Frances de la Tour
TV and filmography
Table:
Year

Title

Role

Notes

1970

Country Dance

District Nurse

1970

Every Home Should Have One

Maud Crape

1972

Our Miss Fred

Miss Lockhart

1974–1978

Rising Damp

Miss Ruth Jones

24 episodes

1976

To the Devil a Daughter

Salvation Army Major

1977

Wombling Free

Julia Frogmorton

1977

Maggie: It's Me

Maggie

1980

Rising Damp

Miss Ruth Jones

Evening Standard British Film Award for Best Actress

1980

Flickers

Maud Cole

1983

The Bounder

Celia

1984

Ellis Island

Millie Renfrew

1985

Murder with Mirrors

Miss Bellaver

1990

Strike It Rich

Mrs. De Vere

1996

Cold Lazarus

Emma Porlock

1997

The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling

Aunt Western

1998

Heartbeat

Tessa

Episode "Bad Penny"

1999

The Cherry Orchard

Charlotte Ivanova

2004

Agatha Christie's Poirot

Salome Otterbourne

Episode "Death on the Nile"

2004

Waking the Dead

Alice Taylor-Garrett

Episode "False Flag"

2005

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Madame Olympe Maxime

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Country Dance ( also known as Brotherly Love in the USA ) is a 1970 British drama film based on the novel Household Ghosts ( 1961 ) by James Kennaway which became a three-act stage play in 1967 . The film was released on 22 April 1970 ; it was directed by J. Lee Thompson .
Every Home Should Have One is a 1970 British comedy film directed by Jim Clark and starring Marty Feldman , Judy Cornwell , Patrick Cargill , Jack Watson , Patience Collier , Penelope Keith , Dinsdale Landen , Annabel Leventon , John McKelvey , Moray Watson , Julie Ege , and Shelley Berman . It was released in the United States in theatres and on home video under the title Think Dirty . The film 's titles and animated sequences were provided by Richard Williams . The feature 's theme song , Every Home Should Have One , was written by John Cameron , Caryl Brahms , and Ned Sherrin , arranged by Alan Tew , produced by Jackie Rand , and sung by Millicent Martin . The song was released as a single to promote the film . The film was one of the most popular movies in 1970 at the British box office .
Our Miss Fred is a 1972 British comedy film starring Danny La Rue and set during World War II . The film was also known by its video release titles Beyond the Call of Duty ( Canada ) and Operation : Fred ( US ) . In the 1960s , La Rue was one of the highest paid entertainers in Britain , but this represents his only starring role in a feature film .
Rising Damp is a British sitcom produced by Yorkshire Television for ITV . ITV originally broadcast the programme from 2 September 1974 until 9 May 1978 . It was adapted for television by Eric Chappell from his 1971 stage play The Banana Box ( retained as the working title early in the series ) . The series was the highest-ranking ITV sitcom in the BBC 's 100 Best Sitcoms poll of 2004 . The show was recorded entirely before a studio audience at The Leeds Studios of Yorkshire Television in Leeds , West Yorkshire and featured no scenes shot on location .
To the Devil.a Daughter is a 1976 British-West German horror film directed by Peter Sykes , produced by Hammer Film Productions and Terra Filmkunst , and starring Richard Widmark , Christopher Lee , Honor Blackman , Nastassja Kinski and Denholm Elliott . It is based on the 1953 novel of the same title by Dennis Wheatley . It was the final Hammer production to feature Christopher Lee until The Resident in 2011 . On home videocassette the film was released with the alternate title Child of Satan .
Wombling Free is a 1977 British film adaption of the children 's television series The Wombles . Directed by Lionel Jeffries , it stars The Wombles , David Tomlinson , Frances de la Tour , and Bonnie Langford .
Maggie : It 's Me is a BBC television series pilot written by Bernard Taylor and produced by Graeme Muir . In Maggie : It 's Me ! , Allie leaves her boyfriend in order to 'teach him a lesson ' , and seeks solace with her friend Maggie . The pilot was aired on 3 May 1977 , but BBC passed on the series .
Rising Damp is a 1980 comedy film based on the British situation comedy Rising Damp , which aired on ITV from 1974 to 1978 . The television series was , in turn , adapted from Eric Chappell 's stage play The Banana Box . Chappell adapted the play to television , and wrote the screenplay for this feature film . The film 's director was Joseph McGrath . Leonard Rossiter plays Rupert Rigsby , the middle-aged landlord of a decrepit townhouse . Rigsby has fallen for his only female tenant , Ruth Jones ( Frances de la Tour ) . Ruth , however , prefers Philip , who is much younger , more attractive , and more sophisticated than either Rigsby or her . Philip ( Don Warrington ) is not especially interested in Ruth , but he eggs Rigsby on in order to humiliate him . In adapting the television series to film , the setting was changed from Yorkshire to inner-city London . As Richard Beckinsale had died the year before , his character of Alan was rewritten with Christopher Strauli cast as a new character , art student John . The character of Alan is briefly referred to as having left Rigsby 's house . For her performance as Ruth Jones , Frances da la Tour received an Evening Standard British Film Award in the category of Best Actress .
