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James Bolam
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James Bolam - what members say
review by from North East Lincs, England
They don't make them like this anymore!! 17 February 2005
review by A customer from Winsford, England
Forgotten how funny this was 3 October 2005
review by A customer from Scottish Highlands
Never bettered - Superb 29 March 2005
James Bolam - filmography
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New Tricks - Series 3
(3 discs)
on DVD
(2006)
Starring: Dennis Waterman, Dennis Waterman, Amanda Redman
Director: Rob Evans
Certificate: 
All the episodes from the third series of the popular crime fighting comedy. The stellar cast of Bolam, Waterman and Armstrong play retired detectives recalled by Redman to form an unlikely team to investigate unsolved crimes.
 
81%
from 966 members
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Born And Bred - Series 2
(4 discs)
on DVD
(2004)
Starring: James Bolam, Michael French
Director: David Innes Edwards, Rob Evans, Ian Knox
Certificate: 
The entire second series of the rural, medical drama. Set in 1950's Britain, BORN AND BRED follows the lives of a father and son doctor team in a time of post war optimism. James Bolam stars as GP Arthur Gilder, the father who's lived in the same village of Ormston all of his life. He's managed to ..read more »
68%
from 401 members
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To Kill A King
on DVD
(2003)
Starring: Dougray Scott, Tim Roth, Rupert Everett
Director: Mike Barker
Certificate: 
Set at the end of the Civil War in 1645, TO KILL A KING is a stirring period piece that follows the relationship between Lord General Fairfax (Dougray Scott) and his ambitious deputy Oliver Cromwell (Tim Roth) as they struggle to rebuild a shattered England. Part of Cromwell's solution is to ..read more »
58%
from 2,617 members
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Born And Bred - Series 1
(2 discs)
(2002)
Starring: James Bolam, Michael French, Richard Wilson
Director: Simon Massey, Dermot Boyd
Certificate:
Set in 1950's Britain, BORN AND BRED follows the lives of a father and son doctor team in a time of post war optimism. James Bolam stars as the father who's lived in the same village of Ormston all of his life who finally manages to persuade his son (Michael French) to follow in his footsteps. ..read more »
70%
from 395 members
Currently unavailable
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Dirty Tricks
on DVD
(2000)
Starring: Martin Clunes, James Bolam, Lindsay Duncan
Director: Paul Seed
Certificate:
'Dirty Tricks' follows the hapless exploits of an unscrupulous English tutor at a seedy language school in Oxford. On the surface he is an eternal student: charming, witty and accomplished. Beneath the facade however, he displays a brilliant and ruthless talent for lying and manipulating everyone ..read more »
56%
from 249 members
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The End of the Affair
on DVD
(1999)
Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Julianne Moore, Stephen Rea
Director: Neil Jordan
Certificate: 
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On a rainy night in London in 1946, novelist Maurice Bendrix has a chance meeting with the husband of an ex-lover. The obsession is rekindled and soon we discover why the affair ended two years earlier and the pact Sarah had made with God...
62%
from 5,900 members
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Stella Does Tricks
on DVD
(1996)
Starring: Kelly MacDonald, James Bolam, Hans Matheson
Director: Coky Giedroyc
Certificate:
A gusty teenage prostitute who can already turn tricks with the best of them but still enjoys a giggle about sex with her girlfriends, a young group run by oily pimp Mr Peters. Despite an oddly close relationship with Peters, she is desperate to escape from him, and when her best friend is attacked ..read more »
48%
from 374 members
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Second Thoughts - Series 3 - Complete
(1992)
Starring: James Bolam, Lynda Bellingham, Julia Sawalha
Certificate:
Faith (Lynda Bellingham - At Home with the Braithwaites) and Bill (James Bolam - The Likely Lads) are middle-aged divorcees attempting to maintain a relationship despite the forces that threaten to pull it apart. These include constant interference from Bill s scheming ex-wife and work colleague, ..read more »
60%
from 1 member
Not available for rental
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Andy Capp - Complete Series
(1988)
Starring: James Bolam
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Based on the cartoon of the same name, James Bolam played ANDY CAPP, a lazy man from the North of England who enjoyed drinking, sleeping and watching TV. The show is based around the conflicts between Andy and his wife Flo, who is constantly annoyed at his slothfulness.
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The Plague Dogs
on DVD
(1982)
Starring: John Hurt, Christopher Benjamin, James Bolam
Director: Martin Rosen
Certificate:
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THE PLAGUE DOGS is a fine animated feature from the same group of artists who created WATERSHIP DOWN. The story centres around two dogs who escape from an animal research centre, only to be wrongly suspected of carrying a deadly plague. The film features the voices of John Hurt, Judy Geeson, James ..read more »
68%
from 631 members
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Only When I Laugh - Series 3
(1981)
Starring: James Bolam, Peter Bowles, Christopher Strauli
Director: Vernon Lawrence
Certificate:
Only When I Laugh was written by Eric Chappell (Rising Damp, Home to Roost) and directed by Vernon Lawrence (Duty Free, The Bounder). The series starred James Bolam (Beiderbecke), Peter Bowles (To the Manor Born) and Christopher Strauli (Raffles) as three congenital hypochondriac layabouts forever ..read more »
67%
from 10 members
Not available for rental
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Only When I Laugh - Series 2
(1980)
Starring: Peter Bowles, Christopher Strauli, James Bolam
Director: Vernon Lawrence
Certificate:
The second series of the popular comedy series. ONLY WHEN I LAUGH follows the exploits of three hypochondriacal hospital patients who drive the doctors and nurses nutty with their silly antics. Driven batty with boredom, Archie, Roy, and Norman dish up outrageous rumours and wild speculation, ..read more »
56%
from 13 members
Not available for rental
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As You Like It
on DVD
(1978)
Starring: Helen Mirren, Brian Stirner, James Bolam
Director: Basil Coleman
Certificate: 
In 1978, the BBC set itself the task of filming all of William Shakespeare's plays for television. The resulting productions, renowned for their loyalty to the text, utilised the best theatrical and television directors and brought great performances from leading contemporary actors. Banished young ..read more »
60%
from 254 members
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In Celebration
on DVD
(1975)
Starring: Brian Cox, Alan Bates, Bill Owen
Director: Lindsay Anderson
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Made as part of the 'American Film Theatre' in which plays were filmed and then shown at the cinema. This is the story of an English family and their gathering together for the parents' wedding anniversary. Three grown sons argue while Mum wanders about aimlessly and Dad waits for the next crisis.
