This is a concise list of the television and film productions in which John Thaw appeared, as well as his radio and voice work, and noteworthy interview appearances.
Further pages containing more information about John’s television and film roles will be added to this website during upcoming months.
Actor:
1961: The Younger Generation: The Rabbit Set, Flow Gently Sweet Afton, The Suburb Cuckoo, The Mating Age, Run Away Home, Somewhere to Begin, Goodbye Charlie (TV Plays)
1961: ITV Play of the Week: Serjeant Musgrave’s Dance (TV Play)
1962: Probation Officer. Series 4, Episode 4 (TV Series)
1962: A Smashing Day (TV Play)
1962: The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (Film)
1962: Nil Carborundum (TV Play)
1963: BBC Sunday Night Play: So Long Charlie (TV Play)
1963: ITV Television Playhouse: The Lads (TV Play)
1963: Z-Cars. Series 3, Episodes 3 – “A La Carte”, 4 – “Light the Blue Paper”, 5 – “A Quiet Night”, 7 – Hide and Go Seek” (TV Series)
1963: Five to One / The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre: Five to One (Film)
1964: ITV Play of the Week: I Can Walk Where I Like, Can’t I? (TV Play)
1964: The Avengers. Series 3, Episode 25 – “Esprit De Corps” (TV Series)
1964: ITV Play of the Week: The Other Man (TV Play)
1964 – 66: Redcap (TV Series)
1965: Dead Man’s Chest / The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre: Dead Man’s Chest (Film)
1965: A Poor Gentleman (2-part TV Miniseries)
1966: Out of Town Theatre: Seeing a Beauty Queen Home (TV Play)
1966: Bat out of Hell (TV Miniseries)
1966: BBC Play of the Month: The Making of Jericho (TV Play)
1966: Drama ‘66: The Assassin at the Door (TV Play)
1967: Inheritance (TV Miniseries)
1968: The Bofors Gun (Film)
1969: The Borderers: Series 1, Episode 13 – “Dispossessed” (TV Series)
1969: ITV Saturday Night Theatre: The Haunting (TV Play)
1969: ITV Saturday Night Theatre: The Talking Head (TV Play)
1969: ITV Saturday Night Theatre: In Another Country (TV Play)
1969: Strange Report. Episode 8 – “Report 2475: Revenge – When a Man Hates” (TV Series)
1970: Praise Marx and Pass the Ammunition (Film)
1970: The Last Grenade (Film)
1970: On Trial. Episode 2 – “Marshal Pétain – A Matter of Honour” (TV Documentary Miniseries)
1970: Big Brother: Dying Gets You Nowhere (TV Play)
1970: BBC Play of the Month: Macbeth (TV Play)
1970: Happy Ever After: Don’t Walk Away (TV Play)
1971: ITV Sunday Night Drama: Turn Of The Year: The Parcel (TV Play)
1971: Rules Rules Rules. Series 1, Episode 13 – “The Interview” (TV Documentary Series)
1971: Budgie. Series 1, Episode 12 – “Sunset Mansions or Whatever Happened to Janey-Baib” (TV Series)
1971: Armchair Theatre: Competition (TV Play)
1971: Suspicion: I’ll Go Along With That (TV Play)
1971: The Onedin Line. Series 1, Episode 11 – “Mutiny” (TV Series)
1972: Pretenders. Episode 7 – “The Paymaster” (TV Series)
1972: The Frighteners: Old Comrades (TV Play)
1972: Armchair Theatre: Whatever Became of Me? / a.k.a What Became of Me? (TV Play)
1972: Dr. Phibes Rises Again (Film)
1972: ITV Playhouse: Refuge for a Hero (TV Play)
1972: The Adventures of Black Beauty. Series 1, Episode 2 – “The Hostage” (TV Series)
1973: The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes: The Sensible Action of Lieutenant Holst (TV Play)
1973: Menace: Tom (TV Play)
1973: BBC Play of the Month: Caucasian Chalk Circle (TV Play)
1973: ITV Sunday Night Theatre: Passengers (TV Play)
1973: The Capone Investment (TV Miniseries)
1973: The Protectors. Series 2, Episode 15 – “Lena” (TV Series)
1974: Thick As Thieves (TV Series)
1974: Armchair Theatre: Regan (TV Play)
1975 – 1978: The Sweeney (TV Series)
1976: The Morecambe and Wise Show. “1976 Christmas Show” (TV Series)
1977: Sweeney! (Film)
1978: Sweeney 2 (Film)
1978: Play for Today: Dinner at the Sporting Club (TV Play)
1980: Drake’s Venture (TV Film)
1981: Killing Heat / The Grass is Singing (Film)
1982: Saturday Night Thriller: Where is Betty Buchus? (TV Play)
1984: Killer Waiting (TV Film)
1984: Mitch (TV Series)
1984: The Life and Death of King John (TV Play)
1985 – 1990: Home to Roost (TV Series)
1985: We’ll Support You Ever More (TV Film)
1987 – 2000: Inspector Morse (TV Series)
1987: Cry Freedom (Film)
1987: The Return of Sherlock Holmes: The Sign of Four (TV Film)
1987: Business As Usual (Film)
1989: Bomber Harris (TV Film)
1991: Stanley and the Women (TV Miniseries)
1992: Chaplin (Film)
1993: A Year in Provence (TV Miniseries)
1995 – 2001: Kavanagh QC (TV Series)
1995: Screen Two: The Absence of War (TV Film / TV Play)
1996: Masculine Mescaline (Short Film)
1997: Into the Blue (TV Film)
1998: Goodnight Mister Tom (TV Film)
1999: Plastic Man (2-part TV Miniseries)
1999: The Waiting Time (TV Film)
2000: Monsignor Renard (TV Series)
2001: The Glass (TV Miniseries)
2001: Buried Treasure (TV Film)
Narrator / Presenter:
1980: Hollywood and Vine: Stories By F. Scott Fitzgerald. (TV Miniseries)
1981: When the Bough Breaks (TV Documentary Series)
1983: Jailed by the British. Episode 2 – “German POWs” (TV Documentary Series)
1985: Austin Rover: Who Cares Wins – The Key to Success (Company Training Videos)
1999: The Second World War in Colour (TV Documentary Series)
2000: Britain at War in Colour (TV Documentary Series)
Radio / Voice:
1962: The Vodi (Radio Play). BBC Home Service
Circa 1982: Audiobook: Modesty Blaise: I Had a Date with Lady Janet. Released on Audio Cassette Tape by Pickwick Talking Books
1982: Serjeant Musgrave’s Dance. (Radio Play). BBC Radio 4
1995: They Called Me Al – The Story of Al Bowlly. Narrator. BBC Radio 2
2001: Peter Pan – A Musical Adventure. BBC Radio 3
Interviews:
1978: The Electric Theatre Show
1978: The South Bank Show. Series 1, Episode 2 – Tom Stoppard. November 26, 1978
1981: This Is Your Life. “John Thaw”. 18 March 1981
1990: Aspel & Company. Series 7, Episode 13. 5 May 1990
1990: Tonight Live with Steve Vizard. 3 August 1990
1990: Desert Island Discs. (BBC Radio 4). 9 October 1990
Resources:
IMDb contributors (2024). ‘John Thaw’. IMDb. Available at: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0857177/
Wikipedia contributors (2024). ‘John Thaw’. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Thaw
John Thaw Archive 