John Vine

John Vine

Acting
1951-02-20
Banbury, Oxfordshire, England, UK

Known For & Full Filmography44 Titles

#1Casualty

Drama Series - 1986, 16 episodes as Geoff Cooper

6.2 / 10
DramaSoap

Drama series about the staff and patients at Holby City Hospital's emergency department, charting the ups and downs in their personal and professional lives.

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#2Heartbeat

Drama Series - 1992, 16 episodes as Henderson

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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#3Dalziel and Pascoe

Drama Series - 1996, 16 episodes as Monty Boyle

6.4 / 10
MysteryCrimeDrama

In the fictional Yorkshire town of Wetherton, the unlikely duo of politically incorrect elephant-in-a-China-shop-copper DS Andrew Dalziel (pronounced Dee-ell) and his more sensitive and university educated sidekick DS, later DI, Peter Pascoe is always on hand to solve the classic murder mystery, while maintaining down-to-Earth wit and humour.

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#4A Touch of Frost

Drama Series - 1992, 16 episodes as Michael Bell

7.5 / 10
DramaCrimeMystery

Jack Frost is a gritty, dogged and unconventional detective with sympathy for the underdog and an instinct for moral justice who attracts trouble like a magnet. Despite some animosity with his superintendent, Norman “Horn-rimmed Harry” Mullett, Frost and his ever-changing roster of assistants manage to solve cases via his clever mind, good heart, and cool touch.

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#5Van der Valk

Drama Series - 1972, 16 episodes as Klees

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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#6Van der Valk

Drama Series - 1972, 16 episodes as Jan Klees

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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#7Soldier Soldier

Drama Series - 1991, 16 episodes as Doctor

6.9 / 10
DramaWar & Politics

The daily lives of a group of soldiers in 'B' Company, 1st Battalion The King's Fusiliers.

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#8Wycliffe

Drama Series - 1994, 16 episodes as Raymond King

6.8 / 10
CrimeDrama

Wycliffe is a British television series, based on W. J. Burley's novels about Detective Superintendent Charles Wycliffe. It was produced by HTV and broadcast on the ITV Network, following a pilot episode on 7 August 1993, between 24 July 1994 and 5 July 1998. The series was filmed in Cornwall, with a production office in Truro. Music for the series was composed by Nigel Hess and was awarded the Royal Television Society award for the best television theme. Wycliffe is played by Jack Shepherd, assisted by DI Doug Kersey and DI Lucy Lane. Each episode deals with a murder investigation. In the early series, the stories are adapted from Burley's books and are in classic whodunit style, often with quirky characters and plot elements. In later seasons, the tone becomes more naturalistic and there is more emphasis on internal politics within the police.

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#9Cracker

Drama Series - 1993, 16 episodes as Lindsay

6.6 / 10
CrimeDrama

The wise-cracking Edward 'Fitz' Fitzgerald is a brilliant but flawed criminal psychologist with a remarkable insight into the criminal mind.

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#10Dalgliesh

Drama Series - 1983, 16 episodes as John Massingham

6.9 / 10
CrimeDrama

Centred on the cases of P. D. James' gentleman detective Adam Dalgliesh. In addition to his career as a policeman, Dalgliesh is also a published poet and an intensely private man.

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#11The Duchess of Duke Street

Drama Series - 1976, 16 episodes as Lieutenant Bamber

8.0 / 10
Drama

In Victorian London, Louisa Leyton works her way up from servant to renowned cook to proprietress of the upper-class Bentinck Hotel in Duke Street, St James's.

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#12The Chief

Drama Series - 1990, 16 episodes as DI Don Wilton

7.0 / 10
Drama

The Chief is a British crime drama transmitted on ITV from 20 April 1990 to 16 June 1995. Produced by Anglia Television, it centred on the politics at the top of a typical English police force in its continual battle to solve the problems the times, in this case the fictional Eastland of East Anglia.

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#13Shoestring

Drama Series - 1979, 16 episodes as Disc Jockey

7.7 / 10
CrimeDrama

Shoestring is a BBC detective drana set in Bristol and starring Trevor Eve as private detective Eddie Shoestring, who operatee his own show on Radio West, the local radio station. The programme ran between 30 September 1979 and 21 December 1980, in two series with 21 hour-long episodes. Eve opted not to return after two series, as he wanted to diversify into theatre, so the production team changed the setting to Jersey and created Bergerac, also following a detective returning to work after a bad period in his life.

