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Plotlands
''Plotlands'' was a British period drama series was written and created by Jeremy Brock and that aired on BBC1 from 18 May to 22 June 1997. Produced by Wall to Wall for the BBC, it tells the story of several families who live in the fictional town of Plotlands. The series was filmed on location in and around Ashridge. Cast * David Ryall as Harry Crowley *Philip Whitchurch as Billy Reed *Richard Lintern as Tom Marsh * Rebecca Callard as Harriet Marsh *Amanda Abbington as Maude * Jade Williams as Joan Marsh *Saskia Reeves as Chloe Marsh * Richard Cordery as Charles Foster *Jamie Glover as Ralph Samson *Petra Markham Petra Mavis Markham (born 17 March 1944) is a British theatre, television and film actress. Biography Born on 17 March 1944, she is a daughter of actor David Markham and writer Olive Dehn (1914–2007). She had three sisters: actress Kika ... as Grace Foster *Eve Schickle as Beattie Crowley * Terence Beesley as Jon Marsh *Richard Amery as Charlie Awards L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rebecca Callard
Rebecca Jayne Callard (, born 3 June 1975) is an English actress and writer. Early life Callard was born Rebecca Jayne Atkinson, the only surviving child from her mother Beverley Callard's first marriage to Paul Atkinson. Her parents divorced in 1978, and her mother remarried three times, to David Sowden, Steven Callard, and Jon McEwan. As a young actress, Rebecca was credited in early roles as Rebecca Sowden; she changed her stage name to Rebecca Callard following her mother's 1989 marriage to Steven Callard. As a child, Callard lived on Dawson's Corner in Pudsey, Leeds in West Yorkshire. She attended Intake High School in Bramley, where she was friends with future Spice Girl Melanie Brown and actress Angela Griffin. Callard married actor Gideon Turner in 2001 and they have two children; the couple separated in 2016. She has ADHD and autism. Career Callard's television roles have included Fiona Brett in ''Children's Ward'', Arrietty Clock in '' The Borrowers'' and '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wall To Wall Media
Wall to Wall Media, part of Warner Bros. Television Studios UK (formerly Shed Media Group), is a television production company that produces event specials and drama, factual entertainment, science and history programmes for broadcast by networks in both the United Kingdom and United States. Its productions include '' Who Do You Think You Are?'', ''New Tricks'', '' Child Genius'', and '' Long Lost Family''. In January 2009, Wall to Wall's first feature film '' Man on Wire'' won a BAFTA award for Outstanding British Film and followed this success with an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. Previously, the company had won a Peabody Award in 2000 for ''The 1900 House''. Wall to Wall joined the Shed Media Group in November 2007. In July 2017, Wall to Wall opened a regional production base in Bristol called Wall to Wall West headed by Emily Shields. Productions from Wall to Wall West include variations of the BBC Two lifestyle documentary series '' Back in Time for...'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashridge
Ashridge is a Estate (land), country estate and stately home in Hertfordshire, England. It is situated in the Chiltern Hills, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, about north of Berkhamsted and north west of London. The estate comprises of woodlands (known as Ashridge Forest), commons and chalk downland which supports a rich variety of wildlife. Today, Ashridge is home to Hult Ashridge, Hult International Business School's executive education programme, as it has been since 1959. The estate is currently owned by the National Trust. History Ashridge Priory In mediæval times Ashridge was the location of Ashridge Priory, a College (canon law), college of the monastic order of Bonhommes founded in 1283 by Edmund, 2nd Earl of Cornwall, whose palace was at nearby Berkhamsted Castle. At the dissolution of the monasteries the priory was surrendered to the crown and King Henry VIII used it to house his children, namely Prince Edward and the Princesses Mary and Elizabeth. Even ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Ryall
