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Unman, Wittering And Zigo (film)
''Unman, Wittering and Zigo'' is a 1971 British thriller film directed by John Mackenzie and starring David Hemmings, Douglas Wilmer and Carolyn Seymour. It is adapted by Simon Raven from Giles Cooper's 1958 radio drama '' Unman, Wittering and Zigo''. The movie's title was parodied in ''Little Britain'', and by Rowan Atkinson in a very well-received sketch for one of the early '' Secret Policeman's Ball'' concerts for Amnesty International. Plot A new teacher arrives at a school and begins to suspect his predecessor was murdered by the pupils, though his suspicions are written off as paranoia. He sets out to prevent the same fate from befalling him. Cast *David Hemmings as John Ebony *Douglas Wilmer as Headmaster *Carolyn Seymour as Silvia Ebony *Hamilton Dyce as Mr. Winstanley * Anthony Haygarth as Cary Farthingale *Barbara Lott as Mrs. Winstanley *Donald Gee as Stretton * David Jackson as Clackworth *Hubert Rees as Blisterine *David Auker as Aggeridge *Tom Morris as Ankert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Mackenzie (film Director)
John Leonard Duncan Mackenzie (22 May 1928 – 8 June 2011) was a Scottish film director who worked in British film from the late 1960s, first as an assistant director and later as an independent director himself. Early life Mackenzie was born in Edinburgh, where he attended Holy Cross Academy. He studied history at the University of Edinburgh. He studied drama and joined Edinburgh's Gateway Theatre Company. He worked as a teacher and moved to London in 1960. Career Early career He began his career with Ken Loach, acting as the latter's assistant director on such works as ''Up the Junction'' (1965) and '' Cathy Come Home'' (1966). This training allowed Mackenzie to begin a move into directing himself, as well as teaching him the skills of working on location with non-professional, local actors to a tight budget and schedule. Directing, film and television Initially, Mackenzie worked on television plays, following his apprenticeship with Loach. During this period he direc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Secret Policeman's Balls
''The Secret Policeman's Ball'' is a series of benefit shows staged initially in the United Kingdom to raise funds for the human rights organisation Amnesty International. The shows started in 1976 featuring popular British comedians but later included leading musicians and actors. The ''Secret Policeman's Ball'' shows are credited by many prominent entertainers with having galvanised them to become involved with Amnesty and other social and political causes in succeeding years. Co-founded by Monty Python member John Cleese, campaigner Peter Luff (Assistant Director Amnesty International 1974–1978), and entertainment industry executive Martin Lewis, there have been four distinct eras of the Amnesty benefit shows. The shows of the first era (1976–1981), featuring five members of Monty Python and newcomers such as Rowan Atkinson, yielded films, television specials, home-videos, and albums that have since been widely seen and heard internationally. The three subsequent eras ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Llandudno
Llandudno (, ) is a seaside resort, town and community in Conwy County Borough, Wales, located on the Creuddyn peninsula, which protrudes into the Irish Sea. In the 2011 UK census, the community – which includes Gogarth, Penrhyn Bay, Craigside, Glanwydden, Penrhynside, and Bryn Pydew – had a population of 20,701. The town's name means "Church of Saint Tudno". Llandudno is the largest seaside resort in Wales, and as early as 1861 was being called 'the Queen of the Welsh Watering Places' (a phrase later also used in connection with Tenby and Aberystwyth; the word 'resort' came a little later). Historically a part of Caernarfonshire, Llandudno was formerly in the district of Aberconwy within Gwynedd. History The town of Llandudno developed from Stone Age, Bronze Age and Iron Age settlements over many hundreds of years on the slopes of the limestone headland, known to seafarers as the Great Orme and to landsmen as the Creuddyn Peninsula. The origins in recorded history are wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hemdale Film Corporation
Hemdale Film Corporation, known as Hemdale Communications after 1992, was an independent American-British film production company and distributor. The company was founded in London in 1967 as the Hemdale Company by actor David Hemmings and John Daly, naming the company from a combination of their surnames. The company produced numerous acclaimed films, often in conjunction with companies such as TriStar and Orion Pictures, including ''Platoon'' (1986) and ''The Last Emperor'' (1987), back-to-back winners of the Academy Award for Best Picture. History Hemdale began as an investment company to cut the high personal taxes on British actors. Eventually, the company went public as Hemdale Ltd. and began diversifying. Hemdale partnered with Patrick Meehan of Worldwide Artists, who once managed the band Black Sabbath, invested in feature films, financed stage productions such as '' Grease'', and became involved in boxing promotions such as The Rumble in the Jungle match between George ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dory Previn
