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Kindly Leave The Kerb
''Kindly Leave the Kerb'' is a 1971 British television sitcom which aired on ITV.Donnelley p.314 It features Peter Butterworth as a second-rate escapologist, who busks around the streets of London with his companion played by Peter Jones. The show was scripted by the writing team of Johnnie Mortimer and Brian Cooke.Produced by London Weekend Television it lasted for a single series. Actors who appeared in episodes of the show include Larry Martyn, Nicholas Smith, Geoffrey Hughes, Timothy Bateson, John Kidd, Arthur Brough, Roger Brierley, Hilda Barry and Katya Wyeth. In 1981 the show was remade as ''The Incredible Mr Tanner'' with Brian Murphy and Roy Kinnear taking over the leading roles. Main cast * Peter Butterworth Peter William Shorrocks Butterworth (4 February 1915''Prisoner of War Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Cooke
Brian Cooke (born 1937) is a British comedy writer who, along with co-writer Johnnie Mortimer, wrote scripts for and devised many of the top television sitcoms during the 1970s, including ''Man About the House'', ''George and Mildred'', and '' Robin's Nest''. Cooke also wrote and created the 1980s TV sitcom '' Keep It in the Family'', starring Robert Gillespie and the late-1960s/early-1970s sitcom ''Father, Dear Father'' starring Patrick Cargill. ''Man About the House'', ''George and Mildred'', ''Robin's Nest'', and ''Keep It in the Family'' were remade for American television as ''Three's Company'', ''The Ropers'', ''Three's a Crowd'' and ''Too Close for Comfort''. Early career He was born in Liverpool, Lancashire - now Merseyside. Starting off as a cartoonist during his term of national service, he soon began to sell strips to magazines and newspapers. He met Johnnie Mortimer at a cartoonists convention. They also wrote the screenplays for the film version of the play ''No ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Kidd (actor)
John Kidd is the name of: * John Kidd (American football) (born 1961), punter for five teams *John Kidd (chemist) (1775–1851), English physician, chemist and geologist * John Kidd (footballer) (born 1936), footballer for Tranmere Rovers * John Kidd (Paralympian) (1947–2016), Australian Paralympic athletics and wheelchair basketball competitor * John Kidd (politician) (1838–1919), Australian politician * John Kidd (actor) (1907–1995), British actor in ''When the Boat Comes In ''When the Boat Comes In'' is a British television period drama produced by the BBC between 1976 and 1981. The series stars James Bolam as Jack Ford, a First World War veteran who returns to his poverty-stricken (fictional) town of Gallowshi ...'' * John G. Kidd (1908–1991), American physician, pathologist, and virologist See also * John Kid * Johnny Kidd (other) * Jack Kidd (other) {{hndis, Kidd, John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ITV Sitcoms
ITV or iTV may refer to: ITV *Independent Television (ITV), a British television network, consisting of: **ITV (TV network), a free-to-air national commercial television network covering the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man, and the Channel Islands **ITV1, a brand name used by ITV plc for twelve franchises of the ITV television network covering England, Southern Scotland, Wales, the Isle of Man, and the Channel Islands **ITV Digital, a defunct UK digital terrestrial television broadcaster, which opened in 1998 as ONdigital and closed in 2002 **ITV plc, the British parent company which owns thirteen of the fifteen ITV television network franchises **ITV Studios, a television production company owned by ITV plc **itv.com, the main website of ITV plc *ITV Parapentes, a defunct French aircraft manufacturer *ITV Independent Television Tanzania, a Tanzanian television station and member of the Commonwealth Broadcasting Association (CBA) *CITV-DT, a television station in Edmonton, Alberta, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1970s British Comedy Television Series
