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Criminal Justice (British TV Series)
''Criminal Justice'' is a British television drama series produced by the BBC and first shown in 2008. Written by Peter Moffat, each five-episode series follows the journey of an individual through the justice system and was first broadcast over five successive nights on BBC One. The first series, first shown in 2008, starred Ben Whishaw as Ben Coulter, a young man who is accused of murder after a drunken and drug-filled night out, though is unable to remember committing the crime. It was directed by Otto Bathurst and Luke Watson. In 2009, the second series featured Maxine Peake as troubled housewife Juliet Miller whose husband was stabbed in their bed. Yann Demange and Marc Jobst directed the second series. The first series won two British Academy Television Awards for British Academy Television Award for Best Mini-Series, Best Drama Serial and Best Writer, three Royal Television Society Awards and an International Emmy Awards, International Emmy. The first season has been re-ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thriller (genre)
Thriller is a genre of fiction with numerous, often overlapping, subgenres, including crime fiction, crime, horror fiction, horror, and detective fiction. Thrillers are characterized and defined by the mood (psychology), moods they elicit, giving their audiences heightened feelings of suspense, Psychomotor agitation, excitement, Surprise (emotion), surprise, anticipation (emotion), anticipation and anxiety. This genre is well suited to Thriller film, film and television. A thriller generally keeps its audience on the "edge of their seats" as the plot builds towards a climax (narrative), climax. The cover-up of important information is a common element. Literary devices such as red herrings, plot twists, unreliable narrators, and cliffhangers are used extensively. A thriller is often a villain-driven plot, whereby they present obstacles that the protagonist or hero must overcome. Roots of the genre date back hundreds of years, but it began to develop as a distinct style in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Turturro
John Michael Turturro ( ; born February 28, 1957) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is known for his varied roles in independent films, and has worked frequently with the Coen brothers and Spike Lee. He has received a Primetime Emmy Award and nominations for three Golden Globe Awards. He achieved his career breakthrough with '' Five Corners'' (1987). He acted in Spike Lee's '' Do the Right Thing'' (1989), '' Mo' Better Blues'' (1990), ''Jungle Fever'' (1991), and '' Clockers'' (1995). He also starred in the Coens' '' Miller's Crossing'' (1990), ''Barton Fink'' (1991), for which he won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor, '' The Big Lebowski'' (1998), and '' O Brother, Where Art Thou?'' (2000). He also starred in '' Fearless'' (1993), '' Quiz Show'' (1994), and '' Gloria Bell'' (2018); and portrayed Seymour Simmons in the ''Transformers'' film series (2007–2017) and Carmine Falcone in '' The Batman'' (2022). For his guest role in the USA Network comedy series ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Harewood
David Michael Harewood (born 8 December 1965) is a British actor, presenter and the current president of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. He is best known for his roles as CIA Counterterrorism Director David Estes in ''Homeland'' (2011–2012), and as J'onn J'onzz / Martian Manhunter and Hank Henshaw / Cyborg Superman in ''Supergirl'' (2015–2021). Early life Harewood was born on 8 December 1965 in the Small Heath area of Birmingham, the son of a couple from Barbados who had moved to England in the late 1950s and early 1960s. His father was a lorry driver, while his mother was a caterer. He has a sister, Sandra, and two brothers, Rodger and Paul. He attended St Benedict's Junior School and Washwood Heath Academy. He was a member of the National Youth Theatre. In his youth, he worked at a wine bar in Birmingham city centre. At the age of 18, he gained a place at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Career Harewood began acting in 1990 and has appeared in '' The Hawk'', '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juliet Aubrey
