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: 8.026
  • 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

    6.193 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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  • 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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  • 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

    6.4 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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  • 2011
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    The Sarah Jane Adventures

    The Sarah Jane Adventures

    6.98 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

    6.4 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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  • 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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  • 1981
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    Crown Court

    Crown Court

    5.4 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

    5.3 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

    6.1 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 1990
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    Daytime Live

    Daytime Live

    3.5 1990 HD

    Genre:

    Cast: Alan Titchmarsh

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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

    4.6 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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