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#14Shoestring

Drama Series - 1979, 16 episodes as Radio Announcer

7.7 / 10
CrimeDrama

Shoestring is a BBC detective drana set in Bristol and starring Trevor Eve as private detective Eddie Shoestring, who operatee his own show on Radio West, the local radio station. The programme ran between 30 September 1979 and 21 December 1980, in two series with 21 hour-long episodes. Eve opted not to return after two series, as he wanted to diversify into theatre, so the production team changed the setting to Jersey and created Bergerac, also following a detective returning to work after a bad period in his life.

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#15Shoestring

Drama Series - 1979, 16 episodes as Karl Winning

7.7 / 10
CrimeDrama

Shoestring is a BBC detective drana set in Bristol and starring Trevor Eve as private detective Eddie Shoestring, who operatee his own show on Radio West, the local radio station. The programme ran between 30 September 1979 and 21 December 1980, in two series with 21 hour-long episodes. Eve opted not to return after two series, as he wanted to diversify into theatre, so the production team changed the setting to Jersey and created Bergerac, also following a detective returning to work after a bad period in his life.

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#16Gandhi

Movie - 1982, 2h 15m as A.D.C.

7.6 / 10
DramaHistory

In the early years of the 20th century, Mohandas K. Gandhi, a British-trained lawyer, forsakes all worldly possessions to take up the cause of Indian independence. Faced with armed resistance from the British government, Gandhi adopts a policy of 'passive resistance', endeavouring to win freedom for his people without resorting to bloodshed.

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#17The Knock

Drama Series - 1994, 16 episodes as Jeffrey Faulds

6.5 / 10
CrimeDrama

The Knock is a British television drama series, created by Anita Bronson and broadcast on ITV from 1994 to 2000, which portrayed the activities of customs officers from Her Majesty's Customs and Excise. The series derived its name from the distinctive 'knock knock knock' command used over the radio to synchronise a raid.

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#1899-1

Drama Series - 1994, 16 episodes as Andrew Deniston

8.8 / 10
CrimeDrama

Implicated in an enquiry, maverick undercover DI Mick Raynor goes deep undercover to infiltrate dangerous criminal networks, often bending the rules in order to get results.

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#19Worlds Beyond

Drama Series - 1986, 16 episodes as Vicar

5.8 / 10
DramaSci-Fi & Fantasy

Worlds Beyond is a British television anthology broadcast on ITV from 1986 to 1988, based on real-life supernatural experiences described in archival documents from the Society for Psychical Research. A book was also released to accompany the series.

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#20The Keep

Movie - 1983, 2h 15m as Lutz

5.6 / 10
HorrorFantasy

Set during World War II, a German army garrison is sent to guard a mountain pass in a village in Romania's Carpathian mountains and sets up barracks in an ancient stone fortress. Two of the soldiers unwittingly release a mysterious entity that kills or corrupts those within its influence, drawing the attention of a Gestapo commander, a Jewish scholar, and a mysterious traveller.

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#21The Fourth Arm

Drama Series - 1983, 16 episodes as Capt. Floyd

6.5 / 10
DramaWar & Politics

Starring Paul Shelley in a role reminiscent of his Secret Army character in all but name, this 12-part serial follows a team of secret agents parachuted into occupied Europe during World War II, exploring their recruitment, training, and first mission behind enemy lines.

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#22Q.E.D.

Drama Series - 1982, 16 episodes as Gareth Makepeace

7.1 / 10
Action & AdventureMysteryComedy

Q.E.D. is a 1982 short-lived adventure series set in Edwardian England, starring Sam Waterston as Professor Quentin Everett Deverill. The Professor was a scientific detective in the mold of Sherlock Holmes, and the series had a smattering of what would later be called steampunk. In the show, the lead character was known primarily by his initials, Q.E.D; the reference here is that Q.E.D. usually stands for quod erat demonstrandum, a statement signalling the end of a proof. The show aired on the CBS network in the United States, and on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom.

