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Barbara Flynn
Barbara Flynn (born Barbara Joy McMurray, 5 August 1948) is an English actress. She first came to prominence playing Freda Ashton in the ITV drama series '' A Family at War'' (1970–1972). She went on to play the milk woman in the BBC comedy ''Open All Hours'' (1981–1985), Jill Swinburne in ''The Beiderbecke Trilogy'' (1985–1988), Dr. Rose Marie in the BBC series ''A Very Peculiar Practice'' (1986–1988), Judith Fitzgerald in the ITV drama '' Cracker'' (1993–1995), and Mrs. Jamieson in '' Cranford'' (2007–2009). In her own words, she tends to play "feisty, strong women". Personal life Flynn was born in St Leonards-on-Sea, Sussex. Her Irish father, Dr James McMurray, was a pathologist. Her mother was Joy (or Joyce) Crawford Hurst. Flynn attended St Mary's Convent School, Hastings. She then trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama (where she was awarded the Gold Medal in 1968) before appearing in repertory theatre. Flynn married television producer and sci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Leonards-on-Sea
St Leonards-on-Sea (commonly known as St Leonards) is a town and seaside resort in the Borough of Hastings in East Sussex, England. It has been part of the borough since the late 19th century and lies to the west of central Hastings. The original part of the settlement was laid out in the early 19th century as a new town: a place of elegant houses designed for the well-off; it also included a central public garden, a hotel, an archery, assembly rooms and a church. Today's St Leonards has extended well beyond that original design, although the original town still exists within it. History The land that is now St Leonards was once owned by the Levett family, an ancient Sussex gentry family of Norman origin who owned the adjacent manor of Hollington, and subsequently by their descendants, the Eversfields, who rose to prominence from their iron foundries and widespread property holdings during Tudor times. Eversfields served as sheriffs of Surrey and Sussex in the 16th and 17th cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ITV Sunday Night Drama
''ITV Sunday Night Drama'' is a UK television anthology series produced by ABC Weekend Television, Associated Television (ATV), Associated-Rediffusion Television, and Granada Television. 74 episodes aired on the ITV (TV network) from 1959 to 1980. Directors included Ken Russell, Mike Newell (director), Waris Hussein, and Vivian Matalon. Among its writers were Christopher Fry, Ken Russell, Arthur Hailey, Christopher Hampton, and Arnold Bennett. Guest stars included Anthony Hopkins, Christopher Plummer, James Mason, Jean Marsh, Michael Kitchen, Kate Nelligan, Michael Gambon, David Warner, Tim Curry, and Judy Geeson Judith Amanda Geeson (born 10 September 1948) is an English film, stage, and television actress. She began her career primarily working on British television series, with a leading role on '' The Newcomers'' from 1965 to 1967, before making he .... External links * 1959 British television series debuts 1980 British television series endings ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cracker (British TV Series)
''Cracker'' is a British crime drama series produced by ITV Granada, Granada Television for ITV (TV network), ITV, created and principally written by Jimmy McGovern. Set in Manchester, the series follows a criminal psychology, criminal psychologist (or "cracker"), Dr Edward "Fitz" Fitzgerald, played by Robbie Coltrane, who works with the Greater Manchester Police (GMP) to help them solve crimes. The show consists of three series, originally broadcast from 1993 to 1995. A 100-minute special set in British Hong Kong, Hong Kong followed in 1996 and another two-hour story in 2006. The show won the British Academy Television Award for Best Drama Series in 1995 and 1996, and Coltrane received the British Academy Television Award for Best Actor in three consecutive years (1994 to 1996). Overview Fitz is Irish Scottish people, Scottish of Irish origin, alcoholic, a chain smoker, obese, Sedentary lifestyle, sedentary, problem gambling, addicted to gambling, mania, manic, foul-mouthed a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maigret (1992 TV Series)
