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The List (Line Of Duty)
The third series of the British police procedural television programme ''Line of Duty'', was broadcast on BBC Two between 24 March and 28 April 2016. The series follows the fictional Anti-Corruption Unit 12. AC-12 is led by Superintendent Ted Hastings ( Adrian Dunbar) who is assisted by his team, DS Steve Arnott ( Martin Compston), DC Kate Flemming ( Vicky McClure), and DI Matthew "Dot" Cottan ( Craig Parkinson). The unit investigates the actions of Sergeant Daniel Waldron ( Daniel Mays), who is suspected of wrongfully shooting and killing a suspect. Waldron leads a team of authorised firearms officers backed by PC Rod Kennedy ( Will Mellor), PC Harinderpal "Hari" Bains ( Arsher Ali), and PC Jackie Brickford ( Leanne Best). Lindsay Denton ( Keeley Hawes), a former DI, returns from the previous series as an officer formerly investigated by AC-12. Supporting characters include Gill Biggeloe ( Polly Walker), Chief Superintendent Terry Reynolds ( Shaun Parkes), DS Sam Railston ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jed Mercurio
Gerald Gary "Jed" Mercurio (born September 1966) is a British television writer, producer, director and novelist. A former hospital doctor and Royal Air Force officer, Mercurio has been ranked among UK television's leading writers. In 2017, Mercurio was awarded a Fellowship of the Royal Television Society and the Baird Medal by RTS Midlands. His works for television include the series ''Line of Duty'', ''Bodyguard'', ''Bodies'' (based on his 2002 novel), ''The Grimleys'', and ''Cardiac Arrest''. His books are ''Bodies'' (2002), ''Ascent'' (2007), '' American Adulterer'' (2009) and, for children, ''The Penguin Expedition'' (2003). Early life Mercurio was born in Nelson, Lancashire, but grew up in Cannock, Staffordshire. His parents were Italian immigrants, with his father working as a coal miner. He studied at the University of Birmingham Medical School. During his third year, in August 1988, he was commissioned as a pilot officer in the Royal Air Force Medical Branch. He re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leanne Best
Leanne Best (born 15 June 1979) is an English actress. She is the niece of former Beatle, Pete Best. She trained at the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts and presently lives in southwest London. She is known for her roles as Jane Cobden in the BBC series ''Ripper Street'', Celia Donnelly in '' Fortitude'', and the titular role of 'The Woman In Black' in the 2014 film '' The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death''. Best also appeared as Min Sakul in the sequel '' Star Wars: The Force Awakens'' (2015). More recently Best appeared in ITV comedy series ''Cold Feet'' in September 2016 as Tina Reynolds. She was also in ''Line of Duty'' series 3. Filmography Awards and nominations References External linksLeanne Bestat the British Film Institute The British Film Institute (BFI) is a film and television charitable organisation which promotes and preserves film-making and television in the United Kingdom. The BFI uses funds provided by the National Lottery to encourag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BBC One
BBC One is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network owned and operated by the BBC. It is the corporation's flagship network and is known for broadcasting mainstream programming, which includes BBC News television bulletins, primetime drama and entertainment, and live BBC Sport events. It was launched on 2 November 1936 as the BBC Television Service and was the world's first regular television service with a high level of image resolution. It was renamed BBC TV in 1960 and used this name until the launch of the second BBC channel, BBC2, in 1964. The main channel then became known as BBC1. The channel adopted the current spelling of BBC One in 1997. The channel's annual budget for 2012–2013 was £1.14 billion. It is funded by the television licence fee together with the BBC's other domestic television stations and shows uninterrupted programming without commercial advertising. The television channel had the highest reach share of any broadcaster in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Line Of Duty (series 4)
