Richard Coles

Richard Coles

Birth : 1962-03-26, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, UK

History

Richard Keith Robert Coles FRSA FKC is an English musician, journalist and Church of England parish priest. Now vicar of Finedon in Northamptonshire, he was formerly the multi-instrumentalist who partnered Jimmy Somerville in the 1980s band the Communards.

Profile

Richard Coles

Movies

Good Grief?
Reverend Richard Coles opens up the conversation around bereavement, as he goes on a personal grief voyage and tries some unconventional activities that have helped others to live with loss
Long Hot Summers: The Story of The Style Council
The story of the band that Paul Weller formed after The Jam split up in 1982, with insight from key members, collaborators and fans.
Tim Vine Travels Through Time Christmas Special
The Pope (as Reverend Richard Coles)
To recover a silver lion ornament for singer Emma Bunton Tim travels back to the court of Henry Vlll where Anne Boleyn (Emma again) asks jester Tim to send invitations to the guests for her Christmas party. However Cardinal Wolsey aims to steal them so that they will come to his own party and Tim must thwart him. (IMDb)
Queer as Art
Himself
Documentary celebrating the LGBTQ contribution to the arts in Britain in the 50 years since decriminalisation. It features interviews with leading figures from right across the arts in Britain, including Stephen Fry, David Hockney, Sir Antony Sher, Alan Cumming, Sandi Toksvig, Jeanette Winterson, Will Young and Alan Hollinghurst, and it explores the distinctive perspectives and voices that LGBT artists have brought to British cultural life.
Jimmy Somerville: The Video Collection 1984/1990 (Featuring Bronski Beat and The Communards)
Songs
Collection of music videos by Jimmy Somerville, both as solo artist as well as with the bands Bronski Beat and The Communards.
Jimmy Somerville: The Video Collection 1984/1990 (Featuring Bronski Beat and The Communards)
Performer
Collection of music videos by Jimmy Somerville, both as solo artist as well as with the bands Bronski Beat and The Communards.
Days Like These
Self
Documentary containing interviews and concert footage of the various musicians and bands within the Red Wedge organization on a tour within the UK.
JerUSAlem
Narrator
Jerusalem is the Style Council's 'Magical Mystery Tour' - a bonkers jumble of imagery, concepts, and situations and outdoor locations that the band members find themselves in, which occasionally cuts to a song.
Framed Youth: The Revenge of the Teenage Perverts
Gay and lesbian teenagers interview straight people on the streets of London about their views on homosexuality.