Jane Wood

Acting

Jane Wood

Born February 25, 1943 · Warwick, Warwickshire, England, UK (age 83)

Jane Wood is (born 25 February 1943) is an English actress. She is married to fellow actor Dave Hill.

Known For

LegendLegend · 2015
Legend
7.12015
MovieCrimeThriller
Suave, charming and volatile, Reggie Kray and his unstable twin brother Ronnie start to leave their mark on the London underworld in the 1960s. Using violence to get what they want, the siblings orchestrate robberies and murders while running nightclubs and protection rackets. With police Detective Leonard "Nipper" Read hot on their heels, the brothers continue their rapid rise to power and achieve tabloid notoriety.
PersuasionPersuasion · 1995
Persuasion
7.21995
MovieDramaRomance
In early 19th-century England, dire financial straits reacquaint the aristocratic Anne Elliot with her wealthy ex-fiance Frederick Wentworth. The two must choose between either putting the past behind them or listening to their hearts.
LassiterLassiter · 1984
Lassiter
5.41984
MovieCrimeDrama
A handsome jewel thief is arrested and in order to avoid prison, must break into the heavily guarded German Embassy to steal millions in gems.
To NowhereTo Nowhere · 2023
To Nowhere
2023
MovieDrama
Two self-destructive teenage friends embark on an alcohol-fuelled trip around a lonely corner of London. Spiralling out of control, they must confront unspoken trauma and love or lose each other forever.
Vera DrakeVera Drake · 2004
Vera Drake
7.22004
MovieDrama
Abortionist Vera Drake finds her beliefs and practices clash with the mores of 1950s Britain – a conflict that leads to tragedy for her family.
Precious BanePrecious Bane · 1989
Precious Bane
7.51989
MovieRomanceTV Movie
In the early 19th century, a young woman with a harelip falls foul of her family's ambition and the superstitions of the local community, but meets a man who may see her differently.
Lord of MisruleLord of Misrule · 2023
Lord of Misrule
5.72023
MovieHorrorMystery
When the daughter of the town's new priest goes missing during the harvest festival, a desperate search begins, uncovering the town's dark history and resurfacing tales of a mysterious, malevolent spirit that demands sacrifice.
Good As GoldGood As Gold · 1986
Good As Gold
1986
Movie
Grinding, gruelling and unceasing, Dennis Barker's training sessions push his young swimmers to the limits of their endurance. Outstanding among them is 14-year-old Rachel Southern. Destined for stardom perhaps, but also destined to realise that winning doesn't always mean coming first.

