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Christopher Parker
Christopher Parker (born 24 August 1983) is an English actor and television presenter, best known for portraying Spencer Moon on BBC One soap opera ''EastEnders'' between 2002 and 2005. Early career Christopher Parker's career began at an early age as a model appearing in print campaigns and TV commercials. He progressed onto small roles in TV dramas such as ''The Bill'', '' London's Burning'' (appearing in the last ever episode) and ''Judge John Deed''. Parker worked as a stunt double in ''Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets''. He then came to wider attention in the role of Spencer Moon in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', where he played the younger brother of Alfie Moon, portrayed by British actor Shane Richie. During his time on ''EastEnders'', he appeared in the first series of ''Strictly Come Dancing'' and made it through to the final alongside his partner Hanna Karttunen. Recent broadcasting In 2005/06 he worked as a presenter on ''CD:UK'', ''MTV News'', ''CBB ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lewisham
Lewisham () is an area of southeast London, England, south of Charing Cross. It is the principal area of the London Borough of Lewisham, and was within the Historic counties of England, historic county of Kent until 1889. It is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London, with a large shopping centre and street market. Lewisham was a small village until the development of passenger railways in the 19th century. Lewisham had a population of 60,573 in 2011. History The earliest written reference to Lewisham — or Saxon ''‘liofshema’ '' - is from a charter from 862 which established the boundaries with neighbouring Bromley Lewisham is sometimes said to have been founded, according to Bede, by a Paganism, pagan Jutes, Jute, Leof, who settled (by burning his boat) near St Mary's Church (Ladywell) where the ground was drier, in the 6th century, but there seems to be no solid source for this speculation, and there is no such passage in Bede' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
This Morning (TV Programme)
''This Morning'' is a British daytime magazine programme that is broadcast on ITV1. It debuted on 3 October, 1988 and is broadcast live every weekday from 10:00am to 12:30pm across the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. The programme features a variety of news, showbiz, fashion, beauty, lifestyle, home and garden, food, tech, live phone ins, competitions and more. The programme is broadcast on ITV1, STV or UTV (depending on ITV region) across the British Islands and on Virgin Media One in the Republic of Ireland. Catch up is available on ITVX and STV Player. The show was originally presented by husband and wife duo Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan for more than a decade after its launch. It is currently presented by Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby from Monday to Thursday, with Alison Hammond and Dermot O'Leary on Fridays. The daytime programme has aired on ITV since its inception, making it one of the longest-running daytime programmes on British television. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nick Moran
Nick Moran (born 23 December 1968 or 1969, sources differ) is an English actor and filmmaker, best known for his role as Eddie the card sharp in ''Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels''. He appeared as Scabior in ''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1'' and '' Part 2''. Early life Moran was born in the East End of London, to a hairdresser mother and an Automobile Association worker father. He grew up on the South Oxhey council estate near Watford and the Greater London boundary. Career Film Moran's first hit film appearance was in 1990 alongside Roger Daltrey and Chesney Hawkes, in '' Buddy's Song'' (1990). His first lead role was later that year, in Vera Neubauer's ''Don't Be Afraid'' (1990). He then went on to star with Britpack waifs Hans Matheson and Samantha Morton in a Coky Giedroyc short, ''The Future Lasts a Long Time'' (1996). In ''Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels'' (1998), he shared the screen with Jason Statham, Dexter Fletcher, Jason Flemyng, Vinn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Slater
Christian Michael Leonard Slater (born August 18, 1969) is an American actor and producer. He made his film debut with a leading role in ''The Legend of Billie Jean'' (1985) and gained wider recognition for his breakthrough role as Jason "J.D." Dean, a sociopathic high school student, in the satire ''Heathers'' (1988). He has received critical acclaim for his title role in the USA Network television series ''Mr. Robot'' (2015–2019), for which he earned the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film in 2016, with additional nominations in 2017 and 2018. Born in New York City to a theatrical family, Slater made his television debut at the age of eight on the ABC soap opera ''One Life to Live.'' He attended the Dalton School, the Professional Children's School, and the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts. In the 1990s, Slater starred in a number of big-budget films, including '' Robin Hood: Prince of Thi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danny Dyer
Danial John Dyer (born 24 July 1977) is an English actor and presenter. Dyer's breakthrough role was as Moff in ''Human Traffic'', with other notable roles as Mick Carter in EastEnders, Billy the Limpet in '' Mean Machine'' and as Tommy Johnson in '' The Football Factory''. Following the success of ''The Football Factory'', Dyer was often typecast in "hard-man" roles, although it was this image that allowed him to present ''The Real Football Factories'', its spin-off, ''The Real Football Factories International'' and '' Danny Dyer's Deadliest Men''. Dyer has also worked in theatre, having appeared in three plays written by Harold Pinter, with whom he had a close friendship. In 2013, Dyer joined the cast of the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', in the role of Mick Carter. He had previously turned down a role in 2009, and in his autobiography, ''Straight Up'', said that he would not join the cast until he was "fat, bald and fifty". He won the Serial Drama Performance award at the N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hotel Babylon (BBC Series)
