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Bob Hope (Emmerdale)
Bob Hope is a fictional character from the ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale'', played by Tony Audenshaw. Prior to playing Bob, the actor had previously made a guest appearance in the show as a security guard. Bob was introduced as a hosiery salesman and love interest for Viv Windsor (Deena Payne). He made his first appearance during the episode broadcast on 19 September 2000. Bob is portrayed as having a happy-go-lucky, cheeky persona, and his storylines have included marriage, divorce, fatherhood, losing his daughter Dawn Woods (Julia Mallam), and adultery. Creation and casting In 2000, ''Emmerdale'' began airing five nights a week, and producer Kieran Roberts planned to introduce six new characters, the first of which was Bob, who made his first appearance in September. Roberts teased Bob's arrival during an interview with ''Inside Soaps Rachel Roberts, saying he was "an outrageous, very funny character". He said Bob was a hosiery salesman who would "provide some long overdue love i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Audenshaw
Antony Audenshaw (born 6 September 1964) is an English actor and singer. Audenshaw appeared in the Channel 4 soap opera ''Brookside'' from 1994 to 1996). Then in 2000, he began portraying the role of Bob Hope on the ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale''. For his portrayal of the role, he received a nomination for Most Popular Newcomer at the 7th National Television Awards. Life and career Audenshaw was born in Denton, Lancashire on 9 September 1964. In 1993, Audenshaw married wife Ruth, and the pair had two children together before her death in 2017. Audenshaw began both his acting and music careers on stage whilst performing songs and sketches that he had wrote, later taking part in amateur theatre productions. Whilst trying to make it as an actor, he had a job at Thorpe Park and slept in his car on the car park since he could not afford accommodation. Between 1994 and 1996, he played the recurring role of PC Ian Coban in the Channel 4 soap ''Brookside''. His ''Emmerdale'' debut was in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ITV (TV Channel)
ITV1 (formerly known as ITV) is a British free-to-air Public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom, public broadcast television channel owned and operated by the British media company ITV plc. It provides the ITV (TV network), Channel 3 public broadcast service across all of the United Kingdom except for the central and northern areas of Scotland where STV (TV channel), STV provides the service. ITV1 as a consistent national channel (with dedicated slots for regional news and other regional programmes) evolved out of the old ITV (TV network), ITV network – a federation of separately owned regional companies which had significantly different local schedules and branding. During the 1990s, the differences between the schedules in each region gradually reduced – partly through the consolidation of ownership and partly through the standardisation in the volume and scheduling of regional programmes. In 2002, a major change of appearance occurred when all ITV regions in Engl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Emmerdale Characters (2006)
The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the British soap opera ''Emmerdale'' in 2006, by order of first appearance. All characters were introduced by the soap's executive producer, Keith Richardson. Samson Dingle Samson Dingle, played by Sam Hall, is the son of Sam (James Hooton) and Alice Dingle (Ursula Holden-Gill). He has appeared since January 2006. The character has also been played by other actors in the past, one being Ben Shooter, who was controversially sacked in 2008 for 'crying on set'. Following this, Shooter's mother Emma slammed producer Anita Turner and claimed that he was treated like a 'prop' and that he had to film 'horrifying' scenes. After discovering she is pregnant, Alice falls ill with cancer. She is advised to terminate the pregnancy to start chemotherapy immediately, but she refuses to abort. She gives birth prematurely via a c-section and her son is named Samson. After stopping her chemotherapy because it is not working, Alice d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gemma Atkinson
Gemma Louise Atkinson (born 16 November 1984) is an English influencer, actress, radio presenter and former glamour model. She played Lisa Hunter in ''Hollyoaks'' (2001–2005, 2022) and in three spin-off series, '' Hollyoaks: After Hours'' (2004), '' Hollyoaks: Let Loose'' (2005) and '' Hollyoaks: In the City'' (2006), Tamzin Bayle in ''Casualty'' (2011–2012, 2014) and Carly Hope in ''Emmerdale'' (2015–2017). She currently presents the drive time slot across the Hits Radio Network. In November 2021, it was announced that Atkinson is set to reprise her role as Lisa Hunter in ''Hollyoaks''. Early life and education Atkinson was born in Bury, Greater Manchester. Her father David was Scottish and from Dumfries. She took her GCSEs at Castlebrook High School, Bury. Career Acting Television Atkinson rose to fame playing Lisa Hunter in the Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks''. Atkinson and Marcus Patric (who played the character Ben Davies (Hollyoaks), Ben Davies) subsequently ap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rebecca Ryan
Rebecca Ryan (born 27 April 1991) is an English actress, best known for her role as Debbie Gallagher in the Channel 4 comedy-drama series '' Shameless'' (2004–2009). Ryan also appeared as Vicki MacDonald in the BBC One school-based drama series '' Waterloo Road'' (2009–2011), Gemma Dean in the BBC One medical drama ''Casualty'' (2017–2019) and from 2021 to 2022, she appeared in the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' as Lydia Chambers. Career Ryan's Northern Irish mother Maranna was the first World Irish dancing champion. Inspired by her mother, Ryan took up Irish dancing lessons at age 3, competed in numerous competitions and ranked third at age 12. Ryan first followed her brother, Charlie Ryan, onto the stage at the age of six in a production of ''The Who's Tommy'' at Manchester Opera House. Ryan then starred as Debbie Gallagher in '' Shameless'', which she began playing at the age of 11. Though she never had any formal training as an actor, she credits the time spen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marc Silcock
