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The Stranger (miniseries)
''The Stranger'' is an eight-part British mystery thriller miniseries written primarily by Danny Brocklehurst and based on the 2015 Harlan Coben novel of the same title. The miniseries premiered on Netflix on 30 January 2020. It stars Richard Armitage, Siobhan Finneran and Hannah John-Kamen. It was filmed in and around Manchester and Stockport. Premise A mysterious stranger, a woman in her 20s wearing a baseball cap, approaches Adam Price and tells him a secret. His wife goes missing as a result of the disclosure. As the story progresses, the stranger is revealed to be connected with more secrets. Cast and characters Main * Richard Armitage as Adam Price, the husband of Corinne Price, and the father to Thomas and Ryan. Adam is the first person in the series to be approached by a mysterious woman with a baseball cap. She tells Adam a story about a pregnancy which his wife had faked, which turned out to be true. Corinne finds out what Adam has learned, and disappears mysteri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harlan Coben
Harlan Coben is an American writer of mystery novels and thrillers. The plots of his novels often involve the resurfacing of unresolved or misinterpreted events in the past, murders, or fatal accidents and have multiple twists. Among his novels are two series, each involving the same protagonist set in and around New York and New Jersey; some characters appear in both. Coben has won an Edgar Award, a Shamus Award, and an Anthony Award—the first author to receive all three. His books have been translated into 43 different languages and sold over 60 million copies. Early life and education Coben was born into a Jewish family in Newark, New Jersey, and was raised in Livingston, where he graduated from Livingston High School, with his childhood friend, future governor Chris Christie. He studied political science at Amherst College, where he was a member of the Psi Upsilon fraternity, along with Dan Brown. Coben was in his senior year at college when he realized he wanted to writ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Buckley
David Buckley (born 7 June 1976) is a British composer of film and television scores, based in Santa Monica, California. Career Born in London in 1976, Buckley's first involvement with film music was as a cathedral choirboy performing on Peter Gabriel’s score for Martin Scorsese’s ''The Last Temptation of Christ''. He continued his musical education at the University of Cambridge. In 2006, Buckley moved to Los Angeles to collaborate on a number of Harry Gregson-Williams’ scores, including ''Shrek'', ''Gone Baby Gone'', ''Flushed Away'', ''Arthur Christmas'', ''Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time'' and ''The Number 23''. In addition to his work for Gregson-Williams, he has written additional music for Danny Elfman on films including '' American Hustle'', ''Big Eyes'' and all ''Fifty Shades'' movies (including the choral piece "Bliss") and for Hans Zimmer and Rupert Gregson-Williams on ''Winter's Tale'' and ''Wonder Woman''. He has worked with filmmakers including ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jemma Powell
Jemma Powell (born 25 July 1980) is a British actress. She is known for portraying Barbara Wright in several Doctor Who audio stories. Career Powell made her screen debut in 2001, in '' The Hole''. She is known for her roles in films such as François Ozon's ''Angel'' and Tim Burton's '' Alice in Wonderland''. She played Maliika in Dan Wilde's ''Alpha Male'' also starring Danny Huston and Jennifer Ehle. Powell also played screen actress Jacqueline Hill in the '' Doctor Who'' spin-off drama ''An Adventure in Space and Time'', which showed how the popular science fiction series was created, in 2013, and has also recorded several audio plays starring as Hill's on-screen character Barbara Wright since 2017. Her theatre work includes ''The Cherry Orchard'', directed by Dominic Dromgoole Dominic Dromgoole (born 25 October 1963) [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Gilet
Don Gilét (born 17 January 1967) is an English actor, best known for his roles in BBC productions '' Babyfather'', '' EastEnders'' and ''55 Degrees North''. Personal life He was brought up in Caldmore, Walsall, with two older sisters. He attended Blue Coat Academy Church of England and Sunday school at Caldmore Gospel Hall in Caldmore, and the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts. He currently resides with his family in Bedfordshire. Gilét is close friends with '' EastEnders'' co-star Diane Parish, both having been in '' Babyfather'' together. Career Gilét's first television appearance was on the Channel 4 dating show '' Streetmate'', where he was interviewed as the friend of a participant. His first major role was playing Johnny Lindo in '' Babyfather'' (opposite future EastEnders co-star Diane Parish), before landing the lead role in the detective series ''55 Degrees North'', as Detective Sergeant Nicky Cole. In 2006, he played Leo Charles in ''The Line of Beauty'' and had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guy Oliver-Watts
Guy Oliver-Watts is an English actor and musician. He is best known for his performances in the film '' The Theory of Everything'' and TV programmes including ''Victoria'' and '' Game of Thrones''. Career 1980s Oliver-Watts began his career as a musician, and in 1980 was one of the lead singers trialled by English pop band Duran Duran in their early years. In 1988, he appeared as a 'young reporter' in the British Television film ''Across the Lake''. 1990s In 1990, Oliver-Watts played the protagonist Craig in the comedy ''Ladies' Night'' at the Theatre Royal, Brighton. In 1991, he played Marcus in the British-American film '' Twenty-One''. In 1992, he played Benedick in the fourth series of British mystery drama ''Agatha Christie's Poirot''. In 1993, he appeared in the fourth series of British sitcom ''The Upper Hand''. In the same year, he played the protagonist Joe Soap in the pop musical ''Hot Stuff'' at the Cambridge Theatre in the West End. In 1995, he played John Orvel in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Vithana
