Where to watch Colin Welland in the UK
Find every Colin Welland film and TV show streaming, free, or available to rent in the UK. Updated daily — verified 3 May 2026.
Actor and writer Colin Welland will perhaps be forever remembered for his triumph at the 1982 Academy Awards, when he won the Best Screenplay Oscar for his screenplay for the hit film Chariots of Fire, proclaiming "The British are Coming!" As an actor, his first film appearance is perhaps still his best-loved, the sympathetic Mr Farthing in Kes (1969), for which he won a BAFTA. Born in Liverpool, but raised in Leigh, Welland initially started out as an art teacher before moving into acting and becoming a household name playing the role of PC Graham in the long running BBC police serial Z Cars.…
Colin Welland films streaming in the UK
Most-watched films featuring Colin Welland, available across UK streaming, rent and buy.
Colin Welland TV shows streaming in the UK
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- Play for Today (1970) as Willie
- Z-Cars (1962) as PC David Graham
- The Sweeney (1975) as Tober
- Trial & Retribution (1997) as Mallory
- Bramwell (1995) as Mr. Barclay
- Chariots of Fire (1981) Writer
- The Ten Commandments (1971) Writer
- Straw Dogs (1971) as Rev. Barney Hood
- ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969) Writer
- A Dry White Season (1989) Screenplay
- For the Greater Good (1991) as Sir David Whites
- Sweeney! (1977) as Frank Chadwick
- Kes (1970) as Mr. Farthing
- Cowboys (1980) as Geyser
- Yanks (1979) Story
- Villain (1971) as Tom Binney
- Armchair Theatre (1956) as Tony
- War of the Buttons (1994) Writer
- Machinegunner (1976) as Bone
- The Fix (1997) as Harry Catterick
- Twice in a Lifetime (1985) Writer
- Dancin' Thru the Dark (1990) as Manager
- The Secret Life of Ian Fleming (1990) as Reuters editor
- Leeds United! (1974) Cast
- The Trial of Klaus Barbie (1987) as Klarsfeld
- Femme Fatale (1993) as Martin Harty
- United Kingdom (1981) as Chief Constable James McBride
- Bambino Mio (1994) Writer
- Your Man from Six Counties (1976) Writer
- Jack Point (1973) Writer
- Blue Remembered Hills (1979) as Willie
- Kisses at Fifty (1973) Writer
- A Passage to England (1975) as Onslow
- The Return of the Green Man (1990) as Narrator
- Roll On Four O'Clock (1970) as Lennie Brown
- Say Goodnight to Your Grandma (1970) as Tony
- The Hallelujah Handshake (1970) Writer
- Bank Holiday (1972) Writer
- Watch That Space (1978) as Self
- After Dark (1979) Cast
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Where can I watch Colin Welland films in the UK?
Colin Welland'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 Colin Welland's most popular films?
Most-watched Colin Welland films currently: Chariots of Fire (1981), Straw Dogs (1971), A Dry White Season (1989), Sweeney! (1977), Kes (1970).
What TV shows has Colin Welland appeared in?
Selected TV credits: Play for Today (1970), Z-Cars (1962), The Sweeney (1975), Trial & Retribution (1997), Bramwell (1995).
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