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Monday Night Fever
This episode list gives brief descriptions and some other details of the episodes of the ITV television series ''Minder'', set in contemporary London. The earliest episodes focus on Terry McCann (Dennis Waterman), a former professional boxer who has served time in jail and is determined not to return there. He finds himself in the orbit of Arthur Daley ( George Cole), a middle-aged car salesman and self-described entrepreneur working on the edge of (and often beyond) the law in pursuit of a quick profit. Terry works for Arthur as an assistant/bodyguard (known as a 'minder'), and is often loaned out by Arthur to work for others in a similar capacity. Over the course of the first three series, the focus of the show shifts so that the ever-scheming Arthur moves from being a supporting character to co-lead with Terry. Series 1–7 (first broadcast from 1979 to 1985, then in 1989) feature both Terry and Arthur. Two TV films were also made between series 6 and 7, broadcast on Christm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ITV (TV Network)
ITV is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network. It was launched in 1955 as Independent Television to provide competition to BBC Television (established in 1936). ITV is the oldest commercial network in the UK. Since the passing of the Broadcasting Act 1990, it has been legally known as Channel 3 to distinguish it from the other analogue channels at the time, BBC1, BBC2 and Channel 4. ITV was for four decades a network of separate companies which provided regional television services and also shared programmes between each other to be shown on the entire network. Each franchise was originally owned by a different company. After several mergers, the fifteen regional franchises are now held by two companies: ITV plc, which runs the ITV1 channel, and STV Group, which runs the STV channel. The ITV network is a separate entity from ITV plc, the company that resulted from the merger of Granada plc and Carlton Communications in 2004. ITV plc holds the Channel 3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phil McCall
Phil McCall (born Philip McColl; 26 November 1925 – 29 January 2002) was a Glaswegian actor who appeared in numerous films and television productions over a 40-year period. Early life and education McCall's father was a labourer. He attended St Mungo's Academy in Glasgow and trained as an actor at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. He then appeared in repertory theatre in Scotland and England. Acting career McCall had significant film roles in ''Ring of Bright Water'' (1969) and Lars von Trier's ''Breaking the Waves'' (1996). His television appearances included ''Dr. Finlay's Casebook, Bottle Boys'', '' Monarch of the Glen'', and ''Coronation Street''. In addition to his role in films and television, McCall was the centrepoint in Knorr's stock cube advertising campaign in the 1980s, which included the famous catchphrase "Pea and ham soup from a chicken, now that's clever". He appeared twice in episodes of the television series ''Minder'', playing safe-breaker/sne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Aubrey (actor)
James Aubrey Tregidgo (28 August 1947 – 6 April 2010), known professionally as James Aubrey, was an English stage and screen actor. He trained for the stage at the Drama Centre London, some years after making his professional acting debut in a production of ''Isle of Children'' (1962) and his screen acting debut in the film adaptation of ''Lord of the Flies'' (1963). He later performed with the Royal Shakespeare Company. Early life and education Aubrey was born in 1947 in Klagenfurt, Austria. His parents were Major Aubrey James Tregidgo and Edna May Tregidgo (née Boxall). He was educated at the Wolmer's Boys' School in Kingston, Jamaica, the Windsor Boys' School, at Hamm, in Germany, and St John's School, Singapore, before training for the stage at the Drama Centre London from 1967 to 1970.Ronald BerganObituary: James Aubrey ''The Guardian'', 12 April 2010 Stage work Aubrey made his first professional stage appearance at the Wilmington Playhouse in March 1962 in the role of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Layton
