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4 O'Clock Club
''4 O'Clock Club'' is a British comedy drama and musical children's television series set in a secondary school, which premiered on 13 January 2012 on CBBC. Background In March 2011, auditions were held for ''4 O'Clock Club'', and the show was publicly announced the next month. In January 2012, the first episode aired, with the series wrapping up in March of the same year. Between 2011 and 2019, nine series, each consisting of 13 episodes, were produced, filming annually in the summer months. Synopsis Series 1 (2012) The first series centres on Josh Carter ( Khalil Madovi), a pupil at Elmsbury High, and his older brother Nathan ( Ben Bailey “Doc Brown” Smith), who works as a teacher there. Josh is portrayed as a laid-back teenage schoolboy trying to maintain his cool reputation, while also being rebellious and trying to cause trouble in order to achieve his goals and humiliate or outsmart Nathan. Nathan, a former Elmsbury High student and famous rapper, soon learns that on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Children's Television Series
Children's television series (or children's television shows) are Television show, television programs designed specifically for Child, children. They are typically characterised by easy-going content devoid of sensitive or adult themes and are normally broadcast during the morning and afternoon when children are awake, immediately before and after school schedules generally start in the country where they air. Educational television, Educational themes are also prevalent, as well as the transmission of cautionary tales and narratives that teach problem-solving methods in some fashion or another, such as social disputes. The purpose of these shows, aside from profit, is mainly to entertain or educate children, with each series targeting a certain age of child: some are aimed at infants and toddlers, some are aimed at those aged 6 to 11 years old, and others are aimed at all children. History Children's television is nearly as old as television itself. In the United Kingdom, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victoria Carling
Victoria Carling is an English radio, television, film and theatre actress. She has an MA in English from Cambridge, and graduated from Bristol Old Vic in 1987, winning the Carleton Hobbs Award (with Stephen Tompkinson) in the same year. After many roles for radio on BBC, including a dramatisation of ''The Railway Children'' (1991), she played Harriet Humphrey in the BBC sitcom '' Bonjour la Classe'' in 1993. Subsequent television roles have included '' Drop the Dead Donkey'', ''EastEnders'', ''Coronation Street'', ''Holby City'', ''Silent Witness'', the ITV drama ''Homefront'' and BBC One's ''Doctors'', and also an episode of '' The Green Green Grass''. She appeared in the television mini series ''Anna Karenina'' of 2000, and the film of Harry Mulisch's '' The Discovery of Heaven'' of 2001. Her first theatre appearance was in the premiere of Mr A's Amazing Maze Plays in 1998, directed by the playwright, Alan Ayckbourn. In 1991, she appeared with Dawn French in Ben Elton's ''S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester is a ceremonial county in North West England. It borders Lancashire to the north, Derbyshire and West Yorkshire to the east, Cheshire to the south, and Merseyside to the west. Its largest settlement is the city of Manchester. The county has an area of and is highly urbanised, with a population of 2.9 million. The majority of the county's settlements are part of the Greater Manchester Built-up Area, which extends into Cheshire and Merseyside and is the List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, second most populous urban area in the UK. The city of Manchester is the largest settlement. Other large settlements are Altrincham, Bolton, Rochdale, Sale, Greater Manchester, Sale, Salford, Stockport and Wigan. Greater Manchester contains ten metropolitan boroughs: Manchester, City of Salford, Salford, Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Bolton, Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Bury, Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Oldham, Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, Rochdale, Metropol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doc Brown (rapper)
