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Acting

Roy Barraclough

Career

Active from 1967 to 2016, with a break from 1980 to 1993, with up to 1 main title a year.

Leading roles
8
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Tractate Middoth
The Tractate Middoth
GoodWatch score69/100

Characters

2

The characters Roy Barraclough played, best-known titles first.

Roy Barraclough as Various
Roy Barraclough as Cissie

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 17 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 2.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Roy Barraclough Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    2.1, average 4.8
  • Violence
    1.8, average 4.1
  • Tension
    4.0, average 5.9
  • Scare
    1.1, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • British Comedy 2
  • Lighthearted & Witty 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Classic British Comedy 2
  • Variety Show 2
  • Sketch Comedy 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

46
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

3 titles · average score 69
You Can't Teach a New Dog Old Tricks
You Can't Teach a New Dog Old Tricks (2016)
GoodWatch score 55

as Mr. Grainger

The Tractate Middoth
The Tractate Middoth (2013)
GoodWatch score 69

as Hodgson

Last Tango in Halifax
Last Tango in Halifax (2012)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show · as Maurice

2000s

4 titles · average score 58
Fairy Tales
Fairy Tales (2008)

TV show · as Danny Argyle

Funland
Funland (2005)
GoodWatch score 47

TV show · as Onan Van Kneck

A Thing Called Love
A Thing Called Love (2004)

TV show · as Harold Waterman

The Basil Brush Show
The Basil Brush Show (2002)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Kindly Man

1990s

7 titles · average score 74
Bostock's Cup
Bostock's Cup (1999)

as Arthur Swarbrick

Coronation Street - The Feature Length Special
Coronation Street - The Feature Length Special (1995)

as Alec Gilroy

Mother's Ruin
Mother's Ruin (1994)

TV show

Cadfael
Cadfael (1994)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as Walter Aurifaber

The Sanctuary Sparrow
The Sanctuary Sparrow (1994)

as Walter Aurifaber

Peak Practice
Peak Practice (1993)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show · as Joe Wilson / Mayor Joss Brown

Heartbeat
Heartbeat (1992)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Ellis

1980s

5 titles · average score 61
Casualty
Casualty (1986)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show · as Arthur Lyle

Car Trouble
Car Trouble (1986)
GoodWatch score 51

as Man With Dog

The Bounder
The Bounder (1982)

TV show · as Assistant

The Funny Side of Christmas
The Funny Side of Christmas (1982)

as Cissie

Bergerac
Bergerac (1981)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Hodge

1970s

22 titles · average score 65
Blankety Blank
Blankety Blank (1979)
GoodWatch score 57

TV show

The Les Dawson Show
The Les Dawson Show (1978)

TV show

Strangers
Strangers (1978)

TV show · as Jackson

The Slipper and the Rose
The Slipper and the Rose (1976)
GoodWatch score 74

as Tailor

The XYY Man
The XYY Man (1976)

TV show · as Charlie

Dawson's Weekly
Dawson's Weekly (1975)

TV show

Rising Damp
Rising Damp (1974)
GoodWatch score 50

TV show · as Barman

Les Dawson's Christmas Box
Les Dawson's Christmas Box (1974)

TV show

Last of the Summer Wine
Last of the Summer Wine (1973)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show · as Crowcroft

Pardon My Genie
Pardon My Genie (1972)

TV show

A Ghost Story for Christmas
A Ghost Story for Christmas (1971)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as Hodgson

Queenie's Castle
Queenie's Castle (1970)

TV show · as Herbert Cooney

1960s

5 titles · average score 70
Nearest and Dearest
Nearest and Dearest (1968)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as Vicar

Tom Grattan's War
Tom Grattan's War (1968)

TV show · as Coastguard

The Waiting Game
The Waiting Game (1967)

as Estate Agent

Public Eye
Public Eye (1965)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show · as M.C

Coronation Street
Coronation Street (1960)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show · as Alec Gilroy