Juliet Emma Aubrey (born 17 December 1966) is a British actress; She won the 1995 BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress for playing Dorothea in the BBC serial '' Middlemarch'' (1994). She is also known for her role as Helen Cutter in the ITV series '' Primeval'' (2007–2011). Other credits include '' Jonah Who Lived in the Whale'' (1993), '' Go Now'' (1995), '' Welcome to Sarajevo'' (1997), '' Food of Love'' (1997), '' Still Crazy'' (1998), '' Iris'' (2001), '' The Constant Gardener'' (2005), ''Criminal Justice'' (2008), '' Five Daughters'' (2010), '' Hunted'' (2012), '' The White Queen'' (2012), '' The Infiltrator'' (2016), and '' Snatch'' (2017-2018). Early life The youngest of three siblings, Aubrey was born and brought up in Fleet, Hampshire. Her first experience of acting was at her school, playing a doctor in ''George and the Dragon'' on stage at St Nicholas' School, Hampshire at the age of six. She then attended the Roman Catholic private school Farnborough Hill in Farnb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CCTV
Closed-circuit television (CCTV), also known as video surveillance, is the use of closed-circuit television cameras to transmit a signal to a specific place on a limited set of monitors. It differs from broadcast television in that the signal is not openly transmitted, though it may employ point-to-point, point-to-multipoint (P2MP), or mesh wired or wireless links. Even though almost all video cameras fit this definition, the term is most often applied to those used for surveillance in areas that require additional security or ongoing monitoring ( videotelephony is seldom called "CCTV"). The deployment of this technology has facilitated significant growth in state surveillance, a substantial rise in the methods of advanced social monitoring and control, and a host of crime prevention measures throughout the world. Though surveillance of the public using CCTV is common in many areas around the world, video surveillance has generated significant debate about balancing its us ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barrister
A barrister is a type of lawyer in common law jurisdiction (area), jurisdictions. Barristers mostly specialise in courtroom advocacy and litigation. Their tasks include arguing cases in courts and tribunals, drafting legal pleadings, jurisprudence, researching the law and giving legal opinions. Barristers are distinguished from solicitors and other types of lawyers (e.g. chartered legal executives) who have more direct access to clients, and may do transactional legal work. In some legal systems, including those of Anglo-Dutch law, South Africa, Stockholm Institute for Scandinavian Law#Scandinavian Law, Scandinavia, Law of Pakistan, Pakistan, Law of India, India, Law of Bangladesh, Bangladesh and the Crown Dependencies of Law of Jersey, Jersey, Guernsey#Politics, Guernsey and the Manx Law, Isle of Man, ''barrister'' is also regarded as an honorific. In a few jurisdictions barristers are usually forbidden from "conducting" litigation, and can only act on the instructions of ano ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vineeta Rishi
Vineeta Rishi is known for playing Jas Khella in the BBC One soap opera ''Doctors''. Early life Born in Bracknell, Berkshire to Indian parents, Rishi grew up in Walkergate, Newcastle upon Tyne where she attended Walkergate Primary and Junior School and Benfield School. She then undertook a business degree at the University of Bradford in 1998. After graduation she began working as a computer programmer, including for British Airways in Newcastle Business Park. During her spare time she discovered a passion for acting in Amateur Dramatics, and then choosing to change professions took a postgraduate course at the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts. Career Since graduation, Rishi has played PC Kapoor on ITV's ''The Last Detective'', and is regular on the BBC radio soap '' Silver Street''. In 2005 she guest-starred in the ''Doctor Who'' spin-off audio drama '' UNIT: The Longest Night'' and in 2007 appeared in the television episode '' Smith and Jones''. In 2007 she toured, in the P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Methylenedioxymethamphetamine
3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), commonly known as ecstasy (tablet form), and molly (crystal form), is an empathogen–entactogenic drug with stimulant and minor psychedelic properties. In studies, it has been used alongside psychotherapy in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and social anxiety in autism spectrum disorder. The purported pharmacological effects that may be prosocial include altered sensations, increased energy, empathy, and pleasure. When taken by mouth, effects begin in 30 to 45 minutes and last three to six hours. MDMA was first synthesized in 1912 by Merck chemist Anton Köllisch. It was used to enhance psychotherapy beginning in the 1970s and became popular as a street drug in the 1980s. MDMA is commonly associated with dance parties, raves, and electronic dance music. Tablets sold as ecstasy may be mixed with other substances such as ephedrine, amphetamine, and methamphetamine. In 2016, about 21 million people between ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Paterson (actor)
