Tom Georgeson

Liverpudlian actor Tom Georgeson is best known for his roles in several groundbreaking TV dramas including Between the Lines and Boys from the Blackstuff, Scully and G.B.H. - the last three all penned by Alan Bleasdale. For film fans he is perhaps best remembered for his role as crook George Thomason (a play on his own name) in John Cleese and Charles Crichton's 1988 comedy smash A Fish Called Wanda.

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A Fish Called Wanda (1988)

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A diamond advocate is attempting to steal a collection of diamonds, yet troubles arise when he realizes that he is not the only one after the diamonds.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Crichton
CAST:  John Cleese  •  Jamie Lee Curtis  •  Kevin Kline  •  Michael Palin

A diamond advocate is attempting to steal a collection of diamonds, yet troubles arise when he realizes that he is not the only one after the diamonds.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Crichton
CAST:  John Cleese  •  Jamie Lee Curtis  •  Kevin Kline  •  Michael Palin

Fierce Creatures (1997)

Ex-policeman Rollo Lee is sent to run Marwood Zoo, the newly acquired business of a New Zealand tycoon. In order to meet high profit targets and keep the zoo open, Rollo enforces a new 'fierce creatures' policy, whereby only the most impressive and dangerous ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Young
CAST:  John Cleese  •  Jamie Lee Curtis  •  Kevin Kline  •  Robert Lindsay

Ex-policeman Rollo Lee is sent to run Marwood Zoo, the newly acquired business of a New Zealand tycoon. In order to meet high profit targets and keep the zoo open, Rollo enforces a new 'fierce creatures' policy, whereby only the most impressive and dangerous ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Young
CAST:  John Cleese  •  Jamie Lee Curtis  •  Kevin Kline  •  Robert Lindsay

Irish Jam (2006)

Upon discovering that their town is up for sale, crafty Irish villagers scheme to raise the money to prevent the buy-out. They hold a poetry contest with a tempting grand prize -- the deed to their local pub. But what could happen when a duplicitous American rapper ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Eyres
CAST:  Eddie Griffin  •  Christopher Dunne  •  Anna Friel  •  Dudley Sutton

Upon discovering that their town is up for sale, crafty Irish villagers scheme to raise the money to prevent the buy-out. They hold a poetry contest with a tempting grand prize -- the deed to their local pub. But what could happen when a duplicitous American rapper ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Eyres
CAST:  Eddie Griffin  •  Christopher Dunne  •  Anna Friel  •  Dudley Sutton

No Surrender (1985)

It's New Year's Eve in Thatcher's de-industrialising Britain. The scene is set at a seedy bar in Liverpool where a group of Irish Protestant and Irish Catholic pensioners will gather to clash and bash the new year in.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Smith
CAST:  Michael Angelis  •  Tom Georgeson  •  Bernard Hill  •  Ray McAnally

It's New Year's Eve in Thatcher's de-industrialising Britain. The scene is set at a seedy bar in Liverpool where a group of Irish Protestant and Irish Catholic pensioners will gather to clash and bash the new year in.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Smith
CAST:  Michael Angelis  •  Tom Georgeson  •  Bernard Hill  •  Ray McAnally

The Land Girls (1998)

During World War II, the organisation "The Women's Land Army" recruited women to work on British farms while the men were off to war. Three such "land girls" of different social backgrounds - quiet Stella, young hairdresser Prue, and Cambridge graduate Ag - become ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Leland
CAST:  Catherine McCormack  •  Rachel Weisz  •  Anna Friel  •  Paul Bettany

During World War II, the organisation "The Women's Land Army" recruited women to work on British farms while the men were off to war. Three such "land girls" of different social backgrounds - quiet Stella, young hairdresser Prue, and Cambridge graduate Ag - become ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Leland
CAST:  Catherine McCormack  •  Rachel Weisz  •  Anna Friel  •  Paul Bettany

FairyTale: A True Story (1997)

Two children in 1917 take a photograph, believed by some to be the first scientific evidence of the existence of fairies. Based on a true story  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Sturridge
CAST:  Harvey Keitel  •  Florence Hoath  •  Peter O'Toole  •  Elizabeth Earl

Two children in 1917 take a photograph, believed by some to be the first scientific evidence of the existence of fairies. Based on a true story  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Sturridge
CAST:  Harvey Keitel  •  Florence Hoath  •  Peter O'Toole  •  Elizabeth Earl

Swing (1999)

