Robert Powell

Robert Powell

Robert Powell was born on June 1, 1944 in Salford, Manchester, England. In 1964, he started his acting career while attending Manchester University. In 1967, he made his film debut, and later landed his first starring role in The Italian Job (1969). Some of his well known movies include Franco Ziefirelli's "Jesus of Nazareth" (1977), Ken Russell's Tommy (1975) and Mahler (1974), the remake of The Thirty Nine Steps (1978), and the popular TV series "Doomwatch" (1970). Robert married on 29th August, 1975 to Barbara 'Babs' Lord. They now have a son and a daughter. In 1982, Robert won the Best Actor award at the Venice Film Festival for his performance in Imperative (1982). He won the best actor award at the Paris Film Festival for Harlequin (1980). For his portrayal of Jesus in Jesus of Nazareth he received best actor awards from TV Times and Italian TV Times, the international arts prize at the Fiuggi Film Festival, grand prize at the Saint-Vincent Film Festival, and a nomination as best actor from The Irish Academy of Film and Television arts. In reference to his role as Jesus in Jesus of Nazareth, Robert said, "I hope Jesus Christ will be the last in my line of sensitive young men for quite a while."

  • Popularity : 11.092
  • Known For : Acting
  • Birthday : 1944-06-01
  • Place of Birth : Salford, Manchester, England, UK
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Robert Powell Movies

  • 1984
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    Frankenstein

    Frankenstein

    5.9 1984 HD

    A scientist who is obsessed with creating life finally does it, with tragic results.

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  • 1975
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    Tommy

    Tommy

    6.5 1975 HD

    After a series of traumatic childhood events, a psychosomatically deaf, dumb and blind boy becomes a master pinball player and the object of a...

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  • 1983
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    The Jigsaw Man

    The Jigsaw Man

    4.8 1983 HD

    Philip Kimberly, the former head of the British Secret Service who defected to Russia, is given plastic surgery and sent back to Britain by the KGB...

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  • 1972
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    Asylum

    Asylum

    6 1972 HD

    A young psychiatrist applies for a job at a mental asylum, and must pass a test by interviewing four patients. He must figure out which of the...

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  • 1986
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    Classic Ghost Stories

    Classic Ghost Stories

    1 1986 HD

    Five partially-dramatized readings of classic M.R. James ghost stories by actor Robert Powell. Including "The Mezzotint", "The Ash-Tree", "The Rose...

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  • 1984
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    What Waits Below

    What Waits Below

    3.8 1984 HD

    The US military is running a test for a special type of radio transmitter, to be used to communicate with submarines, in a deep system of underground...

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  • 1978
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    The Thirty Nine Steps

    The Thirty Nine Steps

    6.7 1978 HD

    The year is 1914 and Richard Hannay, Mining Engineer who is visiting Britain for a short time before returning to South Africa, is shocked when one...

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  • 1970
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    The Hunting of Lionel Crane

    The Hunting of Lionel Crane

    1 1970 HD

    An army deserter hides out on a country estate but falls foul of the gamekeeper.

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  • 2003
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    The Queen's Lost Uncle

    The Queen's Lost Uncle

    1 2003 HD

    Biography of Prince George, Duke of Kent, the controversial uncle of the Queen, who became the source of scandals during the 1930s involving The...

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  • 1972
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    The Asphyx

    The Asphyx

    6 1972 HD

    Hugo is a brilliant turn-of-the-century scientist, loved and respected by his family and friends, admired by his colleagues. But he is a man quickly...

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  • 1969
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    Bam! Pow! Zap!

    Bam! Pow! Zap!

    1 1969 HD

    A young man bitterly regrets his part in an attack on a bank cashier.

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  • 1972
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    Shelley

    Shelley

    1 1972 HD

    TV Movie directed by Alan Bridges

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  • 1977
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    Beyond Good and Evil

    Beyond Good and Evil

    5.9 1977 HD

    The German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche and his Jewish companion Paul Ree meet a beautiful young Russian intellectual and draw her into a...

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  • 1981
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    The Survivor

    The Survivor

    5.3 1981 HD

    When a 747 crashes shortly after take-off, the sole survivor is the pilot. Virtually unhurt, he and the investigators look for the answers to the...

