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Harry Batt
''Harry Batt'' is a television pilot starring Ian Kirkby as the fictional "Geordie copper" DI Harry Batt. The article is about both the character and the show itself. ''Dick and Dom in da Bungalow'' Harry Batt first appeared on ''Dick and Dom in da Bungalow'' in 2004, at the beginning of the show's fourth series. His main reason for coming to Da Bungalow was to punish presenter Dominic Wood after it was learned that Wood had cheated in a game of ''That's The Stuff'', on which Dom had replaced a jar of garlic mayonnaise with yoghurt. Harry forced Wood to eat the garlic mayonnaise on live TV as a punishment. Games Harry Batt devised two games during his appearances, both of which were shown during the last series of the show. "Nae Body Move" This game was first played on 10 September 2005 during the first episode of the fifth season of ''The Bungalow''. It took place in the back garden of the Bungalow on Saturday mornings. =Aim of the game= The bungalowheads have to dress thems ...
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Minute
The minute is a unit of time usually equal to (the first sexagesimal fraction) of an hour, or 60 seconds. In the UTC time standard, a minute on rare occasions has 61 seconds, a consequence of leap seconds (there is a provision to insert a negative leap second, which would result in a 59-second minute, but this has never happened in more than 40 years under this system). Although not an SI unit, the minute is accepted for use with SI units. The SI symbol for ''minute'' or ''minutes'' is min (without a dot). The prime symbol is also sometimes used informally to denote minutes of time. History Al-Biruni first subdivided the hour sexagesimally into minutes, seconds, thirds and fourths in 1000 CE while discussing Jewish months. Historically, the word "minute" comes from the Latin ''pars minuta prima'', meaning "first small part". This division of the hour can be further refined with a "second small part" (Latin: ''pars minuta secunda''), and this is where the word "second" comes ...
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Gina's Laughing Gear
Gina's Laughing Gear was a special programming slot which was presented by Gina Yashere. It was shown on Friday afternoons on BBC One and repeated on Saturday on the CBBC Channel. The purpose was to showcase new CBBC CBBC (initialised as Children's BBC and also known as the CBBC Channel) is a British free-to-air Public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom, public broadcast children's television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It is also the bran ... comedy at the time. The running gag in the slot was that Gina "hacks" the CBBC transmission in her claim to try to be a CBBC presenter. She often made desperate attempts to win over the audience, none of which were very effective. Episodes Series 1 (2007) References BBC children's television shows 2000s British satirical television series 2000s British children's television series {{BBC-tv-prog-stub ...
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The Legend Of Dick And Dom
''The Legend of Dick and Dom'' is a sitcom that stars Dick and Dom as two budding young princes who are on a quest to find the antidote to a terrible plague that consumed their kingdom Fyredor because Dick accidentally dropped the original cure. The all star cast also includes Mannitol (Steve Furst), a wizard who is really bad at doing magic, and Lutin (Chloe Bale), a thief who was released from prison. During the quest, they have to find various items e.g. a . They then put it in a special bottle to complete their potion. The programme is narrated by former ''Monty Python'' member Terry Jones. The show concluded with the series three finale, aired on 24 March 2011. Episodes Series overview Series 1 (2009) Series 2 (2010) Series 3 (2011) Guest stars Several well-known faces from CBBC have played guest parts in ''The Legend of Dick and Dom''. These include Kate Edmondson (''Hider in the House''), Ted Robbins (''The Slammer''), Phil Cornwell (who has appeared in various ...
