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The Fixer (2008 TV Series)
''The Fixer'' is a British drama television series, produced by Kudos for ITV. Set in modern Britain, it follows the life of John Mercer, an ex-British Special Forces soldier, arrested by police for killing his aunt and uncle following his discovery of their abuse of his sister, Jess Mercer. John Mercer is released early from prison to serve in a covert state security squad as a government-backed assassin responsible for eliminating criminals and renegade police officers that the law cannot apprehend. Main cast *Andrew Buchan as John Mercer *Peter Mullan as Lenny Douglas *Tamzin Outhwaite as Rose Chamberlain *Jody Latham as Calum McKenzie *Elisa Terren as Manuela * Liz White as Jess Mercer (Series One only) *Elliot Cowan as Matthew Symmonds (Series Two only) Filming locations In Episode 1 of series 1, the production team visited Kent briefly in 2007 to shoot scenes at Botany Bay in Thanet. Episodes Season 1 (2008) Season 2 (2009) Reception The first episode received an a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance: a play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on radio or television.Elam (1980, 98). Considered as a genre of poetry in general, the dramatic mode has been contrasted with the epic and the lyrical modes ever since Aristotle's '' Poetics'' (c. 335 BC)—the earliest work of dramatic theory. The term "drama" comes from a Greek word meaning "deed" or " act" (Classical Greek: , ''drâma''), which is derived from "I do" (Classical Greek: , ''dráō''). The two masks associated with drama represent the traditional generic division between comedy and tragedy. In English (as was the analogous case in many other European languages), the word ''play'' or ''game'' (translating the Anglo-Saxon ''pleġan'' or Latin ''ludus'') was the standard term for dramas until William Shakespeare's time—just as its creator was a ''play-maker'' rather than a ''dramatist'' and the building was a ''play-house'' r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kent
Kent is a county in South East England and one of the home counties. It borders Greater London to the north-west, Surrey to the west and East Sussex to the south-west, and Essex to the north across the estuary of the River Thames; it faces the French department of Pas-de-Calais across the Strait of Dover. The county town is Maidstone. It is the fifth most populous county in England, the most populous non-Metropolitan county and the most populous of the home counties. Kent was one of the first British territories to be settled by Germanic tribes, most notably the Jutes, following the withdrawal of the Romans. Canterbury Cathedral in Kent, the oldest cathedral in England, has been the seat of the Archbishops of Canterbury since the conversion of England to Christianity that began in the 6th century with Saint Augustine. Rochester Cathedral in Medway is England's second-oldest cathedral. Located between London and the Strait of Dover, which separates England from mainla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ciarán McMenamin
Ciarán McMenamin (born 1 October 1975) is a Northern Irish actor and author. Early life McMenamin was born in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, where he attended St Michael's College. He earned his B.A. from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in 1998. He attended drama classes at Ardhowen Youth Theatre before moving on to work with the Ulster Youth Theatre. Career McMenamin has appeared on various BBC and ITV programmes, including " 4:50 From Paddington", an episode of ''Agatha Christie's Marple'', starring Geraldine McEwan, in which he played Cedric Crackenthorpe, and in the Channel 4 comedy series '' The Young Person's Guide To Becoming A Rock Star''. In 1999 he was cast in the title role of the BBC1 television movie ''David Copperfield''. He co-starred in '' The Golden Hour'' (ITV, 2005), playing a doctor. In January 2009, he appeared in a one-off special episode ("The Grinning Man") of the BBC's ''Jonathan Creek'', playing a grounds keeper. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neil Cross
