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Ideal (TV Series)
''Ideal'' is a British dark comedy television series originally broadcast on TV channel BBC Three, created by Graham Duff and produced by BBC Comedy North and Baby Cow Productions. It stars Johnny Vegas as small-time cannabis dealer Moz. ''Ideal'' is set in Salford, Greater Manchester, chosen because Duff was familiar with the area, having done many stand-up gigs there during his youth. Most of the series takes place in Moz's flat and revolves around the eclectic array of characters who visit Moz to buy cannabis, socialise or both. The opening and closing theme is "Song of the Oss" from the album ''Nuada: Music Inspired By the Film the Wicker Man'' composed by British band Candidate. The series features a number of tracks by Californian hip hop group Ugly Duckling and Pizzicato Five. ''Ideal'' was broadcast on BBC Three in the UK, on entertainment channel 3e in Ireland and on ABC2 in Australia. First broadcast in 2005, seven series have been shown; the most recent ended ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graham Duff
Graham Duff is an English writer, actor and producer. His work for television and radio is typified by intricate plotting, large casts, frequently dark subject matter and a love of wordplay and surrealism. Duff's writing is influenced by the worlds of horror (genre), horror and science fiction, musical sub-cultures and the realms of fine art and art house cinema. He is a noted music enthusiast, having worked as a DJ and selected all the soundtrack music for seven series of his television show ''Ideal (TV series), Ideal'', as well as compiling an ''Ideal'' soundtrack album and helping to release albums by the left-field bands Celebricide and Cyclobe. He also worked as a script editor on seven series of BBC Radio 4's ''Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show!'' and the Alan Partridge movie ''Alpha Papa'' (2013). Early life Duff was born in Blackburn, Lancashire. He graduated from the University of Brighton. Career Career beginnings Duff began writing and performing in the mid-1980s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicola Reynolds
Nicola Jane Reynolds (born 26 July 1972, Pontypridd) is a Cardiff-based Welsh actress. Career After appearing in the 1999 film '' Human Traffic,'' she appeared in a series of jobbing roles, including '' Clocking Off'' and '' High Hopes''. Reynolds also appeared in Scrum 4 as Meg. She made her public break through in the children's CBBC show '' The Story of Tracy Beaker'' as head care worker Shelley Appleton. She appeared as Ros in Abi Morgans' BAFTA winning series "Murder" for the BBC, alongside Julie Walters, playing her daughter. During this period, she also became part of an ensemble around comedian turned actor Johnny Vegas. She has starred alongside him in '' Sex Lives of the Potato Men'' and on BBC Three's '' Ideal''. In 2009, Reynolds also acted in a BBC One Film Drama ''Framed'', playing Bethan Hughes, a Welsh mother of four. In October 2013, Reynolds appeared in the BBC One's daytime soap opera ''Doctors Doctor, Doctors, The Doctor or The Doctors may refer to: Tit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sinead Matthews
Sinead Matthews (born ) is an English actress whose credits include film, television, radio and stage. As well as having extensive theatre experience, her screen credits include '' He Knew He Was Right'' (2004), ''Vera Drake'' (2004), '' Pride & Prejudice'' (2005), '' Ideal'' (2005–2010), ''Terry Pratchett's Hogfather'' (2006), ''Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang'' (2010), ''Black Mirror'' (2013), ''The Smoke'' (2014), ''Jellyfish'' (2018), ''The Crown'' (2019), and ''Hullraisers'' (2022). Early life and education Sinead Matthews was born in 1980 or 1981 in Coventry, England, to her parents Mick and Maura Matthews. She attended Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School, in Potters Green, Coventry. Matthews was a performing arts student studying A-level Drama at Stratford-upon-Avon College, for two years between 1996 and 1998. She went on to study acting at Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London, graduating in 2003 with an BA in Acting Degree (H Level). Career Whilst still at R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Necrophilia
Necrophilia, also known as necrophilism, necrolagnia, necrocoitus, necrochlesis, and thanatophilia, is sexual attraction or acts involving corpses. It is classified as a paraphilia by the World Health Organization (WHO) in its ''International Classification of Diseases'' (ICD10, ICD) diagnostic manual, as well as by the American Psychiatric Association in its ''Diagnostic and Statistical Manual'' (DSM). Origins of term Various terms for the crime of corpse violation animate seventeenth- through nineteenth-century works on law and legal medicine. The plural term "nécrophiles" was coined by Belgian physician Joseph Guislain in his lecture series, ''Leçons Orales Sur Les Phrénopathies,'' given around 1850, about the contemporary necrophiliac François Bertrand: Psychiatrist Bénédict Morel popularised the term about a decade later when discussing Bertrand. History In the ancient world, sailors returning corpses to their home country were often accused of necrophilia. Singul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joanna Neary
Joanna Neary is a British comedian, writer and actress. Her solo, character-based stage shows include ''Youth Club'' and ''Joanna Neary Is Not Feeling Herself'', which received a Perrier Best Newcomer award nomination in 2004. She has also appeared in the TV shows ''Time Trumpet'', ''Angelo's'', ''That Mitchell and Webb Look'', ''Skins (TV series), Skins'', ''Dogface (TV series), Dogface'', ''Man Down (TV series), Man Down'' and ''Ideal (TV series), Ideal''. Radio credits include acting as an ensemble member of the cast in the first series of the ''Count Arthur Strong, Count Arthur Strong Radio Show'', as well as appearing in numerous series of the Radio 4 show ''Out to Lunch''. Harry Deansway, writing in ''The Guardian'', described Neary as "a character actress par excellence; not only are her characters well observed and immaculately performed, but they are well written and, most importantly, funny....A Joyce Grenfell of our age." Education Neary grew up in Redruth, Cornwall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White Label Record
