Bobby Knutt
Also Known As: Robert Wass
Biography: Robert Andrew Wass, known professionally as Bobby Knutt, was a British television actor who started in entertainment as a stand-up comedian before moving into acting with roles in Ken Loach's Price of Coal, Emmerdal, Coronation Street, Common as Muck, Last of the Summer Wine, Our Friends In The North, Heartbeat and Benidorm.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, UK
Birthday: November 25, 1945
Deathday: September 25, 2017
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Gender: Male
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The Missing Postman
Overview: When Dorset postman Clive Peacock is forced into early retirement, the years ahead look bleak. But on his last day in the job, in a moment of unexpected rebellion he makes a decision that will change his life. As he makes his final collection from the postbox in the small seaside town where he lives, he decides to deliver the letters himself, by hand, no matter the destination. Mounting his trusty bicycle, he sets off on what proves to be an odyssey of self-discovery. Pursued by the police and lionised by the media, Clive becomes both a fugitive and a reluctant hero.
Genres: Comedy Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-03-28
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In Denial of Murder
Overview: Dramatisation of the Stephen Downing case which involved the conviction and imprisonment in 1974 of a 17-year-old council worker, Stephen Downing, for the murder of a 32 year old legal secretary, Wendy Sewell, in the town of Bakewell in the Peak District in central England. Following a campaign by a local newspaper, his conviction was overturned in 2002, after Downing had served 27 years in prison. The case is thought to be the longest miscarriage of justice in British legal history, and attracted worldwide media attention.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-02-29
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The Life of a Stand-up Comic
Overview: A look at stand-up comedian Bobby Knutt's work at seaside clubs, and his plans for the following year. Bobby details how he got into the business by accident, his inspirations and working practices, and the boredom and tensions involved.
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Original Language: en
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Funny Cow
Overview: A comedian uses her troubled past as material for her stand-up routine, trying to rise up through the comedy circuit by playing Northern England's working men's clubs.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-04-20
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The Price of Coal, Part 2: Back to Reality
Overview: A month after the royal visit, the workers at Milton Colliery are brought crashing back down to earth by an underground explosion.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-04-05
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The Price of Coal, Part 1: Meet the People
Overview: The workers of Milton Colliery prepare for a royal visit from Prince Charles.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-03-29
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I Am Urban
Overview: A hard living, disillusioned, ex social worker becomes the unlikely savior to an anarchic gang of joy-riding, drug taking, thieving, out of control, care home runaway kids.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-04-02
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Benidorm: 10 Years on Holiday
Overview: Ahead of the start of the tenth series of the award-winning ITV sitcom, this special programme talks to the show's creator and writer Derren Litten about how it was created and cast members talk about their roles.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-02-20
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Coast to Coast
Overview: Two guys meet, one American, a deserter from the US army, one Brit, and they are drawn together by their mutual love of Soul music. Neither being gainfully employed they decide to start a mobile disco service for fellow soul lovers, which leads them to buy an ice cream van, and the adventure begins. Before long they find themselves on the run from the bad guys and the police.
Genres: Comedy Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-01-04
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