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Flying The Flag
''Flying the Flag'' was a BBC radio sitcom set in a British embassy in the Eastern Bloc during the Cold War. It ran for four series, aired from 1987 to 1992, which have been repeated numerous times. Synopsis Created during the Cold War, this BBC Radio 4 sitcom chronicled the vagaries of diplomatic life in a fictitious eastern-bloc country. Dinsdale Landen starred as the British ambassador, with Peter Acre (as First Secretary William Frost) and Moir Leslie (as Helen Waterson, the embassy's typist and secretary) as his assistants, and Stephen Greif as the US Ambassador. Later series moved with the times as the country embraced perestroika. Cast Regular Cast *Her Majesty's Ambassador Mr McKenzie - Dinsdale Landen *William Frost - Peter Acre *Helen Waterson - Moir Leslie *Spiro Wineberg, United States Ambassador - Stephen Greif *Colonel Surikov - Christopher Benjamin Production *Writer - Alex Shearer *Producer - Pete Atkin Pete Atkin (born 22 August 1945) is a Britis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comedy Drama
Comedy drama, also known by the portmanteau ''dramedy'', is a genre of dramatic works that combines elements of comedy and Drama (film and television), drama. The modern, scripted-television examples tend to have more humorous bits than simple comic relief seen in a typical hour-long legal or medical drama, but exhibit far fewer jokes-per-minute as in a typical half-hour sitcom. In the United States Examples from United States television include: ''M*A*S*H (TV series), M*A*S*H'', ''Moonlighting (TV series), Moonlighting'', ''The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd'', ''Northern Exposure'', ''Ally McBeal'', ''Sex and the City'', ''Desperate Housewives'' and ''Scrubs (TV series), Scrubs''. The term "dramedy" was coined to describe the late 1980s wave of shows, including ''The Wonder Years'', ''Hooperman'', ''Doogie Howser, M.D.'' and ''Frank's Place''. See also *List of comedy drama television series *Black comedy *Dramatic structure *Melodrama *Seriousness *Tragicomedy *Psychological ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Benjamin (actor)
Christopher Benjamin (born 27 December 1934) is an English actor with many stage and television credits since the 1960s. His television roles include three appearances in ''Doctor Who'', portraying Sir Keith Gold in ''Inferno'' (1970), Henry Gordon Jago in ''The Talons of Weng-Chiang'' (1977) and Colonel Hugh Curbishley in ''The Unicorn and the Wasp'' (2008). He also provided the voice of Rowf in the animated film ''The Plague Dogs'' (1982). Early life Benjamin was born in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England. Career He is well known for his roles in some of the UK's biggest cult television programmes. This included playing the same character ("Potter") in two Patrick McGoohan dramas, ''Danger Man'' and ''The Prisoner'', fuelling speculation that they are possibly linked. He played the Old Man (boss of Philip Roath) in the Thames Television comedy by Peter Tilbury, ''It Takes a Worried Man'' (1981). He was also an occasional guest star in '' The Avengers'' and ''Doctor Who'', makin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Gregory (actor)
Paul Gregory may refer to: *Paul Gregory (baseball) (1908–1999), Major League pitcher and college coach *Paul Gregory (lighting designer) (born 1952), president and founder of Focus Lighting *Paul Gregory (producer) (1920–2015), American film and theatre producer * Paul R. Gregory (born 1949), English fantasy artist *Paul Roderick Gregory, professor of economics, University of Houston, Texas *Paul Gregory (squash player) (born 1968), English squash player See also *Paul Gregory Bootkoski (born 1940), bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Metuchen *Paul Gregori Paul Gregori is a paralympic athlete from France competing mainly in category T42 sprint events. Paul won silver in both the 100m and 200m in the T42 class in the 1996 Summer Paralympics held in Atlanta Atlanta ( ) is the capital ... (fl. 1990s), paralympic athlete from France * Gregory Paul (other) {{Hndis, Gregory, Paul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Pearce (British Actor)
