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The End (Absolutely Fabulous)
The third series of the British television sitcom '' Absolutely Fabulous'' premiered on BBC One on 30 March 1995 and concluded on 11 May 1995, consisting of six episodes. The third series was originally intended to be the final series of ''Absolutely Fabulous''. However, the following year, Jennifer Saunders decided to write a two-part special titled "The Last Shout", serving as an official finale to the third series. The series was later revived five years later in 2001. Guest stars for this series include Rebecca Front, Kate O'Mara, Celia Imrie, Naomi Campbell, Helen Lederer, Kathy Burke and Ruby Wax. Cast and characters Main * Jennifer Saunders as Edina Monsoon * Joanna Lumley as Patsy Stone * Julia Sawalha as Saffron Monsoon * Jane Horrocks as Bubble * June Whitfield as Mother Recurring * Naoko Mori as Sarah * Caroline Waldron as Caroline * Lulu as herself * Kathy Burke as Magda Guest * Kate O'Mara as Jackie * Christopher Malcolm as Justin * Gary Bea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jennifer Saunders
Jennifer Jane Saunders (born 6 July 1958) is an English actress, comedian, singer and screenwriter. Saunders originally found attention in the 1980s, when she became a member of The Comic Strip after graduating from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama with her best friend and comedy partner, Dawn French. With French, she co-wrote and starred in their eponymous sketch show, ''French and Saunders'', for which they jointly received a BAFTA Fellowship in 2009. Saunders later received acclaim in the 1990s for writing and playing her character Edina Monsoon in her sitcom ''Absolutely Fabulous''. Early life Jennifer Jane Saunders was born on 6 July 1958 in Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England.Hannah Hamad. Jennifer Saunders' — screenonline.org. Retrieved 4 October 2007. Her mother, Barbara Jane Saunders née Duminy, was a biology teacher, born in France, and her father, Robert Thomas Saunders, served as a pilot in the Royal Air Force (RAF). He reached the rank of group capt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lulu (singer)
Lulu Kennedy-Cairns (born Marie McDonald McLaughlin Lawrie; 3 November 1948) is a Scottish singer, actress, and television personality. Noted for her powerful singing voice,Lulu, ''I Don't Want to Fight'', Time Warner Books, 2002. p. 214 Lulu began her career in the UK but soon became known internationally. She had major chart hits with "To Sir with Love" from the 1967 film of the same name, which topped the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and with the title song to the 1974 James Bond film '' The Man with the Golden Gun''. In European countries, she is also widely known for the Eurovision Song Contest 1969 winning entry "Boom Bang-a-Bang", and for her 1964 hit " Shout", which she performed at the closing ceremony of the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Life and career Marie McDonald McLaughlin Lawrie was born in Lennoxtown, Stirlingshire, and grew up in Dennistoun, Glasgow, where she attended Thomson Street Primary School and Onslow Drive School. She lived in Gallowgate for a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sean Chapman
Sean, also spelled Seán or Séan in Irish English, is a male given name of Irish origin. It comes from the Irish versions of the Biblical Hebrew name ''Yohanan'' (), Seán (anglicized as ''Shaun/Shawn/ Shon'') and Séan (Ulster variant; anglicized ''Shane/Shayne''), rendered ''John'' in English and Johannes/Johann/Johan in other Germanic languages. The Norman French ''Jehan'' (see ''Jean'') is another version. For notable people named Sean, refer to List of people named Sean. Origin The name was adopted into the Irish language most likely from ''Jean'', the French variant of the Hebrew name ''Yohanan''. As Gaelic has no letter (derived from ; English also lacked until the late 17th Century, with ''John'' previously been spelt ''Iohn'') so it is substituted by , as was the normal Gaelic practice for adapting Biblical names that contain in other languages (''Sine''/''Siobhàn'' for ''Joan/Jane/Anne/Anna''; ''Seonaid''/''Sinéad'' for ''Janet''; ''Seumas''/''Séamus'' for ''Jam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suzanne Bertish
