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John Dagleish
John Dagleish ( ) is a British actor originally from Essex, known for his work in theatre. In 2008 to 2011, John Dagleish played Alf Arless in the ''Lark Rise to Candleford'' series on BBC. In 2014, he played Ray Davies as part of the original cast of ''Sunny Afternoon'' at Hampstead Theatre. The production transferred to the West End in October 2014, where Dagleish won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical for his performance. He was also nominated for the ''London Evening Standard'' emerging talent award. As part of the original cast he appeared on the original london cast album. In 2015, he joined the Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company, appearing in productions of Harlequinade and The Winter's Tale at the Garrick Theatre In 2016 he played Lysander in '' A Midsummer Night's Dream'' at the Young Vic. In May 2017 he appeared in ''Common'' at the Royal National Theatre. Later that year, he appeared in ''Justice League''. In 2018 in the film ''Christopher Robin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lark Rise To Candleford (TV Series)
''Lark Rise to Candleford'' is a British television costume drama series, adapted by the BBC from Flora Thompson's trilogy of semi-autobiographical novels about the English countryside, published between 1939 and 1943. The first episode aired on 13 January 2008 on BBC One and BBC HD in the UK. In the U.S., the series began airing on select PBS stations in the spring of 2009. A third series began airing in the UK on 10 January 2010. The fourth and final series began on 9 January 2011 on BBC One and BBC One HD, and was filmed during August 2010. It was announced on 22 January 2011 that the show would not be returning for a fifth series. The final series concluded on 13 February 2011. Premise The series is set in the small Oxfordshire hamlet of Lark Rise, and the wealthier neighbouring market town of Candleford towards the end of the 19th century. The series chronicles the daily lives of farmworkers, craftsmen and gentry observing the characters in loving, boisterous and competi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snow In Paradise
''Snow in Paradise'' is a 2014 British thriller film directed by Andrew Hulme and co-written by Hulme and Martin Askew, who also co-stars in the film. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival. The film had its UK premier at the Curzon Soho as part of the London Film Festival. Plot Petty criminal Dave lives in London, high on crime and drugs. After a heist gone wrong brings about his best friend's death, he turns to Islam for finding peace to his feelings for shame and remorse, but soon his past life comes back to haunt him. Cast * Frederick Schmidt as Dave * Martin Askew as Uncle Jimmy * David Spinx as Micky * Aymen Hamdouchi as Tariq * Daniel Godward as Old Gangster * Claire-Louise Cordwell as Theresa * Amira Ghazalla as Mrs. Anwar * Ashley Chin as Amjad * Joel Beckett as Kenny * Clive Brunt as Lee * John Dagleish as Tony * Adam Nagaitis Adam Matthew Nagaitis (; born 7 June 1985) is a British actor best known for his roles as Caulk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siblings (TV Series)
''Siblings'' is a BBC Three sitcom starring Charlotte Ritchie and Tom Stourton in the lead roles. Written by Keith Akushie, the show piloted on 7 August 2014. A second series was commissioned by the BBC on 10 September 2014 before the first series had finished airing. The second series began broadcasting on 4 January 2016. The last episode of the second series aired on 8 February 2016. Following BBC Three's move into an online based channel, on 18 July 2016, it was announced that no third series would be made. Plot A sitcom following the lives of Hannah French and her younger brother Dan. They are lazy, selfish, carefree twentysomethings who share a flat in London. They look to lead easy, fun lives and frequently cause chaos. Production Filming The show was filmed in and around West London, England. Cast * Charlotte Ritchie as Hannah. She is proud of her job at an insurance company's office, but is too lazy to do it properly. Wherever she can she tries to get herself time off ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Truckers (2013 TV Series)
