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Gareth Philips
Gareth Philips is a television producer. Career Radio and television presenter Philips began his career working on Radio Clatterbridge between 1995 and 1997. He moved on to work at other radio stations including MFM 97.1, before becoming a television presenter on the cable TV stations Liverpool Live and Channel One. From there he became a researcher for Granada Television in 1998, working on ''You've Been Framed'', ''Stars in Their Eyes'' and ''Soap Fever''. ''Coronation Street'' Between 2000 and 2002, Philips was a storyline writer for ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street''. From 2002 until 2004, he worked as script editor, then in 2004 he was promoted to assistant producer, overseeing the entire script and story team until the end of 2006. Philips is regarded as being integral to the success of the show during one of its golden periods, in which it won three successive BAFTA awards for Best Continuing Drama. During that time he also produced the ''Coronation Street Christmas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coronation Street
''Coronation Street'' is an English soap opera created by Granada Television and shown on ITV since 9 December 1960. The programme centres around a cobbled, terraced street in Weatherfield, a fictional town based on inner-city Salford. Originally broadcast twice weekly, the series began airing six times a week in 2017. The programme was conceived by scriptwriter Tony Warren. Warren's initial proposal was rejected by the station's founder Sidney Bernstein, but he was persuaded by producer Harry Elton to produce the programme for 13 pilot episodes, and the show has since become a significant part of English culture. ''Coronation Street'' is made by ITV Granada at MediaCityUK and shown in all ITV regions, as well as internationally. In 2010, upon its 50th anniversary, the series was recognised by Guinness World Records, as the world's longest-running television soap opera. Initially influenced by the conventions of kitchen sink realism, ''Coronation Street'' is noted for its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Internet Movie Database
IMDb (an abbreviation of Internet Movie Database) is an online database of information related to films, television series, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and personal biographies, plot summaries, trivia, ratings, and fan and critical reviews. IMDb began as a fan-operated movie database on the Usenet group "rec.arts.movies" in 1990, and moved to the Web in 1993. It is now owned and operated by IMDb.com, Inc., a subsidiary of Amazon (company), Amazon. the database contained some million titles (including television episodes) and million person records. Additionally, the site had 83 million registered users. The site's message boards were disabled in February 2017. Features The title and talent ''pages'' of IMDb are accessible to all users, but only registered and logged-in users can submit new material and suggest edits to existing entries. Most of the site's data has been provided by these volunteers. Registered ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lorraine Pilkington
Lorraine Pilkington (born 18 April 1974) is an Irish actress from Dublin who is best known for her role as Katrina Finlay from '' Monarch of the Glen''. Life Born in Dublin, Pilkington grew up in the affluent suburban village of Malahide, and attended Manor House School, Raheny. Trained at the Gaiety School of Acting, Pilkington began her career at the age of 15 when she appeared in '' The Miracle'' directed by Neil Jordan. She appeared onstage in the plays ''The Plough and the Stars'' and ''The Iceman Cometh''. At age 18 she moved to London where she was given a part in a Miramax film which eventually fell through. After returning to Dublin, Pilkington appeared in films including ''Human Traffic'' and '' My Kingdom'', a retelling of ''King Lear''. In 2000, she was cast as Katrina Finlay, a schoolteacher in a Scottish village in the BBC television series '' Monarch of the Glen''. After leaving the show at the beginning of the third season, she appeared in various other t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Garcia
