Bill Nighy

All Movies of Bill Nighy

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  7.7
  Shelter
  Retreating from society on a secluded island, a man living in self-imposed exile saves a young girl from a brutal storm, an act that shatters his solitude. This rescue triggers a dangerous series of events, thrusting him back into...
  Character: Manafort

     2026

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  And Sons
  Andrew, a celebrated but reclusive novelist, penned his debut book at 27, which swiftly became a classic, selling 45 million copies and drawing a dedicated following to its enigmatic author. One morning, he is seized by the absolu...
   2025

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  6.2
  Lazarus
  TV Miniseries. 6 episodes. Following a profound personal loss, Lazarus begins to experience mysterious and unsettling phenomena that defy explanation.
  Character: Dr. Jonathan Lazarus

   2025

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  7.0
  Joy
  The chronicle of a historic milestone: the birth in 1978 of Louise Joy Brown, the world's first 'test-tube baby girl', and the 10 years of arduous efforts that made it possible. The events are narrated from the point of view of Je...
   2024

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  6.7
  10 Lives
  Beckett is a spoiled, selfish cat who takes his lot for granted. However, all that is about to change when he carelessly loses his ninth life. His time is up and he suddenly finds himself at the gates of heaven begging the Guardia...
   2024

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  6.8
  The First Omen
  A young American woman is sent to Rome to begin a life of service to the church, but encounters a darkness that causes her to question her faith and uncovers a terrifying conspiracy that hopes to bring about the birth of evil inca...
   2024

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  6.3
  The Beautiful Game
  An English football team travels from London to Rome to take part in the Homeless World Cup competition. At the last minute, the coach decides to include the talented striker Vinny in the team. However, the young man with a promis...
   2024

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  4.8
  Role Play
  Emma and Dave spice up their wedding anniversary with a night of role-play in New York City. But things turn perilous when Emma's secret life as an international assassin, unknown to Dave, is exposed by Bob, jeopardizing her famil...
   2024

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  7.7
  The Man Who Fell to Earth (TV Series)
  TV Series (2022). An alien who arrives on Earth at a turning point in human evolution and must confront his own past to determine our future. Premiere: April 24 on Showtime.
   2022

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  6.8
  Living
  Set in the London of the 1950s, the film follows Williams, a veteran civil servant and paper-pusher in the city as it struggles to rebuild post-WWII. Receiving a shattering medical diagnosis, he empties his savings account and hea...
   2022

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  Buckley's Chance
  A year after the loss of his father, Ridley and his mother, Gloria, move to Western Australian to live with Ridley's estranged grandfather Spencer. Once there Spencer tries to connect with Ridley but all efforts usually lead to co...
  Character: Spencer

   2021

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  6.7
  Minamata
  War photographer W. Eugene Smith travels back to Japan where he documents the devastating effect of mercury poisoning in coastal communities.
  Character: Robert Hayes

   2020

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  7.2
  Emma.
  Handsome, clever, and rich, Emma Woodhouse is a restless queen bee without rivals in her sleepy little town. In this glittering satire of social class and the pain of growing up, Emma must adventure through misguided matches and r...
  Character: Mr. Woodhouse

   2020

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  6.5
  Hope Gap
  A couple's visit with their son takes a dramatic turn when the father tells him he plans on leaving his mother.
  Character: Edward

   2019

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  The Kindness of Strangers
  Clara arrives in wintry New York with her two sons on the back seat of her car. The journey, which she has disguised as an adventure for her children’s sake, is soon revealed to be an escape from an abusive husband and father. H...
   2019

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  6.1
  Detective Pikachu
  In the Pokémon universe, ace private eye Harry Goodman goes mysteriously missing, prompting his 21-year-old son Tim to find out what happened. Aiding in the investigation is Harry’s former Pokémon partner, Detective Pikachu, a...
  Character: Howard Clifford

