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Derek Benfield
Derek Benfield (11 March 1926 – 10 March 2009) was a British playwright and actor. He was born in Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire, and educated at Bingley Grammar School. He was the author of the stage farce ''Running Riot'' and played Patricia Routledge's character's husband in ''Hetty Wainthropp Investigates'' (1996–1998). Arguably Benfield's best known character portrayal was as transport company foreman Bill Riley in the UK television series '' The Brothers'' in the early 1970s. Before this, he starred as Frank Skinner in the 1970 cult sci-fi series broadcast on UK ITV, '' Timeslip''. Some of his other television roles included Walter Greenhalgh in '' Coronation Street'' (1961–1969), Albert the Clerk in ''Rumpole of the Bailey'' (1978–80), and characters in ''Breakaway'' (1980) and ''First of the Summer Wine'' (1988). His film credits include small roles in '' Crossplot'' (1969), ''I Don't Want to Be Born'' (1975) and '' Lifeforce'' (1985). His plays incl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Familie Hammond (uit TV-serie) Presenteert Kerst-LP In Amsterdam, Met Willem Duys, Bestanddeelnr 928-9235
''Familie'' (Dutch for Family) is a Flemish television soap opera set in Mechelen. Created by Herman Verbaet, ''Familie'' was first broadcast on 30 December 1991. It has been broadcast consistently for 5-6 evenings per week, with only 2-3 month hiatuses during summer Summer is the hottest of the four temperate seasons, occurring after spring and before autumn. At or centred on the summer solstice, the earliest sunrise and latest sunset occurs, daylight hours are longest and dark hours are shortest, wit .... It is currently being produced by Banijay Belgium and running on VTM. Premise Pierre Van den Bossche and Anna Dierckx have raised three children. Their oldest son Guido is a bright student, eager to become a business mogul. His younger brother Jan and sister Rita are less gifted and often feel pushed back, but are nevertheless proud of their sibling. Once the children are starting their own family lives, shocking news arrives: Anna is pregnant again and Pierre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doctor Who
''Doctor Who'' is a British science fiction television series broadcast by the BBC since 1963. The series depicts the adventures of a Time Lord called the Doctor, an extraterrestrial being who appears to be human. The Doctor explores the universe in a time-travelling space ship called the TARDIS. The TARDIS exterior appears as a blue British police box, which was a common sight in Britain in 1963 when the series first aired. With various companions, the Doctor combats foes, works to save civilisations, and helps people in need. Beginning with William Hartnell, thirteen actors have headlined the series as the Doctor; in 2017, Jodie Whittaker became the first woman to officially play the role on television. The transition from one actor to another is written into the plot of the series with the concept of regeneration into a new incarnation, a plot device in which a Time Lord "transforms" into a new body when the current one is too badly harmed to heal normally. Each acto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Probation Officer (TV Series)
''Probation Officer'' was a British TV series that ran from 1959-62 about probation officers. It was made by Associated Television and starred John Paul, Jessica Spencer, David Davies and John Scott. Other actors who appeared in the series include Henry Oscar, Honor Blackman, Windsor Davies and Billy Milton. It was created by Julian Bond and was the first ever one-hour TV drama to screen on ITV. Bond spent months researching the show from real life cases. at UK TV Cast * John Paul as Philip Main (53 episodes, 1959-1961) *John Scott as Bert Bellman (33 episodes, 1959-1962) *Jessica Spencer as Maggie Weston (32 episodes, 1960-1962) *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ITV Sunday Night Drama
