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Microsoap
''Microsoap'' is a children's sitcom, co-written by Mark Haddon and co-produced by the BBC and the Disney Channel. A total of 26 episodes were made, lasting over four series, and airing from 1998 to 2001. It starred Suzanne Burden, Ivan Kaye, Paul Terry, Jeff Rawle and Rebecca Hunter. The program aired in the UK, the US, and internationally. The story is based around the lives of two children, Joe and Emily Parker, who are brother and sister. The series begins with the split of their parents, Colin and Jane, who decide their marriage is not working. They don't want to make life for their children difficult, so they remain friends while each dates someone else. This forms the beginning background story for the series. The series producer for all episodes was Andy Rowley. Directors were Juliet May, Baz Taylor and Graeme Harper; and the original sets were designed by Peter Findley. Series overview The story is based around the lives of two children, Joe and Emily Parker, who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Terry (actor)
Paul Christopher James Terry (born 7 November 1985) is an English former child actor. He is best known internationally for starring as James in the 1996 film adaptation of Roald Dahl's ''James and the Giant Peach''. He also starred in the four seasons of the children's sitcom '' Microsoap'' (1998–2000). Early life Terry was born in and grew up in Watford, Hertfordshire, north of London, and persuaded his parents to let him attend acting classes when he was five years old. He made his stage debut the following year in a regional production of Turgenev's '' A Month in the Country''. In 1994, his father heard about the auditions for a screen adaptation of Roald Dahl's popular children's novel ''James and the Giant Peach'', and thought his son would be perfect: "Like James", he said, "Paul can act like a little boy lost." [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryan Cartwright
Ryan Cartwright (born 14 March 1981) is an English actor. Early life Cartwright was born on 14 March 1981 in Erdington, Birmingham, West Midlands. He has an older brother, Che Cartwright, who is also an actor. Career He began acting with the Central Junior Television Workshop. His first major role came at the age of 15 in the British ITV comedy-drama ''The Grimleys''. He has also appeared in such other British television programmes as '' Seriously Weird'', '' Hardware'', ''Donovan'', '' Microsoap'', ''Look Around You'' and ''All About Me''. Since moving to the US, Cartwright had a recurring role on the television series ''Bones'' as the laboratory intern Vincent Nigel-Murray, until the death of his character in the season 6 episode ''The Hole in the Heart''. He also completed filming a Hallmark Channel television film, ''Dear Prudence'' alongside Jane Seymour, in which he used an American accent. He had a recurring role (as upper class Briton John Hooker) on Season 3 of ''Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucy Evans
Lucy Evans (born 26 May 1985) is an English actress best known for playing the role of Lauren Wilson in '' Coronation Street'' from 2007–2008. Other roles include that of Debs in ''Mile High ''Mile High'' is a British television drama based on the lives of the cabin crew members of Fresh!, a budget airline based in London. The name of the show is a reference to the Mile High Club. The show was broadcast on Sky1 from 2003 to 2005 ...''. She is a high-profile supporter of the League Against Cruel Sports. Filmography Film Television References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Evans, Lucy 1985 births Living people English soap opera actresses English child actresses Place of birth missing (living people) English film actresses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lou Gish
Lou Gish (27 May 1967 – 20 February 2006) was an English stage (theatre), stage, film and television actress. Biography She was born Louise Mikel Henrietta Marie Curram in 1967, the elder daughter of actors Sheila Gish and Roland Curram. She was raised in London and originally wanted to be an artist rather than an actor. She trained in Camberwell and earned a bachelor's degree at the Camberwell College of Arts. A role in a play in Paddington brought her to the attention of an agent, and this convinced her to follow her family into a career in the theatre, taking roles on stage, in television series, and in film. She appeared with her sister, Kay Curram, in ''King Lear'' at the Chichester Festival Theatre in 2005. Gish was in a relationship with actor Nicholas Rowe (actor), Nicholas Rowe from 2000 until her death from cancer at the age of 38 in February 2006. Her death came less than a year after that of her mother, who also died of cancer. Both she and her mother are bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Cole (writer)
