Alan Downer
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Known For:Acting
Birthday:1930-09-12
Place of Birth:Swansea, Wales, UK
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Operation Julie (1985)
A TV movie directed by Bob Mahoney. Based on the book by Dick Lee & Colin Pratt it tells the true story of a long running Police investigation which...
Welcome Home (1971)
Dr Frank Bowers has been looking forward to returning home after a long stay in a psychiatric ward. But when he gets there, he finds that not only...
Romance on the Orient Express (1985)
Lily, an American travelling on the famous Orient Express train from Venice, Italy to Paris, France, suddenly runs into her former lover, Alex, who...
The Blacktoft Diaries: True or False? (1979)
Spoof story, set in the 1950s, about espionage in a humberside village.
Casting the Runes (1979)
The producer of an investigative television programme which is critical of an occultist finds out that he has a curse put on her.
Bellman and True (1987)
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...
A Choice of Evils (1977)
Cardinal Volponi tries to save his old friend, a priest-turned-militant communist, from being executed by the Nazis alongside 334 other hostages but...
Come the Revolution (1977)
Comedy about a pub theatre group seen as dramatic revolutionaries by an actress with more than her share of imagination.
Unreported Incident (1988)
Jack Lawrence and Jimmy Dunne were once, briefly, enemies at opposite ends of a gun on the Irish border; now their lives have become inextricably...
Drake's Venture (1980)
Sir Francis Drake circumnavigates the world in search of adventure and treasure.
The Victim (1980)
When kidnappers abduct his teenage daughter, Sue, industrialist Vincent Craig could easily raise the ransom money. But Craig intends to do things his...
The Adventurer (1972)
The Adventurer is an ITC Entertainment TV adventure series created by Dennis Spooner that ran for one season from 1972 to 1973. It premiered in the...
Crown Court (1972)
Crown Court is an afternoon television courtroom drama produced by Granada Television for the ITV network that ran from 1972, when the Crown Court...
The Larkins (1958)
'The Larkins' is a British television sitcom which was produced by Associated Television and aired on ITV. It aired for four series between 1958 to...
A.D. (1985)
A.D. is a 1985 television drama miniseries created and written by Vincenzo Labella and Anthony Burgess, based on Burgess' historical novel The...
The New Statesman (1987)
The New Statesman is a British sitcom of the late 1980s and early 1990s satirising the Conservative government of the time.
The Saint (1962)
Simon Templar is The Saint, a handsome, sophisticated, debonair, modern-day Robin Hood who recovers ill-gotten wealth and redistributes it to those...
Howards' Way (1985)
The BBC's answer to Dynasty, Howards' Way was launched in 1985 with an enormous 1 million pound budget. The main characters in the show were 'best...
Lady Killers (1980)
Compelling crime anthology looks at some of Britain's most notorious murder trials, in which both male and female defendants stood accused of the...
Dempsey and Makepeace (1985)
Dempsey and Makepeace is a British television crime drama made by London Weekend Television for ITV, created and produced by Ranald Graham. The...
Widows (1983)
Armed robbers Harry, Terry, and Joe die when the security van that they're robbing catches fire in the Kingsway Tunnel in London. Their...
Reilly: Ace of Spies (1983)
Reilly, Ace of Spies is a 1983 television miniseries dramatising the life of Sidney Reilly, a Russian Jew who became one of the greatest spies ever...
It's Dark Outside (1964)
This spin-off from The Odd Man (1962) starred William Mervyn as the acerbic Inspector Rose, who, alongside the soft-hearted pensive Det. Sgt. Swift...
Star Cops (1987)
Star Cops is a British science fiction TV series created by Chris Boucher, set in 2027 where the International Space Police Force (ISPF) maintains...
The Franchise Affair (1988)
A schoolgirl who has been missing for weeks returns home covered in bruises. She says two women kidnapped her, held her captive in an isolated house...
Matlock (1986)
Thrifty, folksy and cantankerous, Matlock charges a premium for his services but is worth every penny: This renowned attorney, always clothed in his...
Flambards (1979)
In early 20th-century England, young orphan Christina Parsons is sent to live with her Uncle Russell, who owns the country estate of Flambards, and...
Shoestring (1979)
Shoestring is a BBC detective drana set in Bristol and starring Trevor Eve as private detective Eddie Shoestring, who operatee his own show on Radio...
Worlds Beyond (1986)
Worlds Beyond is a British television anthology broadcast on ITV from 1986 to 1988, based on real-life supernatural experiences described in archival...
The Sandbaggers (1978)
The Sandbaggers is a British television drama series about men and women on the front lines of the Cold War. Set contemporaneously with its original...
Cribb (1980)
Victorian England, the late 1800s: Detective Sergeant Daniel Cribb of the newly formed Criminal Investigation Department (CID) is determined to...
ITV Playhouse (1967)
ITV Playhouse is a British comedy-drama TV series that ran from 1967 to 1983, which featured contributions from playwrights such as Dennis Potter,...
The Play on One (1988)
A series of television plays, some original, some based on pre-existing plays or novels.
New Scotland Yard (1972)
New Scotland Yard is a police drama series produced by London Weekend Television for ITV from 1972 and 1974. It features the activities of two...
Circus (1975)
Children's thriller set in a circus.