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The Big Man
''The Big Man'' (US title: ''Crossing the Line'') is a 1990 feature film. It stars Liam Neeson, Joanne Whalley and Billy Connolly. The film's score was composed by Ennio Morricone. It is based on the 1986 novel of the same name by William McIlvanney. Plot A Scottish miner (Liam Neeson) becomes unemployed during a union strike. He is unable to support his family and cannot resolve his bitterness about his situation. Desperate for money, he accepts an offer made by a Glasgow gangster to fight in an illegal bare-knuckle boxing match. A long and brutal fight follows. Production Filmed at locations in Coalburn, Glasgow and Spain. Cast *Liam Neeson as Danny Scoular *Joanne Whalley-Kilmer as Beth Scoular *Billy Connolly as Frankie *Ian Bannen as Matt Mason *Juliet Cadzow as Margaret Mason * Tom Watson as Tommy Brogan *Hugh Grant as Gordon *Kenny Ireland as Tony *George Rossi as Eddie *Julie Graham as Melanie *Johnny Beattie as Beth's father *Amanda Walker as Beth's mother *Pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Leland
David Leland (born 20 April 1947) is an English film director, screenwriter and actor who came to international fame with his directorial debut ''Wish You Were Here'' in 1987. Life He initially trained as an actor at Central School of Speech and Drama. In 1963, he was part of the breakaway group of Central staff and students who formed Drama Centre London. After several small parts as actor he began his collaboration with British television director Alan Clarke in 1981. Their film ''Made in Britain'' was well received and featured the first screen role of actor Tim Roth. ''Made in Britain'' won the Prix Italia (an international Television award) in 1984. In 1986, Leland and director Neil Jordan co-wrote the screenplay for the thriller-drama ''Mona Lisa'', featuring Bob Hoskins. With Jordan, he was nominated for BAFTA, Golden Globe and Writers Guild of America awards. He then wrote ''Personal Services'' in 1986. It was directed by Terry Jones and concerned Cynthia Payne, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Watson (actor)
Thomas Welsh Watson (21 March 1932 – 18 August 2001) was a Scottish-born stage, television and film actor. Early life Watson was born on 21 March 1932 at Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland. His family later moved to Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, and he studied at the Hamilton Academy, where he excelled in amateur dramatics. Career Following National Service with the Royal Scots, Watson joined the Rutherglen Repertory, a semi-professional theatre company. In 1956 he joined the Byre Theatre in St Andrews, Scotland, before moving on to Perth Repertory Theatre. There he met his future wife, the actress Joyce Bain. Television By 1960 Watson had moved to London and was appearing regularly in BBC radio repertory. In 1964 he was cast in the BBC television production of ''Martin Chuzzlewit''. During his long career Watson appeared in numerous television series, including Dixon of Dock Green, Dr Finlay's Casebook, Taggart, Prime Suspect, Hamish Macbeth, Heartbeat (UK TV series), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Time Out (magazine)
''Time Out'' is a global magazine published by Time Out Group. ''Time Out'' started as a London-only publication in 1968 and has expanded its editorial recommendations to 328 cities in 58 countries worldwide. In 2012, the London edition became a free publication, with a weekly readership of over 307,000. ''Time Out''s global market presence includes partnerships with Nokia and mobile apps for iOS and Android (operating system), Android operating systems. It was the recipient of the International Consumer Magazine of the Year award in both 2010 and 2011 and the renamed International Consumer Media Brand of the Year in 2013 and 2014. History ''Time Out'' was first published in 1968 as a London listings magazine by Tony Elliott (publisher), Tony Elliott, who used his birthday money to produce a one-sheet pamphlet, with Bob Harris (radio presenter), Bob Harris as co-editor. The first product was titled ''Where It's At'', before being inspired by Dave Brubeck's album ''Time Out ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UK Miners' Strike (1984–85)
The miners' strike of 1984–1985 was a major industrial action within the British coal industry in an attempt to prevent colliery closures. It was led by Arthur Scargill of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) against the National Coal Board (NCB), a government agency. Opposition to the strike was led by the Conservative government of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, who wanted to reduce the power of the trade unions. The NUM was divided over the action and many mineworkers, especially in the Midlands, worked through the dispute. Few major trade unions supported the NUM, primarily because of the absence of a vote at national level. Violent confrontations between flying pickets and police characterised the year-long strike, which ended in a decisive victory for the Conservative government and allowed the closure of most of Britain's collieries. Many observers regard the strike as "the most bitter industrial dispute in British history". The number of person-days of work lost ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher (; 13 October 19258 April 2013) was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 and Leader of the Conservative Party (UK), Leader of the Conservative Party from 1975 to 1990. She was the first female British prime minister and the longest-serving British prime minister of the 20th century. As prime minister, she implemented economic policies that became known as Thatcherism. A Soviet journalist dubbed her the "Iron Lady", a nickname that became associated with her uncompromising politics and leadership style. Thatcher studied chemistry at Somerville College, Oxford, and worked briefly as a research chemist, before becoming a barrister. She was List of MPs elected in the 1959 United Kingdom general election, elected Member of Parliament for Finchley (UK Parliament constituency), Finchley in 1959 United Kingdom general election, 1959. Edward Heath appointed her Secretary of State for Education and Science in his H ... [...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] |