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  • 1974
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    Mahler

    Mahler

    6.689 1974 HD

    Famed composer Gustav Mahler reflects on the tragedies of his life and failing marriage while traveling by train.

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  • 1993
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    Titanic - The Story

    Titanic - The Story

    1 1993 HD

    Robert Powell takes a look at the story of the Titanic...

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  • 1992
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    Chunuk Bair

    Chunuk Bair

    8 1992 HD

    The tragedy of Gallipoli is exposed

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  • 1980
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    Jane Austen in Manhattan

    Jane Austen in Manhattan

    6.4 1980 HD

    Two teachers vie for the right to stage a play written by Jane Austen when she was twelve years old.

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  • 1978
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    The Four Feathers

    The Four Feathers

    6.7 1978 HD

    The fifth filming of the adventure classic about a British soldier in the 1880s who fights to regain his honor after being given four white feathers,...

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  • 1971
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    Secrets

    Secrets

    4.8 1971 HD

    A woman's unfulfilling marriage leads her into a passionate affair with a wealthy extramarital lover.

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  • 1992
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    The English Civil Wars

    The English Civil Wars

    10 1992 HD

    It was a time of bitterness and hatred, a war which pitched father against son, brother against brother in the bloody battle for the soul of the...

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  • 1981
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    Pygmalion

    Pygmalion

    1 1981 HD

    Adaptation of the play by Bernard Shaw.

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  • 1993
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    The Battle of Trafalgar: Nelson's Victory

    The Battle of Trafalgar: Nelson's Victory

    1 1993 HD

    Robert Powell narrates this engrossing exploration of one of France and Britain's most thrilling and decisive conflicts: the Battle of Trafalgar. The...

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  • 1987
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    Love Sins

    Love Sins

    3 1987 HD

    A biographical feature on the Italian literary giant, Gabriele D'Annunzio. Set in late 19th century Italy and France when the artistic style,...

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  • 1992
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    The Golden Years

    The Golden Years

    1 1992 HD

    The ancient Aztec world inadvertantly welcomes its doom in the form of the Conquistadors.

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  • 2005
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    Napoleon 1812 - The Road to Moscow

    Napoleon 1812 - The Road to Moscow

    1 2005 HD

    It was to be Napoleon Bonaparte's greatest adventure; an invasion of Russia with an army of more than 650,000 men, the largest the world had yet...

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  • 2023
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    Mike Yarwood: Thank You For The Laughs

    Mike Yarwood: Thank You For The Laughs

    1 2023 HD

    Documentary in which the late impressionist's daughters get to the truth about their father's rise to fame and record-breaking success, and his...

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  • 1993
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    The Mystery of Edwin Drood

    The Mystery of Edwin Drood

    5.7 1993 HD

    An opium-addicted choirmaster develops an obsession for a beautiful young girl and will not stop short of murder in order to have her.

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  • 1993
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    The Legends of Treasure Island

    The Legends of Treasure Island

    8 1993 HD

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  • 1970
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    Season of the Witch

    Season of the Witch

    1 1970 HD

    A young woman quits her dull job in the typing pool, and goes off on a search for personal freedom.

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  • 1992
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    Das lange Gespräch mit dem Vogel

    Das lange Gespräch mit dem Vogel

    1 1992 HD

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  • 1992
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    Il segno del comando

    Il segno del comando

    5 1992 HD

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  • 1992
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    The First Circle

    The First Circle

    4.8 1992 HD

    In the USSR, political prisoners who were scientists were not always sent to GULAG, but also to The First Circle (named after Dante's Inferno), a...

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  • 1982
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    Imperative

    Imperative

    5.5 1982 HD

    Polish director Krzysztof Zanussi once more explores the dilemma of intellectualism at the expense of humanity in 1982's Imperative. The story...

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  • 2012
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    Tales of Television Centre

    Tales of Television Centre

    8 2012 HD

    Various actors, presenters, directors and other staff who have worked at the iconic BBC Television Centre at Shepherd's Bush in London reminisce...

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  • 1967
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    Robbery

    Robbery

    6.5 1967 HD

    In this fictionalised account of the Great Train Robbery, career criminal Paul Clifton plans an audacious crime: the robbery of a mail train carrying...