   2019

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  7.1
  Ordeal by Innocence (TV Miniseries)
  TV Miniseries (2018). 3 Episodes. Christmas 1954. Wealthy philanthropist Rachel Argyll is murdered at her family estate Sunny Point. Her adopted son Jack Argyll is arrested for her murder. He vehemently protests his innocence.
  Character:  Leo Argyll 3 episodes, 2018

   2018

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  7.1
  Red Nose Day Actually (TV) (S)
  Made in support of Comic Relief’s Red Nose Day fundraiser, the 20-minute short, written by Curtis, reunites the characters from the classic film and will feature Keira Knightley, Colin Firth, Liam Neeson, Bill Nighy, Thomas Brod...
  Character: Billy Mack

   2017

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  5.3
  The Bookshop
  Set in a small town in 1959 England, it is the story of a woman who decides, against polite but ruthless local opposition, to open a bookshop, a decision which becomes a political minefield.
   2017

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  Dad's Army
  A cinema remake of the classic sitcom _Dad's Army (1968)_. The Walmington-on-Sea Home Guard platoon deal with a visiting female journalist and a German spy as World War II draws to its conclusion.
   2016

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  7.0
  Their Finest
  A period comedy-drama about a group of filmmakers struggling to make an inspirational film to boost morale during the Blitz of London in World War II. Catrin Cole (Gemma Arterton) is a "slop" scriptwriter, charged with b...
  Character: Ambrose Hilliard / Uncle Frank

   2016

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  5.7
  The Limehouse Golem
  London, 1880. A series of murders has shaken the community to the point where people believe that only a legendary creature from dark times - the mythical so-called Golem - must be responsible.
   2016

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  5.7
  The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
  The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel is the expansionist dream of Sonny (Dev Patel), and it's making more claims on his time than he has available, considering his imminent marriage to the love of his life, Sunaina (Tina Desai). ...
  Character: Douglas Ainslie

   2015

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  6.5
  Turks & Caicos (TV)
  Johnny Worricker is hiding out from his work at MI5 on the tax-exile islands, Turks & Caicos. But an encounter with a CIA agent forces him into the company of some ambiguous American businessmen who claim to be on the islands ...
  Character: Johnny Worricker

   2014

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  6.3
  Salting the Battlefield (TV)
  The Johnny Worricker Spy trilogy concludes with Salting the Battlefield, in which our hero with his ex girlfriend, Margot are criss-crossing Europe trying to stay one step ahead of the security services and a vengeful Prime Minist...
  Character: Johnny Worricker

   2014

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  7.6
  Pride
  Its the summer of 1984 Margaret Thatcher is in power and the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) is on strike. At the Gay Pride March in London, a group of gay and lesbian activists decides to raise money to support the families o...
   2014

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  5.5
  Jack the Giant Slayer
  A modern day fairy tale in which the long-standing peace between men and giants is threatened, as a young farmer leads an expedition into the giants' kingdom in hopes of rescuing a kidnapped princess.
  Character: General Fallon

   2013

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  6.7
  About Time
  On his 21st birthday, Tim Lake's (Domhnall Gleeson) father (Bill Nighy) tells him the family secret—all the males in their family are able to travel back in time. He can go back to any moment and live it over and over again unti...
  Character: Dad

   2013

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  8.0
  London - The Modern Babylon
   2012

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  4.6
  Total Recall
  The devastation of chemical war has divided Earth into two superpowers at the end of the 21st Century—the United Federation of Britain and the Colony. While the UFB and the Colony struggle for supremacy, a simple factory worker,...
  Character: Matthias

   2012

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  4.4
  Wrath of the Titans
  A decade after his heroic defeat of the monstrous Kraken, Perseus-the demigod son of Zeus-is attempting to live a quieter life as a village fisherman and the sole parent to his 10-year old son, Helius. Meanwhile, a struggle for su...
  Character: Hefesto

   2012

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  6.9
  Chalet Girl
  Chalet Girl is a comedy about having the guts to "take the jump". Pretty tomboy Kim Matthews (Felicity Jones) is a 19 years old guy who used to be a champion skateboarder – but now she’s stuck in a dead end job tryin...
  Character: Richard

