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The Shooting Party
''The Shooting Party'' is a 1984 British drama film directed by Alan Bridges and based on the book of the same name by Isabel Colegate. The film is set in 1913, less than a year before the beginning of the First World War, and shows the soon-to-vanish way of life of English aristocrats, focusing on a shooting party gathered to pursue pheasant and general self-indulgence. Their situation is contrasted with the life of local rural poor, who work on the estate and serve as beaters, driving the game for the aristocrats to shoot. It was entered into the 14th Moscow International Film Festival. Plot summary In the autumn of 1913, a large party of guests gather at the estate of Sir Randolph Nettleby ( James Mason) and his wife Minnie (Dorothy Tutin) for a weekend of shooting. Over the next few days two of the guests, Lord Gilbert Hartlip ( Edward Fox) and Lionel Stephens (Rupert Frazer), engage in an escalating contest over who can shoot the more game. Hartlip is a renowned sportsma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Bridges
Alan Bridges (28 September 1927 – 7 December 2013) was an English film and television director. In 1967 Bridges directed a television adaptation of Charles Dickens' ''Great Expectations'' starring Gary Bond as Pip. He won the ''Grand Prix'' at the 1973 Cannes Film Festival for his film ''The Hireling''. His film '' Out of Season'' (1975) was entered into the 25th Berlin International Film Festival and film ''The Shooting Party'' (1985) was entered into the 14th Moscow International Film Festival. For television, Bridges directed several works by David Mercer and Dennis Potter. Peter Bradshaw on theguardian.com film blog wrote: "Bridges was a brilliant poet and cinematic satirist – in tones both mordant and melancholy – of the English class system of the early 20th century, and a director with a flair for psychology and interior crisis, as evidenced by movies like ''The Return of the Soldier'' (1982) and ''The Shooting Party'' (1985)."Peter Bradsha"Alan Bridges: a di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judi Bowker
Judi Bowker (born 6 April 1954) is an English film and television actress. Biography Bowker was born in Shawford, Hampshire, England, the daughter of Alfred J. Bowker and Ann Fairweather, who had married in 1947. The family moved to the British colony of Northern Rhodesia when Bowker was two, and lived there for eight years. She had many interests, including painting and riding. However, she was most interested in acting, and began to pursue her acting career after the family returned to England. Bowker first came to international attention as the star of ''The Adventures of Black Beauty'' (1972), a television series which was a continuation of the book. In an interview, Bowker stated that her experience in riding horses was probably the key to her being cast in the role. She also recalled how some of the ''Black Beauty'' episodes were set in springtime, but filmed in winter, so that sometimes she had to wear summer outfits in cold weather. Also in 1972 Bowker starred as Saint ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Windsor
Frank Windsor Higgins (12 July 1928 – 30 September 2020), known professionally as Frank Windsor, was an English actor, primarily known for his roles on television, especially policeman John Watt in ''Z-Cars'' and its spin-offs. Biography Windsor attended Queen Mary's Grammar School, Walsall, and studied speech training and drama at the Central School of Speech and Drama, then based at the Royal Albert Hall, London. He played Detective Sergeant John Watt in ''Z-Cars'' from 1962 to 1965, and thereafter its spin-offs '' Softly, Softly'' (1966–1969), '' Softly, Softly: Taskforce'' (1969–1976), ''Jack the Ripper'' (1973), and ''Second Verdict'' (1976). He appeared as "Tobin" in Series 6, Episode 9 of '' The Avengers''. In 1969, he appeared in the pilot episode of ''Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)'' in the episode "My Late Lamented Friend and Partner" as Sorrensen, a wealthy businessman with a murderous streak. His lighter side was demonstrated in the pilot episode of the situat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lockwood West
