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Fletch
Fletch may refer to: * Fletch (archery), the individual materials, such as feathers, that provide aerodynamic stabilization in arrows or darts * Adrian "Fletch" Fletcher, a fictional character in British medical dramas ''Casualty'' and ''Holby City'' * Andy Fletcher (musician), nicknamed "Fletch", a member of the band Depeche Mode * ''Fletch'' (novel), the first book in a series of books by Gregory Mcdonald featuring the character Irwin Maurice Fletcher ** ''Fletch'' (film), a 1985 comedy starring Chevy Chase, based on the novel * Fletch (''Hollyoaks''), a fictional character from British soap opera ''Hollyoaks'' * Norman Stanley Fletcher, nicknamed "Fletch", the lead character in the British sitcom ''Porridge'' * ''Fletch & Vaughan'', the weekday drive show of New Zealand's The Edge radio station with co-host Carl "Fletch" Fletcher *A nickname given to a person whose surname is Fletcher See also *Fletcher (other) Fletcher may refer to: People * Fletcher (occupa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fletch (archery)
Fletching is the fin-shaped aerodynamic stabilization device attached on arrows, bolts, darts, or javelins, and are typically made from light semi-flexible materials such as feathers or bark. Each piece of such fin is a fletch, also known as a flight or feather. A fletcher is a person who attaches fletchings to the shaft of arrows. The word is related to the French word , meaning 'arrow', via the ultimate root of Old Frankish . Description As a noun, ''fletching'' refers collectively to the fins or vanes, each of which individually is known as a fletch. Traditionally, the fletching consists of three matched half-feathers attached near the back of the arrow or shaft of the dart that are equally spaced around its circumference. Four fletchings have also been used. In English archery, the male feather, from a cock, is used on the outside of the arrow, while the other two stabilizing feathers are from a female, or hen. Traditional archery lore about feather curvature is that a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adrian "Fletch" Fletcher
Adrian "Fletch" Fletcher is a fictional character from the BBC medical dramas ''Casualty'' and ''Holby City'', portrayed by Alex Walkinshaw. He first appears in ''Casualty'' series 26 episode "Zero Sum Game", first broadcast on 7 July 2012. Fletch is originally a staff nurse in Holby City Hospital's emergency department (ED). The character is portrayed as fun, likeable, charming and a Jack the lad; he considers his family very important. Fletch's backstory states that he was a mechanic, before retraining as a nurse after the Great Recession. Researchers consulted with the Royal College of Nursing, who said the scenario was realistic. Fletch's most prominent storyline in ''Casualty'' sees him begin a "slow-burning" affair with senior nurse Tess Bateman (Suzanne Packer). The characters' relationship was explored further in a special episode, " Mistletoe and Rum". Writers focused on Fletch's marriage to Natalie Fletcher (Claire Cage) as it began to dissolve and she isolates him fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Fletcher (musician)
Andrew John Fletcher (8 July 1961 – 26 May 2022), also known as Fletch, was an English keyboard player and founding member of the electronic band Depeche Mode. In 2020, he and the band were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Early life Fletcher was the eldest of four siblings born to Joy and John Fletcher. The family moved to Basildon from Nottingham when he was two years old, when his father, an engineer, was offered a job at a cigarette factory. He was active in the local Boys' Brigade from an early age, primarily to play football. Career Depeche Mode Fletcher, and acquaintances Vince Clarke and Martin Gore, were in their mid-teens when punk rock arrived on the music scene. Fletcher said this was "obviously the perfect age to experience it", noting that "we were very lucky in life". Fletcher and Clarke formed the short-lived band No Romance in China, in which Fletcher played bass guitar. In 1980, Fletcher, Clarke and Gore, the trio now all on synthesisers, forme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fletch (novel)
''Fletch'' is a 1974 mystery novel by Gregory Mcdonald, the first in a series featuring the character Irwin Maurice Fletcher. Synopsis The novel introduces I. M. Fletcher, a journalist and former Marine camping on a beach watching the drug culture for a story, waiting to find the origin of a dealer's seemingly endless supply of drugs before publishing an exposé. A millionaire businessman named Alan Stanwyck approaches Fletch to hire Fletch to murder him; the man tells Fletch that he is dying of bone cancer and wants to avoid a slow, painful death and his life insurance is invalid if he kills himself. Fletch accepts $1,000 in cash to listen to the proposition. Stanwyck offers him $20,000 for the murder, and Fletch talks him up to $50,000 in an effort to see if the man is serious. He appears to be sincere, and Fletch begins investigating the man's story. Additional pressure comes from Fletch avoiding the two attorneys chasing him for alimony for each of his ex-wives. By intervi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fletch (film)
