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The Bolter
"The Bolter" is the eighth episode of the third series of the British television series, ''Upstairs, Downstairs''. The episode is set in 1913. Cast ;Guest cast * Major Cochrane-Danby (Richard Vernon) * Mrs. Cochrane-Danby (Helen Lindsay) * Bunny Newbury ( John Quayle) * Diana Newbury (Celia Bannerman) * Colonel Harry Tewkesbury (Bernard Archard) * Mrs. Tewkesbury (Kate Coleridge) * Lord Charles Gilmour ( Anthony Ainley) * Breeze ( Anthony Dawes) * Joseph (Tony Bateman) * Cecile (Elisabeth Day) * Henry (John Flint ) Plot James and Hazel Bellamy are going for a weekend hunting party to Somerby Park in 1913, the country house of James' school-friend Lord "Bunny" Newbury. The other guests encourage her to surprise James and join the hunt, something she has never done before. Diana Newberry, a childhood friend and love interest of James Bellamy, is jealous and contemptuous of James' middle-class wife Hazel. Diana secretly switches the horses on James' wife Hazel and gives her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Upstairs, Downstairs (1971 TV Series)
''Upstairs, Downstairs'' is a British television drama series produced by London Weekend Television (LWT) for ITV. It ran for 68 episodes divided into five series on ITV from 1971 to 1975. Set in a large townhouse at 165, Eaton Place in Belgravia in central London, the series depicts the servants—"downstairs"—and their masters, the family—"upstairs"—between the years 1903 and 1930, and shows the slow decline of the British aristocracy. Great events feature prominently in each episode but minor or gradual changes are also noted. The show may be regarded as a document of the social and technological changes that occurred during those 27 years, including the Edwardian period, women's suffrage, the First World War, the Roaring Twenties, and the Wall Street Crash. It was a ratings success for ITV and received outstanding acclaim worldwide, winning multiple awards. A BBC Wales and ''Masterpiece''-produced continuation, ''Upstairs Downstairs'', was broadcast by BBC One in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Hawkesworth (producer)
John Stanley Hawkesworth (7 December 1920 – 30 September 2003) was a British television and film producer and screenwriter, best known for his work on the period piece, period drama ''Upstairs, Downstairs (1971 TV series), Upstairs, Downstairs'' and the ITV Granada, Granada Television adaptation of ''Sherlock Holmes (1984 TV series), Sherlock Holmes''. Early life Hawkesworth was born in London on 7 December 1920, the son of the-then Captain (British Army and Royal Marines), Captain John Hawkesworth (British Army officer), J. L. I. Hawkesworth, a British Army officer who rose to the rank of Lieutenant-general (United Kingdom), lieutenant general and who had fought in the World War I, First World War (1914–1918) and Helen Jane Hawkesworth (née McNaughton). He was educated at Rugby School, Rugby, University of Paris, the Sorbonne and University of Oxford, Oxford. During the Second World War (1939–1945) he was Officer (armed forces), commissioned as a second lieutenant, in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyril Coke
Cyril (also Cyrillus or Cyryl) is a masculine given name. It is derived from the Greek name Κύριλλος (''Kýrillos''), meaning 'lordly, masterful', which in turn derives from Greek κυριος (''kýrios'') 'lord'. There are various variant forms of the name ''Cyril'' such as ''Cyrill'', ''Cyrille'', ''Ciril'', ''Kirill'', ''Kiryl'', ''Kirillos'', ''Kuriakose'', ''Kyrylo'', ''Kiril'', ''Kiro'', and ''Kyrill''. It may also refer to: Christian patriarchs or bishops * Cyril of Jerusalem (c. 313 – 386), theologian and bishop * Cyril of Alexandria (c. 376 – 444), Patriarch of Alexandria * Cyril the Philosopher (link to ''Saints Cyril and Methodius''), 9th century Greek missionary, co-invented the Slavic alphabet, translated the Bible into Old Church Slavonic * Pope Cyril II of Alexandria reigned 1078–1092 * Greek Patriarch Cyril II of Alexandria reigned in the 12th century * Cyril of Turaw (1130–1182), Belorussian bishop and orthodox saint * Pope Cyril III of Alexandri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Word Of Honour (Upstairs, Downstairs)
