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Lynn Rainbow
Lynn Carol Rainbow-Reid (born 19 September 1942) credited also as Lynne Rainbow, is an Australian-based former theatre and television actor who was educated at Ascham School, The Sorbonne and Dante Alighieri in Italy. Lynn was the daughter of Judge Alfred Rainbow and the granddaughter of Sir Benjamin Fuller a theatrical entrepreneur. During the 1970s she was married to actor Tom Oliver. Actress She became widely recognisable in the early 1970s on Australian television, taking many guest roles in the Crawford Productions police dramas '' Homicide'', ''Division 4'' and ''Matlock Police''. She also appeared in an episode of popular situation comedy series '' The Group''. From March 1972 played the original regular character of Sonia Freeman in the phenomenally successful sex-comedy television soap opera ''Number 96''. She stayed in the role until 1973 during which time Sonia engaged in an inter-racial kiss, lost her husband in a car accident, and was targeted by a woman pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ascham School
, motto_translation = With Heart and Soul , established = , type = Independent, day and boarding , gender = Girls , educational_authority = , oversight = , district = , denomination = , slogan = , headmaster = Andrew Powell , street_address = , location = , streetaddress = 188 New South Head Road , city = Edgecliff , state = New South Wales , postcode = 2027 , country = Australia , coordinates = , pushpin_map = Australia Sydney#New South Wales#Australia , pushpin_image = , pushpin_mapsize = 240 , pushpin_map_alt = , pushpin_map_caption = Location in Sydney, New South Wales , pushpin_label = , pushpin_label_position = , enrolment = 1,181 , enrolment_as_of = 2019 , grades = K– 12 , grades_label = Years , teaching_staff = 127.1 FTE (2019) , campus type = Urban area , campus size = ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Against The Wind (TV Series)
''Against the Wind'' is a 1978 Australian television miniseries. It is a historical drama portraying both the British rule of Ireland, and the development of New South Wales and Australia. Jon English won the Logie Award in 1979 for "Best New Talent" for his role in the miniseries as "Jonathan Garrett". It was the first major Australian TV production to be broadcast in the United States. A soundtrack was also released, topping the charts in Norway and reaching the top 10 in Australia and Sweden. Plot Set during Australia's colonial era over the period 1798–1812, the series follows the life of Mary Mulvane, a daughter of an Irish school master. At 18, she is transported to New South Wales for a term of seven years after attempting to take back her family's milk cow which had been seized by the British "in lieu of tithes" to the local proctor. She endures the trial of a convict sea journey to New South Wales and years of service as a convict before her emancipation and life ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You And Me And Uncle Bob
''You and Me and Uncle Bob'' is a 1993 Australian television film directed by Alister Smart. The screenplay concerns two children (portrayed by Brooke Anderson and David Kaff) who play cupid to an unlikely older couple: a chorus girl (portrayed by Melissa Jaffer) and an unemployed butcher (portrayed by Martin Vaughan Martin Kevin Vaughan (5 June 1931 – October 2022) was an Australian stage, television and film actor and musician. He is best known for appearing in the film Phar Lap as trainer Harry Telford and the lead role in the award-winning 26-part 1976 ...).Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p165 References External links * 1993 television films 1993 films Australian television films 1990s English-language films {{Australia-tv-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Captain James Cook (miniseries)
