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Sharlene Whyte
Sharlene Natasha Whyte (born 19 May 1976) is an English actress who is best known for playing Jenny Edwards in ''The Story of Tracy Beaker'' and Adanna Lawal, the Head of Pastoral Care, in '' Waterloo Road''. She trained at RADA The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA; ) is a drama school in London, England, that provides vocational conservatoire training for theatre, film, television, and radio. It is based in the Bloomsbury area of Central London, close to the Senat ... from 1996 till 1999. Filmography Television Film References External links * Living people 1976 births Actresses from Nottinghamshire Alumni of RADA Black British actresses English people of Grenadian descent {{UK-tv-actor-1970s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nottingham
Nottingham ( , East Midlands English, locally ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, city and Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England. It is located north-west of London, south-east of Sheffield and north-east of Birmingham. Nottingham has links to the legend of Robin Hood and to the lace-making, bicycle and Tobacco industry, tobacco industries. The city is also the county town of Nottinghamshire and the settlement was granted its city charter in 1897, as part of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee celebrations. Nottingham is a tourist destination; in 2018, the city received the second-highest number of overnight visitors in the Midlands and the highest number in the East Midlands. In 2020, Nottingham had an estimated population of 330,000. The wider conurbation, which includes many of the city's suburbs, has a population of 768,638. It is the largest urban area in the East Midlands and the second-largest in the Midland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spooks (TV Series)
''Spooks'' (known as ''MI-5'' in some countries) is a British television spy drama series that originally aired on BBC One from 13 May 2002 to 23 October 2011, consisting of 10 series. The title is a popular colloquialism for spies, and the series follows the work of a group of MI5 officers based at the service's Thames House headquarters, in a highly secure suite of offices known as The Grid. It is notable for various stylistic touches, and its use of popular guest actors. In the United States, the show is broadcast under the title ''MI-5''. In Canada, the programme originally aired as ''MI-5'' but later aired on BBC Canada as ''Spooks''. The series continued with a film, '' Spooks: The Greater Good'', which was released on 8 May 2015. Series synopses The show consists of 86 episodes, beginning in May 2002 and ending in October 2011. Most episodes end with the final scene freezing and changing to a black-and-white negative image that then compresses with a distinctive sound ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Debt (2003 Film)
''The Debt'' is a two-part British television crime drama film, written by Richard McBrien and directed by Jon Jones, that first broadcast on BBC One on 31 August 2003. The film stars Warren Clarke as Geoff Dresner, a retired safe-cracker determined to leave his criminal past behind, who is persuaded to come out of retirement to do one last job to clear the debt of his son-in-law, Terry (played by Martin Freeman), owed to a notorious loan-shark. However, things go badly wrong when a security guard dies as a result of their plan. Hugo Speer, Lee Williams, Orla Brady and Nina Sosanya are also credited as principal members of the cast. Writer Richard McBrien said of the production; "The Debt is a story about a criminal, a detective and a lawyer and how their lives collide with each other. The idea is that all three men owe debts to their children in some way which affects the way they do their job." The first part drew 5.08 million viewers, while the second part drew 4.48 million. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Second Nature (2003 Film)
