Donald Sinden

Donald Sinden

​Sir Donald Alfred Sinden CBE (born 9 October 1923) is an English actor of theatre, film and television. Sinden was born in Plymouth, Devon, England, on 9 October 1923. The son of Alfred Edward Sinden and his wife Mabel Agnes (née Fuller), he grew up in the Sussex village of Ditchling, where their home ('The Limes') doubled as the local chemist shop. He was married to actress Diana Mahony from 1948 until her death in 2004. He lives near Tenterden, Kent. The couple had two sons: actor Donald Sinden, who died of lung cancer in 1996, and Marc Sinden who is a West End theatre producer. Early career He trained as an actor at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art and made his first stage appearance at the Brighton Little Theatre (of which he later became President) in January 1941, playing Dudley in George and Margaret. He broke into professional acting after appearing with the Mobile Entertainments Southern Area company in modern comedies for the armed forces during the Second World War. Rank Organisation In 1953 he was contracted for seven years to the Rank Organisation at Pinewood Studios and subsequently starred in many outstanding British films of the 1950s including The Cruel Sea, Mogambo, Doctor in the House, Above Us The Waves, Doctor at Large, The Siege of Sidney Street, Twice Round the Daffodils and with a very young Adam Faith in Mix Me a Person. Description above from the Wikipedia article Donald Sinden, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

  • Title: Donald Sinden
  • Popularity: 3.157
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1923-10-09
  • Place of Birth: Plymouth, Devon, England, UK
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  • Also Known As: Sir Donald Sinden
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Donald Sinden Movies

  • 1973
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    The Day of the Jackal

    The Day of the Jackal

    7.506 1973 HD

    An international assassin known as ‘The Jackal’ is employed by disgruntled French generals to kill President Charles de Gaulle, with a...

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  • 1971
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    Villain

    Villain

    6.2 1971 HD

    In 1970s London, Scotland Yard orchestrates the downfall of mob boss Vic Dakin after he crosses the line by blackmailing Members of Parliament.

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  • 1953
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    Mogambo

    Mogambo

    6.4 1953 HD

    On a Kenyan safari, white hunter Victor Marswell has a love triangle with seductive American socialite Eloise Kelly and anthropologist Donald...

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  • 1955
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    Above Us the Waves

    Above Us the Waves

    6.1 1955 HD

    In World War II, the greatest threat to the British navy is the German battleship Tirpitz. While anchored in a Norwegian fjord, it is impossible to...

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  • 1974
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    The Island at the Top of the World

    The Island at the Top of the World

    6.4 1974 HD

    A Victorian gentleman hopes to find his long-lost son, who vanished while searching for a mysterious Viking community in a volcanic valley somewhere...

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  • 1953
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    The Cruel Sea

    The Cruel Sea

    6.9 1953 HD

    At the start of World War II, Cmdr. Ericson is assigned to convoy escort HMS Compass Rose with inexperienced officers and men just out of training....

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  • 1984
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    An Audience with Mel Brooks

    An Audience with Mel Brooks

    6.5 1984 HD

    Mel Brooks delivers an enjoyable hour of comic diversion with his lovely actress-wife Anne Bancroft, writer comedian Ronny Graham and British...

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  • 1954
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    Doctor in the House

    Doctor in the House

    6.3 1954 HD

    The first of the seven "Doctor" films, based on Richard Gordon's novels and released between 1954 and 1970. Simon Sparrow is a newly arrived medical...

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  • 1957
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    Doctor at Large

    Doctor at Large

    5.6 1957 HD

    Losing out to Dr. Bingham (Michael Medwin) in a competition for house surgeon when he offends a member of the board, young Dr. Simon Sparrow (Dirk...

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  • 1956
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    Tiger in the Smoke

    Tiger in the Smoke

    7.1 1956 HD

    In wartime, a young officer is killed during a raid to kill a German general at the house that used to belong to his grandmother. Before he dies he...

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  • 1968
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    Decline and Fall ...of a Birdwatcher

    Decline and Fall ...of a Birdwatcher

    5 1968 HD

    A young man's attempts at seduction and social climbing lead to mayhem.

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  • 1956
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    The Black Tent

    The Black Tent

    6 1956 HD

    During the British retreat through Libya, a British officer takes shelter with a group of Arab Bedouin. He marries the chief's daughter. Sometime...

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  • 1975
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    That Lucky Touch

    That Lucky Touch

    6.3 1975 HD

    A European arms dealer meets a liberated woman journalist, who is writing a story about the ridiculous things men do with the armaments during a NATO...

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  • 1955
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    Simba

    Simba

    6.462 1955 HD

    A European family in East Africa finds itself caught up in an uprising by local black Africans against their white colonial masters. Based on the...

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  • 1958
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    Rockets Galore

    Rockets Galore

    6 1958 HD

    The inhabitants of Todday are content to live their lives in peace and quiet, until, that is, the government decides their little corner of the world...

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  • 1954
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    Mad About Men

    Mad About Men

    6.1 1954 HD

    Flirtatious mermaid Miranda swaps places with a schoolteacher who has gone on holiday. All is well until she falls in love with a human.