William Tulloch Paterson (born 3 June 1945) is a Scottish actor. Throughout his career he has appeared regularly in radio drama and provided the narration for a large number of documentaries. Paterson has appeared in films and television series including '' Comfort and Joy'' (1984), '' Traffik'' (1989), ''Auf Wiedersehen, Pet'' (1986), '' Truly, Madly, Deeply'' (1990), '' The Witches'' (1990), '' Wives and Daughters'' (1999), '' Sea of Souls'' (2004–2007), '' Amazing Grace'' (2006), '' Miss Potter'' (2006), '' Little Dorrit'' (2008), ''Doctor Who'' (2010), '' Outlander'' (2014), '' Fleabag'' (2016–2019), ''Inside No. 9'' (2018), '' Good Omens'' (2019), '' Brassic'' (2020) and '' House of the Dragon'' (2022). He is a recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Scottish BAFTAs. Early life William Tulloch Paterson was born in Glasgow on 3 June 1945. Paterson was raised in Dennistoun by his father, a plumber, and his mother, a hairdresser. He states that his interest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruth Negga
Ruth Negga ( ; born 4 May 1981) is an Irish actress known for her roles in the AMC television series ''Preacher'' (2016–2019) and the film '' Loving'' (2016). For her portrayal of Mildred Loving in the latter, Negga received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress. For her Broadway debut in 2022 as Lady Macbeth in ''Macbeth'', she earned a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play. Negga has also appeared in the films '' Isolation'' (2005), '' Breakfast on Pluto'' (2005), ''Warcraft'' (2016), '' Ad Astra'' (2019) and '' Passing'' (2021). Other television projects include the BBC mini-series ''Criminal Justice'' (2008–2019), RTÉ's '' Love/Hate'' (2010–2011), E4's '' Misfits'' (2010), ABC's '' Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'' (2013–2015), and Apple TV+'s '' Presumed Innocent'' (2024). Early life and education Negga was born in 1981 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to an Irish mother, Nora, and an Ethiopian father. Her parents met while working at a hospita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Westhead
David William Logan Westhead (born 1 June 1963) is an English actor. Early life Westhead was born in Ely, Cambridgeshire. He studied drama at Bristol University before going on to RADA, from where he graduated in 1987, after which he joined the Actors' Touring Company. Career He is notable as having been a member of the regular cast of ''The Bill'', ''Criminal Justice'', '' Blackeyes'', '' Stanley and the Women'', '' Bramwell'', ''The Silence'', '' Life Begins'', '' The Lakes'', ''Grafters'', ''The Time of Your Life'' and '' W1A''. He has also had guest appearances in '' Wycliffe'' ('' Wycliffe and the Pea Green Boat'' as Freddie Tremaine), ''Doctor Who'' (''The Shakespeare Code'', as William Kempe), '' Fast Freddie, The Widow and Me'' as Charlie, ''Foyle's War'' ('' A War of Nerves''), ''Midsomer Murders'' ('' The House in the Woods''), ''Agatha Christie's Poirot'' (''Cards on the Table'') and ''Lewis'' ('' The Gift of Promise''). He has also appeared in the film ''Mrs Bro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lindsay Duncan
Lindsay Vere Duncan (born 7 November 1950) is a Scottish actress. She is the recipient of three BAFTA nominations and one Scottish BAFTA nomination, as well as two Olivier Awards and a Tony Award for her work on stage. She has starred in several plays by Harold Pinter. Duncan's film credits include ''Prick Up Your Ears'' (1987), '' The Reflecting Skin'' (1990), ''City Hall'' (1996), ''An Ideal Husband'', '' Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace'', ''Mansfield Park'' (all 1999), '' Under the Tuscan Sun'', ''AfterLife'' (both 2003), '' Starter for 10'' (2006), Tim Burton's ''Alice in Wonderland'' (2010), '' About Time'' (2013), '' Birdman'' (2014), and '' Blackbird'' (2019). Outside of stage and film, Duncan appeared as Barbara Douglas in Alan Bleasdale's critically acclaimed '' G.B.H.'' (1991), Servilia of the Junii on the HBO historical drama series ''Rome'' (2005–2007), Adelaide Brooke in the ''Doctor Who'' special " The Waters of Mars" (2009), Anjelica Hayden-Hoyle i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
