Bernard Atha

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Bernard Atha CBE was an actor known for his many appearances in Ken Loach films and various notable Play for Today productions. He also served as a Labour councillor for the Kirkstall ward in Leeds for 57 years (1957-2014) and was once the Lord Mayor of the city. He trained in ballet and law before taking up his career in acting and politics. He died aged 94 on 22nd October 2022.

Most Popular Bernard Atha Trailers

Total trailers found: 14

The Cold War Killers Trailer (1986)

01 January 1986

A missing 1950s era airplane is found 27 years later at the bottom of a lake. British and Soviet spy agencies are intensely interested.

Leeds United! Trailer (1974)

31 October 1974

The true story of a strike in 1970 by female textile-factory workers in Leeds who wanted to be paid the same as their male colleagues, but whose efforts were undermined by the trade union that they belonged to.

Steps Back Trailer (1973)

14 May 1973

When Gerry Broadbent, in search of his roots, takes his fiancée Nita home to Brighouse, they find that the picture is not quite as he painted.

Kisses at Fifty Trailer (1973)

22 January 1973

A father leaves his grown-up family to move in with his lover in the south, alienating himself from his four children.

The Rank and File Trailer (1971)

20 May 1971

Wilkinsons glass-works dominates a Staffordshire town. After a small walkout over pay discrepancies, the workers of the factory vote to go on strike, but they are denied support by their trade union.

It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet Trailer (1976)

18 November 1976

Based on James Herriot's books about life as a 1930s veterinarian in Yorkshire, John Alderson plays the kindly doctor who ministers to animals in this enjoyable family film.

All Day on the Sands Trailer (1979)

24 February 1979

Mr and Mrs Cooper are staying at a boarding-house in the seaside resort of Morecambe with their small children, Colin and Jennifer.

Kes Trailer (1970)

03 April 1970

Bullied at school and ignored and abused at home by his indifferent mother and older brother, Billy Casper, a 15-year-old working-class Yorkshire boy, tames and trains his pet kestrel falcon whom he names Kes.

The Spongers Trailer (1978)

24 January 1978

In the days leading up the Queen's Silver Jubilee, Pauline, a recently separated single mother, receives a visit from a bailiff and is given 15 days to address her overdue rent payments.

The Lady's Maid's Bell Trailer (1983)

27 May 1983

Based on a short story by Edith Wharton. A lady's maid named Hartley finds employment with Mrs. Brympton, a lady who is confined to her country estate because of delicate health.

Liam Trailer (2001)

23 January 2001

A morality tale of xenophobia, religious prejudice, mob violence, poverty, and their effect on two children in Liverpool during the Depression.

The Road to 1984 Trailer (1984)

19 January 1984

1984 was not a leap into the future-but a look at the dangers already present-in Orwell's lifetime. The Road to 1984 intertwines vision and reality.

Family Life Trailer (1971)

17 November 1971

A young woman, Janice, is living with her restrictive and conservative parents, who lead a dull working-class life and consider their daughter to be “misbehaving” whenever she’s trying to find her own way in life.

There Is a Happy Land Trailer (1974)

05 May 1974

Keith Waterhouse's near autobiographical tale about characters from his childhood.