Alan Hockey

Acting
1924-10-08
South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England, UK

Known For & Full Filmography19 Titles

#1BBC Play of the Month

Drama Series - 1965, 16 episodes as Achille Blond

5.3 / 10
Drama

A BBC television anthology series featuring productions of classic and contemporary stage plays usually broadcast on BBC1. Each production featured a different work, often using prominent British stage actors in the leading roles. The series was transmitted from October 1965 to September 1983.

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#2All Creatures Great and Small

Drama Series - 1978, 16 episodes as Duggleby

7.8 / 10
ComedyDrama

The trials and misadventures of the staff at a country veterinary office in Yorkshire. James Herriot, a young animal surgeon, moves to a small Yorkshire town to begin his first job.

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#3All Creatures Great and Small

Drama Series - 1978, 16 episodes as Mr. Pinkerton

7.8 / 10
ComedyDrama

The trials and misadventures of the staff at a country veterinary office in Yorkshire. James Herriot, a young animal surgeon, moves to a small Yorkshire town to begin his first job.

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#4The Onedin Line

Drama Series - 1971, 16 episodes as Pilot

7.0 / 10
Drama

The Onedin Line is a BBC television drama series which ran from 1971 to 1980. The series was created by Cyril Abraham. The series is set in Liverpool from 1860 to 1886 and deals with the rise of a shipping line, the Onedin Line, named after its owner James Onedin. Around this central theme are the lives of his family, most notably his brother and partner, shop owner Robert, and his sister Elizabeth, giving insight into the lifestyle and customs at the time, not only at sea, but also ashore. The series also illustrates some of the changes in business and shipping, such as from wooden to steel ships and from sailing ships to steam ships. It shows the role that ships played in affairs like international politics, uprisings and the slave trade.

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#5The Onedin Line

Drama Series - 1971, 16 episodes as Chumley

7.0 / 10
Drama

The Onedin Line is a BBC television drama series which ran from 1971 to 1980. The series was created by Cyril Abraham. The series is set in Liverpool from 1860 to 1886 and deals with the rise of a shipping line, the Onedin Line, named after its owner James Onedin. Around this central theme are the lives of his family, most notably his brother and partner, shop owner Robert, and his sister Elizabeth, giving insight into the lifestyle and customs at the time, not only at sea, but also ashore. The series also illustrates some of the changes in business and shipping, such as from wooden to steel ships and from sailing ships to steam ships. It shows the role that ships played in affairs like international politics, uprisings and the slave trade.

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#6Department S

Drama Series - 1969, 16 episodes as Mechanic

5.5 / 10
Action & AdventureDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy

Department S is a United Kingdom spy-fi adventure series produced by ITC Entertainment. The series consists of 28 episodes which originally aired in 1969–1970. It starred Peter Wyngarde as author Jason King, Joel Fabiani as Stewart Sullivan, and Rosemary Nicols as computer expert Annabelle Hurst. The trio were agents for a fictional special department of Interpol. The head of Department S was Sir Curtis Seretse.

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#7Espionage

Drama Series - 1963, 16 episodes as Assistant Madkeeper

10.0 / 10
Action & AdventureDrama

Pulled from actual case histories and utilizing newsreel and documented narratives, the activities of spies from various countries are depicted as far back as the American Revolution and as recent as the Cold War.

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#8Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?

Drama Series - 1973, 16 episodes as Vic

7.7 / 10
Comedy

Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? is a British sitcom which was broadcast between 9 January 1973 and 9 April 1974 on BBC1. It was the colour sequel to the mid-1960s hit The Likely Lads. It was created and written, as was its predecessor, by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais. There were 26 television episodes over two series; and a subsequent 45-minute Christmas special was aired on 24 December 1974. The cast were reunited in 1975 for a BBC radio adaptation of series 1, transmitted on Radio 4 from July to October that year. In 1976, a feature film spin-off was made. Around the time of its release, however, Rodney Bewes and James Bolam fell out over a misunderstanding involving the press and have not spoken since. This long-suspected situation was finally confirmed by Bewes while promoting his autobiography in 2005. Unlike Bewes, Bolam is consistently reluctant to talk about the show, and has vetoed any attempt to revive his character.