When Martin Luxford (Hugo Speer) leaves jail, he decides to form a swing band, having been taught to play the saxophone by his cellmate Jack. Returning to his native Liverpool, Martin pulls together a backing band of misfits and loners, and recruits his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nick Mead
CAST:  Hugo Speer  •  Lisa Stansfield  •  Alexei Sayle  •  Rita Tushingham

When Martin Luxford (Hugo Speer) leaves jail, he decides to form a swing band, having been taught to play the saxophone by his cellmate Jack. Returning to his native Liverpool, Martin pulls together a backing band of misfits and loners, and recruits his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nick Mead
CAST:  Hugo Speer  •  Lisa Stansfield  •  Alexei Sayle  •  Rita Tushingham

Angel (2007)

Edwardian England. A precocious girl from a poor background with aspirations to being a novelist finds herself swept to fame and fortune when her tasteless romances hit the best seller lists. Her life changes in unexpected ways when she encounters an aristocratic ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  François Ozon
CAST:  Romola Garai  •  Sam Neill  •  Charlotte Rampling  •  Lucy Russell

Edwardian England. A precocious girl from a poor background with aspirations to being a novelist finds herself swept to fame and fortune when her tasteless romances hit the best seller lists. Her life changes in unexpected ways when she encounters an aristocratic ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  François Ozon
CAST:  Romola Garai  •  Sam Neill  •  Charlotte Rampling  •  Lucy Russell

Lyddie (1996)

Lyddie (Tanya Allen) faces a daunting task: She's struggling to reunite her family and save their farm. To do that, she takes a job at a cotton mill and, with the help of Diana (who's toiled in the mills since age 10), learns that there are risks involved with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stefan Scaini
CAST:  Tanya Allen  •  Tom Georgeson  •  Danielle Brett  •  Nathaniel DeVeaux

Lyddie (Tanya Allen) faces a daunting task: She's struggling to reunite her family and save their farm. To do that, she takes a job at a cotton mill and, with the help of Diana (who's toiled in the mills since age 10), learns that there are risks involved with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stefan Scaini
CAST:  Tanya Allen  •  Tom Georgeson  •  Danielle Brett  •  Nathaniel DeVeaux

Wuthering Heights (1998)

Gipsy boy Heathcliffe is adopted by a god-fearing landowner in northern England and grows up as the soul-mate of the daughter, Cathy Earnshaw. When father dies, stern son Hindley returns and bans Heathcliffe to the stables; when they spy upon their upper class ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Skynner
CAST:  Robert Cavanah  •  Peter Davison  •  Orla Brady  •  Matthew Macfadyen

Gipsy boy Heathcliffe is adopted by a god-fearing landowner in northern England and grows up as the soul-mate of the daughter, Cathy Earnshaw. When father dies, stern son Hindley returns and bans Heathcliffe to the stables; when they spy upon their upper class ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Skynner
CAST:  Robert Cavanah  •  Peter Davison  •  Orla Brady  •  Matthew Macfadyen

Hancock & Joan (2008)

Drama which tells the story of comedian Tony Hancock's love affair with his friend's wife, and her fight to save the man and his career.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Laxton
CAST:  Ken Stott  •  Maxine Peake  •  Alex Jennings  •  Olivia Colman

Drama which tells the story of comedian Tony Hancock's love affair with his friend's wife, and her fight to save the man and his career.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Laxton
CAST:  Ken Stott  •  Maxine Peake  •  Alex Jennings  •  Olivia Colman

The Treasure Seekers (1996)

Five motherless children, with the help of a famous doctor, are determined to save their financially strapped father.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Juliet May
CAST:  Camilla Power  •  Keira Knightley  •  Ian Richardson  •  Felicity Jones

Five motherless children, with the help of a famous doctor, are determined to save their financially strapped father.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Juliet May
CAST:  Camilla Power  •  Keira Knightley  •  Ian Richardson  •  Felicity Jones

Under The Greenwood Tree (2005)

Set in a rustic English village in the mid 19th century, Under The Greenwood Tree tells the story of a poor young man who falls for a middle-class schoolteacher and attempts to win her over.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nicholas Laughland
CAST:  Keeley Hawes  •  James Murray  •  Terry Mortimer  •  Richard Leaf

Set in a rustic English village in the mid 19th century, Under The Greenwood Tree tells the story of a poor young man who falls for a middle-class schoolteacher and attempts to win her over.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nicholas Laughland
CAST:  Keeley Hawes  •  James Murray  •  Terry Mortimer  •  Richard Leaf

Man Dancin' (2004)

