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Jimmy Hibbert
James Christian Hibbert is an English actor and writer. He is best known for his voice work with the animation studio Cosgrove Hall Films. Early life James Christian Hibbert was born as the eldest of three children of author Christopher Hibbert and Susan Hibbert. His younger brother was the late music journalist Tom Hibbert. Career After studying drama at the University of Manchester, he met CP Lee and Bob Harding, and the three of them formed the band Alberto y Lost Trios Paranoias in 1972, with Hibbert on vocals and bass. The band called it a day in 1982, and Hibbert got his first voice acting role for the Milk Marketing Board, doing an impression of Ian Dury. Television He has made a few on-screen acting appearances in British films and television programmes. These include: *'' Coronation Street'' *''What the Papers Say'' *'' Cold Feet'' *'' The Grand'' *'' Medics'' *''The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes'' *''Prime Suspect'' *''Children's Ward'' *'' Wipe Out'' *''Floodti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brackets
A bracket is either of two tall fore- or back-facing punctuation marks commonly used to isolate a segment of text or data from its surroundings. Typically deployed in symmetric pairs, an individual bracket may be identified as a 'left' or 'right' bracket or, alternatively, an "opening bracket" or "closing bracket", respectively, depending on the directionality of the context. Specific forms of the mark include parentheses (also called "rounded brackets"), square brackets, curly brackets (also called 'braces'), and angle brackets (also called 'chevrons'), as well as various less common pairs of symbols. As well as signifying the overall class of punctuation, the word "bracket" is commonly used to refer to a specific form of bracket, which varies from region to region. In most English-speaking countries, an unqualified word "bracket" refers to the parenthesis (round bracket); in the United States, the square bracket. Various forms of brackets are used in mathematics, with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prime Suspect
''Prime Suspect'' is a British police procedural television drama series devised by Lynda La Plante. It stars Helen Mirren as Jane Tennison, one of the first female Detective Chief Inspectors in Greater London's Metropolitan Police Service, who rises to the rank of Detective Superintendent while confronting institutionalised sexism within the police force. Plot ''Prime Suspect'' focuses on a no-nonsense female Detective Chief Inspector (DCI), Jane Tennison (played by Helen Mirren), who is an officer in the Metropolitan Police, initially at the fictional Southampton Row police station. The series follows her constant battles to prove herself within a male-dominated profession in which many of her colleagues are determined to see her fail, though she has the support of her boss, Detective Chief Superintendent Mike Kernan (John Benfield), and the loyalty of Detective Sergeant Richard Haskons (Richard Hawley). In later series, Tennison is reassigned to rotating duties, including ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Count Duckula
''Count Duckula'' is a British children's animated comedy horror television series created by British studio Cosgrove Hall Films and produced by Thames Television as a spin-off from '' Danger Mouse'', a series in which an early version of the Count Duckula character was a recurring villain. ''Count Duckula'' aired from 6 September 1988 to 16 February 1993 across four series; in all, 65 episodes were made, each about 22 minutes long. All have been released on DVD in the UK, while only the first series has been released in North America. A new version of Count Duckula appeared in the 2015 reboot series of ''Danger Mouse''. History ''Count Duckula'' was created by British studio Cosgrove Hall Films as a spin-off from ''Danger Mouse''. In 1984, Nickelodeon acquired the US broadcast rights to ''Danger Mouse'', which became a hit for the channel. After a few years, the Nickelodeon management came to Cosgrove Hall wishing to co-produce a new series. After being shown a number of i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Reluctant Dragon (1987 Film)
''The Reluctant Dragon'' is a British stop motion animation film created by Cosgrove Hall Films, airing on ITV in 1987. It is based on the story of the same name by Kenneth Grahame. Cast *Robin Bailey - ''St George'' *Simon Callow - ''Dragon'' *Jimmy Hibbert * Martin Jarvis - Narrator / Boy / Father * Edward Kelsey *Brian Trueman *Daphne Oxenford Daphne Margaret du Grivel Oxenford (31 October 1919 – 21 December 2012) was an English actress, known for her early stage roles, and later her radio and television work. She was the voice (''"Are you sitting comfortably ...?"'') of BBC ra ... - ''Mother'' References External links * Animated films about dragons English-language television shows Films based on works by Kenneth Grahame ITV children's television shows {{UK-kids-tv-prog-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alias The Jester
''Alias the Jester'' is a British animated series created by Cosgrove Hall Films, airing in 13 episodes on ITV starting on 13 November 1985. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation aired the show in 1987 during their after school timeslot and is considered one of the Classic ABC shows. GBC TV in Gibraltar aired the series several times in the late 1980s, mainly as a filler during the children's 6:30pm–7:30pm weekday slot. Synopsis The show follows the adventures of a time traveller by the name of Alias and his dog-like companion Boswell. After their malfunctioning ship gets stuck in the Earth's magnetic pole, they crash-land in a Middle Age kingdom called Houghton Bottoms, ruled by the diminutive King Arthur and his Queen Edith. Taking up a secret identity of sorts as Alias the Jester, he gains employment at the court and befriends the bumbling court wizard Meredith. When the situation calls for it, Alias instantly changes back into his red uniform, which enables him to fl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wind In The Willows (TV Series)
