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Rebecca Saire
Rebecca Saire (born 16 April 1963) is a British actress and writer who gained early attention when, at the age of fourteen, she played Juliet for the ''BBC Television Shakespeare'' series. Stage * Sybil in ''Private Lives'' ( National Theatre) * Eliante in ''The Misanthrope'' (Piccadilly Theatre) * Mabel in '' An Ideal Husband'' (Gielgud Theatre) * Gwendolen in ''Travesties'' (RSC and Savoy Theatre) * Diana in '' All's Well That Ends Well'' (RSC) * Audrey Walsingham in ''The School of Night'' (RSC) * Rachel in ''A Jovial Crew'' (RSC) * She was "a beautiful and truly tragic Ophelia" (Time Out) to Mark Rylance's ''Hamlet'' at the RSC in 1989 * Princess Mary in ''Crown Matrimonial'' (Yvonne Arnaud Theatre/Tour) Filmography Television *''Romeo and Juliet'' (1978) *''Quatermass'' (1979, TV) *''Love in a Cold Climate'' (TV serial, 1980), as Victoria * ''A.D.'' (1985), TV film *'' Vanity Fair'' (1987, TV) *''Jeeves and Wooster'' (1991, TV) * Dr. Jenkins in ''My Dad's the PM'' * A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London
London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major settlement for two millennia. The City of London, its ancient core and financial centre, was founded by the Romans as '' Londinium'' and retains its medieval boundaries.See also: Independent city § National capitals The City of Westminster, to the west of the City of London, has for centuries hosted the national government and parliament. Since the 19th century, the name "London" has also referred to the metropolis around this core, historically split between the counties of Middlesex, Essex, Surrey, Kent, and Hertfordshire, which largely comprises Greater London, governed by the Greater London Authority.The Greater London Authority consists of the Mayor of London and the London Assembly. The London Mayor is distinguished fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Rylance
Sir David Mark Rylance Waters (born 18 January 1960) is a British actor, playwright and theatre director. He is known for his roles on stage and screen having received numerous awards including an Academy Award, three BAFTA Awards, two Laurence Olivier Awards and three Tony Awards. He was the first artistic director of Shakespeare's Globe in London, between 1995 and 2005. After training at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, he made his professional debut at the Citizens Theatre in Glasgow in 1980. He appeared in the West End productions of ''Much Ado About Nothing'' in 1994 and ''Jerusalem'' in 2010, winning the Olivier Award for Best Actor for both. He has also appeared on Broadway, winning three Tony Awards: two for Best Actor for '' Boeing Boeing'' in 2008 and ''Jerusalem'' in 2011, and one for Best Featured Actor for ''Twelfth Night'' in 2014. He received Best Actor nominations for ''Richard III'' in 2014 and ''Farinelli and the King'' in 2017. Rylance's film a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Killing Eve
''Killing Eve'' is a British spy thriller television series, produced in the United Kingdom by Sid Gentle Films for BBC America and BBC Three. The series follows Eve Polastri (Sandra Oh), a British intelligence investigator tasked with capturing psychopathic assassin Villanelle (Jodie Comer). As the chase progresses, the two develop a mutual obsession. Based on the ''Villanelle'' novel series by Luke Jennings, each of the show's series is led by a different female head writer. The first series had Phoebe Waller-Bridge as the head writer, the second series Emerald Fennell, the third series Suzanne Heathcote and the fourth series Laura Neal. The first series premiered on BBC America on 8 April 2018, and on BBC iPlayer on 15 September 2018 through BBC Three. The third series premiered on 12 April 2020 for BBC America, and on 13 April 2020 for BBC iPlayer, and concluded on 31 May 2020. The fourth (and final) series premiered on 27 February 2022 on BBC America, 28 February 2022 o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Endeavour (TV Series)
