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Sherwood (2022 TV Series)
''Sherwood'' is a British television crime drama serial, created and written by James Graham. It stars David Morrissey and is inspired by real life murders in Nottinghamshire, England in 2004. The six episode first series began airing on BBC One on 13 June 2022. It has been renewed for a second series. Plot Set in a Nottinghamshire mining village, two shocking killings shatter an already fractured community with a dark past. Divisions from the miners' strike (1984–85) have persisted. The story is loosely based on the murder of trade unionist Keith Frogson in 2004, and begins with the murder of a former union activist, Gary Jackson (Alun Armstrong). Jackson's interest in former police covert activities within the community leads the police to suspect a connection with the miners' strike. Cast *Alun Armstrong as Gary Jackson *David Morrissey as DCS Ian St Clair ** George Howard as young Ian *Lesley Manville as Julie Jackson ** Poppy Gilbert as young Julie Jackson *Robert Gleni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Doyle (actor)
Kevin Doyle (born 10 April 1960) is an English actor. He is best for playing valet/footman Joseph Molesley in the TV series ''Downton Abbey''. He is known for many other roles, including Detective Sergeant (DS) John Wadsworth in '' Happy Valley,'' John Parr in the TV series '' The Lakes'', and roles in ''Coronation Street'' and ''The Crimson Field''. He is the winner of two Screen Actors Guild awards and a Royal Television Society award for best actor for ''Happy Valley.'' He appeared in the ''Poirot Hercule Poirot (, ) is a fictional Belgian detective created by British writer Agatha Christie. Poirot is one of Christie's most famous and long-running characters, appearing in 33 novels, two plays ('' Black Coffee'' and ''Alibi''), and more ...'' episode “After the Funeral” in 2005 as Inspector Morton. Credits Film Television Stage Doyle has worked extensively in theatre, including over 10 productions with the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC). His credits include ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lorraine Ashbourne
Lorraine Ashbourne (born 10 April 1961) is an English actress. Career Ashbourne has appeared on British series and television films, including: ''The Street'', ''True Dare Kiss'', '' Thin Ice'', ''In a Land of Plenty'', ''Boon'', ''Playing the Field'', ''City Central'', ''Peak Practice'', ''The Bill'', ''Pie in the Sky'', ''Casualty'', ''In Suspicious Circumstances'', ''Mr Wroe's Virgins'', ''Rich Tea and Sympathy'', and '' London's Burning''. She narrated '' Happy Birthday BBC Two'' in 2004. As a stage actor, Lorraine regularly appeared at the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester, portraying roles such as Kate Hardcastle in ''She Stoops to Conquer'' and Emilia in ''Othello'', acting in both of these alongside her husband Andy Serkis. Personal life On 22 July 2002, Ashbourne married actor Andy Serkis. Together they have three children, all actors – Ruby (b. 1998), Sonny (b. 2000) and Louis (b. 2004). Filmography Film Television Work in the theatre Ashbourne's roles in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crime Drama
Crime films, in the broadest sense, is a film genre inspired by and analogous to the crime fiction literary genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and its detection. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combine with many other genres, such as Drama (film and television), drama or gangster film, but also include Comedy film, comedy, and, in turn, is divided into many sub-genres, such as Mystery film, mystery, suspense or Film noir, noir. Screenwriter and scholar Eric R. Williams identified crime film as one of eleven super-genres in his Screenwriters Taxonomy, claiming that all feature-length Narrative film, narrative films can be classified by these super-genres. The other ten super-genres are action, fantasy, horror, romance, science fiction, slice of life, sports, thriller, war and western. Williams identifies drama in a broader category called "film type", mystery and suspense as "macro-genres", and film noir as a "screenwriter's pathway" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philip Jackson (actor)
