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Starr And Company
''Starr and Company'' was a BBC television drama series aired in 1958. It was a soap opera A soap opera, or ''soap'' for short, is a typically long-running radio or television serial, frequently characterized by melodrama, ensemble casts, and sentimentality. The term "soap opera" originated from radio dramas originally being sponsored ..., aired two times a week, Monday and Thursday. 77 episodes were made, of which only a single episode (episode 1) is known to survive. Most of the cast were not known before or after, but there were several well-known players – – either already established or later became well-known. In those times, all programmes were live, there were no telerecordings, no repeats – any repeat was another live programme, sometimes with changes of cast. Episodes References External links * {{Soap operas in the United Kingdom 1950s British television soap operas 1958 Br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soap Opera
A soap opera, or ''soap'' for short, is a typically long-running radio or television serial, frequently characterized by melodrama, ensemble casts, and sentimentality. The term "soap opera" originated from radio dramas originally being sponsored by soap manufacturers.Bowles, p. 118. The term was preceded by "horse opera", a derogatory term for low-budget Westerns. BBC Radio's ''The Archers'', first broadcast in 1950, is the world's longest-running radio soap opera. The longest-running current television soap is '' Coronation Street'', which was first broadcast on ITV in 1960, with the record for the longest running soap opera in history being held by '' Guiding Light'', which began on radio in 1937, transitioned to television in 1952, and ended in 2009. A crucial element that defines the soap opera is the open-ended serial nature of the narrative, with stories spanning several episodes. One of the defining features that makes a television program a soap opera, according to Alber ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Lincoln
Henry Soskin (12 February 1930 – 23 February 2022), better known as Henry Lincoln, was a British author, television presenter, scriptwriter, and actor. He co-wrote three '' Doctor Who'' multi-part serials in the 1960s, and — starting in the 1970s — inspired three Chronicle BBC Two documentaries on the alleged mysteries surrounding the French village of Rennes-le-Château (on which he was writer and presenter) — and, from the 1980s, co-authored and authored a series of books of which ''The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail'' was the most popular, becoming the inspiration for Dan Brown's 2003 best-selling novel, ''The Da Vinci Code''. He was the last living person to have written for '' Doctor Who'' in the 1960s. Early career Lincoln was born in London in 1930 and studied acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Under his original name of Henry Soskin, he worked as both screenwriter and supporting actor. In 1964 he wrote one of the episodes of ''The Barnstormers'' (A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Collins (English Actor)
Roy Michael Collins (21 May 1922 – 25 December 1979) was an English television actor. He appeared in many British television series and films, which include ''Quatermass II'', ''The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel'', ''The Adventures of Robin Hood (TV series), The Adventures of Robin Hood'', ''The Avengers (TV series), The Avengers'', ''No Hiding Place'', ''Emergency – Ward 10'', ''Z-Cars'', ''Goldfinger (film), Goldfinger'', ''The Saint (TV series), The Saint'', ''Danger Man'', ''The Newcomers (TV series), The Newcomers'', ''Bear Island (film), Bear Island'' and others. It was later revealed that he did most of the uncredited English-language dubbing for Gert Fröbe's appearances in many of his films such as ''Chitty Chitty Bang Bang'' and ''Goldfinger''. Acting credits References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Collins, Michael 1922 births 1979 deaths English male television actors 20th-century English male actors People from Isleworth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonard White (producer)
Leonard White (5 November 1916 – 2 January 2016) was a British actor and television producer. In the latter role he was responsible for '' The Avengers'' and ''Armchair Theatre''. Early life White was born in Newhaven, East Sussex. His father was a bookmaker and racehorse owner, and his mother ran a wholesale newsagents business. He was introduced to acting by the headmaster of his school, who ran a boys' Shakespearean acting troupe. Career After leaving school, White pursued a career as a stage actor in London. Initially, he supported himself with a clerical job while performing with the Tavistock Repertory Company (now the Tower Theatre Company). During World War II, he served in the British Army in Signals; following the end of World War II in Europe, he did the remainder of his service acting in plays produced by the Army Bureau of Current Affairs. On being demobilised in 1946, he made the transition to full-time professional acting. In 1951 he was one of the original leads ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Cast
Edward Raymond Cast (1925–1994) was a British stage, film and television actor. Selected filmography * '' The Dam Busters'' (1955) - Crew Member (uncredited) * ''Private's Progress'' (1956) - Intelligence Officer (uncredited) * '' The One That Got Away'' (1957) - Driver - Hucknall (uncredited) * ''Tiger Bay'' (1959) - Det. Con. Thomas * '' Deadly Record'' (1959) - Constable Ryder * '' The Professionals'' (1960) - Clayton * ''Linda'' (1960) - Vicar * ''Payroll'' (1961) - Detective Sergeant Bradden * '' It's All Happening'' (1963) - Hugh * ''Dr. Crippen'' (1963) - Warder Harding * ''Seventy Deadly Pills'' (1964) - Police Constable Weaver * ''Doctor Dolittle'' (1967) - Prison Guard (uncredited) * '' The Chairman'' (1969) - Audio Room Technician * ''10 Rillington Place ''10 Rillington Place'' is a 1971 British crime film. The film stars Richard Attenborough, Judy Geeson, John Hurt and Pat Heywood and was directed by Richard Fleischer, produced by Leslie Linder and Martin Ranso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosemary Johnson
Rosemary Johnson (1913–1972) was a British actress. Ann Rosemary Johnson was born on 18 January 1913 in Balham in South West London. She was always known by her second name of Rosemary (and to many of her friends as ‘Rosie’). Her mother, Grace, was the daughter of a Presbyterian Minister, Rev John More. Her father, John Charles Johnson, was a physician and surgeon (practising in the partnership of Ker and Johnson) and from 1912-1919 the family resided at Gothic Lodge, 1 Old Devonshire Road. After the First World War the Johnson family moved to Southbourne in Bournemouth. They lived in Pinewood Lodge, a substantial house in Stourwood Road, a couple of minutes walk from the sea. Rosemary Johnson attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art from January 1930 to December 1931. Her professional career began in repertory theatre and she is mentioned in ''Full and Frank: The Private Life of a Woman Novelist'' by Oliver Sandys. Johnson worked mostly in repertory theatre and a lit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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