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Tom Georgeson (born 8 August 1937) is an English actor, known for his television and film work. His most notable credits have been supporting parts in '' Between the Lines'' (1992–94) and in three dramas by Alan Bleasdale: ''
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'' (1982), '' Scully'' (1984), and '' G.B.H.'' (1991). He appeared as the lawyer's clerk Clamb in the
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serial ''
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'' (2005). Other television work has included roles in police and hospital dramas such as ''
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'', ''
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'', ''
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'', ''
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'', ''
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'', '' A Touch of Frost'', '' Cadfael'', ''
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'', ''
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'', '' The Professionals'' and ''
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''. He has also appeared twice in ''
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'' (in the stories '' Genesis of the Daleks'' and '' Logopolis'') and in '' Ashes to Ashes'', '' Foyle's War'', '' Brookside'' and ''
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''. Georgeson's film credits include ''
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'' (1988), where his character's name was a play on his own ('George Thomason'), and the follow-up film ''
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'' (1997) as a spectator at the sea-lion centre. Georgeson is also well known for his stage work and was nominated for a 2002
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Theatre Award for Best Actor for his performance in ''Frozen'' at the Cottesloe Theatre (RNT).


Selected TV and filmography

* ''
Armchair Theatre ''Armchair Theatre'' is a British television drama anthology series of single plays that ran on the ITV network from 1956 to 1974. It was originally produced by ABC Weekend TV. Its successor Thames Television took over from mid-1968. The Ca ...
'' (''Go On... It'll Do You Good'', 1969; and ''Death of Glory'', 1973) * ''
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'' ("Pursuit", 1974; and "Pleasure", 1978) * '' ITV Playhouse'' (''The Proofing Session'', 1977; and ''Going Back'', 1979) * ''
Play for Today ''Play for Today'' is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC1 from 1970 to 1984. During the run, more than three hundred programmes, featuring original television plays, and adaptations of stage ...
'' (''The Country Party'', 1977; and ''The After Dinner Joke'', 1978) * ''
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'' ('' Genesis of the Daleks'', 1975; and '' Logopolis'', 1981) * '' The Professionals'' (episodes: "Need to Know", 1978; and "In the Public Interest", 1980) * '' The Black Stuff'' (1980) * ''
When the Boat Comes In ''When the Boat Comes In'' is a British television period drama produced by the BBC between 8 January 1976 and 21 April 1981. Across the whole series, events are set in the time period from 1919 to 1937. The series stars James Bolam as Jack Fo ...
'' ("Back to Dear Old Blighty", 1981) * ''
Boys from the Blackstuff ''Boys from the Blackstuff'' is a five episode British drama television series, originally transmitted from 10 October to 7 November 1982 on BBC2. The serial was written by Liverpudlian playwright Alan Bleasdale, as a sequel to a television pl ...
'' (1982) * ''
Juliet Bravo ''Juliet Bravo'' is a television in the United Kingdom, British television police procedural drama series, first broadcast on 30 August 1980, that ran for six series and a total of 88 episodes on BBC One, BBC1. The theme of the series concerned ...
'' (Ten Episodes) (1983) * '' Scully'' (1984) * '' No Surrender'' (1985) * ''
A Fish Called Wanda ''A Fish Called Wanda'' is a 1988 heist comedy film directed by Charles Crichton and written by Crichton and John Cleese. It stars Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline, and Michael Palin. The film follows a gang of diamond thieves who double- ...
'' (1988) * ''
The Manageress ''The Manageress'' is a television series about a woman who becomes manager of a professional football team. It ran from 1989 to 1990 and had two seasons. The series starred Cherie Lunghi as Gabriella Benson and Warren Clarke as the chairman ...
