Colin Welland
Nacimiento : 1934-07-04, Liverpool, England
Muerte : 2015-11-02
Historia
Actor and writer Colin Welland will perhaps be forever remembered for his triumph at the 1982 Academy Awards, when he won the Best Screenplay Oscar for his screenplay for the hit film Chariots of Fire, proclaiming "The British are Coming!" As an actor, his first film appearance is perhaps still his best-loved, the sympathetic Mr Farthing in Kes (1969), for which he won a BAFTA. Born in Liverpool, but raised in Leigh, Welland initially started out as an art teacher before moving into acting and becoming a household name playing the role of PC Graham in the long running BBC police serial Z Cars. Aside from Chariots of Fire, he wrote many other plays and films including the BAFTA winning Kisses at Fifty (later remade for Hollywood with Gene Hackman as Twice in a Lifetime), Leeds United! based on the rag trade strike that his own mother-in-law was active in, Yanks, A Dry White Season and War of the Buttons. As a film and TV actor his credits include Kes, Straw Dogs, Blue Remembered Hills, Cowboys and Sweeney! He died at the age of 81 on November 2, 2015, having suffered from Alzheimer's disease for several years.
Harry Catterick
The story of the British betting scandal of 1964, uncovered by journalist Mike Gabbert which saw a number of British professional footballers were jailed and banned from football for life for conspiring to fix the results of matches. Prominent among those jailed and banned were the Sheffield Wednesday F.C. stars Peter Swan, Tony Kay and David Layne.
Writer
Los niños de Ballydowse y Carrickdowse muestran su rivalidad en batallas donde el botín de los vencedores son los botones, cordones de zapatos y ropa interior de los prisioneros. Reza su leyenda: "La mayoría de las guerras duran años; ésta tiene que acabar antes de la cena".
Writer
A woman's fight to adopt a war baby from the Third World after becoming unable to conceive.
Reuters editor
The Secret Life of Ian Fleming follows the exciting life of a dashing young Ian Fleming, the mastermind behind the highly successful James Bond books and movies.
Manager
Linda's out on her hen night, her fiance is out on his stag night. Linda is having major doubts about getting married, when both groups arrive at a club, to find the band fronted by her ex-boyfriend—and the love of her life—Peter. Linda has to decide: Does she stay and settle down, like her friends want her to, or does she chuck it all in and run away with Peter?
Screenplay
Sudáfrica, años setenta. El prestigioso profesor blanco Ben du Toit ha vivido toda su vida al margen de los horrores e injusticias del apartheid sudafricano. Nunca quiso tomar partido. Cuando el hijo de su jardinero negro es arrestado en Soweto durante una manifestación de protesta, Ben piensa que la policía tiene sus razones. Pero, cuando el chico es detenido otra vez por la policía y no regresa a casa. Ben le promete a su jardinero investigar el incidente. (FILMAFFINITY)
Klarsfeld
Decades after the end of World War II, escaped war criminal Klaus Barbie is brought to justice.
Writer
Al cumplir los 50 años, un hombre (Gene Hackman) que trabaja en el turno de noche de una fábrica, se da cuenta de lo aburrida que es toda su vida. (FILMAFFINITY)
Chief Constable James McBride
Incendiary 1981 Play for Today, written by Jim Allen and directed by Roland Joffé that tells the story of a group of housing estate residents who attempt to organise against persistent rent rises.
Screenplay
En Gran Bretaña, 1920. Harold Abrahams y Eric Lidell estaban hechos para correr. No sólo una razón les llevaba a correr más rápido que ningún otro hombre, sus motivos eran tan diferentes como sus pasados. Cada uno tenía su propio Dios, sus propias creencias y su propio empuje hacia el triunfo. Dos jóvenes corredores de diferentes clases sociales que se entrenan con un mismo objetivo: competir en las Olimpiadas de París de 1924.
Novel
En Gran Bretaña, 1920. Harold Abrahams y Eric Lidell estaban hechos para correr. No sólo una razón les llevaba a correr más rápido que ningún otro hombre, sus motivos eran tan diferentes como sus pasados. Cada uno tenía su propio Dios, sus propias creencias y su propio empuje hacia el triunfo. Dos jóvenes corredores de diferentes clases sociales que se entrenan con un mismo objetivo: competir en las Olimpiadas de París de 1924.
Himself
Colin Welland presents this public information film about the hazards of nighttime driving.
Screenplay
A principios de 1942, mientras los aliados se preparan para el Desembarco de Normandía, miles de soldados yanquis son enviados a Inglaterra. En la vida de tres de ellos juegan un papel importante tres mujeres: Helen, una madre de mentalidad tradicional que trabaja como voluntaria de la Cruz Roja, Mollie, conductora de autobús y gran admiradora de los estadounidenses, y Jen, la hija del jefe de los tenderos locales, una joven de frágil sensibilidad que está enamorada del soldado Matt.
