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The Hound Of The Baskervilles (TV Serial)
''The Hound of the Baskervilles'' is a 1982 British television serial made by the BBC. It was produced by Barry Letts, directed by Peter Duguid, and starred Tom Baker as Sherlock Holmes and Terence Rigby as Doctor Watson. The adaptation aired as a four-part serial. The serial is based on Arthur Conan Doyle's 1902 Sherlock Holmes novel ''The Hound of the Baskervilles''. The music score was composed and conducted by Carl Davis. Background and production This production of Doyle's ''The Hound of the Baskervilles'' was the second multi-part BBC adaptation, following Peter Cushing's two-part episode for the 1968 television series. The 1982 serial was part of the BBC's ''Sunday Classics'' strand of period dramas and literary adaptations. The serial was a reunion for Tom Baker, producer Barry Letts and script editor Terrance Dicks, who had worked together on Baker's first ''Doctor Who'' serial, ''Robot'' (1974–75). As the Fourth Doctor, Baker had appeared in the serial ''The Tal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Multicamera Setup
The multiple-camera setup, multiple-camera mode of production, multi-camera or simply multicam is a method of filmmaking and video production. Several cameras—either film cameras, film or professional video cameras—are employed on the set and simultaneously record or broadcast a scene. It is often contrasted with a single-camera setup, which uses one camera. Description Generally, the two outer cameras shoot close-up shots or "crosses" of the two most active characters on the set at any given time, while the central camera or cameras shoot a wider master shot to capture the overall action and establish the geography of the room. In this way, multiple shots are obtained in a single take without having to start and stop the action. This is more efficient for programs that are to be shown a short time after being shot as it reduces the time spent in film editing, film or video editing. It is also a virtual necessity for regular, high-output shows like daily soap operas. Apart ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robot (Doctor Who)
''Robot'' is the first serial of the 12th season in the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', which was first broadcast in four weekly parts on BBC1 from 28 December 1974 to 18 January 1975. It was the first full serial to feature Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor, as well as Ian Marter as new companion Harry Sullivan. The serial brought a full end of the Pertwee era, as it was the final story with the production team of Barry Letts and script editor Terrance Dicks. It was also the final regular appearance of UNIT, who had become regulars starting with the first Jon Pertwee serial Spearhead From Space. In the serial, Hilda Winters ( Patricia Maynard), the director of an English research institute, plots to use the experimental robot K1 (Michael Kilgarriff) to steal the nuclear launch codes and blackmail the world's governments with them. Plot Following his regeneration, the Fourth Doctor becomes delirious and falls unconscious in front of Sarah Jane Smith ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morris Perry
Frank Morris Perry (28 March 1925 – 19 September 2021) was a British actor, best known for his roles on television. Perry was born in Bromley, Kent, England. His TV credits include '' City Beneath the Sea'', '' The Avengers'', ''Z-Cars'', '' Champion House'', ''The Champions'', ''The Persuaders!'', ''Doctor Who'' (in the serial ''Colony in Space''), ''Doomwatch'', ''Special Branch'', ''The Sweeney'', '' Survivors'', '' The Professionals'', '' Secret Army'', ''Reilly, Ace of Spies'', ''The Bill'', ''Midsomer Murders'' and ''Not Going Out''. His film credits include '' Nothing But the Night'' (1973), ''One Hour to Zero'' (1976), ''Sweeney!'' (1977), '' The Human Factor'' (1979), ''Silver Dream Racer ''Silver Dream Racer'' is a 1980 motor-racing film starring British pop star David Essex and Beau Bridges. The film was produced, written and directed by David Wickes. It was the last film to be made by the Rank Organisation. Plot Nick Freeman ...'' (1980), '' The Bunker'' (1981 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Will Knightley
Will Knightley (born 23 April 1946) is an English television and stage actor. He has primarily worked on the stage, and is a founding member of London's Half Moon Theatre. In addition to acting, he has performed voice-over work. He has had TV stints in ''The Bill'', ''A Touch of Frost'', ''Midsomer Murders'' and various adverts. In 2009 he appeared in the BBC drama ''A Short Stay in Switzerland''. In 2004, he appeared on the British series ''Rosemary & Thyme'' in the episode "Orpheus in the Undergrowth" as character Jeremy Pearson. He is the father of composer Caleb Knightley (b. 1979) and Two-Time Academy Award-nominated actress Keira Knightley (b. 1985). Selected credits *''EastEnders'' (2014) as Henry Summerhayes * ''A Short Stay in Switzerland'' (2009) as Dr Jack Turner *''Calendar Girls'' (2009, stage play) *''Flight Path'' (2007, stage play) *''Cinderella'' (2005-6, stage pantomime) as Baron Hardup *''Lone Star Mark Three'' (2005, stage play) *'' The Permanent Way'' (2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kay Adshead
Kay Adshead (born 10 May 1954) is a poet, playwright, theatremaker, actress and producer. Early life and education Adshead was born in Cheetham Hill, Manchester, moving to Stretford where she was educated at Stretford Girls’ Grammar. She was a child actress with the Stretford Children’s Theatre. She trained as an actress at RADA, where she won the Emile Littler award for outstanding talent and the Bryan Mosley award for individual skill in stage-fighting. She graduated in 1975. Career She has played leading roles in film and TV, including Cathy in the BBC classic series ''Wuthering Heights'', Beryl Stapleton in ''Hound of The Baskervilles'', Linda in Mike Leigh’s BBC TV film ''Kiss of Death'', and Sue McKenna in the Film on Four ''Acceptable Levels''. Theatre performances include Moll Gromer in ''Thee and Me'' and Muriel in ''Harlequinade'' at the Royal National Theatre. She was Betty in ''Touched'' and sang the role of Clara Twain in ''White Suit Blues'' at The Old ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Ravenscroft
