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Yasmine Akram
Yasmine Akram (born 11 March 1981) is an Irish-Pakistani actress, writer and comedian. She has written comedy sketches for the BBC and Channel 4, and played Janine Hawkins in the third series of '' Sherlock''. Early life and education Akram was born in Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates. Her family settled in Drogheda, Ireland when she was 18 months old. Her father is originally from Pakistan. Her mother Mona is from Drogheda and still lives in the town. She has a sister named Masooma. From the age of 14, Akram collaborated with the Calipo Theatre and the Picture Company. She graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art where she studied acting. Career After graduating from drama school, Akram wrote comedy sketches for the BBC and Channel 4, and hosted for BBC Radio. She wrote her first play, ''10 Dates with Mad Mary'', a monologue about a young woman's struggles after leaving prison, and performed the play at Project Arts Centre in Ireland in 2010. This was adapted into ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sharjah
Sharjah (; ar, ٱلشَّارقَة ', Gulf Arabic: ''aš-Šārja'') is the third-most populous city in the United Arab Emirates, after Dubai and Abu Dhabi, forming part of the Dubai-Sharjah-Ajman metropolitan area. Sharjah is the capital of the eponymous emirate. The emirate shares legal, political, military and economic functions with the other emirates of the UAE within a federal framework, although each emirate has jurisdiction over some functions such as civil law enforcement and provision and upkeep of local facilities. Sharjah has been ruled by the Al Qasimi dynasty since the 18th century. The city is a centre for culture and industry, and alone contributes 7.4% of the GDP of the United Arab Emirates. The city covers an approximate area of 235 km2 and has a population of over 800,000 (2008). The sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages is prohibited in the emirate of Sharjah without possession of an alcohol licence and alcohol is not served in hotels, restaura ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metal Heart (film)
Metal Heart is a 2018 Irish comedy film, written by Paul Murray and directed by Hugh O'Conor, about warring sisters in Dublin. This is the first feature film that O'Connor has directed. Cast ''Metal Heart'' stars Jordanne Jones as Emma, Leah McNamara as Chantal. It also stars Moe Dunford, Aaron Heffernan, Sean Doyle, Yasmine Akram and Dylan Moran. Release ''Metal Heart'' premiered at the 2018 Galway Film Fleadh, where Jordanne Jones won the Bingham Ray award for Best Newcomer. Hugh O'Conor was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award at its international premiere at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, where it received positive reviews from ''Variety'' and the Hollywood Reporter. In 2018, fhe film screened at the Dublin Comic Con. It has also screened at the Seattle Film Festival, the Newport Beach Film Festival, and the Glasgow Film Festival The Glasgow Film Festival is an annual film festival based in Glasgow, Scotland. The festival began in 2005. By 2015, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Damned (TV Series)
''Damned'' is a British television sitcom shown on Channel 4. It is set in the office of the children's services department of fictional Elm Heath Council. Production In March 2014, Sky Arts announced that it was reprising its ''Playhouse Presents'' series of self-contained television plays. Jo Brand and Morwenna Banks penned a script for what was hoped to be a pilot episode. Sky Arts aired the episode but never commissioned it to series; so Brand, Banks, and comedic writer Will Smith re-developed it for Channel 4, who announced its commission in May 2016. Broadcast The first series premiered on Channel 4 on 27 September 2016, and concluded on 1 November 2016. In February 2017, Channel 4 commissioned a second six-episode series. Series 2 began broadcasting on 14 February 2018. Episode 5 of the second series was not aired as planned on 14 March 2018 to make space for a tribute to Professor Stephen Hawking, who had died a day earlier. The episode was then aired a week later on 21 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lovesick (TV Series)
''Lovesick'' (formerly known as ''Scrotal Recall'') is a British sitcom created by Tom Edge which was first broadcast on Channel 4 in October 2014 and stars Johnny Flynn, Antonia Thomas, Daniel Ings, Hannah Britland and Joshua McGuire. After the show was originally aired on Channel 4, it was made available by Netflix, who then commissioned a second season globally on 17 November 2016, where it was billed as a Netflix Original. The show was renewed for a third season, which was released exclusively on Netflix on 1 January 2018. Plot The show revolves around a group of university friends sharing a house in the West End of Glasgow and their romantic lives. After Dylan Witter (Flynn) is diagnosed with chlamydia, he attempts to contact all of his previous sexual partners to inform them of his diagnosis. Dylan lives with best friends Luke Curran (Ings) and Evie Douglas (Thomas), the latter of whom previously harboured a secret crush on Dylan, but has since moved on, recently becoming ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murder In Successville
''Murder in Successville'' is a British sitcom with improvisational elements created by Andy Brereton and Avril Spary. The series aired on BBC Three from 6 May 2015 to 24 May 2017. ''Murder in Successville'' stars Tom Davis as DI Desmond Sleet who is partnered with a guest celebrity every episode to solve a murder. The cast of every episode includes impersonations of various celebrities who live in the fictional Successville. Celebrities are transposed into fictional versions that fit into the setting of Successville, such as Alan Carr who in Successville's universe is a mobster and brother to Jimmy Carr. Liam Hourican appears as Police Chief Gordon Ramsay in each episode, introducing the guest celebrity at the start and revealing whether they have picked the correct killer at each episode's conclusion. Cast Celebrities who have participated include Jamie Laing, Greg James, Deborah Meaden, Dermot O'Leary, Chris Kamara, Richard Osman and Martin Kemp. All episodes are set in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unforgotten
