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Kaneez Paracha
Kaneez Paracha is a fictional character from the Channel 4 school drama ''Ackley Bridge'', portrayed by Sunetra Sarker. Kaneez first appeared in the pilot episode of the series, first broadcast on 7 June 2017. Kaneez is the mother of protagonist Nasreen (Amy-Leigh Hickman), as well as Razia (Nazmeen Kauser) and Saleem (Esa Ashraf/Yaseen Khan). Kaneez's storylines in the series have included ending her arranged marriage with her husband Iqbal (Narinder Samra), pursuing a relationship with science teacher Rashid Hyatt (Tony Jayawardena) and becoming a student support officer. Kaneez has been described as a feisty, vocal and passionate woman who has become a prominent voice in her local community. Sarker was attracted to the role of Kaneez due to the lack of Pakistani northerners shown in media, as well as Pakistani women with large personalities. She pushed for Kaneez to have a mixture of northern and Pakistani accents and to be a working-class character, since it differed fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunetra Sarker
Sunetra Sarker (born 25 June 1973) is an English actress and presenter, known for her roles as Nisha Batra in ''Brookside'', Anji Mittel in ''No Angels'', Zoe Hanna in ''Casualty'' and Kaneez Paracha in ''Ackley Bridge''. In 2014, she took part in the twelfth series of ''Strictly Come Dancing'', partnered with Brendan Cole. She became a panellist on the lunch time chat show Loose Women in 2021. Early life Sarker was born in Liverpool into an Indian family. Her father is a retired doctor, and her mother Bisakha taught Indian classical dance, for which she was awarded an MBE in December 2013. Sarker has a degree in Information Systems for Business in Europe from Brunel University London. Her great-grandfather was the lawyer, novelist and political activist Nares Sen-Gupta. She is of Bengali origin. Career Sarker has played a wide variety of roles in her career. Her initial success came when she was cast as Nisha Batra in the Channel 4 soap opera ''Brookside'' from 1988 to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Missy Booth
Missy Booth is a fictional character from the Channel 4 school drama ''Ackley Bridge'', portrayed by Poppy Lee Friar. Missy first appeared in the pilot episode of the series, first broadcast on 7 June 2017. She is introduced as one of the programme's two protagonists alongside best friend Nasreen Paracha (Amy-Leigh Hickman). Due to growing up with numerous responsibilities including being the carer of her family, Friar described her character as a "fighter". Despite this, Missy is also seen to be a rebellious and opinionated character who is popular at school, especially with the male students. One of the main themes explored throughout the series is her friendship with Nasreen, which Channel 4 billed as the "heart of the show". Both Friar and Hickman have accredited this to their real-life friendship, which they felt mirrored their onscreen friendship. Friar received praise from critics for her portrayal of the character, whose storylines included her grandmother's death, he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rob James-Collier
Robert James-Collier (born 23 September 1976) (known professionally as Rob James-Collier) is a British actor. He is known for his roles as Thomas Barrow in ''Downton Abbey'' and as Liam Connor in ''Coronation Street''. Early life James-Collier was born in Salford, Greater Manchester, as Robert Collier, but changed his name to Robert James-Collier to comply with the rules of Equity and avoid confusion with another actor of that earlier name. He was educated at St Patrick's Roman Catholic High School in Eccles, Greater Manchester. He studied business at the University of Huddersfield for his bachelor’s degree, and later obtained a master's degree in marketing at the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology. Career Acting Having no experience as an actor, James-Collier auditioned for the series '' Down to Earth''. Stars Ricky Tomlinson and Denise Welch were convinced by his talent, and he got the part of the womanising pub landlord. In 2006, he appe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Evershed
''Ackley Bridge'' is a British television drama series that follows the lives of the staff and pupils at the fictional multi-cultural academy school Ackley Bridge College. Series one features the debuts of friends Missy Booth (Poppy Lee Friar) and Nasreen Paracha (Amy-Leigh Hickman), headteacher Mandy Carter (Jo Joyner) and her husband Steve Bell ( Paul Nicholls), school cook Kaneez Paracha (Sunetra Sarker), English teacher Emma Keane ( Liz White) and her daughter Chloe Voyle (Fern Deacon), school sponsor Sadiq Nawaz (Adil Ray) and his children Alya (Maariah Hussain) and Riz (Nohail Mohammed), brothers Jordan (Samuel Bottomley) and Cory Wilson (Sam Retford), school receptionist Lorraine Bird (Lorraine Cheshire), science teacher Lila Shariff (Anneika Rose), head of pastoral care Samir Qureshi (Arsher Ali), PE teacher Will Simpson (Tom Varey), Missy's mother Simone (Samantha Power) and grandmother Julie 'Nana' Booth ( Rita May) and students Hayley Booth (Cody Ryan), Raz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hayley Booth
''Ackley Bridge'' is a Television in the United Kingdom, British television drama series that follows the lives of the staff and pupils at the fictional multi-cultural Academy (English school), academy school Ackley Bridge College. Ackley Bridge (series 1), Series one features the debuts of friends Missy Booth (Poppy Lee Friar) and Nasreen Paracha (Amy-Leigh Hickman), headteacher Mandy Carter (Ackley Bridge), Mandy Carter (Jo Joyner) and her husband #Steve Bell, Steve Bell (Paul Nicholls (actor), Paul Nicholls), school cook Kaneez Paracha (Sunetra Sarker), English teacher Emma Keane (Ackley Bridge), Emma Keane (Liz White (actor), Liz White) and her daughter #Chloe Voyle, Chloe Voyle (Fern Deacon), school sponsor Sadiq Nawaz (Adil Ray) and his children #Alya Nawaz, Alya (Maariah Hussain) and #Riz Nawaz, Riz (Nohail Mohammed), brothers #Jordan Wilson, Jordan (Samuel Bottomley) and #Cory Wilson, Cory Wilson (Sam Retford), school receptionist #Lorraine Bird, Lorraine Bird (Lorraine C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leena Dhingra
