William Franklyn
Birthday: 1925-09-22
Place of Birth: Kensington, London, England, UK
Biography: William Franklyn was a British actor, perhaps best known for voicing the "Schhh... You Know Who" adverts for Schweppes from 1965 to 1973. He also performed on stage, film, television and radio, taking over from Peter Jones as "The Book" (the narrator) in the third, fourth and fifth radio series of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. He is also known for his portrayal of Sexton Blake for BBC Radio 4 in 1967.
Movies
Splitting Heirs
A member of the English upper class dies, leaving his estate and his business to an American, whom h...
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The Satanic Rites of Dracula
The police and British security forces call in Professor Van Helsing to help them investigate Satani...
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The Snorkel
On the Italian coast, writer Paul Decker has grown unhappy in his marriage and executes what appears...
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Pit of Darkness
When Richard Logan, the partner in a safe making firm, is found unconscious, on an old deserted bomb...
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Ooh...You Are Awful
Charlie Tully and womanising Reggie Peek con two rich Italians out of £500,000, but during their fli...
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London Suite
On one day at an English Hotel, four different stories are shown. Diana is in London to promote her ...
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That Woman Opposite
In a French coastal town, Det. Dermot Kinross is inspecting the murder of antiques dealer Maurice La...
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The Flesh Is Weak
Giani is a pimp who preys on the naïve, ‘just off the bus’ young women who come to post-war London f...
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Nutcracker
A Russian ballet dancer defects from the USSR, emigrates to England, and joins a ballet company run ...
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Fury at Smugglers' Bay
It is the end of the 18th century and smuggling is considered to be a legitimate spare-time occupati...
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Cul-de-sac
On the run and in search of help, two wounded gangsters find refuge in the secluded castle of a feeb...
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The Big Deal
Unscrupulous business Sir Pierson Cale is determined to win the contract to build a power station. H...
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Robert Rylands' Last Journey
Loosely (and controversial) adaptation of the novel "All Souls" by Javier Marias. It tells the story...
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The Big Day
A drama unfolding in the business world where shrewd methods are adopted by a boss to select a suita...
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Time Is My Enemy
A happily-married woman is blackmailed by her first husband, who she wrongly believed was killed in ...
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Quatermass 2
In England, a group of space scientists led by Bernard Quatermass, who have developed plans for the ...
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Diana: Her True Story
Television film telling the story of Diana, Princess of Wales, based on the publication of the same ...
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The Love Match
After being arrested for assaulting a football referee, desperate train driver Bill (Arthur Askey) r...
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Operation Diplomat
A physician is forced to operate on a mystery figure under shady circumstances....
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J.G. Ballard: A Profile
Tom Sutcliffe meets J.G. Ballard, arguably one of Britain's most profound and provocative novelists,...
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Above Us the Waves
In World War II, the greatest threat to the British navy is the German battleship Tirpitz. While anc...
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The Intelligence Men
A chance meeting with a Schlecht agent forces a humble coffee shop manager into the secret world of ...
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Danger Within
Drama set in an Italian prisoner of war camp during World War 2, where a group of British soldiers f...
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The Legend of Young Dick Turpin
When a rapacious new landlord threatens to evict him, seize his horse, and leave him penniless, the ...
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Woodland Harvest
A study of British forests, and the benefits that responsible management of their resources can brin...
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The Crowded Day
One day in the lives and loves of the staff in a large department store....
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