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Apparitions (TV Series)
''Apparitions'' is a BBC drama about Father Jacob Myers, a priest of the Roman Catholic Church, played by Martin Shaw, who examines evidence of miracles to be used in canonisation but also performs exorcisms. The series is written by Joe Ahearne. Episodes Episode 1 In Rome, a meeting is being held at the Congregation for the Causes of Saints. Father Jacob, a London priest and investigator of miracles for the Congregation, has presented a case that may lead to Mother Teresa's canonization: Vimal, a young man who is currently training to enter the priesthood, was cured of leprosy (without antibiotics) after praying to Mother Teresa. Vimal was spontaneously cured when he was a child, just as Mother Teresa died, a miracle that has been offered as proof of her right to sainthood. But Vimal is soon visited by the apparition of a demon in the guise of a homeless man named Michael, and comes to realize that it was, in fact, demons who restored his flesh. He also feels that th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serial (radio And Television)
In television program, television and radio programming, a serial is a show that has a continuing plot that unfolds in a sequential episode-by-episode fashion. Serials typically follow main story arcs that span entire television seasons or even the complete run of the series, and sometimes spinoffs, which distinguishes them from episodic television that relies on more stand-alone episodes. Worldwide, the soap opera is the most prominent form of serial dramatic programming. In the UK the serial began as a direct adaptations of well known Serial (literature), literary works, usually consisting of a small number of episodes. Serials rely on keeping the full nature of the story hidden and revealing elements episode by episode, to encourage spectators to tune in to every episode to follow the plot. Often these shows employ recapping segments at the beginning and cliffhangers at the end of each episode. The invention of recording devices such as VCRs and Digital video recorder, DVRs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michelle Joseph
Michelle Joseph (born May 1970) is a British actress. Acting career Joseph is most famous for playing Walford's first lesbian resident, Della Alexander, in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' from 1994–1995. Other acting credits include: *'' As Time Goes By'' (1994) *''EastEnders'' (1994–1995) *''Thief takers'' (1996–1997) *''Dream Team'' (1998) *''The Bill'' (2000; 2001) *'' So What Now?'' (2001) *''A Touch of Frost'' (2002) *''Holby City'' (2002) *'' Space Odyssey: Voyage To The Planets'' (2004) *''Messiah'' (2006) *''Perfect Parents'' (2006) *''Doctors'' (2007) *''Apparitions Apparition may refer to: Supernatural *Apparitional experience, an anomalous, quasi-perceptual experience * A vision, something seen in a dream, trance, or religious ecstasy *Ghost, the soul or spirit of a dead person or animal that can appear ...'' (2008) *''Doctors'' (2012) *''Fast Girls'' (2012) External links * English soap opera actresses English television actresses Living peo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hassani Shapi
Hassani Shapi (born 15 July 1973), is a Kenyan actor, particularly active in Italian cinema. He is best known for the roles in the films ''Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace'', ''The World Is Not Enough'' and ''Il maresciallo Rocca''. Personal life He was born on 15 July 1973 in Mombasa, Kenya. He obtained his masters degree in Paris, France, in veterinary science. After becoming a veterinary doctor, he worked in a private clinic in Paris. After few years he quit the job to get into acting. Career He first worked with an English theatre company in Paris called ACT. He has been involved in theater and played in several plays such as ''One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'', ''Animal Farm'', ''The Old Man and the Sea'' and ''Don Quixote''. In 1992, he made his television debut in some episodes of the series ''Runaway Bay'' directed by Tim Dowd. After six years in 1998, he reappeared in television for a single episode of the serial ''The Ambassador''. In 2009, Shapi starred in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamie Blackley
