John Bett
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Biography: John Bett is a British stage, film and television actor, director, and writer.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Cupar, Scotland, UK
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Birthday: January 01, 1949
Age: 76 years old
Gender: Male
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My Life So Far
Overview: A memoir of the lives of a family growing up on a post World War I British estate headed up by a strong disciplinarian, her daughter, her inventor husband, their ten year old son and his older sister. Through the household comes a number of suitors hoping to impress the young woman, including an aviator. When the elder woman's son shows up at the estate with his French fiancé, everything gets thrown into turmoil. The young boy takes a sudden interest in her sexual allure and his father is disturbed by his own non-Victorian feelings.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-08-25
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Tamara Drewe
Overview: A young newspaper writer returns to her hometown in the English countryside, where her childhood home is being prepped for sale.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-07-14
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Tess
Overview: A strong-willed peasant girl is sent by her father to the estate of some local aristocrats to capitalize on a rumor that their families are from the same line, but is left traumatised from her experiences.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-10-06
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Up Line
Overview: Three alternative comedians get involved in a pyramid-selling organization, Pathway, in order to finance their act. They gain great success by deploying their skills as entertainers, only to eventually discover the sinister purpose behind the Pathway organization.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-02-04
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Scotch & Wry
Overview: Video Compilation of the Scottish TV Comedy Sketch Show. Stand out characters include Supercop, an idiot motorcycle policeman whose catchphrase was 'Alright Stirling, oot the car' and whose goggles would spring off his helmet; Dirty Dickie Dandruff; Gallowgate Gourmet, the unbelievably unhygienic TV chef; and McGlinchey, a colourful wide-boy.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-11-03
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Dunfermline
Overview: A portrait of the past and present of the city of Dunfermline, Scotland's ancient capital.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-01-01
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Tank Malling
Overview: Tank is an investigative reporter and jailbird, framed on scant evidence supplied by the London mob. Helen is the sensuous call-girl who offers Tank ammunition and retribution. But, retaliation is swift and brutal, in the guise of Sir Robert Knights and his equally lethal lawyer, Dunboyne. A series of hideous murders follow as the devil protects his own. Only Malling and Helen can halt the onslaught. But, for how long, and at what price?
Genres: Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-12-01
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The Caledonian Account
Overview: Examines the effect upon the Highlands of Scotland of Thomas Telford, builder of the Caledonian canal and of Sir Walter Scott. In the course of an autumn journey through the present day canal from Inverness to Fort William, actors impersonating Telford and Scott discuss the two men's differing attitudes. Intended for general audiences and tourism.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-01-01
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BLAST
Overview: Overview of Vorticism, a radical art movement of the early 20th Century.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-01-01
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Travelpass - It's Just the Ticket
Overview: Travelling the Scottish Highlands by bus.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-01-01
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Gregory's Girl
Overview: A teenager falls hard for the female soccer player who has replaced him on the team and attempts to pursue her.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-04-23
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Rikki Fulton - Prince of Pochlers in Scotch & Wry 4
Overview: Starring Rikki Fulton. Supercop, McGlinchey and of course, the Reverend I M Jolly are all back along with a host of hilarious take-offs including Robin Hood and Gone with the Wind.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-10-30
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Scotland In A Day
Overview: Mockumentary set on the day of the 2014 Scottish Independence referendum and designed to capture a snap shot of a nation on the brink of both triumph and disaster.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-09-18
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The Strange Case of Sherlock Holmes & Arthur Conan Doyle
Overview: What led Arthur Conan Doyle to create, and then destroy the world famous detective, Sherlock Holmes? This compelling drama explores the dark secrets that surround the author and his creation.
Genres: Mystery Drama Documentary Crime History TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-09-08
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The First Great Train Robbery
Overview: In Victorian England, a master criminal makes elaborate plans to steal a shipment of gold from a moving train.
Genres: Thriller Adventure Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-12-14
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Not Another Happy Ending
Overview: When a struggling publisher discovers his only successful author is blocked, he knows he has to unblock her or he's finished. With her newfound success, she's become too happy and she can't write when she's happy. The only trouble is, the worse he makes her feel, the more he realizes he's in love with her.
Genres: Romance Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-10-11
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Sacred Hearts
Overview: A tough nun (Anna Massey) demands belief and obedience from convent schoolgirls (Katrin Cartlidge, Oona Kirsch) in World War II England.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-11-01
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Britannia Hospital
Overview: Britannia Hospital, an esteemed English institution, is marking its gala anniversary with a visit by the Queen Mother herself. But when investigative reporter Mick Travis arrives to cover the celebration, he finds the hospital under siege by striking workers, ruthless unions, violent demonstrators, racist aristocrats, an African cannibal dictator, and sinister human experiments.
Genres: Comedy Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-05-27
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The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil
Overview: In their songs, comedy and exuberant music, a travelling theatre company give a fiercely polemic account of Scottish history, from the aftermath of Culloden to the oil boom. Their production before a live audience is intercut with filmed reconstructions of the Highland Clearances and the Victorian obsession with hunting stags.
Genres: Drama Documentary Music Comedy History TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-06-06
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The Golden Compass
Overview: After overhearing a shocking secret, precocious orphan Lyra Belacqua trades her carefree existence roaming the halls of Jordan College for an otherworldly adventure in the far North, unaware that it's part of her destiny.
Genres: Adventure Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-12-04
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Down Among the Big Boys
Overview: Set in Glasgow, Louie, the detective son of an upright police sergeant, is about to marry. His intended is the daughter of JoJo (Connolly), a wealthy and compulsive thief who attempts a spectacular robbery. Louie is put in charge of the investigation of JoJo's latest enterprise. JoJo learns of his peril and begins an exercise in risk management.
Genres: Crime Drama Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-09-19
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Triple Scotch & Wry
Overview: More comedy sketches from Scottish comedian Rikki Fulton. Characters include: Michael Jackson - from Jordanhill; Shirley Bassey - from Bearsden; Jonathan Partington; Bonnie Prince Charlie; and the Last Call team.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-01-01
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The Thin End of the Wedge
Overview: A student faced with an ultimatum to find £5 by morning - or lose his girlfriend - searches for friends he can tap and discovers that the crises in their lives are even greater than his own.
Genres: Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-12-20
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Shallow Grave
Overview: When David, Juliet, and Alex find their new roommate dead with a large sum of money, they agree to hide the body and keep the cash. However, this newfound fortune gradually corrodes their friendship.
Genres: Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-12-22
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Able's Will
Overview: Thomas Able, once a successful writer, has not written since the war. He lies paralysed and dying. His family gather at the family home.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-10-05
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Loch Lomond: Legend of the Loch
Overview: An 18th century couple separated by war gets a second chance at love when a present day singer becomes mixed up in their story.
Genres: Drama Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-04-01
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