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A Family At War
''A Family At War'' is a British drama series that aired on ITV from 1970 to 1972. It was created by John Finch and made by Granada Television for ITV. The original producer was Richard Doubleday, and with 13 directors during the series. The series examined the lives of the lower middle-class Ashton family of the city of Liverpool and their experiences from 1938 and through the Second World War. Fifty-two episodes were produced, all but eight of them in colour. Episodes numbers 25 to 32 were recorded in black and white because of the ITV Colour Strike. The memorable theme tune is from the end of the First Movement (Allegro) of Vaughan Williams's ''Sixth Symphony''. The programme opening titles show a scene of a beach with a child's sand castle, with Union Flag flying, slowly being approached by the encroaching tide, symbolic of a beleaguered Britain standing alone in 1940–1941. Other interpretations of the titles are of a Britain whose empire the war accelerated the colla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance: a play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on radio or television.Elam (1980, 98). Considered as a genre of poetry in general, the dramatic mode has been contrasted with the Epic poetry, epic and the Lyric poetry, lyrical modes ever since Aristotle's ''Poetics (Aristotle), Poetics'' (c. 335 BC)—the earliest work of dramatic theory. The term "drama" comes from a Ancient Greek, Greek word meaning "deed" or "Action (philosophy), act" (Classical Greek: , ''drâma''), which is derived from "I do" (Classical Greek: , ''dráō''). The two masks associated with drama represent the traditional Genre, generic division between Comedy (drama), comedy and tragedy. In English (as was the analogous case in many other European languages), the word '' play'' or ''game'' (translating the Old English, Anglo-Saxon ''pleġan'' or Latin ''ludus'') was the standard term for dramas until William Shakespear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil War ( es, Guerra Civil Española)) or The Revolution ( es, La Revolución, link=no) among Nationalists, the Fourth Carlist War ( es, Cuarta Guerra Carlista, link=no) among Carlism, Carlists, and The Rebellion ( es, La Rebelión, link=no) or The Uprising ( es, La Sublevación, link=no) among Republicans. was a civil war in Spain fought from 1936 to 1939 between the Republican faction (Spanish Civil War), Republicans and the Nationalist faction (Spanish Civil War), Nationalists. Republicans were loyal to the left-leaning Popular Front (Spain), Popular Front government of the Second Spanish Republic, and consisted of various socialist, communist, separatist, anarchist, and Republicanism in Spain, republican parties, some of which had opposed the government in the pre-war period. The opposing Nationalists were an alliance of Falangism, Falangists, monarchists, conservatives, and Traditionalism (Spain), traditionalists led by a National Defense Junta, military junt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1970s British Drama Television Series
Year 197 ( CXCVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Magius and Rufinus (or, less frequently, year 950 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 197 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 * February 19 – Battle of Lugdunum: Emperor Septimius Severus defeats the self-proclaimed emperor Clodius Albinus at Lugdunum (modern Lyon). Albinus commits suicide; legionaries sack the town. * Septimius Severus returns to Rome and has about 30 of Albinus's supporters in the Senate executed. After his victory he declares himself the adopted son of the late Marcus Aurelius. * Septimius Severus forms new naval units, manning all the triremes in Italy with heavily armed troops for war in the East. His soldiers embark on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acorn Media UK
RLJE International Ltd, d/b/a Acorn DVD, a British company that publishes and distributes DVDs, as well as selling home-video products and streaming videos with a particular focus on British television. History Launched in 1997, Acorn Media U.K. Limited distributes collectible home video products in the U.K. market. By design, Acorn U.K.'s product line often overlaps with the Acorn Media U.S. line. This division of the company also serves as a permanent presence in the U.K. television programming community, a primary source of both Acorn Media U.S. and Acorn U.K. acquisitions. Important programming franchises for this Acorn division include ''New Tricks'', ''Criminal Justice'', ''Midsomer Murders'', ''Foyle's War'', ''Trial & Retribution'', '' Wild at Heart'', ''Wainwright Walks'', and '' Inspector George Gently''. In April 2007, Acorn Media U.K. launched Acacia U.K., a healthy joyful living brand encompassing licensed and original programming on DVD. In 2012, RLJ Companies b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brett Usher
Brett Usher (10 December 1946– 13 June 2013) was an English actor, writer and ecclesiastical historian. Although he appeared frequently on stage and television, it was as a radio actor that he came to be best known. His many radio roles ranged widely, from farce to Shakespeare and new works. In addition to acting he also wrote for radio. As a historian Usher specialised in English ecclesiastical history of the 16th and 17th centuries, with particular focus on the Puritans. The first part of his study of church and state politics of Elizabeth I's reign, ''William Cecil and Episcopacy 1559–1577'', was published in 2003. The second part, ''Lord Burghley and Episcopacy, 1577–1603'', which was nearly complete at the time of Usher's death, was published in 2016. Life and career Education and acting career Usher, who was the only child of Dennis Paget Louis Usher and his wife Margot, was born at Southgate in Middlesex. He was educated at Brentwood School and Corpus Christi Coll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Troughton
