
Shola Adewusi
Actor
Shola Adewusi (born 1963) is a British actress of Nigerian descent, of stage, screen and radio. Her television work includes Little Miss Jocelyn, the BBC comedy sketch show series written by and starring Jocelyn Jee Esien. In addition, Adewusi has appeared on television in 'Lewis'(Season 3, Episode 4), My Hero, The Bill, Casualty, Bad Girls, Family Affairs, Emmerdale, and Chewing Gum. She previously appeared in CBS's Bob Hearts Abishola as Auntie Olu. She has also acted in a number of radio productions for the BBC World Service. She is a member of staff at the Intermission Youth Theatre. She played a cameo part in their hit play Verona Road. Her work also includes her role in Paddington 2. Description above from the Wikipedia article Shola Adewusi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Series16
TV3.7DramaSoapFocuses on the lives of residents in the fictional London suburb of Charnham.
Family Affairs
1997 · 6 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
TV7.6CrimeDramaInspector Robert Lewis and Sergeant James Hathaway solve the tough cases that the learned inhabitants of Oxford throw at them.
Lewis
2007 · 123 votes
TV7.5ComedyA love story about a middle-aged compression sock businessman from Detroit who unexpectedly falls for his cardiac nurse, a Nigerian immigrant, while recovering from a heart attack and sets his sights on winning her over.
Bob Hearts Abishola
2019 · 74 votes
TV7.6DramaCrimeBad Girls is a British television drama series that was broadcast on ITV from 1 June 1999 to 20 December 2006 and starred Simone Lahbib, Mandana Jones, Debra Stephenson, Linda Henry, Jack Ellis and many more throughout the eight-year run. The series was broadcast in 17 countries and was produced by Shed Productions, the company which later produced Footballers' Wives and Waterloo Road. It is set in the fictional women's prison of Larkhall, and features a mixture of serious and light storylines focusing on the prisoners and staff of G Wing. From 2010, the UK broadcast rights were bought by CBS Drama, and is repeated regularly – as of September 2012, the channel is re-running the series again in a late-night time slot.
Bad Girls
1999 · 42 votes
TV7.1ComedyThe documentary crew that immortalized Dunder Mifflin's Scranton branch is in search of a new subject when they discover a historic Toledo newspaper, The Truth Teller, and the eager publisher trying to revive it.
The Paper
2025 · 103 votes
TV7.1ComedyDramaSimon and Trevor, two actors at opposite ends of their careers, chase life-changing roles.
Wonder Man
2026 · 377 votes
- TV
Comedy Blaps is Channel 4's vehicle for piloting comedy online. Some pilots consist of a single short, whereas others consist of a few shorts.
Comedy Blaps
2011
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
TV7.3CrimeDramaD.C. Rachel Bailey and D.C. Janet Scott have a robust and engaging friendship which enables them to draw upon each other’s strengths and investigate murders for the Manchester Metropolitan Police.
Scott & Bailey
2011 · 83 votes
TV8.3ComedyDramaThe magical and mundane unfold in a suburban shed as a lonely man stumbles on the supernatural.
Small Prophets
2026 · 44 votes
TV7.1ComedyThe life of Tracey, a religious, Beyoncé-obsessed 22-year-old living in an estate in Tower Hamlets, and the mishaps of her neighbourhood, friends and family. Oh, and obvs her boyfriend!
Chewing Gum
2015 · 109 votes
TV5.0ComedyA look at the lives of five overpaid and underworked employees at fictional advertising agency HHH&H.
The Persuasionists
2010 · 1 votes
TV6.8ComedyDramaA middle-aged man recently ditched by his long-term girlfriend, ‘Karl’ lives with his elderly Auntie and his closest companion is his doppelgänger alter ego.
Sick of It
2018 · 36 votes
TV6.1ComedyMulti-generation family sitcom set in the 1970s, loosely based on Emma Kennedy's memoirs. The Kennedy family pursue every opportunity they can to climb the social ladder on their housing estate.