Harry Lockwood West (28 July 1905 – 28 March 1989) was a British actor. He was the father of actor Timothy West and the grandfather of actor Samuel West. Life and career West was born in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England in 1905, the son of Mildred (née Hartley) and Henry Cope West, and through his mother a fourth cousin of the actress Margaret Lockwood, their common ancestor being Joseph Lockwood (c.1758–1837), a former Mayor of Doncaster, West Riding of Yorkshire. West married the actress Olive Carleton-Crowe (died 1985) and with her had two children; a son, the actor Timothy West, and a daughter, Patricia. He made his stage debut in 1926 as Lieutenant Allen in ''Alf's Button'' at the Hippodrome Theatre in Margate, Kent. His London stage debut was as Henry Bevan in ''The Barretts of Wimpole Street'' at the Queen's Theatre in 1931. West's television appearances included ''Just William'' (1962), ''Dr. Finlay's Casebook'' (1964), ''No Hiding Place'' (1965), ''The Prisoner'' (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick O'Connell (actor)
Patrick O’Connell (29 January 1934 – 10 August 2017) was an Irish actor. O'Connell began his acting career appearing in various films, such as the Brian Keith war "The McKenzie Break" (1970), "Cromwell" (1970), and the Simon Rouse drama "The Ragman's Daughter" (1972). He also appeared in "The Human Factor" (1980) with Nicol Williamson, the drama "Runners" (1983) with Kate Hardie, and the horror feature "Dream Demon" (1988) with Kathleen Wilhoite. His film career continued throughout the eighties and the nineties in productions like the drama "Nanou" (1988) with Imogen Stubbs and "Don't Get Me Started" (1993). He also appeared in the TV special "Fool's Fire" (PBS, 1991–92). He also worked in television during these years, including a part on "Life Goes On" (ABC, 1989-1993). O'Connell most recently acted on "Baskets" (FX, 2015-). He was also an artist known for his paintings, drawings, linocuts, and etchings. Early life Patrick O'Connell was Irish but was brought up in Birm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack May
Jack Wynne May (23 April 1922 – 19 September 1997) was an English actor. Early life and education May was born in 1922 in Henley-on-Thames, and was educated at Forest School in Walthamstow. After war service with the Royal Indian Navy in British India, he was offered a place at RADA, but instead went to Merton College, Oxford. Here, with the OUDS, he played parts that included John of Gaunt in '' Richard II'' and Polonius in ''Hamlet''. Career May became familiar on television as the butler William E. Simms in two series of the BBC 1 fantasy/adventure television series ''Adam Adamant Lives!'' from 1966 to 1967. He provided the voice for Igor, long-suffering butler to Count Duckula in the cartoon series of the same name. He also appeared as the waiter Garkbit in the television version of ''The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'', Théoden in the 1981 BBC Radio adaptation of ''The Lord of the Rings'', as General Hermack in the 1969 ''Doctor Who'' serial ''The Space Pirates'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Leech
Richard Leeper McClelland (24 November 1922 – 24 March 2004), known professionally as Richard Leech, was an Irish actor. Richard Leeper McClelland was born in Dublin, Ireland, the son of Isabella Frances (Leeper) and Herbert Saunderson McClelland, a lawyer. He was educated at Haileybury and Trinity College, Dublin, and qualified as a doctor in 1945. He worked in that profession from 1945–6, then became a full-time actor. His numerous film credits include '' The Dam Busters'' (1955) (playing Dinghy Young), ''Night of the Demon'' (1957), '' Yangtse Incident: The Story of HMS Amethyst'' (1957), ''Ice Cold in Alex'' (1958), ''Tunes of Glory'' (1960), ''Young Winston'' (1972), ''Gandhi'' (1982) and the acclaimed ''The Shooting Party'' (1985). On television Richard Leech appeared in ''Dickens of London'', ''The Barchester Chronicles'', ''Smiley's People'', three episodes of '' The Avengers'' in different roles, ''Redcap'', ''Danger Man'', '' The Doctors'', '' The New Avengers' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barry Jackson (actor)
Barry Jackson (29 March 1938 – 5 December 2013) was an English stage, film and television actor. Career His film career included roles in ''Ryan's Daughter'', ''Barry Lyndon'', '' Aces High'', ''The Raging Moon'', '' Mr. Love'', and ''Wimbledon''. His television credits included: '' A for Andromeda'', ''The Mask of Janus'', ''Adam Adamant Lives!'', ''Doctor Who'', ''Z-Cars'', ''Dixon of Dock Green'', ''Special Branch'', ''The Troubleshooters'', '' Man at the Top'', ''Doomwatch'', ''Public Eye'', ''Poldark'', ''Oil Strike North'', '' The New Avengers'', ''Blake's 7'', '' The Professionals'', ''Coronation Street'', '' Enemy at the Door'', '' All Creatures Great and Small'', ''Minder'', '' Bergerac'', ''Lovejoy'', ''Casualty'', ''Peak Practice'', ''Silent Witness'', ''Kavanagh QC'', ''The Bill'', ''A Touch of Frost'', ''Holby City'', '' Heartbeat'' and ''Midsomer Murders''. Jackson appeared in ''Doctor Who'' in the show's original run, including the stories '' The Romans'' and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Heathcote
