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Doctor Jekyll And Sister Hyde review by from England

Excellent tale of horror 15 September 2004
...ey are filmed, which makes for a delicious setting. The cast is also brilliant; Ralph Bates is sublime as Dr Jekyll; he creates just the right mood for his character and i... Read customer review

The Caesars - Series 1 review by from Essex, England

Total Class 4 February 2007
...ast one more episode but don't let that or the fact it's in B&W put you off. Ralph Bates as Caligula delivers a really chilling performance which easily surpasses John ... Read customer review

Fear In The Night review by A customer from Surrey, England

Gentle, well paced horror from Hammer 16 February 2007
...ene and Collins playing…well, her usual self really. The show really belongs to Ralph Bates and Judy Geeson. As usual, Bates plays his role quietly but with great skill, c... Read customer review

Ralph Bates - filmography

Dear John - Series 2 - Complete on DVD (1987)
Starring: Belinda Lang, Peter Blake, Ralph Bates
Director: Ray Butt
Certificate:
Laughs from the classic television comedy series in which John Lacey joins the '1-2-1 Club' for divorced people.

80% from 2 members

Dear John - Series 1 (2 discs) on DVD (1986)
Starring: Ralph Bates, Peter Blake, Belinda Lang
Director: Sue Bysh
Certificate:
The entire first series of the classic BBC comedy Dear John, where upon finding his wife has left him for his best friend, John joins the 1-2-1 Club, a local encounter group for the divorced and separated.

78% from 292 members

Tales Of The Unexpected - Complete Fifth... (1982)
Starring: Roald Dhal, John Mills, Ian Holm
Director: Giles Foster, John Gorrie, Alan Gibson
Certificate:
Roald Dahl's chillingly brilliant anthology series, Tales of the Unexpected, makes a return to DVD.

68% from 9 members
Not available for rental

The Monster (1975)
Starring: Joan Collins, Eileen Atkins, Ralph Bates
Director: Peter Sasdy
Certificate:
A woman gives birth to a baby, but this is no ordinary little tyke. The child is seemingly possessed...

41% from 59 members
Not available for rental

Poldark - Complete Series 2 (4 discs) on DVD (1975)
Starring: Christopher Biggins, Kevin McNally, Angharad Rees
Director: Richard Laxton
Certificate:
First broadcast in 1975, this release features the first half of Series Two of Poldark.

72% from 567 members

Moonbase 3 - The Complete Series (2 discs) on DVD (1973)
Starring: Ralph Bates, Donald Houston
Director: Ken Hannam
Certificate:
From the some of the creative talent behind DOCTOR WHO comes MOONBASE 3, the BBC live-action sci-fi series that aired in 1973. Follow the adventures of the Moonbase 3 crew in all six episodes.

50% from 371 members

Fear In The Night on DVD (1972)
Starring: Joan Collins, Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing
Director: Jimmy Sangster
Certificate:
A variant on the film LES DIABOLIQUES, about a young girl who is deluded into committing a murder while recovering from a nervous breakdown.

64% from 177 members

Doctor Jekyll And Sister Hyde on DVD (1971)
Starring: Ralph Bates, Martine Beswick, Dorothy Alison
Director: Roy Ward Baker
Certificate:
Roy Ward Baker directs this Hammer Studios-produced take on Robert Louis Stevenson's classic story. Here, Dr. Henry Jekyll is an earnest scientist who is searching for a formula that will eradicate every disease known to man. However, during the course of his research, he discovers a potion that ..read more »

58% from 354 members

Vampire Lovers/Lust For A Vampire (2 discs) on DVD (1970)
Starring: Ralph Bates, Barbara Jefford, Suzanna Leigh
Director: Jimmy Sangster, Roy Ward Baker
Certificate:
In LUST FOR A VAMPIRE, Swedish stunner Yutte Stensgaard stars as the reincarnation of the notorious female vampire Carmilla Karnstein. A follow up to THE VAMPIRE LOVERS, which, like this film, is based on the writings of Sheridan le Fanu. Here, le Fanu's famed vampiress takes the form of Mircalla, ..read more »

58% from 462 members

The Caesars - Series 1 (2 discs) (1968)
Starring: Ralph Bates, Roland Culver, Eric Flynn
Director: Derek Bennett
Certificate:
After a century of being wrecked by dissension and ruinous civil wars, the Romans were willing to pay any price for peace and internal security. This happened to be the absolute rule of an Emperor-dictator - Augustus (Roland Culver). After ruthlessly disposing of all possible rivals and enemies, ..read more »

56% from 111 members
Not available for rental

Ralph Bates facts

5 most recent films

Dear John - Series 2 - Complete - 4.0 stars
Dear John - Series 1 - 4.0 stars
Tales Of The Unexpected - Complete Fifth Series - 3.5 stars
The Monster - 2.0 stars
Poldark - Complete Series 2 - 3.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

Dear John - Series 1 - 4.0 stars
Poldark - Complete Series 2 - 3.5 stars
Fear In The Night - 3.0 stars
Doctor Jekyll And Sister Hyde - 3.0 stars
Vampire Lovers/Lust For A Vampire - 3.0 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Tales Of The Unexpected - Complete Fifth Series - 3.5 stars
Dear John - Series 2 - Complete - 4.0 stars
The Monster - 2.0 stars
Moonbase 3 - The Complete Series - 2.5 stars
The Caesars - Series 1 - 3.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Kevin McNally - 5 times - show films
Angharad Rees - 5 times - show films
Christopher Biggins - 5 times - show films
Jill Townsend - 5 times - show films
Robin Ellis - 5 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Richard Laxton - 5 times - show films
Jimmy Sangster - 4 times - show films
Roy Ward Baker - 4 times - show films
Derek Bennett - 3 times - show films
Sue Bysh - 3 times - show films