John Fortune
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Known For:Acting
Birthday:1939-06-30
Place of Birth:Bristol, England, UK
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Saving Grace (2000)
Unexpectedly widowed, prim and proper housewife Grace Trevethyn finds herself in dire financial straits when she inherits massive debts her late...

The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka (1999)
In 1945, the new Polish government asked for the heart of Chopin previously buried in Paris. A woman called Paulina Czernika approached the...

Between Iraq and a Hard Place (2003)
The impressionist Rory Bremner and comedians Bird and Fortune take a look at the history of Iraq through a series of sketches, monologues and jokes....

Bloodbath at the House of Death (1984)
Six scientists arrive at the creepy Headstone Manor to investigate a strange phenomena which was the site of a mysterious massacre years earlier...

The Secret Policeman's Other Ball (1982)
Following the success of the 1979 show and the financial benefits accruing to Amnesty from the spin-off movie, TV special and record albums –...

Giving Tongue (1996)
Jessie Fielding is a young MP who is trying to get an anti-hunting bill through the two Houses of Parliament, which is a little surprising as she...

The Cobblers of Umbridge (1973)
A parody of the long running radio show "The Archers", an everyday story of country-folk based in the fictional village of Umbridge.

Match Point (2005)
Chris, a former tennis player, looks for work as an instructor. He meets Tom Hewett, a wealthy young man whose sister Chloe falls in love with Chris....

Don't Leave Me This Way (1993)
British academics Loretta and Bridget run into Sandra, an old school friend at a book launch. Although Sandra appears to be gay and carefree, Loretta...

Timon of Athens (1981)
Timon loves to give parties and objects to friends, but when he cannot pay his creditors, his "friends" refuse to help him, and he becomes a...

Calendar Girls (2003)
Members of a Yorkshire branch of the Women's Institute cause controversy when they pose nude for a charity calendar.

Rory Bremner: From Blair to Here (1970)
Rory Bremner looks back on the first year of Tony Blair's premiership through a series of sketches.

England, My England (1995)
The story of Henry Purcell.

The End of Arthur's Marriage (1965)
In this off-beat musical – a satire that combines fantasy, social observation and songs – a working class man goes to put a deposit on a...

Life After Life (1990)
A 70 year old man gets shunned into a retirement home.

Maybe Baby (2000)
Sam and Lucie Bell are a married couple who seem to have it all: good looks, successful careers, matching motorbikes, and an enthusiastic love life....

The Tailor of Panama (2001)
A British spy is banished to Panama after having an affair with an ambassador's mistress. Once there he makes connection with a local tailor with a...

Giving Tongue (1996)
Jessie Fielding is a young MP who is trying to get an anti-hunting bill through the two Houses of Parliament, which is a little surprising as she...

The Light Princess (1978)
Based on a short story by George MacDonald, a princess experiences constant weightlessness.

A Very Open Prison (1995)
The Home Secretary has his eye on the Prime Minister's job. But an experiment in the way the prisons are run leads to embarrassment - and escaped...

Take a Girl Like You (1970)
Young Jenny heads to the South of England to start a new career as a school teacher. Even before she has had a chance to settle in she meets Patrick,...

The Drinking Party (1965)
An interpretation of Plato's Symposium as a picnic organised by a University don for his students. Each guest is asked to explain the nature of love...

Jumbo (1976)
"1975 was the year of the disaster movie, yeah? So what stops 1976 being the year of the disastrous disaster movie?"

The Demon Lover (1986)
When young Kathleen makes a promise to Keith Cameron during World War One, that no matter what happens they will meet again one day, she little...

Peter Cook: At a Slight Angle to the Universe (2002)
TV documentary tracing the life of the comedian and satirist from his school days, through the Cambridge Footlights, to Beyond the Fringe and his...

Murder Most Horrid (1991)
A comedy that started in 1991 as a pilot, Murder Most Horrid stars Dawn French as various characters, as she embarks on a different mystery every...

The Bill (1984)
The 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...

Bremner, Bird and Fortune: Silly Money (2008)
Rory Bremner takes a satirical look at the 2008 'credit crunch'. He spoofs politicians and other public figures to tell the story of the US and UK...

The Secret Policeman's Ball (1976)
A series of benefit shows staged initially in the United Kingdom to raise funds for the human rights organisation Amnesty International. The shows...

Yes Minister (1980)
Satirical sitcom set in the office of a UK Cabinet minister, Jim Hacker MP, who struggles with Civil Service bureaucracy and political machinations...

Bremner, Bird and Fortune (1999)
Bremner, Bird and Fortune is an award-winning satirical British television programme produced by Vera Productions for Channel Four, uniting the...

New Tricks (2004)
New Tricks is a British comedy-drama that follows the work of the fictional Unsolved Crime and Open Case Squad of the Metropolitan Police Service....

Not So Much a Programme, More a Way of Life (1964)
Not So Much a Programme, More a Way of Life is a BBC-TV satire programme produced by Ned Sherrin, which aired during the winter of 1964–1965,...

Hi-de-Hi! (1981)
Hi-de-Hi! is a British sitcom set in Maplins, a fictional holiday camp, during 1959 and 1960, and was written by Jimmy Perry and David Croft, who...

The BBC Television Shakespeare (1978)
The BBC Television Shakespeare is a series of British television adaptations of the plays of William Shakespeare, created by Cedric Messina and...

The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret (2010)
Comedy about an inept American placed in charge of sales at his company's London branch. He has no experience with British culture, knows nothing...

Spine Chillers (2003)
Anthology series of black comedies, which sets out to deliver excellent stories with a darkly comic twist.

Campion (1989)
Campion is a television show made by the BBC, adapting the Albert Campion mystery novels written by Margery Allingham. Two series were made, in 1989...

Comedy Showcase (2007)
Comedy Showcase is a series of one-off comedy specials featuring some of Britain's fledgling comedy talent. Its format is reminiscent of the much...

Love Soup (2005)
Bittersweet comedy drama about the eternal search for the perfect partner.

Have I Got News for You (1990)
Hilarious, totally-irreverent, near-slanderous political quiz show, based mainly on news stories from the last week or so, that leaves no party,...

Have I Got News for You (1970)
Bremner, Bird and Fortune is an award-winning satirical British television programme produced by Vera Productions for Channel Four, uniting the...

Have I Got News for You (1970)
Bremner, Bird and Fortune is an award-winning satirical British television programme produced by Vera Productions for Channel Four, uniting the...