Benjamin Harvey Bailey Smith (born 21 September 1977), professionally known as Doc Brown, is an English actor, comedian, rapper, screenwriter, songwriter, producer and voiceover artist. He portrayed DS Joe Hawkins in the television series '' Law & Order: UK''. He is also known for portraying Nathan Carter in the CBBC television series ''4 O'Clock Club'' from 2012 to 2015, and Imperial Security Bureau agent Lieutenant Supervisor Blevin in '' Andor''. He voiced a number of episodes of the popular show ''Funny Animals: Unleashed'', aired via 4MUSIC. Early life Doc Brown was born Benjamin Harvey Bailey Smith, son of a Jamaican born British citizen, Yvonne Bailey, and an Englishman, Harvey Smith, who was 30 years his wife's senior. Raised in the Willesden area of north-west London, Smith is the younger brother of novelist and essayist Zadie Smith; they also have a younger brother Luke, who performs as a professional rapper under the name Luc Skyz. Smith attended Hampstead School. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dystin Johnson
Dystin Johnson is a British actress and screenwriter. She is best known for playing Norma Starkey in the Channel 4 comedy-drama series, '' Shameless'', in a recurring role for series 1 and 3, then in the main cast for series 4–6. Following her first role in a 1993 episode of '' Harry'', she moved on to a main cast role as Rossetti Wordsworth in series 2–4 of the CBeebies children's TV show '' The Story Makers'', from 2002 to 2004. She has also had parts in '' Prime Suspect: The Final Act'', ''EastEnders'', ''The Bill'' and ''Holby City''. She was also in the ''Paul Merton's Silent Clowns'' documentary on BBC Four as herself, in 2006. In August 2011, Johnson made a brief appearance in ''Coronation Street''. From 2012 to 2015, Johnson played Mrs. Carter in ''4 O'Clock Club'' on CBBC. In 2022, Johnson appeared as the character Vicki in the Netflix mockumentary sitcom '' Hard Cell''. Johnson has written for two episodes of the CBBC children's drama '' Tracy Beaker Returns'' and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kerry Stacey
Kerry Stacey (born 1977) is an English actress who is best known for playing Toni Daggert in ITV's ''Emmerdale''. Stacey has had a role on BBC1's Doctors, she commented "I play a character whose sister has committed suicide and she is reeling from that. She's very mixed up about the suicide. She's quite a dark character,". References Credits: Television, Film, Stage and Radio Television 2009, Television, Ebony, Ebony's Yard (Rehearsed Reading), BBC Comedy 2009, Television, Leanne Gates, Doctors, BBC, Mark Chadbourn 2005, Television, Toni Daggert, Emmerdale (Regular 2005–07), Yorkshire Television, Various Television, Angie, Afternoon Play, BBC Television, John Greening Television, Beth, Doctors, BBC Television, Christianan Ebohon Television, Robin, A Thing Called Love, BBC Television, Metin Huseyin Television, Beth, Casualty, BBC Television, Terry Iland Television, Joyce, Make My Day, Monkey Kingdom, John Dower Television, Jane, Casualty, BBC Television Television, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lauren McQueen
Lauren Louise McQueen (born 12 July 1996) is an English actress. She gained prominence through her role as Lily Drinkwell on the Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'' (2017–2019), for which she won two British Soap Awards. Her films include ''The Wasting'' (2017). Early life and education McQueen is from Fazakerley, a suburb in north Liverpool. She attended Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School in Aintree and then St John Bosco Arts College in Croxteth. She took classes with Elliott-Clarke Performing Arts from the age of five and later Allstars Casting. Career McQueen's first credited acting role was as Yasmin Goody on the BBC One miniseries ''Good Cop''. She then appeared as Alison on the Christmas-comedy drama ''Little Crackers''. In 2013, McQueen appeared as Rachel in the CBBC (TV channel), CBBC musical-comedy show ''4 O'Clock Club'' for four episodes as a love interest to the main character, Josh. She subsequently played Molly in the Channel 4 series ''The Mill (TV ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oscar Lloyd
Oscar Lloyd (born 16 September 1997) is a British actor best known for his role as Will Wylde in '' Emmerdale''. Career Lloyd started his acting career by appearing in television commercials. He was cast as David in the 2008 BBC drama, '' Hancock and Joan''. In November 2008, a reporter for the '' Eastbourne Herald'' announced Lloyd had been cast in a Disney Channel production called ''Oscar and Michael's Phineas and Ferb Fan Club Show'' alongside Michael Selwood. The show "pays homage" to the animated comedy series '' Phineas and Ferb'' and sees Lloyd and Selwood solve everyday problems. ''Oscar and Michael's Phineas and Ferb Fan Club Show'' began airing from 3 November 2008. It was later renewed for a second series, which began airing on 10 April 2009. On 19 January 2009, Kris Green of Digital Spy reported Lloyd had been cast as Will Wylde in the ITV soap opera '' Emmerdale''. Lloyd also appeared in season two of '' Lark Rise to Candleford'' as Sydney, the studious, ten-y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Huison
