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Grange Hill (series 15)
The fifteenth series of the British television drama series '' Grange Hill'' began broadcasting on 7 January 1992, before ending on 13 March 1992 on BBC One. The series follows the lives of the staff and pupils of the eponymous school, an inner-city London comprehensive school A comprehensive school typically describes a secondary school for pupils aged approximately 11–18, that does not select its intake on the basis of academic achievement or aptitude, in contrast to a selective school system where admission is res .... It consists of twenty episodes. Cast Pupils Teachers Others Episodes DVD release The fifteenth series of ''Grange Hill'' has never been released on DVD as of 2014. Notes References {{Grange Hill 1992 British television seasons Grange Hill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BBC One
BBC One is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network owned and operated by the BBC. It is the corporation's flagship network and is known for broadcasting mainstream programming, which includes BBC News television bulletins, primetime drama and entertainment, and live BBC Sport events. It was launched on 2 November 1936 as the BBC Television Service and was the world's first regular television service with a high level of image resolution. It was renamed BBC TV in 1960 and used this name until the launch of the second BBC channel, BBC2, in 1964. The main channel then became known as BBC1. The channel adopted the current spelling of BBC One in 1997. The channel's annual budget for 2012–2013 was £1.14 billion. It is funded by the television licence fee together with the BBC's other domestic television stations and shows uninterrupted programming without commercial advertising. The television channel had the highest reach share of any broadcaster in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clare Buckfield
Clare Buckfield (born 10 April 1976) is an English actress, best known for playing the role of Jenny Porter in the BBC sitcom ''2point4 Children'' for most of the nineties and Natasha Stevens in the CBBC series ''Grange Hill''. Biography From an early age, both she and her identical twin sister Julie harboured ambitions to be actresses, leading their mother to hire her daughters an agent. As a result, Clare and Julie appeared in local productions and were offered modelling work. A graduate of the Sylvia Young Theatre School in London, Buckfield originally auditioned for the part of Natalie Stevens in BBC 1 teenage soap ''Grange Hill''. She lost out to her twin sister Julie who was auditioning for the part of Chrissy Mainwaring, but Clare eventually won the role of Natasha Stevens in 1992. She appeared in ''Grange Hill'' for two years. Clare and Julie competed again to replace Clare Woodgate as character Jenny Porter in ''2point4children'', but this time Clare got the part ove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Desmond Askew
Desmond Askew (born 17 December 1972) is an English actor of film and television. In 1983 he had the lead role of 'naughty schoolboy' in the promo video of the Wham! single " Bad Boys". He has appeared in the films '' Go'' (1999), ''Repli-Kate'' (2002), ''The Hills Have Eyes'' (2006) and ''Turistas'' (2006). He has appeared in episodic television on series such as ''Grange Hill'' from 1991 to 1994 portraying Richard, ''Las Vegas'', ''Charmed'', the short-lived '' Then Came You'', as the recurring character Brody Davis on '' Roswell'', and the titular adaptation of the 1987 children's series ''Simon and the Witch''. He also voiced many minor characters (including Jowan and Chanter Devons) in the 2009 video game ''Dragon Age Origins''. He has recently voiced as CIA Nerd in '' Call of Duty: Black Ops II''. Askew studied at the Sylvia Young Theatre School Sylvia Young Theatre School is an independent school in Marble Arch, London, England. It is a specialist performing arts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Quayle
Anne Veronica Maria Quayle (6 October 1932 – 16 August 2019), known professionally as Anna Quayle, was an English actress. In 1963, she received a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for her performance in the original production of ''Stop the World – I Want to Get Off''. Early and personal life Quayle, whose father was the actor Douglas Quayle, studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA). She debuted in ''East Lynne'' at age 3 and played other children's roles thereafter. She also worked as a model in her youth. During one modeling assignment she fell off a ladder, breaking her nose in three places. At her father's encouragement, she did not have it straightened. In 1976, she married Donald Baker, but the marriage ended in divorce. Career Quayle appeared on film, on stage and on television. After her graduation from RADA, she appeared at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in ''Better Late'' (1956). Her film appearances include '' A Hard Day's Night'' (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Cornes
Lee Cornes is an English television actor and writer born in Worcester. A stand up comedian since 1980, he was a regular compere at London's Comedy Store throughout the 1980s and won best Stand Up Comedian at the Charrington London Fringe Awards in 1987. Cornes appeared in three series of '' Blackadder'', in two episodes of '' The Young Ones'' and as barman 'Dick Head' in the TV show ''Bottom''. He made an appearance in the first episode of '' Filthy, Rich & Catflap'' as a binman. Appeared in the ''Comic Strip'' episode "Slags". Appearances on ''Saturday Night Live''. Cornes also starred in children's drama ''Grange Hill'' as Mr. Jeff Hankin (1990–2002); provided voices for characters in the children's television series '' TUGS'', and featured in the '' Doctor Who'' story " Kinda" as the Trickster (1982). He appeared in '' Red Dwarf'' as Paranoia in the series one episode "Confidence and Paranoia". He also appeared several times in the BBC Scotland sitcom Rab C. Nesbitt, on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stuart Organ
