Joan Newell

Acting

Joan Newell

Born February 19, 1915 · Steyning, Sussex, England, UK

Died November 1, 2012 · aged 97

Joan Newell (19 February 1915 – 1 November 2012) was a British actress whose career spanned more than four decades across television, film, and stage. Best known for her extensive work on British television, she appeared in popular series including The Doctors, Owen, M.D., Dixon of Dock Green, Steptoe and Son, The Saint, and Terry and June. Her film credits include Jigsaw (1962), Stolen Hours (196…

Known For

The LieThe Lie · 1970
The Lie
6.51970
MovieDramaTV Movie
Ingmar Bergman play looking at the cool and brittle relationship between a successful architect (Frank Finlay) and his academic wife (Gemma Jones). Commissioned by the Swedish Broadcasting Corporation on behalf of European members participating in ‘The Largest Theatre in the World’. This, the Radio Times explained, was ‘a project which enabled a play to be broadcast simultaneously in several languages across Europe.’ This UK Play For Today version was directed by Alan Bridges, whilst an American version was put out on CBS, directed by Alex Segal
Stolen HoursStolen Hours · 1963
Stolen Hours
5.91963
MovieDrama
A woman diagnosed with a brain tumor falls in love with her doctor.
Keep It Up DownstairsKeep It Up Downstairs · 1976
Keep It Up Downstairs
4.21976
MovieComedy
The year is 1904; the setting is Cockshute Towers, one of England's stateliest homes. When the household is threatened with bankruptcy, both the masters and the servants are prepared to co-operate in trying to find some cash - after all, most of them are enjoying liaisons of one kind or another among themselves, and none have any desire to give up their rewarding way of life...
The Last Man to HangThe Last Man to Hang · 1956
The Last Man to Hang
6.21956
MovieCrimeDrama
A man is tried for the murder of his neurotic wife by means of a sedative overdose.
JigsawJigsaw · 1962
Jigsaw
7.31962
MovieMysteryCrime
A woman is found murdered in a seaside house along the coast from Brighton in the county of East Sussex, England. Local D.I. Fred Fellows and D.S. Jim Wilks lead an investigation methodically following up leads and clues mostly in Brighton and Hove but also further afield. _-= Based on the novel "Sleep Long My Love" by Hillary Waugh and Inspired by the Brighton Trunk Murders of the late 1930's =-_
Journey to the UnknownJourney to the Unknown · 1969
Journey to the Unknown
1969
MovieTV MovieThriller
TV Movie consisting of two episodes of the UK TV series "Journey to the Unknown" (1968): 'Matakitas is Coming' (episode 1.3) and 'The Last Visitor' (episode 1.9).
All in Good TimeAll in Good Time · 1964
All in Good Time
1964
Movie
A Guinness advert in the form of a short comic film set in a traditional country pub.
ClawsClaws · 1987
Claws
1987
MovieTV MovieComedy
A tale of cat lovers, the social circle they inhabit and the power struggles between them.

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Steptoe and SonSteptoe and Son · 1962
Steptoe and Son
7.81962
SeriesComedy
Steptoe and Son is a British sitcom written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson about a father and son played by Wilfred Brambell and Harry H. Corbett who deal in selling used items. They live on Oil Drum Lane, a fictional street in Shepherd's Bush, London. Four series were broadcast by the BBC from 1962 to 1965, followed by a second run from 1970 to 1974. Its theme tune, "Old Ned", was composed by Ron Grainer. The series was voted 15th in a 2004 BBC poll to find Britain's Best Sitcom. It was remade in the US as Sanford and Son, in Sweden as Albert & Herbert and in the Netherlands as Stiefbeen en zoon. In 1972 a movie adaptation of the series, Steptoe and Son, was released in cinemas, with a second Steptoe and Son Ride Again in 1973.

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