Clive Swift

Clive Swift Trailers

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Clive Swift was a British actor known to millions as Hyacinth Bucket's hen-pecked husband Richard in BBC One's 90s sitcom Keeping Up Appearances. Swift, who spent 10 years at the RSC before breaking into television, also acted in such series as Peak Practice, Born and Bred and The Old Guys.

Most Popular Clive Swift Trailers

Total trailers found: 51

All Together Now Trailer (1986)

09 July 1986

The weekly brass band rehearsal is an enjoyable, light-hearted occasion. Then Mathew, the conductor, introduces James, a newcomer to the village, who is an enthusiastic bandsman from the north, where they do these things properly.

Foreign Affairs Trailer (1978)

25 January 1978

Moscow is the setting for a reunion between Susan and Viktor - a reunion which leads to unforeseen complications.

All's Well That Ends Well Trailer (1968)

06 March 1968

An adaptation directed by Claude Whatham for the BBC's Theatre 625 slot. Essentially a recording of John Barton's acclaimed Royal Shakespeare Company production starring Catherine Lacey (the Countess), Ian Richardson (Bertram), Lynn Farleigh (Helen), Clive Swift (Parolles) and Sebastian Shaw (the King), it was broadcast on 3 June 1968.

The Kitchen Trailer (1977)

02 November 1977

Alvin Rakoff's adaptation of Arnold Wesker's The Kitchen for Play of the Week. The Kitchen, first preformed in 1957, was Wesker's first work and his most performed play.

The Breakthrough Trailer (1975)

08 January 1975

An adaptation of Daphne du Maurier's 1966 short story of the same title, broadcast as part of the BBC's "BBC2 Playhouse".

Mad Jack Trailer (1970)

04 February 1970

Play dealing with the life of British Army lieutenant Siegfried Sassoon, and his protests against thr

Othello Trailer (1990)

23 June 1990

Noble Moroccan Othello finds his life with beautiful, fiercely loyal Desdemona thrown tragically out of balance when secretly jealous, scheming confidante Iago begins an insidious campaign of lies and treachery.

Cause Célèbre Trailer (1987)

23 August 1987

When the ailing husband of an adulterous wife is discovered bludgeoned to death and suspicions fall on the older woman's young lover, the newly widowed woman claims that it was she who was solely responsible for the death despite evidence that points to the contrary in this dramatic account of true-life 1935 trial that shocked all of England.

Goodbye Trailer (1975)

06 March 1975

"All I said was the gramophone's too loud." Tony and Zoe Lyle 's silly row starts like any other, but Tony finds that Zoe means it this time.

Excalibur Trailer (1981)

10 April 1981

Arthur fulfills his fate by bringing together the Knights of the Round Table at Camelot and unifying the country.

Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde Trailer (1980)

20 November 1980

Adaptation of the novella by Robert Louis Stevenson

101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure Trailer (2003)

02 March 2003

Being one of 101 takes its toll on Patch, who doesn't feel unique. When he's accidentally left behind on moving day, he meets his idol, Thunderbolt, who enlists him on a publicity campaign.

The Stalls of Barchester Trailer (1971)

24 December 1971

Scholar Dr. Black's seemingly mundane assignment of sorting through the assets of the Barchester Cathedral library takes an eerie turn when he comes across the papers of the late Archdeacon, who plotted to gain his position through murder.

The Memoirs of Hyacinth Bucket Trailer (1997)

20 May 1997

Daisy and Onslow find the secret diary of Hyacinth and start reading in it. The rest of this TV-special are clips from prevous episodes.

South Riding Trailer (1974)

16 September 1974

An adaptation of Winifred Holtby's classic novel

Frenzy Trailer (1972)

25 May 1972

London is terrorized by a vicious sex killer known as The Necktie Murderer. Following the brutal slaying of his ex-wife, down-on-his-luck Richard Blaney is suspected by the police of being the killer.

Beasts: The Dummy Trailer (1976)

20 November 1976

A washed-up actor has a nervous breakdown and believes that he really is the movie monster that he has been hired to play.

A Passage to India Trailer (1984)

14 December 1984

Cultural mistrust and false accusations doom a friendship in British colonial India between an Indian doctor, an Englishwoman engaged to marry a city magistrate, and an English educator.

Man at the Top Trailer (1973)

01 January 1973

Northerner Joe Lampton becomes involved with Lord Ackerman, the powerful chairman of a pharmaceutical concern, his beautiful wife Alex, and daughter Robin.

Journey's End Trailer (1988)

01 January 1988

A British Company in the WWI trenches await an inevitable German attack in this 1988 adaptation of R.

Henry IV Part 1 Trailer (1979)

09 December 1979

Henry Bolingbroke has now been crowned King of England, but faces a rebellion headed by the embittered Earl of Northumberland and his son (nicknamed 'Hotspur').

Praying Mantis Trailer (1982)

01 January 1982

A middle-aged professor's young bride and his assistant plan to commit a double murder disguised as a "Crime Passionel", but discover too late that one of their intended victims has become a fellow conspirator.

The Funny Blokes of British Comedy Trailer (2005)

03 March 2005

Movie with some of the greatest brittish comedians such as Rowan Atkinson, John Cleese.

Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned Trailer (2007)

25 December 2007

When disaster hits the Titanic, the Doctor uncovers a threat to the whole human race. Battling alongside aliens, saboteurs, robot Angels and a new friend called Astrid, can he stop the Christmas inferno?

