Michael Jayston
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Known For:Acting
Birthday:1935-10-29
Place of Birth:Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
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Also Known As:Michael James

From a Far Country (1981)
This heroic story follows the life of Karol Wojtyla, a Polish Roman catholic who ascends the throne of St. Peter as Pope John Paul II. As a young...

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1997)
In the 19th century, an expert marine biologist is hired by the government to determine what's sinking ships all over the ocean. His daughter follows...

Highlander III: The Sorcerer (1994)
Starts off in the 15th century, with Connor McLeod training with another immortal swordsman, the Japanese sorcerer Nakano. When an evil immortal...

Cromwell (1970)
Disgusted with the policies of King Charles I, Oliver Cromwell plans to take his family to the New World. But on the eve of their departure, Cromwell...

Somewhere to Run (1989)
Teenagers Sarah and Debbie run away from home and find themselves on the streets of London.

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1972)
An all-star cast highlights this vibrant musical adaptation of Lewis Carroll's immortal tale. One day, plucky young Alice follows a white rabbit down...

Tales That Witness Madness (1973)
Dr. Tremayne is an enigmatic psychiatrist running an asylum that houses four very special cases. Visited by his colleague Nicholas, Tremayne explains...

Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
Tsar Nicholas II, the inept last monarch of Russia, insensitive to the needs of his people, is overthrown and exiled to Siberia with his family.

The Internecine Project (1974)
Offered a job as a presidential adviser, a professor is forced to dispose of those who knew him when he was a spy.

Follow Me! (1972)
A strait-laced British banker hires an eccentric private detective to follow his free-spirited American wife, whom he suspects is cheating on him.

Craze (1974)
A demented art dealer and antique shop owner performs nightly rituals in honour of the African god Chuku, whom he believes will reward him with...

The Homecoming (1973)
In a dreary North London flat, the site of perpetual psychological warfare, a philosophy professor visits his family after a nine-year absence and...

Element of Doubt (1996)
A woman has doubts about the intentions of her husband, even to the point where she thinks he might kill her.

Dominique (1980)
The wife of a greedy man comes back to haunt him after he scares her to death.

Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba (2022)
Reflecting Peter O'Toole's theatrical legacy, this feature documentary is structured into four acts, each introduced by a quote about O'Toole that...

The Merchant of Venice (1973)
An Edwardian take on the Shakespeare play starring Laurence Olivier.

A Midsummer Night's Dream (1968)
Peter Hall's film adaptation of Shakespeare's comedy, filmed in and around an English country house and starring actors from the Royal Shakespeare...

Still Crazy Like a Fox (1987)
Jack Warden is back as quirky detective Harry Fox, who becomes a suspect in a murder case while on holiday in England.

Macbeth (1970)
Macbeth, the Thane of Glamis, receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. Consumed by ambition and...

King Lear (1975)
King Lear, old and tired, divides his kingdom among his daughters, giving great importance to their protestations of love for him. When Cordelia,...

Love's Labour's Lost (1965)
A scholarly king and his three companions swear off the society of women for three years, only to have a diplomatic visit from a French princess and...

She Fell Among Thieves (1978)
While on a Pyrenees vacation in 1922, upright English gentleman Richard Chandos (Malcolm McDowell, A Clockwork Orange, Heroes) encounters the...

Bequest to the Nation (1973)
Set before the Battle of Trafalgar, this is the story of relationship between Admiral Lord Nelson and Lady Hamilton during the Napoleonic Wars.

The Hero of My Life (1970)
The rise of Charles Dickens, from poverty to prosperity, traced and reflected in his writings.

The Doctors: The Colin Baker Years (2019)
This is the definitive set of interviews with the team who brought the Colin Baker era of Doctor Who to life! This documentary includes the best...

Zulu Dawn (1979)
In 1879, the British suffer a great loss at the Battle of Isandlwana due to incompetent leadership.

Gossip from the Forest (1979)
The events around the signing of The Armistice at the end of the First World War.

Mad Jack (1970)
Play dealing with the life of British Army lieutenant Siegfried Sassoon, and his protests against the inhumanity of the First World War

The Importance of Being Earnest (1974)
Adaptation of the play by Oscar Wilde.

Albert's Memorial (2009)
One-off comedy drama that follows the story of three World War II veterans: Harry, Frank and Albert. It is October 2000 and, at the age of 76,...

The Man Who Left His Soul on Film (1983)
Documentary about Nagisa Oshima. It includes interviews with Oshima, Donald Richie, Roger Pulvers and Paul Mayersberg

From This Day Forward (1970)
Sheila Hancock stars as Ellie; a woman gathering her strength on the morning of the hardest day of her life. Unwaveringly, she prepares to perform...

Finisterre (2003)
London has always been a source of influence, inspiration and curiosity - Finisterre tries to identify the dreams that London holds for so many....

Competition (1971)
An out of work man must take his son to a school poetry competition while accompanied by his friendly neighbours, of which, he's not too secretly...

A Coffin for the Bride (1974)
Mark Walker is in the lucrative business of marrying wealthy older women and murdering them after the honeymoon. That all changes when he falls for...

The Making of The Trial of a Time Lord (2008)
The Making of The Trial of a Time Lord was the umbrella title for a series of four 2|entertain documentaries. Each covered a different story within...

Doctor Who: The Mysterious Planet (1986)
The Doctor is summoned before the High Council of Time Lords to stand trial for the charges of harmful interference to the course of events during...

Doctor Who: Terror of the Vervoids (1986)
As evidence for the defense at his ongoing trial, the Doctor presents an adventure from his future when he is travelling with a computer programmer...

Doctor Who: The Ultimate Foe (1986)
Charged with genocide by the treacherous Valeyard at his trial, the Doctor receives help from an unlikely source to turn the tide of the High...

