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Edwin Apps
Edwin Apps (14 May 1931 – 16 April 2021) was an English television actor and writer. He appeared in many British and French television series and films, which include ''Whack-O!'', ''I Thank a Fool'', ''Danger Man'', '' The Avengers'', ''Steptoe and Son ''Steptoe and Son'' is a British sitcom written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson about a father-and-son rag-and-bone business in 26a Oil Drum Lane, a fictional street in Shepherd's Bush, London. Four series were broadcast by the BBC in black and ...'', ''My Wife Next Door'', ''Special Branch (TV series), Special Branch'', ''Katts and Dog'', ''The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc'', ''Vatel (film), Vatel'', ''Joséphine, ange gardien'', ''15 ans et demi'' and others. He created and co-wrote the 1960s sitcom ''All Gas and Gaiters'' (1966–71) with his wife, actress Pauline Devaney. Their joint writing was sometimes credited to the pseudonym John Wraith. Acting credits Writing credits References External links [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wingham, Kent
Wingham is a village and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the Dover District of Kent, England. The village lies along the ancient coastal road, now the A257, from Richborough to London, and is close to Canterbury. History A settlement at Wingham has existed since the Stone Age but only became established as a village in Roman times. The ''Domesday book'' tells us that during Anglo-Saxons, Saxon times Wingham manor was in possession by the Archbishop of Canterbury. Wingham was the administrative centre of the hundred of Wingham which included Fleet, Kent, Fleet. In 1286, John Peckham, Archbishop Peckham founded a college in Wingham; many other buildings in Wingham date back to this time, including the Grade II listed 'The Dog Inn' and (also listed) 'The Eight Bells'. St Mary's Church, Wingham, St Mary the Virgin, the present Grade I listed church of Wingham, dates from the early 13th century with fabric dating from the Norman to Victorian eras. The East Kent Light Rai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dial 999 (TV Series)
''Dial 999'' is a British television series that ran for one series of 38 episodes from 1958 to 1959. The series was a co-production between ITV (TV channel), ITV contractor ABC Weekend TV, and American television producer Ziv Television Programs. It stars Robert Beatty as Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Canadian Mountie Mike Maguire, and follows his work fighting crime alongside London's police. Named after the 999 (emergency telephone number), emergency telephone number for the United Kingdom, Beatty was essentially reprising his role in the 1946 film ''Appointment with Crime'', in which he played Detective Inspector Rogers, a Canadian police officer attached to Scotland Yard. The show contrasted Beatty's muscular brand of policing with that of his British colleagues, but failed to sell to North American markets. In 2021, Network DVD released the whole series on DVD in a five disc set. External links * 1958 British television series debuts 1959 British television serie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bargee
''The Bargee'' is a 1964 British comedy film shot in Techniscope directed by Duncan Wood, and starring Harry H. Corbett, Hugh Griffith, Eric Sykes and Ronnie Barker. The screenplay was written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson. Plot Hemel Pike and his cousin Ronnie are two boatmen operating a canal-boat and its butty for British Waterways on the Grand Union Canal. Although the canals are struggling due to declining traffic, Hemel refuses to give up his traditional lifestyle. He also enjoys his reputation as a Don Juan, with girlfriends all across the canal network, something of which Ronnie is envious. Hemel and Ronnie set out from Brentford to Boxmoor, repeatedly encountering an inept "mariner" (Eric Sykes) in a small pleasure craft. At Rickmansworth, Hemel visits one of his lovers, a barmaid called Nellie, but he has to make a quick exit when she accidentally learns about his other girlfriends. Hemel and Ronnie reach Boxmoor where they deliver their cargo before travelling on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugh And I
