Richard Hope

Acting

Richard Hope

Born October 11, 1953 · Kettering, Northamptonshire, East Midlands, England, UK (age 72)

Richard Hope is a British actor who gained recognition from Brideshead Revisited as the doltish junior officer, Hooper, under Jeremy Irons charge. He is best known for playing Harris Pascoe in the UK TV drama Poldark.

Known For

CleanerCleaner · 2025
Cleaner
6.62025
MovieActionThriller
When a group of radical activists take over an energy company's annual gala, seizing 300 hostages, an ex-soldier turned window cleaner suspended 50 storeys up on the outside of the building must save those trapped inside, including her older brother.
King LearKing Lear · 2012
King Lear
2012
Movie
Captured live at the Almeida Theatre in November 2012. An aging King invites disaster, when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters, and rejects his loving and honest one.
ChromophobiaChromophobia · 2006
Chromophobia
5.22006
MovieDramaThriller
Encouraged by his editor to seek 'sexy stories that sell', a reporter preys upon the private life of an erstwhile friend, with disastrous results.
McLibelMcLibel · 2005
McLibel
6.72005
MovieDocumentary
McLibel is a documentary film directed by Franny Armstrong for Spanner Films about the McLibel case. The film was first completed, as a 52 minute television version, in 1997, after the conclusion of the original McLibel trial. It was then re-edited to 85 minute feature length in 2005, after the McLibel defendants took their case to the European Court of Human Rights.
The InnocentThe Innocent · 1985
The Innocent
6.71985
MovieDramaTV Movie
A young Yorkshire boy struggles to come to grips with squabbling parents, a doctor who wants to institutionalize him because of his epilepsy, and a mother who refuses to accept that he is different in any way – and that is only the half of it. The boy, Tim, also acts as a go-between for his friend Carns, who is having an affair with a married woman. Eventually, things start to sort themselves out, and Tim sees life getting more interesting when he and his friend Win slowly get a relationship going.
'Itch'Itch · 1991
'Itch
1991
MovieDramaTV Movie
A lone hitch hiker, marooned near a housing estate, has a dramatic effect on the lives of those around him.
PlentyPlenty · 1985
Plenty
5.71985
MovieDramaRomance
David Hare's account of a one-time French freedom fighter who gradually realizes that her post-war life is not meeting her expectations.
Antonia and JaneAntonia and Jane · 1990
Antonia and Jane
5.41990
MovieDrama
Plain Jane Hartman hates her life. She's goofy, boring and only has sex if she reads Iris Murdoch novels out loud to her loopy boyfriend. Her oldest friend Antonia McGill knows about everything. She orders the right food; she can complain and get results. She's beautiful and has a brilliant career. Is it any wonder that they hate each other's guts?

