Where to watch Peter Howell in the UK
Find every Peter Howell film and TV show streaming, free, or available to rent in the UK. Updated daily — verified 18 September 2026.
Peter Howell was an English actor of stage and screen. Despite his relatively privileged life (he was educated at Winchester and at Christ Church, Oxford, leaving the latter when called up for service as an officer in the Rifle Brigade during WWII) Howell was a lifelong active member of the Labour Party and campaigned for a number of social issues. One of his most remembered roles is that of the governor in Alan Clarke's 1979 film version of Scum, which he took because he wanted to highlight the issues regarding the penal system. He was also a longtime member of the Marylebone Cricket Club, a…
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- Doctor Who (1963) as Investigator
- Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989) as Mr. Paul
- Pride and Prejudice (1980) as Sir William Lucas
- Theatre 625 (1964) as Headmaster
- Tales of the Unexpected (1979) as Louis Kendall
- The Professionals (1977) as Howard
- Playhouse (1974) as Consultant
- The Sweeney (1975) as Alan Sevier
- Reilly: Ace of Spies (1983) as Rothschild
- ITV Playhouse (1967) as Geoff
- Dr. Finlay's Casebook (1962) as Mr Rayburn
- Rumpole of the Bailey (1975) as Judge Leonard Dover
- The Prisoner (1967) as Professor
- The Champions (1968) as Admiral Cox
- BBC2 Play of the Week (1977) as Other H2A
- Jeeves and Wooster (1990) as Magistrate
- Churchill's People (1974) as Samson
- Espionage (1963) as Professor Voekler
- Dalgliesh (1983) as Sir Charles Freeborn
- Story Parade (1964) as Dean Welch
- Elizabeth R (1971) as Lord Howard
- Somerset Maugham Hour (1960) as Arthur Lowe
- A.D. (1985) as Atticus
- Hippies (1999) as Judge
- Dickens of London (1976) as Mr. Black
- Thomas & Sarah (1979) as Lord Andover
- South of the Border (1988) as Sir Nigel Pearson
- Our Mutual Friend (1998) as Fourth Guest
- Edward the Seventh (1975) as Francis Knollys
- Scum (1979) as Governor
- The Ten Commandments (1971) as Michael Parkinson
- Princess Caraboo (1994) as Clerk of the Court
- Heil Caesar (1973) as Julius Caesar
- Shadowlands (1993) as College President
- Perfect Strangers (2001) as Ernest
- The Old Men at the Zoo (1983) as Mr. Lascelles
- Bill Brand (1976) as Venables
- Death of an Expert Witness (1983) as Sir Charles Freeborn
- The Mill on the Floss (1978) as Uncle Glegg
- The Hellfire Club (1961) as William Pitt - Earl of Chatham
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Where can I watch Peter Howell films in the UK?
Peter Howell'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 Peter Howell's most popular films?
Most-watched Peter Howell films currently: Scum (1979), Princess Caraboo (1994), Shadowlands (1993), The Hellfire Club (1961), Brassneck (1975).
What TV shows has Peter Howell appeared in?
Selected TV credits: Doctor Who (1963), Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989), Pride and Prejudice (1980), Theatre 625 (1964), Tales of the Unexpected (1979).
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