John Sharp

John Sharp

John Sharp was a Bradford born British actor of a heavyset physicality, often cast in curmudgeonly roles. In a career stretching from 1949 to 1991, he made more than 100 appearances in television and film.

  • Title: John Sharp
  • Popularity: 5.098
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1920-08-05
  • Place of Birth: Bradford, England
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John Sharp Movies

  • 1980
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    The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu

    The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu

    4.8 1980 HD

    Fu Manchu's 168th birthday celebration is dampened when a hapless flunky spills Fu's age-regressing elixir vitae. Fu sends his lackeys to round up...

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  • 1972
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    Brother Sun, Sister Moon

    Brother Sun, Sister Moon

    7 1972 HD

    In his delirium from his return from war, Francesco Bernardone goes back in his memories to the days when he lived for parties and carnal pleasures....

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  • 1974
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    Watch Out, We're Mad

    Watch Out, We're Mad

    7.4 1974 HD

    After a tied 1st place in a local stunt race, two drivers start a contest to decide who of them will own the prize, a dune buggy. But when a mobster...

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  • 1954
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    The House Across the Lake

    The House Across the Lake

    5.5 1954 HD

    Sensuous and desirable, Carol Forrest has always attracted the attention of men. Expert in the art of manipulation and control she married an older...

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  • 1970
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    Emma's Time

    Emma's Time

    1 1970 HD

    After the death of novelist Robert Kelvin, his mistress Emma tries to adjust and reflects upon their relationship.

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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...

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  • 1979
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    Velvet Hands

    Velvet Hands

    6.4 1979 HD

    Engineer Quiller has become rich by selling his completely indestructible shop-window glass to jeweleries around the world. But this got him lots of...

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  • 1966
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    The Big Man Coughed and Died

    The Big Man Coughed and Died

    1 1966 HD

    Louie, a married factory worker, has just been made redundant when he meets a girl in a park and decides to change his life.

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  • 1968
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    Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter

    Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter

    4.5 1968 HD

    Herman inherits a greyhound and decides to make his fortune by dog racing. After traveling from Manchester to London in the hope of entering a...

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  • 1967
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    Misunderstood

    Misunderstood

    7.5 1967 HD

    Andrew's brave front convinces his father that he is unaffected by his mother's death. Playmate and protector of his little brother Miles, he is...

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  • 1967
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    The White Bus

    The White Bus

    6 1967 HD

    A despondent young woman travels home to the North of England.

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  • 1952
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    The Magic Box

    The Magic Box

    6.3 1952 HD

    Now old, ill, poor, and largely forgotten, William Freise-Greene was once very different. As young and handsome William Green he changed his name to...

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  • 1959
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    Left Right and Centre

    Left Right and Centre

    5.4 1959 HD

    At the Earndale by-election natural history expert and TV personality Bob Wilcot for the Conservatives finds himself up against Billingsgate girl...

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  • 1962
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    Stork Talk

    Stork Talk

    1 1962 HD

    A gynecologist's wife leaves him, but returns when she finds out she's pregnant; but so is someone her husband's been very friendly with in her...

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  • 1973
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    And Now the Screaming Starts!

    And Now the Screaming Starts!

    5.9 1973 HD

    In the late 18th century, two newlyweds move into the stately mansion of husband Charles Fengriffen. The bride, Catherine, falls victim to a curse...

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  • 1965
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    The Siege of Manchester

    The Siege of Manchester

    1 1965 HD

    A German mercenary is hired to defend the small township of Manchester during the English Civil War.

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  • 1978
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    The Roads of Exile

    The Roads of Exile

    1 1978 HD

    French philosopher Jean Jacques Rousseau (François Simon) lives in 18th-century exile with his mistress (Dominique Labourier).

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  • 1983
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    The Dresser

    The Dresser

    6.7 1983 HD

    In a touring Shakespearean theater group, a backstage hand - the dresser, is devoted to the brilliant but tyrannical head of the company. He...

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  • 1983
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    The Aerodrome

    The Aerodrome

    7 1983 HD

    In the future England is ruled by a fascist government, and one day the leaders begin the construction of a heavily guarded, mysterious airport. BBC...

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  • 1951
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    A Case For P.C. 49

    A Case For P.C. 49

    5 1951 HD

    A model’s scheme to murder a millionaire with the intention of inheriting his fortune is uncovered by a police constable.

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  • 1985
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    The Bride

    The Bride

    5.3 1985 HD

    Doctor Frankenstein creates a mate for his monster, a woman called Eva, who promptly rejects the male creature. In turn, the doctor becomes obsessed...