''Fletch'' is a 1985 American neo-noir comedy thriller film directed by Michael Ritchie and written by Andrew Bergman. Based on Gregory Mcdonald's popular '' Fletch'' novels, the film stars Chevy Chase as the eponymous character. It co-stars Tim Matheson, Dana Wheeler-Nicholson, Geena Davis and Joe Don Baker. The film revolves around ''Los Angeles Times'' reporter Irwin M. "Fletch" Fletcher, who is offered a large sum of money to kill a millionaire (by the millionaire himself) who supposedly has a terminal cancer prognosis. Fletch becomes suspicious when he discovers the man is not ill; when he continues to investigate, his life is threatened. ''Fletch'' did well with critics and at the box office – it was among the top 50 grossing domestic films in its first year of release. It has since developed a cult following and was followed by a 1989 sequel, ''Fletch Lives''. Subsequent decades saw many unsuccessful attempts to restart or reboot the series; another ''Fletch'' film, ''C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fletch (Hollyoaks)
Jamie "Fletch" Fletcher is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera '' Hollyoaks'', played by Sam Darbyshire. The character debuted on-screen during episodes airing in October 2005. Fletch was created by executive producer David Hanson as a recurring character. In 2007 new executive producer Bryan Kirkwood promoted Darbyshire to the regular cast. Fletch made his final on-screen appearance on 21 August 2008. Fletch's main storyline was an addiction to the drug heroin. Casting In 2007 Darbyshire was promoted to the regular cast by executive producer Bryan Kirkwood as his screen time increased as part of central storylines. Character development In 2008 Fletch was involved in a storyline in which he and Sasha Valentine ( Nathalie Emmanuel) become addicted to heroin. Emmanuel said in an interview that she would like Fletch to return but was unsure how because when he left "he had no one" and "he even mugged Sasha". Storylines Jamie is best friends with his c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norman Stanley Fletcher
Norman Stanley Fletcher, commonly nicknamed "Fletch", is the main fictional character in the BBC sitcom ''Porridge'', and the spin-off, ''Going Straight''. He was played by Ronnie Barker. In the pilot episode, Fletcher claims to Mr Barrowclough that he was sentenced for stealing a lorry which then crashed through garden walls and a tool-shed when its brakes failed. This turns out to be a shaggy dog story leading up to the punchline "I asked for six other fences to be taken into consideration". In other episodes it is stated that he was sentenced for breaking and entering and that he is a career burglar. His tactics range from the practical (stealing pills from the prison doctor and eggs from the prison farmyard), to the symbolic (finding new and imaginative ways to stick two fingers up at Mackay and get away with it). In return, Mackay's frenzied, neurotic attempts to catch Fletcher out, when fruitful, give the warder a level of smugness and satisfaction that is only accentuate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fletch & Vaughan
ZM ( ) is a New Zealand contemporary hit radio network owned by New Zealand Media and Entertainment. It broadcasts 19 markets throughout mainland New Zealand via terrestrial FM, and worldwide via the Internet. The network targets the 15–39 demographic specialises in a chart-music playlist of pop, rock, hip hop and dance music. It reaches approximately 486,800 listeners weekly, making it the fifth largest commercial radio station in New Zealand. The ZM network as it is today was founded in the early 1970s as three separate commercial music stations owned by Radio New Zealand in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. The name is derived from the former callsigns of the stations: 1ZM, 2ZM and 3ZM. The stations were carved off to The Radio Network (now merged into New Zealand Media and Entertainment) in 1996, and ZM spread across the country, originally as three separate networks before finally merging to form one nationwide network in 2000. The network's head office and main ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fletcher (surname)
Fletcher is a surname of French language, French, English language, English, Scottish Gaelic, Scottish, and Irish language, Irish origin. The name is a regional (La Flèche) and an occupational name for an Fletching, arrowsmith (a maker and or seller of arrows), derived from the Old French ''flecher'' (in turn from Old French ''fleche'' "arrow"). The English word was borrowed into the Goidelic languages, leading to the development of the Scottish Gaelic, Scottish name "Mac an Fhleisteir" (also spelt "Mac an Fhleisdeir"), "the arrowsmith's son". Fletcher was not necessarily the surname of a Fletcher/Arrowsmith, for example, ''John Little the Blacksmith'', "Smith" not been his actual surname. The earliest record of the name is Jean de la Flèche (c.1030 – c.1097), a Norman noble from La Flèche, where he became its first Seigneur (lord) and held its original castle (the current one, on the same site is from the 15th century). He was father of Elias I, Count of Maine and a great gra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