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  • 1969
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    The Italian Job

    The Italian Job

    6.998 1969 HD

    Charlie's got a 'job' to do. Having just left prison he finds one of his friends has attempted a high-risk job in Torino, Italy, right under the nose...

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  • 2025
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    The Queen of Heaven

    The Queen of Heaven

    1 2025 HD

    The life of the Virgin Mary from the Crucifixion (33AD) till her miraculous departure/death (44AD). It also describes the early years of the...

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  • 1997
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    Treasure Island

    Treasure Island

    1 1997 HD

    Jim Hawkins races to beat Long John Silver to the riches awaiting on Treasure Island. An animated retelling of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic...

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  • 1969
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    Tower of London: The Innocent

    Tower of London: The Innocent

    6 1969 HD

    The story of the Earl of Warwick and Perkin Warbeck, during the reign of King Henry VII.

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  • 1969
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    Walk a Crooked Path

    Walk a Crooked Path

    3.5 1969 HD

    Set in an exclusive boy's school, about a man who plans to kill off his wealthy teacher wife by encouraging her to drink and pushing her into...

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  • 1972
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    Running Scared

    Running Scared

    1 1972 HD

    When an undergraduate commits suicide, his best friend is sent down from university because he did nothing to prevent the death, which he felt was a...

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  • 1984
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    The Wandering Company

    The Wandering Company

    1 1984 HD

    Documentary about Merchant Ivory Productions, including interviews with the principals of the film production company and actors which have appeared...

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  • 2005
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    Colour Me Kubrick

    Colour Me Kubrick

    5.669 2005 HD

    The true story of a man who posed as director Stanley Kubrick during the production of Kubrick's last film, Eyes Wide Shut, despite knowing very...

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  • 1982
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    The Hunchback of Notre Dame

    The Hunchback of Notre Dame

    5.8 1982 HD

    Quasimodo, the hunchback bellringer of Notre Dame's cathedral, meets a beautiful gypsy dancer, Esmeralda, and falls in love with her. So does...

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  • 1988
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    Down There in the Jungle

    Down There in the Jungle

    1 1988 HD

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  • 2002
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    Seven Games From Glory

    Seven Games From Glory

    8.5 2002 HD

    A World Cup of shocks and surprises, making history from start to finish. It was the first World Cup in Asia and the first to be co-hosted by two...

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  • 1990
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    Romeo.Juliet

    Romeo.Juliet

    1 1990 HD

    The tale centers on an eccentric bag lady who rescues the stray cats of Venice and puts them on a boat to set sail for the new world. It has not been...

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  • 1973
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    All Systems Go: Alan Garner

    All Systems Go: Alan Garner

    1 1973 HD

    An experimental, autobiographical documentary presented by Alan Garner

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  • 1992
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    The Boer War: 1899-1902

    The Boer War: 1899-1902

    5 1992 HD

    Journey back in time to a different age, when the sun never set on the British Empire and her armies were great in number. The Boer War: 1899-1902...

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  • 1980
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    Harlequin

    Harlequin

    6.595 1980 HD

    Up-and-coming senator Nick Rast's young son is terminally ill with leukemia. A mysterious faith healer, Gregory Wolfe, appears and seems to cure the...

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  • 1972
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    Mrs. Warren's Profession

    Mrs. Warren's Profession

    1 1972 HD

    Performed in 1902, after being banned by the censor for eight years, Shaw's indictment of the hypocrisy surrounding prostitution still shocked its...

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  • 1973
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    Lady Killer

    Lady Killer

    6.7 1973 HD

    A shy, lonely American girl marries a charming man she meets while on vacation in England, unaware that he has sinister plans for her.

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  • 2018
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    Franco Zeffirelli: Directing from Life

    Franco Zeffirelli: Directing from Life

    1 2018 HD

    Franco Zeffirelli passed away on 15th June 2019. Chris Hunt's biography explores how Zeffirelli's sense of drama was born out of his own experience...

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  • 1980
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    Walkabout to Hollywood

    Walkabout to Hollywood

    1 1980 HD

    Produced and directed this documentary for BBC in the 1980’s, about David Gulpilil, acclaimed Australian Aboriginal actor, dancer and musician....

