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Sylvia Syms

Sylvia Syms

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  • Expresso Bongo
  • Expresso Bongo review by from London
    Rated - 3 stars Soho in the 50s 21 November 2005
    ...al Guest's wife, Yolande Donlan, as a fading Hollywood star, the film faulters. Sylvia Syms is remarkably sexy as Harvey's stripper girl friend. Warning: some songs (inclu...  
  • The Queen
  • The Queen review by Apprentice from Norwich, England
    Rated - 2 stars Soap 25 July 2007
    ... of the praise despite the awkward scenes with her family. I particularly hated Sylvia Syms as The Queen Mother. She looked like a bag lady! Worth watching as a sort of...  
  • A Chorus Of Disapproval
  • A Chorus Of Disapproval review by A customer from Plymouth
    Rated - 4 stars A Chorus of Disapproval 16 January 2008
    ...ar cast including Anthony Hopkins, Jeremy Irons, Prunella Scales, Patsy Kensit, Sylvia Syms and Gareth Hunt. Made in 1988 it is now slightly dated, but still very funny ...  

Sylvia Syms - filmography


  • The Queen on DVD (2006)
    Starring: Helen Mirren,  Michael Sheen,  James Cromwell
    Director: Stephen Frears
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    A taut, intimate and revealing portrait of Queen Elizabeth II and the Royal Family in turmoil during the days immediately following the death of Princess Diana. When news of the death of Princess Diana, undoubtedly the most famous woman in the world, breaks upon a shocked and disbelieving ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 69% from 60,427 members
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  • The Jury (2 discs) on DVD (2001)
    Starring: Derek Jacobi,  Anthony Sher,  Stuart Bunce
    Director: Pete Travis
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    The duty of serving on a jury is examined in this courtroom drama, a mini-series created for British television. The case concerns a young Pakistani student who is on trial for the ax murder of a fellow classmate. The case is engulfed in controversy due to the racial implications that have been ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 66% from 325 members
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  • Neville's Island (1998)
    Starring: Timothy Spall,  Martin Clunes,  Jeff Rawle
    Director: Terry Johnson
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    When four businessmen (Timothy Spall, Martin Clunes, Jeff Rawle, and David Bamber) embark on a team building trip, they end up stranded on an island with a dodgy mobile phone and one cold sausage. Soon they are at each other's throats--and they're not alone. This made-for-TV film is based on the ..read more »
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 54% from 151 members
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  • Staggered on DVD (1994)
    Starring: Martin Clunes,  Anna Chancellor,  Michael Praed
    Director: Martin Clunes
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Martin Clunes directs and stars in this comedy romp in which he plays Neil, a toy salesman, who wakes up the day after his stag night to find himself naked and penniless on a remote Scottish island after a prank from his supposed best friend. Neil somehow has three days to get back to London, save ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 61% from 624 members
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  • Shirley Valentine on DVD (1989)
    Starring: Pauline Collins,  Tom Conti,  Bernard Hill
    Director: Lewis Gilbert
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    An unpredictable, wisecracking, bored English housewife accepts an invitation from a friend to a vacation in Greece and rediscovers her zest for life and love.
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 69% from 5,009 members
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  • Asylum (1972)
    Starring: Peter Cushing,  Peter Cushing,  Britt Ekland
    Director: Roy Ward Baker
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Four tales of terror are revealed to a new doctor by four mental asylum inmates. Each tale leads to a puzzling mystery which is solved during the final tale.
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 62% from 472 members
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  • The Big Job on DVD (1965)
    Starring: Sid James,  Sylvia Syms,  Dick Emery
    Director: Gerald Thomas
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    The Big Job stars James as George the Brain, leader of a gang of inept bank robbers who end up in prison for 15 years, with only the thought of the stolen money that remains hidden keeping them going until their release. However, when the time comes, it seems the tasking of recovering the loot won'..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 71% from 344 members
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  • The World of Suzie Wong (1960)
    Starring: William Holden,  Nancy Kwan,  Sylvia Syms
    Director: Richard Quine
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    Robert Lomax tired of working in an office, wants to try his hand as an artist. So he moves to Hong Kong to try his hand at painting. Finding a cheap hotel he checks in, only to find its used by prostitutes and their 'dates' who meet in the bar downstairs. Since he never picks up any of ladies, ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 64% from 5 members
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Sylvia Syms - watch online