''ITV Sunday Night Drama'' is a UK television anthology series produced by ABC Weekend Television, Associated Television (ATV), Associated-Rediffusion Television, and Granada Television. 74 episodes aired on the ITV (TV network) from 1959 to 1980. Directors included Ken Russell, Mike Newell (director), Waris Hussein, and Vivian Matalon. Among its writers were Christopher Fry, Ken Russell, Arthur Hailey, Christopher Hampton, and Arnold Bennett. Guest stars included Anthony Hopkins, Christopher Plummer, James Mason, Jean Marsh, Michael Kitchen, Kate Nelligan, Michael Gambon, David Warner, Tim Curry, and Judy Geeson Judith Amanda Geeson (born 10 September 1948) is an English film, stage, and television actress. She began her career primarily working on British television series, with a leading role on '' The Newcomers'' from 1965 to 1967, before making he .... External links * 1959 British television series debuts 1980 British television series endings ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Expectations
''Great Expectations'' is the thirteenth novel by Charles Dickens and his penultimate completed novel. It depicts the education of an orphan nicknamed Pip (Great Expectations), Pip (the book is a ''bildungsroman''; a coming-of-age story). It is Dickens' second novel, after ''David Copperfield'', to be fully narrated in the first person.''Bleak House'' alternates between a third-person narrator and a first-person narrator, Esther Summerson, but the former is predominant. The novel was first published as a serial (literature), serial in Dickens's weekly periodical ''All the Year Round'', from 1 December 1860 to August 1861. In October 1861, Chapman and Hall published the novel in three volumes. The novel is set in Kent and London in the early to mid-19th century and contains some of Dickens's most celebrated scenes, starting in a graveyard, where the young Pip is accosted by the escaped convict Abel Magwitch. ''Great Expectations'' is full of extreme imagery – poverty, prison ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Larkins (1958 TV Series)
''The Larkins'' is a British television sitcom which was produced by ATV and aired on ITV. It aired for four series between 1958 and 1960. An additional two series (with format changes) aired from 1963 to 1964. Plot In the first four series, the family, consisting of Ada Larkin (Peggy Mount), her henpecked husband Alf (David Kossoff), their son Eddie (Shaun O'Riordan), daughter Joyce (Ruth Trouncer) and her ex-GI husband Jeff (Ronan O'Casey), all lived together at 66 Sycamore Street, next door to inquisitive neighbour Hetty Prout (Barbara Mitchell), her husband Sam (George Roderick), and their daughter Myrtle (Hillary Bamberger), who had an occasional fling with Eddie. In the final two series, Ada and Alf had an empty nest, moved away from Sycamore Street, and ran a café, employing Hetty (no mention is made of her husband or daughter). They had a lodger, Major Osbert Rigby-Soames (retired) (Hugh Paddick), who always tried to avoid paying his rent. Spin-offs Comic strip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Return To The Lost Planet
''Return to the Lost Planet'' is a 1954 juvenile science fiction novel by Angus MacVicar, published by Burke, London. It is the second of the Lost Planet series, which was adapted for radio and television. There are six novels in the Lost Planet series: '' The Lost Planet'' (1953), ''Return to the Lost Planet'' (1954), ''Secret of the Lost Planet'' (1955), ''Red Fire on the Lost Planet'' (1959), ''Peril on the Lost Planet'' (1960) and ''Space Agent from the Lost Planet''. It was the first science fiction series ever translated into Hebrew and had considerable impact on the development of this genre in Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ....Review on the website of the Israeli Science Fiction and Fantasy Association Plot summary The plot follows on precisely fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Girl (1987 Film)
''The Girl'' is a 1987 British-Swedish drama film directed by Arne Mattsson and starring Franco Nero, Bernice Stegers and Christopher Lee. Plot A middle-aged man becomes involved with a much younger girl, leading to a scandal. Cast * Franco Nero ... Johan (John) Berg * Bernice Stegers ... Eva Berg * Clare Powney ... Pat * Frank Brennan ... Lindberg * Christopher Lee ... Peter Storm * Mark Robinson ... Hans * Derek Benfield ... Janitor * Clifford Rose ... General Carlsson * Rosie Jauckens ... Fru Carlsson * Lenore Zann ... Viveka * Heinz Hopf Heinz Hopf (19 November 1894 – 3 June 1971) was a German mathematician who worked on the fields of topology and geometry. Early life and education Hopf was born in Gräbschen, Germany (now , part of Wrocław, Poland), the son of Elizabeth ( ... ... David * Mark Dowling ... Silenski * Pontus Platin ... Sandberg * Olle Björling ... The Host * Hanna Brogren ... The Housekeeper References External links * 198 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur's Hallowed Ground
