Robin Askwith
Birthday: Born in 1950-10-12 in Southport, Lancashire, England, UK
Deathday: Alive
Robin Askwith is a British actor prolific in the 1970s with softcore sexploitation comedies such as the Confessions series. Away from those films, Askwith acted for directors like Lindsay Anderson and Pier Paolo Pasolini More recently he stars as Jeremy Lloyd James in Channel 5 mystery drama The Madame Blanc Mysteries
TV Credits
Benidorm
Character: Gary Snelling
Set in the Solana all-inclusive Resort, Benidorm follows the antics of regulars and first-time holiday makers on their journeys abroad....
BBC Play of the Month
Character: Alec
Play of the Month is a BBC television anthology series featuring productions of classic and contemporary stage plays which were usually broadcast on BBC1. Each production featured a different work, often using prominent British stage actors in the leading roles. The series was transmitted from October 1965 to September 1983; the producer most associated with the Play of the Month was Cedric Messina. Some of the 121 episodes are missing from the archives, having been junked in the 1960s and 1970...
Sunburn
Character: Nigel Karver
Sunburn is a British television series that followed the lives of a group of British holiday reps. It was broadcast on BBC One between 16 January 1999 and 1 May 2000, running for two series of six and eight episodes respectively. The first was set and filmed in Cyprus and the second in Algarve. The cast included Michelle Collins, Rebecca Callard, Sharon Small, George Layton and Sean Maguire, with Paul Nicholas joining later. The series was created by Mike Bullen, who was interested in the behind...
The Main Chance
Character: Sammy Cutforth
The Main Chance was a British television series which first aired on ITV between 1969,1970,1972 and 1975. A drama, it depicts the sudden transformation in the life of solicitor David Main who relocates from London to Leeds....
The Madame Blanc Mysteries
Character: Jeremy Lloyd James
Jean White is an antiques dealer who runs a successful business with her husband, Rory. But when he suddenly dies and leaves her nearly penniless, Jean relocates to their one remaining asset - a cottage in French antiques hub Saint Victoire - and begins investigating Rory's mysterious death....
Public Eye
Character: Employment Clerk
Public Eye is a British television series that ran from 1965 to 1975. It was produced by ABC Television for three series, and Thames Television for a further four series. The series depicted the investigations and cases handled by the unglamorous enquiry agent Frank Marker, an unmarried loner who is in his early forties when the series begins. In the words of an ABC trailer for the third series: "Marker isn't a glamorous detective and he doesn't get glamorous cases—he doesn't even get glamorous ...
Benidorm
Character: Marcus
Set in the Solana all-inclusive Resort, Benidorm follows the antics of regulars and first-time holiday makers on their journeys abroad....
Inside No. 9
Character: Self
An anthology of darkly comic twisted tales, each one taking place behind a door marked 'number 9'....
Please Sir!
Character: Eddie
Please Sir! is a London Weekend Television produced situation comedy, created by writers John Esmonde and Bob Larbey and featured the actors John Alderton, Deryck Guyler, Joan Sanderson, Noel Howlett, Erik Chitty and Richard Davies. The series ran for 55 episodes between 1968 and 1972....
Benidorm
Character: Gary
Set in the Solana all-inclusive Resort, Benidorm follows the antics of regulars and first-time holiday makers on their journeys abroad....
Strike
Character: Steve Douthwaite
A war veteran turned private detective operates out of a tiny office in London’s Denmark Street. Although wounded both physically and psychologically, his unique insight and background as a military police investigator prove crucial in solving complex crimes that have baffled the police. Based on the bestselling novels written by J.K. Rowling under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith....
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Horror Hospital
Character: Jason Jones
Following his forced retirement from an appalling rock band, Jason decides to vacation at Brittlehouse Manor, a health farm run by the leather-gloved, ex-Nazi scientist Dr. Storm. Along the way, Jason meets Judy, also on her way to Brittlehouse Manor to visit her aunt, who married Dr. Storm some years ago. Once they arrive, the pair realise rather quickly that something is wrong, probably because the other guests have had their brains surgically removed, or all the blood pouring from the sink, o...
Tower of Evil
Character: Des
A group of experienced archeologists are searching for an old and mystic Phoenician treasure when they are surprised by a series of mysterious murders......
Confessions of a Window Cleaner
Character: Timothy Lea
Young Timmy starts as a window cleaner in the little company of his brother. Soon he learns that some female customers expect additional service. Young and curious as he is, he reluctantly accepts the juicy duty. However his heart belongs to Liz, who demands the highest commitment until she lets him go all the way....