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#23Eureka

Movie - 1983, 2h 15m as Julian

5.3 / 10
DramaThriller

After striking it rich on a large gold strike, a prospector retires to the quiet life on a Caribbean island but ends up coping with an alcoholic wife, a headstrong daughter, and Miami mobsters who want to build a casino.

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#24Agatha Christie's Seven Dials Mystery

Movie - 1981, 2h 15m as Ronny Devereux

6.9 / 10
DramaMysteryThriller

When two mysterious deaths mar an otherwise pleasant weekend in the English countryside, unflappable flapper Lady Eileen Brent teams up with the dashing Jimmy Thesinger to solve the dastardly deeds. Their sleuthing leads them into a world of espionage and international intrigue as they discover a secret society known as "The Seven Dials" and the attempted theft of top-secret government documents.

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#25Shroud for a Nightingale

Drama Series - 1984, 16 episodes as DS John Massingham

6.4 / 10
Mystery

When a nursing student with a penchant for petty extortion is fatally poisoned during a routine procedure, Commander Dalgliesh and Inspector Massingham must find out

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#26Bust

Drama Series - 1987, 16 episodes as Richard Graham

5.5 / 10
Drama

Unsuccessful businessman, Neil Walsh, tries to rebuild his life after being made bankrupt.

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#27The Franchise Affair

Drama Series - 1988, 16 episodes as DI Grant

6.3 / 10
Drama

A schoolgirl who has been missing for weeks returns home covered in bruises. She says two women kidnapped her, held her captive in an isolated house and beat her. Taken by the police to the house she described, she identifies it and the mother and daughter who live there. They call in a lawyer, who has only days to find evidence that will break the girl's story.

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#28Surviving Disaster

Drama Series - 2006, 16 episodes Main Cast Role

6.7 / 10
DocumentaryDrama

Natural and man-made catastrophes retold by eyewitnesses and dramatic reconstructions.

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#29Richard's Things

Movie - 1980, 2h 15m as Dr. Mace

4.9 / 10
Drama

Following her husband's death, a wife discovers and confronts her husband's lover. Their mutual pain, love, envy and jealousy bring them together in an unexpected emotional and physical relationship.

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#30Death of an Expert Witness

Drama Series - 1983, 16 episodes as John Massingham

6.5 / 10
MysteryDramaCrime

When Dr. Edwin Lorrimer, a forensic scientist working at a private laboratory is found killed, Detective Superintendent Adam Dalgliesh is sent to investigate. Dalgliesh had been in the area a few months previously investigating the murder of a young woman found in an abandoned car. There are several suspects: Lorrimer's subordinate, Clifford Bradley, who despises him; the new head of the laboratory, Maxim Howarth, who is jealous of his sister's relationship with him; a colleague, Paul Middlemass, who had a fight with Lorrimer. There is also a gruff and likely unethical policeman who was on the grounds of the laboratory at the time of the killing and a local pathologist who is raising his two young children after his wife leaves him for another man. When one of the suspects is also murdered, Dalgliesh learns a key piece of information.

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#31Cover Her Face

Drama Series - 1985, 16 episodes as Inspector John Massingham

6.7 / 10
CrimeMysteryDrama

Cover Her Face is the debut 1962 crime novel of P. D. James. It details the investigations into the death of a young, ambitious maid, surrounded by a family which has reasons to want her gone – or dead.

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#32Dirty War

Movie - 2004, 2h 15m as Chairman of Hearing

6.1 / 10
DramaThrillerTV Movie

After years of meticulous planning, a terrorist operation is reaching its final stages. The authorities have received no intelligence; they are in a race against time but don't yet know it. As the operation unfolds, we see the working lives of men and women directly affected by terrorism. Among them: a firemen worried about the increasingly dangerous conditions he and his men are expected to work under; the head of the anti-terrorist branch whose responsibility it is to protect London and a female Muslim detective brought into Scotland Yard to investigate another suspected terrorist cell. But it is too late to stop the attack.

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#33Sky Bandits

Movie - 1986, 2h 15m as Canning's Lieutenant

5.8 / 10
Adventure

A pair of old west cowboys become fighter pilots in World War I.

