Joan Newell

Acting

Joan Newell

Born 1915-02-19 · Steyning, Sussex, England, UK

Joan Newell (19 February 1915 – 1 November 2012) was a British actress whose career spanned more than four decades across television, film, and stage. Best known for her extensive work on British television, she appeared in popular series including The Doctors, Owen, M.D., Dixon of Dock Green, Steptoe and Son, The Saint, and Terry and June. Her film credits include Jigsaw (1962), Stolen Hours (1963), and Keep It Up Downstairs (1976). A familiar character actress, Newell remained a regular presence on British screens until her retirement in the late 1980s.

Acting credits

The Lie poster
6.5

Ingmar Bergman play looking at the cool and brittle relationship between a successful architect (Frank Finlay) and his academic wife (Gemma Jones). Commissioned by the Swedish Broadcasting Corporation on behalf of European members participating in ‘The Largest Theatre in the World’. This, the Radio Times explained, was ‘a project which enabled a play to be broadcast simultaneously in several languages across Europe.’ This UK Play For Today version was directed by Alan Bridges, whilst an American version was put out on CBS, directed by Alex Segal

The Lie

1970

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8.0

Two woman pursue an idyllic herb-farming life in the country, forming a bond that for Breeze, the younger woman, is romantically and sexually imbued.

Breeze Anstey

1972

The Last Man to Hang poster
6.2

A man is tried for the murder of his neurotic wife by means of a sedative overdose.

The Last Man to Hang

1956

Stolen Hours poster
5.9

A woman diagnosed with a brain tumor falls in love with her doctor.

Stolen Hours

1963

Keep It Up Downstairs poster
4.2

The year is 1904; the setting is Cockshute Towers, one of England's stateliest homes. When the household is threatened with bankruptcy, both the masters and the servants are prepared to co-operate in trying to find some cash - after all, most of them are enjoying liaisons of one kind or another among themselves, and none have any desire to give up their rewarding way of life...

Keep It Up Downstairs

1976

Jigsaw poster
7.3

A woman is found murdered in a seaside house along the coast from Brighton in the county of East Sussex, England. Local D.I. Fred Fellows and D.S. Jim Wilks lead an investigation methodically following up leads and clues mostly in Brighton and Hove but also further afield. _-= Based on the novel "Sleep Long My Love" by Hillary Waugh and Inspired by the Brighton Trunk Murders of the late 1930's =-_

Jigsaw

1962

Journey to the Unknown poster
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TV Movie consisting of two episodes of the UK TV series "Journey to the Unknown" (1968): 'Matakitas is Coming' (episode 1.3) and 'The Last Visitor' (episode 1.9).

Journey to the Unknown

1969

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6.0

Bill Buckle has had a dream--he wants to buy back the family fishing boat, the Cascade, which the family had to sell years ago to pay for his father's funeral. However, the boat is now owned by a trio of fishermen, and their plans for the boat don't coincide with Bill's at all.

The Devil's Pass

1957

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6.1

A young postman, who fronts a pop group, dreams of being bigger than The Beatles. They record a demo tape, but things seem to be going pear shaped when he loses the tape. There is also his father to contend with who thinks he's wasting his time with all that pop music nonsense.

Live It Up!

1963

All in Good Time poster
NR

A Guinness advert in the form of a short comic film set in a traditional country pub.

All in Good Time

1964

Claws poster
NR

A tale of cat lovers, the social circle they inhabit and the power struggles between them.

Claws

1987