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Big Guns (TV Series)
''Big Guns'' is a British crime television series which originally aired on the BBC in 1958.''Radio Times'' p.17 The show was based on the character of Detective Superintendent Charlesworth, played by Wensley Pithey, who had featured a previous series '' Mister Charlesworth'' and would go on to appear further series including ''Charlesworth at Large'' and '' Charlesworth''. Selected cast Main * Wensley Pithey Det. Supt. Charlesworth * Nigel Davenport as Sgt. Spence * Walter Fitzgerald as J. Philimore Sparkes * Anthony Baird as PC Wrothbury * Carl Bernard as Milton * Warren Mitchell as Kegworthy * Anna Burden as Alice Charlesworth Guest * Frank Finlay as Roscoe * Sam Kydd as Raikes * Danny Green as Bronner * Donald Churchill as Taffy Wilkes * Wendy Craig as Rita * Sydney Bromley as Engraver * Frederick Jaeger as Ni Ni Blascoe * Leslie Perrins as Cloker * Anthony Sagar as Jakey Selsby * Alfred Lynch as Dancer References Bibliography * ''Radio Times ''Radio Times'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berkely Mather
John Evan Weston-Davies (25 February 1909 – 7 April 1996), known as Berkely Mather, was a British writer who wrote fifteen published novels and a book of short stories. He also wrote for radio, television and film. Biography Shortly before World War I, Mather's family emigrated to Australia, where he received his education. He studied medicine, the family profession at Sydney University. Finding himself in England without prospects at the height of the Great Depression, he enlisted in the Royal Horse Artillery, but failed to gain a commission. He therefore applied to join the Indian Army, in which he rose through the ranks, becoming a sergeant at the outbreak of World War II in 1939. He served in the Iraq campaign under Slim, and ended the war as an acting lieutenant-colonel. After India gained independence in 1947, he rejoined the British Army, serving in the Royal Artillery until he retired in 1959.Jack Adrian"Obituary: Berkely Mather" ''The Independent'', 15 April 199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danny Green (actor)
Danny Green (26 May 1903 – 1973) was an English character actor. He was best known for his role as the slow-witted ex-boxer "One-Round" Lawson in '' The Ladykillers''. He worked regularly in film, television and on the stage, including playing comic gangsters in the original London productions of ''Guys and Dolls'' (1953) and '' Do Re Mi'' (1961). One of his last roles was as ''Lord Surrey'' in the '' Randal and Hopkirk'' episode ''Just for the Record'' in 1969. Filmography * ''The Crooked Billet'' (1929) - Rogers * ''Atlantic'' (1929) - Passenger * '' The Fire Raisers'' (1934) - Stedding's Henchman (uncredited) * '' Wild Boy'' (1934) - Driver (uncredited) * ''Things Are Looking Up'' (1935) - Big Black Fox * ''Crime Over London'' (1936) - Klemm * '' Silver Blaze'' (1937) - Barton, Moriarty's Henchman (uncredited) * '' Midnight Menace'' (1937) - Socks, American Henchman * ''Gangway'' (1937) - Shorty * ''Jericho'' (1937) - Sergeant (uncredited) * '' The Squeaker'' (1937) - Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1958 British Television Series Endings
Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the third overland journey to the South Pole, the first to use powered vehicles. ** Sputnik 1 (launched on October 4, 1957) falls to Earth from its orbit, and burns up. * January 13 – Battle of Edchera: The Moroccan Army of Liberation ambushes a Spanish patrol. * January 27 – A Soviet-American executive agreement on cultural, educational and scientific exchanges, also known as the " Lacy–Zarubin Agreement", is signed in Washington, D.C. * January 31 – The first successful American satellite, Explorer 1, is launched into orbit. February * February 1 – Egypt and Syria unite, to form the United Arab Republic. * February 6 – Seven Manchester United footballers are among the 21 people killed in the Munich air disaster in West G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1958 British Television Series Debuts
Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the third overland journey to the South Pole, the first to use powered vehicles. ** Sputnik 1 (launched on October 4, 1957) falls to Earth from its orbit, and burns up. * January 13 – Battle of Edchera: The Moroccan Army of Liberation ambushes a Spanish patrol. * January 27 – A Soviet-American executive agreement on cultural, educational and scientific exchanges, also known as the " Lacy–Zarubin Agreement", is signed in Washington, D.C. * January 31 – The first successful American satellite, Explorer 1, is launched into orbit. February * February 1 – Egypt and Syria unite, to form the United Arab Republic. * February 6 – Seven Manchester United footballers are among the 21 people killed in the Munich air disaster in West G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BBC Television Dramas
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Radio Times
''Radio Times'' (currently styled as ''RadioTimes'') is a British weekly listings magazine devoted to television and radio programme schedules, with other features such as interviews, film reviews and lifestyle items. Founded in May 1923 by John Reith, then general manager of the British Broadcasting Company (from 1 January 1927, the British Broadcasting Corporation), it was the world's first broadcast listings magazine. It was published entirely in-house by BBC Magazines from 8 January 1937 until 16 August 2011, when the division was merged into Immediate Media Company. On 12 January 2017, Immediate Media was bought by the German media group Hubert Burda. The magazine is published on Tuesdays and carries listings for the week from Saturday to Friday. Originally, listings ran from Sunday to Saturday: the changeover meant 8 October 1960 was listed twice, in successive issues. Since Christmas 1969, a 14-day double-sized issue has been published each December containing schedule ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfred Lynch