Story
A principios de 1942, mientras los aliados se preparan para el Desembarco de Normandía, miles de soldados yanquis son enviados a Inglaterra. En la vida de tres de ellos juegan un papel importante tres mujeres: Helen, una madre de mentalidad tradicional que trabaja como voluntaria de la Cruz Roja, Mollie, conductora de autobús y gran admiradora de los estadounidenses, y Jen, la hija del jefe de los tenderos locales, una joven de frágil sensibilidad que está enamorada del soldado Matt.
Willie
On an idyllic summer afternoon in the summer of 1943, a group of children play in the West Country hills, fields and forests. With no adults around, they indulge in spontaneous games and horseplay - sometimes echoing the distant war, at other times revealing their own insecurities and petty vindictiveness.
Self
Colin Welland presents this confined spaces training video from the Health and Safety Executive, detailing the hazards of entering any confined space without the neccessary awareness, training & equipment.
Frank Chadwick
When one of Regan's snouts complains that his girlfriend's recent suicide was murder, the flying squad detective feels compelled to investigate. He uncovers a conspiracy that reaches the heart of the government, and finds himself fitted up, suspended and under the scrutiny of Special Branch.
Author
When his father becomes a bomb victim, Jimmy leaves Belfast for his uncle’s farm in remote west Ireland. But even here there are links to the past.
Bone
A 'machinegunner' (West Country slang for a debt-collector) turns amateur sleuth, but finds himself in hot water with local criminals.
Onslow
Anand, his pretty cousin and their sick uncle are stranded in Amsterdam where they receive an offer to take them to England.
The true story of a strike in 1970 by female textile-factory workers in Leeds who wanted to be paid the same as their male colleagues, but whose efforts were undermined by the trade union that they belonged to.
Writer
The true story of a strike in 1970 by female textile-factory workers in Leeds who wanted to be paid the same as their male colleagues, but whose efforts were undermined by the trade union that they belonged to.
Writer
Rivalry at a local Gilbert and Sullivan Society over who will play Jack Point in the Silver Jubilee production. Rowland Matthews has always been the main star, but he is getting on, and the young Clive Bates is a strong rival.
Writer
A father leaves his grown-up family to move in with his lover in the south, alienating himself from his four children.
Writer
18-year-old friends Todd and Towzer set off by motorbike to spend a Bank Holiday weekend in Scarborough. Their long hair, cut-off denim jackets, medals, badges and swastikas lead to hostility from everyone they meet, including the police
Rev. Barney Hood
El astrofísico americano David Sumner (Hoffman) se traslada a vivir al pueblo de su mujer, en Gran Bretaña. Es un hombre reservado y tímido que vive absorto en sus investigaciones y procura evitar cualquier disputa. Sin embargo, la violencia de ciertos individuos del pueblo llega a tal extremo que Sumner, situado entre la espada y la pared, reacciona con las mismas armas que sus agresores para defender a su mujer y su hogar... Obra clave en la filmografía de Peckinpah, "Perros de paja" es un estudio sobre la violencia del ser humano basado en la novela "The Siege of Trencher's Farm", de Gordon M. Williams.
Tom Binney
Cuenta la historia de un bandido despiadado, Vic Dakin, y de sus planes para robar la nómina de una fábrica de plástico. El modo en que se lleva a cabo el golpe no es el modus operandi habitual de Dakin y el asunto se complicará aún más porque tendrá que colaborar con otro delincuente, Frank Fletcher.
Lennie Brown
Compelling drama from screenwriter Colin Welland set in a city comprehensive school of low expectations and ambitions. Pupil Latimer does not conform to the macho culture and is labeled a homosexual, leading to bullying by both the pupils and some of the teachers.
Writer
Compelling drama from screenwriter Colin Welland set in a city comprehensive school of low expectations and ambitions. Pupil Latimer does not conform to the macho culture and is labeled a homosexual, leading to bullying by both the pupils and some of the teachers.
Writer
A lonely young man longing to be accepted lies his way into a local church. The priest and his congregation soon begin to unravel his tales as his actions become versatile.
Writer
Colin Welland's play about a wife, her mother, her mother in law and conflict.
Tony
Colin Welland's play about a wife, her mother, her mother in law and conflict.
Mr. Farthing
Billy Casper (David Bradley) es un muchacho de aspecto triste que vive en un pequeño pueblo minero de condado de Yorkshire. No va bien en la escuela y comete pequeños hurtos que le reportan algo de dinero. Un buen día, encuentra un pequeño halcón y, lleno de entusiasmo, decide cuidarlo hasta que consiga volar.
