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Birth date

1944-11-14 (80 Years)

Gender

Male

Known for

Acting

Place of birth

York, North Yorkshire, England, UK

Also known as

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Keith Drinkel

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Filmography

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Judge John Deed

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Overview:

Judge John Deed is a British legal drama television series produced by the BBC in association with One-Eyed Dog for BBC One. It was created by G.F. Newman and stars Martin Shaw as Sir John Deed, a High Court judge who tries to seek real justice in the cases before him. It also stars Jenny Seagrove as the barrister Jo Mills, frequently the object of Deed's desire. A pilot episode was broadcast on 9 January 2001, followed by the first full series on 26 November 2001. The sixth and last series concluded on 18 January 2007. The programme then went on an indefinite break after Shaw became involved in another television programme, and he and Seagrove expressed a wish for the format of the series to change before they filmed new episodes. By 2009, the series had officially been cancelled. The six series produced make it the longest-running BBC legal drama. The factual accuracy of the series is often criticised by legal professionals and journalists; many of the decisions taken by Deed are unlikely to happen in a real court. The romanticised vision of the court system created by Newman caused a judge to issue a warning to a jury not to let the series influence their view of trials—referring to an episode where Deed flouts rules when called up for jury duty. Another episode led to complaints about biased and incorrect information about the MMR vaccine, leading the BBC to ban repeats of it in its original form. All six series have been released on DVD in the UK.

Acting

2008Zygon as Bob Calhoun / Torlakhl

2001Judge John Deed (1 Episode) as Jimmy Darvall

2000Fanny Hill as Mr. Hart

1997Midsomer Murders (1 Episode) as Tommy Crinney

1991Thatcher: The Final Days as John Major

1986Casualty (1 Episode) as Insp. Easton

1986Brush Strokes (1 Episode) as Vince - Caravan Owner

1984Miss Marple: The Body in the Library (2 Episodes) as Mark Gaskell

1984The Bill (1 Episode) as Unknown

1983The Cleopatras (8 Episodes) as Unknown

1982Gandhi as Major

1982Doctor Who: Time-Flight as Flight Engineer Scobie

1981Never the Twain (1 Episode) as Leslie

1980C2H5OH as Tony Secombe

1979Henry V as Lewis, the Dauphin

1979Tales of the Unexpected (1 Episode) as Sim

1978The O'Hooligan File as Julian Smith-Saville

1977The Obelisk as Stan

1977BBC2 Play of the Week (1 Episode) as Julian Smith-Saville

1977A Bridge Too Far as Lt. Cornish

1975How Green Was My Valley (6 Episodes) as Ianto Morgan

1975I Didn't Know You Cared (14 Episodes) as Carter Brandon

1975Looking for Clancy (5 Episodes) as Dick Holt

1975Nine Tailors (1 Episode) as Deacon

1974Second Time Around (1 Episode) as Unknown

1974Microbes and Men (1 Episode) as Loir

1973Edward G: Like the Filmstar as Alan Hopkins

1972Crown Court (3 Episodes) as Ronald Halsey

1970A Family at War (65 Episodes) as Philip Ashton

1965Public Eye (1 Episode) as Bates

1963Doctor Who (4 Episodes) as Flight Engineer Scobie