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Hijack (TV Series)
''Hijack'' (stylised as ''H/JACK'') is a thriller television series created by George Kay and Jim Field Smith, with Idris Elba starring in the lead role. It premiered on 28 June 2023 on Apple TV+. In January 2024, the series was renewed for a second season. Premise Sam, a talented business negotiator, must use his skills to broker a peaceful end to a hijacking of a seven-hour flight from Dubai to London. Cast and characters Main * Idris Elba as Sam Nelson, a corporate business negotiator * Neil Maskell as Stuart Atterton / Gerald Taylor, Lewis's elder brother and the leader of the hijackers * Christine Adams as Marsha Smith-Nelson, Sam's estranged wife, a physics professor * Eve Myles as Alice Sinclair, an air traffic controller * Archie Panjabi as DCI Zahra Gahfoor, O'Farrel's former partner and a member of SO15 * Max Beesley as DI Daniel O'Farrel, Marsha's current boyfriend, a Metropolitan Police officer * Ben Miles as Captain Robin Allen, the pilot of Kingdom Airlines Fl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thriller Film
Thriller film, also known as suspense film or suspense thriller, is a broad film genre that evokes excitement and suspense in the audience. The suspense element found in most films' plots is particularly exploited by the filmmaker in this genre. Tension is created by delaying what the audience sees as inevitable, and is built through situations that are menacing or where escape seems impossible. The cover-up of important information from the viewer, and fight and chase scenes are common methods. Life is typically threatened in a thriller film, such as when the protagonist does not realize that they are entering a dangerous situation. Thriller films' characters conflict with each other or with an outside force, which can sometimes be abstract. The protagonist is usually set against a problem, such as an escape, a mission, or a mystery. Screenwriter and scholar Eric R. Williams identifies thriller films as one of eleven super-genres in his screenwriters' taxonomy, claiming that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chief Inspector
Chief inspector (Ch Insp) is a rank used in police forces which follow the British model. In countries outside Britain, it is sometimes referred to as chief inspector of police (CIP). Usage by country Australia The rank of chief inspector is used in the New South Wales Police The New South Wales Police Force (NSW Police Force; previously the New South Wales Police Service and New South Wales Police) is the primary law enforcement agency of the state of New South Wales, Australia. Divided into Police Area Commands (P ... and South Australia Police. Victoria Police declassified the rank in the mid-1990s. In both forces, it is senior to the rank of inspector and junior to the rank of Superintendent (police), superintendent. The insignia consists of a crown, the same insignia as that of a Major in the army. Canada The Sûreté du Québec and the City of Montreal Police Service (''Service de police de la Ville de Montréal'' or SPVM) utilize the rank of chief inspector. In both f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fatima Adoum
Fatima Adoum is a French actress based in London and Paris. Biography She studied language sciences, performing arts and holds a PhD in Cinema – at La Sorbonne, Paris 1. Filmography Cinema * 2002: ''Irréversible'' de Gaspar Noé * 2002: ''Funeral'', Newton I. Aduaka * 2004: ''Les Anges malicieux'', Frédéric Monpierre * 2004: ''Wild Side (film, 2004), Wild Side'', Sébastien Lifshitz * 2005: ''Temps morts'', Eléonore Weber * 2008: ''La Louve (série télévisée), La Louve'', Bruno Bontzolakis * 2009: ''Benicio'', Eric Borg * 2010: ''Infantania'', Eric Borg * 2010: ''One Man's Show'', Newton I. Aduaka * 2010: ''Stabat mater (film), Stabat mater'', Jean-Luc Herbulot * 2010: ''À tout prix'', Yann Danh * 2010: ''Lili's Got Talent'', Nur Sadiq * 2011: ''L'Assaut (film, 2011), L'Assaut'' Julien Leclercq (director), Julien Leclercq * 2011: ''Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows'', Guy Ritchie * 2012: ''Judy and Jim'', Ben Fellows * 2012: ''A place in the Sun (film, 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holly Aird
