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Angela Browne
Angela Browne (14 June 1938 – 20 June 2001) was a British actress. She had a recurring role in the early 1960s crime series '' Ghost Squad''. She also appeared in episodes of shows such as ''Danger Man'', ''No Hiding Place'', ''The Saint'', '' The Avengers'', ''The Prisoner'', '' Upstairs, Downstairs'' and ''Minder''. In 1966 she appeared in the Norman Wisdom comedy film ''Press for Time''. Personal life She was married to actor Francis Matthews from 1963 until her death; they had three sons together. They appeared in the 1962 TV miniseries ''The Dark Island'' and the 1967 film ''Just Like a Woman'', and also co-starred in a 1970 episode of his show ''Paul Temple''. Browne gave up acting in 1990. Death Browne died on 20 June 2001 at the age of 63. She was survived by her husband, actor Francis Matthews and their three sons, Damien, Paul and Dominic. Matthews died thirteen years later on 14 June 2014 at the age of 86. Selected filmography Film * ''Carry On Nurse'' (1959) â ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Desirous Of Change
"Desirous of Change" is the sixth episode of the third series of the British television series, '' Upstairs, Downstairs''. The episode is set in 1913. Cast * Angela Browne Angela Browne (14 June 1938 – 20 June 2001) was a British actress. She had a recurring role in the early 1960s crime series '' Ghost Squad''. She also appeared in episodes of shows such as ''Danger Man'', ''No Hiding Place'', ''The Saint'', ' ... (Contesse Lili de Ternay) * Sandor Eles (Kurt Schnabel) * Janet Lees Price (Gwyneth Davies) Plot Richard Bellamy has a brief, steamy affair with a Vienna-born French Countess de Ternay, which ends on wistfully friendly terms when they both realise neither has the wealth that their public appearances imply. Gwyneth Davies falls in love with Richard Bellamy and goes away telling that it's time for her to leave for she is "desirous of change". References Upstairs, Downstairs (series 3) episodes 1973 British television episodes Fiction set in 1913 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dark Island
''The Dark Island'' is a six-part British television miniseries, produced by Gerard Glaister for the BBC. It premièred on 8 July 1962. It was later adapted for radio, which was transmitted in 1969. It was set on the Outer Hebridean island of Benbecula, though the majority of the series was filmed on South Uist. Plot The plot involves the discovery of a mysterious torpedo found on the shore of Benbecula. A naval team descends on the area to deal with the torpedo accompanied by Nicolson, an intrigued security officer. Further investigation of the torpedo reveals an international spy kit, the contents of which include a Finnish passport, British and Swedish currency, and most intriguing of all, a fragment of sheet music. Nicolson is joined by fellow security operative Grant, and together they investigate the sudden appearance of the torpedo. Their investigations meet with resistance from the locals, and when their investigations lead to a murder, it becomes apparent that someone ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Tenant Of Wildfell Hall (1968 TV Series)
''The Tenant of Wildfell Hall'' is the first adaptation of Anne Brontë's 1848 novel of the same name, produced by BBC and directed by Peter Sasdy. The serial stars Janet Munro as Helen Graham, Bryan Marshall as Gilbert Markham and Corin Redgrave as her spoiled and drunkard husband Arthur Huntington. The serial is incomplete, as episode one, "Recluse", is missing from the BBC Archive. Plot summary A mysterious young woman arrives with her young son at Wildfell Hall, a nearby old mansion. She is determined to lead an independent existence, but her new neighbors won't leave her alone. They want to reveal her secrets and soon she finds herself the victim of local slander. Only young farmer, Gilbert Markham, is compassionate toward her. For a full-length summary see: ''The Tenant of Wildfell Hall'' plot summary. Episodes Cast *Janet Munro – Helen Graham *Corin Redgrave – Arthur Huntingdon *Bryan Marshall – Gilbert Markham *Jeremy Burring – Arthur Huntingdon the Younge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Change Of Mind
