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Play For Tomorrow
''Play for Tomorrow'' is a British television anthology science fiction series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC1 in 1982. It spun off from the anthology drama series ''Play for Today'' after the success of ''The Flipside of Dominick Hide ''The Flipside of Dominick Hide'' is a British television play first transmitted on BBC1 on 9 December 1980 as part of the ''Play for Today'' series. Peter Firth stars in the title role as a time traveller from Earth's future who illegally visit ...'' on that strand. Each of the six episodes paints a vision of life in a future year, near the end of the 20th century or at the beginning of the 21st. Episode list External links *Section on the strand at the TV Cream website containing good synopses of most episodes {{DEFAULTSORT:Play For Tomorrow BBC television dramas 1980s British anthology television series British science fiction television shows 1982 British television series debuts 1982 British television series ending ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Stephen Greif
Stephen John Greif (; 26 August 1944 – 23 December 2022) was an English actor known for his roles as Travis in ''Blake's 7'', Harry Fenning in three series of ''Citizen Smith'', Signor Donato in ''Casanova'' and Commander John Shepherd in '' Shoot on Sight''. Early life Greif was born in Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, England, in a building originally belonging to Anne Boleyn as a gift from King Henry VIII. He was educated at Sloane Grammar School, where he was school champion in athletics and swimming and represented the school and the county in athletics at the White City Stadium amongst other locales. He briefly attended the Regent Street Polytechnic before entering a variety of jobs including trouble shooter at a TV and radiogram manufacturer and as a negotiator in a boutique West End estate agency before applying for drama school. Career Greif was an honours graduate from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, where he won numerous awards including Best Actor and Most Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russell Hunter
Adam Russell Hunter (18 February 1925 – 26 February 2004) was a Scottish television, stage and film actor. He played Lonely in the TV thriller series ''Callan'', starring Edward Woodward, and shop steward Harry in the Yorkshire Television sitcom '' The Gaffer'' (1981–1983) with Bill Maynard. He made guest appearances in well-known series such as '' The Sweeney'', '' Doctor Who'', ''Taggart'', ''A Touch of Frost'', ''The Bill'' and Granada television's '' The Return of Sherlock Holmes'' in The Adventure of Silver Blaze. Life Born Russell Ellis in Glasgow, Hunter's childhood was spent with his maternal grandparents in Lanarkshire, until returning to his unemployed father and cleaner mother when he was 12. He went from school to an apprenticeship in a Clydebank shipyard. During this time, he did some amateur acting for the Young Communist League before turning professional in 1946. Career Early work Under the stage name Russell Hunter, he acted at Perth Rep and at the Glasg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerard Kelly
Gerard Kelly (born Paul Kelly; 27 May 1959 – 28 October 2010) was a Scottish actor who appeared in many comedies, including ''City Lights'', ''Rab C Nesbitt'', ''Scotch and Wry'' and '' Extras''. He had more serious roles as well, including PC David Gallagher in ''Juliet Bravo'' (1981), the villainous Jimmy in ''EastEnders'' (1994) and the villainous Callum Finnegan in ''Brookside'' (1997–2000). Career Kelly had a small part in the critically acclaimed film '' Comic Strip Presents... Mr Jolly Lives Next Door'' (1987) and as the music video director in ''More Bad News'' (1987). In 1983 Kelly was featured in "Killer", the pilot episode of the crime drama series ''Taggart''. In 2005 and 2007 he appeared in the Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant comedy series '' Extras'' as Ian "Bunny" Bunton. From 2007 to 2010 he appeared regularly as Father Henderson, a camp ''Doctor Who''-loving priest, in the award-winning BBC Radio 4 comedy ''Fags, Mags and Bags''. In 2011, after Kell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Logan
James Allan Short, OBE, FRSAMD (4 April 1928 – 13 April 2001), known professionally as Jimmy Logan, was a Scottish performer, theatrical producer, impresario and director. Family Logan was born in Dennistoun, Glasgow, a member of a family of entertainers; the tradition began with his parents (Jack Short and Mary Dalziel "May" Allan) who were the music hall act Short and Dalziel. His aunt, from whom he took his stage surname, was Broadway performer Ella Logan. He had four siblings including actress/singer Annie Ross. Career Educated at Gourock High School, Inverclyde, and latterly Bellahouston Academy, Glasgow, Logan left school at the age of 14. His family, in the 1930s and 1940s, toured the small music halls of Scotland and Northern Ireland and ran seasons at the Metropole, Glasgow and in the Theatre, Paisley, where Logan became house manager for the family. He was in pantomime by 1944, playing the cat in ''Dick Whittington and His Cat'', and soon became a comedy star w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom McGrath (playwright)
Tom McGrath (23 October 1940 – 29 April 2009) was a Scotland, Scottish playwright and jazz pianist. Career McGrath was born in Rutherglen, Glasgow.Local and family history: Rutherglen - history in the making South Lanarkshire Council During the mid 1960s he was associated with the emerging UK underground culture, participating in Alexander Trocchi's ''Project Sigma'', working as features editor of Peace News, and becoming founding editor of the International Times. During the early 1970s he worked with Billy Connolly on ''The Great Northern Welly-Boot Show''. From 1974-77 he was director of the Third Eye Centre (named after the influence of Sri Chinmoy), an arts centre on Sauchiehall Street in Glasgow. During this time, h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Glenister