   2011

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  7.4
  Page Eight (TV)
  Johnny Worricker (Bill Nighy) is a long-serving MI5 officer. His boss and best friend Benedict Baron (Michael Gambon) dies suddenly, leaving behind him an inexplicable file, threatening the stability of the organization. Meanwhile...
   2011

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  6.8
  The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
  A story set in Bangalore and centered around the workers and residents at Dunroamin, a home for the elderly.
  Character: Douglas

   2011

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  7.6
  Arthur Christmas
  This Christmas movie highlights the technological advances of operations at the North Pole, revealing how Santa and his vast army of highly trained elves produce gifts and distribute them around the world in one night. However, ev...
  Character: voz Grandsanta

   2011

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  8.7
  Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II
  The end begins as Harry, Ron, and Hermione go back to Hogwarts to find and destroy Voldemorts final horcruxes, but when Voldemort finds out about their mission, the biggest battle begins and life as they know it will never be the
  Character: Rufus

   2011

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  7.6
  Rango
  Rango is an ordinary chameleon who accidentally winds up in the town of Dirt, a lawless outpost in the Wild West in desperate need of a new sheriff. Voices from Johnny Depp (Rango), Abigail Breslin, Isla Fisher and Bill Nighy, amo
  Character: voz Veneno Jake

   2011

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  6.0
  Wild Target
  A veteran hitman (Bill Nighy) tries to retire but a beautiful and young thief (Emily Blunt) may change his plans.
   2010

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  7.7
  Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I
  Voldemort's power is growing stronger. He now has control over the Ministry of Magic and Hogwarts. Harry, Ron, and Hermione decide to finish Dumbledore's work and find the rest of the Horcruxes to defeat the Dark Lord. But little ...
  Character: Rufus

   2010

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  7.5
  The Boat That Rocked
  In 1966—British pop music's finest era—the BBC played just two hours of rock and roll every week. But pirate radio played rock and pop from the high seas 24 hours a day. And 25 million people—over half the population of Brit...
  Character: Quentin

   2009

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  5.1
  G-Force
  A comedy adventure about the latest evolution of a covert government program to train animals to work in espionage. Armed with the latest high-tech spy equipment, these highly trained guinea pigs discover that the fate of the worl...
  Character: Saber

   2009

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  6.5
  Underworld: Rise of the Lycans
  An origins story centered on the centuries-old feud between the the race of aristocratic vampires known as Death Dealers, and their onetime slaves, the Lycans. Underworld: Rise of the Lycans delves into the origins of the centurie...
  Character: Viktor

   2009

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  6.7
  Valkyrie
  Based on actual events, a plot to assassinate Hitler is unfurled during the height of WWII. The “July 20 Plot” on Hitler’s life is one of the most heroic but least known episodes of World War Two. Severely wounded in combat,...
  Character: General Friedrich Olbricht

   2008

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  7.6
  Hot Fuzz
  Top London cop, PC Nicholas Angel is too good. And to stop the rest of his team looking bad, he is reassigned to the quiet town of Sandford. He is paired with Danny Butterman, who endlessly questions him on the action lifestyle. E...
  Character: Met Chief Inspector

   2007

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  7.0
  Vanity Fair: Killers Kill, Dead Men Die (S)
  The most ambitious portfolio in the 13-year history of Vanity Fair's Hollywood Issue, this year's homage to noir had its own dramatic imperatives.
  Character: The Preacher (credit only)

   2007

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  5.9
  Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
  As the age of piracy comes to a close, Captain Jack Sparrow, Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann must sail off the edge of the map, navigate treachery and betrayal, and make their final alliances for one last decisive battle. Our hero...
  Character: Davy Jones

   2007

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  5.4
  Underworld: Evolution
  Underworld: Evolution continues the saga of war between the Death Dealers and the Lycans. The film goes back to the beginnings of the ancient feud between the two tribes as Selene (Kate Beckinsale), the beautiful vampire heroine, ...
  Character: Viktor

