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Threesome (British TV Series)
''Threesome'' (stylised as ''threesome'') is a British television sitcom written by Tom MacRae and starring Stephen Wight, Amy Huberman and Emun Elliott. The series is focused around three friends—Alice, Mitch and Richie—who return home from a night out celebrating Alice's birthday and end up having a threesome, which results in Alice getting pregnant. Instead of getting an abortion, the three friends decide to raise the baby as a trio. The series began airing on 17 October 2011 on Comedy Central and Comedy Central HD. It is the first original scripted comedy commissioned by Comedy Central and is produced by Big Talk Productions. In February 2012, it was confirmed that Comedy Central had renewed the show for a second series. Although this included the possibility of a 22-episode third series, this did not happen. The show was remade in Finland in 2017, as '' Kolmistaan''. Premise ''Threesome'' is a sitcom about three inseparable friends on the verge of turning 30. Alic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland across Estonia to the south. Finland covers an area of with a population of 5.6 million. Helsinki is the capital and largest city, forming a larger metropolitan area with the neighbouring cities of Espoo, Kauniainen, and Vantaa. The vast majority of the population are ethnic Finns. Finnish, alongside Swedish, are the official languages. Swedish is the native language of 5.2% of the population. Finland's climate varies from humid continental in the south to the boreal in the north. The land cover is primarily a boreal forest biome, with more than 180,000 recorded lakes. Finland was first inhabited around 9000 BC after the Last Glacial Period. The Stone Age introduced several differ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russell Tovey
Russell George Tovey (born 14 November 1981) is an English actor. He is best known for playing the role of werewolf George Sands in the BBC's supernatural comedy-drama '' Being Human'', Rudge in both the stage and film versions of ''The History Boys'', Steve in the BBC Three sitcom '' Him & Her'', Kevin Matheson in the HBO original series ''Looking'' and its subsequent series finale television film '' Looking: The Movie''. Early life Tovey was born on 14 November 1981 in Billericay, Essex.Randall, Lee.Actor Russell Tovey graduated to Dickens, Doctor Who and Gavin & Stacey. Now starring as a modern-day werewolf in a new TV sitcom, he's headed for the top of the class" ''The Scotsman.'' 1 February 2009. Retrieved 25 December 2013. He is the younger of two sons of Carole (''née'' Webb) and George Tovey, who ran a Romford-based coach service taking passengers from Essex to Gatwick Airport. Tovey has an older brother, Daniel. He attended Harold Court School in Harold Wood and She ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Edge
Tom Edge is a British screenwriter, best known for creating the submarine thriller ''Vigil''. Career Edge created and served as the lead writer on the sitcom '' Lovesick''. The series focused on a group of English friends sharing a house in the West End of Glasgow and their romances. ''Lovesick'' began as a programme for Channel 4, before being acquired by Netflix. He also wrote on the second series of ''The Crown'', as well as the second, third and fourth series of ''Strike''. He wrote the 2019 biopic '' Judy'', about the later life of Hollywood actress Judy Garland and her declining health. It starred, and later won an Academy Award for, Renée Zellweger. According to a 2021 interview, Edge was approached by producer George Aza-Selinger to develop a submarine project. It became ''Vigil'' and, produced by World Productions, it began broadcasting on BBC One on 29 August 2021. ''Vigil'' became the BBC’s most watched new drama of the year, with its first episode attracting 10.2 m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Thomas (actor)
Joseph Owen Thomas (born 28 October 1983) is an English actor and comedian. He is best known for playing Simon Cooper in the award-winning E4 sitcom ''The Inbetweeners'' (2008–2010) and its two film adaptions, ''The Inbetweeners Movie'' (2011) and ''The Inbetweeners 2'' (2014), both achieving box office success. After ''The Inbetweeners'' concluded, Thomas remained connected to Channel 4, joining the cast of comedy-drama series '' Fresh Meat'' in 2011, portraying the role of Kingsley Owen until 2016. He was reunited with his ''The Inbetweeners'' colleague James Buckley when they both joined the cast of BBC Two sitcom ''White Gold'', with Thomas portraying the role of Martin Lavender. In 2018, he starred in the comedy film ''The Festival''. Early life and education Born in Chelmsford, Essex, as the first of four boys, Thomas attended King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford before reading History at Pembroke College, Cambridge. At Cambridge, Thomas was a member of the Fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Levy
Adam Levy is a jazz guitarist who was a member of Norah Jones's band. Career Levy was born in Encino, California. Two of his uncles and one cousin played guitar, and his mother briefly took lessons. His grandfather, George Wyle, worked for ''The Andy Williams Show'' and ''The Flip Wilson Show'' on television as music director. As a teenager, Levy was a member of a local big band. After he graduated from high school, he studied at the Dick Grove School of Music, where his teachers included Ted Greene and Jimmy Wyble. He moved to San Francisco in 1990 and worked as a studio musician, appearing on a Tracy Chapman album in the mid 1990s. At the end of the decade, he was a member of the group Killer Joey with drummer Joey Baron, guitarist Steve Cardenas, and bassist Tony Scherr. Levy then moved to New York City, where he met Norah Jones and was a member of her band at the beginning of her career through her bestselling albums and world tours. He has also played with Rosanne Cash, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gemma Whelan