''Hotel Babylon'' is a British television drama series based on the 2004 book of the same name by Imogen Edwards-Jones, that aired from 19 January 2006 to 14 August 2009, produced by independent production company Carnival Films for BBC One. The show followed the lives of workers at a glamorous five-star hotel. The show was cancelled after its fourth series, leaving the series 4 finale cliffhanger unresolved. Cast and characters Main cast * Tamzin Outhwaite as Rebecca Mitchell – (series 1–2) former general manager. * Max Beesley as Charlie Edwards – (series 1–3, guest series 4) the former general manager, former deputy manager, former head receptionist * Dexter Fletcher as Tony Casemore – (series 1–4) the head concierge. * Emma Pierson as Anna Thornton-Wilton – (series 1–4 episode 3) the former head receptionist. * Natalie Mendoza as Jackie Clunes – (series 1–3) the former head of housekeeping. * Martin Marquez as Gino Primirola – (series 1–4) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bubble Hits
Bubble Hits was an Irish-owned digital television music channel owned by Creative Sounds. It broadcast two channels, one for Ireland, and a Pan-European feed which covered the United Kingdom, Hungary, Romania, Poland and Germany. On 13 February 2009, Bubble Hits went off air and was removed from most of TV EPGs. The websites, including the official one and social networking versions on MySpace and Bebo l, were also removed. The closure of the channel was due to the current downturn in advertising revenue. Location Bubble Hits studios were located in Ashbourne, County Meath, Ireland at the Creative Sounds studios. The channel was broadcast free-to-air, therefore viewers did not need to have a Sky subscription to view it. Despite being Irish-owned, it was not licensed by the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland (BCI) but instead by the UK's Ofcom to " Creative Sounds UK", who are based in Northchapel. This is not unusual amongst Irish channels, as well as those from other countries w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gail Porter
Gail Porter (born 23 March 1971) is a Scottish television personality, former model and actress. She started her television career in children's TV, before branching out into modelling and presenting mainstream TV. In the 1990s, she famously posed nude for ''FHM'', which was projected on to the Houses of Parliament. Later in her career, Porter has been affected by alopecia, a condition which causes hair loss. Life and career Porter attended Portobello High School in Edinburgh. She studied for a BTEC HND in media production at West Herts College. After making an unsuccessful bid to join the presentation team of the BBC children's show ''Blue Peter'', she presented family-friendly television programmes, or ones aimed at children. They include '' Children's BBC Scotland'', ''T.I.G.S'', ''MegaMag'', ''Up For It!'', '' Children in Need'', ''Fully Booked'', '' The Movie Chart Show'', ''Top of the Pops'', and ''Live & Kicking'', work for ''CITV'', and programmes such as ''The Big Brea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janet Street Porter
Janet Vera Street-Porter (''née'' Bull; born 27 December 1946) is an English broadcaster, journalist, writer, and media personality. She began her career as a fashion writer and columnist at the ''Daily Mail'' and was later appointed fashion editor of the ''Evening Standard'' in 1971. In 1973, she co-presented a mid-morning radio show with Paul Callan on LBC. Street-Porter began working in television at London Weekend Television in 1975, first as a presenter of a series of mainly youth-oriented programmes. She was the editor and producer of the ''Network 7'' series on Channel 4 in 1987 and was a BBC Television executive from 1987 until 1994. She was an editor of ''The Independent on Sunday'' from 1999 until 2002, but relinquished the job to become editor-at-large. Since 2011, Street-Porter has been a regular panellist on the ITV talk show ''Loose Women''. Her other television appearances include ''Question Time'' (1988–2015), '' Have I Got News for You'' (1996–2022), '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deadline (2007 TV Series)
''Deadline'' is a reality television series, aired on ITV2 during April and May 2007. It featured ten celebrities compiling a magazine with Janet Street-Porter as the editor-in-chief. Content Throughout the reality series, ten celebrities had to compile and construct a celebrity based magazine called ''Deadline'', which was then be added as a supplement in weekly issues of '' Closer Magazine''. Each week, the celebrity figures had to fill the twelve empty pages of their ''Deadline'' magazine with real life stories, celebrity gossip and celebrity photographs. The magazine was required to consist of one real life story, a celebrity interview and a gossip page. These ten celebrities were also required to take celebrity photos themselves and therefore become acquainted with a high-tech camera and establish themselves as a temporary member of the paparazzi. They had to photograph every celebrity they encountered and secure the picture for the all important front page. Each week, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ITV2
ITV2 is a British free-to-air television channel owned by ITV Digital Channels, a division of ITV plc. It was launched on 7 December 1998. For a number of years, it had the largest audience share after the five analogue terrestrial stations, a claim now held by its sister service ITV3 both of which are freely available to a majority of households. The channel is primarily aimed at the 16/18–34 age group, just like BBC Three, E4 and Sky Max and is known for American programming such as adult animations '' Family Guy,'' '' American Dad!'' and ''Bob's Burgers'', repeats of recently aired episodes of soap operas and other entertainment programming from ITV such as '' Coronation Street'' and ''Emmerdale''; 60-second entertainment news bulletin ''FYI Daily'', which airs in-between films; and original programming such as '' Celebrity Juice'' and '' Love Island''. In November 2021, the channel moved into the true-crime genre with ''Social Media Murders'' a three-part documentary s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joel Ross
Joel Ross (born Joel Hogg 31 May 1977) is a multi award winning British radio DJ and television presenter. He has worked with a co-host Jason King (known on-air as JK). He currently presents the Rock FM Breakfast Show. Career Best known for Ross is best known for his work on BBC radio 1 and hosting BBC TV shows Hider in the House and Escape from Scorpion Island Ross started out in radio as a presenter on his hometown station Yorkshire Coast Radio in 1993, at the age of 16, presenting the evening show and ''Nothing But the 90's''. He left in late 1995 and went on to present various shows on Minster FM, A1FM, Sun City 103.4, TFM Radio and Metro Radio, as well as being a travel presenter for stations in the North. JK and Joel He joined Viking FM in 1996, starting on the nightshift. He worked his way up to the late show, off-air breakfast producer, evening show host and afternoon show presenter. He was then offered the chance to pair up with JK on the breakfast show ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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