James Holmes
Actor · West Midlands, England, UK
James Holmes (born 1965) is a West Midlands-born comedy actor[1] of stage and television. He is best known for playing Clive in the 2009 BBC sitcom Miranda. Holmes trained at The Poor School in London,[4] then did a Youth Training Scheme working in the props department of the Belgrade. Holmes has appeared in over 40 television and theatre productions since 1984. He has been featured in various off-West End and regional shows, including a run as Lady Bracknell in The Importance of Being Earnest for the New Players Theatre, and various parts in Catherine Tate's theatre comedy show.[5] His other roles include a helpful Citizen's Advice volunteer in two episodes of the TV series Psychoville, and a performance as food critic Floyd Ackerman in Dani's House. Holmes also played as Roy Silver alongside Penelope Keith in the BBC Radio 4 adaptation of M C Beaton's Agatha Raisin series,[6] and played in The Bill in 2006. In 2019 he played Thomas Snell in the ghost story Martin's Close for the BBC.
Series11
TV7.7DramaAction & AdventureTense drama series about the different challenges faced by the British Security Service as they work against the clock to safeguard the nation. The title is a popular colloquialism for spies, and the series follows the work of a group of MI5 officers based at the service's Thames House headquarters, in a highly secure suite of offices known as The Grid.
Spooks
2002 · 150 votes
TV8.5CrimeDramaA modern update finds the famous sleuth and his doctor partner solving crime in 21st century London.
Sherlock
2010 · 6.7K votes
TV4.9RealityTalk ShowThe place to catch up on all things Big Brother UK! Join Emma Willis for the best mix of exclusive clips, news and reactions from the house, plus celebrity guests and live debates in the studio.
Big Brother's Bit on the Side
2011 · 6 votes
TV8.0ComedyTwo dysfunctional flatmates reveal all their inner thoughts - whether dark, stupid or embarrassing. Or, occasionally, all three...
Peep Show
2003 · 455 votes
TV6.5ComedySci-Fi & FantasyMy Hero is a BBC sitcom created by Paul Mendelson. The programme ran for six series, first broadcast in February 2000, and concluding in September 2006. The series follows the antics of the dim-witted superhero "Thermoman", portrayed by Ardal O'Hanlon in series one to five and by James Dreyfus in the final series. The series was regularly directed by John Stroud. In the UK, the digital channel Gold regularly re-runs the programme, although the last series has yet to appear on the channel. In the United States it was shown on PBS and, briefly, BBC America. In Australia, UKTV offered re-runs of the first three series, while BBC Entertainment provided repeats for Scandinavia.
My Hero
2000 · 32 votes
TV7.4DramaA strand of annual British short television adaptations of classic ghost stories, referencing the oral tradition of telling supernatural tales at Christmas. First broadcast on BBC One from 1971 to 1978, and revived in 2005 on BBC Four.
A Ghost Story for Christmas
1971 · 7 votes
TV7.6ComedySocially inept Miranda always gets into awkward situations; working in her joke shop with best friend Stevie, being hounded by her pushy mother, and especially when she's around her crush Gary.
Miranda
2009 · 167 votes
TV6.5ComedyPhoneShop is a British sitcom that was first broadcast on Channel 4 as a television pilot on 13 November 2009, as part of the channel's Comedy Showcase season of comedy pilots. It was then followed by a six-episode series that was commissioned on E4 and broadcasting began on 7 October 2010.
PhoneShop
2010 · 27 votes
TV6.8MysteryDramaReclusive mathematician Stephen Ezard returns to England after years in China, finds his brother's widow, and becomes entangled in a plot involving a new national database (TIA) and a terrorist scheme.
The Last Enemy
2008 · 29 votes
TV7.5DocumentaryComedyHow TV Ruined Your Life is a six-episode BBC Two television series written and presented by Charlie Brooker. Charlie Brooker, whose earlier TV-related programmes include How to Watch Television, Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe and You Have Been Watching, examines how the medium has bent reality to fit its own ends. Produced by Zeppotron, the series aired its first episode in January 2011.
How TV Ruined Your Life
2011 · 28 votes
- TV7.0Comedy
A sitcom satirising small-minded Britain. Written by Brenda Gilhooly, set in the fictional town of Mansford the show merrily satirises middle England, local politics, daft bureaucracy and the deluded nature of small-time power. The councillors are always getting hot under the collar about something - new EU regulations or a pole dancing club going up next to a nursery or the latest wheelie bin disaster.
The Mayoress
2018 · 3 votes
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Movie6.3ComedyMusicMiranda Hart and the cast of her sitcom come together to celebrate the show's tenth anniversary with a music-filled, star-studded spectacular from the London Palladium.
Miranda: My Such Fun Celebration
2020 · 7 votes
Movie7.1DramaTV MovieThe bizarre tale of Fanny Cradock, Britain's famous and maligned TV chef from 50s to the 70s.
Fear of Fanny
2006 · 7 votes
Movie5.6HorrorTV MovieA young squire accused of murdering a young girl that did not return his feelings of love reveals a supernatural secret at his trial.
Martin's Close
2019 · 8 votes
Movie10.0ComedyTV MovieScatterbrook Farm is besieged by birdwatchers when the children spot a group of rare choughs.
Worzel Gummidge: Twitchers
2021 · 1 votes