Acting

Edward Brooks

Born January 1, 1928 · Brentford, Middlesex, England, UK

Died December 13, 2010 · aged 82

No biography available.

Known For

Grange HillGrange Hill · 1978
Grange Hill
★ 6.71978
SeriesDrama
Children's drama series following the lives of students and teachers at Grange Hill comprehensive school.
PoldarkPoldark · 1975
Poldark
★ 6.91975
SeriesDrama
Poldark is a television drama based on Winston Graham's novels of the same title. It was first transmitted on BBC Two across two seasons between 1975 and 1977. The adaptation covered all seven novels (of the eventual twelve) published up to the time. In late 18th-century Cornwall, Ross Poldark loses his fiancée, well-bred beauty Elizabeth, to his cousin Francis. He ends up marrying his servant, Demelza Carne, but his passion for Elizabeth simmers on for years. Meanwhile, he strives to make his derelict copper mines a success. Life is hard, smuggling is rife, and Ross finds himself taking the side of the underclass against the ruthless behaviour of his enemies, the greedy Warleggan clan.
The Human JungleThe Human Jungle · 1963
The Human Jungle
★ 8.21963
Series
The Human Jungle is a British TV series about a psychiatrist, made for ABC Television by the small production company Independent Artists for transmission on ITV. Starring Herbert Lom, it ran for two series which were first transmitted during 1963 and 1965.
The Phoenix and the CarpetThe Phoenix and the Carpet · 1976
The Phoenix and the Carpet
★ 6.41976
SeriesSci-Fi & FantasyKids
The Phoenix and the Carpet is an eight-part British miniseries based on E. Nesbit's 1904 fantasy novel of the same name. Produced by the BBC, it aired from 29 December 1976 to 16 February 1977. Four Edwardian children find a strange egg in their newly-arrived Persian carpet. It hatches into a Phoenix bird that grants wishes and also transforms the rug into a magic carpet, which takes them on a series of adventures all over the world and at home.
The Long ChaseThe Long Chase · 1972
The Long Chase
★ 10.01972
SeriesAction & AdventureMystery
A father-son birdwatching outing becomes a widespread mystery when teenage John Corby—after coming to the aid of neighbour Susan Fraser—finds that his father Tom has vanished.
The Desperate PeopleThe Desperate People · 1963
The Desperate People
★ 7.51963
SeriesMysteryDrama
Famous photographer Larry Martin receives a visit from his brother Philip, on leave from military service in West Germany. Philip is trying to find the wife of a deceased friend and his search takes him to Dublin. Sometime later, Larry learns that Philip never went to Dublin, but instead has disappeared.

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