David John Ryall Retrieved 28 December 2014 (5 January 1935 – 25 December 2014) was an English stage, film and television actor. He had leading roles in ''Lytton's Diary'' and '' Goodnight Sweetheart'', as well as memorable roles in Dennis Potter's '''' and Andrew Davies's adaptation of '' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philip Whitchurch
Philip Whitchurch (born 30 January 1951) is an English stage, film, and television actor. He is best known for playing Captain William Frederickson in three episodes of ''Sharpe'' between 1994-1997 and the role of Chief Inspector Philip Cato in ''The Bill'' from 1993 to 1995. He also played another character, Inspector Twist, on the same show, as well as Tyler in '' My Hero'' from 2000 to 2006. Roles His other television work includes ''The Brothers McGregor'', '' Little Sir Nicholas'', '' The Detectives'', '' Peak Practice'', ''Holby City'', '' Bergerac'', '' Boon'', '' Casualty'', '' Monarch of the Glen'', ''Midsomer Murders'', '' G.B.H.'', '' Van der Valk '', ''The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles'', '' Waterfront Beat'', '' Dramarama'', '' Wire in the Blood'', '' Foyle's War'', ''Mersey Beat'', '' In Exile'', '' Get Real'', '' Plotlands'', '' A Perfect State'', '' Virtual Murder'', '' El C.I.D.'' and '' The Vicar of Dibley''. He also played Derek, the chair of governors, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Lintern
Richard Charles Lintern (born 8 October 1962) is an English stage, voice and screen actor. Early life Lintern was born in Taunton, Somerset. He studied English Literature at Durham University. He subsequently won a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Career Lintern has an extensive stage career, spending most professional time in the West End and the Royal National Theatre. He has appeared across the UK, including leading roles at the Royal National Theatre, the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Royal Court Theatre, the West Yorkshire Playhouse, the Bristol Old Vic. and many others. Recent productions include ''Elephants'' at Hampstead Theatre, ''Jumpy'' at the Royal Court, ''Blue/Orange'' in Birmingham and ''Clybourne Park'' at the Park Theatre. Lintern has played leading roles in a wide range of television and film projects. Recent productions include ''Silent Witness'', ''Cell 8'', ''Nolly'', ''The Reckoning'', ''Young Wallander'', ''White House Farm'', ''The Cro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amanda Abbington
Amanda Abbington (born ) is an English actress. In a career spanning over thirty years on stage and screen, her most prominent roles include Josie Mardle in ''Mr Selfridge'' (2013–2016) and Mary Morstan in '' Sherlock'' (2014–2017). Her other credits include Marilyn Harwood in '' Dream Team'' (1999–2000) and Siobhan in the BBC sitcom '' After You've Gone'' (2007–2008), as well as appearing in the drama series '' Cuffs'' (2015) and ''Safe'' (2018). Her stage roles have included ''God of Carnage'' (2018), '' The Son'' (2019) and '' The Unfriend'' (2022–2023). Early life Abbington was born in North London, England. An only child, she was brought up in Hertfordshire. Career She appeared in the TV series ''The Bill'' until 2007, playing various characters. During that time she also appeared in the TV series '' Wycliffe'', ''Casualty'', '' Dream Team'', '' The Sins'', '' Shades'', ''Doc Martin'', ''Coupling'' and ''Teachers''. She appeared in the 2005 comedy sketch show '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jade Williams (actress)
Jade Williams (born 2 October 1984) is a British actress. Early life Williams was born and in London, England in 1984 to Shelley and Mick Williams, a postman. She is the first of three children; her sister is Candice and her brother is Adam. Williams attended St. John's Infant School and later St. Mary's Primary School before winning a scholarship to the Sylvia Young Theatre School, for which she began attending at the age of eight. Career Williams made her debut to television in 1995 when she appeared in '' Black Hearts in Battersea'', a television adaptation of the children's novel of the same name by Joan Aiken. The series last six episodes and co-starred Celia Imrie. She is perhaps best known for her regular role as Zoe Stringer in the BBC series ''Grange Hill'' and recurring one as Gemma Foster in ''Casualty'', and the ITV prison drama '' Bad Girls'', in which she played the role of Rhiannon Dawson, the daughter of prisoner Julie Johnston ( Kika Mirylees); appearing for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saskia Reeves
