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Barbara Cox (writer)
Barbara Cox is a writer and script editor, mainly in British television, who has worked on such programmes as ''The Bill'', ''The Paradise Club'', ''Cardiac Arrest (TV series), Cardiac Arrest'', ''Love Hurts (TV series), Love Hurts'', ''Dangerfield (TV series), Dangerfield'' and ''Holby City''. In 1993/4 Cox collaborated with playwright Terry Johnson (dramatist), Terry Johnson to create the thriller series '' 99-1 '' (Zenith Productions/ITV), which starred Leslie Grantham and Sir Robert Stephens. ''99-1'' did well in its first season with ratings of 12 million, but was eclipsed in its second year when the BBC scheduled ''The X Files'' against it; a projected third series was not commissioned. Cox went on to edit the more mainstream and solidly successful ''Wycliffe (TV series), Wycliffe''. More recently she has also been involved in children's programmes including ''I Was a Rat'', ''Bootleg (miniseries), Bootleg'' and the multi-award-winning adaptation of Malorie Blackman's novel ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bill
''The Bill'' is a British police procedural television series, first broadcast on ITV from 16 August 1983 until 31 August 2010. The programme originated from a one-off drama, '' Woodentop'', broadcast in August 1983. The programme focused on the lives and work of one shift of police officers, rather than on any particular aspect of police work. ''The Bill'' was the longest-running police procedural television series in the United Kingdom, and among the longest running of any British television series at the time of its cancellation. The title originates from "Old Bill", a slang term for the police. Although highly acclaimed by fans and critics, the series attracted controversy on several occasions. An episode broadcast in 2008 was criticised for featuring fictional treatment for multiple sclerosis. The series has also faced more general criticism concerning its levels of violence, particularly prior to 2009, when it occupied a pre-watershed slot. ''The Bill'' won several ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wycliffe (TV Series)
''Wycliffe'' is a British television series, based on W. J. Burley's novels about Detective Superintendent Charles Wycliffe. It was produced by HTV and broadcast on the ITV Network, following a pilot episode on 7 August 1993, between 24 July 1994 and 5 July 1998. The series was filmed in Cornwall, with a production office in Truro. Music for the series was composed by Nigel Hess, who was nominated for the Royal Television Society award for the best original television theme in 1997. Charles Wycliffe is played by Jack Shepherd, assisted by DI Doug Kersey (Jimmy Yuill) and DI Lucy Lane (Helen Masters). Each episode deals with a murder investigation. In the early series, the stories are adapted from Burley's books and are in classic whodunit style, often with quirky characters and plot elements. In later seasons, the tone becomes more naturalistic and there is more emphasis on internal politics within the police. Setting and characters The setting in Cornwall is an important fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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British Women Television Writers
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Mimi Thebo
Mimi Thebo is an American author who lives and works in the United Kingdom. Her most recent and most successful books have been for children. ''Dreaming the Bear'' has been nominated for the 2017 Carnegie Medal (literary award), Carnegie Medal named as a 'future classic' by Booktrust and long listed for the 2017 UKLA award. ''Dreaming the Bear'' was published by Oxford University Press in the UK in 2016 and would be later published by Wendy Lamb in the USA in 2017. Previous books have included ''Wipe Out'', which was Sunday Times Book of the Week and was adapted for the BBC into a BAFTA Award-Winning film by Barabara Cox. ''Wipe Out'' was published in 2002 by HarperCollins, and has been recommended for children suffering from grief by the Marie Curie (charity), Marie Curie Trust. References External links * American women novelists British women novelists Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Place of birth missing (living people) 21st-century America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pig Heart Boy
''Pig-Heart Boy'' is a children's novel by Malorie Blackman, which was first published in 1997. Described by the Guardian as 'A powerful story' it shows the life of a teenage boy with a viral heart transplant. It was shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal. The novel was adapted into a television series, which was broadcast by Children's BBC BBC Children's and Education is the BBC division responsible for media content for children in the UK. Since the launch of specially dedicated television channels in 2002, the services have been marketed under two brands. CBBC (short for Chi ... in 1999. Plot Thirteen-year-old Cameron Joshua Kelsey has a serious heart condition, and urgently needs a transplant. He has been given hope and turned down twice. So in desperation, Cameron's father secretly contacts Dr. Richard Bryce, a transgenics expert. Cameron, a.k.a. Cam, finds out through coming home early and discovering his parents arguing about it. Cameron's mother, Catherine, is not ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malorie Blackman
