Patsy Smart
Biography: Patsy Smart (14 August 1918 – 6 February 1996) was an English actress who is best remembered for her performance as Miss Roberts in the 1970s ITV television drama Upstairs, Downstairs. She also appeared in: Danger Man, "Only When I Laugh", Dixon of Dock Green, Z-Cars, The Prisoner, The Avengers, The Sweeney, Doctor Who (The Talons of Weng-Chiang), Blake's 7, Danger UXB, The Chinese Detective, Minder, Rentaghost, Terry and June, Farrington of the F.O., Casualty, Hallelujah!, and The Bill. In her later roles, she was expert at playing dotty old ladies, her Mrs Sibley and Miss Dingle characters in Terry and June being examples. Another example was as the wife of the gardener in the Miss Marple episode "The Moving Finger" which starred Joan Hickson. Her films included Sons and Lovers (1960), The Tell Tale Heart (1960), Return of a Stranger (1961), What Every Woman Wants (1962), Arthur? Arthur! (1969), Leo the Last (1970), The Raging Moon (1971), Great Expectations (1974), Exposé (1976), The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976), Tess (1979), The Elephant Man (1980) and The Fourth Protocol (1987). Patsy Smart died of barbiturate poisoning in 1996. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Controversial place of birth: Denville Hall, Northwood, Hillingdon, London, England, UK
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Birthday: August 14, 1918
Deathday: February 06, 1996
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The Elephant Man
1980-10-09
The Elephant Man
Overview: A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man being mistreated by his "owner" as a side-show freak. Behind his monstrous façade, there is revealed a person of great intelligence and sensitivity. Based on the true story of Joseph Merrick (called John Merrick in the film), a severely deformed man in 19th century London.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-10-09
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Sons and Lovers
1960-08-29
Sons and Lovers
Overview: The son of a working-class British mining family has dreams of pursuing an art career, but when he strikes up an affair with an older, married woman from the town it enrages his kind but possessive mother.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1960-08-29
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I Can't See My Little Willie
1970-11-19
I Can't See My Little Willie
Overview: When it's time to wet the baby's head, it's surprising the secrets that emerge...
Genres: TV Movie Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-11-19
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Exposé
1976-03-01
Exposé
Overview: A paranoid writer is unable to get started on his second novel. He hires a secretary and then his troubles really begin.
Genres: Thriller Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-03-01
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Great Expectations
1974-01-01
Great Expectations
Overview: A humble orphan suddenly becomes a gentleman with the help of an unknown benefactor.
Genres: Drama Romance TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-01-01
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Arthur? Arthur!
1969-10-01
Arthur? Arthur!
Overview: The inventor of sure-fire failures leads such an abysmal life that he creates a second identity, that of a dashing, debonair womaniser.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1969-10-01
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Lace 2
1985-09-01
Lace 2
Overview: While in the first part, Lili searched for her mother, she now questions her mom on the identity of her father.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-09-01
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Last Wishes
1978-02-08
Last Wishes
Overview: An elderly recluse dies in the process of changing her will. The change would have meant that the servants would continue to live i n her house - now it seems they will be homeless.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-02-08
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The Winter Ladies
1979-05-15
The Winter Ladies
Overview: When a new arrival, a titled lady no less, arrives to shatter the genteel status quo of the St. Elmo Hotel, the entrenched residents are soon sharpening up their knitting needles for battle.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-05-15
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Shove Tuesday
1976-01-01
Shove Tuesday
Overview: A supermarket offers free groceries to the winner of a Shrove Tuesday pancake race. The kids, after messy experiments with pancake batter, enter Susie in the race; she wins, despite the efforts of the unscrupulous "Mrs. Shove".
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-01-01
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The Wildcats of St. Trinian's
1980-09-10
The Wildcats of St. Trinian's
Overview: The girls of St. Trinian's decide they are being asked to do too much work so they go on strike.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-09-10
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Baffled!
1973-04-11
Baffled!
Overview: Tom Kovack is a hard-nosed race car driver until a sudden supernatural vision causes a near-fatal crash while he's hurtling down the backstretch at 140 miles per hour. Michele Brent is the woman who convinces Kovack that his visions are significant. She leads him to the manor house that appeared in his vision, which in turn leads him into a world of revenge and murder from beyond the grave. Kovack must tap into his newfound power to conquer the evil forces at work.
