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Sensitive Skin (UK TV Series)
''Sensitive Skin'' is a BBC television comedy-drama series, produced by Baby Cow Productions for BBC Two. It stars Joanna Lumley and was first broadcast in 2005, with a second series following in 2007. Series 1 and 2 have aired on CBC Country Canada. Series 1 aired in Australia on ABC TV in mid-2007 (repeated 2009). On 5 August 2008, BBC Video announced a DVD release. ''Sensitive Skin – The Complete Seasons 1 and 2'' – a 2-disc set including all 12 original episodes from the First and Second Seasons. Plot summary Series 1 The first series is about an affluent couple, Al and Davina Jackson (Lumley), who live in metropolitan London. Along with their friends, Al and Davina struggle with sexual temptation and professional jealousy and try to cope with their fear of the future. Al is a pundit for a broadsheet newspaper and is paid to find imperfection in everything, while Davina works in an art gallery and is paid to make life more beautiful. But being 60 isn't simple – the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baby Cow Productions
Baby Cow Productions Ltd is a British comedy television production company based in London and Manchester, founded by Steve Coogan and Henry Normal. Since its establishment it has diversified into radio, animation and film. According to their website, Baby Cow "produces bold, high-quality scripted entertainment across all genres for television, film and radio." The company's name is a reference to Coogan's early characters Paul and Pauline Calf. General information Baby Cow Productions is a publicly held company which employs between 11 and 50 employees at any one time. History The company was founded in 1999 by Steve Coogan and Henry Normal, with Coogan assuming the role of Creative Director and Normal assuming the role of CEO. In 2008, BBC Worldwide bought a 25% stake in the company. The acquisition was made at a time when BBC Worldwide was being criticised for its "out of control" ventures, though Normal told ''The Guardian'' that BBC Worldwide had not made the highest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diana Quick
Diana Marilyn Quick (born 23 November 1946) is an English actress. Early life and family background Quick was born on 23 November 1946 in London, England. She grew up in Dartford, Kent, the third of four children. Her father was Leonard Quick, a dentist. She was educated at Dartford Grammar School for Girls, Kent. She was greatly aided by her English teacher, who encouraged her to pursue acting. She became a member of an amateur dramatic society in Crayford, Kent, while at school as well as appearing in many school productions. On leaving school, she went on in 1964 to pursue further studies at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford. Quick was the first female president of the Oxford University Dramatic Society. Quick spent seven years researching a book about her paternal family's life in India, which was published in 2009 by Virago with the title ''A Tug on the Thread: From the British Raj to the British Stage''. In her book, Quick reveals that she is of mixed race (Anglo-Indian) des ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunday Times
''The Sunday Times'' is a British newspaper whose circulation makes it the largest in Britain's quality press market category. It was founded in 1821 as ''The New Observer''. It is published by Times Newspapers Ltd, a subsidiary of News UK, which is owned by News Corp. Times Newspapers also publishes ''The Times''. The two papers were founded independently and have been under common ownership since 1966. They were bought by News International in 1981. ''The Sunday Times'' has a circulation of just over 650,000, which exceeds that of its main rivals, including ''The'' ''Sunday Telegraph'' and ''The'' ''Observer'', combined. While some other national newspapers moved to a tabloid format in the early 2000s, ''The Sunday Times'' has retained the larger broadsheet format and has said that it would continue to do so. As of December 2019, it sells 75% more copies than its sister paper, ''The Times'', which is published from Monday to Saturday. The paper publishes ''The Sunday Times ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Office (British TV Series)
