Acting

Linda Polan

Born October 11, 1939 · Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, UK

Died July 13, 2009 · aged 69

Linda Polan was born in 1939 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, UK. She was an actress, known for K-9 and Company: A Girl's Best Friend (1981), Theatre Night (1985) and Esther Waters (1964). She died on 13 July 2009 in Rochester, Kent, England, UK.

Known For

Up LineUp Line · 1987
Up Line
1987
MovieComedy
Three alternative comedians get involved in a pyramid-selling organization, Pathway, in order to finance their act. They gain great success by deploying their skills as entertainers, only to eventually discover the sinister purpose behind the Pathway organization.
Cariani and the CourtesansCariani and the Courtesans · 1987
Cariani and the Courtesans
7.01987
MovieDramaTV Movie
When Cariani the painter falls in love with the beautiful girl who receives mysterious visitors in the rooms below, he is drawn into a web of danger and deceit.
And the Ship Sails OnAnd the Ship Sails On · 1983
And the Ship Sails On
7.21983
MovieComedyDrama
In 1914, a cruise ship sets sail from Naples to spread the ashes of beloved opera singer Edmea Tetua near Erimo, the isle of her birth. During the voyage, the eclectic array of passengers discovers a group of Serbian refugees aboard the vessel. Peace and camaraderie abound until the ship is descended upon by an Austrian flagship. The Serbians are forced to board it, but naturally they resist, igniting a skirmish that ends in destruction.
JacobJacob · 1994
Jacob
6.81994
MovieAdventureDrama
Isaac's son Jacob deprives his brother Esau of his birthright and has to flee for his life. He finds shelter with his uncle Laban, but is himself deceived. Finally, Jacob has to face both his uncle and brother.
HussyHussy · 1980
Hussy
4.91980
MovieDramaRomance
Beaty, a prostitute, and Emory, a lighting/sound technician, fall in love while working at the same London cabaret, but their relationship isn't easy.
WalterWalter · 1982
Walter
5.91982
MovieDramaTV Movie
A man with learning difficulties suffers neglect and ill-treatment, and this is only exasperated when his parents die and nobody seems to know what to do with him. A sequel to this film, titled "Walter and June", was released in 1983 and set 19 years later in time. In the United States, these two are sometimes bundled together under the title "Loving Walter".
K-9 and Company: A Girl's Best FriendK-9 and Company: A Girl's Best Friend · 1981
K-9 and Company: A Girl's Best Friend
5.71981
MovieTV MovieMystery
Sarah Jane Smith arrives at the home of her Aunt Lavinia in the cozy village of Moreton Harwood, only to find that Lavinia is nowhere to be found and that the Doctor has left her a parting gift in K·9 Mark III. With the help of K·9 and Lavinia's young ward Brendan Richards, Sarah Jane starts investigating her aunt's disappearance. In the process, they discover that Moreton Harwood is home to a coven worshipping the pagan god Hecate and preparing for a human sacrifice...
A Different HandA Different Hand · 1992
A Different Hand
1992
Movie
A musical comedy drama about a young woman (played by Tina Leslie) rebelling against society's attitudes (including her parents, her doctor, her priest and teacher) towards people like her who are without hands or in other ways different. Everyone is trying to force her to wear artificial hands, everyone except for her disabled friend (Nabil Shaban), who assists in her revolt.

