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Return To New York (Jeeves And Wooster)
"Return to New York " is the first episode of the fourth series of the 1990s British comedy television series ''Jeeves and Wooster''. It first aired in the UK on on ITV. In the US, it was aired as the first episode of the third series of ''Jeeves and Wooster'' on ''Masterpiece Theatre'', on 10 October 1993. "Pearls Mean Tears" aired as the first episode of the fourth series instead. Background Adapted from "The Spot of Art" (collected in ''Very Good, Jeeves''), "The Delayed Exit of Claude and Eustace" (collected in ''The Inimitable Jeeves''), and " Fixing it for Freddie" (collected in ''Carry On, Jeeves''). Cast * Bertie Wooster – Hugh Laurie * Jeeves – Stephen Fry * Aunt Agatha – Elizabeth Spriggs * Tuppy Glossop – Robert Daws * Eustace Wooster – Joss Brook * Claude Wooster – Jeremy Brook * Gwladys Pendlebury – Deirdre Strath * Elizabeth Vickers – Briony Glassco * Lucius Pim – Marcus D'Amico * Slingsby – Harry Ditson * Mrs Slingsby – Marcia Layton * Li ... [...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] |
Stephen Fry
Stephen John Fry (born 24 August 1957) is an English actor, broadcaster, comedian, director and writer. He first came to prominence in the 1980s as one half of the comic double act Fry and Laurie, alongside Hugh Laurie, with the two starring in ''A Bit of Fry & Laurie'' (1989–1995) and ''Jeeves and Wooster'' (1990–1993). He also starred in the sketch series ''Alfresco'' (1983–1984) alongside Laurie, Emma Thompson and Robbie Coltrane, and in ''Blackadder'' (1986–1989) alongside Rowan Atkinson. Since 2011, he has served as president of the mental health charity Mind. Fry's film acting roles include playing his idol Oscar Wilde in the film ''Wilde'' (1997), for which he was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor; Inspector Thompson in Robert Altman's murder mystery ''Gosford Park'' (2001); and Mr. Johnson in Whit Stillman's ''Love & Friendship'' (2016). He has also made appearances in the films ''Chariots of Fire'' (1981), '' A Fish Called Wanda'' (1988), ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Devon Scott
Devon Patricia Scott (born November 29, 1958) is a former American actress and daughter of actor/producer George C. Scott. She starred in the first season of ''The Tony Randall Show'', which ran from 1976 to 1978; she was replaced for the second season. She is the elder half-sister of actor Campbell Scott Campbell Scott (born July 19, 1961) is an American actor, producer and director. His roles include Steve Dunne in '' Singles'', Mark Usher in ''House of Cards'', Joseph Tobin in ''Damages'', and Richard Parker in ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' and .... Filmography External links * 1958 births Living people American expatriates in the United Kingdom American film actresses American television actresses Place of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American women {{US-screen-actor-1950s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Mydell
Joseph Mydell (born 1955) is a screen and stage actor, writer and public speaker. Early life Joseph Mydell was born 1955 in Savannah, Georgia. He attended West Savannah elementary school; Tompkins High School(class of 1963); Morehouse College, (1964-65), where he met Martin Luther King, when King spoke at his alma mater after receiving the Nobel Prize for Peace. Inspired by King, and the call of Bahá'ís to participated in the (probably third) Selma to Montgomery marches in 1965. Mydell then continued his education at the New York University, School of the Arts(B.F.A., 1970; M.F.A., 1974) City University of New York (CUNY Ph. D Theatre studies, 1976-1979) Career Mydell got his training as a student actor, working with Dr. Baldwin Burroughs and the Atlanta Morehouse Spelman Players in Shakespeare”s ''The Tempest'', and ''Trials of Brother Jero'' by Wole Soyinka. In 1969 Mydell co-performed a play ''Who is America'' at the US Bahá'í national convention, the first "Youth f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcia Layton
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Marcia may refer to: People * Marcia (given name) *James Marcia, Canadian psychologist *Stefano Marcia (born 1993), South African Olympic sailor Other uses * ''Marcia'' (Beccafumi), a c. 1519 painting by Domenico Beccafumi * ''Marcia'' (bivalve), a genus of Venus clams in the family Veneridae * Marcia (gens), a Roman gens * '' Marcia: Greatest Hits 1975–1983'', a 2004 album by Marcia Hines * ''Marcia'', the Italian musical designation for a march or march tempo See also *Martia (other) *Martian (other) *Mars (other) *Marzia (other) *Mercia (other) Mercia was an Anglo-Saxon kingdom covering the region now known as the English Midlands. It is sometimes used as a poetic name for the Midlands. Mercia or Mercian may also refer to: * Mercia Inshore Search and Rescue, an volunteer water-rescue or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Ditson
Harry may refer to: TV shows * ''Harry'' (American TV series), a 1987 American comedy series starring Alan Arkin * ''Harry'' (British TV series), a 1993 BBC drama that ran for two seasons * ''Harry'' (talk show), a 2016 American daytime talk show hosted by Harry Connick Jr. People and fictional characters *Harry (given name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name *Harry (surname), a list of people with the surname *Dirty Harry (musician) (born 1982), British rock singer who has also used the stage name Harry *Harry Potter (character), the main protagonist in a Harry Potter fictional series by J. K. Rowling Other uses *Harry (derogatory term), derogatory term used in Norway * ''Harry'' (album), a 1969 album by Harry Nilsson *The tunnel used in the Stalag Luft III escape ("The Great Escape") of World War II * ''Harry'' (newspaper), an underground newspaper in Baltimore, Maryland See also *Harrying (laying waste), may refer to the following historical events ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcus D'Amico
