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A Mask For Alexis
''A Mask for Alexis'' is a British television series which originally aired on BBC in 6 episodes between 21 September and 26 October 1959.Baskin p.41 Main cast * David Knight as Christopher March * Harriette Johns as Elaine Brant * Edward Cast as Det. Sgt. Edwards * Barry Steele as PC Courtney * Gene Anderson as Brenda Carpenter * Ewen Solon as Det. Insp. Fenner * Ina De La Haye as Marguerite Clouzot * Julian Sherrier as Raven * Toke Townley John Antony Townley (6 November 1912 – 27 September 1984), known professionally as Toke Townley, was an English actor. Biography Townley was born on 6 November 1912 at Great Dunmow, Essex; his father was a vicar. His first name, "John", was c ... as Paul Weeks References Bibliography * Baskin, Ellen . ''Serials on British Television, 1950-1994''. Scolar Press, 1996. External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mask for Alexis, A BBC television dramas 1959 British television series debuts 1959 British television series endings English ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lindsay Hardy
Lindsay John Hardy (17 Sep 1914 – 7 Feb 1994) was an Australian novelist, playwright, and screenwriter who worked in Australia, the US, and the UK. He is regarded as one of the greatest writers for Australian radio drama. Early life A native of South Australia, Lindsay Hardy received his education at Strathalbyn and Victor Harbor. He attended Adelaide University but did not graduate, and worked as a salesman in Sydney. He enlisted in 1939 and fought in the El Alamein and Papua New Guinea battles of World War II. In 1942, he was wounded by a shrapnel in North Africa; and in November 1943, his left arm was permanently disabled by a grenade in New Guinea. Writing career Back in Australia, Hardy wrote radio scripts in the late 1940s, first in Melbourne for Donovan Joyce, and then from 1950 in Sydney with Grace Gibson. After marrying in 1952 he moved to the US to write for television, but unsatisfied with the treatment of his scripts in Hollywood, he relocated to New York City ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Knight (actor)
David Stephen Knight (January 16, 1928 – December 20, 2020) was an American film and television actor who worked for many years in Britain. He began his screen career as a contract player for the Rank Organisation who used him as the male lead in several of its productions. He was married to the Scottish actress Wendy McClure (1930–2022). Selected filmography Film * '' The Young Lovers'' (1954) * ''Out of the Clouds'' (1955) * '' Eyewitness'' (1956) * ''Lost (film)'' (1956) * '' Across the Bridge'' (1957) * '' Battle of the V-1'' (1958) * ''Clue of the Twisted Candle'' (1960) * ''A Story of David'' (1961) * ''The Devil's Agent'' (1962) * '' Nightmare'' (1964) Television * '' A Mask for Alexis'' (1959) * '' Interpol Calling'' (1960) * ''Sergeant Cork'' (1966) * ''Mrs Thursday'' (1966) * '' The Newcomers'' (1966-67) * ''Emergency-Ward 10 ''Emergency Ward 10'' is a British medical soap opera series shown on ITV between 1957 and 1967. Like ''The Grove Family'', a series sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ina De La Haye
Ina De La Haye (1906–1972) was a Russian Empire born actress and singer known for her performances in Britain on stage, film and television. She was also known as Ina Delahaye.Wearing p.56 She was married to Colonel J. V. Delahaye from 1930 to his death in 1955. Filmography References Bibliography * Wearing, J.P. ''The London Stage 1930-1939: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel''. Rowman & Littlefield, 2014. External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:De La Haye, Ina 1906 births 1972 deaths Russian emigrants to the United Kingdom Actresses from Sussex People from Ticehurst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BBC 1
BBC One is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network owned and operated by the BBC. It is the corporation's flagship network and is known for broadcasting mainstream programming, which includes BBC News television bulletins, primetime drama and entertainment, and live BBC Sport events. It was launched on 2 November 1936 as the BBC Television Service and was the world's first regular television service with a high level of image resolution. It was renamed BBC TV in 1960 and used this name until the launch of the second BBC channel, BBC2, in 1964. The main channel then became known as BBC1. The channel adopted the current spelling of BBC One in 1997. The channel's annual budget for 2012–2013 was £1.14 billion. It is funded by the television licence fee together with the BBC's other domestic television stations and shows uninterrupted programming without commercial advertising. The television channel had the highest reach share of any broadcaster in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Television Series
A television show – or simply TV show – is any content produced for viewing on a television set which can be broadcast via over-the-air, satellite television, satellite, or cable television, cable, excluding breaking news, television advertisement, advertisements, or Trailer (promotion), trailers that are typically placed between shows. Television shows are most often broadcast programming, scheduled for broadcast well ahead of time and appear on electronic program guide, electronic guides or other TV listings, but streaming services often make them available for viewing anytime. The content in a television show can be produced with different methodologies such as taped variety shows emanating from a television studio stage, animation or a variety of film productions ranging from movies to series. Shows not produced on a television studio stage are usually contracted or licensed to be made by appropriate production companies. Television shows can be viewed live (real time), b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Cast
