Freddie Fletcher

Freddie Fletcher Trailers

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Grimethorpe born Freddie Fletcher is an actor who is best known for his role as Jud Casper, the bullying brother in Ken Loach's classic 1969 film Kes. Prior to the film, Fletcher had no acting experience and was working as a painter and decorator but, after the film proved a success, Fletcher secured a number of TV roles, most notably as layabout Raymond Shepherd, one of Diana Dors's wayward sons in the popular comedy series Queenie's Castle. Roles in Coronation Street, Emmerdale, All Creatures Great and Small, Children's Ward and Heartbeat followed, along with four Play for Today's, Jack Rosenthal's Another Sunday and Sweet F.A. and the 1974 film Juggernaut. His last acting role was as Judd the barman in the 1996 movie When Saturday Comes. The film, about Sheffield United, starred Sean Bean who recommended him for the part. Fletcher still lives in Grimethorpe with his wife, Joy, who was Willowgarth School's non-teaching Head of Year.

Most Popular Freddie Fletcher Trailers

Total trailers found: 12

Fox Trailer (1980)

10 March 1980

The thirteen-part series recounted the lives of the titular Fox family, who lived in Clapham in South London and had gangland connections.

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.

Keep an Eye on Albert Trailer (1975)

11 November 1975

Pubs, pigeons, weight-lifting – that's Terry's life, and his wife Glenda feels neglected. But now Terry's best mate, Albert, is on leave from the Merchant Navy, and Albert knows how to treat a lady.

Juggernaut Trailer (1974)

25 September 1974

A terrorist demands a huge ransom in exchange for information on how to disarm the seven bombs he has planted aboard a trans-Atlantic cruise ship.

Brothers in Trouble Trailer (1995)

23 August 1995

Amir is an illegal Pakistani immigrant smuggled into England in the 1960's to work, to send money to his family and perhaps even bring them over with him.

When Saturday Comes Trailer (1996)

01 March 1996

Jimmy Muir comes from a typical gritty, northern town where there are only two options: working down the pit or in a factory.

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.

Another Sunday and Sweet F.A. Trailer (1972)

09 January 1972

Mr. Armistead is the referee for an amateur league Sunday Football match. Disliked and abused by all the players he tries to play fair and ensure they follow the rules.

Shut Down Trailer (1973)

29 November 1973

During Wakes Week in the Potteries, the factory is deserted except for three electricians on an emergency maintenance job.

Nearly a Happy Ending Trailer (1980)

31 May 1980

A play by Victoria Wood. Maureen has been faithfully attending the slimmers' club for months. Now the weeks of endless crispbreads have paid off - but is her optimism misplaced? Sequel to Wood's earlier play Talent, featuring the same characters of lifelong friends Maureen and Julie.

Red Shift Trailer (1978)

17 January 1978

Three men at three different times in history come to Mow Top hill in search of sanctuary from their troubles.

The Nature of the Beast Trailer (1988)

20 February 1988

A boy reads about the attacks of a unknown animal on livestock in the town. He plans to run his own investigation.