''The Office'' is a British television mockumentary British sitcom, sitcom first broadcast in the UK on BBC Two on 9 July 2001. Created, written and directed by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, the programme follows the day-to-day lives of office employees in the Slough branch of the fictional Wernham Hogg paper company. Gervais also starred in the series, playing the central character David Brent. Two six-episode series were made, followed by a The Office Christmas Specials, two-part Christmas special. When it was first shown on BBC Two, ratings were relatively low, but it has since become one of the most successful of all British comedy exports. As well as being shown internationally on BBC Worldwide, channels such as BBC Prime, BBC America, and BBC Canada, the series has been sold to broadcasters in over 80 countries, including ABC1 in Australia, The Comedy Network in Canada, TVNZ in New Zealand, and the pan-Asian satellite television, satellite channel Star World, based i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toby Longworth
Toby Longworth is a British actor who has appeared on film, radio and television. He is originally from Somerset, where he attended King Edward's School, Bath. He has worked most often as a voice actor, however, notably in several science-fiction projects, audiobooks and video games. Biography Between 1984 and 1989 Longworth was part of a double-act, The Rubber Bishops with Bill Bailey, a former school friend from Bath. Toby left in 1989 to join the RSC. He was later a regular performer on the radio comedy ''Week Ending''. Television Longworth has appeared in many TV series including ''The Legacy of Reginald Perrin'', '' Nathan Barley'', ''Nighty Night'', '' The IT Crowd'' and '' Extras''. Most recently he has appeared in ''The Stand Up Sketch Show'' (2019) and ''Breeders'' (2020). In 2022 he appeared in the first episode of Series 4 of ''Ghosts''. Longworth provided the voices of Lott Dod and Gragra in '' Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace''. He can also be he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nigel Terry
Peter Nigel Terry (15 August 1945 – 30 April 2015) was an English stage, film, and television actor, typically in historical and period roles. He played John, King of England, Prince John in Anthony Harvey's film ''The Lion in Winter (1968 film), The Lion in Winter'' (1968) and King Arthur in John Boorman's ''Excalibur (film), Excalibur'' (1981). Early life Terry was born on 15 August 1945England & Wales, Birth Index: 1916–2005 [d0atabase online] in Bristol, the son of Frank Albert Terry OBE, Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom), DFC,Supplement to The London Gazette, 31 December 1976 a pilot in the Royal Air Force, and his wife, Doreen. He was the first baby born in Bristol after the end of the Second World War.Director of Publicity. Avco Embassy Pictures Corp. Press release for "Lion in Winter" The family soon moved to Truro, Cornwall where his father worked as a probation officer. Terry attended Truro School in Truro, where he developed an interest in acting and b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eileen Essell
Eileen Essell (8 October 1922 – 15 February 2015) was an English actress, noted in part for not beginning her screen acting career until the age of 79. She retired from stage acting in 1958 following her marriage to playwright and actor Gerard McLarnon. She later earned a living as a teacher at the Central School of Music and Drama and the City University. After the death of her husband in 1997, a family friend lured her back on stage for a play he was producing. Although she had acted onstage in the 1940s/1950s, her first screen performance was in an episode of ''Doctors''. She later appeared in ''The Bill'', ''Doc Martin'', ''Holby City'', '' Hustle'', ''Casualty'', ''Ideal'' and '' Sensitive Skin'', among other episodes. She guest starred as Christine in the episode "From Out of the Rain" in season 2 of the BBC spin-off show ''Torchwood ''Torchwood'' is a British science fiction television programme created by Russell T Davies. A spin-off of the 2005 revival of ''Docto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sophie Wu
Sophie Wu (born 23 December 1983) is a British actress, known for her roles in films such as '' Kick-Ass'' and TV series such as ''The Fades'' as Jay, ''The Midnight Beast'' as Zoe, plus the second and third series of '' Fresh Meat'' as Heather. Life and career Sophie Wu, born to a Chinese father and to a Scottish mother, went to school in Scotland before studying at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) between 2003–2006. After graduating, she began acting in television series, including ''Casualty'' and '' Hotel Babylon'', before going on to have the supporting role of Kiki, in comedy film ''Wild Child'' opposite Emma Roberts, in 2008. In 2010, her next film role came as the character of Erika Cho in the U.S. comic-book film adaptation '' Kick-Ass'' and 2013-sequel '' Kick-Ass 2''. In 2011, she appeared in the BBC Three television series ''The Fades'' playing the role of Anne's friend, Jay. Later in 2012 she played the role of Stefan Abingdon's girlfrien ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deddie Davies
