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Sharon Rooney
Sharon Rooney (born ) is a Scottish actress. She is known for her roles as Rae Earl in ''My Mad Fat Diary'', Sophie in '' Two Doors Down'', Dawn in ''Brief Encounters'', and Miss Atlantis in the 2019 remake of ''Dumbo''. Early life Rooney was born in Glasgow. She left school at the age of 16 to pursue a career in acting, and enrolled on a 3-year performing arts course followed by a degree in drama at Hull University. Career Rooney began performing stand-up comedy, and toured with a play in various schools across Britain. Her first television role came when she was cast as Rae Earl, a young woman who is released from a psychiatric facility after four months, in the E4 teen comedy-drama series ''My Mad Fat Diary'' (2013–2015). The show was a success and earned Rooney a BAFTA nomination at the British Academy Scotland Awards. ''The Guardian''s Sam Wollaston called Rooney's performance "natural, effortless and utterly believable". The role also saw her nominated for a Royal Tele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glasgow
Glasgow ( ; sco, Glesca or ; gd, Glaschu ) is the most populous city in Scotland and the fourth-most populous city in the United Kingdom, as well as being the 27th largest city by population in Europe. In 2020, it had an estimated population of 635,640. Straddling the border between historic Lanarkshire and Renfrewshire, the city now forms the Glasgow City Council area, one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, and is governed by Glasgow City Council. It is situated on the River Clyde in the country's West Central Lowlands. Glasgow has the largest economy in Scotland and the third-highest GDP per capita of any city in the UK. Glasgow's major cultural institutions – the Burrell Collection, Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Scottish Ballet and Scottish Opera – enjoy international reputations. The city was the European Capital of Culture in 1990 and is notable for its architecture, cult ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sherlock (TV Series)
''Sherlock'' is a British mystery crime drama television series based on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes detective stories. Created by Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss, it stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Holmes and Martin Freeman as Doctor John Watson. Thirteen episodes have been produced, with four three-part series airing from 2010 to 2017 and a special episode that aired on 1 January 2016. The series is set in the present day, while the one-off special features a Victorian period fantasy resembling the original Holmes stories. ''Sherlock'' is produced by the British network BBC, along with Hartswood Films, with Moffat, Gatiss, Sue Vertue and Rebecca Eaton serving as executive producers. The series is supported by the American station WGBH-TV Boston for its '' Masterpiece'' anthology series on PBS, where it also airs in the United States. The series is primarily filmed in Cardiff, Wales, with North Gower Street in London used for exterior shots of Holmes and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Tunnel (TV Series)
''The Tunnel'' (french: link=no, Tunnel) is a British-French crime drama television series adapted from the 2011 Danish-Swedish crime series '' The Bridge'' (''Bron''/''Broen''). The series began broadcasting on 16 October 2013 on Sky Atlantic in the UK, and on 11 November 2013 on Canal+ in France. The series stars Stephen Dillane and Clémence Poésy as British and French police detectives Karl Roebuck and Elise Wassermann. The plot follows the two detectives working together to find a serial killer who left the upper half of a French politician and the lower half of a British prostitute in the Channel Tunnel at the midpoint between France and the UK. The killer is nicknamed the "Truth Terrorist" and is on a moral crusade to highlight many social problems, terrorising both countries in the process. As the series progresses, the killer's true intention is revealed. The Anglo–French adaptation of ''The Bridge'' was announced as a joint project between Sky and Canal+ in January ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zapped (TV Series)