Neil Cross ( Neil Claude Gadd; born 9 February 1969) is a British novelist and scriptwriter, best known as the creator of the drama series ''Luther'' and ''Hard Sun''. He is also the showrunner for the TV adaptation of '' The Mosquito Coast'', which began airing in 2021. Life and career Neil Claude Gadd was born in Bristol on 9 February 1969, to unhappily married parents, Alan and Edna ( Noyes) Gadd. He was the youngest of their four children. His mother ran away when he was five, returned two years later and took him to Edinburgh with Derek Cross, a White South African who was to become his stepfather and whose surname he would adopt. Neil Cross graduated from the University of Leeds in 1994 with a degree in English and Theology, and received his Masters in English in the year following. His initial career was solely as a novelist, beginning with ''Mr In-Between'', which was published in 1998 (and adapted into a film in 2001). He later worked into television, writing an ep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Graham (actor)
David Graham (born 11 July 1925) is an English retired actor. He is best known for voicing the Daleks in ''Doctor Who'', Gordon Tracy, Brains, Aloysius Parker and Kyrano in '' Thunderbirds'' and Grandpa Pig in ''Peppa Pig''. He played the role of Big Brother in the "1984" television Super Bowl advert to introduce the Apple Macintosh computer. Life and career Graham was born in London in July 1925 and trained as an actor in New York City following service in the Royal Air Force as a radar mechanic. He played several characters in the science-fiction TV series ''Doctor Who'' during the 1960s and 1970s, most notably Dalek voices in the serials ''The Daleks'' (1963–1964), ''The Dalek Invasion of Earth'' (1964), '' The Chase'' (1965; in which he also provided Mechanoid voices) and ''The Daleks' Master Plan'' (1965–1966). He performed in person as barman Charlie in ''The Gunfighters'' (1966) and as time-travel scientist Professor Kerensky in ''City of Death'' (1979). In 2017, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philip Wright (actor)
Philip Wright is an English actor, known for playing DC Lillie in ''Prime Suspect'' and DI Steve Thompson in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders''. Personal life Wright lives in South East London with his wife and children; his son is the British cyclist Fred Wright. Filmography *''Prime Suspect'' (1992–1993) *'' Dangerous Lady'' (1995) *''The Bill'' (1996, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2006) *''The Wings Of The Dove'' (1997) *''Casualty'' (2001, 2009) *''Holby City'' (2005) *''Doctors'' (2005, 2009, 2011) *''Dalziel and Pascoe'' episode " Heads You Lose" (2005) *'' The Flying Scotsman'' (2006) *''Our Girl'' (2013) *''Line Of Duty'' (2014) *''Silent Witness'' (2015) *'' Doctor Foster'' (2017) *''Call the Midwife'' (2019) *''Casualty'' (2019–present) *''EastEnders ''EastEnders'' is a Television in the United Kingdom, British soap opera created by Julia Smith (producer), Julia Smith and Tony Holland which has been broadcast on BBC One since February 1985. Set in the fictional borough of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Burfield
Ian Burfield is an English actor, who has often played roles as police officers and detectives on television. He appeared in 12 episodes of ''The Bill'', 39 episodes of ''EastEnders'', and played the part of a Tweed Coat Fingerman in 2005 film ''V for Vendetta''. He is also a company member of the National Theatre, and has acted in two plays which were screened in cinemas around the UK as part of the National Theatre Live scheme. Since September 2018, Burfield has been a recurring character in ''EastEnders ''EastEnders'' is a Television in the United Kingdom, British soap opera created by Julia Smith (producer), Julia Smith and Tony Holland which has been broadcast on BBC One since February 1985. Set in the fictional borough of Walford in the Ea ...'' as Detective Inspector/Detective Chief Inspector Peter Arthurs. Selected filmography Film Television Theatre External links * Living people English male television actors English male film actors Yea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Kassianides
Simon Mario Kassianides is an English actor, film director, producer and screenwriter. Early life Kassianides was born in London, of Greek Cypriot origin, the son of Helen and Mario Kassianides, both business owners. Kassianides has an older brother, Photis Kassianides, who works in finance. Kassianides was brought up in Clapham and educated at Dulwich College. At the University of Edinburgh he was the producer and executive producer of a sold out run of Grease (musical), Grease at the George Square, Edinburgh, George Square theatre. Profits were donated to the Macmillan Cancer Support. Career In 2002, soon after Kassianides graduated with honours in International Business with Finance and while in London helping his mother open Urban Coffee, a fair trade and organic coffee shop in Tooting Broadway, he was spotted by British Academy of Film and Television Arts, BAFTA award-winning producer Piers Vellacott. Kassianides started a course at London's Central School of Speech an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Predrag Bjelac