''Unforgotten'' is a British crime drama television series, which initially aired on ITV on 8 October 2015. It was created and written by Chris Lang and directed by Andy Wilson. The programme follows a team of London detectives led by DCI Cassie Stuart (Nicola Walker) and DI Sunny Khan (Sanjeev Bhaskar) as they solve cold cases of disappearance and murder. Each series consists of six episodes. Series 1 to 4 were broadcast in the UK in 2015, 2017, 2018 and 2021. On 30 March 2021 a fifth series was announced, scheduled for release in 2022, and it was confirmed that Sanjeev Bhaskar would reprise his role. A year later it was confirmed that Sinéad Keenan would replace Walker as Bhaskar's new partner, DCI Jessica "Jessie" James. Filming for the fifth series began on 14 March 2022. Each series deals with a new case, introducing seemingly unconnected characters who are gradually revealed to have some relationship with the victim. As the murder mystery unfolds, the emotional ramifica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Undercover (2015 TV Series)
''Undercover'' is a British television comedy drama series about a bumbling cop working undercover in an Armenian crime family. References External links * * * 2015 British television series debuts 2015 British television series endings 2010s British comedy television series 2010s British crime television series Dave (TV channel) original programming English-language television shows {{UK-comedy-tv-prog-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asylum (2015 TV Series)
''Asylum'' is a British comedy series which is shown on BBC Four from 9 to 23 February 2015. The satirical comedy series revolves around a whistleblower and an internet pirate find themselves trapped together under the threat of extradition in the London embassy of a fictional Latin American country. The show was inspired by Julian Assange’s two-year stay in the Ecuadorian embassy and the controversial entrepreneur Kim Dotcom. The show was initially conceived by fonejacker star, Kayvan Novak and Tom Thostrup, before being written by Thom Phipps and Peter Bowden. Controversy One of the writers of the series Thom Phipps once called for the police to publicly shoot the Wikileaks founder in the head. On the day Julian Assange was given political asylum, by the government of Ecuador, Phipps tweeted: 'If the met olicewant to regain my trust they should drag Assange out the embassy + shoot him in the back of th head in the middle of traf square.' A complaint was lodged with the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Count Arthur Strong (TV Series)
''Count Arthur Strong'' is a BBC sitcom written by Steve Delaney and Graham Linehan. Delaney portrays the title character in the series, a stage creation of Delaney's who has also featured in the BBC Radio 4 programme ''Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show!'' On 8 August 2017, the BBC announced that the show had been cancelled after three series. Plot The series begins with the meeting of Count Arthur Strong, an eccentric, septuagenarian, former music hall performer, with Michael Baker, the bookish son of his former comedy partner. The television project heralds a new chapter in the life of Count Arthur Strong as compared to the character in the radio series: none of the characters from the radio programme are featured (Geoffrey, Wilf Taylor, Sally Marsden etc) and the series is set in London in and around Arthur's home and his local café rather than in Doncaster. The café is run by its belligerent Turkish owner Bulent who is helped by his sister Sinem; the other main characters ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stella (British TV Series)
''Stella'' is a British comedy-drama set in the Welsh valleys that aired on Sky One from 2012 to 2017. It was created by David Peet and Ruth Jones, who plays the role of the titular character and appears alongside a cast ensemble which includes Patrick Baladi. The sixth and final series premiered on 13 September 2017 and concluded with a 70-minute finale on 18 October 2017. Various celebrities make guest cameos, with former Wales rugby union international Scott Quinnell making the most appearances. Plot ''Stella'' focuses on the ups and downs in the life of a struggling mother of three living in the Welsh town of Pontyberry, earning a living doing the laundry and ironing for the locals. Stella’s eldest son, Luke, is serving a prison sentence for joyriding; daughter, Emma, completely besotted with boyfriend Sunil, wants to leave school without doing her exams; and youngest, Ben, is working on his family tree, which brings back a familiar face from Stella’s past and sends sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Midnight Beast (TV Series)
''The Midnight Beast'' is a British sitcom that was released by the UK comedy band The Midnight Beast in 2012. The show had been in production for almost a year before release and featured most of the songs from the band's debut album. It was announced on The Midnight Beast's YouTube channel that the show has been renewed for a second and final series. Story The show follows the lives of the band as they try to become better musicians. They live in a rubbish flat and are almost broke. Their creepy neighbour Sloman (played by Simon Farnaby) is often trying to impress them or join them in various events. The band has not achieved anything yet; they are broke and starving. Their manager, Chevy (played by Ryan Pope) is not much help, as he is a drug addict and only interested in them to make money for drugs. Stefan's girlfriend Zoe (played by Sophie Wu) also appears in all six episodes. They come across various problems, such as an eccentric artist making a disgusting music video of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London Irish (TV Series)
''London Irish'' is a British sitcom that debuted in 2013 on Channel 4. It follows the antics of Conor, Bronagh, Packy and Niamh, four twenty-something Belfast expatriates living in London. Main cast * Peter Campion as Patrick "Packy" Kennedy * Sinéad Keenan as Bronagh Lynch * Kerr Logan as Conor Lynch * Kat Reagan as Niamh Rafferty * Ardal O'Hanlon as Chris "Da" Lynch * Tracey Lynch as "Ma" Lynch Episode list ''Episode 1'' Packy bumps into Ryan, an old friend from home; a lovely polite fella whose hand got shot off during a hold-up at a garage where he worked with Packy, while covering Packy's shift. Still feeling guilty about it, Packy decides to donate the proceeds of the pub quiz to Ryan's cause. And, of course, you'd think a good deed would lead to good things... ''Episode 2'' It's the morning after the night before... a wedding party. Bronagh wakes up wearing the bride's wedding dress, while Packy wakes up next to his crazy ex-girlfriend Steph. Conor did something bad, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
