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Daniel Quilp
Daniel Quilp is one of the main antagonists in the novel ''The Old Curiosity Shop'' by Charles Dickens, written in 1840. Quilp is a vicious, ill-tempered and grotesque dwarf and is the villain of the story. Quilp is as near as Dickens ever came to creating a monster. Actors who have portrayed him include Hay Petrie, Anthony Newley, Patrick Troughton, Trevor Peacock, and Toby Jones. Description Dickens describes Quilp as "so low in stature as to be quite a dwarf, though his head and face were large enough for a giant. His black eyes were restless, sly and cunning, his mouth and chin, bristly with the stubble of a coarse hard beard; and his complexion was one of that kind which never looks clean or wholesome. But what added most to the grotesque expression of his face, was a ghastly smile, which appearing to be the mere result of habit and to have no connection with any mirthful or complacent feeling, constantly revealed the few discoloured fangs that were yet scattered in his mouth, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quilp By Kyd 1889
Daniel Quilp is one of the main antagonists in the novel ''The Old Curiosity Shop'' by Charles Dickens, written in 1840. Quilp is a vicious, ill-tempered and grotesque dwarf and is the villain of the story. Quilp is as near as Dickens ever came to creating a monster. Actors who have portrayed him include Hay Petrie, Anthony Newley, Patrick Troughton, Trevor Peacock, and Toby Jones. Description Dickens describes Quilp as "so low in stature as to be quite a dwarf, though his head and face were large enough for a giant. His black eyes were restless, sly and cunning, his mouth and chin, bristly with the stubble of a coarse hard beard; and his complexion was one of that kind which never looks clean or wholesome. But what added most to the grotesque expression of his face, was a ghastly smile, which appearing to be the mere result of habit and to have no connection with any mirthful or complacent feeling, constantly revealed the few discoloured fangs that were yet scattered in his mouth, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Old Curiosity Shop (1921 Film)
''The Old Curiosity Shop'' is a 1921 British silent drama film directed by Thomas Bentley and starring Mabel Poulton, William Lugg and Hugh E. Wright. It is based on the 1841 novel '' The Old Curiosity Shop'' by Charles Dickens. Bentley remade the novel as a sound film in 1934. Cast * Mabel Poulton as Little Nell * William Lugg as Grandfather * Hugh E. Wright as Tom Codlin * Pino Conti as Daniel Quilp * Bryan Powley as Single Gentleman * Barry Livesey as Tom Scott * Cecil Bevan as Sampson Brass * Beatie Olna Travers as Sally Brass * Minnie Rayner as Mrs. Jarley * Dennis Harvey as Short Trotters * Dezma du May as Mrs. Quilp * Colin Craig as Dick Swiveller * Fairy Emlyn as Mr. Marton * A. Harding Steerman A. Harding Steerman (21 November 1863 – 1947) was an English actor. He is sometimes credited as Harding Steerman. He was born Alfred Harding Treeby Stalman in St Pancras, London and died in Plymouth, Devon. Selected filmography * '' Iron Just ... as Mr. Marton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victorian Web
The Victorian Web is a hypertext project derived from hypermedia environments, Intermedia and Storyspace, that anticipated the World Wide Web. Initially created between 1988 and 1990 with 1,500 documents, it grew to 50,000 in the 21st century. In contrast to archives and web-based libraries, the Victorian Web presents its images and documents, including entire books, as nodes in a network of complex connections. It emphasizes links rather than the searches. The Victorian Web has many contributors, but unlike wikis, it is edited. Originally conceived in 1987 as a means of helping scholars and students in see connections between different fields, the site has expanded in its scope and vision. For example, commentary on the works of Charles Dickens is linked to his life and to contemporary social and political history, drama, religion, book illustration, and economics. Translations of this and earlier versions: Italian, Japanese, Korean, Spanish. The Victorian Web incorporates primary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Daily Telegraph