"A Change of Mind" is an episode of the allegorical British science fiction TV series, ''The Prisoner''. It was written by Roger Parkes and directed by Patrick McGoohan and ninth produced. It was the twelfth episode to be broadcast in the UK on ITV (ATV Midlands and Grampian) on Friday 15 December 1967 and first aired in the United States on CBS on Saturday 24 August 1968. The episode stars Patrick McGoohan as Number Six and features as Number Two, John Sharp. Themes explored include coerced confessions and political control via drugs; also conformity, methods of enforcing it, and the consequences of its rejection. Plot summary Number Six pursues his daily exercise routine in the woods. Two young toughs arrive and accuse him of being anti-social for not using the community gym and a fight ensues in which Number Six prevails. In an anteroom to the Council Chamber, a Villager is seen desperately confessing to being "inadequate and anti-social"; he is applauded by others fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Prisoner (TV Series)
''The Prisoner'' is a 1967 British television series about an unnamed British intelligence agent who is abducted and imprisoned in a The Village (The Prisoner), mysterious coastal village, where his captors designate him as Number Six (The Prisoner), Number Six and try to find out why he abruptly resigned from his job. Patrick McGoohan played the lead role as Number Six. The series was created by McGoohan with possible contributions from George Markstein. Episode plots have elements of science fiction, allegory, and Psychological thriller, psychological drama, as well as spy fiction. It was produced by Everyman Films for distribution by Lew Grade's ITC Entertainment. A single series of 17 episodes was filmed between September 1966 and January 1968, with exterior location filming in Portmeirion, Wales. Interior scenes were filmed at MGM-British Studios in Borehamwood, north of London. The series was first broadcast in Canada beginning on 5 September 1967, in the UK on 29 Septemb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Avengers (TV Programme)
''The Avengers'' is a British espionage television series, created in 1961, that ran for 161 episodes until 1969. It initially focused on David Keel (Ian Hendry), aided by John Steed (Patrick Macnee). Hendry left after the first series; Steed then became the main character, partnered with a succession of assistants. His most famous assistants were intelligent, stylish and assertive women: Cathy Gale (Honor Blackman), Emma Peel (Diana Rigg), and Tara King (Linda Thorson). Dresses and suits for the series were made by Pierre Cardin. The series ran from 1961 until 1969, screening as one-hour episodes for its entire run. The pilot episode, " Hot Snow", aired on 7 January 1961. The final episode, "Bizarre", aired on 21 April 1969 in the United States, and on 17 May 1969 in the United Kingdom. ''The Avengers'' was produced by ABC Weekend TV, a contractor within the ITV network. After a merger with Rediffusion London in July 1968, ABC Weekend became Thames Television, which continue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Court Martial (TV Series)
''Court Martial'' is an ITC Entertainment and Roncom Productions co-production crime drama TV series that premiered in 1966. Premise Set during World War II, the series details the investigations of a Judge Advocate General's office. Cast Main cast * Peter Graves....Major Frank Whittaker * Bradford Dillman....Capt. David Young * Kenneth J. Warren....M/Sgt. John MacCaskey * Diane Clare.....Sgt. Wendy Guest cast * Judi Dench * Joan Hackett * Dennis Hopper * Sal Mineo Production The series ran for one 26-episode season, with each episode being 60 minutes. The series was shown on ABC in the United States and ITV (TV network) in the UK. It won the 1966 British Society of Film and Television (later known as BAFTA) TV award for Best Dramatic Series. The series had its genesis in a two-part episode of NBC's ''Kraft Suspense Theatre'' (also starring Peter Graves and Bradford Dillman), "The Case Against Paul Ryker" 0–17 October 1963 which was later re-edited into a 1968 theatri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Out Of This World (British TV Series)
''Out of This World'' is a British science fiction anthology television series made by the ITV franchise ABC Weekend TV for ITV. It was broadcast on ITV in 1962. A spin-off from the ''Armchair Theatre'' anthology series, each episode was introduced by the actor Boris Karloff. Many of the episodes were adaptations of stories by science fiction writers including Isaac Asimov, Philip K. Dick and Clifford D. Simak. The series is described by the British Film Institute as a precursor to the BBC science fiction anthology series ''Out of the Unknown,'' which was produced by Out of This World creator Irene Shubik after she left ABC. (Only one episode exists today and is available on DVD.) Origins Series creator Irene Shubik joined ABC Television as a story editor on the anthology series ''Armchair Theatre'' under producer Sydney Newman in 1960. A science fiction fan since her university days, Shubik approached Newman during the summer of 1961 with the notion of making a science fic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scotland Yard (film Series)
