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Harry Littlewood
Harry Littlewood (23 May 1921 – 26 December 2003) was an English actor who has appeared in ''Coronation Street'', ''George and Mildred'', ''Z-Cars'', '' Softly, Softly'', '' The Saint'', ''Never the Twain'', '' Families'', ''The Bill'', '' Casualty'', '' Bergerac'' and ''Howards' Way ''Howards' Way'' is a television drama series produced by BBC Birmingham and transmitted on BBC1 between 1 September 1985 and 25 November 1990. The series deals with the personal and professional lives of the wealthy yachting and business comm ...''. Filmography Television roles External links * 1921 births 2003 deaths Male actors from Manchester English male soap opera actors {{UK-tv-actor-1920s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manchester
Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The two cities and the surrounding towns form one of the United Kingdom's most populous conurbations, the Greater Manchester Built-up Area, which has a population of 2.87 million. The history of Manchester began with the civilian settlement associated with the Roman fort ('' castra'') of ''Mamucium'' or ''Mancunium'', established in about AD 79 on a sandstone bluff near the confluence of the rivers Medlock and Irwell. Historically part of Lancashire, areas of Cheshire south of the River Mersey were incorporated into Manchester in the 20th century, including Wythenshawe in 1931. Throughout the Middle Ages Manchester remained a manorial township, but began to expand "at an astonishing rate" around the turn of the 19th century. Manchest ... [...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] |
Meet The Wife (TV Series)
''Meet the Wife'' is a 1960s BBC situation comedy written by Chesney and Wolfe, which featured Freddie Frinton as Freddie Blacklock with Thora Hird as his tyrannical wife, Thora. It ran for five series. The series was based on a 1963 BBC television ''Comedy Playhouse'' production, " The Bed". The theme tune was by Russ Conway and incidental music by Norman Percival and later Dennis Wilson. The producers were John Paddy Carstairs and later Robin Nash. Outline The series followed the various ups and downs of a middle-aged married couple, Freddie and Thora Blacklock. Of the two, Fred played the "straight man", weary under Thora's nagging. He was a plumber who liked a bit of betting and a drink before coming home. His wife, Thora, was noted for her incessant talking while giving her husband a hard time. The couple had at least two children, one named Peter who was 23 and married. Apart from one, the catchphrases of the series belonged to Thora. The first occurred whenever the soci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First Night (TV Series)
''First Night'' was a BBC 1 series of contemporary television dramas by new writers, which ran from September 1963 to May 1964 and was the forerunner of ''The Wednesday Play''. The series was produced by James MacTaggart.Lez Cooke, ''British Television Drama: A History'', 2015, p. 71, 1844578968 "''Festival'', under Peter Luke, who went with him to the BBC as a producer, was to do the more classical pieces, ancient and modern: plays by Noël Coward, Cocteau, James Joyce, Ionesco, etc. were included in the first 1963–64 season. ''First Night'', produced by John Elliot, was to concentrate on the new writers and was to go out on Sunday night in opposition to ''Armchair Theatre''." Nigel Kneale's ''The Road'' was produced under the show's banner. Only a single episode (''Maggie'') is known to exist. The rest of the series, including ''The Road'', is considered lost Lost may refer to getting lost, or to: Geography *Lost, Aberdeenshire, a hamlet in Scotland * Lake Okeechobee Scenic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sergeant Cork
''Sergeant Cork'' is a British detective television series which first aired between 1963 and 1968 on ITV. It was a police procedural show that followed the efforts of two police officers and their battle against crime in Victorian London. In all 66 hour-long episodes were aired during the five-year run, although the last episode was not broadcast until January 1968, 16 months after the others. Journalist Tom Sutcliffe has credited it as a first example of the use of the Victorian-era policeman in a television crime series. A 1969 review in ''The Age'' opined that rather than suspense, the strengths of the series were its " cellent period settings and wonderfully thick pea-soupers" which "add up to splendid evocative stuff", as well as the performance of star John Barrie. At no time during the whole series is Sergeant Cork's first name given. Cast * John Barrie as Sergeant Cork * William Gaunt as Robert 'Bob' Marriott * Charles Morgan as Superintendent Rodway * Arnold Di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Friday Night (1960s TV Series)
Friday Night may refer to: *Friday, evening Friday Night may also refer to: Art, entertainment, and media Film * ''Friday Night'' (1987 film) (''Petak vecher''), a Bulgarian film by Lyudmil Kirkov * ''Friday Night'' (2000 film) (''V petek zvecer''), a Slovenian film * ''Friday Night'' (2002 film) (''Vendredi soir''), a French film by Claire Denis Music * ''Friday Night'' (album), a 2016 album by Will Butler * "Friday Night" (Arabesque song), a song by Arabesque from 1978 * "Friday Night" (Lady Antebellum song), was also recorded by Eric Paslay * "Friday Night" (Burak Yeter song), a 2019 song by Burak Yeter *"Friday Night", a song by Allister from ''Dead Ends and Girlfriends'' *"Friday Night", a song by the Click Five from ''Greetings from Imrie House'' *"Friday Night", a song by The Damned Things from '' Ironiclast'', 2010 *"Friday Night", a song by the Darkness from ''Permission to Land'' *"Friday Night", a song by Emil Bulls from ''The Southern Comfort'' *"Friday Night", a son ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Plane Makers
