Mark Benton

Known for Acting

11/16/1965(Age 60)

Guisborough, North Yorkshire, England, UK

Biography

Mark Benton is an English actor and TV presenter known for his roles in Early Doors, Waterloo Road, Shakespeare & Hathaway and Strictly Come Dancing.

Known For (121 credits)

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Patience

2025

Patience Evans works in a clerical role filing police records. An autistic woman, she has a special interest in solving puzzles and a secret fascination and talent for criminology—her unique perspective allows her to connect the dots through clues in a way others simply cannot.

7.5

Smoggie Queens

2024

Cheers queers! Incredible lewks, titanic brunches, epic squabbles - this deeply weird and fiercely loving chosen family takes no prisoners. Out and proud Middlesbrough comedy.

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The Canal Map of Britain

2024

A look at Britain's beloved canal network via a fact-filled cruise along the first superhighways of the Industrial Revolution. In the age before mechanisation, a frenzy of canal-building saw a new army of workers carve out the British landscape, digging out hundreds of miles of waterways using picks, shovels and muscle.

7.0

Maps of Britain

2024

Britain is connected by miles of roads, canals, and railway. This series explores the history of how we get around this ancient island.

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The Devil Went Down To Islington

2023

An underachieving music teacher and his dodgy colleague end a big night out by unwittingly selling their souls to the devil for three days' good fortune. Soon realising their grave mistake they find themselves in a race against the clock to break the deal and save their futures. But do the useless pair, aided by an unhinged priest, stand any real chance? As obstacles, and bodies, start piling up, the hour of reckoning grows near...

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Painting Birds with Jim and Nancy Moir

2023

Comedic ornithological series, Painting Birds with Jim and Nancy Moir will follow prolific artist Jim and his wife Nancy as they explore some of Britain’s best beauty spots, joined along the way by a few famous friends. Their challenge? Create an original piece of bird art celebrating the unique species native to that region over the course of a weekend. Accompanied in each episode by local twitchers, artists and conservation experts, Jim, and Nancy will be guided through forest and fen as they venture through wild countryside and local bird sanctuaries to gather inspiration. They’ll spend meditative weekends sketching and painting their feathery subjects, tackling everything from grouse to goshawks and bitterns to bearded tits.

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Secrets of a Wallaby Boy

2023

When Tim becomes a courier for the app Wallaby, he reckons he can turn his life around: get fit, earn some money, and even get laid. He’s not accounted for his own haplessness, an antique teapot collection, and a sinister conspiracy.

6.0

Robson Green's Weekend Escapes

2023

Relax, reset and recharge. Robson takes the roads less travelled across his beloved North East England. With friends and family, he finds wellbeing and adventure in wonderful places.

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Christmas Carole

2022

Carole Mackay is an unashamedly outspoken and wealthy entrepreneur. Her online business selling all things festive has earned her a fortune, as well as the nickname 'Christmas Carole'. But her success hasn't made her a better human being. In fact, it's made her worse. The truth is that Carole is a monumentally mean person. Positively Scrooge-like. And, just like Ebeneezer, she doesn't love Christmas at all. But this Christmas Eve, Carole's past, present and future are about to collide. Will some rather familiar Christmas spirits help her discover the true spirit of Christmas?

Dead Canny

2022

Kay, a questionable young psychic from Consett, County Durham, has the ability to see dead people. This not only earns her a few quid cash-in-hand down the local pub, but also lands her as the prime suspect in a murder enquiry.

7.9

Big Tree City

2022

A team of animal heroes with special skills and speedy vehicles work together to keep Big Tree City safe and solve the town's trickiest problems.

The Read

2022

Creative performance readings of iconic British novels.