''Hugh and I'' is a black-and-white British sitcom that aired from 1962 to 1967. It starred Terry Scott and Hugh Lloyd as two friends who shared lodgings with Terry's mother and was followed by a sequel called ''Hugh and I Spy''. The two actors had previously worked together on stage for many years. ''Hugh and I'' was written by John T. Chapman with additional material from John Junkin. Music was by Wally Stott. The first five series were produced by David Croft. Only 28 episodes are thought to survive: (see wiping). In November 2016, an episode of the sixth series (S6 Ep3 'Beau Jesters') was returned after many years believed lost. In July 2017 the episode 'The Girl on the Poster' was returned by BBC South producer and presenter Richard Latto. In December 2021 two episodes of the fifth series (S5 Ep9 'It's In The Stars' and S5 Ep10 'Huntin' Shootin' and Fishin') were recovered by Kaleidoscope, having been purchased from a private collector on Ebay. Cast *Terry Scott – Hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ring Of Spies
''Ring of Spies'' (also known as ''Ring of Treason'') is a 1964 British spy film directed by Robert Tronson and starring Bernard Lee, William Sylvester and Margaret Tyzack. It is based on the real-life case of the Portland Spy Ring, whose activities prompted " Reds under the bed" scare stories in the British popular press in the early 1960s. Plot Harry Houghton, a dissatisfied and alcoholic embassy attaché, disgraces himself at an official garden party in Warsaw, Poland. Knowing he is to be disciplined the following day, he says goodbye to his girlfriend, who reports back to the Russian embassy about his inevitable return to England. Despite a poor report from his previous superiors, Houghton is posted to the top secret Admiralty Underwater Weapons Establishment at Portland, a Royal Navy equipment testing facility. Houghton is soon approached by secret Soviet intelligence to hand over documents to them, as he apparently had in Warsaw, with the veiled threat of blackmail. He agree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
More Faces Of Jim
''Faces of Jim'' was a black-and-white British comedy television series starring Jimmy Edwards, June Whitfield and Ronnie Barker, with each episode being an individual half-hour sitcom. The first series aired as ''The Seven Faces of Jim'', the second as ''Six More Faces of Jim'' and the third series as ''More Faces of Jim''. All the episodes were written by Frank Muir and Denis Norden. Cast *Jimmy Edwards - Various *June Whitfield - Various *Ronnie Barker - Various Episodes Series One (1961) Series Two (1962) Christmas Special (1962) Series Three (1963) Archive status The first series of Faces of Jim survives in its entirety and so does the 1962 Christmas Short, but all of the other episodes (from series 2 and 3) were discarded by the BBC during the early 1970s, and remain missing. Some of the existing footage was used in a "Comedy Classics of the 60's" compilation VHS by Watershed Entertainment. References *Mark Lewisohn Mark Lewisohn (born 16 June 1958) is an E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William (TV Series)
''William'' was a BBC television series based on the Just William series of books written by Richmal Crompton. It ran for two series from 1962 to 1963. 12 episodes were made in all, each of half an hour long. It was filmed in black and white. All episodes were believed to have been wiped by the BBC, but in 2016 the British Film Institute announced it had recovered the second episode of the first series, William And The Leopard Hunter. All eleven other episodes of the comedy were listed as missing. Cast * Dennis Waterman Dennis Waterman (24 February 1948 – 8 May 2022) was an English actor and singer. He was best known for his tough-guy leading roles in television series including ''The Sweeney'', '' Minder'' and '' New Tricks'', singing the theme tunes of th ... as William Brown in the first series * Dennis Gilmore as William Brown in the second series * Christopher Witty as Ginger References External links * {{William Brown BBC children's television shows Bri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comedy Playhouse
''Comedy Playhouse'' is a long-running British anthology series of one-off unrelated sitcoms that aired for 120 episodes from 1961 to 1975. Many episodes later graduated to their own series, including ''Steptoe and Son'', '' Meet the Wife'', ''Till Death Us Do Part'', ''All Gas and Gaiters'', ''Up Pompeii!'', '' Not in Front of the Children'', ''Me Mammy'', ''That's Your Funeral'', ''The Liver Birds'', ''Are You Being Served?'' and particularly ''Last of the Summer Wine'', which is the world's longest running sitcom, having run from January 1973 to August 2010. In March 2014, it was announced that ''Comedy Playhouse'' would make a return that year with three new episodes. Background The series began in 1961 at the prompting of Tom Sloan, Head of BBC Light Entertainment at the time. Galton and Simpson were no longer writing for Tony Hancock and Sloan asked them to write ten one-offs with the hope that one might become established as a series. Thus, the first two series of ''C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mr Justice Duncannon
