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Roger Rowland
Roger Rowland (1 April 1935 – 14 January 2011) was a British TV actor predominantly working in the 1970s and 1980s. He made quite a number of UK television appearances, including some well-remembered series (though none were starring roles). His best-known role was Sergeant North through the 1973 series of Special Branch. He was once married to the actress Anne Stallybrass. Rowland was born in York, England, on 1 April 1935. He died on 14 January 2011, aged 75. Television work On television, Rowland's career began with small roles, sometimes uncredited appearances. He had small parts in early episodes of anthology series, such as Granada Television's ITV Play Of The Week, the ABC (Associated British Corporation) Television's Armchair Theatre strand, and later in ITV's Play Of The Week and Saturday night Theatre. He also made a number of appearances in the BBC's Play For Today strand. Rowland also made an appearance in the significant 1958 BBC production of Quatermass and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Rowland
Roger Rowland (1 April 1935 – 14 January 2011) was a British TV actor predominantly working in the 1970s and 1980s. He made quite a number of UK television appearances, including some well-remembered series (though none were starring roles). His best-known role was Sergeant North through the 1973 series of Special Branch. He was once married to the actress Anne Stallybrass. Rowland was born in York, England, on 1 April 1935. He died on 14 January 2011, aged 75. Television work On television, Rowland's career began with small roles, sometimes uncredited appearances. He had small parts in early episodes of anthology series, such as Granada Television's ITV Play Of The Week, the ABC (Associated British Corporation) Television's Armchair Theatre strand, and later in ITV's Play Of The Week and Saturday night Theatre. He also made a number of appearances in the BBC's Play For Today strand. Rowland also made an appearance in the significant 1958 BBC production of Quatermass and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Temple (TV Series)
''Paul Temple'' is a British-German television series which originally aired on BBC1 between 1969 and 1971. 52 episodes were made over four seasons, each episode having a running time of around 50 minutes. Overview ''Paul Temple'' features Francis Matthews (1927–2014) as Paul Temple, the fictional detective created by Francis Durbridge, who solves crimes with the assistance of his wife Steve (Ros Drinkwater). Season 1 of the ''Paul Temple'' television series was produced solely by the BBC, with all 13 episodes set in Great Britain. The first episode was transmitted in November 1969, becoming one of the first shows to be broadcast in colour on BBC1. Starting with Season 2, ''Paul Temple'' became a co-production by the BBC and Taurus Films of Munich, West Germany, and was shown internationally, with many of the episodes using overseas locations in West Germany, France, Malta and elsewhere. During the production of the second season, the producer Peter Bryant successfully persua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenneth More
Kenneth Gilbert More, Order of the British Empire#Current classes, CBE (20 September 1914 – 12 July 1982) was an English film and stage actor. Initially achieving fame in the comedy ''Genevieve (film), Genevieve'' (1953), he appeared in many roles as a carefree, happy-go-lucky gent. Films from this period include ''Doctor in the House'' (1954), ''Raising a Riot'' (1955), ''The Admirable Crichton (1957 film), The Admirable Crichton'' (1957), ''The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw'' (1958) and ''Next to No Time'' (1958). He also played more serious roles as a leading man, beginning with ''The Deep Blue Sea (1955 film), The Deep Blue Sea'' (1955), ''Reach for the Sky'' (1956), ''A Night to Remember (1958 film), A Night to Remember'' (1958), ''North West Frontier (film), North West Frontier'' (1959), ''The 39 Steps (1959 film), The 39 Steps'' (1959) and ''Sink the Bismarck'' (1960). Although his career declined in the early 1960s, two of his own favourite films date from this time – ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strangers (1978 TV Series)
