Bill Dean
Рождение : 1921-09-03, Everton, Liverpool, England, UK
Смерть : 2000-04-20
История
Bill Dean was a British actor who was born in Everton, Liverpool, Lancashire. He was born Patrick Anthony Connolly, but took his stage name in honour of Everton football legend William 'Dixie' Dean. After a atring of jobs, it was his work as a Lancashire club comedian that saw him spotted by Ken Loach who gave him his breakthrough role in his TV play The Golden Vision. Famous for his flat but penetrating Scouse tones, Dean went on to star as miserable pensioner Harry Cross in the long running Channel 4 soap Brookside from its inception in 1983 to 1990. He briefly returned to the series in 1999 for three episodes, when his character re-appeared in Brookside Close suffering from Alzheimer's disease and wrongly believing that he still lived there. The same character was the inspiration behind the 1980s group 'Jegsy Dodd and the sons of Harry Cross' who hailed from the Wirral and Dean himself appeared in the video of the Liverpudlian band The Farm's Groovy Train as Cross, who was a former train driver. He did of a heart attack aged 78 in 2000.
Harold Cross
There is trouble a-plenty in store for the Corkhill clan in this video-only special. Series creator Phil Redmond has returned to pen a dramatic script which follows on from a weekend special.
Additional Cast
Drama based on the real life events of April 1989, when ninety-six Liverpool supporters were crushed to death during an F.A. Cup Semi-Final match against Nottingham Forest at Sheffield Wednesday's Hillsborough Stadium. This movie follows three Liverpudlian families before the match, during the tragedy and at the ensuing court battles which tried to decide who was to blame and what went wrong.
Altar Boy
Father Greg Pilkington is torn between his call as a conservative Catholic priest and his secret life as a homosexual with a gay lover, frowned upon by the Church. Upon hearing the confession of a young girl of her incestuous father, Greg enters an intensely emotional spiritual struggle deciding between choosing morals over religion and one life over another.
Old Man
Back in the 'bad old days' when the physically and mentally disabled were locked away in institutions a legend grew of someone who could stand up to the authorities and help them. This charming story is how a group of disabled people went to chase that legend. To assist them John is forced to come to terms with his daughter and her friends.
Foreman of the Jury
In 1950s England, slow-witted Derek Bentley falls in with a group of petty criminals led by Chris Craig, a teenager with a fondness for American gangster films. Chris and Derek's friendship leads to their involvement in the true case which would forever shake England's belief in capital punishment.
Compere
Stone (Peter Coyote) hits an armored truck without his usual driver. The ensuing getaway leads to the death of an innocent. The payback is swift and brutal. The wronged father hires a twisted, sociopathic assassin to avenge his loss. One by one the offenders are punished through grisly executions. Stone uses his wits to find a reclusive friend Terry (Mel Smith) just in time for a psychedelic funhouse showdown with his stalker.
(voice)
Simon Simpson runs an entertainment agency in Liverpool. At one of his regular auditions in The Bootle Railway Club he sees an aggressive young man fresh from the dole queue who dreams of becoming a professional comedian. Simpson believes the boy has talent and starts to groom him for 'stardom'.
Man in Village Hall (uncredited)
В съемках исторического фильма в типичном английском тихом местечке с аккуратными садиками и полуденным чаепитием принимают участие самые блистательные звезды Голливуда. Постоянные интриги, стремление подставить друг друга, добиться главной роли во что бы то ни стало. В итоге на съемочной площадке обнаруживают труп. Как и во всех триллерах по романам Агаты Кристи, у всех есть повод для убийства и каждый, включая убийцу, может оказаться следующей жертвой.
Workman
Stingy landlord Rigsby manages to scam his lodgers John, an art student, and Philip, an African medical student, making both pay for a room they must share. However Rigsby's favorite lodger, Miss Jones, flirts with Philip rather than him, despite his pitiful attempts at seduction.
Mr Duke
В фильме откровенно показаны реалии английской ювенальной тюрьмы 70-ых годов XX века. Жизнь подростков продемонстрирована на примере судеб нескольких из них: противостояния с охраной и другими заключенными, унижения, вплоть до пыток, например, в виде ходьбы босиком по улице в холод, работа в этой колонии, отношения между подростками — точнее, уже почти взрослыми юношами.
David Shepley
Four-part drama serial about the British juicidal system, dealing with an investigation presented from the perspectives of the police force, the criminal, the solicitor and the prison system.
