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Raquel Cassidy
Raquel Cassidy is an English actress. She played the role of Phyllis Baxter in the television series ''Downton Abbey'' (2013–2015), winning a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series. She has reprised the role for both the 2019 feature film of the same name and its 2022 sequel. She has played leading roles in other television series including ''Teachers'', '' Party Animals'', ''Moving Wallpaper'', ''Lead Balloon'', ''The Worst Witch'' and ''The Good Karma Hospital''. Early life and education Born to a Spanish mother and an English father, she was the third child and only daughter born to the couple. Born and brought up in Fleet, Hampshire, she was educated at Farnborough Hill Convent, and then Girton College, Cambridge, where she studied modern languages. She later pursued a PhD in biological anthropology, but abandoned it to pursue a career in acting. Career In an early role, Cassidy played Lola Chaves in an episode of ''Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fleet, Hampshire
Fleet is a town and civil parish in the Hart District Hart is a local government district in Hampshire, England, named after the River Hart. Its council is based in Fleet. It was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, as a merger of the urban district of Fleet, and the Hartle ... of Hampshire, England, centred 38.2 miles (61.5 km) boxing the compass, WSW of London and 13 miles (21 km) east of Basingstoke. It is the major town of the Hart District, and has large technology business areas, fast rail links to London, and is well connected to the M3 motorway (Great Britain), M3. The Fleet built-up area has a total population of 42,835, and includes the contiguous parishes of Church Crookham, Crookham Village, Dogmersfield, and Elvetham Heath. The town has a prominent golf club, an annual Fleet Half Marathon, half marathon, an athletics club, and four football clubs. The Fleet services, nearby service station on the motorway is named after the town. Hart, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Two Is A Family
''Two Is a Family'' (french: Demain tout commence) is a 2016 French comedy-drama film remake of the Mexican film ''Instructions Not Included'' (''No se Aceptan Devoluciones''), directed by Hugo Gélin and starring Omar Sy. Plot Samuel (Omar Sy), runner, party-goer and womanizer, lives by the sea in the south of France. Unattached, his life changes the day when Kristin (Clémence Poésy), a former fling, places his three-month-old daughter Gloria in his arms. Unable to take care of her, he embarks on a trip to London, in order to return Gloria to her mother. He loses track of Kristin, does not have a penny in his pocket and does not speak a word of English. Fortunately, he meets Bernie (Antoine Bertrand), a gay Frenchman who works in the film industry and offers him a stunt job. Over the next eight years, Samuel raises Gloria and works as a stuntman, with Gloria often accompanying him as he still cannot speak English. Samuel creates an imaginary secret agent mother for Gloria, wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
On Expenses
On, on, or ON may refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * On (band), a solo project of Ken Andrews * ''On'' (EP), a 1993 EP by Aphex Twin * ''On'' (Echobelly album), 1995 * ''On'' (Gary Glitter album), 2001 * ''On'' (Imperial Teen album), 2002 * ''On'' (Elisa album), 2006 * ''On'' (Jean album), 2006 * ''On'' (Boom Boom Satellites album), 2006 * ''On'' (Tau album), 2017 * "On" (song), a 2020 song by BTS * "On", a song by Bloc Party from the 2006 album '' A Weekend in the City'' Other media * '' Ön'', a 1966 Swedish film * On (Japanese prosody), the counting of sound units in Japanese poetry * ''On'' (novel), by Adam Roberts * ONdigital, a failed British digital television service, later called ITV Digital * Overmyer Network, a former US television network Places * On (Ancient Egypt), a Hebrew form of the ancient Egyptian name of Heliopolis * On, Wallonia, a district of the municipality of Marche-en-Famenne * Ahn, Luxembourg, known in Luxembourgish as ''On'' * Ontario ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nightwalking
''Nightwalking'' (also known as ''Night Walking'') is a 2008 British comedy horror short film directed by Daniel Cormack, starring Raquel Cassidy and Lloyd Woolf. In 2010, ''Nightwalking'' was selected for preservation by the British Film Institute's National Archive and was archived by the British Universities Film and Video Council as part of their Television and Radio Index for Learning and Teaching (TRILT). In 2012, the film was acquired by the British Library's Moving Image Collection. Plot Returning from a night out, Martha (Raquel Cassidy) hears footsteps behind her and becomes convinced she's being followed as she walks down a dark path on her way home. She ponders various strategies such as pretending to do up her shoes in order to let her follower overtake her or simply running away, but dismisses each idea as endangering her even more. Eventually she screws up her courage to turn around and confront the man behind her, but when she does so she sees nothing except ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Britz (film)
''Britz'' is a two-part television drama film written and directed by Peter Kosminsky and first screened by Channel 4 in the United Kingdom in October and November 2007. ''Britz'' attempts to understand what would lead a second generation Muslim to turn against the country of their birth. The film makes references to the July 2005 London bombings, and the 2006 Forest Gate raid. The DVD was released in the UK on 5 November 2007. Plot The story concerns two siblings, Sohail and Nasima Wahid, who have been brought up in Bradford, West Yorkshire, a city with a large British Pakistani population. Both are now students, Sohail studying law in London and Nasima studying medicine in Leeds. With new government anti-terrorism legislation being used against Muslims in the UK in the wake of the September 11 attacks in New York, Sohail and Nasima are drawn in radically different directions. Without telling any of his family or friends, Sohail becomes a member of MI5, while continuing his stu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tick Tock Lullaby
