Derek Martin

Derek Martin

Derek Martin has been one of the most authentic working class voices in British film and television since the 1970s. Born Derek William Rapp in 1933, Martin was in the RAF for his National Service and took up a series of jobs including road worker, Smithfield Meat Market porter, and professional gambler, before entering showbusiness as an extra and stunt performer in a variety of programmes including Doctor Who. He retired from stunt work following an injury on Elizabeth I in 1971 and moved into acting. His most famous break out role was as the corrupt detective Fred Pyle in GF Newman's controversial 1978 drama Law & Order. In the following decade Martin had major roles in TV dramas such as The Chinese Detective and King & Castle, and played James Cagney's aide in milos Forman's epic 1981 film Ragtime. In 2000, Martin joined the cast of EastEnders as Charlie, the patriarch of the Slater family, a role he continued to play on and off for sixteen years.

  • Title: Derek Martin
  • Popularity: 2.208
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1933-04-11
  • Place of Birth: Bow, London, England, UK
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Derek Martin Movies

  • 1980
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    Dark Water

    Dark Water

    5 1980 HD

    In order to enjoy a romantic private swim together, Jo and Eddie hide when their local swimming pool is closing for the evening. But unknown to them,...

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  • 1974
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    Keep It Up, Jack!

    Keep It Up, Jack!

    3.1 1974 HD

    Failed music hall performer Jack James inherits a brothel when his ancient Aunt dies. He takes over the running of the business and falls in love...

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  • 1984
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    The Hope and the Glory

    The Hope and the Glory

    1 1984 HD

    Sam, a quiet West Indian working as a London Transport ticket collector, strikes up an unlikely, but warm, friendship with Joe, an old man who has a...

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  • 1981
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    Priest of Love

    Priest of Love

    5 1981 HD

    Following the banning and burning of his novel, "The Rainbow," D.H. Lawrence and his wife, Frieda, move to the United States, and then to Mexico....

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  • 1992
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    The Cutter

    The Cutter

    1 1992 HD

    'The Cutter' is a master of his craft - gangland killings using a cut-throat razor. When his son disturbs him in his work and announces that he wants...

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  • 1970
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    Doctor Who: Inferno

    Doctor Who: Inferno

    7 1970 HD

    UNIT is providing security cover at an experimental drilling project at Eastchester, designed to penetrate the Earth's crust and release a previously...

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  • 2004
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    EastEnders: Pat and Mo

    EastEnders: Pat and Mo

    1 2004 HD

    This special episode revealed what caused the feud between Pat Evans and Mo Harris that lasted until Pat's death. Pat and Mo meet at the grave of...

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  • 1983
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    The Aerodrome

    The Aerodrome

    7 1983 HD

    In the future England is ruled by a fascist government, and one day the leaders begin the construction of a heavily guarded, mysterious airport. BBC...

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  • 1965
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    The Counterfeit Man

    The Counterfeit Man

    1 1965 HD

    On Jupiter's moon Ganymede, an alien life-form has taken over the body of a human astronaut, creating an almost perfect copy. It then begins the long...

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  • 1996
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    Boston Kickout

    Boston Kickout

    6.5 1996 HD

    School leaver Phil moves with his father from inner-city London to the satellite Hertfordshire New Town of Stevenage, where they are promised a...

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  • 1978
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    Adventures of a Plumber's Mate

    Adventures of a Plumber's Mate

    4.3 1978 HD

    Randy plumber Sid South enjoys a profession which offers him ample opportunity to bed sexy housewives.

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  • 1977
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    Doctor Who: Image of the Fendahl

    Doctor Who: Image of the Fendahl

    7 1977 HD

    The present day: just as the Fourth Doctor and Leela arrive in Fetchborough, England, Professor Fendelman prepares to experiment on a fossilized...

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  • 1976
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    Diversions

    Diversions

    4.8 1976 HD

    Whilst on a train journey a beautiful woman fantasizes about a series of bizarre sexual encounters.

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  • 1980
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    The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu

    The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu

    4.8 1980 HD

    Fu Manchu's 168th birthday celebration is dampened when a hapless flunky spills Fu's age-regressing elixir vitae. Fu sends his lackeys to round up...

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  • 1982
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    Spaghetti House

    Spaghetti House

    6.2 1982 HD

    Three black militants kidnap the waiters in an Italian restaurant in London. Soon the victims befriend their kidnappers.

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  • 1976
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    Bet Your Life

    Bet Your Life

    1 1976 HD

    Like alcoholism, gambling is a disease. Ches, a compulsive gambler, is sent for medical help. A wonder drug perhaps? Or hypnosis maybe? Ches finds...