Movies

Up LineUp Line · 1987
Up Line
1987
MovieComedy
Three alternative comedians get involved in a pyramid-selling organization, Pathway, in order to finance their act. They gain great success by deploying their skills as entertainers, only to eventually discover the sinister purpose behind the Pathway organization.
Cariani and the CourtesansCariani and the Courtesans · 1987
Cariani and the Courtesans
7.01987
MovieDramaTV Movie
When Cariani the painter falls in love with the beautiful girl who receives mysterious visitors in the rooms below, he is drawn into a web of danger and deceit.
And the Ship Sails OnAnd the Ship Sails On · 1983
And the Ship Sails On
7.21983
MovieComedyDrama
In 1914, a cruise ship sets sail from Naples to spread the ashes of beloved opera singer Edmea Tetua near Erimo, the isle of her birth. During the voyage, the eclectic array of passengers discovers a group of Serbian refugees aboard the vessel. Peace and camaraderie abound until the ship is descended upon by an Austrian flagship. The Serbians are forced to board it, but naturally they resist, igniting a skirmish that ends in destruction.
JacobJacob · 1994
Jacob
6.81994
MovieAdventureDrama
Isaac's son Jacob deprives his brother Esau of his birthright and has to flee for his life. He finds shelter with his uncle Laban, but is himself deceived. Finally, Jacob has to face both his uncle and brother.
HussyHussy · 1980
Hussy
4.91980
MovieDramaRomance
Beaty, a prostitute, and Emory, a lighting/sound technician, fall in love while working at the same London cabaret, but their relationship isn't easy.
WalterWalter · 1982
Walter
5.91982
MovieDramaTV Movie
A man with learning difficulties suffers neglect and ill-treatment, and this is only exasperated when his parents die and nobody seems to know what to do with him. A sequel to this film, titled "Walter and June", was released in 1983 and set 19 years later in time. In the United States, these two are sometimes bundled together under the title "Loving Walter".
K-9 and Company: A Girl's Best FriendK-9 and Company: A Girl's Best Friend · 1981
K-9 and Company: A Girl's Best Friend
5.71981
MovieTV MovieMystery
Sarah Jane Smith arrives at the home of her Aunt Lavinia in the cozy village of Moreton Harwood, only to find that Lavinia is nowhere to be found and that the Doctor has left her a parting gift in K·9 Mark III. With the help of K·9 and Lavinia's young ward Brendan Richards, Sarah Jane starts investigating her aunt's disappearance. In the process, they discover that Moreton Harwood is home to a coven worshipping the pagan god Hecate and preparing for a human sacrifice...
A Different HandA Different Hand · 1992
A Different Hand
1992
Movie
A musical comedy drama about a young woman (played by Tina Leslie) rebelling against society's attitudes (including her parents, her doctor, her priest and teacher) towards people like her who are without hands or in other ways different. Everyone is trying to force her to wear artificial hands, everyone except for her disabled friend (Nabil Shaban), who assists in her revolt.
A Private EnterpriseA Private Enterprise · 1975
A Private Enterprise
6.71975
MovieDrama
An ambitious Indian university graduate has to struggle to live his entrepreneurial dreams against both the British social structure and his own family's stubborn traditional values.

TV Shows

Z-CarsZ-Cars · 1962
Z-Cars
7.31962
SeriesDrama
Z-Cars or Z Cars is a British television drama series centred on the work of mobile uniformed police in the fictional town of Newtown, based on Kirkby, Merseyside. Produced by the BBC, it debuted in January 1962 and ran until September 1978.
Theatre 625Theatre 625 · 1964
Theatre 625
7.21964
SeriesDrama
Theatre 625 is a British television drama anthology series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC2 from 1964 to 1968. It was one of the first regular programmes in the line-up of the channel, and the title referred to its production and transmission being in the higher-definition 625-line format, which only BBC2 used at the time.
BlackadderBlackadder · 1983
Blackadder
8.01983
SeriesComedy
Blackadder traces the deeply cynical and self-serving lineage of various Edmund Blackadders throughout British history, from the muck of the Middle Ages to the frontline of The Great War.
Lady KillersLady Killers · 1980
Lady Killers
7.51980
SeriesCrimeDrama
Compelling crime anthology looks at some of Britain's most notorious murder trials, in which both male and female defendants stood accused of the murder of women. Presented by Robert Morley, seven hour-long dramas reconstruct sensational trials which shocked Britain, offering in-depth analyses of individuals' motives and methods.
Sir Arthur Conan DoyleSir Arthur Conan Doyle · 1967
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
1967
SeriesDrama
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's non-Sherlock Holmes stories embodying the author's interest in boxing, the supernatural, and medical matters.
In Suspicious CircumstancesIn Suspicious Circumstances · 1991
In Suspicious Circumstances
6.51991
SeriesCrimeDrama
Introduced by renowned English actor Edward Woodward, In Suspicious Circumstances is an anthology of reenactments depicting real-life murder mysteries, some famous and some obscure, exploring cases with elements of miscarriage of justice, unsolved mysteries, and unusual circumstances, often spanning different historical periods.
Gulliver in LilliputGulliver in Lilliput · 1982
Gulliver in Lilliput
7.01982
Series
Gulliver washes ashore on Lilliput and attempts to prevent war between that tiny kingdom and its equally minuscule rival Blefuscu.
Little NapoleonsLittle Napoleons · 1994
Little Napoleons
9.01994
SeriesDramaComedy
N.K. Edwards and Vijay Shah are a pair of warring solicitors whose conflict spills out of the courtroom and into chambers, their quarrel witnessed by Councillor Judith Silver.
Seal MorningSeal Morning · 1986
Seal Morning
9.01986
SeriesDrama
Seal Morning is a 1986 British drama serial developed by Rosemary Anne Sisson for ITV. In 1930s England, the lives of orphaned young Rowena and her aunt Miriam are changed by raising an abandoned seal pup, Laura, attracting the attention of naturalist Dr Bernard Lacey.
Artists and ModelsArtists and Models · 1986
Artists and Models
1986
SeriesDocumentaryDrama
Three drama-documentary films set in a Paris art studio during a century of scandal and revolution, exploring the lives of French artists Jacques-Louis David, Jean-Auguste Ingres, and Théodore Géricault.