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Mark Donovan (actor)
Mark Donovan (born 12 October 1968) is a Welsh character actor best known for his roles in productions such as ''Shaun of the Dead'', ''Black Books'', ''In Bruges'', and '' Murder Investigation Team''. He also played a brief scene of Hamlet in an episode of the David Renwick comedy-drama, ''Love Soup''. His stage roles include Gozark in '' Singin' in the Rain'' and Inspector Clay in '' Plan 9 from Outer Space''. Donovan is also a voice actor, providing voiceovers on the long-running BBC news programme ''Newsnight'' and extensively with Big Finish Productions on their range of audio dramas. He has appeared in ''The Tomorrow People'', '' Dalek Empire'', '' 2000 AD'', ''Sarah Jane Smith'', ''Bernice Summerfield'' and ''Luther Arkwright'' plays, but is best known for his various appearances in the '' Doctor Who'' range, most notably as the companion Shayde in the Fifth Doctor play '' No Place Like Home''. In October 2004 Donovan appeared on the cover of international magazine '' ...
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Antony Worrall Thompson
Henry Antony Cardew Worrall Thompson (born 1 May 1951) is an English restaurateur and celebrity chef, television presenter and radio broadcaster. Early life Worrall Thompson was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire. His parents, Michael Ingham (real name Peter Michael Worrall Thompson) and Joanna Duncan, were both actors. He was educated at the King's School, Canterbury, where he sustained facial injuries while playing rugby. He had to wait until he was twenty-one years old before he could have plastic surgery to correct the disfigurement. Early career After he left school, he studied hotel management at Westminster Kingsway College. Taking his first catering job in Essex, it is rumoured that his grandmother refused to write to him because she could not bring herself to write "Essex" on the envelope. In 1978, he moved to London and became sous-chef at Brinkley's Restaurant at Fulham Road, becoming head chef one year later. The following year he took a sabbatical in Fr ...
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Lee Barnett
Lee may refer to: Name Given name * Lee (given name), a given name in English Surname * Chinese surnames romanized as Li or Lee: ** Li (surname 李) or Lee (Hanzi ), a common Chinese surname ** Li (surname 利) or Lee (Hanzi ), a Chinese surname *Lý (Vietnamese surname) or Lí (李), a common Vietnamese surname * Lee (Korean surname) or Rhee or Yi (Hanja , Hangul or ), a common Korean surname * Lee (English surname), a common English surname * List of people with surname Lee **List of people with surname Li ** List of people with the Korean family name Lee Geography United Kingdom * Lee, Devon * Lee, Hampshire * Lee, London * Lee, Mull, a location in Argyll and Bute * Lee, Northumberland, a location * Lee, Shropshire, a location * Lee-on-the-Solent, Hampshire * Lee District (Metropolis) * The Lee, Buckinghamshire, parish and village name, formally known as Lee * River Lee - alternative name for River Lea United States * Lee, California * Lee, Florida * ...
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The Slammer
''The Slammer'' (also known as ''The Slammer Returns'' for its final two series) is a children's talent show sitcom that was broadcast on BBC One and CBBC from 22 September 2006 until 26 July 2014. Set in a fictional prison called HM Slammer, this programme follows a variety show format where "prisoners" (who have been arrested for "showbiz"-related crimes) compete, by performing to an audience, who decide which act should be released. The show is produced by Steve Ryde, who also produced CBBC's ''Dick and Dom in Da Bungalow'' and its subsequent spin off, ''Harry Batt''. It was based on an item from Dick and Dom called 'The Strangely Talented': a game in which contestants performed their specialised acts in front of the "Bungalow Heads" to try to win the title of Strangely Talented Champion. Some of the supporting cast of ''Dick and Dom in Da Bungalow'' appear in ''The Slammer''; Dave Chapman, Ian Kirkby, Lee Barnett and Melvin Odoom. The show returned, after a two-year abse ...
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Julian Kemp is a director of television and film. Early life Kemp was an early member of the Central Junior Television Workshop, as Julian Aubrey, at thirteen years old. Kemp graduating from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Career Kemp has directed films, television drama, television documentary, television animation and television commercials. Kemp has written series and stand-alone dramas. Awards Kemp has won BAFTA Awards. Filmography * ''Hardwicke House'', 1987 (as Julian Aubrey) * Blabbermouth & Stickybeak * House! * Last Train to Christmas * My Last Five Girlfriends * Roger and the Rottentrolls * Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars ''Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars'' is a 2007 BBC television drama about Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars, a gang of children who would occasionally help him. It stars Jonathan Pryce as Sherlock Holmes and Bill ... References External links * http://juliankemp.com/ * * * ...
