Tony Pitts

Acting

Tony Pitts

Born October 10, 1962 · Sheffield, Yorkshire, England (age 63)

Tony Pitts is an actor, screenwriter and playwright. Born in Sheffield, Pitts originally intended to become a physician but ended up working as a car mechanic in his early career. During his time at Stannington College, Sheffield Barry Hines paid a visit looking for extras for his upcoming drama Looks and Smiles. Pitts was cast and soon upgraded to a bigger role in the production. He decided to fo…

Known For

Rogue One: A Star Wars StoryRogue One: A Star Wars Story · 2016
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
7.52016
MovieActionAdventure
A rogue band of resistance fighters unite for a mission to steal the Death Star plans and bring a new hope to the galaxy.
War HorseWar Horse · 2011
War Horse
7.32011
MovieWarHistory
On the brink of the First World War, Albert's beloved horse Joey is sold to the Cavalry by his father. Against the backdrop of the Great War, Joey begins an odyssey full of danger, joy, and sorrow, and he transforms everyone he meets along the way. Meanwhile, Albert, unable to forget his equine friend, searches the battlefields of France to find Joey and bring him home.
Triple 9Triple 9 · 2016
Triple 9
6.02016
MovieActionCrime
A gang of criminals and corrupt cops plan the murder of a police officer in order to pull off their biggest heist yet across town.
Funny CowFunny Cow · 2018
Funny Cow
6.32018
MovieComedyDrama
A comedian uses her troubled past as material for her stand-up routine, trying to rise up through the comedy circuit by playing Northern England's working men's clubs.
On the PalmOn the Palm · 1987
On the Palm
1987
MovieDramaTV Movie
Fledge needs a job. He'll take anything. And when Dawlish gives him strange errands to run, for cash in hand, strictly 'on the palm', it's a welcome change from the dole. Until he finds himself digging dirt on an old friend....
The Colour RoomThe Colour Room · 2021
The Colour Room
6.12021
MovieDrama
A pioneering ceramic artist Clarice Cliff rises to prominence in the 1920s while working in Britain’s Stoke-on-Trent pottery industry.
Let Her GoLet Her Go · 2022
Let Her Go
2022
MovieComedy
Insde the frozen hell of children's parties and American cultural imperialism. A comedy short from Make Me Films.
Johnny Vegas: 18 Stone of Idiot - Unseen and UncutJohnny Vegas: 18 Stone of Idiot - Unseen and Uncut · 2005
Johnny Vegas: 18 Stone of Idiot - Unseen and Uncut
2005
MovieComedy
Voted as Britain's funniest man Johnny Vegas hosts his first ever entertainment series. Re-live the best bits of the hit show Johnny Vegas: 18 Stone of Idiot as Johnny invites you into his bizarre but comical world. Vegas is joined by a host of celebrity guests Ray Winstone, Kathy Burke, Elvis Costello, David Soul, Huey Morgan and Rhys Ifans who he interviews in his own unique way. For the first time ever the very best bits from the series are presented here on this essential jam-packed DVD alongside all the bits too outrageous for TV and loads of never-before-seen material. This is Johnny at his crude, rude, hilarious best!

