Ray Burdis (Actor)

Casualty

Drama series about the staff and patients at Holby City Hospital's emergency department, charting the ups and downs in their personal and professional lives.

Release Date1986-09-06

Charactersd Alan 'Dusty' Binns

Episode Count1

Vote Count88

Minder

Roguish comedy drama following the misadventures of small-time crook Arthur Daley.

Release Date1979-10-29

Charactersd Disco Youth

Episode Count1

Vote Count28

The Professionals

The lives of Bodie and Doyle, top agents for Britain's CI5 (Criminal Intelligence 5), and their controller, George Cowley. The mandate of CI5 was to fight terrorism and similar high-profile crimes. Cowley, a hard ex-MI5 operative, hand-picked each of his men. Bodie is a cynical ex-SAS paratrooper and mercenary whose nature ran to controlled violence, while his partner, Doyle, comes to CI5 from the regular police force, and is more of an open minded liberal. Their relationship is often contentious, but they are the top men in their field, and the ones to whom Cowley always assigned to the toughest cases.

Release Date1977-12-30

Charactersd Vince

Episode Count1

Vote Count46

BBC Play of the Month

A BBC television anthology series featuring productions of classic and contemporary stage plays usually broadcast on BBC1. Each production featured a different work, often using prominent British stage actors in the leading roles. The series was transmitted from October 1965 to September 1983.

Release Date1965-10-19

Charactersd Safonov

Episode Count1

Vote Count8

Playhouse

A one-hour anthology television series of one-off contemporary and classic dramas produced by the BBC.

Release Date1974-03-13

Charactersd Kevin

Episode Count1

Vote Count1

BBC2 Play of the Week

An anthology of plays and novels adapted into feature length TV movies, broadcast on BBC2 from September 1977 to April 1979.

Release Date1977-09-21

Charactersd Dunning

Episode Count1

Vote Count1

My Hero

My Hero is a BBC sitcom created by Paul Mendelson. The programme ran for six series, first broadcast in February 2000, and concluding in September 2006. The series follows the antics of the dim-witted superhero "Thermoman", portrayed by Ardal O'Hanlon in series one to five and by James Dreyfus in the final series. The series was regularly directed by John Stroud. In the UK, the digital channel Gold regularly re-runs the programme, although the last series has yet to appear on the channel. In the United States it was shown on PBS and, briefly, BBC America. In Australia, UKTV offered re-runs of the first three series, while BBC Entertainment provided repeats for Scandinavia.

Release Date2000-02-04

Charactersd Detective Symes

Episode Count1

Vote Count31

Centre Play

Anthology series of half hour plays produced in BBC's Television Centre's studios.

Release Date1973-07-19

Charactersd Craig

Episode Count1

Vote Count1

The Afternoon Play

The Afternoon Play is a British television anthology series of standalone contemporary dramas aired during the afternoons of 2003–07 on BBC One, featuring well-known actors in one-off stories. A daytime drama strand showcasing a variety of genres, from comedy to mystery, it was part of a long tradition of afternoon plays on BBC Radio 4, which would go on to influence the television version.

Release Date2003-01-27

Charactersd Arnie Griffin

Episode Count1

Vote Count1

Gandhi

In the early years of the 20th century, Mohandas K. Gandhi, a British-trained lawyer, forsakes all worldly possessions to take up the cause of Indian independence. Faced with armed resistance from the British government, Gandhi adopts a policy of 'passive resistance', endeavouring to win freedom for his people without resorting to bloodshed.

Release Date1982-12-01

Charactersd Youth

Vote Count2511

The Sunday Drama

Anthology of self-contained dramas that aired from 1977 to 1978.

Release Date1977-05-29

Charactersd Zack

Episode Count1

Vote Count1

Three Up, Two Down

Comedy series about Nick and Angie, a young married couple, Angie's snobbish mother Daphne, and Nick's cockney father Sam. Much of the humour arises from the fact that the mismatched Daphne and Sam are forced by circumstances to share the flat below that occupied by their children.

Release Date1985-04-15

Charactersd Nick Tyler

Episode Count25

Vote Count8

Urban Gothic

Urban Gothic was a horror based series of short stories shown on Channel 5 running for two series between May 2000 and December 2001. Filmed on a low budget and broadcast in a later time-slot, it nonetheless acquired a following. It has also since been repeated on the Horror Channel. Set around London there is an underlying story thread that only becomes clear in the last episodes of each series. Each episode was different in style from the others, running the gamut of documentary-style independent film to spoof, to slick dramas similar in style to The Outer Limits or The Twilight Zone.