''Zapped'' is a British television sitcom, set in both the real world and a fantasy world, with the majority of characters and stories wholly set in the latter. It stars James Buckley as Brian Weaver, a real world inhabitant who becomes trapped in Munty, a town in the fantasy world. Buckley announced during a live stream on 8 February 2019 that the show had been cancelled and he would not be making any more episodes. In February 2021, all episodes of the show were added to BBC iPlayer. Plot Brian is an office worker in West London who reluctantly takes delivery of a package addressed to someone in a place called Munty. He opens it, puts on the amulet within, and is teleported to the medieval setting of Munty. The three episodes of series one focus on his attempts to get back to the real world. He is not missed by his real world colleagues, who detest him. Setting Munty is a place in a fantasy universe, where magic is a real force, but one closely controlled by a police s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stag (miniseries)
''Stag'' is a British black comedy television serial created by Jim Field Smith and George Kay (writer), George Kay, starring Jim Howick, Stephen Campbell Moore, Pilou Asbæk, JJ Feild, Rufus Jones (actor), Rufus Jones, Amit Shah (actor), Amit Shah, Reece Shearsmith, and Tim Key. The three-part series, directed by Jim Field Smith from his scripts co-written with George Kay, began broadcasting on BBC Two, in the United Kingdom, on 27 February 2016. Plot Eight men set off on a hunting trip in the Scottish Highlands, a stag party for "Johnners". Ian, the bride's brother, is a last-minute addition to the party after somebody else dropped out. Being less of an alpha male than the others, he is immediately singled out for ridicule, but remains with the group because he has promised his sister that he will look after her fiancé. After insulting the gamekeeper who best man "Ledge" has hired to take them hunting in the woods, the group is abandoned by the old man, leaving them to fend for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbie (film)
''Barbie'' is an upcoming American romantic comedy film directed by Greta Gerwig and written by Gerwig and Noah Baumbach. Based on the Barbie fashion dolls by Mattel from Ruth Handler, the film is the first live-action Barbie film after several computer-animated direct-to-video and streaming television films. The film stars Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling as Barbie and Ken, with a supporting ensemble cast that includes Will Ferrell, Simu Liu, America Ferrera, Ariana Greenblatt, Ncuti Gatwa, Emma Mackey, Alexandra Shipp, Michael Cera, Issa Rae, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Rhea Perlman and Kate McKinnon. The film was announced in 2009 by Universal Pictures with Laurence Mark producing, but development began in April 2014, when Sony Pictures acquired its rights. Following multiple writer and director changes and the casting of two different actresses to play the title role, Sony lost the rights and these were subsequently transferred to Warner Bros. Pictures. Robbie was cast in 2019 a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Electrical Life Of Louis Wain
''The Electrical Life of Louis Wain'' is a 2021 biographical comedy-drama film directed by Will Sharpe, from a story by Simon Stephenson, and screenplay by Stephenson and Sharpe. The film stars Benedict Cumberbatch (as the eccentric artist Louis Wain), Claire Foy, Andrea Riseborough and Toby Jones. ''The Electrical Life of Louis Wain'' had its world premiere at the 48th Telluride Film Festival on 2 September 2021, had a limited release on 22 October 2021, and was released in the United States on Prime Video on 5 November 2021. It was released in the United Kingdom on 1 January 2022, by StudioCanal. Plot In 1881, 18 months after his father's death, Louis Wain, the only male and eldest of the Wain family, becomes the primary breadwinner. He supports five sisters and his mother working part-time as an illustrator for ''The Illustrated London News'' under editor Sir William Ingram. Ingram offers him a full-time job, but Wain declines in order to try his hand at composing music and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hector (2015 Film)
''Hector'' is a 2015 British drama film written and directed by Jake Gavin. Starring Peter Mullan, it follows the annual Christmas journey of a homeless man from Scotland to London. His background is revealed as the plot unfolds. Plot Hector McAdam is a warm-hearted, limping, homeless man. His past experiences, which come to light during the film and explain his current situation, are of both the kindness and lack of kindness of others. In the present day, Hector and homeless friends Dougie and Hazel are given jackets by a stranger. Hector hitchhikes to Glasgow for a hospital appointment. After being given an appointment in a few weeks for a non-urgent operation, returning from the direction of the oncology department, he is recognised by an acquaintance, who hasn't seen him in years. The man says his brother Peter tried to find him after he disappeared. Hector doesn't want to talk. He is attacked later by youths who want his bag. They are seen off by a shopkeeper who tends ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Under The Skin (2013 Film)