Maurice Roeves
Maurice may refer to: People *Saint Maurice (died 287), Roman legionary and Christian martyr *Maurice (emperor) or Flavius Mauricius Tiberius Augustus (539–602), Byzantine emperor *Maurice (bishop of London) (died 1107), Lord Chancellor and Lord Keeper of England *Maurice of Carnoet (1117–1191), Breton abbot and saint *Maurice, Count of Oldenburg (fl. 1169–1211) *Maurice of Inchaffray (14th century), Scottish cleric who became a bishop *Maurice, Elector of Saxony (1521–1553), German Saxon nobleman *Maurice, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg (1551–1612) *Maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange (1567–1625), stadtholder of the Netherlands *Maurice, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel or Maurice the Learned (1572–1632) *Maurice of Savoy (1593–1657), prince of Savoy and a cardinal *Maurice, Duke of Saxe-Zeitz (1619–1681) *Maurice of the Palatinate (1620–1652), Count Palatine of the Rhine *Maurice of the Netherlands (1843–1850), prince of Orange-Nassau *Maurice Chevalier (1888–1972), Fre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pat Roach
Francis Patrick Roach (19 May 1937 – 17 July 2004) was an English professional wrestler, martial artist and actor. During an acting career between the 1970s and the 1990s, he appeared in multiple films, usually cast as a support player strongman villain. He appeared in the '' Indiana Jones'' film series, as the West Country bricklayer Brian "Bomber" Busbridge in the 1980s British television series ''Auf Wiedersehen, Pet'', and in the role of Petty Officer Edgar Evans in the television production ''The Last Place on Earth''. Early life Roach was born and brought up in Birmingham, West Midlands, the son of Francis "Frank" Roach (born 1905). He was National Judo Champion in 1960, and Midland Area Black Belt Champion in 1962. Sports career Roach boxed as an amateur before becoming professional as a protege of Jack Solomons. He began his professional wrestling career under the name of "Judo" Pat Roach. After his acting career had begun, he continued to wrestle under the name of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Mullan
Peter Mullan (; born 2 November 1959) is a Scottish actor and filmmaker. He is best known for his role in Ken Loach's ''My Name Is Joe'' (1998), for which he won Best Actor Award at 1998 Cannes Film Festival, 2000's '' The Claim'' and all three series of the BBC comedy series '' Mum'', in which he starred as Michael. He is also winner of the World Dramatic Special Jury Prize for Breakout Performances at 2011 Sundance Film Festival for his work on Paddy Considine's ''Tyrannosaur'' (2011). Mullan has appeared as supporting or guest actor in numerous cult movies, including '' Riff-Raff'' (1991), '' Braveheart'' (1995), '' Trainspotting'' (1996), ''Session 9'' (2002), '' Young Adam'' (2003), '' Children of Men'' (2006), the final two ''Harry Potter'' films (2010–11), and ''War Horse'' (2011). Mullan is an art house movie director. He won a Golden Lion at 59th Venice International Film Festival for ''The Magdalene Sisters'' (2002), listed by many critics among the best films o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amanda Walker
Amanda Galafres Patterson Walker (born 29 November 1935) is an English film and television actress. Career Amanda Walker trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London. She is notable for roles in '' 28 Weeks Later'', ''Heat and Dust'', ''A Room with a View'', ''Pollyanna'' and ''Churchill and the Generals''. Overall, Amanda Walker has appeared in over 100 film and television productions since 1959 and is still active as an actress as of 2018. In 1990, she appeared in the ''Agatha Christie's Poirot'' episode "The Cornish Mystery", an adaptation of Agatha Christie's short story of the same name. Personal life Amanda Walker is the daughter of Madeleine Christie. She is married to fellow actor Patrick Godfrey since 1960, they have two children. Their daughter Kate Godfrey is Head of Voice for the Royal Shakespeare Company.Bano, Tim (2 July 2018)"RSC head of voice Kate Godfrey: 'I want actors to use their own accents – it just needs to be clear'" "It was almos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Beattie
John Gerard Beattie MBE (9 November 1926 – 9 July 2020) was a Scottish actor and stand-up comedian whose career spanned over six decades. He appeared on shows including the sketch show '' Scotch & Wry'' and the sitcom ''Rab C. Nesbitt'', and later appeared in more dramatic roles including Malcolm Hamilton in the soap opera ''River City''. Early life and career Beattie was born in Govan, Glasgow on 9 November 1926 into a working class family. He grew up there with an older brother, Frank, and two younger sisters, Mary and Cathie. He attended St Gerard's Roman Catholic Secondary School,Johnny Beattie profile acumfaegovan.com; accessed 20 August 2017. but left school at sixteen to start an apprenticeship and became involved with amateur dramatics, and by the mid-1950s he had become a |
Julie Graham
Julie Graham (born 24 July 1965) is a Scottish television and film actress. Career Graham has appeared in the Channel 4 ''Blood Red Roses'' (1986, filmed in East Kilbride). She also appeared in 1986 in an episode of ''Taggart'', “Death Call”, as Kathleen Kelly....BBC TV series ''The Houseman's Tale'' (1987). She has also had roles as Alison McGrellis in ''Casualty'' (1988–1989), Alice in ''Harry'' (1993–1995), Alison McIntyre in ''Life Support'' (1999), Lisa Kennedy in ''The Bill'' (2010), Megan Hartnoll in ''At Home with the Braithwaites'' (2000–2003), Alona Cunningham in '' Between the Sheets'' (2003), and Mary Gilcrest in ''William and Mary'' (2003–2005). Her film credits include '' The Fruit Machine'' (1988), '' Silent Scream'' (1990), ''Nuns on the Run'' (1990), ''The Big Man'' (1990), ''The Near Room'' (1995), '' Preaching to the Perverted'' (1997), ''Bedrooms and Hallways'' (1998), and '' Some Voices'' (2000). In 1991, she starred in the short film ''Rosebud' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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