Darryl Read
Actor
Darryl Read appears in 20 titles on CineTonight, including Minder and Theatre 625. Known on screen for roles such as Prince Cosimo de Medici.
20Titles
1963Earliest
2.4Avg. rating
IndiaBased in
Known For
7.2Minder
1979 7.2
Roguish comedy drama following the misadventures of small-time crook Arthur Daley.
Minder
1979
7.2Theatre 625
1964 7.2
Theatre 625 is a British television drama anthology series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC2 from 1964 to 1968. It was one of the first regular programmes in the line-up of the channel, and the title referred to its production and transmission being in the higher-definition 625-line format, which only BBC2 used at the time.
Theatre 625
1964
8.0Festival
1963 8.0
An anthology of single plays offering up adaptations of either of prominent stage plays or novels.
Festival
1963
5.8Mystery and Imagination
1966 5.8
Mystery and Imagination is a British television anthology of classic horror and supernatural dramas. Five series were broadcast from 1966 to 1970 on ITV and produced by ABC and Thames Television.
Mystery and Imagination
1966
6.3A Bunch of Fives
1977 6.3
A Bunch of Fives is an English children’s television show broadcast in the 1970s on ITV. A precursor of Grange Hill, it starred Lesley Manville and Jamie Foreman as Fifth formers who start a school newspaper. The show spawned one paperback tie-in.
A Bunch of Fives
1977
5.6The Lost Continent
1968 5.6
An eclectic group of characters set sail on Captain Lansen’s leaky cargo ship in an attempt to escape their various troubles. When a violent storm strikes, the ship is swept into the Sargasso Sea and the passengers find themselves trapped on an island populated by man-eating seaweed, giant crabs and Spanish conquistadors who believe it’s still the 16th century.
The Lost Continent
1968
0.0The Castaways
1964 0.0
No synopsis available yet.
The Castaways
1964
0.0Six
1964 0.0
A six-part anthology of new television films produced by the BBC and broadcast on BBC2's Saturday nights between 12 December 1964 and 16 January 1965.
Six
1964
0.0Whispering Island
1964 0.0
Four children go to stay in a cottage near the sea where they meet Wilfred, an orphan who can attract animals by playing his pipe. They explore a nearby island for treasure and find the owner is being robbed by his gamekeepers. Brought before Sir Hugo the children convince him of their story but the gamekeepers lock them all up. They find a secret passage leading to the legendary crusader treasure and also find their way back to the castle. Again they are caught and left in a dungeon flooded at high tide. Wilfred plays his pipe and a badger appears showing them the way out. The tables are finally turned: the gamekeepers are handed over to the police and Sir Hugo decides to adopt Wilfred.
Whispering Island
1964
0.0The Young Detectives
1963 0.0
Adventure of stolen jewels and the kidnapping of a little boy who saw the robbery.
The Young Detectives
1963
0.0High Tide
1964 0.0
No synopsis available yet.
High Tide
1964
0.0Ambush
1966 0.0
No synopsis available yet.
Ambush
1966
0.0Shipwreck
1967 0.0
No synopsis available yet.
Shipwreck
1967
0.0The Conspirators
1966 0.0
No synopsis available yet.
The Conspirators
1966
0.0Gun Runners
1966 0.0
No synopsis available yet.
Gun Runners
1966
0.0Son of the Sahara
1966 0.0
Abu, an Arab boy who looks after the caliph's favorite stallion, hears about plans for a coup. The conspirator Sidi Feisal shows no mercy when it comes to forcing him to reveal these secrets.
Son of the Sahara
1966
0.0Counter Plot
1966 0.0
No synopsis available yet.
Counter Plot
1966
0.0The Golden Dragon
1967 0.0
No synopsis available yet.
The Golden Dragon
1967
0.0A Man Inside
1967 0.0
A middle aged man taunted by his young office colleagues about his bachelorhood turns to violence.
A Man Inside
1967
8.0Daylight Robbery
1964 8.0
Three children are locked in a store by accident. They help catch a gang who break into the store the same day in order to get to the bank next door.
Daylight Robbery
1964