Cole, George 1925-

Overview

Works:	90 works in 159 publications in 7 languages and 2,523 library holdings
Roles:	Actor, Scenarist
Classifications:	pn1997, 791.4372

Publication Timeline

1940 |

|2020

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Publications about George Cole

Publications by George Cole

Most widely held works by George Cole

Cleopatra ( Visual )
4 editions published between 1986 and 2010 in English and Chinese and held by 763 libraries worldwide
The epic saga of legendary Queen Cleopatra VII of Egypt, and her attempt to stabilize her power and gain control of the Roman Empire. When Caesar visits Egypt, Cleopatra gains control by ousting her brother with his help. She marries Caesar, and bears him the son fate had previously denied him. Joining him in Rome--to ensure that the boy takes his rightful place after his father--her plans are thwarted when Caesar is assassinated and she must flee. Years later Marc Antony, proconsul of the eastern half of the empire, seeks an alliance with Egypt to impede Octavian's quest to become Emperor. Cleopatra and Antony become lovers and form a military alliance, but are forced to retreat after losing a major naval battle at Actium. Avoiding capture and disgrace, they take their own lives.

A Christmas carol ( Visual )
7 editions published between 2007 and 2010 in English and held by 453 libraries worldwide
Classic Dickens story about a bitter old man, Ebenezer Scrooge, who's given a chance for redemption when three ghosts come to visit him on Christmas Eve.

Station Jim ( Visual )
2 editions published between 2006 and 2007 in English and held by 340 libraries worldwide
A young man working in a train station befriends a dog that can do amazing tricks. When the Queen of England is set to visit the station, an assassination attempt is put on her. Will the most unlikely of characters save the day?

The belles of St. Trinian's ( Visual )
3 editions published between 1994 and 2009 in English and held by 112 libraries worldwide
A farce set among the uninhibited pupils of an unorthodox school. A sultan sends his daughter to St. Trinian's because it is near his racehorse stables. One of the students kidnaps the sultan's prize mare and pandemonium ensues.

Dr. Syn the Scarecrow of Romney Marsh - 1964 ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2008 in English and held by 83 libraries worldwide
Includes all 3 original Wonderful World of Disney episodes, plus the feature-length film released in England.

The Bounder ( Visual )
4 editions published between 2003 and 2010 in English and held by 58 libraries worldwide
Howard is a con man that everyone falls for, except his stuffy brother-in-law Trevor. So when Howard moves in with him and his wife, Trevor constantly tries to one-up his scheming brother-in-law.

Minder. Season 1 the original series ( Visual )
in English and held by 53 libraries worldwide
Episodes of the British television series of the adventures of a professional London bodyguard hired out by his shady employer to take care of other people's property.

Countess Dracula ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2003 in English and held by 53 libraries worldwide
Countess Dracula is a voracious vampire vixen who discovers that virgins' blood holds the secret to eternal youth. When her beloved stumbles onto her secret, things really affect her love life. The vampire lovers is the story of Carmilla, who travels the countryside looking for the best looking maidens that she can find to quench her thirst for blood.

Minder. Season 2 the original series ( Visual )
4 editions published in 2009 in English and held by 47 libraries worldwide
Episodes of the British television series of the adventures of a professional London bodyguard hired out by his shady employer to take care of other people's property.

Minder, the original series. Season 3 ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2010 in English and held by 45 libraries worldwide
Smooth-talking used car salesman Arthur Daley, a man synonymous with dodgy goods and shady deals, hires former boxer Terry McCain to be his 'minder' (bodyguard) to protect him from other small time crooks.

Root into Europe ( Visual )
1 edition published in 1995 in English and held by 34 libraries worldwide
A hilarious comedy about the cranky and eccentric Henry Root, a retired wet fish merchant, who is waging a one-man war against the influx of foreign culture threatened by the coming European union. As self- appointed guardian of the English way of life, sets out with long-suffering wife Muriel on a reconnaissance mission. During their journey, which takes them to France, Belgium, Holland, Spain, Italy and Germany they encounter a bewildering array.

Blue murder at St. Trinian's ( Visual )
8 editions published between 1991 and 2008 in English and held by 31 libraries worldwide
The awful schoolgirls win a UNESCO prize trip which takes them to Rome where they become involved with a jewel thief.

Scrooge ( Visual )
4 editions published between 1999 and 2003 in English and held by 29 libraries worldwide
Scrooge, the miser, is reformed when visited on Christmas Eve by the apparitions of the past, present and future.

The pure hell of St. Trinian's ( Visual )
7 editions published between 1997 and 2009 in English and held by 21 libraries worldwide
Some comely young women have just burnt down their school and shock the world by getting acquitted when hauled into the Old Bailey. It seems the judge is keen on them and besides, an unscrupulous shyster posing as a professor offers to rebuild the school. Instead, he takes the offenders on a bogus tour of Greece and once they are underway, he leads them to his real goal -- forced matrimony to the sons of an Arab sheik.

Minder, the original series. Season 5 ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2011 in English and held by 20 libraries worldwide
Episodes of the British television series of the adventures of a professional London bodyguard hired out by his shady employer to take care of other people's property.

Cleopatra ( Visual )
2 editions published between 1990 and 2001 in Multiple languages and English and held by 20 libraries worldwide
Presents the story of Cleopatra, queen of ancient Egypt, from her ascension to the throne through her struggle for power and her tumultous love affairs.

Minder. Season 4 the original series ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2011 in English and held by 19 libraries worldwide
"Smooth-talking used car salesman Arthur Daley, a man synonymous with dodgy goods and shady deals, hires former boxer Terry McCain to be his 'minder' (bodyguard) to protect him from other small time crooks"--Container.

Rough diamond. Complete series ( Visual )
2 editions published between 2007 and 2008 in English and held by 17 libraries worldwide
Aging criminal mastermind Des simply won't go gentle into that good night. Donning all manner of disguises, he can fool the authorities -- and his marks -- into thinking he's just another harmless old geezer. Behind his spectacles, though, Des always has his eye out for the next big score in diamonds, gold, or piles of cold cash. His intricately planned heists prove so daring and so outrageous that he always gets his target. And as for Des's victims -- well, they get what they deserve.

Root into Europe. Episode 1 ( Visual )
2 editions published in 1992 in English and held by 17 libraries worldwide
Comedy program about an Englishman who is waging a one-man war against the influx of foreign culture threatened by the coming European union.

The Green Man ( Visual )
8 editions published between 1956 and 2009 in English and Undetermined and held by 15 libraries worldwide
Hawkins, a professional assassin, is reactivated to do away with Sir Gregory Upshoot, a politician. Hawkins tracks his quarry to a decrepit seaside resort called The Green Man and here waits to spring his trap. Hawkins is disguised as a simple clockmaker. He has planted a bomb to be exploded just when Sir Gregory arrives, but the victim does not appear. Vacuum salesman William Blake, a bumbler of the first rank, stumbles upon the plot and conducts a wild search for the killer at the inn, never for a moment suspecting the meek-mannered Hawkins. At the last minute he unearths the bomb and, seconds before it explodes, throws it out of a window and literally undoes Hawkins.