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The Old Boy Network
''The Old Boy Network'' is a British comedy television series which first aired on ITV in 1992.Newcomb p.1303 Created by the writing team of Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, it is a parody of various spy films and series. Main cast * Tom Conti as Lucas Frye (7 episodes) * John Standing as Peter Duckham (7 episodes) * Robert Lang as Sir Roland White (6 episodes) * Georgia Allen as Tamsin (5 episodes) * Jayne Brook Jayne Brook (born Jane Anderson) is an American actress, best known for her roles as Dr. Diane Grad on the medical drama ''Chicago Hope'', as a series regular for five of the show's six seasons, and Mary Ann Mitchell on ''The District'' from 200 ... as Parker Morrow (4 episodes) * Annie Lambert as Sophie Duckham (2 episodes) * Brian Miller as Percy (2 episodes) * Richard Syms as Munton (2 episodes) References Bibliography * Horace Newcomb. ''Encyclopedia of Television''. Routledge, 2014. External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Old Boy Network ITV sitcoms 1992 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dick Clement
Dick Clement (born 5 September 1937) is an English writer, director and producer. He became known for his writing partnership with Ian La Frenais for television series including ''The Likely Lads'', ''Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?'', '' Porridge'', '' Lovejoy'' and ''Auf Wiedersehen, Pet''. Early life Born in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, England, Clement was educated at Bishop's Stortford College, and then spent a year in the US on an exchange visit. Upon his return, he completed his National Service with the Royal Air Force. He then joined the BBC as a studio manager and started writing scripts and comedy sketches. Writing partnership with Ian La Frenais Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais have enjoyed a long and successful career embracing films, television and theatre. Their partnership began in the mid-1960s with ''The Likely Lads'', and by the end of the decade they had also written three feature films: ''The Jokers'', ''Otley'', (directed by Clement) and '' Hannibal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Lang (actor)
Robert Lang (24 September 1934 – 6 November 2004) was an English actor. Early life Lang was born in Bristol, the son of Richard Lionel Lang and Lily Violet (née Ballard). He was educated at Fairfield Grammar School and St Simon’s Church School. Career His TV credits include ''Out of the Unknown'' ("Deathday", 1971), ''That Was The Week That Was'', '' Thriller'' (1 episode, 1974), '' The New Avengers'' ("The Last of the Cybernauts?", 1976), ''1990'', Raffles - The Last Laugh (1977), ''Rumpole of the Bailey'' (1979), '' Tales of the Unexpected'' (1979), ''King Lear'' (1983), ''Confessional'' (1989), ''Under the Hammer'' (1994), ''Rasputin'' (1996), ''A Dance to the Music of Time'' (1997), ''The Forsyte Saga'' (2002), '' Our Mutual Friend'' (1998), and '' Heartbeat'' (2002). He also appeared in ''The Return of the Borrowers'', as Mr Platter in 1993. His films include ''Interlude'' (1968), '' Dance of Death'' (1969), ''A Walk with Love and Death'' (1969), ''The House That Drip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1992 British Television Series Endings
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 the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1992 British Television Series Debuts
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 the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ITV Sitcoms
ITV or iTV may refer to: ITV *Independent Television (ITV), a British television network, consisting of: **ITV (TV network), a free-to-air national commercial television network covering the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man, and the Channel Islands **ITV1, a brand name used by ITV plc for twelve franchises of the ITV television network covering England, Southern Scotland, Wales, the Isle of Man, and the Channel Islands **ITV Digital, a defunct UK digital terrestrial television broadcaster, which opened in 1998 as ONdigital and closed in 2002 **ITV plc, the British parent company which owns thirteen of the fifteen ITV television network franchises **ITV Studios, a television production company owned by ITV plc **itv.com, the main website of ITV plc *ITV Parapentes, a defunct French aircraft manufacturer *ITV Independent Television Tanzania, a Tanzanian television station and member of the Commonwealth Broadcasting Association (CBA) *CITV-DT, a television station in Edmonton, Alberta, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Miller (actor)
Brian Reginald Miller (born 17 April 1941) is a British actor and television personality. He is known for his music and television appearances. Miller was married to Elisabeth Sladen, who was a recurring cast member on the BBC show ''Doctor Who'' and also in her own spin off series ''The Sarah Jane Adventures''. Career Miller and his wife, Elisabeth Sladen, moved to Liverpool after she left ''Doctor Who'' and they performed in a series of plays. This included a two-person production with Sladen in ''Mooney and his Caravans''. In 1978, they appeared alongside each other in the ITV drama ''Send In The Girls''. He played Mr Buttle in Terry Gilliam's 1985 film ''Brazil''. Other television series in which he has appeared include ''Blake's 7'' (in the episode "Horizon"), ''The Bill'', ''Angels'' and ''Casualty''. He has an occasional role in the radio serial ''The Archers'' as Jason the builder. Miller briefly played Cliff Pughes in ''Coronation Street'' and Mark in ''Wizards vs A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annie Lambert