The fourth series of ''Line of Duty'', consisting of six episodes, began broadcasting on 26 March 2017 on BBC One. The series follows Superintendent Ted Hastings (Adrian Dunbar), DS Steve Arnott (Martin Compston) and DS Kate Fleming (Vicky McClure) as they investigate the corrupt actions of DCI Roseanne Huntley (Thandie Newton). Supporting characters include Forensic Investigator Tim Ifield (Jason Watkins), DS Sam Railston (Aiysha Hart) and DC Jodie Taylor (Claudia Jessie). Cast Main cast * Thandie Newton as DCI Roseanne "Roz" Huntley * Martin Compston as DS Steve Arnott * Vicky McClure as DS Kate Fleming * Adrian Dunbar as Superintendent Ted Hastings * Jason Watkins as FC Tim Ifield Supporting cast * Maya Sondhi as PC Maneet Bindra * Royce Pierreson as DC Jamie Desford * Nigel Boyle as DCI Ian Buckells * Claudia Jessie as DC Jodie Taylor * Mark Stobbart as DS Neil Twyler * Paul Higgins as ACC Derek Hilton * Tony Pitts as DCS Lester Hargreaves * Aiysha Hart as DS Sam Ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belfast
Belfast ( , ; from ga, Béal Feirste , meaning 'mouth of the sand-bank ford') is the capital and largest city of Northern Ireland, standing on the banks of the River Lagan on the east coast. It is the 12th-largest city in the United Kingdom and the second-largest in Ireland. It had a population of 345,418 . By the early 19th century, Belfast was a major port. It played an important role in the Industrial Revolution in Ireland, briefly becoming the biggest linen-producer in the world, earning it the nickname "Linenopolis". By the time it was granted city status in 1888, it was a major centre of Irish linen production, tobacco-processing and rope-making. Shipbuilding was also a key industry; the Harland and Wolff shipyard, which built the , was the world's largest shipyard. Industrialisation, and the resulting inward migration, made Belfast one of Ireland's biggest cities. Following the partition of Ireland in 1921, Belfast became the seat of government for Northern Ireland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Strickland
John Strickland is a British film and television director.''Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors: Volume 1'', Page XVIII Some of his credits include ''The Murder of Princess Diana'', ''Maigret'', ''The Bill'', ''Clocking Off'', ''Trust'', ''P.O.W.'', ''Bodies'', '' Hustle'', ''Apparitions'', '' Bedlam'', ''Line of Duty'', '' The Rig'' and the American series ''Big Love ''Big Love'' is an American drama television series that aired on HBO from March 12, 2006 to March 20, 2011. It stars Bill Paxton as the patriarch of a fundamentalist Mormon family in contemporary Utah that practices polygamy, with Jeanne Tripp ...''. References External links * British film directors British television directors Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people) {{Tv-director-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neil Morrissey
Neil Anthony Morrissey (born 4 July 1962) is an English actor. He is known for his role as Tony in ''Men Behaving Badly''. Other notable acting roles include Deputy Head Eddie Lawson in the BBC One school-based drama series '' Waterloo Road'', Nigel Morton in '' Line of Duty'', and Rocky in ''Boon''. Morrissey also provides the voice of many cartoon characters, including Robert McGraw (Bob the Builder), Roley, Lofty, Mr. Angelo Sabatini, Mr. Fothergill, Farmer Pickles and Scrufty in the original UK version of ''Bob the Builder''. Early life Morrissey was born on 4 July 1962 in Stafford, Staffordshire, the third of four sons of Irish parents who were both psychiatric nurses. He and his youngest brother Stephen spent much of their childhood in separate foster homes, Morrissey spending most of his time at Penkhull Children's Home, under the care of Margaret Cartlidge. He attended Thistley Hough High School in Penkhull, where he discovered a love for acting through the encourag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Costigan
George J. Costigan (born 8 August 1947) is an English actor who is best known for portraying Bob in the 1987 film ''Rita, Sue and Bob Too'' and for roles in TV series such as '' Happy Valley'' and ''So Haunt Me''. Early life Born in Portsmouth, Hampshire, Costigan grew up in Salford, Greater Manchester. After attending St Augustine's C of E Primary School on Bolton Road in Pendlebury, he went to Wardley Grammar School on Mardale Avenue in Wardley near Swinton. Career Costigan has appeared regularly on television since 1978. He played Tom Towers in the 1982 series of ''The Barchester Chronicles'', an adaption of the novels by Anthony Trollope, and in the same year starred as Tom Hannaway in a BBC adaptation of '' Fame is the Spur''. In 1984, he appeared as lead guest actor playing Wilson Kemp in The Greek Interpreter, an episode of the successful Granada TV series The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, and, in the same year, also played Philip the Bastard in the BBC Television S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maya Sondhi
