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A Bit Of A Do
''A Bit of a Do'' is a British comedy-drama series based on the books by David Nobbs. The show starred David Jason and Gwen Taylor. It was produced by Yorkshire Television for two series and aired on the ITV network from 13 January to 1 December 1989. The show was set in a fictional Yorkshire town. Each episode took place at a different social function and followed the changing lives of two families, the working-class Simcocks (David Jason, Gwen Taylor, David Thewlis and Wayne Foskett) and the middle-class Rodenhursts (Nicola Pagett, Paul Chapman, Sarah-Jane Holm and Nigel Hastings), together with their respective friends, Rodney and Betty Sillitoe (Tim Wylton and Stephanie Cole), and Neville Badger (Michael Jayston). The series begins with the wedding of Ted and Rita Simcock's son Paul to Laurence and Liz Rodenhurst's daughter Jenny; an event at which Ted and Liz begin an affair. The subsequent fallout from this affair forms the basis for most of the first series. Cast * Ted S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comedy Drama
Comedy drama, also known by the portmanteau ''dramedy'', is a genre of dramatic works that combines elements of comedy and Drama (film and television), drama. The modern, scripted-television examples tend to have more humorous bits than simple comic relief seen in a typical hour-long legal or medical drama, but exhibit far fewer jokes-per-minute as in a typical half-hour sitcom. In the United States Examples from United States television include: ''M*A*S*H (TV series), M*A*S*H'', ''Moonlighting (TV series), Moonlighting'', ''The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd'', ''Northern Exposure'', ''Ally McBeal'', ''Sex and the City'', ''Desperate Housewives'' and ''Scrubs (TV series), Scrubs''. The term "dramedy" was coined to describe the late 1980s wave of shows, including ''The Wonder Years'', ''Hooperman'', ''Doogie Howser, M.D.'' and ''Frank's Place''. See also *List of comedy drama television series *Black comedy *Dramatic structure *Melodrama *Seriousness *Tragicomedy *Psychological ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yorkshire
Yorkshire ( ; abbreviated Yorks), formally known as the County of York, is a Historic counties of England, historic county in northern England and by far the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its large area in comparison with other English counties, functions have been undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to History of local government in Yorkshire, periodic reform. Throughout these changes, Yorkshire has continued to be recognised as a geographic territory and cultural region. The name is familiar and well understood across the United Kingdom and is in common use in the media and the Yorkshire Regiment, military, and also features in the titles of current areas of civil administration such as North Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and the East Riding of Yorkshire. Within the borders of the historic county of Yorkshire are large stretches of countryside, including the Yorkshire Dales, North York Moors and Peak District nationa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1989 British Television Series Debuts
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1980s British Drama Television Series
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Philip Bird
Philip Bird is an English actor who has appeared in several British shows such as Peter Birch in ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale'' in 2006. He has also appeared in BBC's ''Doctors'', ITV's '' Heartbeat'' and ''Coronation Street''. He also appeared in ITV sitcoms '' Tripper's Day'' and ''Slinger's Day''. In 2014, he played the role of Allen Klein in the musical ''Sunny Afternoon "Sunny Afternoon" is a song by the Kinks, written by chief songwriter Ray Davies. The track later featured on the '' Face to Face'' album as well as being the title track for their 1967 compilation album. Like its contemporary " Taxman" by the ...''. Filmography Film Television References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bird, Philip Living people English male television actors Year of birth missing (living people) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maggie Jones (actress)
Margaret Jones (21 June 1934 – 2 December 2009) was an English actress, best known for playing Blanche Hunt in the British soap opera ''Coronation Street'', a role which she first portrayed in 1974 and played regularly from the late-1990s until shortly before her death. She won the British Soap Award for Best Comedy Performance in 2005 and 2008. Career Jones graduated from the drama school RADA and performed in numerous plays including ''Pride and Prejudice'' and '' The Women'' on the West End stage. Her first television role came in 1961 when she appeared in one episode of ''Coronation Street'' as a policewoman. Jones's first major television role was in BBC's 1967 adaptation of ''The Forsyte Saga''. Jones played the maid, Smither, a small but recurring part. Later , she appeared twice in Nearest and Dearest . Prior to playing Blanche Hunt in ''Coronation Street'' her best-known role was as Polly Barraclough in '' Sam'' with Mark McManus and she also appeared in the 1971 BB ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keith Marsh
