Bobby Knutt

Bobby Knutt

Robert Andrew Wass, known professionally as Bobby Knutt, was a British television actor who started in entertainment as a stand-up comedian before moving into acting with roles in Ken Loach's Price of Coal, Emmerdal, Coronation Street, Common as Muck, Last of the Summer Wine, Our Friends In The North, Heartbeat and Benidorm.

  • Title: Bobby Knutt
  • Popularity: 0.3277
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1945-11-25
  • Place of Birth: Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, UK
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  • Also Known As: Robert Wass
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Bobby Knutt Movies

  • 1997
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    The Missing Postman

    The Missing Postman

    5 1997 HD

    When Dorset postman Clive Peacock is forced into early retirement, the years ahead look bleak. But on his last day in the job, in a moment of unexpected rebellion he makes a decision that will change his life. As he makes his final collection from the postbox in the small seaside town where he lives, he decides to deliver the letters himself, by hand, no matter the destination. Mounting his trusty bicycle, he sets off on what proves to be an odyssey of self-discovery. Pursued by the police and lionised by the media, Clive becomes both a fugitive and a reluctant hero.

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  • 2004
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    In Denial of Murder

    In Denial of Murder

    6 2004 HD

    Dramatisation of the Stephen Downing case which involved the conviction and imprisonment in 1974 of a 17-year-old council worker, Stephen Downing, for the murder of a 32 year old legal secretary, Wendy Sewell, in the town of Bakewell in the Peak District in central England. Following a campaign by a local newspaper, his conviction was overturned in 2002, after Downing had served 27 years in prison. The case is thought to be the longest miscarriage of justice in British legal history, and attracted worldwide media attention.

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  • 1979
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    The Life of a Stand-up Comic

    The Life of a Stand-up Comic

    1 1979 HD

    A look at stand-up comedian Bobby Knutt's work at seaside clubs, and his plans for the following year. Bobby details how he got into the business by accident, his inspirations and working practices, and the boredom and tensions involved.

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  • 2018
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    Funny Cow

    Funny Cow

    6.3 2018 HD

    A comedian uses her troubled past as material for her stand-up routine, trying to rise up through the comedy circuit by playing Northern England's working men's clubs.

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  • 1977
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    The Price of Coal, Part 1: Meet the People

    The Price of Coal, Part 1: Meet the People

    5 1977 HD

    The workers of Milton Colliery prepare for a royal visit from Prince Charles.

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  • 1977
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    The Price of Coal, Part 2: Back to Reality

    The Price of Coal, Part 2: Back to Reality

    5 1977 HD

    A month after the royal visit, the workers at Milton Colliery are brought crashing back down to earth by an underground explosion.

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  • 2018
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    I Am Urban

    I Am Urban

    7.5 2018 HD

    A hard living, disillusioned, ex social worker becomes the unlikely savior to an anarchic gang of joy-riding, drug taking, thieving, out of control, care home runaway kids.

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  • 2018
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    Benidorm: 10 Years on Holiday

    Benidorm: 10 Years on Holiday

    8 2018 HD

    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 about how it was created and cast members talk about their roles.

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  • 1987
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    Coast to Coast

    Coast to Coast

    6 1987 HD

    Two guys meet, one American, a deserter from the US army, one Brit, and they are drawn together by their mutual love of Soul music. Neither being gainfully employed they decide to start a mobile disco service for fellow soul lovers, which leads them to buy an ice cream van, and the adventure begins. Before long they find themselves on the run from the bad guys and the police.

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  • 1979
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    Print-Out

    Print-Out

    1 1979 HD

    Corrupt builder Ballard is approached by Bernie Fermor, a young computer engineer with a roll of names from Ballard's business which he intends to blackmail him with. Ballard plays it cool and then has the engineer followed,he wants the Mr Big behind the demand, but the engineer is found dead.

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  • 1992
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    Heartbeat

    Heartbeat

    7.1 1992 HD

    Set during the 1960s in the fictional North Yorkshire village of Aidensfield, this enduringly popular series interweaves crime and medical storylines.

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  • 1971
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    The Comedians

    The Comedians

    5.5 1971 HD

    The comedians is a British television show of the 1970s produced by Johnnie Hamp of Granada Television. The show gave a stage to nightclub and working men's club comedians of the era, including Russ Abbot, Lennie Bennett, Stan Boardman, Jim Bowen, Jimmy Bright, Duggie Brown, Mike Burton, Dave Butler, Brian Carroll, Frank Carson, Mike Coyne, Jimmy Cricket, Colin Crompton, Pauline Daniels, Charlie Daze, Vince Earl, Steve Faye, Eddie Flanagan, Stu Francis, Ken Goodwin, Jackie Hamilton, Jerry Harris, George King, Bobby Knutt, Bernard Manning, Mike McCabe, Paul Melba, Mick Miller, Hal Nolan, Tom O'Connor, Tom Pepper, Bryn Phillips, Mike Reid, George Roper, Harry Scott, Sammy Thomas, Johnny Wager, Roy Walker, Charlie Williams, Lee Wilson and Lenny Windsor. Also featured on the TV show, were Shep's Banjo Boys, a 7-piece band comprising Charlie Bentley, John Drury, Andy Holdorf, John Orchard, John Rollings, Graham Shepherd and Howard Shepherd. In 1973, the line up was Mike Dexter, Tony "Tosh" Kennedy, Ged Martin, Tony Pritchard, Graham Shepherd and Howard "Shep" Shepherd.

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  • 1993
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    Body & Soul

    Body & Soul

    4.75 1993 HD

    A nun leaves the convent temporarily to help save her family knitting mill from bankruptcy following the death of her brother. Outside the convent she becomes a fairly shrewd businesswoman and feels attracted to one of the men who work at the mill, and thus begins to feel conflict about her religious vows.

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  • 1996
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    Hetty Wainthropp Investigates

    Hetty Wainthropp Investigates

    7.3 1996 HD

    Instead of spending her golden years lying down, the indomitable Hetty Wainthropp found her calling late in life. Combining common sense, her husband, and her pocketbook, this senior sleuth takes on all the cases the police deem too minor.

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  • 1973
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    Last of the Summer Wine

    Last of the Summer Wine

    7.1 1973 HD

    Unencumbered by wives, jobs or any other responsibilities, three senior citizens who've never really grown up explore their world in the Yorkshire Dales. They spend their days speculating about their fellow townsfolk and thinking up adventures not usually favored by the elderly. Last of the Summer Wine premiered as an episode of Comedy Playhouse in 1973. The show ran for 295 episodes until 2010. It is the longest running comedy Britain has produced and the longest running sitcom in the world.

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  • 1992
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    Heartbeat

    Heartbeat

    7.1 1992 HD

    Set during the 1960s in the fictional North Yorkshire village of Aidensfield, this enduringly popular series interweaves crime and medical storylines.

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  • 1992
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    Heartbeat

    Heartbeat

    7.1 1992 HD

    Set during the 1960s in the fictional North Yorkshire village of Aidensfield, this enduringly popular series interweaves crime and medical storylines.

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  • 1996
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    Our Friends in the North

    Our Friends in the North

    7.4 1996 HD

    An epic tale of a changing Britain over four decades, seen through the eyes of four friends.

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  • 2007
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    Benidorm

    Benidorm

    7.5 2007 HD

    Set in the Solana all-inclusive Resort, Benidorm follows the antics of regulars and first-time holiday makers on their journeys abroad.

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  • 2003
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    The Afternoon Play

    The Afternoon Play

    1 2003 HD

    The Afternoon Play is a BBC One anthology of individual plays. Five 5-episode seasons were produced between 2003 and 2008.

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