George Malpas
Also Known As: George Harry Malpas, George Malpass, Geogre Malpas
Biography: George Malpas (1 November 1926 - 26 February 2001) was a British actor.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
Birthday: November 01, 1926
Deathday: February 26, 2001
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Gender: Male
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Bread or Blood
Overview: Between April and May 1816, "Bread or Blood" riots erupted across East Anglia as the price of bread surpassed the wages of agricultural and industrial laborers. While food riots had a long history in Britain, industrialization, enclosure, and globalization increasingly safeguarded the nation's food supply by the early nineteenth century
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-04-05
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Lassiter
Overview: A handsome jewel thief is arrested and in order to avoid prison, must break into the heavily guarded German Embassy to steal millions in gems.
Genres: Crime Drama Thriller Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-02-17
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One Last Chance
Overview: Nick, a Greek Cypriot living in London, hits on the idea of marriage to raise some cash - the bride, according to custom, coming complete with dowry. He is forced to enlist the help of a childhood adversary, Maria. Soon realising she is giving him the runaround, Nick retaliates by wooing her.
Genres: Romance Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-10-07
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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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Beasts: The Dummy
Overview: A washed-up actor has a nervous breakdown and believes that he really is the movie monster that he has been hired to play. Created as an episode of Nigel Kneale’s “Beasts” horror anthology miniseries.
Genres: Horror TV Movie Drama Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-11-20
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Mountains of the Moon
Overview: The story of Captain Richard Francis Burton's and Lt. John Hanning Speke's expedition to find the source of the Nile river in the name of Queen Victoria's British Empire. The film tells the story of their meeting, their friendship emerging amidst hardship, and then dissolving after their journey.
Genres: Adventure Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-02-16
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Life for Christine
Overview: A teenage girl is sent to a women's prison, but should she really be there?
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-12-02
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Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Overview: In 1938, an art collector appeals to eminent archaeologist Dr. Indiana Jones to embark on a search for the Holy Grail. Indy learns that a medieval historian has vanished while searching for it, and the missing man is his own father, Dr. Henry Jones Sr.. He sets out to rescue his father by following clues in the old man's notebook, which his father had mailed to him before he went missing. Indy arrives in Venice, where he enlists the help of a beautiful academic, Dr. Elsa Schneider, along with Marcus Brody and Sallah. Together they must stop the Nazis from recovering the power of eternal life and taking over the world!
Genres: Adventure Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-05-24
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Vampires
Overview: Three boys watch horror films on late night TV and let their imaginations run wild seeing a man in a local cemetery who they believe to be a vampire.
Genres: Family Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-01-09
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The Witches and the Grinnygog
Overview: An ancient church is being dismantled and moved to a new location, stone by stone. One of the gargoyles from the stones falls into the possession of a mother who takes the stone man back to her family. Soon after, four strangers show up in the village and the Sogood & Firkettle children seem to be the only ones who question the mysterious things that begin to happen. This film was originally broadcast across six 25 minute episodes with a total runtime of 150 minutes. A few years later, the US cable network Nickelodeon edited the miniseries into a 2 hour (including commercials) movie block. This 2 hour edited version was shown throughout the 1980s on US television.
Genres: Fantasy Family TV Movie Mystery History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-11-14
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Days at the Beach
Overview: In 1920 a trio of British soldiers have to guard an exploded mine washes up on a beach. Part of the BBC2 Playhouse strand.
Genres: TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-02-13
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Anna Karenina
Overview: Tragic Anna leaves her cold husband for dashing Count Vronsky in 19th-century Russia.
Genres: Drama Romance TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-01-01
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Our Day Out
Overview: When a teacher takes a group of troubled school children on a school trip to Conwy in Wales, the children understand life outside of Liverpool.
Genres: Comedy Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-12-12
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Young Sherlock Holmes
Overview: Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson meet as boys in an English Boarding school. Holmes is known for his deductive ability even as a youth, amazing his classmates with his abilities. When they discover a plot to murder a series of British business men by an Egyptian cult, they move to stop it.
Genres: Mystery Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-12-04
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Malachi's Cove
Overview: A tough young girl lives with her aging grandfather near a cove on the coast of Cornwall. She supports herself and him by gathering seaweed to sell as fertilizer. A cocky young neighboring boy decides to help her with the work.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-10-01
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Count Dracula
Overview: Jonathan Harker visits the Count in Transylvania to help him with preparations to move to England. Harker becomes Dracula's prisoner and discovers Dracula's true nature. After Dracula makes his way to England, Harker becomes involved in an effort to track down and destroy the Count, eventually chasing the vampire back to his castle.
Genres: Horror Thriller Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-12-22
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Bert Rigby, You're a Fool
Overview: A musical about a miner who wants to break into show business.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-02-24
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Three for the Fancy
Overview: Art has a rabbit, Ern a guinea pig and Abe, a mouse. They're off to astound the world of the Fancy with a triple triumph... but what about the Entwhistles!
Genres: Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-04-11
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84 Charing Cross Road
Overview: Adaptation of the Helene Hanff memoir, presented as part of Play for Today.
Genres: Romance Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-11-04
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The Fools on the Hill
Overview: This is a dramatisation of the events surrounding the opening night of British television on November 2, 1936 at Alexandra Place in London. It was produced to commemorate its 50th anniversary.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-10-27
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Mr. Love
Overview: An fifty-year-old mild-mannered gardener becomes a lovable legend in his town for his talent to romantically please every woman that fancies him.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-01-01
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On the Palm
Overview: Fledge needs a job. He'll take anything. And when Dawlish gives him strange errands to run, for cash in hand, strictly 'on the palm', it's a welcome change from the dole. Until he finds himself digging dirt on an old friend....
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-04-05
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Exploits at West Poley
Overview: Somerset 1850. Two boys exploring an underground cave, divert the course of a river and drastically change the lives of the people of two villages.
Genres: Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-01-01
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