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  • 1968
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    The Judgement of Albion

    The Judgement of Albion

    1 1968 HD

    Visual commentary on the way in which the prophetic poems of William Blake are reflected in modern London and the political upheavals of 1968.

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  • 1960
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    The Siege of Sidney Street

    The Siege of Sidney Street

    2 1960 HD

    A police inspector (Donald Sinden) tracks down Russian anarchist Peter the Painter (Peter Wyngarde) and his gang in circa-1911 London.

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  • 1999
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    Nancherrow

    Nancherrow

    6 1999 HD

    The basic story involves Loveday's struggle to keep the estate Nancherrow in the family after the death of her father.

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  • 1973
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    The National Health

    The National Health

    6.6 1973 HD

    Peter Nichols adapted his own hit play to the screen, based on his experiences in hospitals. A riotous black comedy that's as timely today as ever,...

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  • 1956
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    Eyewitness

    Eyewitness

    6.7 1956 HD

    After a fight with her husband, Lucy runs out of the house, and into a night of terror. She heads for the local cinema, and in doing so, becomes the...

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  • 1972
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    Rentadick

    Rentadick

    4.4 1972 HD

    Armitage runs a chemical company that is on the verge of producing a gas that causes temporary disability. Clearly the military want it but it is...

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  • 1955
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    Josephine and Men

    Josephine and Men

    6.3 1955 HD

    The trouble with Josephine is that her ever-loving and over-sympathetic nature leads her to switch from needful men to even more needful men...

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  • 1973
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    Father Dear Father

    Father Dear Father

    4.8 1973 HD

    After divorcing his wife, Patrick Glover decides it is time to remarry, and chooses his literary agent, only to then mistakenly propose to the...

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  • 1998
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    Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh

    Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh

    2 1998 HD

    'Hey, Mr Producer!' features selected scenes from the productions of the world's most successful musical producer, Cameron Mackintosh - classic songs...

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  • 1953
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    A Day to Remember

    A Day to Remember

    7.125 1953 HD

    A group of men from a London pub are going on a darts team outing to Boulogne. Various members of the party have different reasons for going and get...

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  • 1955
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    An Alligator Named Daisy

    An Alligator Named Daisy

    6.2 1955 HD

    Returning from a cricket match in Ireland, Peter Weston gains a pet alligator from another passenger who abandons it with him. He is horrified and...

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  • 1965
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    The Wars of the Roses

    The Wars of the Roses

    8.5 1965 HD

    A 1965 BBC adaptation of William Shakespeare's first historical tetralogy (1 Henry VI, 2 Henry VI, 3 Henry VI and Richard III), which deals with the...

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  • 1959
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    Operation Bullshine

    Operation Bullshine

    5.1 1959 HD

    During World War II, a Royal Artillery officer is assigned to an anti-aircraft battery that is filled with female soldiers of the Auxiliary...

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  • 1959
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    The Captain's Table

    The Captain's Table

    5.8 1959 HD

    A captain is promoted by his company from tramp steamers to their flagship passenger liner. Although he is a thoroughly competent sailor ready to...

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  • 1996
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    The Canterville Ghost

    The Canterville Ghost

    6 1996 HD

    When a teenaged girl moves to England, with her brothers and parents into the ancient Canterville Hall, she's not at all happy. Especially as there's...

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  • 1997
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    The Canterville Ghost

    The Canterville Ghost

    1 1997 HD

    'The Canterville Ghost' is one of the most popular choice for making a film in Oscar Wilde's works, and the original short story deserves the...

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  • 2012
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    Run For Your Wife

    Run For Your Wife

    4.2 2012 HD

    John Smith has been happily involved in a bigamous marriage for five years. He lives with Stephanie in Finsbury and Michelle in Stockwell....

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  • 1954
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    You Know What Sailors Are

    You Know What Sailors Are

    4.2 1954 HD

    The best of British humor is on display in this satirical cold war romp! Donald Sinden plays Lieutenant Green, a radar expert in the Royal Navy. One...

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  • 1960
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    Your Money or Your Wife

    Your Money or Your Wife

    4 1960 HD

    Newly wed couple Gay and Pel Butterworth are forced to take in some strange paying guests when their inheritance proves troublesome, but all is not...

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  • 1997
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    An Audience with Ronnie Corbett

    An Audience with Ronnie Corbett

    6.5 1997 HD

    Super-talented comic Ronnie Corbett pulls out all the stops to entertain a celebrity audience including on-screen sidekick Ronnie Barker, Damien...

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  • 1985
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    The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio

    The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio

    6 1985 HD

    Documentary - After starting his career producing religious film shorts, J. Arthur Rank went on to become Britain's first and only movie mogul with...

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  • 1990
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    The Children

    The Children

    5.2 1990 HD

    Rose Sellars is a middle-aged woman who falls in love with a widower. However, his children believe that their father is too old to start a new...

