Frank Thornton
Birthday: 1921-01-15
Place of Birth: Dulwich, London, England, UK
Biography: Frank Thornton Ball (15 January 1921 - 16 March 2013), professionally known as Frank Thornton, was an English actor. He was known for playing Captain Peacock in Are You Being Served? (1972-1985) and its sequel Grace & Favour and as Herbert "Truly" Truelove in Last of the Summer Wine.
Movies
Are You Being Served? The Movie
In this feature film version of the popular BBC sitcom, the staff of Grace Brothers go on holiday to...
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The Bed Sitting Room
In the hazy aftermath of World War III, the fallout from a 'nuclear misunderstanding' is producing s...
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Till Death Us Do Part
Based on the hit sitcom of the same name; racist, anti-Socialist Tory Alf Garnett and his long-suffe...
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The Wild Affair
Young office assistant Majorie will marry soon, however, she's plagued by doubts if her fiance is th...
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The Big Job
A gang of hapless crooks, led by Sidney James, successfully perpetrate a robbery only to be caught a...
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The Old Curiosity Shop
A kindly shop owner whose overwhelming gambling debts allow a greedy landlord to seize his shop of d...
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The Taming of the Shrew
Baptista has two daughters: Kate and Bianca. Everyone wants to wed the fair Bianca, but nobody's muc...
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The Assassination Bureau
In 1908 London, a women's rights campaigner discovers the Assassination Bureau Limited, an organizat...
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Spanish Fly
British sex comedy. Sir Percy de Courcy accidentally turns some poor tasting wine into an aphrodisia...
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Last Of The Summer Wine: 30 Years Of Laughs
This new special reveals the secrets of the long-running sitcom's extraordinary success. Helped by f...
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The Silent Witness
A man phones the police to confess to killing his wife accidentally, but investigations prove that h...
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Gonks Go Beat
Bizarre sixties fable resembling Romeo and Juliet, but instead of Montagues and Capulets, there are ...
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Johnny, You're Wanted
Returning late to London, Johnny gives a lift to an attractive female hitch-hiker. Some distance on,...
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Are You Being Served? Secrets & Scandals
Are You Being Served? is one of the most popular and most outrageous British sitcoms of all time. Fo...
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Cracked Nuts
To impress his fiancee's aunt, a young man tries to become king in a small kingdom, but the people t...
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The Early Bird
Norman Pitkin is the assistant helping to run a small, old fashioned dairy which is threatened by a ...
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Keep It Up, Jack!
Failed music hall performer Jack James inherits a brothel when his ancient Aunt dies. He takes over ...
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Victim
A web of blackmail and murder attracts the attention of a barrister with a seemingly idyllic life, t...
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The Three Musketeers
In 17th century France, young D'Artagnan wants to join the King's Musketeers, but instead befriends ...
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30 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia!
A 29-year old aspiring composer—still single and without any romantic prospects—vows to both marry a...
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Run For Your Wife
John Smith has been happily involved in a bigamous marriage for five years. He lives with Stephanie ...
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Crooks and Coronets
Two crooks are hired to rob an eccentric old lady's estate, but once they get to know her, they can'...
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If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them
Set in a cemetery, the film tells the story of a young man whom a blind man wrongly imagines to be b...
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That Sinking Feeling
At the gathering of a North Country wedding, the prospective husband starts to have doubts about goi...
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Radio Cab Murder
Fred Martin, a taxi driver who is a reformed convict, is used by the police to go undercover in orde...
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No Sex Please - We're British
A porn-store owner orders some new stuff from his supplier, but the delivery address gets mixed with...
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Danny the Dragon
Gavin, Jean and Peter meet Danny the Dragon, an unintentional visitor from outer space. Danny and th...
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The Magic Christian
Sir Guy Grand, the richest man in the world, adopts a homeless man, Youngman. Together, they set out...
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The Florentine Dagger
A playwright descended from the Borgia family becomes a murder suspect....
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A Flea in Her Ear
Suspecting that her husband might be having an affair, a wife plots to catch him in the act....
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Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World
Digby consumes a bowl of Project X, a liquid growth formula. Soon, he becomes a sheepdog of gigantic...
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The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
Holmes and Dr. Watson take on the case of a beautiful woman whose husband has vanished. The investig...
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Carry On Screaming!
The sinister Dr. Watt has an evil scheme going—he's kidnapping beautiful young women and turning the...
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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
A wily slave must unite a virgin courtesan and his young smitten master to earn his freedom....
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It's Trad, Dad!
The hero and heroine want to popularize trad jazz in their town. Some older people feel displeased a...
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Ride of the Valkyrie
An opera singer, dressed in full costume and dress, must navigate through the busy city streets to g...
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Red, White, and Zero
Composed of three shorts – Ride of the Valkyrie, The White Bus, and Red and Blue – from three of Bri...
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The Comedy Man
A middle-aged stock actor goes to London to try the big time. After much frustration, he lands a job...
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The Impersonator
When a USAF sergeant stationed on a base in England is suspected and then accused of murdering a wom...
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Portrait of Alison
An actress and an artist are linked by his brother to deadly smugglers sought by Scotland Yard....
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All the Way Up
Fred Midway may be a bit short on brains, but he's got plenty of ambition. However, before he can ga...
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Some Will, Some Won't
Four people go to great lengths to obtain the fortune left in a will by a very wealthy practical jok...
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Bless This House
The legendary Sid James stars as the head of a chaotic household in this movie spin-off from the hit...
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Steptoe & Son Ride Again
Albert Steptoe and his son Harold are rag-and-bone men, complete with horse and cart to tour the nei...
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The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
Fresh-faced young Michael Rimmer worms his way into an opinion poll company and is soon running the ...
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Our Miss Fred
Danny La Rue stars in this 1970s drag comedy as Fred Wimbush, a Shakespearean actor who is drafted i...
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Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box
Profile of actress Wendy Richard's remarkable television career, featuring classic clips and contrib...
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The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom
Harriet Blossom is married to Robert Blossom, a businessman who'd rather spend the night at his bra ...
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We Love Are You Being Served?
Grace Brothers shut up shop over thirty years ago but for one night only we are reopening that infam...
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The Tomb of Ligeia
Verden Fell is shattered after the death of his lovely wife. But, after an unexpected encounter with...
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That's Your Funeral
Two funeral parlours fight one another for business, one of whom is more shady than the other....
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The BFG
Sophie is snatched from her orphanage early one morning by the BFG (Big Friendly Giant), whom she wi...
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Gosford Park
In 1930s England, a group of pretentious rich and famous gather together for a weekend of relaxation...
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The Making of Gosford Park
A behind-the-scenes look at the making of Robert Altman's 2001 film 'Gosford Park'. Cast and crew re...
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Cloak Without Dagger
A woman reporter discovers a former lover and intelligence officer during WWII apparently working as...
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Operation Stogie
Two cadets are set an outrageous and wacky initiation test to prove their suitability for officer tr...
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Royal Variety Performance 1984
In the presence of HM Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother accompanied by Their Royal Highnesses The Pri...
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Up the Chastity Belt
A funny thing happened to Lurkalot, serf to Sir Coward de Custard, on the way to Custard Castle. Lur...
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Battle of the V-1
1943: A schoolmaster called Stefan Novak (Michael Rennie) and his watchmaker friend Tadek (David Kni...
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What's a Carry On?
Documentary commemorating the 40th anniversary of the 'Carry On' comedy film series. Archive clips a...
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The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones
Another stab at Henry Fielding's hilarious novel about the amorous misadventures of a dashing young ...
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