Kim Vithana (born 4 June 1970) is a British actress. She had acted in television serials '' Family Pride'', '' Specials'' and '' Firm Friends'' when the filmmaker Gurinder Chadha took her in ''Bhaji on the Beach'' to play the role of Ginder, a girl of Punjabi origin in England. The film brought her much recognition. She has worked mainly in television production. Among other roles, she is known for playing an Oriental Princess in ''The Phoenix and the Carpet'' (1997), Rosie Sattar in the television series '' Holby City'' from 2003 to 2005, Mike Baldwin's feisty solicitor Frances (Frankie) Stillman (1997-1998) and Doctor Bannerjee/Saira Habeeb in ''Coronation Street'', and Yvonne in ''Always and Everyone''. She has also appeared in ''Casualty'', ''EastEnders'', '' Cracker'', ''Love Hurts'', '' Dangerfield'' and ''North Square''. In 2004 she played Beth Downing in “Multistorey”, a two part episode of '' Waking the Dead''. Vithana has also worked on the ''Silver Street'' rad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kai Alexander
Kai Alexander (born 7 June 1997) is a British actor known for playing Jeffrey in ''Catastrophe,'' Richard Branson in Danny Boyle's ''Pistol'' and Dante Gunnarsson in Netflix's '' The Stranger.'' He most recently joined the cast of upcoming Apple TV+ miniseries '' Masters of the Air.'' Early life and education He attended the Arts Educational Schools in London. Career In 2015, he was cast as the lead in the BBC Original Drama Short, Oakwood. In 2016, he joined the cast of Channel 4 and Amazon comedy ''Catastrophe'' in a recurring role playing Jeffrey, the on-screen child of characters portrayed by Ashley Jensen and Mark Bonnar. He first appeared in season three, and reprised his role in the fourth and final season which was released in 2019. In March 2019 he began shooting '' The Stranger'', a Netflix adaptation of the novel by Harlan Coben. It was released on 30 January 2020. In 2021, he joined the cast of upcoming Apple TV+ miniseries, '' Masters of the Air'' from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lily Loveless
Lily May Loveless (born 16 April 1990) is an English actress, best known for her role as Naomi in the BAFTA award-winning drama '' Skins''. Career Loveless made her acting debut in the third series of Skins, playing the sexually confused, outspoken political activist teenager Naomi Campbell. Loveless was a performer in Psychotic Dance Company, a dance group that specialises in street dance fused with other urban dance styles. Loveless received the 2007 Jack Petchey Achievement Award. In June 2007, she performed with the Psychotic Dance Company at the Tottenham Carnival. In 2010, she played the character of Chloe in the adaptation of Mark Billingham's ''Sleepyhead''. Following this, Loveless secured many roles, including Anna in The Fades penned by former Skins writer, Jack Thorne (playing the role in both the pilot and the following series); Sadie in Sky Living's supernatural drama, Bedlam alongside Theo James, Charlotte Salt and former Skins co-stars Will Young and Hugo Sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manchester
Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The two cities and the surrounding towns form one of the United Kingdom's most populous conurbations, the Greater Manchester Built-up Area, which has a population of 2.87 million. The history of Manchester began with the civilian settlement associated with the Roman fort ('' castra'') of ''Mamucium'' or ''Mancunium'', established in about AD 79 on a sandstone bluff near the confluence of the rivers Medlock and Irwell. Historically part of Lancashire, areas of Cheshire south of the River Mersey were incorporated into Manchester in the 20th century, including Wythenshawe in 1931. Throughout the Middle Ages Manchester remained a manorial township, but began to expand "at an astonishing rate" around the turn of the 19th century. Manchest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thriller (genre)
Thriller is a genre of fiction, having numerous, often overlapping subgenres. Thrillers are characterized and defined by the mood (psychology), moods they elicit, giving viewers heightened feelings of suspense, Psychomotor agitation, excitement, Surprise (emotion), surprise, anticipation (emotion), anticipation and anxiety. Successful examples of thrillers are Alfred Hitchcock filmography, the films of Alfred Hitchcock. Thrillers generally keep the audience on the "edge of their seats" as the plot builds towards a climax (narrative), climax. The cover-up of important information is a common element. Literary devices such as red herrings, plot twists, unreliable narrators, and cliffhangers are used extensively. A thriller is often a villain-driven plot, whereby they present obstacles that the protagonist must overcome. The most common genres that overlap with the thriller genre include crime fiction, crime, horror fiction, horror and detective fiction. Characteristics Writer Vla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mystery (genre)
Mystery is a fiction genre where the nature of an event, usually a murder or other crime, remains mysterious until the end of the story. Often within a closed circle of suspects, each suspect is usually provided with a credible motive and a reasonable opportunity for committing the crime. The central character is often a detective (such as Sherlock Holmes), who eventually solves the mystery by logical deduction from facts presented to the reader. Some mystery books are non-fiction. Mystery fiction can be detective stories in which the emphasis is on the puzzle or suspense element and its logical solution such as a whodunit. Mystery fiction can be contrasted with hardboiled detective stories, which focus on action and gritty realism. Mystery fiction can involve a supernatural mystery in which the solution does not have to be logical and even in which there is no crime involved. This usage was common in the pulp magazines of the 1930s and 1940s, whose titles such as ''Dime Mystery' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Netflix
Netflix, Inc. is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service and production company based in Los Gatos, California. Founded in 1997 by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph in Scotts Valley, California, it offers a film and television series library through distribution deals as well as its own productions, known as Netflix Originals. As of September 2022, Netflix had 222 million subscribers worldwide, including 73.3 million in the United States and Canada; 73.0 million in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, 39.6 million in Latin America and 34.8 million in the Asia-Pacific region. It is available worldwide aside from Mainland China, Syria, North Korea, and Russia. Netflix has played a prominent role in independent film distribution, and it is a member of the Motion Picture Association (MPA). Netflix can be accessed via web browsers or via application software installed on smart TVs, set-top boxes connected to televisions, tablet computers, smartph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
