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Decorators Limited (1976)
Character: 1st Decorator
In hopes of winning a home decoration competition, the overbearing Mrs. Foster employs two men to repaint her flat. The kids volunteer to decorate the neighbouring flat of the elderly sisters. The front door keys are mixed up...
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The Waiting Game (1967)
Character: Estate Agent
A henpecked trade union leader tries to bully and then bribe a vulnerable housing manager into letting him jump the queue and have a new council flat.
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Third Party (1972)
Character: Party Guest
A successful TV personality struggles to juggle the demands of his wife, career, sick mother and mistress.
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Coronation Street - The Feature Length Special (1995)
Character: Alec Gilroy
Some burning questions will be answered when five of our best loved Coronation Street characters embark upon the cruise of a lifetime. Will we see another side to Curly, Raquel, Rita, Mavis, and Alec as they enjoy the sunny Mediterranean cruising? Can the dark, starry nights on board the world's most romantic cruise-liner spark the passion in Curly and Raquel's difficult relationship or will they be sailing into troubled waters?
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Macbeth (1970)
Character: Caithness
Macbeth, the Thane of Glamis, receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. Consumed by ambition and spurred to action by his wife, Macbeth murders his king and takes the throne for himself.
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Bostock's Cup (1999)
Character: Arthur Swarbrick
Former players and associates of third division club Bostock Stanley gather for a celebratory dinner to commemorate their famous FA Cup victory twenty-five years previously during which a shocking truth is revealed.
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The Piano (1971)
Character: Claude
Play about an elderly couple who don't want to be moved from the house in which they have lived all their lives, but may be forced to as they live in a designated redevelopment area. The major point as far as they're concerned is that their piano won't fit in one of the new council places they have been offered.
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The Funny Side of Christmas (1982)
Character: Cissie
Skits from: "The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin"; "The Les Dawson Show"; "Yes Minister"; "Only Fools and Horses"; "Three of a Kind"; "Last of the Summer Wine"; "Sorry!"; "Butterflies"; "Smith and Jones"; and "Open All Hours".
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Don't Touch Him, He Might Resent It (1970)
Character: Head Waiter
A group of business enjoying a lavish night on expenses at the Atlantis Hotel fear it is the end of the road for their fradulent collaboration when they suspect a Fraud Squad investigator is in their midst. Comedy based on an idea from Gogol's play 'The Government Inspector'.
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The Sanctuary Sparrow (1994)
Character: Walter Aurifaber
Liliwin is a poor acrobat hired to entertain at an Aurifaber wedding. But when he is dismissed and the master of the house is found unconscious and robbed, Cadfael must find the real thief before the mob takes vengeance.
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Car Trouble (1986)
Character: Man With Dog
In the throes of a midlife crisis, a man buys a new Jaguar, and it immediately becomes his new love. What he doesn't know is that his wife is as attracted to the Jaguar salesman as he is to the car.
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You Can't Teach a New Dog Old Tricks (2016)
Character: Mr. Grainger
Picking up where Jeremy Lloyd and David Croft's classic comedy left off, it's 1988 and Young Mr Grace is determined to drag Grace Brothers into, well 1988, but he has a problem on his hands. Mr Humphries, Captain Peacock, Mr Rumbold and Mrs Slocombe all seem to be stuck in another era. A new member of staff, Mr Conway, joins the team but will he help shake things up or will he just put a cat amongst the pigeons?
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The Tractate Middoth (2013)
Character: Hodgson
The chilling story of Dr Rant, whose wicked streak continues from beyond the grave. Based on the festive ghost story by MR James. When a relative comes to find a particular book at the university library, young student Garrett is drawn into a family feud over a will and its legacy - with terrifying consequences.
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Sounds Like Les Dawson (1974)
Character: N/A
Les Dawson invites some familiar friends to join him in this one off special in which he performs sketches and musical numbers. Watch out for a rare clip of Les actually playing the piano properly.
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The Slipper and the Rose (1976)
Character: Tailor
Prince Edward wants to marry for love, but the King and court of the Kingdom of Euphrania are anxious for the Prince to wed no matter what. When the Prince meets Cinderella at a ball, he's sure she's the one, and when she loses her slipper upon exiting the dance, the Prince is determined to find and marry her.
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