Predrag Bjelac ( sr-cyr, Предраг Бјелац; born 30 June 1962) is a Serbian actor. He portrayed Igor Karkaroff in ''Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire'' and Lord Donnon in '' The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian''. He is a graduate of the Belgrade University's Faculty of Dramatic Art, class of 1986, and studied at The Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute (1988) in New York City. Filmography Film *'' Šest dana juna'' (1985) - Petar *''Destroying Angel'' (1987) - Otto *'' Poslednja priča'' (1987, TV Movie) - Vlada *''The Fall of Rock and Roll'' (1989) *'' Čudna noć'' (1990) *'' Stand by'' (1991) - Veliki *''Harrison's Flowers'' (2000) - Doctor in Vukovar *''The Final Victim'' (2003) - Simons *'' Eurotrip'' (2004) - Italian Guy at Vatican *'' Kad porastem biću kengur'' (2004) - Baron *''Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire'' (2005) - Igor Karkaroff *''Amor Fati'' (2005, Short) - Branko *''The Omen'' (2006) - Vatican Observatory Priest *''Ro(c)k podvraťáků'' (2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sian Brooke
Sian Brooke (born Sian Elizabeth Phillips; born 1980) is a British actress. Her television work includes '' Cape Wrath'' (2007), '' Sherlock'' (2017), '' Doctor Foster'' (2017), ''Good Omens'' (2019), ''Guilt'' (2019), and '' Trying'' (2020–). Early life and education Sian Elizabeth Phillips was born in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England in 1980 and is the youngest of three siblings. She took on a stage name to avoid confusion with fellow actress Siân Phillips, choosing Brooke after an English Civil War general Lord Brooke who was killed at Lichfield. She is the daughter of a police officer and a teacher. Her parents are Welsh. Brooke's early education was at The Friary School in Lichfield. She initially joined the Lichfield Youth Theatre at the age of 11 before becoming a member of the National Youth Theatre and subsequently training at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), from where she graduated in 2002. Career Her acting debut was as Krista in television series ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robbie Gee
Robbie Gee (born 24 March 1970) is a British actor, best known for his ''Desmond's'' character "Lee Stanley", for appearing in Guy Ritchie's crime caper '' Snatch'', and for his comedy roles in TV series like ''The Real McCoy'' and ''The Crouches''. He also appeared in the film '' Mean Machine'', playing "Trojan", '' Pirates of the Caribbean'' as "Shrimper", ''Underworld'' as "Kahn", and ''Dead Man Running'' as Curtis (Alongside 50 Cent). Robbie is a founding member of GeeStor and along with Eddie Nestor makes up one half of a comedy duo. Together, they have written for TV and hosted music events. Hosting He hosted, alongside Eddie Nestor, the Imperial College Indian Society's annual "East Meets West" charity Charity may refer to: Giving * Charitable organization or charity, a non-profit organization whose primary objectives are philanthropy and social well-being of persons * Charity (practice), the practice of being benevolent, giving and sharing * Ch ... show in 2007 and 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amelda Brown
Amelda Brown is a British actress of stage, film, and television. She trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, graduating in 1980, and became known for her work in fringe theatre. She played leading roles in the premieres of Caryl Churchill's ''Fen'' (1983) and ''A Mouthful of Birds'' (1986) as well as appearing in leading roles in revivals of Churchill's '' Light Shining in Buckinghamshire'' at the Royal National Theatre (1996) and ''Heart's Desire'' at the Orange Tree Theatre (2016). Her other stage roles have included Lady Macbeth for the Royal National Theatre's 1989 US tour of ''Macbeth''; Maudlin in ''A Chaste Maid in Cheapside'' at Shakespeare's Globe in 1997; and Gibb in the 2014 world premiere of Tim Crouch's ''Adler and Gibb'' at the Royal Court theatre. Amongst her television roles are Brenda Parkin in ''Backup'', Mrs. Roach in ''Soldier Soldier'', Pauline Cook in ''A Touch of Frost'', and Sue Barnes in ''Peak Practice'', and she has also appeared in ''The Advent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
