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Chris Parr
Born 1943-09-25 · Surrey, England, UK
Acting credits
5.3Belfast 1972: The politically naive Bernie is trying to bring up a normal family in less than normal surroundings. Her best friend is accidentally shot dead by the IRA, and her neighbours are constantly raided by the army. In this climate of fear she stands up and condemns the murders. Criticising both factions, her call for a ceasefire is interpreted as an attack against the IRA, and as her peace movement takes momentum, she and her family are placed in the frontline.
Titanic Town
1998
NRDocumentary tracing the life of James Ellis, one of Northern Ireland’s best loved actors.
James Ellis: An Actor's Life
2007
Behind the camera
7.6A cursed Hindu diamond, stolen by a British officer in 1799 and bequeathed to his niece, vanishes.
The Moonstone
1996
NRRepublican Senator Walter Partin trails Democrat Philip Kautsky in the polls and will shortly face him in a televised debate. Drafted to play Kautsky in rehearsals is Michael Tyne, ex Democrat turned Republican. But Tyne is alarmed by an unexpected twist in the Partin campaign and reacts in devastating fashion.
Buying a Landslide
1992
8.0A sculptor is working to finish off a memorial to the Royalist years - just as Cromwell's men are approaching the surrounding cathedral walls.
Pity in History
1985
6.4Detective Cooper investigates the bizarre circumstances surrounding the murder of Matilda who was found dead in her bath wearing the Scold's Bridle.
The Scold's Bridle
1998
7.7The murders of two MI6 agents in Northern Ireland add up to an explosive political situation.
Children of the North
1991
NRTwo disparate families become intertwined when a Jewish man and a Muslim woman fall in love while attending college.
Shalom Salaam
1989
7.0A woman returns to Belfast after ten years in England and becomes involved in the Maze prison protest.
The Long March
1980
7.0Ulster 1959. A young journalist visiting his quiet hometown is awakened by a scream in the night. He catches sight of a youth being beaten up and dragged away. When he investigates, witnesses seem to melt away, and life-long friends reveal a sinister indifference. Or is it fear?
The Cry
1984
9.0Steve Deakin teaches history and is a foot soldier in the Sealed Knot Society. In a fortnight between two English Civil War battles he finds he faces challenges, both personal and professional.
My Kingdom for a Horse
1991
NRBarbara and Naseem are in the same hospital, having babies. They make friends. But the celebrations of their husbands, Kenny and Quereshi, 'Jimmy', lead to a headlong chase, with crazy mix-ups, collisions and brushes with the law
Love Birds
1988
NRA dramatization of the circumstances surrounding the murder of Carl Bridgewater and the subsequent trial and imprisonment of four men.
Bad Company
1993
7.0Relationships are strained in a Belfast family, particularly between a father and his son. First in a multi-year trilogy.
Too Late to Talk to Billy
1982
10.0A single mother returns to her home town after fifteen years of unhappy marriage and fights to make a better life for herself and her children.
Fighting Back
1986
NRSylvie, a Belgian girl living in London, arrives at her local police station. She starts to tell how she was picked up in a nightclub by the handsome Ajay, and the listening DC Judd realises he is onto a most unusual case
Clubland
1991
