Where to watch Jack May in the UK
Find every Jack May film and TV show streaming, free, or available to rent in the UK. Updated daily — verified 3 May 2026.
Jack May was a mellifluous-voiced actor best known for playing butlers and establishment figures, often representing Britain's interests in far-flung corners of the empire. With regards the former, he memorably played William E. Simms, former music hall artise turned manservant to Gerald Harper's titular swashbuckling adventurer in '60s TV cult classic Adam Adamant Lives! as well as providing the voice of Igor, the long-suffering valet in Cosgrove Hall's 1980s animation Count Duckula. His film credits included the district commissioner in 1975's The Man Who Would Be King and the prosecuting …
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- Doctor Who (1963) as General Nicolai Hermack
- The Avengers (1961) Cast
- All Creatures Great and Small (1978) as Reverend Henty
- Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1983) Cast
- No Hiding Place (1959) Cast
- The Wednesday Play (1964) as Lt. Krov
- Sunday Night Theatre (1950) as David Gottlieb
- Festival (1963) as Voice of God (voice)
- Jeeves and Wooster (1990) as Vicar
- Out of the Unknown (1965) as Evans
- UFO (1970) as English Delegate
- Dr. Finlay's Casebook (1962) Cast
- Danger Man (1960) as Third Secretary
- Van der Valk (1972) as Minister
- The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (1971) as James Ladbroke, Q.C.
- The Main Chance (1969) as Derrick Asher
- Shoestring (1979) as Judge
- The Adventures of Sir Lancelot (1956) as Caradoc
- An Age of Kings (1960) Cast
- Budgie (1971) as Mr. Pratt
- Count Duckula (1988) as Igor (voice)
- The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel (1955) as Citizen (uncredited)
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1981) as Garkbit (Head Waiter)
- The Agatha Christie Hour (1982) as Colonel Jaggers
- Poldark (1975) as Ralph Allen Daniell
- Target (1977) as Chief Officer
- Mark Saber (1954) as Newsvendor
- Detective (1964) as Inspector Dubois
- Richard the Lionheart (1962) as Knight
- Espionage (1963) as Brent
- The Ten Commandments (1971) as Herbert Ward
- The Bounty (1984) as Prosecuting Captain
- Bulman (1985) as Sir Thomas Boycott
- Black and Blue (1973) as Detective
- A for Andromeda (1961) as Major Quadring
- The Spread of the Eagle (1963) as Casca
- A Night to Remember (1958) as Steerage Passenger (uncredited)
- Brief Encounter (1945) as Boat Rental Man (uncredited)
- Brett (1971) Cast
- Adam Adamant Lives! (1966) Cast
- Nicholas Nickleby (1957) as Lord Frederick Verisopht
- The Man Who Would Be King (1975) as District Commissioner
- Pride and Prejudice (1958) as Mr Collins
- You Can't Win (1966) Cast
- A Horseman Riding By (1978) as Lord Gilroy
- Escape (1980) Cast
- Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969) as Price (uncredited)
- The Professionals (1960) as Edwards
- The Return of the Soldier (1983) as Brigadier General
- The Doctor and the Devils (1985) as Dr Stevens
- Two-Way Stretch (1960) as Prison Visitor (uncredited)
- Big Muzzy (1987) as Muzzy (voice)
- The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy (1981) as Garkbit (Head Waiter)
- A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966) as Shopkeeper
- The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (1976) as Dr. Schultz
- How I Won the War (1967) as Toby
- Hawkmoor (1978) as John Stedman
- This Happy Breed (1944) as Mourner
- The Silent Enemy (1958) as Navy Doctor
- The Blue Lamp (1950) as Old Man in Crowd (Uncredited)
- Saraband for Dead Lovers (1948) as Reveller
- Henry VIII (1979) as Lord Chancellor
- The Men of Sherwood Forest (1954) Cast
- The Shooting Party (1985) as Sir Harry Stamp
- Trog (1970) as Dr. Selbourne
- A Prize of Arms (1962) as MO
- Dawson's Weekly (1975) Cast
- A Twist of Sand (1968) as Inspector Seekert
- Pool of London (1951) as Sailor on the Dunbar (uncredited)
- Cat Girl (1957) as Richard Johnson
- The Children of the New Forest (1977) as Justice Booth
- There Was a Crooked Man (1960) as Police Sergeant
- Solo for Sparrow (1962) as Inspector Hudson
- Night After Night After Night (1969) as Judge Lomax
- Trouble in Store (1953) as Bus Passenger (uncredited)
- The Gentle Sex (1943) as Postman (uncredited)
- Millions Like Us (1943) as Old Man
- Johnny Frenchman (1945) as Choir Member (uncredited)
- Soap Opera in Stockwell (1973) as Detective
- Emma's Time (1970) as Emma's father
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Where can I watch Jack May films in the UK?
Jack May's films and TV shows are available across UK streaming services. Click any title in the filmography below to see exactly which UK service has it — Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, Apple TV+, BBC iPlayer, ITVX, NOW, Sky, MUBI and more — updated daily.
What are Jack May's most popular films?
Most-watched Jack May films currently: The Bounty (1984), A Night to Remember (1958), Brief Encounter (1945), The Man Who Would Be King (1975), Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969).
What TV shows has Jack May appeared in?
Selected TV credits: Doctor Who (1963), The Avengers (1961), All Creatures Great and Small (1978), Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1983), No Hiding Place (1959).
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