Cy Grant
Date of Birth: 08 Nov 1919
Country: Guyana
Biography: An actor, musician, writer and poet. In the 1950s, he became the first black person to be featured regularly on television in the United Kingdom, mostly due to his appearances on the BBC current affairs show Tonight. After the war, Grant decided to pursue his original ambition to study law, perceiving it as a means to challenge racism and social injustice. He became a member of the Middle Temple in London and qualified as a barrister in 1950. However, despite his distinguished war record and le
Total Credits at Criticker: 7 (Actor)
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A planet is discovered in the same orbit as Earth's but is located on the exact opposite side of the sun, making it not visible from Earth. The European Space Exploration Council decide to send American astronaut Glenn Ross and British scientist John Kane via spaceship to explore the other planet. After a disastrous crash-landing Ross awakes to learn that Kane lies near death and that they apparently have returned to Earth, as evidenced by the presence of the Council director and his staff. (imdb)
In 1942, a cargo ship jammed with British evacuees from Singapore is sunk by a Japanese sub. A small lifeboat carries a beautiful woman, an army officer, a bigoted administrator, and a black seaman. Only the seaman knows the woman is a nun. The men reveal their true selves under the hardships of survival. Told in a too-long flashback frame. (imdb)
P.I. John Shaft is recruited to go undercover to break up a modern slavery ring where young Africans are lured to Paris to do chain-gang work.
Captain Scarlet vs. the Mysterons (1980) - TV Movie
Captain Scarlet vs the Mysterons is a 1980 TV movie which uses re-edited footage from the original 1967 Supermarionation series Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons. (wikipedia)
A Victorian era scientist (Peter Cushing) and his assistant (Doug McClure) take a test run in their Iron Mole drilling machine and end up in a strange underground labyrinth ruled by a species of giant telepathic bird and full of prehistoric monsters and cavemen. (imdb)
A Man from the Sun (1956) - TV Movie
A mixed party of West Indian settlers arrives in London, where they encounter prejudice from the white population and integrate themselves into the existing West Indian community. An exploration of the difficulties faced by West Indians new to Britain. Racism in the workplace was overt and often physical. Yet as a documentary drama purporting to portray the harsh realities of life for the first Caribbean settlers in this country, it pulls many punches.
Revenge of the Mysterons from Mars (1981) - TV Movie
Captain Scarlet and his team find themselves battling the Mysterons from Mars yet again!