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The Blackheath Poisonings (TV Series)
''The Blackheath Poisonings'' is a British period crime television series which originally aired on ITV in 3 episodes between 7 and 9 December 1992.Baskin p.266 It is an adaptation of the 1978 novel of the same title by Julian Symons. Cast * Christine Kavanagh as Isabel Collard * Ian McNeice as George Collard * Zoë Wanamaker as Charlotte Collard * Judy Parfitt as Harriet Collard * Patrick Malahide as Robert Dangerfield * James Faulkner as Roger Vandervent * Christien Anholt as Paul Vandervent * Julia St John as Beatrice Vandervent * Nicholas Woodeson as Bertie Williams * Ronald Fraser as Doctor Porter * George Anton as Doctor Hassall * Danny Schiller as Morley * Andrew Robertson as Landlord * Donald Sumpter as Inspector Titmarsh * Ian Bartholomew as Jenkins * Dafydd Hywel as Sergeant Davis * Gabrielle Cowburn as Hilda * Ralph Nossek as Family Solicitor * Basil Hoskins as Napier * Rosalind Knight as Lady Reading Poetry * Bob Goody as Thompkins * Douglas McFerran as Book ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenny McBain
Kenny McBain (28 July 1946 – 22 April 1989), was a Scottish TV director and producer. He was producer of ''Inspector Morse'', ''Boon'' and ''Grange Hill''. His directorial credits include the ''Doctor Who'' story ''The Horns of Nimon'' (1979), episodes of ''Coronation Street'' and the '' Omega Factor'' episode ''Double Vision''. McBain attended Hutchesons' Grammar School in Glasgow and won a place to study music at Harvard University Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of higher le .... deciding eventually to concentrate on drama. His name can be found on the 'wall of fame' at BAFTA headquarters in Piccadilly, London, having been nominated for a BAFTA award for his work on ''Morse''. McBain died in April 1989, aged 42. References External links Article on McBain 1989 deat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian McNeice
Ian McNeice (born 2 October 1950) is an English film and television actor. He found fame portraying government agent Harcourt in the 1985 television series ''Edge of Darkness'', and went on to feature in popular films such as ''The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain'', '' Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls'' and ''Frank Herbert's Dune''. He played the Newsreader in historical drama ''Rome'' (2005–2007) and Bert Large in the comedy drama series ''Doc Martin'' (2004–2022). Early life and education McNeice was born in Basingstoke, Hampshire. His acting training started at the Taunton School in Somerset, followed by the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) and two years at the Salisbury Playhouse. The next few years were spent in theatre, including a four-year period with the Royal Shakespeare Company and a production of ''Nicholas Nickleby'' on Broadway. Career McNeice's television breakthrough was as Harcourt in the award-winning series ''Edge o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ralph Nossek
Ralph Nossek (August 1923 – 5 December 2011) was a British actor of stage, television and screen. He was born in August 1923 in the parish of St George in the East, London, England. He died in London on 5 December 2011. From 1953 until his last years he was a well known figure in British live theatre, adapted well to the new medium of television and over the years played in a considerable number of films. He was versatile, competent and confident in his different roles and in particular made a noticeable contribution to the emergence of British television drama. Early years In his late teens Nossek was called up for military service in World War II and as the war reached its end, in 1945 he found himself on an army base in Colombo, Sri Lanka. A determining moment for the rest of his life was the day his attempt to gain admittance to the base amateur theatre company was rebuffed on the grounds that this was reserved to officers. Nossek and friend Peter Coxhead set up a rival or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabrielle Cowburn
Gabrielle may refer to: * Gabrielle (given name), a French female given name derived from Gabriel Film and television * ''Gabrielle'' (1954 film), a Swedish film directed by Hasse Ekman * ''Gabrielle'' (2005 film), a French film directed by Patrice Chéreau * ''Gabrielle'' (2013 film), a Canadian film directed by Louise Archambault * Gabrielle (''Xena: Warrior Princess''), a character in the television series ''Xena: Warrior Princess'' * ''Gabrielle'' (TV series), a daytime talk show Music * Gabrielle (singer) (born 1969), English singer ** ''Gabrielle'' (album), her self-titled second album * "Gabrielle", song by Hootenanny Singers, 1964 * "Gabrielle" (Johnny Hallyday song), 1976 * Gabrielle Leithaug (born 1985), Norwegian X Factor contestant and singer known as Gabrielle * "Gabrielle", a 1980 single by The Nips * "Gabrielle", a 2020 single by Brett Eldredge * "Gabrielle", a song from the album ''Nymphetamine'' by Cradle of Filth * "Gabrielle", a song from the album '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dafydd Hywel
Dafydd Hywel is a Welsh actor who has worked extensively in television roles and movies in both Welsh and English medium since 1969. He is best known for playing Glen Brennig in the Sky1 TV comedy drama series ''Stella Stella or STELLA may refer to: Art, entertainment, and media Comedy *Stella (comedy group), a comedy troupe consisting of Michael Showalter, Michael Ian Black and David Wain Characters *Stella (given name), including a list of characters with th ...''. Dafydd also narrated Video 125s 'The Cambrian Coast' Railway Drivers Eye View Video in 1988. Filmography Film TV References External links * Living people Welsh male television actors People from Garnant 1945 births {{Wales-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Bartholomew