Imogen Holly Aird (born 18 May 1969) is an English television actress known for playing forensic pathologist Frankie Wharton in the BBC1 drama series '' Waking the Dead'', having previously starred in productions such as ''Soldier Soldier'' and the 1997 film ''Fever Pitch'' alongside Colin Firth. Early life Aird was born in Aldershot, Hampshire. She was spotted by a casting director at age nine whilst at Bush Davies Ballet School and starred in the 1980 dramatisation of the H. G. Wells novel ''The History of Mr Polly''. In 1981 she portrayed the young Elspeth Huxley in the television adaptation of the latter's autobiographical book ''The Flame Trees of Thika''. Career In 1981 she portrayed Elspeth Huxley in ''The Flame Trees of Thika''. In 1982 she starred as the young Beatrix Potter in ''The Tale of Beatrix Potter''. She was seen in ''The Happy Valley'' in 1987 with Denholm Elliott, in which she played a schoolgirl in Kenya in the 1930s. As well as small parts in various te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon McBurney
Simon Montagu McBurney (born 25 August 1957) is an English actor, playwright, and theatrical director. He is the founder and artistic director of the Théâtre de Complicité, London. He has had roles in the films ''The Manchurian Candidate'', ''Friends with Money'', ''The Last King of Scotland'', ''The Golden Compass'', '' The Duchess'', ''Robin Hood'', ''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1'', ''Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy'', ''Magic in the Moonlight'', '' The Theory of Everything'', and '' Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation''. He plays Cecil the choirmaster in BBC's ''The Vicar of Dibley''. Early life McBurney was born in Cambridge, England. His father, Charles McBurney, was an American archaeologist and academic of Scottish descent. His paternal great-grandfather was American surgeon Charles McBurney, who was credited with describing the medical sign McBurney's point. Simon McBurney's mother, Anne Francis Edmondstone (née Charles), was a British secretary of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aimée Kelly
Aimée Kelly (born 8 July 1993) is an English actress. She began her career in the film ''Sket'' (2011) and the CBBC drama ''Wolfblood'' (2012–2013), the latter of which earned her a BAFTA Children's Award nomination. She has since appeared in the film '' The Duke'' (2020) and the Apple TV+ series ''Hijack'' (2023). Early life and education Kelly is from Fenham in the west-end of Newcastle upon Tyne. She attended Sacred Heart Catholic High School, where her English teacher persuaded her to go into performing arts when she was 11. She had been interested in film from a young age. She took extra-curricular drama lessons at the Sage Academy with her twin Katie. Kelly won a scholarship to attend Tring Park School for the Performing Arts in Hertfordshire for sixth form as a boarding student. Before being cast in ''Sket'', Kelly worked as a waitress in a bar and as a shop assistant. She later went to university in Leeds. Career At 16, Kelly auditioned for the role of Minnie McGui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack McMullen
Jack Michael McMullen (born 22 February 1991) is an English actor and writer, best known for his roles in '' Waterloo Road'', ''Little Boy Blue'', ''Brookside'' and ''Grange Hill''. Early life Jack Michael McMullen was born in Liverpool on 22 February 1991. Career McMullen made his television debut as Josh McLoughlin on the Channel 4 soap opera ''Brookside'', playing the role from 2002 until the show's final episode in November 2003. He won two British Soap Awards for his role in the show; the first for Best Newcomer, and the second for Best On-Screen Partnership with co-star Sarah White. McMullen went on to appear as Timothy "Tigger" Johnson in the long-running BBC One children's television serial, ''Grange Hill'', appearing from 2004, initially in a guest role, and later a regular cast slot until 2008. He was in an episode of the BBC One drama series ''The Street'', then appeared in ''The Bill''. Next, he starred in BBC Switch's ''Proper Messy''. He was in an episode of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jasper Britton
Jasper Britton (born 11 December 1962) is an English actor. Early life and education Britton was born in Chelsea in London, and educated at Belmont Preparatory School, Sussex House School and Mill Hill School, north London. Britton is the only son of the actor Tony Britton and his second wife, the Danish sculptor Eva Castle Britton (''née'' Skytte Birkefeldt). His half-sisters are the television presenter Fern Britton and scriptwriter Cherry Britton. Career Stage Britton worked for six years as an assistant stage manager and sound operator until 1989 when, while working for Jonathan Miller at the Old Vic, he forced his way into Miller's office and refused to leave until Miller agreed to let him audition for ''King Lear''. His King of France to Eric Porter's Lear was the beginning of a prolific stage career. Early plays included '' The Visit'' with Théâtre de Complicité at the Royal National Theatre, ''The Cherry Orchard'', ''Macbeth'' and ''A Flea in her Ear'' at Notting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Home Secretary
