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Take The High Road Characters
This is a list of characters who appeared in the Scottish soap opera ''Take the High Road'', broadcast from 1980 to 2003. Series 1 (1980) The first episode was broadcast by Scottish Television on 19 February 1980 and the series of 30 was broadcast two episodes per week till 28 May 1980. First episode In credits order: * Elizabeth Cunningham (Edith MacArthur) * Alan McIntyre (Martin Cochrane) * Kay Grant (Vivien Heilbron) * Max Langemann (Frederick Jaeger) * Dougal Lachlan (Alec Monteath) * Grace Lachlan (Marjorie Thomson) * Amy Lachlan (Julie Ann Fullarton) * Isabel Blair (Eileen McCallum) * Jimmy Blair (Jimmy Chisholm) * Ken Calder (Bill Henderson (Scottish actor), Bill Henderson) * Maggie Ferguson (Irene Sunters) * Lorna Seton (Joan Alcorn) * Fiona Cunningham (Caroline Ashley) Other debut appearances in Series 1 * "Mrs Archie" (Anne Downie) – ''episode 9'' * David Blair (Derek Anders) – ''episode 3'' * George Carradine (Leon Sinden) – ''episode 22 only'' * Rev. Gordon C ... [...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] |
Leon Sinden
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Willie Joss
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Ron Paterson
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Ingrid Hafner
Ingrid Hafner (13 November 1936 – 20 May 1994) was a British actress, born in London. Her father was Raoul Hafner, an Austrian helicopter pioneer, and her mother Eileen Myra McAdam was a descendant of Scottish-born John Loudon McAdam, the road builder. Career Film and television Her first film role was as Ursula in 'The Quarry', made for television and directed by John Boorman - his first fiction work as distinct from his documentary films for the BBC in the West of England. She is best remembered for her role as Carol Wilson in the first season of the television series '' The Avengers''. She had previously played Amanda Gibbs opposite Ian Hendry in the series '' Police Surgeon''. She also appeared as Laura Granton in ''The Main Chance''. She appeared as Kay Price in an episode of Public Eye in 1975.On cinema she played Giselle Dureaux in the 1960 film '' Bluebeard's Ten Honeymoons'' starring George Sanders, and later appeared opposite Sanders again in ''The Amorous Adventure ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Morton
Alexander Morton (born 24 March 1945) is a Scottish actor. He is best known for his roles as Andy Semple in ''Take The High Road'', Golly MacKenzie in ''Monarch of the Glen (TV series), Monarch of the Glen'' and Billy Kennedy in ''River City''. Acting career Glasgow-born Morton trained in London at the Central School of Speech and Drama from 1965 to 1968 and is well known for his roles in several leading drama series, such as ''Taggart (series), Taggart'', ''Second Sight (TV series), Second Sight'', ''Between the Lines (TV series), Between the Lines'', ''Minder (TV series), Minder'', and ''Casualty (TV series), Casualty''; movies such as Croupier and London to Brighton; and single dramas ''The One That Got Away (television film), The One That Got Away'' (1996), ''Looking After Jo Jo'' (1998), and ''The Man-Eating Wolves of Gysinge'' (2005). He is best known for playing the wikt:gillie, ghillie Golly Mackenzie in the BBC TV series ''Monarch of the Glen (TV series), Monarch of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Kermack
George Stewart Auchinleck (3 March 1932 – 17 March 1990), known professionally as Paul Kermack, was a Scottish television actor who is best known for playing Archie Menzies in ''Take the High Road'' from 1980 until he died, suddenly, from a heart attack on 17 March 1990.Elder, pp. 78–79. Kermack studied drama at the Rose Bruford College in London. His ambition was to become an opera singer but, lacking the necessary vocal range for leading roles, he decided to become a full-time actor instead. Like several of his colleagues in ''Take the High Road'', he had a long career in Scottish theatre, playing a wide variety of roles. He made his TV debut in 1961 and went on to make guest appearances in several drama programmes, including four in ''Dr. Finlay's Casebook'' and three in ''Sutherland's Law''. He frequently played police officers. He was Jamie's father, Mr Knox, in the ''Bill Douglas'' trilogy of ''My Childhood'' (1972), ''My Ain Folk'' (1973) and ''My Way Home'' (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Robertson (actor)
Andrew Robertson (born 1941) is a British British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, and Crown Dependencies. ** Britishness, the British identity and common culture * British English, ... actor. He appeared in more than forty films since 1962. Selected filmography External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Robertson, Andrew 1941 births Living people British male television actors British male film actors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muriel Romanes
Muriel Rose Romanes (born 18 March 1946) is a British former television actress and award-winning stage director. She is best known as a cast regular in the Scottish Television drama ''Take the High Road''; and as the artistic director of the Stellar Quines Theatre Company in Edinburgh. Career Born in Cambridge, Romanes began her acting career as a student at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. Having worked in Scottish theatre for many years, she played the part of schoolteacher Miss Welch in ''Gregory's Girl'' (1981). In 1980, she joined the cast of ''Take the High Road'' and, until 1989, played the part of Alice Taylor (née McEwan), one of the programme's longest-running characters. After leaving ''Take the High Road'', Romanes returned to theatre where she had many successes. She became an associate director at the Royal Lyceum Theatre in Edinburgh where she directed several acclaimed productions, including ''The Deep Blue Sea'', ''A Listening Heaven'', ''Lavend ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gregor Fisher
Gregor Fisher (born 22 December 1953) is a Scottish comedian and actor. He is best known for his portrayal of the title character in the comedy series ''Rab C. Nesbitt'', a role he has played since the show's first episode in 1988. He has also had roles in films such as ''Without a Clue'' (1988), ''Love Actually'' (2003), ''The Merchant of Venice'' (2004) and '' Whisky Galore!'' (2016). Early life Fisher was born in Menstrie, Clackmannanshire, and following the death of his mother was brought up in Edinburgh, Langholm, and Neilston and attended Barrhead High School. He attended the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow, at which he did not complete his studies. Career Fisher worked with Scottish comedian Rikki Fulton on his hit sketch series ''Scotch and Wry'' (whose broadcast was mainly restricted to BBC One Scotland). Another Scottish comedian he worked with was Hector Nicol, in the BBC drama ''Just a Boys' Game'' (1979). Later, he appeared in Michael Radford' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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