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For The Love Of Ada (film)
''For the Love of Ada'' is a 1972 British comedy film directed by Ronnie Baxter and starring Irene Handl, Wilfred Pickles, Barbara Mitchell and Jack Smethurst. It is a spin-off from the television series ''For the Love of Ada''. Plot Walter and Ada Bingley (Wilfred Pickles and Irene Handl), an elderly couple, are about to celebrate their first wedding anniversary. To celebrate, their family, friends and neighbours plan a surprise party. Their daughter Ruth entrusts her husband Leslie Pollitt with the organisation. They hire a traditional club hall for the event. On the night though Walter and Ada do their own thing and the party goes on without them. With most of the alcohol consumed a traditional knees-up begins. Leslie eventually finds them and drags them in for a meal, but they have already eaten. Cast * Irene Handl as Ada Bingley * Wilfred Pickles as Walter Bingley * Barbara Mitchell as Ruth Pollitt * Jack Smethurst as Leslie Pollitt * Arthur English as Arthur * Larry M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Driver
Harry Driver (13 May 1931 – 25 November 1973) was a British television scriptwriter and executive producer. He is best remembered for his partnership with Vince Powell on comedy television programmes including '' Never Mind The Quality Feel The Width'', '' Nearest and Dearest'', '' Bless This House'' and '' Love Thy Neighbour''. Biography Driver formed an amateur comedy act with Vince Powell known as Hammond and Powell, which performed in the Northern club circuit. Driver developed polio in December 1955. According to the BFI Screenonline, he spent "the next 18 months in hospital (12 of them in an iron lung), and, unable to move his arms and legs, the rest of his life in a wheelchair. ... Driver began to write stories and scripts, initially when in the iron lung (via dictation) and then on a typewriter, apparently with a knitting needle clenched between his teeth." Driver began sending scripts to Granada Television, one of his submissions was eventually accepted. He received his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Boxer (British Actor)
John Boxer (25 April 1909 – 22 August 1982) was a British film and television actor. His television appearances included ''Emergency – Ward 10'', ''Dixon of Dock Green'', '' The Saint'', ''Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)'', ''The Onedin Line'' and ''The Life and Times of David Lloyd George''. Selected filmography * '' Escape Me Never'' (1935) - Undetermined Role (uncredited) * ''There Ain't No Justice'' (1939) - Mr. Short (uncredited) * ''Convoy'' (1940) - German Captain (uncredited) * ''George and Margaret'' (1940) - Claude * ''The Black Sheep of Whitehall'' (1942) - Hotel Receptionist (uncredited) * ''The Big Blockade'' (1942) - Press * ''The Day Will Dawn'' (1942) - U-Boat Commander * ''Flying Fortress'' (1942) - Meteorologist (uncredited) * '' The Foreman Went to France'' (1942) - Official (uncredited) * ''The Goose Steps Out'' (1942) - British Pilot (uncredited) * '' In Which We Serve'' (1942) - Hollet * ''The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp'' (1943) - Soldier (uncr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Based On Television Series
This a list of television programs that were later adapted into feature films. Programs with films which are prequels, sequels or based upon the series Pilot episodes released as feature films Television pilots that were soon or later adapted into feature films for either a release or re-release to movie theaters or direct-to-video. *''77 Sunset Strip'' ( Pilot, '' Girl on the Run'', 1958, initially briefly shown as a "feature film" in one Caribbean theater in order for the studio to cheat Roy Huggins of television series creator rights) *'' The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius'' (Original unaired TV pilot, "Runaway Rocketboy", 1998, expanded and remade into a feature film as '' Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius'', 2001) *'' The Amazing Spider-Man'' ('' Spider-Man'', 1977) *''Battlestar Galactica'' (Three-part TV pilot, "Saga of a Star World", re-edited into a big screen release in 1978 in the UK and international territories, in order to recoup its high production costs, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Shot At EMI-Elstree Studios
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitize ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Comedy Films
British comedy films are comedy films produced in the United Kingdom. In the early 1930s, film adaptations of stage farces were popular. British comedy films are numerous, but among the most notable are the Ealing comedies, the 1950s work of the Boulting Brothers, and innumerable popular comedy series including the St Trinian's films, the '' Doctor'' series, and the long-running Carry On films. Some of the best known British film comedy stars include Will Hay, George Formby, Norman Wisdom, Alec Guinness, Peter Sellers and the Monty Python team. Other actors associated with British comedy films include Ian Carmichael, Terry-Thomas, Margaret Rutherford, Irene Handl and Leslie Phillips. Most British comedy films of the early 1970s were spin-offs of television series. Recent successful films include the working-class comedies '' Brassed Off'' (1996) and ''The Full Monty'' (1997), the more middle class Richard Curtis-scripted films '' Four Weddings and a Funeral'' (1994) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1972 Comedy Films
Year 197 ( CXCVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Magius and Rufinus (or, less frequently, year 950 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 197 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * February 19 – Battle of Lugdunum: Emperor Septimius Severus defeats the self-proclaimed emperor Clodius Albinus at Lugdunum (modern Lyon). Albinus commits suicide; legionaries sack the town. * Septimius Severus returns to Rome and has about 30 of Albinus's supporters in the Senate executed. After his victory he declares himself the adopted son of the late Marcus Aurelius. * Septimius Severus forms new naval units, manning all the triremes in Italy with heavily armed troops for war in the East. His soldiers embark on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1972 Films