The Bounder is a British sitcom which ran from 16 April 1982 to 28 October 1983 , made by Yorkshire Television . The series starred Peter Bowles ( of To the Manor Born fame ) as Howard Booth , an ex-convict who served two years in jail . He lives with his brother-in-law , Trevor Mountjoy ( George Cole ) , and his sister ( Trevor 's wife ) , Mary ( Rosalind Ayres ) . The latter left after Series One in 1982 . It also starred Isla Blair as the next door widowed neighbour , Laura Miles . This series was created by Eric Chappell .
Ellis Island is a television miniseries , filmed in the United Kingdom , broadcast in three parts in 1984 on the CBS television network . The screenplay was co-written by Fred Mustard Stewart , adapted from his 1983 novel of the same title . The series tells the story of several immigrants from the late 19th century until the early 1910s , trying to achieve the American Dream and arriving on Ellis Island , hoping for a better life . Ellis Island highlighted numerous important events which occurred up to and during World War I , and many of the characters are based on real persons , such as Irving Berlin . The series marks the final appearance of Richard Burton , was dedicated to his memory and in the cast includes his real-life daughter as his character 's daughter .
Murder with Mirrors is a 1985 British-American made-for-television mystery film starring Helen Hayes in her final appearance as Miss Marple and , as well , her final film role . It also stars Bette Davis , John Mills , Leo McKern , Dorothy Tutin and Tim Roth . Murder with Mirrors is based on Agatha Christie 's novel They Do It with Mirrors ( 1952 ) , using the novel 's American title . The novel has since been dramatized twice more on two separate Miss Marple television series : first with Joan Hickson on Miss Marple ( 1991 ) and then with Julia McKenzie on Agatha Christie 's Marple ( 2010 ) . Both of these used the novel 's original title .
Strike It Rich is a 1990 romantic comedy film directed by James Scott , who also adapted the screenplay based on the novel Loser Takes All by Graham Greene , and starring Robert Lindsay , Molly Ringwald , and John Gielgud .
Cold Lazarus is a four-part British television drama written by Dennis Potter with the knowledge that he was dying of cancer of the pancreas . It forms the second half of a pair with the television serial Karaoke . The two serials were filmed as a single production by the same team ; both were directed by Renny Rye and feature Albert Finney as the writer Daniel Feeld . The plays were unique in being co-productions between the BBC and Channel 4 , something Potter had expressly requested before his death . The show was first aired on Channel 4 in 1996 on Sunday evenings , with a repeat on BBC1 the following day . Parts of Karaoke and Cold Lazarus were filmed in the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire , which is where Dennis Potter was born and raised , and children from local schools including St. Briavels Parochial Primary School appeared in the film as extras in flashbacks . As a result of the BBC and Channel 4 collaboration on these works , the copyright and further usage rights have remained unclear for years . [ citation needed ] However , both are available to watch online via the Channel 4 website , and Virgin Media 's on demand service . Both Karaoke and Cold Lazarus were released on DVD from Acorn Media in September 2010 .
The History of Tom Jones - A Foundling is a five-part TV series produced by the BBC in 1997 . It features Max Beesley in the title role , alongside Brian Blessed and Samantha Morton . It is based on the picaresque novel of the same name by Henry Fielding .
Heartbeat is an English police drama series set in 1960s North Riding of Yorkshire based on the Constable series of novels written by ex-policeman Peter N Walker , under the pseudonym Nicholas Rhea , and broadcast on ITV in 18 series between 1992 and 2010 . It was made by ITV Studios ( formerly Yorkshire Television ) at the Leeds Studios and on location . Heartbeat first aired on Friday 10 April 1992 ( it was later moved to Sunday evenings ) . The 372nd and final episode aired on Sunday 12 September 2010 . Heartbeat proved popular from the beginning , when early series consistently drew over 10 million viewers . In 2001 , Heartbeat came sixth in the UK TV ratings list with a peak audience of 13.82 million , and it was sixth again in 2003 , with 12.8 million viewers . In autumn 2008 , typical viewing figures were around 6 million per episode . Originally conceived as a vehicle for Nick Berry , on whom early series centred , the show has seen many characters come and go over the years . Derek Fowlds and William Simons were the only main-cast actors who remained with the show over its entire 18-series run .