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  • 1997
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    Pride of Africa

    Pride of Africa

    1 1997 HD

    Safari tour guide David Webb (Robert Powell) takes a job as head of security on the luxury train Pride of Africa and discovers that the wealthy...

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  • 1974
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    Death to Sister Mary

    Death to Sister Mary

    1 1974 HD

    The cast of a British soap opera are attacked by a mad fan who confuses them with their TV roles.

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  • 1977
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    Jesus Of Nazareth

    Jesus Of Nazareth

    8 1977 HD

    Robert Powell stars in the epic 1977 drama chronicling the birth, life, crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus. With Laurence Olivier, James Earl...

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  • 1996
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    Bulletproof

    Bulletproof

    5.7 1996 HD

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  • 1973
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    Thriller

    Thriller

    6.6 1973 HD

    Thriller is a British television series, originally broadcast in the UK from 1973 to 1976. It is an anthology series: each episode has a...

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  • 1999
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    Holby City

    Holby City

    5.683 1999 HD

    Drama series about life on the wards of Holby City Hospital, following the highs and lows of the staff and patients.

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  • 1982
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    Countdown

    Countdown

    5.6 1982 HD

    The clock is ticking as contestants compete in games of lexical dexterity and numerical agility.

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  • 1996
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    Dalziel & Pascoe

    Dalziel & Pascoe

    6.3 1996 HD

    British crime drama based on the "Dalziel and Pascoe" series of books by Reginald Hill, set in the fictional Yorkshire town of Wetherton. The...

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  • 1972
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    Crown Court

    Crown Court

    5.4 1972 HD

    Crown Court is an afternoon television courtroom drama produced by Granada Television for the ITV network that ran from 1972, when the Crown Court...

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  • 1993
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    The Detectives

    The Detectives

    6.7 1993 HD

    The absurd adventures of two defective detectives, who - despite unbelievable incompetence - somehow manage to solve their cases (or be nearby when...

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  • 1970
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    Doomwatch

    Doomwatch

    5.667 1970 HD

    Doomwatch is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC, which ran on BBC 1 between 1970 and 1972. The series was set in the...

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  • 1988
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    Hannay

    Hannay

    5 1988 HD

    Hannay was a 1988 spin-off from the 1978 film version of John Buchan's novel The Thirty-Nine Steps which had starred Robert Powell as Richard...

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  • 1951
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    Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

    8.667 1951 HD

    Hallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark Cards, a Kansas City based greeting card company. The...

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  • 1986
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    Shaka Zulu

    Shaka Zulu

    7.1 1986 HD

    South Africa, 1823. The Zulu Empire, headed by King Shaka, a brilliant but ruthless military strategist, begin to encroach on the British colony of...

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  • 1990
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    Canned Carrott

    Canned Carrott

    6 1990 HD

    Canned Carrott was a comedy stand-up and sketch-show by Jasper Carrott. Two of the regular sketches were "Wiggy" and "The Detectives". The first...

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  • 1995
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    Fantomcat

    Fantomcat

    4 1995 HD

    Fantomcat was an animated series produced by Cosgrove Hall Films. It was first broadcast in 1995 and was animated after Avenger Penguins in 1994 by...

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  • 1993
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    The Legends of Treasure Island

    The Legends of Treasure Island

    7.4 1993 HD

    The Legends Of Treasure Island is an animated cartoon from the UK that ran from 1993-1995. It had two series of 13 episodes each and each episode...

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  • 1966
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    The Hunchback of Notre Dame

    The Hunchback of Notre Dame

    1 1966 HD

    The Hunchback of Notre Dame is a 1966 television series and an adaptation of the novel The Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo.

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  • 1977
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    Jesus of Nazareth

    Jesus of Nazareth

    7.735 1977 HD

    Dramatizes the Birth, Life, Ministry, Crucifixion, and Resurrection of Jesus Christ, largely according to the Holy Bible's New Testament Gospels.

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  • 1975
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    Looking for Clancy

    Looking for Clancy

    1 1975 HD

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  • 1991
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    Pebble Mill

    Pebble Mill

    3.1 1991 HD

    Pebble Mill was a re-launched version of the 1970s daily chat show Pebble Mill (also known as Pebble Mill At One for a while) which aired on BBC1 in...