   2006

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  6.0
  Flushed Away
  Roddy is a decidedly upper-crust "society mouse" who lives the life of a beloved pet in a posh Kensington flat. When a sewer rat named Sid comes spewing out of the sink and decides he's hit the jackpot, Roddy schemes to ...
   2006

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  4.7
  Stormbreaker
  Alex Rider (introducing 14-year old newcomer, Alex Pettyfer) is a normal teenager who lives with his uncle, a nondescript bank manager…Or so it seems, until Uncle Ian Rider (Ewan McGregor) dies in mysterious circumstances. Alex ...
  Character: Alan Blunt

   2006

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  6.4
  Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
  Once again we're plunged into the world of sword fights and "savvy" pirates. Captain Jack Sparrow is reminded he owes a debt to Davy Jones, who captains the flying Dutchman, a ghostly ship, with a crew from hell. Facing the "locke...
  Character: Davy Jones

   2006

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  7.8
  Notes on a Scandal
  Barbara Covett (Dame Judi Dench) is a veteran and cynical schoolteacher who is close to retirement. She is barely tolerated by her less brilliant and acerbic colleagues who know nothing about her private life which consists mainly...
  Character: Richard Hart

   2006

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  6.6
  The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
  Don’t panic! Stick out your thumb to join the most ordinary man in the world on an extra-ordinary adventure across the univers.  Earthman Arthur Dent is having a very bad day.  His house is about to be bulldozed, he discovers ...
  Character: Slartibartfast

   2005

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  7.8
  The Girl in the Café (TV)
  Commissioned as part of a range of programmes the BBC is making to celebrate Africa in 2005, the 90-minute film stars Bill Nighy (Love Actually, State Of Play) and Kelly MacDonald (Gosford Park, Trainspotting, State Of Play) and f...
  Character: Lawrence

   2005

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  6.8
  Gideon's Daughter (TV)
  Set against the backdrop of the rise to power of New Labour and Princess Diana's death, Gideon's Daugher follows two lost souls who find a most unlikely connection. In 1997, the British public unite to express unprecedented lev...
  Character: Gideon

   2005

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  7.9
  The Constant Gardener
  Ralph Fiennes stars as Kenya-based English diplomat Justin Quayle, whose wife is murdered, along with a man she's suspected of having an affair with, a local human rights activist. When Quayle starts investigating the killings, he...
  Character: Sir Bernard Pellegrin

   2005

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  8.2
  Shaun of the Dead
  A romantic comedy. With zombies. Shaun of the Dead is an everyday tale of life, love and the living dead focussing on a group of friends who encounter a literal night from hell at their local pub, under attack from a zombie invasi
  Character: Philip

   2004

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  6.4
  Enduring Love
  On a beautiful cloudless day a young couple celebrate their reunion with a picnic. Joe Rose and his girlfriend Claire are about to open a bottle of champagne when a cry interrupts them. A hot-air balloon with a child in the basket...
  Character: Robin

   2004

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  5.8
  Underworld
  Selene (Kate Beckinsale), a beautiful vampire warrior, is entrenched in a war between the vampire and werewolf races. Although she is aligned with the vampires, she falls in love with Michael (Scott Speedman), a werewolf who longs
  Character: Viktor

   2003

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  The Young Visiters (TV)
  Alfred Salteena is a slightly bumbling gentleman who meets a young lady on a train and invites her to his home in London. She comes to see society and meet young men and bothers him to go out and meet important people. They travel...
   2003

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  Canterbury Tales (TV Miniseries)
  Clever adaptation of Chaucer's Canterbury to a modern setting.
  Character:  James 1 episode, 2003

   2003

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  7.0
  State of Play (TV Miniseries)
  Stephen Collins is an ambitious politician. Cal McAffrey is a well-respected investigative journalist and Stephen's ex-campaign manager. En route to work one morning, Stephen's research assistant mysteriously falls to her death on...
   2003

