Bernard Atha

Bernard Atha

Bernard Atha CBE was an actor known for his many appearances in Ken Loach films and various notable Play for Today productions. He also served as a Labour councillor for the Kirkstall ward in Leeds for 57 years (1957-2014) and was once the Lord Mayor of the city. He trained in ballet and law before taking up his career in acting and politics. He died aged 94 on 22nd October 2022.

  • Title: Bernard Atha
  • Popularity: 1.077
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1928-08-27
  • Place of Birth: Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK
  • Homepage:
  • Also Known As:
img

Bernard Atha Movies

  • 1970
    imgMovies

    Kes

    Kes

    7.5 1970 HD

    Bullied at school and ignored and abused at home by his indifferent mother and older brother, Billy Casper, a 15-year-old working-class Yorkshire...

    img
  • 1986
    imgMovies

    The Cold War Killers

    The Cold War Killers

    1 1986 HD

    A missing 1950s era airplane is found 27 years later at the bottom of a lake. British and Soviet spy agencies are intensely interested.

    img
  • 1983
    imgMovies

    The Lady's Maid's Bell

    The Lady's Maid's Bell

    1 1983 HD

    Based on a short story by Edith Wharton. A lady's maid named Hartley finds employment with Mrs. Brympton, a lady who is confined to her country...

    img
  • 1979
    imgMovies

    All Day on the Sands

    All Day on the Sands

    1 1979 HD

    Mr and Mrs Cooper are staying at a boarding-house in the seaside resort of Morecambe with their small children, Colin and Jennifer. Mr Cooper has...

    img
  • 1971
    imgMovies

    The Rank and File

    The Rank and File

    5 1971 HD

    Wilkinsons glass-works dominates a Staffordshire town. After a small walkout over pay discrepancies, the workers of the factory vote to go on strike,...

    img
  • 1974
    imgMovies

    Leeds United!

    Leeds United!

    1 1974 HD

    The true story of a strike in 1970 by female textile-factory workers in Leeds who wanted to be paid the same as their male colleagues, but whose...

    img
  • 1978
    imgMovies

    The Spongers

    The Spongers

    1 1978 HD

    In the days leading up the Queen's Silver Jubilee, Pauline, a recently separated single mother, receives a visit from a bailiff and is given 15 days...

    img
  • 1973
    imgMovies

    Kisses at Fifty

    Kisses at Fifty

    1 1973 HD

    A father leaves his grown-up family to move in with his lover in the south, alienating himself from his four children.

    img
  • 1976
    imgMovies

    It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet

    It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet

    6 1976 HD

    Based on James Herriot's books about life as a 1930s veterinarian in Yorkshire, John Alderson plays the kindly doctor who ministers to animals in...

    img
  • 1971
    imgMovies

    Family Life

    Family Life

    7.2 1971 HD

    A young woman, Janice, is living with her restrictive and conservative parents, who lead a dull working-class life and consider their daughter to be...

    img
  • 1974
    imgMovies

    There Is a Happy Land

    There Is a Happy Land

    1 1974 HD

    Keith Waterhouse's near autobiographical tale about characters from his childhood.

    img
  • 1973
    imgMovies

    Steps Back

    Steps Back

    1 1973 HD

    When Gerry Broadbent, in search of his roots, takes his fiancée Nita home to Brighouse, they find that the picture is not quite as he painted.

    img
  • 1984
    imgS7 E6

    Sherlock Holmes

    Sherlock Holmes

    8.1 1984 HD

    Sherlock Holmes uses his abilities to take on cases by private clients and those that the Scotland Yard are unable to solve, along with his friend...

    img
  • 1985
    imgS1 E6

    The Beiderbecke Affair

    The Beiderbecke Affair

    7.7 1985 HD

    The Beiderbecke Affair is a television series produced in the United Kingdom by ITV during 1985, written by the prolific Alan Plater, whose lengthy...

    img
  • 1978
    imgS7 E12

    All Creatures Great and Small

    All Creatures Great and Small

    7.6 1978 HD

    All Creatures Great and Small is a British television series, based on the books of the British veterinary surgeon Alf Wight, who wrote under the...

    img
  • 1976
    imgS1 E11

    Bill Brand

    Bill Brand

    6.3 1976 HD

    Following the death of the sitting Labour Party Member of Parliament, Bill Brand is selected as Labour candidate for a Lancashire textile...

    img
  • 1975
    imgS1 E4

    Days of Hope

    Days of Hope

    6.2 1975 HD

    Days of Hope is a BBC television drama serial produced in 1975. The series dealt with the lives of a working-class family from the turmoils of the...

    img
  • 1978
    imgS7 E12

    All Creatures Great and Small

    All Creatures Great and Small

    7.6 1978 HD

    All Creatures Great and Small is a British television series, based on the books of the British veterinary surgeon Alf Wight, who wrote under the...

    img