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The Duchess And The Devil
''The Duchess and the Devil'' is the third episode of the British television series '' Hornblower''. The episode first aired on 24 February 1999 on ITV. The television story is loosely based on C. S. Forester's 1950 novel ''Mr. Midshipman Hornblower'', chapter " Hornblower, the Duchess, and the Devil". Plot Acting Lieutenant Horatio Hornblower captures the French ship ''Le Reve''. On , Captain Pellew orders Hornblower to sail his prize to Portsmouth with extremely important despatches, and to destroy them if necessary to keep them out of enemy hands. He then informs Hornblower that they have been invited to dinner with Sir Hew Dalrymple, the Governor of Gibraltar. Among the guests is the widowed Duchess of Wharfedale, who tells an entertaining story about how her father managed the Duke of Wharfedale's mills, which eventually led to her marrying the elderly Duke. After the party, Pellew orders Hornblower to escort the Duchess home to England. As the journey starts, ''Le Reve ...
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Ioan Gruffudd
Ioan Gruffudd (; (born 6 October 1973) is a Welsh actor. He first came to public attention as Fifth Officer Harold Lowe in ''Titanic'' (1997), and then for his portrayal of Horatio Hornblower in the ''Hornblower (TV series), Hornblower'' series of television films (1998–2003). Subsequent roles have included Lancelot in ''King Arthur (2004 film), King Arthur'' (2004), Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards / Mister Fantastic in ''Fantastic Four (2005 film), Fantastic Four'' (2005) and its Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, 2007 sequel, William Wilberforce in ''Amazing Grace (2006 film), Amazing Grace'' (2006), and Tony Blair in ''W. (film), W.'' (2008). His other film credits include ''102 Dalmatians'' (2000), ''Black Hawk Down (film), Black Hawk Down'' (2001), ''The Gathering (2003 film), The Gathering'' (2003), ''Fireflies in the Garden'' (2008), ''The Secret of Moonacre'' (2008), ''Sanctum (film), Sanctum'', ''Horrible Bosses'', ''Foster (film), Foster'' (all 2011), ''The ...
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Kingdom Of Portugal
The Kingdom of Portugal ( la, Regnum Portugalliae, pt, Reino de Portugal) was a monarchy in the western Iberian Peninsula and the predecessor of the modern Portuguese Republic. Existing to various extents between 1139 and 1910, it was also known as the Kingdom of Portugal and the Algarves after 1415, and as the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves between 1815 and 1822. The name is also often applied to the Portuguese Empire, the realm's overseas colonies. The nucleus of the Portuguese state was the County of Portugal, established in the 9th century as part of the ''Reconquista'', by Vímara Peres, a vassal of the King of Asturias. The county became part of the Kingdom of León in 1097, and the Counts of Portugal established themselves as rulers of an independent kingdom in the 12th century, following the battle of São Mamede. The kingdom was ruled by the Alfonsine Dynasty until the 1383–85 Crisis, after which the monarchy passed to the House of Aviz. ...
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1990s War Films
Year 199 ( CXCIX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was sometimes known as year 952 ''Ab urbe condita''. The denomination 199 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Mesopotamia is partitioned into two Roman provinces divided by the Euphrates, Mesopotamia and Osroene. * Emperor Septimius Severus lays siege to the city-state Hatra in Central-Mesopotamia, but fails to capture the city despite breaching the walls. * Two new legions, I Parthica and III Parthica, are formed as a permanent garrison. China * Battle of Yijing: Chinese warlord Yuan Shao defeats Gongsun Zan. Korea * Geodeung succeeds Suro of Geumgwan Gaya, as king of the Korean kingdom of Gaya (traditional date). By topic Religion * Pope Zephyrinus succeeds Pope Victo ...
