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Jonny Briggs
''Jonny Briggs'' is a Children's BBC kitchen sink realism television programme first broadcast in 1985. It revolves around the exploits of a young boy, the eponymous hero (played by Richard Holian), his pet dog, Razzle, and his eccentric family members: Mam (Jane Lowe) and Dad (Leslie Schofield), older sister Rita (Sue Devaney) and older brothers Albert (Tommy Robinson) and Humph (Humphrey) (Jeremy Austin). Another older sister, Marilyn, is mentioned but never seen. The stories often centre on Jonny's school life, where he and his best friend Pam are constantly in battle with the dreadful twins Jinny and Josie. Previously some of the Jonny Briggs books by Joan Eadington were read on Jackanory. In the books Jonny has two older sisters—Pat and Sandra. The programme was filmed in Bradford and set in Middlesbrough The theme tune "The Acrobat" composed by J A Greenwood in 1936, is considered synonymous with the series. The piece of music chosen for the programme was recorded by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Holian
Richard Holian (born 1975) is a Leeds-born actor most famous for playing the title role in the BBC children's television programme ''Jonny Briggs'', that ran for two series in 1985 and 1986. He subsequently had roles in: *'' All Creatures Great and Small'' *''Emmerdale '' *''Heartbeat'' *''Wives and Daughters'' *''At Home with the Braithwaites'' *''Children's Ward'' Following his acting career Holian moved into banking. In January 2017 he appeared in a children's television special edition of quiz show ''Pointless Celebrities'', alongside his ''Jonny Briggs'' co-star Sue Devaney Sue Devaney (born Susan Barber, 2 July 1967) is an English actress. Her roles include Debbie Webster in ''Coronation Street'', Rita in ''Jonny Briggs'', Liz Harker in ''Casualty'' and Jane in ''Dinnerladies''. Career Devaney has played various r .... References ;Citations ;Other sources * 1975 births English male television actors Living people Male actors from Leeds {{UK-tv-actor-197 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Chandler
Simon Chandler (born 1953) is a British film, television and theatre actor. He often plays senior establishment figures such as Members of Parliament and senior civil servants. Biography Born in 1953 and educated at Bedford School, Chandler's acting career began in 1976. His first film role was as Private Simmonds in Richard Attenborough's 1977 film '' A Bridge Too Far'' and he provided the voice of Merry in Ralph Bakshi's 1978 animated film adaptation of ''The Lord of the Rings''. His most prominent recent film work includes roles in ''Vera Drake'' (2004), '' Perfume: The Story of a Murderer'' (2006), ''The King's Speech'' (2010) and '' The Iron Lady'' (2011). He starred as Ade Rutter in the first series of ''House of Anubis'' and he has taken leading roles in ''Judge John Deed'' and other television dramas, as well as prominent theatre roles. With an acting career spanning almost forty years, his other film and television credits include roles in ''Angels'', '' Another Bouqu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Television Shows Based On Children's Books
Television, sometimes shortened to TV, is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving images and sound. The term can refer to a television set, or the medium of television transmission. Television is a mass medium for advertising, entertainment, news, and sports. Television became available in crude experimental forms in the late 1920s, but only after several years of further development was the new technology marketed to consumers. After World War II, an improved form of black-and-white television broadcasting became popular in the United Kingdom and the United States, and television sets became commonplace in homes, businesses, and institutions. During the 1950s, television was the primary medium for influencing public opinion.Diggs-Brown, Barbara (2011''Strategic Public Relations: Audience Focused Practice''p. 48 In the mid-1960s, color broadcasting was introduced in the U.S. and most other developed countries. The availability of various types of archival sto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BBC Children's Television Shows
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1980s British Children's Television Series
__NOTOC__ Year 198 (CXCVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sergius and Gallus (or, less frequently, year 951 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 198 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire *January 28 **Publius Septimius Geta, son of Septimius Severus, receives the title of Caesar. **Caracalla, son of Septimius Severus, is given the title of Augustus. China *Winter – Battle of Xiapi: The allied armies led by Cao Cao and Liu Bei defeat Lü Bu; afterward Cao Cao has him executed. By topic Religion * Marcus I succeeds Olympianus as Patriarch of Constantinople (until 211). Births * Lu Kai (or Jingfeng), Chinese official and general (d. 269) * Quan Cong, Chinese general and advisor (d. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1987 British Television Series Endings
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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] |
