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Bedtime Stories (1974 TV Series)
''Bedtime Stories'' was an anthology series of six plays that were '1974 versions of well-loved tales' and intended as a sequel to 1972's ''Dead of Night (TV series), Dead of Night''. The series aired on BBC Two from 3 March 1974 to 7 April 1974. Writers for the series included Alan Plater, Nigel Kneale and Andrew Davies (writer), Andrew Davies. The series was produced by Innes Lloyd and script edited by Louis Marks. Two episodes, Sleeping Beauty and Jack and the Beanstalk are believed to have been Wiping, wiped. 1: Goldilocks and the Three Bears *Cast: *Charles Lloyd-Pack as Narrator *Angharad Rees as Miss Goldie *Bryan Pringle as Arthur Burr *Rosemary Leach as Ivy Burr *Dai Bradley as Lennie Burr *John Hartley as Simon *George Waring (actor), George Waring as Harry *Harold Goodwin (English actor), Harold Goodwin as Joe *Frank Mills (British actor), Frank Mills as Mr. Mills Written by Alan Plater. Directed by Jonathan Alwyn. 2: The Water Maiden *Cast: *Jeff Rawle as Colin *Lisa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dead Of Night (TV Series)
''Dead of Night'' is a British television anthology series of supernatural fiction, produced by the BBC and broadcast on BBC2 in 1972 over seven 50-minute episodes. History ''Dead of Night'' is considered by some to be a spiritual successor to an earlier horror anthology by the BBC, ''Late Night Horror''. Like ''Late Night Horror'', ''Dead of Night'' ran for a single series in the autumn of 1972. Only the first, second and seventh episodes – "The Exorcism", "Return Flight", and "A Woman Sobbing" – are retained on their original 625 line PAL colour videotapes in the BBC Archives. The videotapes of "Bedtime", "Death Cancels All Debts", "Smith" and "Two in the Morning" were either erased for reuse or junked during the mid-1970s, and not even any 16mm black-and-white film telerecordings made for overseas sales are known to exist. Another programme made by the ''Dead of Night'' production team under Innes Lloyd, ''The Stone Tape'', running to 90 minutes and intended to be the ei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisa Harrow
Lisa Harrow (born 25 August 1943) is a New Zealand RADA-trained actress, noted for her roles in British theatre, films and television. She is perhaps best known for her portrayal of Nancy Astor in the British BBC television drama, '' Nancy Astor''. Early life Harrow was born in the Auckland suburb of Mount Eden on 25 August 1943, the daughter of Kennedy Mayo Harrow and Eleanor Joan Harrow (née Stacpoole). She studied at the University of Auckland, and later graduated from RADA in 1968, joining BBC Radio's Repertory Company. Acting career Theatre Harrow's stage career started at the Royal Shakespeare Company; roles there included Olivia in John Barton's production of ''Twelfth Night'' opposite Judi Dench, and Portia in ''The Merchant of Venice'' opposite Patrick Stewart. Other leading roles in the UK theatre include Juliet opposite John Hurt's Romeo at the Belgrade Theatre in Coventry, and Ann Whitfield in '' Man and Superman'' opposite Peter O'Toole at the Theatre Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diana Quick
Diana Marilyn Quick (born 23 November 1946) is an English actress. Early life and family background Quick was born on 23 November 1946 in London, England. She grew up in Dartford, Kent, the third of four children. Her father was Leonard Quick, a dentist. She was educated at Dartford Grammar School for Girls, Kent. She was greatly aided by her English teacher, who encouraged her to pursue acting. She became a member of an amateur dramatic society in Crayford, Kent, while at school as well as appearing in many school productions. On leaving school, she went on in 1964 to pursue further studies at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford. Quick was the first female president of the Oxford University Dramatic Society. Quick spent seven years researching a book about her paternal family's life in India, which was published in 2009 by Virago with the title ''A Tug on the Thread: From the British Raj to the British Stage''. In her book, Quick reveals that she is of mixed race (Anglo-Indian) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Morant
