 HD

    A young Englishman dreams of escaping from his working class family and dead-end job as an undertaker's assistant. A number of indiscretions cause...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Tom Courtenay

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  • 1982
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    Britannia Hospital
    Britannia Hospital

    6.4 1982 HD

    Britannia Hospital, an esteemed English institution, is marking its gala anniversary with a visit by the Queen Mother herself. But when investigative...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Graham Crowden

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  • 1962
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    A Kind of Loving
    A Kind of Loving

    7 1962 HD

    As Vic Brown vacillates between infatuation and disinterest for his co-worker Ingrid Rothwell, she finds out that she is pregnant and Vic has to...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Alan Bates

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  • 1966
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    The Witches
    The Witches

    6 1966 HD

    Following a nervous breakdown, Gwen takes up the job of head teacher in the small village of Haddaby. There she can benefit from the tranquillity and...

    Genre: Horror

    Cast: Joan Fontaine

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  • 1965
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    King Rat
    King Rat

    7.1 1965 HD

    When Singapore surrendered to the Japanese in 1942, the Allied POWs, mostly British but including a few Americans, were incarcerated in Changi...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: George Segal

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  • 1968
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    Oliver!
    Oliver!

    7 1968 HD

    Musical adaptation of Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist, a classic tale of an orphan who runs away from the workhouse and joins up with a group of boys...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Ron Moody

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  • 1968
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    Deadfall
    Deadfall

    5.2 1968 HD

    Cat burglar Henry Clarke and his accomplices the Moreaus attempt to steal diamonds from the chateau of millionaire Salinas.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Michael Caine

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  • 1985
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    Water
    Water

    5.8 1985 HD

    A British diplomat to a West Indian island nation finds his idyllic existence thrown into chaos when a large American drilling company finds a huge...

    Genre: Adventure

    Cast: Michael Caine

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  • 1979
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    Le Petomane
    Le Petomane

    5.2 1979 HD

    The incredibly true story of the legendary French entertainer Joseph Pujol, who performed impersonations with his self-described 'elastic anus' and a...

    Genre:

    Cast: Leonard Rossiter

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  • 1968
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    The Year of the Sex Olympics
    The Year of the Sex Olympics

    5.3 1968 HD

    Influenced by concerns about overpopulation, the counterculture of the 1960s and the societal effects of television, the play depicts a world of the...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Leonard Rossiter

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  • 1966
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    Hotel Paradiso
    Hotel Paradiso

    5.3 1966 HD

    Monsieur Feydeau has writer's block, and he needs a new play. But he takes an opportunity to observe the upper class of 1900 Paris - Monsieur...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Alec Guinness

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  • 1974
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    If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them
    If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them

    1 1974 HD

    Set in a cemetery, the film tells the story of a young man whom a blind man wrongly imagines to be black, and explores the nature of human prejudice.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Leonard Rossiter

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  • 1978
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    Fearless Frank
    Fearless Frank

    1 1978 HD

    The outrageous - and not entirely reliable - memoirs of Irish writer Frank Harris, sometime cowboy in the Old West, friend to the famous in the...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Leonard Rossiter

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  • 1968
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    Diamonds for Breakfast
    Diamonds for Breakfast

    5.3 1968 HD

    Swinging playboy Grand Duke Nicholas Goduno, a direct descendent of the Romanov family who were overthrown in the Russian Revolution of 1917, learns...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Marcello Mastroianni

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  • 1964
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    A Jolly Bad Fellow
    A Jolly Bad Fellow

    5.5 1964 HD

    An English professor decides that there are too many useless people in the world and invents a gas that will kill them off. But first they'll at...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Leo McKern

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  • 1982
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    Trail of the Pink Panther
    Trail of the Pink Panther

    5.2 1982 HD

    The Pink Panther diamond is stolen once again from Lugash and the authorities call in Chief Inspector Clouseau from France. His plane disappears...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: David Niven

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  • 1967
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    The Whisperers
    The Whisperers

    6.4 1967 HD

    Margaret Ross is an impoverished old woman who lives alone in a seedy apartment and enjoys a rich fantasy life as an heiress. One day she discovers...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Edith Evans

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  • 1976
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    Machinegunner
    Machinegunner

    1 1976 HD

    A 'machinegunner' (West Country slang for a debt-collector) turns amateur sleuth, but finds himself in hot water with local criminals.