Confessions of a Driving Instructor
Character: Timothy Lea
Timothy Lea and his brother-in-law Sidney decide upon opening a driving school as their latest get-rich-quick scheme. Though he sincerely wants to teach, young Timmy finds that his female students are far more interested in keeping their eyes on him than on the road....
Britannia Hospital
Character: Ben Keating
Britannia Hospital, an esteemed English institution, is marking its gala anniversary with a visit by the Queen Mother herself. But when investigative reporter Mick Travis arrives to cover the celebration, he finds the hospital under siege by striking workers, ruthless unions, violent demonstrators, racist aristocrats, an African cannibal dictator, and sinister human experiments....
Confessions of a Pop Performer
Character: Timothy Lea
Either you've got it or you haven't - some like randy young Timothy Lea (Robin Askwith), manage to get it all the time! Signing up with a pop group, our boisterous hero progresses rapidly from local gigs to scoring a titillating hit with The Climax Sisters, with plenty of ribald adventures along the way!...
Confessions from a Holiday Camp
Character: Timmy Lea
Timmy Lea and his brother-in-law Sidney Noggett are working as entertainment officers at Funfrall, a typical British holiday camp. The staff are lazy and inefficient, preferring to laze by the pool rather than organise activities for the holiday campers. A new owner, Mr. Whitemonk, an ex-prison officer, takes over the camp and is determined to install discipline into the staff. He is on the verge of dismissing Timmy and Sidney; however, Sidney's suggestion of organising a beauty contest changes ...
Conjuring: The Book of the Dead
Character: Vincent Carney (archive footage)
A writer of graphic novels who is given the task of writing a biography on the foremost occultist Aleister Crowley. Things start to go wrong when he discovers a rune inserted in Crowley's diary when visiting New Orleans....
Queen Kong
Character: Ray Fay
A female film crew journeys to Africa where a giant ape, Queen Kong, falls in love with the crew's male star....
Necronomicon
Character: (archive footage)
From the mind of HP Lovecraft comes the story of a book made from human flesh and written by Aleister Crowley during his visit to the depths of hell...
The Four Dimensions of Greta
Character: Roger Maitland
Hans a young German journalist arrives in London to write an article about au-pair girls, but is requested by friends to investigate the whereabouts of their teenage daughter Greta....
Stand up, Virgin Soldiers
Character: Brigg
Some British soldiers in Singapore are more concerned with finding sex than finding Communists....
Cool It, Carol!
Character: Joe Sickles
A naive couple leave their small town for success in London's adult entertainment culture....
Let's Get Laid
Character: Gordon Laid / Jimsy Deveroo
A demobbed soldier, Gordon Laid, returning from World War II meets Maxine Lupercal, a member of a traveling troupe of actors returning to England on the same ship. As Gordon closely resembles a member of the troupe of actors, mistaken identity causes him to become embroiled in various murders and an international espionage plot involving a cigarette lighter that strangely affects electricity. The action reaches its comical climax on stage with Gordon and his double as the spies and the police co...
Hans Brinker
Character: Hans
Melodrama on ice...
Buckle Up
Character: Larry Donovan
The story of ex-banger racer Jack Elger who has to honor his brothers gambling debt by picking up a rare diamond necklace from an Arab prince off the coast of Cornwall and bring it back to London before he his killed. The trick is to stay alive as they race through the streets of London's Westend dodging bullets in the process....
Hide and Seek
Character: Fake Police Constable
A young boy runs away from an approved school to meet up with his father in the hope that he can persuade his dad to allow him to travel to Canada with him. He also meets up with two local children and discovers that his father is instead planning a bank heist....
The Hostages
Character: Terry Sladden
Children on lonely farm outwit escaped Dartmoor prisoners....
The Flesh and Blood Show
Character: Simon
Actors rehearsing a show at a mysterious seaside theater are being killed off by an unknown maniac....
Bless This House
Character: Mike Abbott
The legendary Sid James stars as the head of a chaotic household in this movie spin-off from the hit ITV sitcom. Sid Abbott and his best mate Trevor (Peter Butterworth) enjoy home-brewing. Plans to turn their hobby into a profitable, if illicit, sideline come unstuck when a Customs and Excise officer (Terry Scott) moves in next door! What’s more, Sid’s outspoken and madcap family hinder neighbourly relations even further....
The Canterbury Tales
Character: Rufus
Glimpses of Chaucer penning his famous work are sprinkled through this re-enactment of several of his stories....
