Paula Jacobs
Biography: Paula Elsa Jacobs (1932 – 26 June 2021) was a British actress whose television and film career spanned four decades. Born in Liverpool in 1932 into a Jewish family, her father was J.P. Jacobs, whose company supplied all the elastic to Marks & Spencer. Jacobs made her first television appearance in Z-Cars in 1962, going on to play roles in Softly, Softly: Task Force (1972–1975), Shoestring (1979), Hammer House of Horror (1980), Mapp & Lucia (1985), Mrs Biggs in Porterhouse Blue (1987), The New Statesman (1989), Bergerac (1990), Maud Wilberforce in Jeeves and Wooster (1990), Brookside (1992), French and Saunders (1993), Coronation Street (1994), Casualty (1989–1995), Drop the Dead Donkey (1994–1998), Dalziel and Pascoe (2000), Midsomer Murders (2002), Agatha Christie's Poirot (2004) and Doctors (2008).
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: January 01, 1932
Deathday: June 26, 2021
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Dead Lucky
1988-01-17
Dead Lucky
Overview: Martin Urban, a young accountant, is gay but unwilling to own up to this fact because he desperately wants to be the ideal son for his parents. When he wins a fortune on the football pools, he decides to give half of it away to deserving people. But he neglects to include his friend Tim Sage, who filled in the coupon for him and really needs the money. Perhaps Martin doesn't acknowledge Tim because Martin is strongly sexually attracted to him. Tim's revenge upon Martin succeeds beyond his wildest dreams, setting in motion a chain of events leading to a tragic climax.
Genres: Drama Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-01-17
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Wings of Death
1985-10-03
Wings of Death
Overview: In the revolting and decaying Byzantium Hotel, young heroin addict Alex, played by Dexter Fletcher, relives an idyllic - and possibly apocryphal - past before slipping into a much more terrifying world. A sinister little girl wanders the corridors, cutting open her doll "to see what's inside" while winos and junkies prowl as flesh-eating zombies...
Genres: Horror Drama Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-10-03
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The Remains of the Day
1993-11-05
The Remains of the Day
Overview: A rule-bound head butler's world of manners and decorum in the household he maintains is tested by the arrival of a housekeeper who falls in love with him in post-WWI Britain. The possibility of romance and his master's cultivation of ties with the Nazi cause challenge his carefully maintained veneer of servitude.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-11-05
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Can You Hear Me Thinking?
1990-09-30
Can You Hear Me Thinking?
Overview: Real life husband and wife Judi Dench and Michael Williams star in this Screen One film as the parents of teenage boy diagnosed with schizophrenia
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-09-30
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An American Werewolf in London
1981-08-21
An American Werewolf in London
Overview: American tourists David and Jack are savaged by an unidentified vicious animal whilst hiking on the Yorkshire Moors. Retiring to the home of a beautiful nurse to recuperate, David soon experiences disturbing changes to his mind and body.
Genres: Comedy Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-08-21
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Birth of The Beatles
1979-11-23
Birth of The Beatles
Overview: The early days of the Fab Four are traced from their bleakest hours as unknowns on Penny Lane in Liverpool to their triumph on "The Ed Sullivan Show."
Genres: Drama Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-11-23
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Crossing the Floor
1996-10-05
Crossing the Floor
Overview: Political satire closely mirroring real-life British politics of the time - a self-serving Conservative minister "crosses the floor" to join the opposition Labour Party, at a time when the Conservative Party has a majority in Parliament of just one seat. Sequel to A Very Open Prison.
Genres: TV Movie Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-10-05
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She'll Be Wearing Pink Pyjamas
1984-01-01
She'll Be Wearing Pink Pyjamas
Overview: A humorous and revealing tale of a group of eight women from varying walks of life, who have volunteered for a rugged survival course at a tough mountain school in the English lakes.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-01-01
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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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Duel of Hearts
1992-01-01
Duel of Hearts
Overview: Lady Caroline Faye meets Lord Vane Brecon and is attracted to him. When she finds out that he is being accused of a murder he did not commit, she sets out to prove him innocent
Genres: TV Movie Drama Mystery Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-01-01
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