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John Rowe (actor)

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John Rowe (born January 1941) is a British actor.

After reading English at Oxford he worked as a teacher before training at the Birmingham School of Speech and Drama.[1] After some years in repertory theatre he joined the BBC Radio Drama Company at Broadcasting House and has been a prolific radio actor ever since, notably as Professor Jim Lloyd in The Archers.[2] He has also played numerous character roles on television and film and his extensive stage work includes touring with the Old Vic in Europe, China, the Middle East and Australia.[3][4][1]

Filmography

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Film

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TV

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Radio

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DateTitleRoleDirectorStation
March 1973Henry IV Part 1 by William ShakespearePrince HalMartin Jenkins (Producer)BBC Radio 3[8]
April 1984 An Uncommon Love by Michelene Wandor[9] Arthur Munby Richard Wortley BBC Radio 4
1992 Inspector Purbright- Charity ends at home by Colin Watson, dramatised by Christopher Denys Inspector Purbright BBC Radio 4
1997The Chimes of Midnight by Nick FisherJonathan TemprayMarion NancarrowBBC Radio 4 Fear on 4 Drama
October 1997Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery by Agatha ChristieDr GravesEnyd WilliamsBBC Radio 4 Drama
30 July 1999Flight to Arras by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryDavid HunterBBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play
23 February 2004 – 5 March 2004The L-Shaped RoomAlison HindellBBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour Drama
3 May 2004Inspector CadaverNed ChailletBBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play
23 January 2006 – 27 January 2006To Serve Them All My DaysHowarthMarc Beeby and Cherry CooksonBBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play
2007–08, 2009–The ArchersJim LloydBBC Radio 4
4 September 2007The Architects[10]Alan & PolicemanLu KempBBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play
2008The Karla Trilogy - Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy; The Honourable Schoolboy; Smiley's People by John Le CarréControladapted by Shaun McKennaBBC Radio 4 Drama
27 January 2008 – 2 March 2008Fortunes of WarInchcapeColin GuthrieBBC Radio 4 Classic Serial
16 June 2008 – 4 July 2008The Way We Live Right NowAnthony TrollopeJonquil PantingBBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour Drama
17 June 2008The Ring and the BookThe JudgeAbigail le FlemingBBC Radio 4 Classic Serial
18 June 2008Listen to the WordsCliveJessica DromgooleBBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play
6 July 2008Piper AlphaToby SwiftBBC Radio 3 Drama on 3
11 July 2008One Chord Wonders: Parallel LinesAnnouncerToby SwiftBBC Radio 4 Friday Play
25 July 2008One Chord Wonders: Damned, Damned, DamnedAnnouncerToby SwiftBBC Radio 4 Friday Play
8 August 2008One Chord Wonders: Television's OverVokeToby SwiftBBC Radio 4 Friday Play
1 September 2008Peter Lorre vs Peter LorreJudge Burnett WolfsonToby SwiftBBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play
23 November 2008The Pattern of Painful AdventuresRichard BurbageJeremy MortimerBBC Radio 3 Drama on 3
24 November 2008 – 28 November 2008Aubrey's Brief LivesAnthony WoodAbigail le FlemingBBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour Drama
16 March 2009Where Three Roads MeetShepherdKirsty WilliamsBBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play
11 June 2010Philip and SydneyHotel Keeper & DrinkerKirsty WilliamsBBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play
22 December 2010Alice Through the Looking-Glass[11]The White KnightStephen WyattBBC Radio 4 Saturday Drama
3 November 2013Sword of Honour[12]Peregrine CrouchbackTracey NealeBBC Radio 4 Classic Serial
7 January 2015Wants and Desires: the Ferryhill Philosophers[13]Rollo IronsideMarilyn ImrieBBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play
14 February 202024 Kildare Road (episodes 7-10)[14]Joe KellyMary PeateBBC Radio 4

John Rowe has also appeared in two audio dramas published by Big Finish.[15]

References

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  1. 1 2 "BBC Radio 4 - The Archers - Jim Lloyd". BBC.
  2. ↑ "Living with the Poets podcasts – Bath Spa University". www.bathspa.ac.uk.
  3. ↑ "John Rowe". BFI. Archived from the original on March 1, 2020.
  4. ↑ "John Rowe | Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
  5. ↑ "John Rowe | Movies and Filmography". AllMovie.
  6. ↑ "John Rowe". www.aveleyman.com.
  7. ↑ "John Rowe: Commander Martin Brierly". Retrieved March 20, 2026.
  8. ↑ "BBC Programme Index". genome.ch.bbc.co.uk. 18 March 1973. Archived from the original on February 15, 2017.
  9. ↑ "BBC Radio 4 Extra - Hidden Treasures, An Uncommon Love by Michelene Wandor". BBC. Retrieved 2025-11-13.
  10. ↑ "BBC Radio 4 - Drama, The Architects". BBC.
  11. ↑ "BBC Radio 4 - Saturday Drama, Lewis Carroll - Alice through the Looking Glass". BBC.
  12. ↑ "BBC Sword of Honour webpage".
  13. ↑ "BBC Radio 4 - Drama, The Ferryhill Philosophers, Wants and Desires". BBC.
  14. ↑ "BBC Radio 4 - Drama, 24 Kildare Road". BBC. Archived from the original on February 11, 2020.
  15. ↑ "Seatch Resilts: John Rowe". Retrieved March 20, 2026.
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