Floella Benjamin

Floella Benjamin

Floella Benjamin, Baroness Benjamin, OBE, DL is a Trinidadian-British actress, author, television presenter, singer, businesswoman and politician. She is known as presenter of children's programmes such as Play School, Play Away and Fast Forward

  • Title: Floella Benjamin
  • Popularity: 2.896
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1949-09-23
  • Place of Birth: Trinidad, British West Indies [now Trinidad and Tobago]
  • Homepage: http://www.floellabenjamin.com
  • Also Known As: Baroness Floella Benjamin
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Floella Benjamin Movies

  • 2007
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    Run, Fatboy, Run

    Run, Fatboy, Run

    6.183 2007 HD

    Five years after jilting his pregnant fiancée on their wedding day, out-of-shape Dennis decides to run a marathon to win her back.

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Simon Pegg

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  • 1977
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    Black Joy

    Black Joy

    6.4 1977 HD

    An innocent and unsophisticated Guyanese immigrant is exposed to the hustlin' way of life in the Brixton ghetto.

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Norman Beaton

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  • 1982
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    Nursery Rhymes

    Nursery Rhymes

    9 1982 HD

    70 favourite traditional songs and rhymes presented as a pop-up book which comes to life through animation, puppetry & live performances. The...

    Genre: Family

    Cast: Isla St Clair

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  • 1979
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    A Hole in Babylon

    A Hole in Babylon

    1 1979 HD

    Three black men rob a Knightsbridge Italian restaurant. But when the police are called and the robbery becomes a siege, the men find themselves in a...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: T-Bone Wilson

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  • 2003
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    Coming To England

    Coming To England

    1 2003 HD

    "A story of a Windrush generation girl who came to Britain in 1960 from the Caribbean. Adapted from the book Coming to England [by Floella Benjamin],...

    Genre: Family

    Cast: Floella Benjamin

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  • 1975
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    The Floater

    The Floater

    1 1975 HD

    A comedy about the law - seen from the inside. All formality and procedure on the surface but not quite so convincing when you see the works.

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Richard Beckinsale

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  • 2007
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    Rendition

    Rendition

    6.436 2007 HD

    When an Egyptian terrorism suspect "disappears" on a flight from Africa to Washington DC, his American wife and a CIA analyst find themselves caught...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Reese Witherspoon

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  • 1979
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    Waterloo Sunset

    Waterloo Sunset

    1 1979 HD

    Grace leaves her old folks' home to return to her birthplace in Lambeth, a place which has changed on the surface but at its heart is still the same.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Queenie Watts

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  • 1976
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    I Don't Want to Be Born

    I Don't Want to Be Born

    5 1976 HD

    A woman gives birth to a baby, but this is no ordinary little tyke. The child is seemingly possessed by the spirit of a freak dwarf who the mother...

    Genre: Thriller

    Cast: Joan Collins

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  • 2022
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    Kids' TV: The Surprising Story

    Kids' TV: The Surprising Story

    1 2022 HD

    Konnie Huq celebrates the very best of British children’s television, with a dazzling array of clips from some of the most treasured programmes...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Konnie Huq

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  • 1964
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    Play School

    Play School

    4 1964 HD

    Play School is a British children's television series produced by the BBC which ran from 21 April 1964 until 11 March 1988. Devised by Joy Whitby, it...

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    Cast: Johnny Ball

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  • 1978
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    Within These Walls

    Within These Walls

    5.3 1978 HD

    Within These Walls is a British television drama programme made by London Weekend Television for ITV and shown between 1974 and 1978. It portrayed...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Jerome Willis

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  • 1990
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    Daytime Live

    Daytime Live

    3.5 1990 HD

    Genre:

    Cast: Alan Titchmarsh

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  • 2011
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    The Sarah Jane Adventures

    The Sarah Jane Adventures

    7.063 2011 HD

    A British science fiction television programme that was produced by BBC Cymru Wales for CBBC, created by Russell T Davies and starring Elisabeth...

    Genre: Action & Adventure

    Cast: Elisabeth Sladen

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  • 1991
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    Bergerac

    Bergerac

    6.467 1991 HD

    Bergerac is a British television show set on Jersey. Produced by the BBC in association with the Seven Network, and first screened on BBC1, it stars...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: John Nettles

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  • 1981
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    Crown Court

    Crown Court

    5 1981 HD

    Crown Court is an afternoon television courtroom drama produced by Granada Television for the ITV network that ran from 1972, when the Crown Court...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast:

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  • 1976
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    Dixon of Dock Green

    Dixon of Dock Green

    5.333 1976 HD

    Created by Ted Willis. Dixon of Dock Green was a BBC television series following the activities of police officers at a fictional Metropolitan Police...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Jack Warner

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  • 1983
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    Angels

    Angels

    3.7 1983 HD

    Angels is a BBC medical soap-opera which launched on 1st September 1975 and was the blue print for such medical soaps as Casualty, Holby City, plus...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Shirley Cheriton

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  • 1984
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    Play for Today

    Play for Today

    5.9 1984 HD

    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...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast:

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  • 1987
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    Fast Forward

    Fast Forward

    5 1987 HD

    A zany comedy sketch show for children, which took its name from the Fast Forward button on VCRs. Children's sketch comedy featuring Floella...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Floella Benjamin

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  • 1994
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    The Paul Daniels Magic Show

    The Paul Daniels Magic Show

    7.5 1994 HD

    A British magic show and variety show that aired on BBC1 from 9 June 1979 to 18 June 1994. Daniels' assistant throughout the series was Debbie McGee,...

    Genre: Family

    Cast: Paul Daniels

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  • 2006
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    The Line of Beauty

    The Line of Beauty

    6.4 2006 HD

    Crawl deep under the skin of Thatcher's Britain, seen through the eyes and experiences of a young, gay man, from the euphoria of falling in love to...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Dan Stevens

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  • 2024
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    Great British Menu

    Great British Menu

    6.4 2024 HD

    Britain's top chefs compete for the chance to cook a four-course banquet for a high-profile figure.

    Genre: Reality

    Cast: Andi Oliver

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  • 2001
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    Fetch the Vet

    Fetch the Vet

    1 2001 HD

    Fetch the Vet is a British stop motion children's television programme created by Gail Penston and Stephen Thraves. 26 episodes were produced by...

    Genre: Animation

    Cast: John Gordon Sinclair

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  • 2024
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    The One Show

    The One Show

    4.667 2024 HD

    A topical magazine-style daily television programme broadcast live on BBC One.

    Genre: Talk

    Cast: Alex Jones

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  • 2010
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    Ready Steady Cook

    Ready Steady Cook

    1 2010 HD

    Talented chefs battle it out against the clock, creating delicious dishes in 20 minutes

    Genre: Reality

    Cast: Ainsley Harriott

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