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  • 1949
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    Celia: The Sinister Affair of Poor Aunt Nora

    Celia: The Sinister Affair of Poor Aunt Nora

    6 1949 HD

    An actress, urged by her detective boyfriend, takes a job as housekeeper for a wealthy elderly woman. The woman's new young husband claims she's ill...

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  • 1977
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    Jabberwocky

    Jabberwocky

    6 1977 HD

    A medieval tale with Pythonesque humour: After the death of his father the young Dennis Cooper goes to town where he has to pass several adventures....

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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...

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  • 1984
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    Top Secret!

    Top Secret!

    7.1 1984 HD

    Popular and dashing American singer Nick Rivers travels to East Germany to perform in a music festival. When he loses his heart to the gorgeous...

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  • 1979
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    Red, White, and Zero

    Red, White, and Zero

    5 1979 HD

    Composed of three shorts – Ride of the Valkyrie, The White Bus, and Red and Blue – from three of Britain’s most-celebrated...

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  • 1984
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    A Christmas Carol

    A Christmas Carol

    7.4 1984 HD

    Miser Ebenezer Scrooge is awakened on Christmas Eve by spirits who reveal to him his own miserable existence, what opportunities he wasted in his...

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  • 1950
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    Your Witness

    Your Witness

    5.7 1950 HD

    Adam Hayward is a successful New York City defense lawyer. One day he receives a cable that the British war buddy who saved his life at Anzio Beach...

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  • 1973
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    The Wicker Man

    The Wicker Man

    7.3 1973 HD

    Police sergeant Neil Howie is called to an island village in search of a missing girl whom the locals claim never existed. Stranger still, however,...

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  • 1950
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    Night and the City

    Night and the City

    7.5 1950 HD

    Londoner Harry Fabian is a second-rate con man looking for an angle. After years of putting up with Harry's schemes, his girlfriend, Mary, becomes...

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  • 1981
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    The Bunker

    The Bunker

    6.3 1981 HD

    Dramatization depicting the events surrounding Adolf Hitler's last weeks in and around his underground bunker in Berlin before and during the battle...

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  • 1970
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    Spring and Port Wine

    Spring and Port Wine

    5.6 1970 HD

    A stern father and lenient mother try to deal with the ups and downs of their four children's lives in working class Bolton, England.

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  • 1983
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    The Return of the Soldier

    The Return of the Soldier

    6.2 1983 HD

    The horrors of World War I have robbed returning veteran Chris Baldry of his memory. The traumatized soldier doesn't even recognize his own wife,...

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  • 1976
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    Packman's Barn

    Packman's Barn

    1 1976 HD

    Ben Packman leaves an old people's home to return to the Welsh mountains.

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  • 1972
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    That's Your Funeral

    That's Your Funeral

    1.5 1972 HD

    Two funeral parlours fight one another for business, one of whom is more shady than the other.

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  • 1952
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    Angels One Five

    Angels One Five

    6 1952 HD

    The year is 1940 and Pilot Officer T.B. Baird arrives straight out of flight school to join a front line RAF squadron at the height of the Battle of...

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  • 1957
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    When We Are Married

    When We Are Married

    1 1957 HD

    Three long-married couples in northern England discover that their marriages are in fact invalid, causing much re-evaluation and chaos. This was the...

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  • 2021
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    Lotus: A New Dawn

    Lotus: A New Dawn

    1 2021 HD

    This short documentary follows the fortunes of iconic car manufacturer 'Lotus'. In the past 'Lotus' has been famous for producing championship...

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  • 1951
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    Laughter in Paradise

    Laughter in Paradise

    6.7 1951 HD

    When an eccentric practical joker dies, he divides his fortune among four heirs. But before they can collect the cash they must each do something...

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  • 1962
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    The Golden Rabbit

    The Golden Rabbit

    1 1962 HD

    A bashful bank clerk who fancies himself a scientist discovers a method to make gold, which arouses the greed of unscrupulous businessmen, forcing...

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  • 1967
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    The Prisoner

    The Prisoner

    7.8 1967 HD

    After resigning, a secret agent is abducted and taken to what looks like an idyllic village, but is really a bizarre Kafkaesque prison. His warders...

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  • 1962
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    Z-Cars

    Z-Cars

    7 1962 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...

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  • 1961
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    The Avengers

    The Avengers

    7.7 1961 HD

    The Avengers is a British television series created in the 1960s. It initially focused on Dr. David Keel and his assistant John Steed. Hendry left...

