Tony Garnett

Tony Garnett

Tony Garnett is a British film and television producer, director and former actor. He is best known for his thirteen-year association with director Ken Loach, which started with The Wednesday Play and the groundbreaking Cathy Come Home amongst others, and continued into Play For Today and big screen features such as Kes. His other TV productions have included the controversial Law and Order and The Spongers and, with his company World Productions, Between the Lines, Ballykissangel, Cops, Cardiac Arrest and This Life. As a director, he helmed the films Prostitute and Handgun, and produced Hollywood movies such as Earth Girls are Easy and Sesame Street's Follow That Bird, and British cult LGBT classic Beautiful Thing. In 2016, he released his memoir, The Day the Music Died.

  • Title: Tony Garnett
  • Popularity: 1.31
  • Known For: Production
  • Birthday: 1936-04-03
  • Place of Birth: Erdington, Birmingham, England, UK
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Tony Garnett Movies

  • 1963
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    The Rivals

    The Rivals

    6 1963 HD

    A pair of hoodlums steal a car in which there is a note - a ransom letter - directed to a wealthy man whose daughter has just been kidnapped. The two...

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  • 1963
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    Incident at Midnight

    Incident at Midnight

    6 1963 HD

    In a late night chemist a shot bank robber has been taken for treatment, and to rendezvous with the gang leader.

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  • 1962
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    The Boys

    The Boys

    7.75 1962 HD

    A night watchman at a garage is found murdered, and four teddy boys are put on trial for the crime. Witnesses and suspects give differing accounts of...

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  • 2016
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    Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach

    Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach

    6.6 2016 HD

    A surprisingly candid behind-the-scenes account of the career of Ken Loach, one of Britain’s most celebrated and controversial filmmakers, as...

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  • 1972
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    Right to Work March

    Right to Work March

    1 1972 HD

    They're young, unemployed and on the march - from Glasgow, Liverpool and Swansea to London.

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  • 2019
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    Greg Davies: Looking for Kes

    Greg Davies: Looking for Kes

    7 2019 HD

    Comedian, actor and ex-English teacher Greg Davies is a lifelong fan of Barry Hines's classic novel A Kestrel for a Knave, the story of Billy Casper...

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  • 2006
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    Carry on Ken

    Carry on Ken

    1 2006 HD

    A documentary on the films of Ken Loach. Interviews with cast and crew who worked with Loach over the years. It describe his approach to allowing...

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  • 2010
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    Making Kes

    Making Kes

    1 2010 HD

    A documentary on the making of Kes, produced by the Criterion Collection.

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  • 1997
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    Hostile Waters

    Hostile Waters

    5.6 1997 HD

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  • 1988
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    Earth Girls Are Easy

    Earth Girls Are Easy

    5.6 1988 HD

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  • 1996
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    Beautiful Thing

    Beautiful Thing

    7.296 1996 HD

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  • 1968
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    The Gorge

    The Gorge

    1 1968 HD

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  • 1965
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    Stand Up, Nigel Barton

    Stand Up, Nigel Barton

    1 1965 HD

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  • 1980
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    Prostitute

    Prostitute

    5.6 1980 HD

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  • 1971
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    The Save the Children Fund Film

    The Save the Children Fund Film

    1 1971 HD

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  • 1967
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    In Two Minds

    In Two Minds

    6.3 1967 HD

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  • 1968
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    The Golden Vision

    The Golden Vision

    5 1968 HD

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  • 1969
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    The Big Flame

    The Big Flame

    5 1969 HD

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  • 1970
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    The Body

    The Body

    4.5 1970 HD

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  • 1982
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    The Birth of the Goalie of the 2001 F.A. Cup Final

    The Birth of the Goalie of the 2001 F.A. Cup Final

    5.8 1982 HD

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  • 1982
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    Old Chums

    Old Chums

    5.8 1982 HD

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  • 1982
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    Probation

    Probation

    5.8 1982 HD

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  • 1982
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    A Light Snack

    A Light Snack

    5.8 1982 HD

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  • 1982
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    Afternoon

    Afternoon

    5.8 1982 HD

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  • 1983
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    Handgun

    Handgun

    6.1 1983 HD

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  • 1985
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    Follow That Bird

    Follow That Bird

    6.3 1985 HD

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  • 1980
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    Prostitute