Dorothy "Dory" Veronica Previn ( Langan; October 22, 1925 – February 14, 2012) was an American lyricist, singer-songwriter and poet. During the late 1950s and 1960s, Previn was a lyricist on songs intended for motion pictures and, with her then husband, André Previn, received several Academy Award nominations. In the 1970s, after their divorce, she released six albums of original songs and an acclaimed live album. Previn's lyrics from this period are characterized by their originality, irony and honesty in dealing with her troubled personal life as well as more generally about relationships, sexuality, religion and psychology. Until her death, she continued to work as a writer of song lyrics and prose. Biography Early years Previn was born in either Rahway or Woodbridge, New Jersey, and grew up in Woodbridge, the eldest daughter in a strict Catholic family of Irish origin. She had a troubled relationship with her father, especially during childhood. He had served in the Fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederic Raphael
Frederic Michael Raphael (born 14 August 1931) is an American-British BAFTA and Academy Award winning screenwriter, biographer, nonfiction writer, novelist and journalist. Early life Raphael was born in Chicago, to an American Jewish mother from Chicago, Irene Rose (nee Mauser) and a British Jewish father, Cederic Michael Raphael, an employee of the Shell Oil Company who had been transferred to the United States from Shell's London office. In 1938, when Raphael was seven, and to his surprise, the family migrated to EnglandFrederic Raphael, ''Antiquity Matters'' (2017), "Introduction", p. ix: "I am an accidental classicist. Born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1931, with every expectation of growing up in America..." and settled in Putney, London. He was educated at Copthorne Preparatory School, Charterhouse School, and St John's College, Cambridge. Career Raphael won an Oscar for the screenplay for the movie '' Darling'' (1965), and two years later received an Oscar nomination for h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Cashman
Michael Maurice Cashman, Baron Cashman (born 17 December 1950), is a British actor, politician, and LGBT rights activist. A member of the Labour Party, he served as a Member of the European Parliament for the West Midlands from 1999 to 2014. He has since been appointed to the House of Lords. Acting A former child actor, Cashman had a long career, principally on television in supporting roles. His first television appearance was in the 14th episode "The Tin God" of the ITC series ''Gideon's Way'' filmed in 1964 and aired in 1965. He appeared with the National Youth Theatre in ''Zigger Zagger'' at the Strand Theatre in the West End in March 1968. In 1980, Cashman was a regular in series two and three of ITV's ''The Sandbaggers'' as Sandbagger 2 (initially Sandbagger 3). He also played First Officer Bilton in the ''Doctor Who'' serial ''Time-Flight'' in March 1982. He had been in the business for more than 20 years when he landed the role of Colin Russell in the BBC's soap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Owen (actor)
Thomas William Stevenson Rowbotham (8 April 1949 – 8 November 2022), known professionally as Tom Owen, was a British actor best known for playing Tom Simmonite in the sitcom ''Last of the Summer Wine''. He was the son of Bill Owen (actor), Bill Owen, who played William "Compo" Simmonite (the father of Tom Simmonite) in the show. Theatre Owen trained as a student assistant stage manager at Leatherhead Theatre in 1966. He worked extensively in repertory both as an actor and director. In 1969 Owen played Farley, in 'Goodbye, Mr. Chips' a role first played by John Mills in the original version. He was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company playing on Broadway in their production of 'London Assurance'. His performance as Krapp in Fiona Baddeley's production of Beckett's masterpiece 'Krapp's Last Tape' was likened to those given by Michael Gambon, John Hurt and Harold Pinter. He has appeared in the West End in 'Lulu'. He also starred in over twenty pantomimes. Television Owen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Kitchen
Michael Roy Kitchen (born 31 October 1948) is an English actor and television producer, best known for his starring role as Detective Chief Superintendent Christopher Foyle in the ITV drama ''Foyle's War'', which comprised eight series between 2002 and 2015. He also played the role of Bill Tanner in two James Bond films, and that of John Farrow in BBC Four's comedy series '' Brian Pern''. Early life Kitchen was born in Leicester. As a boy he was head chorister in the Church of the Martyrs choir, where he was a regular soloist. He attended the City of Leicester Boys' Grammar School, where he appeared on stage in a production of ''Cymbeline''.Michael Kitchen interview in The Leicester Mercury 13 August 1992; retrieved 19 March 2015. Career Te ...
