The Price Of Coal

	The Price Of Coal ''The Price of Coal'' is a two-part television drama written by Barry Hines and directed by Ken Loach first broadcast as part of the ''Play for Today'' series in 1977. Set at the fictional Milton Colliery, near Barnsley in South Yorkshire, the episodes contrast "efforts made to cosmetically improve the pit in preparation for a royal visit (part one) and the target-conscious safety shortcuts that precipitate a fatal accident (part two)". The plot bears some similarities to the Cadeby Main pit disaster of July 1912, which occurred whilst the King and Queen were visiting pit villages in Yorkshire. This disaster is discussed by managers in the first episode, who refer to the timing of the disaster at the same time as the visit as "bad luck". Language Characters almost entirely use Yorkshire dialect and the episodes have been shown with subtitles even when broadcast in England. Some characters have north-eastern accents, in a reference to the large-scale migration of displaced colli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Comedy Drama Comedy drama, also known by the portmanteau ''dramedy'', is a genre of dramatic works that combines elements of comedy and Drama (film and television), drama. The modern, scripted-television examples tend to have more humorous bits than simple comic relief seen in a typical hour-long legal or medical drama, but exhibit far fewer jokes-per-minute as in a typical half-hour sitcom. In the United States Examples from United States television include: ''MASH (TV series), MASH'', ''Moonlighting (TV series), Moonlighting'', ''The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd'', ''Northern Exposure'', ''Ally McBeal'', ''Sex and the City'', ''Desperate Housewives'' and ''Scrubs (TV series), Scrubs''. The term "dramedy" was coined to describe the late 1980s wave of shows, including ''The Wonder Years'', ''Hooperman'', ''Doogie Howser, M.D.'' and ''Frank's Place''. See also List of comedy drama television series Black comedy Dramatic structure Melodrama Seriousness Tragicomedy Psychological ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Comedy-drama Comedy drama, also known by the portmanteau ''dramedy'', is a genre of dramatic works that combines elements of comedy and drama. The modern, scripted-television examples tend to have more humorous bits than simple comic relief seen in a typical hour-long legal or medical drama, but exhibit far fewer jokes-per-minute as in a typical half-hour sitcom. In the United States Examples from United States television include: ''MASH'', ''Moonlighting'', ''The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd'', '' Northern Exposure'', '' Ally McBeal'', ''Sex and the City'', '' Desperate Housewives'' and '' Scrubs''. The term "dramedy" was coined to describe the late 1980s wave of shows, including ''The Wonder Years'', ''Hooperman'', ''Doogie Howser, M.D.'' and ''Frank's Place''. See also List of comedy drama television series Black comedy Dramatic structure * Melodrama Seriousness Tragicomedy Psychological drama References Comedy drama Drama Drama is the specific mode of fiction ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Peter Black (actor) Peter Black may refer to: Peter Black (Australian politician) Peter Laurence Black OAM (born 14 June 1943) is an Australian politician, elected as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, serving between 1999 and 2007. Black is an unaligned Councillor of the City of Broken Hill, elected in 20 ... (born 1943), member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly Peter Black (Welsh politician) (born 1960), member of the Welsh Assembly * Peter Black (musician), recording artist on Hidden Beach Records {{DEFAULTSORT:Black, Peter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Gary Roberts (actor) Gary Roberts may refer to: Sports Association football * Gary Roberts (footballer, born 1960), Welsh football forward and winger * Gary Roberts (footballer, born 1984), English football attacking midfielder * Gary Roberts (footballer, born 1987), English football playmaker Other sports * Gary Roberts (American football) (born 1946), American football offensive guard * Gary Roberts (ice hockey) (born 1966), Canadian ice hockey player Others * Gary R. Roberts, Dean of the Indiana University School of Law See also * Garry Roberts Garrick Roberts (16 June 1950 – 9 November 2022) was an Irish musician best known as the lead guitarist with The Boomtown Rats, a band which came into being in 1976. He and Johnnie Fingers (Moylett) had decided to put a band together and, be ... (1950–2022), Irish guitarist {{hndis, Roberts, Gary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Peter Martin (actor) Peter Martin is an English actor (born 1934, in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire) best known for playing Joe Carroll in ''The Royle Family'' (1998—2012) and Len Reynolds in ''Emmerdale'' (2001—2007). As well as this, he has appeared in many other productions on both screen and stage. Career He became known in the 1980s for his appearances in TV ads for the Jewson hardware chain. His acting works includes playing the fish shop man in ''First of the Summer Wine''. He also played 'Charlie the moonlighting gravedigger' in the ''Beiderbecke Tapes''. He was in ''The Royle Family'' as Joe Carroll,. He also starred in the film ''Brassed Off'', the television series '' All Creatures Great and Small'', ''Chucklevision'', ''Coronation Street'', ''Playing the Field'', ''Victoria Wood'' and ''Last of the Summer Wine''. In 2001, Martin began playing Len Reynolds in the ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale''. In May 2007, it was announced that Martin's character Len, would be killed off, as Martin had a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
