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Barbara Kellerman
Barbara Rose Kellerman (originally spelt Kellermann; born 30 December 1949) is an English actress, known for her film and television roles. She trained at Rose Bruford College. Kellerman was born in Manchester, Lancashire. Her Jewish father, Walter Kellermann (1915–2012), had fled Nazi Germany and settled in Leeds, where he became a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Physics at the University of Leeds. Her mother, Marcelle, was a member of the French Resistance during the Second World War who became a teacher of modern foreign languages. Kellerman has a younger brother Clive and a younger sister Judith. Career Kellerman's film credits include: '' Satan's Slave'', ''The Monster Club'' and ''The Sea Wolves''. Her television appearances include: '' Space: 1999'', ''The Glittering Prizes'', ''1990'', ''The Mad Death'', ''Quatermass'' and ''The Chronicles of Narnia'' and the hard-hitting police drama '' The Professionals'' (1979), episode ''Runner,'' in which she played Sylvi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manchester
Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The two cities and the surrounding towns form one of the United Kingdom's most populous conurbations, the Greater Manchester Built-up Area, which has a population of 2.87 million. The history of Manchester began with the civilian settlement associated with the Roman fort ('' castra'') of ''Mamucium'' or ''Mancunium'', established in about AD 79 on a sandstone bluff near the confluence of the rivers Medlock and Irwell. Historically part of Lancashire, areas of Cheshire south of the River Mersey were incorporated into Manchester in the 20th century, including Wythenshawe in 1931. Throughout the Middle Ages Manchester remained a manorial township, but began to expand "at an astonishing rate" around the turn of the 19th century. Manchest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sea Wolves
''The Sea Wolves'' is a 1980 war film starring Gregory Peck, Roger Moore and David Niven. The film, which is based on the 1978 book ''Boarding Party'' by James Leasor, is a fictionalised account of Operation Creek during the Second World War. In the covert mission, the Calcutta Light Horse, part of the Cavalry Reserve in the British Indian Army, successfully sank a German merchant ship in Mormugão Harbour in neutral Portugal's territory of Goa, India on 9 March 1943. The ship had a secret radio which was transmitting information about Allied shipping to U-boats operating in the Indian Ocean. The film, which starred veteran American and British actors, was produced by Euan Lloyd and directed by Andrew V. McLaglen. Both had worked previously together on the successful 1978 British-Swiss war film ''The Wild Geese''. Plot During World War II, U-boats are sinking thousands of tons of British merchant shipping in the Indian Ocean. British intelligence, based in India, believes that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lady Of The Green Kirtle
The Lady of the Green Kirtle, also called Queen of Underland and Queen of the Deep Realm, is the main antagonist in ''The Silver Chair'' by C. S. Lewis. She is sometimes called briefly the ''Green Lady'' (on analogy with Jadis, the ''White Lady''), and she is known also as the ''Emerald Witch''; neither name, however, appears in Lewis's text. She enslaved Prince Rilian of Narnia and a horde of gnomes by her witchcraft, and planned to use them to take over Narnia. She is foiled by three friends of Aslan: Eustace Scrubb, Jill Pole, and Puddleglum, and is finally killed by Rilian. Overview The Green Lady has kidnapped Prince Rilian, son of King Caspian X, and has fatally poisoned his mother, Ramandu's daughter. The Lady plans to conquer Narnia from underground, using the enslaved prince as her general. She understands that Eustace, Jill, and Puddleglum have been sent to rescue Rilian, and meets them as they head north from Narnia. She slyly directs them to the giants' castle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prince Caspian/The Voyage Of The Dawn Treader (1989 TV Serial)
''Prince Caspian and The Voyage of the Dawn Treader'' is the second series of ''The Chronicles of Narnia'' that ran from 1988 to 1990. The series, which was shown on BBC television in 1989, is an adaptation of two of C. S. Lewis's ''The Chronicles of Narnia'' novels: ''Prince Caspian'' (1951) and ''The Voyage of the Dawn Treader'' (1952). Cast *Richard Dempsey as Peter Pevensie *Sophie Cook as Susan Pevensie * Jonathan R. Scott as Edmund Pevensie * Sophie Wilcox as Lucy Pevensie *Jean Marc Perret as Prince Caspian * Robert Lang as King Miraz *Angela Barlow as Queen Prunaprismia *Henry Woolf as Dr. Cornelius *Julie Peters (puppet performance) and Joanna David (voice) as Trufflehunter *George Claydon as Nikabrik *Big Mick as Trumpkin *William Todd-Jones as Glenstorm *Warwick Davis as Reepicheep *Ailsa Berk, William Todd-Jones and Tim Rose (puppet performance) and Ronald Pickup (voice) as Aslan *Joe McGann as Lord Glozelle *Rory Edwards as Lord Sopespian *Barbara Kellerman as Old H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe (1988)
''The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe'' is a British children's television drama first broadcast by the BBC in 1988. It was the first series of ''The Chronicles of Narnia'' that ran from 1988 to 1990. Plot Narnia is the home of the great lion Aslan. During his long absence, his arch-enemy, the evil White Witch places Narnia in an eternal winter. However, with the return of Aslan and the arrival of the four Pevensie children, the Narnians are given a hope to end the tyranny of the Witch. Cast *Richard Dempsey as Peter Pevensie *Sophie Cook as Susan Pevensie * Jonathan R. Scott as Edmund Pevensie * Sophie Wilcox as Lucy Pevensie *Maureen Morris as Mrs. Macready *Michael Aldridge as Digory Kirke, The Professor *Jeffrey Perry (British actor), Jeffrey Perry as Mr. Tumnus *Ailsa Berk and William Todd-Jones (puppet performance) and Ronald Pickup (voice) as Aslan Aslan () is a major character in C. S. Lewis's ''The Chronicles of Narnia'' series. Unlike any other character, he appe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