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1990s Historical Films
Year 199 ( CXCIX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was sometimes known as year 952 ''Ab urbe condita''. The denomination 199 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Mesopotamia is partitioned into two Roman provinces divided by the Euphrates, Mesopotamia and Osroene. * Emperor Septimius Severus lays siege to the city-state Hatra in Central-Mesopotamia, but fails to capture the city despite breaching the walls. * Two new legions, I Parthica and III Parthica, are formed as a permanent garrison. China * Battle of Yijing: Chinese warlord Yuan Shao defeats Gongsun Zan. Korea * Geodeung succeeds Suro of Geumgwan Gaya, as king of the Korean kingdom of Gaya (traditional date). By topic Religion * Pope Zephyrinus succeeds Pope Victor I, as th ...
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1999 Films
File:1999 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The funeral procession of King Hussein of Jordan in Amman; the 1999 İzmit earthquake kills over 17,000 people in Turkey; the Columbine High School massacre, one of the first major school shootings in the United States; the Year 2000 problem ("Y2K"), perceived as a major concern in the lead-up to the year 2000; the Millennium Dome opens in London; online music downloading platform Napster is launched, soon a source of online piracy; NASA loses both the Mars Climate Orbiter and the Mars Polar Lander; a destroyed T-55 tank near Prizren during the Kosovo War., 300x300px, thumb rect 0 0 200 200 Death and state funeral of King Hussein rect 200 0 400 200 1999 İzmit earthquake rect 400 0 600 200 Columbine High School massacre rect 0 200 300 400 Kosovo War rect 300 200 600 400 Year 2000 problem rect 0 400 200 600 Mars Climate Orbiter rect 200 400 400 600 Napster rect 400 400 600 600 Millennium Dome 1999 was designated as th ...
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1999 Television Films
File:1999 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The funeral procession of King Hussein of Jordan in Amman; the 1999 İzmit earthquake kills over 17,000 people in Turkey; the Columbine High School massacre, one of the first major school shootings in the United States; the Year 2000 problem ("Y2K"), perceived as a major concern in the lead-up to the year 2000; the Millennium Dome opens in London; online music downloading platform Napster is launched, soon a source of online piracy; NASA loses both the Mars Climate Orbiter and the Mars Polar Lander; a destroyed T-55 tank near Prizren during the Kosovo War., 300x300px, thumb rect 0 0 200 200 Death and state funeral of King Hussein rect 200 0 400 200 1999 İzmit earthquake rect 400 0 600 200 Columbine High School massacre rect 0 200 300 400 Kosovo War rect 300 200 600 400 Year 2000 problem rect 0 400 200 600 Mars Climate Orbiter rect 200 400 400 600 Napster rect 400 400 600 600 Millennium Dome 1999 was designated as the In ...
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Jean-Yves Berteloot
Jean-Yves Berteloot (born 27 August 1958) is a French actor. Theater Filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Berteloot, Jean-Yves 1958 births Living people People from Saint-Omer French male film actors French male television actors French male stage actors 20th-century French male actors 21st-century French male actors ...
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Sean Gilder
Sean Brian Gilder (born 1 March 1964) is an English stage, film and screen actor, he is also a playwright Gilder was born in Brampton, Cumberland, England. He is best known for his portrayal of Paddy Maguire on '' Shameless'' from 2005 to 2010, and as Styles on '' Hornblower''. He has appeared in ''Doctor Who'' (as the Sycorax Leader) as well as '' New Tricks'', ''Gangs of New York'', and the 2004 film, ''King Arthur''. In ''Mike Bassett: England Manager'' he was one of the journalists. According to ''The Sun'' newspaper, Gilder left ''Shameless'' after series 7 with the reason rumoured to be his bad relationship with actress Tina Malone, who played his character's on screen wife, Mimi. Other media appearances In March 2008, Sean appeared as Paddy's gay twin brother Noel in ''Shameless'', however in a trick to viewers, Noel was credited as being played by Neil Grades, an anagram of Sean Gilder. On 3 April 2008, he appeared on ''The Paul O'Grady Show'' alongside fellow '' Sha ...