''Maigret'' is a British television series that ran on ITV for twelve episodes in 1992 and 1993. It is an adaptation of the books by Georges Simenon featuring his fictional French detective Jules Maigret. It aired in the United States on ''Mystery!''. Production The programme was filmed in Budapest which doubled for post-WWII France. Airing in two seasons, each of the episodes was based on a single book. The series covered only 12 of Georges Simenon's 75 novels and 28 short stories about the detective. Cast * Michael Gambon – Jules Maigret * Geoffrey Hutchings – Sgt Lucas * Jack Galloway – Inspector Janvier * James Larkin – Inspector Lapointe * Ciaran Madden – Madame Maigret (series 1) * John Moffatt – M. Comeliau * Christian Rodska – Moers (three episodes) * Barbara Flynn – Madame Maigret (series 2) Episodes Series 1 (1992) Series 2 (1993) Reception Reviewing the debut episode, ''Variety'' called it "clever and soaked with procedure and atmosphere" and not ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boon (TV Series)
''Boon'' is a British television drama starring Michael Elphick, David Daker, and later Neil Morrissey. It was created by Jim Hill and Bill Stair and filmed by Central Television for ITV, and was originally broadcast between 1986 and 1995. It revolved around the life of an ex-fireman called Ken Boon. - a motorcycle-obsessed small time businessman who at the same time acts as a private investigator, bodyguard and general troubleshooter. Since 16 January 2017 it has been rerun on UKTV channel Drama. The show was memorable for its theme tune - Hi Ho Silver by Scottish singer Jim Diamond, which became a major UK top ten hit single in 1986. Premise Ken Boon (Elphick) and Harry Crawford (Daker) are both old-fashioned 'smokeys' (firemen) in the West Midlands Fire Service. In episode 1 Crawford takes early retirement and moves to Spain to open a bar, leaving Ken behind. Ken attends a house fire in which a child is trapped upstairs. Realising that he must act quickly, he goes into t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theatre Night
''Theatre Night'' is the umbrella title under which adaptations of classic and contemporary stage plays were usually broadcast on BBC 2 BBC Two is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network owned and operated by the BBC. It covers a wide range of subject matter, with a remit "to broadcast programmes of depth and substance" in contrast to the more mainstream an ... between 15 September 1985 and 21 July 1990. List of episodes The main source for compiling this list was the BFI Film and TV Database. The website's master list ihere IMDb was also used, but some significant errors were found; these are noted, Legend: Se = Season; Ep = Episode References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Theatre Night 1985 British television series debuts 1990 British television series endings 1980s British drama television series 1990s British drama television series BBC television dramas 1980s British anthology television series 1990s British anthology television seri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Silent World Of Nicholas Quinn
''The Silent World of Nicholas Quinn'' is a crime novel by Colin Dexter, the third novel in Inspector Morse series. Synopsis The Oxford Foreign Examinations Syndicate runs school exams in the Persian Gulf and other places with a British connection. The Secretary Dr Bartlett and Mr Roope, a chemistry don and a member of the committee, disagree about the appointment of a new member of staff. Roope gets his way and Nicholas Quinn, a deaf man who lipreads, gets the job. When Quinn is found murdered in his maisonette, all the staff are under suspicion. There is Bartlett, his deputy Ogleby and the attractive Monica Height, who has liaisons with some of the others - especially young Donald Martin. Strangely, nearly all of them, including Quinn, appear to have tickets for The Nymphomaniac at Studio 2 in Walton Street on the afternoon of the murder. When later Ogleby is himself found murdered, a neat drawing of Quinn’s ticket is found in his diary. Morse tries to deduce which of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inspector Morse (TV Series)
''Inspector Morse'' is a British crime drama, detective drama television series based on a series of novels by Colin Dexter. It starred John Thaw as Inspector Morse, Detective Chief Inspector Morse and Kevin Whately as Inspector Lewis, Sergeant Lewis. The series comprises 33 two-hour episodes (100 minutes excluding commercials) produced between 1987 and 2000. Dexter made uncredited cameo appearances in all but three of the episodes. In 2018, the series was named the greatest British crime drama of all time by ''Radio Times''’ readers. In 2000, the series was ranked 42 on the 100 Greatest British Television Programmes compiled by the British Film Institute. It was followed by the spin-off ''Lewis (TV series), Lewis'' and prequel ''Endeavour (TV series), Endeavour''. Overview The series was made by Zenith Productions for ITV Central, Central Independent Television, and first shown in the UK on the ITV (TV network), ITV network of regional broadcasters. Between 1995 and 1996 the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Season's Greetings (play)