Richard Pearce is a British voice actor. Pearce has appeared in over 500 radio dramas and was twice a member of the BBC Radio drama company. He played opposite Sir John Gielgud in ''Tales My Father Taught Me'' and in a variety of radio parts ranging from The Mekon in '' Dan Dare'' to the last castrato in ''The Angel of Rome''. In 1992 and 1993, Pearce appeared in the BBC Radio adaptation of ''The Adventures of Tintin'', playing the eponymous hero. His other audio work includes Kenneth Branagh's '' Romeo and Juliet'' (Renaissance), ''The Taming of the Shrew'' (BBC), ''Hamlet'' (Naxos), ''The Skull Beneath The Skin'' by PD James (BBC), '' Oliver Twist'' (BBC), ''A Woman of No Importance'' (Penguin), and two of BBC audio's highest selling audio series: ''The Adventures of Tintin'' (BBC) and '' Doctor Who'', playing Jeremy Fitzoliver, one of the doctor's companions in two specially commissioned episodes (''The Paradise of Death'' and ''The Ghosts of N-Space''). Pearce was the voi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Baddeley (actor) , British TV personality, regular contributor to the ''Antiques Roadshow''
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John Baddeley may refer to: *Jack Baddeley (1881–1953), born John Marcus Baddeley, Australian politician and member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly * Sir John Baddeley, 1st Baronet (1842–1926), English baronet and 593rd Lord Mayor of London *John Baddeley, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Baronets, of the Baddeley baronets * John F. Baddeley (1854–1940), British traveller, scholar and journalist, best known by his works on Russia and the Caucasus region. See also * Baddeley * Jon Baddeley Jon Baddeley is a fine art auctioneer, an authority on scientific instruments and collectables, a broadcaster and an author. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Goodland
David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". was, according to the Hebrew Bible, the third king of the United Kingdom of Israel. In the Books of Samuel, he is described as a young shepherd and harpist who gains fame by slaying Goliath, a champion of the Philistines, in southern Canaan. David becomes a favourite of Saul, the first king of Israel; he also forges a notably close friendship with Jonathan, a son of Saul. However, under the paranoia that David is seeking to usurp the throne, Saul attempts to kill David, forcing the latter to go into hiding and effectively operate as a fugitive for several years. After Saul and Jonathan are both killed in battle against the Philistines, a 30-year-old David is anointed king over all of Israel and Judah. Following his rise to power, David co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Rashbrook
Stephen or Steven is a common English first name. It is particularly significant to Christians, as it belonged to Saint Stephen ( grc-gre, Στέφανος ), an early disciple and deacon who, according to the Book of Acts, was stoned to death; he is widely regarded as the first martyr (or " protomartyr") of the Christian Church. In English, Stephen is most commonly pronounced as ' (). The name, in both the forms Stephen and Steven, is often shortened to Steve or Stevie. The spelling as Stephen can also be pronounced which is from the Greek original version, Stephanos. In English, the female version of the name is Stephanie. Many surnames are derived from the first name, including Stephens, Stevens, Stephenson, and Stevenson, all of which mean "Stephen's (son)". In modern times the name has sometimes been given with intentionally non-standard spelling, such as Stevan or Stevon. A common variant of the name used in English is Stephan ; related names that have found some curr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Howell (actor)
Peter Norman Bulmer Howell (25 October 1919 – 20 April 2015) was an English actor. Born in London, he was educated at Winchester College and began studying law at Christ Church, Oxford, but left in 1939 after being called up for military service in World War II. He served as a second-lieutenant in the Rifle Brigade, but was invalided out with dysentery during the North Africa Campaign in 1943. Shortly after, he made his professional stage debut with the Old Vic company. His West End plays included '' The Affair'', '' The Doctor's Dilemma'', ''Little Boxes'', and ''Conduct Unbecoming''. Howell's most recognised role was as Dr. Peter Harrison in television hospital drama series ''Emergency – Ward 10'' from 1958 to 1964, making brief returns to the series in 1966 and for the show's final episode in 1967. He made guest appearances in '' The Avengers'', ''The Prisoner'', Bill Brand, the ''Doctor Who'' serial ''The Mutants'' and ''Yes Minister''. He played the prison governor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susie Brann