"Word of Honour" is the seventh episode of the third series of the British television series, ''Upstairs, Downstairs''. The episode is set in 1913. Cast * Jack Challen ( John Horsley) * Bunting (Edward Palmer) * Arthur Naws ( Kenneth Watson) * Henry Pritchett MP ( Peter Cellier) * Johnson Munby MP (Anthony Sharp Dennis Anthony John Sharp (16 June 1915 – 23 July 1984) was an English actor, writer and director. Stage career Anthony Sharp was a graduate of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) and made his stage debut in February 1938 ...) * Sir William Trevanion KC MP ( Geoffrey Lumsden) * Sir Percy Devenish MP (Alastair Hunter) * Reuben Chantry MP (John Gabriel) Plot Jack Challen gives Richard Bellamy an insider's investment tip, by telling him that the shares of Cartwright Engineering will soon rise. In return, Richard gives his word of honour and promises not to disclose his source. Henry Pritchett is a Parliamentary opponent and thinks that Richa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goodwill To All Men
Goodwill to All Men is the tenth episode of the third series of the British television series, '' Upstairs, Downstairs''. The episode is set during Christmas 1913. It introduces Richard's ward Georgina Worsley (Lesley-Anne Down) and housemaid Daisy (Jacqueline Tong), both of whom remain central characters until the series' final episode. Cast ;Regular cast * Georgina (Lesley-Anne Down) * Daisy Peel (Jacqueline Tong) ;Guest cast * Lady Southwold (Cathleen Nesbitt) * Mrs. Peel ( Jennifer McEvoy) * Bill ( Dan Gillan) Plot Georgina Worsley (born 28 November 1895) arrives to live at Eaton Place in 1913. She is the step-daughter of Lady Marjorie's brother Hugo Talbot-Carey (the new Earl of Southwold). His new wife is the widow Marion Worsley, and mother of Georgina by her previous marriage. Georgina's natural father died in a hunting accident when she was six years old. Her mother and step-father die along with Lady Marjorie in the sinking of the ''RMS Titanic'' in 1912. After ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Vernon
Richard Evelyn Vernon (7 March 1925 – 4 December 1997) was a British actor. He appeared in many feature films and television programmes, often in aristocratic or supercilious roles. Prematurely balding and greying, Vernon settled into playing archetypal middle-aged lords and military types while still in his 30s. He is perhaps best known for originating the role of Slartibartfast in ''The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy''. Other notable roles included Edwin Oldenshaw in ''The Man in Room 17'' (1965–67), Sir James Greenley, alias "C" in ''The Sandbaggers'' (1978–80) and Sir Desmond Glazebrook in ''Yes Minister'' (1980–81) and its sequel series ''Yes, Prime Minister'' (1987). Early life Vernon was born in Kenya in 1925 to British parents. Vernon and his parents moved to Britain in 1937 where Vernon attended Reading School and Leighton Park School (both in Reading, Berkshire). During the Second World War served in the Royal Navy. He trained as an actor at the Central S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Quayle (actor)
John Quayle (born 21 December 1938) is an English actor who had roles in many sitcoms including ''All Gas and Gaiters'', ''Terry and June'', ''Steptoe and Son'' and ''The Liver Birds''. TV career Quayle's first main TV role was that of Jim Hawkins in the 1951 BBC serialisation of ''Treasure Island'' alongside Bernard Miles as Long John Silver. He also appeared in a 1952 episode of ''Billy Bunter'' of ''Greyfriars School''. His roles in the 1960s included appearances in ''The Power Game'' and ''No Hiding Place''. He also appeared in a 1964 episode of ''Coronation Street'' as an army bomb disposal officer. He appeared in the sitcom ''All Gas and Gaiters'' in 1970. Later appearances included ''Steptoe and Son'', ''The Liver Birds'', ''Doomwatch'', ''The Dick Emery Show'', '' The Good Life'', ''The Duchess of Duke Street'', '' Happy Ever After'', ''Rising Damp'', ''Citizen Smith'', ''Mind Your Language'' and ''The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin''. Quayle also made numerous appea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Celia Bannerman
Celia Bannerman (born 3 June 1944) is an English actress and director. Career Bannerman was born at Abingdon, Oxfordshire, and trained at the London Drama Centre. She started her professional career with Ralph Richardson as Dolly in Bernard Shaw's '' You Never Can Tell'' and Lucy in Sheridan's ''The Rivals'' followed by Cecily in "The Importance of Being Earnest" at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London. She played Lady Anne in "Richard III", Katherine in "Perkin Warbeck" and Mrs Galy Gay in "Man is Man" at the RSC. She played a number of major television roles early on in her acting career notably Elizabeth Bennet in '' Pride and Prejudice'' (1967), Cecily in ''The Importance of Being Earnest'' and Lady Diana Newbury in '' Upstairs, Downstairs''. She starred in the films ''The Tamarind Seed'' (1974), ''Biddy'' (1983) for which she received an award from Moscow Film Festival, ''Little Dorrit'' (1987) and ''The Land Girls'' (1998). Bannerman was Associate Director at the Bristol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernard Archard