''The Daily Telegraph'', known online and elsewhere as ''The Telegraph'', is a national British daily broadsheet newspaper published in London by Telegraph Media Group and distributed across the United Kingdom and internationally. It was founded by Arthur B. Sleigh in 1855 as ''The Daily Telegraph & Courier''. Considered a newspaper of record over ''The Times'' in the UK in the years up to 1997, ''The Telegraph'' generally has a reputation for high-quality journalism, and has been described as being "one of the world's great titles". The paper's motto, "Was, is, and will be", appears in the editorial pages and has featured in every edition of the newspaper since 19 April 1858. The paper had a circulation of 363,183 in December 2018, descending further until it withdrew from newspaper circulation audits in 2019, having declined almost 80%, from 1.4 million in 1980.United Newspapers PLC and Fleet Holdings PLC', Monopolies and Mergers Commission (1985), pp. 5–16. Its si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quilp Rock
Quilp Rock is a small, isolated rock in Laubeuf Fjord, lying south-southeast of the south tip of Pinero Island and off the northwest side of Pourquoi Pas Island, off the west coast of Graham Land. First surveyed in 1948 by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS), it was named by them after the dwarf, Daniel Quilp, a vicious, ill-tempered character in ''The Old Curiosity Shop'', by Charles Dickens Charles John Huffam Dickens (; 7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870) was an English writer and social critic. He created some of the world's best-known fictional characters and is regarded by many as the greatest novelist of the Victorian e .... See also * List of Antarctic and subantarctic islands References Rock formations of Graham Land Fallières Coast {{FallièresCoast-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4 is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC that replaced the BBC Home Service in 1967. It broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes, including news, drama, comedy, science and history from the BBC's headquarters at Broadcasting House, London. The station controller is Mohit Bakaya. Broadcasting throughout the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands on FM, LW and DAB, and on BBC Sounds, it can be received in the eastern counties of Ireland, northern France and Northern Europe. It is available on Freeview, Sky, and Virgin Media. Radio 4 currently reaches over 10 million listeners, making it the UK's second most-popular radio station after Radio 2. BBC Radio 4 broadcasts news programmes such as ''Today'' and ''The World at One'', heralded on air by the Greenwich Time Signal pips or the chimes of Big Ben. The pips are only accurate on FM, LW, and MW; there is a delay on digital radio of three to five seconds and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phil Daniels
Philip William Daniels (born 25 October 1958) is an English actor, musician and singer, most noted for film and television roles playing Londoners, such as the lead role of Jimmy Cooper in ''Quadrophenia'', Richards in '' Scum'', Stewart in ''The Class of Miss MacMichael'', Danny in '' Breaking Glass'', Mark in '' Meantime'', Billy Kid in ''Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire'', Kevin Wicks in ''EastEnders'', DCS Frank Patterson in ''New Tricks'', and Grandad Trotter in the ''Only Fools and Horses'' prequel ''Rock & Chips''. He is also known for featuring on Blur's 1994 hit single "Parklife". Career Daniels went to Rutherford Comprehensive School from 1970 to 1975, the same school as Danny John-Jules, Paul Hardcastle and footballer Tony Grealish. After training at the Anna Scher Theatre School in Islington, Daniels has made appearances in many films and television series. He made his film debut in 1972 in ''Anoop and the Elephant''. He had an incidental appearance (with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Old Curiosity Shop (2007 Film)
''The Old Curiosity Shop'' is a British television film adapted from the Charles Dickens's 1841 novel ''The Old Curiosity Shop''. It stars Irish actress Sophie Vavasseur as Nell Trent, with Derek Jacobi as her grandfather, Toby Jones as Quilp and George MacKay as Nell's friend, Kit. It was broadcast on 26 December 2007 on ITV. The adaptation is in general very faithful to the novel. The most significant changes are the removal of the Garlands and their household and the identity of the Single Gentleman (here called Jacob) who is changed from Grandfather's brother to his estranged son and Nell's father. Cast * Adrian Rawlins ... Jacob * Derek Jacobi ... Grandfather * Zoë Wanamaker ... Mrs Jarley * Toby Jones ... Quilp * Adam Godley ... Sampson Brass * Gina McKee ... Sally Brass * Bryan Dick ... Freddie Trent * Sophie Vavasseur ... Nell Trent * George MacKay ... Kit Nubbles * Steve Pemberton ... Mr Short * Martin Freeman ... Mr Codlin * Josie Lawrence ... Mrs Ji ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ITV (TV Channel)