What Mad Pursuit Trailer (1985)

24 November 1985

If you were a famous English novelist doing a whistle stop tour of the United States to promote your books, wouldn't you welcome with open arms the chance of a quiet weekend away from it all in a remote corner of Long Island? Of course you would.

Excalibur: Behind the Movie Trailer (2013)

20 December 2013

This retrospective documentary looks back on the making of director John Boorman's 1981 movie, Excalibur.

Buffet Trailer (1976)

02 November 1976

A quick drink in the buffet before going home. Freddie's nerves are taking a hammering lately; the economy is in dire trouble and who can blame a businessman for the occasional drink? His wife and mistress for a start.

Pack of Lies Trailer (1987)

26 April 1987

A British couple are shocked out of their suburban malaise when British intelligence agent Stewart shows up at their door and wants to use their house for a stakeout.

A Warning to the Curious Trailer (1972)

24 December 1972

Paxton, an amateur archeologist, travels to the town of Seaburgh and inadvertently stumbles across one of the lost crowns of Anglia, which, according to legend, protect the county from invasion.

The War That Never Ends Trailer (1991)

28 March 1991

The Peloponnesian Wars (Athens versus Sparta for twenty-seven years) told in the format of news broadcast-like monologues by Theucydides, Plato, and others.

Martin Luther, Heretic Trailer (1983)

08 November 1983

Martin Luther inspires a breakaway from the Roman Catholic church and is the founder of Protestantism.

Aristocrats Trailer (1999)

20 June 1999

18th-century England and Ireland viewed through the eyes of four beautiful high-born sisters - Caroline, Emily, Louisa, and Sarah Lennox, great-granddaughters of a king, daughters of a cabinet minister, and wives of politicians and peers.

A Midsummer Night's Dream Trailer (1968)

30 September 1968

Peter Hall's film adaptation of Shakespeare's comedy, filmed in and around an English country house and starring actors from the Royal Shakespeare Company.

Young Toscanini Trailer (1988)

07 October 1988

A fanciful biopic of legendary conductor Arturo Toscanini as a very young man.

Death Line Trailer (1972)

13 October 1972

When a government official disappears in the London tunnels, after several reports of missing people in the same location, Scotland Yard start to take the matter seriously, along with a couple who stumble into a victim by accident.

Catch Us If You Can Trailer (1965)

15 July 1965

Dinah is a famous model and actress who is getting tired of life in the limelight and wants to take a break.

Birthday Trailer (1969)

02 January 1969

Michael Frayn play part of TV series The Wednesday Play.

Memed My Hawk Trailer (1984)

10 May 1984

In 1920s Turkey, a young peasant is smitten with a beautiful young girl, who has been promised in marriage to the fat, dullard cousin of the province's powerful and corrupt governor.

An Ordered Life Trailer (1980)

10 August 1980

Colin Jeavons is the German composer Anton Webern who survives Naziism only to be shot by an American GI in the closing days of WW2.

Comedy Classic: Keeping Up Appearances Trailer (2023)

14 January 2023

Keeping Up Appearances remains one of Britain's best loved series. Running for 5 years throughout the 90s, millions of viewers tuned in to watch the delightfully monstrous Hyacinth Bucket (pronounced Bouquet) as she attempted to climb the social ladder, only to be endlessly let down by her family.

Roll On Four O'Clock Trailer (1970)

19 December 1970

Compelling drama from screenwriter Colin Welland set in a city comprehensive school of low expectations and ambitions.

Doctor Who: Revelation of the Daleks Trailer (1985)

30 March 1985

At the Tranquil Repose mortuary, the Doctor and Peri uncover a sinister plot to create a new breed of Daleks under the supervision of the mysterious Great Healer.

Pericles, Prince of Tyre Trailer (1984)

08 December 1984

When Prince Pericles, visiting Antioch, discovers the dreaded answer to King Antiochus's riddle, he flees for his life straight into famine, shipwreck, love, fatherhood, and another shipwreck.

Young Arthur Trailer (2002)

02 May 2002

Unaired TV movie pilot for a TV series on the childhood of King Arthur.

The Potsdam Quartet Trailer (1981)

13 May 1981

' They're mortal enemies, we just hate each other. So surely if they can agree about the destiny of mankind, we can save our quartet from the knacker's yard.

Romeo and Juliet Trailer (1976)

26 September 1976

Romeo falls in love with the beautiful young Juliet, but their warring families spell tragedy for the lovers.

Beloved Trailer (1976)

15 October 1976

When Henry James Prince is dismissed from his post as a curate, he decides to found his own religion, called the Abode of Love.

The National Health Trailer (1973)

06 March 1973

Peter Nichols adapted his own hit play to the screen, based on his experiences in hospitals. A riotous black comedy that's as timely today as ever, it contrasts the appalling conditions in a overcrowded London hospital with a soap opera playing on the televisions there.

Home-Movies Trailer (1979)

05 December 1979

A 1979 production from BBC2 Playhouse by Denis Cannan

The Exorcism Trailer (1972)

05 November 1972

Four friends gather for Christmas dinner at an old cottage. Suddenly, there's a power failure and the phone goes dead.

The Sailor's Return Trailer (1978)

15 November 1978

Based on the 1925 novel The Sailor's Return by David Garnett. A sailor returns to his hometown to open a pub bringing with him his new black wife.