TV Credits
TV Credits
Here's a small piece of a review of the episode by Robert McNeil on 14th January 2005 in the Scotsman online:
"...But it wasn’t all that bad. What the hell gave you that impression? In fact, it was good. There were particularly fine performances by Robert Cavanah, as fitted-up bloke, and Christopher Fulford as the bent cop...Cavanah’s character was a former druggie implicated in a robbery 16 years earlier...But, despite a soppy ending that tied up too many knots, the tale was a good ‘un."
EastEnders (2004) Robert was introduced in mid-September 2004 as Tommy, a college lecturer, who becomes the "older" love interest for young Vicki, a regular on the long-running soap. Robert appeared on 16 episodes of the show.
In the online Mirror article by Nicola Methven, Robert apparently "...told friends he was thrilled to have finally been cast as a hunk.He said: "I've tried lots of times for sexy roles but I've never got one until now. I can't wait to have a go at playing a heart-throb."
Casualty: Love's Labours...Lost (2004) Robert guest-starred on this episode of the long-running series as Mike Chalmers, which first aired September 2004. It aired on RTE1 in Ireland on June 8, 2005. Mike Chalmers is a jealous husband who thinks his wife is having an affair with his best friend. The friend is a travel agent who's helping Mike's wife plan a secret romantic vacation to surprise Mike for his 40th birthday. In a fit of jealous rage, Mike rams his car into theirs, causes serious injuries to all three. Robert does a good job of crying and playing the paranoid, jealous spouse, whose wife did have an affair with her boss in the past.
Rose and Maloney (2004) Robert guest-starred as Bruce Arneson in The Case of Daniel Berrington Pt 1 on this British TV drama.
Show synopsis from TV Tome online:Rose Linden (Sarah Lancashire) is a lead caseworker with the Criminal Justice Review Agency, an organization that investigates possible miscarriages of justice. She is brilliant and dedicated, but her maverick attitude often both inspires and frustrates her CJRA partner, the very non-confrontational Maloney (Phil Davis). What the two do have in common, however, is a dedication to rooting out truth.
Charles II: The Last King (2003) Robert plays the Earl of Rochester in this four-part TV drama, which the BBC bills as a "dynamic romp - racy, visceral and violent" - starring Rufus Sewell as the King, Diana Rigg as his mother, Henrietta Maria, and Rupert Graves as Lord Buckingham."
Got this great quote from the web (Thanks Moira!):
John Wilmot second Earl of Rochester was born in Oxfordshire on 1 April 1647, and died there on 26 July 1680, notorious because - as Samuel Johnson put it - "in a course of drunken gaiety and gross sensuality, with intervals of study perhaps yet more criminal, with an avowed contempt of decency and order, a total disregard to every moral, and a resolute denial of every religious observation, he lived worthless and useless, and blazed out his youth and health in lavish voluptuousness".
Bell Rock Lighthouse (2003) Bell Rock Lighthouse is part of a series produced by BBC 2 called Seven Wonders of the Industrial World. Robert plays Robert Stevenson, one of the engineers responsible for designing and building the famous lighthouse off the coast of Scotland. Finally saw this on Discovery channel in December 2004 in Canada. A very well-made program in a docudrama format. Robert got a chance to show a range of emotions as well as speaking in his native Scottish accent. (Thanks to Moira and Nellie.)
Silent Witness: Answering Fire (2003) Amanda Burton returns for another season as Professor Sam Ryan, the pathologist unlocking the secrets of the dead in order to find their killers. Robert plays journalist Colin Burwood who tries to rape Professor Ryan. There is also a second storyline about the bombing of a hotel.
Murder in Mind: Landlord (2003) This two-hour episode aired in May 2003 in Britain. Robert plays DC Jon Perry, a detective investigating a murderous landlord. The episode starred Ruth Gemmell and Nicholas Lyndhurst.In the Murder in Mind series, the murderer is the focal point of the piece rather than the police or the victim, which is very often the case," says producer Paul Knight.
