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The Beiderbecke Tapes
''The Beiderbecke Tapes'' is a two-part British television drama serial written by Alan Plater and broadcast in 1987. It is the second serial in ''The Beiderbecke Trilogy'' and stars James Bolam and Barbara Flynn as schoolteachers Trevor Chaplin and Jill Swinburne. When a tape recording of a conversation about nuclear waste inadvertently falls into Trevor's hands, Trevor and Jill find themselves being pursued by national security agents. Plot Trevor Chaplin teaches woodwork and likes to listen to jazz. Jill Swinburne teaches English and wants to help save the planet. They live together and just want a quiet life. Then they meet John the barman who died but is much better now. John gives them a tape, which leads to meeting Dave the wimp. They find out about The People's Front for the Liberation of West Yorkshire. The man with no name called Mr Peterson came to see them. He was followed by the six men in grey suits. Jill goes to see The Oldest Suffragette in Town. Trevor and Jill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comedy
Comedy is a genre of fiction that consists of discourses or works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium. The term originated in ancient Greece: in Athenian democracy, the public opinion of voters was influenced by political satire performed by comic poets in theaters. The theatrical genre of Greek comedy can be described as a dramatic performance pitting two groups, ages, genders, or societies against each other in an amusing '' agon'' or conflict. Northrop Frye depicted these two opposing sides as a "Society of Youth" and a "Society of the Old". A revised view characterizes the essential agon of comedy as a struggle between a relatively powerless youth and the societal conventions posing obstacles to his hopes. In this struggle, the youth then becomes constrained by his lack of social authority, and is left with little choice but to resort to ruses w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Beiderbecke Trilogy
''The Beiderbecke Trilogy'' refers to three television serials written by Alan Plater and made by ITV Yorkshire, Yorkshire Television for the ITV (TV network), ITV network in the United Kingdom between 1984 and 1988. Each serial centres on schoolteachers Trevor Chaplin (James Bolam) and Jill Swinburne (Barbara Flynn), who work at a rundown comprehensive school in Leeds. Woodwork teacher Trevor enjoys association football, football and jazz music whilst English teacher Jill is a political activist concerned with saving the environment. Premise ''The Beiderbecke Trilogy'' centres on two schoolteachers – Trevor Chaplin (James Bolam) and Jill Swinburne (Barbara Flynn) – who teach at a comprehensive school in Leeds, in West Yorkshire. Jill is a keen conservation movement, conservationist, interested in the environment as well as social issues. Trevor on the other hand is interested in jazz, association football, football and snooker and has little interest in conservation. Jill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maggie Jones (actress)
Margaret Jones (21 June 1934 – 2 December 2009) was an English actress, best known for playing Blanche Hunt in the British soap opera ''Coronation Street'', a role which she first portrayed in 1974 and played regularly from the late-1990s until shortly before her death. She won the British Soap Award for Best Comedy Performance in 2005 and 2008. Career Jones graduated from the drama school RADA and performed in numerous plays including ''Pride and Prejudice'' and '' The Women'' on the West End stage. Her first television role came in 1961 when she appeared in one episode of ''Coronation Street'' as a policewoman. Jones's first major television role was in BBC's 1967 adaptation of ''The Forsyte Saga''. Jones played the maid, Smither, a small but recurring part. Later , she appeared twice in Nearest and Dearest . Prior to playing Blanche Hunt in ''Coronation Street'' her best-known role was as Polly Barraclough in '' Sam'' with Mark McManus and she also appeared in the 1971 BB ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marlous Fluitsma
Maria Louise Clara Albertine Fluitsma (born 12 December 1946), known as Marlous Fluitsma, is a Dutch actress, known for her roles in Dutch films and on television in various Dutch language series. She was well-known to Europeans outside the Netherlands for hosting the Eurovision Song Contest 1980, held in The Hague. Early life Fluitsma grew up in Nijmegen where her father was a teacher. After her studies at the Stage Acting Academy in Maastricht, she played for the Groot Limburgs Toneel (the largest acting group in Limburg province) and for the Haagse Comedie (The Hague Comedy Group). Career credits She became better known when she played the lead role in a play written by Herman van Veen: ''De Spinse'' (1973). She appeared in the movies ''Uit elkaar'' (1979) and ''Ik ben Joep Meloen'' (1981), as well as the television series ''Pommetje Horlepiep'' (1976) and ''De Fabriek'' (1981). On 19 April 1980, Fluitsma presented the Eurovision Song Contest in the Congresgebouw in The Ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judy Brooke
Judy Brooke is an English actress born in Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire on 21 February 1970. She is perhaps best known for her roles in ''The Beiderbecke Trilogy'' and '' Band of Gold''. She has also appeared in minor roles in other Yorkshire Television programmes. Roles * ''The Beiderbecke Tapes'' as Yvonne (1987) * ''The Beiderbecke Connection'' as Yvonne (1988) * '' All Creatures Great and Small'' as Susie Thornton. Two episodes: Series 6 episode 7 - The New World (1989), Series 7, Episode 6 "Out With the New" (1990) * ''Emmerdale'' as Paula Barker (1991) * ''Coronation Street ''Coronation Street'' is an English soap opera created by Granada Television and shown on ITV since 9 December 1960. The programme centres around a cobbled, terraced street in Weatherfield, a fictional town based on inner-city Salford. Origi ...'' as Paula Maxwell (1992) * '' Band of Gold'' as Secretary to Carol (series 2) (1996) References {{DEFAULTSORT:Brooke, Judy Actresses from Leeds L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Wallis