63%
from 168 members
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Whatever Happened To The Likely Lads - S...
(2 discs)
on DVD
(1974)
Starring: Rodney Bewes, James Bolam, Brigit Forsyth
Director: none
Certificate:
The second - and final - series found Bob now married to Thelma. Dedicated to married life, the nine-to-five and the new-build-semi - it seems he has finally left Terry behind. After all what has he got in common with a work-shy, mayhem-making loudmouth - except the past?
80%
from 472 members
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Crucible Of Terror
on DVD
(1972)
Starring: James Bolam, Ronald Lacey, Mike Raven
Director: Ted Hooker
Certificate:
A horrifying story of occult murders and pagan rituals. A sculptor proudly displays his masterpiece, a bronze of a nude girl. Art dealers are amazed by its incredible realism, but the bronze holds a dark and terrifying secret.
52%
from 63 members
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A Kind Of Loving
on DVD
(1962)
Starring: Alan Bates, June Ritchie, Thora Hird
Director: John Schlesinger
Certificate:
Drama based on the novel by Stan Barstow which tells of a young draughtsman who is forced into marriage after making his girlfriend pregnant. Living with her dragon-like mother soon makes him realise that his marriage is just a fragile relationship based purely on sex.
73%
from 1,354 member
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The Likely Lads - Series 1 To 3
on DVD
Starring: James Bolam, Rodney Bewes
Director: none
Certificate:
Features the seven surviving episodes from the original TV comedy series of 'The Likely Lads' following the lives of two Geordie lads, Terry Collier and Bob Ferris. In 'Entente Cordiale' the two boys come back from a holiday in the Costa Brava and find out that a French girl that they met on the ..read more »
69%
from 944 members
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Second Thoughts - Series 1 - Complete
Starring: Lynda Bellingham, James Bolam, Mark Denham
Certificate:
One of the 90's favourite sitcoms returns in this first series of SECOND THOUGHTS, starring James Bolam and Lynda Bellingham as two middle-aged divorcees trying to maintain a crumbling relationship, seemingly against all odds. Bill (James Bolam) has to deal with Faith's teenage children (one of ..read more »
59%
from 85 members
Not available for rental
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Only When I Laugh - Series 4
Starring: James Bolam, Peter Bowles, Christopher Strauli
Director: Vernon Lawrence
Certificate:
Only When I Laugh was written by Eric Chappell (Rising Damp, Home to Roost) and directed by Vernon Lawrence (Duty Free, The Bounder). The series starred James Bolam (Beiderbecke), Peter Bowles (To the Manor Born) and Christopher Strauli (Raffles) as three congenital hypochondriac layabouts forever ..read more »
68%
from 10 members
Not available for rental
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Helen Mirren At The BBC
(6 discs)
on DVD
Starring: Helen Mirren, Stanley Baker, Brian Cox
Certificate:
Set Comprises:
1. The Changling (1974)
2. The Apple Cart (1975)
3. Caesar & Claretta (1975)
4. The Philanthropist (1975)
5. The Little Minister (1975)
6. The Country Wife (1977)
7. Blue Remembered Hill (1979)
8. Mrd Reinhardt (1981)
9. A Midsummer Nights Dream (1981)
10. Cymbeline (1983)
11. The ..read more »
59%
from 119 members
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Whatever Happened To The Likely Lads - S...
(2 discs)
on DVD
Starring: Rodney Bewes, James Bolam, Brigit Forsyth
Director: none
Certificate:
Following on from the television series 'The Likely Lads (1964)' featuring two Geordie lads. Terry returns from serving in the Army and finds out that Bob is about to marry his girlfriend Thelma. Will Thelma be able to keep Bob on the straight and narrow or will Terry lead Bob back into their old ways?
77%
from 655 members
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Alan Plater at ITV
Starring: Helen Mirren, Kenneth Branagh, James Bolam
Certificate:
Jarrow-born Alan Plater was one of Britain s most cherished playwrights. Equally at home either adapting existing works or crafting his own stories, the pinnacle of his prolific output is arguably the highly successful Beiderbecke trilogy starring James Bolam and Barbara Flynn. Plater excelled in ..read more »
26%
from 3 members
Not available for rental
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James Bolam facts
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...What a great film! Brilliant cast, Thora Hird, Alan Bates, James Bolam, and of course the late Leonard Rossiter. I first watched this film well over 20 years ago, and thou...
