
Damaris Hayman
Actor · 1929 – 2021 · Kensington, London, United Kingdom
Damaris Hayman is an English character actress, often cast in upper class or eccentric roles. She is perhaps best known for her role as the white witch, Miss Hawthorne, in the 1971 Doctor Who serial The Dæmons, a role which she returned to in recent years for the six-part straight-to-dvd drama White Witch of Devil's End which commended production in 2012, concluding in 2017. Her film credits include The Belles of St Trinians, Only Two Can Play, Bunny Lake Is Missing, The Pink Panther Strikes Again and The Missionary.
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TV7.9DramaAction & AdventureThe adventures of The Doctor, a time-traveling humanoid alien known as a Time Lord. He explores the universe in his TARDIS, a sentient time-traveling spaceship. Its exterior appears as a blue British police box, which was a common sight in Britain in 1963 when the series first aired. Along with a succession of companions, The Doctor faces a variety of foes while working to save civilizations, help ordinary people, and right many wrongs.
Doctor Who
1963 · 723 votes
TV6.8CrimeDramaThe daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and drug raids to the routine demands of policing this ground-breaking series focuses as much on crime as it does on the personal lives of its characters.
The Bill
1984 · 47 votes
TV7.3DramaZ-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.
Z-Cars
1962 · 7 votes
TV4.8CrimeDramaNo Hiding Place is a British television series that was produced at Wembley Studios by Associated-Rediffusion for the ITV network between 16 September 1959 and 22 June 1967. It was the sequel to the series Murder Bag and Crime Sheet, all starring Raymond Francis as Detective Superintendent, later Detective Chief Superintendent Tom Lockhart.
No Hiding Place
1959 · 4 votes
TV8.1Action & AdventureDramaJack Regan, an unethical officer of the Flying Squad, uses unorthodox methods to pursue criminals with the help of his partner, George Carter.
The Sweeney
1975 · 28 votes
TV7.0DramaComedyAn anthology of plays and novels adapted into feature length TV movies, broadcast on BBC2 from September 1977 to April 1979.
BBC2 Play of the Week
1977 · 1 votes
TV7.9ComedyThe misadventures of four lunatic students who live in a shared student house. There's Rick, the overblown political one addicted to Cliff Richard, Vyvyan the experimental scientific one/part-time anarchist, Neil the worried hippy, and Mike the ladies' man (at least he is in his mind).
The Young Ones
1982 · 153 votes
TV7.0DramaThe Onedin Line is a BBC television drama series which ran from 1971 to 1980. The series was created by Cyril Abraham. The series is set in Liverpool from 1860 to 1886 and deals with the rise of a shipping line, the Onedin Line, named after its owner James Onedin. Around this central theme are the lives of his family, most notably his brother and partner, shop owner Robert, and his sister Elizabeth, giving insight into the lifestyle and customs at the time, not only at sea, but also ashore. The series also illustrates some of the changes in business and shipping, such as from wooden to steel ships and from sailing ships to steam ships. It shows the role that ships played in affairs like international politics, uprisings and the slave trade.
The Onedin Line
1971 · 7 votes
TV6.6DramaTwo sisters who set up a London fashion house for society of the early 1920s.
The House of Eliott
1991 · 14 votes
TV7.8ComedyA father and son who work as rag-and-bone men live together in Shepherd's Bush, London. While Albert is content with their way of life, Harold aspires to better himself and build a life of his own, but his attempts are repeatedly thwarted by his father, leading to frequent clashes between the two.
Steptoe and Son
1962 · 39 votes
TV7.7ComedyOne Foot in the Grave is a BBC television sitcom series. The series features the exploits of Victor Meldrew and his long-suffering wife, Margaret. The programmes invariably deal with Meldrew's battle against the problems he creates for himself. Living in a typical household in an unnamed English suburb, Victor takes involuntary early retirement. His various efforts to keep himself busy, while encountering various misfortunes and misunderstandings are the themes of the sitcom. Despite its traditional production, the series supplants its domestic sitcom setting with elements of black humour and surrealism.
One Foot in the Grave
1990 · 92 votes
TV6.4ComedyFamilyAdapted from Forrest Wilson's books, the children's programme revolves around a grandmother with super powers and her arch nemesis, The Scunner Campbell.
