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Monarch Of The Glen (TV Series)
''Monarch of the Glen'' is a British drama television series produced by Ecosse Films for BBC Scotland and broadcast on BBC One for seven series between February 2000 and October 2005 with 64 episodes in total. The first five series of ''Monarch of the Glen'' told the story of young restaurateur Archie MacDonald trying to restore his childhood home in the Scottish Highlands, starring Alastair Mackenzie, Richard Briers, Susan Hampshire, and Dawn Steele, whilst the final two series of the show focused on new Laird Paul Bowman trying to modernise the estate, primarily starring Lloyd Owen, Tom Baker, Alexander Morton and Susan Hampshire. The series is loosely based on Sir Compton Mackenzie's ''Highland Novels'', which are set in the same location but in the 1930s and 1940s. The first book in that series is called '' The Monarch of the Glen'', which was a reference to the famous painting of the same name by Landseer. The series was created by Michael Chaplin and produce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Chaplin (writer/producer)
Michael Chaplin (born 1951 in County Durham) is an English theatre, radio, television and non-fiction writer and former television producer and executive. He grew up in Newcastle upon Tyne where he now lives and works again. After graduating from Cambridge University in 1973 with a degree in history he trained as a reporter on ''The Journal (Newcastle upon Tyne newspaper), The Journal'' newspaper in Newcastle upon Tyne and then became the paper's Health Correspondent. In 1977 he moved to London, becoming successively a researcher, producer, director and executive producer in London Weekend Television's current affairs and documentaries department. Among his many credits there was as editor of the cult arts/lifestyle show ''South of Watford'' which helped to establish the TV careers of its successive presenters, Ben Elton and Hugh Laurie. He then produced the ITV drama series ''Wish Me Luck'' about female secret agents in France during World War II which aired on ITV between 1988- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BBC One
BBC One is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network owned and operated by the BBC. It is the corporation's flagship network and is known for broadcasting mainstream programming, which includes BBC News television bulletins, primetime drama and entertainment, and live BBC Sport events. It was launched on 2 November 1936 as the BBC Television Service and was the world's first regular television service with a high level of image resolution. It was renamed BBC TV in 1960 and used this name until the launch of the second BBC channel, BBC2, in 1964. The main channel then became known as BBC1. The channel adopted the current spelling of BBC One in 1997. The channel's annual budget for 2012–2013 was £1.14 billion. It is funded by the television licence fee together with the BBC's other domestic television stations and shows uninterrupted programming without commercial advertising. The television channel had the highest reach share of any broadcaster in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Molly MacDonald
Molly, Mollie or mollies may refer to: Animals * '' Poecilia'', a genus of fishes ** '' Poecilia sphenops'', a fish species * A female mule (horse–donkey hybrid) People * Molly (name) or Mollie, a female given name, including a list of persons and characters with the name * Molly Pitcher, one of several American women believed to have helped fight against British forces during the American Revolution * Molly Malone, a mythical 19th-century Irish fishmonger and associated folk song and statue * Molly Mormon, a stereotype of a Latter-day Saints woman Dance and theatre * ''Molly'' (musical), a 1973 Broadway musical * Molly dance, a form of English Morris dance Film and television * ''Molly'' (1983 film), an Australian film by Ned Lander * ''Molly'' (1999 film), an American film starring Elisabeth Shue * '' Molly: An American Girl on the Home Front'', a 2006 made-for-television film * ''The Roads Not Taken'' (working title ''Molly''), a 2020 American drama film by Sally P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