    Genre: Thriller

    Cast: Leonard Rossiter

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  • 1966
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    The Wrong Box
    The Wrong Box

    6.481 1966 HD

    In Victorian England, a fortune now depends on which of two brothers outlives the other—or can be made to have seemed to do so.

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: John Mills

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  • 1966
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    The Devil's Eggshell
    The Devil's Eggshell

    1 1966 HD

    The discovery of mysterious egg-shaped objects at the sites of a series of disasters lead people to believe that we are being attacked by alien...

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    Cast: Leonard Rossiter

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  • 1985
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    The Moon Over Soho
    The Moon Over Soho

    1 1985 HD

    A wily publisher of arts magazines tries to cope with ever-growing financial problems - and also his formidable German mother.

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    Cast: Leonard Rossiter

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  • 1984
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    The Life and Death of King John
    The Life and Death of King John

    7 1984 HD

    The reign of England's King John is threatened by Philip of France who demands that John's nephew Arthur be placed on the throne. Pragmatic and...

    Genre: History

    Cast: Leonard Rossiter

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  • 1999
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    Starry Night
    Starry Night

    3.8 1999 HD

    Vincent Van Gogh comes back to life after being the recipient of a magic potion. He finds that his work has become quite valuable, and begins...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: David Abbott

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  • 1963
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    This Sporting Life
    This Sporting Life

    7 1963 HD

    In Northern England in the early 1960s, Frank Machin is mean, tough and ambitious enough to become an immediate star in the rugby league team run by...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Richard Harris

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  • 1984
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    Dog Ends
    Dog Ends

    1 1984 HD

    A middle-aged man is feeling the strain of looking after his elderly grandfather, who is demanding and needs a lot of medical treatment. Then a...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Leonard Rossiter

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  • 1976
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    Voyage of the Damned
    Voyage of the Damned

    5.9 1976 HD

    A luxury liner carries Jewish refugees from Hitler's Germany in a desperate fight for survival.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Faye Dunaway

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  • 1970
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    The Italian Table
    The Italian Table

    1 1970 HD

    A junk dealer is caught in the middle of a tug-of-war between a woman, her husband and his mistress when they sell a piece of their furniture.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Leonard Rossiter

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  • 2000
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    The Unforgettable Leonard Rossiter
    The Unforgettable Leonard Rossiter

    1 2000 HD

    Tribute to the much-loved character actor.

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    Cast: Daniel Abineri

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  • 1975
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    After the Solo
    After the Solo

    1 1975 HD

    "The voice will make its effect. And it will, undoubtedly, be very touching. But, tell me: after his voice has broken, can you make anything of him...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Leonard Rossiter

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  • 1981
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    The Factory
    The Factory

    1 1981 HD

    A factory's workforce is dwindling as divisions between the workers and management widen.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Leonard Rossiter

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  • 1964
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    The Long Ships
    The Long Ships

    6 1964 HD

    Moorish ruler El Mansuh is determined to locate a massive bell made of gold known as the "Mother of Voices." Viking explorer Rolfe also becomes...

    Genre: Adventure

    Cast: Richard Widmark

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  • 1974
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    Luther
    Luther

    5.1 1974 HD

    One sixteenth-century clergyman's view breaks the Catholic Church apart.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Stacy Keach

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  • 1996
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    'Oh, Miss Jones!': The Very Best of Leonard Rossiter
    'Oh, Miss Jones!': The Very Best of Leonard Rossiter

    6 1996 HD

    A compilation of the many characters played by Leonard Rossiter.

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Leonard Rossiter

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  • 2022
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    Leonard Rossiter: Comedy Great
    Leonard Rossiter: Comedy Great

    1 2022 HD

    A celebration of the actor's life and career, featuring contributions from friends, co-stars and fans including Don Warrington, Sue Nicholls and Mark...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Leonard Rossiter

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  • 1967
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    Drums Along The Avon
    Drums Along The Avon

    1 1967 HD

    A liberal white man becomes a Muslim to promote racial harmony.

    Genre: TV Movie

    Cast: Leonard Rossiter

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  • 1969
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    The Double Agent
    The Double Agent

    1 1969 HD

    In London, a traitor is selling information. In Moscow, a Yorkshire cloth salesman is approached by the KGB, who believe he has more to sell than...