Super Gran
1985 · 17 votes
TV7.0ComedyJennifer Corner is a rather scatterbrained middle-class housewife. Her husband Henry is a school art teacher, and they have three children, Henry, Robin and Trudi.
Not in Front of the Children
1967 · 3 votes
TV6.8ComedyMiddle-aged, middle-class couple Terry and June Fletcher expect to settle down in domestic bliss when their children leave home and they are left with a quiet, peaceful house. Their peace, however, is short-lived when ditzy Aunt Lucy decides she’s moving in.
Happy Ever After
1974 · 4 votes
- TVDramaComedy
An anthology of 1920s set plays and musicals, transmissioned from 10 September to 10 December 1968 on BBC One.
The Jazz Age
1968
TV6.0DramaArmchair Theatre is a British television drama anthology series of single plays that ran on the ITV network from 1956 to 1974. It was originally produced by Associated British Corporation, and later by Thames Television from mid-1968.
Armchair Theatre
1956 · 6 votes
TV7.4ComedyDuty Free is a British sitcom written by Eric Chappell and Jean Warr that aired on ITV from 1984 to 1986. It was made by Yorkshire Television.
Duty Free
1984 · 10 votes
TV6.6ComedySally Harrison is a harassed, well-meaning but scatterbrained young widow doing her best to bring up two boisterous sons, Simon and Peter.
...And Mother Makes Three
1971 · 5 votes
TV7.5ComedyFollowing a freak accident, Godfrey Spry develops a 30-second attention span, causing him to take ad slogans literally and leading to chaotic behaviour.
If You See God, Tell Him
1993 · 4 votes
TV8.0DramaSinister Street is a 1969 British television miniseries based on Compton Mackenzie's 1913-14 novel of the same name. Dramatised by Ray Lawler, the six-part serial stars Brett Usher, Gillian Hawser, Kate Lansbury, and Jo Kendall. Being the sole televised adaptation produced, all episodes were wiped and are believed to be lost. A psychological coming-of-age drama, two children, Michael Fane and his sister Stella, are born out of wedlock, something considered taboo at the time, but to rich parents.
Sinister Street
1969 · 1 votes
TV6.7ComedyRichie causes trouble in his pursuit of TV fame with Eddie, his alcoholic minder, and Filthy, his sponging agent.
Filthy Rich & Catflap
1987 · 31 votes
TV7.1ComedyClarence is a 1988 BBC situation comedy starring Ronnie Barker and Josephine Tewson, written by Ronnie Barker under the pseudonym "Bob Ferris". It was Barker's final sitcom appearance before his retirement. Barker had previously faced some criticism over his employment of a stammer for comedic effect in Open All Hours. However, the slapstick potential of a short-sighted furniture shifter must have seemed irresistible. The series was inspired by The Removals Person by Hugh Leonard, an earlier programme in the 1971 LWT comedy series, Six Dates With Barker. The house of Jane Travers, which inspired the opening titles, is located on Malvern Road in Cheltenham.
Clarence
1988 · 10 votes
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Movie6.9ComedyCrimeCharles Dreyfus, who has finally cracked over inspector Clouseau's antics, escapes from a mental institution and launches an elaborate plan to get rid of Clouseau once and for all.
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
1976 · 651 votes
Movie7.2MysteryThrillerA woman reports that her young daughter is missing, but there seems to be no evidence that she ever existed.
Bunny Lake Is Missing
1965 · 225 votes
Movie4.7ComedyTimothy Lea and his brother-in-law Sidney decide upon opening a driving school as their latest get-rich-quick scheme. Though he sincerely wants to teach, young Timmy finds that his female students are far more interested in keeping their eyes on him than on the road.
Confessions of a Driving Instructor
1976 · 21 votes
Movie6.2DramaHorrorAfter the death of her daughter, wealthy housewife Julia Lofting abruptly leaves her husband and moves into an old Victorian home in London to re-start her life. All seems well until she is haunted by the sadness of losing her own child and the ghosts of other children.
Full Circle
1978 · 79 votes
Movie5.9ComedyJohn Lewis is bored of his job and his wife. Then Liz, wife of a local councillor, sets her sights on him. But this is risky stuff in a Welsh valleys town - if he and Liz ever manage to consummate their affair, that is.
