Rose Hill

Acting

Rose Hill

Born 1914-06-05 · London, England, UK

Rose Lilian Hill was an English actress and operatic soprano, who remains best known for her role as Madame Fanny La Fan in the British television series 'Allo 'Allo!. She was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company.

Acting credits

A Shot in the Dark poster
7.2

Inspector Jacques Clouseau, smitten with the accused maid Maria Gambrelli, unwittingly turns a straightforward murder investigation into a comedic series of mishaps, testing the patience of his irritable boss Charles Dreyfus as casualties mount.

A Shot in the Dark

1964

House of Whipcord poster
6.0

Somewhere in the middle of the English countryside a former judge and a group of former prison warders, including his lover, run their own prison for young women who have not been held properly to account for their crimes. Here they mete out their own form of justice and ensure that the girls never return to their old ways.

House of Whipcord

1974

The Fosters poster
NR

Mr Foster and his sister live quietly in the suburbs but are not what they seem, possessing scientific knowledge far in advance of humanity.

The Fosters

1969

No artwork available
8.0

This Cold War dramatic thriller tells the passionate story of three people caught in a murderous web of deceit and revenge on both sides of the former Germany. Edgar Rutchinski, who has made a living smuggling refugees, finds his past catching up with him in the shape of the ex-girlfriend he thought was dead.

Murder East - Murder West

1990

Every Home Should Have One poster
4.9

Teddy works for a large advertising company. Given the seemingly impossible task of selling frozen porridge, he decides to produce commercials that make the product seem sexy. This leads him to confrontation with the "Keep Television Clean" movement, of which his wife is a senior member.

Every Home Should Have One

1970

Every Home Should Have One poster
4.9

Teddy works for a large advertising company. Given the seemingly impossible task of selling frozen porridge, he decides to produce commercials that make the product seem sexy. This leads him to confrontation with the "Keep Television Clean" movement, of which his wife is a senior member.

Every Home Should Have One

1970

Past Caring poster
NR

67 year-old Victor is forced to move into an old people's home but he prefers to grow old disgracefully.

Past Caring

1986

Footsteps poster
7.0

Gemma Jones stars as a woman suffering from hyperacusis, which affects the muscles of the ears. As a result she has become highly sensitive to noise, a condition that is only exacerbated by living in a crowded boarding house.

Footsteps

1974

The Wildcats of St Trinian's poster
4.3

The girls of St Trinian's decide they are being asked to do too much work so they go on strike.

The Wildcats of St Trinian's

1980

Wayne and Albert poster
NR

When Wayne has to go and live with his grandfather Albert, they both initially resent the arrangement. Hostilities soften when they discover some common interests.

Wayne and Albert

1983

On the Razzle poster
8.0

When their boss goes off to Vienna to dine with his fiancé, his clerks decide this may be their last chance for an adventure (razzle) and head for the Big City. Zangler must cancel his plans, as his niece has run off with her boyfriend. Naturally, soon everyone is running into everyone else!

On the Razzle

1983

Home Run poster
NR

Back in London from abroad, Bill English has it all - smart flat with a river view, flash car and, of course, the beautiful Anna. But he was born and brought up in these parts and everything's changed. Anna asks: 'Where are the ghosts Bill?'

Home Run

1989

The Bank Raiders poster
6.5

A third rate con man lands himself the job of a get-away driver for a bank heist that has complications.

The Bank Raiders

1958

No artwork available
8.0

Olga, Masha, and Irina Prozoroff lead lonely and purposeless lives following the death of their father who has commanded the local army post. Olga attempts to find satisfaction in teaching but secretly longs for a home and family. Masha, unhappy with her marriage to a timid schoolmaster, falls hopelessly in love with a married colonel. Irina works in the local telegraph office but longs for gaiety. Their sense of futility is increased by their brother's marriage to Natasha, a coarse peasant girl. She gradually encroaches on the family home until even the private refuge of the sisters is destroyed. They dream of starting a new life in Moscow but are saddled with the practicalities of their quiet existence. Despite their past failures, they resolve to seek some purpose and hope when the army post is withdrawn from the town.

The Three Sisters

1981

Waterloo Sunset poster
NR

Grace leaves her old folks' home to return to her birthplace in Lambeth, a place which has changed on the surface but at its heart is still the same.

Waterloo Sunset

1979

Mister Skeeter poster
9.0

Lisa and Jamie, residents of the Alton House Children's Home, learn that the home is to close because of government cuts. They decide to run away, and meet up with Mr. Skeeter who brings them food but steals their emergency money.

Mister Skeeter

1985

No artwork available
7.0

Ken's Loach's first production for The Wednesday Play is a story of a group of criminals planning a robbery, with the unwitting aid of a wealthy, well-connected society acquaintance. But who is the greater villain?

A Tap on the Shoulder

1965

Chance of a Lifetime poster
10.0

Play by Robert Holman, about two brothers at a rural comprehensive in Teeside. The older brother, Gordon, joins the army and is killed by the IRA in Northern Ireland. The younger blames his father for letting Gordon join the army.

Chance of a Lifetime

1980