Adam Gabriel Garcia (born 1 June 1973) is an Australian stage, television, and film actor who is best known for lead roles in musicals such as '' Saturday Night Fever'' and ''Kiss Me, Kate''. He is also a trained tap dancer and singer. Garcia has been nominated twice at the Laurence Olivier Awards in 1999 and 2013. Early life Garcia was born in 1973 to Jean Balharry and Fabio Garcia in Wahroonga, New South Wales. His mother, Jean, is Australian, and his father, Fabio, is from Colombia. Garcia's mother is a retired physiotherapist. Garcia attended Knox Grammar School where he completed his high school education. He also received formal tap dance training at Capital Dance Studio in Sydney, Australia. Garcia attended Sydney University, but did not complete his education as he left the university to take the role of Slide in the production of the musical ''Hot Shoe Shuffle'', which toured Australia for two years before transferring to London, England. Career Garcia began his f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcquelle Ward
Marcquelle Jermaine Ward (born 8 November 1983 as Baby Caton) is a British actor, dancer and rapper. He's known for the role of "BB" on the musical TV drama series ''Britannia High'' and for playing Rum Tum Tugger in the 2015 West End revival of ''Cats''. Filmography * 2014 ''Banana'' : Paul Lumb * 2013 ''Pat and Cabbage'' : Rob * 2012 ''The World According to Mya'' : Marcquelle * 2011 '' McQueen'' : Liam * 2011 ''Tati's Hotel'': Bipper * 2011 ''Tracy Beaker Returns: You Choose'' - Cyberbullying (interactive web series) : Boyfriend * 2010 ''Doctors'': Lucas Jones * 2009 ''Coronation Street'': Mitch * 2008 The National Television Awards 2008: Himself * 2008 ''Britannia High'': "BB" * 2007 ''DanceX ''DanceX'' is a reality television show produced in the UK for BBC One in 2007. It is a live show, in which two teams of male and female dancers compete to form a new dance group. Team Bruno won the show on 25 August. Presenter and team leaders ...'': Himself References Extern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew James Thomas
Matthew James Elwyn Thomas (born 3 March 1988), also occasionally credited as Matthew Thomas, is a British actor who has made appearances in television, film, and theater. He is known for his television roles including the BAFTA and Emmy Award-winning, ''The Lost Prince'', and the ITV drama-musical show, ''Britannia High''. In the U.S., Thomas is best known for having played the title role in the 2013 Broadway revival of ''Pippin'', which received a Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical. He was also a late addition to the U.S. national tour of ''Pippin'' in 2014. He had his Broadway debut in 2010 playing Peter Parker in '' Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark'' directed by Julie Taymor, with music by U2's Bono and Edge. In 2013, Thomas was nominated for an Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical for his performance in the title role in ''Pippin'', and, in 2015, he was nominated for a Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical for his performance a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mitch Hewer
Mitchell Scott Hewer (born 1 July 1989) is an English actor, best known for the role of Maxxie Oliver in the E4 teen drama '' Skins''. He has also starred in'' Britannia High'' as the all-round talent Danny Miller. Career In 2007, Hewer was cast as Maxxie Oliver in the teen drama, '' Skins''. He appeared on the cover of the March and October 2007 issues of gay magazine ''Attitude'', as part of a "Gays on TV" feature which included stars from ''Skins'', ''Hollyoaks'', ''Coronation Street'' and '' Shameless''. He also appeared nude in the June 2008 issue of ''Cosmopolitan'' in aid of testicular cancer research. Hewer starred in the music drama ''Britannia High'', in the role of Danny Miller. He also appears on the ''Britannia High'' soundtrack. He also appeared on the popular ITV and ITV2 shows '' Xtra Factor'', '' This Morning'', '' Richard and Judy's New Position'' and on the BBC comedy show ''Never Mind the Buzzcocks'' alongside team captain Davina McCall and singer Alesha Di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgina Hagen
Georgina "Georgie" Kimberley Hagen (born 21 June 1991) is an English actress and singer. She is most known for her appearance as Lauren Waters, from ITV's ''Britannia High''. She also featured in ''The Story of Tracy Beaker'' as Rebecca Chalmers in 2005. Early life As a child, Hagen starred in a number of West end musicals, including ''Chitty Chitty Bang Bang'' at the London Palladium and as the voice of Control in the 2004–2013 UK tour of '' Starlight Express - The 3rd Dimension'', on which her father, Peter Hagen, was musical director. Her mother is actress Susie Fenwick who has appeared in many West End productions. She was heard alongside actors such as Oliver Thornton and Tim Driesen. She studied at the Sylvia Young Theatre School in London. Career Hagen starred in ''Britannia High'' as Lauren Waters alongside Mitch Hewer, Sapphire Elia, Matthew James Thomas, Rana Roy, Marcquelle Ward, Sophie Powles and Adam Garcia. She went through a year-long audition process which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sapphire Elia
