Gareth Hunt
Biography: Alan Leonard Hunt was a British actor, known as Gareth Hunt, best remembered for playing the footman Frederick Norton in Upstairs, Downstairs and Mike Gambit in The New Avengers.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: February 07, 1942
Deathday: March 14, 2007
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It Couldn't Happen Here
1988-06-08
It Couldn't Happen Here
Overview: Pet Shop Boys Chris Lowe and Neil Tennant embark upon a journey across England - but which England? Is it the half-remembered England of their childhoods, or the brutal reality of Mrs Thatcher's late-eighties England? Along the way they come across many familiar (and sinister) faces. The movie also features some of the Pet Shop Boys' most popular records.
Genres: Music Drama Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-06-08
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A Hazard of Hearts
1987-12-27
A Hazard of Hearts
Overview: When compulsive gambler Sir Giles Staverley has lost his estate and all his money playing dice, he realises that he only has one thing left of value: his daughter Serena. In a final game, he stakes his daughter's hand in marriage, convinced that this time he will not lose. Unfortunately, however, he does lose; to the evil Lord Wrotham. Unable to return home and tell his daughter that he has lost her in a game of dice, Sir Giles kills himself there and then. Lord Vulcan, who has witnessed the events, takes pity on Serena Staverley, although they have never met. He challenges Lord Wrotham to a game of dice in which the winner takes both Staverley Court and Miss Serena.
Genres: Drama Romance TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-12-27
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The Castle of Adventure
1990-04-19
The Castle of Adventure
Overview: Movie version of the star studded TV series, starring Brian Blessed, Gareth Hunt, Susan George, Rosie Marcel and Bethany Greenwood. Based on the popular Enid Blighton Novel of the same name, following the adventures of a group of children as they discover the mysteries surrounding a ruined castle.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-04-19
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The Incredible Adventures of Marco Polo
1998-01-01
The Incredible Adventures of Marco Polo
Overview: In this globe-trotting adventure, Marco Polo (Don Diamont) plays the famous 13th Century explorer who sets out from Italy to find his missing father, and along the way finds danger, excitement, and amazing discoveries at every turn. The supporting cast includes Oliver Reed, Jack Palance, and Herbert Lom.
Genres: Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-01-01
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A Ghost in Monte Carlo
1990-04-02
A Ghost in Monte Carlo
Overview: A chance meeting between British nobleman and lovely young Mistral foils a plot by her manipulating Aunt Emilie to avenge the death of her sister, Mistral's mother, who died in childbirth. But when an unscrupulous blackmailer and a rapacious Rajah enter the plot, the growing attraction between Lord and convent girl becomes yet more fraught with Danger.
Genres: Romance History TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-04-02
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The Forgotten Wells
1994-09-12
The Forgotten Wells
Overview: A TV team ends up at an old farm to make a film about the place. At the same time a couple of armed desperados come to the farm and the trouble begins. The hero must rip off his shirt, take an UZI from the van and enter the series of sewers under the farm to rescue his friends. Down in the sewers lives a man who has lived down there since he was a kid. Now he is a psychotic half beast half man murder machine.
Genres: Horror Thriller Action TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-09-12
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Bloodbath at the House of Death
1984-03-29
Bloodbath at the House of Death
Overview: Six scientists arrive at the creepy Headstone Manor to investigate a strange phenomena which was the site of a mysterious massacre years earlier where 18 guests were killed in one night. It turns out that the house is the place of a satanic cult lead by a sinister monk who plans to kill the scientists who are inhabiting this house of Satan.
Genres: Comedy Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-03-29
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Licensed to Love and Kill
1979-08-01
Licensed to Love and Kill
Overview: A British secret agent sent to America to rescue a nobleman comes up against an evil genius who is replacing people in important positions with clones who will do his bidding.
Genres: Action Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-08-01
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Another Audience with Freddie Starr
1997-10-11
Another Audience with Freddie Starr
Overview: Featuring the outrageous and unpredictable Freddie Starr, as he performs more stunts in front of a celebrity audience including Jeremy Beadle, Lisa Riley, Vanessa Feltz, plus others.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-10-11
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The House on Garibaldi Street
1979-05-28
The House on Garibaldi Street
Overview: When Israeli officials learn that Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann may be living in Argentina, they send a team of secret agents to apprehend him.