Release Date2000-05-17

Charactersd The Colonel

Episode Count1

Vote Count7

Nicholas Nickleby

Nicholas Nickleby, a young boy in search of a better life, struggles to save his family and friends from the abusive exploitation of his coldheartedly grasping uncle.

Release Date1977-03-27

Charactersd Master Crummles

Episode Count1

Vote Count3

Operation Good Guys

Operation Good Guys is a British mockumentary, a fly-on-the-wall documentary series about an elite police unit's bid to snare one of Britain's most powerful crime lords.Blurring the line between fact and fiction, it witnesses, on camera, the total breakdown, professionally and personally, of the Operation Good Guys team. Throughout the operation, The 'Good Guys' have an unfortunate habit of embroiling into their calamitous world some of the country's best-known celebrities, from actors and footballers, to TV presenters and even the odd ex-convict.

Release Date1997-12-29

DepartmentCreator

JobCreator

Charactersd D.S. Ash

Episode Count[ 19 ]

Vote Count5

Manchild

Stockbroker Terry, art expert Patrick, orthodontist James and decking supremo Gary have been friends since their schooldays. Now, having all reached the age of 50, they are intent on reliving the freedom of their youth, buying hip new clothes and dating beautiful younger women, but despite their best efforts, the concerns of middle-age still catch up with them.

Release Date2002-02-19

Charactersd Gary

Episode Count15

Vote Count6

Death Machine

Chaank Armaments is experimenting with the ultimate fighting machine which is part human - part machine. So far, the Hardman project has been unreliable and has killed a number of innocent people. The genius behind this project is Jack who lives in a world of models, toys and magazines. When he is fired by Cale for killing a few corporate officers, he unleashes the ultimate killing machine called the 'Warbeast' against Cale and those who would help her.

Release Date1995-05-02

Charactersd Dead Diner

Vote Count141

Wolcott

Newly promoted Black detective Winston Churchill Wolcott is transferred to a troubled London borough, where he becomes embroiled in a drug war and police corruption, dealing with cross-racial tensions and a persistent journalist.

Release Date1981-01-13

Charactersd PC Brock

Episode Count2

Vote Count1

Going Out

A group of 16-year-olds—Sean, Sammy, Roger, Dikey, Gerry, and Cathy—graduate from Meadowcroft Comprehensive School and are now out in the world looking for work.

Release Date1981-02-03

Charactersd Rick Tinnersley

Episode Count5

Vote Count2

Scum

Carlin is a new reform school inmate with a reputation as a hard case. The authorities encourage gang leader Pongo to humble Carlin, but Carlin overtakes Pongo as Daddy of the ward. The guards institute a reign of terror and neglect, with Carlin emerging as an unlikely leader.

Release Date1979-09-12

Charactersd Eckersley

Vote Count214

Scum

Carlin is a new reform school inmate with a reputation as a hard case. The authorities encourage gang leader Pongo to humble Carlin, but Carlin overtakes Pongo as Daddy of the ward. The guards institute a reign of terror and neglect, with Carlin emerging as an unlikely leader.

Release Date1977-11-08

Charactersd Eckersley

Vote Count49

Final Cut

A group of friends gather for a wake, and are shown a video shot by Jude and starring them before he dies. Things go rapidly downhill.

Release Date1998-11-13

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Charactersd Burdis

Vote Count38

Love, Honour and Obey

Jonny dreams of leaving his dead-end job as a courier. Through his childhood best friend, nephew of the notorious crime lord Ray Kreed, he wins his way into the toughest gang in North London. Hungry for action, Jonny sparks a feud between Ray's gang and a rival firm in South London headed by drug kingpin Sean and his lieutenant Matthew.

Release Date2000-04-07

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Charactersd Ray

Vote Count66

Pressure

A British-born younger son of an immigrant family from Trinidad finds himself adrift between two cultures.

Release Date1976-11-19

Charactersd Dave

Vote Count11

The Music Machine

At a famous London disco venue, a competition is announced to select two dancers to star in a new film.

