UK TV - THE LADS to THE LAUGHTER OF GOD
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LAKE OF DARKNESS, THE
LAND OF GREEN GINGER
LARK RISE TO CANDLEFORD
THE LADS
ATV / 1x60m-e / 1963 black and white
Writer: Ronald Harwood / Producer: Cecil Clarke / Music: Trevor Peacock
Comedy drama. A group of soldiers stationed in Cyprus enjoy a night out. A song that appeared in this play Mrs Brown You've Got a Lovely Daughter (written by actor Trevor Peacock) later became a chart hit.
With:- TOM COURTNAY / TREVOR PEACOCK
LADIES IN CHARGE
Thames / 6x60m-e / 1985 6 May - 17 June
Creator: Kate Herbert Hunting / Producer: Peter Duguid / Executive Producer: Lloyd Shirley
Period drama series. A group of 1920's flappers set up their own agency specialising in problem solving.
With:- CAROL ROYLE as Diana Granville / JULIA HILLS as Babs Palmer / JULIA SWIFT as Vicky Barton
LADIES IN RETIREMENT
BBC / 1x / 1958 black and whit
Comedy drama.
With:- JOAN HICKSON / DAVID McCALLUM / PRUNELLA SCALES
LADY CHATTERLEY
BBC1/Global Arts / 4x55m-e /
1993 6 June - 27 June
Writer/Director: Ken Russell / Novel: D.H. Lawrence / Producer: Michael Haggiag
Period drama serial. Following the return of her husband in a wheelchair at the end of world war one frustrated Lady Chatterley begins an affair with her rough hewn gamekeeper Manners.
With:- JOELY RICHARDSON as Lady Chatterley / SEAN BEAN as Manners / JAMES WILBY as Lord Chatterley / KEN RUSSELL as Sir Michael Reid
LADY AUDLEY'S SECRET
Carlton-WGBH / 1x120m-e / 2000 17 May Wednesday 9.00pm
Writer: Donald Hounan / Story: Mary Elizabeth Braddon / Producers: Anne-Marie Casey / Director: Betsan Morris Evans
Period drama. When Lucy Graham marries wealthy Sir Michael Audley, the secrets that she is keeping (especially that she is already married) threaten to tear apart many people's lives.
With:- NEVE McINTOSH as Lucy, Lady Audley / STEVEN MACKINTOSH as Robert Audley / KENNETH CRANHAM as Sir Michael Audley / JULIETTE CATON as Alicia Audley / MELANIE CLARK PULLEN as Phoebe / JAMIE BAMBER as George Talboys / PAUL SWINNERTON as Luke / ROGER ASHTON-GRIFFITHS as Dr Mosgrave / MALCOLM TERRIS as Captain Muldoon / CATE FOWLER as Miss Kenton / JOY MERRIMAN as Mrs Plowson
LADY KILLERS
Granada / 14x60m-e / 1980-81
Producer: Pieter Rogers
An anthology of period murder trials, focusing at first on women who killed and later murderers in general.
Host..................................................... ROBERT MORLEY
THE LADY'S NOT FOR BURNING
BBC / 1950 black and white
Writer: Christopher Fry
Period drama. A story of love and passion against a background of witchcraft, superstition and murder in the 17th century.
With:- ALEC CLUNES / PAMELA BROWN
THE LADY'S NOT FOR BURNING
Yorkshire / 1x120m-e / 1987
Writer: Christopher Fry / Music: Paula Reade / Camera: Gerry Lloyd / Producer: Pat Sandys / Director: Julian Aymes
Period drama. A story of love and passion against a background of witchcraft, superstition and murder in the 17th century.
