Television
The British Post Office scandal, in which thousands of postmasters were erroneously accused of fraud, is the focus of a four-part docudrama that made waves in the U.K. and comes to the U.S. Sunday on PBS.
April 6, 2024
Politics
Rejecting a claim by defeated Rep.
Dec. 28, 1990
California
Entertainment & Arts
British stage and screen star Alan Bates, who came to fame during England’s era of the angry young man, died Saturday.
Dec. 29, 2003
After not doing that well in London, but doing very well in Los Angeles, Simon Gray’s “The Common Pursuit” was the surprise hit of the Off-Broadway season.
Sept. 5, 1987
Simon Gray and Alan Bates, the British playwright and actor who together gained acclaim in the early ‘70s with “Butley,” a blistering view of academia, are ripely reunited again in another dark comedy of a frayed, frazzled, intellectual outsider: “Unnatural Pursuits,” a stinging comic fantasy about a British playwright on tour in the United States with his beloved work-in-progress (A&E; Sunday, 5 and 9 p.m.).
Jan. 22, 1994
Television has raided movie studios for the two-hour TV film “Pack of Lies,” with Ellen Burstyn, Teri Garr and Alan Bates in the lead roles.
Jan. 27, 1987
Kathy Bates’ latest project is directing and starring in Lifetime’s ‘Ambulance Girl.’ Then there’s her writing, and maybe even painting.
Sept. 12, 2005
Movies
The veteran British actor is playing eye-catching roles that depart from the dark characters he was once known for.
Dec. 10, 2002
Archives
Tristan Bates, 19-year-old son of British actor Alan Bates, has died of a stroke.
Jan. 16, 1990