Philip Jackson (born 18 June 1948) is an English actor known for his many television and film roles, most notably as Chief Inspector Japp in both the television series ''Agatha Christie's Poirot'' and in BBC Radio dramatisations of Poirot stories; as Melvin "Dylan" Bottomley in ''Porridge''; and as Abbot Hugo, one of the recurring adversaries in the cult 1980s series ''Robin of Sherwood''. Life and career Jackson was born in Retford, Nottinghamshire. He started acting while studying Drama and German at the University of Bristol, and has worked in the theatre in Leeds, Liverpool and London. His stage work includes Pozzo in Samuel Beckett's '' Waiting for Godot'' at the Queen's Theatre in the West End in 1991 and Willy Loman in Arthur Miller's ''Death of a Salesman'' at the West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds in 2010. He was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award for his role in '' Little Voice'' (1998). His many television appearances have included ''Coronation Street'', ''Robi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Fairbank
Christopher Fairbank (born 4 October 1953) is an English film, stage and television actor. Career In 2010, he appeared as a detective in ''Five Daughters'', and as Alfred "Freddie" Lennon in the biopic ''Lennon Naked ''Lennon Naked'' is a 2010 television biographical film focusing on the life of John Lennon between 1967 and 1971. It stars Christopher Eccleston as John Lennon and was directed by Edmund Coulthard. The film was first broadcast on 23 June 2010 ...''. References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fairbank, Christopher 1953 births English male film actors English male television actors English male video game actors English male voice actors Living people Male actors from Hertfordshire People educated at Kent College Alumni of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art 20th-century English male actors 21st-century English male actors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Harden
Jonathan Harden (born 1979) is an Irish actor and director. Early life Harden was born in Belfast in 1979, the son of an Irish father and American mother. Career Harden's most notable credits include the roles of Sean Rawlins in the crime drama series ''Unforgotten'', Gregory in the final season of the comedy series ''Peep Show'', Walter Hill in the costume drama series '' Titanic: Blood and Steel'', Newman Noggs and the narrator in the BBC adaptation of ''Nicholas Nickleby'', Brendan Murphy in Jimmy McGovern's 2021 prison drama ''Time'', and an unnamed character in '' Star Wars: The Last Jedi''. Harden's stage credits include Henry Joy McCracken in Stewart Parker'''Northern Star''at the Finborough Theatre and '' Children of the Sun'' at the Royal National Theatre under the direction of the late Howard Davies. Of his performance in Northern Star, the Time Out review wrote, "Jonathan Harden reveals himself as an extraordinary talent whose performance leaves an afterglow like a g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lindsay Duncan
Lindsay Vere Duncan (born 7 November 1950) is a Scottish actress. On stage, she has won two Olivier Awards (for ''Les Liaisons Dangereuses'' and ''Private Lives'') and a Tony Award (for ''Private Lives''). She has starred in several plays by Harold Pinter. Her best-known television rules include Barbara Douglas in Alan Bleasdale's '' G.B.H.'' (1991), Servilia of the Junii in the HBO/BBC/RAI series ''Rome'' (2005–2007), Adelaide Brooke in the ''Doctor Who'' special "The Waters of Mars" (2009), and Lady Smallwood in the BBC series '' Sherlock''. On film, she portrayed Anthea Lahr in ''Prick Up Your Ears'' (1987), voiced the android TC-14 in '' Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace'' (1999) and Alice's mother in Tim Burton's '' Alice in Wonderland'' (2010), and played acerbic theatre critic Tabitha Dickinson in ''Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)'' (2014). Early life Duncan was born into a working-class family in Edinburgh, Scotland. Her father had served ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ace Bhatti
Ahsen Rafiq "Ace" Bhatti (born 13 September 1969) is a British actor who trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. He has appeared in numerous television series, including ''Cardiac Arrest'', '' Holding On'', '' NCS: Manhunt'', ''New Street Law'', ''Life Isn't All Ha Ha Hee Hee'', ''The Sarah Jane Adventures'' and ''EastEnders'' and ''The Good Karma Hospital''. Career Bhatti began acting at age fourteen starring in the children series ''Dramarama'', however it wasn't until the nineties until he furthered his career, for which he appeared in the British soap opera '' Family Pride'', '' Band of Gold'', '' Holding On'', and most notably as Dr Rajesh Rajah in ''Cardiac Arrest'', among many other television roles during this time. In 2002, Bhatti made a brief appearance in ''Bend It Like Beckham'', played the central character Dave in BBC Three's dark comedy ''Grease Monkeys'' (2003), and played flashy Ash Aslan in 2006's ''New Street Law''. In 2007, he took on a minor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunetra Sarker
