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Michael Bates - what members say


  • The Stone Tape
  • The Stone Tape review by from Reading
    Rated - 3.0 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' ...   Read customer review
  • It Ain't Half Hot Mum - Series 1
  • It Ain't Half Hot Mum - Series 1 review by from Southampton
    Rated - 4.0 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 ...   Read customer review

Michael Bates - filmography


  • It Ain't Half Hot Mum - Series 5
  • It Ain't Half Hot Mum - Series 5 on DVD (1977)
    Starring: Don Estelle,  Melvyn Hayes,  Donald Hewlett
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    The complete fifth series of adventures (and misadventures) with the Royal Artillery concert party as the end of the Second World War creeps closer... Episodes Comprise: 1. Front Line Entertainers 2. Bridge Over The River Hipong 3. The Pay-Off 4. Puddings From Heaven 5. The Superstar 6. The ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 73% from 352 members
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  • It Ain't Half Hot Mum - Series 3
  • It Ain't Half Hot Mum - Series 3 on DVD (1976)
    Starring: Windsor Davies,  Melvyn Hayes,  Don Estelle
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    The Concert Party are still entertaining the troops in Deolai, India during the Second World War, and the Sergeant Major (Windsor Davies) is still opposed to their very existence. The men are given some different duties including providing for the local Maharajah and even the Sergeant Major himself,..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 541 members
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  • It Ain't Half Hot Mum - Series 4
  • It Ain't Half Hot Mum - Series 4 (2 discs) on DVD (1976)
    Starring: Windsor Davies,  Don Estelle,  Melvyn Hayes
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    The fourth series of the BBC comedy which centres on the Royal Artillery Concert Party in India. In this series the Colonel's secret affair is brought out into the open and the Concert Party troop are mistaken for women by a group of airmen.
    3.5 stars out of 5 67% from 509 members
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  • It Ain't Half Hot Mum - Series 1
  • It Ain't Half Hot Mum - Series 1 on DVD (1974)
    Starring: Windsor Davies,  Don Estelle,  Melvyn Hayes
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Fall In!... for a feast of classic fun as the boys from the concert party parade their special brand of army camp. This classic BBC comedy series stars the members of the Royal Artillery Concert Party including Gunner 'Gloria' Beaumont (Melvyn Hayes), Gunner 'Lofty' Sugden (Don Estelle) and 'La De ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 69% from 860 members
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  • The Stone Tape
  • 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....
    3 stars out of 5 61% from 938 members
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  • A Clockwork Orange
  • A Clockwork Orange on DVD (1971)
    Starring: John Savident,  Malcolm McDowell,  Patrick Magee
    Director: Stanley Kubrick
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
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    From its opening shot of Malcolm McDowell staring with evil intent directly into the camera (which pulls back to reveal him drinking a glass of milk), Stanley Kubrick's brilliant CLOCKWORK ORANGE announces itself as a completely new kind of viewing experience. Banned in Britain for decades, the ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 68% from 31,351 members
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  • A Clockwork Orange - HD
  • A Clockwork Orange - HD (1971)
    Starring: Malcolm McDowell,  Patrick Magee,  Michael Bates
    Director: Stanley Kubrick
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Watch now: Unavailable
    From its opening shot of Malcolm McDowell staring with evil intent directly into the camera (which pulls back to reveal him drinking a glass of milk), Stanley Kubrick's brilliant CLOCKWORK ORANGE announces itself as a completely new kind of viewing experience. Banned in Britain for decades, the ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 73% from 178 members
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Michael Bates facts

5 most recent films

It Ain't Half Hot Mum - Series 7 - 3.5 stars
It Ain't Half Hot Mum - Series 5 - 3.5 stars
It Ain't Half Hot Mum - Series 3 - 3.5 stars
It Ain't Half Hot Mum - Series 4 - 3.5 stars
It Ain't Half Hot Mum - Series 2 - 3.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

It Ain't Half Hot Mum - Series 5 - 3.5 stars
A Clockwork Orange - HD - 3.5 stars
A Clockwork Orange - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars
It Ain't Half Hot Mum - Series 7 - 3.5 stars
It Ain't Half Hot Mum - Series 2 - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

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
A Clockwork Orange - 3.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Don Estelle - 8 times - show films
Melvyn Hayes - 8 times - show films
Donald Hewlett - 8 times - show films
Windsor Davies - 7 times - show films
Michael Knowles - 6 times - show films

Most frequent directors

none - 7 times - show films
Stanley Kubrick - 6 times - show films
Alan J.W. Bell - 5 times - show films
Peter Sasdy - 1 times - show films
Cliff Owen - 1 times - show films

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