Edward Raymond Cast (1925–1994) was a British stage, film and television actor. Selected filmography * '' The Dam Busters'' (1955) - Crew Member (uncredited) * ''Private's Progress'' (1956) - Intelligence Officer (uncredited) * '' The One That Got Away'' (1957) - Driver - Hucknall (uncredited) * ''Tiger Bay'' (1959) - Det. Con. Thomas * '' Deadly Record'' (1959) - Constable Ryder * '' The Professionals'' (1960) - Clayton * ''Linda'' (1960) - Vicar * ''Payroll'' (1961) - Detective Sergeant Bradden * '' It's All Happening'' (1963) - Hugh * ''Dr. Crippen'' (1963) - Warder Harding * ''Seventy Deadly Pills'' (1964) - Police Constable Weaver * ''Doctor Dolittle'' (1967) - Prison Guard (uncredited) * '' The Chairman'' (1969) - Audio Room Technician * ''10 Rillington Place ''10 Rillington Place'' is a 1971 British crime film. The film stars Richard Attenborough, Judy Geeson, John Hurt and Pat Heywood and was directed by Richard Fleischer, produced by Leslie Linder and Martin Ranso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gene Anderson (actress)
Gene Anderson (28 March 1931, London — 5 May 1965, London) was an English actress who had a career in television, film, and theatre from the early 1950s up until her death in 1965 at the age of 34. The first wife of actor Edward Judd, she is best known for her performances in the films '' The Long Haul'' (1957) and ''The Day the Earth Caught Fire'' (1961). A main cast member of the 1950s British television dramas '' The Crime of the Century'' and ''A Mask for Alexis'', she was a frequent guest actress on British television series in the 1950s and 1960s. Also active as a stage actress, she created the role of Marie Charlet in the world premiere of Pierre La Mure's ''Monsieur Toulouse'' at the Connaught Theatre in 1957 and performed the role of Euphrenia in the first modern revival of John Ford's 1633 tragedy ''The Broken Heart'' at the Chichester Festival Theatre in 1962; a production directed by and starring Laurence Olivier. In the West End she portrayed the central role of the N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ewen Solon
Peter Ewen Solon (7 September 1917 – 7 July 1985) was a New Zealand-born actor, who worked extensively in both the United Kingdom and Australia. At the outbreak of World War II, Solon became a member of the First Echelon, 2nd NZEF that saw service in the Middle East. Later appointed as a commissioned officer, he married Frances Gwendolyne Hughes, a New Zealander; also serving in Egypt during the War. After training as a primary school teacher he travelled overseas to pursue an acting career. Film credits include: ''Rob Roy, the Highland Rogue'', '' The Dam Busters'', ''Murder Anonymous'' 1955 (part of the Scotland Yard film series), ''The Hound of the Baskervilles'', ''The Terror of the Tongs'', ''The Curse of the Werewolf'', '' The Message'', ''Unidentified Flying Oddball'' and ''The Wicked Lady''. On television, he was a series regular on ''Maigret''; playing Sergeant Lucas, the eponymous commissaire's right-hand man, in 50 of the series' 52 episodes. His other appeara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toke Townley
John Antony Townley (6 November 1912 – 27 September 1984), known professionally as Toke Townley, was an English actor. Biography Townley was born on 6 November 1912 at Great Dunmow, Essex; his father was a vicar. His first name, "John", was changed to "Toke" shortly after his birth. After he left school he worked as a clerk in a factory, acting in his spare time. He did not become a professional actor until his early 30s, first appearing at Birmingham Repertory Theatre. He appeared in many BBC television programmes during the early pioneering days at Alexandra Palace. Between 1951 and 1970, in the heyday of the British studios, Townley appeared in almost thirty films, including ''Lady Godiva Rides Again'', '' Doctor at Sea'', ''The Quatermass Xperiment'', ''The Admirable Crichton'', '' Carry on Admiral'', '' Doctor in Distress'' and ''Scars of Dracula''. He went on to appear in many film and television roles over the years, including '' The Avengers''. He was also an accompli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BBC Television Dramas
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1959 British Television Series Debuts
Events January * January 1 - Cuba: Fulgencio Batista flees Havana when the forces of Fidel Castro advance. * January 2 - Lunar probe Luna 1 was the first man-made object to attain escape velocity from Earth. It reached the vicinity of Earth's Moon, and was also the first spacecraft to be placed in heliocentric orbit. * January 3 ** The three southernmost atolls of the Maldive archipelago ( Addu Atoll, Huvadhu Atoll and Fuvahmulah island) declare independence. ** Alaska is admitted as the 49th U.S. state. * January 4 ** In Cuba, rebel troops led by Che Guevara and Camilo Cienfuegos enter the city of Havana. ** Léopoldville riots: At least 49 people are killed during clashes between the police and participants of a meeting of the ABAKO Party in Léopoldville in the Belgian Congo. * January 6 ** Fidel Castro arrives in Havana. ** The International Maritime Organization is inaugurated. * January 7 – The United States recognizes the new Cuban government of F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1959 British Television Series Endings
Events January * January 1 - Cuba: Fulgencio Batista flees Havana when the forces of Fidel Castro advance. * January 2 - Lunar probe Luna 1 was the first man-made object to attain escape velocity from Earth. It reached the vicinity of Earth's Moon, and was also the first spacecraft to be placed in heliocentric orbit. * January 3 ** The three southernmost atolls of the Maldive archipelago (Addu Atoll, Huvadhu Atoll and Fuvahmulah island) declare independence. ** Alaska is admitted as the 49th U.S. state. * January 4 ** In Cuba, rebel troops led by Che Guevara and Camilo Cienfuegos enter the city of Havana. ** Léopoldville riots: At least 49 people are killed during clashes between the police and participants of a meeting of the ABAKO Party in Léopoldville in the Belgian Congo. * January 6 ** Fidel Castro arrives in Havana. ** The International Maritime Organization is inaugurated. * January 7 – The United States recognizes the new Cuban government of Fidel Castro. * J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