With:- KENNETH BRANAGH as Thomas Mendip / CHERIE LUNGHI as Jennet Jourdemayne / ROBERT EDDISON as The Chaplain / BERNARD HEPTON as Hebble Tyson / TOM MANNION as HUmphrey Devize / PAUL ROGERS as Edward Tappercoom / SHAUN SCOTT as Nicholas Devize / ANGELA THORNE as Margaret Devize
THE LAKES
BBC1 / 1x90m-e 4x60m-e 10x40m-e / 1997/99
Creator: Jimmy McGovern / Music: Nick Humphreys / Series Consultant: Joe Ainsworth / Producers: Charles Pattison (Season 1), Matthew Bird (Season 2) / Titles: Diverse design
Drama series. Danny Kavanagh, an early twentysomething wastrel, leaves home and gets a job in a hotel in a small Lake District community where he is soon caught up in trouble of a sexual and dark kind. Season 2 opened out to focus on more of the communities characters but still with a very strong emphasis on sex and murder.
With:- JOHN SIMM as Danny Kavanagh / EMMA CUNIFFE as Emma Quinlan / PAUL COPLEY as Peter Quinlan / MARY JO RANDLE as Bernie Quinlan / ROBERT PUGH as Father Matthew / CLARE HOLMAN as Simone Parr / MATT BARDOCK as Albie / AMANDA MEALING as JoJo Spiers (Season 2) / ANNABELLE APSION as Beverly (Season 2)
A LANDING ON THE SUN
BBC2 / 1x90m-e / 1994
Writer: Michael Frayn / Producer: David Snodin / Director: Nicholas Renton
Drama. A cabinet officer investigates the mysterious death 20 years previously of a fellow civil servant called Summerchild.
Jessel................................................ ROBERT GLENISTER
Serafin............................................... SUSAN FLEETWOOD
Summerchild...................................... ROGER ALLAM
Millie.................................................. JUDITH SCOTT
Tite.................................................... PATRICK GODFREY
THE LAND OF DREAMS
BBC / 1x90m-e / 1990
Writer: Alan Cubitt / Producer: Colin Ludlow / Director: Diarmuid Lawrence
Drama. A London based Africanse lawyer helps a black South African who is seeking political asylum.
With:- ANTONY SHER / PATRICK SHAI / RUDI DAVIES / IAN BARTHOLOMEW / ANTONY CARRICK
LANDSCAPE
BBC2 'Performance' / 1x40m-e / 1995
Writer: Harold Pinter / Producer: Simon Curtis
Drama. The secret life of lovers Beth and Duff. This play formed part of a double bill with the surreal drama Bed.
Duff...................................................... IAN HOLM
Beth..................................................... PENELOPE WILTON
LANGRISHE GO DOWN
BBC / 1x90m-e / 1978
Writer: Harold Pinter / Novel: Aldan Higgins / Producer/Director: David Jones
Drama. Three spinster sisters face upto changes in their lives sparked by the arrival of a German student.
With:- JUDI DENCH as Imogen Langrishe / JEREMY
IRONS as Otto Beck / ANNETTE CROSBIE as Helen Langrishe / SUSAN WILLIAMSON as
Lily Langrishe / HAROLD PINTER as Barry Shannon / MARGARET WHITING as Maureen
Layde
THE LARGEST THEATRE IN THE WORLD
BBC / 1962-71
An occasional anthology series in which the featured plays were produced simultaneously in nine different European countries.
LARRY THE LAMB
BBC / 1x60m-e / 1947 11 May black and white
Writer: Hendrick Baker / Producer: Alex McCrindle
Comedy. Adventures of Larry the Lamb and his friends in toytown.
Larry the Lamb................................. BETTY BLACKLER
Dennis the Daschund........................ MALCOLM THOMAS
Peter Brass..................................... ROGER TRAFFORD
THE LAST CHANCERS
C4 / 2x60m / 22-23 December 2004
Writers: Adam Buxton, Tony MacMurray / Director:
Vito Rocco / Producer: Sally Martin
Comedy drama about a small-time rock band and their efforts to cut a record and
make it big. Based on an episode in the Comedy Lab series.
With:- ADAM BUXTON as Johnny / KEVIN BISHOP as Dan / PATRICK DRIVER as Brian /
VALERIE EDMOND as Liv / STEVE JOHN SHEPHERD as Paul / TONY MacMurray as James /
EMMA PIERSON as Kirby
LAST CHRISTMAS
BBC1 / 1x80m-e / 1999 22 December - Wednesday 9.30pm
Writer: Tony Grounds / Producer: David Snodin / Director: Adrian Shergold
Fantasy drama. Young lad Frank is troubled following the death of his father Neville a year before; Neville returns to Frank as a trainee Angel and takes him on a magical journey.