''Strangers'' is a British television crime drama series, principally written and created by Murray Smith, and first broadcast on ITV on 5 June 1978. The series, featuring the characters of Detective Sergeant George Bulman (Don Henderson) and his assistant Detective Constable Derek Willis (Dennis Blanch), was a spin-off from the 1976 TV series ''The XYY Man'', adapted from the novels of Kenneth Royce. The series was first suggested by Granada Television executives, who in 1977, outlined their plan to devise a new series to feature the regular characters of Bulman and Willis. "... I was sent here to be a stranger in town, a face they didn't recognise ..." - George Bulman The series began life as a fairly standard police drama, with Bulman positioned as its eccentric lead. The series' premise centred around a group of police officers, including Bulman and Willis, known as 'Unit 23', who are brought together from different parts of the country to Manchester to infiltrate are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Edwardians (anthology Series)
'' The Edwardians'' is a television miniseries or anthology series which was produced by the BBC, and first aired on BBC Television in 1972–73. In the United States, the series aired on PBS's ''Masterpiece Theatre'' in 1974. Consisting of eight 90 minute episodes, each episode examines a different individual of historical importance from the Edwardian era with one episode being devoted to Henry Royce and Charles Rolls. The figures who have a single episode devoted to each are Horatio Bottomley; E. Nesbit; Sir Arthur Conan Doyle; Robert Baden-Powell; Marie Lloyd; Daisy Greville, Countess of Warwick; and David Lloyd George. Cast *Thorley Walters as King Edward VII (in two episodes) *Michael Jayston as Henry Royce *Robert Powell as Charles Rolls *Timothy West as Horatio Bottomley *Judy Parfitt as E. Nesbit *Nigel Davenport as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle *Ron Moody as Robert Baden-Powell * Georgia Brown as Marie Lloyd *Virginia McKenna as Daisy Greville *Anthony Hopkins Sir Philip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emmerdale
''Emmerdale'' (known as ''Emmerdale Farm'' until 1989) is a British soap opera that is broadcast on ITV1. The show is set in Emmerdale (known as Beckindale until 1994), a fictional village in the Yorkshire Dales. Created by Kevin Laffan, ''Emmerdale Farm'' was first broadcast on 16 October 1972. Interior scenes have been filmed at the Leeds Studios since its inception. Exterior scenes were first filmed in Arncliffe in Littondale, and the series may have taken its name from Amerdale, an ancient name of Littondale. Exterior scenes were later shot at Esholt, but are now shot at a purpose-built set on the Harewood estate. The programme is broadcast in every ITV region. The series originally aired during the afternoon and was intended to be a three-month television series. However, more episodes were ordered and transmitted during the daytime until 1978, when it was moved to an early-evening prime time slot in most regions. In the late 1980s, the soap was met with a new produ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hine (TV Series)
''Hine'' is a 1971 British drama television series set in the Middle East which was created by Wilfred Greatorex. The series stars Barrie Ingham as international arms dealer Joe Hine. Paul Eddington portrays Astor Harris, an arms manufacturer with close ties to the British government, and John Steiner plays Hine's personal assistant Jeremy Windsor. Other cast members include Sarah Craze as Hine's secretary Susannah Grey, Colin Gordon as Walpole Gibb, and John Moreno as Frank the Chauffeur. The series premiered on April 7, 1971 on Associated Television Associated Television was the original name of the British broadcaster ATV, part of the Independent Television (ITV) network. It provided a service to London at weekends from 1955 to 1968, to the Midlands on weekdays from 1956 to 1968, and .... It ran for a total of 13 episodes in a single season, and all are now available on DVD. References External links *{{imdbtitle, 0163938 1971 British television series debuts 197 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Man At The Top (TV Series)
''Man at the Top'' was a British kitchen sink drama television series that originally aired on ITV, lasting for 23 episodes between 1970 and 1972. The series depicted the character of Joe Lampton, the protagonist of John Braine's novels '' Room at the Top'' (1957) and ''Life at the Top'' (1962), and of the films based on those novels ('' Room at the Top'' (1959) and ''Life at the Top'' (1965)). In 1973, a spin-off film from the series, '' Man at the Top'', was released. Cast * Kenneth Haigh – Joe Lampton * Zena Walker – Susan Lampton * Mark Dignam (series 1) / Paul Hardwick (series 2) – Abe Brown * Avice Landone – Margaret Brown * Keith Skinner (series 1) / Brendan Price (series 2) – Harry Lampton * Colin Welland – Charlie Armitage * James Donnelly – Teddy Soames * Kim McCarthy – Barbara Lampton * Janet Key – Dr. Helen Reid * Ann Lynn – Jonni Devon * Katy Manning Catherine Ann "Katy" Manning (born 14 October 1946) is an English- Australian actress, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Family At War
