
Acting
Jean Leppard
Place of birth
UK
Known for
Acting
Credits
10 titles
Born in 1943, Jean Leppard was born as Jean Fordham. She is a RADA-trained actress, known for An Inspector Calls (1982), Chemical Wedding (2008) and Wire in the Blood (2002).
Known for
7.6Jack Frost is a gritty, dogged and unconventional detective with sympathy for the underdog and an instinct for moral justice who attracts trouble like a magnet. Despite some animosity with his superintendent, Norman “Horn-rimmed Harry” Mullett, Frost and his ever-changing roster of assistants manage to solve cases via his clever mind, good heart, and cool touch.
A Touch of Frost
1992
4.2An anthology of short plays shown on BBC Television between 1965 and 1973, used in part at least as a training ground for new writers, on account of its short length, and which therefore attracted many writers who later became well known.
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965
6.4Investigators Rose Linden and Marion Maloney, of the Criminal Justice Review Agency, take on claims of miscarriages of justice, assessing whether there are grounds to reopen old cases.
Rose and Maloney
2002
Residents of a sheltered accommodation block run by a warden go about their business.
Together
1980
7.0A made-for-television adaptation of the J. B. Priestley play of the same title.
An Inspector Calls
1982
An Inspector Calls is a play written by English dramatist J. B. Priestley, first performed in 1945 (in Russia) and 1946 (in the UK). It is considered to be one of Priestley's best known works for the stage and one of the classics of mid-20th century English theatre. The play's success and reputation has been boosted in recent years by a successful revival by English director Stephen Daldry for the National Theatre in 1992. This is a re-edited version of the 1982 BBC TV adaptation, originally serialised in three parts.
An Inspector Calls
1984
Film credits
1980s · 2 titles
An Inspector Calls is a play written by English dramatist J. B. Priestley, first performed in 1945 (in Russia) and 1946 (in the UK). It is considered to be one of Priestley's best known works for the stage and one of the classics of mid-20th century English theatre. The play's success and reputation has been boosted in recent years by a successful revival by English director Stephen Daldry for the National Theatre in 1992. This is a re-edited version of the 1982 BBC TV adaptation, originally serialised in three parts.
An Inspector Calls
1984
10.0Frank, a young lad from Sheffield, leaves home to seek his fortune in London; he finds the big city not all what he had expected
The Adventures of Frank: Everybody's Fiddling Something
1980
1970s · 3 titles
NRA grumpy Scottish soccer boss meets a young fan in a TB sanatorium.
Matchfit
1976
NRLike alcoholism, gambling is a disease. Ches, a compulsive gambler, is sent for medical help. A wonder drug perhaps? Or hypnosis maybe? Ches finds that his psychiatrist has other ideas.
Bet Your Life
1976
NREveryone always looked after Maureen. But her husband comes home after two years in prison and finds she has grown up and he's not ready for the change.
The Stretch
1973
Series credits
7.6Jack Frost is a gritty, dogged and unconventional detective with sympathy for the underdog and an instinct for moral justice who attracts trouble like a magnet. Despite some animosity with his superintendent, Norman “Horn-rimmed Harry” Mullett, Frost and his ever-changing roster of assistants manage to solve cases via his clever mind, good heart, and cool touch.
A Touch of Frost
1992
4.2An anthology of short plays shown on BBC Television between 1965 and 1973, used in part at least as a training ground for new writers, on account of its short length, and which therefore attracted many writers who later became well known.
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965
6.4Investigators Rose Linden and Marion Maloney, of the Criminal Justice Review Agency, take on claims of miscarriages of justice, assessing whether there are grounds to reopen old cases.
Rose and Maloney
2002
Residents of a sheltered accommodation block run by a warden go about their business.
Together
1980
7.0A made-for-television adaptation of the J. B. Priestley play of the same title.
An Inspector Calls
1982