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  • 1995
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    Balto

    Balto

    7.302 1995 HD

    An outcast half-wolf risks his life to prevent a deadly epidemic from ravaging Nome, Alaska.

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  • 1962
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    Mix Me a Person

    Mix Me a Person

    6.2 1962 HD

    Eighteen-year-old Harry Jukes is literally holding a smoking gun in his hand. His lawyer thinks he did it, but his psychiatrist disagrees -- and...

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  • 1999
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    Alice in Wonderland

    Alice in Wonderland

    6.3 1999 HD

    Alice follows a white rabbit down a rabbit-hole into a whimsical Wonderland, where she meets characters like the delightful Cheshire Cat, the clumsy...

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  • 1954
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    The Beachcomber

    The Beachcomber

    5.7 1954 HD

    Mr. Gray is the new Resident in Charge of the Welcome Islands in the Indian Ocean. The Islands are full of life, but the only other Europeans are the...

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  • 1962
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    Twice Round the Daffodils

    Twice Round the Daffodils

    6.6 1962 HD

    Twice Round the Daffodils is a 1962 British comedy drama film directed by Gerald Thomas and starring Juliet Mills, Donald Sinden, Donald Houston,...

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  • 1981
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    Present Laughter

    Present Laughter

    1 1981 HD

    Often regarded as semi-autobiographical, Present Laughter follows a few days in the life of successful and self-obsessed actor Garry Essendine as he...

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  • 1981
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    All's Well That Ends Well

    All's Well That Ends Well

    7 1981 HD

    Helena loves Bertram, but he's of noble birth, while she's just a doctor's daughter. But Bertram is at the court of the King of France, who is ill,...

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  • 1948
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    Portrait from Life

    Portrait from Life

    5.9 1948 HD

    A British army officer becomes fascinated by the portrait of a young woman. He travels to Germany to find her, only to discover that she is suffering...

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  • 1996
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    The Treasure Seekers

    The Treasure Seekers

    6 1996 HD

    Five motherless children, with the help of a famous doctor, are determined to save their financially strapped father.

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  • 2000
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    How Proust Can Change Your Life

    How Proust Can Change Your Life

    6.5 2000 HD

    A docu-drama portrait of the early-20th-century French author Marcel Proust, based on Alain de Botton's updated analysis of his work as a modern-day...

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  • 1967
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    The Prisoner

    The Prisoner

    7.8 1967 HD

    After resigning, a secret agent is abducted and taken to what looks like an idyllic village, but is really a bizarre Kafkaesque prison. His warders...

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  • 1981
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    Never the Twain

    Never the Twain

    6.4 1981 HD

    Never the Twain is a British sitcom that ran for eleven series from 7 September 1981 to 9 October 1991. It was created by Johnnie Mortimer, and was...

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  • 2001
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    Judge John Deed

    Judge John Deed

    6 2001 HD

    Judge John Deed is a British legal drama television series produced by the BBC in association with One-Eyed Dog for BBC One. It was created by G.F....

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  • 1975
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    Two's Company

    Two's Company

    7 1975 HD

    Two's Company is a British television situation comedy series that ran from 1975-79. Produced by London Weekend Television for the ITV Network, the...

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  • 1968
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    Ooh La La!

    Ooh La La!

    1 1968 HD

    Series based on the short French farces written by Georges Feydeau, Eugène Labiche, Marc Michel and Sacha Guitry. All of them include mistaken...

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  • 1999
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    Nancherrow

    Nancherrow

    7.5 1999 HD

    When Colonel Carey-Lewis dies, his irrepressible daughter, Loveday, inherits Nancherrow and fights to keep it alive so that her son Nat will...

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  • 1984
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    Playing Shakespeare

    Playing Shakespeare

    10 1984 HD

    John Barton holds a master class in how to play Shakespeare, using members of the RSC doing scenes, sonnets, and commentary as prime examples.

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  • 1972
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    The Organization

    The Organization

    7 1972 HD

    The Greatrick Organization is a faceless, multi-million-pound concern dedicated to making more millions. In its headquarters we meet an assortment of...

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  • 1971
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    The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

    The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

    7.3 1971 HD

    Adaptations of mystery stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's contemporary rivals in the genre.

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  • 1967
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    Omnibus

    Omnibus

    7 1967 HD

    Omnibus was an arts-based BBC television documentary series, broadcast mainly on BBC1 in the United Kingdom. The programme was the successor to the...

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  • 1997
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    Midsomer Murders

    Midsomer Murders

    7.6 1997 HD

    The peacefulness of the Midsomer community is shattered by violent crimes, suspects are placed under suspicion, and it is up to a veteran DCI and his...

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  • 1955
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    This Is Your Life

    This Is Your Life

    6.4 1955 HD

    This is Your Life is a British biographical television documentary, based on the 1952 American show of the same name. It was hosted by Eamonn Andrews...

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  • 1970
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    This Is Your Life

    This Is Your Life

    7 1970 HD

    Two's Company is a British television situation comedy series that ran from 1975-79. Produced by London Weekend Television for the ITV Network, the...

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