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Mr. Bean Rides Again
"Mr. Bean Rides Again" is the sixth episode of the British television series ''Mr. Bean'', produced by Tiger Television for Thames Television. It was first broadcast on ITV on 17 February 1992. Plot Act 1: The Heart Attack Man and the Postbox Mr. Bean goes out to post a letter. After using a series of keys to retrieve his car's ignition key, he discovers that the battery is flat, so he decides to take the bus. Upon reaching the bus stop, the man already waiting there has a heart attack, terrifying Bean. Bean tries to revive him by stomping on him, stuffing pills down his throat, trying mouth-to-mouth resuscitation (with the man's magazine) and using electric shock treatment using jump leads connected to a nearby lamppost. The electric shock treatment initially works, but he forgets to remove the jump leads from his hands when the man offers a handshake, giving the man another electric shock, making him pass out again. An ambulance arrives; while the paramedics treat the man, Bea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robin Driscoll
Robin Driscoll (born 28 June 1957) is a British actor and writer. He is best known as a writer of List of Mr. Bean episodes, ''Mr. Bean'' episodes with Rowan Atkinson. He and Atkinson are close friends; they appeared in ''Funny Business (TV series), Funny Business'' (1992). As an actor, Driscoll appeared in episodes of ''Only Fools and Horses'' ("The Jolly Boys' Outing"), ''Murder Most Horrid'', ''Dear John (UK TV series), Dear John'', ''Alas Smith & Jones'', and ''The Fast Show''. References External links * 1951 births Living people British male television actors British writers Place of birth missing (living people) {{UK-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jump Start (vehicle)
A jump start, also called a boost, is a procedure of starting a motor vehicle (most commonly cars or trucks) that has a discharged or depleted battery. A temporary connection is made to the battery of another vehicle, or to some other external power source. The external supply of electricity recharges the disabled vehicle's battery and provides some of the power needed to crank the engine. Once the vehicle has been started, its normal charging system will recharge, so the auxiliary source can be removed. If the vehicle charging system is functional, leaving the engine running will restore the charge of the battery, although it is usually recommended to drive the vehicle for a few minutes after starting to speed up the recharging process. Motorists may carry jumper cables and other equipment in case of accidental discharge of the vehicle battery (for example, by headlights, interior lights or ignition switch left on while the engine is not running). Safe procedures for connecting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Television Shows Written By Rowan Atkinson
Television, sometimes shortened to TV, is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving images and sound. The term can refer to a television set, or the medium of television transmission. Television is a mass medium for advertising, entertainment, news, and sports. Television became available in crude experimental forms in the late 1920s, but only after several years of further development was the new technology marketed to consumers. After World War II, an improved form of black-and-white television broadcasting became popular in the United Kingdom and the United States, and television sets became commonplace in homes, businesses, and institutions. During the 1950s, television was the primary medium for influencing public opinion.Diggs-Brown, Barbara (2011''Strategic Public Relations: Audience Focused Practice''p. 48 In the mid-1960s, color broadcasting was introduced in the U.S. and most other developed countries. The availability of various types of archival st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1992 British Television Episodes
Year 199 ( CXCIX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was sometimes known as year 952 ''Ab urbe condita''. The denomination 199 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 * Mesopotamia is partitioned into two Roman provinces divided by the Euphrates, Mesopotamia and Osroene. * Emperor Septimius Severus lays siege to the city-state Hatra in Central-Mesopotamia, but fails to capture the city despite breaching the walls. * Two new legions, I Parthica and III Parthica, are formed as a permanent garrison. China * Battle of Yijing: Chinese warlord Yuan Shao defeats Gongsun Zan. Korea * Geodeung succeeds Suro of Geumgwan Gaya, as king of the Korean kingdom of Gaya (traditional date). By topic Religion * Pope Zephyrinus succeeds Pope Victor I, as the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blackadder Goes Forth
''Blackadder Goes Forth'' is the fourth series of the BBC sitcom '' Blackadder'', written by Richard Curtis and Ben Elton, which aired from 28 September to 2 November 1989 on BBC1. The series placed the recurring characters of Blackadder, Baldrick, and George in a trench in Flanders during World War I, and followed their various doomed attempts to escape from the trenches to avoid death under the misguided command of General Melchett. The series references famous people of the time and criticises the British Army's leadership during the campaign, culminating in the ending of its final episode, in which the soldiers are ordered to carry out a lethal charge of enemy lines. Despite initial concerns that the comedy might trivialise the war, it was acclaimed and won the British Academy Television Award for Best Comedy Series in 1989. In 2000 it was placed 16th by industry professionals in a list of the 100 Greatest British Television Programmes compiled by the British Film Insti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corporal Punishment (Blackadder)
"Corporal Punishment" or "Plan B: Corporal Punishment", is the second episode of ''Blackadder Goes Forth'', the fourth series of the BBC sitcom ''Blackadder''. It was first broadcast on BBC1 on 5 October 1989. In the episode, Blackadder faces a court-martial, and later an execution by firing squad, for shooting a carrier pigeon. Plot Captain Blackadder receives numerous calls from the wrong number before finally getting a call with orders to advance. He avoids going over the top by pretending the line is breaking up. He then throws away a telegram ordering him to run because it is wrongly addressed to "Catpain Blackudder", and then shoots a carrier pigeon replaying the same message. Upon inspection of the pigeon's partly changed message, however, it turns out that shooting carrier pigeons has become an offense under military law and Blackadder decides to destroy the evidence by cooking and eating the pigeon for his lunch. When General Melchett arrives at the trenches demanding an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Black Adder