''Truckers'' is a British drama television series first broadcast on BBC One on 10 October 2013. The series is about Britain through the lives of truck drivers working in Nottingham, and was written by William Ivory. Cast *Stephen Tompkinson as Malachi Davies *Sian Breckin as Wendy Newman * John Dagleish as Martin Banks *Jenn Murray as Michelle Truss *Harry Treadaway as Glen Davies * Ashley Walters as Steven "Steve" Warley *Ray Ashcroft as Bob *Charlotte Atkinson as Andrea *Trevor Atkinson Action Vehicle Driver *Terry Connor Action Vehicle Driver *Miffy Smith Artic and Trailer Driver *Andrew Howells Artic and trailer Driver *Martin Meden Action Vehicle Driver *Cliff Bradley Action Vehicle Driver *All Vehicle Modifications carried out by Wayne Ridel @ Anglo American Filming. Production The series was announced on 11 January 2012 by Ben Stephenson, controller of drama commissioning at the BBC at the Broadcasting Press Guild lunch. The drama was commissioned with Danny Cohen. E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Starlings (TV Series)
''Starlings'' is a British comedy-drama written by Steve Edge and Matt King who also play the roles of Fergie and Uncle Loz. It is one of the few recent television comedy series commissioned and aired on Sky 1. In September 2013, Sky1 announced it was cancelling the show after two seasons. Premise Terry and Jan Starling have been happily married for many years, living in Matlock, Derbyshire Derbyshire ( ) is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands, England. It includes much of the Peak District National Park, the southern end of the Pennine range of hills and part of the National Forest. It borders Greater Manchester to the nor .... They have three children. Their eldest, Bell, is in her early 20s and is pregnant by her boyfriend Reuben. Graham, known as Gravy, has left school but is currently unemployed. Charlotte, known as Charlie, is the youngest, and works with Terry in his capacity as a self-employed electrician. other members of the family include Terry's elderly fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry V (2012 Film)
"Henry V" is fourth episode of the first series of the British television series ''The Hollow Crown'', based on the play of the same name by William Shakespeare. The episode was produced by Rupert Ryle-Hodges, directed by Thea Sharrock and starred Tom Hiddleston as Henry V of England. It was first broadcast on 21 July 2012 on BBC Two. ''Henry V'' is the fourth play in Shakespeare's tetralogy dealing with the successive reigns of Richard II, Henry IV, and Henry V. Plot changes The episode starts with the funeral of Henry V (which is the start of ''Henry VI, part 1'') over whose obsequies the opening speech from the Chorus is made. After that, the movie begins to speak about Henry V. Certain scenes from Shakespeare's play are omitted: * The Southampton Plot and Henry's merciless response. * The scenes among the ordinary men at the Siege of Harfleur, featuring Fluellen, MacMorris and Jamy. * The conversations in the French camp on the evening before the battle. * The slaughter of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beaver Falls (TV Series)
''Beaver Falls'' is a British comedy-drama that follows a trio of Oxford Brookes University graduates who managed to deceitfully get jobs at Beaver Falls, an elitist American summer camp for the beautiful teenage offspring of California's rich and powerful. The first episode aired on E4 at 27 July 2011. The show was renewed for a second and final series, which began airing on 6 August 2012, also on E4. On 22 September 2012, it was reported that E4 had cancelled ''Beaver Falls''. Plot Series One Flynn, Barry and Adil (A-Rab) fly out to a summer camp in California hoping for two months of sun, booze, and gorgeous horny women. But their dream turns into what seems to be a nightmare when they're appointed to look after a cabin full of social misfits. Generally known as the 'Chunk Bunk' their cabin is terrorized by the jock cabin. Flynn's mission is to sleep with every woman that he can without getting caught, A-Rab wants to get over the girl of his dreams, and Barry just wants t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Any Human Heart (miniseries)
''Any Human Heart'' is a British drama television serial, based on the 2002 novel of the same name by William Boyd. It was announced in April 2010, and was broadcast on Channel 4 from 21 November to 12 December 2010, consisting of four episodes of one hour each. A re-edited version aired in the United States on 13, 20 and 27 February 2011 (three one-and-a-half-hour episodes) on PBS. The serial was awarded Best Drama Serial at the British Academy Television Awards 2011. It was released on DVD on 27 December 2010 and in the US (Region 1) on 5 April 2011. Cast and characters * Jim Broadbent as Logan Mountstuart (older) * Matthew Macfadyen as Logan Mountstuart (middle) * Sam Claflin as Logan Mountstuart (young) * Conor Nealon as Logan Mountstuart (child) * Hayley Atwell as Freya Deverell * Ed Stoppard as Ben Leeping (older) * Samuel West as Peter Scabius (older) * Gillian Anderson as Wallis, Duchess of Windsor * Tom Hollander as Edward, Duke of Windsor * Kim Cattrall as Gloria S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Gentlemen (2020 Film)
