Known For
Complete Filmography
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters
2024
as Self
A look at Hammer’s progression from a back office in London’s Regent Street to its iconic status within the horror film genre. The company, started by...
The Last Sacrifice
2024
The Last Sacrifice delves into the real-life 1945 witchcraft killing of Charles Walton—the terrifying event that inspired The Wicker Man and birthed t...
The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee
2024
as Self
Aristocratic Italian roots, a close family connection to James Bond novelist Ian Fleming, wartime experiences in the British and Finnish military, pos...
A Ghost Story for Christmas: Lot No. 249
2023
as Styles
It’s 1881, and Old College, Oxford plays host to three very different academics. Abercrombie Smith is a model of Victorian manhood, clean of limb and ...
Burial
2022
as BBC Announcer (voice)
Set in the last days of World War II, a small band of Russian soldiers led by intelligence officer Brana Vasilyeva, who is tasked with trafficking the...
The Young General: Reflections on Michael Reeves
2022
as Self
A revealing insight into the short life and times of Michael Reeves.
Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror
2021
as Self
An exploration of the cinematic history of the folk horror, from its beginnings in the UK in the late sixties; through its proliferation on British te...
Shadow Play: Inside The Shadow of the Cat
2021
as Self
Documentary on the Hammer film
The Brains Behind the Nightmare
2020
as Self
A documentary about the making of Brain Dead (1990)
In Search of Dracula
2020
as Himself
Mark Gatiss explores and celebrates Dracula, an icon of popular culture, asking just why we keep coming back to the count.
Back From the Dead: Inside The Revenge of Frankenstein
2019
A documentary on The Revenge of Frankenstein
The Pharaoh's Curse: Inside Blood From The Mummy's Tomb
2019
The interviewees cover Bram Stoker's life around the time he wrote The Jewel of the Seven Stars, the movie's producers, Leon's onscreen persona, techn...
Hammer Horror: The Warner Bros. Years
2018
as Self
The untold story of Hammer at Warner Bros, and the relationship that produced some of the British company's finest films.
Gallows Humour: Inside 'The Horror of Frankenstein'
2018
A series of interviews between film historians Jonathan Rigby, Kevin Lyons, John J. Johnston and several others that tracks the events which led to th...
Ladykiller: Inside 'Doctor Jekyll & Sister Hyde'
2018
as Self
A behind the scenes featurette focussed on Hammer Film Productions' 1971 film 'Doctor Jekyll & Sister Hyde.'
Dark Arts: Inside 'To the Devil a Daughter'
2018
A series of interviews between film historians Jonathan Rigby, Kevin Lyons and John J. Johnston as they discuss the troubled production of the film an...
Horne A'Plenty
2017
as Kenneth Horne
From the team that brought you the West End hit Round The Horne…Revisited comes Horne A’Plenty, with scripts by Johnnie Mortimer and Brian Cooke. Horn...
Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions
2017
as Self - Film Historian / Actor
The greatness, fall and renaissance of Hammer, the flagship company of British popular cinema, mainly from 1955 to 1968. Tortured women and sadistic m...
Borley Rectory
2017
as Harry Price
An animated documentary chronicling famed paranormal investigator Harry Price’s research at Borley Rectory, renowned as the ‘most haunted house in Eng...
Harry Price & the Martian Lighthouse
2017
as voice of Harry Price
The story of how famed psychical researcher Harry Price became involved in a real-life plan to build a lighthouse that could be used to direct a beam ...
House of Cards
2015
as Self
The Making of DR. TERROR'S HOUSE OF HORRORS
Inside the Tower
2015
as Self - Presenter
A look back at a 70s cult classic, Tower of Evil.
I Am Your Father
2015
as Himself
David Prowse is an eighty years old actor, who has lived behind Darth Vader's mask during three decades. A group of Star Wars fans find out why he has...
The Trail of Dracula
2013
as Self
Diabolical. Seductive. Immortal. Vampires have been an icon of evil in folklore and popular culture for more than three centuries, yet only one name s...
Dennis Wheatley at Hammer
2012
Dennis Wheatley biographer Phil Baker provides a brief history of author nearly 80 book career, covers the whole of Wheatley’s contentious relationshi...
Back to Black: The Making of Dracula Prince of Darkness
2012
as Self - Author
Documentary that chronicles the making of the third film in Hammer's Dracula series.
Lennon Naked
2010
as Cynthia's Lawyer
A profile of John Lennon in the late 1960s as the Beatles are set to fall apart.
The Wolf Man: From Ancient Curse to Modern Myth
2010
as Self
A documentary produced for Universal about their early Wolf Man film(s)
A House of Secrets: Exploring 'Dragonwyck'
2008
as Self
A documentary about the making of the movie "Dragonwyck"
Horror’s Missing Link: Rediscovering Dr. Renault’s Secret
2008
as Self
Filmmakers and historians discuss the 1942 cult classic Dr. Renault’s Secret.
Philip Madoc: A Villain for all Seasons
2007
as Narrator
A retrospective of actor Philip Madoc's many roles as a Doctor Who villain.
Bring Something Back: The Making of 'The Quatermass Experiment'
2005
Cast, crew and critics discuss the BBC's 2005 remake of 'The Quatermass Experiment'.
Global Conspiracy?
2004
as Sir Alec Douglas-Hodge
Investigative reporter Terry Scanlon follows up the strange goings on in Llanfairfach, with interviews with people there at the time, including Profes...
Unnatural Selection
1996
as Cummings
In 1975, the British Government quietly closed down a secret evolutionary project codenamed BEAGLE, ordering the destruction of all research materials...
The Devil of Winterborne
1995
as Cummings
When P.R.O.B.E. is summoned to investigate the savage murder of a retired headmaster, Liz Shaw is disturbed to find evidence of satanic rite near the ...
The Zero Imperative
1994
as Cummings
Former UNIT luminary Liz Shaw and her assistant Bayliss are investigating a series of bizarre murders, all committed near a soon-to-be-closed psychiat...
Tales from Behind the Crypt
N/A
as Presenter
From Beneath the Vault of Terror: a history of portmanteau horror movies
Tales from Behind the Crypt
N/A
Writer
From Beneath the Vault of Terror: a history of portmanteau horror movies