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Steve Ryde
Steven Ryde (born 8 December 1971) is an English actor, voice-over artist and producer, best known for his role as Tatty Bogle from 1994 to 1998 in the children's TV series ''Wizadora''. He has worked mainly in children's television for over 30 years. He has appeared in various television programmes, including ''Your Mother Wouldn't Like It'', ''Palace Hill'', a spin-off from ''YMWLI'', playing Jimmy the Time Warp Kid and ''Wizadora'', in which he played the scarecrow Tatty Bogle from 1994 to 1998. In 1993, Ryde was selected to provide the voice-over links between programmes for a partially revamped Children's ITV, essentially as an off-screen presenter. In 1998, Ryde was offered the producer's role for the children's programming strand, and was charged with another relaunch of CiTV as it returned to in-vision presenters. In 1997, he co-wrote and appeared in the short film ''Suckers''. Between 2002 and 2006 he produced the CBBC programme ''Dick and Dom in Da Bungalow'' in whi ...
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Rachel Stevens
Rachel Lauren Stevens (born 9 April 1978) is an English singer, television personality, actress and businesswoman. She was a member of the pop group S Club 7 between 1999 and 2003. She released her solo debut studio album ''Funky Dory'' in September 2003. The album reached number nine on the UK album chart and the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) awarded it with a gold certification in October 2003. Two singles, "Sweet Dreams My LA Ex" and "Funky Dory", were initially released from the album: "Sweet Dreams My LA Ex" peaked at number two in the UK and received a silver certification from the BPI. In July 2004, Stevens released the single "Some Girls" as a charity record for Sport Relief, and the single's success prompted Polydor to re-issue ''Funky Dory'' with three new songs. '' Come and Get It'', her second studio album, was released in October 2005. It peaked at No. 28 in the UK, and two of its three singles reached the Top 10. Following the release, Rachel took an extende ...
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Ian Kirkby
Ian Kirkby is a British actor and writer. He is best known for his role as DI Harry Batt on the children's programme ''Dick and Dom in da Bungalow'' ''Diddy TV' Sandy Swashbuckle. Career In his early years, Kirkby became a member of the Central Junior Television Workshop. From there he was selected as an extra in 1987 in ITV sitcom, ''Hardwicke House''. In 1992, Kirkby graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and was employed in a number of minor roles in theatre and television productions. He also spent a year with the Royal Shakespeare Company and performed in the West End. In 2003, Kirkby was hired by the BBC to play Newcastle detective, Harry Batt on CBBC's ''Dick and Dom in da Bungalow''. Kirkby said he based the character of Harry Batt on a "Seventies Sweeney stereotype, but with a Geordie accent." The character was only intended to be a one-time appearance; however, the character became popular so Kirkby reprised the role as a recurring character and a regu ...
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Dick And Dom In Da Bungalow
''Dick & Dom in da Bungalow'' is a British children's television series presented by the duo Dick and Dom (Richard McCourt and Dominic Wood). The series was broadcast on weekend mornings on various BBC television channels for five series, running between 31 August 2002 and 11 March 2006. Creation McCourt and Wood met whilst presenting CBBC's The Broom Cupboard, and were invited to create a new Saturday morning show to air on CBBC's new digital channel. The name In da Bungalow was suggested by the BBC as a parody of Ali G Indahouse, and aired directly against SM:TV Live with H and Claire from Steps, and The Saturday Show on BBC One with Fearne Cotton and Simon Grant. After six months, da Bungalow had half a million viewers and moved to BBC One. Show format Much of the programme revolved around a loose game show format involving six studio contestants (or ''Bungalow Heads''). These were all children in Series 1–4, whilst in Series 5, five children and one celebrity were the ...
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