''Endeavour'' is a British television detective drama series. It is a prequel to the long-running ''Inspector Morse'' series. Shaun Evans portrays the young Endeavour Morse beginning his career as a detective constable, and later as a detective sergeant, with the Oxford City Police CID. ''Endeavour'' is the third of the Inspector Morse series following from the original ''Inspector Morse'' (1987–2000) and its spin-off, ''Lewis'' (2006–2015). After a pilot episode in 2012, first set in 1965, the first series was broadcast in 2013, also set in 1965 and five more series have followed, with the exception of 2015. The second series was set in 1966, while the third and fourth series were both set in 1967. The fifth series, with six episodes, was set in 1968, and the sixth series picked up eight months later, set in 1969. Series seven, set in 1970, began screening in February 2020, with the first episode shown in the United States on Masterpiece Theatre on 9 August of that year. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Crown (TV Series)
''The Crown'' is a historical drama television series about the reign of Queen Elizabeth II, created and principally written by Peter Morgan and produced by Left Bank Pictures and Sony Pictures Television for Netflix. Morgan developed it from his drama film ''The Queen'' (2006) and especially his stage play '' The Audience'' (2013). The first season covers the period from Elizabeth's marriage to Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, in 1947 to the disintegration of her sister Princess Margaret's engagement to Group Captain Peter Townsend in 1955. The second season covers the period from the Suez Crisis in 1956 to the retirement of Prime Minister Harold Macmillan in 1963 and the birth of Prince Edward in 1964. The third season spans 1964 to 1977, includes Harold Wilson's two periods as prime minister, and introduces Camilla Shand. The fourth season spans 1979 to 1990 and includes Margaret Thatcher's tenure as prime minister and Prince Charles' marriage to Lady Diana Spencer. The f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Crown (season 2)
The second season of ''The Crown'' follows the life and reign of Queen Elizabeth II. It consists of ten episodes and was released by Netflix on 8 December 2017. Claire Foy stars as Elizabeth, with main cast members Matt Smith, Vanessa Kirby, Jeremy Northam, Greg Wise, Victoria Hamilton, Alex Jennings and Lia Williams reprising their roles from the first season. Anton Lesser and Matthew Goode are added to the main cast. Original main cast members Jared Harris, John Lithgow, and Ben Miles also return in cameo appearances. Premise ''The Crown'' traces the life of Queen Elizabeth II from her wedding in 1947 through to the present day. Season two covers the period between 1956 and 1964. Claire Foy continues to portray the Queen, and the season covers the Suez Crisis in 1956, the retirement of the Queen's third Prime Minister Harold Macmillan in 1963, following the Profumo affair political scandal, and the births of the Queen’s two youngest children – Prince Andrew in 1960 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lady Alexandra Curzon
Lady Alexandra Naldera Metcalfe, CBE (née Curzon; 20 March 1904 – 7 August 1995) was the third daughter of George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston and Viceroy of India, and Lord Curzon's first wife, the American mercantile heiress, Mary Victoria Curzon, Baroness Curzon of Kedleston (née Leiter). She was named after her godmother, Queen Alexandra and her place of conception, Naldehra, India. She and her two older sisters were the subjects of a biography by Anne de Courcy in ''The Viceroy's Daughters: The Lives of the Curzon Sisters''. Early life Alexandra was conceived in July 1903 at Naldehra, 25 km from Shimla, perhaps after a game of high-altitude golf, and was named after that place. Her mother died in 1906 when Alexandra was only two years old. Her father's Indian servants called her "''Baba Sahib''", "Baby Master", and she was thereafter best known as "''Baba''". She and her sisters, Mary Irene and Cynthia, "''Cimmie''", were brought up in grand houses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Bit Of Fry And Laurie
''A Bit of Fry & Laurie'' is a British sketch comedy television series written by and starring former Cambridge Footlights members Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie, broadcast on both BBC1 and BBC2 between 1989 and 1995. It ran for four series and totalled 26 episodes, including a 36-minute pilot episode in 1987. As in ''The Two Ronnies'', elaborate wordplay and innuendo were staples of its material. It frequently broke the fourth wall; characters would revert into their real-life actors mid-sketch, or the camera would often pan off set into the studio. In addition, the show was punctuated with non sequitur vox pops in a similar style to those of '' Monty Python's Flying Circus'', often making irrelevant statements, heavily based on wordplay. Laurie was also seen playing piano and a wide variety of other instruments and singing comical numbers. Broadcast details The 36-minute pilot was broadcast on BBC1 at 11:55pm on Boxing Day 1987, although it was later edited down to 29 m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bill
