Jake D'Arcy
Know for: Acting
Born: 1945-12-02
Place of birth: Chichester, West Sussex, England
Also know as:
Scab (1987)
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...
Gregory's Girl (1981)
A teenager falls hard for the female soccer player who has replaced him on the team and attempts to pursue her.
Chasing the Deer (1994)
The Jacobite Rebellion of Scotland, and thirty years after the first battle, Bonnie Prince Charlie and his army make a stand at Culloden.
A Sense of Freedom (1985)
The true story of Jimmy Boyle, who was reputed to be Scotland's most violent man.
Beautiful Creatures (2000)
When Petula and Dorothy cover up the accidental murder of one jerk boyfriend, they hatch a hilarious scheme to collect a huge ransom.
Dreaming (1991)
Unemployed Ayrshire teenager Sammy Nelson is a dreamer, using his vivid imagination to conjure up a gallery of heroes. But far from simply providing...
The Camerons (1974)
Three children on holiday uncover plot to hi-jack secret jet aircraft.
Staggered (1994)
Very much in love, Neil's wedding plans are sabotaged, beginning when he is abandoned, naked, on a Scottish island. A road trip ensues, with Neil...
What We Did on Our Holiday (2014)
Doug and Abi and their three children travel to the Scottish Highlands for Doug's father Gordie's birthday party. It's soon clear that when it comes...
Jackie McCafferty's Romance (1978)
A shy, awkward Scottish lad secretly carries a torch for a local lass.
A View of Harry Clark (1989)
Harry Clark is a social worker on the verge of cracking up. His job is to help other people: who is there to help him?
The Bogie Man (1992)
A mental patient who believes he is Humphrey Bogart escapes from his institution and sets up in business as a private eye. Based on the the comic...
The Little Vampire (2000)
Based on the popular books, the story tells of Tony who wants a friend to add some adventure to his life. What he gets is Rudolph, a vampire kid with...
A Passage to England (1975)
Anand, his pretty cousin and their sick uncle are stranded in Amsterdam where they receive an offer to take them to England.
Just Another Saturday (1975)
It's the day of the Orange Parade in Glasgow, but for Jon, the thrill of leading the parade and swinging the mace soon turns to horror as he learns...
It Could Happen to Anybody (1984)
"It never done a woman any harm to be at the end o' a back-hander." In a society where drunkenness and battered wives are treated as 'normal', Jean...
The Silly Season (1982)
Four students working in a factory cause emotional, as well as industrial catastrophe, for when theory and reality meet it is the 'Silly Season'.
Heavenly Pursuits (1986)
Vic Mathews teaches a remedial class at the Blessed Edith Semple School in Scotland. Some at the school are trying to discover the two more miracles...