Saskia Reeves (born 16 August 1961) is a British actress, known for her roles in films including '' Close My Eyes'' (1991) , ''I.D.'' (1995), and '' Our Kind of Traitor'' (2016), in the 2000 miniseries '' Frank Herbert's Dune'', and in TV series, including as a series regular in ''Luther'' (2010), ''Shetland'' (2016), and '' Slow Horses'' (2022–present). Early life and education Saskia Reeves was born on 16 August 1961 to a Dutch mother and English father, and brought up in Twickenham and Paddington, London. Reeves attended the Lady Eleanor Holles School in Hampton. According to Reeves, her father was an actor, writer and singer. As a teenager, while her parents did not encourage her, she and her sister attended weekend acting workshops "for a laugh". Reeves was faring poorly in secondary school, missing classes and not doing homework, and didn't take her university-qualifying A-level exams. She discovered "drama school" as an alternative to university that didn't req ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamie Glover
Jamie Blair Glover is an English actor. He is best known for playing Andrew Treneman in the BBC One school-based drama series, '' Waterloo Road'', returning to the role in 2023. He was also cast as Harry Potter in the second cast of the West-End production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child in 2017, and starred as Roger Tramplemain in Michael Frayn's comical farce ''Noises Off'' at the Novello Theatre in 2012. He also appeared as William Russell in the ''Doctor Who'' docudrama, ''An Adventure in Space and Time'' (2013). Early life and education Jamie Blair Glover was born and brought up in Barnes, London. He is the son of actors Julian Glover and Isla Blair. He attended Frensham Heights School in Farnham, Surrey,Jamie Glover (2006, BBC.) Retrieved on 2009-07-17. and trained at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petra Markham
Petra Mavis Markham (born 17 March 1944) is a British theatre, television and film actress. Biography Born on 17 March 1944, she is a daughter of actor David Markham and writer Olive Dehn (1914–2007). She had three sisters: actress Kika Markham (born 1940), poet and playwright Jehane Markham (1949–2024), and make-up artist Sonia Markham (1938–2016).Nicholas Tucker"Obituary. Olive Dehn: Poet and children's writer" ''The Independent'', 7 April 2007 Filmography * '' The Deadly Affair'' (1966) – Daughter at Theatre * '' Fragment of Fear'' (1970) – Schoolgirl * ''Sunday Bloody Sunday'' (1971) – Designer's Girlfriend * ''Get Carter'' (1971) – Doreen Carter * ''The Raging Moon'' (1971) – Mary * '' The Hireling'' (1973) – Edith * ''Out of Depth'' (2000) – Edna Walker * ''Lady Godiva'' (2008) – Jemima's Mother (Pink Dragon) * ''Back to the Garden'' (2013) – Penny Television appearances * ''Z-Cars'' episode "First Foot" (1964) – Elizabeth Cooper * ''The Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terence Beesley
Terence Beesley (7 September 1957 – 30 November 2017) was an English actor. Early life and education Born in London to Irish parents, he studied at the City Lit in London in 1980, and then trained as an actor at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. Career Television His television work included '' Cadfael'', ''The Bill'', '' Where the Heart Is'', '' Heartbeat'', ''Midsomer Murders'', ''EastEnders'' (as Derek Branning in 1996), ''Casualty'', '' Down to Earth'', ''Plotlands'', ''Agatha Christie's Poirot'', '' She's Out'' and '' What Remains''. He starred in Peter Kosminsky's ''15: The Life and Death of Phillip Knight'', and played General Bennigsen in the BBC adaptation of ''War and Peace''. Theatre His stage work included British theatre performances as the title role in Shakespeare's ''Richard III'' (1995) and as the Vicomte de Valmont in ''Les Liaisons Dangereuses'' (1994) for multi Barrymore award winner director Mark Clements and his own adaptation (with Coli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