A white label record is a vinyl record with white labels attached. There are several variations each with a different purpose. Variations include test pressings, white label promos, and plain white labels. Test pressings Test pressings, usually with ''test pressing'' written on the label, with catalogue number, artist and recording time or date, are the first vinyl discs made at the factory. Such discs are produced in very small quantities (usually no more than 5 or 6 copies) to evaluate the quality of the disc before mass production begins. A review of the test pressing may expose problems with the tape to disc transfer ( mastering) and helps to ensure that the defective discs do not reach the public. Promotional recordings In the United States, the term ''white label promo'' (often abbreviated as WLP) refers to a promotional pressing with a label that has mostly the same text and label logo/artwork as the commercial label, but with a white background instead of the color l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronny Jhutti
Ronny Jhutti (born Ajay Dhutti, 1973) is a British actor, most notable for his role as Sohail Karim in ''EastEnders'', Danny Bartock in two episodes of ''Doctor Who'' and Naz Omar in '' Vexed''. Early life Ronny was raised in London, where he was born. Career He has appeared on television many times, including '' Shameless'', ''EastEnders'', ''Holby City'', '' Ideal'' and ''Doctor Who'' (season two's " The Impossible Planet"/" The Satan Pit"). Ronny was in the 2008 film '' Cash and Curry''. Ronny is the best friend of Ameet Chana and was cast in the part of Rohit a week before shooting commenced on the film. Ronny was also a guest star on '' Totally Doctor Who'' in 2006 (episode #1.10). Ronny has a part-time job as a school teacher, most notably at The Westgate School, Slough. From 2021 to present Ronny is the voice of Adil Shah in ''The Archers ''The Archers'' is a British radio soap opera currently broadcast on BBC Radio 4, the corporation's main spoken-word Radio br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Burgess (comedian) (1917–1993), English writer and composer
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Tony Burgess may refer to: * Tony Burgess (author) (born 1959), Canadian author * Tony Burgess (footballer) (born 1961), Australian rules footballer See also * Anthony Burgess John Anthony Burgess Wilson, (; 25 February 1917 – 22 November 1993) who published under the name Anthony Burgess, was an English writer and composer. Although Burgess was primarily a comic writer, his Utopian and dystopian fiction, dy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Criminal Investigation Department
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) is the branch of a police force to which most plainclothes criminal investigation, detectives belong in the United Kingdom and many Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth nations. A force's CID is distinct from its Special Branch (though officers of both are entitled to the rank prefix "Detective"). The name derives from the Criminal Investigation Department (Metropolitan Police), CID of the Metropolitan Police, formed on 8 April 1878 by C. E. Howard Vincent as a re-formation of its Detective Branch (Metropolitan Police), Detective Branch. British colonial police forces all over the world adopted the terminology developed in the UK in the 19th and early 20th centuries, and later the police forces of those countries often retained it after independence. English-language media often use "CID" as a translation to refer to comparable organisations in other countries. By country Afghanistan The ''Criminal Investigation Department'' is under ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greater Manchester Police
Greater Manchester Police (GMP) is the territorial police force responsible for law enforcement within the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester in North West England. , Greater Manchester Police employed 6,866 police officers, 3,524 members of police staff, and 560 police community support officers. Additionally, the force has 325 special constables. GMP is headquartered at Central Park, Northampton Road, Newton Heath, Manchester. In December 2020, GMP was placed into special measures by Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS), after a watchdog report found that GMP did not record one in five crimes between July 2019 and June 2020. They estimated the force failed to log around 80,100 crimes, a high proportion of which were violent offences. Following the announcement, Chief Constable Ian Hopkins resigned from his post. History Greater Manchester Police was directly created from two recently amalgamated city police forces, Man ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Constable
A constable is a person holding a particular office, most commonly in law enforcement. The office of constable can vary significantly in different jurisdictions. ''Constable'' is commonly the rank of an officer within a police service. Other people may be granted powers of a constable without holding this title. Etymology Etymologically, the word ''constable'' is a loan from Old French ''conestable'' (Modern French ''connétable''),p. 93b-283a, T. F. Hoad, ''The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology'' (Oxford University Press, 1993) itself from Late Latin ''comes stabuli'' ( attendant to the stables, literally 'count of the stable'), and originated from the Roman Empire; originally, the constable was the officer responsible for keeping the horses of a lord or monarch.p103, Bruce, Alistair, ''Keepers of the Kingdom'' (Cassell, 2002), [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Goodman-Hill
Tom Goodman-Hill (born 21 May 1968) is an English actor in film, television, theatre and radio. He has acted for over 30 years, and in 2024 he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for his role in the Netflix drama '' Baby Reindeer''. Early life and education Tom Goodman-Hill grew up in Northumberland, and was educated at the Royal Grammar School in Newcastle upon Tyne. He regularly acted in amateur performances at the People's Theatre, Newcastle upon Tyne. Goodman-Hill earned a BA in Drama and English with a teaching qualification from the University of Warwick, where he took an active role in student drama. He spent a year as a supply teacher in Coventry before moving to London to pursue a full-time acting career. Career Film In '' The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen'', Goodman-Hill played Sanderson Reed opposite Sean Connery. He is also known for playing Sgt. Stahl in ''The Imitation Game'' and Neal Beidleman in Baltasar Kormakur's '' Everest'' in 2015. In 2020, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