Doctor Who: Mindwarp (1986)
As the Doctor's trial continues, evidence is presented showing his most recent adventure, one where he faces an old adversary, Sil. As a scientist...

Ring Once for Death (1973)
Recently widowed Laura Vallance returns home to England after many years living abroad. She knows few people in England, but she desires rest and...

UFO From Earth to the Moon (2016)
Interviewing cast and crew behind the scenes on UFO, this documentary lifts the lid on Gerry and Sylvia Anderson's first venture into live action...

Alec Guinness: A Class Act (2024)
The story of one of Britain's most celebrated actors of the 20th century, told by those who knew and admired him.

Tales of the Unexpected (1979)
A British television anthology of stories, often with sinister and wryly comedic undertones, and a twist at the end. With early episodes written and...

UFO (1970)
A secret, high-technology international agency called SHADO defends Earth from alien invaders.

Heartbeat (1992)
Set during the 1960s in the fictional North Yorkshire village of Aidensfield, this enduringly popular series interweaves crime and medical storylines.

C.A.T.S. Eyes (1985)
C.A.T.S. Eyes is a British television series made by TVS for ITV between 1985 and 1987.

Callan (1967)
Callan is the title of a British television series set in the murky world of espionage. Originally produced by ABC Weekend Television and later...

A Bit of a Do (1989)
A Bit of a Do is a British comedy drama series based on the books by David Nobbs. The show starred David Jason and was aired on ITV in 1989. It was...

Haggard (1990)
Haggard a 1990—1992 British comedy television series. "Haggard" is about the exploits of Squire Haggard, the Squire's 25-year-old son Roderick,...

Jane Eyre (1973)
Charlotte Brontë's novel Jane Eyre has been the subject of numerous television and film adaptations. This 1973 four-hour literary version was a...

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...

Quiller (1975)
Quiller is a British drama television . Quiller is the alias of a fictional spy created by English novelist Elleston Trevor who featured in a series...

Outside Edge (1994)
Comedy-drama series starring Timothy Spall, Brenda Blethyn, Robert Daws, and Josie Lawrence about two couples united only by the fact that they play...

Detective (1964)
A BBC anthology series featuring adaptations of detective stories over 45 episodes in three seasons that ran from 1964 to 1969. As with many BBC...

The Edwardians (1972)
It was a time when England was a nation on the cusp of change, an evolving landscape tht lay between Victorian England and the First World War. 'The...

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979)
George Smiley, the aging master spy of the Cold War and once heir apparent to Control, is brought back out of retirement to flush out a top level...

Thriller (1973)
Thriller is a British television series, originally broadcast in the UK from 1973 to 1976. It is an anthology series: each episode has a...

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1987)
The Ruth Rendell mysteries is a British television series made by TVS and Meridian Television for ITV between 2 August 1987 and 11 October 2000.

Thriller (1973)
Thriller is a British television series, originally broadcast in the UK from 1973 to 1976. It is an anthology series: each episode has a...

Press Gang (1989)
The activities of the staff at The Junior Gazette, a children's weekly newspaper produced by a group of school pupils.

Casualty (1986)
Drama series about the staff and patients at Holby City Hospital's emergency department, charting the ups and downs in their personal and...

The Royal (2003)
Follows the staff and patients of a Yorkshire cottage hospital in the 60s, embroiled in tangled love lives and bitter power struggles.

Midsomer Murders (1997)
The peacefulness of the Midsomer community is shattered by violent crimes, suspects are placed under suspicion, and it is up to a veteran DCI and his...

Sherlock Holmes (1984)
Sherlock Holmes uses his abilities to take on cases by private clients and those that the Scotland Yard are unable to solve, along with his friend...

Casualty (1986)
Drama series about the staff and patients at Holby City Hospital's emergency department, charting the ups and downs in their personal and...

Holby City (1999)
Drama series about life on the wards of Holby City Hospital, following the highs and lows of the staff and patients.

A Dinner of Herbs (2000)
After taking his young son Roddy to a remote Northumberland village, Peter Greenbank meets a violent death, leaving the boy alone with no family to...

Time for Murder (1985)
Written by six of Britain's finest writers (including Fay Weldon, Antonia Fraser, and Michael Robson), performed by leading actors, these are no...

Doctor Who (1963)
The 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...

Heartbeat (1992)
Set during the 1960s in the fictional North Yorkshire village of Aidensfield, this enduringly popular series interweaves crime and medical storylines.

Coronation Street (1960)
The residents of Coronation Street are ordinary, working-class people, and the show follows them through regular social and family interactions at...

The Wednesday Play (1964)
The Wednesday Play is an anthology series of British television plays which ran on BBC1 from October 1964 to May 1970. The plays were usually written...

Armchair Theatre (1956)
Armchair Theatre is a British television drama anthology series of single plays that ran on the ITV network from 1956 to 1974. It was originally...

Foyle's War (2002)
As WW2 rages around the world, DCS Foyle fights his own war on the home-front as he investigates crimes on the south coast of England. Foyle's War...

Stay Lucky (1989)
Drama about a small-time gangster Thomas Gynn (Dennis Waterman) from London who discovers a new life up north in Yorkshire. Helping widowed,...

Big Deal (1984)
The ups and downs of small time London gambler Robby Box, and the effect that his poker addiction has on his long suffering girlfriend Jan Oliver and...

Cluedo (1990)
Cluedo was a UK television game show based on the board game of the same name. Each week, a reenactment of the murder at the stately home Arlington...

The Darling Buds of May (1991)
An idyllic picture of 1950's rural England as seen through the lives of the Larkins, a farm family living in Kent. The show revolves around Pa...