Patrick George Troughton (; 25 March 1920 – 28 March 1987) was an English actor who was classically trained for the stage but became known for his roles in television and film. His work included appearances in several fantasy, science fiction and horror films, and playing the second incarnation of the Doctor in the long-running British science-fiction television series ''Doctor Who'' from 1966 to 1969; he reprised the role in 1972–1973, 1983 and 1985. Although he is most well known for his television career and was loved by audiences for his versatility in roles, many of the productions Troughton performed in between 1947 and 1971 were amongst those either never recorded or destroyed by UK broadcasters, most notably his stint on ''Doctor Who''. Many of his appearances, including most of his personal favourites, remain missing to this day. Early life Troughton was born on 25 March 1920 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margery Mason
Margery Mason (27 September 1913 – 26 January 2014) was an English actress and director. She was the artistic director of the Repertory Theatre in Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland in the 1960s. Career Mason played Sarah Stevens, the mother in John Hopkins' four-play cycle ''Talking to a Stranger'' (1966). A family drama with four characters, the viewpoint of Sarah Stevens was depicted in the fourth play, ''The Innocent Must Suffer''. Her film roles included ''Charlie Bubbles'' (1968), '' Clegg'' (1970), '' The Raging Moon'' (1971), ''Made'' (1972), ''Hennessy'' (1975), the bullying teacher's wife in ''Pink Floyd – The Wall'' (1982), '' Terry on the Fence'' (1986), a game show contestant in '' Victoria Wood Presents'' (1989), '' 101 Dalmatians'' (1996), ''Love Actually'' (2003), and the lady who works the sweets trolley in ''Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire'' (2005). She played "The Ancient Booer" in the 1987 film '' The Princess Bride''. Her television roles inc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Jones (actor)
Mark Jones (22 April 1939 – 14 January 2010) was an English actor, who appeared frequently in various films and television series. Credits include: ''A Family at War'', ''Z-Cars'', ''Van der Valk'', ''Doctor Who'' (in the serial ''The Seeds of Doom''), '' The New Avengers'', ''The Onedin Line'', ''Target'', '' Secret Army'', '' Tales of the Unexpected'', ''Buccaneer'', ''Blott on the Landscape'', ''Casualty'', ''Call Me Mister'' and ''Dempsey and Makepeace''. He also appeared in the films '' Tell Me Lies'' (1968), '' Connecting Rooms'' (1970), ''Under Milk Wood'' (1972), ''Layout for 5 Models'' (1972), ''Keep It Up, Jack'' (1973, title role), ''The Sexplorer'' (1975), ''Secrets of a Superstud'' (1976), '' The Medusa Touch'' (1978), ''Can I Come Too?'' (1979), '' Bear Island'' (1979), ''Don't Open till Christmas'' (1984), and the '' Star Wars'' saga film ''The Empire Strikes Back'' (1980). On stage he worked with the RSC several times, including in Peter Brook's producti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Nettles
John Vivian Drummond Nettles, OBE, (born 11 October 1943) is an English actor and author. He is best known for his starring roles as detectives in the crime drama television series '' Bergerac'' (1981–1991) in the title role, and ''Midsomer Murders'' (1997–2011) as Detective Inspector Tom Barnaby. He has also narrated several television series. Early life Nettles was born in St Austell, Cornwall, in 1943. His birth mother was an Irish nurse who came to work in the United Kingdom during the Second World War. He was adopted at birth by carpenter Eric Nettles and his wife Elsie. As a youth he attended St Austell Grammar School. In 1962 he went to study history and philosophy at the University of Southampton, where he developed an interest in acting, and after graduation he joined the Royal Court Theatre. Acting career Nettles played Laertes to Tom Courtenay's Hamlet in 1969 at the University Theatre for 69 Theatre Company in Manchester. From 1969 to 1970, he was in reperto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diana Davies (actress)
Diana Davies (born 20 July 1936 in Manchester, Lancashire) is an English actress, best known for playing roles in two long-running ITV soap operas; Norma Ford in '' Coronation Street'' and Caroline Bates in ''Emmerdale Farm'' between 1984 and 1999."Why Streetwise Diana is back on the boards" ThisIsSouthDevon.co.uk Career Amongst her roles prior to becoming a regular in ''Emmerdale Farm'', Davies portrayed three different characters in the retrospective educational drama '' How We Used To Live'' between 1969 and 1981; her characters being Mama (1969), Alice Boothroyd (1976) and Mabel Hodgkins (1981). She also appeared in ''[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trevor Bowen
Trevor Bowen (sometimes T. R. Bowen, born 1941 in Rangoon, Burma) is an English actor and screenwriter who has appeared frequently in British television dramas since the mid-1960s. Early life He is the son of Major General W. O. Bowen and was educated at Dulwich College, Winchester Art School and Queens' College, Cambridge, where he was president of the Marlowe Society and appeared in student productions. He then toured with the Royal Shakespeare Company and appeared in repertory theatres .Who's Who on Television 1970, Independent Television Publications Ltd 1970 Actor His notable television appearances include; ''A Family at War'' (1970–1972), ''Dickens of London'' (1976), '' Edward & Mrs. Simpson'' (1978) as Duff Cooper, '' First Among Equals'' (1986), ''The Man Who Made Husbands Jealous'' (1997), ''Judge John Deed'' (2001–2007) and '' Thatcher: The Final Days'' (1991) as Kenneth Baker. He also appeared in the film '' Darling'' (1965) as Julie Christie's first husband. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Dixon
David Dixon (born 28 October 1947) is an English actor and screenwriter. He was born at the Nightingale Maternity Home in Derby, near his father's shop in London Road, and brought up there before the family moved to Normanton in 1959. Dixon's most notable role was in the 1981 BBC TV series ''The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'', in which he starred as Ford Prefect. He also received critical acclaim for his portrayal of Ariel in the 1980 BBC version of '' The Tempest'' (directed by John Gorrie). He would later rejoin the ''Hitchhiker's Guide'' by lending his voice to the "Ecological Man" and the "Zirzla Leader" in Fit the Twentieth of the radio series, while Geoffrey McGivern, who had originally played the character on radio, returned to the role of Ford. Despite a relatively sparse TV and film career, David Dixon has over the years acquired a loyal fan following online who call themselves "Dixonites". Filmography * ''A Family at War'' (1970) (TV series) – Robert Ashton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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