Frank................................................. PHILIP DOWLING
Gwen................................................. PAULINE QUIRKE
Neville................................................ RAY WINSTONE
Geoff.................................................. PHIL DANIELS
Judy.................................................. ELLA DANIELS
Father Christmas................................ MARK BENTON
Bobby Moore..................................... MATT BARDOCK
Doctor............................................... AHSEN BHATTI
Donna............................................... DONNA EWIN
Tessa............................................... SUZANNE BURDEN
Mourner............................................ TONY GROUNDS
THE LAST CHRONICLES OF BARSET
BBC / 6x30m-e / 1959 black and white
Writer: Peter Black
Period drama serial based on an Anthony Trollope novel.
With:- HUGH BURDEN / OLGA LINDO
THE LAST DAY
BBC / 1x75m-e / 1983
Writer: John Pilger / Director: Richard Stroud
Period drama. Reconstruction of the day the Yanks quit Saigon.
With:- CHARLES DANCE / DAN O'HERLIHY / DAVID SUCHET
THE LAST DETECTIVE
ITV1 / 1x120, 7x90m / (started 7 February 03) 2003-2004
Novels: Leslie Thomas / Dramatist: Richard Harris
/ Directors: Nick Hurran, Douglas Mackinnon / Producer: Nick Hurran.
Comedy drama. Detective Constable Davies is considered a bit of joke in his
station and is laughingly referred to as "Dangerous" because he is
considered so useless. But he has an earnest enthusiasm regardless of the
trivial cases he gets assigned by his superior who tells him that he would be
the "Last Detective" he would think of to assign an important case to.
Despite this Davies' mundane cases often tend to have more to them than first
meets the eye. The first story in this series was previously adapted on ITV in
1981 as "Dangerous Davies:
The Last Detective" with Bernard Cribbens in the title role.
With:- PETER DAVISON as Dangerous Davies / SEAN HUGHES as Mod / ROB SPENDLOVE as
DI Aspinall / EMMA AMOS as Julie Davies / DAVID TROUGHTON as Yardley
THE LAST DRAGON
C4 / 1x120m / 5 March 2005
Director: Justin Hardy / Producer: Ceri Barnes
Pseudo drama/documentary. A drama in a documentary style - archaeological
evidence is discovered that place dragons as real creatures that were
contemporary to the dinosaurs and survived into the middle ages. Computer
animation brings the dragons to life as the "documentary" reconstructs
what their lives would have been like through the ages.
THE LAST ENEMY
Associated-Rediffusion / 1x90m-e / 1956 black and white
Writer: Richard Hillary / Producer/Director: Peter Graham-Scott
Drama. A pilot, during the Battle of Britain, tries to come to terms with his situation.
With:- PETER MURRAY / JOHN ROBINSON / PATRICK DRISCOLL / TARN BASSETT
BBC 'Heroes and Villains' / 1x50m-e / 1995
Writer: Anthony Horowitz / Producer: Sue Vertue / Director: John Henderson
Period drama. The life of eccentric British military hero, Colonel A.D. Wintle.
Colonel Wintle.................................. JIM BROADBENT
Cedric Mays..................................... TONY HAYGARTH
Old Engineer.................................... JAMES WARRIOR
Barmaid........................................... CHERYL HALL
Nurse.............................................. VALERIE MINIFIE
THE LAST MUSKETEER
Scottish TV-Coastal / 1x120m-e / 2000 26 March Sunday 9.00pm
Writer: Sebastian Secker / Costume: Hazel Pettig / Camera: Tony Miller / Design: Marius Der Werff / Music: John Rea / Producer: Bill Boyes / Director: Bill Britten
Drama. Fencing expert Steve McTear is hopeful of winning a place with the British Fencing Squad, beginning an affair with the head teacher of a girls school McTear also finds himself getting involved with crime.