Movies

LegendLegend · 2015
Legend
7.12015
MovieCrimeThriller
Suave, charming and volatile, Reggie Kray and his unstable twin brother Ronnie start to leave their mark on the London underworld in the 1960s. Using violence to get what they want, the siblings orchestrate robberies and murders while running nightclubs and protection rackets. With police Detective Leonard "Nipper" Read hot on their heels, the brothers continue their rapid rise to power and achieve tabloid notoriety.
PersuasionPersuasion · 1995
Persuasion
7.21995
MovieDramaRomance
In early 19th-century England, dire financial straits reacquaint the aristocratic Anne Elliot with her wealthy ex-fiance Frederick Wentworth. The two must choose between either putting the past behind them or listening to their hearts.
LassiterLassiter · 1984
Lassiter
5.41984
MovieCrimeDrama
A handsome jewel thief is arrested and in order to avoid prison, must break into the heavily guarded German Embassy to steal millions in gems.
To NowhereTo Nowhere · 2023
To Nowhere
2023
MovieDrama
Two self-destructive teenage friends embark on an alcohol-fuelled trip around a lonely corner of London. Spiralling out of control, they must confront unspoken trauma and love or lose each other forever.
Vera DrakeVera Drake · 2004
Vera Drake
7.22004
MovieDrama
Abortionist Vera Drake finds her beliefs and practices clash with the mores of 1950s Britain – a conflict that leads to tragedy for her family.
Precious BanePrecious Bane · 1989
Precious Bane
7.51989
MovieRomanceTV Movie
In the early 19th century, a young woman with a harelip falls foul of her family's ambition and the superstitions of the local community, but meets a man who may see her differently.
Lord of MisruleLord of Misrule · 2023
Lord of Misrule
5.72023
MovieHorrorMystery
When the daughter of the town's new priest goes missing during the harvest festival, a desperate search begins, uncovering the town's dark history and resurfacing tales of a mysterious, malevolent spirit that demands sacrifice.
Good As GoldGood As Gold · 1986
Good As Gold
1986
Movie
Grinding, gruelling and unceasing, Dennis Barker's training sessions push his young swimmers to the limits of their endurance. Outstanding among them is 14-year-old Rachel Southern. Destined for stardom perhaps, but also destined to realise that winning doesn't always mean coming first.
The Raggedy RawneyThe Raggedy Rawney · 1988
The Raggedy Rawney
5.61988
MovieDramaRomance
During WWII a youth deserts his country's army after a combat experience, but not before wounding his commanding officer with a knife in order to escape. The young man, now very emotionally distraught, dresses in women's clothes and eventually joins a passing gypsy caravan, who think him a young girl... as well as a kind of seer, or 'rawney'. In time, however, he regains some composure and becomes attracted to one of the gypsy girls, which only leads to problems within the gypsy band, especially when the wounded commanding officer finds him.
Sitting in LimboSitting in Limbo · 2020
Sitting in Limbo
6.92020
MovieDrama
Anthony Bryan and his personal struggle to be accepted as a British Citizen during the Windrush immigration scandal.
Hero of the HourHero of the Hour · 2000
Hero of the Hour
6.02000
MovieDrama
A security guard foils an armed robbery and becomes a national hero, but his new-found fame cannot appease his guilty conscience.
Cold Enough for SnowCold Enough for Snow · 1997
Cold Enough for Snow
7.21997
MovieComedyDrama
Doting parents must adjust to life without their children as their offspring leave for college and form relationships.
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Love's Sweet SongThe Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Love's Sweet Song · 2000
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Love's Sweet Song
5.22000
MovieActionAdventure
Ireland's bloody 1916 Easter Uprising, the suffragette movement in England, a Zeppelin raid, and a meeting with a rising young British cabinet member named Winston Churchill become vivid vignettes in Indy's life. So too do his brief but impassioned romances with the sister of a clandestine Irish rebel, and with an English suffragette for whom the vote comes before love.
The Russian SoldierThe Russian Soldier · 1986
The Russian Soldier
8.01986
MovieDramaTV Movie
What is it that Edgar Garrett sees, or thinks he sees, on his farm one morning in the mists of early spring? Whatever it is, one thing is certain. Life will never be the same again for him and his family.
First and LastFirst and Last · 1989
First and Last
7.01989
MovieDramaComedy
The story of a retired man who decides to fulfil his life-long ambition of walking from one end of Britain to the other.
The Ragman's DaughterThe Ragman's Daughter · 1972
The Ragman's Daughter
4.21972
MovieCrimeDrama
Based on the Alan Sillitoe short story. The film tells the story of the ill-fated love between Tony, a petty thief from a working-class family, and Doris, the daughter of an upwardly mobile scrap dealer.
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.
A Day OutA Day Out · 1972
A Day Out
5.51972
MovieDramaTV Movie
Alan Bennett's debut play for television follows the members of a Halifax cycling club, on an outing from Halifax to the ruins of Fountains Abbey. Set in the summer of 1911 and projects an idyllic vision of Edwardian England .
She Stoops to ConquerShe Stoops to Conquer · 2003
She Stoops to Conquer
7.02003
MovieComedy
Oliver Goldsmith's classic comedy of manners tells of the clever schemes and comic ruses that unfold one night at a country house. An ambitious step-mother, impassioned sweethearts, a pragmatic father and a pair of star-crossed suitors are sent spinning through a hilarous comedy of errors by one of the great characters of the stage, Tony Lumpkin. The National Theatre and Out Of Joint co-production of Goldsmith's comedy, recorded live on stage in Bath, after it's premiere at the Lyttelton theatre in London.
She'll Be Wearing Pink PyjamasShe'll Be Wearing Pink Pyjamas · 1984
She'll Be Wearing Pink Pyjamas
5.21984
MovieComedy
A humorous and revealing tale of a group of eight women from varying walks of life, who have volunteered for a rugged survival course at a tough mountain school in the English lakes.
SakharovSakharov · 1984
Sakharov
7.51984
MovieDramaTV Movie
Biography of Russian physicist & dissident Andrei Sakharov focuses on his first acts in his civil rights.
The Adventures of Frank: Seeds of IceThe Adventures of Frank: Seeds of Ice · 1980
The Adventures of Frank: Seeds of Ice
8.01980
MovieDramaMusic
In his further adventures Frank finds success and unhappiness.
The Witches and the GrinnygogThe Witches and the Grinnygog · 1983
The Witches and the Grinnygog
8.01983
MovieFantasyFamily
An ancient church is being dismantled and moved to a new location, stone by stone. One of the gargoyles from the stones falls into the possession of a mother who takes the stone man back to her family. Soon after, four strangers show up in the village and the Sogood & Firkettle children seem to be the only ones who question the mysterious things that begin to happen. This film was originally broadcast across six 25 minute episodes with a total runtime of 150 minutes. A few years later, the US cable network Nickelodeon edited the miniseries into a 2 hour (including commercials) movie block. This 2 hour edited version was shown throughout the 1980s on US television.
The Adventures of Frank: Everybody's Fiddling SomethingThe Adventures of Frank: Everybody's Fiddling Something · 1980
The Adventures of Frank: Everybody's Fiddling Something
10.01980
MovieDramaMusic
Frank, a young lad from Sheffield, leaves home to seek his fortune in London; he finds the big city not all what he had expected