Year 197 ( CXCVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Magius and Rufinus (or, less frequently, year 950 '' Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 197 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 * February 19 – Battle of Lugdunum: Emperor Septimius Severus defeats the self-proclaimed emperor Clodius Albinus at Lugdunum (modern Lyon). Albinus commits suicide; legionaries sack the town. * Septimius Severus returns to Rome and has about 30 of Albinus's supporters in the Senate executed. After his victory he declares himself the adopted son of the late Marcus Aurelius. * Septimius Severus forms new naval units, manning all the triremes in Italy with heavily armed troops for war in the East. His soldiers embark ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1971 British Television Series Endings
* The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses (February 25, July 22 and August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 10, and August 6). The world population increased by 2.1% this year, the highest increase in history. Events January * January 2 – 66 people are killed and over 200 injured during a crush in Glasgow, Scotland. * January 5 – The first ever One Day International cricket match is played between Australia and England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. * January 8 – Tupamaros kidnap Geoffrey Jackson, British ambassador to Uruguay, in Montevideo, keeping him captive until September. * January 9 – Uruguayan president Jorge Pacheco Areco demands emergency powers for 90 days due to kidnappings, and receives them the next day. * January 12 – The landmark United States television sitcom ''All in the Family'', starring Carroll O'Connor as Archie Bunker, debuts on CBS. * January 14 – Seventy Brazilian political prisoners are rele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1971 British Television Series Debuts
* The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses ( February 25, July 22 and August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 10, and August 6). The world population increased by 2.1% this year, the highest increase in history. Events January * January 2 – 66 people are killed and over 200 injured during a crush in Glasgow, Scotland. * January 5 – The first ever One Day International cricket match is played between Australia and England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. * January 8 – Tupamaros kidnap Geoffrey Jackson, British ambassador to Uruguay, in Montevideo, keeping him captive until September. * January 9 – Uruguayan president Jorge Pacheco Areco demands emergency powers for 90 days due to kidnappings, and receives them the next day. * January 12 – The landmark United States television sitcom ''All in the Family'', starring Carroll O'Connor as Archie Bunker, debuts on CBS. * January 14 – Seventy Brazilian political prisoners ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roy Kinnear
Roy Mitchell Kinnear (8 January 1934 – 20 September 1988) was a British character actor. He was known for his roles in films such as The Beatles' ''Help!'' (1965), Clapper in ''How I Won the War'' (1967) and Planchet in ''The Three Musketeers'' (1973). He reprised the role of Planchet in the 1974 and 1989 sequels, and died following an accident during filming of the latter. He played Private Monty Bartlett in '' The Hill'' (1965), Henry Salt in the 1971 film ''Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory'', and cruise director Curtain in ''Juggernaut'' (1974), ''The Dick Emery Show'' (1979–1981), and in the sitcoms ''Man About the House'' (1974–1975), ''George and Mildred'' (1976–1979) and ''Cowboys'' (1980–1981). Early life Kinnear was born on 8 January 1934 in Wigan, Lancashire, the son of Annie (''née'' Durie, previously Smith) and Roy Kinnear. He had a sister, Marjory. His parents were Scottish, originally from Edinburgh. His father was an international in both rugby un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Murphy (actor)
Brian Trevor John Murphy (born 25 September 1932) is an English actor and comedian. He is best known as the henpecked husband George Roper in the popular sitcom ''Man About the House'' and its spin-off series ''George and Mildred'', and as Alvin Smedley in ''Last of the Summer Wine''. Other notable roles include Stan the shopkeeper in the 90s children's series '' Wizadora'' and in '' The Booze Cruise'' comedy drama series. Life and career Murphy was born on 25 September 1932 in Ventnor, Isle of Wight, the son of grocer's assistant Gerald Murphy and his wife Mabel, both of whom later became restaurateurs. His two brothers Ken and Eric died during active service in the Second World War. He was called up to do his national service at RAF Northwood, where he met future '' The Good Life'' actor Richard Briers. On leaving the RAF the two aspiring actors both performed in productions by the Dramatic Society at the Borough Polytechnic Institute, now London South Bank University. Mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Incredible Mr Tanner
