Janine Duvitski
Janine Duvitski (born Christine Janine Drzewicki) is a British actress, known for her roles in the BBC TV sitcom series Waiting for God, One Foot in the Grave and Benidorm. Duvitski first came to national attention in the play Abigail's Party, written and directed in 1977 by Mike Leigh.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.671 |
| Birthday | 1952-06-28 |
| Place of Birth | Nottinghamshire, England, UK |
| Also Known As | Janine Drzewicki, |
1977
Abigail's Party
7.4/45
Beverly and Laurence are entertaining their new neighbours, Angela and Tony as well as Sue, whose teenage daughter, Abigail, is having a party. Over d...
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Abigail's Party
2007
Angel
5.5/140
Edwardian England. A precocious girl from a poor background with aspirations to being a novelist finds herself swept to fame and fortune when her tast...
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Angel
1998
Swept from the Sea
6.38/75
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. Whe...
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Swept from the Sea
1981
Sons and Lovers
0/0
An adaptation for television by Trevor Griffiths of DH Lawrence's classic novel
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Sons and Lovers
1988
Drowning by Numbers
7/190
Cissie Colpitts drowns her cheating husband and, in the ensuing cover-up, enlists the help of lonely coroner Henry Madgett, an old friend with a long...
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Drowning by Numbers
2006
The Children's Party at the Palace
1.7/3
To celebrate her 80th birthday, the Queen is holding a children's party in the grounds of Buckingham Palace. She has invited many classic characters f...
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The Children's Party at the Palace
2021
Agatha Raisin: Kissing Christmas Goodbye
0/0
Agatha's in need of a well-earned break and with Christmas just around the corner it looks like the perfect opportunity to relax. When she receives a...
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Agatha Raisin: Kissing Christmas Goodbye
1976
A Collier's Friday Night
0/0
A glimpse into the home life of a coal miner and his family. Frustrated with their lot in life, the family quarrel and squabble incessantly with one a...
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A Collier's Friday Night
2024
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
6.543/837
A sudden attack by Wulf, a clever and traitorous lord of Rohan seeking vengeance for the death of his father, forces Helm Hammerhand, the King of Roha...
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The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
1978
Alphabetical Order
4/1
Michael Frayn play part of TV series ITV Sunday Night Drama.
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Alphabetical Order
1975
Diane
4/1
Teenager Diane Weaver lives in a small council flat with her brooding father, the groundskeeper of a local church. What no one realises, is how close...
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Diane
2002
George Eliot: A Scandalous Life
2.5/4
Born Mary Ann Evans in 1819, the novelist George Eliot was a woman ahead of her time: a proud and determined individual who continually broke the sexu...
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George Eliot: A Scandalous Life
1979
Dracula
6.377/284
Romanticized adaptation of Bram Stoker's 1897 classic. Count Dracula is a subject of fatal attraction to more than one English maiden lady, as he seek...
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Dracula
1987
East of Ipswich
6.7/6
Seventeen-year-old Richard and his parents take their annual seaside holiday in a guesthouse on England's east coast in the 1950s. Julia, a teenage gi...
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East of Ipswich
1980
Grown-Ups
6.7/12
Dick and Mandy, a young working class couple, move into a council house in Canterbury, and find Mr. Butcher, one of their former teachers, living next...
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Grown-Ups
1991
Came Out, It Rained, Went Back In Again
1/2
A short film in which an innocent northern girl discovers her sexual identity on a trip to London, where she goes into a lesbian bar/club, and conside...
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Came Out, It Rained, Went Back In Again
1979
Afternoon Off
0/0
Lee, a Chinese man, works as a waiter in a hotel in England, despite speaking very little English. Told that a girl called Iris might be interested in...
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Afternoon Off
1978
Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf
0/0
A repressed night-school teacher, secretly homosexual, struggles to cope with his demanding, eccentric mother.
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Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf
1979
Blue Remembered Hills
6.5/2
On an idyllic summer afternoon in the summer of 1943, a group of children play in the West Country hills, fields and forests. With no adults around, t...
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Blue Remembered Hills
1985
The Bride
5.3/85
Doctor Frankenstein creates a mate for his monster, a woman called Eva, who promptly rejects the male creature. In turn, the doctor becomes obsessed w...
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The Bride
1982
The Missionary
5.5/52
In 1905, after 10 years of missionary work in Africa, the Rev. Charles Fortesque is recalled to England, where his bishop gives him his new assignment...
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The Missionary
1982
Mike Leigh: Making Plays
8/1
Writer and Director Mike Leigh discusses the techniques used to create his plays.
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Mike Leigh: Making Plays
1978
Scully's New Year's Eve
8/1
Scully invites his mates to gatecrash his mum's New Year's Eve party.
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Scully's New Year's Eve
2016
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
5.7/2
Documentary celebrating the British sitcom and taking a look at the social and political context from which our favourite sitcoms grew. We enjoy a tri...
