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Angel (The Bill)
Series 16 of British television drama ''The Bill'' consisted of 86 episodes, broadcast between 4 January – 26 December 2000. As well as 83 regular episodes, the series also included a two-part recap special, ''Kiss Off'', featuring a condensed broadcast of the Series 15 episodes "Lone Ranger", "Old Flame", "Push It" and "Kiss Off", prior to a special episode, ''The Trial of Eddie Santini'', which provides closure to the Santini storyline from 1999. On 5 June 2013, The Bill Series 16 Part 1 & 2 and The Bill Series 16 Part 3 & 4 DVD sets were released (in Australia). On screen, it was revealed in the spring that DS Claire Stanton, introduced in the previous season, was working as a mole in CID for the Complaints Investigation Bureau to bring down DS Don Beech. The storyline stretched five months and reached a denouement when DS John Boulton was murdered by Beech. The climax, however, wouldn't happen until the following series when Beech surfaced in Australia. The storyline saw CI ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ITV (TV Network)
ITV is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network. It was launched in 1955 as Independent Television to provide competition to BBC Television (established in 1936). ITV is the oldest commercial network in the UK. Since the passing of the Broadcasting Act 1990, it has been legally known as Channel 3 to distinguish it from the other analogue channels at the time, BBC1, BBC2 and Channel 4. ITV was for four decades a network of separate companies which provided regional television services and also shared programmes between each other to be shown on the entire network. Each franchise was originally owned by a different company. After several mergers, the fifteen regional franchises are now held by two companies: ITV plc, which runs the ITV1 channel, and STV Group, which runs the STV channel. The ITV network is a separate entity from ITV plc, the company that resulted from the merger of Granada plc and Carlton Communications in 2004. ITV plc holds the Channel 3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Robb
David Robb (born 23 August 1947) is a Scottish actor. Early life Born in London, the son of David Robb and Elsie Tilley, Robb grew up in Edinburgh and was educated there at the Royal High School, Edinburgh, Royal High School, where he played Henry II of England, Henry II in a school production of Jean Anouilh’s ''Becket''. Screen career Robb has starred in various British films and television shows, including films such as ''Swing Kids'' and ''Hellbound (film), Hellbound''. He is well known for playing Germanicus in the famous 1976 BBC production of ''I, Claudius (TV series), I, Claudius'', and as Robin Grant, one of the principal characters in Thames Television's 1981 series ''The Flame Trees of Thika''. Robb had his big break playing Andrew Fraser MP in the TV miniseries First Among Equals (TV series), ''First Among Equals'' a 1986 adaption of the book of the same name by Jeffrey Archer. The miniseries was a great success on prime time TV in the UK and abroad and also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colin Hurley
Collin Hurley (born 1957) is an English actor and a former member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, the National Theatre, and the Shakespeare's Globe company, specialising in performing the works of William Shakespeare. Early career Born in Leicester, Hurley first became interested in acting at Alderman Newton's Boys' School when he played Le Beau in '' As You Like It'' before going on to act in youth theatre, school plays and amateur dramatic societies. On leaving school in 1969 he spent ten years working in repertory theatres around the United Kingdom when his roles included the title role in ''Hamlet'', Nero in '' Britannicus'', Gus in ''The Dumb Waiter'', Tony Lumpkin in ''She Stoops to Conquer'', (Salisbury Playhouse), Ariel in '' The Tempest'' ( Gateway Theatre, Chester), the title role in ''Henry V'', The Black Prince in '' Edward III'' (Theatr Clwyd), Pip in '' Great Expectations'' (Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich) and Dromio of Syracuse in ''The Comedy of Errors'' (Brist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Benfield
