Paul Shane
Also Known As: George Frederick Speight
Biography: Paul Shane (19 June 1940 – 16 May 2013) was an English comedian and actor known for his television work, in particular playing Ted Bovis in Hi-de-Hi!, a 1980s BBC sitcom. Shane was born George Frederick Speight in Thrybergh near Rotherham in the West Riding of Yorkshire. He was a miner at Silverwood Colliery until he slipped on soap in the pit-head baths in 1967, resulting in double herniated discs. He was pensioned from the pit at 27. Two years later he became a professional entertainer. He already had 10 years' experience as a part-time entertainer in pubs and clubs in south Yorkshire. He was married to Dorothy Shortt. He died on May 16, 2013 in Rotherham. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Thrybergh, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England
Birthday: June 19, 1940
Deathday: May 16, 2013
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Gender: Male
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Summer Season
Overview: Blackpool usually means sun and sand, and a ride on the big dipper; but Ricky and Michelle are working. Dave is hard at work too - getting in on their act.
Genres: TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-11-14
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La Passione
Overview: For one young boy, a passion can be more than just a dream.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-11-14
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Heartlands
Overview: Gentle Colin 'Col' Lawes happily lead a quiet life, running a news agency with his soiled-rotten wife Sandra and playing competition darts in the Atletic Arms team. Colin catches her committing adultery with team captain Geoff, a cop, who pretends Colin abused her. Col is thrown off the team just after it qualified for the league finals in Blackpool. He decides to travel there alone, hoping to win her back.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-04-27
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Two Minutes
Overview: An hilariously funny one-off comic sitcom in which some mates attempt to rob a pub of its takings.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-04-07
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Hi-De-Hi!: All the Laughs & More
Overview: A celebration of the much-loved holiday camp sitcom, featuring classic scenes and interviews with members of cast and crew including Su Pollard, Ruth Madoc, Jeffrey Holland, Paul Shane and Jimmy Perry. The programme reveals that Butlin's, the real-life inspiration for the series, were not impressed with the show, and there are backstage secrets, such as the day several cast members nearly drowned in the swimming pool
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-03-26
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Between Two Women
Overview: Set in a Yorkshire milltown in 1957, Ellen Hardy is unhappily married but is close to her ten-year-old son, Victor. The family has recently moved house and Victor has started at a new school where Ellen has become friendly with his teacher, Kathy Thompson, who is keen to encourage him at art. As the friendship between the two women grows, Ellen's millworker husband, Hardy, feels increasingly alienated at home.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-08-31
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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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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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A Day Out
Overview: Alan Bennett's debut play for television follows the members of a Halifax cycling club, on an outing from Halifax to the ruins of Fountains Abbey. Set in the summer of 1911 and projects an idyllic vision of Edwardian England .
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1972-12-24
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Afternoon Off
Overview: Lee, a Chinese man, works as a waiter in a hotel in England, despite speaking very little English. Told that a girl called Iris might be interested in him, on his afternoon off work he buys a box of chocolates and sets off to find her.
Genres: Drama Romance TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-02-03
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Pit Strike
Overview: 1972: striking miners converge on London's power stations. Among them, the huge, dignified figure of Joshua.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-09-22
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Sunset Across the Bay
Overview: A married couple, after a life time of work and bringing up a family, retire and awaken to the fast changing world around them, the habitual nature of their relationship, and what they have left.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-02-20
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The Grey Mile
Overview: Terry 'The Taxman' Tempest, the greatest bank robber there ever was, whose true identity was never discovered, finds himself languishing in a dilapidated care home with only elderly confidence trickster Professor Humboldt Worth for company. When Terry and The Professor discover all is not right in the care home, the bickering pair are forced to put their differences aside, dust off their criminals skills, step onto the other side of the law and save the day.
Genres: Crime Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-01-01
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Keep an Eye on Albert
Overview: Pubs, pigeons, weight-lifting - that's Terry's life, and his wife Glenda feels neglected. But now Terry's best mate, Albert, is on leave from the Merchant Navy, and Albert knows how to treat a lady. 'Fireworks assured,' says the wrestling poster.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-11-11
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Buses
Overview: In Yorkshire during the twenties, it seems that everyone who holds a driver's licence wants to run his own private bus company, and young Jim Stone is no exception.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-03-13
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Mr. H Is Late
Overview: A team of inept undertakers attempt to get a coffin to a funeral on time. An undertaker is in charge of moving a coffin from a home to the church. The home is on the 26th floor of a skyscraper; the stairs are narrow; the lift is small and prone to stop working. Chaos ensues.
Genres: Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-02-15
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