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  • 1969
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    In Loving Memory

    In Loving Memory

    6.8 1969 HD

    In Loving Memory is a British period sitcom set in an undertakers business that starred Thora Hird and Christopher Beeny. A pilot was transmitted in...

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  • 1975
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    The Sweeney

    The Sweeney

    7.7 1975 HD

    Jack Regan, an unethical officer of the Flying Squad, uses unorthodox methods to pursue criminals with the help of his partner, George Carter.

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  • 1986
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    Lovejoy

    Lovejoy

    7.4 1986 HD

    The adventures of the eponymous Lovejoy, a likeable but roguish antiques dealer based in East Anglia. Within the trade, he has a reputation as a...

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  • 1971
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    Six Dates with Barker

    Six Dates with Barker

    7 1971 HD

    Six Dates with Barker is a series of six one-off, half hour situation comedies showcasing the talents of Ronnie Barker. All were broadcast by London...

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  • 1962
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    Dr. Finlay's Casebook

    Dr. Finlay's Casebook

    6 1962 HD

    Dr Finlay's Casebook is a television series that was broadcast on the BBC from 1962 until 1971. Based on A. J. Cronin's novella ‘Country...

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  • 1966
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    The Corridor People

    The Corridor People

    4 1966 HD

    The Corridor People is a British television series produced by Granada Television for the ITV network in 1966, devised and written by Edward Boyd. A...

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  • 1959
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    No Hiding Place

    No Hiding Place

    3.7 1959 HD

    No Hiding Place is a British television series that was produced at Wembley Studios by Associated-Rediffusion for the ITV network between 16...

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  • 1960
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    An Age of Kings

    An Age of Kings

    4.7 1960 HD

    A linking together of Shakespeare's history plays chronicling the rise and fall of monarchs over the 86 years between Richard II and Richard III.

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  • 1960
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    Sunday-Night Play

    Sunday-Night Play

    1 1960 HD

    BBC anthology drama series that ran over four seasons and replaced the previous BBC Sunday Night Theatre series.

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  • 1966
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    Mystery and Imagination

    Mystery and Imagination

    5.5 1966 HD

    Mystery and Imagination is a British television anthology series of classic horror and supernatural dramas. Five series were broadcast from 1966 to...

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  • 1962
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    The Old Curiosity Shop

    The Old Curiosity Shop

    1 1962 HD

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  • 1960
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    Maigret

    Maigret

    6.9 1960 HD

    BBC series based on the novels by Georges Simenon which starred Rupert Davies as Inspector Maigret, a French police detective who preferred to watch...

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  • 1975
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    Dawson's Weekly

    Dawson's Weekly

    1 1975 HD

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  • 1972
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    The Edwardians

    The Edwardians

    5.667 1972 HD

    It was a time when England was a nation on the cusp of change, an evolving landscape tht lay between Victorian England and the First World War. 'The...

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  • 1968
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    Her Majesty's Pleasure

    Her Majesty's Pleasure

    1 1968 HD

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  • 1969
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    Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)

    Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)

    6.8 1969 HD

    Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) is a British private detective television series. In the initial episode Hopkirk is murdered during an investigation,...

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  • 1978
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    All Creatures Great and Small

    All Creatures Great and Small

    7.6 1978 HD

    All Creatures Great and Small is a British television series, based on the books of the British veterinary surgeon Alf Wight, who wrote under the...

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  • 1978
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    All Creatures Great and Small

    All Creatures Great and Small

    7.6 1978 HD

    All Creatures Great and Small is a British television series, based on the books of the British veterinary surgeon Alf Wight, who wrote under the...

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  • 1978
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    All Creatures Great and Small

    All Creatures Great and Small

    7.6 1978 HD

    All Creatures Great and Small is a British television series, based on the books of the British veterinary surgeon Alf Wight, who wrote under the...

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  • 1968
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    Please Sir!

    Please Sir!

    6.7 1968 HD

    Please Sir! is a London Weekend Television produced situation comedy, created by writers John Esmonde and Bob Larbey and featured the actors John...

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  • 1961
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    The Avengers

    The Avengers

    7.7 1961 HD

    The Avengers is a British television series created in the 1960s. It initially focused on Dr. David Keel and his assistant John Steed. Hendry left...

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  • 1979
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    Worzel Gummidge

    Worzel Gummidge

    6.2 1979 HD

    Worzel Gummidge is a children's comedy series, produced by Southern Television for ITV, based on the books by Barbara Euphan Todd. Starting in 1979,...

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