Blue Dove (2002) Eight-part TV show for Carlton which broadcast in Canada and Britain this year. Robert played Ian Andrews, one of the leads in this drama which centres around a pottery business. Lots of intrigue, jealousy, and other nasty business in true soapy fashion! The show ran on Vision TV in Canada during March and April 2002.
Talk of the Devil (2002) Robert is the devil in this TV project for Armac Films in Scotland. I will add more detail when I've had a chance to go back and research this one.
The Bill (2001) Episode '?' - Robert plays a male rape victim. Well-acted according to my source!
The Bill: Caught Short (2000) Robert was Neil Ramsay, a baddie this time, in this long-running British crime drama. (Thanks to Helen for that info!)
Platinum (1999) Simon Tucker, played by Robert, runs a small record company in Bruce McDonald's Canadian-made TV movie. Also starring Pascale Bussieres and Tanya Allen. It was the movie pilot for a possible series, but, alas, it did not survive the network chop.
Highlander: The Raven (1999) Offshoot of the original Highlander series, this one features immortal thief Amanda and her mortal ex-cop partner Nick Wolfe.'French Connection' introduced the immortal Father Liam Riley played by Robert.
'Inferno'. This was definitely one of the better-written episodes I've seen.
'The Frame' was pretty good. We got to see lots of Father Liam, and there was no beheading, just for a change of pace. I don't remember how much screen time he has, but Ronan Vibert guest-stars as Sir Trevor Benton in this episode. He has worked with Robert in Cadfael: Virgin in the Ice and in Tomb Raider II.
'Love and Death' reveals that Amanda had a husband named Markham about 150 years ago and he's NOT VERY NICE!
'War and Peace', the second-to-last episode, finally features Father Liam in his own storyline.
NOTE: The series is scheduled to be released on DVD in Summer 2005.
When asked the following question in a forum on Paul Johansson's web site (spoiler below):
Robert said:"The series ended with the episode where Nick became Immortal and walked away from Amanda full of bitterness because she was responsible, and we never got to see what happened next. But just for a lark, if Nick showed up at Father Liam's door that night, what do you think Liam would have said to him to help?"
When asked about acting in the Raven series, Robert said:"He'd probably have given (Nick) a kick up the arse and said, "get back there to the woman who loves you most and be with her forever!"
When asked about the role of Father Liam, Robert said:"Fun? Hmmm! Can you imagine how much fun it was being the only character on the show to be allowed to chastise either of them (Amanda and Nick). Oh yes. Fun indeed. Paul would often stand there and take any amount of chastisement I gave him on screen - then the moment "Cut" was heard, he'd either laugh his head off, or chastise me back for fun. He's got a damn good sense of humour."
"...I never even knew how old I was until one episode where I got the script and it said something like, "I remember about two hundred years ago, bla bla bla!" I thought, AH, I am no spring chicken then!"
Wuthering Heights (1998) Robert is Heathcliff and Orla Brady is Cathy in the new production of Wuthering Heights. British Independent Television Enterprises gives it a favourable review as follows:
The wild passionate story of the intense, almost demonic love between Cathy and Heathcliff. Their attachment is broken when he is forced to leave the estate and she marries another man, but he returns many years later to exact a terrible revenge. This adaptation remains close to the spirit of the novel encompassing the supernatural forces which draw the central characters to their doom.
When asked about playing Heathcliff, Robert said:
"...It occurred to me that he was simply a man made of the simplest drives and needs and wants, and they were all summed up in three words - love of Kathy...I never played him as a villain. Just a man of enormous capacity for love, who had it all slapped back in his face."
Presented on Masterpiece Theatre's 1998 Fall Season (in North America).If you want to compare the four existing versions, visit Lynn's Wuthering Heights Tribute Pages.
Insiders (1997) Robert starred as prison officer Gerry Cosmo in the BBC drama series consisting of stories of a varied group of men serving out their sentences in an open prison.
Hamish Macbeth (1996) Episode 'Isobel Pulls It Off' - "Village reporter Isobel stumbles on a story that could put her in the big league. She emerges with a fresh image and a hot new boyfriend, leaving Hamish squirming with jealousy."