Only Two Can Play
1962 · 32 votes
Movie5.0ComedyAn unscrupulous property developer wants to flatten the street to make way for new buildings. Householder George Roper is happy to take the offered money and run but his wife Mildred and their lodgers join with other residents to take a stand and keep things as they are.
Man About the House
1974 · 21 votes
Movie5.6ComedyIn 1905, after 10 years of missionary work in Africa, the Rev. Charles Fortesque is recalled to England, where his bishop gives him his new assignment - to minister to London's prostitutes.
The Missionary
1982 · 55 votes
MovieDocumentaryA biography of actor Roger Delgado, featuring previously unseen photographs, rare excerpts from his many BBC TV appearances and interviews with those who knew and loved him.
Movie5.4ComedyA motley group of soldiers are set loose on swinging England in an initiative test to collect a selection of esoteric items.
You Must Be Joking
1965 · 12 votes
Movie7.3ComedyBus driver Stan Butler agrees to marry Suzy, much to the anguish of Mum, her son-in-law, Arthur, and daughter Olive. How, they wonder, will they ever manage without Stan's money coming in? Then Arthur is sacked, and Stan agrees to delay the wedding. Meanwhile, he hits on an idea: Arthur should learn to drive a bus. Somehow he does just that, and even gets a job. Stan then blackmails the Depot Manager into giving him the job of driver on the new money-making Special Tours Bus. A great idea ...if only the inspector hadn't taken Stan on his trial run to the Windsor Safari Park
Mutiny on the Buses
1972 · 59 votes
Movie8.5DramaA young orphan girl, Portia, goes to live with her well-to-do aunt and uncle. As she is groomed to become a lady, she is confused by the young man who seems to be courting her. Surrounded by pretentious people who have no clue how to deal with teenagers, she soon loses her naïveté and thinks of running away.
The Death of the Heart
1987 · 2 votes
Movie6.3DramaTV MovieSeveral elderly friends and acquaintances in 1950s London are disturbed to receive mysterious telephone calls predicting their impending deaths...
Memento Mori
1992 · 6 votes
- Movie9.0MysteryHorror
A young man visits the house of a snake collector...horror ensues
The Man and the Snake
1972 · 1 votes
Movie5.9ComedyNorman is quite happy selling newspapers outside Westminster station but his Grandfather (the Prime Minister) wants to get him "a more responsible job". A few favours are called in and Norman becomes the newest reporter at the seaside town of Tinmouth. After causing chaos at a local council meeting and causing the demolition of a new house he tries to organise a beauty pageant. A slapstick tale of corruption in high and low places
Press for Time
1966 · 18 votes
MovieFamilyThe kids find a pianola, and try to bring it to junkyard owner Old Tom. But when it runs away, with Peewee trapped inside of it, nothing but chaos ensues.
Movie6.9DramaCrimeIn Notting Hill's jazz club, coffee bar and bedsit land of the early 1960s, Joe Beckett is a young unemployed misfit and drifter whose life takes a turn for the worse when he encounters Richard Dyce, an ex-army officer.
West 11
1963 · 14 votes
MovieScience FictionWhite Witch of Devil's End is a 2016 direct-to-video production by Reeltime Pictures. It featured Damaris Hayman reprise her role as Olive Hawthorne who was last seen in The Dæmons.
Movie6.4DocumentaryTV MovieThe true life story of Margaret Rutherford (1892-1972) is in fact much more eccentric than the most famous fictional role she ever played: Miss Jane Marple, Agatha Christie's amateur sleuth. Rutherford's version was the very first appearance of Miss Marple on the big screen and it was far removed though from the petite, upper middle-class lady in the detective novels.
Die wahre Miss Marple - Der kuriose Fall Margaret Rutherford
Truly Miss Marple: The Curious Case of Margaret Rutherford
2012 · 7 votes
Movie8.0FamilyTwo English kids meet their friend Anoop Singh and his baby elephant Ranee. The nasty circus owner wants the elephant for his circus and the children decide that they must prevent this.
Anoop and the Elephant
1972 · 2 votes
Movie7.3CrimeMysteryA fastidious insurance assessor investigates a potential case of insurance fraud.
Smokescreen
1964 · 7 votes
- Movie10.0Family
Two schoolboy musicians help to catch a jewel thief
Paganini Strikes Again
1973 · 1 votes