Run For Your Wife
Character: Bus Driver
John Smith has been happily involved in a bigamous marriage for five years. He lives with Stephanie in Finsbury and Michelle in Stockwell. Fortunately, for John, he's a taxi driver which involves varying shift work! Simple? Well, when John unwittingly becomes a have-a-go hero and the Finsbury and Stockwell police forces discover something suspicious in their paperwork, John's happy bubble is about to be burst. The action of the movie takes place during the next hectic 24 hours as John, with the ...
Last Train to Christmas
Character: Tristan
When successful 80s nightclub manager Tony Towers boards a magical train at Christmas, he discovers that each carriage harbours a different stage of his life and the actions he takes in one carriage directly affect his life in the next. Can Tony change his life – and the lives of the people he loves – for the better, or will he just make things worse?...
All Coppers Are...
Character: Simmy
A young policeman and a small-time crook are both involved with the same girl....
Carry On Girls
Character: Larry Prodworthy
Local councillor Sidney Fiddler persuades the Mayor to help improve the image of their rundown seaside town by holding a beauty contest. But formidable Councillor Prodworthy, head of the local women's liberation movement, has other ideas. It's open warfare as the women's lib attempt to sabotage the contest....
U-571
Character: British Seaman
In the midst of World War II, the battle under the sea rages and the Nazis have the upper hand as the Allies are unable to crack their war codes. However, after a wrecked U-boat sends out an SOS signal, the Allies realise this is their chance to seize the 'enigma coding machine'....
Bartleby
Character: Office Boy
An asocial and enigmatic office clerk refuses to do his work, leaving it up to his boss to decide what should be done with him....
No Sex Please: We're British
Character: Baker's Delivery Man
A porn-store owner orders some new stuff from his supplier, but the delivery address gets mixed with the address of the local Barclays Bank. Here, David (the bank's assistant manager) and his new wife are shocked when photos, then films and finally two girls are sent to them in their bank-supplied flat. They and the banks' head cashier then hatch a plan to get rid of the porn—without letting their boss, the local police and David's mother in on what is happening....
Doing Rude Things
Character:
A light-hearted celebration of British sex films from the 1950s to the early 1980s. Presented by Angus Deayton, the programme includes interviews with movie veterans Robin Askwith and Pamela Green, as well as featuring clips from popular X-rated movies like “Come Play with Me” (1977)....
Grindhouse Nightmares
Character: Elvis (archive footage)
Welcome to the Grindhouse experience like it was meant to be, killer story lines and themes zig zig across the screen in Grind-O-Vision, a nonstop thrill ride of babes, guns, muscle cars, motorcycle shoot outs, rendezvous with the devil and much more. From "Manhunt" to "Stripper with a Shotgun", Grindhouse Nightmares is cinema exploitation at its best....
Eldorado
Character: Mick the Shoe
The Stranger, a tall striking creature dressed in white sets into motions a series of events whilst reciting the Edgar Allen Poe Poem "Eldorado", which will have an effect on those heading towards the mythical city....
The Asylum
Character: Neville
Plagued by endless visions and nightmares, Jenny Adams suspects that, as a child, she was responsible for the brutal murder of her own mother....
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Character: Keating
In an English boys' boarding school, social hierarchy reigns supreme and power remains in the hands of distanced and ineffectual teachers and callously vicious prefects in the Upper Sixth. Three Lower Sixth students, Wallace, Johnny and leader Mick Travis decide on a shocking course of action to redress the balance of privilege once and for all....
Otley
Character: Kid
A petty crook finds himself mistaken for a murderer and a secret agent....
King Rocker
Character: Self
How does a working class autodidact, with no visible means of support, maintain his role as the leader of a cult British underground band into its fifth decade? Comedian and writer Stewart Lee, director Michael Cumming and James Nicholls investigate the mysterious existence of Robert Lloyd, Britain’s ultimate post-punk survivor. Robert Lloyd’s Prefects played with The Clash on the White Riot tour in 1977, and their ongoing incarnation, as Birmingham’s Captain Beefheart suffused post-punk poets ...
The Legend of Harrow Woods
Character:
With the aim of investigating the disappearance of horror novelist George Carney, a group of students, encouraged by Gary, enter the forest Harrow Woods where he was last seen two years ago. Uncovering more than they had bargained for, the students soon find themselves in a battle for survival....
Last Bus
Character: Robbo
Late at night a gang of young men refuse to pay their bus fares, and assault the conductor. None of the other passengers or the driver intervene. After the incident everybody involved is interviewed in the studio about why they behaved as they did. Scene’s first play, specially commissioned for the series, was repeated late at night for an adult audience in December 1968, and shown again for schools to mark 25 years of Scene in 1993....