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Almost Tomorrow (1977)
Character: James Mitford
The year is 1952. Dilemma of a Southend family when marriage promises to take the eldest daughter to Mau Mau-racked Kenya.
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That Quiet Earth (1972)
Character: Her Husband
Joyce would appear to have everything to live for: two young children, an executive husband and a nice home, but...
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Tan Lines (2005)
Character: Geoff
Young, good looking people, meet up by chance on holiday in France; tree sisters and a hunk they never met before. On the surface eveything is fun and friendly... After the death of their father, sisters Sophie (Leontine Hass), Christina (Siri Ingul) and Esther (Antonina Lewis) -- all of whom have different mothers -- head to the south of France for a much-deserved holiday, where they cross paths with Jez Laver (Nigel Chisholm), an attractive stranger. As Jez charms his way into their party and the girls get to know him better, he serves as a catalyst for sorting through their fractured pasts.
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Red Fox (1991)
Character: Sir David Adams
“Red Fox” tells a gripping contemporary tale of kidnapping, terrorism and political intrigue. Based on the book by Gerald Seymour, with a screenplay by James McManus, it tells the story of when Geoffrey Harrison (Brian Cox), a top executive with British Defence Industries, is kidnapped in Paris and, when held to ransom, his company and the British Embassy are unwilling to meet his captors demands. Wanting to avoid publicity and secure a lucrative French defence contract, matters are made worse when the British and French Governments refuse to negotiate with the kidnappers. Archie Carpenter (John Hurt), Head of Internal Security at BDI, is assigned to investigate the kidnapping, and finds an unexpected ally in an Paul de Vigny (Didier Flamand), an agent with the French MI5. As Harrison’s fate hangs in the balance, Carpenter risks his life in the fight to save him but the nightmare has only just begun…
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Hard Road (1988)
Character: Max's Father
When Kelly and Max, two 13-year olds from widely different social backgrounds, form an unlikely alliance and take off in Max's father's Ferrari for an illegal trip to Brighton. On the way they discover more about life and each other than they had bargained for.
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The Ties That Bind Us (2008)
Character: Colonel Crichton (archive footage)
A look at the subtle (and not so subtle!) links to the show's past and future contained within the story of The Five Doctors.
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Quatermass and the Pit (1967)
Character: Army Officer
A mysterious artifact unearthed below a London Underground station proves to have powerful psychic effects on the people around.
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Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos (1971)
Character: Winser
A group of gold-skinned aliens known as the Axons land on Earth and offer wondrous technology in exchange for fuel. The Doctor, however, isn't fooled, uncovering the Axons' true nature and once again facing his archenemy the Master...
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The Walking Stick (1970)
Character: David Talbot
A young woman's highly ordered and structured life is turned upside-down when she meets a handsome stranger at a party. Friendship soon develops into romance and for the first time in her life she is truly happy. This happiness is short lived, however, as little by little she discovers her partner has been lying to her about his past. It is soon revealed that he and his friends have been planning to rob the auction house that she works for and they require her inside knowledge in order to pull off the crime.
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Hell Boats (1970)
Character: Lieut. Wallace, R.N.
A war drama of motor torpedo boats which did much unsung work in WW2, but the naval battles merely provide an exciting story in which an even more special romantic drama is wrapped up.
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Doctor Who: The War Games (1969)
Character: Lt Carstairs
The Doctor, Jamie and Zoe arrive on an unnamed planet. At first believing themselves in the midst of World War I, they realise it to be one of many War Zones overseen by the War Lords, who have kidnapped large numbers of human soldiers to form the greatest army the universe has ever seen. At the helm of this plot is the War Chief, another renegade Time Lord like the Doctor. The creeping realisation sets in that the Doctor cannot solve this problem alone, and that his days of wandering may be at an end...
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Doctor Who: The War Games in Colour (2024)
Character: Lt Carstairs (archive footage)
The Doctor, Jamie and Zoe arrive on an unnamed planet. At first believing themselves in the midst of World War I, they realise it to be one of many War Zones overseen by the War Lords, who have kidnapped large numbers of human soldiers to form the greatest army the universe has ever seen. At the helm of this plot is the War Chief, another renegade Time Lord like the Doctor. The creeping realisation sets in that the Doctor cannot solve this problem alone, and that his days of wandering may be at an end...
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White Nights (1985)
Character: Pilot
After his plane crashes in Siberia, a Russian dancer, who defected to the West, is held prisoner in the Soviet Union. The KGB keeps him under watch and tries to convince him to become a dancer for the Kirov Academy of Ballet again. Determined to escape, he befriends a black American expatriate and his pregnant Russian wife, who agree to help him escape to the American Embassy.
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Doctor Who: The Five Doctors (1983)
Character: Colonel Crichton
Many incarnations of the Doctors and their old companions are taken out of time and deposited in the Death Zone on Gallifrey. There, they must battle the Master, Daleks, Cybermen and Yeti in order to reach the Dark Tower and discover the Tomb of Rassilon.
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The Young Poisoner's Handbook (1995)
Character: Chief Medical Inspector
Graham Young is a teenage misfit living in suburban London in the 1960s. He hates his stepmother but loves chemistry, and the two impulses unite in a wicked plot to slowly poison her. After she dies, he's found guilty and sent to a psychiatric hospital, where an idealistic doctor thinks he can be cured.
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The Counterfeit Man (1965)
Character: Gerry
On Jupiter's moon Ganymede, an alien life-form has taken over the body of a human astronaut, creating an almost perfect copy. It then begins the long return journey to Earth.
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The Big Sleep (1978)
Character: Rusty Regan
Private eye Philip Marlowe investigates a case of blackmail involving the two wild daughters of a rich general, a pornographer and a gangster.
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