Stephen Cole (born 1971) (also credited as Steve Cole, Tara Samms and Paul Grice) is an English author of children's books and science fiction. He was also in charge of BBC Worldwide's merchandising of the BBC Television series ''Doctor Who'' between 1997 and 1999 and as executive producer on the Big Finish Productions range of List of Doctor Who audio plays by Big Finish, ''Doctor Who'' audio dramas. In 2013, Ian Fleming Publications announced that Cole would continue the Young Bond series first penned by Charlie Higson, with the addition of four new books to the series. The first of these, ''Shoot to Kill (novel), Shoot to Kill'', was published in the UK in November 2014, where Cole is credited as 'Steve Cole'. Early life and career Cole was brought up in rural Bedfordshire and attended the University of East Anglia between 1989-92, where he studied English literature and film studies, graduating with first class honours. After a brief time working in local radio with BBC Ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rebecca Hunter
Rebecca Hunter, sometimes credited as Becky Hunter (born 12 July 1981), is a British actress and singer. Hunter was born in Northampton, and has a diploma in acting from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. She is best known for playing Melanie Costello on the Channel five soap opera ''Family Affairs'' between 2003 and 2005. Prior to this, she was a member of the pop group allSTARS*, and appeared on the accompanying CITV series '' STARStreet*''. allSTARS* were a pop act aimed predominantly at younger, pre-teen fans, and achieved moderate success in their short career, with four top-twenty UK hit singles - the most notable, a cover of Bucks Fizz's "The Land of Make Believe", reaching #9. Rebecca still remains close friends with Sam, Ashley, Thaila and Sandi. Her first TV role was on the Disney-produced, BAFTA award-winning CBBC sitcom '' Microsoap'', alongside Paul Terry, Jeff Rawle and Ryan Cartwright, between 1998 and 2000. She has also appeared in ''My Dad's th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suzanne Burden
Suzanne Burden (born 1958) is a British actress. A graduate of RADA, she has appeared on television, and occasionally in films, since the early 1980s. She gained attention as Esther Summerson in ''Bleak House'' (1985). In 1989, she played Patricia Matthews in ''Poirot'' (episode "The Third Floor Flat"), and Joyce Blount in '' Campion'' (episode "Police at the Funeral"). Her leading roles have included ''You, Me and It'' (1993), ''A Mind to Murder'' (1995),''The Vet'' (1995–96), the children's series '' Microsoap'' (1998–2000). She played Rebecca Plunkett in ''Midsomer Murders'' "A Talent for Life" (2003) and Sarah in ''Fear, Stress and Anger'' (2007). She appeared in the series again in "The Great and the Good" (2009) as Zukie Richardson. Burden has also appeared on stage. At the Chichester Festival Theatre, in the 2006 season, she played Lydia Cruttwell in Terence Rattigan's '' In Praise of Love'' and the following year she was Maria in ''Twelfth Night'' and Lady Macduff in ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeff Rawle
Jeffrey Alan Rawle (born 20 July 1951) is an English actor. He is known for portraying George Dent in the news-gathering sitcom ''Drop the Dead Donkey''. He also portrayed Silas Blissett in ''Hollyoaks'' from December 2010 until 2012. Rawle returned to ''Hollyoaks'' in 2016, 2020 and 2022. Early life Rawle was born on 20 July 1951 in Birmingham, West Midlands, England. His first secondary school was King Edward VI School in Aston, Birmingham. When he was 15 his family moved to Sheffield, and it was at High Storrs Grammar School that he first became interested in drama when he appeared in school plays. He worked at the Sheffield Playhouse before training at LAMDA. Career Rawle landed his first major role in 1973 as Billy in the television version of Keith Waterhouse and Willis Hall's '' Billy Liar''. In 1979, he appeared with Ian McKellen and Tom Bell in ''Bent'' at the Criterion Theatre, London. In 1984, he appeared in the '' Doctor Who'' story '' Frontios'' as the character ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivan Kaye
