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Richard Thorp
Richard Stanley Thorp (2 January 1932 – 22 May 2013) was an English actor. He was best known for his 30-year tenure portraying Alan Turner in the ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale'' from 1982 to 2013. He also appeared in films such as '' The Dam Busters'' (1955) and ''The Barretts of Wimpole Street'' (1957). Early life Thorp was born in Purley, London. Whilst showing early ambitions to act he started working in the shoe business, Lilley & Skinner, where his father was one of several directors. There he began writing advertising copy including the line "Men's shoes that men choose" whilst continuing to pursue amateur dramatics. However, it was his frequent bad time keeping that caused him to be sacked by his father enabling him to pursue his ambition and train at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Career Thorp's leading television roles included Dr. John Rennie in '' Emergency Ward 10'' from 1957 to 1961, and Doug Randall in ''Crossroads'' in 1975. He also appeared in a 1982 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Purley, London
Purley is an area of the London Borough of Croydon in London, England, south of Charing Cross, with a history going back at least 800 years. It was originally granted as an estate from holdings at Sanderstead and until as a district of Surrey and then, with neighbouring Coulsdon, as an urban district that became an Ward (electoral subdivision), electoral ward of the London Borough of Croydon, becoming part of the ceremonial county of London, in 1965. In 2018 the Purley ward was divided into two: Purley & Woodcote (ward), Purley and Woodcote, and Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown (ward), Purley Oaks and Riddlesdown. Purley is a suburban area of South London, and the quintessential suburban environment has been referenced in fictional and popular culture, most notably as the setting for the long running ''Terry and June'' sitcom. Purley had a population of 15,184 in 2022. History Toponymy The name derives from an estate, mentioned in about 1200 when it was deeded to one William de Pire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lorraine Chase
Lorraine Chase (born 16 July 1951) is an English actress and former model. She became well known for her strong south east London accent and frequent use of cockney slang, and found fame through a series of television adverts for Campari before embarking on an acting career. She is best known for playing the role of Steph Stokes in ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale'' from 2002 to 2006, with a brief return in 2013. Her partner, John Knight, died from cancer in 1996. Television After initially working as a model, Chase came to public attention in the mid-1970s when she began appearing in television adverts for Campari. The comical adverts were filmed in exotic locations with Chase having drinks with an elegant, sophisticated gentleman suitor played by Jeremy Clyde. Upon his romantic question "Were you truly wafted here from paradise?", Chase would declare in her broadest south east London accent "Nah, Luton Airport!" The line became something of a catchphrase and inspired the 1979 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bitter Harvest (1963 Film)
''Bitter Harvest'' is a 1963 British kitchen sink realism, kitchen sink drama film directed by Peter Graham Scott and starring Janet Munro and John Stride. It was written by Ted Willis, Baron Willis, Ted Willis based on ''The Siege of Pleasure'', the 1932 second volume in the trilogy ''20,000 Streets Under the Sky'' by Patrick Hamilton (writer), Patrick Hamilton. It was the only film where Janet Munro played a lead role. Plot Jennie Jones is a beautiful woman who returns intoxicated to her London apartment late one night and begins to destroy its contents in a rage, throwing her purse, keys and expensive gowns out into the street. Her story is then told in flashback. As a young girl, Jennie lives in an economically depressed, former mining town in Wales, where she works in her father's shabby general store and dreams of a more glamorous life. The store is doing poorly, and Jennie is horrified to discover that her father wants her to move to Cardiff and live with her elderly aunt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lancelot And Guinevere
''Lancelot and Guinevere'' (known as ''Sword of Lancelot'' in the U.S.) is a British 1963 medieval fantasy adventure film starring Cornel Wilde, Jean Wallace (his real-life wife at the time), and Brian Aherne. This lesser-known version of the Camelot legend is a work shaped predominantly by Cornel Wilde, who co-produced, directed, co-wrote, and played Lancelot. Plot Lancelot is King Arthur's most valued Knight of the Round Table and a paragon of courage and virtue. Things change, however, when he falls in love with Queen Guinevere. A sub-plot concerns Arthur's effort to forestall a challenge from a rival king, a problem that will inevitably catch Lancelot up in a personal conflict. In order to marry Guinevere, King Leodogran's daughter, King Arthur must find a knight to defeat Leodogran's champion. Arthur chooses Lancelot, who mortally wounds his opponent. On the way back to Camelot, Lancelot foils an attempt on Guinevere's life by Sir Modred, Arthur's illegitimate son; and bef ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mystery Submarine (1963 Film)
''Mystery Submarine'' is a 1963 British war film directed by C. M. Pennington-Richards and starring Edward Judd, James Robertson Justice and Laurence Payne. The screenplay was by Hugh Woodhouse and Bertram Ostrer based on the play of the same name by Jon Manchip White. A captured German submarine is used by the Royal Navy to trick a German force aiming to intercept a supply convoy. Plot ''U-153'' is damaged during air attack in the Atlantic, and its crew abandon ship to escape chlorine gas now leaking from its battery cells. Her commanding officer is overcome by fumes before he can jettison the ship's papers. Due to the intelligence windfall that this represents, the submarine is taken by a British prize crew to be examined and inspected (in much the same manner that befell the real German U-boat later renamed HMS Graph). It is not long before British intelligence suggest a new use for the submarine as a Trojan Horse. A picked crew of volunteers led by Commander Tarlton t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The £20,000 Kiss
''The £20,000 Kiss'' is a 1962 British film directed by John Moxey and starring Dawn Addams, Michael Goodliffe and Richard Thorp. Part of the series of Edgar Wallace Mysteries films made at Merton Park Studios, it is based on a story by Wallace. Plot In a moment of passion Sir Harold Trevitt kisses Maxine, the wife of his neighbour. Maxine’s maid Paula sees them and blackmails her. Trevitt pays up, and hires private detective John Durran. With the intention of frightening Paula, Trevitt goes to her armed with a duelling pistol, but finds her already dead. Durran investigates as a complex tale unfolds. Cast * Dawn Addams as Maxine Hagen * Michael Goodliffe as Sir Harold Trevitt * Richard Thorp as John Durran * Anthony Newlands as Leo Hagen * Alfred Burke as Inspector Waveney * Mia Karam as Paula Blair * Ellen McIntosh as Ursula Clandon * Paul Whitsun-Jones as Charles Pinder * Noël Hood as Lady Clandon * John Miller as Lord Clandon * Vincent Harding as Det. Sgt. Holt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edgar Wallace Mysteries
The ''Edgar Wallace Mysteries'' is a British second-feature film series mainly produced at Merton Park Studios for Anglo-Amalgamated. There were 48 films in the series, which were released between 1960 and 1965. The series was screened as ''The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre'' on television in the United States. Synopsis Producers Nat Cohen and Stuart Levy acquired the film rights to all of Edgar Wallace's books and stories in 1960. The original intent was that 30 of the films would be produced by Independent Artists at Beaconsfield Studios while a further 20 would be made by the Film Producers Guild at Merton Park Studios. In the event, Independent Artists' only contribution to the series would be '' The Malpas Mystery'' (1960) while more than double the intended 20 were made at Merton Park. The resulting adaptations were loose, with very few using Wallace's original titles. Like the concurrent Rialto Film series then being produced in Germany (see German krimis) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Iron Maiden
''The Iron Maiden'' is a 1963 British comedy film. The film was directed by Gerald Thomas, and stars Michael Craig (actor), Michael Craig, Anne Helm, Jeff Donnell and Alan Hale Jr. There are minor roles for ''Carry On (series), Carry On'' stalwarts Jim Dale and Joan Sims, and the veteran actor Sam Kydd also appears with his then six-year-old son Jonathan Kydd (actor), Jonathan Kydd. The film is known as ''The Swinging Maiden'' in America. Plot Jack Hopkins is an aircraft designer and hands-on engineer with a passion for traction engines and he owns one called Showman's engine, ''The Iron Maiden''. His boss, Sir Giles Thompson, is eager to sell a new supersonic jet aircraft (which Jack has designed) to American millionaire airline owner, Paul Fisher, who has come to England with his wife and daughter Kathy. The first encounter between Fisher and Jack goes badly, as (without knowing their connection) the traction engine crashes into the front of Fisher's car on a narrow lane. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Good Companions (1957 Film)
