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Ranald Graham

Born January 3, 1941 · Sandokan, North Borneo

Died August 29, 2010 · aged 69

No biography available.

Known For

Strange New WorldStrange New World · 1975
Strange New World
4.31975
MovieScience FictionTV Movie
In the near future, a group of scientists living in a space ship wake up from a hibernation state and come back to an apocalyptic Earth.
ShanksShanks · 1974
Shanks
5.21974
MovieFantasyHorror
Malcolm Shanks is a sad and lonely man, deaf, mute and living with his cruel sister and her husband, who delight in making him miserable. His only pleasure, it seems, is in making and controlling puppets. Thanks to his skill, he is offered a job as a lab assistant to Dr. Walker, who is working on ways to re-animate dead bodies by inserting electrodes at key nerve points and manipulating the bodies as if they were on strings. When the professor suddenly dies one night, Shanks gets the idea to apply their experimental results to a human body, and then to start exacting some revenge.
BreakoutBreakout · 1984
Breakout
9.01984
MovieFamilyAdventure
Two boys are kidnapped by three escaping convicts and the relationship which develops between captor and captured brings out the good side of the most dangerous criminal's character.
Sweeney!Sweeney! · 1977
Sweeney!
6.71977
MovieActionCrime
When one of Regan's snouts complains that his girlfriend's recent suicide was murder, the flying squad detective feels compelled to investigate. He uncovers a conspiracy that reaches the heart of the government, and finds himself fitted up, suspended and under the scrutiny of Special Branch.
The Two Faces of EvilThe Two Faces of Evil · 1980
The Two Faces of Evil
5.61980
MovieHorrorTV Movie
A family on holiday stop to pick up a mysterious hitch-hiker. Originally an episode of British horror anthology TV series, Hammer House of Horror, that later received a feature release in the United States.
The ProfessionalsThe Professionals · 1977
The Professionals
7.61977
SeriesAction & AdventureCrime
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 to fight terrorism and similar high-profile crimes. Cowley, a hard ex-MI5 operative, hand-picked each of his men. Bodie is a cynical ex-SAS paratrooper and mercenary whose nature ran to controlled violence, while his partner, Doyle, comes to CI5 from the regular police force, and is more of an open minded liberal. Their relationship is often contentious, but they are the top men in their field, and the ones to whom Cowley always assigned to the toughest cases.
The SweeneyThe Sweeney · 1975
The Sweeney
8.11975
SeriesAction & AdventureDrama
Jack Regan, an unethical officer of the Flying Squad, uses unorthodox methods to pursue criminals with the help of his partner, George Carter.
Dempsey and MakepeaceDempsey and Makepeace · 1985
Dempsey and Makepeace
6.81985
SeriesAction & AdventureDrama
Dempsey and Makepeace is a British television crime drama made by London Weekend Television for ITV, created and produced by Ranald Graham. The leading roles were played by Michael Brandon and Glynis Barber, who later married each other on 18 November 1989. The series combined elements of previous series such as the mis-matching of British and American crime-fighters from different classes as seen in The Persuaders! and the action of The Professionals.

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