Acting
Diana Davies
Born 1936-07-20 · Manchester, England, UK
Acting credits
NRThe Lump is an uncompromising exploration of exploitation and resistance within the building trade.
The Lump
1967
NRWhen Henry James Prince is dismissed from his post as a curate, he decides to found his own religion, called the Abode of Love.
Beloved
1976
NRComedy about a couple expecting their first baby.
Our Flesh and Blood
1977
NRGrand Challenge pie-eating contest : ' Winner finishes most whole pies off the belt in half-an-hour. Ties decided on a raw cabbage '. The Bedworth Hog faces tough competition.
Twelve Off the Belt
1977
Life as a farmboy whose father had died. An adaptation of Fred Kitchen's 1940 book.
Brother to the Ox
1981
A film extra has won a chance for the big break in his career. He has two crucial lines in a television film, but nothing goes according to plan.
Ready When You Are, Mr McGill
1976
NRProfile of the actress who found fame in Coronation Street and whose life offscreen was as colourful as that of Elsie Tanner, the character she played for 21 years. Close friends and co-stars including Julie Goodyear, Helen Worth, Tony Booth, and Tony Warren, the creator of Coronation Street, share their touching and hilarious memories of this larger-than-life, spirited woman.
The Unforgettable Pat Phoenix
2000
NRAs they go by lorry to start their apprenticeship as Royal Naval Artificers, Pike and Brooks take a tacit dislike to one another. It's going to end in a fight.
The Grudge Fight
1981
NREvery man needs just one night out, off the leash. Willie's attempt to prove himself provides a painfully funny and painfully sad comment on the battle of the sexes.
Willie's Last Stand
1982
NRTerry is leaving school with few prospects in his native Liverpool. His father finds him a job in a local warehouse but Terry has other ideas. Living in a dream world promulgated by a radio DJ to whom he listens constantly. Terry is convinced there is something better and he makes an angry escape bid.
The Boy with the Transistor Radio
1980
Two long distance truck drivers talk about their sexual escapades to each other using CB Radio.
Dogfood Dan and the Carmarthen Cowboy
1982
Play based on a story by Chekhov. For Gromov, behind the bars of a mental ward, the railway is the one hope of escape. For the doctor in charge, Andrei, it is the link with civilisation which alone could rose him from the lethargy of life in provincial Russia.
If Only the Trains Came
1968