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Tim McInnerny
Tim McInnerny ( ; born 18 September 1956) is an English actor. He is known for his many roles on stage and television, including as Lord Percy Percy and Captain Darling in the 1980s British sitcom ''Blackadder''. Early life McInnerny was born on 18 September 1956 in Cheadle Hulme, Cheshire, the son of Mary Joan (née Gibbings) and William Ronald McInnerny. He was brought up in Cheadle Hulme, and Stroud, Gloucestershire, and educated at Marling School, a grammar school in Stroud, and read English at Wadham College, Oxford, matriculating in 1976 after taking a gap year backpacking around the world. Career Television McInnerny's first role was in ''Blackadder'' during the 1980s. He played the two bumbling related aristocrats with the same name of Lord Percy Percy in the first series ('' The Black Adder'') and the second series ('' Blackadder II''); he declined to appear in the third series for fear of being typecast, though he did make a guest appearance in one episode ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Severance (film)
''Severance'' is a 2006 comedy horror film co-written and directed by Christopher Smith (director), Christopher Smith. Co-written with James Moran (writer), James Moran, it stars Danny Dyer and Laura Harris. The film tells a story of group of British and Canadian co-workers who go to a remote mountain forest in Hungary, where they become victims of murderous attacks by a group of poachers. ''Severance'' received mostly positive reviews. In 2009, media interest in the film was revived following the alleged copycat crime, copycat murder of a UK teenager. ''The article contains relevant Adobe Flash, Flash video.'' Plot A man named George and two women are running through the woods. The women fall into a large trapping pit, pit trap while George is caught by a Snare trap, snare. As he hangs helplessly, a masked poacher approaches and disembowels him with a knife. Some days prior, the European Sales division of Palisade Defence military arms corporation are on a bus to a team-build ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edge Of Darkness
''Edge of Darkness'' is a British television drama serial produced by BBC Television in association with Lionheart Television International and originally broadcast in six 55-minute episodes in late 1985. A mixture of crime drama and political thriller, it revolves around the efforts of widowed policeman Ronald Craven (played by Bob Peck) to unravel the truth behind the murder of his daughter Emma (played by Joanne Whalley). Craven's investigations soon lead him into a murky world of government and corporate cover-ups and nuclear espionage, pitting him against dark forces that threaten the future of life on Earth. Writer Troy Kennedy Martin was greatly influenced by the political climate of the time, dominated by the Thatcher government, and the aura of secrecy surrounding the nuclear industry – and by the implications of the Gaia hypothesis of environmentalist James Lovelock; these combined to his crafting a thriller that mingled real world concerns with mythic and mystic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Very British Coup (mini-series)
''A Very British Coup'' is a 1988 British political serial adapted from Chris Mullin's 1982 novel ''A Very British Coup'' in 1988 by screenwriter Alan Plater and director Mick Jackson. Starring Ray McAnally, the series was first screened on Channel 4 and won Bafta and Emmy awards, and was screened in more than 30 countries. The 2012 four-part Channel 4 series '' Secret State'' was "inspired" by the same novel. It starred Gabriel Byrne and was written by Robert Jones. Plot Harry Perkins, an unassuming, working class, very left-wing Leader of the Labour Party and Member of Parliament for Sheffield Central, becomes Prime Minister in March 1991. The priorities of the Perkins Government include dissolving all newspaper monopolies, withdrawal from NATO, removing all American military bases on UK soil, unilateral nuclear disarmament, and true open government. Newspaper magnate Sir George Fison, with allies within British political and Civil Service circles, moves immediately to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nob And Nobility
"Nob and Nobility" is the third episode of the BBC sitcom ''Blackadder the Third'', the third series of ''Blackadder''. Plot Edmund is disgusted with the English obsession over the Scarlet Pimpernel, the masked vigilante who has saved so many French aristocrats from the Revolution. After Edmund disparages the Pimpernel, two effete noblemen, Topper (Tim McInnerny) and Smedley (Nigel Planer), bet him a thousand guineas that he cannot go to France, rescue an aristocrat and present him at the French Embassy Ball. He accepts, but instead of actually going to France, he takes the far safer course of going to Mrs. Miggins' coffee house to find a French aristocrat willing to pretend he has been rescued. He convinces a French dandy, Le Comte de Frou Frou, to pose as his "rescued" aristocrat, in exchange for 50 guineas and an invitation to the Ball. Le Comte agrees, but laments "If only I had brought my mongoose costume!" When they arrive at the embassy, however, they are arrested by a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Scarlet Pimpernel
''The Scarlet Pimpernel'' is the first novel in a series of historical fiction by Baroness Orczy, published in 1905. It was written after her stage play of the same title (co-authored with Montague Barstow) enjoyed a long run in London, having opened in Nottingham in 1903. The novel is set during the Reign of Terror following the start of the French Revolution. The title is the ''nom de guerre'' of its hero and protagonist, a chivalrous Englishman who rescues aristocrats before they are sent to the guillotine. Sir Percy Blakeney leads a double life: apparently nothing more than a wealthy fop, but in reality a formidable swordsman and a quick-thinking master of disguise and escape artist. The band of gentlemen who assist him are the only ones who know of his secret identity. He is known by his symbol, a simple flower, the scarlet pimpernel (''Anagallis arvensis''). Opening at the New Theatre in London's West End on 5 January 1905, the play became a favourite of British audi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mystery Of Anna
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with pronouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of pronoun '' thee'') when followed by a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Red-Headed League (1985 Sherlock Holmes TV Episode)
