Peter Birrel

Peter Birrel

Peter Birrel (né Peter Cohen 19 July 1935 – 23 June 2004) was an English actor who played numerous parts on British television for nearly forty years. Birrel appeared in the Doctor Who story Frontier in Space in 1973, as well as in the documentary I Was a "Doctor Who" Monster. He also appeared in the first series of Alexander the Greatest. His film credits included Freelance (1971), Arch of Triumph (1984), and the television miniseries Freud (1984), War and Remembrance (1988) and Around the World in 80 Days (1989). In 1979 he played a guest-role in George and Mildred as George's brother Charlie Roper in the episode A Military Pickle He married actress Stephanie Cole in 1998. She was widowed by his death from cancer in Bath, aged 68 in 2004.

  • Title: Peter Birrel
  • Popularity: 4.589
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1935-07-19
  • Place of Birth: West Ham, Essex, England, UK
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Peter Birrel Movies

  • 1997
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    David
    David

    6.5 1997 HD

    A distinguished military leader whose reign was touched by great scandal, shocking betrayals and rousing victories. A simple shepherd boy chosen to...

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  • 1988
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    Stanley
    Stanley

    1 1988 HD

    The controversial English artist Stanley Spencer scandalised the art world when he painted the Resurrection taking place in the churchyard of...

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  • 1997
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    Sharpe: The Legend
    Sharpe: The Legend

    6 1997 HD

    Several years after the battle of Waterloo, a former soldier from Shoreditch sits in a London inn reminiscing about the brave and determined officer...

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  • 1980
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    The Great Riviera Bank Robbery
    The Great Riviera Bank Robbery

    6.1 1980 HD

    A group of fervent right wing French nationalists plan to finance a government coup and smash communists by pulling off a daring bank robbery.

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  • 1996
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    I Was a Doctor Who Monster!
    I Was a Doctor Who Monster!

    1 1996 HD

    To coincide with a new era for Doctor Who we take a nostalgic look back at the glory days of the programme in a tribute to its unsigned heroes. Ever...

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  • 1963
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    What a Crazy World
    What a Crazy World

    6.2 1963 HD

    Unemployed East End lad Alf Hitchens has an on-off relationship with his girlfriend Marilyn and a dream of hitting the big time in the music...

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  • 1984
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    Arch of Triumph
    Arch of Triumph

    4.9 1984 HD

    A 1985 British made-for-television film based on the novel by Erich Maria Remarque, which was previously adapted in 1948 for a film of the same name...

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  • 1970
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    Freelance
    Freelance

    3.8 1970 HD

    A street-smart witness to a gangland slaying tries to beat the hit man at his own game.

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  • 1973
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    Doctor Who: Frontier in Space
    Doctor Who: Frontier in Space

    8 1973 HD

    In the 26th century, the Doctor and Jo uncover a plot by the Master to provoke an interplanetary war between Earth and Draconia.

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  • 1980
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    Mary's Wife
    Mary's Wife

    1 1980 HD

    A married transvestite comes to terms with their true gender identity.

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  • 1971
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    Budgie
    Budgie

    7 1971 HD

    Budgie is a popular British television series starring former popstar Adam Faith which was produced by ITV company London Weekend Television and...

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  • 1981
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    Bergerac
    Bergerac

    6.4 1981 HD

    Bergerac is a British television show set on Jersey. Produced by the BBC in association with the Seven Network, and first screened on BBC1, it stars...

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  • 1964
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    Top of the Pops
    Top of the Pops

    6.5 1964 HD

    The biggest stars, the most iconic performances, the most outrageous outfits – it’s Britain’s number one pop show.

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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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  • 1971
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    Alexander the Greatest
    Alexander the Greatest

    1 1971 HD

    Alexander the Greatest was a British sitcom that aired on ITV from 1971 to 1972. Starring Gary Warren, it was written by Bernard Kops and made for...

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  • 1985
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    C.A.T.S. Eyes
    C.A.T.S. Eyes

    5.667 1985 HD

    C.A.T.S. Eyes is a British television series made by TVS for ITV between 1985 and 1987.

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  • 1972
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    Crown Court
    Crown Court

    5.4 1972 HD

    Crown Court is an afternoon television courtroom drama produced by Granada Television for the ITV network that ran from 1972, when the Crown Court...

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  • 1962
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    The Saint
    The Saint

    7.3 1962 HD

    Simon Templar is The Saint, a handsome, sophisticated, debonair, modern-day Robin Hood who recovers ill-gotten wealth and redistributes it to those...

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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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  • 1986
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    Lovejoy
    Lovejoy

    7.3 1986 HD

    The adventures of the eponymous Lovejoy, a likeable but roguish antiques dealer based in East Anglia. Within the trade, he has a reputation as a...

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  • 1978
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    Lillie
    Lillie

    8.2 1978 HD

    The Rise and Fall of a Professional Beauty. It was the affair that shook Victorian society to its core. He was the Prince of Wales, the future...

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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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 1962
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    Studio 4
    Studio 4

    5 1962 HD

    Studio 4 is a BBC drama anthology series, filmed at the BBC TV Centre's Studio Four, and screening over two seasons in 1962. The series was envisaged...

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  • 1967
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    Man in a Suitcase
    Man in a Suitcase

    7 1967 HD

    Accused of treason, a former U.S. intelligence officer based in London tries to clear his name, taking on freelance jobs around Europe as he searches...

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  • 1962
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    Studio Four
    Studio Four

    6 1962 HD

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  • 1980
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    Hammer House of Horror
    Hammer House of Horror

    7.1 1980 HD

    Anthology series, in which each self-contained episode featured a different kind of horror. These varied from witches, werewolves, ghosts, devil...

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  • 1972
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    The Adventurer
    The Adventurer

    5.5 1972 HD

    The Adventurer is an ITC Entertainment TV adventure series created by Dennis Spooner that ran for one season from 1972 to 1973. It premiered in the...

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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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 1969
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    The Main Chance
    The Main Chance

    8 1969 HD

    The Main Chance was a British television series which first aired on ITV between 1969,1970,1972 and 1975. A drama, it depicts the sudden...

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  • 1969
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    The Main Chance
    The Main Chance

    8 1969 HD

    The Main Chance was a British television series which first aired on ITV between 1969,1970,1972 and 1975. A drama, it depicts the sudden...

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  • 1966
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    You Can't Win
    You Can't Win

    1 1966 HD

    You Can't Win was a 1966 British television series made by ITV as an adaptation of the novels Scenes from Provincial Life and Scenes from Married...

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