    Prostitute

    5.6 1980 HD

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  • 1980
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    Prostitute

    Prostitute

    5.6 1980 HD

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  • 1983
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    Handgun

    Handgun

    6.1 1983 HD

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  • 1983
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    Handgun

    Handgun

    6.1 1983 HD

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  • 1971
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    After a Lifetime

    After a Lifetime

    1 1971 HD

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  • 1971
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    Family Life

    Family Life

    7.2 1971 HD

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  • 1966
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    Cathy Come Home

    Cathy Come Home

    7.3 1966 HD

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  • 1965
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    The Coming Out Party

    The Coming Out Party

    1 1965 HD

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  • 1968
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    The Sweet Body of Deborah

    The Sweet Body of Deborah

    5.4 1968 HD

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  • 1973
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    Hard Labour

    Hard Labour

    6.5 1973 HD

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  • 1977
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    The Price of Coal, Part 2: Back to Reality

    The Price of Coal, Part 2: Back to Reality

    5 1977 HD

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  • 1977
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    The Price of Coal, Part 1: Meet the People

    The Price of Coal, Part 1: Meet the People

    5 1977 HD

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  • 1968
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    The Parachute

    The Parachute

    1 1968 HD

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  • 1970
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    Kes

    Kes

    7.5 1970 HD

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  • 1970
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    Kes

    Kes

    7.5 1970 HD

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  • 1967
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    Drums Along The Avon

    Drums Along The Avon

    1 1967 HD

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  • 1967
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    The Voices in the Park

    The Voices in the Park

    1 1967 HD

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  • 1992
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    Born Kicking

    Born Kicking

    1 1992 HD

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  • 1967
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    The Lump

    The Lump

    1 1967 HD

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  • 1979
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    Black Jack

    Black Jack

    7 1979 HD

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  • 1989
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    Fat Man and Little Boy

    Fat Man and Little Boy

    6.2 1989 HD

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  • 1995
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    The Turnaround

    The Turnaround

    1 1995 HD

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  • 1978
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    The Spongers

    The Spongers

    1 1978 HD

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  • 1973
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    Blooming Youth

    Blooming Youth

    1 1973 HD

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  • 1960
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    An Age of Kings

    An Age of Kings

    4.7 1960 HD

    A linking together of Shakespeare's history plays chronicling the rise and fall of monarchs over the 86 years between Richard II and Richard III.

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  • 1962
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    Studio Four

    Studio Four

    6 1962 HD

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  • 1970
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    Studio Four

    Studio Four

    7.8 1970 HD

    Cult drama series about a group of aspiring young lawyers sharing a shabby house in London, charting their careers and personal lives.

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  • 1970
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    Studio Four

    Studio Four

    6.9 1970 HD

    Ballykissangel is a BBC television drama set in Ireland, produced in-house by BBC Northern Ireland. The original story revolved around a young...

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  • 1970
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    Studio Four

    Studio Four

    5.6 1970 HD

    Detective Superintendent Tony Clark is an ambitious member of the Complaints Investigation Bureau, an internal organisation that investigates claims...

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  • 1970
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    Studio Four

    Studio Four

    7 1970 HD

    This series shows the workings of an English hospital through the eyes of its junior doctors. Naive and idealistic Dr Andrew Collins (Andrew Lancel),...

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  • 1970
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    Studio Four

    Studio Four

    4.7 1970 HD

    Set in and around Stanton, a faceless and grim Northern enclave, The Cops depicts the daily grind for a group of policemen and women out on the beat...

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  • 1970
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    Studio Four

    Studio Four

    6.2 1970 HD

    Days of Hope is a BBC television drama serial produced in 1975. The series dealt with the lives of a working-class family from the turmoils of the...

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  • 1970
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    Studio Four

    Studio Four

    1 1970 HD

    Sharman is a television series starring Clive Owen, based on the "Nick Sharman" books written by London based author Mark Timlin. Nick Sharman is a...

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  • 1970
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    Studio Four

    Studio Four

    6.5 1970 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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  • 1970
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    Studio Four

    Studio Four

    4 1970 HD

    Mike and Luce aim to turn their website SeeThru into a fully-fledged internet start-up.

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  • 1970
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    Studio Four

    Studio Four

    4 1970 HD

    Mike and Luce aim to turn their website SeeThru into a fully-fledged internet start-up.

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