Dan Sefton
Dan Sefton is a British screenwriter, best known for the dramas '' Trust Me'' and ''The Good Karma Hospital''. Prior to screenwriting, he worked as a doctor. Early life Sefton's mother was a doctor, while his father was a civil servant. He qualified as a doctor in 1995. Early in his medical career, he worked in South Africa, which would later help inspire ''Good Karma''. Television Early work included all four of the BBC's popular continuing dramas, ''Doctors'', ''EastEnders'', ''Casualty'' and its spinoff, ''Holby City''. In 2017, Sefton created the medical drama ''The Good Karma Hospital'' for ITV and Tiger Aspect Productions. The series is shot in Unawatuna in southern Sri Lanka, Thiranagama Golden Beach Restaurant and some other places in Galle District. It was recommissioned for a second series. Filming for the second series started in August 2017 and was broadcast from 18 March 2018. Season 3 has been confirmed and will return in 2019. In 2016, he created '' Delicious'', ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Trust Me (UK TV Series)
''Trust Me'' is a British anthology medical drama that premiered on BBC One. The four-part first series aired in August 2017, and was written by Dan Sefton. In February 2018, the programme was renewed for a second series, which premiered on 16 April 2019. The series was cancelled in June 2019. Hardacre, a nurse, who loses her job following whistle blowing, steals the identity of a doctor, her best friend, to make a new life in Edinburgh with her daughter. In the second series, Syrian tour veteran Corporal James 'Jamie' McCain recovers from spinal injuries and psychological trauma in the neurological unit of South Lothian Hospital whilst facing a potential new enemy as patients unexpectedly die around him. Cast Series One * Jodie Whittaker as Cath Hardacre / Alison 'Ally' Sutton * Emun Elliott as Dr. Andy Brenner * Sharon Small as Dr. Brigitte Rayne * Blake Harrison as Karl, Cath's ex-husband * Nathan Welsh as Sam Kelly, a journalist * Cara Kelly as Mona McBride * Lois Chimim ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identified in an outbreak in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December 2019. Attempts to contain it there failed, allowing the virus to spread to other areas of Asia and later worldwide. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern on 30 January 2020, and a pandemic on 11 March 2020. As of , the pandemic had caused more than cases and confirmed deaths, making it one of the deadliest in history. COVID-19 symptoms range from undetectable to deadly, but most commonly include fever, dry cough, and fatigue. Severe illness is more likely in elderly patients and those with certain underlying medical conditions. COVID-19 transmits when people breathe in air contaminated by droplets and ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Living People
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ITV Network
ITV is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network. It was launched in 1955 as Independent Television to provide competition to BBC Television (established in 1936). ITV is the oldest commercial network in the UK. Since the passing of the Broadcasting Act 1990, it has been legally known as Channel 3 to distinguish it from the other analogue channels at the time, BBC1, BBC2 and Channel 4. ITV was for four decades a network of separate companies which provided regional television services and also shared programmes between each other to be shown on the entire network. Each franchise was originally owned by a different company. After several mergers, the fifteen regional franchises are now held by two companies: ITV plc, which runs the ITV1 channel, and STV Group, which runs the STV channel. The ITV network is a separate entity from ITV plc, the company that resulted from the merger of Granada plc and Carlton Communications in 2004. ITV plc holds the Channel 3 b ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Porters (TV Series)
''Porters'' is a British television sitcom that has aired on Dave since 20 September 2017. The series is set in the fictional St. Etheldreda's hospital, and was created by former medic Dan Sefton. The series stars Edward Easton, Susan Wokoma, Claudia Jessie, Rutger Hauer and Daniel Mays. The first series of three episodes began on 20 September 2017. A second series of six episodes began airing on 14 March 2019. Cast and characters Main * Edward Easton as Simon Porter * Susan Wokoma as Frankie * Daniel Mays as Anthony De La Mer (Series 2) * Claudia Jessie as Lucy * Rutger Hauer as Tillman * Sanjeev Bhaskar as Mr. Pradeep * Sinead Keenan as Dr Batholomew (Series 2) * Tanya Franks as Jane Bison * Jo Joyner as Dr Kelly (Series 1) Recurring * James Atherton as Dr. McKenzie * Siobhán McSweeney as Alice * Jo Enright as Janice * Toby Williams as Terry Guest * Mathew Horne as Mark * Kelsey Grammer as Mendel * Samantha Spiro as Rebecca * Jamie Foreman as Alan McNally * ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Trust Me (British TV Series)
''Trust Me'' is a British anthology medical drama that premiered on BBC One. The four-part first series aired in August 2017, and was written by Dan Sefton. In February 2018, the programme was renewed for a second series, which premiered on 16 April 2019. The series was cancelled in June 2019. Hardacre, a nurse, who loses her job following whistle blowing, steals the identity of a doctor, her best friend, to make a new life in Edinburgh with her daughter. In the second series, Syrian tour veteran Corporal James 'Jamie' McCain recovers from spinal injuries and psychological trauma in the neurological unit of South Lothian Hospital whilst facing a potential new enemy as patients unexpectedly die around him. Cast Series One * Jodie Whittaker as Cath Hardacre / Alison 'Ally' Sutton * Emun Elliott as Dr. Andy Brenner * Sharon Small as Dr. Brigitte Rayne * Blake Harrison as Karl, Cath's ex-husband * Nathan Welsh as Sam Kelly, a journalist * Cara Kelly as Mona McBride * Lois Chimi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Five (TV Series)
