
Tommy Steele
Actor · b. 1936 · Bermondsey, London, England, UK
Tommy Steele OBE (born Thomas William Hicks, 17 December 1936, Bermondsey, London), is an English entertainer. Steele is widely regarded as Britain's first teen idol and rock and roll star. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tommy Steele, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Movies17
Movie6.5DramaComedySir Alec Guinness, Sir Ralph Richardson and Joan Plowright star in this merry on-stage mix-up of identity, gender and love in Tony Award-winner John Dexter’s production of William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night. Originally broadcast on Britain’s ITV, this classic performance captures all the slapstick, puns and double entendres that have amazed and amused audiences for over four hundred years.
Twelfth Night
1970 · 5 votes
Movie5.9FantasyRomanceAn Irishman and his daughter arrive in the American South with a stolen pot of gold, hoping to make their fortune. Pursued by a leprechaun desperate to recover his treasure, they become entangled in a battle over land, love, and prejudice in Rainbow Valley—where the gold’s magic turns wishes, and lives, upside down.
Finian's Rainbow
1968 · 50 votes
Movie6.9ComedyDramaA happy and unbelievably lucky young Irish immigrant, John Lawless, lands a job as the butler of an unconventional millionaire, Biddle. His daughter, Cordelia Drexel Biddle, tires of the unusual antics of her father--especially since the nice young men around town all fear him. Wouldn't you fear a father-in-law that keeps alligators for pets and teaches boxing at his daily Bible classes?
The Happiest Millionaire
1967 · 42 votes
MovieDocumentaryThis documentary has interviews with actors and the director as they arrive for the 1968 New York world premiere of "Finian's Rainbow."
Movie7.5AdventureCrimeBased on the adventures of Jack Sheppard, the thief and jail-breaker who became a folk hero in 1720s London.
Where's Jack?
1969 · 3 votes
Movie6.0MusicDrama"If I had the money, I'd buy me a banjo!" says struggling sales clerk Arthur Kipps. Soon he'll inherit enough to buy a whole bloomin' orchestra. But can his newfound wealth buy happiness?
Half a Sixpence
1967 · 19 votes
- Movie10.0DocumentaryMusic
A short documentary about Alma Cogan's life.
Alma Cogan: The Girl With The Giggle In Her Voice
1991 · 1 votes
Movie5.5ComedyRomanceA Cockney lad pretends to be a Lord in order to woo a South American princess.
The Duke Wore Jeans
1958 · 6 votes
Movie6.3ComedyMusicTommy Steele stars as a talent-spotter at a recording company who determines to organize a concert featuring all the most up-to-date singers and bands, in order that the orphanage where he was brought up be saved from closing.
It's All Happening
1963 · 3 votes
Movie8.0DocumentaryA documentary about the record industry, told from the perspective of the art department. With over 40 interviews comprised of 3 generations, top creators of their day talk about the development of the art synonymous with the music you know and love. From The Beatles' Abbey Road and The Eagles' Hotel California to Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon and Nirvana's Nevermind, hear the stories behind the most memorable art in music history.
The Album
2023 · 1 votes
Movie5.7MusicDramaA rags-to-riches tale of a young merchant seaman called Tommy who discovers a certain way with the guitar.
The Tommy Steele Story
1957 · 6 votes
Movie6.0FamilyFantasyIt's the night before Christmas, and all the toy store rejects are due to be tossed into the furnace. This includes Quincy, a most lifelike doll. In a last ditch effort to save himself and his "unwanted" chums from incineration, he goes on a long and perilous journey in search of the only one who can save them: Santa Claus.
Quincy's Quest
1979 · 5 votes
Movie6.0ComedyWarChaos ensues when a bunch of misfits man a British searchlight battery during World War II.
Light Up the Sky!
1960 · 8 votes
Movie5.5CrimeThrillerA reporter who needs cash for his son's operation is paid by a smuggler to take a murder rap.