Suzanne Bertish (born 7 August 1951, Hammersmith, London) is an English actress. Educated at Woldingham School, Bertish joined the Royal Shakespeare Company and appeared in many of its productions, including its marathon eight-and-a-half-hour version of Charles Dickens's ''The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby'', in which she played three roles. She repeated these three roles in the 1982 television version of the complete play. She was later seen in the BBC Television Shakespeare production of Shakespeare's ''The Comedy of Errors'' (1983) as Adriana. She has also played small roles in several films, including the Harrison Ford vehicle '' Hanover Street'', and the vampire film '' The Hunger''. She had a recurring role as Eleni in the cable television series ''Rome'' (2005–2007). In 2009 she had a role in a production of '' Breakfast at Tiffany's'' at the Theatre Royal Haymarket. She also appeared as a female Arnold Rimmer (Arlene Rimmer), in an episode of ''Red Dwarf' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mossie Smith
Mossie Smith is a British actress, best known for '' Goodnight, Mister Tom'' (1998), ''Prime Suspect'' (1995) and ''Second Best'' (1994). Filmography *'' Goodnight, Mister Tom'' (1998) *''Prime Suspect'' (1995) *''Second Best In welfare economics, the theory of the second best (also known as the general theory of second best or the second best theorem) concerns the situation when one or more perfect market, optimality conditions cannot be satisfied. The economists Rich ...'' (1994) *'' Resistance'' (2011) References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, Mossie Living people English film actresses English television actresses Year of birth missing (living people) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Allen (director)
Kevin Edward Allen (born 15 September 1959) is a British actor, director, producer and writer. Allen came to prominence with the 1991 BBC film ''On the March with Bobby's Army'', and for writing and directing his debut feature film, ''Twin Town'', in 1997. He directed and co-wrote the movie adaptation of Dylan Thomas' "Under Milk Wood", submitted for Best Foreign Language Film at the 2015 Oscars ceremony but not nominated, the Hollywood feature films, '' The Big Tease'' and '' Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London'', and the first series of ITV's '' Benidorm'', along with numerous other films and documentaries. Allen assisted Swansea City Council's 2017 bid to become the 2021 UK City of Culture. He is often cited as a figure in the Cool Cymru era. Early life Allen is the son of Edward Charles Owen, a submarine engineer in the Royal Navy. He is the younger brother of comedian/actor Keith Allen, and uncle of both singer-songwriter Lily Allen and '' Game of Thrones'' actor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harriet Thorpe
Harriet Amelia Thorpe (born 8 June 1957) is an English actress. Thorpe trained at London's Central School of Speech and Drama. She is known for her roles in the British sitcoms, ''The Brittas Empire'' (1991–97) and ''Absolutely Fabulous'' (1992–2012) and has also starred in the West End theatre, West End musicals, ''Cabaret (musical), Cabaret'' (2006), ''Wicked (musical), Wicked'' (2008) and ''Mamma Mia! (musical), Mamma Mia!'' (2010). Career TV She appeared in the mid-to-late 1990s British television sitcom ''The Brittas Empire'', playing Carole Parkinson, the receptionist who was prone to depression and fits of emotion who permanently kept her children with her in drawers under her desk, and would sometimes be seen feeding them or washing their clothes. Thorpe also starred in a celebrity edition of ''The Weakest Link'' as Madame Morrible, in which she was voted off in the first round. Thorpe played Fleur in ''Absolutely Fabulous'', an eccentric and somewhat odd work-coll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Richardson (English Director)