  • The Saint - Series 3, Episode 26 - The P... to Watch Now (1967)
    Starring: Roger Moore,  Ivor Dean,  Edward Woodward
    Director: Leslie Norman
    Certificate: Certificate: PG (TBC)
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    Run time: 52 minutes
    The Saint is framed for the murder of a young sculptor named Loudon by Vogler, the villain who had previously attempted to kill the Saint in the Death Game. However, with assistance from the deceased's girl-friend, a bunch of hippies and Chief Inspector Teal, working with him in an unusual alliance,..read more »
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 50% from 4 members
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  • The Saint - Series 3, Episode 17 - Persi... to Watch Now (1967)
    Starring: Roger Moore,  Ivor Dean,  Edward Woodward
    Director: Roy Ward Baker
    Certificate: Certificate: PG (TBC)
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    Run time: 52 minutes
    Having saved the life of married politician Jack Liskard, the Saint is called upon again to help Liskard when the man is the victim of blackmail, over some letters he once wrote to a girl called Mary. Whilst Mary is happy to return the letters when approached by the Saint, it seems that they have ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 64% from 7 members
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  • The Saint - Series 3, Episode 22 - The D... to Watch Now (1966)
    Starring: Roger Moore,  Ivor Dean,  Edward Woodward
    Director: Leslie Norman
    Certificate: Certificate: PG (TBC)
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    Run time: 52 minutes
    One night the Saint gets himself involved with 'the Death Game'. It is a cult which has sprung up amongst students from different colleges who compete in war games with each other. However, the tutor of one group of students tells the Saint he thinks there is a far more sinister purpose to the game ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 56% from 5 members
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  • The Saint - Series 3, Episode 14 - Fligh... to Watch Now (1966)
    Starring: Roger Moore,  Ivor Dean,  Edward Woodward
    Director: Roy Ward Baker
    Certificate: Certificate: PG (TBC)
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    Run time: 52 minutes
    The Osprey is a new experimental plane and was being test-flown by Flight Lieutenant Mike Gregory until his recent court-martial. Now Middle Eastern agents are using Mike to steal the plane, kidnapping his sister Diane. Having rescued Diane, the Saint goes after Mike, getting himself parachuted ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 60% from 6 members
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  • Victim to Watch Now (1961)
    Starring: Dirk Bogarde,  Sylvia Syms,  Dennis Price
    Director: Basil Dearden
    Certificate: Certificate: 12 (TBC)
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    Run time: 96 minutes
    This BAFTA-nominated film starring the great Dirk Bogarde in one of his career-best performances also includes excellent support from Sylvia Syms and Denis Price. The police are after Jack Barrett (Peter McEnery). He has stolen £2,300 from the building construction firm that employs him as a ..read more »
    Rate this: 4 stars out of 5 75% from 14 members
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Sylvia Syms facts

5 most recent films

The Queen - 3.5 stars
At Home With The Braithwaites - Series 3 - 2.5 stars
The Jury - 3.5 stars
At Home With The Braithwaites - The Complete First Series - 3.5 stars
Neville's Island - 2.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

Ice Cold In Alex - 3.5 stars
At Home With The Braithwaites - The Complete First Series - 3.5 stars
The Big Job - 3.5 stars
Victim - 3.5 stars
At Home With The Braithwaites - Second Series - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Thatcher - The Final Days - 2.0 stars
At Home With The Braithwaites - Series 3 - 2.5 stars
The World of Suzie Wong - 3.0 stars
The Moonraker - 3.0 stars
Dirty Weekend - 2.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Lynda Bellingham - 7 times - show films
Amanda Redman - 7 times - show films
Peter Davison - 7 times - show films
Julie Graham - 6 times - show films
Kevin Doyle - 6 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Roy Ward Baker - 3 times - show films
Matthew Evan - 3 times - show films
Robin Shepperd - 3 times - show films
Andy DeEmmony - 3 times - show films
Andy de Emmony - 3 times - show films