Genres: Science Fiction Thriller Mystery Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-04-11
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Doctor Who: The Talons of Weng-Chiang
1977-04-02
Doctor Who: The Talons of Weng-Chiang
Overview: Death stalks the fogbound streets of Victorian London: young women are going missing, horribly mutilated bodies are found floating in the Thames and criminal gangs terrorize the innocent. At the heart of this tangled web sits the mysterious Li H'sen Chang, sorcerer and hypnotist, and his grotesque sidekick Mister Sin. The Doctor dons deerstalker hat and cape to seek out the sinister force lurking in the shadows of the metropolis, for the Talons of Weng-Chiang are reaching out to shred the human race.
Genres: Action Adventure Drama Science Fiction TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-04-02
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Claws
1987-10-04
Claws
Overview: A tale of cat lovers, the social circle they inhabit and the power struggles between them.
Genres: TV Movie Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-10-04
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Leo the Last
1970-09-04
Leo the Last
Overview: Prince Leo, last in the line of rulers of a long-deposed monarchy on continental Europe and jaded with the frenetic search for kicks with the European jet-set, returns to his father's London town house for rest.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-09-04
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The Chain
1984-01-01
The Chain
Overview: Comedy featuring interweaving stories of seven households caught up in a property chain on moving day, each one dependent on the other.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-01-01
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Electric Dreams
1984-07-20
Electric Dreams
Overview: Miles buys himself a state-of-the-art computer that starts expressing thoughts and emotions after having champagne spilled on it. Things start getting out of hand when both Miles and Edgar, the computer, fall in love with Madeline, an attractive neighbor.
Genres: Comedy Science Fiction Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-07-20
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The Operation
1973-02-26
The Operation
Overview: David Adler is an operator. He strips assets, other men's wives, and his oldest friend's soul - anything for a cool million.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-02-26
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Tess
1979-10-06
Tess
Overview: A strong-willed peasant girl is sent by her father to the estate of some local aristocrats to capitalize on a rumor that their families are from the same line, but is left traumatised from her experiences.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-10-06
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Cymbeline
1982-12-20
Cymbeline
Overview: Cymbeline, the King of Britain, is angry that his daughter Imogen has chosen a poor (but worthy) man for her husband. So he banishes Posthumus, who goes to fight for Rome. Imogen (dressed as a boy) goes in search of her husband, who meanwhile has boasted to his pal Iachimo that Imogen would never betray him. And Iachimo's determined to prove him wrong.
Genres: Drama Romance TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-12-20
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The Pink Panther Strikes Again
1976-12-15
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
Overview: Charles Dreyfus, who has finally cracked over inspector Clouseau's antics, escapes from a mental institution and launches an elaborate plan to get rid of Clouseau once and for all.
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-12-15
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The Tragedy of Coriolanus
1984-03-26
The Tragedy of Coriolanus
Overview: A banished hero of Rome allies with a sworn enemy to take his revenge on the city.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-03-26
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The Fourth Protocol
1987-03-20
The Fourth Protocol
Overview: Led by Kim Philby, Plan Aurora is a plan that breaches the top-secret Fourth Protocol and turns the fears that shaped it into a living nightmare. A crack Soviet agent, placed under cover in a quiet English country town, begins to assemble a nuclear bomb, whilst an MI5 agent attempts to prevent its detonation.
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-03-20
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The Legacy
1978-09-29
The Legacy
Overview: A couple attempts to unravel a sinister plot within the English countryside estate of a dying man who has gathered an eclectic and notable group of house guests.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-09-29
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Steptoe & Son
1972-03-01
Steptoe & Son
Overview: Albert Steptoe and his son Harold are rag-and-bone men, complete with horse and cart to tour the neighbourhood. They also live together at the junk yard. Harold, who likes the bright lights in the West End of London, meets a stripper, marries her and takes her home. Albert is furious and tries every trick he knows to drive the new bride from his household.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1972-03-01
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The Raging Moon
1971-01-21
The Raging Moon
Overview: Bruce Pritchard is paralysed in a soccer game and is confined to a wheelchair in a convalescence home. But this doesn't slow his lust for life. Then he meets Jill and has to think about the effects of disability.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-01-21
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The Stretch
1973-06-25
The Stretch
Overview: Everyone always looked after Maureen. But her husband comes home after two years in prison and finds she has grown up and he's not ready for the change.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-06-25
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O Lucky Man!
1973-03-25
O Lucky Man!
Overview: An ambitious coffee salesman has a series of improbable and ironic adventures seemingly designed to challenge his naive idealism.
Genres: Comedy Music Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-03-25
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Never Mention Murder
1965-05-30
Never Mention Murder
Overview: When a surgeon discovers that his wife has a lover he plans murder.
Genres: Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1965-05-30
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What Every Woman Wants
1962-06-11
What Every Woman Wants
Overview: A marital comedy of wives trying to reform their husbands
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1962-06-11
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