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  • 1965
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    BBC Play of the Month

    BBC Play of the Month

    5 1965 HD

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

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  • 1971
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    Jude the Obscure

    Jude the Obscure

    5.25 1971 HD

    Based on the novel by Thomas Hardy, Jude, born to poverty, he dreams are big, but are shattered one by one, as his life descends into tragedy.

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  • 1993
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    Great Crimes and Trials

    Great Crimes and Trials

    10 1993 HD

    Great Crimes and Trials is an early 1990s BBC documentary television series. The program consists of archival material combined with never before...

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  • 1972
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    The Edwardians

    The Edwardians

    5.7 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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  • 1965
    imgS16 E4

    BBC Play of the Month

    BBC Play of the Month

    5 1965 HD

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

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  • 1973
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    Thriller

    Thriller

    6.6 1973 HD

    Thriller is a British television series, originally broadcast in the UK from 1973 to 1976. It is an anthology series: each episode has a...

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  • 2017
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    The Real Jesus of Nazareth

    The Real Jesus of Nazareth

    7 2017 HD

    Take a pilgrimage across the Holy Land as we explore the life of Jesus of Nazareth, separating history from legend.

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  • 2009
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    World War II in Colour

    World War II in Colour

    7.5 2009 HD

    World War II In Colour is a 13-episode television documentary miniseries recounting the events of World War II narrated by Robert Powell. The show...

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  • 1996
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    Dalziel & Pascoe

    Dalziel & Pascoe

    6.3 1996 HD

    British crime drama based on the "Dalziel and Pascoe" series of books by Reginald Hill, set in the fictional Yorkshire town of Wetherton. The...

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  • 1993
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    The Century of Warfare

    The Century of Warfare

    1 1993 HD

    The Century of Warfare is a 26 part British TV documentary first released in 1993 and shown on A&E Television Networks. It was narrated by Robert...

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  • 1978
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    An Audience with...

    An Audience with...

    5.3 1978 HD

    An Audience with... is a British entertainment television show produced by London Weekend Television, in which a host, usually a singer or comedian,...

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  • 1986
    imgS1 E5

    Classic Ghost Stories

    Classic Ghost Stories

    1 1986 HD

    Five partially-dramatized readings of classic M.R. James ghost stories by actor Robert Powell. Including "The Mezzotint", "The Ash-Tree", "The Rose...

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  • 1991
    imgS1 E6

    Merlin of the Crystal Cave

    Merlin of the Crystal Cave

    1 1991 HD

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  • 1990
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    Keeping Up Appearances

    Keeping Up Appearances

    7.6 1990 HD

    Hyacinth Bucket (whose name, she insists, is pronounced "Bouquet") is a suburban housewife in the West Midlands. She would be the first to tell you...

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  • 2009
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    International Terrorism Since 1945

    International Terrorism Since 1945

    1 2009 HD

    International Terrorism Since 1945 is a television documentary series, shown on UKTV History from 5 January 2009. Narrated by Robert Powell, it is...

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  • 2004
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    Agatha Christie's Marple

    Agatha Christie's Marple

    7.622 2004 HD

    The adventures of Miss Jane Marple, an elderly spinster living in the quiet little village of St Mary Mead. During her many visits to friends and...

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  • 2004
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    Great SAS Missions

    Great SAS Missions

    1 2004 HD

    Over the past 60 years Britain's Special Air Service regiment has carried out a wide variety of clandestine missions - from deep-penetration raiding...

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  • 2011
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    Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

    Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

    5 2011 HD

    Antiques experts accompany celebrities on a road trip around the UK searching for treasures and competing to make the most money at auction

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  • 1983
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    Natural World

    Natural World

    7 1983 HD

    Natural World is a nature documentary television series broadcast annually on BBC Two and regarded by the BBC as its flagship natural history brand....

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  • 1970
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    Natural World

    Natural World

    6.2 1970 HD

    Adolf Hitler caused the deaths of fifty million people. An entire nation followed him to ruin. Over a tumultuous 12 years Adolf Hitler went from...

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