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#9Fall of Eagles

Drama Series - 1974, 16 episodes as Doctor

7.0 / 10
Drama

"Fall of Eagles" is a 13-part British television drama aired by the BBC in 1974. The series portrays historical events from 1848 to 1918, dealing with the collapse of the ruling dynasties of Austria-Hungary (the Habsburgs), Germany (the Hohenzollerns) and Russia (the Romanovs).

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#10Father Brown

Drama Series - 1974, 16 episodes as Blacker

6.8 / 10
MysteryCrimeDrama

Based on the short stories by G. K. Chesterton, Father Brown is a Roman Catholic priest and amateur detective.

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#11Spender

Drama Series - 1991, 16 episodes as Cuthbertson

7.3 / 10
CrimeDrama

Jimmy Nail plays tough cop Spender, forced to return to his native Newcastle after a failed undercover operation in London. He uses tough and unconventional methods to tackle the criminal underworld, but he must also deal with the friends, enemies and family he left behind, and never expected to return to. Sammy Johnson played Spender's sidekick Stick, while Denise Welch played Spender's wife.

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#12Super Gran

Drama Series - 1985, 16 episodes as Bookie

6.4 / 10
ComedyFamilyCrime

Adapted from Forrest Wilson's books, the children's programme revolves around a grandmother with super powers and her arch nemesis, The Scunner Campbell.

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#13Raffles

Drama Series - 1977, 16 episodes Main Cast Role

8.4 / 10
ComedyCrime

Raffles was a 1977 television adaptation of the A. J. Raffles stories by Ernest William Hornung. The series was produced by Yorkshire Television and written by Philip Mackie. The episodes were largely faithful adaptations of the stories in the books, though occasionally two stories would be merged to create one. In Victorian-era London, gentleman thief A. J. Raffles, a renowned cricketer, and his friend, the eager but naive Bunny Manders, test their skills in relieving the wealthy of their valuables whilst avoiding detection, especially from the persistent Inspector Mackenzie.

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#14Get Carter

Movie - 1971, 2h 15m as Scrapyard Dealer (uncredited)

7.0 / 10
CrimeThriller

Jack Carter is a small-time hood working in London. When word reaches him of his brother's death, he travels to Newcastle to attend the funeral. Refusing to accept the police report of suicide, Carter seeks out his brother’s friends and acquaintances to learn who murdered his sibling and why.

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#15A Man Called Harry Brent

Drama Series - 1965, 16 episodes as Kevin Jason

8.0 / 10
CrimeDrama

A company director has been murdered by a perfect stranger. DI Alan Milton is put in charge of the case. He is the former fiancé of the victim's secretary. She is now about to marry a mysterious figure with a connection to the murder suspect.

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#16The Good Companions

Drama Series - 1980, 16 episodes as Porson

9.0 / 10
DramaComedy

Discontent with his home, his work and his football team, Jess Oakroyd tears up his insurance card and disappears into the night. Intent on going to Nuneaton, he instead finds himself on the ragged edges of showbusiness. We share with him the trials and tribulations of the Good Companions as they tour seaside towns, industrial cities and rural backwaters in their search for success and stardom.

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#17The Black Velvet Gown

Movie - 1991, 2h 15m as Lodgekeeper

5.8 / 10
DramaRomance

In the 1830's in northern England, Riah Millican, a widow with three children, takes a job as housekeeper to a reclusive former teacher, Percival Miller. Miller makes Riah the gift of a black velvet gown, and even educates her children. But when Riah discovers the reason behind Miller's gifts, she vows to leave his house, but Miller has a hold on her, even after his death, when he leaves his house to her on the condition that she never marry. Riah's daughter, Biddy, grows up and becomes a laundress in a large house where her education keeps her from fitting in and makes her a target. But it also catches the eye of a son of the house, and with Miller's legacies, Biddy may yet find her way to happiness.

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#18Malachi's Cove

Movie - 1973, 2h 15m as Dr. Petherick

6.6 / 10
Drama

A tough young girl lives with her aging grandfather near a cove on the coast of Cornwall. She supports herself and him by gathering seaweed to sell as fertilizer. A cocky young neighboring boy decides to help her with the work.

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#19The Happy Hunting Ground

Movie - 1976, 2h 15m as Smith

9.0 / 10
ComedyTV Movie

In amongst the fishing quaysides of the North East of England, manipulative Bob is first able to wangle his way into a prominent position within a fish distribution firm. It isn’t long before he has his sights not only on the boss’s job - but also his wife as well.

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