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Frances White (actress)
Frances White (born 1 November 1938, Leeds) is an English actress, perhaps best known for her roles as Kate Hamilton in ''Crossroads'' and as Vera Flood in the BBC sitcom ''May to December''. A graduate of the Central School of Speech and Drama her TV appearances have included ''Juliet Bravo''; '' Trevor's World of Sport''; '' Dangerfield''; ''Holby City''; ''A Very Peculiar Practice''; as Cassandra, prophetess of Troy, in the ''Doctor Who'' story ''The Myth Makers''; as Julia, daughter of Augustus, Emperor of Rome, in ''I, Claudius''; and as Queen Charlotte, wife of George III, in ''Prince Regent''. Her film credits include roles in ''The Pumpkin Eater'' (1964), ''Press for Time'' (1966) and ''Mary, Queen of Scots'' (1971). She plays Granny Pig in the children's animated series ''Peppa Pig ''Peppa Pig'' is a British preschool animated television series by Astley Baker Davies. The show follows Peppa, an anthropomorphic female piglet, and her family, as well as her peers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leeds
Leeds () is a city and the administrative centre of the City of Leeds district in West Yorkshire, England. It is built around the River Aire and is in the eastern foothills of the Pennines. It is also the third-largest settlement (by population) in England, after London and Birmingham. The city was a small manorial borough in the 13th century and a market town in the 16th century. It expanded by becoming a major production centre, including of carbonated water where it was invented in the 1760s, and trading centre (mainly with wool) for the 17th and 18th centuries. It was a major mill town during the Industrial Revolution. It was also known for its flax industry, iron foundries, engineering and printing, as well as shopping, with several surviving Victorian era arcades, such as Kirkgate Market. City status was awarded in 1893, a populous urban centre formed in the following century which absorbed surrounding villages and overtook the nearby York population. It is locate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I, Claudius (TV Series)
''I, Claudius'' (stylized as ''I·CLAVDIVS'') is a 1976 BBC Television adaptation of Robert Graves' 1934 novel ''I, Claudius'' and its 1935 sequel ''Claudius the God''. Written by Jack Pulman, it stars Derek Jacobi as Claudius, with Siân Phillips, Brian Blessed, George Baker, Margaret Tyzack, John Hurt, Patricia Quinn, Ian Ogilvy, Kevin McNally, Patrick Stewart, and John Rhys-Davies. The series covers the history of the early Roman Empire, told from the perspective of the elderly Emperor Claudius who narrates the series. Among many other productions and adaptations, Graves' Claudius novels have also been adapted for BBC Radio 4 broadcast (2010) and for the stage (1972). Plot summary and episodes ''I, Claudius'' follows the history of the early Roman Empire, narrated by the elderly Roman Emperor Claudius, from the year 24 BC to his death in AD 54. The series opens with Augustus, the first Emperor of Rome, attempting to find an heir, and his wife, Livia, plotting to elevat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harpers West One
''Harpers West One'' was an ATV television drama series about a fictional department store, Harpers, in the West 1 district of London. The show was created by John Whitney and Geoffrey Bellman and ran in one-hour episodes from 1961 to 1963. It was introduced by ATV while ''The Probation Officer'', was being rested but became an immediate success. Press releases described it as "shopping with the lid off". A combination of drama and soap opera, it has also been described as presaging corporate dramas such as '' The Brothers'' for its depiction of power struggles at board level.Harpers West One memorabletv.com Retrieved 9 January 2018. The principal writers were Geoffrey Bellman, |
Studio 4 (TV Series)