George Layton (born 2 March 1943) is an English actor, director, screenwriter and author best known for three television roles – junior doctor Paul Collier in the comedy series ''Doctor in the House (TV series), Doctor in the House'' and its sequels ''Doctor at Large (TV series), Doctor at Large'', ''Doctor in Charge'' ''and Doctor at the Top'', that of Bombardier 'Solly' Solomons in the first two series of ''It Ain't Half Hot Mum'', and as Des the mechanic in early episodes of ''Minder (TV series), Minder''. He also appeared in two episodes of ''The Sweeney'' and played Norman Simmonds in ''EastEnders'' as well as a few early appearances as himself on the light entertainment BBC 1 consumer show That's Life!, That's Life. Life and career Layton was born in Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire, England. He was born to a family of Czechoslovakia, Czechoslovak and Jews, Jewish ancestry and educated at Belle Vue Boys' School, Belle Vue Boys' Grammar School in Bradford during which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
June Ritchie
June Ritchie (born 31 May 1941) is a British actress. Biography Ritchie trained at RADA, where she graduated in 1961, having won the Emile Littler Award for Most Promising Actress and the Ronson Award for the outstanding female student. She came to prominence after starring in the role of Ingrid Rothwell opposite Alan Bates in the 1962 film adaptation of '' A Kind of Loving''. In 1963, she starred with Margaret Rutherford in the comedy ''The Mouse on the Moon'' and appeared as a 'dance hostess' with Sylvia Syms in ''The World Ten Times Over''. She also made two movies with Ian Hendry at around the same time, ''Live Now, Pay Later'' and ''This is My Street''. After marrying and starting a family, she cut back on her acting roles, but later made a successful comeback on stage (most memorably in a high-profile musical adaptation of ''Gone with the Wind'' in London), and appeared in many British television dramas including ''The Mallens'', ''The Saint'', '' The Baron'', ''Min ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derek Jacobi
Sir Derek George Jacobi (; born 22 October 1938) is an English actor. He has appeared in various stage productions of William Shakespeare such as ''Hamlet'', ''Much Ado About Nothing'', ''Macbeth'', ''Twelfth Night'', ''The Tempest'', ''King Lear'', and ''Romeo and Juliet''. He has also performed in Anton Chekhov's ''Uncle Vanya'' and Edmond Rostand's ''Cyrano de Bergerac (play), Cyrano de Bergerac''. He was given a Knight Bachelor, knighthood for his services to theatre by Elizabeth II, Queen Elizabeth II in 1994 and is a member of the Danish Order of the Dannebrog. In addition to being a founder member of the Royal National Theatre and winning several prestigious theatre awards, Jacobi has also made numerous television appearances, starring in the 1976 adaptation of Robert Graves's ''I, Claudius (TV series), I, Claudius'', for which he won a British Academy of Film and Television Arts, BAFTA; in the titular role in the medieval drama series ''Cadfael (TV series), Cadfael'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rolls-Royce (car)
This is a list of Rolls-Royce branded motor cars and includes vehicles manufactured by: *Rolls-Royce Limited (1906–1973) *Rolls-Royce Motors (1973–2003), which was created as a result of the demerger of Rolls-Royce Limited in 1973. Vickers, Vickers plc owned Rolls-Royce Motors between 1980 and 1998. Volkswagen Group, Volkswagen AG acquired Rolls-Royce Motors in 1998 and renamed the firm Bentley, Bentley Motors Limited in 2003. Bentley Motors Limited is the direct successor of Rolls-Royce Motors and its predecessor entities and owns historical Rolls-Royce assets such as the Bentley Crewe, Crewe factory, pre-2003 vehicle designs and the Rolls-Royce – Bentley L Series V8 engine, L Series V8 engine. *Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, a subsidiary of BMW, BMW AG established in 1998 that began production of vehicles in 2003. Vehicles Rolls-Royce Limited vehicles * 1904–06 Rolls-Royce 10 hp, 10 hp * 1905–05 Rolls-Royce 15 hp, 15 hp * 1905–08 Rolls-Royce 20 hp (1905), 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Collier
Ian Gordon Arthur Collier (25 January 1943 – 1 October 2008) was a British actor. He appeared on stage in Tony Richardson's production of "Hamlet" in 1969 at London's Roundhouse, and at the Lunt-Fontanne theater in New York City. Other repetory work includes appearances in Barrow-in-Furness and Liverpool, as well as the Royal Shakespeare Company. He also appeared in various television programmes including ''Rentaghost'', ''Hi-de-Hi!'' and ''Howards' Way'' as well as in the '' Doctor Who'' serial ''The Time Monster''. He portrayed the villain Omega in the Fifth Doctor serial ''Arc of Infinity'' and later in the Big Finish Productions audio drama ''Omega''. He played Bernice Summerfield's father, Isaac Summerfield, in ''Death and the Daleks'', and he guest starred in the Big Finish Productions Doctor Who audio drama ''Excelis Decays''. Among his other television appearances was a guest part in an episode of ''Are You Being Served?'' in 1985. His film credits included role ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Jordan
