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 16 September 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
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Colin Welland TV shows streaming in the UK
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- Play for Today (1970) as Willie
- ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969) Writer
- Z-Cars (1962) as PC David Graham
- The Sweeney (1975) as Tober
- Trial & Retribution (1997) as Mallory
- Screen One (1989) Writer
- Bramwell (1995) as Mr. Barclay
- Chariots of Fire (1981) Writer
- Straw Dogs (1971) as Rev. Barney Hood
- The Ten Commandments (1971) Writer
- Cowboys (1980) as Geyser
- Yanks (1979) Story
- For the Greater Good (1991) as Sir David Whites
- Kes (1970) as Mr. Farthing
- Machinegunner (1976) as Bone
- Bank Holiday (1972) Writer
- Femme Fatale (1993) as Martin Harty
- A Dry White Season (1989) Screenplay
- Armchair Theatre (1956) as Tony
- Cottage to Let (1977) as Albert Rodway
- United Kingdom (1981) as Chief Constable James McBride
- Twice in a Lifetime (1985) Writer
- The Fix (1997) as Harry Catterick
- The Wild West Show (1975) Writer
- The Secret Life of Ian Fleming (1990) as Reuters editor
- Sweeney! (1977) as Frank Chadwick
- War of the Buttons (1994) Writer
- Villain (1971) as Tom Binney
- After Dark (1979) Cast
- Dancin' Thru the Dark (1990) as Manager
- The Trial of Klaus Barbie (1987) as Klarsfeld
- Blue Remembered Hills (1979) as Willie
- Jack Point (1973) Writer
- Kisses at Fifty (1973) Writer
- The Hallelujah Handshake (1970) Writer
- Leeds United! (1974) Cast
- Your Man from Six Counties (1976) Writer
- Watch That Space (1978) as Self
- The Return of the Green Man (1990) as Narrator
- Bambino Mio (1994) Writer
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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), Yanks (1979), Kes (1970), Machinegunner (1976).
What TV shows has Colin Welland appeared in?
Selected TV credits: Play for Today (1970), ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969), Z-Cars (1962), The Sweeney (1975), Trial & Retribution (1997).
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