Movies

CleanerCleaner · 2025
Cleaner
6.62025
MovieActionThriller
When a group of radical activists take over an energy company's annual gala, seizing 300 hostages, an ex-soldier turned window cleaner suspended 50 storeys up on the outside of the building must save those trapped inside, including her older brother.
King LearKing Lear · 2012
King Lear
2012
Movie
Captured live at the Almeida Theatre in November 2012. An aging King invites disaster, when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters, and rejects his loving and honest one.
ChromophobiaChromophobia · 2006
Chromophobia
5.22006
MovieDramaThriller
Encouraged by his editor to seek 'sexy stories that sell', a reporter preys upon the private life of an erstwhile friend, with disastrous results.
McLibelMcLibel · 2005
McLibel
6.72005
MovieDocumentary
McLibel is a documentary film directed by Franny Armstrong for Spanner Films about the McLibel case. The film was first completed, as a 52 minute television version, in 1997, after the conclusion of the original McLibel trial. It was then re-edited to 85 minute feature length in 2005, after the McLibel defendants took their case to the European Court of Human Rights.
The InnocentThe Innocent · 1985
The Innocent
6.71985
MovieDramaTV Movie
A young Yorkshire boy struggles to come to grips with squabbling parents, a doctor who wants to institutionalize him because of his epilepsy, and a mother who refuses to accept that he is different in any way – and that is only the half of it. The boy, Tim, also acts as a go-between for his friend Carns, who is having an affair with a married woman. Eventually, things start to sort themselves out, and Tim sees life getting more interesting when he and his friend Win slowly get a relationship going.
'Itch'Itch · 1991
'Itch
1991
MovieDramaTV Movie
A lone hitch hiker, marooned near a housing estate, has a dramatic effect on the lives of those around him.
PlentyPlenty · 1985
Plenty
5.71985
MovieDramaRomance
David Hare's account of a one-time French freedom fighter who gradually realizes that her post-war life is not meeting her expectations.
Antonia and JaneAntonia and Jane · 1990
Antonia and Jane
5.41990
MovieDrama
Plain Jane Hartman hates her life. She's goofy, boring and only has sex if she reads Iris Murdoch novels out loud to her loopy boyfriend. Her oldest friend Antonia McGill knows about everything. She orders the right food; she can complain and get results. She's beautiful and has a brilliant career. Is it any wonder that they hate each other's guts?
The French Lieutenant's WomanThe French Lieutenant's Woman · 1981
The French Lieutenant's Woman
6.51981
MovieDramaRomance
In this story-within-a-story, Anna is an actress starring opposite Mike in a period piece about the forbidden love between their respective characters, Sarah and Charles. Both actors are involved in serious relationships, but the passionate nature of the script leads to an off-camera love affair as well. While attempting to maintain their composure and professionalism, Anna and Mike struggle to come to terms with their infidelity.
Swords at TeatimeSwords at Teatime · 1992
Swords at Teatime
9.01992
Movie
Michael climbs on to the roof of the block of flats where he lives with his mother, and finds a world of make-believe, duels, and chickens existing over their heads.
Finding Your FeetFinding Your Feet · 2017
Finding Your Feet
7.02017
MovieComedyDrama
When her life is turned upside down upon discovering her husband's affair, Sandra Abbott seeks refuge in London with her estranged older sister Bif. She begins to find her feet again after letting Bif drag her along to a community dance class.
Mr. Morgan's Last LoveMr. Morgan's Last Love · 2013
Mr. Morgan's Last Love
6.62013
MovieDramaComedy
A widowed professor living in Paris develops a special relationship with a younger French woman.
Alive and KickingAlive and Kicking · 1996
Alive and Kicking
5.11996
MovieComedyDrama
A passionately committed young dancer is forced to re-examine his career and life when faced with death, finding hope through an older man who becomes his lover, mentor and companion.
Wayne and AlbertWayne and Albert · 1983
Wayne and Albert
1983
MovieDramaTV Movie
When Wayne has to go and live with his grandfather Albert, they both initially resent the arrangement. Hostilities soften when they discover some common interests.
Giant
Nov 19, 2026
Giant · 2026
Giant
2026
MovieDrama
Set in the summer of 1983, just before the release of The Witches, Giant imagines a tense meeting between Roald Dahl and his American and British publishers as they scramble to contain the fallout from his public denunciation of Israel and defence of the Palestinians in a review of a book on the 1982 Lebanon war. Filmed live onstage at the Harold Pinter Theatre in London's West End in 2025.
By Common ConsentBy Common Consent · 1975
By Common Consent
1975
Movie
In a foreign port two boys come to a fisherman saying they are refugees from a country where a military take-over has organised a gigantic League of Youth.
We All Just Want to Be MadWe All Just Want to Be Mad · 2020
We All Just Want to Be Mad
2020
MovieComedy
Arabella has her eye on Fred which means it's not easy. So when she (and Fred) attend the Tall Man's party, she is self conscious. Afterwards, to make herself feel better, she invites Eve round for her version of a party. And of course it's easy around Eve. So with a wave of self assuredness, she invites Fred round. But again she is self-conscious around him. So Arabella strategizes. Arabella who wants to be mad. Where madness isn't loony or kooky, it's the freedom to be.
The Shell SeekersThe Shell Seekers · 2007
The Shell Seekers
6.92007
MovieDramaRomance
Penelope Keeling, a sixty-four-year-old daughter of a famous artist, reflects on her life, and the fate and choices that defined it, when she arrives in the Mediterranean to stay with her headstrong daughter. Shifting through time, and falling into place like the pieces of a jigsaw, the truth of Penelope's rich, heartbreaking and surprising life unfolds.
The Secret AssistantsThe Secret Assistants · 2025
The Secret Assistants
2025
MovieThriller
Sophie, an ambitious novice, walks a razor's edge as her interview with titan of industry Henry Mann descends into a squalid power play.
Breaking GlassBreaking Glass · 1980
Breaking Glass
6.91980
MovieMusicDrama
Breaking Glass is the story of punk singer Kate and her meteoric rise to stardom. Starting out in the rock pubs of London, Kate, assisted by her manager Danny, becomes a huge star overnight. Once at the top the pressure is immense as Kate's band are squeezed out and she is left to cope alone in the spotlight.
A Is for AcidA Is for Acid · 2002
A Is for Acid
6.92002
MovieCrimeDrama
Dramatisation of the true story of the notorious 'acid bath murderer' John Haigh, who murdered women and disposed of their bodies in vats of acid in the 1940s. He was only caught when the gallstones of one of his victims failed to dissolve in the acid and were detected by the pathologist who examined the residue from the acid bath.
A Casualty of WarA Casualty of War · 1989
A Casualty of War
1989
MovieActionDrama
David Threlfall stars as Tom Rowse, a retired British secret service agent turned thriller novelist who is brought back into the world of espionage for one last job. The mission - foiling a Libyan plot to supply the IRA with a massive shipment of high-tech weapons in order to wreak revenge upon the UK for their support and co-operation with the US during the 1986 bombing of Libya and the attempted assassination of Colonel Gaddafi .
Bellman and TrueBellman and True · 1987
Bellman and True
6.51987
MovieDramaAction
Hiller, a computer expert, was bribed by group of bank robbers to obtain details of the security system at a newly-built bank. Having obtained the information, he thought he'd seen the last of the robbers. But now they've traced him and his son to London. They hold the son hostage and force Hiller to decode the information about the alarm and then to take part in the robbery.
Children CrossingChildren Crossing · 1990
Children Crossing
3.71990
MovieDramaThriller
Is Joe really having an affair - or is Rosie imagining it all? A story of sexual jealousy, betrayal and vengeance - an emotional journey which keeps you guessing to the bitter end.

