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Laura Main
Laura Main (born 8 March 1977) is a Scottish actress known for her role as Sister Bernadette and, later, Nurse Shelagh Turner in the BBC One drama series ''Call the Midwife''. Early life and education Laura Main was born in Aberdeen in 1981. Her father, Robert, was a fish merchant and her mother, Lorna, was a primary school teacher turned housewife. She has two older sisters, a niece, and two nephews. Laura Main went to school at the Hazlehead Academy and took dance lessons at the Danscentre in Aberdeen. She then studied history at the University of Aberdeen, gaining aMA History of Art in 1998before starting drama school at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in London. Career Main started performing in musical theatre at the age of 13 when she landed the role of ''Annie'' with Phoenix Youth Theatre. At age 15 she debuted in the role of Louisa von Trapp in a stage production of ''The Sound of Music''. At university she performed as part of the musical society ''Treadin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aberdeen
Aberdeen ( ; ; ) is a port city in North East Scotland, and is the List of towns and cities in Scotland by population, third most populous Cities of Scotland, Scottish city. Historically, Aberdeen was within the historic county of Aberdeenshire (historic), Aberdeenshire, but is now separate from the council area of Aberdeenshire. Aberdeen City Council is one of Scotland's 32 Local government in Scotland, local authorities (commonly referred to as ''councils''). Aberdeen has a population of for the main urban area and for the wider List of towns and cities in Scotland by population#Settlements, settlement including outlying localities, making it the United Kingdom's List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, 39th most populous built-up area. Aberdeen has a long, sandy coastline and features an oceanic climate, with cool summers and mild, rainy winters. Aberdeen received royal burgh status from David I of Scotland (1124–1153), which transformed the city economically. The tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amelia Lily
Amelia Lily Oliver (born 16 October 1994) is an English singer and television personality. In 2011, she became a contestant on the eighth series of ''The X Factor'', where she finished in third place. In 2017, she finished as runner-up on the twentieth series of ''Celebrity Big Brother''. In 2020, she began appearing in the MTV reality series ''Geordie Shore''. Following ''The X Factor'', Lily signed a record deal with Sony, and released a single titled " You Bring Me Joy". The single peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart, and number 21 in Ireland. Lily's follow up single, " Shut Up (And Give Me Whatever You Got)", charted at 11 on the UK Singles Chart. Lily's third single, " Party Over", peaked within the top 40 of the UK Singles Chart. In 2015, Lily joined the cast of ''American Idiot'', in the lead role of Whatsername. Early life The daughter of Aranka Bradley and Barry Horowitz, Amelia Lily Oliver was born in Nunthorpe, Middlesbrough on 16 October 1994. She was ed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murder City (TV Series)
''Murder City'' is a Television in the United Kingdom, British crime drama series produced by ITV Granada, Granada Television, first broadcast on 18 March 2004 on ITV (TV network), ITV, that focuses on two mismatched detectives, DI Susan Alembic (Amanda Donohoe) and DS Luke Stone (Kris Marshall), who scour London solving complex cases. The first series consisted of six episodes. A second and final series of four episodes was subsequently commissioned and began broadcast on 5 April 2006. Following declining viewership, a third series of ''Murder City'' was not commissioned. BBC America began airing the complete series on 17 August 2006, and it was subsequently released in a DVD region code#1, Region 1 four-disc DVD box set by Image Entertainment on 14 August 2007. Characterisation Whilst the premise of the show features a murder squad investigating complex cases in and around London, the drama created is centered around the realignment of character team-ups. Although DI Susan Ale ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monarch Of The Glen (TV Series)
''Monarch of the Glen'' is a British drama television series produced by Ecosse Films for BBC Scotland and broadcast on BBC One for seven series between February 2000 and October 2005 with 64 episodes in total. The first five series of ''Monarch of the Glen'' told the story of young restaurateur Archie MacDonald trying to restore his childhood home in the Scottish Highlands, starring Alastair Mackenzie, Richard Briers, Susan Hampshire and Dawn Steele. The final two series focused on new Laird Paul Bowman trying to modernise the estate, primarily starring Lloyd Owen, Tom Baker, Alexander Morton and Susan Hampshire. The series is loosely based on Compton Mackenzie, Sir Compton Mackenzie's ''Highland Novels'', which are set in the same location but in the 1930s and 1940s. The first book in that series is called ''The Monarch of the Glen (novel), The Monarch of the Glen'', which was a reference to the The Monarch of the Glen (painting), famous painting of the same name by Edwin H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trevor's World Of Sport
''Trevor's World of Sport'' began as a 2003 BBC television sitcom written and directed by Andy Hamilton and starring Neil Pearson as Trevor. One series of the television series was made, followed by three series which were aired on BBC Radio 4, as a continuation of the television series. Cast * Neil Pearson as Trevor Heslop * Paul Reynolds (actor), Paul Reynolds as Sammy Dobbs * Rosalind Ayres as Theresa * Abdul Salis as Barry * Cosima Shaw as Heidrun * Michael Fenton Stevens as Ralph Renton * Claire Skinner as Meryl Plot The series is set in the world of TS Sports – a sports public relations firm, run by Trevor Heslop and his partner, the lascivious Sammy Dobbs (Paul Reynolds (actor), Paul Reynolds). Trevor is portrayed as an essentially decent, honest man in the corrupt money-obsessed industry of sporting celebrity, who is still deeply in love with his estranged wife Meryl (Claire Skinner). The other TS Sports office staff are the cool German receptionist Heidrun (Cosima Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
To Let
''To Let'' is the debut studio album from Australian roots musician Xavier Rudd Xavier Rudd (born 29 May 1978) is an Australian singer, songwriter, musician, and multi-instrumentalist. Several of Rudd's songs incorporate socially conscious themes, such as spirituality, humanity, environmentalism and the rights of Indigen .... It was released in 2002 and peaked at No. 7 on the ARIA Hitseekers Albums Chart in March 2004. Track listing References External links * allmusic.com {{Authority control 2002 debut albums Xavier Rudd albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Is Harry On The Boat?