William Wallis (20 November 1936 – 6 September 2013) was a British character actor and comedian who appeared in numerous radio and television roles, as well as in the theatre. Biography Wallis was born in Guildford in Surrey, the only son of Albert Wallis, a trainee fishmonger turned engineer, and his wife, Anne, a nurse. He attended Farnham Grammar School from 1948 to 1955, where he was head boy. He gained a State Scholarship to St John's College, Cambridge, and while at Cambridge met Peter Cook and David Frost. When Cook and the team took '' Beyond the Fringe'' to Broadway, Wallis took over the roles played by Alan Bennett. Wallis appeared in a number of television programmes including ''Chelmsford 123'', '' Doctor at Large'' (1971), ITV's production of ''The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole'', the BBC's adaptation of John Masefield's book ''The Box of Delights'' (1984), the first series of ''Blackadder'' (drunken knight), ''Blackadder II'' (Ploppy the Gaoler), ''Blackadder Goes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victor Maddern
Victor Jack Maddern (16 March 1928 – 22 June 1993) was an English actor. He was described by ''The Telegraph'' as having "one of the most distinctive and eloquent faces in post-war British cinema." Life and career Born in Seven Kings, Ilford, Essex, Maddern attended Beal Grammar Boys school and afterwards joined the Merchant Navy at the age of 15 and served in the Second World War from 1943 until its end and was medically discharged in 1946. He subsequently trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA). He made his first screen appearance in '' Seven Days to Noon'' in 1950, playing a reluctant soldier obliged to shoot a psychotic scientist. One of his earliest stage roles was as Sam Weller in '' The Trial of Mr Pickwick'' (1952). Appearing as Helicon in a production of Albert Camus' play ''Caligula'' (1964), Maddern was singled out for critical praise, and in '' My Darling Daisy'' (1970) portrayed the notorious Frank Harris. He also did two stints in the highly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Fellows
Don Fellows (December 2, 1922 – October 21, 2007) was an American actor known for his roles in British theater and television. Born in Salt Lake City, Utah and raised in Madison, Wisconsin, Fellows served in the United States Merchant Marine during World War II. He was a graduate of the University of Wisconsin and a member of the Actors Studio. He moved to London in 1973 to further his stage career. Fellows' TV appearances included '' Space: 1999'', ''Z Cars'', '' Lillie'', ''The Sandbaggers'', ''The Citadel'', ''The Beiderbecke Tapes'', ''The Bill'' and ''Inspector Morse''. His film appearances included '' Spy Story'' (1976), ''The Omen'' (1976), ''Twilight's Last Gleaming'' (1977), '' Valentino'' (1977), ''Licensed to Love and Kill'' (1979), ''Raiders of the Lost Ark'' (1981), '' Eye of the Needle'' (1981), ''Who Dares Wins'' (1982), '' Electric Dreams'' (1984), '' Superman IV: The Quest for Peace'' (1987) and ''Velvet Goldmine'' (1998). He featured alongside fellow Ameri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Alderson (actor)
John Bramwell Alderson (10 April 1916 – 4 August 2006) was an English actor noted for playing the lead in the 1957-58 syndicated western television series, '' Boots and Saddles'', which ran for thirty-eight episodes in a single season, and many supporting roles in films in a career spanning almost forty years, from 1951 to 1990. Alderson was cast as the rugged trail guide Hugh Glass, an historical figure, in the 1966 episode "Hugh Glass Meets the Bear" of the syndicated series, ''Death Valley Days''. Others in the episode were Morgan Woodward as Thomas Fitzpatrick, Victor French as Louis Baptiste and Tris Coffin. Biography Alderson was born to a mining family in the village of Horden, County Durham, England. After a brief teenage career at the colliery he opted to instead join the Royal Artillery, rising to the rank of Major. Upon leaving the services he married a United States citizen and immigrated to the US, where he began his acting career. Filmography Film ... [...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] |
David Battley
David John Battley (5 November 1935 – 20 January 2003) was a British actor of stage and screen, mainly appearing in comedy roles. Early life Battley was born at Battersea, London, the elder son of John Battley, a post-Second World War Labour MP, and his wife Sybill (née Allchurch). Born with a hole in the heart, he was initially home schooled before attending a special school. He later enrolled at Camberwell School of Art but left before completing the course. He earned a living working for the family printing firm, Battley Brothers, before applying to Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Battley had one brother, Bernard. Career Battley used a dry, ironic delivery on television and in films. He found steady work as a character actor and comic stooge. Battley's TV work ranged from the satire show '' BBC-3'' and the military police drama ''Redcap'' in the 1960s through Eric Sykes' BBC sitcom, the 1975 TV adaptation of ''Moll Flanders'' and the 1977 Christmas Special of '' The Good ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Longden (actor)
Robert Longden (born 5 October 1951) is a British composer, librettist, director and film, stage and television actor whose career has spanned four decades. In 1974 he took over the role of Riff Raff from Richard O'Brien in the original production of ''The Rocky Horror Show''; later with Hereward Kaye he wrote the West End musical ''Moby Dick''. Early life Longden attended The King's School in his native Macclesfield before receiving a scholarship to train at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama (1969 to 1974) where he was awarded the Diploma of Speech and Drama and the John Gielgud Award for comedy. Stage career Longden's theatre career started with the Royal Shakespeare Company before taking over the role of Riff Raff from Richard O'Brien in the original production of ''The Rocky Horror Show'' in 1974 aged 24. Theatre roles include ''Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead'' for the Young Vic; ''In the Boom Boom Room'' for American Repertory Theater; Cholly in ''Major B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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