Michael Cashman

Acting

Michael Cashman

Born 1950-12-17 · London, England, UK

Colin Michael Maurice Cashman, Baron Cashman, CBE (born 17 December 1950) is a British actor, dancer, politician, and LGBT rights activist. A member of the Labour Party, he served as a Member of the European Parliament for the West Midlands from 1999 to 2014. He has been a member of the House of Lords since 2014. He is a patron of Humanists UK.

Acting credits

Murder by Decree poster
6.3

Sherlock Holmes is drawn into the case of Jack the Ripper, who is killing prostitutes in London's East End. Assisted by Dr. Watson, and using information provided by a renowned psychic, Robert Lees, Holmes finds that the murders may have their roots in a Royal indiscretion and that a cover-up is being managed by politicians at the highest level, all of whom happen to be Masons.

Murder by Decree

1979

Zee and Co. poster
5.7

The venomous and amoral wife of a wealthy architect tries, any way she can, to break up the blossoming romance between her husband and his new mistress; a good-natured young widow who holds a dark past.

Zee and Co.

1972

Monk Dawson poster
5.3

A novice monk from the north of England is expelled from his order and relocates to London, where he struggles with his spiritual goals, earthly temptations and personal ideals. In the capital, he finds work as a jobbing journalist but is soon drowning in a sea of betrayal and misplaced affection.

Monk Dawson

1998

Unman, Wittering and Zigo poster
6.8

A new schoolteacher learns that the previous teacher was killed by his students, and he fears the same fate will befall him.

Unman, Wittering and Zigo

1971

50 Years Legal poster
6.0

Leading activists and commentators explore the changes that have taken place since homosexuality was decriminalised in the UK in 1967 and the influence of gay culture on society.

50 Years Legal

2017

Age of Dissent poster
NR

Age of Dissent captures the yearlong battle to change British legislation about the gay age of consent. It includes a visit to Russia, where homosexuality was recently legalized.

Age of Dissent

1994

Doctor Who: Time-Flight poster
5.5

While investigating a vanishing Concorde at Heathrow Airport, the Doctor and his companions are thrown millions of years back in time, when a mysterious alien called Kalid is trying to control the ancient powers of the Xeraphin.

Doctor Who: Time-Flight

1982

Food for Ravens poster
7.0

A biopic by the dramatist Trevor Griffiths of Aneurin "Nye" Bevan, the British Labour politician who founded the country's National Health Service in the 1940s.

Food for Ravens

1997

Peter Tatchell: Just Who Does He Think He Is? poster
7.0

Profile of the life, work and ethos behind one of Britain's most controversial and prolific human rights campaigner: gay UK activist Peter Tatchell.

Peter Tatchell: Just Who Does He Think He Is?

2004

The Life and Death of Lily Savage poster
7.0

Intimate documentary exploring how Paul O'Grady's creation, Lily Savage, took mainstream TV by storm. Unravel the real story of Lily with insights from Paul's daughter and famous pals.

The Life and Death of Lily Savage

2024

EastEnders: 40 Years on the Square poster
NR

Ross Kemp returns to EastEnders for its 40th anniversary, meeting iconic cast members and exploring the groundbreaking issues that defined the beloved British soap.

EastEnders: 40 Years on the Square

2025

The Out of Town Boys poster
NR

A self-made man finds his building firm in trouble as a new office block nears completion.

The Out of Town Boys

1979

Small-Time Revolutionary poster
3.0

England, 1988. Thatcher, New Order, Section 28, The Kants. Russell finds himself caught between two opposing worlds and needs to decide whether to keep up the appearances or stand up for who he is.

Small-Time Revolutionary

2010

My First Time poster
2.0

Six young Brits recount their first gay sexual experiences as hot, athletic models recreate those treasured memories! Narrated by Sir Ian McKellen, this video is a fond look back - as well as an informative guide to safe sex issues for young men going forward! This uninhibited and stimulating documentary on the first blush of love and lust will make you smile, reminisce and may even teach you something!

My First Time

2004

Season's Greetings poster
9.0

Adaptation of Alan Ayckbourn's black comedy about eight adults trying to have a happy family Christmas and failing dismally.

Season's Greetings

1986

I've Gotta Horse poster
6.3

A fast-moving comedy with Billy Fury, who plays himself in the film. The story reveals his great love of animals, and it features his own racehorse, Anselmo. Also featured are several of Billy's own dogs.

I've Gotta Horse

1965

Lay Down Your Arms poster
7.5

Dennis Potter used his own background as a Russian language clerk in the War Office when writing this play for ITV's SATURDAY NIGHT THEATRE series. At the time of the 1956 Suez Crisis and the Russian invasion of Hungary, Private Bob Hawk reports to the London Intelligence Office where the strength of Soviet troops is under scrutiny.

Lay Down Your Arms

1970

Made poster
7.0

This compelling emotional drama stars Carol White as a young single mother who finds herself caught between two people – a local priest and a folk singer – each of whom wants to convert her to his own worldview. An elegy to a younger generation looking for something to believe in, Made co-stars hugely influential folk-rock musician Roy Harper in his screen debut. Produced by Joseph Janni – who previously made the astonishingly successful Poor Cow with White – directed by The Long Good Friday's John Mackenzie and featuring new songs specially composed by Harper.

Made

1972

The British Guide to Showing Off poster
6.3

Documentary about British artist Andrew Logan as he attempts to put on the 2009 edition of his Alternative Miss World. The film also presents a history of the contest (which has run eccentrically since 1972) which was set up firstly as an excuse to have a good party, but has grown into a celebration of alternative lifestyles and sexualities. The documentary mixes archive footage, animated inserts, with talking head interviews and a fly-on-the-wall look at the organisation of the 2009 event

The British Guide to Showing Off

2011

Are You Proud? poster
2.1

Are You Proud? is a vivid and engaged docu-celebration of the LGBT rights movement from the partial victory of the 1967 Sexual Offences Act to Stonewall, the Gay Liberation Front , the AIDS crisis, Legal Marriage and finally the 2016 Pulse night club shooting. The film gives an extensive history of the course of LGBT rights campaigning, but it also shows how much more work there is to be done.

Are You Proud?

2019