Rita May
Rita May is an English film and television actress, singer, and writer, best known for playing Mrs Kemp in Threads, Jean in Early Doors and Margaret in Trollied. She's also the only original cast remember who appeared in all episodes of the children's ITV drama series "Children's Ward" from 1989 to 2000.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.4195 |
| Birthday | 1942-05-09 |
| Place of Birth | Sheffield, Yorkshire, England |
| Also Known As |
1987
Scab
0/0
Drama based on events during the 1984/85 miners strike. One of the first dramatised accounts, it was written by Geoffrey Case and directed by Gordon F...
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Scab
1980
The Gamekeeper
6/7
George Purse is the gamekeeper for the duke's estate, a role he takes seriously. His position gives him a certain status, but he has an uneasy relatio...
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The Gamekeeper
1977
The Price of Coal, Part 1: Meet the People
5.5/4
The workers of Milton Colliery prepare for a royal visit from Prince Charles.
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The Price of Coal, Part 1: Meet the People
1996
When Saturday Comes
5.707/29
Jimmy Muir comes from a typical gritty, northern town where there are only two options: working down the pit or in a factory. But Jimmy has other idea...
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When Saturday Comes
1981
Looks and Smiles
6.727/11
Thatcherism and the Irish troubles provide the backdrop for this study of Mick, a well-meaning youth in Sheffield, who has, unlike Dickens' Pip, no ex...
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Looks and Smiles
1985
Threads
7.625/397
Documentary style account of a nuclear holocaust and its effect on the working class city of Sheffield, England; and the eventual long run effects of...
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Threads
2009
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974
6.7/283
Yorkshire, 1974. Fear, mistrust and institutionalised police corruption are running riot. Rookie journalist Eddie Dunford is determined to search for...
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Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974
1977
The Price of Coal, Part 2: Back to Reality
5/3
A month after the royal visit, the workers at Milton Colliery are brought crashing back down to earth by an underground explosion.
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The Price of Coal, Part 2: Back to Reality
2018
Walk Like a Panther
6.2/10
A group of 1980s wrestlers are forced to don the lycra once last time when their beloved local pub is threatened with closure.
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Walk Like a Panther
1999
Fanny & Elvis
6.429/7
Yorkshire writer Kate finds out her biological clock is ticking down the same day that her husband leaves her. To get over the financial crisis this c...
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Fanny & Elvis
2021
Everybody's Talking About Jamie
6.2/145
Jamie New is 16 and doesn’t quite fit in—instead of pursuing a "real" career he dreams of becoming a drag queen. Uncertain about his future, Jamie kno...
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Everybody's Talking About Jamie
2004
Nits
10/1
A 7-year-old boy (Jonathan Mason) struggles to understand why his mother, newly returned from hospital, isn't giving him the attention he craves.
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Nits
2009
In the Loop
7/769
The US President and the UK Prime Minister are planning on launching a war in the Middle East, but—behind the scenes—government officials and advisers...
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In the Loop
1982
England's Greens and Peasant Land
0/0
A planning decision must be made, and the motorway extension must go through on either the Golf Course or the Allotments - will the greens survive or...
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