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Jan Ravens
Born: 14th May 1958 Bebington, Cheshire, England, UK
Dept: Acting
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Film and Tv Credits
Total number of credits listed: 48
Film: 10 (21%)
Television: 38 (79%)
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Filmography
Original title: The Best of 2D TV
(No release date supplied. Possibly still in production.)
This hilarious compilation features the best of series one and two of the award winning animation show, together with 10 extra un-broadcast sketches ... view
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2023
Retired comedian Deirdre Gossamer (Jan Ravens) has constructed herself an audience in lieu of performing to a real one. But when one of her home-made ... view
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Deirdre
2022
TK Maxx boasts a somewhat unique business model for the fashion sector, with its buyers purchase stock throughout the year depending on the opportunit ... view
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Narrator
Sep 2017 (first aired)
Each week a group of four famous faces go toe to toe in testing their general knowledge skills in a variety of entertaining games. ... view
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Self - Contestant (10 ep.)
Aug 2013 (first aired)
Ben Turnbull, a directionless, young graduate, returns to his home town of Great Yarmouth after leaving uni. ... view
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Auntie Pat (1 ep.)
Oct 2012 (first aired)
Hebburn is a warm and affectionate tale of north east family life. It tells the tale of the Pearson family and their impetuous and ambitious son, Jack ... view
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Susan (13 ep.)
Oct 2011 (first aired)
Antiques experts accompany celebrities on a road trip around the UK searching for treasures and competing to make the most money at auction ... view
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Self - Participant (1 ep.)
Jul 2011 (first aired)
Alexander Armstrong and Richard Osman present a celebrity version of the general knowledge quiz in which contestants try to come up with the answers t ... view
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Self (1 ep.)
2010
Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie reunite for a TV special to mark the 30th anniversary of their partnership. ... view
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Self
May 2008 (first aired)
What the Dickens is a television panel game hosted by Sandi Toksvig. Team captains were Dave Gorman and Tim Brooke-Taylor for the first series and Sue ... view
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Self (1 ep.)
2007
Produced exclusively for DVD, with nearly of 3 hours of the hottest standup comedians performing in the funniest program on TV. Mock the Week - Too Ho ... view
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Self
May 2007 (first aired)
Ronni Ancona & Co is a comedy sketch show that aired on BBC One and began on 25 May 2007. The sketches all consisted of impressions of well-known cele ... view
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Unknown/various (3 ep.)
Jan 2007 (first aired)
Irreverent comedy drama which follows the messy lives, loves, delirious highs and inevitable lows of a group of raucous teenage friends in Bristol. ... view
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Madame Deluca (1 ep.)
May 2005 (first aired)
Monkey Trousers was a short-lived comedy series on ITV in 2005, featuring Alistair McGowan, John Thomson, Ronni Ancona, Mackenzie Crook, Griff Rhys Jo ... view
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Unknown/various (7 ep.)
Oct 2004 (first aired)
The Paul O'Grady Show is a British comedy chat show hosted by Birkenhead-born comedian Paul O'Grady. The format was originally devised by Granada Tele ... view
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Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Dec 2003 (first aired)
Celebrity Mastermind is a British television quiz show broadcast by BBC television. The show is a spin-off of the long-running quiz show Mastermind, w ... view
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Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Sep 2003 (first aired)
Comedy quiz show full of quirky facts, in which contestants are rewarded more if their answers are 'quite interesting'. ... view
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Self (2 ep.)
Jun 2003 (first aired)
The Terry and Gaby Show was a daytime television show broadcast on Five on weekday mornings between June 2003 and April 2004, produced by Chris Evans' ... view
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Unknown/various (1 ep.)
2003
The film charts David Hockney's return to the theme of the double portrait, using interviews with his family and closest friends to explore the person ... view
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Self - Narrator
Nov 2002 (first aired)
Satirical comedy featuring topical impressions and humorous mimicry, starring Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens and Phil Cornwell. ... view
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Unknown/various (40 ep.)
Oct 2001 (first aired)
2DTV is a British satirical animated television show that was broadcast on ITV in the United Kingdom from March 2001 to December 2004. Lasting a total ... view
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Unknown/various (34 ep.)
Apr 2000 (first aired)
The Big Impression, known as Alistair McGowan's Big Impression for the first three series, is a British comedy sketch show. It features Alistair McGow ... view
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Unknown/various (19 ep.)
Mar 1999 (first aired)
The Grimleys is a nostalgic comedy-drama television series set on a council estate in Dudley, West Midlands, England in the mid-1970s. It was first br ... view
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Unknown/various (22 ep.)