Susie is a female name that can be a diminutive form of Susan, Susanne, Suzanne, Susannah, Susanna or Susana. Susie may refer to: Songs * "Susie Q" (song), a 1957 song by Dale Hawkins, covered by Creedence Clearwater Revival (1968) *"Wake Up Little Susie", by Felice and Boudleaux Bryant (1957) *"Susie", a song by Krokus from '' Painkiller'' *"Susie", a song by John Lee Hooker from the album '' Mr. Lucky'' *"Susie", a 2018 track by Toby Fox from ''Deltarune Chapter 1 OST'' from the video game ''Deltarune'' Film and TV * ''Private Secretary'' (TV series), also known as ''Susie'', an American sitcom * ''Susie'' (film), a Malayalam film * ''Susie'' (TV program), an Australian talk show *"The Susie", an episode of ''Seinfeld'' Fictional characters *Susie, one of the murdered children in the media franchise '' Five Nights at Freddy's'' *Susie, a major character in the video game '' Deltarune'' *Susie, part of the Legion, a killer in ''Dead by Daylight'' *Susie (a.k.a. Susanna Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margaret Ward (actor)
Margaret Ward (c. 1550-30 August 1588), called the "pearl of Tyburn", was an English Catholic martyr who was executed during the reign of Elizabeth I for assisting a priest to escape from prison. She was canonised in 1970, as one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales. Life Margaret Ward was born in Congleton, Cheshire, in Northwest England, around 1550. Not much is known about Ward's early life, except that, as the ''Catholic Encyclopedia'' states, "she was of a good family" and was described as a gentlewoman. According to the hagiographer Alban Butler, Ward was a victim of the renewed persecution in England at the time, during the reign of Elizabeth I. Ward worked as a housekeeper or companion in the home "of a lady of distinction" named Whitall in London. She decided to help William Watson, a priest and conspirator, later executed for treason, who was imprisoned in the Bridewell prison. Butler stated that "her story is largely part of" Watson's. Ward befriended t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sue Broomfield
Sue or SUE may refer to: Music * Sue Records, an American record label * ''Sue'' (album), an album by Frazier Chorus * "Sue (Or in a Season of Crime)", a song by David Bowie Places * Sue Islet (Queensland), one of the Torres Straits islands, Australia * Sue, Fukuoka, a town in Japan ** Sue Station (Fukuoka), a railway station * Sue Lake, a lake in Glacier National Park, Montana, United States Other uses * Suing (to sue), a type of lawsuit * Sue (name), a feminine given name (and list of people with the name) * Sué, a god of the Andean Muisca civilization * Sue (dinosaur), a ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' specimen * ''Sue Lost in Manhattan'' or ''Sue'', a 1998 film * Subsurface Utility Engineering * Sue ware, ancient Japanese pottery * ARC (file format) or .sue * Door County Cherryland Airport's IATA code * Mary Sue or Sue, an idealized fictional character * Yoshiko Tanaka or Sue (1956–2011), Japanese actress People with the surname * Carolyn Sue, Australian physician-sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Kydd (actor)
Jonathan Kydd (born 7 July 1956) is a British actor, narrator, writer, and producer. His first acting role was in the 1962 British comedy film ''The Iron Maiden'', in which he appeared aged 6 with his father. His father is the actor Sam Kydd who was in over 290 films. He has recently published the first volume of his father’s memoirs ‘Be a Good Boy Sam 1945-52’. His mother, Pinkie, was one of England's first female advertising copywriters and also played table tennis eleven times for England and was World Doubles Finalist in 1949. He has been on many TV shows but has been very successful as a voice over voicing video games, advertisements, corporates, documentaries and cartoons and being a regular on Radio 4 comedy. He was recently an executive producer on the horror film Lair. He has fronted many comedy bands and sings and writes for The Rudy Vees. He podcasts on The Chelsea Fancast every week about Chelsea FC and does the two minute Chelsea Fanbite for the Fancast. He h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