The year 1972 in film involved several significant events. Highest-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1972 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Awards Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival): :'' The Working Class Goes to Heaven'' (''La classe operaia va in paradiso''), directed by Elio Petri, Italy :''The Mattei Affair'' (''Il Caso Mattei''), directed by Francesco Rosi, Italy Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival): :'' The Canterbury Tales'' (''I Racconti di Canterbury''), directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini, Italy / France 1972 Wide-release movies United States unless stated January–March April–June July–September October–December Notable films released in 1972 United States unless stated # *'' The 14 Amazons'' (Shi si nu ying hao), directed by Cheng Kang, starring Lisa Lu, Lily Ho, Ivy Ling Po. (Hong Kong historical drama martial arts film) *''1776'', starring William Daniels, Howard Da Silva, John Cullum, Ken Howard, Blyth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Tully
The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the ITV soap opera '' Coronation Street'' in 2006, by order of first appearance. Aadi Alahan Aadi Alahan, who first appears on 13 January 2006, is introduced alongside his twin sister Asha Alahan (Tanisha Gorey) as the newborn children of Sunita Alahan (Shobna Gulati) and Dev Alahan (Jimmi Harkishin). Aadi and Asha are originally portrayed by triplets Hannah, Harris and Ria Ahmed. The characters were written out following Gulati's decision to leave the soap and depart in February 2006. The character, along with Sunita and Asha, was reintroduced in 2009 with the role recast to Zennon Ditchett. Ditchett opted to leave the show in 2019 to focus on his schooling, so the role was recast to Adam Hussain, who first appears on 15 April 2020. Aadi features in a new story following his recast as Asha becomes the victim to a sexting scandal. Hussain expressed his excitement at joining the soap and wanted to develop his "own twis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rose Hill (actress)
Rose Lilian Hill (5 June 1914 – 22 December 2003) was an English actress and operatic soprano, who remains best known for her role as Madame Fanny La Fan in the British television series '' 'Allo 'Allo!''. She was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company. Biography Hill was born in London and won a scholarship to the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. She started her career as a soprano in 1939, singing at the Sadler's Wells Opera (later English National Opera) in London; soubrette and lyric soprano roles such as Despina in Mozart's opera ''Così fan tutte''. For the Glyndebourne Festival she sang Barbarina in Mozart's ''The Marriage of Figaro''. In 1948 she sang Lucy in the world premiere of Benjamin Britten's adaptation of ''The Beggar's Opera''. Hill's career in television and film started with the 1958 film ''The Bank Raiders'' and ended in 1994 with a guest appearance in ''A Touch of Frost''. Hill played various roles, including Miss La Creevy, in the Royal Shakespear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gareth Hunt
Alan Leonard Hunt (7 February 1942 – 14 March 2007), known as Gareth Hunt, was a British actor best remembered for playing footman Frederick Norton in '' Upstairs, Downstairs'' and Mike Gambit in '' The New Avengers''. Early life Alan Leonard Hunt was born in Battersea, London, in 1942. His father was killed in the Second World War when he was two years old, and he was brought up by his mother, Doris, and his stepfather. At the age of 15, he joined the Merchant Navy. After six years, he jumped ship in New Zealand and worked in a car plant for a year before he was caught and served three months in a military prison. Hunt was then deported back to Britain, and while taking a BBC design course he held a variety of jobs, including stagehand, road digger, butcher's assistant and door-to-door salesman. Having had an interest in acting since his early years, he subsequently trained at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art. Following that, he did rep across the United Kingd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veronica Doran
Veronica Doran (born 17 May 1948) is a British character actress who remains best known for her 18-month stint as Marion Willis in the ITV soap opera, '' Coronation Street''. She appeared in the series from 1982 to 1983. Early life Veronica Doran was born on 17 May 1948 in Carlisle, Cumberland, but was brought up in Blackpool, Lancashire. She was educated at St. Margaret Mary's School and St. Patrick's School in Carlisle before attending the Sacred Heart School in Blackpool. As a child she trained as a dancer and appeared with the Blackpool Tower Children's Ballet Company. Her career as an actress began as a voluntary helper with a small Lancashire repertory company. Career In June 1971 Doran played the small part of a worker at the Mark Brittain Warehouse named Carol in the long-running ITV soap opera, ''Coronation Street''. Over ten years later she returned to this programme and performed in her best known role, that of flower shop assistant Marion Yeats. She played thi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnnie Wade
Johnnie Wade is a retired British film and television actor. His most memorable role was playing put upon handyman 'Roger' in the ITV Yorkshire TV comedy series '' You're Only Young Twice'' between 1977 and 1981, he is one of only two members of the main cast still living, the other being Georgina Moon. Born in Bethnal Green, he was a market trader and became a singer in cabaret and with a band after winning talent contests. His first television break was in 1960s soap opera ''Compact'' as Stan Millet. He then performed in musicals including '' South Pacific'' and ''Guys and Dolls''. His other television appearances include ''The Two Ronnies'', '' Porridge'' (playing 'Scrounger'), '' Coronation Street'' and Z-Cars. Selected filmography * '' The Body Stealers'' (1969) * '' Carry On Again Doctor'' (1969) * '' For the Love of Ada'' (1972) * '' The Stick-Up'' (1977) * '' You're Only Young Twice (1977-1981)'' * ''The Music Machine'' (1979) * '' Shillingbury Tales'' (1980) * ''George ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