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  • 1968
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    The Big Switch

    The Big Switch

    4.8 1968 HD

    Playboy John Carter picks up a woman in a discotheque and takes her home. When she is murdered and he is framed for the crime, he finds himself drawn...

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  • 1981
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    Ragtime

    Ragtime

    7.012 1981 HD

    A young black pianist becomes embroiled in the lives of an upper-class white family set among the racial tensions, infidelity, violence, and other...

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  • 1980
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    Rifleman

    Rifleman

    1 1980 HD

    Private Semple returns to his Antrim home after the Battle of the Somme, the village's sole survivor from all the 'brave boys of Ulster' who...

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  • 1982
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    Jake's End

    Jake's End

    1 1982 HD

    ' Motors can stall, shooters can jam. But Jake's end of it'll be all right.' Jake's a professional, a married man with a reputation to maintain-and a...

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  • 1978
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    Another Day

    Another Day

    1 1978 HD

    The London of bed-sits, rundown housing, a world of the eccentric and the lonely. Since her husband walked out Eileen battles on her own to make a...

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  • 2003
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    Little Britain

    Little Britain

    7.115 2003 HD

    A zany comedy show with Matt Lucas and David Walliams, featuring characters from all over Little Britain.

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  • 1971
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    Elizabeth R

    Elizabeth R

    7.4 1971 HD

    This historical mini-series documents the reign of Elizabeth I with each episode focusing on one dramatic period in the lengthy reign of the Virgin...

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  • 1985
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    EastEnders

    EastEnders

    4.1 1985 HD

    The everyday lives of working-class residents of Albert Square, a traditional Victorian square of terrace houses surrounding a park in the East End...

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  • 1966
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    Softly, Softly

    Softly, Softly

    5 1966 HD

    Softly, Softly is a British television drama series, produced by the BBC and screened on BBC 1 from January 1966. It centred around the work of...

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  • 1980
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    The Gentle Touch

    The Gentle Touch

    7 1980 HD

    The Gentle Touch is a British police drama television series made by London Weekend Television for ITV which ran from 1980-1984. Commencing...

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  • 1962
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    Z-Cars

    Z-Cars

    7 1962 HD

    Z-Cars or Z Cars is a British television drama series centred on the work of mobile uniformed police in the fictional town of Newtown, based on...

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  • 1979
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    Shoestring

    Shoestring

    6.8 1979 HD

    Shoestring was a BBC television show set in Bristol. It featured a private detective with his own show on Radio West, the local radio station. The...

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  • 1979
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    Minder

    Minder

    6.8 1979 HD

    This comedy drama series featured Terry McCann, a former boxer with a conviction for G.B.H., and Arthur Daley, a second-hand car dealer with an eye...

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  • 1981
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    The Chinese Detective

    The Chinese Detective

    7.25 1981 HD

    Chinese British Detective Sergeant John Ho solves cases in the East End of London. Ho fits the pattern of the maverick detective, prepared to use...

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  • 1975
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    The Sweeney

    The Sweeney

    7.65 1975 HD

    Jack Regan, an unethical officer of the Flying Squad, uses unorthodox methods to pursue criminals with the help of his partner, George Carter.

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  • 1992
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    Eldorado

    Eldorado

    5.167 1992 HD

    Eldorado was a British soap opera that ran for only one year, from 6 July 1992 to 9 July 1993. Set in the fictional town of Los Barcos on the Costa...

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  • 1975
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    Survivors

    Survivors

    7.9 1975 HD

    Survivors is a British post-apocalyptic fiction television series devised by Terry Nation and produced by Terence Dudley at the BBC from 1975 to...

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  • 1955
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    Dixon of Dock Green

    Dixon of Dock Green

    5.3 1955 HD

    Created by Ted Willis. Dixon of Dock Green was a BBC television series following the activities of police officers at a fictional Metropolitan Police...

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  • 1980
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    The Enigma Files

    The Enigma Files

    5.5 1980 HD

    The Enigma Files is a British television detective drama that ran for a single series of fifteen episodes in 1980. Detective Chief Inspector Nick...

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  • 1981
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    Private Schulz

    Private Schulz

    5.8 1981 HD

    Private Schulz is a BBC television comedy drama serial set mostly in Germany, during and immediately after World War II. It stars Michael Elphick in...

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  • 1975
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    Angels

    Angels

    3.7 1975 HD

    Angels is a BBC medical soap-opera which launched on 1st September 1975 and was the blue print for such medical soaps as Casualty, Holby City, plus...

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  • 1959
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    No Hiding Place

    No Hiding Place

    3.7 1959 HD

    No Hiding Place is a British television series that was produced at Wembley Studios by Associated-Rediffusion for the ITV network between 16...

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  • 1970
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    Play for Today

    Play for Today

    6.1 1970 HD

    Play for Today is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC1 from 1970 to 1984. During the run, more...