''The Good Companions'' is a 1957 British musical film directed by J. Lee Thompson and starring Eric Portman and Celia Johnson. It was written by J.L. Hodson, T.J. Morrison and J.B. Priestley based on the 1929 novel of the same name by Priestley and is a remake of the 1933 film version. Plot The story of the “Dinky Doos”, a down-at-heel touring concert party, where the arrival of new members helps to improve the company’s luck. Cast * Eric Portman as Jess Oakroyd * Celia Johnson as Miss Trant * Hugh Griffith as Morton Mitcham * Janette Scott as Susie Dean * John Fraser as Inigo Jollifant * Joyce Grenfell as Lady Parlitt * Bobby Howes as Jimmy Nunn * Rachel Roberts as Elsie and Effie Longstaff * John Salew as Mr. Joe * Mona Washbourne as Mrs. Joe * Shirley Anne Field as redhead * Carole Lesley as film star Production It was one of the pet projects of Robert Clark, head of ABPC. J Lee Thompson was Clark's favourite director. Reception Critical ''The Monthly Fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
There's Always A Thursday
''There's Always a Thursday'' is a 1957 British comedy crime film directed by Charles Saunders and starring Charles Victor, Jill Ireland, Lloyd Lamble and Robert Raglan. It was written by Brandon Fleming. Plot A down-trodden clerk finds newfound fame as the director of a racy lingerie firm, after an innocent encounter with a fast woman is misreported and earns him the reputation of a suburban Romeo. Cast * Charles Victor as George Potter * Frances Day as Vera Clandon * Marjorie Rhodes as Marjorie Potter * Bruce Seton as James Pelly * Robert Raglan as Crosby * Jill Ireland as Jennifer Potter * Richard Thorp as Dennis Potter * Lloyd Lamble as Detective Sergeant Bolton * Patrick Holt as Middleton * Ewen Solon as Inspector Bradley * Alex Macintosh as TV Interviewer * Reginald Hearne as Bannister * Deidre Mayne as Miss Morton * Glen Alyn as Mrs. Middleton * Alexander Field as tramp * Martin Boddey as sergeant Production Much of the film was shot at Southall Studios. Critic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melody In The Dark
''Melody in the Dark'' is a 1949 British comedy film, with music. It was co written by John Guillermin. It starred Ben Wrigley and Eunice Gayson. Premise When an actress inherits a spooky old house and uses it for rehearsals with her theatre company, they are troubled with "ghosts." Production It was an early film credit for John Guillermin. Wrigley later made ''High Jinks in Society'' for the same team. Cast *Ben Wrigley as Ben *Eunice Gayson as Pat Evans *Dawn Lesley as Dawn *Richard Thorp as Dick *Lionel Newbold as Uncle Egbert *Ida Patlanski as Mrs Grimes *The London Lovelies as Model Girls *Carl Carlisle as Guest Artiste *Maisie Weldon as Guest Artiste *The Stardusters Dance Orchestra as Dance Orchestra * Alan Dean as Lead Singer/Pianist *The Keynotes as Singing Group Critical reception ''Allmovie'' wrote, "A solid script by John Guillermin bolsters the otherwise so-so British filler ''Melody in the Dark''." References External links *''Melody in the Dark''at the Brit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Independent
''The Independent'' is a British online newspaper. It was established in 1986 as a national morning printed paper. Nicknamed the ''Indy'', it began as a broadsheet and changed to tabloid format in 2003. The last printed edition was published on Saturday 26 March 2016, leaving only the online edition. The daily edition was named National Newspaper of the Year at the 2004 British Press Awards. ''The Independent'' won the Brand of the Year Award in The Drum Awards for Online Media 2023. History 1980s Launched in 1986, the first issue of ''The Independent'' was published on 7 October in broadsheet format.Dennis Griffiths (ed.) ''The Encyclopedia of the British Press, 1422–1992'', London & Basingstoke: Macmillan, 1992, p. 330. It was produced by Newspaper Publishing plc and created by Andreas Whittam Smith, Stephen Glover and Matthew Symonds. All three partners were former journalists at ''The Daily Telegraph'' who had left the paper towards the end of Lord Hartwell' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