Movies

Rogue One: A Star Wars StoryRogue One: A Star Wars Story · 2016
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
7.52016
MovieActionAdventure
A rogue band of resistance fighters unite for a mission to steal the Death Star plans and bring a new hope to the galaxy.
War HorseWar Horse · 2011
War Horse
7.32011
MovieWarHistory
On the brink of the First World War, Albert's beloved horse Joey is sold to the Cavalry by his father. Against the backdrop of the Great War, Joey begins an odyssey full of danger, joy, and sorrow, and he transforms everyone he meets along the way. Meanwhile, Albert, unable to forget his equine friend, searches the battlefields of France to find Joey and bring him home.
Triple 9Triple 9 · 2016
Triple 9
6.02016
MovieActionCrime
A gang of criminals and corrupt cops plan the murder of a police officer in order to pull off their biggest heist yet across town.
Funny CowFunny Cow · 2018
Funny Cow
6.32018
MovieComedyDrama
A comedian uses her troubled past as material for her stand-up routine, trying to rise up through the comedy circuit by playing Northern England's working men's clubs.
On the PalmOn the Palm · 1987
On the Palm
1987
MovieDramaTV Movie
Fledge needs a job. He'll take anything. And when Dawlish gives him strange errands to run, for cash in hand, strictly 'on the palm', it's a welcome change from the dole. Until he finds himself digging dirt on an old friend....
The Colour RoomThe Colour Room · 2021
The Colour Room
6.12021
MovieDrama
A pioneering ceramic artist Clarice Cliff rises to prominence in the 1920s while working in Britain’s Stoke-on-Trent pottery industry.
Let Her GoLet Her Go · 2022
Let Her Go
2022
MovieComedy
Insde the frozen hell of children's parties and American cultural imperialism. A comedy short from Make Me Films.
Johnny Vegas: 18 Stone of Idiot - Unseen and UncutJohnny Vegas: 18 Stone of Idiot - Unseen and Uncut · 2005
Johnny Vegas: 18 Stone of Idiot - Unseen and Uncut
2005
MovieComedy
Voted as Britain's funniest man Johnny Vegas hosts his first ever entertainment series. Re-live the best bits of the hit show Johnny Vegas: 18 Stone of Idiot as Johnny invites you into his bizarre but comical world. Vegas is joined by a host of celebrity guests Ray Winstone, Kathy Burke, Elvis Costello, David Soul, Huey Morgan and Rhys Ifans who he interviews in his own unique way. For the first time ever the very best bits from the series are presented here on this essential jam-packed DVD alongside all the bits too outrageous for TV and loads of never-before-seen material. This is Johnny at his crude, rude, hilarious best!
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980 · 2009
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980
6.92009
MovieThrillerCrime
After 6 years of brutal murders, the West Yorkshire Police fear that they may have already interviewed The Ripper and let him back into the world to continue his reign of terror upon the citizens of Yorkshire. Assistant Chief Constable of the Manchester Police, Peter Hunter, is called in to oversee the West Yorkshire Police's Ripper investigation and see what they could have missed.
HyenaHyena · 2015
Hyena
5.62015
MovieCrimeDrama
Good policing doesn't necessarily mean doing everything by the book. But as the business of crime in London turns to favour the Albanians and Turks, how does a "good" policeman survive?
Sweet SueSweet Sue · 2023
Sweet Sue
5.12023
MovieComedyDrama
Sue is back on the dating scene. She meets a mysterious biker called Ron at her brother's funeral and sparks fly. But when Ron introduces her to her social media-influence son, Anthony, Sue finds herself in an increasingly surreal battle of wills with this ambitious teenager who, despite showing no signs of talent, is convinced his dance troupe 'Electric Destiny' is tipped for stardom. Will she find the purpose and imagination to bring this little unconventional family together for a chance of happiness?
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983 · 2009
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983
7.02009
MovieThrillerCrime