''Captain James Cook'' is a 1986 Australian mini series about the life of James Cook (1728-1779), a British explorer, navigator, cartographer, and captain in the British Royal Navy.Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p181 The series was financed by $5 million from Revcom France, $2.25 million from the ABC and the rest from 10BA tax money.Albert Moran, ''Moran's Guide to Australian TV Series'', AFTRS 1993 p 97 Cast * Keith Michell - James Cook * John Gregg - Joseph Banks * Erich Hallhuber - Lt. Gore * Peter Carroll - Solander * Barry Quin - Lt. Hicks * Fernando Rey - Hawke * Carol Drinkwater - Elizabeth * Geoff Morrell - Perry References External links''Captain James Cook''at IMDb IMDb (an abbreviation of Internet Movie Database) is an online database of information related to films, television series, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and personal biographies ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicholas Nickleby
''Nicholas Nickleby'' or ''The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby'' (or also ''The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, Containing a Faithful Account of the Fortunes, Misfortunes, Uprisings, Downfallings, and Complete Career of the Nickleby Family'') is a novel by Charles Dickens originally published as a serial from 1838 to 1839. It was Dickens's third novel. The story centres on the life and adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, a young man who must support his mother and sister after his father dies. Background ''Nicholas Nickleby'' is Charles Dickens's third novel. He returned to his favourite publishers and to the format that was considered so successful with ''The Pickwick Papers''. The story first appeared in monthly parts, after which it was issued in one volume. Dickens began writing ''Nickleby'' while still working on '' Oliver Twist''. Plot Nicholas Nickleby's father dies unexpectedly after losing all of his money in a poor investment. Nicholas, his mother an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sherlock Holmes And The Sign Of Four
Sherlock may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Sherlock Holmes, a fictional detective created by Arthur Conan Doyle ** ''Sherlock'' (TV series), a BBC TV series that started in 2010 ** Sherlock Hemlock, a Muppet from the TV show ''Sesame Street'' ** ''Sherlock'' (video game), a 1984 text adventure by Melbourne House **'' Sherlock: Untold Stories'', a Japanese TV series aired in 2019 * ''Sherlock'' (EP), by Shinee People * Allie Sherlock (born 2005), Irish singer * Cornelius Sherlock (d.1888), English architect * Frank Sherlock (born 1969), poet * Glenn Sherlock (born 1960), American baseball player and coach * Jack Sherlock (1908–1958), English footballer * John Michael Sherlock (1926-2019), Canadian Roman Catholic bishop * James Sherlock (born 1983), pianist * John Sherlock (c. 1705–1794), Irish-born general in Spain * Kurt Sherlock (born 1963), rugby player * Paul Sherlock (born 1973), English footballer * Richard Sherlock (born 1983), cricketer * Thomas Sherloc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cop Shop
''Cop Shop'' is a long-running Australian police drama television series produced by Crawford Productions that ran for seven seasons between 28 November 1977 and 23 July 1984. It comprised 582 one-hour episodes. The show The show revolved around the everyday operations of both the uniformed police officers and the plainclothes detectives of the fictional Riverside Police Station. It also took a significant interest in the private lives of the characters. ''Australian Television Information Archive.'' 15 July 1999. Retrieved 10 September 2013. While many Crawford Productions police dramas combined videotaped interiors with location footage shot on film, ''Cop Shop'' was shot entirely on video, including external scenes. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Against The Wind (miniseries)
''Against the Wind'' is a 1978 Australian television miniseries. It is a historical drama portraying both the British rule of Ireland, and the development of New South Wales and Australia. Jon English won the Logie Award in 1979 for "Best New Talent" for his role in the miniseries as "Jonathan Garrett". It was the first major Australian TV production to be broadcast in the United States. A soundtrack was also released, topping the charts in Norway and reaching the top 10 in Australia and Sweden. Plot Set during Australia's colonial era over the period 1798–1812, the series follows the life of Mary Mulvane, a daughter of an Irish school master. At 18, she is transported to New South Wales for a term of seven years after attempting to take back her family's milk cow which had been seized by the British "in lieu of tithes" to the local proctor. She endures the trial of a convict sea journey to New South Wales and years of service as a convict before her emancipation and life as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King's Men (TV Series)