The Cherry Orchard is a 1999 drama film directed by Michael Cacoyannis and starring Charlotte Rampling , Alan Bates and Owen Teale . It was based on the 1904 play The Cherry Orchard by Anton Chekhov . It was an English-language co-production between Cyprus , France and Germany .
Poirot ( also known as Agatha Christie 's Poirot ) is a British mystery drama television series that aired on ITV from 8 January 1989 to 13 November 2013 . David Suchet stars as the eponymous detective , Agatha Christie 's fictional Hercule Poirot . Initially produced by LWT , the series was later produced by ITV Studios . The series also aired on VisionTV in Canada and on PBS and A & E in the United States . The programme ran for 13 series and 70 episodes in total ; each episode was adapted from a novel or short story by Christie that featured Poirot , and consequently in each episode Poirot is both the main detective in charge of the investigation of a crime ( usually murder ) and the protagonist who is at the centre of most of the episode 's action . At the programme 's conclusion , which finished with Curtain : Poirot 's Last Case , based on the final Poirot novel , every major literary work by Christie that featured the title character had been adapted .
Waking the Dead is a British television police procedural crime drama series , produced by the BBC , that centres on a fictional London-based Cold Case unit composed of CID police officers , a psychological profiler and a forensic scientist . A pilot episode aired in September 2000 , and a total of nine series followed . Each story is split into two hour-long episodes , shown on consecutive nights on BBC One . A third series episode won an International Emmy Award in 2004 . The programme was also shown on BBC America in the United States , though these screenings are edited to allow for advertising breaks , as well as UKTV in Australia and New Zealand and ABC1 in Australia . The show aired its final episode on 11 April 2011 . A spin-off from the series , titled The Body Farm , revolving around forensic scientist Eve Lockhart ( Tara Fitzgerald ) , was announced by the BBC in January 2011 and ran for just one series . In 2018 , a five-part radio prequel to the series , The Unforgiven , was broadcast on BBC Radio 4 , with Sue Johnston , Claire Goose , Wil Johnson and Holly Aird reprising their roles . All five episodes were written by series creator Barbara Machin .
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is a 2005 fantasy film directed by Mike Newell and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures . It is based on J. K. Rowling 's 2000 novel of the same name . The film , which is the fourth instalment in the Harry Potter film series , was written by Steve Kloves and produced by David Heyman . The story follows Harry 's fourth year at Hogwarts as he is chosen by the Goblet of Fire to compete in the Triwizard Tournament . The film is the first of the series to receive a PG-13 certificate in the US , and a 12A in the UK , and stars Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter alongside Rupert Grint and Emma Watson as Harry 's best friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger . It is the sequel to Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban and is followed by Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix . Filming began in early 2004 . The Hogwarts scenes were shot at the Leavesden Film Studios . Five days after its release , the film had grossed over US $ 102 million at the North American box office , which is the third-highest first-weekend tally for a Harry Potter film behind Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1 and Part 2 . Goblet of Fire enjoyed an immensely successful run at the box office , earning $ 897 million worldwide , which made it the highest-grossing film of 2005 and the sixth-highest-grossing film in the Harry Potter series . The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Art Direction , and won the BAFTA Award for Best Production Design . Goblet of Fire was the second film in the series to be released in IMAX .
The following are supporting characters in the Harry Potter series written by J. K. Rowling . For members of the Order of the Phoenix , Dumbledore 's Army , Hogwarts staff , Ministry of Magic , or for Death Eaters , see the respective articles .