Detective Chief Superintendent Maurice Jobson is forced to remember the very similar disappearance of Clare Kemplay, who was found dead in 1974, and the subsequent imprisonment of local boy Michael Myshkin. Washed-up local solicitor John Piggott becomes convinced of Myshkin's innocence and begins to fight on his behalf, unwittingly providing a catalyst for Jobson to start to right some wrongs.
When the Lights Went OutWhen the Lights Went Out · 2012
When the Lights Went Out
5.72012
MovieThrillerDrama
Yorkshire, 1974, the Maynard family moves into their dream house. It's a dream that quickly descends into a panic stricken nightmare as the family discovers a horrifying truth, a truth that will make the history books. The house is already occupied by the most violent poltergeist ever documented, a poltergeist that will tear you from your bed as you sleep and drag you helplessly into the darkness.
JourneymanJourneyman · 2018
Journeyman
6.62018
MovieDrama
A boxer suffers a serious head injury during a fight, and must deal with the consequences.
HillsboroughHillsborough · 1996
Hillsborough
7.21996
MovieDramaTV Movie
Drama based on the real life events of April 1989, when ninety-six Liverpool supporters were crushed to death during an F.A. Cup Semi-Final match against Nottingham Forest at Sheffield Wednesday's Hillsborough Stadium. This movie follows three Liverpudlian families before the match, during the tragedy and at the ensuing court battles which tried to decide who was to blame and what went wrong.
The FixThe Fix · 1997
The Fix
3.81997
MovieDramaTV Movie
The story of the British betting scandal of 1964, uncovered by journalist Mike Gabbert which saw a number of British professional footballers were jailed and banned from football for life for conspiring to fix the results of matches. Prominent among those jailed and banned were the Sheffield Wednesday F.C. stars Peter Swan, Tony Kay and David Layne.
Rainy Day WomenRainy Day Women · 1984
Rainy Day Women
7.01984
MovieDramaWar
In 1940, during World War II, an officer is sent to investigate rumours of German spies in a sleepy village where various people are the victims of war hysteria.
AwayAway · 2016
Away
6.22016
MovieDrama
A story set in the north English seaside town of Blackpool and centered on two kindred spirits who form an unlikely friendship.
Best Possible Taste: The Kenny Everett StoryBest Possible Taste: The Kenny Everett Story · 2012
Best Possible Taste: The Kenny Everett Story
4.62012
Movie
Told with the help of some of his most famous comic characters including Cupid Stunt and Quentin Pose, the story of pioneering radio DJ and television star Kenny Everett's against-the-odds struggle to achieve both personal and professional fulfilment, as seen through the decade-and-a-half prism of his marriage to Lee Middleton.
Looks and SmilesLooks and Smiles · 1981
Looks and Smiles
6.71981
MovieDrama
Thatcherism and the Irish troubles provide the backdrop for this study of Mick, a well-meaning youth in Sheffield, who has, unlike Dickens' Pip, no expectations. Mick lives with his parents, works on his motorbike, looks for work, and every two weeks gets his check from the dole. There are no jobs. His best mate Alan joins the army to fix tanks and is sent to Belfast to quell Catholics. At a disco, Mick meets Karen, who works at a shoe shop and lives with her recently-separated mom. Karen misses her dad. She offers Mick emotional stability and a route to adulthood; Alan pitches the army. Does Mick have a future?
Johnny Vegas: Who's Ready for Ice Cream?Johnny Vegas: Who's Ready for Ice Cream? · 2003
Johnny Vegas: Who's Ready for Ice Cream?
5.02003
MovieComedy
Johnny Vegas has crawled his way to the top of the showbiz ladder. Fame, wealth and awards are his but there's a problem...he's lost his edge. He's no longer funny and the fans have begun to take notice... The solution? Return Vegas to his stand-up roots - The Edinburgh Fringe Festival. How? Kidnap Johnny and surround him with a mad lifestyle manager, a meglomaniac sponsor and his obsessive comic flatmate who should've been sectioned years ago. Then just sit back, watch his world fall apart and hope his new found misery means he can reclaim his place amongst stand-up comedy's finest with hilarious results! Succeed or fail, one question must be answered...Who's Ready For Ice Cream?