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  6.4
  I Capture the Castle
  The narrator, Cassandra (Romola Garai), is the middle child in an eccentric, artistic English family. Her father (Bill Nighy), a thwarted novelist, has moved them out to a crumbling, dank ruin in the countryside. The castle's new ...
  Character: James Mortmain

   2003

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  6.7
  Love Actually
  This ultimate romantic comedy weaves together a spectacular number of love affairs into one amazing story. Set almost entirely in London, England during five frantic weeks before Christmas follows a web-like pattern of inter-relat...
  Character: Billy Mack

   2003

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  7.7
  The Lost Prince (TV Miniseries)
  1910. One dynasty holds sway over the most powerful nations of the world, at its heart is the British Monarchy, and it's youngest member, Prince Johnnie. A loving, insightful and humorous child, Johnnie is witness to some of the m...
  Character: Stamfordham

   2003

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  6.2
  AKA
  AKA is the story of a disaffected youth's search for love, status, and identity in late 1970s Britain. 18-year old Dean is handsome and bright, but feels hampered by his working-class background and by his family. In order to make...
  Character: Uncle Louis Gryffoyn

   2002

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  5.4
  Blow Dry
  Character: Ray (Raymond) Robertson

   2001

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  7.0
  Lawless Heart
   2001

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  7.4
  Longitude (TV Miniseries)
  In the 18th century, the only way to navigate accurately at sea was to follow a coastline all the way, which would not get you from Europe to the West Indies or the Americas. Observing the sun or stars would give you the latitude,...
  Character: Lord Sandwich

   2000

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  7.1
  Still Crazy
  Character: Ray Simms

   1998

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  Performance (TV Series)
  TV Series (1991-1998). 5 seasons.
  Character:  Hugh Marriner / ... 2 episodes, 1991-1993

   1991

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  Chillers (TV Series)
  Based on Patricia Highsmith short stories. Displaying a sinister atmosphere, delving into the darkest depths of human nature. Episode 1: The Cat Brought It In Episode 2: Sauce for the Goose Episode 3: Old Folks at Home Episode 4:...
  Character:  Tom Dickenson 1 episode, 1990

   1990

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  2.0
  Mack the Knife
  This film adaptation of Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht's musical play The Threepenny Opera portrays the engagement of a gangster (Raul Julia) to an innocent girl (Rachel Robertson) in Victorian-era London. The girl's family attempt...
  Character: Tiger Brown

   1989

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  6.1
  The Little Drummer Girl
  Character: Al (Theatre Company)

   1984

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  4.4
  Curse of the Pink Panther
  Inspector Clouseau disappears, and the Surete wants the world's second best detective to look for him. However, Clouseau's enemy, Dreyfus, rigs the Surete's computer to select, instead, the world's WORST detective, NYPD Sgt. Clift...
  Character: ENT Doctor

   1983

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  7.1
  Eye of the Needle
  In 1940, II War World. London. A ruthless German spy, trying to get out of Britain with vital information about D-Day, must spend time with a young woman and her crippled husband.
  Character: Squadron Leader Blenkinsop

   1981

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  7.1
  Little Lord Fauntleroy
  Ceddie, Earl of Dorincourt's only grandson and heir lives in America with his mother. The Earl, getting old, asks them to come to England. Ceddie, now Lord Fauntleroy, is an adorable little fellow. The Earl, who at first was rathe...
  Character: Officer

   1980

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  9.0
  Death Watch
  Roddy has a camera implanted in his brain. He is then hired by a television producer to film a documentary of terminally ill Katherine, without her knowledge. His footage will then be run on the popular TV series, "Death Watc
   1980

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  Agony (TV Series)
  TV Series (1979-1981). 20 episodes. Jane Lucas, an Agony Aunt with a call-in radio show, has her own set of troubles with her very Jewish mother and her husband Laurence. Then there's the crazy lives of her station co-workers and ...
   1979

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  BBC2 Playhouse (TV Series)
  TV Series (1973-1983). 106 episodes
  Character:  Bruno 1 episode, 1980

   1973