''The Black Adder'' is the first series of the BBC sitcom ''Blackadder'', written by Richard Curtis and Rowan Atkinson, directed by Martin Shardlow and produced by John Lloyd. The series was originally aired on BBC 1 from 15 June 1983 to 20 July 1983, and was a joint production with the Australian Seven Network. Set in 1485 at the end of the British Middle Ages, the series is written as a secret history which contends that King Richard III won the Battle of Bosworth Field, only to be unintentionally assassinated by his nephew's son Edmund and succeeded by said nephew, Richard IV, one of the Princes in the Tower. The series follows the exploits of Richard IV's unfavoured second son Edmund (who calls himself "The Black Adder") in his various attempts to increase his standing with his father and, in the final episode, his quest to overthrow him.The Black Adder' at the BBC Comedy Guide. Retrieved 17 April 2008 Conceived while Atkinson and Curtis were working on ''Not the Nine O'C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Witchsmeller Pursuivant
"Witchsmeller Pursuivant" is the fifth episode of the first series of the BBC sitcom ''Blackadder'' (''The Black Adder''). It is set in Kingdom of England, England in the late 15th century and centres on the fictitious Prince Edmund (Blackadder), Prince Edmund, who finds himself falsely accused of witchcraft by a travelling witch-hunter known as the ''Witchsmeller Pursuivant''. The story satirises mediaeval superstition and Religion in Medieval England, religious belief. Academy Award-nominated actor Frank Finlay guest stars in this episode as the Witchsmeller, and Valentine Dyall appears in a cameo. Plot In 1495, Europe is being ravaged by the Black Death, with England being no exception. Even Richard IV of England, King Richard IV has fallen ill with it, rendering him even more deranged and violent than usual; Prince Edmund goes to visit him and is nearly run through by the plague-addled king, who hallucinates him as a Turk. With the king unable to rule, Harry, Prince of Wal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volte-face
Volte-face ( or ) is a total change of position, as in policy or opinion; an about-face. The expression comes from the French language. In the context of politics a volte-face is, in modern English, often referred to as a U-turn or a flip-flop in the UK and the US respectively. In politics *The royal assent by Charles I in June 1628 to the Petition of Right. *The 1938 decision of British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain to subsidize Balkan economies to resist German economic supremacy. *The 1990s switch of the Bharatiya Janata Party of India from a support of swadeshi (national) products to the embrace of free market ideas *The switch from populist protectionist policies that fed national movements to free market capitalism, wholly at odds with the election promises of Solidarity in Poland and the African National Congress in South Africa In diplomacy * The Diplomatic Revolution * The Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact * The successful manoeuver of Italy in September 1943 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teddington Studios
Teddington Studios was a large British television studio in Teddington, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, providing studio facilities for programmes airing on the BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5, Sky1 and others. The complex also provided studio space for channel continuity. The site was run by the Pinewood Studios Group. Originally built as film studios, the studios were the main production centres for the ITV franchisees ABC Weekend TV and Thames Television. Pinewood Group's lease on Teddington Studios expired in 2014. The studios were demolished in February 2016 to be turned into housing, with programmes made there having moved to other facilities. The studio buildings will be replaced by three modern apartment blocks and other smaller houses, with the view towards the river from Broom Road opened up. History Film studios The studio began in the early 20th century as film studios when stockbroker Henry Chinnery, owner of Weir House, Teddington, allowed filmmakers t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
35 Mm Movie Film
35 mm film is a film gauge used in filmmaking, and the film standard. In motion pictures that record on film, 35 mm is the most commonly used gauge. The name of the gauge is not a direct measurement, and refers to the nominal width of the 35 mm format photographic film, which consists of strips wide. The standard image exposure length on 35 mm for movies ("single-frame" format) is four perforations per frame along both edges, which results in 16 frames per foot of film. A variety of largely proprietary gauges were devised for the numerous camera and projection systems being developed independently in the late 19th century and early 20th century, as well as a variety of film feeding systems. This resulted in cameras, projectors, and other equipment having to be calibrated to each gauge. The 35 mm width, originally specified as inches, was introduced around 1890 by William Kennedy Dickson and Thomas Edison, using 120 film stock supplied by George Eastman. F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sickness Bag
A sickness bag (also known as a sick sack, airsick bag, airsickness bag, emesis bag, sick bag, barf bag, vomit bag, disposal bag, waste bag, Doggie bag or motion sickness bag) is a small bag commonly provided to passengers on board airplanes and boats to collect and contain vomit in the event of motion sickness. History The plastic-lined airsickness bag was created by inventor Gilmore Schjeldahl for Northwest Orient Airlines in 1949. Previously bags had been made from waxed paper or card. Modern bags are still mainly made from plastic-lined paper, but a significant proportion are now made completely from plastic. Collecting Among the collectors of aeronautical memorabilia there is a sub-culture of sickness-bag aficionados. The ''Guinness Book of Records'' recognizes Dutchman Niek Vermeulen as the world record holder for the number of different bags (6016 as of 29 January 2010). In 2004, Virgin Atlantic issued a limited edition set of half a million bags in collaboration w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
