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Acting
Albert Shepherd
Born August 29, 1936 · York, North Yorkshire, England, UK
Died July 10, 2019 · aged 82
No biography available.
Known For
Battle of Britain · 1969Battle of Britain
★ 6.81969
MovieWarHistory
In 1940, the Royal Air Force fights a desperate battle against the might of the Luftwaffe for control of the skies over Britain, thus preventing an attempted Nazi invasion.
Quatermass and the Pit · 1967Quatermass and the Pit
★ 6.71967
MovieScience FictionHorror
A mysterious artifact unearthed below a London Underground station proves to have powerful psychic effects on the people around.
The Anniversary · 1968The Anniversary
★ 6.61968
MovieComedy
Mrs Taggart always celebrates her anniversary with her grown sons. It’s a tradition practised since the death of her husband and she is determined for it to continue. None of her three sons have dared to cross their ruthless domineering mother but this anniversary they intend to try. With cruel and brutal twists, the family get-together becomes a social nightmare beyond endurance.
Before Winter Comes · 1969Before Winter Comes
★ 6.01969
MovieDramaComedy
Drama/Comedy set in a refugee camp in occupied Austria after World War II. A shrewd multi-lingual interpreter who mediates between Russian and British military brass enters into a friendly rivalry with British Major Giles Burnside, who is in charge of assigning the displaced persons into either the American or Russian zones.
Charlie Bubbles · 1968Charlie Bubbles
★ 6.61968
MovieComedyDrama
Charlie Bubbles, a writer, up from the working class of Manchester, England, who, in the course of becoming prematurely rich and famous, has mislaid a writer's basic tool – the capacity to feel and to respond. Now he must visit his estranged wife and son, whom he has set up on a farm outside his native city. His journey accidentally becomes an attempt to reestablish his connections with life, people, and his own history.
The Old Curiosity Shop · 1979The Old Curiosity Shop
★ 7.51979
SeriesDrama
The Old Curiosity Shop is a 1979 BBC miniseries based on the novel by Charles Dickens. It was directed by Julian Amyes, and adapted by William Trevor. A kindly shop owner whose overwhelming gambling debts allow a greedy landlord to seize his shop of dusty treasures. Evicted and with no way to pay his debts, he and his granddaughter flee.
The Growing Pains of PC Penrose · 1975The Growing Pains of PC Penrose
★ 6.81975
SeriesComedy
Earnest new recruit PC Penrose has left his hometown and joined the force in the Yorkshire town of Slagcaster. He's young and naive but seasoned officer Sergeant Flagg takes him under his wing and shows him the ropes, though his methods can be a little unconventional.