Malorie Blackman is a British writer who held the position of Children's Laureate from 2013 to 2015. She primarily writes literature and television drama for children and young adults. She has used science fiction to explore social and ethical issues. Her critically and popularly acclaimed ''Noughts and Crosses'' series uses the setting of a fictional dystopia to explore racism. Blackman has been the recipient of many honours for her work including, most recently, the 2022 PEN Pinter Prize. Early life Malorie Blackman was born in Clapham, London, and grew up in Bromley, one of five siblings. Her parents were both from Barbados and had come to Britain as part of the "Windrush generation"; her father was a bus driver and her mother worked in a pyjama factory. At school, Malorie wanted to be an English teacher, but she grew up to become a systems programmer instead. She earned an HNC at Thames Polytechnic and is a graduate of the National Film and Television School. Author B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bootleg (miniseries)
''Bootleg'' is a 2002 miniseries for children, commissioned by the BBC and based on a book of the same name by Alex Shearer. It was shown as a three-part series in the UK, with subsequent broadcasts in Australia and all over the world. The novel has been adapted in Japan in the form of manga and 13 episode ONA series under the title . Plot The film is about a new political party called the "Good for You" (abbreviated as GFY) which comes into power and bans chocolate. Two kids named Smudger Moore and Huntley Hunter want to get their chocolate back. They begin by selling bootleg chocolate, and go on to join an underground resistance organization. The film climaxes in a huge revolution where people take to the streets. They demand that chocolate be brought back, and that the government be overthrown. It tells us about how they face ups and downs on their way. Media Book ''Bootleg'' was first published as a book written by Alex Shearer and is published by Macmillan Children's Boo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Was A Rat
''I Was a Rat'' is a children's drama television series broadcast on BBC One from 9 to 23 December 2001, based on the popular 1999 children's novel ''I Was a Rat! or The Scarlet Slippers'' by Philip Pullman. It was aired in the Sunday tea-time slot which traditionally accommodates a children's drama series in the run-up to Christmas. The series was produced by Andy Rowley and starred Calum Worthy in the leading role, alongside Tom Conti and Brenda Fricker. It was adapted by Richard Carpenter, who won a BAFTA award for the work. Synopsis The series is set in the early 1920s, telling the tale of a young boy with a mysterious past who claims to be a rat. He is taken in off the streets by elderly couple Bob (Conti) and Joan (Fricker) who name him Roger and it soon becomes obvious that he is no ordinary child. Cast and characters * Calum Worthy as Roger/Ratty * Brenda Fricker as Joan Jones * Tom Conti as Bob Jones * Ned Beatty as Mudduck * Stephen Ouimette as Wheedle * Katie Blake as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The X Files
''The X-Files'' is an American science fiction drama television series created by Chris Carter. The series revolves around Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Special Agents Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson), who investigate X-Files: marginalized, unsolved cases involving paranormal phenomena. The original television series aired from September 1993 to May 2002, on Fox. The program spanned nine seasons, with 202 episodes. A short tenth season consisting of six episodes ran from January to February 2016. Following the ratings success of this revival, ''The X-Files'' returned for an eleventh season of ten episodes, which ran from January to March 2018. In addition to the television series, two feature films have been released: The 1998 film ''The X-Files'', which took place as part of the TV series continuity, and the stand-alone film '' The X-Files: I Want to Believe'', released in 2008, six years after the original television run had ended. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Paradise Club
''The Paradise Club'' is a BBC television crime drama series, broadcast between 19 September 1989 and 27 November 1990. The series starred Don Henderson and Leslie Grantham as Frank and Danny Kane, siblings who inherit a nightclub from their mother, Ma Kane, a matriarch of a criminal South London gang, after she tragically dies. At the start of the series, Frank is working as a priest but decides to return to London to steer his brother Danny away from crime. The series featured a large supporting cast, with Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden notably making an appearance in the episode "Rock and Roll Roulette". A total of 20 episodes were broadcast over the course of 2 series. The first two episodes of series 1 were partly filmed in Broadway Market, London Broadway Market, apparently chosen for its authentic London character. Around the time of original broadcast, there was some criticism for possible negative stereotyping of ethnic minorities in the series. The series has never of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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