''Scotland Yard'' is a series of 39 half-hour episodes produced by Anglo-Amalgamated. Produced between 1953 and 1961, they are short films, originally made to support the main feature in a cinema double-bill. Each film focuses on a true crime case with names changed, and feature an introduction by the crime writer Edgar Lustgarten. The earlier films were produced by Alec C. Snowden, who was succeeded by Jack Greenwood. Directors included Ken Hughes and Montgomery Tully. The principal character in each film is a Detective Inspector, played by a variety of actors but most frequently by Russell Napier (usually portraying DI Duggan). Many of the films feature, in supporting roles, actors later to become well-known. They include Jill Bennett, Peter Arne, Harry H. Corbett, James Villiers, Arthur Lowe, Peter Halliday, Wilfrid Brambell, Rita Webb, Peter Bowles and Roger Delgado. All of the episodes were shot at Merton Park Studios in London and on location on monochrome 35mm film. Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Story Of David
''A Story of David'' is a 1961 British-Israeli drama film directed by Bob McNaught and starring Jeff Chandler, Basil Sydney and Peter Arne. It depicts the life of the Biblical King David and his conflicted relationship with King Saul. It was one of the first films made for television. Plot Saul becomes jealous of the popularity of his protege David and tries to kill him. David goes into hiding. Cast * Jeff Chandler - David * Basil Sydney - King Saul * Peter Arne - Doeg * David Knight - Jonathan * Barbara Shelley - Abigail * Donald Pleasence - Nabal * Richard O'Sullivan - Abiathar * Robert Brown - Jashobeam * David Davies - Abner * Angela Browne - Michal * John Van Eyssen - Joab * Martin Wyldeck - Hezro * Charles Carson - Ahimilech * Zena Marshall - Naomi * Alec Mango - Kudruh * Peter Madden - Chief Herder Production The film was a co-production between ABC-TV and William Goetz. It was shot in Israel and London. It was intended that the film be released as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doctor In Love
''Doctor in Love'' is a 1960 British comedy film, the fourth of the seven films in the ''Doctor'' series, starring James Robertson Justice as Sir Lancelot Spratt and Michael Craig as Dr Richard Hare. This was the first film in the series not to feature Dirk Bogarde, although he did return for the next film in the series '' Doctor in Distress''. It was loosely based on the 1957 novel of the same title by Richard Gordon. Plot Dr Richard Hare is a recently graduated medical intern at St Swithins Hospital. When his new romantic interest, nurse Sally Nightingale, suddenly leaves the hospital, he is devastated. He also leaves after being offered a job in private practice. But when his senior partner, Dr Cardew, has to visit California for a few months, Hare is left in charge. He is joined by Dr Tony Burke who proceeds to airily order expensive equipment that the practice cannot afford but leaves the practice after breaking an arm. Dr Nicola Barrington joins the practice and Hare is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carry On Nurse
''Carry On Nurse'' is a 1959 British comedy film, the second in the series of 31 ''Carry On'' films (1958–1992). Of the regular team, it featured Joan Sims (in her ''Carry On'' film debut), Kenneth Williams, Kenneth Connor and Charles Hawtrey, with Hattie Jacques and Leslie Phillips. The film was written by Norman Hudis based on the play ''Ring for Catty'' by Patrick Cargill and Jack Beale. It was the top-grossing film of 1959 in the United Kingdom and, with an audience of 10.4 million, had the highest cinema viewing of any of the "Carry On" films. Perhaps surprisingly, it was also highly successful in the United States, where it was reported that it played at some cinemas for three years. Plot The journalist Ted York (Terence Longdon) is rushed to Haven Hospital with appendicitis. The ambulance gets there at top speed, but only because the driver wants to know the result of a horse race. Ted is given a bed and is instantly smitten with Nurse Denton (Shirley Eaton). The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
