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Lloyd Peters

Acting

Biography

Lloyd has been a professional actor, writer and director for over 40 years. He has worked with many leading writers and directors including: film directors Mike Leigh, Ken Russell (in 'Lair of the White Worm') , Alan Bleasdale (twice ) Michael Wearing and Philip Saville. Lloyd has appeared in a large number of television and radio drama and comedy productions playing a variety of major roles. These include leading and featured parts in Mike Leigh's film 'Home Sweet Home', 'Boys From The Blackstuff', 'Last of the Summer Wine', 'Coronation Street', 'Heartbeat', 'Boy Who Won the Pools', 'The History Man; and Vanity Fair (radio) series, among many others.

Known For

The Illusion
8.0

Susana Barriga’s documentary, the illusion, begins with violence. A long shot reveals a man standing on a street corner, his features indiscernible in the night. He moves out of the camera’s line of vision, but the filmmaker, persistent, moves with him as the jostling of the camera marks her steps. As we learn moments later, the man in the distance is Susana’s father – and this is the clearest image of him we will have. Suddenly, an angry British man demands that Susana cease filming. Susana protests in heavily accented English, “He is my father!” Glimpses of a man’s torso are followed by blurred images as the camera spins rapidly over surfaces. The image cuts to black. A new male voice asks in carefully spaced out words if Susana would like him to call the police. When she doesn’t respond immediately, he speaks louder, as though volume would compensate for the language difference. She gives her name; she refuses the offer of an ambulance.

The Illusion

2009Movie
Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule
7.5

Comedian Rik Mayall died suddenly on 9 June 2014. Mayall's blend of rocket-fuelled physical comedy, surrealism, subversive satire and pompous punk wit left a body of work that spanned four decades. Mayall's characters include the Black Country's investigative nerd Kevin Turvey, Felicity Kendal-adoring student and 'People's Poet' Rik in The Young Ones, ruthless MP Alan B'Stard in The New Statesman, seedy loser Richie in Bottom and larger-than-life characters Robin Hood and flying ace Lord Flashheart from Blackadder. Narrated by Simon Callow, this programme salutes Rik Mayall and celebrates his part in the UK's comedy history using rare and unseen archive footage. It also features contributions from people who knew or admired him, including Michael Palin, Simon Pegg, Lenny Henry, Ben Elton, Alexei Sayle, Christopher Ryan, Tim McInnerny, Jools Holland, Ruby Wax and Greg Davies.

Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule

2014Movie