Christopher Ravenscroft (born 1946) is an English actor, best known for his recurring role as DI Mike Burden in ''The Ruth Rendell Mysteries'', the ITV adaptation of Ruth Rendell's Inspector Wexford mysteries. Biography Ravenscroft was born in Hampstead, London, and was the star of a number of school plays. He went to London University to study law where he did some more theatre and soon decided that he would rather be an actor than a lawyer, and trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. While working at the Liverpool Playhouse in the early 1970s he met his future wife, Caroline Smith, who was associate director at the time. He currently lives in Chiswick, West London. Filmography Film *''Henry V'' (1989) as Montjoy *'' Tom and Thomas'' (2002) as Frederick Lord *'' The Football Factory'' (2004) as Tamara's Father *''The Man Who Knew Infinity'' (2015) as J.J. Thomson Television *''John Halifax, Gentleman'' (1974) as Edwin *''Coronation Street'' (1978) as Police Sergeant *' ... [...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] |
Dartmoor
Dartmoor is an upland area in southern Devon, England. The moorland and surrounding land has been protected by National Park status since 1951. Dartmoor National Park covers . The granite which forms the uplands dates from the Carboniferous Period of geological history. The landscape consists of moorland capped with many exposed granite hilltops known as tors, providing habitats for Dartmoor wildlife. The highest point is High Willhays, above sea level. The entire area is rich in antiquities and archaeology. Dartmoor National Park is managed by the Dartmoor National Park Authority, whose 22 members are drawn from Devon County Council, local district councils and Government. Parts of Dartmoor have been used as military firing ranges for over 200 years. The public is granted extensive land access rights on Dartmoor (including restricted access to the firing ranges) and it is a popular tourist destination. Physical geography Geology Dartmoor includes the largest area of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pebble Mill Studios
Pebble Mill Studios was the BBC's television studio complex located in Edgbaston, Birmingham, England, United Kingdom, which served as the headquarters for BBC Birmingham from 1971 until 2004. The nine-acre site was opened by Princess Anne on 10 June 1971, and in addition to the studios contained two canteens, a post office, gardens, a seven-storey office block, and an outside broadcasting (OB) base. As well as being the home of '' Midlands Today'' and BBC Radio WM, programmes produced at Pebble Mill included ''Pebble Mill at One'', ''The Archers'', ''Top Gear'', '' Doctors'', '' Telly Addicts'' and ''Gardeners' World''. Pebble Mill Studios closed in 2004 and was demolished in September 2005; BBC Birmingham is now located in The Mailbox shopping complex in Birmingham city centre. Early history In the 1950s BBC Midlands was based in offices on Carpenter Road, Edgbaston. The news studio was in a separate building in Broad Street which remained in operation until 1971. In th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Richardson
Ian William Richardson (7 April 19349 February 2007) was a Scottish actor. He portrayed the Machiavellian Tory politician Francis Urquhart in the BBC's '' House of Cards'' (1990–1995) television trilogy. Richardson was also a leading Shakespearean stage actor. Richardson's other notable work included a portrayal of Sherlock Holmes in two films ( ''The Sign of Four'' and ''The Hound of the Baskervilles''), significant roles in ''Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy'', ''Brazil'', ''M. Butterfly'', and '' Dark City'', and as the lead in the Broadway production of ''Marat/Sade''. Early life Richardson was born in Edinburgh, the only son and eldest of three children of Margaret (née Drummond; 1910–1988) and John Richardson (1909–1990). He was educated in the city, at Balgreen Primary School, Tynecastle High School and George Heriot's School. He first appeared on stage at the age of 14, in an amateur production of Charles Dickens' ''A Tale of Two Cities''. The director encourage ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sign Of Four (1983 Film)
''The Sign of Four'' (a.k.a. ''Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Sign of Four'') is a 1983 British made-for-television mystery film directed by Desmond Davis and starring Ian Richardson and David Healy. The film is based on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's 1890 novel of the same name, the second novel to feature Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson. Production In 1982, American producer Sy Weintraub partnered with English producer Otto Plaschkes to make six television films of Sherlock Holmes stories.Sherlock Holmes Society of London was enlisted to pen the screenplays but only ''The Sign of the Four'' and '' |
BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4 is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC that replaced the BBC Home Service in 1967. It broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes, including news, drama, comedy, science and history from the BBC's headquarters at Broadcasting House, London. The station controller is Mohit Bakaya. Broadcasting throughout the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands on FM, LW and DAB, and on BBC Sounds, it can be received in the eastern counties of Ireland, northern France and Northern Europe. It is available on Freeview, Sky, and Virgin Media. Radio 4 currently reaches over 10 million listeners, making it the UK's second most-popular radio station after Radio 2. BBC Radio 4 broadcasts news programmes such as ''Today'' and ''The World at One'', heralded on air by the Greenwich Time Signal pips or the chimes of Big Ben. The pips are only accurate on FM, LW, and MW; there is a delay on digital radio of three to five seconds and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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