Paul Jesson
Acting
Biography
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Born: January 1, 1946
Place of Birth: UK
Known For
The Winter's Tale
The jealous King Leontes falsely accuse his wife Hermione of infidelity with his best friend, and she dies. Leontes exiles his newborn daughter Perdita, who is raised by shepherds for sixteen years and falls in love with the son of Leontes' friend. When Perdita returns home, a statue of Hermione "comes to life", and everyone is reconciled.
Pie in the Sky
Pie in the Sky is a British offbeat police comedy drama programme starring Richard Griffiths and Maggie Steed, created by Andrew Payne and first broadcast in five series on BBC1 between 13 March 1994 and 17 August 1997 as well as being syndicated on other channels in other countries, including the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. The series departs slightly from other police dramas in that the protagonist, Henry Crabbe, while still being an on-duty policeman, is also the head chef of the title restaurant set in the fictional town of Middleton and county of Westershire.
The Crown
The gripping, decades-spanning inside story of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the Prime Ministers who shaped Britain's post-war destiny. The Crown tells the inside story of two of the most famous addresses in the world – Buckingham Palace and 10 Downing Street – and the intrigues, love lives and machinations behind the great events that shaped the second half of the 20th century. Two houses, two courts, one Crown.
Endeavour
The early days of a young Endeavour Morse, whose experiences as a detective constable with the Oxford City Police will ultimately shape his future.
Mike Leigh: Making Plays
Writer and Director Mike Leigh discusses the techniques used to create his plays.
The Tragedy of Coriolanus
A banished hero of Rome allies with a sworn enemy to take his revenge on the city.
Holding On
The interaction between a diverse range of characters—including a bulimic restaurant critic and a highly strung tax inspector—in modern-day London.
A Very Peculiar Practice
A young and idealistic Doctor Stephen Daker arrives at Lowlands University to work at the Health Centre, but has to cope with an eccentric set of colleagues.
Foyle's War
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 opens in southern England in the year 1940. Later series sees the retired detective working as an MI5 agent operating in the aftermath of the war.
The Sound of Music Live!
The popular musical is brought to life on soundstages at London's Three Mills Studio, in a live TV dramatisation of the timeless story of Maria and the Von Trapp Family singers, one of the world's best-known concert groups in the era immediately preceding World War II.
Filmography
as Robert
as John
as Humphrey
as Doctor
as Menenius
as Sir Geoffrey Howe
as Admiral von Schreiber
as Noah
as Roy Anderson
as William Turner Snr
as Studio Manager
as Professor Ernest Burrowes
as Maurice Montgomery
as Dale Acreman
as Tribune Brutus
as Earl of Gloucester
as Kenneth Baker
as Bradshaw
as Magistrate
as Brian Boyce
as Godfrey Watson
as Ron
as Guy Facer
as C.T.
as Lake
as Lynton Pargeter
as Hector Bridges
as Det. Chief Supt. Ranson
as Chief Constable Stokes
as Trevor Singleton
as Derek Meadle
as P.R. Prettiman
as Boys
as Costard
as First Citizen
as Cloten
as D.S. Alec Fuller
as D.I. Alec Fuller
as D.I. Fuller
as George, Duke of Clarence
as George, Duke of Clarence
as John Holland / George Plantagenet
as Second Messenger to King
as Major Green
as Self (archive footage)
as Man in Dressing Gown
as Edgar
as Clown
as John
as Tom Swetnam
as Messenger