The Kennedys
2015 · 15 votes
TV9.0ComedyLittle Miss Jocelyn is a British TV sketch comedy written by and starring Jocelyn Jee Esien. The show is made up of studio sketches and hidden camera footage in which unsuspecting members of the public become part of a sketch. The series ran for 2 series from 22 August 2006 until its cancellation on 14 February 2008. 12 episodes aired whilst a 13th episode was never broadcast for unknown reasons but is featured as a bonus extra on the Series 2 DVD. In 2007, Esien featured in Girls Aloud and Sugababes' Comic Relief video for "Walk This Way", where she puts a parking ticket on Ewen Macintosh, a reference to the character Jiffy from the show Little Miss Jocelyn.
Little Miss Jocelyn
2006 · 1 votes
Movies13
Movie7.5AdventureComedyPaddington, now happily settled with the Browns, picks up a series of odd jobs to buy the perfect present for his Aunt Lucy, but it is stolen.
Paddington 2
2017 · 2.9K votes
Movie7.3AdventureComedyChristopher Robin, the boy who had countless adventures in the Hundred Acre Wood, has grown up and lost his way. Now it’s up to his spirited and loveable stuffed animals, Winnie The Pooh, Tigger, Piglet, and the rest of the gang, to rekindle their friendship and remind him of endless days of childlike wonder and make-believe, when doing nothing was the very best something.
Christopher Robin
2018 · 3K votes
Movie5.4ComedyDramaReef Hawk, Hollywood's poster child since age six, is not okay. When he learns about an extortion plot tied to a mysterious video, Reef preemptively sets out on a redemption tour to make amends, confront his demons, and avoid getting canceled.
Outcome
2026 · 259 votes
Movie6.2ComedyDramaFour lost souls—a disgraced TV presenter, a foul-mouthed teen, an isolated single mother, and a failed musician—decide to end their lives on the same night, New Year's Eve. When this disillusioned quartet of strangers meet unintentionally at the same suicide hotspot, a London high-rise with the well-earned nickname Topper's Tower, they mutually agree to call off their plans for six weeks, forming an unconventional, dysfunctional family. They become media sensations as the Topper House Four and search together for reasons to keep on living.
A Long Way Down
2014 · 953 votes
Movie5.9DramaTwo first-year students at Oxford University join a secret society and learn that their reputations can be made or destroyed over the course of one evening.
The Riot Club
2014 · 1K votes
Movie5.9ComedyAfter getting pregnant from a one-night stand, a single woman leans on her married best friend and mother of two to guide her through gestation and beyond.
Babes
2024 · 96 votes
Movie7.4ComedyDramaThe friendship between two life-long girlfriends is put to the test when one starts a family and the other falls ill.
Miss You Already
2015 · 721 votes
Movie5.7AdventureActionWhen the titular antagonist of an action game takes on physical form, it's up to the game's less powerful protagonist to save the world.
Ra.One
2011 · 404 votes
Movie6.5DramaComedyCissy, Reggie, and Wilf are in a home for retired musicians. Every year, there is a concert to celebrate Composer Giuseppe Verdi's birthday and they take part. Jean, who used to be married to Reggie, arrives at the home and disrupts their equilibrium. She still acts like a diva, but she refuses to sing. Still, the show must go on, and it does.
Quartet
2012 · 397 votes
Movie6.0DramaDrama exploring the story of ten-year-old Damilola Taylor, who died on a housing estate in South London in 2000. After leaving Nigeria to embark on a new life in the UK, the young Damilola and his family are full of optimism. Little do they realise that their lives are about to be shattered
Damilola, Our Loved Boy
2016 · 4 votes
Movie5.4ComedyDramaA semi-autobiographical coming-of-age story set in the Cotswolds during and immediately after the First World War.
Cider with Rosie
2015 · 15 votes
Movie6.6Drama15-year-old Rocks fears that she and her little brother Emmanuel will be taken into care and forced apart if anyone finds out that their mother has left them. Against all odds, and with the help of her loyal friends, she evades the authorities and navigates the most defining days of her young life.
Rocks
2020 · 100 votes
Movie6.0DocumentaryThis documentary follows the cast, crew and staff of the world-famous Public Theater as they prepare to mount an all-black adaptation of Shakespeare’s “Merry Wives,” at the open-air Delacorte Theater in New York City. Contending with the ever-present threat of COVID-19 and one of the rainiest Julys on record, the production marks the return of live theatre following more than a year of closures in the city.
Reopening Night
2021 · 1 votes