James Bolam

James Bolam

Birthday: 1935-06-16

Place of Birth: Sunderland, Tyne-and-Wear, England, UK

Biography: James Christopher Bolam is an English actor. He is best known for his roles as Terry Collier in The Likely Lads and its sequel Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?

Movies

The End of the Affair
The End of the Affair

On a rainy London night in 1946, novelist Maurice Bendrix has a chance meeting with Henry Miles, hus...

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Dirty Tricks
Dirty Tricks

Martin Clunes plays Edward, an English tutor at an Oxford language school. Seemingly charming and th...

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The Plague Dogs
The Plague Dogs

Two dogs, Rowf and Snitter, struggle to survive in the countryside after escaping from an animal res...

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A Kind of Loving
A Kind of Loving

As Vic Brown vacillates between infatuation and disinterest for his co-worker Ingrid Rothwell, she ...

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Straight On Till Morning
Straight On Till Morning

Brenda, a timid, withdrawn woman, meets Peter, a man she believes is finally the love of her life. H...

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Stormin' Norman
Stormin' Norman

A monologue drama from Chris Chibnall starring James Bolam as a tube driver on his last day before r...

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Clockwork Mice
Clockwork Mice

When new teacher Steve Drake joins the faculty at a school for special-needs students, his unorthodo...

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The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

A rebellious youth, sentenced to a boy’s reformatory for robbing a bakery, rises through the ranks o...

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Sticky Wickets
Sticky Wickets

It's a big night at the New Dragon Inn when a coach of distinguished Germans arrives. But disaster l...

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The Island on Bird Street
The Island on Bird Street

Alex is an 11-year old boy who, during WWII, hides in the Jewish ghetto from Nazis after all his rel...

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To Kill a King
To Kill a King

A recounting of the relationship between General Fairfax and Oliver Cromwell, as they try to cope wi...

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The Likely Lads
The Likely Lads

With the destruction of their previous neighbourhood has inevitably come the destruction of the lads...

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H.M.S. Defiant
H.M.S. Defiant

Defiant's crew is part of a fleet-wide movement to present a petition of grievances to the Admiralty...

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Crucible of Terror
Crucible of Terror

An obsessed sculptor kills a young women to make a perfect bronze sculpture of her. Years later at h...

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Unconditional
Unconditional

A psychological romantic drama about teenage twins Owen and Kristen who fall under the sway of a cha...

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In Celebration
In Celebration

In a Yorkshire mining town, three educated brothers return to their blue-collar home to celebrate th...

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Celebration
Celebration

All the action takes place in a swish London restaurant where two coarse-grained strategy consultant...

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Eleven Men Against Eleven
Eleven Men Against Eleven

A curtain raiser for the 1995-6 football season and a state of the Premiership comedy drama about th...

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The Plot Against Harold Wilson
The Plot Against Harold Wilson

When Harold Wilson suddenly resigned as Labour prime minister resigned in 1976, most assumed there w...

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It Was an Accident
It Was an Accident

An ex-con gets caught in the wrong place at the wrong time....

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Harold Shipman: Doctor Death
Harold Shipman: Doctor Death

James Bolam portrays serial killer Dr. Harold Shipman in this made-for-TV drama. The film follows th...

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The Kitchen
The Kitchen

In the business end of a kitchen, a polyglot staff strives to cope with a superhuman task. A microco...

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Tentboy
Tentboy

Griff's parents are concerned about his grandfather's influence when he sets up a tent in the yard....

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The Philanthropist
The Philanthropist

The original play by Christopher Hampton, was adapted into this made-for-TV movie and it offers witt...

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The Maze
The Maze

A couple move to a country estate that turns out to be haunted....

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If You Could See What I Can See
If You Could See What I Can See

Trevor returns to his old home town to see his estranged wife and son, but fails to see why she is a...

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The Missing Postman
The Missing Postman

When Dorset postman Clive Peacock is forced into early retirement, the years ahead look bleak. But o...

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Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings

The comedienne stars in this festive sketch show, alongside a host of celebrity guests....

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Clash of Loyalties
Clash of Loyalties

During the British colonial period in Iraq, Sheikh Dhari and his tribe openly reject colonization an...

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The Last Days of Lehman Brothers
The Last Days of Lehman Brothers

The heads of Wall Street's biggest investment banks were summoned to an evening meeting by the US Tr...

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The Stalker's Apprentice
The Stalker's Apprentice

When an absorbing new manuscript finds its way across his desk, Marcus Walwyn (Gideon Turner), an im...

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Stella Does Tricks
Stella Does Tricks

A young Glaswegian prostitute in London tries to start a new life....

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British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves

Documentary celebrating the British sitcom and taking a look at the social and political context fro...

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Otley
Otley

A petty crook finds himself mistaken for a murderer and a secret agent....

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Murder Most Foul
Murder Most Foul

A murderer is brought to court and only Miss Marple is unconvinced of his innocence. Once again she ...

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As You Like It
As You Like It

Orlando is forced to work like a servant for his brother Oliver, so he goes to win his fortune in a ...

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O Lucky Man!
O Lucky Man!

An ambitious coffee salesman has a series of improbable and ironic adventures seemingly designed to ...

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Macbeth
Macbeth

Macbeth and his wife murder Duncan in order to gain his crown, but the bloodbath doesn't stop there,...

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The Alex Ferguson Story
The Alex Ferguson Story

A look at the history of this legendary manager...

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Making the Play
Making the Play

They no longer live together because, after 11 years, the marriage is over. They're both agreed on t...

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Half a Sixpence
Half a Sixpence

"If I had the money, I'd buy me a banjo!" says struggling sales clerk Arthur Kipps. Soon he'll inher...

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Communicators From Hell
Communicators From Hell

John Cleese training video....

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A Choice of Coward: Present Laughter
A Choice of Coward: Present Laughter

An aging and self-obsessed actor finds himself in a situation bordering on farce when he is besieged...

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A Memory Owed
A Memory Owed

Bound by unspoken grief, reclusive 91-year-old Stan and his young carer find unexpected solace on th...

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The Limbo Connection
The Limbo Connection

Mark Omney is a struggling writer, and has a drink problem; his wife Clare is more successful as a j...

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For King and Country: Out There
For King and Country: Out There

1915: Determined to do her bit for the country, young Annie Hudd has a burning desire to go to Franc...

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