Alfred Cornelius Lynch (26 January 1931 – 16 December 2003) was an English actor on stage, film and television. Early life Lynch was born in Whitechapel, London, the son of a plumber. After attending a Catholic school, he worked in a drawing office as a draughtsman before entering national service. Then, whilst working in a factory, he attended theatre acting evening classes, at which he met his life partner, James Culliford. Stage In 1958 he joined the Royal Court Theatre and acted in a number of plays, including original productions of ''Chicken Soup with Barley'' and ''The Kitchen'' by Arnold Wesker. Lynch also starred in Joan Littlewood’s production of Brendan Behan’s ''The Hostage'' in London and New York, in which critic Kenneth Tynan praised his "beautiful playing". Screen work After 1960 his career moved more into film and television, with leading roles in ''On the Fiddle'' (1961) and ''West 11'' (1962) as well as prominent roles in ''Two and Two Make Six'' and '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Sagar
Anthony Sagar (19 June 1920 – 24 January 1973) was an English character actor and a member of the National Theatre. He was prolific screen performer and appeared in many films (including seven of the ''Carry On'' series) and television series including the 1959 adaptation of ''The Moonstone'', ''Steptoe and Son'', '' The Avengers'' and ''Dad's Army''. Career James Anthony Sagar was born in Burnley, Lancashire and his early career was largely in film and stage. His first television role, in ''Dixon of Dock Green'', came at the age of 36. He stayed with police dramas, appearing in ''Z-Cars'', ''Special Branch'' and ''New Scotland Yard''. Other television roles included Ernie Kidd in ''Swallows and Amazons'' (1963), Sergeant Harris in ''Doomwatch'' (1970) and Parker in ''Spyder's Web'' (1972), as well as appearances in '' The Avengers'' (1969) and ''Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)'' (1969).Richard Webber, Jimmy Perry and David Croft, ''The Complete A-Z of Dad's Army'' – Orion M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leslie Perrins
Leslie Perrins (7 October 1901 – 13 December 1962) was an English actor who often played villains. After training at RADA, he was on stage from 1922, and in his long career, appeared in well over 60 films. Hobbies Perrins and wife Violet were dog lovers, and he was a judge at Crufts in 1957, and president of the Welsh Corgi League from 1956 until his death. Their annual award, "The Leslie Perrins Memorial Trophy," is named after him. He wrote a book called 'Keeping a Corgi'. It was published in 1958. Filmography * ''The Sleeping Cardinal'' (1931) as Ronald Adair (film debut) * '' The House of Unrest'' (1931) as Cleaver * '' The Rosary'' (1931) as Ronald Overton * '' The Calendar'' (1931) as Henry Lascarne * ''Betrayal'' (1932) as Clive Wilson * ''White Face'' (1932) as Louis Landor * ''The Lost Chord'' (1933) as Count Carol Zara * ''Leave It to Smith'' (1933) as Duke of Bristol * ''Early to Bed'' (1933) as Mayer * '' The Pointing Finger'' (1933) as Honorable James Mallory ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederick Jaeger
Manfred Frederick Jaeger (9 May 1928 – 18 June 2004) was a German-born British film, television, theatre and radio character actor. Biography Jaeger was born in Berlin, Germany, but moved to England following Adolf Hitler's rise to power. He was educated at Lord Weymouth's Grammar School, Warminster, and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, from which he graduated in 1948, becoming a British subject two years later. He made his first theatre appearance in 1949, and his film debut, ''The Black Tent'', in 1956. He went on to make further film, television and radio appearances until retiring in 1996. He died in June 2004 aged 76. He is well remembered by fans of the science fiction series ''Doctor Who'' for his roles in three serials. He appeared as Jano in '' The Savages'' in 1966, and as Professor Sorenson in ''Planet of Evil'' in 1975. In 1977's '' The Invisible Enemy'', he appeared as Professor Marius, creator of the robot dog K-9; his performance was described by revi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sydney Bromley
Sidney Charles Bromley (24 July 1909 – 14 August 1987GRO Register of Deaths: AUG 1987 18 2293 WORTHING - Sydney Charles Bromley DoB = 24 Jul 1909 aged 78), credited as Sydney Bromley, was an English character actor. He appeared in more than sixty films and television programmes. On stage, he appeared in the 1924 premiere of '' Saint Joan'', by George Bernard Shaw, as well as the 1957 film of the same name. He appeared in ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' and ''Twelfth Night'' during the summer of 1935 at the Open Air Theatre in London. Bromley was diagnosed with terminal cancer in July 1986 and died from the illness on 14 August 1987, aged 78. Partial filmography * ''Demobbed'' (1944) – Announcer (uncredited) * ''Brief Encounter'' (1945) – Johnnie – Second Soldier (uncredited) * ''Loyal Heart'' (1946) – Burton June (uncredited) * ''The Mark of Cain'' (1947) – Martin (Richard's Man) (uncredited) * ''To the Public Danger'' (1948) * '' The Dark Road'' (1948) * '' A Date ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wendy Craig
Anne Gwendolyn "Wendy" Craig (born 20 June 1934) is an English actress who is best known for her appearances in the sitcoms ''Not in Front of the Children (TV series), Not in Front of the Children'', ''...And Mother Makes Three'', ''...And Mother Makes Five'' and ''Butterflies (TV series), Butterflies''. She played the role of Matron in the TV series ''The Royal'' (2003–2011). Early life Anne Gwendolyn Craig was born on 20 June 1934 in Sacriston, County Durham, the daughter of farmer George Craig and his wife Anne (). She attended Durham High School for Girls, initially as a day pupil and later as a boarder, which she revisited in October 2007 to open a new building that had been named after her. She passed the 11-plus, 11+ examination and went to Darlington High School. When she was twelve years old the family moved to Picton, North Yorkshire and she attended nearby Yarm School, Yarm Grammar School. She trained as an actress at the Central School of Speech and Drama, then ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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