Acting
Peter Coke
Born — Died
1913-04-06 — 2008-07-30
Place of birth
Southsea, Hampshire, England, UK
Known for
Acting
Credits
13 titles
Peter John Coke was born in Southsea, Hampshire on 3 April 1913. His father was a commander in the Royal Navy, who took his family to Kenya to run a linen plantation; however, this venture failed and he began to run a coffee plantation. Coke was educated at Stowe School and later lived with his maternal grandmother in Menton, France.
Known for
7.0The Adventures of Sir Lancelot is a British television series first broadcast in 1956, produced by Sapphire Films for ITC Entertainment and screened on the ITV network. The series starred William Russell as the eponymous Sir Lancelot, a Knight of the Round Table in the time of King Arthur at Camelot.
The Adventures of Sir Lancelot
1956
6.4Two friends get drunk and decide to switch identities. One is a Parliamentary Secretary, and the other is the captain of a ship. The former's lack of sea knowledge causes several catastrophes, including torpedoing the First Lord of The Admiralty. The grass is always greener.... In this British comedy, two drunken comrades find out the truth of that saying when they decide to trade places for a while. One of the boozers is a public relations man who knows nothing about sailing, while the other is a captain for the Royal Navy. Comic mayhem ensues as the hapless "captain" tries to run his ship and follow orders.
Carry On Admiral
1957
4.9The adventures of two children who runaway to London to see the coronation of Queen Elizabeth.
John and Julie
1955
An overheard conversation leads to clues that a kidnapping plot is afoot.
The Nursemaid Who Disappeared
1939
No synopsis available yet.
The Return of Carol Deane
1938
NRThe story of a family house through four generations
The Blakes Slept Here
1953
Film credits
1950s · 6 titles
6.4Two friends get drunk and decide to switch identities. One is a Parliamentary Secretary, and the other is the captain of a ship. The former's lack of sea knowledge causes several catastrophes, including torpedoing the First Lord of The Admiralty. The grass is always greener.... In this British comedy, two drunken comrades find out the truth of that saying when they decide to trade places for a while. One of the boozers is a public relations man who knows nothing about sailing, while the other is a captain for the Royal Navy. Comic mayhem ensues as the hapless "captain" tries to run his ship and follow orders.
Carry On Admiral
1957
4.9The adventures of two children who runaway to London to see the coronation of Queen Elizabeth.
John and Julie
1955
NRThe story of a family house through four generations
The Blakes Slept Here
1953
7.5When a hit and run patient is murdered an attending doctor is placed under suspicion.
The Broken Horseshoe
1953
6.0Bumbling navy officer Lieutenant Humphrey Fairweather (David Tomlinson) is transferred to HMS Berkeley, an old World War II destroyer, to keep him out of harm's way. But together with Chief Petty Officer Doherty (Peter Sellers), Fairweather gets into more trouble than might be thought possible, with events coming to a riotous conclusion when the Admiralty turn up for an inspection of the ship.
Up the Creek
1958
NR"Without leaving his own garden, a man may know the world" - an abstract study of the wildlife found in every garden.
On Closer Inspection
1953
1930s · 5 titles
An overheard conversation leads to clues that a kidnapping plot is afoot.
The Nursemaid Who Disappeared
1939
No synopsis available yet.
The Return of Carol Deane
1938
5.5An Englishwoman who writes novels meets a farmer who has just killed his nagging wife.
I Met a Murderer
1939
10.0A valet thinks his master is a murder, and tries a little blackmail.
A Gentleman's Gentleman
1939
6.3Shades of "Romeo and Juliet" with rival British Brewery owners who hate each other and their children who fall in love.
Cheer Boys Cheer
1939