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    Cast: Leonard Rossiter

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  • 1978
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    Rising Damp
    Rising Damp

    7.4 1978 HD

    Set in a seedy bedsit, the cowardly landlord Rigsby has his conceits debunked by his long suffering tenants.

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Leonard Rossiter

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  • 1984
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    Play for Today
    Play for Today

    5.9 1984 HD

    Play for Today is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC1 from 1970 to 1984. During the run, more...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast:

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  • 1984
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    Tripper's Day
    Tripper's Day

    3 1984 HD

    Tripper's Day is a British television sitcom produced by Thames Television for ITV. The plot involved Leonard Rossiter as Norman Tripper, a Northern...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Leonard Rossiter

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  • 1985
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    BBC Television Shakespeare
    BBC Television Shakespeare

    4 1985 HD

    The BBC Television Shakespeare is a series of British television adaptations of the plays of William Shakespeare, created by Cedric Messina and...

    Genre: Drama

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  • 1983
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    BBC Play of the Month
    BBC Play of the Month

    4.7 1983 HD

    Play of the Month is a BBC television anthology series featuring productions of classic and contemporary stage plays which were usually broadcast on...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast:

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  • 1974
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    The Carnforth Practice
    The Carnforth Practice

    1 1974 HD

    Genre:

    Cast: Pamela Salem

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  • 1996
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    The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin
    The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin

    8 1996 HD

    Disillusioned after a long career at Sunshine Desserts, Perrin goes through a mid-life crisis and fakes his own death. Returning in disguise after...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Leonard Rossiter

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  • 1978
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    Z-Cars
    Z-Cars

    7 1978 HD

    Z-Cars or Z Cars is a British television drama series centred on the work of mobile uniformed police in the fictional town of Newtown, based on...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Frank Windsor

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  • 1966
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    Redcap
    Redcap

    6 1966 HD

    Redcap is a British television series produced by ABC Weekend Television and broadcast on the ITV network. It starred John Thaw as Sergeant John...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: John Thaw

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  • 1978
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    The Losers
    The Losers

    6 1978 HD

    The Losers is a British sitcom that aired on ITV in 1978. Written by Alan Coren, it stars Leonard Rossiter and Alfred Molina. The Losers was made for...

    Genre:

    Cast: Leonard Rossiter

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  • 1962
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    Studio Four
    Studio Four

    6 1962 HD

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  • 1977
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    The Galton & Simpson Playhouse
    The Galton & Simpson Playhouse

    1 1977 HD

    Seven Hilariously comic situations from the fertile imaginations of Ray Galton and Alan Simpson.

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  • 1966
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    You Can't Win
    You Can't Win

    1 1966 HD

    You Can't Win was a 1966 British television series made by ITV as an adaptation of the novels Scenes from Provincial Life and Scenes from Married...

    Genre:

    Cast: Ian McShane

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  • 1973
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    Thirty-Minute Theatre
    Thirty-Minute Theatre

    3.8 1973 HD

    Thirty-Minute Theatre is an anthology drama series of short plays shown on BBC Television between 1965 and 1973, which was used in part at least as a...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast:

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  • 1966
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    Death is a Good Living
    Death is a Good Living

    1 1966 HD

    Genre:

    Cast: Geoffrey Toone

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  • 1974
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    Steptoe and Son
    Steptoe and Son

    7.8 1974 HD

    Steptoe and Son is a British sitcom written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson about a father and son played by Wilfred Brambell and Harry H. Corbett who...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Harry H. Corbett

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  • 1974
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    Steptoe and Son
    Steptoe and Son

    7.8 1974 HD

    Steptoe and Son is a British sitcom written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson about a father and son played by Wilfred Brambell and Harry H. Corbett who...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Harry H. Corbett

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  • 1984
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    Play for Today
    Play for Today

    5.9 1984 HD

    Play for Today is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC1 from 1970 to 1984. During the run, more...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast:

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  • 1983
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    BBC Play of the Month
    BBC Play of the Month

    4.7 1983 HD

    Play of the Month is a BBC television anthology series featuring productions of classic and contemporary stage plays which were usually broadcast on...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast:

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  • 1985
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    Alice in Wonderland
    Alice in Wonderland

    1 1985 HD

    Anglia Television's 5 episode adaption of Lewis Caroll's Alice in Wonderland was inspired and based upon an early production put on by the famous Da...

    Genre: Sci-Fi & Fantasy

    Cast: Giselle Andrews

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