''Is Harry on the Boat?'' is a 2001 British made-for-TV film, based on the lives of holiday reps in Ibiza. A television drama series then followed, airing on Sky One from 2002 to 2003. Background It is based on the book of the same name by Colin Butts. The title is a reference to the sexual act of ejaculating on the face ('Harry Monk', often shortened just to 'Harry', is Cockney rhyming slang for "spunk" (a British slang term for semen) and 'boat race', or just 'boat', is rhyming slang for 'face'). The TV series was developed and produced by Rapido TV for Sky TV. ''"Is Harry on the Boat?"'' was a mix of fast-paced drama, sex and comedy. It was set in Ibiza and focused on the adventures of a group of holiday reps catering for an 18-30 market. Cast The cast of the film was made up from a series of young, mainly unknown young actors and gave first TV appearances to a number of now notable British actors. * Danny Dyer as Brad * Rik Young as Mario * Des Coleman as Mikey * D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salisbury Playhouse
Salisbury Playhouse is a theatre in the English city of Salisbury, Wiltshire. Built in 1976, it comprises the 517-seat Main House and the 149-seat Salberg Studio, a rehearsal room, a daytime café, and a community and education space. It is part of Arts Council England's National Portfolio of Organisations, and also receives regular funding from Wiltshire Council and Salisbury City Council. Overview Plays in the Main House are often own or co-produced works, of which there are between eight and ten a year. The Playhouse also houses touring productions and a variety of events as part of the Salisbury International Arts Festival. The Studio programme is the focus for the theatre's work for and with young people, which includes toured-in work, work from its Youth Theatre called Stage '65, and workshop productions. The Playhouse's Tesco Community & Education Space and Rehearsal Room opened in July 2007. In 2018, the charity which runs the theatre amalgamated with Salisbury A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Chibnall
Christopher Antony Chibnall (born 21 March 1970) is an English television writer and producer, best known as the creator and writer of the award-winning ITV (TV network), ITV mystery-crime drama ''Broadchurch'' (2013-17) and as the third showrunner of the 2005 revival of the BBC sci-fi series ''Doctor Who'' (2018–22). Chibnall wrote five episodes of the series under previous showrunners Russell T Davies and Steven Moffat, and he was also the head writer for the first two series of the spinoff ''Torchwood'' (2006-08). Early life and career Chibnall was brought up in Formby, Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Sefton, Merseyside. He studied drama at St Mary's University, Twickenham, subsequently gaining an MA in Theatre and Film from the University of Sheffield. His early career included work as a Association football, football archivist and floor manager for Sky Sports, before leaving to work as an administrator for various theatre companies. From 1996 to 1999 he worked as admin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caroline Harker
Caroline Harker (born 1966 as Caroline Anne Owens) is an English stage and television actress. Career Harker is known for her roles as Celia in the BBC's ''Middlemarch'', and as Woman Police Constable (WPC) (later Detective Sgt.) Hazel Wallace in the ITV police drama ''A Touch of Frost'' (1992–2003). She also played Alicia Davenport in ''Coronation Street'' for four episodes in 2012. Harker played the role of 'mother' in the Mike Kenny's adaptation of ''The Railway Children,'' directed by Damian Cruden and staged at the Waterloo International railway station. Harker is married to fellow actor Anthony Calf, with whom she appeared in ''The Madness of King George'' and in a TV adaptation of Jilly Cooper's '' Riders'' They have three daughters. From January 2023, Harker starred as Clairee in a production of ''Steel Magnolias'' at the Richmond Theatre, London. Harker appeared alongside Lucy Speed, Diana Vickers, and Elizabeth Ayodele. The production, going on to tour the UK, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diana Vickers
Diana Vickers (born 30 July 1991) is an English singer, songwriter and actress. She was a semi-finalist on ''The X Factor (British series 5), The X Factor'' in 2008, finishing in fourth place. Vickers signed a record deal with RCA Records and, after touring with her fellow contestants from ''The X Factor'', played the title role in a West End (theatre), West End revival of ''The Rise and Fall of Little Voice''. Vickers' 2010 debut single, "Once (Diana Vickers song), Once", charted at number one on the UK Singles Chart and her debut album, ''Songs from the Tainted Cherry Tree'', achieved number one status on the UK Albums Chart. Her follow-up singles, "The Boy Who Murdered Love" and "My Wicked Heart", reached the top 40 and top 20 respectively. Vickers' second album, ''Music to Make Boys Cry'', followed in 2013, accompanied by the singles "Cinderella (Diana Vickers song), Cinderella", "Music to Make Boys Cry (song), Music to Make Boys Cry", and "Mad at Me". Vickers unveiled her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucy Speed
Lucy Renee Speed (born 31 August 1976) is an English actress best known for her television roles as Natalie Evans in the BBC One soap opera ''EastEnders'' appearing in 526 episodes between 1994 and 2004, and as DS Stevie Moss in the ITV police drama series ''The Bill'' from 2008 to 2010. She has also starred in the BBC One sitcom '' Cradle to Grave'' (2015) and ITV dramas '' Marcella'' (2018) and ''Unforgotten'' (2021). Speed is also a prolific stage performer, appearing in numerous theatrical productions. Early life Speed is the second of two children born to Sue (née Salter) and Sid Speed, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
