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1986 In British Television
This is a list of British television related events from 1986. Events January *1 January **New Year's Day highlights on BBC1 include a Paul Young concert simulcast with BBC Radio 1 **The network television premieres of the 1981 fantasy film '' Clash of the Titans'' and the Sylvester Stallone starring sequel ''Rocky II'' on BBC1. *2 January – A special edition of ''Tomorrow's World'' travels back a century to discover the latest developments in science and technology from 1886. *4 January – Televised football returns to British television after the contractual dispute from the previous year is resolved. *6 January – Debut of the children's animated series ''Jimbo and the Jet-Set'' on BBC1. *9 January **Rowan Atkinson returns as Edmund Blackadder in the BBC1 comedy series ''Blackadder II'', moving forward in time to the Elizabethan era. **BBC2 launches the follow up series to the acclaimed political satire Yes, Minister with ''Yes, Prime Minister''. *10 January – BBC1 launch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Television
Regular television broadcasts in the United Kingdom started in 1936 as a public service which was free of advertising, which followed the first demonstration of a transmitted moving image in 1926. Currently, the United Kingdom has a collection of free-to-air, free-to-view and subscription services over a variety of distribution media, through which there are over 480 channelsTaking the base Sky EPG TV Channels. A breakdown is impossible due to a) the number of platforms, b) duplication of services, c) regional services, d) part time operations, and e) audio. For the Sky platform alone, there are basically 485 TV channels, additionally 57 "timeshifted versions", 36 HDTV versions, 42 regional TV options, 81 audio channels, and 5 promotion channels as of mid-2010 for consumers as well as on-demand content. There are six main channel owners who are responsible for most material viewed. There are 27,000 hours of domestic content produced a year, at a cost of £2.6 billion.Taki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Colbys
''The Colbys'' (originally titled ''Dynasty II: The Colbys'') is an American prime time television soap opera that originally aired on ABC from November 20, 1985, to March 26, 1987. Created by Richard and Esther Shapiro and Eileen and Robert Pollock and produced by Aaron Spelling, it is a spin-off of ''Dynasty'' and revolves around the Colbys, another vastly wealthy family who own a large multinational conglomerate and are connected to the Carringtons of ''Dynasty''. Intended to surpass its predecessor in opulence, the series' producers were handed an immensely high budget for the era, and cast a handful of well-known movie stars among its leads. ''The Colbys'' stars Charlton Heston as tycoon Jason Colby, Barbara Stanwyck as his sister Constance, Stephanie Beacham as his wife Sable, Katharine Ross as Sable's sister and Jason's lover Francesca, and Ricardo Montalbán as Jason's business rival Zach Powers. John James and Emma Samms also star as their ''Dynasty'' characters Jeff ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pam Ewing
Pamela Jean "Pam" Barnes Ewing is a fictional character from the CBS primetime soap opera ''Dallas''. Pamela is portrayed by actress Victoria Principal, first appearing on the show in the first episode, entitled "Digger's Daughter", which was first broadcast on April 2, 1978. ''Dallas'' follows the trials of the wealthy Ewing family in the city of Dallas, Texas, which Pam has married into. Principal played Pam until the end of season 10 in 1987, when the character crashes her car into a truck carrying butane and propane and her body is severely burned. A year later, she was briefly played by actress Margaret Michaels in an attempt to write the character out. Pamela's storylines in season 1 focus on her relationship with her new husband, Bobby Ewing (Patrick Duffy), and her fight against the considerable suspicion and hostility from within the Ewing family, due to Pamela being a member of the Barnes family. Pamela's love for Bobby remains a strong character trait throughout her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dallas (1978 TV Series)
''Dallas'' is an American prime time television soap opera that aired on CBS from April 2, 1978, to May 3, 1991. The series revolves around an affluent and feuding Texas family, the Ewings, who own the independent oil company Ewing Oil and the cattle-ranching land of Southfork. The series originally focused on the marriage of Bobby Ewing and Pamela Barnes, whose families were sworn enemies. As the series progressed, Bobby's elder brother, oil tycoon J.R. Ewing, became the show's breakout character, whose schemes and dirty business became the show's trademark. When the show ended on May 3, 1991, J.R. was the only character to have appeared in every episode. The show was prominent for its cliffhangers, including the " Who shot J.R.?" mystery. The 1980 episode " Who Done It" remains the second-highest-rated prime-time telecast ever. The show also featured a "Dream Season", in which the entirety of season 9 was revealed to have been a dream of Pamela Ewing. After 14 seasons, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dallas (1978 TV Series, Season 9)
The ninth season of the television series ''Dallas'' aired on CBS during the 1985–86 TV season. As the entire season was annulled as a dream of the character Pamela Barnes Ewing (Victoria Principal) in the season 10 premiere, it has since been referred to as the "Dream Year" or the "Dream Season". Cast Starring In alphabetical order: * Barbara Bel Geddes as Miss Ellie Ewing Farlow (31 episodes) * Linda Gray as Sue Ellen Ewing (31 episodes) * Larry Hagman as J.R. Ewing (31 episodes) * Susan Howard as Donna Culver Krebbs (31 episodes) * Steve Kanaly as Ray Krebbs (31 episodes) * Howard Keel as Clayton Farlow (28 episodes) * Ken Kercheval as Cliff Barnes (31 episodes) * Priscilla Beaulieu Presley as Jenna Wade (29 episodes) * Victoria Principal as Pamela Barnes Ewing (30 episodes) Also Starring * Jenilee Harrison as Jamie Ewing Barnes (30 episodes) * Dack Rambo as Jack Ewing (31 episodes) * John Beck as Mark Graison (28 episodes), billed under "Guest Star" status for his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
4-Tel On View
Channel 4 is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network operated by the state-owned Channel Four Television Corporation. It began its transmission on 2 November 1982 and was established to provide a fourth television service in the United Kingdom. At the time, the only other channels were the licence-funded BBC One and BBC Two, and a single commercial broadcasting network ITV. The network's headquarters are based in London and Leeds, with creative hubs in Glasgow and Bristol. It is publicly owned and advertising-funded; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA), the station is now owned and operated by Channel Four Television Corporation, a public corporation of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, which was established in 1990 and came into operation in 1993. Until 2010, Channel 4 did not broadcast in Wales, but many of its programmes were re-broadcast there by the Welsh fourth channel S4C. In 2010, Channel 4 ext ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
