John Salthouse
Biography: John Salthouse is a British actor and producer. His best-known screen roles are those of Tony in Mike Leigh's Abigail's Party and DI Roy Galloway in The Bill from 1984 to 1987. He is married to the actress Heather Tobias and had previously been a professional footballer until injury had forced him to retire. He had played for Crystal Palace under his birth name of John Lewis in the 1960s, a fact which he drew on in playing the sullen Tony in Abigail's Party.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: June 16, 1951
Deathday: N/A
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The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
2007-02-03
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
Overview: Boasting an amazing selection of the most watched, most influential and most highly acclaimed programmes ever made, The 50 Greatest Television Dramas presents a long overdue assessment of the rich heritage television drama has to offer. Channel 4 invited over 200 of Britain's top television drama professionals – writers, directors, producers and commissioners – to take part in an exclusive poll to discover what they consider the finest dramas ever produced.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-02-03
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The Back Page
1978-04-08
The Back Page
Overview: And a warm welcome to a very cold valley! Charlton Athletic are playing Notts County and things are livening up in the Press Box.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-04-08
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Abigail's Party
1977-11-01
Abigail's Party
Overview: Beverly and Laurence are entertaining their new neighbours, Angela and Tony as well as Sue, whose teenage daughter, Abigail, is having a party. Over drinks and small talk, class differences and relationship difficulties emerge.
Genres: Comedy Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-11-01
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A Christmas Carol
1977-12-24
A Christmas Carol
Overview: Miser Ebenezer Scrooge is awakened on Christmas Eve by spirits who reveal to him his own miserable existence, what opportunities he wasted in his youth, his current cruelties, and the dire fate that awaits him if he does not change his ways. Scrooge is faced with his own story of growing bitterness and meanness, and must decide what his own future will hold: death or redemption.
Genres: Family Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-12-24
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Give My Regards to Broad Street
1984-11-28
Give My Regards to Broad Street
Overview: When the mastertape of McCartney's latest album is misplaced, he must discover its whereabouts in less than 24 hours or else risk losing his recording company to the lowlife Mr. Rath.
Genres: Drama Music Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-11-28
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Number One
1985-03-01
Number One
Overview: A down on his luck Irishman in London decides to play snooker for money.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-03-01
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It's Not Quite Cricket
1977-05-10
It's Not Quite Cricket
Overview: Four people intend to register a protest at their firm's outing and cricket match. But it proves a strain on their team spirit.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-05-10
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Those Glory Glory Days
1983-11-17
Those Glory Glory Days
Overview: Girls growing up in 1960-61 London develop a passion for Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, the first British team in the 20th century to win the English league and FA Cup "double". Twenty years later, one of the girls tracks down players of the '60-'61 Spurs for a documentary.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-11-17
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Mike Leigh: Making Plays
1982-09-04
Mike Leigh: Making Plays
Overview: Writer and Director Mike Leigh discusses the techniques used to create his plays.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-09-04
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Prick Up Your Ears
1987-04-17
Prick Up Your Ears
Overview: When the young, attractive Joe Orton meets the older, more introverted Kenneth Halliwell at drama school, he befriends the kindred spirit and they start an affair. As Orton becomes more comfortable with his sexuality and starts to find success with his writing, Halliwell becomes increasingly alienated and jealous, ultimately tapping into a dangerous rage.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-04-17
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A Bridge Too Far
1977-06-15
A Bridge Too Far
Overview: The story of Operation Market Garden—a failed attempt by the allies in the latter stages of WWII to end the war quickly by securing three bridges in Holland allowing access over the Rhine into Germany. A combination of poor allied intelligence and the presence of two crack German panzer divisions meant that the final part of this operation (the bridge in Arnhem over the Rhine) was doomed to failure.
Genres: Drama History War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-06-15
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The Marchioness Disaster
2008-11-01
The Marchioness Disaster
Overview: A factual reconstruction of the events leading up to, during and after the Marchioness was struck by the Bow Belle Dredger on the river Thames in August 1989, which killed over 50 people. The film was due to be broadcast by ITV in 2007 but complaints from some of the families of the victims led to it being withdrawn ahead of transmission. It has never been broadcast in the UK, but has been screened in France.
Genres: TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-11-01
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Rich Deceiver
1995-09-02
Rich Deceiver
Overview: Ellie and Malc Freeman are a working-class couple in their forties who live in a terrace house in a poor district of Liverpool. Ellie has a part-time job as a shop assistant; Malc is a warehouseman in a dead-end job. Ellie is convinced that Malc can do better. One day Ellie wins £1.5 million on the football pools. Resisting the temptation to spend all the money on herself, she invests it in a local security firm - on condition that they give Malc a job as a salesman... and that they don't reveal how he got his big break. But does Ellie like the man that her husband has turned into?
Genres: Drama Romance TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-09-02
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Big Zapper
1973-07-05
Big Zapper
Overview: A female private detective, Harriet Zapper, is hired by a rich old man to find his missing children, and becomes involved in counterfeiting and murder.
Genres: Action Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-07-05
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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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Man Above Men
1973-03-19
Man Above Men
Overview: Max Glanville, a judge whose attention wanders throughout a trial for criminal assault, makes an error in the sentence - which he has to correct. The judge sees himself as a protector of democracy, but his daughter, Susan, regards him as the greatest living argument for euthanasia.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-03-19
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Goal III: Taking on the World
2009-06-22
Goal III: Taking on the World
Overview: Mexican footballer Santiago Muñez, along with his best friends and England national team players Charlie Braithwaite and Liam Adams, are selected for their respective national teams at the 2006 FIFA World Cup Finals in Germany.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-06-22
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The Turnaround
1995-04-05
The Turnaround
Overview: Private investigator Nick Sharman accepts a case which at first seems intriguing, but ends up causing him bitter regret.
Genres: Crime Drama Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-04-05
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All About 'Abigail's Party'
2007-01-01
All About 'Abigail's Party'
Overview: A look at the production of Play for Today: Abigail's Party (1977).
Genres: TV Movie Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-01-01
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Love on a Gunboat
1977-01-04
Love on a Gunboat
Overview: In 1956 Britain staggers through crises in Suez and Cyprus while Leslie Potter pursues and marries Monica Dobbs. Twenty years later the nation has still not recovered. Neither has Leslie.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-01-04
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The Spy Who Loved Me
1977-07-07
The Spy Who Loved Me
Overview: Russian and British submarines with nuclear missiles on board both vanish from sight without a trace. England and Russia both blame each other as James Bond tries to solve the riddle of the disappearing ships. But the KGB also has an agent on the case.
Genres: Adventure Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-07-07
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Mates
1971-11-11
Mates
Overview: Three young men who work together in a factory egg each other on to ask out Della, a typist in the office.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-11-11
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