Sunetra Sarker (born 25 June 1973) is an English actress and presenter, known for her roles as Nisha Batra in ''Brookside'', Anji Mittel in ''No Angels'', Zoe Hanna in ''Casualty'' and Kaneez Paracha in ''Ackley Bridge''. In 2014, she took part in the twelfth series of ''Strictly Come Dancing'', partnered with Brendan Cole. She became a panellist on the lunch time chat show Loose Women in 2021. Early life Sarker was born in Liverpool into an Indian family. Her father is a retired doctor, and her mother Bisakha taught Indian classical dance, for which she was awarded an MBE in December 2013. Sarker has a degree in Information Systems for Business in Europe from Brunel University London. Her great-grandfather was the lawyer, novelist and political activist Nares Sen-Gupta. She is of Bengali origin. Career Sarker has played a wide variety of roles in her career. Her initial success came when she was cast as Nisha Batra in the Channel 4 soap opera ''Brookside'' from 1988 to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Gilet
Don Gilét (born 17 January 1967) is an English actor, best known for his roles in BBC productions '' Babyfather'', '' EastEnders'' and ''55 Degrees North''. Personal life He was brought up in Caldmore, Walsall, with two older sisters. He attended Blue Coat Academy Church of England and Sunday school at Caldmore Gospel Hall in Caldmore, and the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts. He currently resides with his family in Bedfordshire. Gilét is close friends with '' EastEnders'' co-star Diane Parish, both having been in '' Babyfather'' together. Career Gilét's first television appearance was on the Channel 4 dating show '' Streetmate'', where he was interviewed as the friend of a participant. His first major role was playing Johnny Lindo in '' Babyfather'' (opposite future EastEnders co-star Diane Parish), before landing the lead role in the detective series ''55 Degrees North'', as Detective Sergeant Nicky Cole. In 2006, he played Leo Charles in ''The Line of Beauty'' and had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nadine Marshall
Nadine Panchita Marshall (born 30 September 1972) is an English television, stage, and radio actress. Education and career She studied at Rose Bruford College of Speech and Drama and is best known for her performance as Sally in the British television sitcom, ''The Smoking Room''. Marshall has acted in Debbie Tucker Green's play ''Random'' and her film ''Second Coming'' (2014). She played the character Vron in the Sky Living television sitcom '' The Spa'', with fellow ''The Smoking Room'' actress Debbie Chazen Deborah Chazen (born 1 September 1971) is an English actress. She is best known for portraying Annie in the BBC comedy ''The Smoking Room'', Big Claire in ''Mine All Mine'', and various roles in the BBC sketch show ''Tittybangbang''. Alongside t .... Filmography Film Television Stage References External links * Living people 1972 births Black British actresses English film actresses English radio actresses English stage actresses English televisi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joanne Froggatt
Joanne Froggatt (born 23 August 1980) is a British actress. From 2010 to 2015, she portrayed Anna Bates in the ITV period drama series ''Downton Abbey''. For this role, she received three Emmy nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, and won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television in 2014. From 2017 to 2020, she starred in the ITV drama series '' Liar''. Froggatt's early television appearances include ''Coronation Street'' (1997–1998), '' Bad Girls'' (1999), ''dinnerladies'' (1999) and ''A Touch of Frost'' (2001). She went on to star in the television films '' Danielle Cable: Eyewitness'' (2003), '' See No Evil: The Moors Murders'' (2006) and ''Murder in the Outback'' (2007), before winning the British Independent Film Award for Most Promising Newcomer for her leading role in the 2010 film '' In Our Name''. Early life and education Froggatt was born and brought up in the village of Littlebeck in North Yorkshire. Her parents, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