Ian Bartholomew (born 23 August 1954) is a British actor and musician from Portsmouth, England who has worked widely in both theatre and television. In March 2018, Bartholomew joined the cast of ITV soap opera, ''Coronation Street'', as Geoff Metcalfe. He also played Chitterlow in the revival cast of Half A Sixpence alongside Charlie Stemp, who played Arthur Kipps. Career Bartholomew was born in Portsmouth, Hampshire, and brought up in Gosport. In television Bartholomew's work has ranged from '' The Darling Buds of May'', ''Rumpole of the Bailey'', ''Minder'', and more recently, '' Making Waves'', '' Spooks'' and ''Marcella''. On stage he has been in productions such as '' A Man for All Seasons'' at the Redgrave Theatre in Farnham, ''Mirandolina'' and ''Assassins''. In 2005 he was in the acclaimed production of ''Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf'' by Edward Albee in the starring role of George at the Liverpool Playhouse and in that same year also at the playhouse he appeared ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donald Sumpter
Donald Sumpter (born 13 February 1943) is an English actor who has appeared in film and television since the mid-1960s. Career One of his early television appearances was the 1968 ''Doctor Who'' serial ''The Wheel in Space'' with Patrick Troughton as the Doctor. He appeared in ''Doctor Who'' again in the 1972 serial ''The Sea Devils'' with Jon Pertwee. He also appeared in the ''Doctor Who'' spin-off ''The Sarah Jane Adventures''. In 2015 he appears as the Time Lord President Rassilon in " Hell Bent". His early film work included a lead role as real life criminal Donald Neilson in the 1977 film '' The Black Panther''. He also appeared in many television films and serials, including adaptations of Dickens' novels: ''Nicholas Nickleby'' in 2001, ''Great Expectations'' in 1999 and ''Bleak House'' in 1985. Also in 1985, he was remembered for the part of villain Ronnie Day in ''Big Deal''. He played the part of suspected serial killer Alexander Bonaparte Cust in the (1992) ''Agatha ... [...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] |
Danny Schiller
Danny is a masculine given name. It is related to the male name Daniel. It may refer to: People *Danny Altmann, British immunologist *Danny Antonucci, Canadian animator, director, producer, and writer * Danny Baker (born 1957), English journalist, radio and TV presenter *Danny Barnes (other), several people *Danny Bonaduce (born 1959), American radio/television personality, comedian *Danny Brown (born 1981), American rapper *Danny Joe Brown (1951–2005), American singer, Molly Hatchet *Danny Burawa (born 1988), American baseball player * Danny Carey (born 1961), American drummer, Tool * Danny Clark (other), several people *Danny Collins (footballer) (born 1980), Welsh footballer *Danny Boy Collins (born 1967), English wrestler *Danny Coulombe (born 1989), American baseball player *Danny Cox (other), several people *Danny Denzongpa (born 1948), Indian actor * Danny DeVito (born 1944), Italian-American actor, comedian, producer and director *Danny Donnel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Anton (actor)
George Anton (born ca. 1550), of Lincoln was an English politician and son of Thomas Anton (d.1559) of Strathfieldsaye. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England The Parliament of England was the legislature of the Kingdom of England from the 13th century until 1707 when it was replaced by the Parliament of Great Britain. Parliament evolved from the great council of bishops and peers that advised t ... for Lincoln in 1589, 1593, 1597 and 1601. He had a private book collection which can be identified by the presence of his armorial stamp. References 1550s births 17th-century deaths Politicians from Lincoln, England English MPs 1589 English MPs 1593 English MPs 1597–1598 English MPs 1601 {{17thC-England-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronald Fraser (actor)
Ronald Fraser (11 April 1930 – 13 March 1997) was a British character actor, who appeared in numerous British plays, films and television shows from the 1950s to the 1990s. An unusual appearance and unique delivery made him a natural comedic actor. Fraser was a familiar figure in West End clubs during the sixties, and despite a long-standing reputation as one of the hardest drinking of British actors he was still working in his last years. He was perhaps best known as Basil "Badger" Allenby-Johnson in the 1970s television series '' The Misfit''. Background Ronald Fraser was born in Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, the son of an interior decorator and builder from Scotland. He attended Ashton Grammar School. He was educated in Scotland and did national service as a lieutenant in the Seaforth Highlanders. While serving in Benghazi in North Africa, he appeared in the comic play ''French Without Tears'' by Terence Rattigan. He trained as an actor at RADA until 1953 and soon appe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicholas Woodeson
Nicholas Woodeson (born 30 November 1949) is an English film, television and theatre actor, and Drama Desk and Olivier award nominee. Early life Woodeson was born in Sudan and lived in the Middle East as a boy. He started performing at prep school in Sussex, and Marlborough College. He read English at the University of Sussex, and became involved in student drama productions, where he met Michael Attenborough, Jim Carter, and Andy de la Tour. He took part in the 1970 National Student Drama Festival. Next was a season in rep at the Lyceum Theatre, Crewe, after deciding not to pursue an academic career. He won a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (1972–74). Theatre His first work after drama school was a season at the Everyman Theatre, Liverpool (1974–75), in a company that included Jonathan Pryce (artistic director), Julie Walters, Pete Postlethwaite and Bill Nighy. He has worked in regional theatre in the UK and US, at the Hampstead Theatre Club, the Young ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |