Barbara Young

Acting

Barbara Young

Born February 9, 1931 · Brighouse, England, UK

Died April 27, 2023 · aged 92

Barbara Young was an English actress best known for her role as the future Emperor Nero's mother, Agrippina, in the landmark 1976 BBC serial I, Claudius.

Known For

Praying MantisPraying Mantis · 1982
Praying Mantis
6.01982
MovieRomanceDrama
A middle-aged professor's young bride and his assistant plan to commit a double murder disguised as a "Crime Passionel", but discover too late that one of their intended victims has become a fellow conspirator.
The KeeperThe Keeper · 2018
The Keeper
7.42018
MovieDramaWar
The story of a man whose love for football, for England and for the love of his life, Margaret, saw him rise from Nazi 'villain' to British hero. Bert Trautmann, the German goalkeeper won over even his harshest opponents by winning the FA Cup Final for Manchester City in 1956 - playing on with a broken neck to secure victory.
The ReportersThe Reporters · 1972
The Reporters
9.01972
MovieDramaTV Movie
Two provincial newspaper reporters - one a young idealist starting out on his career, the other an embittered man who previously wrote for a failed national daily - swap views.
Hidden CityHidden City · 1987
Hidden City
5.41987
MovieThrillerMystery
Cassies Stuart leads the uncooperative Charles Dance into a world of misplaces government secrets, capalistic artists and bungling secret agents. Will the truth be out, or will the attempts of agents suppress the truth hidden within government propaganda films, classified as top secret by complete mistake, be successful. Or is it the mysterious medical records that are the true catch of the spies.
SleepersSleepers · 1991
Sleepers
1991
MovieDramaComedy
Amidst the thaw of glasnost, the Kremlin discovers that two Soviet agents, sent to England under deep cover in 1965, have been “lost.” A beautiful and ambitious Russian agent, sent to London to track them down, becomes embroiled in a tangle of CIA, KGB and MI-5 plots and counterplots as the two lost agents, now utterly assimilated, try to avoid detection.
On Giant's ShouldersOn Giant's Shoulders · 1979
On Giant's Shoulders
9.01979
MovieDramaTV Movie
The true story of Terry Wiles, born with no limbs in 1962 as a result of his mother's use of the drug thalidomide. This film tells the story of his childhood and adoption by the couple Len and Hazel Wiles who live on a remote farm, and the subsequent challenges and resistance to give Terry a 'normal' life.
The Out of Town BoysThe Out of Town Boys · 1979
The Out of Town Boys
1979
MovieCrimeThriller
A self-made man finds his building firm in trouble as a new office block nears completion.
The Vacillations of Poppy CarewThe Vacillations of Poppy Carew · 1995
The Vacillations of Poppy Carew
5.01995
MovieRomanceComedy
When Poppy Carew is faced with having to organize a funeral by herself, she finds new strength and learns much about love's true meaning. Adaptation of the novel by Mary Wesley.

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Bless Me FatherBless Me Father · 1978
Bless Me Father
6.31978
SeriesComedy
Bless Me Father is a British sitcom starring Arthur Lowe, Daniel Abineri, Gabrielle Daye, Patrick McAlinney, David Ryall, Derek Francis and Sheila Keith. It was aired on ITV from 1978 until 1981 and described the adventures of an Irish Catholic priest, Father Charles Duddleswell and his young curate in the fictional parish of St. Jude's in suburban London. 21 episodes, written by Peter De Rosa, were aired. De Rosa wrote the books on which the series was based using the pseudonym of Neil Boyd which was also the name of the young curate character; Boyd also served as the narrator in the series of novels upon which the series was based. It was made for the ITV network by London Weekend Television. The series was set in 1950 and 1951 and marked a departure from the middle class 'bank manager' roles associated with Lowe such as that in Dad's Army. The other regular characters included Mrs Pring, the housekeeper, the hard-drinking Dr Daley, the non-religious neighbour Billy Buzzle, and abbess Reverend Mother Stephen.

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