Gay Soper

Acting

Gay Soper

Born January 1, 1945 · Sanderstead, South Croydon, Surrey, England, UK (age 81)

Gay Soper (born 1945) is an English actress and singer. Her career includes singing Turn Back, O Man in the original 1971 London production of Godspell. Soper performed the role of Mme. Thenardier on the complete symphonic recording of Les Misérables (1988), and she narrated and voiced all the characters in the children's television show The Flumps (1977).

Known For

The Ups and Downs of a HandymanThe Ups and Downs of a Handyman · 1976
The Ups and Downs of a Handyman
★ 4.31976
MovieComedy
A young handyman and his wife move to a small village and set up business. There, the handyman encounters numerous strange characters, including a local constable more inept than a squad car full of Keystone Kops; an elderly magistrate whose primary passion is spanking young women; a schoolmistress with a closetful of kinks; and more predatory housewives than the young man can handle.
Love Is a Splendid IllusionLove Is a Splendid Illusion · 1970
Love Is a Splendid Illusion
★ 4.21970
MovieDramaRomance
A young London couple who have trouble remaining faithful to each other visit Italy, where the husband's cheating ways come to a head when the secret lover of his equally cheating wife turns out to be a potential business partner.
Stage by Stage: Les MisérablesStage by Stage: Les Misérables · 1988
Stage by Stage: Les Misérables
★ 7.71988
MovieDocumentary
An interview with the production team behind the hit Broadway musical as they discuss the conception and development of Les Miserables as a pop-culture phenomenon.
RuptureRupture · 2021
Rupture
★ 1.02021
MovieDramaThriller
A pregnant Saudi woman must distinguish reality from dreams, drug-induced delusions, and perceptions of death before a killer gets to her and her family. Her fractured life and memory are not the only things that stand in her way.
Les Misérables: In Concert at Hylands ParkLes Misérables: In Concert at Hylands Park · 1997
Les Misérables: In Concert at Hylands Park
1997
MovieMusicDrama
Proshot of the Chelmsford concert of Les Misérables on 24th August 1997.
Holby CityHolby City · 1999
Holby City
★ 5.81999
SeriesSoapDrama
Drama series about life on the wards of Holby City Hospital, following the highs and lows of the staff and patients.
ITV PlayhouseITV Playhouse · 1967
ITV Playhouse
★ 7.01967
SeriesDrama
ITV Playhouse is a British comedy-drama TV series that ran from 1967 to 1983, which featured contributions from playwrights such as Dennis Potter, Rhys Adrian and Alan Sharp. The series began in black and white, but was later shot in colour and was produced by various companies for the ITV network, a format that would inspire Dramarama. Actors appearing in the series included Leslie Anderson, Gwen Nelson, Ricky Alleyne, Pat Heywood, Michael Elphick, Ian Hendry, Edward Woodward, Margaret Lockwood, Jessie Matthews and Lloyd Peters.
Agatha Christie's Partners in CrimeAgatha Christie's Partners in Crime · 1983
Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime
★ 6.71983
SeriesMysteryComedy
Spirited dialogue, posh Roaring '20s style, and devious mysteries abound as Tommy and Tuppence Beresford mix marriage and mystery solving.

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Romany JonesRomany Jones · 1972
Romany Jones
★ 6.81972
SeriesComedy
Romany Jones is a British sitcom created and written by Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe for LWT. Broadcast between 1973 and 1975, the programme follows the comic misadventures of two layabout families living on a caravan site. Originally designed as a starring vehicle for James Beck (Dad's Army), the 1972 pilot and 1973 first series centred on Bert and Betty Jones (Jo Rowbottom), newlywed after seven years, who spend their wedding night in their rickety caravan, natural to Bert but distinctly alien to Betty, born and bred in Streatham. Most of the humour focused on life in theirs and a neighbouring caravan housing Lily and Wally Briggs (Queenie Watts and Arthur Mullard, although Arthur English was cast in the pilot). Following Beck's death after completion on the second series, Bert and Betty were written out, and replaced with a city gentleman and his debutante wife, both of whom remain blissfully oblivious to the Briggs' antics.

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The Adventures of Don QuickThe Adventures of Don Quick · 1970
The Adventures of Don Quick
★ 5.01970
SeriesSci-Fi & FantasyComedy
The Adventures of Don Quick is a science fiction comedy television series broadcast from October–December 1970, on ITV. Starring Ian Hendry and Ronald Lacey, six 50 minute episodes were made, shown in a 60 minute time slot. Based on the characters of Don Quixote, astronaut Captain Don Quick and Sergeant Sam Czopanser (i.e. "Sancho Panza") are members of the Intergalactic Maintenance Squad. On each planet they visit, Quick attempts to right imaginary wrongs, often upsetting the inhabitants of whatever society he's in. As of 2008, only the first episode exists, the other five are now missing. A technologically impressive 30 foot model spaceship was built in the studio for the series. However the first three episodes in a primetime slot failed to draw the required ratings so the last three were in a much later slot before the show was cancelled.

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