''Second Nature'' is a 2003 American made-for-television drama mystery science fiction film directed by Ben Bolt starring Alec Baldwin, Powers Boothe and Louise Lombard. It was written by E. Max Frye and released on 4 October 2003 in the United Kingdom. Cast * Alec Baldwin as Paul Kane *Powers Boothe as Kelton Reed *Louise Lombard as Dr. Harriet Fellows * Philip Jackson as Lawrence Augenblick * Kurtis O'Brien as Young Bobby * Leigh Zimmerman as Dr. Shepherd * Michele Austin as Nurse *Pip Torrens as Frank * Courtney Rowan as Emily Kane * Cornelia Winter as Amanda Kane *Daisy Donovan as Kristina Kane / Amy O'Brien * Charlie Lucas as Paperboy *Clive Mantle as Maynard *David Forrester as Hanna *Garrick Hagon Garrick Hagon (; born September 27, 1939) is a British-Canadian actor in film, stage, television and radio, known for his role as Biggs Darklighter in '' Star Wars: A New Hope''. His many films include ''Batman'', ''Spy Game'', '' Me and Orso ... as Man in Screening Room ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Witchfinder (TV Series)
''The Witchfinder '' is a BBC Two sitcom created, written, and directed by the Gibbons brothers. The series is executive produced by Steve Coogan, and Christine Langan, and produced by Dave Lambert for Baby Cow Productions. It stars Tim Key and Daisy May Cooper. Premise Set in 1645, during the English Civil War, Cooper plays a suspected witch being escorted by Key across East Anglia for a witch trial. Key plays a failing, chauvinistic, pompous witchfinder for whom the seemingly simple journey risks becoming an ordeal. Cast * Tim Key as Gideon Bannister * Daisy May Cooper as Thomasine Gooch * Jessica Hynes as Old Myers * Daniel Rigby as Hebble * Tuwaine Barrett as Cumberlidge * Reece Shearsmith as Matthew Hopkins * Michael Culkin as Lord Salisbury * Rosie Cavaliero as Mrs. Jennings * Dan Skinner as Beekeeper * Ricky Tomlinson as Crockett Production The series was commissioned for BBC Two BBC Two is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network owned and oper ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doreen Lawrence
Doreen Delceita Lawrence, Baroness Lawrence of Clarendon, OBE (''née'' Graham; born 1952) is a British Jamaican campaigner and the mother of Stephen Lawrence, a black British teenager who was murdered in a racist attack in South East London in 1993. She promoted reforms of the police service and founded the Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust. She was appointed to the Order of the British Empire for services to community relations in 2003, and was created a Life Peer in 2013. On the first national Stephen Lawrence Day on 22 April 2019, she described how she had worked for 26 years hoping for "an inclusive society for everyone to live their best life, regardless of gender, race, sexuality, religion, disability or background". Early and personal life Lawrence was born in Clarendon, Jamaica in 1952. At the age of nine, she emigrated to England. She completed her education in south-east London, before becoming a bank worker. In 1972, she married Neville Lawrence. Together they h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Small Axe (miniseries)
''Small Axe'' is a British anthology film series, created and directed by Steve McQueen. The anthology consists of five films that tell distinct stories about the lives of West Indian immigrants in London from the 1960s to the 1980s. Two episodes of the series were selected into the 2020 Cannes Film Festival. The series premiered on 15 November 2020 on BBC One in the United Kingdom and on 20 November 2020 on Amazon Prime Video in the United States. The title references a proverb – "Small axe fall big tree" or "If you are the big tree, we are the small axe" – that was popularised by Bob Marley in his 1973 song " Small Axe". Films Production Development It has been reported that Steve McQueen began working on the idea for ''Small Axe'' in 2010, and that some form of the series was in development since 2012. While the series was initially conceived as a conventional television series with a serialized story, McQueen realized during development that he had sufficient material ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
We Hunt Together (TV Series)
''We Hunt Together'' is a British drama series created by Gaby Hull. The series stars Babou Ceesay, Eve Myles, Hermione Corfield and Dipo Ola. The premiere series debuted on 27 May 2020 on Alibi. The second series premiered on Alibi on 5 May 2022. Cast Main * Babou Ceesay as DI Jackson Mendy * Hermione Corfield as Frederica "Freddy" Lane * Eve Myles as DS Lola Franks * Dipo Ola as Babeni "Baba" Lenga * Colin Morgan as Liam Gates (season 2) Recurring * Babirye Bukilwa as DC Dominique "Dom" Parkes * Vicki Pepperdine as DSI Susan Smart * Steffan Rhodri as Larry * Sharlene Whyte as Gill Mendy * Nico Mirallegro as Robert Miller (season 2) * Angus Imrie as Henry Lane (season 2) Guest * Kris Marshall as Cian Fitzgerald (season 1) * Tamzin Outhwaite as Shannon McBride (season 2) * Michelle Bonnard as Professor Judy Hackwood (season 2) * Ray Fearon as Chief Superintendent Lester Price (season 2) * John McCrea as DC Ryan Parsons (season 2) Episodes All episodes of the series are writ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deadline Hollywood