''The Gentlemen'' is a 2019 action comedy film written, directed and produced by Guy Ritchie, who developed the story along with Ivan Atkinson and Marn Davies. The film stars Matthew McConaughey, Charlie Hunnam, Henry Golding, Michelle Dockery, Jeremy Strong, Eddie Marsan, Colin Farrell, and Hugh Grant. It follows an American cannabis wholesaler in England who is looking to sell his business, setting off a chain of blackmail and schemes to undermine him. ''The Gentlemen'' premiered at the Curzon Mayfair Cinema on December 3, 2019, and was released theatrically in the United Kingdom on January 1, 2020, by Entertainment Film Distributors, and in the United States on January 24, 2020, by STXfilms. It received generally positive reviews from critics and was also a commercial success, grossing $115 million worldwide against its $22 million budget. A spin-off television series is in development at Netflix with Theo James starring in a lead role, alongside Vinnie Jones, Kaya Scodelar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lonnie Donegan
Anthony James Donegan (29 April 1931 – 3 November 2002), known as Lonnie Donegan, was a British skiffle singer, songwriter and musician, referred to as the "King of Skiffle", who influenced 1960s British pop and rock musicians. Born in Scotland and brought up in England, Donegan began his career in the British trad jazz revival but transitioned to skiffle in the mid-1950s, rising to prominence with a hit recording of the American folk song "Rock Island Line" which helped spur the broader UK skiffle movement. Donegan had 31 UK top 30 hit singles, 24 were successive hits and three were number one. He was the first British male singer with two US top 10 hits. Donegan received an Ivor Novello lifetime achievement award in 1995 and in 2000 he was made an MBE. Donegan was a pivotal figure in the British Invasion due to his influence in the US in the late 1950s. Life Donegan was born in Bridgeton, Glasgow, Scotland, on 29 April 1931. He was the son of an Irish mother and a Scots ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judy (film)
''Judy'' is a 2019 biographical drama film based on the life of American actress Judy Garland. Directed by Rupert Goold, it is an adaptation of the Olivier- and Tony-nominated West End and Broadway play ''End of the Rainbow'' by Peter Quilter. The film stars Renée Zellweger, Jessie Buckley, Finn Wittrock, Rufus Sewell, and Michael Gambon. The film follows Garland's career during the last year of her life, when she relocated her stage career to England, coupled with flashbacks of her childhood, most prominently the filming of her part as Dorothy Gale in '' The Wizard of Oz'', her most famous role. After some initial success in a run of sell-out concerts at the Talk of the Town in London, her efforts eventually stop making progress and even start to worsen as her health deteriorates. ''Judy'' premiered at the 46th Telluride Film Festival on 30 August 2019, and was released in the United States on 27 September 2019, and in the United Kingdom on 2 October 2019. The film receive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All Is True
''All Is True'' is a 2018 British fictional historical film directed by Kenneth Branagh and written by Ben Elton. It stars Branagh as playwright William Shakespeare. The film takes its title from an alternative name for Shakespeare's play ''Henry VIII''. Plot After the Globe Theatre burns down in 1613 during a performance of Shakespeare's play ''Henry VIII'', William Shakespeare, aged 49, returns home from London to Stratford-upon-Avon to rejoin his wife, Anne Hathaway. Shakespeare and Anne have a distant relationship, as he has spent most of their marriage working in London, and she is a down-to-earth country woman who cannot read or write. Their marriage has never recovered from the death of their son Hamnet, aged 11, in an outbreak of plague in Stratford while his father was in London. While they also have two daughters, Hamnet was Shakespeare’s favourite child, especially because of the poems which he believes the child wrote. Shakespeare now devotes his time to tending t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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