Marco "Marc" Silcock (born 4 November 1988) is an English former actor, best known for his portrayal of Jackson Walsh in the British soap opera ''Emmerdale''. Career Silcock studied acting at City College Manchester and has a Diploma in Performing Arts. Silcock joined the cast of ''Emmerdale'' as Josh Hope in 2001. He played the role of Eli in ''Hollyoaks'' from 2008 to 2009. Silcock also played Anthony Sugden in '' Waterloo Road'', Fergal Maguire in '' Shameless'' and a hotel desk boy in ''The Innocence Project''. He took part in the mini-series '' Privates'' as Lance Corporal Jimmy Hobbs. In March 2010, it was announced that Silcock had rejoined the cast of ''Emmerdale'', this time as Jackson Walsh, a potential love interest for Aaron Dingle ( Danny Miller). Silcock filmed his final scenes for the show on 14 May 2011. He described his character's exit as "memorable", but refused to comment on how he would leave the soap. In 2017, Silcock retired from acting and became an e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Carter (British Actor)
Alex Carter (born 7 May 1982 in Oldham, Greater Manchester) is an English actor and writer, mostly known for his roles as Jamie Hope in ''Emmerdale'' and Lee Hunter in ''Hollyoaks''. Early life Carter's brother Bruce is in a band called The Whip and both Carters attended the Blue Coat School, Oldham. A lifelong fan of Oldham Athletic A.F.C., Carter presented the Saturday afternoon sports programme ''Latics Live'' on The Revolution between 2008–2011. Life and career After playing Greeny in CITV show Adam's Family Tree, in 1999 Carter was cast as Craig Harrison in Sunday evening drama '' Where the Heart Is''. He then joined the cast of ''Hollyoaks'' as Lee Hunter, staying for four years before his character left to embark on an around the world tour. He then joined ''Emmerdale'' on 16 February 2006 as Jamie Hope in the ITV soap ''Emmerdale''. On 8 February 2010, whilst appearing on Shaun Keaveny's breakfast show on BBC 6 Music, he announced that he was leaving ''Emmerdale ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lesley Dunlop
Lesley Jane Dunlop (born 10 March 1956) is an English actress. She is known for her roles as Norna in the ''Doctor Who'' serial "Frontios", Anna Kirkwall in ''Where the Heart Is (British TV series), Where the Heart Is'' and Zoë Angell in ''May to December''. Her current role is Brenda Walker (Emmerdale), Brenda Walker in the ITV (TV channel), ITV Yorkshire-based soap opera ''Emmerdale''. Career Daughter of television writer Pat Dunlop, she began as a child actress in the 1970s featuring in a BBC version of the classic ''A Little Princess (1973 miniseries), A Little Princess'' and as Lydia Holly in the ITV adaptation of ''South Riding (novel), South Riding''. She studied at the Arts Educational Schools(2 April 2000)Interview: Lesley Dunlop - My daughters are where my heart is ''Daily Mirror'', Retrieved 17 December 2010 Her transition to adult roles began by playing Lizzie Hexam in a BBC version of Charles Dickens' ''Our Mutual Friend'' in 1976 and featuring in the very first se ... [...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] |
Daily Mirror
The ''Daily Mirror'' is a British national daily tabloid. Founded in 1903, it is owned by parent company Reach plc. From 1985 to 1987, and from 1997 to 2002, the title on its masthead was simply ''The Mirror''. It had an average daily print circulation of 716,923 in December 2016, dropping to 587,803 the following year. Its Sunday sister paper is the '' Sunday Mirror''. Unlike other major British tabloids such as '' The Sun'' and the '' Daily Mail'', the ''Mirror'' has no separate Scottish edition; this function is performed by the '' Daily Record'' and the '' Sunday Mail'', which incorporate certain stories from the ''Mirror'' that are of Scottish significance. Originally pitched to the middle-class reader, it was converted into a working-class newspaper after 1934, in order to reach a larger audience. It was founded by Alfred Harmsworth, who sold it to his brother Harold Harmsworth (from 1914 Lord Rothermere) in 1913. In 1963 a restructuring of the media interests of the Ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inside Soap
''Inside Soap'' is a weekly magazine published in the United Kingdom, released every Tuesday. It covers current and future storylines in soap operas in the United Kingdom, including '' Coronation Street'', ''Doctors'', ''EastEnders'', ''Emmerdale'' and ''Hollyoaks'' as well as dramas ''Casualty'' and '' Holby City'', and Australian soaps '' Home and Away'' and '' Neighbours'', which are broadcast in the United Kingdom. History and profile In 1996, ''Inside Soap'' changed from a monthly issue magazine to being released every two weeks. ''Inside Soap'' traditionally provides interviews from actors who play characters in the soap operas and outlines current storylines. As of 2022, soaps included in its content are '' Coronation Street'', ''Doctors'', ''EastEnders'', ''Emmerdale'', ''Hollyoaks'' and Australian soap opera '' Home and Away''. Readers are invited to email their questions to soap stars and entries are published in interview format. Soap stars' personal lives are also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julia Mallam
Julia Mallam (born 1 August 1982) is an English actress. She is best known for the roles of Dawn Woods in the ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale'' and Tracy Trickster in the CITV series ''Captain Mack''. Career Mallam made her professional acting debut in 2001 as Jane Greenwood in ''Peak Practice''. She appeared as Dawn Hope in ''Emmerdale'' between 2003 and 2006, when her character died of cardiac arrest after being injured in a house explosion. She appeared in ''Soapstar Superchef'' with Sherrie Hewson in 2007. They reached the final, losing to Hayley Tamaddon and Mathew Bose. Layter that year, she appeared in an episode of the police drama ''The Bill''. In 2008, she played various characters in the children's television series ''Captain Mack Captain Mack is a British children's television show set in the town of Sunshine City. It was created and developed by John Lomas Bullivant, at ''Fireback Entertainment'', and was first broadcast in February 2008. The series formerly ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