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	Tony Graham (actor) Tony Graham may refer to: * Tony Graham (cyclist) (born 1962), New Zealand cyclist * Tony Graham (New Zealand footballer), New Zealand international football (soccer) player * Tony Graham (rugby league) (born 1950s), Australian rugby player * Tony Graham (soccer) (born 1956), American professional football (soccer) player * Tony Graham (tennis) (born 1956), former professional tennis player from the United States * Tony Graham (swimmer), former swimming representative from New Zealand {{hndis, Graham, Tony ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Edward Underdown Charles Edward Underdown (3 December 190815 December 1989) was an English theatre, cinema and television actor. He was born in London and educated at Eton College in Berkshire. Notable work Early theatre credits include: Noël Coward's '' Words and Music'' and '' Tonight at 8.30''; Cole Porter's ''Nymph Errant''; Moss Hart & Irving Berlin's ''Stop Press''; and ''Streamline''.University of Bristol Theatre Collection Database (2011). at http://www.bristol.ac.uk/theatrecollection, accessed 26 September 2011. His film credits include: ''They Were Not Divided'', '' Beat the Devil'', '' Wings of the Morning'', ''The Rainbow Jacket'', ''The Woman's Angle'', '' Her Panelled Door'', ''The Camp on Blood Island'', ''Dr. Terror's House of Horrors'', '' Thunderball'', ''Khartoum'', '' The Magic Christian'' and ''Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World''. Television appearances include: ''Dad's Army'', ''Danger Man'', ''The Saint'', '' The Avengers'', ''The Rat Catchers'', ''Weavers Green'', '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Stan Richards Stanley Richardson, known professionally as Stan Richards (8 December 1930 – 11 February 2005), was an English television actor, best known for his portrayal of Seth Armstrong in the ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale''. Career He played the role of Seth Armstrong from May 1978 until his death of emphysema in 2005, having been originally "signed" to the series for a run of just 4 weeks. He had previously acted in six episodes of ''Coronation Street'' as Arthur Stokes, having started his career aged 15 as a pub pianist. Upon his death, his life and work were honoured at the British Soap Awards The British Soap Awards (BSAs) are an annual awards ceremony in the United Kingdom which honours the best moments in British soap operas. The ceremony is televised on ITV and has been presented by Phillip Schofield since 2006. The trophies give ... in 2005. Filmography References External links * * 1930 births 2005 deaths Deaths from emphysema Actors from Barnsley E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Anne Firth Anne Heather Firth (1 August 191816 January 1961) was a British film actress.Chapman p.157 She appeared in several leading roles in films of the 1940s. She also worked on the West End stage, appearing in the 1937 play '' Bonnet Over the Windmill'' by Dodie Smith. Selected filmography * ''Suspected Person'' (1942) * ''The Goose Steps Out'' (1942) * ''The First of the Few'' (1942) * ''Bell-Bottom George'' (1944) * ''Demobbed'' (1946) * ''Scott of the Antarctic Captain Robert Falcon Scott, , (6 June 1868 – c. 29 March 1912) was a British Royal Navy officer and explorer who led two expeditions to the Antarctic regions: the ''Discovery'' expedition of 1901–1904 and the ill-fated ''Terra N ...'' (1948) * '' Vengeance Is Mine'' (1949) References Bibliography * Chapman, James. ''Past and Present: National Identity and the British Historical Film''. I.B.Tauris, 2005. External links * 1918 births 1967 deaths British film actresses People from Westcliff-on- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Duggie Brown Duggie Brown (born Barry Douglas Dudley; 7 August 1940 – 16 August 2022) was an English comedian and actor. He was the younger brother of actress and singer Lynne Perrie. Stage work During the early 1960s, Brown was a guitarist/vocalist in a four-piece group called the "Kool Katz." Brown was a cabaret artist who also appeared on Granada Television's popular series '' The Comedians''. In 2012, ''The Comedians'' celebrated forty years with the release of a DVD, ''The Original Comedians LIVE – 40th Anniversary Show'', recorded live during a summer gig in 2011 held at the Blackpool Grand theatre. The DVD featured new performances from Brown, along with Stan Boardman, Roy Walker and Mick Miller. Brown performed his comedy on various other entertainment shows, including '' The Good Old Days'', where he made appearances between 1971 and 1980. Brown acted on stage in several productions. In 1999, he played "The Fool" in Shakespeare's ''King Lear'' for the Northern Broadsid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Rita May (actress) Rita May (born 9 May 1942) is an English actress. She is known for her roles as Mags in the ITV children's drama ''Children's Ward'', Margaret in the Sky One sitcom ''Trollied'', as well as Julie "Nana" Booth in the Channel 4 drama ''Ackley Bridge''. Career May began her career as a singer on the working men's club circuit in and around South Yorkshire. She featured in the television adaptation of Barry Hines's ''The Price of Coal'', a ''Play for Today'' first broadcast in 1977, and as Jimmy Kemp's mother in Hines's scripted nuclear war drama '' Threads'' in 1984. She has also appeared in television series such as ''Early Doors'' and '' Drop Dead Gorgeous'', and radio programmes including ''Ed Reardon's Week'' and ''The Blackburn Files''. In 2005, she appeared in one episode of '' Heartbeat''. In March 2009, it was announced that May would appear as Connie Rathbone, a new love interest of Jack Duckworth, in the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street''. From 2011 to 2018, she ap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]