Rodney Litchfield

Acting

Rodney Litchfield

Born January 1, 1939 · Wigan, Lancashire, England, UK

Died September 5, 2020 · aged 81

Wigan born actor whose best known role is that of the miserly pensioner Tommy in Craig Cash and Phil Mealey's sitcom Early Doors. Other credits include a brief spell as a regular in Coronation Street in 2007, Phoenix Nights, Juliet Bravo, Cracker, Sunshine and Shameless.

Known For

Pierrepoint: The Last HangmanPierrepoint: The Last Hangman · 2005
Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman
7.12005
MovieDramaHistory
Following in his father's footsteps, Albert Pierrepoint becomes one of Britain's most prolific executioners, hiding his identity as a grocery deliveryman. But when his ambition to be the best inadvertently exposes his gruesome secret, he becomes a minor celebrity & faces a public outcry against the practice of hanging. Based on true events.
Vacuuming Completely Nude in ParadiseVacuuming Completely Nude in Paradise · 2001
Vacuuming Completely Nude in Paradise
5.32001
MovieComedyDrama
Tommy is a vacuum cleaner salesman gripped by the fever of closing the deal. He lives on puffa rice stored in his glove compartment, listens to motivation tapes of his own voice shouting 'Sell, sell, fucking sell' and his punters are up to their eyes in debt. Even Tommy admits his 'soul's in holes'. He's sure the Golden Vac (the holy grail of vacuum salesmanship) can be his - if only he hadn't been saddled with Pete, a meek sales trainee trying to help his girlfriend quit stripping.
NitsNits · 2004
Nits
10.02004
Movie
A 7-year-old boy (Jonathan Mason) struggles to understand why his mother, newly returned from hospital, isn't giving him the attention he craves.
Grow Your OwnGrow Your Own · 2007
Grow Your Own
6.52007
MovieComedy
A refugee family are given an allotment plot and are met with suspicion by the people who have worked the gardens for years
Dancin' Thru the DarkDancin' Thru the Dark · 1990
Dancin' Thru the Dark
7.11990
MovieDramaComedy
Linda is out on her hen night while her fiance Dave is out on his stag night. Linda is having major doubts about getting married. Both groups end up at the same club, only to discover that its band is fronted by her ex-boyfriend - and the love of her life - Peter. Linda has to decide: does she stay and settle down with Dave, like her friends want her to, or does she chuck it all in and run away with Peter?
Harold Shipman: Doctor DeathHarold Shipman: Doctor Death · 2002
Harold Shipman: Doctor Death
6.72002
MovieCrimeDrama
James Bolam portrays serial killer Dr. Harold Shipman in this made-for-TV drama. The film follows the story of Shipman, a general practitioner who throughout his career is believed to have killed as many as 250 of his patients. When the high death rate of his practice was investigated, it was discovered that he had given lethal doses of diamorphine to a vast number of his patients. He was put on trial where he was convicted of 15 murders and sentenced to life imprisonment.
The Last British ExecutionThe Last British Execution · 2013
The Last British Execution
2013
MovieComedy
When an execution is sanctioned in the UK for the first time in almost 50 years, it soon becomes a media circus. The television rights are sold, and it becomes the worlds biggest reality TV show, re-branded as X-Day.
Knights & EmeraldsKnights & Emeralds · 1986
Knights & Emeralds
7.51986
MovieRomanceComedy
A white boy lives in a racially divided town. The only thing he cares about is playing his drums. A popular black band from school needs a drummer and he joins them, but being colour blind in this town makes life very difficult.

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