| MAIGRET | Fictional French detective played on screen by Michael Gambon and Rowan Atkinson (7) |
| PASTUZO | Uncle of Paddington Bear voiced by Michael Gambon in two Paddington films (7) |
| CHARLIE | Shrewd Chinese detective, played on screen by Peter Ustinov and others (7,4) |
| PENNYWORTH | Alfred, butler and aide-de-camp to Batman played on screen by Michael Caine and Jeremy Irons (10) |
| UNITY | 2015 documentary film narrated by Michael Gambon, Ben Kingsley, Helen Mirren and 97 others (5) |
| STEVE | --- Jobs, Apple co-founder played on screen by Michael Fassbender in 2015 (5) |
| RATRACE | Jerry Zucker film starring John Cleese and Rowan Atkinson (3,4) |
| POIROT | Fictional detective played on screen by Peter Ustinov and David Suchet among others (6) |
| CHAN | Shrewd Chinese detective, played on screen by Peter Ustinov and others (7,4) |
| ALLEYN | Roderick, fictional detective played on screen by Patrick Malahide (6) |
| THETALLGUY | The 1989 feature film debut of screenwriter Richard Curtis and director Mel Smith, starring Jeff Goldblum, Emma Thompson and Rowan Atkinson |
| INFLICT | Cool French detective's taking time to visit (7) |
| GOGGLED | To move viceroy the French detective stared (7) |
| NAVARRO | French detective series for 18 years |
| FLACCID | Soft fellow seen with the French detectives, about 100 |
| MICHAEL | _ Gambon, 8A's co-star in The Wings Of The Dave, for which she a was Oscar-nominated (7) |
| ALBUSDUMBLEDORE | Hogwarts's headmaster in the Harry Potter series played on film by Richard Harris and Michael Gambon (5,10) |
| ACEVENTURA | Fictional animal detective played on film by Jim Carrey (3,7) |
| GOSFORDPARK | 2001 film drama starring Maggie Smith and Michael Gambon (7,4) |
| DUMBLEDORE | Professor played by the late Michael Gambon in six Harry Potter films (10) |
