John Elmes

Acting
UK

Biography

John Elmes is a British actor, known for Maurice (1987), Jeeves and Wooster (1990) and The Camomile Lawn (1992). He was previously married to Caroline England.

Known For & Full Filmography12 Titles

#1Spooks

Drama Series - 2002, 16 episodes as Alan Taylor

7.7 / 10
DramaAction & AdventureCrime

Tense drama series about the different challenges faced by the British Security Service as they work against the clock to safeguard the nation. The title is a popular colloquialism for spies, and the series follows the work of a group of MI5 officers based at the service's Thames House headquarters, in a highly secure suite of offices known as The Grid.

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#2Heartbeat

Drama Series - 1992, 16 episodes as Mr. Sangers

7.2 / 10
CrimeDramaComedy

Set during the 1960s in the fictional North Yorkshire village of Aidensfield, this enduringly popular series interweaves crime and medical storylines.

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#3Peak Practice

Drama Series - 1993, 16 episodes as John Blackton

6.5 / 10
Drama

Peak Practice is a British drama series about a GP surgery in Cardale — a small fictional town in the Derbyshire Peak District — and the doctors who worked there. It ran on ITV from 10 May 1993 to 30 January 2002 and was one of their most successful series at the time. It originally starred Kevin Whately as Dr Jack Kerruish, Amanda Burton as Dr Beth Glover and Simon Shepherd as Dr Will Preston, though the roster of doctors would change many times over the course of the series. Cardale was based on the Staffordshire village of Longnor for the final series, but was previously based in the Derbyshire village of Crich, although certain scenes were filmed at other nearby Derbyshire towns and villages, most notably Matlock, Belper and Ashover.

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#4Inspector Morse

Drama Series - 1987, 16 episodes as Roger Meadows

7.9 / 10
CrimeDramaMystery

Inspector Morse is a detective drama based on Colin Dexter's series of Chief Inspector Morse novels. The series starred John Thaw as Chief Inspector Morse and Kevin Whately as Sergeant Lewis, as well as a large cast of notable actors and actresses.

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#5Jeeves and Wooster

Drama Series - 1990, 16 episodes as Catsmeat

8.1 / 10
Comedy

Jeeves and Wooster is a British comedy-drama series adapted by Clive Exton from P.G. Wodehouse's "Jeeves" stories. It aired on the ITV network from 1990 to 1993, starring Hugh Laurie as Bertie Wooster, a young gentleman with a "distinctive blend of airy nonchalance and refined gormlessness", and Stephen Fry as Jeeves, his improbably well-informed and talented valet. Wooster is a bachelor, a minor aristocrat and member of the idle rich. He and his friends, who are mainly members of The Drones Club, are extricated from all manner of societal misadventures by the indispensable valet, Jeeves. The stories are set in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1930s.

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#6The House of Eliott

Drama Series - 1991, 16 episodes as James Duglass

6.6 / 10
Drama

Two sisters who set up a London fashion house for society of the early 1920s.

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#7Maurice

Movie - 1987, 2h 15m as Hill

7.6 / 10
DramaRomance

After his lover rejects him, Maurice attempts to come to terms with his sexuality within the restrictiveness of Edwardian society.

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#8The Camomile Lawn

Drama Series - 1992, 16 episodes as James

5.8 / 10
Drama

The Camomile Lawn is a 1992 British miniseries based on Mary Wesley's novel of the same name, following five cousins and their family in Cornwall as they navigate the start of World War II. The story is framed by a funeral in 1984, which prompts the characters to recall their experiences during the war, including love, loss, and secrets.

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#9A Summer Story

Movie - 1988, 2h 15m as Phil Halliday

6.1 / 10
RomanceDrama

A young lawyer from London, Mr. Ashton, and his best friend are hiking across Dartmoor. When he twists his ankle, Ashton is forced to seek help at a nearby farmhouse and stays there for a few days. Innocent beauty Megan David catches the attention of Ashton. He decides to stay longer, and he and Megan fall in love, much to the displeasure of Megan's aunt and her loutish son.

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#10Norbert Smith: A Life

Movie - 1989, 2h 15m as Horatio

8.0 / 10
ComedyTV Movie

A mockumentary charting the life and career of the fictitious British actor Sir Norbert Smith.

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#11Countdown to War

Movie - 1989, 2h 15m as Colvin

6.7 / 10
DramaHistoryWar

Based on a play, the story details the dramatic negotiations between UK, France, Poland, Nazi-Germany and USSR from the day Czechoslovakia fell, until Britain's declaration of war on Germany caused by Hitler's invasion of Poland.

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#12The Come-Uppance of Captain Katt

Movie - 1986, 2h 15m as Dave

10.0 / 10

Ludo French stars in a sci-fi series, but working with the arrogant, conceited, always dissatisfied man pushes the production to its limits.

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