''Tick Tock Lullaby'' is a 2007 British indie comedy-drama film written and directed by Lisa Gornick. It stars Gornick and Raquel Cassidy and Sarah Patterson. Cast * Raquel Cassidy as Maya * Lisa Gornick as Sasha * Sarah Patterson as Gillian * Joanna Bending as Fiona * Sam Spruell as Steve * Jake Canuso Jake Canuso is a Swiss actor, who is known for his role in the ITV (TV channel), ITV comedy series ''Benidorm (British TV series), Benidorm'', in which he played the Solana barman List of Benidorm cast and characters#Past characters, Mateo Cas ... as Laurence * Matthew Parish as Fred * David Lazenby as Hick * William Bowry as Todd * Joseph Lumsden * Aviva Gornick * Rupert Jones * Melissa Docker * Mikhail Karikis * Uriel Orlow References External links * * * 2007 films 2007 comedy-drama films Lesbian-related films 2000s English-language films British comedy-drama films British LGBT-related films Films shot in England LGBT-related comedy-drama films 2007 comedy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Festival (2005 Film)
''Festival'' is a 2005 British black comedy film about a number of people at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe directed by Annie Griffin. The general shots of the festival were filmed during the 2004 event. Main characters and sub plots The characters' stories become interconnected. *Faith (Lyndsey Marshal) arrives in Edinburgh to put on her one-person play about Dorothy Wordsworth. She finds companionship with Brother Mike (Clive Russell), who is performing a show about paedophile priests, before eventually revealing himself as one. *Tommy O'Dwyer (Chris O'Dowd) - an Irish stand-up, who tries to seduce local radio host Joan Gerrard (Daniela Nardini). *Sean Sullivan (Stephen Mangan) - famous comedian. He antagonises many people, especially Gerrard and his fellow jurors at the Comedy Awards. His alcoholic assistant, Petra (Raquel Cassidy), feels particularly put-upon. *Joan Gerard (Daniela Nardini) - local radio host covering the festival. An early argument with Sullivan during a l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Before You Go (film)
''Before You Go'' is a 2002 comedy film directed by Lewis Gilbert (his final directorial effort). The imperfect lives of three sisters are revealed at their unloved mother's funeral. Plot Three sisters, Teresa, Mary and Catherine grew up on The Isle of Man, where their mother Violet has died. Teresa and her husband Frank live there, and they have been looking after her. They summon the other two sisters to return for the funeral. Teresa and Frank have a local vitamin and supplements business. He is her second husband, and is similar to their uncommunicative father. She constantly reminds her sisters that she and Frank have regularly helped their mother without their aid. Mary, a doctor, has been having a long-term affair with fellow physician Mike, who is married with children. Catherine hasn’t fared much better, presently dating a Spaniard, Javier. Mary has been placed by Teresa in their deceased mum’s bedroom. She regularly has visions and flashbacks of her while they a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shooters (2002 Film)
''Shooters'' is a 2002 British gangster drama film directed by Colin Teague and Glenn Durfort. It was filmed in London in 1999 and released theatrically in the UK on 25 January 2002. In addition to co-writing the screenplay, Andrew Howard and Louis Dempsey play the lead characters. Adrian Dunbar, Gerard Butler, Ioan Gruffudd, and Melanie Lynskey co-star. ''Shooters'' received mixed reviews from critics, but was praised for its gritty authenticity. Plot synopsis After six years behind bars, Gilly (Dempsey) wants to settle down and live a quiet life. But it is not to be. He is released from prison only to find that his crime partner, "J" ( Howard), has invested all their money in a massive array of submachine guns, forcing Gilly back into a life of crime. Their last deal goes down in seven days, but the way things are going, Gilly is not sure he can hold out that long. Cast * Adrian Dunbar as Max Bell * Andrew Howard as "J"/Justin * Louis Dempsey as Gilly * Gerard Butler as Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thin Ice (2000 Film)
''Thin Ice'' is a single British television thriller, written by Tom Needham and directed by Ian White, that first broadcast on BBC1 on 4 December 2000. ''Thin Ice'' focuses on the character of Dr. Graham Moss (Nicholas Lyndhurst), a shady General Practitioner using his services as a practising doctor to issue fake sick notes and excess medication, who gets pulled into taking part in a bank robbery by one of his patients, gangland boss Violet Jerome (Geraldine McEwan). The film was commissioned as one of eleven new dramas unveiled by the BBC for their Autumn/Winter season in 2000. Considered as a potential pilot for an ongoing series, the character of Moss was likened to Harold Shipman, with ''Guardian'' writer Mark Lawson describing him as "the greatest Charlatan since Crippin." The film attracted an audience of 5.68 million viewers. Reception Mark Lawson of ''The Guardian'' gave the film a mixed review, writing; "There is much to enjoy in ''Thin Ice''. The morbid jokes, such as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss Hardbroom
''The Worst Witch'' is a series of children's books written and illustrated by Jill Murphy. They have been adapted into various films and television shows. Mildred Hubble :Series Duration: 1998–2001, 2005 Mildred Hubble is the titular character of ''The Worst Witch'' series. Unlike the other girls at Miss Cackle's Academy for Witches, she doesn't come from a regular witch family, but was given a scholarship which greatly impressed Miss Cackle. She is best friends with Maud Spellbody and Enid Nightshade. In ''The Worst Witch'', although inadvertently ruining a broomstick display while she was lead, as she was given a sabotaged broomstick, she saves the whole academy from Miss Cackle's jealous and evil identical twin sister Agatha Cackle, who was seeking to turn all the teachers and pupils into frogs. In the nick of time, Mildred turns Agatha and the rest of her fiendish coven into snails. In '' The Worst Witch Strikes Again'' Miss Cackle trusts her to look after the new girl, E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
