Rio Fanning

Acting

Rio Fanning

Born November 7, 1931 · Newry, County Down, Northern Ireland, UK

Died August 12, 2018 · aged 86

No biography available.

Known For

PriestPriest · 1995
Priest
6.31995
MovieDramaRomance
The deeply held religious convictions of an idealistic young priest are challenged when he must face extraordinary events within his own congregation.
Monk DawsonMonk Dawson · 1998
Monk Dawson
5.31998
MovieDrama
A novice monk from the north of England is expelled from his order and relocates to London, where he struggles with his spiritual goals, earthly temptations and personal ideals. In the capital, he finds work as a jobbing journalist but is soon drowning in a sea of betrayal and misplaced affection.
13 Steps Down13 Steps Down · 2012
13 Steps Down
4.92012
MovieCrimeDrama
Mix Cellini is a young man with a disturbed past. He rents the top floor of a dilapidated Notting Hill residence in which a lonely spinster in her mid-70s lives. Two obsessions in Mix's life are supermodel Nerissa Nash, who he adores and stalks, and infamous serial killer John Reginald Christie. Mix treads a fine line between reality and fantasy, and his obsessions collide when he unleashes long pent-up violence after his part-time girlfriend criticises his beloved Nerissa.
A Prize of ArmsA Prize of Arms · 1962
A Prize of Arms
6.71962
MovieCrimeDrama
A criminal gang sets out to pull off the heist of a large army payroll.
Thin AirThin Air · 1988
Thin Air
7.01988
Movie
Set in a commercial radio station in an enterprise zone called ‘Riverside’, Thin Air involved property development on a massive scale, the disruption and forced exodus of a local community, the stripping away of local authority powers, left-wing activism, designer drugs, media hacks.
The StealThe Steal · 1995
The Steal
5.91995
MovieThrillerComedy
A young American computer hackeress is hired by a liberal British lawyer to right the wrong done to a third world country by a London investment company. Even the expertise of her building inspector sidekick can not prevent a surprising development though.
The CryThe Cry · 1984
The Cry
7.01984
MovieDramaMystery
Ulster 1959. A young journalist visiting his quiet hometown is awakened by a scream in the night. He catches sight of a youth being beaten up and dragged away. When he investigates, witnesses seem to melt away, and life-long friends reveal a sinister indifference. Or is it fear?
Doctor Who: Horror of Fang RockDoctor Who: Horror of Fang Rock · 1977
Doctor Who: Horror of Fang Rock
7.61977
MovieActionAdventure
The cursed island of Fang Rock off the south coast of England is a place of rumour and tales of beasts from the sea. Three lighthouse men at the turn of the century face their fears when something comes from the sea to bring death to all it touches.

Filmography

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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.

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The Onedin LineThe Onedin Line · 1971
The Onedin Line
7.01971
SeriesDrama
The Onedin Line is a BBC television drama series which ran from 1971 to 1980. The series was created by Cyril Abraham. The series is set in Liverpool from 1860 to 1886 and deals with the rise of a shipping line, the Onedin Line, named after its owner James Onedin. Around this central theme are the lives of his family, most notably his brother and partner, shop owner Robert, and his sister Elizabeth, giving insight into the lifestyle and customs at the time, not only at sea, but also ashore. The series also illustrates some of the changes in business and shipping, such as from wooden to steel ships and from sailing ships to steam ships. It shows the role that ships played in affairs like international politics, uprisings and the slave trade.

Castle

The Man in Room 17The Man in Room 17 · 1965
The Man in Room 17
6.31965
SeriesCrimeDrama
The Man in Room 17 is a British television series which ran for two seasons in the mid-1960s, produced by the Northern ITV franchise, Granada Television. Key to the series' success was the involvement of writer/producer Robin Chapman. The show was set in Room 17 of the Department of Social Research, where former wartime agent-turned-criminologist Edwin Oldenshaw solved difficult police cases through theory and discussions with his assistants. The novelty of the series was that Oldenshaw and his colleagues never needed to leave their office in order to resolve cases, preferring to spend their time playing the Japanese board game of Go. They simply provided their prognosis and left the police to do the cleaning up. Different directors were often appointed to film the Room 17 and outside-world scenes independently, to maintain a sense of distance between the two worlds.

John Corry