Geoffrey Hughes

Geoffrey Hughes

Nacimiento : 1944-02-02, Wallasey, Merseyside, England, UK

Muerte : 2012-07-27

Historia

Geoffrey Hughes DL was an English actor. Hughes provided the voice of Paul McCartney in the animated film Yellow Submarine, and rose to fame for portraying much-loved binman Eddie Yeats in the long-running British soap opera Coronation Street from 1974 to 1983, making a return to the show in 1987.

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Geoffrey Hughes

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Comedy Classics: Keeping Up Appearances
Self (archive footage)
Keeping Up Appearances remains one of Britain's best loved series. Running for 5 years throughout the 90s, millions of viewers tuned in to watch the delightfully monstrous Hyacinth Bucket (pronounced Bouquet) as she attempted to climb the social ladder, only to be endlessly let down by her family. In this 90-minute celebration we feature the very best and most hilarious moments from the series, and cast, crew and celebrity fans pay tribute to the show and share backstage secrets. Featuring an exclusive interview with Dame Patricia Routledge, who shares her memories of the show, we learn how she came to be cast, how she developed the character, and what happened when the cameras stop rolling.
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa
Self
Caroline Aherne and Craig Cash discuss the creation of The Royle Family, with a look behind the scenes at the production of the show and interviews with the cast.
The New Sofa
Twiggy
Festive special edition of the hit family sitcom. Inspired by Nigella Lawson, Denise decides to cook Christmas dinner for the family. Jim provides the yuletide log and, much to his dismay, Dave's mum and dad are invited to join the festivities.
Flick
Tony Ray
Memphis cop Lieutenant McKenzie is called in to investigate a series of strange deaths and wierd sightings following the resurrection of a murder victim from the 1950s(a local boy) who is brought back to life in modern times and tries to find his teenage sweetheart who is now aged 62 and also to seek revenge for his death.
Liverpool Nativity
Gabriel
Inspired by The Manchester Passion, Liverpool Nativity employs the city's great musical heritage as the soundtrack to a contemporary music drama set in a fictitious state, a tale as relevant today as it was 2,000 years ago. The live event tells the intimate personal story of a pregnant young girl set against a backdrop of political tension and unrest and stars a host of well- known Liverpool actors and personalities.
The Queen of Sheba
Twiggy
Tension mounts in the Royle household as the family contemplates the prospect of becoming fully laminated throughout. Dr Mahmoud prescribes new medication for Nana in the form of yellow tablets; coincidentally they turn out to be the same colour as the tablets that Joe was prescribed for the swelling when he got his bits stuck in his zip. Meanwhile, a mysterious ginger visitor reminds Nana of her favourite musical.
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
Movie with some of the greatest brittish comedians such as Rowan Atkinson, John Cleese.
The Memoirs of Hyacinth Bucket
Onslow
Daisy and Onslow find the secret diary of Hyacinth and start reading in it. The rest of this TV-special are clips from prevous episodes.
Needle
Repo Man
Needle paints a harrowing picture of a Liverpool overrun by drugs, charting a young man's nightmarish descent into intravenous heroin use and AIDS and a police and political leadership incapable of the imagination or courage necessary to respond to the drug problem.
The Man from the Pru
Det Sgt Bailey
The 20 January 1931 slaying of Julia Wallace remains unsolved, despite an ongoing stream of investigative writers giving an impression that a solution to the crime has been found through a surfeit of working hypotheses.
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Foe
Popplewick
Charged with genocide by the treacherous Valeyard at his trial, the Doctor receives help from an unlikely source to turn the tide of the High Council's rulings in his favour and reveal the Valeyard as a wrongdoer: the Master. For the Valeyard's own crimes are so atrocious, even the Doctor's archenemy will help him to ensure that the villain won't see the light of day again. Cornered, the Valeyard flees to the Matrix, where he can be the Doctor's judge, jury and executioner...
Confessions of a Driving Instructor
Postman
Timothy Lea and his brother-in-law Sidney decide upon opening a driving school as their latest get-rich-quick scheme. Though he sincerely wants to teach, young Timmy finds that his female students are far more interested in keeping their eyes on him than on the road.
Tiffany Jones
Georg
Light-hearted and occasionally unclothed adaptation of a British comic strip in the over-the-top, on-beyond-Bond spy fantasy vein. Based on the Daily Mail comic strip.
Adolf Hitler. Mi contribución a su caída
Larry
Londres, 1940.Un aspirante a músico de jazz y futura leyenda de la comedia , obedece a regañadientes su llamada a filas y se une al Regimiento Real de Artillería en Bexhill, donde comienza la formación para participar en la guerra.
The Pigeon Fancier
Derek
When Len Shelton retires from a life of work in the coal mines, he turns to his first love - pigeons, which become a symbol of hope for him.
Carry On at Your Convenience
Willy
This is the tale of industrial strife at WC Boggs' Lavatory factory. Vic Spanner is the union representative who calls a strike at the drop of a hat; eventually everyone has to get fed up with him. This is also the ideal opportunity for lots of lavatorial jokes...
La Garra de Satan
Drinking Villager
Siglo XVII. Unos niños juegan en los campos que rodean su pueblo y se encuentran con unos extraños restos que se asemejan a una garra. El juez local se hace cargo de investigar su procedencia. Al poco de iniciar la investigación la garra desaparece y una extraña locura se adueña de los habitantes del pueblo. Los niños, bajo las órdenes de la siniestra Angel Blake, empiezan a participar en rituales donde los más jóvenes y puros son mutilados y sacrificados. Sólo el juez podrá exorcizar las fuerzas demoníacas que están destrozando su comunidad.
Miedo sangriento
Fred
Los padres de una chica que fue asesinada luego de ser violada, se vengan de la persona que ellos creen es culpable.
The Man Who Had Power Over Women
Policeman
A successful talent agent enjoys the good life until his wife leaves him. Moving in with his friend and igniting an affair with the man's wife, he also acquires a difficult new client whose public image must be preserved at any cost.
The Virgin Soldiers
Lantry
The core of the plot is the romantic triangle formed by the protagonist, a conscripted soldier named Private Brigg; a worldly professional soldier named Sergeant Driscoll, and Phillipa Raskin, the daughter of the Regimental Sergeant Major. The location is a British army base in Singapore during the Malayan Emergency.
The Beatles: Yellow Submarine
Paul McCartney (voice) (as Geoff Hughes)
Los Beatles acompañan al Capitán Fred en su submarino amarillo para ir a Pimientalandia (Pepperland) para liberarla de los Malditos Azules (Blue Meanies) que habían destruido su felicidad y su música.
The Bofors Gun
Private Samuel - Cookhouse
A national service NCO (David Warner) comes face to face with an embittered Irish Gunner (Nicol Williamson) who is determined to humiliate him.
Smashing Time
Builder
Two young women arrive in London to make it big in show business, and become corrupted by money and fame in the process.