''Studio 4'' is a BBC drama anthology series utilising BBC Television Centre's Studio Four, and running for two series in 1962. The series was envisaged as a sequel to '' Storyboard'', an anthology series which had been transmitted the previous year. Episodes Series 1 * "The Cross and the Arrow" (22 Jan 1962) * "The Second Curtain" (29 Jan 1962) * "Flight Into Danger" (5 Feb 1962) * "The Intrigue" (12 Feb 1962) * "Call Me Back" (19 Feb 1962) * "The Ballad of Peckham Rye" (5 March 1962) * "Look Who's Talking" (12 March 1962) * "The Victorian Chaise Longue" (19 March 1962) * "The Grass Is Singing" (26 March 1962) * "North Flight" (2 Apr 1962) * "A Voice from the Top" (9 Apr 1962) * "The Imbroglio" (16 Apr 1962) Series 2 * "Doctor Korczak and the Children" (13 Aug 1962) * "The Weather in the Streets" (20 Aug 1962) * "Summer Storm" (27 Aug 1962) * "Address Unknown" (3 Sept 1962) * "Stamboul Train" (10 Sept 1962) * "Comrade Jacob" (17 Sept 1962) Status Like the preceding series, ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Probation Officer
''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] |
Winning Widows
''Winning Widows'' is a British television sitcom which first aired on ITV between 1961 and 1962.Rhodes & Westwood p.200 It stars Peggy Mount and Avice Landone as Martha and Mildred, two widowed sisters who move in together. Other actors who appeared in the series include Thorley Walters, Carole Shelley, Anthony Sagar, Willoughby Goddard, Harold Goodwin, Hugh Paddick, John Junkin, Davy Kaye, Barbara Hicks, Graham Stark, Joe Melia, Ronnie Stevens, Anneke Wills and Bernard Cribbins Bernard Joseph Cribbins (29 December 1928 – 27 July 2022) was an English actor and singer whose career spanned over seven decades. During the 1960s, Cribbins became known in the UK for his successful novelty records " The Hole in the Groun .... Only two of the thirteen episodes are known to survive. References Bibliography * Howard Maxford. ''Hammer Complete: The Films, the Personnel, the Company''. McFarland, 2018. * Carl Rhodes & Robert Westwood. ''Critical Representations of Work and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deadline Midnight (TV Series)
''Deadline Midnight'' is a British television series which originally aired on ITV between 1960 and 1961.Vahimagi p.91 It focuses on the employees of a London daily newspaper. Cast Main * Armine Sandford as Jane Smith * Jeremy Young as Neville Crane * Glyn Houston as Mike Grieves * Bruce Beeby as Matt Stewart * Brian Badcoe as 'Robbie' Robinson * Mary Law as Peggy Simpson * Alexander Archdale as Holland * Vincent Ball as Keith Durrant * Peter Vaughan as Joe Dunn * Peter Fraser as Dick Seton * Pat Gilbert as Jill Collins * James Culliford as Tom Douglas * Ballard Berkeley as Desmond * Basil Moss as John Mundy Other A large number of other actors appeared in episodes of the show including Michael Caine, Derek Farr, Harry H. Corbett, Sarah Miles, Nanette Newman, Sydney Tafler, Valerie White, Alethea Charlton, Nyree Dawn Porter, Jane Merrow, George Coulouris, Claire Gordon, Kenneth Cope, Richard Pearson, Dilys Laye, Ronald Lacey, Larry Martyn, Warren Mitchell, Fra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Fleming
Mary Fleming () (1542–fl. 1581) was a Scottish noblewoman and childhood companion and cousin of Mary, Queen of Scots. She and three other ladies-in-waiting (Mary Livingston, Mary Beaton and Mary Seton) were collectively known as "The Four Marys". A granddaughter of James IV of Scotland, she married the queen's renowned secretary, Sir William Maitland of Lethington. Life Mary Fleming was the youngest child of Malcolm Fleming, 3rd Lord Fleming, and Lady Janet Stewart. She was born in 1542, the year her father was taken prisoner by the English at the Battle of Solway Moss. Her mother was an illegitimate daughter of James IV of Scotland. Lady Fleming became a governess to the infant queen, also born in 1542, and the dowager queen, Mary of Guise, chose Lady Fleming's daughter Mary to be one of four companions to the young queen. Mary Fleming and Mary, Queen of Scots, were first cousins. In 1548, five-year-old Mary Fleming and her mother accompanied Mary, Queen of Scots, to the cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peppa Pig