''A Family At War'' is a British drama Television program, series that aired on ITV (TV network), ITV from 1970 to 1972. It was created by John Finch and made by ITV Granada, Granada Television for ITV. The original producer was Richard Doubleday, and with 13 directors during the series. The series examined the lives of the lower middle-class Ashton family of the city of Liverpool and their experiences from 1938 and through the Second World War. Fifty-two episodes were produced, all but eight of them in colour. Episodes numbers 25 to 32 were recorded in black and white because of the ITV Colour Strike. The memorable theme tune is from the end of the First Movement (Allegro) of Vaughan Williams's Symphony No. 6 (Vaughan Williams), ''Sixth Symphony''. The programme opening titles show a scene of a beach with a child's Sand art and play, sand castle, with Union Flag flying, slowly being approached by the encroaching tide, symbolic of a beleaguered Britain standing alone in 1940–1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sweeney
''The Sweeney'' is a 1970s British television police drama focusing on two members of the Flying Squad, a branch of the Metropolitan Police specialising in tackling armed robbery and violent crime in London. It stars John Thaw as Detective Inspector Jack Regan and Dennis Waterman as his partner, Detective Sergeant George Carter. It was produced by the Thames Television subsidiary Euston Films for broadcast on the ITV network in the UK between 2 January 1975 and 28 December 1978. The programme's title comes from the real-world Cockney rhyming slang nickname "Sweeney Todd" used to refer to the Flying Squad by London's criminal fraternity in the mid 20th Century. The popularity of the series in the UK led to two feature films, '' Sweeney!'' (1977) and ''Sweeney 2'' (1978), both starring Thaw and Waterman, and a later film, '' The Sweeney'' (2012), starring Ray Winstone as Regan and Ben Drew as Carter. Background ''The Sweeney'' was developed from a one-off TV drama entitled ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Mower
Patrick Mower (born Patrick Archibald Shaw; 12 September 1938) is an English actor who has portrayed the role of Rodney Blackstock in the ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale'' since 2000. As well as portraying Rodney, Mower has appeared in various films and television series, including '' Swizzlewick'', ''The Devil Rides Out'', ''Callan'', and ''Special Branch''. Life and career Mower was born the youngest of three boys in Oxford, to a Welsh father and an English mother, Peggy. In his 2007 autobiography, Mower states that he believed for years that his year of birth was 1940, but later he discovered that his birth was not registered and he was born on 12 September 1938.Patrick Mower, ''Patrick Mower: My Story'' (John Blake Publishing, 2007, After first training as an engineering draughtsman at the Cowley plant of Pressed Steel Company, Mower graduated from RADA. Mower first came to prominence in the early 1970s, as the ruthless government assassin James Cross in the ITV spy series ''Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Sewell
George Sewell (31 August 19242 April 2007) was an English actor, best known for his television roles, but also active on stage and in films. Early life and career The son of a Hoxton printer and a florist, Sewell left school at the age of 14 and worked briefly in the printing trade before switching to building work, specifically the repair of bomb-damaged houses. He then trained as a Royal Air Force pilot, though too late to see action during the Second World War. Following his demob, Sewell joined the Merchant Navy, he worked in the engine room serving as an oil trimmer for the Cunard Line on the and for their Atlantic crossings to New York. He worked as a street photographer, assisted a French roller-skating team, and was drummer and assistant road manager of a rumba band. He also travelled Europe as a motor coach courier for a holiday company. Acting career Theatre Sewell had not considered acting until, aged 35, he met the actor Dudley Sutton by chance in a pub. Sutto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