Albert Patrick Jordan (10 October 1923 – 10 January 2020) was a British stage, film and television actor. Biography He was born and raised in Harrow, Middlesex, the son of Margaret, a cook, and Albert Jordan, a regimental sergeant major. An accident while playing bows and arrows with his two brothers left him with a distinctive scar on his right cheek. He made his stage debut in a 1946 Old Vic production of ''Richard II'' at the New Theatre, which was directed by Ralph Richardson and featured Harry Andrews and Alec Guinness. With Old Vic he went on to perform in other Shakespearean plays, including ''Coriolanus'' and ''The Taming of the Shrew'', in the last of which also appeared Renée Asherson. Jordan remained friends with Asherson and Guinness. Jordan's screen roles included several war films, including ''The Battle of the River Plate'' (1956), '' The Longest Day'' (1962), ''The Heroes of Telemark'' (1965), ''Play Dirty'' (1969), and '' Too Late the Hero'' (1970). He is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nadim Sawalha
Nadim Joakim Sawalha ( ar, نديم صوالحة) (born 9 September 1935) is a Jordanian-British actor, the father of actresses Nadia and Julia Sawalha. He appeared in two Bond films, '' The Spy Who Loved Me'' (1977) and ''The Living Daylights'' (1987). Background Sawalha was born in Madaba, Jordan, in 1935 and moved to Britain in the 1950s, to study drama. His daughter Julia revealed on her episode of '' Who Do You Think You Are?'' that even he is uncertain of his birth date, but it is thought to be around 7 to 9 September. Acting career Nadim Sawalha has made over 100 appearances in film and television, in a career spanning more than 40 years. Personal life Sawalha is married to Roberta Mary Lane, and has three daughters, Nadia, Julia and Dina. His brother is comedian Nabil Sawalha. Filmography Film Television Other roles *He played the part of Omar Badri in BBC's 'CDX' computer game. *In the 2018 BBC Radio 4 BBC Radio 4 is a British national radio station owned and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Sheard
Michael Sheard (18 June 1938 – 31 August 2005) was a Scottish character actor who featured in many films and television programmes, and was known for playing villains. His most prominent television role was as strict deputy headmaster Maurice Bronson in the children's series ''Grange Hill'', which he played between 1985 and 1989. He appeared as Admiral Ozzel in ''The Empire Strikes Back'' (1980). Early life Sheard was born Michael Lawson Perkins in Aberdeen, Scotland, the son of Donald Marriot Perkins, a church minister. He was educated at Aberdeen Grammar School. He trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London and took his mother's maiden name as his stage name. During his national service Sheard was a Royal Air Force aircraftman. Career Sheard had a lengthy affiliation with science fiction, and appeared in six televised stories of the BBC science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', appearing with the First Doctor in '' The Ark'' (1966), the Third Doctor i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenneth Griffith
Kenneth Griffith (born Kenneth Reginald Griffiths, 12 October 1921 – 25 June 2006) was a Welsh actor and documentary filmmaker. His outspoken views made him a controversial figure, especially when presenting documentaries which have been called "among the most brilliant, and controversial, ever made in Britain". Early life He was born Kenneth Griffiths in Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales. His parents separated and left Tenby six months after his birth, leaving him with his paternal grandparents, Emily and Ernest, who adopted him. His grandparents were staunch Wesleyan Methodists who taught him to question everything; he attended the local Wesleyan Methodist chapel three times every Sunday, and became a lively rugby union scrum-half. He passed the 11-plus and attended Greenhill Grammar School in Tenby, where he met English literature teacher Evelyn Ward, who recognised his writing and acting talent. Before Kenneth left school, his headmaster J. T. Griffith suggested that he dro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
