Acting

Veronica Doran

Born 1948-05-17 · Carlisle, Cumberland, England, UK

Veronica Doran (born 17 May 1948) is a British character actress.

Acting credits

Precious Bane poster
7.5

In the early 19th century, a young woman with a harelip falls foul of her family's ambition and the superstitions of the local community, but meets a man who may see her differently.

Precious Bane

1989

Adventures of a Private Eye poster
4.3

While a private detective is away on vacation, his not particularly bright assistant takes it upon himself to "solve" a case that comes in. Complications ensue.

Adventures of a Private Eye

1977

The Best of the Adventures poster
6.3

A feature-length compilation of the funniest and naughtiest bits from the legendary 1970s 'Adventures of a...' series!

The Best of the Adventures

1981

The Haunted House of Horror poster
4.9

Teenagers in an old mansion are being murdered one by one. The survivors must discover who among them is the killer before they're all finished off.

The Haunted House of Horror

1969

The Sex Thief poster
5.4

A struggling pulp fiction writer who doubles as an incompetent jewel thief. He gets caught in the act every time, but he uses his looks and charm to make the best of it. Soon he becomes a celebrity. Wealthy women start leaving their jewels out like milk and cookies for Santa Claus in hopes that the sex thief will unlawfully invade their domiciles.

The Sex Thief

1973

Screamtime poster
4.0

Compilation of three short horror films: "That's The Way To Do It", "Dreamhouse" and "Do You Believe In Fairies?" plus some new linking material.

Screamtime

1983

A Christmas Carol poster
6.7

Miser Ebenezer Scrooge is awakened on Christmas Eve by spirits who reveal to him his own miserable existence, what opportunities he wasted in his youth, his current cruelties, and the dire fate that awaits him if he does not change his ways. Scrooge is faced with his own story of growing bitterness and meanness, and must decide what his own future will hold: death or redemption.

A Christmas Carol

1977

It Could Happen to You poster
4.0

An educational film about the perils associated with sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). The drama is interspersed with scenes of a medical adviser directly addressing the camera giving advice and information about STDs.

It Could Happen to You

1976

Escort Girls poster
4.4

It s Christmas Eve in London, 1974 - and seven lonely people are on the town, looking to grab that elusive slice of enjoyment. So who better to contact than an escort agency- providing high-class ladies and gentlemen for anyone willing to pay the right price. But even in the saucy seventies, things weren t that easy- and our intrepid pleasure seekers have to face everything from inadequacy, rejection and catharsis to racism, violence and grand theft. Just goes to show how lonely a place the throbbing metropolis can be, especially during the holiday season...

Escort Girls

1975

The Hunting of Lionel Crane poster
8.0

An army deserter hides out on a country estate but falls foul of the gamekeeper.

The Hunting of Lionel Crane

1970

Hanging Around poster
NR

How do you kill time when you're 15 years old, have no money and live in a dull London suburb? Rod, Kip and Mul may be short of cash, but not ideas.

Hanging Around

1978

London Is Drowning poster
NR

A fictional look at what might happen if the Thames were to flood before completion of the Thames Barrier at the end of 1982. A series of freak weather conditions coincide and there is a real possibility that the Thames will flood as a surge tide is racing down the East Coast.

London Is Drowning

1981

For the Love of Ada poster
7.3

Walter and Ada Bingley celebrate their first wedding anniversary, unaware that that friends and family are planning a surprise party. Based on the 1970-71 sitcom of the same name.

For the Love of Ada

1972

No artwork available
NR

1971: A woman at the centre of an international diplomatic scandal walks into the offices of an ailing Fleet Street newspaper to share her story.

An Hour in the Life...

1977

Dreamhouse poster
NR

A couple move into a house only for the wife to start experiencing violent supernatural visions.

Dreamhouse

1981