Jimmy Nail
Biography: Jimmy Nail (born 16 March 1954) is an English singer-songwriter, actor and musician. He has starred in numerous roles on television since 1983. He is 6'3" tall and a Newcastle United F.C. supporter. He is most famous for his role as Leonard "Oz" Osbourne in the hit television show Auf Wiedersehen, Pet, his title role in Spender, and his 1992 number one single "Ain't No Doubt". Description above from the Wikipedia article Jimmy Nail, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Birthday: March 16, 1954
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Still Crazy
1998-10-30
Still Crazy
Overview: In the seventies Strange Fruit were it. They lived the rock lifestyle to the max, groupies, drugs, internal tension and an ex front man dead from an overdose. Even their demise was glamorous; when lightning struck the stage during an outdoor festival. 20 years on and these former rock gods they have now sunk deep into obscurity when the idea of a reunion tour is lodged in the head of Tony, former keyboard player of the Fruits. Tony sets out to find his former bandmates with the help of former manager Karen to see if they can recapture the magic and give themselves a second chance.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-10-30
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Great North: A Run. A River. A Region.
2021-09-08
Great North: A Run. A River. A Region.
Overview: GREAT NORTH: A RUN. A RIVER. A REGION is a documentary film about the Great North Run, a half marathon from Newcastle to South Shields.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-09-08
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Evita
1996-12-14
Evita
Overview: The hit musical based on the life of Evita Duarte, a B-movie Argentinian actress who eventually became the wife of Argentinian president and dictator Juan Perón, and the most beloved and hated woman in Argentina.
Genres: History Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-12-14
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Morons from Outer Space
1985-03-29
Morons from Outer Space
Overview: The story begins on a small spaceship docking with a refueling station. On board are a group of four aliens, Bernard, Sandra, Desmond, and Julian. During a particularly tedious period of their stay at the station, the other three begin playing with the ship’s controls while Bernard is outside playing spaceball. They accidentally disconnect his part of the ship, leaving him stranded while they crash into a large blue planet close by...
Genres: Comedy Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-03-29
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Howling II: Stirba - Werewolf Bitch
1985-08-28
Howling II: Stirba - Werewolf Bitch
Overview: When a young journalist dies in violent circumstances, her brother soon learns, by way of the mysterious Stefan Crosscoe, that his sister has succumbed to the werewolf curse.
Genres: Thriller Horror Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-08-28
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Lindisfarne’s Geordie Genius: The Alan Hull Story
2021-11-26
Lindisfarne’s Geordie Genius: The Alan Hull Story
Overview: Brit Award-winner Sam Fender goes in search of a musical hero from another era - the late, great, Alan Hull of Lindisfarne, in this one-off BBC Four documentary.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-11-26
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Dream Demon
1988-10-06
Dream Demon
Overview: As her marriage to decorated war hero Oliver draws near, well-heeled Diana moves into an apartment within an otherwise unoccupied, sprawling London house where she starts to experience strange and terrifying nightmares. But are these troubling night terrors merely the symptom of an unsettled mind, or the sign of something far more sinister at work? Hounded by a pair of sleazy journalists, Diana soon crosses paths with American tourist Jenny, who appears to have a strange connection to the foreboding house and its dark past.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-10-06
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Danny the Champion of the World
1989-04-29
Danny the Champion of the World
Overview: Somewhere in England, in the Autumn of 1955, a widowed father and his son live an idyllic life together. Only their gas station happens to sit on a piece of land that a local developer wants to buy. And when he won't take no for an answer, and sets government inspectors and social works onto Danny and his father, Danny and his father decide to get even with Hazell and his pheasant- shooting friends in a manner in keeping with their own family tradition.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-04-29
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Wallenberg: A Hero's Story
1985-04-07
Wallenberg: A Hero's Story
Overview: The story of Raoul Wallenberg, a Swedish diplomat responsible for saving thousands of lives from the Nazi Holocaust.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-04-07
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Sir Bobby Robson: A Knight to Remember
2009-11-12
Sir Bobby Robson: A Knight to Remember
Overview: Sir Bobby Robson was a national and international hero whose roots were firmly planted in the coalfields of North East England. His success was based upon his ability to communicate his passion and enthusiasm to those around him. In what became his final filmed interview he looked back on his childhood in County Durham, his love of music and his phenomenal sporting achievements. He also talks about his final great project, The Sir Bobby Robson Foundation.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-11-12
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Shoot for the Sun
1987-03-16
Shoot for the Sun
Overview: Set in the bleak backdrop of Edinburgh a low level drug dealer strives for making a living and surviving the natural elements of such an environment day to day.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-03-16
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Back With The Boys Again
2013-12-01
Back With The Boys Again
Overview: In September 2013, members of the cast, writers and crew gathered on Tyneside to reminisce and celebrate the show that captured the imagination of a generation and made it trendy to be a Geordie. Back With The Boys Again – The Story of Auf Wiedersehen Pet. Also on this DVD – Previously unseen footage from Sunday for Sammy 2000 featuring Tim Healy, Kevin Whately, Jimmy Nail and Brendan Healy. This sketch was the inspiration for Auf Wiedersehen Pet's return and has never been commercially released.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-12-01
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Just Ask for Diamond
1988-09-01
Just Ask for Diamond
Overview: Thirteen-year-old Nick and his slightly dense older brother Herbert run the Diamond Private Detective Agency above Camden Town Tube Station in north-central London. When a master criminal called The Falcon dies, they come into possession of his box of chocolate Maltesers, which contains the secret key to a fabulous cache of diamonds. Can they unravel the mystery and avoid the clutches of seedy lowlifes Brenda Von Falkenberg, Gott and Himmell, The Fat Man and the dogmatic Chief Inspector Snape, all of whom want to find the swag first.
Genres: Family Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-09-01
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Crusoe
1988-06-30
Crusoe
Overview: Robinson Crusoe is shipwrecked and he finds himself all alone on a tropical island. With a few tools he manages to rescue from the wreck he has to learn to support himself until help arrives.
Genres: Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-06-30
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Spender : The French Collection
1993-12-29
Spender : The French Collection
Overview: Spender Christmas Special: Spender is sent to France to escort Tommy Thornton who has been extradited to the UK.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-12-29
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Educating Oz
1986-01-01
Educating Oz
Overview: Educating Oz, is a very rare chapter in Auf Wiedersehen, Pet history. Mostly unseen by many viewers it stars Jimmy Nail as Oz, and Tim Healy as Dennis, Educating Oz, is a short public information film made in 1986 to highlight the issue of AIDS and how important it is to practice safe sex, using the characters of the popular TV series.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-01-01
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