Deddie Davies (born Gillian Nancy Davies, 2 March 1938 – 21 December 2016) was a Welsh people, Welsh character actress. Biography Davies was born in Bridgend, Wales. She trained at Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, RADA and is most familiar to television viewers for comedy roles in a host of series, including ''The Rag Trade'', ''That's My Boy (1981 TV series), That's My Boy, Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em'' and ''Chance in a Million''. She appeared in non-comedic roles in series such as ''The Bill'', ''Upstairs, Downstairs (1971 TV series), Upstairs, Downstairs, The Forsyte Saga (1967 series), The Forsyte Saga'' and ''Grange Hill''. Her film roles include that of Nell Perks in ''The Railway Children (1970 film), The Railway Children'' (1970), and ''The Amazing Mr Blunden'' (1972). In her later life, Davies was concerned for issues facing the elderly. In May 2007 she had musical success as a member of superannuated pop group The Zimmers. Their cover version of "My Generation" reached ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Williams (actor)
Simon Williams (born 16 June 1946) is a British actor known for playing James Bellamy in the period drama '' Upstairs, Downstairs''. Frequently playing upper middle class or aristocratic upper class roles, he is also known for playing Charles Cartwright in the sitcom '' Don't Wait Up'' and Charles Merrick in medical drama ''Holby City''. Since 2014, he has played the character of Justin Elliott in the long-running BBC Radio 4 series ''The Archers''. Early life and education Simon Williams was born in Windsor in 1946; his parents were actor Hugh Williams and actress and model Margaret Vyner. His sister Polly married his ''Don't Wait Up'' co-star and friend Nigel Havers. His brother is the poet Hugo Williams. Williams was educated at Harrow School. He trained in repertory at Worthing, Birmingham and Bath, and later joined the Theatre Workshop. Career Williams has appeared on stage in many productions, and has also directed a number of plays. He first appeared on television in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Malahide
Patrick Gerald Duggan (born 24 March 1945), known professionally as Patrick Malahide, is a veteran British film, television and theatre actor, author and producer, known, amongst other things, for his roles as Inspector Alleyn in ''The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries'', Detective Sergeant Albert “Charlie” Chisholm in the TV series ''Minder'', Balon Greyjoy in the TV series ''Game of Thrones'' as well as the big screen in a number of international films. Personal life Malahide was born in Reading, Berkshire, the son of Irish immigrants; his mother was a cook, and his father a school secretary. He was educated at Douai School, Woolhampton, Berkshire. Wife: Jo Ryan Career He made his television debut in 1976, in an episode of ''The Flight of the Heron'', then in single episodes of '' Sutherland's Law'' and '' The New Avengers'' (1976) and ''ITV Playhouse'' (1977). He was then in an adaptation of ''The Eagle of the Ninth'', and his first film was ''Sweeney 2'' in the following yea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Rayner
Adam Chance Abbs Rayner (born 28 August 1977) is an English actor. He is known for television roles including: Dominic Montgomery in ''Mistresses'', Dr. Steve Shaw in ''Hawthorne'', Aidan Marsh in '' Hunted'', Bassam "Barry" Al-Fayeed in ''Tyrant'', and Tal-Rho in ''Superman & Lois''. He has also appeared on stage in ''The Rivals'' (Bristol Old Vic, 2004), ''Romeo and Juliet'' (Royal Shakespeare Theatre, 2006) and ''Much Ado About Nothing'' ( Novello, 2006). Career Rayner studied at Durham University and after graduating completed a two-year acting course at LAMDA. He made an appearance as 'Dr. Gail' in the 2010 Christmas Special 'The Perfect Christmas' episode of the BBC sitcom '' Miranda'' alongside regulars Sally Phillips, Miranda Hart, Tom Ellis, Sarah Hadland and Patricia Hodge, and his character returned in the fourth episode of the third series, titled "Je Regret Nothing". In November 2012, it was announced that Rayner was cast as Simon Templar in a pilot for a new te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
