Ivor Roberts
Biography: Biography not available
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: July 19, 1925
Deathday: September 05, 1999
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Known For
Jack Flea's Birthday Celebration
1976-04-10
Jack Flea's Birthday Celebration
Overview: Jack Flea finds himself living with a woman nearly twice his age, who decides to make him her fantasy child. It is a role our young hero cannot resist.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-04-10
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Twelve Off the Belt
1977-05-03
Twelve Off the Belt
Overview: Grand Challenge pie-eating contest : ' Winner finishes most whole pies off the belt in half-an-hour. Ties decided on a raw cabbage '. The Bedworth Hog faces tough competition.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-05-03
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In The Dead Spell
1977-05-24
In The Dead Spell
Overview: When Mr Coleman was alive he found it hard to talk to his son. Since his death he finds it strangely easier.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-05-24
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Murder Is Easy
1982-01-02
Murder Is Easy
Overview: American computer whiz Luke Williams meets elderly Lavinia Fullerton on a London-bound train. She reveals she's discovered the identity of a serial killer in her village and is going to report it to Scotland Yard. When she is murdered after disembarking the train, Williams vows to pursue the case himself.
Genres: Mystery Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-01-02
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Killing Time
1991-08-09
Killing Time
Overview: When Martin meets Harry he doesn't know what to expect. Is it love the boy is offering or a one-way ticket to heartbreak?
Genres: Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-08-09
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Personal Services
1987-02-12
Personal Services
Overview: The story of the rise of a madame of a suburban brothel catering to older men, inspired by the real experiences of Cynthia Payne. The story follows Christine Painter as the down-at-heel waitress who, with the help of prostitute Shirley and cross-dressing Wing Commander Morten, seeks to up her earnings by turning her suburban home into a brothel. Before long she and her girls are chaining up judges, spanking Generals and attending to the needs of Honourable Members. Christine sees herself as providing a vital service to these harmless pervs and when finally the house is busted and the case comes to court, it's fair to say that the presiding judge isn't unfamiliar with her work.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-02-12
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No Further Cause For Concern
1988-07-13
No Further Cause For Concern
Overview: Prison inmate Danny Monk does not foresee the circumstances when he barricades himself in a cell during a prison riot with Prison Officer Green as hostage.
Genres: Drama Crime TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-07-13
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The Evacuees
1975-03-05
The Evacuees
Overview: The experiences of two young Jewish boys evacuated from Manchester to Blackpool during the Blitz.
Genres: War Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-03-05
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Rogue Male
1976-09-22
Rogue Male
Overview: In 1939, Sir Robert Thorndyke takes aim at Adolf Hitler with a high powered rifle, but the shot misses its mark. Captured and tortured by the Gestapo and left for dead, Sir Robert makes his way back to England where he discovers the Gestapo has followed him. Knowing that his government would turn him over to German authorities, Sir Robert goes underground in his battle with his pursuers.
Genres: Drama War TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-09-22
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A Breed of Men
1971-06-08
A Breed of Men
Overview: The story was inspired by the stay-down strikers in the 1930s who refused to leave the mines for three weeks. Ernie Bailey, one of the miners, relayed the story to director Karl Francis, but declined appearing in the film because HTV would not pay him on a scale comparable to Tom Jones. Mr. Bailey smoked to his dying day at the age of 99: always a staunch socialist.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-06-08
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Alternative 3
1977-06-20
Alternative 3
Overview: Purporting to be an investigation into the UK's contemporary "brain drain", Alternative 3 uncovered a plan to make the Moon and Mars habitable in the event of climate change and a terminal environmental catastrophe on Earth.
Genres: TV Movie Documentary Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-06-20
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Hopscotch
1980-09-26
Hopscotch
Overview: When CIA operative Miles Kendig deliberately lets KGB agent Yaskov get away, his boss threatens to retire him. Kendig beats him to it, however, destroying his own records and traveling to Austria where he begins work on a memoir that will expose all his former agency's covert practices. The CIA catches wind of the book and sends other agents after him, initiating a frenetic game of cat and mouse that spans the globe.
Genres: Comedy Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-09-26
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The Moon Over Soho
1985-08-18
The Moon Over Soho
Overview: A wily publisher of arts magazines tries to cope with ever-growing financial problems - and also his formidable German mother.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-08-18
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Without a Clue
1988-05-05
Without a Clue
Overview: Sherlock Holmes is as dashing as ever, but with a little secret: Dr. Watson is the brains behind the operation. When Reginald Kincaid, the actor he has hired to play Holmes becomes insufferable, Watson fires him and tries to go out on his own, but finds that he has done too good a job building Holmes up in the public's mind.
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-05-05
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Another Country
1984-06-01
Another Country
Overview: In Moscow in 1983, an American journalist interviews Guy Bennett, who recalls his last year at public school, fifty years before, and how it contributed to him becoming a spy.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-06-01
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The Bells of Astercote
1980-12-23
The Bells of Astercote
Overview: An adaptation of the novel by Penelope Lively. The plot revolves around the ghosts of plague victims in a sleepy wood.
Genres: Fantasy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-12-23
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Penda's Fen
1974-03-21
Penda's Fen
Overview: Through a series of real and imagined encounters with angels, demons, and England's pagan past, a pastor's son begins to question his religion and politics, and comes to terms with his sexuality.
Genres: TV Movie Drama Fantasy Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-03-21
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Home Before Midnight
1979-10-18
Home Before Midnight
Overview: A successful rock lyricist becomes romantically involved with a girl he picks up hitchhiking only to learn that she is only fourteen. Her parents take action against him.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-10-18
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We Think the World of You
1988-12-22
We Think the World of You
Overview: An aimless young man, Johnny, is sent prison. He entrusts his beloved dog, Evie, to the care of his former lover and best friend, Frank. When he gets out of prison, he has to face difficulties at home. Added to this, is the fact that he may have to give up Evie to Frank.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-12-22
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London Is Drowning
1981-10-27
London Is Drowning
Overview: A fictional look at what might happen if the Thames were to flood before completion of the Thames Barrier at the end of 1982. A series of freak weather conditions coincide and there is a real possibility that the Thames will flood as a surge tide is racing down the East Coast.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-10-27
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Jack Point
1973-11-01
Jack Point
Overview: 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.
Genres: Drama Music TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-11-01
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Lady Killer
1973-01-18
Lady Killer
Overview: A shy, lonely American girl marries a charming man she meets while on vacation in England, unaware that he has sinister plans for her.
Genres: TV Movie Thriller Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-01-18
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Fothergill
1981-01-08
Fothergill
Overview: John Fothergill, aesthete and scholar, becomes the proprietor of the Spread Eagle, in Thame, Oxfordshire, with the intent of turning it into the most celebrated Inn in England, catering to the brightest lights in London's literati.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-01-08
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Foreign Affairs
1978-01-25
Foreign Affairs
Overview: Moscow is the setting for a reunion between Susan and Viktor - a reunion which leads to unforeseen complications.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-01-25
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