Leena Dhingra is a British writer, actress and teacher. Life Born in India, Dhingra came to Europe after the 1947 Partition of India. She was educated in India, England, France and Switzerland. She was a key member of the Asian Women Writers' Collective in the 1980s. Dhingra's 1988 novel ''Amritvela'' tells the story of Meera, a woman taken to England as a child, who is forced to confront her diasporic identity when returning to visit India after having married an Englishman. Dhingra graduated from the University of East Anglia with an MA in creative writing in 1991 and a PhD in 2001.Leena Dhingra, ''Exhumation: a novel and a critical commentary''. PhD thesis, University of East Anglia, 2001. She has appeared in television soap operas ''Doctors'' as Nina Parmar, '' Coronation Street'' as Mina Parekh and '' EastEnders'' as Manju Patel. Her role as Manju was only supposed to be for two episodes but after an internet campaign, ''EastEnders'' made her a recurring character in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zainab Hyatt
''Ackley Bridge'' is a Television in the United Kingdom, British television drama series that follows the lives of the staff and pupils at the fictional multi-cultural Academy (English school), academy school Ackley Bridge College. Ackley Bridge (series 1), Series one features the debuts of friends Missy Booth (Poppy Lee Friar) and Nasreen Paracha (Amy-Leigh Hickman), headteacher Mandy Carter (Ackley Bridge), Mandy Carter (Jo Joyner) and her husband #Steve Bell, Steve Bell (Paul Nicholls (actor), Paul Nicholls), school cook Kaneez Paracha (Sunetra Sarker), English teacher Emma Keane (Ackley Bridge), Emma Keane (Liz White (actor), Liz White) and her daughter #Chloe Voyle, Chloe Voyle (Fern Deacon), school sponsor Sadiq Nawaz (Adil Ray) and his children #Alya Nawaz, Alya (Maariah Hussain) and #Riz Nawaz, Riz (Nohail Mohammed), brothers #Jordan Wilson, Jordan (Samuel Bottomley) and #Cory Wilson, Cory Wilson (Sam Retford), school receptionist #Lorraine Bird, Lorraine Bird (Lorraine C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oxford University
Oxford () is a city in England. It is the county town and only city of Oxfordshire. In 2020, its population was estimated at 151,584. It is north-west of London, south-east of Birmingham and north-east of Bristol. The city is home to the University of Oxford, the oldest university in the English-speaking world; it has buildings in every style of English architecture since late Anglo-Saxon. Oxford's industries include motor manufacturing, education, publishing, information technology and science. History The history of Oxford in England dates back to its original settlement in the Saxon period. Originally of strategic significance due to its controlling location on the upper reaches of the River Thames at its junction with the River Cherwell, the town grew in national importance during the early Norman period, and in the late 12th century became home to the fledgling University of Oxford. The city was besieged during The Anarchy in 1142. The university rose to domina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Level
The A-Level (Advanced Level) is a subject-based qualification conferred as part of the General Certificate of Education, as well as a school leaving qualification offered by the educational bodies in the United Kingdom and the educational authorities of British Crown dependencies to students completing secondary or pre-university education. They were introduced in England and Wales in 1951 to replace the Higher School Certificate. A number of Commonwealth countries have developed qualifications with the same name as and a similar format to the British A Levels. Obtaining an A Level, or equivalent qualifications, is generally required across the board for university entrance, with universities granting offers based on grades achieved. Particularly in Singapore, its A level examinations have been regarded as being much more challenging than the United Kingdom, with most universities offering lower entry qualifications with regard to grades achieved on a Singaporean A level ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vicky Entwistle
Victoria Entwistle (born 15 September 1968) is an English actress. She is known for portraying the role of Janice Battersby in the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street''. Early life Entwistle grew up in Accrington; her father owned a newsagent's in Clayton-le-Moors.Vicky Entwistle biography Corrie.net (6 January 1997). Retrieved on 26 August 2011. She attended Rhyddings High School in , and at the age of sixteen, she commuted to to study drama, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandra Turner
'' Ackley Bridge'' is a British television drama series that follows the lives of the staff and pupils at the fictional multi-cultural academy school Ackley Bridge College. Series one features the debuts of friends Missy Booth ( Poppy Lee Friar) and Nasreen Paracha ( Amy-Leigh Hickman), headteacher Mandy Carter ( Jo Joyner) and her husband Steve Bell ( Paul Nicholls), school cook Kaneez Paracha ( Sunetra Sarker), English teacher Emma Keane ( Liz White) and her daughter Chloe Voyle (Fern Deacon), school sponsor Sadiq Nawaz (Adil Ray) and his children Alya (Maariah Hussain) and Riz (Nohail Mohammed), brothers Jordan ( Samuel Bottomley) and Cory Wilson (Sam Retford), school receptionist Lorraine Bird ( Lorraine Cheshire), science teacher Lila Shariff (Anneika Rose), head of pastoral care Samir Qureshi ( Arsher Ali), PE teacher Will Simpson (Tom Varey), Missy's mother Simone (Samantha Power) and grandmother Julie 'Nana' Booth ( Rita May) and students Hayley Booth (Cody ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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