Jonathan Edmund Fulford "John" Turner (9 November 1951 – 16 June 2020), better known by his stage name John Benfield, was a British character actor. Biography Benfield appeared in 75 television episodes or films starting in 1981 with small parts in BBC drama adaptations, such as ''The Winter's Tale'' and ''The Day of the Triffids''. Benfield lived in Oxfordshire with his wife, Lilian. They had one son. He died of sarcoma in June 2020 at the age of 68. Filmography Film *''Breakout'' (1984) as Minder *''Whoops Apocalypse'' (1986) as Secret Service Agent *'' Buster'' (1988) as Jimmy *'' Hidden Agenda'' (1990) as Maxwell *''In the Name of the Father'' (1993) as Chief Prison Officer Barker *'' Beautiful Thing'' (1996) as Rodney Barr *'' 101 Dalmatians'' (1996) as Doorman *''Owd Bob'' (1998) as Blake *''Cousin Bette'' (1998) as Dr. Bianchon *'' You're Dead'' (1999) as Badger *''24 Hours in London'' (2000) as Insp. Duggan *''Lover's Prayer'' (2001) as Nirmansky *''Endgame'' (2001) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terence Beesley
Terence Beesley (7 September 1957 – 30 November 2017) was an English actor. Early life Born in London to Irish parents, he studied at the City Lit in London in 1980, and then trained as an actor at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. Career Television His television work included ''Cadfael'', ''The Bill'', '' Where the Heart Is'', '' Heartbeat'', ''Midsomer Murders'', ''EastEnders'' (as Derek Branning in 1996), ''Casualty'', '' Down to Earth'', ''Plotlands'', ''Agatha Christie's Poirot'', ''She's Out'' and '' What Remains''. He starred in Peter Kosminsky's ''15, The Life and Death of Phillip Knight'', and played General Bennigsen in the BBC adaptation of ''War and Peace''. Theatre His stage work included British theatre performances as the title role in Shakespeare's ''Richard III'' (1995) and as the Vicomte de Valmont in ''Les Liaisons Dangereuses'' (1994) for multi Barrymore award winner director Mark Clements and his own adaptation (with Colin Wakefield) of Nik ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clive Carter
Clive Carter is a British actor and singer, best known for his role of "Claude Elliott and others" in the original London cast of ''Come From Away'', for which he received an Olivier Award nomination. He studied at London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. His West End theatre credits include ''Someone Like You (musical), Someone Like You'' with Petula Clark, ''A Man for All Seasons (play), A Man for All Seasons'' with Martin Shaw, ''Cat on a Hot Tin Roof'' with Brendan Fraser and Ned Beatty, ''We Will Rock You (musical), We Will Rock You'', ''I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change'', Bamatabois/Grantaire and later Javert in ''Les Miserables (musical), Les Misérables'', Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny, Raoul in ''The Phantom of the Opera (1986 musical), The Phantom of the Opera'', ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'', ''The Taming of the Shrew'', ''Always (musical), Always'' at the Victoria Palace with Shani Wallis and ''Side by Side by Sondheim''. He was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Awar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alison Newman
Alison Newman (born 25 January 1968) is a British actress, best known for her role in the hit ITV1 television series ''Footballers' Wives'' as Hazel Bailey, and as DCI Samantha Keeble in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders''. Biography Alison Newman was born in Bournemouth, Hampshire, to David and Jenny Newman. She has one sister called Sarah. Both her parents were school teachers who encouraged her to take up acting as a hobby, but discouraged her from attending stage school when she was younger, a decision she subsequently agreed was probably sensible. Instead she joined the National Youth Theatre when she was 16. Her father died in October 2002, while she was filming the second series of ''Footballers' Wives''. The producers allowed her to take time off from filming some of her last scenes in the series finale so she could be with her family. Despite studying drama at the University of Manchester Alison Newman did not work as an actress for almost ten years after graduating. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neil Newbon
Neil Newbon (born August 14, 1978) is an English actor known for playing Elijah Kamski and Gavin Reed in '' Detroit: Become Human'' and Karl Heisenberg in ''Resident Evil Village''. Biography Newbon was born in Solihull, West Midlands, the son of ITV sportscaster Gary Newbon. His brother Lawrence works as a cameraman. Professional career In 1998, Newbon appeared in series one of the BBC Two comedy series ''" Goodness Gracious Me"'' as James the waiter in the programme's notable "Going for an English" sketch. He has appeared in numerous films. He voiced a tank driver in ''Jackboots on Whitehall'', which starred Ewan McGregor. He starred in music videos for the Now Voyager Mix of "You Got the Love" by The Source and Candi Staton in 2006 and "Kingdom of Rust" by Doves in 2009. In 2012, he joined the cast of Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks ''Hollyoaks'' is a British soap opera which began airing on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was created by Phil Redmond, who had previously ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nadim Sawalha