Richard Morant (30 October 1945 – 9 November 2011) was an English actor. Biography Morant was born in Shipston-on-Stour, Warwickshire. His father was the Shakespearean actor Philip Morant (1909–1993). His sister is the actress Angela Morant. He was also a nephew of actors Bill and Linden Travers, and a cousin of actress Penelope Wilton. He trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama before joining the Prospect Theatre Company, and touring with Ian McKellen in '' Richard II'', '' Edward II'' and ''Twelfth Night''. He enjoyed a long television and theatrical career, first creating an impression as the bully Flashman in a BBC adaptation of the Thomas Hughes novel, ''Tom Brown's Schooldays'' (1971), and had a starring role in Thames Television's Armchair Theatre play ''Verité'' (1972) and followed this up with a regular role as Dr Dwight Enys in the popular BBC series of ''Poldark'' (1975). Morant also appeared in several BBC classic serials, including adaptatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ciaran Madden
Ciaran Anne Magdalene Madden (born 27 December 1942) is a retired English stage, film, and television actress, who was professionally active from the late 1960s through the late 1990s. She is a graduate of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts (RADA), and is an Associate Member of the academy. Madden is best known internationally for her multiple leading Agatha Christie, Shakespeare, and Tom Stoppard roles filmed for television, and for her dramatic performance as Marianne Dashwood in the 1971 BBC miniseries adaption of Jane Austen's ''Sense and Sensibility''. She appeared in more than 30 television series, teleplays, made-for-television movies, and television miniseries, including a starring performance in the miniseries ''A Married Man'' (1984) opposite Anthony Hopkins. She also had major roles in five feature films, including '' Gawain and the Green Knight'' (1973), the cult horror film '' The Beast Must Die'' (1974), '' Spy Story'' (1976) and '' Swing Kids'' (1993). She had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Franklyn-Robbins
John Franklyn-Robbins (14 December 1924 – 21 March 2009) was an English character and voice actor. A prolific Shakespearean actor, he trained at RADA and proceeded to work at the Manchester Library Theatre and the Bristol Old Vic early in his career. He played a diverse number of roles ranging from Ariel in '' The Tempest'' to Macduff in '' Macbeth''. His prestigious stage career included stints in both the West End and Broadway. He also worked for both the BBC and ITV in their early formative years and went on to appear in such classic television series as '' The Avengers'', '' The Baron'', ''Z-Cars'', ''Special Branch'', ''Callan'', ''I, Claudius'', '' Doctor Who'' and '' Star Trek: The Next Generation''. He was one of only ten actors to appear in the latter two series. Films include ''Asylum'' (1972), '' Overlord'' (1975), '' Mrs. Dalloway'' (1997) and ''The Golden Compass'' (2007). Filmography Film *''The Pumpkin Eater'' (1964) - Parson *'' Running Scared'' (1972) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenneth Ives
Kenneth Ainsworth Ives (26 March 1934 – 6 March 2022) was a British actor turned television director with a number of 1960s and 1970s television credits. As an actor, he appeared in the 1968 film version of '' The Lion in Winter'' as Queen Eleanor's guard, the 1971 BBC serial ''The Last of the Mohicans'' as Hawkeye, and had roles in ''Adam Adamant Lives!'', ''The First Churchills'', and as one of the eponymous villains in the '' Doctor Who'' story ''The Dominators''. In later years, he concentrated on directing, with credits for television productions of Strindberg's '' The Father'' (1985) and Harold Pinter's '' The Birthday Party'' (1987) for the BBC's '' Theatre Night'' series, as well as episodes of ''Poldark'', ''Gangsters A gangster is a criminal who is a member of a gang. Most gangs are considered to be part of organized crime. Gangsters are also called mobsters, a term derived from '' mob'' and the suffix '' -ster''. Gangs provide a level of organization and . ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Skinner
Martin may refer to: Places * Martin City (other) * Martin County (other) * Martin Township (other) Antarctica * Martin Peninsula, Marie Byrd Land * Port Martin, Adelie Land * Point Martin, South Orkney Islands Australia * Martin, Western Australia * Martin Place, Sydney Caribbean * Martin, Saint-Jean-du-Sud, Haiti, a village in the Sud Department of Haiti Europe * Martin, Croatia, a village in Slavonia, Croatia * Martin, Slovakia, a city * Martín del Río, Aragón, Spain * Martin (Val Poschiavo), Switzerland England * Martin, Hampshire * Martin, Kent * Martin, East Lindsey, Lincolnshire, hamlet and former parish in East Lindsey district * Martin, North Kesteven, village and parish in Lincolnshire in North Kesteven district * Martin Hussingtree, Worcestershire * Martin Mere, a lake in Lancashire ** WWT Martin Mere, a wetland nature reserve that includes the lake and surrounding areas * Martin Mill, Kent North America Canada * Rural Municipality of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rayner Bourton