With:- ROBSON GREEN as Steve McTear / ARKIE WHITELEY as Dr Elizabeth Fraser / HOLLY DAVIDSON as Emily Gordon / MAUREEN BEATTIE as Sallie Latham / JOHN McGLYNN as James Wax / ANGELA LONSDALE as Lena / SANDRA VOE as Peggy Ingrams / JOE CAFFREY as Joe Salter / JEAN HEYWOOD as Flo / ERIC DEACON as Drew
THE LAST MAN ON EARTH
BBC1 'Comedy Playhouse' / 1x30m-e / 1974 4 June - Tuesday 8.30pm
Writers: Ray Galton, Alan Simpson / Producer: Graeme Muir
Comedy. Mother and Henry return home from their caravan in Frinton to find everybody in the entire world has vanished.
Mother................................................. DANDY NICHOLS
Henry................................................... RONALD FRASER
THE LAST OF THE BEST MEN
Thames / 1x30m-e / 1975 19 May - Monday 8.30pm
Writer: Richard Waring / Producer/Director: Michael Mills
Comedy. Of a group of seven young confirmed bachelors only one has not succumbed to married life.
Henry.................................................. DEREK FOWLDS
Annette............................................... PRUNELLA GEE
Geoff.................................................. GEOFFREY WHITEHEAD
Pamela............................................... JACQUELINE CLARKE
LAST OF THE BLONDE BOMBSHELLS
BBC1-HBO-WTTV-Universal / 1x80m-e / 2000 3 September Sunday 9.00pm
Writer: Alan Plater / Producer: Su Armstrong / Original Music: John Keane / Director: Gillies MacKinnon
Comedy drama. When the now ageing Elizabeth thinks back to her time playing in an all female big band during world war II she decides to try and get the band back together to perform at her granddaughter's school concert. The production made ample use of flashbacks back to the second world war and also featured plenty of tunes from that era.
With:- JUDI DENCH as Elizabeth / IAN HOLM as Patrick / LESLIE CARON as Madeleine / OLYMPIA DUKAKIS as Dinah / CLEO LAINE as Gwen / JOAN SIMS as Betty / BILLIE WHITELAW as Evelyn / JUNE WHITFIELD as Evelyn / THELMA RUBY as Vera / VALENTINE PELKA as Leslie / JAMES COSMO as McNab / MILLIE FINDLAY as Joanna
THE LAST OF THE BRAVE
ABC 'Armchair Theatre' / 1x / 1960 black and white
Writer: Stanley Mann / Producer: Sydney Newman / Director: Philip Mackie
Military drama about a retired colonel.
With:- DONALD WOLFIT
THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS
BBC / 8x45m-e / 1971 17 January - 7 March
Writer: Harry Green / Novel: J.F. Cooper / Producer: John McRae / Director: David Maloney
Period drama serial. Stories of Hawkeye in America during the Franco-British war in 1750. See also Hawkeye-The Pathfinder.
With:- KENNETH IVES as Hawkeye / JOHN ABINERI as Chingachook / PHILIP MADOC / ANDREW CRAWFORD / PATRICIA MAYNARD / JOANNA DAVID
THE LAST PLACE ON EARTH
Central/Renegade / 1x90m-e 5x60m-e / 1985
Writer: Trevor Griffiths / Book: Roland Huntford / Design: Maurice Cain / Music: Trevor Jones / Executive Producer: Robert Buckler / Titles: Shelley Elbounre / Costume: Louise Frogley / Producer: Tim Van Rellim / Director: Ferdinand Fairfax
Period drama serial. The story of Scott's doom laden last
Capt R.F. Scott................................ MARTIN SHAW
Roland Amundson............................ SVERRE ANKER OUSDAL
Dr 'Bill' Wilson.................................. STEPHEN MOORE
Olav Bjaaland................................... STALE BJORNHAUG
P.O. Lashly..................................... TOM GEORGESON
P.O. Keohane.................................. TOM GERRARD
Cherry Garrard................................. HUGH GRANT
Lt 'Teddy' Evans............................... MICHAEL MALONEY
Capt 'Titus' Oates............................. RICHARD MORANT
Lt Birdie Bowers............................... SYLVESTER McCOY
P.O. Evans...................................... PAT ROACH
LAST
RESORT
BBC Film (2000) / 1x75m-e /
Broadcast 23 January 2002 at 9:00pm
Writer/Director: Pawel Pawlikowski
Tanya, a Russian single mother arrives in England with her 10-year old son to
meet and settle down with her English fianc鮠
When he doesn?t turn up she
is forced to seek political asylum and is assigned to a refugee holding centre
in a rundown holiday resort.