TV Shows

Midsomer MurdersMidsomer Murders · 1997
Midsomer Murders
7.51997
SeriesCrimeDrama
The peacefulness of the Midsomer community is shattered by violent crimes, suspects are placed under suspicion, and it is up to a veteran DCI and his young sergeant to calmly and diligently eliminate the innocent and ruthlessly pursue the guilty.
Doctor WhoDoctor Who · 2005
Doctor Who
7.62005
SeriesDrama
The Doctor is a Time Lord: a 900 year old alien with 2 hearts, part of a gifted civilization who mastered time travel. The Doctor saves planets for a living—more of a hobby actually, and the Doctor's very, very good at it.
Agatha Christie's PoirotAgatha Christie's Poirot · 1989
Agatha Christie's Poirot
8.21989
SeriesCrimeDrama
From England to Egypt, accompanied by his elegant and trustworthy sidekicks, the intelligent yet eccentrically-refined Belgian detective Hercule Poirot pits his wits against a collection of first class deceptions.
Father BrownFather Brown · 2013
Father Brown
7.62013
SeriesDramaCrime
Father Brown is based on G. K. Chesterton's detective stories about a Catholic priest who doubles as an amateur detective in order to try and solve mysteries.
SkinsSkins · 2007
Skins
8.12007
SeriesDramaComedy
Irreverent comedy drama which follows the messy lives, loves, delirious highs and inevitable lows of a group of raucous teenage friends in Bristol.
HeartbeatHeartbeat · 1992
Heartbeat
7.21992
SeriesCrimeDrama
Set during the 1960s in the fictional North Yorkshire village of Aidensfield, this enduringly popular series interweaves crime and medical storylines.
EndeavourEndeavour · 2013
Endeavour
8.12013
SeriesCrimeDrama
The early days of a young Endeavour Morse, whose experiences as a detective constable with the Oxford City Police will ultimately shape his future.
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.
HijackHijack · 2023
Hijack
7.52023
SeriesDrama
Expert negotiator Sam Nelson is in for the ride of his life—and so is everyone on board with him—after a group of hijackers take control. Sam will try every move in his playbook to take them down...as the stakes grow higher by the second.
Foyle's WarFoyle's War · 2002
Foyle's War
7.92002
SeriesMysteryDrama
As WW2 rages around the world, DCS Foyle fights his own war on the home-front as he investigates crimes on the south coast of England. Foyle's War opens in southern England in the year 1940. Later series sees the retired detective working as an MI5 agent operating in the aftermath of the war.
BroadchurchBroadchurch · 2013
Broadchurch
7.92013
SeriesCrimeDrama
The murder of a young boy in a small coastal town brings a media frenzy, which threatens to tear the community apart.
PoldarkPoldark · 2015
Poldark
7.72015
SeriesDrama
Britain is in the grip of a chilling recession... falling wages, rising prices, civil unrest - only the bankers are smiling. It's 1783 and Ross Poldark returns from the American War of Independence to his beloved Cornwall to find his world in ruins: his father dead, the family mine long since closed, his house wrecked and his sweetheart pledged to marry his cousin. But Ross finds that hope and love can be found when you are least expecting it in the wild but beautiful Cornish landscape.
Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's ButlerPennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler · 2019
Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler
7.82019
SeriesDramaCrime
The origin story of Bruce Wayne's legendary butler, Alfred Pennyworth, a former British SAS soldier who forms a security company in 1960s London and goes to work with young billionaire Thomas Wayne and his wife Martha, before they become Bruce Wayne’s parents.
The Chelsea DetectiveThe Chelsea Detective · 2022
The Chelsea Detective
6.32022
SeriesCrimeMystery
Detective Inspector Max Arnold lives on a battered houseboat at the end of Cheyne Walk after separating from his art dealer wife Astrid. The son of a local bookshop owner, Max is a far cry from the affluent elite whose crimes he'll help solve along with D.C. Priya Shamsie.
Secret ArmySecret Army · 1977
Secret Army
7.71977
SeriesDrama
World War II drama about covert organisation Lifeline helping allied airmen escape after being shot down in occupied Europe, working with the Resistance and hiding from the Gestapo.