Robert guest-starred as Gary, a car-designing engineer, "the competition" for Isobel's affections in this episode of the popular TV series.
Visit Belinda's Wee Hamish Macbeth Homepage for more details about the show and its zany characters.
Tidbit: Both Robert Cavanah and Robert Carlyle were in early roles together as "cavemen in kilts" in Being Human, the 1994 Robin Williams movie.
Highlander (1995) Episode 'Reasonable Doubt' - In this episode from the original series which starred Adrian Paul, Robert played a somewhat nervous art gallery owner named Franklin Waterman.The official Highlander site http://www.highlander-official.com/ is selling the whole series (22 VHS cassettes) for $170 US + tax. You also get a t-shirt and other merchandise including stills. (Thanks MD!)
Cadfael: Virgin in the Ice (1995) This popular series starred Derek Jacobi as Father Cadfael, the intrepid sleuth in monk's habit. Robert appeared in this 2-hour episode (which was filmed in Budapest, Hungary) as Olivier de Bretagne, Cadfael's son from a past love in Syria.
Robert says:"The best thing about this job was meeting and working with Derek Jacobi. He is the best theatre actor I have ever known."
The Governor (1995) Robert appeared in three episodes of this TV drama as character Anthony Kelly. Lynda La Plante is a fantastic writer and producer. Anything done by her is worth watching. Apparently, a lot of her writing is based on real life events. The Governor (parts I and II) was shows the effects of a poor prison system, corruption, and the aftermath of a mass riot.Show synopsis from TV Tome:The Governor was written by Lynda La Plante and told the story about the female governor who is put in charge of a high-security male prison and faces various problems, including hostage situations and escapes from the prison. The series starred Janet McTeer as Helen Hewitt who has to govern the prison and sort out it's problems.
Robert's character, Anthony Kelly, was a young and scared first-time offender, who over the course of three episodes transforms into a bitter, hardened prisoner who abuses alcohol and heroin and attempts a prison break with another inmate. He is forever altered by his experience of harsh prison life.
The Bill (1995) Episode 'Under the Doctor' - Robert was Andrew Hallam, a guy spaced out on his girlfriend's Dexedrine. (Thanks Helen!)
Cracker (1995) Robert played DC Alan Temple in three episodes of the original British series starring Robbie Coltrane - 'Brotherly Love', 'Best Boys', and 'True Romance'.Best Boys: An angry young man, teased and bullied by his female co-workers, is befriended by his lonely male supervisor, who invites the young man to stay in his flat, where a series of misunderstandings sets them off on a murderous spree that keeps spiralling wider and wider as they go. Fitz tries to convince the police that there are two killers, not one, and struggles to help Jane and Beck's sister deal with Beck's death. Judith turns to Danny for help with her increasing depression. This episode is significant in that it deals, for the second time in the short life of the series, with the death of a major character, specifically that of Jimmy Beck.
Dr. Finlay (1995) Robert played prize fighter Max Henderson with an overzealous promoter in the episode "The Greatness and the Power" for this British TV series about a doctor in a small country community. It starred Ian Bannen and David Rintoul. I quite liked it. Good writing, good acting, etc.
Taggert (1990/91?) Robert played the murderer in a two-part episode. I believe this was a detective series in the UK.
Commercials (various) Robert appears regularly on commercial breaks in the U.K. in an advertisement for Glenmorangie whisky. These have been running more frequently since he appeared on EastEnders in 2004.He has also been seen in a cell phone commercial - throwing the mobile phone into a loch!
Robert has done an ad for Virgin mobile. What it says is that there is a fella on a large truck saying something on the lines of 'Do you want to be divorced?' and tells you that you can if you have a virgin mobile phone. Robert is one of the people in the audience at the front. He is given a phone and a hug. "It's not a bad ad at all." (Thanks Jeannette)
A commercial for a company called "Intelligent Finance" was filmed in South Africa, which Robert said was an incentive for doing it!
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