''Season's Greetings'' is a 1980 play by British playwright Alan Ayckbourn. It is a black, though often farcical, comedy about four days in the life of a dysfunctional family starting on Christmas Eve, and is set in a typical English suburban house. Characters The characters seen on stage are the nine adults present in the house. All the children are off-stage characters, although a few productions have been known to use child actors. The nine adults are: * Bernard, a feeble-spirited doctor with strong views on non-violence. Every year he creates an elaborate puppet show for the children, which he fondly imagines they enjoy (though they actually hate it) * Phyllis, Bernard's lush of a wife, whom Bernard struggles to support * Neville, Phyllis's brother, always busy fiddling with anything mechanical out in his shed * Belinda, who endures a stale marriage to Neville, resorting to flapping about the house and constantly dressing the Christmas tree * Eddie, a lacklustre and lazy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Day To Remember
''Day To Remember'' is a British Christmas television play first transmitted 9.45pm Sunday 21 December 1986 on Channel 4 from Television South Production in association with the ''Theatre of Comedy Entertainment''. Written by Jack Rosenthal it stars George Cole and Rosemary Leach. Again the strength of Rosenthal's comedy play lies with his closeness to the tragedy as it was based on his own experiences with his father-in-law. The pain and terror of dementia portrayed is contained and balanced by the comic presentation that beset the old. When Jack Rosenthal finally wrote his memoirs, ''An Autobiography in Six Acts'', he did so in the form of a screenplay, including a section from ''Day To Remember''; it was published by Robson Books in 2006. Plot The play is set around the festive period, a season of peace and goodwill, a time for miracles. Wally ( George Cole) had suffered a stroke some years back. One of the side effects is that he can't remember things, even things he said ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Further Adventures Of Lucky Jim
''The Further Adventures of Lucky Jim'' ( ''The New Adventures of Lucky Jim'') is a British television sitcom which first aired on BBC 2 in 1982. It is inspired by the 1954 novel ''Lucky Jim'' by Kingsley Amis, updated to the Swinging Sixties. It was intended as a sequel to the 1967 series of the same name also written by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, which had starred Keith Barron in the title role. Actors who appeared in individual episodes include Miranda Richardson, Clive Swift, Antony Sher, Tony Haygarth, Albert Moses, Trevor Bannister, Tim Barrett, Timothy Carlton, Geoffrey Chater and Wanda Ventham. Synopsis In 1967 returning from a year abroad, university lecturer Jim Dixon is determined to get into the spirit of the times. Main cast * Enn Reitel as Jim Dixon * Glynis Barber as Lucy Simmons * David Simeon as Philip Lassiter * Barbara Flynn as Joanna Lassiter * Nick Stringer as George Bowles * Debbie Wheeler as Susan * Peter Hughes as Mr. Dixon * Margery Mason ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Last Song (TV Series)
''The Last Song'' is a British television sitcom which aired on BBC Two in two series of six episodes between 1981 and 1983. It was written by Carla Lane.Newcomb p.1313 In the first series Leo Bannister tries to juggle his life between his ex-wife, his two daughters and his new younger, girlfriend. In the second series he tries to reconcile with his wife. Cast * Geoffrey Palmer as Leo Bannister (13 episodes) * Caroline Blakiston as Alice Bannister (13 episodes) * Hetty Baynes as Jane Bannister (10 episodes) * Gay Wilde as Alison Bannister (9 episodes) * Nina Thomas as Liz Carroll (6 episodes) * Barbara Flynn Barbara Flynn (born Barbara Joy McMurray, 5 August 1948) is an English actress. She first came to prominence playing Freda Ashton in the ITV drama series '' A Family at War'' (1970–1972). She went on to play the milk woman in the BBC comedy ... as Shirley (6 episodes) References Bibliography * Horace Newcomb. ''Encyclopedia of Television''. Routledge, 2014. Ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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