Peter Richardson (born 15 October 1951) is an English director, screenwriter, actor and comedian. He founded the Comic Strip troupe of performers, which showcased his double act with Nigel Planer and launched the careers of French and Saunders, Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson, and Alexei Sayle. Richardson approached Channel 4 to make a series of short, self-contained one-off comedy films with this group, which led to ''The Comic Strip Presents...'', many of which were written, directed by and featured him in acting roles. Richardson began his career as a teenager acting in Alan Bennett's '' Forty Years On''. Trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School 1971–73. He later created his own experimental theatre shows with Nigel Planer amongst others, mixing comedy and improvisation with rock music. Two of these shows, ''Rank'' and ''The Wild Boys'' toured nationally. Although he did not reach the same level of public recognition as some of his contemporaries, Richardson was infl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Reynolds (actor)
Paul Reynolds (born 6 February 1970) is an English actor, well known for portraying Colin Mathews in ''Press Gang'' (1989–1993), Kelvin Raine in ''Maisie Raine'' (1998) and convicted police murderer Chris Craig in ''Let Him Have It'' (1991). Early life Reynolds was born in Wanstead, London, and attended the Sylvia Young Theatre School. Career Reynolds' breakthrough role on television came playing Thatcherite Colin Mathews in the BAFTA award-winning ITV series ''Press Gang''. His career continued with the roles of Kevin in ''Ghostbusters of East Finchley'' and Sammy Dobbs, the unscrupulous sports agent in Andy Hamilton's '' Trevor's World of Sport''. On the big screen, Reynolds portrayed Christopher Craig opposite Christopher Eccleston's Derek Bentley in ''Let Him Have It'' and the mischievous Matt in ''Croupier'' alongside Clive Owen. In later years, Reynolds made appearances as Squeak in 1995 and 1998 in ''Absolutely Fabulous'' alongside Julia Sawalha, his ''Press Gang'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Idris Elba
Idrissa Akuna Elba (; born 6 September 1972) is an English actor."Idris Elba Interview: The Hustler" Esquire. Retrieved 18 April 2016 An alumnus of the in London, he is known for roles including in the series '''', [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Gelder
Ian Gelder (born 3 June 1949) is a British actor. He is known for his numerous stage and screen roles, including Mr Dekker in '' Torchwood: Children of Earth'' and Kevan Lannister in ''Game of Thrones''. Career Gelder appeared in the TV movie of ''Rumpole of the Bailey'' as Rumpole's university lecturer son. He has also played many other roles on stage and screen. His stage work includes '' The Low Road'' (2013). From May to July 2014 he performed as Marcus Andronicus, brother of Titus, in Lucy Bailey's revival of her original 2006 production of Titus Andronicus at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre. He has appeared in television programmes such as '' Torchwood: Children of Earth'' in 2009, and ''Game of Thrones'', 2011 as ''Mr Dekker'' and ''Kevan Lannister'' respectively. After an absence of three years, Gelder reprised his role in the HBO series ''Game of Thrones'' in Season 5 and Season 6 as Kevan Lannister. Gelder guest starred in 12 episodes of Game of Thrones. In 2019, he gues ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Dreyfus
James Dreyfus (born 9 October 1968) is an English actor most notable for roles on television sitcoms ''The Thin Blue Line (British TV series), The Thin Blue Line'' as Constable Kevin Goody, and ''Gimme Gimme Gimme (TV series), Gimme Gimme Gimme'' as Tom Farrell. Dreyfus is most recently known for a role as Reverend Roger in ''Mount Pleasant (TV series), Mount Pleasant''. Early life Born in London, Dreyfus was educated at Harrow School. He then trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. His parents divorced when he was very young.Fletcher, Mary, ''Why life's looking Goody for James'', TV Times, pg 31. Career In 1998, Dreyfus won the Best Supporting Performance in a Musical Olivier Award for his work in ''The Lady in the Dark'' at the Royal National Theatre, National Theatre. In the same year, Dreyfus was nominated for the Ian Charleson Award for a performance as Cassius in Shakespeare's ''Julius Caesar'' at the Birmingham Rep. Dreyfus's first television break came with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
