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Kevin Elyot(1951-2014)

  • Actor
  • Writer
  • Producer
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Kevin Elyot was born on 18 July 1951 in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for Christopher and His Kind (2011), Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky (2005) and Poirot (1989). He died on 7 June 2014 in London, England, UK.
BornJuly 18, 1951
DiedJune 7, 2014(62)
BornJuly 18, 1951
DiedJune 7, 2014(62)
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  • Awards
    • 2 nominations total

Known for

Matt Smith and Douglas Booth in Christopher and His Kind (2011)
Christopher and His Kind
7.0
TV Movie
  • Writer
  • 2011
Bryan Dick and Zoë Tapper in Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky (2005)
Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky
7.5
TV Mini Series
  • Writer
David Suchet in Poirot (1989)
Poirot
8.6
TV Series
  • Writer
Alan Badel and Jenny Seagrove in The Woman in White (1982)
The Woman in White
7.7
TV Mini Series
  • Louis

Credits

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Actor

  • The Bill (1984)
    The Bill
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Christopher Scott
    • Gilbert
    • 1991–1993
  • Sarita Choudhury and Naveen Andrews in Wild West (1992)
    Wild West
    5.7
    • Solicitor
    • 1992
  • Murder East - Murder West (1990)
    Murder East - Murder West
    6.7
    TV Movie
    • Fritz Kolberg
    • 1990
  • Grange Hill (1978)
    Grange Hill
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Off-Licence Manager
    • 1989
  • Paul Nicholas in Bust (1987)
    Bust
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Simon Best
    • 1988
  • Scandalous (1984)
    Scandalous
    4.4
    • Matt
    • 1984
  • Bernard Holley in Now and Then (1983)
    Now and Then
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Aristede - Then
    • 1983
  • Alan Badel and Jenny Seagrove in The Woman in White (1982)
    The Woman in White
    7.7
    TV Mini Series
    • Louis
    • 1982
  • Mr & Mrs Edgehill (1985)
    BBC2 Playhouse
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Sergio
    • 1981
  • Joss Ackland and Harry Andrews in Closing Ranks (1980)
    Closing Ranks
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • Bernard Ogilvy
    • 1980
  • Play for Today (1970)
    Play for Today
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Clark
    • 1980
  • The Fosdyke Saga
    TV Series
    • Tom Fosdyke
    • Policeman
    • MC
    • 1977–1983
  • Julie Dawn Cole and Janina Faye in Angels (1975)
    Angels
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Bill
    • 1975
  • Liza Goddard, Nerys Hughes, Joanna Lumley, Bill Maynard, Patrick Mower, Jon Pertwee, Magnus Pyke, Victor Spinetti, and Mollie Sugden in Whodunnit? (1972)
    Whodunnit?
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Jim
    • 1975
  • Jan Francis in Rooms (1974)
    Rooms
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Terry
    • 1975

Writer

  • Paul Keating, James Bradwell, Stephen K. Amos, Alan Turkington, Gerard McCarthy, and Edward Corrie in My Night with Reg (2021)
    My Night with Reg
    • Writer
    • 2021
  • Geraldine McEwan and Julia McKenzie in Agatha Christie's Marple (2004)
    Agatha Christie's Marple
    7.9
    TV Series
    • screenplay
    • 2004–2013
  • David Suchet in Poirot (1989)
    Poirot
    8.6
    TV Series
    • screenplay
    • 2003–2013
  • Matt Smith and Douglas Booth in Christopher and His Kind (2011)
    Christopher and His Kind
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • written by
    • 2011
  • Clapham Junction (2007)
    Clapham Junction
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • writer
    • 2007
  • Alex Jennings, Rachael Stirling, George Antoni, and Aidan McArdle in Riot at the Rite (2005)
    Riot at the Rite
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 2005
  • Bryan Dick and Zoë Tapper in Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky (2005)
    Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky
    7.5
    TV Mini Series
    • screenplay
    • 2005
  • No Night Is Too Long (2002)
    No Night Is Too Long
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • screenplay by
    • 2002
  • Performance (1991)
    Performance
    6.5
    TV Series
    • play
    • screenplay
    • 1997
  • Keeley Hawes and Greg Wise in The Moonstone (1996)
    The Moonstone
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1996
  • The Play on One (1988)
    The Play on One
    5.5
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1990

Producer

  • Matt Smith and Douglas Booth in Christopher and His Kind (2011)
    Christopher and His Kind
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 2011

Personal details

  • Born
    • July 18, 1951
    • Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK
  • Died
    • June 7, 2014
    • London, England, UK
  • Other works
    Excerpt from a Speech, "Christie Strikes an Alarming Chord in Our Own Times," Published in "The Independent," United Kingdom, 19 September 2005.

Did you know

  • Trivia
    He was awarded the Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 1995 (1994 season) for Best Comedy for "My Night with Reg".

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