Roy Boyd

	Roy Boyd Roy Boyd (born 18 August 1938) is an English actor best known for his roles on television between 1963 and 2010. His TV credits include '' The Saint'', '' Counterstrike'', ''The Borderers'', ''Codename'', ''Colditz'', ''The Zoo Gang'', '' The Sweeney'', ''Warship'', '' Doctor Who'' (in the serial ''The Hand of Fear''), '' Survivors'', '' The New Avengers'', '' Space: 1999'', '' The Professionals'', '' Secret Army'', ''Van der Valk'', ''Blake's 7'', ''Minder'', ''Dempsey and Makepeace'', ''The Bill'', '' Heartbeat'' and ''New Tricks''. His film credits include appearances in ''The Wicker Man'' (1973), ''The Omen'' (1976), ''A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square'' (1979), ''Biggles'' (1986) and ''Asylum'' (2005). In 1990, he portrayed the elderly Lord Drinian in the BBC adaptation of ''The Silver Chair'', the final instalment of the BBC's adaptation of the Narnia books. Personal life He married Fatma Zohra Sadou and has three children. Partial filmography ''The Saint and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	The Professionals (TV Series) ''The Professionals'' is a British crime-action television drama series produced by Avengers Mark1 Productions for London Weekend Television (LWT) that aired on the ITV network from 1977 to 1983. In all, 57 episodes were produced, filmed between 1977 and 1981. It starred Martin Shaw, Lewis Collins and Gordon Jackson as agents of the fictional "CI5" (Criminal Intelligence 5, alluding to the real-life MI5 and CID). ''The Professionals'' was created by Brian Clemens, who had been one of the driving forces behind '' The Avengers''. The show was originally to have been called ''The A-Squad''. Clemens and Albert Fennell were executive producers, with business partner Laurie Johnson providing the theme music. Sidney Hayers produced the first series in 1977, and Raymond Menmuir the remainder. Outline CI5 - or Criminal Intelligence 5, is a British law enforcement department, instructed by the Home Secretary to use any means to deal with crimes of a serious nature that go beyond the cap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Asylum (2005 Film) ''Asylum'' is a 2005 Anglo-Irish drama film directed by David Mackenzie and made by Mace Neufeld Productions, Samson Films, Seven Arts Productions, Zephyr Films Ltd and released by Paramount Classics. It is based on the 1996 novel ''Asylum'' by Patrick McGrath and was adapted for the screen by Patrick Marber and Chrysanthy Balis. It stars Natasha Richardson, Marton Csokas, Ian McKellen and Hugh Bonneville with a cast also including Sean Harris, Joss Ackland, Wanda Ventham, Maria Aitken and Judy Parfitt. Plot summary ''Asylum'' is set in Britain in the early 1960s. It tells the story of Stella Raphael (Natasha Richardson), the bored and unfulfilled wife of Max (Hugh Bonneville), a psychiatrist working at a remote mental asylum. Stella starts a passionate affair with Edgar (Marton Csokas), one of the patients. Edgar is particularly dangerous, having gruesomely murdered his wife in a jealous rage. Not deterred by Edgar's violent past, Stella is beguiled by Edgar's passion and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Adventures In Time ''Adventures in Time'' (subtitle ''A Concerto for Orchestra arranged by Johnny Richards'') is an album by the Stan Kenton Orchestra featuring compositions by Johnny Richards recorded in 1962 and released by Capitol Records.Vosbein, PStan Kenton Discographyaccessed June 9, 2016 Reception The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow noted "none of the songs are all that memorable by themselves. This worthwhile if not particularly essential release is a bit of a historical curiosity". On All About Jazz William Grim was more enthusiastic writing "Out of the entire recorded oeuvre of the Stan Kenton Orchestra, ''Adventures in Time'' is one of the most adventurous and musically satisfying records. ...While some critics have derided this album as bombastic and unjazzlike, Kenton and Richards were aiming for much more than the typical fare for a big band. What the Modern Jazz Quartet did in synthesizing the jazz combo and European chamber music, Kenton was doing in combining the big band with the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square (film) ''A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square'' is a 1979 British heist film directed by Ralph Thomas, written by Guy Elmes and starring Richard Jordan, Oliver Tobias and David Niven. It is subtitled "based on one of the biggest robberies in London". The film takes its name from the 1940 published song "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square". Ralph Thomas later said the film "had quite a superb cast" and "he was really quite fond" of the movie "but I didn't do it as well as I should have done because by the time we started it David was already sick, and so we had to do the best we could as quickly as we could and it didn't come off as I'd hoped. But it was still a fun film and we enjoyed making it." It was shot at Twickenham Studios and on location around London. The film's sets were designed by the art director Lionel Couch. Plot summary Pinky (Jordan) is released from prison and has decided to go straight from now on, but takes a job as a maintenance man at a large bank, which gi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	The Omen ''The Omen'' is a 1976 supernatural horror film directed by Richard Donner and written by David Seltzer. An international co-production of the United Kingdom and the United States, it stars Gregory Peck, Lee Remick, David Warner, Harvey Spencer Stephens (in his film debut), Billie Whitelaw, Patrick Troughton, Martin Benson, and Leo McKern. The film's plot follows Damien Thorn, a young child replaced at birth by his father, unbeknownst to his wife, after their biological child dies shortly after birth. As a series of mysterious events and violent deaths occur around the family and Damien enters childhood, they come to learn he is in fact the prophesied Antichrist. Released theatrically by 20th Century Fox in June 1976, ''The Omen'' received mixed reviews from critics but was a commercial success, grossing over $60 million at the U.S. box office and becoming one of the highest-grossing films of 1976. The film earned two Oscar nominations, winning Best Original Score for Jerry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	The Wicker Man (1973 Film) ''The Wicker Man'' is a 1973 British folk horror film directed by Robin Hardy and starring Edward Woodward, Britt Ekland, Diane Cilento, Ingrid Pitt, and Christopher Lee. The screenplay by Anthony Shaffer, inspired by David Pinner's 1967 novel ''Ritual'', centres on the visit of Police Sergeant Neil Howie to the isolated Scottish island of Summerisle in search of a missing girl. Howie, a devout Christian, is appalled to find that the inhabitants of the island have abandoned Christianity and now practise a form of Celtic paganism. Paul Giovanni composed the film score. ''The Wicker Man'' is well-regarded by critics. Film magazine ''Cinefantastique'' described it as "The ''Citizen Kane'' of horror movies", and in 2004, ''Total Film'' magazine named ''The Wicker Man'' the sixth-greatest British film of all time. It also won the 1978 Saturn Award for Best Horror Film. The final scene was number 45 on Bravo's '' 100 Scariest Movie Moments'', and during the 2012 Summer Olympics o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	New Tricks ''New Tricks'' is a British television police procedural The police show, or police crime drama, is a subgenre of procedural drama and detective fiction that emphasizes the investigative procedure of a police officer or department as the protagonist(s), as contrasted with other genres that focus on eit ... comedy drama, created by Nigel McCrery and Roy Mitchell, produced primarily by Wall to Wall Media (production company), Wall to Wall (until its final year, when it was handled by Headstrong Pictures), and broadcast on BBC One. The programme originally began with a pilot episode on 27 March 2003, before a full season was commissioned for 1 April 2004, with it concluding after twelve seasons on 6 October 2015. The show utilises an ensemble cast, of which Dennis Waterman was the only constant over all twelve series; this cast variously included Alun Armstrong, James Bolam, Amanda Redman, Denis Lawson, Nicholas Lyndhurst, Tamzin Outhwaite, and Larry Lamb. The series focuses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]