Marcus D'Amico (4 December 1965 – 16 December 2020) was a film, television, and stage actor best known for his role as Michael "Mouse" Tolliver in the Tales of the City (1993 miniseries), 1993 ''Tales of the City'' miniseries. Born in Germany to an American father and a British mother, D'Amico was raised in the United Kingdom, then later appeared in various theatre productions. Acting career Early in his career, D'Amico had brief roles in ''Superman II'' (1980) and Stanley Kubrick's ''Full Metal Jacket'' (1987). He guest-starred in ''Jeeves & Wooster'' (1993), As Time Goes By (UK TV series), ''As Time Goes By'' (1994), and the black comedy ''Murder Most Horrid'' (1996). Other appearances included UK police drama ''The Bill'' (2002), also had a recurring role in the UK soap opera ''Family Affairs'' (2005). D'Amico had stated a preference for stage acting, and among his various stage performances were a production of Shakespeare's ''Julius Caesar (play), Julius Caesar'' at Londo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Briony Glassco
''Bryonia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the gourd family. Bryony is its best-known common name. They are native to western Eurasia and adjacent regions, such as North Africa, the Canary Islands and South Asia. Description and ecology Bryonies are perennial, tendril-climbing, diclinous or dioecious herbs with palmately lobed leaves and flowers in axillary clusters. The fruit is a smooth, globular berry. ''Bryonia'' is used as a food plant by the larvae of some Lepidoptera ( butterflies and moths), including the tortrix moth ''Phtheochroa rugosana'' (recorded on red bryony, ''B. dioica'') and the cabbage moth (''Mamestra brassicae''). The horticultural value contributes to formation of pest and crop damage by the food plant consumption. Use by humans Bryonies are occasionally grown in gardens, sometimes accidentally, sometimes deliberately so. Some species find use in herbal medicine. Generally however, these plants are poisonous, some highly so, and may be fatal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deirdre Strath
Deirdre ( , Irish: ; sga, Derdriu ) is the foremost tragic heroine in Irish legend and probably its best-known figure in modern times. She is known by the epithet "Deirdre of the Sorrows" (). Her story is part of the Ulster Cycle, the best-known stories of pre-Christian Ireland. In legend Deirdre was the daughter of the royal storyteller Fedlimid mac Daill. Before she was born, Cathbad the chief druid at the court of Conchobar mac Nessa, king of Ulster, prophesied that Fedlimid's daughter would grow up to be very beautiful, but that kings and lords would go to war over her, much blood would be shed because of her, and Ulster's three greatest warriors would be forced into exile for her sake. Hearing this, many urged Fedlimid to kill the baby at birth, but Conchobar, aroused by the description of her future beauty, decided to keep the child for himself. He took Deirdre away from her family and had her brought up in seclusion by Leabharcham, a poet and wise woman, and planned to m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeremy Brook
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Jeremy may refer to: * Jeremy (given name), a given name * Jérémy, a French given name * ''Jeremy'' (film), a 1973 film * "Jeremy" (song), a song by Pearl Jam * Jeremy (snail), a left-coiled garden snail that died in 2017 * ''Jeremy'', a 1919 novel by Hugh Walpole See also * * * Jeremiah (other) * Jeremie (other) * Jerome (other) * Jeromy (other) Jeromy may refer to: * Jeromy Burnitz, American former professional baseball player * Jeromy Carriere, Canadian computer software engineer * Jeromy Cox, American colorist * Jeromy Farkas, American politician * Jeromy James, Belizean footballer * Jer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joss Brook
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Joss may refer to: * Joss (name), including a list of people with the name * JOSS, a time-sharing programming language * Joss (Chinese statue), a religious object * Joss JP1, an Australian-built supercar * Joss paper, a type of burnt offering * Joss Pass, a mountain pass in British Columbia, Canada * Joss stick, a form of incense * Abbreviation for the Journal of Open Source Software *''Joss.'', taxonomic author abbreviation of Marcel Josserand (1900–1992), a French mycologist See also *Joe (other) *Jos (other) *Joseph (other) Joseph is a masculine given name. Joseph may also refer to: Religion * Joseph (Genesis), an important figure in the Bible's Book of Genesis * Joseph in Islam, an important figure in Islam mentioned in the Qur'an * Saint Joseph, a figure in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Daws
Robert Daws (born 4 May 1959) is an English actor, and crime fiction author. He is best known for his television roles, including Tuppy Glossop in ''Jeeves and Wooster'' (1990-93), gruff cricketer Roger Dervish in the comedy ''Outside Edge'' (1994-96), mini-cab firm owner Sam in the sitcom ''Roger Roger'' (1996-2003), and East Yorkshire GP Dr Gordon Ormerod in the period medical drama ''The Royal'' (2003-11). Acting career Daws was trained at RADA. Daws appeared in the 1982 stage play '' On Your Way, Riley!'' with Brian Murphy and Maureen Lipman. He played Tuppy Glossop in the early 1990s ITV version of ''Jeeves and Wooster''. He played pompous cricket captain Roger Dervish alongside Brenda Blethyn in the award-winning ITV comedy-drama ''Outside Edge'' 1994–96, for which he was nominated for Best Comedy Actor at the British Comedy Awards. He has also appeared in a number of one-off dramas including the 1997 BBC drama, ''The Missing Postman'', ''Sword of Honour'' (Channel 4), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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