
Acting
Leslie Sarony
Born — Died
1897-01-22 — 1985-02-12
Place of birth
Surbiton, Surrey, England, UK
Known for
Acting
Credits
22 titles
Known for
7.2Roguish comedy drama following the misadventures of small-time crook Arthur Daley.
Minder
1979
5.2A BBC television anthology series featuring productions of classic and contemporary stage plays usually broadcast on BBC1. Each production featured a different work, often using prominent British stage actors in the leading roles. The series was transmitted from October 1965 to September 1983.
BBC Play of the Month
1965
7.8The trials and misadventures of the staff at a country veterinary office in Yorkshire. James Herriot, a young animal surgeon, moves to a small Yorkshire town to begin his first job.
All Creatures Great and Small
1978
7.8A father and son who work as rag-and-bone men live together in Shepherd's Bush, London. While Albert is content with their way of life, Harold aspires to better himself and build a life of his own, but his attempts are repeatedly thwarted by his father, leading to frequent clashes between the two.
Steptoe and Son
1962
7.0Documentary series which ranges widely over Britain's social and cultural history, its narrative-led storytelling offering a richly immersive and varied window onto the past.
Timeshift
2002
7.0A crime drama set in Southampton following a team of detectives and the cases they solve.
Target
1977
Film credits
1980s · 3 titles
7.2A group of down-and-out accountants mutiny against their bosses and sail their office building onto the high seas in search of a pirate's life.
The Crimson Permanent Assurance
1983
8.0Italy, 16th century. Petruchio, a choleric, lying and poor rural landowner from Verona, arrives in Padua in search of fortune and a wife, while Baptista, a wealthy merchant, announces that he will not allow Bianca, his youngest daughter, to marry until the temperamental and unruly Katherina, his eldest daughter, does.
The Taming of the Shrew
1980
5.5A historical adaptation of John Gay's 18th Century ballad opera, exuberantly performed for BBC television.
The Beggar's Opera
1983
1970s · 4 titles
8.0Based on James Herriot's books about life as a 1930s veterinarian in Yorkshire, John Alderson plays the kindly doctor who ministers to animals in this enjoyable family film. Sequel to the 1975 film All Creatures Great and Small.
It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet
1976
7.0Directed by Donald McWhinnie.
The Country Wife
1977
A beautiful Chilean exile called Tina is stranded in a new country.
Cold Harbour
1978
NRGrace 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
1960s · 1 titles
1950s · 1 titles
1930s · 2 titles
A British comedy about a blacksmith who in looking to get away from his wife discovers a talent for rugby league.
Where’s George?
1935
An impoverished duchess arranges a marriage for her daughter to a wealthy working-class London barber.
Rolling in Money
1934
Series credits
7.2Roguish comedy drama following the misadventures of small-time crook Arthur Daley.
Minder
1979
5.2A BBC television anthology series featuring productions of classic and contemporary stage plays usually broadcast on BBC1. Each production featured a different work, often using prominent British stage actors in the leading roles. The series was transmitted from October 1965 to September 1983.
BBC Play of the Month
1965
7.8The trials and misadventures of the staff at a country veterinary office in Yorkshire. James Herriot, a young animal surgeon, moves to a small Yorkshire town to begin his first job.
All Creatures Great and Small
1978
7.8A father and son who work as rag-and-bone men live together in Shepherd's Bush, London. While Albert is content with their way of life, Harold aspires to better himself and build a life of his own, but his attempts are repeatedly thwarted by his father, leading to frequent clashes between the two.
Steptoe and Son
1962
7.0Documentary series which ranges widely over Britain's social and cultural history, its narrative-led storytelling offering a richly immersive and varied window onto the past.
Timeshift
2002
7.0A crime drama set in Southampton following a team of detectives and the cases they solve.
Target
1977
7.5In Colne, Lancashire, in the North West of England, Nellie and Eli Pledge may be siblings, but their personalities are polar opposites. If not for inheritance, they would never even think of becoming business partners for five years.
Nearest and Dearest
1968
7.1I Didn't Know You Cared is a British comedy series set in a working class household in South Yorkshire in the 1970s, written by Peter Tinniswood loosely based upon his books A Touch Of Daniel, I Didn't Know You Cared and Except You're A Bird. It was broadcast by the BBC in four series from 1975 to 1979. The main characters are Carter Brandon; his Uncle Mort; his mother, Annie; his father, Les; his girlfriend, Pat Partington; and Uncle Staveley. Auntie Lil appears in the first two series. Other recurring characters, mostly from Carter's workplace, are Linda Preston; Mrs Partington; Sid Skelhorn
I Didn't Know You Cared
1975
7.2Chinese British Detective Sergeant John Ho solves cases in the East End of London. Ho fits the pattern of the maverick detective, prepared to use unorthodox methods to solve his cases, which emerged in series like Z Cars and The Sweeney.
The Chinese Detective
1981