Nadim Joakim Sawalha ( ar, نديم صوالحة) (born 9 September 1935) is a Jordanian-British actor, the father of actresses Nadia and Julia Sawalha. He appeared in two Bond films, '' The Spy Who Loved Me'' (1977) and ''The Living Daylights'' (1987). Background Sawalha was born in Madaba, Jordan, in 1935 and moved to Britain in the 1950s, to study drama. His daughter Julia revealed on her episode of '' Who Do You Think You Are?'' that even he is uncertain of his birth date, but it is thought to be around 7 to 9 September. Acting career Nadim Sawalha has made over 100 appearances in film and television, in a career spanning more than 40 years. Personal life Sawalha is married to Roberta Mary Lane, and has three daughters, Nadia, Julia and Dina. His brother is comedian Nabil Sawalha. Filmography Film Television Other roles *He played the part of Omar Badri in BBC's 'CDX' computer game. *In the 2018 BBC Radio 4 BBC Radio 4 is a British national radio station owned and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russell Hunter
Adam Russell Hunter (18 February 1925 – 26 February 2004) was a Scottish television, stage and film actor. He played Lonely in the TV thriller series ''Callan'', starring Edward Woodward, and shop steward Harry in the Yorkshire Television sitcom '' The Gaffer'' (1981–1983) with Bill Maynard. He made guest appearances in well-known series such as '' The Sweeney'', '' Doctor Who'', ''Taggart'', ''A Touch of Frost'', ''The Bill'' and Granada television's '' The Return of Sherlock Holmes'' in The Adventure of Silver Blaze. Life Born Russell Ellis in Glasgow, Hunter's childhood was spent with his maternal grandparents in Lanarkshire, until returning to his unemployed father and cleaner mother when he was 12. He went from school to an apprenticeship in a Clydebank shipyard. During this time, he did some amateur acting for the Young Communist League before turning professional in 1946. Career Early work Under the stage name Russell Hunter, he acted at Perth Rep and at the Glasg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duncan Preston
Duncan Preston (born 11 August 1946) is an English actor. He is known for his appearances in television productions written by Victoria Wood, including his role in the soap opera parody sketches ''Acorn Antiques'' and as Stan in the sitcom ''dinnerladies'' (1998–2000). He reprised his role of Clifford in '' Acorn Antiques: The Musical!'' in 2005. His other television roles include DS Todd in the soap opera ''EastEnders'' (1987), Jonathan Haslam in the sitcom '' Surgical Spirit'' (1989–1995); and Doug Potts in the soap opera ''Emmerdale'' (2007–2011, 2014–2020). Career Preston appeared in a short 1981 Public information film entitled ''Say NO to Strangers'', as a kerb-crawling predator attempting to lure a schoolgirl into his car. He has also made many guest appearances in various TV series, including ''Hunters Walk,'' '' Secret Army'', ''The Professionals'', '' All Creatures Great and Small'', ''Robin of Sherwood'', '' Bergerac'', ''The New Statesman'', ''Press Gang'', ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laura Howard
Laura Howard (born as Laura Simmons in Chiswick, London, 1977) is an English actress. She is probably best known for her role as Cully Barnaby in the long-running British crime-mystery Police procedural ''Midsomer Murders''. Biography Howard's first major role came in 1992, playing the teenage daughter Tammy Rokeby in the BBC comedy series ''So Haunt Me''. She went on to play Cully as John Nettles' daughter in ''Midsomer Murders'' from 1997 to 2011. Howard has also had a starring role in the Jack Rosenthal drama ''Eskimo Day'' and its sequel ''Cold Enough For Snow''. Her other UK television credits include ''Soldier Soldier'', ''The Bill'', ''Doctors'' and ''Casualty''. Howard has appeared in numerous UK theatre productions, including the premier of '' Life of Riley'' by Alan Ayckbourn. In June 2012 she appeared in Ayckbourn's ''The Norman Conquests'' at the Liverpool Playhouse. In 2014 she starred in Invincible by Torben Betts Torben Betts (born 10 February 1968, in Sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