''The Plane Makers'' is a British television series created by Wilfred Greatorex and produced by Rex Firkin. ATV made three series for ITV between 1963 and 1965. It was succeeded by ''The Power Game'', which ran for an additional three series from 1965 to 1969. Firkin continued as producer for the first two series, and David Reid took over for series 3. ''The Plane Makers'' ''The Plane Makers'' focused on the power struggles between the trades union and the management on the shop floor of a fictional aircraft factory, Scott Furlong Ltd, as well as the political in-fighting amongst the management themselves. Patrick Wymark proved particularly popular as the anti-heroic Managing Director John Wilder, who was "a bully and a boor", who "is forgiven only if he gets results". Wilder's nemesis in the boardroom in the third series was David Corbett (Alan Dobie), though he was supported by his long-suffering wife Pamela ( Ann Firbank, standing in for Barbara Murray from series 2) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre
The ''Edgar Wallace Mysteries'' is a British second-feature film series mainly produced at Merton Park Studios for Anglo-Amalgamated. There were 48 films in the series, which were released between 1960 and 1965. The series was screened as ''The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre'' on television in the United States. Synopsis Producers Nat Cohen and Stuart Levy acquired the film rights to all of Edgar Wallace's books and stories in 1960. The original intent was that 30 of the films would be produced by Independent Artists at Beaconsfield Studios while a further 20 would be made by the Film Producers Guild at Merton Park Studios. In the event, Independent Artists' only contribution to the series would be The Malpas Mystery while more than double the intended 20 were made at Merton Park. The resulting adaptations were loose, with very few using Wallace's original titles. Like the concurrent Rialto Film series then being produced in Germany (see ''German crimis''), there was no attem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Compact (TV Series)
''Compact'' is a British television soap opera shown by BBC Television from January 1962 to July 1965. The series was created by Hazel Adair and Peter Ling; the partnership devised ''Crossroads'' while ''Compact'' was still running. In contrast to the kitchen sink realism of ''Coronation Street'', ''Compact'' was a distinctly middle-class serial, set in the more "sophisticated" arena of magazine publishing. An early "avarice" soap, it took viewers into the office, and aligned the professional lives of the characters with more personal storylines. The show was scheduled for broadcast on Tuesdays and Thursdays, thus avoiding a clash with ITV's ''Coronation Street'' on Mondays and Wednesdays. Outline and synopsis The idea came to Hazel Adair when she submitted a commissioned feature article for ''Woman's Own''. After the BBC decided to produce the project, she formed a working partnership with Peter Ling. When ''Compact'' began, the editor was female, Joanne Minster (Jean Harvey), s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drama 61-67
''Drama 61-67'' is a British anthology drama series which took a different title, based on year of transmission, each year.British Television, An Illustrated Guide, Oxford University Press, 1994, p.100 It alternated with ''Armchair Theatre ''Armchair Theatre'' is a British television drama anthology series of single plays that ran on the ITV network from 1956 to 1974. It was originally produced by ABC Weekend TV. Its successor Thames Television took over from mid-1968. The Canadi ...'' from ABC in the Sunday evening slot.The Stage Year Book - 1961, University of California Press, 1961, p.30 The series was described at the time as epitomising ATV drama.The Spectator, Volume 206, 1961, p.482 It is unknown how many episodes exist or are missing, although Nigel Kneale's ''The Crunch'' is known to exist and is available on DVD. References External links *{{IMDb title, 0969924, Drama 61-67 1960s British drama television series 1960s British anthology television series Bl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Big Pull
''The Big Pull'' (1962) is a BBC science-fiction Science fiction (sometimes shortened to Sci-Fi or SF) is a genre of speculative fiction which typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel unive ... series concerning an alien invasion of Earth. The events occur during early space exploration. Earth came under attack by an invisible force, which took over humans in pairs; one disappears, one dies. The disappeared one emerges under alien control, and his face is now that of the one who died. The fear grows palpable when it is realised that the number of victims is growing exponentially; the time between each attack halves each time, and the number of victims doubles. The hero, Sir Robert Nailer, realised this trend when he was following a van sporting the advertisement for a typewriter which read, "Twice the output in half the time". It was realised that the aliens were exerting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boyd Q
Boyd may refer to: Places Canada * Boyd Conservation Area, a conservation area located northwest of Toronto, Ontario * Boyd Lake (other) United States * Boyd County (other) * Boyd, Indiana * Boyd, Iowa * Boyd, Kansas * Boyd, Kentucky * Boyd, Minnesota * Boyd, Missouri * Boyd, Texas * Boyd, Wisconsin Elsewhere * Boyd Cave, Oregon * Boyd Escarpment, in Antarctica * Boyd Island, Antarctica * Boyd River (other), several rivers in Australia *River Boyd, in the UK People * Boyd (given name), a list of people with the given name * Boyd (surname), the surname, and a list of people with the surname * Boyd baronets, two baronetcies * Boyd Family, an Australian family * Boyd Gang, a criminal gang * Clan Boyd, a Scottish clan Brands and enterprises *Boyd, an archaic Bordeaux wine producing estate since divided into: ** Château Boyd-Cantenac ** Château Cantenac-Brown * Boyd, an American manufacturer of environmental seals and energy management products * B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
