Acting

Lionel Gamlin

Known for

Acting

Credits

11 titles

Known for

Adam Adamant Lives! poster
7.5

Frozen in ice since 1902 by his nemesis, Edwardian adventurer Adam Adamant is revived in 1966, where he must adapt to the 'Swinging Sixties' with the help of his new companion, Georgina Jones.

Adam Adamant Lives!

1966

Seance on a Wet Afternoon poster
7.2

Working-class British housewife Myra Savage reinvents herself as a medium, holding seances in the sitting room of her home with the hidden assistance of her under-employed, asthmatic husband, Billy. In an attempt to enhance her credibility as a psychic, Myra hatches an elaborate, ill-conceived plot to kidnap a wealthy couple's young daughter so that she can then help the police "find" the missing girl.

Seance on a Wet Afternoon

1964

The Wrong Box poster
6.4

In Victorian England, a fortune now depends on which of two brothers outlives the other—or can be made to have seemed to do so.

The Wrong Box

1966

The Whisperers poster
6.5

Margaret Ross is an impoverished old woman who lives alone in a seedy apartment and enjoys a rich fantasy life as an heiress. One day she discovers stolen money hidden by her son and believes her fantasy has come true.

The Whisperers

1967

No artwork available
NR

Encouraging tens of thousands of people to strip to the waist and have their photo taken isn't easy. But the chest x-ray screening programme was a key part of the fight against tuberculosis, the cause of over 20,000 deaths in 1943. This film shows factory worker Mary overcoming her initial qualms, and ultimately sending a signed copy of her topless skeleton photo to her boyfriend.

Mass Radiography

1943

No artwork available
NR

'Near Buxton, in beautiful surroundings, rises a little stream, the Goyt. On its way to the sea the Goyt is joined by other rivers to become the great Mersey, one of the main arteries of Great Britain's industry. At Stockport, the river loses its rural beauty and becomes a commercial waterway, spanned at Runcorn by the largest Transporter bridge in the world.

Merseyside

1941

Film credits

1960s · 3 titles

1940s · 5 titles

Series credits

Behind the camera