Maya Sondhi (born 1983) is a British actress and screenwriter. She was born in Birmingham, England. She attended the National Youth Theatre before going on to study at LAMDA. She is the creator and writer of '' D.I Ray''. As an actress she has appeared in ''Line of Duty'' and ''Citizen Khan ''Citizen Khan'' is a British sitcom produced by the BBC and created by Adil Ray. Five series have been shown so far. It is set in Sparkhill, South Birmingham, described by its lead character, a British Pakistani man Mr Khan (Ray), as "the capita ...''. Television Screenwriting References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sondhi, Maya Living people British television actresses Place of birth missing (living people) British people of Indian descent British women screenwriters British television writers British women television writers 21st-century British actresses 21st-century British women writers Alumni of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art Actresses from Birmin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonas Armstrong
William Jonas Armstrong is an Irish actor known for playing the title role in the BBC One drama series ''Robin Hood''. Career In 2003, Armstrong appeared in ''Quartermaine's Terms'' at the Royal Theatre in Northampton as Derek Meadle. In 2004, he appeared in seven episodes of the fourth series of the British television comedy-drama, ''Teachers'' on Channel 4, as Anthony Millington. In 2005, he appeared again on Channel 4 in the crime drama series ''The Ghost Squad'' as Pete Maitland. In December 2006, he starred in the two-part crime drama ''Losing Gemma'' on ITV. His first major television role came in October 2006 when he played Robin of Locksley, in the BBC's 2006 series based on Robin Hood. During filming of the second series, (which aired in 2007) Armstrong broke a metatarsal bone in his foot during a staged fight scene. He was a guest panelist on the BBC comedy panel game show ''Never Mind the Buzzcocks'' on 28 February 2007. In August 2008, the BBC confirmed that Ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aiysha Hart
Aiysha Hart (born 8 August 1990) is a British-Saudi actress and screenwriter best known for playing DS Sam Railston in '' Line of Duty'', Ariadne in the BBC drama series ''Atlantis'', Mona in independent thriller ''Honour'', and Polaire in ''Colette''. She also plays Miriam in the Sky One and AMC adaptation of ''A Discovery of Witches''. Early life Hart has mixed parentage; her father is Saudi and her mother is British. She grew up between Saudi Arabia and London London is the capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary dow .... Hart graduated with First Class Honours in English Literature from King's College London. Filmography References External links * 1990 births Living people Alumni of King's College London 21st-century English actresses English television actresses Englis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shaun Parkes
Shaun Parkes (born 9 February 1973) is an English actor. Biography At 16, Parkes enrolled at Seltec College to study drama. Two years later, he was accepted into RADA. Having acted in both theatre and television support roles, Parkes made his breakthrough in the 1999 film ''Human Traffic''. His work since then includes films such as ''Clubbed'', ''The Mummy Returns'', ''Things to Do Before You're 30'' and the acclaimed ''Notes on a Scandal''. Television work includes '' Lock, Stock..., Servants'' and Russell T Davies' ''Casanova'' and ''Doctor Who''. Parkes continued to forge a career as a theatre actor. He has starred alongside David Threlfall and Neil Stuke in Joe Penhall's award-winning play '' Blue/Orange'' in the West End and in Kwame Kwei-Armah's ''Elmina's Kitchen'' and at Shakespeare's Globe as Aaron in ''Titus Andronicus.'' Parkes also starred as the lead in BBC Two's detective series ''Moses Jones'', with a supporting cast that included Matt Smith. Filmography T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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