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 18 September 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
- The Agatha Christie Hour (1982) as Colonel Jaggers
- The Wednesday Play (1964) as Lt. Krov
- Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1983) Cast
- Dr. Finlay's Casebook (1962) Cast
- No Hiding Place (1959) Cast
- Count Duckula (1988) as Igor (voice)
- Mark Saber (1954) as Newsvendor
- Danger Man (1960) as Third Secretary
- All Creatures Great and Small (1978) as Reverend Henty
- The Adventures of Sir Lancelot (1956) as Caradoc
- The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (1971) as James Ladbroke, Q.C.
- UFO (1970) as English Delegate
- Jeeves and Wooster (1990) as Vicar
- Sunday Night Theatre (1950) as David Gottlieb
- Detective (1964) as Inspector Dubois
- Big Muzzy (1987) as Muzzy (voice)
- Van der Valk (1972) as Minister
- Richard the Lionheart (1962) as Knight
- Out of the Unknown (1965) as Evans
- Poldark (1975) as Ralph Allen Daniell
- Adam Adamant Lives! (1966) as William E. Simms
- Target (1977) as Chief Officer
- Espionage (1963) as Brent
- The Bounty (1984) as Prosecuting Captain
- Budgie (1971) as Mr. Pratt
- The Main Chance (1969) as Derrick Asher
- An Age of Kings (1960) Cast
- The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel (1955) as Citizen (uncredited)
- Shoestring (1979) as Judge
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1981) as Garkbit (Head Waiter)
- The Man Who Would Be King (1975) as District Commissioner
- Brief Encounter (1945) as Boat Rental Man (uncredited)
- Festival (1963) as Voice of God (voice)
- A Night to Remember (1958) as Steerage Passenger (uncredited)
- Black and Blue (1973) as Detective
- The Protectors (1964) as Hartnell
- Bulman (1985) as Sir Thomas Boycott
- The Ten Commandments (1971) as Herbert Ward
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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), The Man Who Would Be King (1975), Brief Encounter (1945), A Night to Remember (1958), A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966).
What TV shows has Jack May appeared in?
Selected TV credits: Doctor Who (1963), The Avengers (1961), The Agatha Christie Hour (1982), The Wednesday Play (1964), Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1983).
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