Sapphire Chrystalla Elia (born 15 April 1987) is an English actress, model and singer best known for her roles in musical drama ''Britannia High'' and the soap opera ''Emmerdale''. Early and personal life Sapphire Chrystalla Elia was born on 15 April 1987 in London. Elia is of Greek-Cypriot heritage. She is 3/4 Greek and 1/4 English. Career Elia modelled for brands such as Dolce & Gabbana, Selfridges and Debenhams from the age of three. She later went on to appear in a number of adverts. In 1996, Elia began attending the Sylvia Young Theatre School. She was cast in the role of a young Cosette in Trevor Nunn's theatre production of ''Les Misérables'' at the Palace Theatre. In 1998, Elia became an entertainer on ITV's ''Fun Song Factory'' for one series. Two years later she became a presenter on Discovery Kids, which led to a two-hour reality show called ''Blast Off'', where she attended the NASA Astronaut Training Camp for children. In 2002, Elia played Isabelle in the educatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Damon Rochefort
Damon Alexis-Rochefort né Damon Rochefort (born 1965 in Cardiff, Wales) is a Welsh scriptwriter, songwriter and producer. Career He has had success in music in the 1990s with his group Nomad, with the international hit " (I Wanna Give You) Devotion" and others as well as writing and producing hits for Kim Wilde, Bad Boys Inc, Michelle Gayle and La Toya Jackson. Prior to enjoying success with Nomad, Rochefort recorded "Don't Believe the Hype" under the name Mista E, an acid house single featuring a pre-fame Steve Coogan doing impersonations of Prince Charles and Alastair Burnet. He switched to script-writing in 1995, completing a script-writing course led by Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran (who created '' Birds of a Feather'') and subsequently starting his writing career with several episodes of ''Birds of a Feather''. Since 2004 he has written around 200 episodes of ''Coronation Street'', including landmark episodes such as Deirdre Barlow's funeral and the aftermath of the 50th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Harvey (playwright)
Jonathan Paul Harvey (born 13 June 1968) is an English screen actor and playwright. Life and works Harvey was born at Liverpool, Lancashire in 1968 to Maureen and Brian Harvey. He has a brother, Timothy, who is a music teacher in Chester. A former secondary school English teacher, his first serious attempt as a playwright was in 1987. He entered a competition, with a first prize of £1,000, for young writers at the Liverpool Playhouse, with his play ''The Cherry Blossom Tree'', a blend of suicide, murder and nuns. He won National Girobank Young Writer of the Year Award for ''The Cherry Blossom Tree''. Encouraged by this success he wrote ''Mohair'' (1988), ''Wildfire'' (1992) and ''Babies'' (1993), the latter won the 'George Devine Award' for 1993 and Evening Standard Theatre Awards#Most Promising PlaywThe Evening Standard's 'Most Promising Playwright Award' for 1994. In 1993, Harvey, premiered ''Beautiful Thing (play), Beautiful Thing'', a gay-themed play-turned-film for wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TV3 Ireland
Virgin Media One, also called Virgin One, is an Irish free-to-air television channel owned by Virgin Media Ireland (part of Liberty Global), operated through its subsidiary Virgin Media Television. The channel was known until 30 August 2018 as TV3 (and until 2006 as TV Three, launched on 20 September 1998), becoming Ireland's first commercial television channel. Its name was changed to Virgin Media One on the same day. The channel broadcasts a mix of Irish programming and acquired programming from ITV and others. History In October 1988, the Independent Radio and Television Commission (IRTC) was set up to regulate new independent stations. Following this TV3 was intended to be the Republic of Ireland's third terrestrial channel. The original broadcasting licence was granted to a consortium ''Tullamore Beta Ltd'' in 1990 (some of this consortium made up of Windmill Lane Productions and Paul McGuinness). It was originally envisaged that the channel would broadcast solely ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