''Peppa Pig'' is a British preschool animated television series by Astley Baker Davies. The show follows Peppa, an anthropomorphic female piglet, and her family, as well as her peers portrayed as other animals. The show first aired on 31 May 2004. The seventh season began broadcasting on 5 March 2021. ''Peppa Pig'' has been broadcast in over 180 countries. Peppa herself has been voiced by several different performers through the years. Lily Snowden-Fine provided her voice in season one and Cecily Bloom in season two, then Harley Bird, five years old when she started, acquired the role for thirteen years until stepping down after season six. She was replaced by Amelie Bea Smith. John Sparkes, Morwenna Banks, Richard Ridings, Oliver May and Alice May also provide voices. On 31 December 2019, Hasbro acquired Entertainment One, including the ''Peppa Pig'' franchise, for a US$3.8 billion deal. On 16 March 2021, it was announced that the series was renewed until 2027, with the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary, Queen Of Scots (1971 Film)
''Mary, Queen of Scots'' is a 1971 biographical film based on the life of Mary Stuart, Queen of Scotland, written by John Hale and directed by Charles Jarrott. The cast was led by Vanessa Redgrave as the title character and Glenda Jackson as Elizabeth I. Jackson had previously played the part of Elizabeth in the BBC TV drama '' Elizabeth R'', screened in February and March 1971, the first episode of which was also written by Hale. The screenplay was written by John Hale and the film directed by Charles Jarrott. Like the play by Friedrich Schiller ('' Maria Stuart'', 1800) and the opera by Gaetano Donizetti (''Maria Stuarda'', 1835), it takes considerable liberties with history in order to achieve increased dramatic effect, in particular two fictitious face-to-face encounters between the two queens (who never met in real life). The film received mixed reviews with criticism of the screenplay, running length and historical inaccuracies; however it received praise for the leading ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Press For Time
''Press for Time'' is a 1966 British comedy film starring Norman Wisdom. The screenplay was written by Eddie Leslie and Norman Wisdom, based on the 1963 novel ''Yea Yea Yea'', by Angus McGill. It was partly filmed in Teignmouth in Devon. It was the last film Wisdom made for the Rank Organisation. Plot Norman Shields (Norman Wisdom) is a newspaper seller in London, a job organised for him by his grandfather, the Prime Minister (also played by Wisdom). After causing chaos. he is found a new job as reporter on a newspaper in the fictional seaside town of Tinmouth (partly filmed in the real seaside town of Teignmouth). The newspaper owner, an MP, has ambitions to become a junior minister and so goes along with the Prime Minister's 'request'. During his time in Tinmouth, the well-meaning Norman gets himself into all sorts of trouble whilst reporting, such as starting an argument at a council meeting which develops into an all-out fight between members. He later becomes the reporte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Pumpkin Eater
''The Pumpkin Eater'' is a 1964 British drama film starring Anne Bancroft as an unusually fertile woman and Peter Finch as her philandering husband. The film was adapted by Harold Pinter from the 1962 novel of the same title by Penelope Mortimer and was directed by Jack Clayton. The title is a reference to the nursery rhyme "Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater". Plot The film's narrative revolves around Jo Armitage (Anne Bancroft), a woman with an ambiguous number of children from three marriages, who becomes negative and withdrawn after discovering that her third (and current) husband, Jake (Peter Finch), has been unfaithful to her. After a series of loosely related events in which Jake's infidelity is balanced by his reliability as a breadwinner and a father, Jo and Jake take a first tentative step toward reconciliation. Thematically, there are two issues: Jo's frequent childbearing and Jake's extramarital affairs. The question of Jo's fertility is first broached by her psychiatrist. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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