Duggie Jeb
An RSPCA officer is horrified when he discovers a pet shop owner has been conducting experiments on a wolf, searching for proof of lycanthropy. Created as an episode of Nigel Kneale’s “Beasts” horror anthology miniseries.
Teddy
When teacher Tony Scannell decides he wants to be ordained as a Catholic Priest his decision has wide ranging effects on his family and loved ones.
Mr Jackson
A hard-working doctor must also carry the burden of a turbulent home life, due to the expectations of his demanding wife. Part of Thames Televison's Armchair Cinema.
Ted
Lightning Gallat is the village slaughterer and a man of distinction. Where does he draw the line?
Club Owner (uncredited)
Light the Rock 'n Roll spark with a Flame in the guise of Dave, Noddy, Jim and Don and their showcase of the rise and demise of rock band Flame. Set in the hardships of North England's seventies working class society and music scene. This build-up from rags to riches is a parody of realism and grit, with double-dealings and harsh unforgiving dog eat dog mentalities, and the golden rule; if you play with matches then you're going to get burnt, in the flames of the music industry.
Father
Chance has missed the match, but the girls at his sister's wedding might make up for it
Inspector Walker
Пытаясь прийти в себя от недавнего нервного срыва, Эллен Уилер становится невольной свидетельницей убийства, произошедшего в доме напротив. Она сообщает о произошедшем преступлении мужу и другу, но, учитывая её нестабильное психическое состояние, те не склонны ей верить.
George
Speech Day is a bit of a laugh if you are not one of nature's prize-winners. But now that they've finished with school and school with them, what comes next for Ronnie, Wally and Rob?
Bert
Capitalising on his remarkable success in On the Buses, Reg Varney took on the contrasting role of a third-rate holiday camp entertainer dreaming of stardom in this mid-seventies comedy feature. Also starring fellow sitcom favourite Diana Coupland and Lee Montague, The Best Pair of Legs in the Business was adapted from an individual ITV Playhouse drama and scripted by Emmerdale Farm creator Kevin Laffan. 'Sherry' Sheridan, a middle-aged compère and drag artiste currently stationed at a caravan site, is low on talent but high on ambition. Convinced he just needs one decent break to launch himself into the big time, he's relentlessly optimistic - but sadly unaware that his family life is crumbling around him. Can Sherry manage to secure both his job, and his marriage?
Father
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
Tommy Wright
Ливерпульский конферансье мечтает написать детективный роман. Чтобы глубже погрузиться в среду он дает объявление об услугах частного детектива. Вскоре он получает первый заказ, а вместе с ним – пакет с фотографией молодой женщины, пистолет и тысячу фунтов стерлингов. И теперь он оказывается вовлечен в чрезвычайно запутанное дело, связанное с контрабандой героина и торговлей оружием.
Mr. Baildon
Главная героиня, девятнадцатилетняя Дженис, всеми силами пытается вырваться из своей семьи и не стать такой, как ее родители. Типичные “продукты” мидл-класса и строгие хранители фиктивной “нормы”, они лишь умеют делать вид, что у них все хорошо, хотя оба несчастливы и несвободны, а главное – не имеют права даже заикнуться об этом. На попытку дочери жить своей жизнью они, естественно, отвечают карательными мерами. А когда узнают, что она беременна, то заставляют дочь сделать аборт и даже пытаются запихнуть в психиатрическую лечебницу...
Uncle Sid
Ken Loach's first production for ITV, shown under the 'Sunday Night Theatre' strand (originally broadcast 18th July 1971). After a Lifetime is something of a neglected, social realist masterpiece that focuses on two brothers, brought together by the death of their father, reflecting on his life of militancy and political activism. At the time critic Nancy Banks Smith called it ‘brilliantly funny, and moving with a sort of subterranean rage’. Smith himself plays the older brother with a brilliant, raw emotion.
Billy
Ken Loach production for The Wednesday Play; a fictionalised account of the Pilkingtons Glass strike in St Helens, 1970.
Arthur Foster
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.
Fish and Chip Shop Man
История 12-летнего тинэйджера Билли Каспера, у которого нет друзей, над которым в школе издеваются сверстники и учителя. Он находит утешение, только когда обнаруживает сокола и решает заняться воспитанием ловчих птиц.
Landlord
After a prolonged industrial dispute in the Liverpool Docks, the striking workers reject management demands of a return to work and decide instead to occupy the docks and run the operation themselves.
John Coyne
The obsessive supporters of Everton FC forsake wives, families and God to follow their beloved team. Meanwhile, the club and its players try to live up to their expectations.