''Arthur's Hallowed Ground'' is a 1983 British TV film directed by Freddie Young. Cast *Jimmy Jewel *Vas Blackwood *Jean Boht * David Swift *Bernard Gallagher *Michael Elphick *Derek Benfield *John Flanagan *Sam Kelly *Al Ashton * Mark Drewry * Paul McClean * Ron Forfar Production Goldcrest Films invested £319,000 in the film and earned £265,000 causing them a loss of £54,000. References External linksArthur's Hallowed Groundat Letterboxat Los Angeles Timesat New York TimesArthur's Hallowed Groundat IMDb IMDb (an abbreviation of Internet Movie Database) is an online database of information related to films, television series, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and personal biographies, ... 1983 television films 1983 films {{1980s-UK-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Remembrance (1982 Film)
Remembrance is a British ensemble drama about Royal Navy ratings of HMS ''Raleigh'', who are about to embark on a six-month naval exercise. The film is noteworthy for early appearances of several well-known British actors, including Timothy Spall, Lisa Maxwell and John Altman and it was Gary Oldman's film debut. It was an early production from Channel Four Films and was shown on 10 November 1982 on Channel 4. It was also one of the first films in the UK to be shown on television less than three years after its initial cinema release (a delay enforced at the time by the Cinema Exhibitors' Association). Plot The film does not have a simple plot, but rather cuts between the interweaving stories of several characters, as they prepare for the coming months away at sea. The action centres around the bars and clubs of the Union Street district of Plymouth. One major event that affects all the characters is the hospitalisation and eventual death of Daniel (Gary Oldman) after a viole ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Knowledge (film)
''The Knowledge'' is a 1979 British comedy-drama television film about a group of men and a woman doing "The Knowledge", the training required to become a London taxi driver. It was directed by Bob Brooks with an ensemble cast including Nigel Hawthorne, Mick Ford, Jonathan Lynn and Maureen Lipman. Plot Four out of work Londoners apply to do "The Knowledge" to become London taxi drivers. They have to contend with learning approximately 15,842 streets and 468 set routes as well as Mr Burgess, a notoriously sadistic examiner from the Public Carriage Office. Cast * Nigel Hawthorne as Mr Burgess * Mick Ford as Chris Matthews * Kim Taylforth as Janet * Jonathan Lynn as Ted Margolies * David Ryall as Titanic * Michael Elphick as Gordon Weller * Maureen Lipman as Brenda Weller * Lesley Joseph as Val * Gary Holton as Eddie Hairstyle * June Watson as Lilian * Philippa Howell as Miss Stavely Production In 1978 Jack Rosenthal received a telephone call from Bob Brooks, an American wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mosquito Squadron
''Mosquito Squadron'' is a 1969 British war film made by Oakmont Productions, directed by Boris Sagal and starring David McCallum. The raid echoes Operation Jericho, a combined RAF–Maquis raid which freed French prisoners from Amiens jail in which the Mosquitos took part. Plot The Royal Air Force (RAF) begins attacking German V-1 flying bomb installations in early summer of 1944. The de Havilland Mosquito fighter-bomber aircraft of Squadron Leader David "Scotty" Scott (David Buck) is shot down during a low-level bombing raid on a V-1 launching site. Scott and his navigator/bomb-aimer are killed. Following the raid, his wingman and friend, then-Flight Lieutenant (later insignia Royal Canadian Air Force squadron leader) Quint Munroe (David McCallum) comforts Scott's wife, Beth (Suzanne Neve), and a romance soon develops, rekindling one that they had had years earlier. After nearly losing his own life on a photographic reconnaissance mission over the Château de Charlon in No ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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