TV Shows

Peaky BlindersPeaky Blinders · 2013
Peaky Blinders
8.52013
SeriesDramaCrime
A gangster family epic set in 1919 Birmingham, England and centered on a gang who sew razor blades in the peaks of their caps, and their fierce boss Tommy Shelby, who means to move up in the world.
Silent WitnessSilent Witness · 1996
Silent Witness
7.61996
SeriesCrimeDrama
A team of exceptional forensic pathologists and scientists investigate heinous crimes and use their skills to catch the people responsible.
SherlockSherlock · 2010
Sherlock
8.52010
SeriesCrimeDrama
A modern update finds the famous sleuth and his doctor partner solving crime in 21st century London.
HeartbeatHeartbeat · 1992
Heartbeat
7.21992
SeriesCrimeDrama
Set during the 1960s in the fictional North Yorkshire village of Aidensfield, this enduringly popular series interweaves crime and medical storylines.
The BillThe Bill · 1984
The Bill
6.81984
SeriesCrimeDrama
The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and drug raids to the routine demands of policing this ground-breaking series focuses as much on crime as it does on the personal lives of its characters.
All Creatures Great & SmallAll Creatures Great & Small · 2020
All Creatures Great & Small
8.22020
SeriesDramaComedy
The heartwarming and humorous adventures of a young country vet in the Yorkshire Dales in the 1930s. A remake of the 1978 series.
Line of DutyLine of Duty · 2012
Line of Duty
8.22012
SeriesCrimeDrama
A drama about the investigations of AC-12, a controversial police anticorruption unit.
Scott & BaileyScott & Bailey · 2011
Scott & Bailey
7.32011
SeriesCrimeDrama
D.C. Rachel Bailey and D.C. Janet Scott have a robust and engaging friendship which enables them to draw upon each other’s strengths and investigate murders for the Manchester Metropolitan Police.
AccusedAccused · 2010
Accused
8.12010
SeriesDramaCrime
How certain people end up being accused of a crime.
The LakesThe Lakes · 1997
The Lakes
7.01997
SeriesMysteryDrama
The Lakes is a mystery drama created and written by Jimmy McGovern for BBC1. The first series – comprised of four episodes – broadcast from 14 September to 5 October 1997. A second series of ten episodes ran from 10 January to 14 March 1999. Danny Kavanagh leaves Liverpool for the Lake District, finding work at a hotel and love with a local girl named Emma. Yet Danny remains an outsider in the close-knit community, and through the machinations of fate, he finds himself implicated in a tragedy. The secrets, lies, and crimes, of the seemingly tranquil community continue to be revealed.
Giri/HajiGiri/Haji · 2019
Giri/Haji
7.42019
SeriesCrimeDrama
Family duty sends a lawman to London to look for his mob-assassin brother as a yakuza war threatens to engulf Tokyo. Trust is even tougher to find.
Wild BillWild Bill · 2019
Wild Bill
6.62019
SeriesDramaComedy
U.S. police chief Bill Hixon lands in the British town of Boston, Lincolnshire, with his 14-year-old daughter Kelsey in tow hoping they can flee their painful recent past. But this unfamiliar, unimpressed community will force Bill to question everything about himself and leave him asking whether it's Boston that needs Bill, or Bill that needs Boston?
My Mad Fat DiaryMy Mad Fat Diary · 2013
My Mad Fat Diary
7.92013
SeriesComedyDrama
Set in 1996 in Lincolnshire, the show tells the tragic and humorous story of a very troubled young girl Rae, who has just left a psychiatric hospital, where she has spent four months after attempting suicide, begins to reconnect with her best friend Chloe and her group, who are unaware of Rae's mental health and body image problems, believing she was in France for the past four months.
The North WaterThe North Water · 2021
The North Water
7.42021
SeriesDramaMystery
Henry Drax is a harpooner and brutish killer whose amorality has been shaped to fit the harshness of his world, who will set sail on a whaling expedition to the Arctic with Patrick Sumner, a disgraced ex-army surgeon who signs up as the ship’s doctor. Hoping to escape the horrors of his past, Sumner finds himself on an ill-fated journey with a murderous psychopath. In search of redemption, his story becomes a harsh struggle for survival in the Arctic wasteland.
Remember MeRemember Me · 2014
Remember Me
6.92014
SeriesDramaMystery
Tom Parfitt fakes an injury in order to escape from his monotonous lifestyle and head to a care center. However, upon his arrival, the staff experiences several strange instances, including a murder.
A Touch of ClothA Touch of Cloth · 2012
A Touch of Cloth
7.22012
SeriesComedyCrime
Hannah plays DI Jack Cloth, who is called in to investigate an apparent series of serial killings alongside his new partner, DC Anne Oldman, described as a "plucky, no-nonsense sidekick". Playing with the cliches and conventions of British police dramas, subplots include Cloth dealing with visions of his dead wife and the bisexual DC Oldman coming to grips with her feelings for both her female fiancee and Cloth.
Dirk GentlyDirk Gently · 2012
Dirk Gently
7.02012
SeriesComedy
Detective Dirk Gently operates based on the fundamental interconnectedness of all things.
RoadkillRoadkill · 2020
Roadkill
6.42020
SeriesDrama
Politician Peter Laurence's private life is falling apart. Shamelessly untroubled by guilt or remorse, he seeks to further his own agenda whilst others plot to bring him down. Can he out-run his own secrets to win the ultimate prize?
UnforgivenUnforgiven · 2009
Unforgiven
7.42009
SeriesDramaCrime
Upon release from jail, a woman who was found guilty of murdering two police officers when she was a teenager who is determined to see her sister who was adopted.
The RoyalThe Royal · 2003
The Royal
7.82003
SeriesDrama
Follows the staff and patients of a Yorkshire cottage hospital in the 60s, embroiled in tangled love lives and bitter power struggles.
ConvictionConviction · 2004
Conviction
7.82004
SeriesCrimeDrama
The murder of a 12-year-old girl leaves her local community shell-shocked and intent on revenge. As the public clamour for justice, the team investigating the murder battle against a growing sense of vigilantism on their patch.
Dead Man WedsDead Man Weds · 2005
Dead Man Weds
7.02005
Series
Dead Man Weds is a 6-part comedy series shown on ITV on British TV in January and early February 2005. The series was written by Dave Spikey who played the part of Jerry St Clair in Phoenix Nights. It was produced for ITV by the independent producers Red Production Company. There are two lead parts, one being Dave Spikey and the other being Johnny Vegas. The series is based on the fictional newspaper, The Fogburrow Advertiser. New editor, Gordon Garden, is determined to shake up the small rural newspaper office. Acting editor and all-round lazy slob Lewis Donat is furious at Gordon's appointment, convinced that the job should be his. Lewis's school of journalism involves going on a break as soon as he gets in, stealing stories from old piles of newspapers and getting the rest of the news from Joan at the cake shop, Cake That. The show's title was inspired by a headline from the Bolton Evening News. The series was filmed in Castleton in Derbyshire. The theme music, also used as incidental music and stings throughout the series, was a version of the Jonathan King composition "It's Good News Week", a 1965 hit for Hedgehoppers Anonymous.