Jul 1998 (first aired)
Duck Patrol is a British television comedy series that originally aired in 1998. Produced by LWT for the ITV network, it centered around a river polic ... view
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Angie Tennant (7 ep.)
Character:
Mama
Mar 1997 (first aired)
The peacefulness of the Midsomer community is shattered by violent crimes, suspects are placed under suspicion, and it is up to a veteran DCI and his ... view
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Sarah Wroath (1 ep.)
Oct 1994 (first aired)
Talented chefs battle it out against the clock, creating delicious dishes in 20 minutes ... view
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Self - Guest (1 ep.)
1993
A performance from Townshend's first North American solo tour was broadcast live from the theatre of the Brooklyn Academy of Music in New York in Augu ... view
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Ruth Streeting
Nov 1993 (first aired)
Following a freak accident, Godfrey Spry develops a 30-second attention span, causing him to take ad slogans literally and leading to chaotic behaviou ... view
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With the Voices of (voice) (3 ep.)
Mar 1993 (first aired)
Luv is a British television sitcom made by the BBC in 1993 which ran for 18 episodes. The writer and executive producer was Carla Lane. The main chara ... view
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Unknown/various (18 ep.)
1992
An out-of-work architect turns his house into a bed and breakfast hotel. ... view
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Carol Dudley
Mar 1992 (first aired)
Gibberish was a celebrity panel game show hosted by Kenny Everett. Two teams of celebrities had to answer questions. ... view
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Unknown/various (23 ep.)
Nov 1991 (first aired)
Robert Neilson has ambitions to play Hamlet but will do most acting work. His fiancée, Sue, and agent, Desmond, gently encourage his aspirations. ... view
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Linda (1 ep.)
Sep 1990 (first aired)
Hilarious, totally-irreverent, near-slanderous political quiz show, based mainly on news stories from the last week or so, that leaves no party, perso ... view
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Self (3 ep.)
1990
When the notorious rock star, East, is murdered on stage at an Animal Rights benefit gig, young filmmaker Hadi captures vital evidence on videotape. H ... view
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Thea
Jan 1990 (first aired)
One Foot in the Grave is a BBC television sitcom series. The series features the exploits of Victor Meldrew and his long-suffering wife, Margaret. The ... view
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Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Oct 1988 (first aired)
Alexei Sayle's Stuff is a comedy sketch show which ran on BBC2 for a total of 18 episodes over 3 series from 1988 to 1991. ... view
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Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Sep 1988 (first aired)
An un-scripted comedy show in which four guest performers improvise their way through a series of games, many of which rely on audience suggestions. ... view
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Herself (2 ep.)
Sep 1988 (first aired)
No Frills was a television sitcom broadcast on BBC1 in 1988, and consisted of 7 episodes. It starred Kathy Staff as Molly Bickerstaff, a recently wido ... view
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Unknown/various (7 ep.)
Feb 1987 (first aired)
Hardwicke House is a 1987 British sitcom produced by Central Independent Television for ITV. Seven spisodes were made, but the series was so poorly re ... view
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Tabitha (1 ep.)
Feb 1986 (first aired)
Farrington of the F.O. is a British sitcom created and written by Dick Sharples, broadcast on ITV from 1986 to 1987. The two series programme focuses ... view
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Vanessa Plowright (1 ep.)
Apr 1985 (first aired)
C.A.T.S. Eyes is a British television series made by TVS for ITV between 1985 and 1987. A spin-off of the series The Gentle Touch, Maggie Forbes leads ... view
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Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Jan 1985 (first aired)
Presented by Mike Smith Stars in the spotlight, personalities at play, and famous faces in unexpected places.
Sarah Greene, Jan Ravens, and Tom Brook ... view
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Unknown/various (18 ep.)
Nov 1982 (first aired)
The clock is ticking as contestants compete in games of lexical dexterity and numerical agility. ... view
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Unknown/various (13 ep.)
Feb 1982 (first aired)
Sketch comedy show starring Kenny Everett. ... view
Character:
Various (1 ep.)
Jan 1980 (first aired)
A daily BBC Television current affairs programme which specialises in analysis and often robust cross-examination of senior politicians. ... view
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Self (1 ep.)
Sep 1972 (first aired)
This comedy series, which follows the exploits of employees at London's fictional "Grace Brothers" department store, is full of sexual innuendo, slaps ... view
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Mrs. Thatcher (voice) (1 ep.)