Ray Gravell
Also Known As: Raymond William Robert Gravell
Biography: Raymond William Robert "Ray" Gravell was a Welsh rugby union centre who played club rugby for Llanelli RFC and the Wales international squad. In his later career he would become a respected broadcaster and occasional actor.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Kidwelly, Carmarthenshire, Wales, Uk
Birthday: September 12, 1951
Deathday: October 31, 2007
Adult: No
Gender: Male
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Damage
Overview: The life of a respected British politician at the height of his career crumbles when he becomes obsessed with his son's lover.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-12-02
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The Cormorant
Overview: For a young couple, the small cottage tucked away in a quiet village in the mountains of north Wales, a legacy from a distant, estranged uncle, is a dream come true. The one condition of the inheritance is that they keep the uncle's beloved pet cormorant. They soon discover, however, that the cormorant is no mere bird, but a foul and malignant creature that may exact a greater price than they are willing to pay. Filmed as part of the BBC series, "Screen Two".
Genres: Drama Horror TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-02-21
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Filipina Dreamgirls
Overview: Several men from Wales travel to the Philippines on an arranged tour to meet Filipina women for romance and possible marriage. None of the women are the ideal Asiatic beauties the men imagined, but by the end of the tour, most of the Englishmen return with a new bride.
Genres: Drama Comedy Crime TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-09-15
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Up 'n' Under
Overview: The Cobblers Arms have been the best and most feared Amateur Rugby League team for the past ten years. Ex-pro Arthur bets their boss that he could train a bunch of deadbeats to defeat them in a local rugby sevens tournament. But to do so he must first get them into shape with the help of the very attractive Hazel Scott.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-01-23
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Darklands
Overview: A reporter investigates ritual profanations and finds himself involved with a Druidic cult.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-11-16
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Rebecca's Daughters
Overview: Young aristocrat Anthony Raine returns home from India to find the farmers of Pembrokeshire protesting about the rates of a tollgate run by The Whitman Turnpike Trust, headed by the drunken Lord Sarn. So Raine dons a mask and, calling himself Rebecca, instructs his followers to dress as women as they attack the tolls, leading the common people to victory over their masters.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-03-05
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Blood on the Dole
Overview: Alan Bleasdale's touching yet frank drama for Channel 4 about the struggles of a group of young adults leaving school in a deprived area of Liverpool. Starring Stephen Walters, Suzanne Maddock and Amanda Mealing. Based on the acclaimed play by Jim Morris, voted Most Promising Playwright by the Financial Times and Morning Star in 1981. Blood on the Dole shows the lives of four teenagers, two boys and two girls, struggling to cope after being thrust into the real world for the first time after leaving school. Living in deprived Merseyside, the four youths' bright-eyed optimism for their futures and new-found freedom is soon crushed by the realities of unemployment, poverty, and the brutal reality of living and trying to find work in a city in decline. They all soon find themselves in the hopeless situation of facing complete dependence on state handouts, "the dole". The four teenagers instead find themselves turning to each other to find the strength to survive.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-10-18
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Very Annie Mary
Overview: Set in the fictional village of "Ogw" in the valleys of south-east Wales. After her father Jack suffers a stroke Annie Mary Pugh is forced to take care of him but uses the circumstances to emancipate herself and find the courage to sing once again.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-05-25
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Valley Girls
Overview: Two Welsh women win a trip to Hollywood.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-11-09
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