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Hold The Back Page
''Hold the Back Page'' is a British television series which originally aired on BBC One between 12 November 1985 and 28 January 1986. A sports reporter transfers from a broadsheet to a tabloid.Vahimagi p.301 Main cast * David Warner as Ken Wordsworth * Eric Allan as Reg * Gil Brailey as Alison * Lee Whitlock as Charlie Wordsworth * David Horovitch as Russell de Vries * Peter-Hugo Daly as Steve Stevens * Richard Ireson as Frank McNab * Tilly Vosburgh Matilda Vosburgh (born 17 December 1960) is a British character actress. Early life Born in the Westminster district of London, Vosburgh is the daughter of comedy writer and lyricist Dick Vosburgh and former actress Beryl Vosburgh (née Roques ... as Ruby References Bibliography * Vahimagi, Tise . ''British Television: An Illustrated Guide''. Oxford University Press, 1996. External links * {{IMDb title, id=0181224 BBC television dramas 1985 British television series debuts 1986 British television series endings 198 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adrian Shergold
Adrian Shergold (born 24 March 1948 in Croydon, Surrey) is a British film and television director. Selected filmography *''Danielle Cable: Eyewitness'' (2003) *''Dirty Filthy Love'' (2004) *''Ahead of the Class'' (2005) *''Pierrepoint (film), Pierrepoint'' (2005) *''Clapham Junction (film), Clapham Junction'' (2007) *''Funny Cow'' (2017) *''Persuasion (2007 film), Persuasion'' (2007) Selected television *''Christabel (TV series), Christabel'' (1988) *''Holding On (TV series), Holding On'' (1997) *''Eureka Street (TV series), Eureka Street'' (1999) *''The Second Coming (TV serial), The Second Coming'' (2003) *''Mad Dogs (British TV series), Mad Dogs'' (2011) *''Vera (TV series), Vera'' (2011) *''Lucan (2013 TV series), Lucan'' (2013) *''My Mother and Other Strangers'' (2016) Selected theatre *''Chorus Girls (musical), Chorus Girls'' (1981) References British film directors Living people British television directors 1948 births {{UK-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Whitlock
Lee Whitlock (17 April 1968 – 17 February 2023) was a British television and film actor. Of the many roles in film and TV, they included ''Shine on Harvey Moon'' (1982), '' Two of Us'' (1987), ''Casualty'' (1991), ''Grange Hill'' (1993), '' Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street'', '' London's Burning'', and ''The Bill'' (all 2007) and ''Ill Manors'' (2012). Career At age 12, Whitlock gave his debut in the British television series ''The Gentle Touch'' in 1980. In 1982 he starred in a main role as Stanley Moon, the son of Harvey Moon, for five seasons and 41 episodes of ITV's ''Shine on Harvey Moon''. In 1982, he appeared as Falstaff's page Robin in ''The Merry Wives of Windsor''. In 1987, he had a short appearance in the British film ''Wish You Were Here'' by David Leland, and he became further notable in the 1987 television drama '' Two of Us'', about a gay relationship between two schoolboys. The following year he starred alongside Chris Gascoyne in Central Televi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1986 British Television Series Endings
The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 **Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. **Spain and Portugal enter the European Community, which becomes the European Union in 1993. *January 11 – The Gateway Bridge in Brisbane, Australia, at this time the world's longest prestressed concrete free-cantilever bridge, is opened. *January 13– 24 – South Yemen Civil War. *January 20 – The United Kingdom and France announce plans to construct the Channel Tunnel. *January 24 – The Voyager 2 space probe makes its first encounter with Uranus. *January 25 – Yoweri Museveni's National Resistance Army Rebel group takes over Uganda after leading a five-year guerrilla war in which up to half a million people are believed to have been killed. They will later use January 26 as the official date to avoid a coincidence of dates with Dictator Idi Amin's 1971 co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1985 British Television Series Debuts
The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** The Internet's Domain Name System is created. ** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a new agreement on fishing rights. * January 7 – Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency launches ''Sakigake'', Japan's first interplanetary spacecraft and the first deep space probe to be launched by any country other than the United States or the Soviet Union. * January 15 – Tancredo Neves is elected president of Brazil by the Congress, ending the 21-year military rule. * January 20 – Ronald Reagan is privately sworn in for a second term as President of the United States. * January 27 – The Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) is formed, in Tehran. * January 28 – The charity single record "We Are the World" is recorded by USA for Africa. February * February 4 – The border between Gibraltar and Spain reopen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BBC Television Dramas
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Tilly Vosburgh
Matilda Vosburgh (born 17 December 1960) is a British character actress. Early life Born in the Westminster district of London, Vosburgh is the daughter of comedy writer and lyricist Dick Vosburgh and former actress Beryl Vosburgh (née Roques). She was educated at Camden School for Girls. As a child, Tilly began attending after-school classes at the Anna Scher Theatre. This soon led to minor roles in British television series with appearances in ''The Prince and the Pauper'', ''Grange Hill'' and '' Crown Court''. Career Television She went on to star in the films ''Phoelix'' and ''Radio On'' in the early 1980s. Some of her other appearances include roles in ''The Gentle Touch'', ''Maria Marten'', ''Gulliver in Lilliput'', ''Treatment'', '' Meantime'', ''You'll Never See Me Again'', ''Will You Love Me Tomorrow'', ''Strong Poison'', '' Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV'' and ''Minder'', throughout the Eighties. Vosburgh also featured in the films ''The Missionary'', ''The Pirates of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Ireson
Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'strong in rule'. Nicknames include "Richie", "Dick", "Dickon", " Dickie", "Rich", "Rick", "Rico", "Ricky", and more. Richard is a common English, German and French male name. It's also used in many more languages, particularly Germanic, such as Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Icelandic, and Dutch, as well as other languages including Irish, Scottish, Welsh and Finnish. Richard is cognate with variants of the name in other European languages, such as the Swedish "Rickard", the Catalan "Ricard" and the Italian "Riccardo", among others (see comprehensive variant list below). People named Richard Multiple people with the same name * Richard Andersen (other) * Richard Anderson (other) * Richard Cartwright (other) * Ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter-Hugo Daly
Peter-Hugo Daly (born 1956 in Islington, London) is an actor and musician. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, he was a member of new wave band the Cross along with fellow actor Phil Daniels. The band released a 1979 single, "Kill Another Night", on RCA Records. In 1980, Daly appeared with Daniels as drummer Mick "Lethal" in the Hazel O'Connor film '' Breaking Glass''. Extensive television appearances include ''Minder'', '' Bergerac'', ''The Bill'', '' Birds of a Feather'', ''Foyle's War'', ''Martin Chuzzlewit'', '' Silent Witness'', ''New Tricks'', '' Midsomer Murders'', '' Between the Lines'', ''Little Dorrit'', '' The History Man'', ''Lark Rise to Candleford'', Alan Bleasdale's '' G.B.H.'' and as Dave Morris in ''McLibel!''. He appeared in two of the '' Sharpe'' television films: '' Sharpe's Gold'' (1995) and ''Sharpe's Challenge'' (2006). Film appearances include Julian Temple's '' Absolute Beginners'', Martin Scorsese's ''Gangs of New York'', Woody Allen's ''Cassandra's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Horovitch
David Horovitch (born 11 August 1945) is an English actor, perhaps best known for playing the character of Inspector Slack in ''Miss Marple''. He stars in the '' Game of Thrones'' prequel series ''House of the Dragon'' as Grand Maester Mellos. Early life Horovitch was born in London, the son of Alice Mary, a teacher, and Morris Horovitch, a child care worker. He was educated at St Christopher School, a boarding independent school in the town of Letchworth Garden City in Hertfordshire, followed by the Central School of Speech and Drama in London. Horovitch's father was Jewish but atheist and married a non-Jew, and Horovitch was not brought up in the faith. He was in his 40s when he was given a string of Jewish roles and started learning about the religion. Career Horovitch has played many roles on popular British TV shows in the past 40 years including: '' Thriller'', '' The New Avengers'', ''Prince Regent'', '' Piece of Cake'', '' Bulman'', '' Hold the Back Page'', ''Boon'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gil Brailey
Gil or GIL may refer to: Places * Gil Island (other), one of several islands by that name * Gil, Iran, a village in Hormozgan Province, Iran * Hil, Azerbaijan, also spelled ''Gil, a village in Azerbaijan * Hiloba, also spelled ''Gil, a village in Azerbaijan People *Gil (given name) *Gil (surname) *Gil (footballer, born 1950), Brazilian footballer, Gilberto Alves *Gil (footballer, born June 1987), Brazilian footballer, Carlos Gilberto Nascimento Silva *Gil (footballer, born September 1987), Brazilian footballer, José Gildeixon Clemente de Paiva *Gil (footballer, born 1991), Brazilian footballer, Givanilton Martins Ferreira * José Gildeixon Clemente de Paiva (1987–2016), Brazilian footballer *Gil Gomes (born 1972), Portuguese retired footballer *Gilberto Ribeiro Gonçalves (born 1980), Brazilian footballer * Gilmelândia (born 1975), Brazilian singer known as "Gil" * Gill (musician) (born 1977), South Korean singer Fiction * Gil, a non-canon ''Star Trek'' Card ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher R
Christopher is the English version of a Europe-wide name derived from the Greek name Χριστόφορος (''Christophoros'' or '' Christoforos''). The constituent parts are Χριστός (''Christós''), "Christ" or "Anointed", and φέρειν (''phérein''), "to bear"; hence the "Christ-bearer". As a given name, 'Christopher' has been in use since the 10th century. In English, Christopher may be abbreviated as "Chris", "Topher", and sometimes " Kit". It was frequently the most popular male first name in the United Kingdom, having been in the top twenty in England and Wales from the 1940s until 1995, although it has since dropped out of the top 100. The name is most common in England and not so common in Wales, Scotland, or Ireland. People with the given name Antiquity and Middle Ages * Saint Christopher (died 251), saint venerated by Catholics and Orthodox Christians * Christopher (Domestic of the Schools) (fl. 870s), Byzantine general * Christopher Lekapenos (died 931) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Allan
Eric Allan (born 8 March 1940) is a British actor. His first film role was in Peter Brook's 1968 film ''Tell Me Lies'', based on the play '' US'' in which Allan had appeared the previous year. For 24 years from 1997 to 2021 he played the part of farm worker Bert Fry in the long running BBC Radio soap opera The Archers. Selected filmography * ''Tell Me Lies'' (1968) * ''The McKenzie Break'' (1970) * ''Bleak Moments'' (1971) * '' I.D.'' (1995) Selected television * ''Emmerdale'' (1972–1974) as Frank Blakey (regular role) *''Nuts in May'' (1976) as The Quarrayman (Play for Today Episode) * ''Hold the Back Page ''Hold the Back Page'' is a British television series which originally aired on BBC One between 12 November 1985 and 28 January 1986. A sports reporter transfers from a broadsheet to a tabloid.Vahimagi p.301 Main cast * David Warner as Ken Word ...'' (1985–1986) as Reg '' Bergerac '' as Peter Retford 1988 in Private Flight Selected theatre * '' US'' (1966) Refere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