DINA KORZUN as Tanya / PADDY CONSIDINE as Alfie / ARTIOM STREINIKOV as Artiom /
LINDSEY HONEY as Les / PERRY BENSON as Immigration Officer / KATIE DRINKWATER as
Katie / DAVE BEAN as Frank / ADRIAN SCARBOROUGH as Council Official
LAST RIGHTS
C4 / 3x50m / 24 March 2005 (all 3 parts back-to-back) / 9:30am
Writer: Clive Bradley / Director:
Bill Anderson / Producer: Philip Trethowan
Thriller serial. When the laptop computer belonging to the aide of the newly
elected Prime Minister is stolen the hunt is on to get it back. The PM's
daughter believes it contains some compromising photos of her with the aide but
really it contains confidential and damaging information on how the new
government is going to overthrow democracy.
With:- CHARLES DANCE as PM Richard Wheeler / PHILIP GLENISTER as John Spiers /
ASHLY WALTERS as Max / STEPHEN GRAHAM as Steve / KEIRA MALIK as Melissa Wheeler
/ FRANCESCA FOWLER as Liz / RAQUEL CASSIDY as Nadine Chandler
THE LAST ROMANTICS
BBC / 1x70m-e / 1992
Writer: Nigel Williams / Director: Jack Gold
Period drama set in a Cambridge university, telling the stories of two writers Sir Arthur Quiller Couch and F.R. Leavis and focusing on the problems a student causes for his tutor.
With:- IAN HOLM / LEO McKERN / SARA KESTELMAN / SARA KESTELMAN / RUFUS SEWELL / ALAN CUMMING / JOHN LLOYD FILLINGHAM / HELGA BRINDLE / MIRANDA FORBES / CHARLES DALE / ALICE DOUGLAS / SEAN O'CALLAGHAN
THE LAST SEANCE
Granada 'Shades of Darkness' / 1x60m-e / 1986
Writer: Alfred Shaughnessy / Story: Agatha Christie
Period drama. A French medium begins to become concerned about her powers.
With:- JEANNE MOREAU / ANTHONY HIGGINS / NORMA WEST
LAST SUMMER
Thames / 1x60m-e / 1977
Writer: Peter Prince / Director: Stephen Frears
Drama. Exploits of a group of professional car thieves and ringers.
With:- RICHARD BECKINSALE / RICHARD MOTTAU
THE LAST TRAIN
Granada / 6x60m-e / 1999 April 7 - 6 May
Writer: Matthew Graham / Music: Christopher Gunning / Design: Stephen Finerei / Costume: Lyn Avery / Special Effects: Steve Tonkow / Producer: Sita Williams / Director: Stuart Orme
Scifi drama serial. Following a train crash caused by the earth being hit by an asteroid, the small group of survivors discover the world changed beyond all recognition, they later learn that one of their number, Harriet Ambrose, was responsible for them being kept in a state of suspended animation for years when a top secret canister she was illegally carrying was opened during the crash.
Harriet Ambrose............................... NICOLA WALKER
Jandra Nixon................................... AMITA DHIRI
Austin Danforth................................ JAMES HAZLEDINE
Ian Hart.......................................... CHRISTOPHER FULFORD
Mick Sizer...................................... TREVA ETIENNE
Roe Germaine................................. ZOE TELFORD
Anita Nixon..................................... DINITA GOHIL
Leo Nixon....................................... SACHA DHAWAN
Jean Wilson.................................... JANET DALE
Colin Wallis.................................... STEVE HUISON
Hild................................................ CAROLINE CARVER
Jonathan Geddes............................ RALPH BROWN
Coates........................................... JOSH MORAN
Becky............................................ ABIGAIL HAYES
LAST TRAIN THROUGH HARECASTLE TUNNEL
BBC 'The Wednesday Play' / 1x50m-e / 1969
Writer: Peter Terson / Producer: Irene Shubik / Director: Alan Clarke
Drama. A train buff goes on one last trip before a branch line is closed.
