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Michael Bates - what members say


  • The Stone Tape
  • The Stone Tape review by from Reading
    Rated - 3 stars Reminder of the good old days 24 January 2005
    ... referred to in sexist terms. Not essential but good fun and a chance to to see Michael Bates before his roles in 'It aint alf hot mum' and 'last of the Summer Wine' ...  
  • It Ain't Half Hot Mum - Series 1
  • It Ain't Half Hot Mum - Series 1 review by from Southampton
    Rated - 4 stars Classic Brit Com 30 November 2005
    ...ubtle as those in DA but Windsor Davies as the ever-shouting Sergeant Major and Michael Bates in a caricature of a caricature of an Indian bearer are two of the truly great ...  

Michael Bates - filmography


  • The Stone Tape (1972)
    Starring: Michael Bryant,  Jane Asher,  Iain Cuthbertson
    Director: Peter Sasdy
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    This chilling 1970s cult classic, starring Jane Asher, involves a team of electronics experts who move into an old Victorian house to conduct recording research. After an apparition appears on a stone wall, the scientists attempt to analyse and exorcise it. That's when bad things start to happen....
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 60% from 900 members
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Michael Bates facts

5 most recent films

It Ain't Half Hot Mum - Series 7 - 3.0 stars
No Sex Please, We're British - 3.0 stars
Last Of The Summer Wine - Series 1 And 2 - 3.5 stars
The Stone Tape - 3.0 stars
A Clockwork Orange - 3.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

Clockwork Orange, A - HD DVD Version - 3.5 stars
It Ain't Half Hot Mum - Series 5 - 3.5 stars
Clockwork Orange, A - BLU-RAY Version - 3.5 stars
It Ain't Half Hot Mum - Series 2 - 3.5 stars
It Ain't Half Hot Mum - Series 3 - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

It Ain't Half Hot Mum - Series 7 - 3.0 stars
No Sex Please, We're British - 3.0 stars
The Stone Tape - 3.0 stars
Last Of The Summer Wine - Series 1 And 2 - 3.5 stars
It Ain't Half Hot Mum - Series 4 - 3.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Don Estelle - 6 times - show films
Melvyn Hayes - 6 times - show films
Donald Hewlett - 6 times - show films
Warren Clarke - 5 times - show films
Adrienne Corri - 5 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Stanley Kubrick - 5 times - show films
none - 5 times - show films
Peter Sasdy - 1 times - show films
Cliff Owen - 1 times - show films
Alan J.W. Bell - 1 times - show films


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