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#34Red Fox

Movie - 1991, 2h 15m as Woodley

6.0 / 10
Thriller

“Red Fox” tells a gripping contemporary tale of kidnapping, terrorism and political intrigue. Based on the book by Gerald Seymour, with a screenplay by James McManus, it tells the story of when Geoffrey Harrison (Brian Cox), a top executive with British Defence Industries, is kidnapped in Paris and, when held to ransom, his company and the British Embassy are unwilling to meet his captors demands. Wanting to avoid publicity and secure a lucrative French defence contract, matters are made worse when the British and French Governments refuse to negotiate with the kidnappers. Archie Carpenter (John Hurt), Head of Internal Security at BDI, is assigned to investigate the kidnapping, and finds an unexpected ally in an Paul de Vigny (Didier Flamand), an agent with the French MI5. As Harrison’s fate hangs in the balance, Carpenter risks his life in the fight to save him but the nightmare has only just begun…

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#35Sweeney 2

Movie - 1978, 2h 15m as PC

6.2 / 10
ActionCrimeDrama

Second theatrical spin-off from the popular 1970's police series. Regan and Carter head a Flying Squad investigation into a series of bank raids by a team of well-armed villains who are flying in from the continent.

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#36Diana: Her True Story

Movie - 1993, 2h 15m as Adrian

3.0 / 10
TV MovieDrama

Television film telling the story of Diana, Princess of Wales, based on the publication of the same name by Andrew Morton.

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#37Like Father Like Son

Movie - 2005, 2h 15m as Mr. Taylor

6.4 / 10
CrimeDramaMystery

Life for Dee Stanton is improving at every turn. Her legal career is blossoming and her boyfriend Dominic unexpectedly proposes to her. Things were very different 11 years ago when her husband Paul was jailed for the brutal murders of four girls and Dee was hounded from her home. Dee has kept all this a secret from her 15-year-old son Jamie. Now he has discovered the truth about his father and demands to see him.

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#38The Somme: From Defeat to Victory

Movie - 2006, 2h 15m as Brig-Gen. Shoubridge

10.0 / 10
HistoryWarDocumentary

Based on diaries, records and eyewitness accounts, this is the story of the two Battles of the Somme from the perspective of British and German soldiers. It shows how the major lessons learned by the British Army leadership after the disastrous first attacks of July 1916 were turned into victory at the second attempt in September 1916, arguably the turning point for the First World War.

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#39Kate: The Good Neighbour

Movie - 1980, 2h 15m as Jimmy

9.0 / 10
DramaTV Movie

Kate lives fiercely alone, cut off the from present and haunted by the memories of grief from her past.

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#40Secret Weapon

Movie - 1990, 2h 15m as Mirror News Editor

7.5 / 10
DramaHistoryTV Movie

Fact-based story of an Israeli government agent assigned to use her beauty as well as intelligence to snag a man on the run with atomic secrets.

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#41Doomwatch: Winter Angel

Movie - 1999, 2h 15m as Special Branch Officer

7.3 / 10
DramaSci-FiThriller

University lecturer Neil Tannahill is drawn into a sinister conspiracy involving secretly-stored Soviet nuclear waste at a remote British nuclear facility after receiving an enigmatic note from legendary atomic scientist and one-time former head of "Doomwatch" (the infamous Scientific watchdog group of the seventies), Dr Spencer Quist.

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#42Cherished

Movie - 2005, 2h 15m as Dr. Redding

8.0 / 10
TV MovieDrama

A drama based on the true story of Angela Cannings, who was wrongly convicted of killing two of her children, on the basis of "expert witness" evidence about Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (Cot Death Syndrome) which has since been discredited.

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#43The Dancing Princesses

Movie - 1978, 2h 15m as A Soldier

7.0 / 10
FantasyMusicFamily

A made-for-TV retelling of the story "The Twelve Dancing Princesses," directed by Ben Rea, featuring Jim Dale as the Soldier, Freddie Jones as the destitute King, and Gloria Grahame as the Witch. Significant changes were made to the story, including reducing the number of princesses to six, and the soldier ultimately declining to marry any of the princesses due to their deceitful nature.

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#44Together

Movie - 2009, 2h 15m as Father

8.0 / 10
Drama

A year after his brother's death, Rob discovers that the only way to help his father cope with the loss is to "force" his affection onto him.

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