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  • Lenny Henry - In Pieces
  • Lenny Henry - In Pieces review by from Brighton
    Rated - 5.0 stars SUPERB!!! 24 November 2004
    ...Lenny Henry is a legend!, this DVD shows how original and funny he is, I have watched many times over, still just as funny as the first, every time!! Highly recommended...   Read customer review
  • Chef - Season 1
  • Chef - Season 1 review by from Durham
    Rated - 5.0 stars Lenny Henry at his best! 24 August 2005
    ...Lenny Henry reached his peak with this series. Good script, great characters - especially his treatment of the floundering Everton - a slightly different type of sitcom. W...   Read customer review
  • Three Of A Kind - Season 1
  • Three Of A Kind - Season 1 review by from Scotland
    Rated - 4.0 stars Three of a Kind - good stuff 12 October 2005
    ...A classic sketch series starring Lenny Henry, Tracy Ullman and David Copperfield. In this show you get to see where Tracy and Lenny's careers started on their paths to...   Read customer review

Lenny Henry - filmography


  • Big And Small Vol.1 on DVD (2008)
    Starring: Imelda Staunton,  Lenny Henry
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    Children's television series following the adventures of two unlikely best friends, voiced by Lenny Henry and Imelda Staunton. Through humorous and engaging stories, with a song in each episode, young viewers are encouraged to see the world from a very different perspective.
    4 stars out of 5 75% from 34 members
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  • Lenny Henry - In Pieces on DVD (2002)
    Starring: Daniel Appleby,  Steve Furst,  Lenny Henry
    Director: Matt Lipsey
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    The complete television series of Lenny Henry in character-based sketches. Includes the West Indian pensioner Donovan Bogarde with only one thing on his mind, Weekend Dad... and a host of cinematic spoofs such as The Playtrix, and Billy Idiot.
    3 stars out of 5 58% from 505 members
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  • Chef - Season 3 on DVD (1996)
    Starring: Caroline Lee Johnson,  Roger Griffiths,  Lenny Henry
    Director: Dewi Humphreys
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Complete third series of the television comedy starring Lenny Henry as Gareth Blackstock, the volatile chef of the Chateau Anglais restaurant. In this series, Gareth's long-suffering wife Janice (Caroline Lee-Johnson) announces that she's leaving him. Gareth takes his mood out on the hapless diners ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 58% from 405 members
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  • Bernard and the Genie (1991)
    Starring: Lenny Henry,  John Gabriel,  Alan Cumming
    Director: Paul Weiland
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    A genie (Lenny Henry) is punished by an evil wizard by being confined to a lamp somewhere in Arabia. 2000 years later in England Bernard Bottle (Alan Cumming) an Art dealer, who has just been sacked by his nasty and greedy boss (Rowan Atkinson) and then discovered his girlfriend has gone off with ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 85% from 134 members
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  • True Identity on DVD (1991)
    Starring: Lenny Henry
    Director: Charles Lane
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Struggling black actor, Miles Pope (Lenny Henry), hears the confession of a Maria boss - who has since assumed a new, legitimate identity - aboard a crashing plane. When the plane doesn't crash after all, Pope must change his identity to avoid being killed. He has a friend, who is a special effects ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 53% from 176 members
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  • The Fosters - Series 2 - Complete (1977)
    Starring: Isabelle Lucas,  Norman Beaton,  Lenny Henry
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    All 13 episodes, plus the 1977 New Year special, from the second series of the 1970s sitcom starring Lenny Henry. The first sitcom to feature an all-black cast, the show followed the fortunes of the Foster household, Samuel (Norman Beaton), his wife Pearl (Isabelle Lucas), and their three children, ..read more »
    1 star out of 5 20% from 3 members
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  • The Fosters - Series 1 - Complete (1976)
    Starring: Isabel Lucas,  Norman Beaton,  Lenny Henry
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    All 13 episodes from the first series of the 1970s sitcom starring Lenny Henry. The first sitcom to feature an all-black cast, the show followed the fortunes of the Foster household, Samuel (Norman Beaton), his wife Pearl (Isabelle Lucas), and their three children, one of whom, Sonny (Henry), has ..read more »
    1.5 stars out of 5 27% from 4 members
    Not available for rental
  • Chef - Season 1 on DVD
    Starring: Lenny Henry
    Director: John Birkin
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Complete first series of the television comedy starring Lenny Henry as Gareth Blackstock, the volatile chef of the Chateau Anglais restaurant. In this series, Gareth has to deal with his budget being cut by management, and decides to raise the restaurant's profile by appearing in the local press. ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 72% from 540 members
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  • Three Of A Kind - Season 2 on DVD
    Starring: Tracey Ullman,  Lenny Henry,  David Copperfield
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Complete second series of the BBC sketch show that introduced the comedic talents of Tracey Ullman, Lenny Henry and David Copperfield as part of the burgeoning alternative comedy scene during the 1980s. Featuring rapid-fire sketches and jokes, and the trademark 'Gagfax' teletext that kept the ..read more »
    2 stars out of 5 44% from 168 members
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  • Three Of A Kind - Series 3 on DVD
    Starring: Tracey Ullman,  Lenny Henry,  David Copperfield
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Complete third series of the BBC sketch show that introduced the comedic talents of Tracey Ullman, Lenny Henry and David Copperfield as part of the burgeoning alternative comedy scene during the 1980s. Featuring rapid-fire sketches and jokes, and the trademark 'Gagfax' teletext that kept the humour ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 50% from 116 members
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  • Chef - Season 2 on DVD
    Starring: Ian Mcneice,  Caroline Lee Johnson,  Roger Griffiths
    Director: John Birkin
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Complete second series of the television comedy starring Lenny Henry as Gareth Blackstock, the volatile chef of the Chateau Anglais restaurant. In this series, Gareth is shocked to learn that Janice (Caroline Lee-Johnson) might be pregnant, and his appearance on a chat show leaves Janice furious. ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 72% from 407 members
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  • Tiswas Reunited
    Starring: Bob Carolgees,  Sally James,  Chris Tarrant
    Director: Tiswas
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    A celebration of the first and the most anarchic Saturday morning children's television show, Tiswas (Today is Saturday, Watch and Smile). Running from 1974-1982 it made household names of Chris Tarrant, Sally James, Lenny Henry, Bob Carolgees, Spit the Dog and the Phantom Flan Flinger. The show ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 73% from 77 members
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Lenny Henry facts

5 most recent films

Tinga Tinga Tales - Why Elephant Has a Trunk - 3.0 stars
Big And Small - We're Big And Small! Vol.2 - 4.0 stars
Big And Small Vol.1 - 4.0 stars
Lenny Henry - In Pieces - 3.0 stars
Chef - Season 3 - 3.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

Bernard and the Genie - 4.0 stars
Tiswas Reunited - 3.5 stars
Chef - Season 2 - 3.5 stars
Chef - Season 1 - 3.5 stars
Hope And Glory - Complete Series 1, 2 And 3 - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

The Fosters - Series 2 - Complete - 1.0 stars
The Fosters - Series 1 - Complete - 1.5 stars
Tinga Tinga Tales - Why Elephant Has a Trunk - 3.0 stars
Big And Small Vol.1 - 4.0 stars
Tiswas - 4.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

David Copperfield - 4 times - show films
Tracey Ullman - 4 times - show films
Norman Beaton - 2 times - show films
Imelda Staunton - 2 times - show films
Sally James - 2 times - show films

Most frequent directors

none - 15 times - show films
John Birkin - 2 times - show films
Richard Jeffery - 1 times - show films
Dewi Humphreys - 1 times - show films
Tiswas - 1 times - show films