Kill Me Tomorrow
1957 · 10 votes
Movie5.3ComedyMusicTommy is a happy sailor, travelling the world, singing his favourite songs. When he visits Spain, he gets mistaken for a famous bullfighter. Tommy finishes up in the bull-ring facing a VERY angry bull and cheered on by the crowd. What will he do now?
Tommy the Toreador
1959 · 3 votes
- Movie6.5DocumentaryMusic
This documentary shows the revival of British rock n' roll as it follows a weekend pilgrimage of Teddy Boys, Rockabilly Rebels and Rockers. Bands performing include Bill Haley and the Comets, Crazy Cavan & the Rhythm Rockers, Matchbox, Flying Saucers, Freddie Fingers Lee, Ray Campi and his Rockabilly Rebels.
Blue Suede Shoes
1980 · 4 votes
Movie5.0DocumentaryHistory1957 - this is when the space age begins. The Soviets send up Sputnik 1 and 2. The whole world searches the sky for moving stars and the radio amateurs listen in their headphones for beeps from space. Ingmar Bergman's The Seventh Seal and Wild Strawberries are shown in cinemas. Stockholm gets its first female parking attendants and Tommy Steele comes to visit.
Året var 1957
2007 · 1 votes
Series10
TV4.4Talk ShowA topical magazine-style daily television programme broadcast live on BBC One.
The One Show
2006 · 31 votes
TV6.8Talk ShowThe Merv Griffin Show
1962 · 12 votes
- TV4.1Talk Show
Pebble Mill was a re-launched version of the 1970s daily chat show Pebble Mill (also known as Pebble Mill At One for a while) which aired on BBC1 in the United Kingdom. The series premiered on October 14, 1991. The show was a mixture of celebrity guests and music. Alan Titchmarsh was a presenter on the show throughout it's complete run. Other presenters included Judi Spiers, Gloria Hunniford and Ross King.
Pebble Mill
1991 · 5 votes
TV5.3Talk ShowChat show hosted by Terry Wogan, featuring live studio interviews with famous and notable personalities.
Wogan
1982 · 7 votes
TV7.2DocumentaryOmnibus was an arts-based BBC television documentary series, broadcast mainly on BBC1 in the United Kingdom. The programme was the successor to the long-running arts-based series 'Monitor'. It ran from 1967 until 2003, usually being transmitted on Sunday evenings. During its 35-year history, the programme won 12 Bafta awards. Among the series' best remembered documentaries are Cracked Actor, a profile of David Bowie, and Rene Magritte, a graduate film by David Wheatley, 'Madonna: Behind the American dream', a film produced by Nadia Hagger, and a profile of the British film director Ridley Scott. For a season in 1982, the series was in a magazine format presented by Barry Norman. The series was replaced by 'Imagine' hosted by Alan Yentob.
Omnibus
1967 · 9 votes
- TV4.5Talk Show
The Alan Titchmarsh Show is a British daytime chat show presented by Alan Titchmarsh. It was first broadcast on ITV on 3 September 2007 and currently airs on weekday afternoons. The show's main focus is the "Best of British" theme with many of the shows' segments focusing on fashion, health, nature, cookery and animals.
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
2007 · 4 votes
- TV
The Michael Ball Show was a British topical entertainment show broadcast on ITV in 2010. It featured entertainment, discussion and showbiz glamour with the occasional musical performance from Michael himself, often on the Friday edition of the show. It occupied the slot filled by The Alan Titchmarsh Show during its summer break in 2010.
TV5.2Talk ShowNewsThis Morning features a variety of news, as well as show business, fashion, beauty, lifestyle, home and garden, food, tech, live phone-ins, and competitions.
This Morning
1988 · 23 votes
- TV8.0
The Six-Five Special is a British television programme launched in February 1957 when both television and rock and roll were in their infancy in Britain.
Six-Five Special
1957 · 1 votes
TVDocumentaryA three-part series exploring how the British musical became a driving force behind musical theatre around the world — a tale of shows, daring, rivalries, talent and fortunes are set in just a single square mile.