Angela Clarke

Acting

Angela Clarke

Born

1969-01-01 (57)

Place of birth

Liverpool, England

Known for

Acting

Credits

10 titles

Angela Clarke (born 1969 in Liverpool, Lancashire) is an English actress best known for her roles in the TV series Soldier Soldier, Brookside, Coronation Street, Liverpool 1, The Bill, Pie in the Sky and Casualty. Her films credits include Letter to Brezhnev, Blonde Fist, Dancin' Thru The Dark, Land and Freedom, and Bernard and the Genie. She is the younger sister of actress Margi Clarke, with whom she starred alongside in Letter to Brezhnev and Blonde Fist, and screenwriter Frank Clarke (who wrote Letter to Brezhnev). Like her brother, Angela is also a writer, penning the BBC1 sitcom Eyes Down (2003-04).

Known for

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Jack Frost is a gritty, dogged and unconventional detective with sympathy for the underdog and an instinct for moral justice who attracts trouble like a magnet. Despite some animosity with his superintendent, Norman “Horn-rimmed Harry” Mullett, Frost and his ever-changing roster of assistants manage to solve cases via his clever mind, good heart, and cool touch.

A Touch of Frost

1992

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Pie in the Sky is a British offbeat police comedy drama programme starring Richard Griffiths and Maggie Steed, created by Andrew Payne and first broadcast in five series on BBC1 between 13 March 1994 and 17 August 1997 as well as being syndicated on other channels in other countries, including the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. The series departs slightly from other police dramas in that the protagonist, Henry Crabbe, while still being an on-duty policeman, is also the head chef of the title restaurant set in the fictional town of Middleton and county of Westershire.

Pie in the Sky

1994

Soldier Soldier poster
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The daily lives of a group of soldiers in 'B' Company, 1st Battalion The King's Fusiliers.

Soldier Soldier

1991

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Focuses on brothers Frank and Danny Kane. Their mother is the matriarch of a South London criminal gang, assisted by Danny. Frank has become a priest but leaves the church; he inherits The Paradise Club following the death of their mother and returns to London to try and steer Danny away from crime.

The Paradise Club

1989

Land and Freedom poster
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Summer 1936: young unemployed communist David Carr leaves Liverpool to join the fight against fascism in Spain. He joins an international group of Militia-men and women, the POUM (Partido Obrero de Unificación Marxista). After being wounded, he goes to Barcelona, where he joins another group of fighters.

Land and Freedom

1995

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After a heart attack, Abbie Polin (Crystal), a New York doctor, goes to Los Angeles to see his father, Abe (King), who works in Hollywood as the "king of the extras." Their relationship has been strained for several years. Lisa, the romantic interest in Abbie's life, bonds with Abe, who gets along famously with everyone but his son. Abe begins having memory loss and eventually is diagnosed with a brain aneurysm. He and his son grow closer in time and, before it's too late, Abbie tries to get Abe a speaking role in a film.

Memories of Me

1988

Film credits

1990s · 4 titles

1980s · 2 titles

Series credits