ITV1 (formerly known as ITV) is a British free-to-air Public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom, public broadcast television channel owned and operated by the British media company ITV plc. It provides the ITV (TV network), Channel 3 public broadcast service across all of the United Kingdom except for the central and northern areas of Scotland where STV (TV channel), STV provides the service. ITV1 as a consistent national channel (with dedicated slots for regional news and other regional programmes) evolved out of the old ITV (TV network), ITV network – a federation of separately owned regional companies which had significantly different local schedules and branding. During the 1990s, the differences between the schedules in each region gradually reduced – partly through the consolidation of ownership and partly through the standardisation in the volume and scheduling of regional programmes. In 2002, a major change of appearance occurred when all ITV regions in Engl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Walt Disney Company
The Walt Disney Company, commonly known as Disney (), is an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios complex in Burbank, California. Disney was originally founded on October 16, 1923, by brothers Walt and Roy O. Disney as the Disney Brothers Studio; it also operated under the names the Walt Disney Studio and Walt Disney Productions before changing its name to the Walt Disney Company in 1986. Early on, the company established itself as a leader in the animation industry, with the creation of the widely popular character Mickey Mouse, who is the company's mascot, and the start of animated films. After becoming a major success by the early 1940s, the company started to diversify into live-action films, television, and theme parks in the 1950s. Following Walt's death in 1966, the company's profits began to decline, especially in the animation division. Once Disney's shareholders voted in Michael Eisner as the he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Courtenay
Sir Thomas Daniel Courtenay (; born 25 February 1937) is an English actor. After studying at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Courtenay achieved prominence in the 1960s with a series of acclaimed film roles, including ''The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner'' (1962), for which he received the BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles, and ''Doctor Zhivago'' (1965), for which he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. Other notable film roles during this period include ''Billy Liar'' (1963), ''King and Country'' (1964), for which he was awarded the Volpi Cup for Best Actor at the Venice Film Festival, '' King Rat'' (1965), and ''The Night of the Generals'' (1967). More recently, he received critical acclaim for his performance in Andrew Haigh's film ''45 Years'' (2015). Expressing a preference for stage work, Courtenay elected to focus on performing in the theatre from the mid 1960s onwards. Nonetheless, Courtenay has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Old Curiosity Shop (miniseries)
''The Old Curiosity Shop'' is a nine part 1979 BBC TV series based on the 1841 novel by Charles Dickens. It was directed by Julian Amyes, and adapted by William Trevor. Cast *Natalie Ogle - Little Nell *Trevor Peacock - Daniel Quilp * Sebastian Shaw - Grandfather *Granville Saxton - Dick Swiveller *Christopher Fairbank - Kit Nubbles *Colin Jeavons - Sampson Brass *Wensley Pithey - Single Gentleman *Freda Dowie - Sally Brass *Laurence Hardy - Mr. Witherden *Keith Hazemore - Abel Garland *Sandra Payne - Mrs Quilp *Patsy Byrne - Mrs. Nubbles *Simon Garstang - Little Jacob *Annabelle Lanyon - Small Servant *Brian Oulton - The schoolmaster *Donald Bisset Donald Bisset (30 August 1910 – 10 August 1995), was an English actor. He also wrote stories for children which he mostly illustrated himself. They have been translated into 16 languages. Selected filmography * ''Murder in the Cathedral'' ... - Mr. Garland * Margaret Courtenay - Mrs. Jarley References External links ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