Jamie Alexander Blackley (born 8 July 1991) is a British actor. He is known for his role as Adam Wilde in the film ''If I Stay''. Biography Blackley was born in Douglas, Isle of Man, and was raised in London, England, with his father Martin, mother Marina, and older sister Holly-Anna. His first major appearance was as Hanschen in the London stage production of '' Spring Awakening''. Blackley had a small role as Iain in the fairy tale/action-adventure movie ''Snow White and the Huntsman'' (2012), but some of his most prominent film roles include Mark in the thriller ''Uwantme2killhim?'' (2013), Sigurdur Thordarson in the thriller '' The Fifth Estate'' (2013), and Adam Wilde in the romantic drama ''If I Stay'' (2014). He played Freddie Hamilton in ''The Halcyon ''The Halcyon'' is a British television period drama broadcast on ITV which began airing on 2 January 2017. It was created and written by Charlotte Jones. The series focused on examining World War II London from 'a new ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virgin Mary
Mary; arc, ܡܪܝܡ, translit=Mariam; ar, مريم, translit=Maryam; grc, Μαρία, translit=María; la, Maria; cop, Ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ, translit=Maria was a first-century Jewish woman of Nazareth, the wife of Joseph and the mother of Jesus. She is a central figure of Christianity, venerated under various titles such as virgin or queen, many of them mentioned in the Litany of Loreto. The Eastern and Oriental Orthodox, Church of the East, Catholic, Anglican, and Lutheran churches believe that Mary, as mother of Jesus, is the Mother of God. Other Protestant views on Mary vary, with some holding her to have considerably lesser status. The New Testament of the Bible provides the earliest documented references to Mary by name, mainly in the canonical Gospels. She is described as a young virgin who was chosen by God to conceive Jesus through the Holy Spirit. After giving birth to Jesus in Bethlehem, she raised him in the city of Nazareth in Galilee, and was in Jerusal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruth Posner
Ruth Posner (née Wajsberg; born 20 April 1933) is a Polish-born British Holocaust survivor, former dancer and choreographer and is today an actress and a former member of the Royal Shakespeare Company. Early life Born in Warsaw in Poland and an only child, her father was a non-observant Polish Jew who had been a local government official before World War II during which she and her parents were sent to the Warsaw Ghetto. In 1942 her father arranged for Ruth and her aunt to go to work at a Jewish-owned leather factory outside the ghetto walls, and from here they both escaped. Posner survived the remainder of the war by pretending to be a young Polish Catholic girl called Irena Slabowska. She was aided in this deception by the fact that she and her parents had always spoken Polish language, Polish together rather than Yiddish. It is believed that her parents were murdered in Treblinka. As a nine-year old, she was faced with a life-or-death decision: She knew that if she tried ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vernon Dobtcheff
Vernon Dobtcheff (born 14 August 1934) is a British actor, best known for his roles on television and film, he has acted in numerous stage productions. Biography Dobtcheff was born in Nîmes, France, of Russian descent. He attended Ascham Preparatory School in Eastbourne, Sussex, England, in the 1940s, where he won the Acting Cup. One of his many television roles was as the Chief Scientist in the ''Doctor Who'' series ''The War Games'' in 1969, in which he became the first actor ever to mention the Time Lords by name. He appeared in the ''Blake's 7'' episode "Shadow" as the Chairman of the Terra Nostra in 1979. He has appeared in such films as ''The Day of the Jackal'' (1973), ''Murder on the Orient Express'' (1974), '' The Spy Who Loved Me'' (1977), ''Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade'' (1989), and ''Before Sunset'' (2004). In his 2006 memoir, ''Red Carpets and Other Banana Skins'', British actor Rupert Everett describes an encounter with Dobtcheff on the boat train to Paris, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jo Woodcock
Jo Woodcock (born 9 September 1988) is an English actress. Although active since 2000, Woodcock came into prominence following her critically acclaimed performances as Alice in the television drama '' Torn'' in 2007, and as Liza-Lu Durbeyfield in the television series '' Tess of the d'Urbervilles'' in 2008. She appeared as Celia Radley in ''Dorian Gray'', the film adaptation of Oscar Wilde's novel ''The Picture of Dorian Gray'', in 2009. Career Jo Woodcock was born on 9 September 1988 in Turnbridge Wells in Kent. She began her acting career in 2000, aged 12, starring in the British crime drama '' Hero of the Hour'' as Jessica. After a five-year break, Woodcock's career began to take off. 2005 and 2006 saw her act in both television and stage productions. Notably, she made an appearance on the long-running UK medical drama ''Casualty''. In 2005 she also portrayed a young Estella in the stage production of Charles Dickens's '' Great Expectations,'' where she was praised for her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adrian Bower