Thomas Heathcote (9 September 1917 – 5 January 1986) was a British character actor, a former protégé of Laurence Olivier. He was educated at Bradfield College in Bradfield, near Reading in Berkshire, England. His films included '' A Night to Remember'' (1958), '' Village of the Damned'' (1960), ''Billy Budd'' (1962), '' A Man for All Seasons'' (1966), ''Night of the Big Heat'' (1967) and ''Quatermass and the Pit'' (1967). On television he had notable guest roles in ''Dixon of Dock Green'', ''The Prisoner'', ''Z-Cars'', ''The Onedin Line'' and ''Crossroads''. Heathcote was also a regular actor in BBC radio drama, notably in several series of Paul Temple. Selected filmography * ''Dance Hall'' (1950) - Fred * ''Cloudburst'' (1951) - Jackie * ''Malta Story'' (1953) - Soldier (uncredited) * ''The Sword and the Rose'' (1953) - Wrestling Second * ''The Red Beret'' (1953) - Alf * ''Blood Orange'' (1953) - Detective Sgt. Jessup * ''The Large Rope'' (1953) - James Gore * ''The Seek ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Chatto
Daniel St George Chatto (born Daniel Chatto St George Sproule; 22 April 1957) is a British artist and former actor. He is the husband of Lady Sarah Chatto, the daughter of Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon, niece of Queen Elizabeth II and cousin of King Charles III. Biography Daniel was born on 22 April 1957 in London, England, as "Daniel Chatto St George Sproule". He is the son of Thomas Chatto St George Sproule (1920–1982), better known as the actor Tom Chatto, and his wife, Rosalind Joan Thompson (died 2012), better known as the theatrical agent Ros Chatto. He has an elder brother, James Chatto, a food writer in Toronto who is the father of comedian Mae Martin. In 1987, he legally changed his name by a deed poll from Daniel Chatto St George Sproule to Daniel St George Chatto. At the same time, his mother, also using a deed poll, abandoned her married surname of Sproule in favour of Chatto. Marriage On 14 July 1994, Chatto married Lady Sarah Armstrong-Jones. The coup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarah Badel
Sarah M. Badel (born 30 March 1943) is a retired British stage and film actress. She is the daughter of actors Alan Badel and Yvonne Owen. Life and career Badel was born in London to actor, Alan Badel and actress, Yvonne Owen. She was educated in Poles Convent, Hertfordshire and trained for the stage at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art; she is now an Associate Member. Sarah Badel made her acting debut in January 1963 in the Bristol Old Vic company's production of ''Hamlet'', which was then touring India. Her first appearance in London theatre came in October 1964 in the part of Bella Hedley in ''Robert and Elizabeth'' at the Lyric Theatre. Badel made her Broadway theatre debut the following October playing Helen in '' The Right Honourable Gentleman'' at the Billy Rose Theatre. In 1966, she performed at the Chichester Festival Theatre in such roles as Miss Fanny in ''The Clandestine Marriage'' and Anya in ''The Cherry Orchard''. She returned to the Chichester Festival in 196 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First World War
World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fighting occurring throughout Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Pacific, and parts of Asia. An estimated 9 million soldiers were killed in combat, plus another 23 million wounded, while 5 million civilians died as a result of military action, hunger, and disease. Millions more died in genocides within the Ottoman Empire and in the 1918 influenza pandemic, which was exacerbated by the movement of combatants during the war. Prior to 1914, the European great powers were divided between the Triple Entente (comprising France, Russia, and Britain) and the Triple Alliance (containing Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy). Tensions in the Balkans came to a head on 28 June 1914, following the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