''Under the Skin'' is a 2013 science fiction film directed by Jonathan Glazer and written by Glazer and Walter Campbell, loosely based on the 2000 novel by Michel Faber. It stars Scarlett Johansson as an otherworldly woman who preys on men in Scotland. The film premiered at Telluride Film Festival on 29 August 2013. It was released in the United Kingdom on 14 March 2014, North America on 4 April 2014, Switzerland on 23 July 2014, and worldwide on 10 August 2014. Glazer developed ''Under the Skin'' for over a decade. He and Campbell pared it back from an elaborate, special effects-heavy concept to a sparse story focusing on an alien perspective on the human world. Most of the cast had no acting experience, and many scenes were filmed with hidden cameras. ''Under the Skin'' received acclaim for Johansson's performance, Glazer's direction, and Mica Levi's score. It received numerous accolades and awards; it was named the best film of the year by various critics and publications ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radio Times
''Radio Times'' (currently styled as ''RadioTimes'') is a British weekly listings magazine devoted to television and radio programme schedules, with other features such as interviews, film reviews and lifestyle items. Founded in May 1923 by John Reith, then general manager of the British Broadcasting Company (from 1 January 1927, the British Broadcasting Corporation), it was the world's first broadcast listings magazine. It was published entirely in-house by BBC Magazines from 8 January 1937 until 16 August 2011, when the division was merged into Immediate Media Company. On 12 January 2017, Immediate Media was bought by the German media group Hubert Burda. The magazine is published on Tuesdays and carries listings for the week from Saturday to Friday. Originally, listings ran from Sunday to Saturday: the changeover meant 8 October 1960 was listed twice, in successive issues. Since Christmas 1969, a 14-day double-sized issue has been published each December containing schedule ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finding Alice (TV Series)
''Finding Alice '' is a British television comedy-drama produced by Red Production Company, RED Production Company (a StudioCanal company) in association with Bright Pictures TV, Buddy Club Productions and Genial Productions. It premiered on ITV (TV network), ITV in the UK on 17 January 2021. On 1 March 2021, it was announced that ''Finding Alice'' would return for a second series. The filming for the second season will begin in February 2022. In August 2022, it was announced that Finding Alice season 2 has been cancelled by ITV. Cast The cast includes: *Keeley Hawes as Alice Dillon *Kenneth Cranham as Gerry Walsh *Nigel Havers as Roger Dillon *Gemma Jones as Minnie Walsh *Joanna Lumley as Sarah Dillon *Ayesha Dharker as Tanvi Lal *Sharon Rooney as Nicola *Rhashan Stone as Nathan *Graeme Hawley as Graham Napely *Jason Merrells as Harry Walsh *Dominique Moore as Yasmina *George Webster (actor), George Webster as George *Isabella Pappas as Charlotte Walsh *Charlyne Francis as Det ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baby Mine (Dumbo Song)
"Baby Mine" is a song from the 1941 Walt Disney Animation Studios, Disney animated feature ''Dumbo''. The music is by Frank Churchill, with lyrics by Ned Washington. Betty Noyes recorded the vocals for the original film version. In the film, Dumbo's mother, Mrs. Jumbo, an elephant locked in a circus wagon, cradles her baby Dumbo with her trunk while this lullaby is sung. It is also the last appearance of the circus animals. The song was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 14th Academy Awards in 1942. It is also listed on American Film Institute, AFI's "100 Years... 100 Songs" as one of America's greatest film songs. Recordings Early popular recordings include those by Les Brown (bandleader), Les Brown, Glenn Miller, and Jane Froman, followed by several others; and decades later, the song regained attention. Bette Midler covered the song on the 1988 ''Beaches (1988 film), Beaches'' Beaches (soundtrack), soundtrack. In the same year, Bonnie Raitt and Was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