Annie Lambert (born 3 January 1946) is a British actress, best known to fans of the science fiction television series '' Doctor Who'' for her role as Enlightenment in the 1982 serial '' Four to Doomsday''. She grew up in East Sussex and her first work in London was as a fashion assistant at ''Vogue'', but several of the photographers she worked with persuaded her to sit for them, and she soon moved into acting. She is the younger half-sister of Kit Lambert, who was the manager of The Who. Her other TV credits include: '' The Sweeney'', '' Space: 1999'', '' The New Avengers'', '' All Creatures Great and Small'', '' Bluebell'', ''Inspector Morse'', ''Poirot'', ''Rockliffe's Babies'', ''Howards' Way'', '' Lovejoy'', ''Minder'', '' Making News'', '' The Old Boy Network'', '' Westbeach'' and ''2point4 Children ''2point4 Children'' is a BBC Television sitcom that was created and written by Andrew Marshall. It follows the lives of the Porters, a seemingly average, working-class ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jayne Brook
Jayne Brook (born Jane Anderson) is an American actress, best known for her roles as Dr. Diane Grad on the medical drama ''Chicago Hope'', as a series regular for five of the show's six seasons, and Mary Ann Mitchell on ''The District'' from 2000 to 2002. Between 2017 and 2019, Brook had a recurring role as Starfleet Vice Admiral Katrina Cornwell in the series '' Star Trek: Discovery''. Early life Brook was born in Northbrook, Illinois. She graduated from Glenbrook North High School in 1978 at the age of 17. She attended New College in Oxford, England, and Duke University on scholarship, earning a bachelor's degree in 1982. Brook is married to actor and director John Terlesky. They have two daughters, Alexandra Sophia and Annaliese Marie. Career Brook had acted in Britain's regional theatres and in London before she went to Los Angeles to begin acting on TV. She also worked briefly as a model. Her first acting role was in the film '' Superman IV: The Quest for Peace'' in 1987. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comedy Television Series
A list of comedy television series by country of origin. Australia Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina * ''Viza za budućnost'' Brazil Canada China *'' Number One Surprise'' Croatia *'' Odmori se, zaslužio si'' *'' Zauvijek susjedi'' Egypt *''The Family of Mr Shalash'' *'' Miss Farah'' (2019–present) France *''Monster Buster Club'' Greece India Jamaica * ''Hello World Jamaica'' (2004–2006) Japan New Zealand Singapore * ''All in All Alamelu'' (2012) * ''Alli Rajam'' * ''Chinna Papa Periya Papa'' (2003–2005, 2015–2016) * ''Costly Mapillai'' (2000) * '' Cuba and friends'' * '' Dhinam Dhinam Deepavali'' (2007–2008) * ''Galatta Kudumbam 1 & 2'' (1999) * '' House of media'' * ''Khirushna Lattu Thinna Asaiya'' (2013–2014) * ''Krishna Cottage'' * ''Madipakkam Madhavan'' (2013–2015) * ''Mama Mapillai'' * ''Masala Kudumbam'' * ''Maya Basar'' * ''My Name Is Mangamma'' (2012–2013) * ''Naan Aval Illai'' * ''Naduvulai Konsham Pakkathai Kanom'' * ''Phua C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian La Frenais
Ian La Frenais (born 7 January 1937) is an English writer best known for his creative partnership with Dick Clement. They are most famous for television series including ''The Likely Lads'', ''Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?'', ''Porridge (1974 TV series), Porridge'' and its sequel ''Going Straight'', ''Lovejoy'' and ''Auf Wiedersehen, Pet''. Early life La Frenais was born in Monkseaton, Northumberland; his father was an accountant. As a child at Park Primary School in Whitley Bay, La Frenais enjoyed art and writing. He then attended Dame Allan's School, Newcastle, Dame Allan's Boys School in Newcastle upon Tyne, and completed his National Service in the British Army. After working as a salesman for a tobacco company, he began composing songs for a weekly List of satirical television news programs, satirical programme on Tyne Tees Television and then moved to London where he worked for a market research company. Writing partnership with Dick Clement Ian La Frenais and Di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ITV (TV Channel)
ITV1 (formerly known as ITV) is a British free-to-air Public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom, public broadcast television channel owned and operated by the British media company ITV plc. It provides the ITV (TV network), Channel 3 public broadcast service across all of the United Kingdom except for the central and northern areas of Scotland where STV (TV channel), STV provides the service. ITV1 as a consistent national channel (with dedicated slots for regional news and other regional programmes) evolved out of the old ITV (TV network), ITV network – a federation of separately owned regional companies which had significantly different local schedules and branding. During the 1990s, the differences between the schedules in each region gradually reduced – partly through the consolidation of ownership and partly through the standardisation in the volume and scheduling of regional programmes. In 2002, a major change of appearance occurred when all ITV regions in Engl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlton Select
Carlton Select was a British digital television channel, owned by Carlton Television. It was originally launched in June 1995 as SelecTV, by the independent production company of the same name, before being purchased by Carlton in 1997 who relaunched it as Carlton Select. On 14 February 1997, after SelecTV was rebranded, Carlton Select branded itself as "The UK's leading entertainment cable channel". Together with quiz shows, films and comedies, the channel brought viewers a wide-ranging choice of high quality programming. The channel was also available via satellite in Africa, on the South African DStv service. History Carlton Select was the result of a purchase by Pearson Television of production company, SelecTV for the value of £5.2m in 1996. SelecTV had run a cable-only channel of the same name since June 1995 and whose roots stretch as far back as the mid-80s. SelecTV was rebranded as Carlton Select on 14 February 1997. The channel originally broadcast from 17:00 to 00 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