''The Incredible Mr Tanner'' was a short-lived British television sitcom which aired on ITV in 1981.Newcomb p.1270 It was scripted by the writing team of Brian Cooke and Johnnie Mortimer, a remake of their earlier series '' Kindly Leave the Kerb'' about second-rate escapologist Ernest Tanner with Brian Murphy replacing Peter Butterworth in the role. Actors who appeared in episodes of the series include Patsy Rowlands, Talfryn Thomas, John Forgeham, Bryan Coleman, Willoughby Goddard, Jesse Birdsall, Lionel Murton and Ray Barron. Main cast * Brian Murphy as Ernest Tanner * Roy Kinnear as Sidney Pratt * Tony Melody as Archie * Rosie Collins as Prudence * Joseph O'Conor Joseph O'Conor (14 February 1916 – 21 January 2001) was an Irish actor and playwright. Early years O'Conor was born in DublinAlan Strachan ''The Independent'', 2 February 2001Stephen GilbertObituary ''The Guardian'', 25 January 2001 on ... as Peregrine References Bibliography * Horace Newcomb. ''E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katya Wyeth
Katya Wyeth (born 1 January 1948) is a former model and actress notable for her roles in several classic horror films of the early 1970s. She was married to British actor Michael Bangerter, with whom she had two children. Credited early on as Kathja Wyeth, she began her theatre career as a stage manager at the Theatre Royal, Windsor from 1966-67. In 1968 she made her West End debut as Lucienne in a revival of the Alan Melville play ''Dear Charles'', then in 1971 she appeared in ''Rabelais'' at the London Roundhouse, directed by Jean-Louis Barrault.'Barrault Rabelais in London', ''The Stage'', 25 February 1971, page 1. On screen, she frolicked with Alex ( Malcolm MacDowell) in the 'Ascot fantasy' sequence that closes '' A Clockwork Orange''. She also appeared in two first season episodes of Monty Python's Flying Circus, as a hostess on the TV quiz show '' The Sky's the Limit'', in the 1973 Play for Today ''Shakespeare or Bust'', and in episodes of both '' Special Branch'' and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hilda Barry
Hilda is one of several female given names derived from the name ''Hild'', formed from Old Norse , meaning 'battle'. Hild, a Nordic-German Bellona, was a Valkyrie who conveyed fallen warriors to Valhalla. Warfare was often called Hild's Game. The name became rare in England during the later Middle Ages, but was revived in the 19th century. In Sweden it has been in use since the late 18th century, being a popular name throughout the 19th century. Hilde is a variant of Hilda. Another variation on ''Hild'' is Hildur. Hilda is the name of: People * Hilda of Whitby (c. 614-680), English saint * Princess Hilda of Nassau (1864–1952) * Hilda Bernard (born 1920), Argentine stage, screen and television actress * Hilda Bernstein (1915–2006), author, artist, and anti-apartheid and women's rights activist * Hilda Borgström (1871–1954), Swedish actress * Hilda Braid (1929–2007), English actress * Hilda Mabel Canter (1922–2007), English mycologist, protozoologist, and photograph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Brierley
David Roger Brierley (2 June 1935 – 23 September 2005) was an English actor. Career Brierley appeared in dozens of television productions over a forty-year period. He twice appeared in ''Doctor Who'', as Trevor in ''The Daleks' Master Plan'' (1965) and as the voice of Drathro in ''The Mysterious Planet'' (1986). Brierley appeared as Mr Thoneycroft in episode 6 of ''The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin'' (1976), in the biopic ''Jinnah'' based on the life of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, in the Granada television series ''Jeeves and Wooster'' as Sir Roderick Glossop and as Michael Palin's latin teacher in an episode of ''Ripping Yarns'' called ''Roger of the Raj'', which was first shown on BBC television in 1979. He played the part of Osborne in the 1977 episode "Suddenly At Home" in the TV series ''Rising Damp''. He was also in an ''Only Fools and Horses'' episode in 1982 ("Diamonds Are for Heather"). Later work included portraying John Biffen in the TV dramatisation of ''The Alan C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