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  • 1977
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    Target

    Target

    6.5 1977 HD

    A crime drama set in Southampton following a team of detectives and the cases they solve.

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  • 1969
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    The First Churchills

    The First Churchills

    6.3 1969 HD

    The lives of the Duke of Marlborough and his wife Sarah, from their meeting in 1673 to the duke's death in 1722.

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  • 1978
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    Law & Order

    Law & Order

    6.5 1978 HD

    Law & Order is a series of four British television plays written by G. F. Newman and directed by Les Blair. It was first transmitted in 1978 on BBC2.

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  • 2003
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    Celebrity Mastermind

    Celebrity Mastermind

    6 2003 HD

    Celebrity Mastermind is a British television quiz show broadcast by BBC television. The show is a spin-off of the long-running quiz show Mastermind,...

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  • 1993
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    GMTV

    GMTV

    5.8 1993 HD

    GMTV is the name of the national Channel 3 breakfast television contractor/licensee, broadcasting in the United Kingdom from 1 January 1993 to 3...

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  • 1981
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    Six Fifty-Five Special

    Six Fifty-Five Special

    1 1981 HD

    Sally James and guest presenters invite established stars and newcomers to contribute to a lively half-hour of music and conversation.

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  • 1975
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    You're On Your Own

    You're On Your Own

    1 1975 HD

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  • 1969
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    Paul Temple

    Paul Temple

    5 1969 HD

    Paul Temple is a British-German television series . It features Francis Matthews as Paul Temple, the fictional detective created by Francis...

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  • 1986
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    King and Castle

    King and Castle

    1 1986 HD

    Having hastily left the Met before his dubious activities finally caught up with him, ex-detective Ronald King has formed the Manor Debt Collection...

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  • 1972
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    The Regiment

    The Regiment

    1 1972 HD

    The Regiment was a British television drama series produced by the BBC. First broadcast on BBC One in 1972 it starred Christopher Cazenove and...

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  • 1963
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    Doctor Who

    Doctor Who

    7.9 1963 HD

    The adventures of The Doctor, a time-traveling humanoid alien known as a Time Lord. He explores the universe in his TARDIS, a sentient time-traveling...

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  • 1974
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    The Zoo Gang

    The Zoo Gang

    7 1974 HD

    Six resistance fighters, known by their animal-based code names, fought during World War II. Their efforts came to a stop when one of their number,...

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  • 1971
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    Upstairs, Downstairs

    Upstairs, Downstairs

    7.64 1971 HD

    Upstairs: the wealthy, aristocratic Bellamys. Downstairs: their loyal and lively servants. For nearly 30 years, they share a fashionable townhouse at...

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  • 1993
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    The Detectives

    The Detectives

    6.7 1993 HD

    The absurd adventures of two defective detectives, who - despite unbelievable incompetence - somehow manage to solve their cases (or be nearby when...

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  • 1979
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    Terry and June

    Terry and June

    6.2 1979 HD

    Terry and June Medford are both middle aged and beginning to find the trials of life are more difficult as they try to succeed in their daily lives....

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  • 1991
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    Fiddlers Three

    Fiddlers Three

    1 1991 HD

    Sitcom following the office politics in an accounts department. A sequel to The Squirrels.

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  • 1979
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    Terry and June

    Terry and June

    6.2 1979 HD

    Terry and June Medford are both middle aged and beginning to find the trials of life are more difficult as they try to succeed in their daily lives....

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  • 1984
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    Big Deal

    Big Deal

    6.7 1984 HD

    The ups and downs of small time London gambler Robby Box, and the effect that his poker addiction has on his long suffering girlfriend Jan Oliver and...

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  • 1979
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    Hart to Hart

    Hart to Hart

    6.8 1979 HD

    Wealthy couple Jonathan and Jennifer Hart, a self-made millionaire and his journalist wife, moonlight as amateur detectives.

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  • 1994
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    Ready Steady Cook

    Ready Steady Cook

    1 1994 HD

    Talented chefs battle it out against the clock, creating delicious dishes in 20 minutes

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  • 1985
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    Dempsey and Makepeace

    Dempsey and Makepeace

    6.4 1985 HD

    Dempsey and Makepeace is a British television crime drama made by London Weekend Television for ITV, created and produced by Ranald Graham. The...

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  • 1977
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    The Professionals

    The Professionals

    7.4 1977 HD

    The lives of Bodie and Doyle, top agents for Britain's CI5 (Criminal Intelligence 5), and their controller, George Cowley. The mandate of CI5 was...

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  • 1974
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    Playhouse

    Playhouse

    7 1974 HD

    BBC2 Playhouse is a one hour UK anthology television series of one-off contemporary and classic dramas created by Sara Pia Anderson and produced by...

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