With:- RICHARD O'CALLAGHAN
THE LAST VOYAGE OF CAPTAIN GRANT
BBC / 1x45m-e / 1938 1 November black and white
Writer/Producer: Denis Johnston
An arctic adventure based on the novel The Captain's Chair by Robert Flaherty.
With:- IAN AYLMER / MICHELLE PATTON / BASIL CUNARD / DAVID MARSH / CYRIL GARDINER
THE LAST WORD
BBC2 'Comic Asides' / 1x30m-e / 1994 23 January - Sunday 9.00pm
Writer: Tony Bagley / Producer: Justin Sbresni / Director: Roy Gould
Comedy. Rude, boorish and downright vicious journalist Michael Dimmock is responsible for the obituary column on his paper.
Michael Dimmock............................... MARK McGANN
Andy................................................. MICHAEL N. HARBOUR
Donald............................................... PAUL SHELLEY
Gill.................................................... HAZEL ELLERBY
Paul.................................................. PHILIP FOX
LATE CALL
BBC2 / 4x50m-e / 1975 1 - 22 March
Writer: Dennis Potter / Novel: Angus Wilson
Drama serial. A married, elderly former seaside landlady, Sylvia, retires.
Sylvia.................................................... DANDY NICHOLS
Arthur.................................................... LESLIE DWYER
Harold................................................... MICHAEL BRYANT
LATE FLOWERING LUST
BBC/Ecosse / 1x60m-e / 1994
Music: Jim Parker / Producer: Caroline Speed / Director: David HInton
Musical drama based on the poetry of John Betjeman. middle aged Cousin John spends a weekend in a country house where he spends his time watching the antics of a group of young men and women. The dancers were Adventures in Motion Pictures.
Cousin John..................................... NIGEL HAWTHORNE
Mr Fairclough................................... JONATHAN CECIL
Mrs Fairclough................................. RICHENDA CAREY
LATE NIGHT HORROR
BBC2 / 7x30m-e / 1967
Producer: Jarry Moore
An anthology of half hour horror stories, one of the first colour series made by the BBC.
THE LATE SHOW
UK / BBC2 / x40m-e / 1990's
Arts and media round up shown live lat night (11.15pm) on weekdays ala Late Night Line Up. The show was often overly pretentious and things often went wrong such as the infamous occasion the Stone Roses made their TV debut and the equipment went down, their singer Ian Brown shouted out a cry of "amateurs". Presented included crime novelist Sarah Dunant.
LATE STARTER
BBC / 8x50m-e / 1985 29 March - 12 April
Writer: Brian Clarke / Producer: Ruth Boswell / Directors: Barry Davis, Nicholas Mallett
Drama serial. When his wife walks out leaving him penniless, a retired university professor finds himself having to start again and having to live in a run down bedsit in North London.
With:- PETER BARKWORTH / ROWENA COOPER / JULIA FOSTER / BERYL REID as Helen Magee / JIMMY JEWEL
LATE SUMMER AFFAIR
BBC / 1x90m-e / 1962 black and white
Writer: Leo Lehman / Director: Eric Taylor
Comedy drama. Whilst his wife and children are away, a married man plans a spot of extra marital activity.
With:- NIGEL STOCK / WENDY CRAIG / REGINALD MARSH
LAUGHTER FROM THE WHITEHALL
BBC / 1963-65 black and white
An anthology of farces involving Brian Rix and his Whitehall Theatre company.
THE LAUGHTER OF GOD
BBC / 1x90m-e / 1991
Writer/Director: Tony Bicat / Producer: Bill Shapter
Drama. A philandering husband and wife start to begin to have fantasies about killing each other.
With:- AMANDA DONAHOE / PETER FIRTH / SYLVIA SYMS / REGINALD MARSH
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