Adrian Bower (born 20 August 1970) is an English actor, best known for his role as physical education and geography teacher Brian Steadman in the first three series of the British comedy series ''Teachers''. In 2015, he played Leofric in ''The Last Kingdom'', a British television drama adapted from Bernard Cornwell's historical novels series ''The Saxon Stories''. Born in Chester, Cheshire, England, he studied drama at Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London. Mother - Gwyneth Bower, Chester. Born 1943 He was the winner of the third series of Celebrity Poker Club, using the nickname "The Tower" in relation to his 6'4" height. Other television work includes the first series of '' Gimme Gimme Gimme'', the ITV drama series '' Talk to Me'' and the 2005 remake of ''The Quatermass Experiment'', which was transmitted live on BBC Four. He also guest-starred in ''Dirty Filthy Love'', '' Monroe'' and '' Rev.'' and played John Lennon's best friend Pete Shotton in the BBC4 drama ''Le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elizabeth Berrington
Elizabeth Berrington (born 3 August 1970) is an English actress and graduate of the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art; she is best known for her roles as Ruby Fry in '' Waterloo Road'', Paula Kosh in '' Stella'', Mel Debrou in ''Moving Wallpaper'', and Dawn Stevenson in ''The Syndicate''. She has also featured in British television series such as ''The Bill'', ''Doctor Who'', ''The Office'', ''Casualty'', '' The Lakes'', ''The Grimleys'', and ''Rose and Maloney''. Career From 1996 to 1999 Berrington appeared alongside Emma Wray and Tony Robinson in the ITV comedy-drama ''My Wonderful Life''. In 1999 she played Marie Antoinette in ''Let Them Eat Cake'', starring Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders. In cinema Berrington has featured in many films, such as '' The Little Vampire'' and, more recently, ''Nanny McPhee'' with Emma Thompson and ''In Bruges'' alongside Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson and Ralph Fiennes. In 2008 and 2009 she played Mel in ''Moving Wallpaper'', and was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neil Pearson
Neil John Pearson (born 27 April 1959) is a British actor, known for his work on television. He was nominated for the 1994 BAFTA TV Award for Best Actor for '' Between the Lines'' (1992–1994). His other television roles include ''Drop the Dead Donkey'' (1990–1998), '' All the Small Things'' (2009), '' Waterloo Road'' (2014–2015), and '' In the Club'' (2014–2016). His film appearances include all three of the ''Bridget Jones'' films. He is also an antiquarian book dealer who specialises in the expatriate literary movement of Paris between the World Wars. Early life Pearson grew up in Battersea and Balham, London. His father, a panel beater, left home when he was five; his mother was a legal secretary. He was a boarder at Woolverstone Hall School near Ipswich, Suffolk, where he first learned to act. He attended the Central School of Speech and Drama from 1977 to 1980. Stage, television and film work One of Pearson's early appearances was in 1984 alongside Leonard Rossit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Wight
Stephen Wight (born Stephen Gray; 27 February 1980) is an English actor. He was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award for his performance in the 2007 production of the play ''Dealer's Choice'', and had a minor role as Ben in the British drama ''I May Destroy You''. Career Wight's television career dates back to 2003 with a minor part in ''Casualty''. He is best known for his role as Phil to David Jason's Des in ''Diamond Geezer'' (Granada television series from March 2005). ''Diamond Geezer'' was the second time Wight had worked alongside Jason, having appeared in a 2003 instalment of ''A Touch of Frost'', playing Ritchie Mason in ''Another Life''. He starred in the BBC TV show ''Coming of Age'' in Series 2 Episode 3, as the character Horace. He made his National Theatre debut at the Cottesloe in 2004 in a re-cast revival of ''Sing Yer Heart Out For the Lads''. He also had a role as Felix in the TV series ''Hex''. At the Evening Standard Theatre Awards in November 2007, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
