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  • Up The Creek
  • Up The Creek review by SolarvanMan from North Yorkshire
    Rated - 3 stars Merryweather Mk1 12 March 2005
    ...heming Chief Petty Officer. Wilfred Hyde White shines as the Commodore, as does David Tomlinson as the hopeless and inept Captain. Recommended as a lighthearted classic Briti...  
  • Further Up The Creek
  • Further Up The Creek review by from Birmingham
    Rated - 3 stars A good British comedy... 24 March 2005
    ...the most incompetent officer in the navy, Lt. Fairweather played brilliantly by David Tomlinson to captain the ship. The task then for the crew, once everyone?s on board, is t...  
  • Three Men In A Boat
  • Three Men In A Boat review by A customer from UK
    Rated - 2 stars Customer Review 23 June 2008
    ...have the great Jimmy Edwards who is very well cast as the ebullient Harris, and David Tomlinson who is suitably colourless as "J". Certain of the set pieces are handled reason...  

David Tomlinson - filmography


  • Up The Creek on DVD (1984)
    Starring: David Tomlinson,  Peter Sellers,  Suraiya Hyder
    Director: Val Guest
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    The forgotten H.M.S. Berkley has been without a commanding officer for two years in which time the skeleton crew has gone into the racketeering business with the landlord of a coastal village. When the Navy appoint Humphrey Fairweather as a long overdue replacement his unhealthy obsession with ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 63% from 315 members
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  • The Water Babies on DVD (1978)
    Starring: James Mason,  Billie Whitelaw,  Bernard Cribbins
    Director: Lionel Jeffries
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    Charles Kingsley's classic magical children's tale of Tom, a twelve year-old boy who is apprenticed to the unkind Master Chimney Sweep, Grimes. Life is tough for Tom - while he sweeps, Grimes and his unpleasant sidekick, Masterman, busy themselves thieving. Live action and animation.
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 64% from 804 members
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  • Wombling Free (1977)
    Starring: David Tomlinson,  Frances De La Tour,  Bonnie Langford
    Director: Lionel Jeffries
    Certificate: Certificate: U
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    Based on the long running TV series, WOMBLING FREE has the adorable Wombles facing two struggles. Whilst they continue to wage their ongoing war against litter after being invited to a child's birthday party, they have to prove their existence to the people of Wimbledon common.
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 56% from 198 members
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  • Bedknobs And Broomsticks on DVD (1971)
    Starring: Angela Lansbury,  David Tomlinson,  Sam Jaffe
    Director: Robert Stevenson
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    In England during World War II, three young kids are forced to evacuate their home and move in with the eccentric Eglantine Price (Angela Lansbury). At first the youths are unhappy--until they discover that Eglantine is studying to become a witch. Eglantine teaches the children magic, using her new ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 7,830 members
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  • Tom Jones (1963)
    Starring: Albert Finney,  Susannah York,  Diane Cilento
    Director: Tony Richardson
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Tony Richardson's rousing adaptation of Fielding's classic comic novel, a sharp change of pace for a director of choleric contemporary fare, stars Albert Finney as the eponymous swordsman. A foundling whose mother is thought to be a housemaid (Joyce Redman), he's raised by her employer, the aptly ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 58% from 1,492 member
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  • Further Up The Creek on DVD (1958)
    Starring: Frankie Howerd,  Shirley Eaton,  David Tomlinson
    Director: Val Guest
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    Further Up The Creek Serves Up Nautical Naughtiness Aplenty! The Royal Navy has finally entered the nuclear age and is selling off its obsolete old frigates to the Arabs. First to go is HMS Aristotle the secret shame of the Fleet! Under the temporary command of Bosun Dibble (Frankie Howerd), the ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 61% from 220 members
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  • Three Men In A Boat on DVD (1956)
    Starring: Jimmy Edwards,  David Tomlinson,  Laurence Harvey
    Director: Ken Annakin
    Certificate: Certificate: U
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    Three friends escape their dull lives by taking a leisurely excursion along the Thames in a small boat. However their planned restful journey is interrupted by a number of comic mishaps and adventures, as well as complications of a romantic nature as they cross paths with ladies such as Sophie ..read more »
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 50% from 302 members
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  • Landfall (1949)
    Starring: Michael Denison,  Patricia Plunkett,  Kathleen Harrison
    Director: Ken Annakin
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    Landfall takes place during the early portions of WWII. RAF pilot Rick (Michael Denison) is transferred to another squadron after sinking a British sub during a bombing raid. Disgraced, Rick has no one to turn to, save for sympathetic barmaid Mona (Patricia Plunkett). With her help, the pilot is ..read more »
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  • The Master Of Bankdam on DVD
    Starring: Anne Crawford,  Dennis Price,  Tom Walls
    Director: Walter Forde
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    An epic film drama on the lives of three generations of Yorkshire mill-owners during Britain's turbulent Industrial Revolution. Simeon Crowther (Tom Walls) decides to hand over the family textile mill of Bankdam to his two sons, Joshua (Dennis Price) and Zebediah (Stephen Murray). But Zebediah's ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 61% from 34 members
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  • Wombling Free to Watch Now (1978)
    Starring: David Tomlinson,  Frances De La Tour,  Bonnie Langford
    Director: Lionel Jeffries
    Certificate: Certificate: U (TBC)
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    Run time: 97 minutes
    The adventures of The Wombles, strange creatures who live on Wimbledon Common and pick up the litter left by the humans. There's always time for a nice song and dance as well.
    Rate this: 4 stars out of 5 75% from 4 members
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  • Three Men In A Boat to Watch Now (1956)
    Starring: Laurence Harvey,  Jimmy Edwards,  David Tomlinson
    Director: Ken Annakin
    Certificate: Certificate: U (TBC)
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    Run time: 94 minutes
    Three friends escape their dull lives by taking a leisurely excursion along the Thames in a small boat. However their planned restful journey is interrupted by a number of comic mishaps and adventures, as well as complications of a romantic nature as they cross paths with ladies such as Sophie ..read more »
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  • The Chiltern Hundreds to Watch Now (1949)
    Starring: Cecil Parker,  A.E. Matthews,  David Tomlinson
    Director: John Paddy Carstairs
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC (TBC)
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    Run time: 83 minutes
    Young viscount Pym manages to to get an army leave on the pretence of running for the Conservatives in the next local election. His only aim in fact is to marry June,a rich American heiress, before she returns to America. Due to unexpected circumstances he is driven to take part in the election ..read more »
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 53% from 3 members
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David Tomlinson facts

5 most recent films

Up The Creek - 3.0 stars
The Water Babies - 3.0 stars
Wombling Free - 3.0 stars
Bedknobs And Broomsticks - 3.5 stars
The Love Bug - 3.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

The Wooden Horse - 3.5 stars
Mary Poppins - 3.5 stars
Bedknobs And Broomsticks - 3.5 stars
The Water Babies - 3.0 stars
The Love Bug - 3.0 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Landfall - 3 stars
The Master Of Bankdam - 3.0 stars
Three Men In A Boat - 2.5 stars
Wombling Free - 3.0 stars
Carry On Admiral - 3.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Laurence Harvey - 3 times - show films
Shirley Eaton - 3 times - show films
Joan Greenwood - 2 times - show films
Bernard Spear - 2 times - show films
Jimmy Edwards - 2 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Lionel Jeffries - 3 times - show films
Val Guest - 3 times - show films
Robert Stevenson - 3 times - show films
Ken Annakin - 3 times - show films
Tony Richardson - 1 times - show films