Release Date1979-05-01

Charactersd Joe

Vote Count1

God's Chosen Car Park

Nathaniel Box, a self-styled prophet, along with his daughter Barbara and her fiancé Curtis, holds a night time press conference in an underground car park, devoutly believing that "a new Messiah for a New Age" will appear there before dawn - and their wait does not go unrewarded.

Release Date1986-12-01

Charactersd Steve Flower

The Vanishing Army

"Why don't you keep that missus o' yours under control? She ain't exactly doin' you a packet o' good, is she? If she was mine I'd bloody put 'er right, I'll tell yer." The marriage of an introverted Scottish army sergeant and his loving, but independent wife is threatened by military life.

Release Date1978-11-29

Charactersd Dunning

4 Idle Hands

Two teenagers try to secure gainful employment after leaving school.

Release Date1976-03-26

Charactersd Pete Sutton

Episode Count6

Vote Count2

To Be Someone

Life couldn’t be better for entrepreneur and British Mod, Danny. That is until he’s introduced to Mad Mike, an unhinged underworld mobster who is determined to coerce Danny into pulling off an illegal drugs run.

Release Date2021-07-09

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Charactersd Dickson

Vote Count11

Dream Stuffing

Dream Stuffing is a British television sitcom which aired on Channel 4 in early 1984. The series followed the exploits of two working class young women, Mo and Jude, who share a flat in a council tower block in London's East End, along with their three-legged cat, Tripod. Mo has a menial job in a glass eye factory, whilst Jude is on the dole. Part way through the series, Mo loses her job and the two girls become a thorn in the side for employment review officer Mrs Tudge. Other characters include their gay neighbour Richard, Mo's interfering mother May, who runs the local launderette, Brenda, who works with Mo at the glass eye factory, Bill and Mr Sharples. The series' theme tune, "London Girls", was written and performed by Kirsty MacColl. The series was repeated once by Channel 4 in Summer 1985. It has so far not been released on video or DVD.

Charactersd Richard

Vote Count2

City of Fear!

A crime writer, looking for inspiration, encounters a group of juvenile delinquents.

Release Date1976-09-17

Charactersd Craig

John Lennon: A Journey in the Life

To commemorate the fifth anniversary of John Lennon's murder. Journey in the Life chronicles the life of the musician, making use of dramatizations, fantasy-like images, and commentary. The material for the special is drawn from Lennon's writings and songs, along with stills, interviews, and documentary footage of the famous Beatle and dramatic recreations of his life.

Release Date1985-12-06

Charactersd English Newsman

There's No Place...

Val and Tony set up home in a disused railway goods-yard. It is more than just a squat and draws them closer together than they have ever been.

Release Date1977-10-06

Charactersd Youth in Cafe

Eleanor

Eleanor seems normal enough to her parents and teachers. Why then has she disappeared?

Release Date1974-12-12

Charactersd Danny Price

The Trouble with 2b: Part One, Happy Days

A series of six short films concerning the adventures of form 2B and their inventive science master, Mr Potter

Release Date1972-01-01

Charactersd Todd

Panic

After being harassed by a couple of punks, a young woman picks up an old lady standing at the roadside in the rain.

Release Date1978-01-01

Charactersd Punk

Vote Count2

Ties

Karen and her older sister Sandra both take a trip to Brighton due to unforeseen circumstances.

Release Date1982-02-12

Charactersd Graham

Mary's Wife

A married transvestite comes to terms with their true gender identity.

Release Date1980-05-02

Charactersd Kevin

The Police

Drama documentary for the BBC Schools series Scene looking at London's Metropolitan Police, their role and powers within society and how society, specifically young people, view them.

Release Date1979-06-02

Charactersd Ray

The Fear

The Fear is a five-part television drama produced by Thames Television subsidiary Euston Films for ITV. Broadcast from 17 February to 16 March 1988, the serial follows Carl Galton, the enterprising leader of a criminal gang running a protection racket in North London. Young and ambitious, Galton represents a new breed of criminal who seeks to expand his underworld empire and takes on the old East End firms. 1980s materialism clashes with old school London villainy as Galton rises to power, yet his ruthlessness carries a personal cost, especially on his wife Linda and best friend Marty.

Release Date1988-02-17

DepartmentCreator

JobCreator

Vote Count1

The Krays

Twins Ronnie and Reggie Kray are raised in east London, under the influence of their hateful but doting mother Violet. As they grow up, Ronnie's violent nature takes over, and Reggie follows his brother's lead. The two become notorious crime lords who rule over the East End club scene. But at the height of their power, the brothers veer into different lives, giving the older crime bosses a chance to reclaim what the Krays took from them.

