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