Genres: Drama Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-05-28
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Gabrielle and the Doodleman
1984-01-01
Gabrielle and the Doodleman
Overview: A wheelchair bound little girl gets involved with characters from her computer game that help her though a difficult time.
Genres: Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-01-01
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A Chorus of Disapproval
1989-08-18
A Chorus of Disapproval
Overview: Guy Jones (Irons) moves to a small British town and joins the local amateur dramatics society as a way to meet people. However he soon finds the drama offstage far outweighs those onstage.
Genres: Drama Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-08-18
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Riders
1993-05-01
Riders
Overview: Arrogant aristocrat Rupert Campbell-Black has high social position, women at his feet, money and fame in the world of show jumping. But Rupert has a rival - the brooding gypsy Jake Lovell, whose loathing for the "Pin Up of Penscombe" has driven him to the top of the riding world to match Rupert's skills. A bitter feud festers between the two stars, who have fought and fornicated their way round the show rings of the world, and now comes to a showdown at the Los Angeles Olympics. As rivals in love and sport, the stage is set for what becomes a compulsive blend of sex, romance, and adventure.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-05-01
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Funny Money
1982-01-08
Funny Money
Overview: Crime, drama. In Las Vegas, young Barry Nichols inadvertently steals a fortune from the Mob and is slashed to death by a limping hood. Later, his girlfriend Cass arrives in London with a stack of stolen credit cards looking for Ben Turtle, a talented pianist whose fingering is famous in the world of credit card crime. Their stormy relationship is hindered by hotel detective Keith Banks and assistant manager Diana Sharman. -- BFI synopsis from http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b69480238
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-01-08
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The World Is Full of Married Men
1979-06-03
The World Is Full of Married Men
Overview: David Cooper works in advertising but spends more time on his love life despite the fact that he is married. When his wife Linda discovers his girlfriends, she decides to get revenge by having an affair.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-06-03
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Parting Shots
1999-05-14
Parting Shots
Overview: Harry Sterndale, a failed photographer, is given a diagnosis of cancer and told that he has only three months to live. After thinking things over, he decides that since he is dying anyway, he will kill or destroy all the people that ever crossed or hurt him during his life - after all, he will be dead anyway long before he can come to trial and get his just desserts from society. Harry hires an assassin to finish himself off in style, and even has time to fall in love with Jill. However, there's just one small problem with Harry's master plan - the cancer diagnosis is totally inaccurate and now he's got a hitman on his trail and several policemen wanting to talk to him about some murders...
Genres: Romance Crime Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-05-14
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The Lady and the Highwayman
1988-12-03
The Lady and the Highwayman
Overview: Set in old England, Hugh Grant ("Four Weddings & a Funeral", "Notting Hill") plays a highwayman who steals from the rich and gives to the poor. But during one of his robberies, he falls in love with an aristocratic lady, Emma Samms ("Star Quest", "Delirious"). Now, he is forced to choose between his true love or his true cause. This swash-buckling romantic adventure will have you on the edge of your seat with every swing of Hugh's savage sword.
Genres: Action Drama Romance TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-12-03
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Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders
1974-06-08
Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders
Overview: The blue crystal that the Doctor took from Metebelis III in a previous adventure is desperately sought by the Eight Legs, a race of mutated spiders, as the final element in their plan for universal domination. With help from an old mentor, the Doctor realises the only way to foil the plot is to make the ultimate sacrifice. The Doctor must risk death to return to the cave of the Great One and save the universe.
Genres: Drama Action Adventure Science Fiction TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-06-08
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The Riddle
2007-10-14
The Riddle
Overview: A journalist investigates a series of murders that follows the discovery of an unpublished novel by Charles Dickens in the cellar of an old Thames pub.
Genres: Thriller Mystery Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-10-14
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And the Wall Came Tumbling Down
1984-11-19
And the Wall Came Tumbling Down
Overview: Workmen digging in a building discover the remains of a 300 year-old devil cult.
Genres: Drama Horror TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-11-19
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