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Gerard Glaister
John Leslie Glaister DFC (21 December 1915 – 5 February 2005), known as Gerard or Gerrard Glaister, was a British television producer and director best known for his work with the BBC. Amongst his most notable successes as a producer were ''Colditz'', '' The Brothers'', '' Secret Army'' and ''Howards' Way''. After studying at RADA, Glaister made his West End debut in 1939. With the outbreak of war, he joined the Royal Air Force, commissioned as Pilot Officer on 8 September 1939 and initially flying a Blenheim bomber. He later served as a photo reconnaissance pilot in 208 Squadron RAF in the Western Desert, initially flying Westland Lysanders. It was during these latter duties that he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross on 6 October 1942, for a hazardous reconnaissance flight in an unarmed Hurricane at extremely low level across the Italian front line. He rose to the rank of Squadron Leader and retired from the RAF on 5 August 1952 (for medical reasons). Glaister later ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Distinguished Flying Cross (UK)
The Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) is the third-level military decoration awarded to officers, and since 1993 to other ranks, of the United Kingdom's Royal Air Force and other services, and formerly to officers of other Commonwealth countries, for "an act or acts of valour, courage or devotion to duty whilst flying in active operations against the enemy". History The award was established on 3 June 1918, shortly after the formation of the Royal Air Force (RAF), with the Royal Warrant published on 5 December 1919. It was originally awarded to RAF commissioned and warrant officers, including officers in Commonwealth and allied forces. In March 1941 eligibility was extended to Naval Officers of the Fleet Air Arm, and in November 1942 to Army officers, including Royal Artillery officers serving on attachment to the RAF as pilots-cum-artillery observers. Posthumous awards were permitted from 1979. Since the 1993 review of the honours system as part of the drive to remove distin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FRSE
Fellowship of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (FRSE) is an award granted to individuals that the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Scotland's national academy of science and letters, judged to be "eminently distinguished in their subject". This society received a royal charter in 1783, allowing for its expansion. Elections Around 50 new fellows are elected each year in March. there are around 1,650 Fellows, including 71 Honorary Fellows and 76 Corresponding Fellows. Fellows are entitled to use the post-nominal letters FRSE, Honorary Fellows HonFRSE, and Corresponding Fellows CorrFRSE. Disciplines The Fellowship is split into four broad sectors, covering the full range of physical and life sciences, arts, humanities, social sciences, education, professions, industry, business and public life. A: Life Sciences * A1: Biomedical and Cognitive Sciences * A2: Clinical Sciences * A3: Organismal and Environmental Biology * A4: Cell and Molecular Biology B: Physical, Engineering and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fourth Arm (TV Series)
''The Fourth Arm'' was a British television series produced by the BBC in 1979. The twelve-part serial dealt with secret agents parachuted into occupied Europe during the Second World War, following their progress through initial recruitment and training, and finally their first mission in enemy territory. ''The Fourth Arm'' was created and produced by Gerard Glaister, who had previously been at the helm of other World War II dramas such as ''Colditz'' and '' Secret Army''. The serial starred former ''Secret Army'' cast member Paul Shelley Paul Shelley (born Paul Matthews; 15 May 1942) is an English actor. Shelley was born in Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, and trained at RADA (Royal Academy of Dramatic Art). Since then he has mainly worked in the theatre as a classical actor. ... as Major Hugh Gallagher, essentially a reprise of his ''Secret Army'' character, Major Nick Bradley, in all but name. External links * BBC television dramas World War II television drama s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mackinnons
The Mackinnons was a BBC Scotland drama series, which started in 1977. It starred Bill Simpson as the head of the Mackinnon family, a vet in the fictional Argyll town of Inverglen (the opening shot actually showed Inveraray). It was seen as inhabiting similar terrain to ''Dr. Finlay's Casebook ''Dr. Finlay's Casebook'' is a television drama series that was produced and broadcast by the BBC from 1962 until 1971. Based on A. J. Cronin's 1935 novella ''Country Doctor'', the storylines centred on a general medical practice in the fictiona ...'' and '' Sutherland's Law'', but was less successful. External links IMDB entry Televi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oil Strike North
''Oil Strike North'' is a BBC television drama series produced in 1975. The series was created and produced by Gerard Glaister and dealt with life on Nelson One, a North Sea oil rig owned by the fictional company Triumph Oil. Eschewing the corporate power struggles of '' Mogul / The Troubleshooters'' and concentrating on more personal storylines, ''Oil Strike North'' was essentially a character study of how workers faced life on the rig and the impact it had on the lives of their families and loved ones. ''Oil Strike North'' lasted for one series of thirteen episodes. Gerard Glaister later moved on to produce the Second World War resistance drama '' Secret Army'', the air freight series ''Buccaneer'' and then onto the boating soap serial ''Howards' Way''. Two of the leading actors in ''Oil Strike North'', Nigel Davenport and Glyn Owen, also later appeared in ''Howards' Way''. The scenario was later revived by the BBC for the mid-1990s drama '' Roughnecks''. Cast * Nigel Dave ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Passenger (TV)