John Forbes-Robertson (actor)
John Forbes-Robertson (10 May 1928 – 14 May 2008) was a British actor best known for being the only actor other than Christopher Lee to play Count Dracula for Hammer Film Productions. He was born in Worthing, Sussex. He was not the son of actor-manager Sir Johnston Forbes-Robertson, as erroneously stated in the press at the time of his death; he was the grandson of one of Sir Johnston's brothers. He began his acting career on the stage, starting at the Intimate Theatre in Palmers Green, before pursuing a film and TV career in the 1950s and 1960s, usually in minor roles, in films such as '' The Battle of the River Plate'' (1956), ''Bunny Lake Is Missing'' (1965) and ''The Spy with a Cold Nose'' (1966). He made two films for Hammer - ''The Vampire Lovers'' (1970), as the Man in Black, and '' The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires'' (1974), as Dracula. Other film credits include ''Nicholas and Alexandra'' (1971), '' The Vault of Horror'' (1973), ''Venom'' (1981) and '' Lifeforce'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karen Meagher
Karen Meagher, formerly Karen Lloyd, is an actress born in Rock Ferry, Birkenhead in Cheshire. Her family are originally from North Wales and what is now the Merseyside area. Her first acting role was playing a skivvy in the 1979 television series ''The Mallens''. This was followed by a role playing teacher Miss Broom in the BBC's 1980s children's programme ''Jonny Briggs''. She also played a young Lou Beale in the ''EastEnders'' special ''CivvyStreet'', a spin-off that was filmed in 1988 but set in 1942. Meagher is perhaps best known in Britain for the role of Ruth Beckett in the 1984 BBC nuclear war drama '' Threads''. At the time she was a member of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament and was passionately committed to making a statement about the dangers of nuclear war in the United Kingdom. She also later appeared in a film outlining the risks attached to nuclear power; '' Chernobyl: The Final Warning''. Since then she has had many television and film roles including pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leslie Schofield
Leslie Schofield (born 12 December 1938) is an English actor who is most famous in the UK for his role as Jeff Healy in the soap opera ''EastEnders'', whom he played from 1997 to 2000. His character was famous for unsuccessfully proposing to Pauline Fowler (played by Wendy Richard). He also appeared in ''EastEnders'' briefly in 1988 and 1989 playing a different character named Brian Wicks. Schofield appeared as Chief Bast, an Imperial Officer aboard the doomed Death Star in George Lucas's first released ''Star Wars'' film, '' Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope'', in 1977. He also appeared in ''Star Wars Holiday Special'', as the producers used deleted scenes and stock footage from ''A New Hope''. His other film appearances included ''The Body Stealers'' (1969), '' Twinky'' (1969), ''Villain'' (1971), '' The Ruling Class'' (1972), ''The Glitterball'' (1977), ''The Wild Geese'' (1978), ''Force 10 from Navarone'' (1978), ''Silver Dream Racer'' (1980) and ''Dead Man's Folly'' (1986) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough ( ) is a town on the southern bank of the River Tees in North Yorkshire, England. It is near the North York Moors national park. It is the namesake and main town of its local borough council area. Until the early 1800s, the area was rural farming land. By 1830, a new industrial town and port started to be developed, driven by the coal and later ironworks. Steel production and ship building began in the late 1800s, remaining associated with the town until post-industrial decline occurred in the late twentieth century. Trade (notably through ports) and digital enterprise sectors contemporarily contribute to the local economy, Teesside University and Middlesbrough College to local education. In 1853, it became a town. The motto ("We shall be" in Latin) was adopted, it reflects ("We have been") of the Bruce clan which were Cleveland's mediaeval lords. The town's coat of arms is three ships representing shipbuilding and maritime trade and an azure (blue) lion, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bradford
Bradford is a city and the administrative centre of the City of Bradford district in West Yorkshire, England. The city is in the Pennines' eastern foothills on the banks of the Bradford Beck. Bradford had a population of 349,561 at the 2011 census; the second-largest population centre in the county after Leeds, which is to the east of the city. It shares a continuous built-up area with the towns of Shipley, Silsden, Bingley and Keighley in the district as well as with the metropolitan county's other districts. Its name is also given to Bradford Beck. It became a West Riding of Yorkshire municipal borough in 1847 and received its city charter in 1897. Since local government reform in 1974, the city is the administrative centre of a wider metropolitan district, city hall is the meeting place of Bradford City Council. The district has civil parishes and unparished areas and had a population of , making it the most populous district in England. In the century leadin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
