Where to watch Frank Thornton in the UK
Find every Frank Thornton film and TV show streaming, free, or available to rent in the UK. Updated daily — verified 3 May 2026.
Frank Thornton Ball (15 January 1921 - 16 March 2013), professionally known as Frank Thornton, was an English actor. He was known for playing Captain Peacock in Are You Being Served? (1972-1985) and its sequel Grace & Favour and as Herbert "Truly" Truelove in Last of the Summer Wine.
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- Coronation Street (1960) as Danny Roach
- The Avengers (1961) Cast
- Crown Court (1972) as Professor McIver
- Casualty (1986) as Edward Gutheridge
- Richard & Judy (2001) as Self
- The Champions (1968) as Clerk
- Last of the Summer Wine (1973) as Truly
- Pebble Mill (1991) as Self
- The Sooty Show (1955) as Dr. Hugh
- Sunday Night Theatre (1950) as Sailor
- The New Avengers (1976) as Roland
- The Goodies (1970) as Waiter
- Hancock's Half Hour (1956) Cast
- Are You Being Served? (1972) as Captain Peacock
- Dixon of Dock Green (1955) as PC Cox
- Blankety Blank (1979) Cast
- Sykes (1972) as Dr. Taplow
- The Gentle Touch (1980) as Leo
- The Adventures of William Tell (1958) as Tax Collector
- The Kenny Everett Television Show (1982) as Various
- Fall of Eagles (1974) as Prince Albert
- The Dickie Henderson Show (1960) Cast
- Gosford Park (2001) as Mr. Burkett
- The Three Musketeers (1973) as Man in Small Carriage (uncredited)
- HMS Paradise (1964) as Commander Fairweather
- The Man in Room 17 (1965) as Chief Inspector Bascombe
- Great Expectations (1989) as Mr Trabb
- The Four Just Men (1959) as Clerk
- The Cheaters (1960) as Long
- Grace & Favour (1992) as Capt Stephen Peacock RASC (Ex)
- It's a Square World (1961) Cast
- Not in Front of the Children (1967) as Mr Wilkinson
- From a Bird's Eye View (1970) as Spinks
- The BFG (1990) as Mr. Tibbs (voice)
- The World of Beachcomber (1968) as Various Roles
- A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966) as Slave Driver
- Armchair Theatre (1956) as Station Sergeant
- The Magic Christian (1969) as Police Inspector
- Run For Your Wife (2012) as Man on Bus
- The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970) as Porter
- The Tomb of Ligeia (1964) as Peperel
- The Bed Sitting Room (1969) as The BBC
- The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer (1970) as Tom Stoddart
- The Funny Blokes of British Comedy (2005) as Self
- The Assassination Bureau (1969) as Elevator victim (uncredited)
- The Making of Gosford Park (2002) as Self (uncredited)
- Victim (1961) as George - Henry's Assistant (uncredited)
- The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom (1968) as Factory Manager
- Carry On Screaming! (1966) as Mr. Jones
- The Florentine Dagger (1935) as (uncredited)
- Ben Travers Farces (1970) as Claude Hickett MP
- Our Miss Fred (1972) as British Colonel
- The Big Job (1965) as Bank Official
- Royal Variety Performance 1984 (1984) Cast
- No Sex Please - We're British (1973) as Glass Shop Manager
- Steptoe & Son Ride Again (1973) as Mr. Russell
- Crooks and Coronets (1969) as Cyril
- The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones (1976) as Whitlow
- Cracked Nuts (1931) as Revolutionary
- Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World (1973) as Estate Agent
- Spanish Fly (1976) as Dr. Johnson
- What's a Carry On? (1998) as Self (uncredited)
- Portrait of Alison (1955) as Police Photographer
- Red, White, and Zero (1968) Cast
- The Comedy Man (1964) as Producer
- The Wild Affair (1965) as Wine Shop Manager
- The Old Curiosity Shop (1995) Cast
- Up the Chastity Belt (1972) as Master of Ceremonies
- The Taming of the Shrew (1980) as Gremio
- It's Trad, Dad! (1962) as TV Director
- Are You Being Served? The Movie (1977) as Captain Stephen Peacock
- The Early Bird (1965) as Drunken Doctor
- Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box (2001) as Self
- All the Way Up (1970) as Mr Driver
- Some Will, Some Won't (1970) as Purvis
- Battle of the V-1 (1958) as British Scientist (uncredited)
- That's Your Funeral (1972) as Town Clerk
- If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them (1968) as The Undertaker
- A Flea in Her Ear (1968) as Charles, the Butler
- Side by Side (1975) as Inspector Crumb
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Where can I watch Frank Thornton films in the UK?
Frank Thornton'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 Frank Thornton's most popular films?
Most-watched Frank Thornton films currently: Gosford Park (2001), The Three Musketeers (1973), The BFG (1990), A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966), The Magic Christian (1969).
What TV shows has Frank Thornton appeared in?
Selected TV credits: Coronation Street (1960), The Avengers (1961), Crown Court (1972), Casualty (1986), Richard & Judy (2001).
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