Miranda Forbes

Acting

Miranda Forbes

Born August 11, 1946 · London, England, UK

Died June 14, 2001 · aged 54

Miranda Forbes was an actor who, for the early part of her career - and most notably in her role as the voluptuous blonde tour guide Miss Winters in The Beatles' 1967 film Magical Mystery Tour - was known as Mandy Weet. She was born on August 11, 1946 in London, England and as well as Magical Mystery Tour was known for Jane Eyre (1996),  Bejewelled (1991) and a plethora of TV credits. She died, ag…

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Jane EyreJane Eyre · 1996
Jane Eyre
6.91996
MovieDramaRomance
After a bleak childhood, Jane Eyre goes out into the world to become a governess. As she lives happily in her new position at Thornfield Hall, she meets the dark, cold, and abrupt master of the house, Edward Rochester. Jane and her employer grow close in friendship and she soon finds herself falling in love with him. Happiness seems to have found Jane at last, but could Rochester's terrible secret be about to destroy it forever?
Back HomeBack Home · 1989
Back Home
6.31989
MovieDramaFamily
During World War II, young Rusty was sent to America for safety. It's now five years later and the spunky redhead returns to her native England. From the family she hardly remembers to snobby classmates and rule-filled boarding schools, Rusty must adapt to a whole new way of life.
Magical Mystery TourMagical Mystery Tour · 1967
Magical Mystery Tour
6.61967
MovieMusicComedy
While on a coach tour, The Beatles and a few dozen friends experience strange happenings caused by magicians.
BejewelledBejewelled · 1991
Bejewelled
4.91991
MovieActionTV Movie
An American's family jewels are stolen during her trip to London and she reluctantly teams up with a private investigator-in-training to try and recover them.
The Last RomanticsThe Last Romantics · 1992
The Last Romantics
1992
MovieDramaTV Movie
A semi-fictionalized account of the life of writer F.R. Leavis, his mentor Arthur Quiller Couch, and Leavis's own students at Cambridge University.
A Small DanceA Small Dance · 1991
A Small Dance
7.01991
MovieDramaTV Movie
In the emptiness of the Lincolnshire fens, rural teenager Donna feels trapped in a joyless life with a domineering father and a dull job at the food factory. She grasps at the illusion of affection offered by a passing stranger - and must then cope in lonely terror with pregnancy.
HancockHancock · 1991
Hancock
1991
MovieComedyDrama
Screen One biopic detailing the final eight years in the life of comedian Tony Hancock, from the peak of his powers as Britain's number one comedian to his eventual mental, alcoholic decline and suicide in Australia.
R.H.I.N.O.; Really Here in Name OnlyR.H.I.N.O.; Really Here in Name Only · 1983
R.H.I.N.O.; Really Here in Name Only
6.71983
MovieDramaTV Movie
An isolated, overweight girl with a penchant for shoplifting, gets pushed from pillar to post as the authorities struggle to know what to do with her.

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The Brittas EmpireThe Brittas Empire · 1991
The Brittas Empire
6.61991
SeriesComedy
The Brittas Empire is a British sitcom created and originally written by Andrew Norriss and Richard Fegen. Chris Barrie plays Gordon Brittas, the well-meaning but incompetent manager of Whitbury New Town Leisure Centre. The show ran for seven series and 53 episodes — including two Christmas specials — from 1991 to 1997 on BBC1. Norriss and Fegen wrote the first five series, after which they left the show. The Brittas Empire enjoyed a long and successful run throughout the 1990s, and gained itself large mainstream audiences. In 2004 the show came 47th on the BBC's Britain's Best Sitcom poll, and all series have been released on DVD. The creators Andrew Norriss and Richard Fegen often combine farce with either surreal or dramatic elements in episodes. For example in the first series, the leisure centre prepares for a royal visit, only for the doors to seal, the boiler room to flood and a visitor to become electrocuted. Unlike the traditional sitcom, deaths were quite common in The Brittas Empire.

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Shine on Harvey MoonShine on Harvey Moon · 1982
Shine on Harvey Moon
7.71982
SeriesDrama
Shine on Harvey Moon! is a British comedy-drama series made by Central Television for ITV from 8 January 1982 to 23 August 1985 and briefly revived in 1995 by Meridian. This generally light-hearted series was created by comedy writers Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran. The series is set in the East End of London shortly after the Second World War. Upon being demobbed RAF serviceman Harvey Moon, played by Kenneth Cranham, returns home and finds his family involved in various troubles. His wife Rita, played by Maggie Steed, is not interested in resuming their relationship, and works in a seedy nightclub frequented by American servicemen. He becomes involved with the Labour Party and the union movement. The name of the series is a wordplay on the title of the popular 1908 song 'Shine On, Harvest Moon'. The first series was commissioned and recorded by ATV at their Elstree studios with the remaining series filmed at newly constructed facilities in Nottingham.

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