''The Bill'' is a British police procedural television series, first broadcast on ITV from 16 August 1983 until 31 August 2010. The programme originated from a one-off drama, '' Woodentop'', broadcast in August 1983. The programme focused on the lives and work of one shift of police officers, rather than on any particular aspect of police work. ''The Bill'' was the longest-running police procedural television series in the United Kingdom, and among the longest running of any British television series at the time of its cancellation. The title originates from "Old Bill", a slang term for the police. Although highly acclaimed by fans and critics, the series attracted controversy on several occasions. An episode broadcast in 2008 was criticised for featuring fictional treatment for multiple sclerosis. The series has also faced more general criticism concerning its levels of violence, particularly prior to 2009, when it occupied a pre-watershed slot. ''The Bill'' won several ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeeves And Wooster
''Jeeves and Wooster'' is a British comedy-drama television series adapted by Clive Exton from P. G. Wodehouse's "Jeeves" stories. It aired on the ITV network from 22 April 1990 to 20 June 1993, with the last series nominated for a British Academy Television Award for Best Drama Series. Set in the UK and the US in an unspecified period between the late 1920s and the 1930s, the series starred Hugh Laurie as Bertie Wooster, an affable young gentleman and member of the idle rich, and Stephen Fry as Jeeves, his highly intelligent and competent valet. Bertie and his friends, who are mainly members of the Drones Club, are extricated from all manner of societal misadventures by the indispensable Jeeves. When Fry and Laurie began the series, they were already a popular comedic double act for their regular appearances on Channel 4's '' Saturday Live'' and their own show ''A Bit of Fry & Laurie'' (BBC, 1987–95). In the television documentary ''Fry and Laurie Reunited'' (2010), t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vanity Fair (novel)
Vanity Fair may refer to: Arts, entertainment and media Literature * Vanity Fair, a location in ''The Pilgrim's Progress'' (1678), by John Bunyan * ''Vanity Fair'' (novel), 1848, by William Makepeace Thackeray * ''Vanity Fair'' (magazines), the title of several magazines including: ** ''Vanity Fair'' (British magazine), 1868–1914 ** ''Vanity Fair'' (American magazine 1913–1936) ** ''Vanity Fair'' (magazine), 1983–present Film * ''Vanity Fair'' (1911 film), directed by Charles Kent * ''Vanity Fair'' (1915 film), a silent film directed by Charles Brabin and made by the Edison Company * ''Vanity Fair'' (1922 film), a silent British film directed by Walter Courtney Rowden * ''Vanity Fair'' (1923 film), a lost silent feature film directed by Hugo Ballin and produced by Samuel Goldwyn, with Prizmacolor sequence * ''Vanity Fair'' (1932 film), directed by Chester M. Franklin and starring Myrna Loy, with the story updated to make Becky Sharp a social-climbing governess * ''V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love In A Cold Climate (TV Serial, 1980)
''Love in a Cold Climate'' is a 1980 British television series produced by Thames Television. It is an adaptation of the Nancy Mitford novels ''The Pursuit of Love'' (1945) and ''Love in a Cold Climate'' (1949), set between 1924 and 1940, with a screenplay adaptation by Simon Raven.Harris M. Lentz III, "Raven, Simon" in ''Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2001: Film, Television, Radio'', p. 242 It was originally broadcast on the ITV network in eight episodes. The series starred Lucy Gutteridge, Rosalyn Landor, Michael Aldridge, Judi Dench, Vivian Pickles, and Jean-Pierre Cassel. Production The filming of the serial has been described as "most uncharacteristically relaxed" for the actors, as it had been scheduled during what proved to be a long-running dispute between ITV and the Association of Cinematograph, Television and Allied Technicians union. At first, there was a work-to-rule, and the actors were not called until 11 am, with filming ending at about 4 pm. The dispute the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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