Steve Huison (born 2 December 1962) is a British actor who is mostly seen on television and occasionally in films. He is best known for his roles as “Lomper” in the film ''The Full Monty'' (1997), Steve Greengrass in the Victoria Wood situation comedy series '' Dinnerladies'', and as Eddie Windass in long-running soap opera ''Coronation Street''. Personal life Huison was born in Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire. He trained at the Rose Bruford College in Sidcup, London. As of 2016, he was in living in Robin Hood's Bay with his wife, Theresa. Career Acting In film, Huison is best known for his role as Lomper in ''The Full Monty'' (1997). He also appeared in The Navigators (2001) directed by Ken Loach. On television, he has played character roles in numerous television series including ''Casualty'', '' Where the Heart Is'', '' Dinnerladies'', '' Heartbeat'', '' The Royle Family'', '' Scott & Bailey'', and the post-apocalyptic ITV drama aerial, '' The Last Train'' (1999, al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thaila Zucchi
Thaila Lucia Zucchi (; born 19 January 1981) is a British singer and actress of English and Italian descent. She began her career as a member of the British band allSTARS* before transitioning into nude acting, appearing in '' Big Brother 8'' in the UK, where she played the part of fake Australian housemate Pauline. She has also appeared in '' Balls of Steel'' and '' Star Stories'', as well as the TV series '' Blandings''. Music career Zucchi was a member of allSTARS*, a band that started out on the children's television show ''STARStreet'' (shown on CITV). She performed in more than twenty arenas around the UK, and on ''Top of the Pops'', '' CD:UK'', and '' SMTV'' numerous times. The band was contracted to Island Records and enjoyed four top 20 hits and released an album, with tracks that were featured in the movies ''Thunderpants'' and '' Scooby Doo''. Zucchi remains close friends with the other band members. Television career Zucchi appeared in Channel 4's '' Balls of Stee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CBBC (TV Channel)
CBBC is a British free-to-air public broadcast children's television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It is also the brand used for all BBC content for children aged 6 to 12. Its sister channel, CBeebies, is aimed at children aged 6 and under. It broadcasts every day from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm, timesharing with BBC Three. History Launched on 11 February 2002 at the same time as its sister channel CBeebies, the CBBC name (a contraction of Children's BBC) has been used from 1997 onwards to brand all content on BBC One and BBC Two aimed at children. It has continued to be used as a brand on these channels even after regular weekday broadcasting was discontinued in 2012. Prior to the dedicated channels' launch, there were CBBC strands on other cable and satellite stations. First, on Nickelodeon as CBBC on Nickelodeon between 1996 and 1999, and on BBC Choice with exclusive programmes as CBBC Choice between 1998 and 1999 and airing repeats as during the daytime as CBBC on Cho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leah Hackett
''Hollyoaks'' is a British soap opera which originally began airing on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was created by Phil Redmond, who had previously conceived the soap opera ''Brookside''. From 2005 to 2023, episodes have aired on sister channel E4 a day prior to their broadcast on Channel 4. In 2023, ''Hollyoaks'' was removed from Channel 4's early evening schedule, but remains on E4 and Channel 4's on demand service with episodes now uploaded to YouTube. At its inception, the soap was targeted towards an adolescent and young adult audience but it has since broadened its appeal to all age groups. ''Hollyoaks'' has covered various taboo subjects rarely seen on British television, for which it has received numerous awards. It has won the award for Best British Soap twice, in 2014 and 2019; its first win broke the 15-year tie between rival soap operas ''EastEnders'' and ''Coronation Street''. Beginning with a cast of 15 characters, it now has 35 regular cast members. The lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