18991899 · 2022
1899
7.52022
SeriesMysteryDrama
When mysterious events change the course of an immigrant ship headed for New York in 1899, a mind-bending riddle unfolds for its bewildered passengers.
Brideshead RevisitedBrideshead Revisited · 1981
Brideshead Revisited
7.81981
SeriesDrama
Agnostic Charles Ryder is seduced by the allure of the Flytes, a wealthy aristocratic family. Although he finds himself at odds with their strong Catholicism, his ties to the family deepen for the decades between the two world wars.
MandyMandy · 2020
Mandy
7.62020
SeriesComedy
Mandy is a woman with dreams. Big dreams. Most of all she dreams of breeding Doberman Pinchers. But there are hurdles to overcome before that dream can become a reality. In the series we'll see her go on a health kick, rent out her small back bedroom on Airbnb and attempt a series of short-lived jobs in the modern gig economy.
BramwellBramwell · 1995
Bramwell
4.21995
SeriesDrama
The story of Eleanor Bramwell , a pioneering female doctor in the late nineteenth century, and the struggles she has with her friends, her colleagues and society. Determined to take the medical profession out of the dark ages, her strongly held opinions often draw her into conflict with the chief surgeon, a man keener on tradition than he is on progress.
The Forsyte SagaThe Forsyte Saga · 2002
The Forsyte Saga
7.92002
SeriesDrama
The Forsyte Saga is a British-American drama television serial based on John Galsworthy's novel series of the same name. Taking place from the 1870s to the 1920s, three generations of the upper-middle-class Forsyte family are explored.
Murder in SuburbiaMurder in Suburbia · 2004
Murder in Suburbia
7.62004
SeriesDramaMystery
Murder in Suburbia was a British detective drama that ran for two series in 2004 and 2005. Detective Inspector Kate Ashurst, a graduate of a posh girls' academy, has a sharp, analytical mind; her working-class partner, Detective Sergeant Emma Scribbins, relies on her instincts. Together this sassy, sexy investigative team uncovers the dark urges behind suburban Middleford's placid façade.
Victoria WoodVictoria Wood · 1989
Victoria Wood
8.01989
SeriesComedy
Victoria Wood was a series of six one-off situation comedies written by and starring Victoria Wood in 1989, who took a break from sketches, two years after her very successful and award winning series Victoria Wood As Seen on TV. Wood appeared as "Victoria", a fictionalised version of herself, in all six episodes - in The Library it was said that she "worked in TV" and in Over To Pam characters appeared to recognise her celebrity and in the final episode, Staying In, she was taken to a party to perform as a comedienne and was expected to go through her stand-up 'routine'. Her character often broke the 'fourth wall' of TV and spoke directly to the camera, but not in every episode. Bored with the sketch format and with a yearning to recapture previous success as a playwright, Wood came up with six individual sitcoms as a compromise. She admitted to finding the writing difficult. Though Wood was written as the central character, other lead parts were written with specific actresses in mind, like Julie Walters and Una Stubbs. "I want people to like me and the people who play my friends, and not everybody else" she said. Screenonline says of the shows "Modest in ambition and scale but rich in wit and acuity, the six playlets showcase Wood's eye for human foibles and her distinctively eccentric characters.".
Canterbury TalesCanterbury Tales · 2003
Canterbury Tales
6.92003
SeriesDrama
Six single dramas adapted from six of Geoffrey Chaucer's 14th century Canterbury Tales, transferred to a modern, 21st century setting, but still set along the traditional Pilgrims' route to Canterbury.
Murder Investigation TeamMurder Investigation Team · 2003
Murder Investigation Team
7.02003
SeriesDrama
Murder Investigation Team is a British police procedural drama series produced by the ITV network as a spin-off from the long-running series, The Bill. The series is based around the cases of a Murder Investigation Team, who are linked to the Sun Hill borough of London, as featured in The Bill.