"The Red-Headed League" is the 12th episode of the series ''The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes'', the first series in the ''Sherlock Holmes'' series which is based on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle stories. The series was produced by the British television company Granada Television between 1984 and 1994 and star Jeremy Brett as the famous detective. "The Red-Headed League" is based on the short story of the same title. The episode was first aired at 9:00 PM in the United Kingdom on Sunday, 22 September 1985 on ITV. It is the fifth of six episodes in the series' second season and the twelfth of the show overall. The episode notably takes some creative liberty in adapting the source material, refashioning it into a prelude to the series' adaptation of "The Final Problem" and introducing the character Professor Moriarty. Plot Jabez Wilson, a London pawnbroker, comes to consult Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. Wilson tells them that some weeks before, his young assistant, Vincent Spauld ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sherlock Holmes (1984 TV Series)
''Sherlock Holmes'' is the overall title given to the series of Sherlock Holmes adaptations produced by the British television company Granada Television between 1984 and 1994. The first two series were shown under the title ''The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes'' and were followed by subsequent series with the titles of other short story collections by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Of the 60 Holmes stories written by Doyle, 43 were adapted in the series, spanning 36 one-hour episodes and five feature-length specials. (Episode 40 incorporates the plot lines of both " The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone" and " The Adventure of the Three Garridebs". Episode 35 "The Eligible Bachelor" has material from both "The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor" and "The Adventure of the Veiled Lodger".) The series was broadcast on the ITV network in the UK and starred Jeremy Brett as Holmes. Watson was played by David Burke in the first series (''Adventures'') and by Edward Hardwicke from the second serie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love Thy Neighbour (1972 TV Series)
''Love Thy Neighbour'' is a British television sitcom that was broadcast from 13 April 1972 until 22 January 1976. The show spanned eight series, lasted for 53 episodes (plus an unaired pilot) and was produced by Thames Television for the ITV network. The principal cast consists of Jack Smethurst, Rudolph Walker, Nina Baden-Semper, and Kate Williams. In 1973, the series was adapted into a film of the same name, and a later sequel series was set in Australia. Synopsis The series was created and largely written by Vince Powell and Harry Driver; it was based around a white working class couple (Eddie and Joan Booth) living in Twickenham, in the outer London suburbs, and a black couple (Bill and Barbie Reynolds) as their next-door neighbours. One of the leads, Rudolph Walker, who played Bill Reynolds, wrote in an article for ''The Guardian'' in 2001 that the show is about "a black guy and a white guy being damned stupid". Controversy Since 1972, when ''Love Thy Neighbour'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mind Your Language
''Mind Your Language'' is a British sitcom that premiered on ITV in 1977. It was produced by London Weekend Television and directed by Stuart Allen. Three series were made by the London Weekend Television between 1977 and 1979 and briefly revived in 1985 (or 1986 in most ITV regions) with six of the original cast. The series shows people of different countries with different social background, religions, and languages existing in the same classroom, learning English as a foreign language. Summary The show is set in an adult education college in London and focuses on the class in English as a Foreign Language directed by Mr Jeremy Brown ( Barry Evans), who teaches a group of enrolled foreigners. Cast and characters Series 1-3 * Barry Evans (42 episodes) as Jeremy Brown, the English teacher and focal point of most of the series. He is a good-natured, earnest single man in his thirties who lives alone (apart from his Siamese cat Josephine, whom he mentions in "The Examinat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Love The '70s (British TV Series)
''I Love the '70s'' is a television nostalgia series produced by the BBC that examines the pop culture of the 1970s. It was broadcast in ten hour-long episodes, one dedicated to each year, with the first episode, ''I Love 1970'', premiering on BBC Two on 22 July 2000, and the last, ''I Love 1979'', premiering on 23 September 2000. On the original broadcasts, each episode was followed by the host introducing a film from that particular year. Repeat editions have often been edited down in length by featuring less items, typically to half an hour runtime. The series proved successful and thus was followed by two similar series, '' I Love the '80s'' and '' I Love the '90s'', both of which aired during 2001. The "I Love..."-series spawned a U.S. version, aired by VH1. Part of the series was repeated in the spring of 2012 on BBC Two as part of a special season dedicated to the 1970s. The episode 'I Love 1975" is the only episode that was interrupted due to a power failure on 30 J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robett Glover
The characters from the medieval fantasy Television show, television series ''Game of Thrones'' are based on their respective counterparts from author George R. R. Martin's ''A Song of Ice and Fire'' series of novels. Set in a fictional universe that has been referred to so far as "The Known World", the series follows a civil war for the Iron Throne (A Song of Ice and Fire), Iron Throne of the continent of Westeros, fought between the rival royal and noble families and their respective supporters. Cast Main cast : = Ensemble cast, Main cast (credited) : = Recurring character, Recurring cast (3+) : = Guest appearance, Guest cast (1-2) ;Notes Recurring cast : = Recurring character, Recurring cast (3+) : = Guest appearance, Guest cast (1-2) ;Notes Guest cast ;Introduced in Season 1 * Dennis McKeever as a Night's Watch officer (season 1) * David Bradley (English actor), David Bradley as Walder Frey (seasons 1, 3, 6–7) * Andrew Wilde (actor), Andrew Wilde as Tobho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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