Stuart Organ is a British actor. He is best known for his portrayal of the character Mr. Robson in the children's television drama ''Grange Hill''. Organ portrayed the series' longest-serving teacher, arriving in 1988 as the new head of PE. In 1998 he finally landed the headmaster's job, but left the series in 2003 soon after production of ''Grange Hill'' transferred to Liverpool. Prior to ''Grange Hill'', Organ appeared as Kevin Cross in the Mersey TV soap opera ''Brookside'', and played Bazin in the ''Doctor Who'' story '' Dragonfire'' in 1987. Since then, he has appeared in a variety of roles on T.V., including Monk, a flasher who exposed himself to Anna and yet was defended by Miles in ''This Life''; Richard Thornton, who stalked P.C. Sam Nixon across a double episode Special in ''The Bill''; and later as D.I Dixon in 2000, Leighton Peters, a top Civil Servant who was responsible for the downfall of Anthony Calf's regular in a double episode of ''Holby City'' and as solicito ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George A
George may refer to: People * George (given name) * George (surname) * George (singer), American-Canadian singer George Nozuka, known by the mononym George * George Washington, First President of the United States * George W. Bush, 43rd President of the United States * George H. W. Bush, 41st President of the United States * George V, King of Great Britain, Ireland, the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 1910-1936 * George VI, King of Great Britain, Ireland, the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 1936-1952 * Prince George of Wales * George Papagheorghe also known as Jorge / GEØRGE * George, stage name of Giorgio Moroder * George Harrison, an English musician and singer-songwriter Places South Africa * George, Western Cape ** George Airport United States * George, Iowa * George, Missouri * George, Washington * George County, Mississippi * George Air Force Base, a former U.S. Air Force base located in California Characters * George (Peppa Pig), a 2-year-old ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Kpobie
Joseph Kpobie is a British actor, who played Juley Smith in the popular BBC soap opera '' EastEnders''. He joined the show in 2002 and was axed in early 2005 after his character was criticised for being too stereotypical. Joseph was brought back in September and was involved in his first big storyline when his character got involved in a romance with a much younger girl (Ruby Allen) but since the end of the storyline he rarely was involved in any other storylines and therefore became a background character. Almost a year after returning, Kpobie had left the show again after a mutual decision was made with the producers that his character had reached a natural end. He also had a regular role in the drama series ''Grange Hill ''Grange Hill'' is a British children's television drama series, originally produced by the BBC and portraying life in a typical comprehensive school. The show began its run on 8 February 1978 on BBC1, and was one of the longest-running progra ...'' play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rebekah Joy Gilgan
Rebecca, ; Syriac: , ) from the Hebrew (lit., 'connection'), from Semitic root , 'to tie, couple or join', 'to secure', or 'to snare') () appears in the Hebrew Bible as the wife of Isaac and the mother of Jacob and Esau. According to biblical tradition, Rebecca's father was Bethuel the Aramean from Paddan Aram, also called Aram-Naharaim. Rebecca's brother was Laban the Aramean, and she was the granddaughter of Milcah and Nahor, the brother of Abraham. Rebecca and Isaac were one of the four couples that some believe are buried in the Cave of the Patriarchs, the other three being Adam and Eve, Abraham and Sarah, and Jacob and Leah. Early life After the Binding of Isaac, Sarah died. After taking care of her burial, Abraham went about finding a wife for his son Isaac, who was already 37 years old. He commanded his servant (whom the Torah commentators identify as Eliezer of Damascus) to journey to his birthplace of Aram Naharaim to select a bride from his own f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grange Hill (series 14)
The fourteenth series of the British television drama series '' Grange Hill'' began broadcasting on 2 January 1991, before ending on 8 March 1991 on BBC One. The series follows the lives of the staff and pupils of the eponymous school, an inner-city London comprehensive school A comprehensive school typically describes a secondary school for pupils aged approximately 11–18, that does not select its intake on the basis of academic achievement or aptitude, in contrast to a selective school system where admission is res .... It consists of twenty episodes. Cast and characters Pupils Teachers Others * Tina Mahon as Ronnie Birtles (episode 2) Episodes DVD release The fourteenth series of ''Grange Hill'' has never been released on DVD as of 2014. Notes References {{Grange Hill 1991 British television seasons Grange Hill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luisa Bradshaw-White
Luisa Bradshaw-White (born 9 December 1974) is a former English actress, known for playing Tina Carter in ''EastEnders'' and for her previous roles on '' Bad Girls'', ''Holby City'' and '' This Life''. She has also made appearances in television series such as '' Grange Hill'', ''Birds of a Feather'', '' The Bill'' and ''Doctors''. Career She first became known for playing Maria Watts in the long-running BBC children's programme '' Grange Hill'' (1991–1994). She went on to act in several other notable television programmes including '' The Brittas Empire'' (1997); '' London's Burning'' (2001), '' A Touch of Frost'' (1997), the ITV police drama '' The Bill'' (1995; 1996; 1997), ''Birds of a Feather'' (1997; 1998), and Lorna Rose in '' Bad Girls'' in 1999. In 1996, she played Kira in the popular BBC drama '' This Life''. Film credits include ''Wonderful World'' (1998), ''The Escort'', ''A Friendship in Vienna'' and playing Evita (the Hostess) in ''Mauvaise Passe'' (1999). Other ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kelly George (actor)
Kelly George (born 19 December 1970) is a British actor, best known for his long association with the BBC school drama series, playing Ray Haynes in '' Grange Hill''. Acting George's acting career began in 1984 playing Charlie Bates in Cameron Mackintosh's "Oliver" and after finishing, was asked to join Sylvia Young Theatre School. While studying there. he filmed "Who Sir Me Sir", "Three Penny Opera", " No Place Like Home", "Christine", and had a Carl Davis musical written for him: " Kips War" where he played the title character Kip. George's first became associated with " Grange Hill" in 1986, when he appeared on the BBC programme ''Drugwatch Special: It's Not Just Zammo''. The programme, a hybrid of both '' Crimewatch'' and " Grange Hill", was broadcast on 1 April 1986 to link with the ''Grange Hill'' storyline of Zammo McGuire's heroin addiction. In 1987, George appeared in Grange Hill as one of a gang of boys from rival school, St Joseph's, who were causing trouble with d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