''The Wind in the Willows'' is a British stop motion animated television series that was originally broadcast between 1984 and 1987, based on characters from Kenneth Grahame's 1908 novel ''The Wind in the Willows'' and following the 1983 feature-length pilot film. The series continues from where the film left off, and original voice cast members David Jason, Richard Pearson and Michael Hordern return. However, Ian Carmichael, who had previously voiced Rat in the film, has now been cast as the narrator, and Rat is now played by Peter Sallis. The series was made by Manchester-based animation company Cosgrove Hall for Thames Television and shown on the ITV network. An hour-long feature, '' A Tale of Two Toads'', was broadcast in 1989. It ran for five seasons, with the final season airing in 1990 under the title ''Oh, Mr. Toad'', with a different theme song. In some countries, the original title is retained in the fifth season, and all seasons were packaged together as ''The W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BBC News
BBC News is an operational business division of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs in the UK and around the world. The department is the world's largest broadcast news organisation and generates about 120 hours of radio and television output each day, as well as online news coverage. The service maintains 50 foreign news bureaus with more than 250 correspondents around the world. Deborah Turness has been the CEO of news and current affairs since September 2022. In 2019, it was reported in an Ofcom report that the BBC spent £136m on news during the period April 2018 to March 2019. BBC News' domestic, global and online news divisions are housed within the largest live newsroom in Europe, in Broadcasting House in central London. Parliamentary coverage is produced and broadcast from studios in London. Through BBC English Regions, the BBC also has regional centres across England and national news ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danger Mouse (1981 TV Series)
''Danger Mouse'' is a British animated television series produced by Cosgrove Hall Films for Thames Television. It features the eponymous Danger Mouse who worked as a secret agent and is a parody of British spy fiction, particularly the '' Danger Man'' series and James Bond. It originally ran from 28 September 1981 to 19 March 1992 on the ITV network. The series spawned a spin-off show, '' Count Duckula'', which aired between 1988 and 1993, and an updated series, under the same name, began airing in September 2015 on CBBC. Characters Main * Danger Mouse (voiced by David Jason) is often called the world's greatest secret agent—so secret, in fact, that his codename has a codename. His catchphrases include "Good grief" when he becomes upset or shocked, "Penfold, shush" when his assistant makes a foolish remark. He was originally going to be brown; however, the creators thought that he and Penfold needed to be different colours. : Brian Cosgrove described Jason's portra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Film Institute
The British Film Institute (BFI) is a film and television charitable organisation which promotes and preserves film-making and television in the United Kingdom. The BFI uses funds provided by the National Lottery (United Kingdom), National Lottery to encourage film production, distribution, and education. It is sponsored by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, and partially funded under the British Film Institute Act 1949. Purpose It was established in 1933 to encourage the development of the arts of film, television and the moving image throughout the United Kingdom, to promote their use as a record of contemporary life and manners, to promote education about film, television and the moving image generally, and their impact on society, to promote access to and appreciation of the widest possible range of British and world cinema and to establish, care for and develop collections reflecting the moving image history and heritage of the United Kingdom. BFI act ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bloody Kids
''Bloody Kids'' is a British television film written by Stephen Poliakoff and directed by Stephen Frears, made by Black Lion Films for ATV, and first shown on ITV on 22 March 1980. Cast * Derrick O'Connor as Detective Ritchie (Richard Beckinsale originally cast before his sudden death) * Gary Holton as Ken * Richard Thomas as Leo Turner * Peter Clark as Mike Simmonds * Gwyneth Strong as Jan, Ken's Girlfriend * Caroline Embling as Susan, Leo's Sister * Jack Douglas as Senior Police Officer * Billy Colvill as Williams * P.H. Moriarty as Police 1 * Richard Hope as Police 2 * Niall Padden as Police 3 * John Mulcahy as Police 4 * Terry Paris as Police 5 * Neil Cunningham as School Master 1 * George Costigan as School Master 2 * Stewart Harwood as School's Security Guard * Tammy Jacobs as School 1 * Daniel Peacock as School 2 * Paul Mari as School 3 * Mel Smith as Disco Doorman * C.P. Lee as Club Manager * Jimmy Hibbert as Disco 3 * Kim Taylforth as Disco 4 * Nula Conwell a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Practice (1985 TV Series)
''The Practice'' was a 1985 British television soap opera produced for ITV by Granada Television, which aired for two series in 1985 and 1986. The series was first introduced as a twice-weekly medical drama in January 1985, becoming Granada's second regular networked soap opera along with '' Coronation Street'', with the idea being that its hard-hitting storylines would be a competitor with the BBC's '' EastEnders'' which started airing the following month. ''The Practice'' was set in a GP's surgery in the fictional Manchester suburb of Castlehulme and had an initial run of 34 episodes airing for 30 minutes in an early evening slot on Friday and Sunday evenings throughout the Winter and Spring of 1985. However, the series did not perform as well as had been hoped and it disappeared from screens in May 1985. It returned for a second run of 13 one-hour episodes between May and 15 August 1986, this time airing in a 9pm slot on Friday evenings. After series two ended no further ep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Room At The Bottom (1986 TV Series)
''Room at the Bottom'' is a British comedy television series which originally aired on ITV between 1986 and 1988.Newcomb p.285 Main cast * James Bolam as Nesbitt Gunn * Keith Barron as Kevin Hughes * Deborah Grant as Celia Pagett-Smythe * Richard Wilson as Chaplain Toby Duckworth * Erika Hoffman as Nancy * Oliver Cotton Oliver Charles Cotton (born 20 June 1944) is an English actor, comedian and playwright, known for his prolific work on stage, TV and film. He remains best known for his role as Cesare Borgia in the BBC's 1981 drama series '' The Borgias''. Early ... as Tom References Bibliography * Newcomb, Horace . ''Encyclopedia of Television''. Routledge, 2014. External links * {{Galton and Simpson 1986 British television series debuts 1988 British television series endings 1980s British comedy television series ITV sitcoms English-language television shows Television series by Yorkshire Television ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