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Paul Copley
Paul Mackriell Copley (born 25 November 1944) is an English actor and voiceover artist. From 2011 to 2015 he appeared as Mr. Mason, father of William Mason, in 16 episodes of ''Downton Abbey'', and from 2020 to 2021, he appeared in the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' as Arthur Medwin. Early life Copley was born in Denby Dale, West Riding of Yorkshire, and grew up beside a dairy farm there. His father, Harold, was involved with local amateur dramatic productions, as were the rest of his family. He went to Penistone Grammar School, then to the Northern Counties College of Education in Newcastle upon Tyne, where he received an Associate of the Drama Board (ADB) in Drama. He taught English and Drama in Walthamstow, before he joined the Leeds Playhouse Theatre-in-education Company in 1971. Career Copley was the male lead character in the four-part BBC series '' Days of Hope'' in 1975, which depicted events between the First World War and the General Strike from a family in ...
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John Woodvine
John Woodvine (born 21 July 1929) is an English actor who has appeared in more than 70 theatre productions, as well as a similar number of television and film roles. Early life Woodvine was born in Tyne Dock, South Shields, Tyne & Wear, England, the son of Rose (née Kelly) and John Woodvine. He was educated at Lord Williams's School, Thame, Oxfordshire and trained for the stage at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, graduating in 1953. Career Woodvine worked with the Old Vic company in the 1950s. In 1957, along with Russell Napier, John Carlisle and Edgar Lustgarten, Woodvine appeared in an installment of the ''Scotland Yard'' film series ("The Silent Weapon", 1961). Woodvine also had a long career with the Royal Shakespeare Company, having appeared in 1976 opposite Ian McKellen and Judi Dench as Banquo in the acclaimed Trevor Nunn production of ''Macbeth'', which was later recorded for television. He also appeared in the RSC's 1980 landmark production of ''The Life and Adve ...
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Jonathan Coy
Jonathan Coy (born 24 April 1953, in Hammersmith, London) is a British actor. He has worked since 1975 largely in television, notably as Henry in the long-running legal series '' Rumpole of the Bailey'' and as Bracegirdle in the television series '' Hornblower'', adapted from the books by C. S. Forester. He also appeared as the German character, Kurt, in the British television series '' Brideshead Revisited'', in Season 1, Episode 7, entitled ''The Unseen Hook'', and Colin Grove in ''The Sandbaggers'' in 1978. In 2008 he played Lloyd in a UK tour of the play ''Noises Off'', Leonato in the 2011 Wyndham's Theatre production of ''Much Ado About Nothing'', with David Tennant, and Colonel Luykin in Pinero's '' The Magistrate'' at the Royal National Theatre in 2012-13, a production that was included in Season 4 of National Theatre Live. In 1997 he appeared as Doug Arkwright in Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (“Daughter of the Regiment”, S3:E2). He also played a German spy call ...
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Jamie Bamber
Jamie Saint John Bamber Griffith (born 3 April 1973), known professionally as Jamie Bamber, is a British actor, known for his roles as Lee Adama in ''Battlestar Galactica'' and Detective Sergeant Matt Devlin in the ITV series '' Law & Order: UK''. He also had a supporting role as 2nd Lt. Jack Foley in the HBO miniseries '' Band of Brothers'', as Lieutenant Archie Kennedy in the '' Hornblower'' series and was a regular on the British series ''Ultimate Force'' and ''Peak Practice''. In 2013, Bamber starred in the TNT medical drama ''Monday Mornings'', and in 2014, in the Sky 1 drama '' The Smoke''. Early life Bamber was born on 3 April 1973 in Hammersmith, London, England, to Ralph and Elizabeth Griffith. His father is from the United States and his mother is from Northern Ireland. At the time Bamber was born, his father was an American management consultant. Bamber has five brothers and one sister, actress Anastasia Griffith. Bamber was educated at St Paul's School in Lond ...
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