Release Date1990-04-27

DepartmentProduction

JobProducer

Vote Count119

The Reflecting Skin

In 1950s rural Idaho, a young boy watches helplessly as his friends and brother fall under the spell of a mysterious widow living up the road and becomes convinced that she is a vampire.

Release Date1990-08-28

DepartmentProduction

JobProducer

Vote Count220

The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert

A live concert in tribute to Freddie Mercury, former lead singer of Queen. Mercury died of AIDS and so some of the proceeds of this concert went to AIDS research. Features performers such as Metallica, Def Leppard, Elton John, Axl Rose, Extreme, George Michael, and many others. Performers alternate between doing their own hits, covering Queen songs, or jamming with the surviving members of Queen.

Release Date1992-04-22

DepartmentProduction

JobProducer

Vote Count47

The Wee Man

The true life story of the rise to power of Glasgow gangster Paul Ferris.

Release Date2013-01-18

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count45

Angel

Angel, a woman who was horribly abused by her grandmother as a little girl and institutionalized after killing her, embarks on a killing spree as an adult. Though sentenced for the rest of her life to an insane asylum, Angel was released due to inside governmental pressure while being pronounced dead in order to avoid public outcry. Now Angel’s on the loose again, and a government agent is ordered to kill her in order to cover up the blunder.

Release Date2015-07-20

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count11

A Gangster's Kiss

For as long as Jack can remember, he and Danny have been friends, and Danny has always gotten Jack into trouble. He's had a few brushes with the law and blows up half a high street before deciding to turn to acting. Everything is going well until Jack lands his first feature film role and Danny agrees to shadow 'the family'. Jack soon realizes he is way over his head with deadly and hilarious consequences.

Release Date2024-06-24

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Beyond Trainspotting: The World of Irvine Welsh

After his pivotal novel Trainspotting was published in 1993, the debut work of Irvine Welsh quickly took the world by storm, spawning theatre productions, the iconic film by Danny Boyle, sequels and even an acclaimed stage musical.

Release Date2023-08-23

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Kick Out the Jams: The Story of XFM

Titled after the first-ever song to play on their airwaves, Kick Out the Jams follows the development of XFM from its rebellious pirate radio roots in the early 90’s, through to its official FM radio launch in 1997 as a major platform for launching alternative talent into the mainstream. The doc deep-dives into the struggles and influence of the station which gave rise to the likes of Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, whose global hits The Office and The Ricky Gervais Show were originally developed while working at the radio station.

Release Date2022-08-31

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count7

The Universe of Dermot Finn

Dermot is in love with Pearl and is going to meet her family for the first time. But not everyone lives in the same world as us..

Release Date1988-10-24

DepartmentProduction

JobProducer

Vote Count1

Visiting Mr Beak

A Boy runs through the streets with a present for Mr Beak. Along the way he meets a series of strange characters in a strange world where your previous memories are inexorably attracted to you.

Release Date1987-01-01

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Vote Count1

Safety and the Supervisor

Using a case study, the film examines the causes and effects of an industrial accident, highlighting the role of the supervisor and identifying his responsibility as interpreted by the Health and Safety at Work Act. The lessons are then applied to other industries and commercial offices. Intended for safety supervisors.

Release Date1978-01-01

A Good Human Story

A trio of journalists look into the murder of a young girl in a seaside town. For the men though it’s more about who gets the big story than solving the crime. (Memorable TV)

Release Date1977-07-17

20 Times More Likely

Teenagers Sandy and Alan are keen motorcyclists, but while Sandy insists on getting proper training, Alan refuses, even though this makes him twenty times more likely to have an accident.

Release Date1978-01-02

Vote Count1

The Trouble with 2b: Part Five, Thirty Years Younger

A series of six short films concerning the adventures of form 2B and their inventive science master, Mr Potter

Release Date1972-01-01

The Trouble with 2b: Part Three, Trial of Strength

A series of six short films concerning the adventures of form 2B and their inventive science master, Mr Potter

Release Date1972-01-01

The Trouble with 2b: Part Six, Blackboard Jungle

A series of six short films concerning the adventures of form 2B and their inventive science master, Mr Potter

Release Date1972-01-01