Kay Adshead

Kay Adshead is a British actress best known for playing Cathy in the BBC's 1978 adaptation of Wuthering Heights. She is also a poet, playwright, theatremaker, and producer.

The Kiss of Death (1977)

Trevor is an extremely shy undertaker's assistant. He always tags along with his good friend Ronnie, when he goes to the pub with his girlfriend Sandra. Sandra introduces Trevor to her more forward friend Linda. Linda has a difficult time getting Trevor to go out ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mike Leigh
CAST:  David Threlfall  •  Kay Adshead  •  Angela Curran  •  Clifford Kershaw

Trevor is an extremely shy undertaker's assistant. He always tags along with his good friend Ronnie, when he goes to the pub with his girlfriend Sandra. Sandra introduces Trevor to her more forward friend Linda. Linda has a difficult time getting Trevor to go out ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mike Leigh
CAST:  David Threlfall  •  Kay Adshead  •  Angela Curran  •  Clifford Kershaw

Soft Targets (1982)

A Russian in London finds himself targeted by British Intelligence.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Sturridge
CAST:  Ian Holm  •  Helen Mirren  •  Nigel Havers  •  Celia Gregory

A Russian in London finds himself targeted by British Intelligence.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Sturridge
CAST:  Ian Holm  •  Helen Mirren  •  Nigel Havers  •  Celia Gregory

Acceptable Levels (1983)

A BBC film crew is interviewing a ‘typical Catholic family’ in the Divis Flats area of Belfast, when news comes in that a child, known to the family, has been hit by a stray plastic bullet fired by a British soldier – a version of events contested by the army. Back ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Davies
CAST:  Kay Adshead  •  Andy Rashleigh  •  Patrick Higgins  •  Tracey Lynch

A BBC film crew is interviewing a ‘typical Catholic family’ in the Divis Flats area of Belfast, when news comes in that a child, known to the family, has been hit by a stray plastic bullet fired by a British soldier – a version of events contested by the army. Back ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Davies
CAST:  Kay Adshead  •  Andy Rashleigh  •  Patrick Higgins  •  Tracey Lynch

Operation Julie (1985)

A TV movie directed by Bob Mahoney. Based on the book by Dick Lee & Colin Pratt it tells the true story of a long running Police investigation which resulted in the arrests of 120 people and jail sentences of 170 years for the manufacture and distribution of £100M ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bob Mahoney
CAST:  Colin Blakely  •  Kay Adshead  •  John Ainley  •  Peter Barnes

A TV movie directed by Bob Mahoney. Based on the book by Dick Lee & Colin Pratt it tells the true story of a long running Police investigation which resulted in the arrests of 120 people and jail sentences of 170 years for the manufacture and distribution of £100M ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bob Mahoney
CAST:  Colin Blakely  •  Kay Adshead  •  John Ainley  •  Peter Barnes