John Thaw is a popular leading man in TV who made his breakthrough in 1964’s Redcap and had continued success with each success decade.
Best known for The Sweeney and Inspector Morse.
Born: January 3, 1942, Longsight, Manchester, United Kingdom
Died: February 21, 2002, Luckington, United Kingdom.
KEY ROLES
1964: Redcap
1974: Thick As Thieves
1975: The Sweeney
1985: Home To Roost
1987: Inspector Morse
1993: A Year In Provence
1995: Kavanagh QC
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Something Private: When the body of a missing ten year old boy is found close to his home, newspaper crime reporter Mitch travels to the village in...
Sleeping Dogs: Following a possible lead, Mitch ends up in a deserted area in the grounds of Luton Airport. When he sees a coffin being unloaded from...
Business as Usual: After the shooting and death of a local married police inspector while attending a raid at a jewellery shop, the town becomes invaded by...
Who Must Remain Anonymous: An article by Mitch, which describes the lives of scared elderly locals who are being intimidated by mostly black young thugs, causes the...
Fit Up: Regular Cast: John Thaw (Tom Mitchell aka Mitch), Clare Higgins (Jo), David Calder (Ben Hall) Guest Cast: Shaun Curry, Dean Harris, Eamon Boland, Harry...
Squealer: The wife of ex-convict Reg Grey, contacts Mitch to ask for his help. Regular Cast: John Thaw (Tom Mitchell aka Mitch), Clare Higgins (Jo), David Calder...
Postman’s Knock: A team of security guards taking staff wages into a hospital, are attacked by four armed criminals. Regular Cast: John Thaw (Tom Mitchell aka Mitch),...
Saturday Night: After Mitch is contacted by an extremely violent right wing group, he makes the decision to do a detailed expose on their organisation. Regular Cast:...
A Family Matter: Regular Cast: John Thaw (Tom Mitchell aka Mitch), Clare Higgins (Jo), David Calder (Ben Hall) Guest Cast: Philippa Urquhart (Susan), Tanveer Ghani, Annie...
The Nature of the Beast: Regular Cast: John Thaw (Tom Mitchell aka Mitch), Clare Higgins (Jo), David Calder (Ben Hall) Guest Cast: Karen Archer, Sean Scanlan,...