'' (1989–91) * '' G.B.H.'' (1991) * '' Between the Lines'' (1992–94) * '' The Treasure Seekers'' (1996) * ''
Fierce Creatures ''Fierce Creatures'' is a 1997 farcical comedy film. While not literally a sequel, ''Fierce Creatures'' is a spiritual successor to the 1988 film '' A Fish Called Wanda''. Both films star John Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline and Michae ...
'' (1997) * '' Cadfael'' (''The Raven in the Foregate'', 1998) * '' The Land Girls'' (1998) * '' Hetty Wainthropp Investigates'' (Series 4, Episode 2 - "Family Values"; 1998) * '' Liverpool 1''(1998) * '' Swing'' (1999) * ''
Silent Witness ''Silent Witness'' is a British crime drama television series produced by the BBC that focuses on a team of forensic pathology experts and their investigations into various crimes. The series was created by Nigel McCrery, a former murder squa ...
'' ("A Kind of Justice", 1999) * '' A Touch of Frost'' ("One Man's Meat", 1999) * ''
Ultimate Force ''Ultimate Force'' is a British television Action movie, action drama television series, series that was shown on ITV (TV network), ITV, which deals with the activities of Red Troop of the SAS (Special Air Service). The first episode was broad ...
'' ("The Killing House", 2002) * '' Clocking Off'' (Series 4, Episode 5; 2003) * '' Foyle's War'' ("Fifty Ships", 2003) * '' Man Dancin''' (2003) * ''
Agatha Christie's Poirot ''Agatha Christie's Poirot'', or simply ''Poirot'' (), is a British mystery drama television programme that aired on ITV from 8 January 1989 to 13 November 2020. The ITV show is based on many of Agatha Christie's famous crime fiction series, wh ...
'' (''The Hollow'', 2004) * '' Waking the Dead'' ("False Flag", 2004) * ''
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'' ("Clamb", 2005) * ''Under the Greenwood Tree'' (2005) * '' Heartbeat'' ("Auld Acquaintances", 2005) * ''
Midsomer Murders ''Midsomer Murders'' is a British Mystery fiction, mystery television series, adapted by Anthony Horowitz and Douglas Watkinson from the novels in the ''Chief Inspector Barnaby'' book series created by Caroline Graham (writer), Caroline Graham. ...
'' ("Dead Letters", 2006) * '' Irish Jam'' (2006) * ''
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries ''The Inspector Lynley Mysteries'' is a British crime drama television series that aired on BBC One from 12 March 2001 to 1 June 2008, consisting of six series and 24 episodes. The protagonist, Detective Inspector Thomas "Tommy" Lynley, 8th Earl ...
'' ("One Guilty Deed", 2006) * '' Notes on a Scandal'' (2006) * ''
Angel An angel is a spiritual (without a physical body), heavenly, or supernatural being, usually humanoid with bird-like wings, often depicted as a messenger or intermediary between God (the transcendent) and humanity (the profane) in variou ...
'' (2007) * '' Hancock and Joan'' (2008) * ''
The Royal ''The Royal'' is a British period medical drama, produced by Yorkshire Television (later part of ITV Studios), and broadcast on ITV from 2003 until its cancellation in 2011. The series is set in the 1960s and focuses on the lives of the st ...
'' (2009) * '' Ashes to Ashes'' (Series 2, Episode 6; 2009) * '' Shameless'' (Series 7 Episode 12; 2010) * ''
Justice In its broadest sense, justice is the idea that individuals should be treated fairly. According to the ''Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy'', the most plausible candidate for a core definition comes from the ''Institutes (Justinian), Inst ...
'' (five episodes, 2011) * ''
The Crimson Petal and the White ''The Crimson Petal and the White'' is a 2002 novel by Michel Faber set in Victorian era, Victorian England. The title is from an 1847 poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson entitled "Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal", the opening line of which is "Now slee ...
'' (2011) * '' The Suspicions of Mr Whicher'' (2011) * '' Henry IV, Parts I and II'' (2012) * '' Frankie'' (2013) * ''
New Tricks ''New Tricks'' is a British television police procedural comedy drama, created by Nigel McCrery and Roy Mitchell, produced primarily by Wall to Wall (until its final year, when it was handled by Headstrong Pictures), and broadcast on BBC On ...
'' (2014)


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Georgeson, Tom 1937 births Living people English male film actors English male stage actors English male television actors Male actors from Liverpool