''King's Men'' is a 1976 Australian TV series about police. It began as a TV movie that so impressed Channel Nine they commissioned a series. It was created by Ron McLean and ran for 13 episodes. Cast * Gordon Glenwright as Detective Inspector Harry King * Don Barkham as Snr Detective Hal Whelan * Don Spencer as Snr Detective Tim Harper * Tom Oliver as Detective Inspector Frank Weston * Tina Bursill as Jaybee Giddings * Lex Marinos as Victor Korellis * Michael Caton as Joey Oslow * Bill Hunter as Bloke in Pub * Chelsea Brown as Morna * Noeline Brown as Mirabel * Kevin Miles * Brian Blain References {{reflist External links''King's Men''at National Film and Sound Archive''King's Men''at IMDb IMDb (an abbreviation of Internet Movie Database) is an online database of information related to films, television series, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and personal biographies, ...''King's Men''at AustLit Sev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Out Of Love (Australian TV Series)
''Out of Love'' is a 1974 Australian television anthology series. All episodes were written by Brian Faull. Faull was meant to follow it with a 26-epiosde anthology series ''Now the Future''. Episodes #"I Don't Want to Know" (1 Aug 1974) - with Jeff Ashby, Melissa Jaffer, Rowena Wallace, Peter Collingwood. Plot: David Tanner returns from a trip to discover his wife is suing him from divorce and wants custody of their daughter Jenny. #"It Will Never Work" (8 Aug 1974) - with Patsy King, Arthur Barradell-Smith. #"Separate Ways" (15 Aug 1974) - with Edmund Pegge, Gerda Nicholson, Margaret Cruikshank, Rhona McLeod, Joan Letch. In a bid to save their marriage, Stephen and Betty agree to have separate affairs, which upsets their song. #"Where Did All the Magic Go" (22 Aug 1974) - with Peter Gwynne, Olivia Hammett, Mark Clark, Jonathan Wood, David Margolin. Ploy: Ian Roarke's second wife Nadine is apprehensive when her step son Michael arrives from London. References {{reflist Externa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Misleading Cases
''Uncommon Law'' is a book by A. P. Herbert first published by Methuen Publishing, Methuen in 1935. Its title is a satirical reference to the English common law. The book is an anthology of fictitious law reports first published in ''Punch (magazine), Punch'' as ''Misleading Cases'' in which Herbert explores, as he saw it, rather absurd aspects of the law, and upholds his civil liberties with the protagonist Albert Haddock, representing Herbert's point of view, taking many to court. It includes perhaps the best-known of these cases, Negotiable cow, ''The Negotiable Cow''. Herbert himself said "Albert Haddock made his first public appearance, in ''Punch'', in 1924. I have always understood that I invented him: but he has made some disturbing escapes into real life". Over his lifetime Herbert published five collections, entitled ''Misleading Cases in the Common Law'', ''More Misleading Cases'', ''Still More Misleading Cases'', ''Codd's Last Case'' and ''Bardot M.P.?''. Stray cases al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Room At The Bottom (1967 TV Series)
''Room at the Bottom'' is a British comedy television series which originally aired as a pilot in 1966 on the ''Comedy Playhouse'' and a single series of seven episodes on BBC 1 the following year. Set in the maintenance department of a large company tower block, it was the first sitcom by the writing team of John Esmonde and Bob Larbey. All episodes from this series are currently believed to be lost due to wiping. Cast Main * Kenneth Connor as Gus Fogg *Deryck Guyler as Mr. Powell * Gordon Rollings as Happy Brazier * Kenny Lynch as Horace Robinson * Brian Wilde as Mr. Salisbury * John Horsley as Lord Percy Guest * Patrick Newell as Cyril Culpepper * Yvonne Antrobus as Betty * Jack Bligh as Uncle Percy * Richard Coleman as Dillington * Frances Collins as Miss Edgeworthy * Eric Dodson as Director * John Dunbar as Mr. Walpole * Janina Faye as Gloria * Wendy Gifford as Miss Bryant * Bill Horsley as Slocombe * Len Jones as Boy * John Scott Martin as Morris Dancer * Henry McGee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