John Glenister (born 12 October 1932) is a retired English television director. His credits included '' The Six Wives of Henry VIII'', '' Emma'', ''Rumpole of the Bailey'', '' Play for Today'', Dennis Potter's 1971 biopic of ''Casanova'', ''A Touch of Frost'', Alan Plater's ''On Your Way, Riley'', ''Hetty Wainthropp Investigates'' and ''A Bit of a Do''. Glenister's sons, Robert Glenister (born 1960) and Philip Glenister Philip Haywood Glenister (born 10 February 1963) is an English actor. He is best known for his role as DCI Gene Hunt in the BBC series ''Life on Mars'' (2006–2007) and its sequel '' Ashes to Ashes'' (2008–2010). He also played DCI William ... (born 1963), became successful actors. References External links * 1932 births Living people British television directors Glenister acting family {{England-tv-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Rouse
Simon may refer to: People * Simon (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name Simon * Simon (surname), including a list of people with the surname Simon * Eugène Simon, French naturalist and the genus authority ''Simon'' * Tribe of Simeon, one of the twelve tribes of Israel Places * Şimon ( hu, links=no, Simon), a village in Bran Commune, Braşov County, Romania * Șimon, a right tributary of the river Turcu in Romania Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Simon'' (1980 film), starring Alan Arkin * ''Simon'' (2004 film), Dutch drama directed by Eddy Terstall Games * ''Simon'' (game), a popular computer game * Simon Says, children's game Literature * ''Simon'' (Sutcliff novel), a children's historical novel written by Rosemary Sutcliff * Simon (Sand novel), an 1835 novel by George Sand * ''Simon Necronomicon'' (1977), a purported grimoire written by an unknown author, with an introduction by a man identified only as "Simo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Antony-Barber
Paul Antony-Barber is an English actor. He is best known for his role as Principal Sweet, in the early 2010s mystery/drama/comedy show ''House of Anubis''. He worked alongside Francis Magee and Burkely Duffield in the show as well. Career Boyd van Hoeij of ''The Hollywood Reporter'' described his performance in ''A Dark Reflection'' as "played with scenery-chewing gusto", and Lloyd Evans of ''The Spectator'' called his performance as a juror in a stage production of ''Twelve Angry Men'' "a brilliant turn". Personal life Barber married actress Glynis Barber Glynis Barber (born Glynis van der Riet; 25 October 1955) is a South African actress. She is known for her portrayals of Sgt. Harriet Makepeace in the British police drama ''Dempsey and Makepeace'', Glenda Mitchell in ''EastEnders'', DCI Grace ... in 1976; the couple divorced in 1979."Biograph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeremy Child
Sir Coles John Jeremy Child, 3rd Baronet (20 September 1944 – 7 March 2022) was a British actor. Early life Coles John Jeremy Child was born on 20 September 1944 in Woking, Surrey, son of Foreign Office diplomat Sir Coles John Child, 2nd Baronet, DL, a Major in the Coldstream Guards and aide-de-camp to the Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada from 1931 to 1933, and Sheila, daughter of Hugh Mathewson, of Pine Avenue, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The Coles family were lords of the manor of Bromley, and lived at Bromley Palace. He was educated at Wellesley House School, a preparatory school in the coastal town of Broadstairs in Kent and at Eton College and Aiglon College, then spent a year at Poitiers University, followed by training as a child actor at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. Career Having for a short time been a "reluctant" City broker, after appearing in repertory theatre, Child was cast in a significant role in the 1967 film '' Privilege''. Followin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malcolm Terris
Malcolm Hope Terris (11 January 1941 – 6 June 2020) was an English actor. He acted in many television programmes, including possibly his best-known role as Matt Headley in ''When the Boat Comes In'', a popular 1970s series. His film career includes appearances in ''Special Branch'' (1973), ''The First Great Train Robbery'' (1978), '' McVicar'' (1980), ''The Plague Dogs'' (1982, voice only), ''Slayground'' (1983), '' The Bounty'' (1984) as Thomas Huggan, ship's surgeon, ''Mata Hari'' (1985), ''Revolution'' (1985), ''Scandal'' (1989), and ''Chaplin'' (1992). His TV appearances include: "The Horns of Nimon" episodes of ''Doctor Who (season 17)'' (1979-80). One episode of ''Rooms'' (1974) and four episodes of the mini-series ''Reilly, Ace of Spies'' (1983). Regular episodes of ''Coronation Street'', mostly as Eric Firman in the early 1990s. In April 2011 he appeared as Len Merryman in an episode of ''Midsomer Murders''. In 1958, and prior to going to drama school, Terris was a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Wilcox
Michael Wilcox is a British playwright. He was resident playwright at the Dovecot Arts Centre in Stockton-on-Tees for the 1977 season. In 1980, he was resident playwright at the Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh. In 2008, he signed a letter against Bush Theatre budget cuts. He was educated at Alleyn Court School, Westcliff-on-Sea; Malvern College in Worcestershire; Borough Road College in Isleworth, London, where he trained to be a teacher; and University College London, where he achieved a BA Honours degree in English Literature. In the early 1970s, Wilcox founded Northern Playwrights Society with dramatist C. P. Taylor to promote the interests of playwrights living in the Northern Arts region. This has evolved into New Writing North, which is one of Britain's most successful regional writers' agencies. In addition to his theatre writing, Wilcox edited five volumes of ''Gay Plays'' for Methuen, who also published his autobiographical journal of 1989, ''Outlaw in the Hills''. His mon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