Ivan Blakeley Kaye (born 1 July 1961) is an English actor and producer. His international fame came with roles in historical drama shows like the Ludovico Sforza, Duke of Milan in all three seasons of ''The Borgias (2011 TV series), The Borgias'', and Ælla of Northumbria, King Aelle in the first four Seasons of History (Canadian TV channel), History channel's series ''Vikings (2013 TV series), Vikings.'' More recent projects include action thriller ''Gunpowder Milkshake,'' the series pilot for Amazon's adaptation of Stephen King's ''The Dark Tower (series), The Dark Tower,'' the first British original Disney+ series ''Wedding Season (TV series), Wedding Season'' and a leading role in the Irish comedy feature film ''Apocalypse Clown''. In the UK, he is also widely known for is role as List of The Green Green Grass characters#Bryan, Bryan in the comedy series ''The Green Green Grass.'' Early life Kaye was born on 1 July 1961 in Northampton, Northamptonshire. His passion for ente ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juliet May
Juliet May is a British television director. She has directed television shows such as ''Dalziel and Pascoe (TV series), Dalziel and Pascoe'', ''Hope and Glory (TV series), Hope and Glory'', ''New Tricks'' and ''Miranda (TV series), Miranda''. Personal life Juliet is the daughter of Val May, the theatre director, and his first wife, Penelope (formerly Rish). Career May oversaw all eight episodes of ''Heil Honey I'm Home!'' in 1990, a sitcom featuring Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun for British Satellite Broadcasting in 1990; only the pilot was ever transmitted. In 1995, she was nominated for a BAFTA award for ''Rory Bremner, Who Else?'', and won a BAFTA Children's Award in 1999 for ''Microsoap'' produced by Andy Rowley, with whom May has collaborated on a number of productions. She directed all twelve episodes of Steven Moffat's 1997 school-based sitcom ''Chalk (TV series), Chalk''.''After the Chalk Dust Settled'', featurette on ''Chalk'' Series 1 DVD, ReplayDVD.co.uk, prod. & dir. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Rowley
Andy Rowley (born 28 December 1959; Preston, Lancashire) is a British television producer known for his children's dramas, including ''Jeopardy'', which won a BAFTA Award for best children's drama in 2002, and '' Microsoap'', Prix Jeunesse winner and BAFTA best children's drama award winner in 1999. Rowley was a BBC Production Manager (notably on '' Lovejoy'') who went on to produce the last TV script written by Malcolm Bradbury, "Foreign Bodies" for ''Dalziel and Pascoe'' and many memorable TV dramas including ''Loved Up'', ''Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars'', ''Uncle Max'', ''I Was a Rat'', and ''Scene'', as well being a UK producer on the French feature film '' L'Isle Aux Tresors''. Rowley has worked with some of the UK's best directing and acting talent, including: Michael Winterbottom, Peter Howitt, Brenda Fricker, Adrian Lester, Sean Maguire, Jonathan Pryce, Bill Paterson and Aaron Johnson and is known for his script development, budgeting skills, and wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Live Action
Live action (or live-action) is a form of cinematography or videography that uses photography instead of animation. Some works combine live-action with animation to create a live-action animated film. Live-action is used to define film, video games or similar visual media. According to the Cambridge English Dictionary, live action " nvolvesreal people or animals, not models, or images that are drawn, or produced by computer." Overview As the normal process of making visual media involves live-action, the term itself is usually superfluous. However, it makes an important distinction in situations in which one might normally expect animation, such as when the work is adapted from a video game, or from an animated cartoon, such as ''Scooby-Doo'', ''The Flintstones'', '' 101 Dalmatians'' films, or ''The Tick'' television program. The phrase "live-action" also occurs within an animation context to refer to non-animated characters: in a live-action/animated film such as ''Space Jam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