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British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
1978
The First Great Train Robbery
6.673/427
In Victorian England, a master criminal makes elaborate plans to steal a shipment of gold from a moving train.
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The First Great Train Robbery
1977
Jabberwocky
6.011/312
After the death of his father, young Dennis Cooper goes to town where he has to pass several adventures. The town and the whole kingdom is threatened...
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Jabberwocky
1980
Breaking Glass
6.8/33
Breaking Glass is the story of punk singer Kate and her meteoric rise to stardom. Starting out in the rock pubs of London, Kate, assisted by her manag...
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Breaking Glass
1979
The Knowledge
6.5/10
Four men attempt "The Knowledge" examination to qualify as London taxi drivers.
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The Knowledge
1991
Director: Alan Clarke
0/0
Alan Clarke's films exposed a real, raw world as no other films have. Works such as "Scum," "Made in Britain," "The Firm," "Rita, Sue and Bob Too" and...
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Director: Alan Clarke
1980
The Black Stuff
7.4/11
A Liverpool tarmac gang set off for a contract in Middlesbrough. After a day of work, the group are approached by two gypsies who offer them a lucrati...
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The Black Stuff
2002
About a Boy
6.693/2380
Will Freeman is a good-looking, smooth-talking bachelor whose primary goal in life is avoiding any kind of responsibility. But when he invents an imag...
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About a Boy
2007
All About 'Abigail's Party'
6.3/3
A look at the production of Play for Today: Abigail's Party (1977).
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All About 'Abigail's Party'
1994
The Madness of King George
6.8/255
Aging King George III of England is exhibiting signs of madness, a problem little understood in 1788. As the monarch alternates between bouts of confu...
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The Madness of King George
2005
The New World
6.513/1268
A drama about explorer John Smith and the clash between Native Americans and English settlers in the 17th century.
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The New World
2019
Little Joe
5.8/317
Alice, a single mother who is more dedicated to her work as a genetic engineer than to her teenage son Joe, develops a new variety of flower that is s...
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Little Joe
2018
Benidorm: 10 Years on Holiday
8/2
Ahead of the start of the tenth series of the award-winning ITV sitcom, this special programme talks to the show's creator and writer Derren Litten ab...
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Benidorm: 10 Years on Holiday
1978
One of These Nights I'm Gonna Get an Early Day
0/0
When Mal Leyton's modern jazz quintet sets out to play an unlikely gig at a college concert, the musicians really need their legendary sense of humour...
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One of These Nights I'm Gonna Get an Early Day
1994
Giorgino
6.4/44
October 1918: After returning to the civil life, the young Doctor Giorgino Volli searches for a group of children, which he had been the care-taker of...
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Giorgino
2016
Alan Clarke: Out of His Own Light
0/0
A multi-part documentary about Alan Clarke, featuring interviews with various actors, writers and producers.
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Alan Clarke: Out of His Own Light
1990
One Foot in the Grave: Who's Listening
0/0
The Meldrews become acquainted with a reverend who thinks he has lost his faith, and Victor learns more about a video shop clerk with whom he had a co...
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One Foot in the Grave: Who's Listening
1991
One Foot in the Grave: The Man In The Long Black Coat
0/0
Relations between Patrick and Victor reach a new low via an unending stream of post-it notes; during a visit from a council health inspector, Victor l...
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One Foot in the Grave: The Man In The Long Black Coat
1994
One Foot in the Grave: The Man Who Blew Away
1/1
The Meldrews get a surprise visit from Mr. Foskett, whom they know only because they stayed in the same guest house 17 years ago.
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One Foot in the Grave: The Man Who Blew Away
1995
One Foot in the Grave: The Wisdom Of The Witch
9.5/2
A witch predicts an untimely end for Victor; Patrick and Pippa prepare to move far away from the Meldrews, but Patrick gets stuck with Victor while tr...
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One Foot in the Grave: The Wisdom Of The Witch
1996
One Foot in the Grave: Starbound
9/2
The Meldrews find a man living in their shed; he turns out to be a drug-dealer. Victor takes a gardening job, working for Patrick's new boss and deali...
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One Foot in the Grave: Starbound
1988
Number 27
0/0
Miss Barwick is 90 years old. She has lived peacefully in the same house all her life - until a young property developer arrives at her front door to...
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Number 27
1996
London Suite
4.7/6
On one day at an English Hotel, four different stories are shown. Diana is in London to promote her Television Series and her ex-husband Sidney shows...
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London Suite
1990
Who Shot Alan B'Stard?
0/0
An hour long special from the British political satire The New Statesman. After surviving an attempt on his life, Alan B’Stard returns to politics and...
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Who Shot Alan B'Stard?
2025
Jay Kelly
6.139/399
Famous movie actor Jay Kelly embarks on a journey of self-discovery, confronting both his past and present, accompanied by his devoted manager, Ron.
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Jay Kelly
1983
The Bank Manager's Wife
7/1
A housewife struggles to come to terms with her husband's imminent retirement. She finds solace in her greenhouse with her cacti.
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