''Deadline Hollywood'', commonly known as ''Deadline'' and also referred to as ''Deadline.com'', is an online news site founded as the news blog ''Deadline Hollywood Daily'' by Nikki Finke in 2006. The site is updated several times a day, with entertainment industry news as its focus. It has been a brand of Penske Media Corporation since 2009. History ''Deadline'' was founded by Nikki Finke, who began writing an '' LA Weekly'' column series called ''Deadline Hollywood'' in June 2002. She began the ''Deadline Hollywood Daily'' (DHD) blog in March 2006 as an online version of her column. She officially launched it as an entertainment trade website in 2006. The site became one of Hollywood's most followed websites by 2009. In 2009, Finke sold ''Deadline'' to Penske Media Corporation (then Mail.com Media) for a low-seven-figure sum. Finke was also given a five-year-plus employment contract reported by the ''Los Angeles Times'' as being worth "millions of dollars", as well as part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Run (miniseries)
''Run'' is a British drama serial created by Jonathan Pearson, Marlon Smith, and Daniel Fajemisin-Duncan, and written by Marlon Smith and Daniel Fajemisin-Duncan for Channel 4. The series premiered on 15 July 2013 and ended on 18 July 2013, and was broadcast on Hulu on 20 August 2013. The series comprises four episodes, each focused on one character among the four leads - Carol ( Olivia Colman), Ying (Katie Leung), Richard (Lennie James) and Kasia ( Katharina Schüttler) - and shows how each character's decisions affect that character and the others. Plot The series reveals the interconnectedness of apparently separate lives, through the stories of four people faced with choices in a world where survival is never a given. Cast * Tara - Jaime Winstone * Carol - Olivia Colman * Richard - Lennie James * Ying - Katie Leung * Kasia - Katharina Schüttler * Jimmy - Nav Sidhu * Jamal - Gershwyn Eustache Jnr * Tomek - Levan Doran *DC Holt - Marie Critchley *Zak - Vincenzo Ni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Creek
''Jonathan Creek'' is a long-running British mystery crime drama series produced by the BBC and written by David Renwick. It stars Alan Davies as the titular character, who works as a creative consultant to a stage magician while also solving seemingly supernatural mysteries through his talent for logical deduction and his understanding of illusions. Production The series ran semi-regularly from 1997 to 2004, broadcasting for four series and two Christmas specials, initially co-starring Caroline Quentin as Creek's collaborator, writer Maddy Magellan. After Quentin's departure in 2001, Julia Sawalha joined the cast as new character Carla Borrego, a theatrical agent turned television presenter. Following a five-year hiatus, the series returned for a one-off special on 1 January 2009, " The Grinning Man", which featured Sheridan Smith as another paranormal investigator with whom Creek joins forces. A further 90-minute special " The Judas Tree", was filmed in October 2009 and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Truckers (2013 TV Series)
''Truckers'' is a British drama television series first broadcast on BBC One on 10 October 2013. The series is about Britain through the lives of truck drivers working in Nottingham, and was written by William Ivory. Cast *Stephen Tompkinson as Malachi Davies *Sian Breckin as Wendy Newman * John Dagleish as Martin Banks *Jenn Murray as Michelle Truss *Harry Treadaway as Glen Davies * Ashley Walters as Steven "Steve" Warley *Ray Ashcroft as Bob *Charlotte Atkinson as Andrea *Trevor Atkinson Action Vehicle Driver *Terry Connor Action Vehicle Driver *Miffy Smith Artic and Trailer Driver *Andrew Howells Artic and trailer Driver *Martin Meden Action Vehicle Driver *Cliff Bradley Action Vehicle Driver *All Vehicle Modifications carried out by Wayne Ridel @ Anglo American Filming. Production The series was announced on 11 January 2012 by Ben Stephenson, controller of drama commissioning at the BBC at the Broadcasting Press Guild lunch. The drama was commissioned with Danny Cohen. E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