A passenger is a passive traveler in a vehicle. Passenger(s) or The Passenger(s) may also refer to: Literature * ''Passenger'' (Posmysz novel), by Zofia Posmysz, 1962, basis for the 1963 film and the 1968 opera * Passenger (Keneally novel), a 1979 novel by Thomas Keneally * "Passengers" (short story), by Robert Silverberg, 1968 * "The Passenger" (short story), by Vladimir Nabokov, 1927 * ''The Passenger'' (Boschwitz novel), by Ulrich Alexander Boschwitz, 1938 * ''The Passenger'' (McCarthy novel), by Cormac McCarthy, 2022 * ''The Passenger'', a 2006 novel by Chris Petit * "The Passenger", a 2012 horror story by Arinn Dembo Film and television Film * ''The Passenger'' (1928 film), a French silent film by Jacques de Baroncelli * ''The Passenger'' (1949 film), a French comedy by Jacques Daroy * ''Passenger'' (1963 film), a Polish drama by Andrzej Munk * ''The Passenger'' (1975 film), a drama by Michelangelo Antonioni * ''The Passengers'' (1977 film), a French film by Serge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Codename (TV Series)
''Codename'' was a short-lived British television series produced by the BBC in 1970. An espionage thriller series, ''Codename'' recounted the activities of a secret organisation, MI17, being run from a residential hall at Cambridge University. The programme, lasting for one series of thirteen episodes, was produced by Gerard Glaister and starred Clifford Evans, Alexandra Bastedo, Anthony Valentine and Brian Peck. It was preceded by a one-off pilot play, with a different cast. The leads were well known from other series when this series was originally transmitted, Valentine from ''Callan'', Bastedo from ''The Champions'' and Evans from ''The Power Game'', and the first episode featured on the cover of the Radio Times ''Radio Times'' (currently styled as ''RadioTimes'') is a British weekly listings magazine devoted to television and radio programme schedules, with other features such as interviews, film reviews and lifestyle items. Founded in May 1923 by J .... However, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Expert (TV Series)
''The Expert'' is a British television series produced by the BBC between 1968 and 1976. It ran for 62 episodes over four series. The series starred Marius Goring as Dr. (later Professor) John Hardy, a forensic pathologist working for the Home Office and was essentially a police procedural drama, with Hardy bringing his forensic knowledge to solve various cases. ''The Expert'' was created and produced by Gerard Glaister. The series was one of the first BBC dramas to be made in colour, and throughout its four series had guest appearances from (among others) John Carson, Peter Copley, Rachel Kempson, Peter Vaughan, Clive Swift, Geoffrey Palmer, Peter Barkworth, Jean Marsh, Ray Brooks, George Sewell, Anthony Valentine, Jeff Shankley, Bernard Lee, Lee Montague, Geoffrey Bayldon, Mike Pratt, Edward Fox, André Morell, Brian Blessed, Nigel Stock, Philip Madoc and Warren Clarke. Cast Main recurring characters across all four series. Archive status Most of the original videotape ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Revenue Men
''The Revenue Men'' is a British television series, produced and transmitted by the BBC between 1967 and 1968. The series dealt with cases handled by the Investigation Branch of Customs and Excise such as the illegal import of goods, illegal immigration and business transactions amongst travellers. ''The Revenue Men'' was produced by Gerard Glaister. The series lasted for three series and 39 episodes in total. In spite of this fact, all of the episodes were later wiped, with no episodes extant in the BBC #REDIRECT BBC #REDIRECT BBC Here i going to introduce about the best teacher of my life b BALAJI sir. He is the precious gift that I got befor 2yrs . How has helped and thought all the concept and made my success in the 10th board exam. ... ... archives as of 2009. External links * BBC television dramas Lost BBC episodes 1960s British drama television series 1967 British television series debuts 1968 British television series endings 1960s British crime television ser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dark Island
''The Dark Island'' is a six-part British television miniseries, produced by Gerard Glaister for the BBC. It premièred on 8 July 1962. It was later adapted for radio, which was transmitted in 1969. It was set on the Outer Hebridean island of Benbecula, though the majority of the series was filmed on South Uist. Plot The plot involves the discovery of a mysterious torpedo found on the shore of Benbecula. A naval team descends on the area to deal with the torpedo accompanied by Nicolson, an intrigued security officer. Further investigation of the torpedo reveals an international spy kit, the contents of which include a Finnish passport, British and Swedish currency, and most intriguing of all, a fragment of sheet music. Nicolson is joined by fellow security operative Grant, and together they investigate the sudden appearance of the torpedo. Their investigations meet with resistance from the locals, and when their investigations lead to a murder, it becomes apparent that someone ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Men From Room 13
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with pronouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of pronoun '' thee'') when followed by a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Widow Of Bath (TV Series)
''The Widow of Bath'' is a British thriller (genre), thriller television series which first aired on the BBC in six episodes between 1 June and 6 July 1959. Margot Bennett (writer), Margot Bennett adapted her own 1952 The Widow of Bath, novel of the same title.Reilly p.97 The show starred Guy Rolfe, Barbara Murray and John Justin. Art director Roy Oxley designed the sets. It is now considered lost film, lost. Cast * Guy Rolfe as Charles Atkinson (6 episodes) * Barbara Murray as Lucy Bath (6 episodes) * John Justin as Hugh Everton (6 episodes) * Peter Sallis as Cady (6 episodes) * Walter Horsbrugh as Simmons (6 episodes) * Jennifer Wright (actress), Jennifer Wright as Jan Deverill (6 episodes) * Arthur Shepherd as Myopic waiter (6 episodes) * Fay Compton as Mrs. Leonard (5 episodes) * Andrew Cruickshank as Det. Insp. Leigh (5 episodes) * William Sherwood (actor), William Sherwood as Hotel manager (5 episodes) * George Roderick (actor), George Roderick as Guido (4 episodes) * Joh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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