Phil Atkinson

Acting

Known For & Full Filmography14 Titles

#1Agatha Christie's Poirot

Drama Series - 1989, 16 episodes as Ted

8.2 / 10
CrimeDramaMystery

From England to Egypt, accompanied by his elegant and trustworthy sidekicks, the intelligent yet eccentrically-refined Belgian detective Hercule Poirot pits his wits against a collection of first class deceptions.

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#2Heartbeat

Drama Series - 1992, 16 episodes as Mal Squires

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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#3Hustle

Drama Series - 2004, 16 episodes as Cabbie

7.7 / 10
ComedyCrimeDrama

A motley group of London con artists pull of a series of daring and intricate stings.

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#4Van der Valk

Drama Series - 1972, 16 episodes as Jan Heyn

6.2 / 10
Drama

Van der Valk is a British television series that was produced by Thames Television for the ITV network. It starred Barry Foster in the title role as Dutch detective Commissaris "Piet" van der Valk. Based on the characters and atmosphere of the novels of Nicolas Freeling, the first series was shown in 1972.

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#5Birds of a Feather

Drama Series - 1989, 16 episodes as Policeman

6.3 / 10
ComedyDrama

Birds of a Feather is a British sitcom that was broadcast on BBC One from 1989 until 1998 and on ITV from 2013. Starring Pauline Quirke, Linda Robson and Lesley Joseph, it was created by Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran, who also wrote some of the episodes along with many other writers. The first episode sees sisters Tracey Stubbs and Sharon Theodopolopodos brought together when their husbands are sent to prison for armed robbery. Sharon, who lived in an Edmonton council flat, moves into Tracey's expensive house in Chigwell, Essex. Their next-door neighbour, and later friend, Dorien Green is a middle-aged married woman who is constantly having affairs with younger men. In the later series the location is changed to Hainault. The series ended on Christmas Eve 1998 after a 9-year-run.

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#6The Detectives

Drama Series - 1993, 16 episodes as Egghead Evans

6.9 / 10
Comedy

The absurd adventures of two defective detectives, who - despite unbelievable incompetence - somehow manage to solve their cases (or be nearby when the cases are solved) and retain their jobs.

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#7Out of the Blue

Drama Series - 1995, 16 episodes as Simon

8.0 / 10
CrimeDrama

Ambitious DS Franky Drinkall's life is turned upside down when he is diagnosed with epilepsy. His refusal to accept his condition leads him into a downward spiral and ultimately to his demise. DS Rebecca Bennett gives an ever-present emotional charge as she finds herself the subject of both PC Holder's and DC Allen's affections.

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#8Funny Bones

Movie - 1995, 2h 15m as Policeman

6.6 / 10
Comedy

Tommy Fawkes wants to be a successful comedian. After his Las Vegas debut is a failure, he returns to Blackpool where his father—also a comedian—started, and where he spent the summers of his childhood.

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#9Frank Stubbs Promotes

Drama Series - 1993, 16 episodes as Lennie

7.5 / 10
Comedy

Frank Stubbs (Timothy Spall) is a down-at-heel ticket tout with grand ideas. He has an ambition to become a 'high class' promoter of famous and talented performers. In reality, his ambitions tend to outstrip his capabilities.

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#10Undercover Heart

Drama Series - 1998, 16 episodes as Vicar

9.5 / 10
Drama

Undercover vice squad detective Tom Howarth goes missing while investigating the murder of a prostitute. His wife Lois and his best friend Matt, also detectives, set out to search for him, but end up falling in love with one another.

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#11Aquila

Drama Series - 1997, 16 episodes as Sergeant

7.6 / 10
Family

Aquila is a British children's television show which aired on the BBC from 1997 to 1998. An episode was aired once a week, and was based on the story of two boys, Tom Baxter and Geoff Reynolds, who find a spacecraft when digging in a field. It was based on the book Aquila by British author Andrew Norriss and set in Bristol.

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#12Preaching to the Perverted

Movie - 1997, 2h 15m as Village Bobby

6.2 / 10
ComedyDrama

A computer wizard infiltrates a London sex club to get evidence for a shutdown, but falls for the proprietress.

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#13Bearskin: An Urban Fairytale

Movie - 1989, 2h 15m as Bouncer

8.3 / 10
Thriller

Johnny Fortune (Damon Lowry) is no good to anyone, not mean, but just no good. Surrounded by violence and dishonesty, Johnny lives with Kate. Johnny messes up, he loses a lot of money, his girlfriend Kate's money. Alone, desperate and on the run from a couple of hit-men, he applies for a job as an entertainer's assistant becoming a dancing bear. Unwittingly learning of secrets around him, his past catches up with him.

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#14The Royal

Drama Series - 2003, 16 episodes as Mr. Brice

7.8 / 10
Drama

Follows the staff and patients of a Yorkshire cottage hospital in the 60s, embroiled in tangled love lives and bitter power struggles.

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