Gemma Elizabeth Whelan (born 23 April 1981) is an English actress and comedian known for portraying Yara Greyjoy in the HBO fantasy-drama series ''Game of Thrones''. She also plays Kate in all seasons of the comedy ''Upstart Crow'', Detective Eunice Noon on the first season of ''The End of the F***ing World'' on Channel 4, and Geraldine on the third season of ''Killing Eve''. Early life Whelan was born in Leeds and grew up in the Midlands. She attended The King's High School for Girls in Warwick and the London Studio Centre. Career As a stand-up comedian, Whelan won the 2010 Funny Women Variety Award. She performed at the 2013 Edinburgh Fringe with her show ''Chastity Butterworth & The Spanish Hamster''. In 2014 she recorded a pilot chat show as her character Chastity Butterworth for BBC Radio 4. On screen, she has played supporting roles in several films and TV shows, including in the 2010 films ''Gulliver's Travels'' and '' The Wolfman''. She played Kate (appearing in all ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emma Handy
Emma Handy (born 24 March 1974) is a British actress best known for her West End stage work and her role as DC Paula McIntyre in the ITV1 award-winning drama series ''Wire in the Blood'' in which she appeared for five series. Early life Emma trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA). During the summer of her second year Emma was invited to Hungary to play the leading role in the first English translation of '' Csongor és Tünde'' by Peter Zollman at the Merlin International Theatre, Budapest. Career During her final year at drama school Emma was offered the part of Yuliya in a new translation of Chekhov's '' The Wood Demon'' by Frank Dwyer at the Playhouse Theatre in London's West End. Emma went straight onto the Royal Shakespeare Company to play Jessica in ''Merchant of Venice'' and to create the role of Rhona in the premiere of Robert Holman's ''Bad Weather''. Much of Emma's stage work has been involved with new writing creating many roles includ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Travis Oliver
Travis Oliver (born 18 March) is a British actor. He is possibly best known for his role as Oliver Ryan in the ITV series '' Footballers' Wives: Extra Time'' between 2005 and 2006. He's also made appearances in BBC's ''Doctor Who'' (2007) and the film ''Lesbian Vampire Killers'' (2009). Biography He was born in Belgium, but grew up near Farnham, Surrey, where he attended Frensham Heights School, at the same time as fellow actors Hattie Morahan, Tobias Menzies, Rufus Hound and Jim Sturgess. However, it wasn't until after gaining a degree in Economics from University College London that he began to pursue acting, training at Drama Studio London. His first television role was as Jake McQueen in the BBC series ''Doctors''. He has since gone on to appear in programmes such as ''Holby City'', '' Footballers' Wives: Extra Time'', the BBC's 2004 adaptation of '' North & South'', and the ''Doctor Who'' episode "Gridlock" as Milo. At the 2006 Edinburgh Fringe Festival, he played the t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lu Corfield
Lucy "Lu" Corfield (born 1979 or 1980) is a Welsh actress, known for her roles as Freya Wilson (Doctors), Freya Wilson in ''Doctors (2000 TV series), Doctors'', Ruth in ''Last Tango in Halifax'' and Joyce Edevan in ''Clink (TV series), Clink''. In 2020, she appeared in the BBC Three series ''In My Skin (TV series), In My Skin''. Career Raised in Four Crosses near Llanfair Caereinion, Powys, she became head girl at Welshpool High School. Due to study English at university, she caught the acting bug through appearances with the Montgomeryshire Youth Theatre. After A-Levels, she approached Amnesty International to set up a theatre in education company, with which she toured for two years. She then relocated to London and studied acting at RADA for three years. Since her graduation, Corfield has worked in both stage and television. Television roles include ''Vera (TV series), Vera'', ''Agatha Raisin (TV series), Agatha Raisin'', ''Game of Thrones'', ''Candy Cabs'', ''Rev. (TV serie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Garcia
Adam Gabriel Garcia (born 1 June 1973) is an Australian stage, television, and film actor who is best known for lead roles in musicals such as '' Saturday Night Fever'' and ''Kiss Me, Kate''. He is also a trained tap dancer and singer. Garcia has been nominated twice at the Laurence Olivier Awards in 1999 and 2013. Early life Garcia was born in 1973 to Jean Balharry and Fabio Garcia in Wahroonga, New South Wales. His mother, Jean, is Australian, and his father, Fabio, is from Colombia. Garcia's mother is a retired physiotherapist. Garcia attended Knox Grammar School where he completed his high school education. He also received formal tap dance training at Capital Dance Studio in Sydney, Australia. Garcia attended Sydney University, but did not complete his education as he left the university to take the role of Slide in the production of the musical ''Hot Shoe Shuffle'', which toured Australia for two years before transferring to London, England. Career Garcia began his f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joanna Roth
Joanna Roth (born Joanna Angelis in 1965) is a Denmark, Danish-British actress. She trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) and has appeared in film, TV, video games and theatre, in roles such as Ophelia in the film ''Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (film), Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead''. She is married to the Scottish actor John Hannah (actor), John Hannah. She appeared with her husband in the BBC One drama series ''New Street Law'', ITV Network, ITV's ''Rebus (TV series), Rebus'', the film ''Sliding Doors'', and onstage at London's Bush Theatre in ''A Bright Light Shining''. She provided the voice of Aveline Vallen in ''Dragon Age II''. Filmography Film Television Video game References {{DEFAULTSORT:Roth, Joanna 1965 births British film actresses British television actresses British video game actresses Shakespearean actresses Danish film actresses Danish television actresses Danish video game actresses Royal Shakespeare Company members A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