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David Auker
David Auker is a British film and television actor. Filmography Film *'' Unman, Wittering and Zigo'' (1971) .... Aggeridge *''Confessions of a Pop Performer'' (1975) .... Zombie (Kipper) *''Adventures of a Taxi Driver'' (1976) .... 2nd kidnapper *'' Emily'' (1976) .... Billy *''Stand Up, Virgin Soldiers'' (1977) .... Lantry *'' A Bridge Too Far'' (1977) .... 'Taffy' Brace *'' The Spy Who Loved Me'' (1977) .... LS RP2 Peters (HMS Ranger Crewman) *''Confessions from a Holiday Camp'' (1977) .... Alberto Smarmi *''Cola, Candy, Chocolate'' (1979) .... Johnny Smith *'' Last Resort'' (2000) .... 2nd Council Official *'' Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason'' (2004) .... Clive (final film role) Television *''Crossroads'' (1964) .... Arnold Jenkins *'' Hans Brinker'' (1969) .... Jacob *'' The Worker'' (1970) .... Skinhead *''Shades of Greene'' (1975) .... Chemist's assistant *''Get Some In!'' (1976) .... AC1 cook Dunlop *''The Mayor of Casterbridge'' (1978) .... Policeman *''Danger UX ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hubert Rees
Hubert Rees (27 April 1928 – 20 October 2009) was a Welsh character actor, known for his supporting roles in British television shows throughout the 1970s and 1980s. Early life Rees was born on 27 April 1928 in Abergavenny, Wales. Career Rees's early career in television series and shows in character and bit parts, often playing a police officer. In 1968 Rees made his first appearance in the popular long-running British television series ''Doctor Who''. He played the part of Chief Engineer in all six parts of "Fury from the Deep". The next year he appeared in another episode of ''Doctor Who'', playing the role of Captain Ransom in "The War Games". In 1971 he appeared in the film thriller '' Unman, Wittering and Zigo''. This was followed in 1972 when he was part of the Welsh ensemble cast in the adaptation of Dylan Thomas's ''Under Milk Wood''; he played the part of Butcher Beynon. Rees continued his career throughout the 1970s appearing in popular television programmes includ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Jackson (British Actor)
David Jackson (15 July 1934 – 25 July 2005) was an English actor best known for his role as Olag Gan in the first two seasons of ''Blake's 7'' and as Detective Constable Braithwaite in ''Z-Cars'' from 1972 to 1978. He was born in Liverpool, Lancashire (now Merseyside). His other TV credits include ''The Saint'', '' The Avengers'', ''The Sweeney'', ''Lord Peter Wimsey'' (''The Nine Tailors''), '' Space: 1999'', ''Only Fools and Horses'', ''Wyatt's Watchdogs,'' ''Edge of Darkness'', ''Coronation Street'' and ''Lovejoy''. Jackson made two appearances in '' Minder.'' His first appearance was in 1979 as Big Stan in the episode '' The Smaller They Are''. This was followed by a further appearance in 1985, in the episode '' Give Us This Day Arthur Daley's Bread,'' in which he played an ex-con named Marion. His film credits include roles in '' 10 Rillington Place'' (1971), '' Unman, Wittering and Zigo'' (1971), ''Blood from the Mummy's Tomb'' (1971), '' Night Watch'' (1973), ''The Big ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