''The Five'' also known as '' Harlan Coben’s The Five'', is a British mystery thriller miniseries created by crime author Harlan Coben and written primarily by Danny Brocklehurst. Tom Cullen, O. T. Fagbenle, Lee Ingleby and Sarah Solemani star as childhood friends Mark, Danny, Slade, and Pru, who are reunited when DNA evidence left at a murder scene is revealed to be from Mark's younger brother Jesse, who disappeared twenty years earlier. The series first broadcast on 15 April 2016 on Sky1 and consists of ten episodes, with two episodes broadcast each week consecutively. Set in the fictional town of Westbridge, the series was filmed in Liverpool, Wirral, Runcorn and surrounding areas including Frodsham. Plot In 1995, four young school friends, Mark, Danny, Slade and Pru are left traumatized after Mark's five-year-old brother Jesse disappears after playing in the park with them. No trace of Jesse has ever been found. Serial killer Jakob Marosi, who had been charged with ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Death In Paradise (TV Series)
''Death in Paradise'' is a British–French crime comedy drama television series created by Robert Thorogood, starring Ben Miller (series 1–2, guest series 3 and 10), Kris Marshall (series 3–6), Ardal O'Hanlon (series 6–9) and Ralf Little (series 9–present). The programme is filmed on the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe and is broadcast on BBC One in the United Kingdom, France 2 in France, PBS, Ovation and Britbox in the United States and Canada, Prime in New Zealand (with repeats on BBC UKTV), and ABC and 9Gem in Australia. ''Death in Paradise'' has enjoyed high viewing figures and a generally positive critical reception since its debut, leading to repeated renewals. The most recent series, Series 11, began broadcasting in the UK on 7 January 2022 and concluded on 25 February. The show is currently commissioned for at least one more series, ensuring the programme will air until at least 2023. Synopsis Detective Inspector Richard Poole (Ben Miller) is sent from ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sky1
Sky One was a British pay television channel operated and owned by Sky Group (a division of Comcast). Originally launched on 26 April 1982 as Satellite Television, it was Europe's first satellite and non-terrestrial channel. From 31 July 1989, it became Sky One and broadcast exclusively in the United Kingdom and Ireland as British Sky Broadcasting's flagship channel, being the most watched television service in history. It existed until 1 September 2021, when it closed down as part of a restructuring with its EPG position taken by Sky Showcase and much of its content library moved to Sky Max. Sky One included some very popular broadcasts both the original programmes such as '' An Idiot Abroad'', '' Brainiac: Science Abuse'', ''The Russell Howard Hour'', ''Battlestar Galactica'', and many imported from North America – including: '' 24'' (seasons 3–9, and its spinoff '' Live Another Day''), '' X-files'', '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'', '' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'', ' ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Gates (TV Series)
Gates is the plural of gate, a point of entry to a space which is enclosed by walls. It may also refer to: People * Gates (surname), various people with the last name * Gates Brown (1939-2013), American Major League Baseball player * Gates McFadden (born 1949), American actress and choreographer * Gates P. Thruston (1835-1912), American Civil War veteran, lawyer and businessman * Josephine Gates Kelly (1888-1976), Native American activist Places Canada * Gates, British Columbia, Canada, a rural community ** Gates River, a river in British Columbia ** Gates Valley, a valley in British Columbia ** Gates Lake, at the head of the Gates River United States * Gates, Nebraska, an unincorporated community * Gates, New York, a town ** Gates (CDP), New York, census-designated place * Gates, Oregon, a city * Gates, Tennessee, a town * Gates County, North Carolina, United States ** Gates, North Carolina, an unincorporated community in the county * Gates Pass, Arizona, a mountain pass Art a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Secret Diary Of A Call Girl
''Secret Diary of a Call Girl'' is a British drama television series that aired from 27 September 2007 to 22 March 2011 on ITV2, based on the blog and books by the pseudonymous Belle de Jour. It stars Billie Piper as Belle, a high-end London call girl. The series was written by Lucy Prebble, who is also the author of the plays ''The Sugar Syndrome'' and ''Enron''. The series has been compared to ''Sex and the City'' by many critics, mainly due to its humorous approach to sex. Plot The series, set in London, revolves around the life of Hannah Baxter (Billie Piper), a young woman who lives a secret life as a call girl, under the pseudonym Belle. The series focuses on her professional and private lives and on complications that arise when these collide. She receives help and advice from her best friend Ben (Iddo Goldberg). In the second series premiere, a new call girl is introduced: Bambi (Ashley Madekwe). Hannah becomes close friends with Bambi and often advises her. Hannah, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Monarch Of The Glen (TV Series)
''Monarch of the Glen'' is a British drama television series produced by Ecosse Films for BBC Scotland and broadcast on BBC One for seven series between February 2000 and October 2005 with 64 episodes in total. The first five series of ''Monarch of the Glen'' told the story of young restaurateur Archie MacDonald trying to restore his childhood home in the Scottish Highlands, starring Alastair Mackenzie, Richard Briers, Susan Hampshire, and Dawn Steele, whilst the final two series of the show focused on new Laird Paul Bowman trying to modernise the estate, primarily starring Lloyd Owen, Tom Baker, Alexander Morton and Susan Hampshire. The series is loosely based on Sir Compton Mackenzie's ''Highland Novels'', which are set in the same location but in the 1930s and 1940s. The first book in that series is called '' The Monarch of the Glen'', which was a reference to the famous painting of the same name by Landseer. The series was created by Michael Chaplin and produce ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |