Jonathan King

Jonathan King

Directing
1944-12-06
London, England, UK

Known For & Full Filmography9 Titles

#1Top of the Pops

Drama Series - 1964, 16 episodes as Self

6.6 / 10
Reality

The biggest stars, the most iconic performances, the most outrageous outfits – it’s Britain’s number one pop show.

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#2Have I Got News for You

Drama Series - 1990, 16 episodes as Self

7.2 / 10
ComedyNews

Hilarious, totally-irreverent, near-slanderous political quiz show, based mainly on news stories from the last week or so, that leaves no party, personality or action unscathed in pursuit of laughs.

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#3Sacrée soirée

Drama Series - 1987, 16 episodes as Self

5.7 / 10
Talk

An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.

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#4Going Live!

Drama Series - 1987, 16 episodes as Self

8.0 / 10

Going Live! was a Saturday morning magazine show, broadcast on BBC1 between 1987 and 1993. It was presented by Phillip Schofield and Sarah Greene. Other presenters included Trevor and Simon, Peter Simon, Emma Forbes, and puppet Gordon the Gopher. The show was broadcast during the autumn to spring seasons, with other shows such as the 8:15 from Manchester and Parallel 9 taking over during the summer months. It was preceded by Saturday Superstore, and succeeded by Live & Kicking. In 1988, when the second series started, Greene was hurt in a helicopter crash with her then boyfriend, Mike Smith. Guest presenters stood in for her including T'Pau's Carol Decker. Similarly, in 1992-93 during the final series, Schofield was starring in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and was unable to present the show. A third presenter took his place. Originally, Neighbours actor Kristian Schmid took the role but soon left after problems with his work permit. Various other celebrities to stand in included Shane Richie and Robbie Williams during his Take That days.

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#5The BRIT Awards

Drama Series - 1977, 16 episodes as Self - Host

10.0 / 10

The biggest night in the British music calendar, the BRIT Awards celebrate the biggest successes in music & promote new talent.

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#6The Double Life of Jonathan King

Movie - 2002, 2h 15m as Self

8.8 / 10
Documentary

The full story of Jonathan King is pieced together by Jon Ronson, through interviews with his friends, the police and his victims. Taking us through his life and career, Ronson tells the story of the pop impresario who, in the 1970s and '80s, preyed upon teenage boys, using his fame and his money to lure them into having sex with him. This is also the story of King's exploits at the now infamous Walton Hop disco, where he and others picked up impressionable youngsters

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#7The Very Strange Story of the Legendary Joe Meek

Movie - 1991, 2h 15m as Himself

8.0 / 10
MusicDocumentaryTV Movie

Documentary about the influential pop composer and record producer Joe Meek, who died in dramatic circumstances in 1967 after a bizarre childhood and a career, often controversial, which spanned the period from the mid-50s to the rise of the Beatles in the 60s. At the end of his life he was suffering from paranoid delusions that people were watching him through walls. Alan Lewens' film charts an Ortonesque tale of post-war Britain.

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#8Vile Pervert: The Musical

Movie - 2008, 2h 15m as Various

8.8 / 10

Vile Pervert: The Musical is a 2008 film written by and starring Jonathan King, produced by Revvolution Movies. In the film King plays all of the 21 different character roles, many of which are based on real-life personalities from King's own life, most noticeably throughout his arrest and legal trial as part of Surrey Police's Operation Arundel, targeting suspected perpetrators of alleged crimes spanning back several decades.

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#9Vile Pervert: The Sequel

Movie - 2015, 2h 15m as Self

8.8 / 10

The follow up to the original movie Vile Pervert: The Musical.

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