Bernard Joseph Archard (20 August 1916 – 1 May 2008) was an English actor who made many film and television appearances. Early life and career Archard was born in Fulham, London, where his father Alfred James Aloysius who was born in Marylebone was a jeweller. Bernard's paternal grandfather Alfred Charles Archard and great grandfather Henry Archard were clockmakers, watchmakers and jewellers in Mayfair, London during the 1800s. He was the maternal grandson of James Matthew Littleboy, Mayor of Fulham, 1906–07. He attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and in summer 1939 he appeared in the Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park, London, production of ''Twelfth Night''. As a conscientious objector during the Second World War, he worked on Quaker land. Television Archard's first major television role, reprising the like-titled radio show, was playing Lt Col. Oreste Pinto in the BBC wartime drama series ''Spycatcher'', which ran for four seasons between 1959 and 1961. His TV guest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Ainley
Anthony Ainley (20 August 1932 – 3 May 2004) was an English actor. He was the fourth actor to portray The Master (Doctor Who), the Master in ''Doctor Who''. Early life Ainley was born in Stanmore, Middlesex, the son of the actor Henry Ainley, on 20 August 1932, although his birth was not registered until January 1938 at around the time that he was admitted to the actors' orphanage. The birth certificates of Anthony and his brother Timothy identify their mother as Clarice Holmes and it is under this surname that they are recorded in the Official Register. Although no father is named on the birth certificates, Timothy's marriage certificate identifies Henry Ainley as his father. Under the name of Anthony Holmes, Ainley attended Cranleigh School from 1947 to 1950. His first job was as an insurance clerk, which was followed by a period at Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, RADA. He won the Fabia Drake Prize for Comedy whilst at RADA. His half-brother, Richard Ainley, was also an act ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Dawes
Anthony Cecil John Dawes (10 February 1928 – 21 January 2021) was an English character actor, who appeared in a number of roles in film, television and on stage during a career which spanned from 1951 to 2006. Life and career Dawes was born in Felixstowe, Suffolk in February 1928. He graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in 1951. His roles on television included '' The Avengers'', ''Fawlty Towers'', ''Z-Cars'' and ''The Kenny Everett Television Show''. He also had some minor film roles, including ''Barry Lyndon'' (1975). He died in Chelsea, London in January 2021 at the age of 92 following a short illness. He was survived by his wife, Lesley, and his daughter, Stephanie. Selected filmography *''Z-Cars'' (1968–1972) – various roles *'' Upstairs, Downstairs'' (1973) – Breeze *''Follow That Dog'' (1974) – Insp. Bridges *''Barry Lyndon'' (1975) – British soldier *'' My Brother's Keeper'' (1975–1976) – Mr. Chivers *''The Dick Emery Show'' (1975–19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rose Buck
This is an alphabetical list of characters from the ITV (TV network), ITV drama series ''Upstairs, Downstairs (1971 TV series), Upstairs, Downstairs'', which aired from 1971 to 1975. Cast ; Key : Main character, Regular cast (4 or more episodes) : Recurring character, Recurring cast (2–3 episodes) : Guest appearance, Guest cast (1 episode) ''Upstairs'' Bellamy family Lady Marjorie Bellamy Portrayed by Rachel Gurney, Lady Marjorie Helen Sybil Bellamy (née Lady Marjorie Helen Sybil Talbot-Carey; 6 May 1860 or 12 July 1864 – 15 April 1912) is the wife of Richard Bellamy and the mother of James and Elizabeth. In the summer of 1906, she has an affair with a much younger man, Charles Victor Hammond, a captain in the Khyber Rifles and a friend of her son James. Lady Marjorie continues to employ their under-parlour maid Sarah when she becomes pregnant and then miscarries the illegitimate child of James. Blackmail for Lady Marjorie's affair later helps her chauffeur and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |