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Jake D'Arcy

Jake D'Arcy

Acting

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Jake D'Arcy is a Scottish actor best known for playing "Pete the Jakey" on Scottish comedy show Still Game. D'Arcy first appeared in Rab C. Nesbitt and then he later appeared as Pete the Jakey on Still Game. His most recent appearance was on the Christmas special of British comedy show Outnumbered as Mack, a friend of Grampa. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jake D'Arcy , licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Minder
7.1

Roguish comedy drama following the misadventures of small-time crook Arthur Daley.

Minder

1979
Lovejoy
7.4

The adventures of the eponymous Lovejoy, a likeable but roguish antiques dealer based in East Anglia. Within the trade, he has a reputation as a “divvie”, a person with an almost supernatural powers for recognising exceptional items as well as distinguishing genuine antique from clever fakes or forgeries.

Lovejoy

1986
Hamish Macbeth
7.7

Hamish Macbeth is a comedy-drama series made by BBC Scotland and first aired in 1995. It is loosely based on a series of mystery novels by M. C. Beaton. The series concerns a local police officer, Constable Hamish Macbeth in the fictitious town of Lochdubh on the west coast of Scotland. The titular character was played by Robert Carlyle. It ran for three series from 1995 to 1997, with the first two series having six episodes and the third having eight.

Hamish Macbeth

1995
The Play on One
6.0

A series of plays specially written for television.

The Play on One

1988
City Lights
7.0

Hapless bank clerk Willie Melvin dreams of being a successful writer but is held back by his own incompetence, the dodgy dealings of his best friend Chancer, and lack of support from his mother, the bank's manager Adam McLelland and his obsequious fellow teller, Brian.

City Lights

1986
Psychos
7.3

Focuses on manic-depressive psychiatrist Daniel Nash, and the Glasgow mental hospital where he works.

Psychos

1999
The Little Vampire
6.9

Based on the popular books, the story tells of Tony who wants a friend to add some adventure to his life. What he gets is Rudolph, a vampire kid with a good appetite. The two end up inseparable, but their fun is cut short when all the hopes of the vampire race could be gone forever in single night. With Tony's access to the daytime world, he helps them to find what they've always wanted.

The Little Vampire

2000
What We Did on Our Holiday
6.7

Doug and Abi and their three children travel to the Scottish Highlands for Doug's father Gordie's birthday party. It's soon clear that when it comes to keeping a secret under wraps from the rest of the family, their children are their biggest liability...

What We Did on Our Holiday

2014
Takin' Over the Asylum
8.4

A salesman starts to run a hospital radio station inside a facility for people with mental heath needs.

Takin' Over the Asylum

1994
Tutti Frutti
7.1

Trouble ensues for the Majestics, Scotland's "Kings of Rock", when a good-looking redhead joins the band on tour.

Tutti Frutti

1987
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N/A

Four-part series that studies the personal lives of folk in a remote Scottish fishing village that is coming to terms with rationalisation, and globalisation of its fishing industry.

A Mug's Game

1996
Beautiful Creatures
5.6

When Petula and Dorothy cover up the accidental murder of one jerk boyfriend, they hatch a hilarious scheme to collect a huge ransom.

Beautiful Creatures

2000
Heavenly Pursuits
7.2

Vic Mathews teaches a remedial class at the Blessed Edith Semple School in Scotland. Some at the school are trying to discover the two more miracles that would promote the late Edith Semple to sainthood; Mathews, a non-believer, wishes the school would concentrate on teaching the children. He becomes confused, however, when he is involved in possibly miraculous events himself! Written by George S. Davis

Heavenly Pursuits

1986
Gregory's Girl
6.8

A teenager falls hard for the female soccer player who has replaced him on the team and attempts to pursue her.

Gregory's Girl

1980
Staggered
5.3

Very much in love, Neil's wedding plans are sabotaged, beginning when he is abandoned, naked, on a Scottish island. A road trip ensues, with Neil encountering many obstacles as he makes his way to London for what he believes is to be his wedding day. Or is it?

Staggered

1994
A View of Harry Clark
N/A

Harry Clark is a social worker on the verge of cracking up. His job is to help other people: who is there to help him?

A View of Harry Clark

1989
Dreaming
9.0

Unemployed Ayrshire teenager Sammy Nelson is a dreamer, using his vivid imagination to conjure up a gallery of heroes. But far from simply providing an escape from grim reality, his dreams become weapons to confront it. With appearances by Deacon Blue, Billy Connolly and Marianne Faithful

Dreaming

1991
The Bruce
6.4

Robert the Bruce unites the Scots in a rebellion against the hated English, led by Edward I. He is supported by various loyal followers, notably the bishop who agrees to recognize his claim and crown him as King of the Scots.

The Bruce

1996
The Bogie Man
6.7

A mental patient who believes he is Humphrey Bogart escapes from his institution and sets up in business as a private eye. Based on the the comic book series created by writers John Wagner and Alan Grant.

The Bogie Man

1992
Just Another Saturday
8.4

It's the day of the Orange Parade in Glasgow, but for Jon, the thrill of leading the parade and swinging the mace soon turns to horror as he learns the truth behind the costumes and songs.

Just Another Saturday

1975