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Paul Raffield is a Actor British born on 19 june 1957 at London (United-kingdom)
Paul Raffield (born 19 June 1957, London) is a British academic, director and actor.
He has played two different characters in Coronation Street: in 1996 as Dr Stirling, and in 2005 as a vicar. Other TV credits include After You've Gone, The Worst Week of My Life, The Robinsons, The Bill, Karaoke and 2point4 Children. Films include Vera Drake, Stoned and Buddy's Song.
He appeared in two series of Steven Moffat's sitcom Joking Apart as Robert Glazebrook, opposite Tracie Bennett as his wife, supporting Robert Bathurst and Fiona Gillies. Raffield took part in the audio commentary for the DVD release of the second series in 2008.
Shortly after filming the pilot for Joking Apart, he briefly appeared in Press Gang, in the fourth season episode "Bad News", also written by Steven Moffat and directed by Bob Spiers.
He has since completed a PhD in Law. After lecturing at Birkbeck College, University of London, he is now a Professor in the School of Law at The University of Warwick. In 2009, Paul became a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and was awarded a National Teaching Fellowship. He is the author of Images and Cultures of Law in Early Modern England: Justice and Political Power, 1558-1660 (Cambridge University Press, 2004), now available in paperback. He co-edited Shakespeare and the Law (Hart Publishing, 2008), a collection of papers from the international conference on Shakespeare and the Law, hosted by The University of Warwick in 2007. He is the founding co-editor of the journal, Law and Humanities. His latest book, Shakespeare's Imaginary Constitution: Late-Elizabethan Politics and the Theatre of Law, was published in 2010 by Hart Publishing; it was nominated for the 2011 Inner Temple Book Prize, awarded every 3 years for a book which has made a profound contribution to the understanding of law in the United Kingdom.
Paul played Dickie Sainsbury in the West End revival of Michael Frayn's Donkeys' Years. He directed Tim Firth's "Neville's Island" (having played Angus in the West End production), John Godber's "On the Piste" and Terry Johnson's award-winning comedy, Hysteria, at Birmingham Repertory Theatre. He played Alan Hodges in Christmas at the Riviera, ITV1.
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He has played two different characters in Coronation Street: in 1996 as Dr Stirling, and in 2005 as a vicar. Other TV credits include After You've Gone, The Worst Week of My Life, The Robinsons, The Bill, Karaoke and 2point4 Children. Films include Vera Drake, Stoned and Buddy's Song.
He appeared in two series of Steven Moffat's sitcom Joking Apart as Robert Glazebrook, opposite Tracie Bennett as his wife, supporting Robert Bathurst and Fiona Gillies. Raffield took part in the audio commentary for the DVD release of the second series in 2008.
Shortly after filming the pilot for Joking Apart, he briefly appeared in Press Gang, in the fourth season episode "Bad News", also written by Steven Moffat and directed by Bob Spiers.
He has since completed a PhD in Law. After lecturing at Birkbeck College, University of London, he is now a Professor in the School of Law at The University of Warwick. In 2009, Paul became a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and was awarded a National Teaching Fellowship. He is the author of Images and Cultures of Law in Early Modern England: Justice and Political Power, 1558-1660 (Cambridge University Press, 2004), now available in paperback. He co-edited Shakespeare and the Law (Hart Publishing, 2008), a collection of papers from the international conference on Shakespeare and the Law, hosted by The University of Warwick in 2007. He is the founding co-editor of the journal, Law and Humanities. His latest book, Shakespeare's Imaginary Constitution: Late-Elizabethan Politics and the Theatre of Law, was published in 2010 by Hart Publishing; it was nominated for the 2011 Inner Temple Book Prize, awarded every 3 years for a book which has made a profound contribution to the understanding of law in the United Kingdom.
Paul played Dickie Sainsbury in the West End revival of Michael Frayn's Donkeys' Years. He directed Tim Firth's "Neville's Island" (having played Angus in the West End production), John Godber's "On the Piste" and Terry Johnson's award-winning comedy, Hysteria, at Birmingham Repertory Theatre. He played Alan Hodges in Christmas at the Riviera, ITV1.
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Vera Drake (2004)
, 2h5Directed by Mike Leigh
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes Pregnancy films, Films about sexuality
Actors Imelda Staunton, Richard Graham, Eddie Marsan, Sally Hawkins, Daniel Mays, Lesley Manville
Roles Magistrate's Clerk
Rating75%
Vera Drake (Imelda Staunton) is devoted to her family, looking after her husband and children, her elderly mother, and a sick neighbour. Her shy daughter, Ethel (Alex Kelly), works in a lightbulb factory, and her son, Sid (Daniel Mays), tailors men's suits. Her husband, Stanley (Phil Davis), is a car mechanic. Although Vera and her family are poor, their strong family bonds hold them together. During her working day as a house cleaner, Vera performs constant small acts of kindness for the many people she encounters.
Buddy's Song (1991)
, 1h42Directed by Claude Whatham
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Musical
Actors Chesney Hawkes, Roger Daltrey, Douglas Hodge, Billy Murray, Nick Moran, Michael Elphick
Roles Music Shop Manager
Rating52%
Buddy Clark and his father Terry went to see live Rock n' Roll at a hotel. Terry met Des King in the car park who paid him to keep a briefcase in his car which Buddy was sure was stolen. Buddy's mother Carol arrived then Buddy attempted to get his estranged parents to talk. Buddy moved the briefcase of jewellery back into Des' Jaguar then he told Terry when he was going to move his Vauxhall. Terry feared that the police were going to look in Des' car first so he got the briefcase but the police caught him in the act and he went to prison.