Keith Marsh (1926 – 28 January 2013) was an English actor who appeared in numerous television productions over a 50-year period. Born in Blackpool, Lancashire, he is perhaps best known for playing Jacko in the Thames Television sitcom ''Love Thy Neighbour'' (1972–76), who had the catchphrase "I'll have 'arf!" Roles Other TV appearances include ''Coronation Street'', in which he appeared as a foreman (1961), George Chippendale (1966), James Dawson (1972), George Marsden (1980), Harry Ashton (1988) and Uncle Mervin (1999). He also appeared in '' George and the Dragon'', ''Edna, the Inebriate Woman'', ''Last of the Summer Wine'', ‘’Special Branch’' (1974, series4,ep12), and ''The Bill''. In 1985 Marsh appeared in ''The Beiderbecke Affair'' as "Harry" (the man with the dog called Jason). His film work included ''Quatermass and the Pit'' (1967), ''Arthur? Arthur!'' (1969), ''Taste the Blood of Dracula'' (1970), '' Scrooge'' (1970), the film version of ''Love Thy Neig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malcolm Hebden
Malcolm Hebden (born 21 December 1939) is an English former actor. He is known for portraying the role of Norris Cole in the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' on and off between 1994 and 2020. Aged 81, he announced his retirement from acting due to ill health. Early life Hebden was born on 21 December 1939 in Chester before his family moved to Burnley, Lancashire, three weeks later.''I see Pendle and I'm home'' , , 4 March 1998 He was educated at West Gate High School and began his career as a window dresser in |
David Yelland (actor)
David William Yelland (born 1947) is an English film, stage and television actor. Life and career After reading English at Magdalene College, Cambridge, he began his career as an actor with three years at the Glasgow Citizens' Theatre. He has since appeared in numerous stage plays and television productions. Perhaps his most famous role was that of the future Cultural depictions of Edward VIII of the United Kingdom, Edward VIII in the film ''Chariots of Fire''. He performed in the lead role of the BBC Television serial ''David Copperfield (1974 TV serial), David Copperfield'' (1974), and is known for his portrayal of Nicholas Rumpole in the Thames Television series ''Rumpole of the Bailey'', as the father of the main character in the London Weekend Television serial ''A Little Princess (1986 TV serial), A Little Princess'' (1986), and for his role as a regular in ITV's ''Agatha Christie's Poirot'' as Poirot's valet, George. At the end of 2007 he played Ralph Nickleby in a reviv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diana Weston
Diana Weston (born 13 November 1953 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian-British actress who has been on British television since 1975. She is a grandchild of Charles Basil Price. Biography Career Weston's first role was in a 1975 episode of ''Thriller (UK TV series), Thriller'', and parts in ''Raffles (TV series), Raffles'', ''The Sweeney'', ''The Professionals (TV series), The Professionals'', ''Agony (TV series), Agony'', ''Shoestring (TV series), Shoestring'' and ''Bless Me, Father'' soon followed. She also appeared in the video for the 1984 Ultravox hit single ''Dancing with Tears in My Eyes''. Since the late 1980s, she has appeared in ''The New Statesman (1987 TV series), The New Statesman'', ''Boon (TV series), Boon'', ''A Bit of a Do'', ''About Face (TV series), About Face'', ''Nightingales (UK TV series), Nightingales'', ''Jonathan Creek'', ''Casualty (TV series), Casualty'', ''Emmerdale'', ''My Family'', ''New Tricks'' and a main role in the 2000 sitcom ''Pay and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malcolm Tierney
Malcolm Tierney (25 February 1938 – 18 February 2013) was an English actor who appeared in many film and television roles. Early life Tierney's father, Ernest, was a boilermaker and trained draughtsman, from Warrington, who worked at Blackpool Pleasure Beach. His mother, Agnes, née Kennedy, worked in the cotton mills. He attended St Mary's Roman Catholic School in Failsworth and studied design at the Manchester School of Art. While working as a textile designer and printmaker, he became involved in amateur dramatics at the Little Theatre, in Bolton, which had been set up by John Wardle, father of the drama critic Irving Wardle, whose wife, Norma, became a mentor to Tierney. As a result, he began a scholarship with the Rose Bruford Training College of Speech and Drama, in Sidcup, Kent, in 1958 and landed his first acting job in 1962. Career His roles included the part of Captain Monk Adderley in the original ''Poldark'' series, Tommy McArdle in ''Brookside'' between 1984 and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amanda Wenban
Amanda Wenban is an actress who has worked in television in both the United Kingdom and Australia. Her credits include: ''Inspector Morse'', ''A Bit of a Do'', ''Families'', ''Home and Away'', ''Revelations'', '' All Saints'' and '' Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars''. She was a regular cast member on the soap opera ''Emmerdale ''Emmerdale'' (known as ''Emmerdale Farm'' until 1989) is a British soap opera that is broadcast on ITV1. The show is set in Emmerdale (known as Beckindale until 1994), a fictional village in the Yorkshire Dales. Created by Kevin Laffan, '' ...'', playing Angharad McAllister in the series from 1993 to 1995. External links * British television actresses Australian television actresses Living people Year of birth missing (living people) {{Australia-tv-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