Rayner is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Amy Rayner (born 1977), English football referee *Angela Rayner, British Labour Party politician, trade unionist, Member of Parliament (MP) for Ashton-under-Lyne since 2015, Deputy leader of the Labour Party, Shadow First Secretary of State and Deputy leader of the Opposition since 2020 * Billy Rayner (1935–2006), Australian rugby league player * Cameron Rayner (born 1999), Australian rules footballer * Chuck Rayner (1920–2002), Canadian professional hockey player * Claire Rayner (1931–2010), British journalist and agony aunt * Dave Rayner (born 1982), American professional football player *Denys Rayner (1908–1967), British sailor, writer, and designer of small boats *Eddie Rayner (born 1952), New Zealand musician * Henry Rayner (1902–1957), Australian and British artist *Isidor Rayner (1850–1912), United States Senator *Jack Rayner (1921–2008), Australian rugby league player *Jacqueline Rayner, British au ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Pettifer
Brian Pettifer (born 1953) is a British actor who has appeared in many television shows, and also on stage and in film. He is the younger brother of folk musician Linda Thompson. Biography He intended to become a photographer, but pursued a career as an actor. He appeared as a child in the BBC's ''This Man Craig'' and ''Dr Finlay's Casebook'', and ''Madame Bovary'' (with his friend Alex Norton) which gave him an avid interest in acting on television. His first film role was in Lindsay Anderson's film '' if....'' (1968). He also appeared in Anderson's ''O Lucky Man!'' (1973) and ''Britannia Hospital'' (1982) playing the same character in all three Anderson films, that of Biles. His other film credits include roles in '' Amadeus'' (1984), ''A Christmas Carol'' (1984), ''Gulag'' (1985), ''Heavenly Pursuits'' (1986), ''Little Dorrit'' (1987), '' The Great Escape II: The Untold Story'' (1988), ''Loch Ness'' (1996), ''The House of Mirth'' (2000), '' Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde'' (2002), ''The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Moriarty (actor)
Paul Moriarty (born 19 May 1946) is a British actor. He is best known for playing Det. Sgt. Jake Barrett in the ITV police series ''The Gentle Touch'' (1980–1984) and George Palmer in the BBC soap opera '' EastEnders'' (1996–1998). Known for having a strong cockney accent, Moriarty has often been cast in police or criminal roles and has played police officers in ten different television shows throughout his career. Life and career Moriarty was born and raised in London, England. His acting career began in the early-1970s when he had recurring roles in the drama serial ''Seven Days In The Life of Andrew Pelham'' (1971, part of the BBC's ''Thirty-Minute Theatre'' series), and in the 1972 ITV series ''Holly''. He also made guest appearances in several popular television shows including '' Coronation Street'', ''Z Cars'' and '' The Sweeney''. He also appeared in ''Milk-O'', a sitcom pilot written by Bob Grant in 1975. In 1980, Moriarty landed the role of Detective Sargean ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graham Ashley
Graham and Graeme may refer to: People * Graham (given name), an English-language given name * Graham (surname), an English-language surname * Graeme (surname), an English-language surname * Graham (musician) (born 1979), Burmese singer * Clan Graham, a Scottish clan * Graham baronets Fictional characters * Graham Aker, in the anime ''Gundam 00'' * Project Graham, what a human would look like to survive a car crash Places Canada * Graham, Sudbury District, Ontario * Graham Island, part of the Charlotte Island group in British Columbia * Graham Island (Nunavut), Arctic island in Nunavut United States * Graham, Alabama * Graham, Arizona * Graham, Florida * Graham, Georgia * Graham, Daviess County, Indiana * Graham, Fountain County, Indiana * Graham, Kentucky * Graham, Missouri * Graham, North Carolina * Graham, Oklahoma * Graham, Texas * Graham, Washington Elsewhere * Graham Land, Antarctica * Graham Island (Mediterranean Sea), British name for a submerged volcanic i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