TV Shows

Midsomer MurdersMidsomer Murders · 1997
Midsomer Murders
7.51997
SeriesCrimeDrama
The peacefulness of the Midsomer community is shattered by violent crimes, suspects are placed under suspicion, and it is up to a veteran DCI and his young sergeant to calmly and diligently eliminate the innocent and ruthlessly pursue the guilty.
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.
EastEndersEastEnders · 1985
EastEnders
4.21985
SeriesDrama
The everyday lives of working-class residents of Albert Square, a traditional Victorian square of terrace houses surrounding a park in the East End of London's Walford borough.
CasualtyCasualty · 1986
Casualty
6.21986
SeriesDrama
Drama series about the staff and patients at Holby City Hospital's emergency department, charting the ups and downs in their personal and professional lives.
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.
Peak PracticePeak Practice · 1993
Peak Practice
6.51993
SeriesDrama
Peak Practice is a British drama series about a GP surgery in Cardale — a small fictional town in the Derbyshire Peak District — and the doctors who worked there. It ran on ITV from 10 May 1993 to 30 January 2002 and was one of their most successful series at the time. It originally starred Kevin Whately as Dr Jack Kerruish, Amanda Burton as Dr Beth Glover and Simon Shepherd as Dr Will Preston, though the roster of doctors would change many times over the course of the series. Cardale was based on the Staffordshire village of Longnor for the final series, but was previously based in the Derbyshire village of Crich, although certain scenes were filmed at other nearby Derbyshire towns and villages, most notably Matlock, Belper and Ashover.
A Touch of FrostA Touch of Frost · 1992
A Touch of Frost
7.51992
SeriesDramaCrime
Jack Frost is a gritty, dogged and unconventional detective with sympathy for the underdog and an instinct for moral justice who attracts trouble like a magnet. Despite some animosity with his superintendent, Norman “Horn-rimmed Harry” Mullett, Frost and his ever-changing roster of assistants manage to solve cases via his clever mind, good heart, and cool touch.
Foyle's WarFoyle's War · 2002
Foyle's War
7.92002
SeriesMysteryDrama
As WW2 rages around the world, DCS Foyle fights his own war on the home-front as he investigates crimes on the south coast of England. Foyle's War opens in southern England in the year 1940. Later series sees the retired detective working as an MI5 agent operating in the aftermath of the war.
War of the WorldsWar of the Worlds · 2019
War of the Worlds
7.32019
SeriesSci-Fi & FantasyDrama
When astronomers detect a transmission from another galaxy, it is definitive proof of intelligent extra-terrestrial life. The world’s population waits for further contact with bated breath. They do not have to wait long. Within days, mankind is all but wiped out by a devastating attack; pockets of humanity are left in an eerily deserted world. As aliens hunt and kill those left alive, the survivors ask a burning question – who are these attackers and why are they hell-bent on our destruction?
The House of EliottThe House of Eliott · 1991
The House of Eliott
6.61991
SeriesDrama
Two sisters who set up a London fashion house for society of the early 1920s.
The Darling Buds of MayThe Darling Buds of May · 1991
The Darling Buds of May
7.91991
SeriesComedyDrama
An idyllic picture of 1950's rural England as seen through the lives of the Larkins, a farm family living in Kent. The show revolves around Pa Larkin, a man of a kind and mischievous nature with a penchant for getting into scrapes and talking his way out of them with equal equanimity; and his daughters, as they deal with growing up and discovering the joys and sorrows of young love.
The TakeThe Take · 2009
The Take
7.52009
SeriesDrama
Freddie Jackson is released from prison in 1984 having served a four-year sentence for armed robbery. His wife Jackie, who has been waiting for him on the outside in the mistaken belief that that he wants to go straight, soon finds herself disappointed: Freddie is in fact raring to get back into the game and has set his sights on becoming top dog in the East End underworld.
CuffsCuffs · 2015
Cuffs
6.62015
SeriesDramaCrime
Explores the day-to-day work of police officers, from high-stakes situations like drug busts and kidnappings to mundane incidents like shoplifting and public disturbances, while also delving into their personal lives and internal conflicts.
The Witches and the GrinnygogThe Witches and the Grinnygog · 1983
The Witches and the Grinnygog
9.01983
SeriesFamilyMystery
When a family come into possession of a statue called The Grinnygog, a trio of benevolent witches are summoned to the village where they live.