Willie Ross

Willie Ross Trailers

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The Bishop Auckland-born entertainer began as a comic on the North-East club circuit, teaming up with Peter Lambert to become Lambert and Ross, a duo that became nationally known. When the partnership folded in the 1980s, Willie became a successful actor, with hits in film, TV and on stage. His big break was as the foul-mouthed father in the film Rita, Sue and Bob Too. He went on to acclaimed roles in Ken Loachs Riff Raff and Peter Greenaway's The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover. On TV he was seen in Our Friends In The North, and One Foot In The Grave, to name but a few. He died in 2000, following an accident at home. He was 62.

Most Popular Willie Ross Trailers

Total trailers found: 21

Restoration Trailer (1995)

29 December 1995

An aspiring young physician, Robert Merivel found himself in the service of King Charles II and saves the life of someone close to the King.

Bodywork Trailer (2001)

04 September 2001

Virgil Guppy buys a sleek-looking used Jaguar, but the car turns out to be a lemon. Unfortunately, that's just the start of his problems; a dead prostitute is discovered in the trunk, and Virgil is accused of her murder.

Secret Society Trailer (2000)

29 October 2000

Daisy is the love of Ken's life - she is also large... and very pretty... and on the dole. But Ken is a dreamer, all his dreams to make a fast buck ending up where they started - as dreams.

Rita, Sue and Bob Too Trailer (1987)

20 May 1987

Rita and Sue are two teenagers living on a run-down council estate in Bradford, who both share a job babysitting for Bob and Michelle's children.

Hillsborough Trailer (1996)

11 September 1996

Drama based on the real life events of April 1989, when ninety-six Liverpool supporters were crushed to death during an F.

The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover Trailer (1989)

13 October 1989

The wife of an abusive criminal finds solace in the arms of a kind regular guest in her husband's restaurant.

Swept from the Sea Trailer (1998)

23 January 1998

The film tells the story of Russian emigree and the only survivor from ship crash Yanko Goorall and servant Amy Foster in the end of 19th century.

A Pinch of Snuff Trailer (1994)

09 April 1994

Receiving a tip from his dentist Jack Shorter, policeman Peter Pascoe takes a closer look at the Calliope Kinema Club, a film club notorious for showing adult entertainment movies.

Honest Trailer (2000)

26 May 2000

In 1960s London, sisters Gerry, Mandy and Jo don male disguises and rob jewelry stores. Gerry also takes a job at a hip magazine in order to scope out a potential target.

Lucky Sunil Trailer (1988)

17 April 1988

Young, handsome and alone in London at the start of a great career. But will Sunil's luck hold out against the seductions of pretty girls, the wiles of con-men and a hundred temptations of the great city?

Dealers Trailer (1989)

03 November 1989

The London branch of Whitney Paine, a major American investment bank, is in the midst of a crisis; after the loss of $100 million, one of their leading traders, Tony Eisner commits suicide by putting a slug through his head while seated at his place in the board room.

Bait Trailer (2000)

13 October 2000

A single father prepares for a job interview while his young son, Clint, prepares sandwiches for their lunch.

The End Trailer (1998)

02 January 1998

An old man living in a flat in London makes a final decision.

Treacle Trailer (1987)

12 December 1987

Old Blackpool comedian Alfie Duffell allegedly wrote a song called 'Put a Bit of Treacle on my Pudding Mary-Ann', which might have made him famous, had he not sold it years ago, for five pounds.

Riff-Raff Trailer (1991)

21 June 1991

Stevie, fresh from prison in Scotland, finds a job on a London construction site. The working conditions are poor and most of the men are working under aliases, due to immigration status and to not conflict with their "signing on" for unemployment benefits.

Doomwatch: Winter Angel Trailer (1999)

07 December 1999

University lecturer Neil Tannahill is drawn into a sinister conspiracy involving secretly-stored Soviet nuclear waste at a remote British nuclear facility after receiving an enigmatic note from legendary atomic scientist and one-time former head of "Doomwatch" (the infamous Scientific watchdog group of the seventies), Dr Spencer Quist.

Blow Dry Trailer (2001)

01 March 2001

The annual British Hairdressing Championship comes to Keighley, a town where Phil and son Brian run a barbershop and Phil's ex-wife Shelly and her lover Sandra run a beauty salon.

Purely Belter Trailer (2000)

03 November 2000

Gerry and Sewell are broke. Gerry's still at school and Sewell is unemployed. They both wish for better things in life.

Road Trailer (1987)

07 October 1987

A view of the inhabitants of a derelict road in Manchester, unsatisfied with their lives and routines.

Loop Trailer (1997)

19 September 1997

Rachel discovers she is pregnant. Just as she is about to break the news to her stockbroker boyfriend Bill, he dumps her.

And a Nightingale Sang Trailer (1989)

17 April 1989

Set in working class Newcastle, the Stott family fight their private battles against the backdrop of the conflict of World War II.