''Mr Justice Duncannon'' is a British television sitcom that aired on BBC TV from 18 January to 22 February 1963. It is a spin-off of '' Brothers in Law'' and stars Andrew Cruickshank as a London judge. The entire series was wiped and is no longer thought to exist. Background In 1962, ''Brothers in Law'' – a 13-episode sitcom inspired by the 1955 comedy novel '' Brothers in Law'' by Henry Cecil – aired on BBC TV. The last episode, "Counsel for the Prosecution", featured Cruickshank play Mr Justice Duncannon and the character was given its own series the following year. Cecil co-wrote the programme. Plot Duncannon is a humorous Scottish judge in London. Although stern he has a humane side. He has a fondness for women and whisky. Cast * Andrew Cruickshank as Mr Justice Duncannon Episodes ''Mr Justice Duncannon'' aired on Fridays, mostly at 8.50pm. Due to the archival policies of the time, all six episodes were subsequently wiped Lost television broadcasts are mostly thos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Benny Hill Show
''The Benny Hill Show'' is a British comedy television show starring Benny Hill that aired on the BBC and ITV (from 1969) between 15 January 1955 and 1 May 1989. The show consisted mainly of sketches that were full of slapstick, mime, parody and double entendre (which could be described as a filmatographic version of British saucy seaside postcard humour). At its peak ''The Benny Hill Show'' was among the most-watched programmes in the UK with the audience reaching more than 21 million viewers in 1971. In 1972, Hill received a BAFTA Television Award for Best Writer, and he was nominated for the BAFTA for Best Entertainment Performance. In the late 1970s, the Thames Television version of the show gained a following in the United States and would run in syndication until 1991. In 1980 and 1981, it received Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Variety. In 1984 Hill received a Rose d'Or. Thames cancelled production of the show in 1989 due to declining ratings and large pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Out Of This World (UK TV Series)
''Out of This World'' is a British science fiction anthology television series made by the ITV franchise ABC Weekend TV for ITV. It was broadcast on ITV in 1962. A spin-off from the ''Armchair Theatre'' anthology series, each episode was introduced by the actor Boris Karloff. Many of the episodes were adaptations of stories by science fiction writers including Isaac Asimov, Philip K. Dick and Clifford D. Simak. The series is described by the British Film Institute as a precursor to the BBC science fiction anthology series ''Out of the Unknown,'' which was produced by Out of This World creator Irene Shubik after she left ABC. (Only one episode exists today and is available on DVD.) Origins Series creator Irene Shubik joined ABC Television as a story editor on the anthology series ''Armchair Theatre'' under producer Sydney Newman in 1960. A science fiction fan since her university days, Shubik approached Newman during the summer of 1961 with the notion of making a science fiction ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Top Secret (TV Series)
''Top Secret'' is a British TV spy series broadcast in two seasons on ITV in 1961-1962 which was produced by Associated-Rediffusion. It starred William Franklyn as suave secret agent Peter Dallas, over a total of 26 black-and-white episodes, each filling a 60 minutes slot. All episodes also featured Patrick Cargill as wealthy businessman Miguel Garetta, and Alan Rothwell as Dallas's nephew Mike. Outline The series was produced by Associated-Rediffusion Television. The directors were Adrian Brown and Raymond Menmuir, and the main writer was Cedric Wells. The series was set in South America, and was filmed partly in Argentina, with the interior sets in a London studio. The main theme music - '"Sucu Sucu" - was composed by Tarateño Rojas and performed by Laurie Johnson and his orchestra. Laurie Johnson was part of the worldwide trend that was covering this song in many different languages. It was a minor hit and entered the UK pop music charts. List of episodes Episode titles are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |