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Peter Martin

Peter Martin

Actor · Died April 19, 2023 · Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England, UK

Born 1934, Peter Martin was an English actor best known for playing Joe Carroll in The Royle Family and Len Reynolds in Emmerdale. As well as this, he appeared in many other productions on both screen and stage. He passed away on 19th April 2023.

Biography from TMDB.

Died
April 19, 2023
From
Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
12 on MovieCove · 35 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Up 3% in 30 days

What are Peter Martin's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Ideas and Society.

Themes

share of theme weight
Ideas
31%
Society
26%
Bonds
19%
Self
15%
Power
9%
Community2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
2
Bittersweet
1
Absurd
1
Contemplative
1
Hopeful
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Cozy2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Peter Martin's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on BritBox (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Peter Martin's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

35 credits, 12 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Walk Like a Panther(2018)

    as Harry

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • The Royle Family: Barbara's Old Ring (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Joe Carroll

  • The Royle Family: Joe's Crackers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Joe

  • The Golden Egg Cup (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Joe Carroll

  • Skins(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Bert

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • dinnerladies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Peter

  • The Royle Family(1998)

    Show 7 episodes · as Joe Carroll

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Brassed Off(1996)

    as Ernie

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Dalziel and Pascoe(1996)

    Show 2 episodes · as Jacko Roberts

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Funny Bones(1995)

    as Skipper

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Cardiac Arrest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Parsons

  • Rik Mayall Presents: Dancing Queen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Ticket Man

  • Peak Practice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Alex Freeman · as Ernie Page

  • Heartbeat(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Drayman

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Victoria Wood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Cafe Owner · as Man on Travelator

  • The Beiderbecke Connection (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 3 episodes · as Charlie

  • The Beiderbecke Tapes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 2 episodes · as Charlie

  • The New Statesman(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Vernon

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • On the Palm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Fledge

  • Wynne and Penkovsky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Oldfield

  • Screen Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Fledge

  • The Gathering Seed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 6 episodes · as Danny

  • A Dedicated Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Reg

  • England's Greens and Peasant Land (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Sid

  • Bergerac(1981)

    Show 1 episode · as Harris

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • One Hundred and Eighty!!! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Fred

  • Nearly a Happy Ending (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Les Dickey

  • Buses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as 1st driver

  • Strangers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 1 episode · as Joe

  • All Creatures Great & Small(1978)

    Show 5 episodes · as Handshaw · as Mr Hartley · as Mr. Hartley

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Hard Times(1977)

    Show 2 episodes · as Waiter

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • The Price of Coal, Part 1: Meet the People (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Bomb Squad

  • Bill Brand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 2 episodes · as Geoff

  • Last of the Summer Wine(1973)

    Show 1 episode · as Customer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • Emmerdale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 3,446 episodes · as Len Reynolds

Career shape

Star power in the 66th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 35 titles from 1972 to 2018.

Biggest box office

Brassed Off (1996)

$2.6M worldwide

Highest rated

The Royle Family (1998)

Midcredits 91st

Film career

  • 1972Screen debut· Emmerdale
  • 1996First film· Brassed Off

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting35 of 35: 35 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score70th

By decade

1970s7 · acting1980s14 · acting1990s9 · acting2000s2 · acting2010s3 · acting

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

Who does Peter Martin work with?

People who share at least 2 of Peter Martin's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Sue Johnston shares the most, 3.

Actors