The secretary of state for the Home Department, otherwise known as the home secretary, is a senior minister of the Crown in the Government of the United Kingdom. The home secretary leads the Home Office, and is responsible for all national security, policing and immigration policies of the United Kingdom. As a Great Office of State, the home secretary is one of the most senior and influential ministers in the government. The incumbent is a statutory member of the British Cabinet and National Security Council. The position, which may be known as interior minister in other nations, was created in 1782, though its responsibilities have changed many times. Past office holders have included the prime ministers Lord North, Robert Peel, the Duke of Wellington, Lord Palmerston, Winston Churchill, James Callaghan and Theresa May. In 2007, Jacqui Smith became the first female home secretary. The incumbent home secretary is Suella Braverman. The office holder works alongside the ot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neil Stuke
Neil Robert Stuke (born 22 February 1966 in Deal, Kent) is an English actor best known for his role of Matthew in the TV sitcom '' Game On'' and more recently for playing Billy Lamb in the BBC legal drama ''Silk''. Career Stuke played Matthew in the second and third series of '' Game On'', replacing Ben Chaplin. He also played the role of Senior Clerk Billy Lamb in the BBC television series ''Silk''. His television career also includes '' Between the Lines'', ''Trust'', ''Reggie Perrin'', ''At Home with the Braithwaites'', ''Monday Monday'', ''Office Gossip'', ''Bedtime'', ''A Touch of Frost'', ''The Catherine Tate Show'' and playing an alcoholic footballer/policeman in a 1997 episode of ''Pie in the Sky''. In 2006, he guest-starred in ''The Bill''; his character (James Tennant) was involved in the storyline of missing child Amy Tennant. In the summer of 2010, Stuke was featured on ''Celebrity MasterChef'', where it was discovered that he was not a very good chef, despite his c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Foreign Secretary
The secretary of state for foreign, Commonwealth and development affairs, known as the foreign secretary, is a minister of the Crown of the Government of the United Kingdom and head of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. Seen as one of the most senior ministers in the government and a Great Office of State, the incumbent is a member of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom. The office holder works alongside the other Foreign Office ministers. The corresponding shadow minister is the Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs. The performance of the secretary of state is also scrutinised by the Foreign Affairs Select Committee. The current foreign secretary is James Cleverly MP, appointed in the September 2022 cabinet reshuffle. Responsibilities Corresponding to what is generally known as a foreign minister in many other countries, the foreign secretary's remit includes: * British relations with foreign countries and governments * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hattie Morahan
Harriet Jane Morahan (born 7 October 1978) is an English actress. Her roles include Sister Clara in ''The Golden Compass'' (2007), Gale Benson in ''The Bank Job'' (2008), Alice in ''The Bletchley Circle'' (2012–2014), Ann in ''Mr. Holmes'' (2015), Rose Coyne in ''My Mother and Other Strangers'' (2016), and Agathe/The Enchantress in ''Beauty and the Beast'' (2017). Early life Morahan was born on 7 October 1978 in Lambeth, London. She is the younger daughter of director Christopher Morahan and actress Anna Carteret. Her older sister Rebecca is a theatre director, and her half-brother Andy is a music video and film director. As a child, she attended parties thrown by Sir Laurence Olivier, who once helped her with her mathematics homework. Morahan was educated at Frensham Heights School. She wanted to attend Newcastle University, but her father encouraged her to follow older sister Rebecca to New Hall, Cambridge, where she graduated with a BA in English in 2000. While at C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