Tough comedy drama set in Glasgow. Former enforcer Jimmy exits jail a changed man, but both his criminal boss and a corrupt copper think he's bluffing.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norman Stone
CAST:  James Cosmo  •  Tom Georgeson  •  Kenneth Cranham  •  Alex Ferns

Tough comedy drama set in Glasgow. Former enforcer Jimmy exits jail a changed man, but both his criminal boss and a corrupt copper think he's bluffing.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norman Stone
CAST:  James Cosmo  •  Tom Georgeson  •  Kenneth Cranham  •  Alex Ferns

The Reckoning (2004)

In 14th Century England, this tale of murder and mystery follows a fugitive priest who falls in with a troupe of actors. As they arrive in a small town, the actors encounter a woman being sentenced to death for practicing witchcraft and murder. Discarding the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul McGuigan
CAST:  Paul Bettany  •  Willem Dafoe  •  Tom Hardy  •  Brian Cox

In 14th Century England, this tale of murder and mystery follows a fugitive priest who falls in with a troupe of actors. As they arrive in a small town, the actors encounter a woman being sentenced to death for practicing witchcraft and murder. Discarding the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul McGuigan
CAST:  Paul Bettany  •  Willem Dafoe  •  Tom Hardy  •  Brian Cox

Notes on a Scandal (2006)

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A veteran high school teacher befriends a younger art teacher, who is having an affair with one of her 15-year-old students. However, her intentions with this new "friend" also go well beyond platonic friendship.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Eyre
CAST:  Judi Dench  •  Cate Blanchett  •  Bill Nighy  •  Juno Temple

A veteran high school teacher befriends a younger art teacher, who is having an affair with one of her 15-year-old students. However, her intentions with this new "friend" also go well beyond platonic friendship.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Eyre
CAST:  Judi Dench  •  Cate Blanchett  •  Bill Nighy  •  Juno Temple

The Murder at Road Hill House (2011)

In 1860, Inspector Jack Whicher of Scotland Yard is sent to rural Wiltshire to investigate the murder of the three-year-old boy Saville Kent, who was snatched from his bed at night and murdered.  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Hawes
CAST:  Paddy Considine  •  Peter Capaldi  •  Tom Georgeson  •  William Beck

In 1860, Inspector Jack Whicher of Scotland Yard is sent to rural Wiltshire to investigate the murder of the three-year-old boy Saville Kent, who was snatched from his bed at night and murdered.  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Hawes
CAST:  Paddy Considine  •  Peter Capaldi  •  Tom Georgeson  •  William Beck

Electricity (2014)

A woman leaves her seaside hometown to search for her long-lost brother, experiencing hallucinations brought on by her epilepsy during her trip.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bryn Higgins
CAST:  Agyness Deyn  •  Lenora Crichlow  •  Christian Cooke  •  Paul Anderson

A woman leaves her seaside hometown to search for her long-lost brother, experiencing hallucinations brought on by her epilepsy during her trip.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bryn Higgins
CAST:  Agyness Deyn  •  Lenora Crichlow  •  Christian Cooke  •  Paul Anderson

The Virgin of Liverpool (2003)

In Liverpool, Joanne Conlon rescues a weeping statue of the Virgin Mary from her local church's replacement plans. As her family faces financial struggles and newfound success, the statue's tears return, turning their lives upside down and drawing crowds from near ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lee Donaldson
CAST:  Ricky Tomlinson  •  Imelda Staunton  •  Johnny Vegas  •  Katie Ellen Jones

In Liverpool, Joanne Conlon rescues a weeping statue of the Virgin Mary from her local church's replacement plans. As her family faces financial struggles and newfound success, the statue's tears return, turning their lives upside down and drawing crowds from near ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lee Donaldson
CAST:  Ricky Tomlinson  •  Imelda Staunton  •  Johnny Vegas  •  Katie Ellen Jones

The Man from the Pru (1990)

The 20 January 1931 slaying of Julia Wallace remains unsolved, despite an ongoing stream of investigative writers giving an impression that a solution to the crime has been found through a surfeit of working hypotheses.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rob Rohrer
CAST:  Jonathan Pryce  •  Anna Massey  •  Susannah York  •  Tom Georgeson

The 20 January 1931 slaying of Julia Wallace remains unsolved, despite an ongoing stream of investigative writers giving an impression that a solution to the crime has been found through a surfeit of working hypotheses.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rob Rohrer
CAST:  Jonathan Pryce  •  Anna Massey  •  Susannah York  •  Tom Georgeson
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