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Ruth Rendell Mysteries
''The Ruth Rendell Mysteries'' is a British television crime drama series, produced by Television South, TVS and later by its successor ITV Meridian, Meridian Broadcasting, in association with Blue Heaven Productions, for broadcast on the ITV (TV network), ITV network. Twelve series were broadcast on ITV between 2 August 1987 and 11 October 2000. Created by author Ruth Rendell, the first six series focused entirely on her main literary character, Inspector Wexford, Chief Inspector Reg Wexford, played by George Baker (British actor), George Baker. Repeat airings of these series changed the programme's title to ''The Inspector Wexford Mysteries''. However, later series shifted focus to other short stories previously written by Rendell, with Wexford featuring in only three further stories, in 1996, 1998 and 2000. When broadcast, these three stories were broadcast under the title ''Inspector Wexford''. In some cases stories were expanded from Rendell's original material or elements ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crime Fiction
Crime fiction, detective story, murder mystery, crime novel, mystery novel, and police novel are terms used to describe narratives or fiction that centre on criminal acts and especially on the investigation, either by an amateur or a professional detective, of a crime, often a murder. Most crime drama focuses on criminal investigation and does not feature the courtroom. Suspense and Mystery fiction, mystery are key elements that are nearly ubiquitous to the genre. It is usually distinguished from mainstream fiction and other genres such as historical fiction and science fiction, but the boundaries are indistinct. Crime fiction has several subgenres, including detective fiction (such as the whodunit), courtroom drama, hardboiled, hard-boiled fiction, and legal thrillers. History Proto-science and crime fictions have been composed across history, and in this category can be placed texts as varied as the Epic of Gilgamesh from Mesopotamia, the Mahabharata from History of India, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Callis
James Nicholas Callis (born 4 June 1971) is an English actor. He is known for playing Dr. Gaius Baltar in the re-imagined ''Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series), Battlestar Galactica'' miniseries and television series, and Bridget Jones' best friend Tom in the Bridget Jones (film series), ''Bridget Jones'' film series. He appeared in the television series ''Eureka (2006 TV series), Eureka'' and ''12 Monkeys (TV series), 12 Monkeys'' on Syfy as Dr. Trevor Grant and Athan Cole "The Witness", respectively. Since 2017, he has voiced the character Alucard (Castlevania), Alucard in the Netflix series ''Castlevania (TV series), Castlevania'' and ''Castlevania: Nocturne'', based on the video game series of the same name. In 2022, he appeared in Star Trek: Picard season 2, season 2 of ''Star Trek: Picard'' as Jean-Luc's father in childhood flashbacks. Early life Callis was born in Hampstead and brought up in London, where he attended St. Martin's Prep School in Northwood and then Harro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piers Haggard
Piers Inigo Haggard, OBE (18 March 1939 – 11 January 2023) was a British director who worked in film, television, and theatre. Early life A member of the Haggard family, he was born in London, the son of Morna Gillespie and the actor, poet, and novelist Stephen Haggard. He was the great-great-nephew of the writer Sir Henry Rider Haggard. At the age of one, Haggard was evacuated with his mother and older brother Paul to New York where his paternal grandfather Godfrey Haggard was the British consul-general. Shortly after they left, his father wrote his sons a letter, which later that year was published in the '' Atlantic Monthly'' as "I'll Go to Bed at Noon: A Soldier's Letter to His Sons". Haggard and his mother returned to Britain after his brother's death from diphtheria. There a younger brother, Mark, was born. His father was a captain in the British Intelligence Corps. Sent to Egypt, he had an affair with a married woman, and when she broke off the affair, he com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heartstones
''Heartstones'' is a novella by British author Ruth Rendell Ruth Barbara Rendell, Baroness Rendell of Babergh, (; 17 February 1930 – 2 May 2015) was an English author of thrillers and psychological murder mysteries. Rendell is best known for creating Chief Inspector Wexford.The Oxford Companion ..., published in 1987. It was also published by Longman in a special educational edition in 1990. References 1987 British novels Novels by Ruth Rendell Hutchinson (publisher) books British novellas Harper & Row books {{1980s-crime-novel-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trevor Preston
Trevor Preston (1938–2018) was a British screenwriter."Trevor Preston obituary" by Anthony Hayward. ''The Guardian''. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2023. He wrote the series '''' and created the series '' Ace of Wands''. He also wrote a 1976 TV movie adaptation of '' James and the Giant Peach''. in 1981 he received the Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingsmarkham
Chief Inspector Reginald "Reg" Wexford is a recurring character in a series of detective novels by English crime writer Ruth Rendell. He made his first appearance in the author's 1964 debut '' From Doon With Death'', and has since been the protagonist of 23 more novels (plus some short stories). In the TVS television series ''The Ruth Rendell Mysteries'' (1987–2000), he was played by George Baker. Character In a 2013 interview, Rendell stated: Wexford is a Liberal Democrat though, and I am a Labour party member, in fact, a Labour peer, so I am further to the left than him. Wexford is an intelligent, sensitive man. He has a placid wife, Dora, and two daughters, Sheila and Sylvia. He has a good relationship with Sheila (his favourite) but a difficult relationship with Sylvia (who feels slighted though he has never actually intended to slight her). He also has a strong friendship with DI Mike Burden. Setting The Wexford series of novels are set in "Kingsmarkham", a fictional ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary Mavers
Gary John Mavers (born 1 September 1964) is an English television actor. Mavers graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, and is best known for the roles of GP Andrew Attwood in ''Peak Practice'' which he worked on for 5 years as a doctor in a country practice, (1995 – 2000), and Will Manning in ''Casualty'' in a year long role, (2004 – 2005). Mavers took over the role of Gordon Livesy in ''Emmerdale'' from 2015 to 2016 where his character was involved in a child abuse storyline, after it was revealed Gordon abused his son Aaron Livesy (played by Danny Miller) as a child. Mavers was said to have "the hardest job on TV" by many and was congratulated for both his sinister portrayal of the character and being willing to take on the controversial role. Mavers has three daughters, including actress Abby Mavers, and is also the younger brother of The La's frontman Lee Mavers and older brother of The La's The La's were an English rock band from Liverpool, origi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Hill (actor)
David Hill is a British actor. He was born in Skipton, West Riding of Yorkshire, where he attended Ermysted's Grammar School for boys. He has appeared in ''The Full Monty'' and many other films and TV series. He played Bert Atkinson in ''EastEnders'' from 2006 to 2007 and in 2017. Filmography * '' Man of Straw'' - Napoleon Fischer *''The Sweeney'' (1976, TV series) - Shaylor *''The Duellists'' (1977) - Cuirassier *''Going Straight'' episode 3 (1978) *'' Oppenheimer'' (1980, TV mini-series) - James Tuck *'' Britannia Hospital'' (1982) - Jeff *''The Draughtsman's Contract'' (1982) - Mr Herbert / Mrs Herbert's husband *'' Remembrance'' (1982) - Paul *'' Bergerac'' (1983) Se2Ep6 *''Invitation to the Wedding'' (1985) - Higson *'' Turtle Diary'' (1985) - taxi driver (uncredited) *'' Car Trouble'' (1986) - Bill *''The Nature of the Beast'' (1988) - Oggy *'' The Raggedy Rawney'' (1988) - Lamb *''The Most Dangerous Man in the World'' (1988) - Ahmet *''Georg Elser - Einer aus Deutschla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colin Campbell (actor)
Colin Campbell (17 January 1937 – 1 March 2018) was an English actor. Life His best-known role was the lead in '' The Leather Boys'' in 1964, in which he plays a bored married man who starts hanging out with a biker friend—who, he belatedly realises, is homosexual. Campbell started off as a child actor, and played John in the 1950s BBC radio Children's Hour adaptation of ''Worzel Gummidge'', and the title role in BBC TV's ''Huckleberry Finn'' in 1952. His stage work included appearances at the Old Vic and with the RSC. He also starred in ''Nuns on the Run'' (1990) and made many appearances on British television, including in the role of David Ashton, one of the main characters in the popular ITV drama series ''A Family At War'' which was broadcast from 1970 to 1972. Campbell's photograph appears on the cover of the German release of The Smiths' single " Ask" and, as his ''Leather Boys'' character, on the cover of The Smiths' single " William, It Was Really Nothing" (only CD ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noah Huntley
Noah Cornelius Marmaduke Huntley (born 7 September 1974) is an English actor and model. He has appeared in films such as ''28 Days Later'' (2002), '' The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe'' (2005), ''Snow White and the Huntsman'' (2012) and '' Dracula Untold'' (2014). Early life Huntley was born in Wiston, West Sussex, the son of Karen and Graham Huntley. He grew up as one of eight on a Sussex farm. He was educated at Windlesham House School in Pulborough, Sussex, Our Lady of Sion School in Worthing, at Leighton Park School in Berkshire, and Collyer's VI Form College in Horsham, Sussex. Career His early acting career included roles in '' Birds of a Feather'', he also played Luke McAllister from 1993 to 1995 in the British soap opera ''Emmerdale''. He went on to star alongside Dominic West and Josh Lucas in '' True Blue'' and alongside Laurence Fishburne and Sam Neill in ''Event Horizon''. He then returned to TV, playing Harchester United Captain, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Walt Disney Company
The Walt Disney Company, commonly referred to as simply Disney, is an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios complex in Burbank, California. Disney was founded on October 16, 1923, as an animation studio, by brothers Walt Disney and Roy Oliver Disney as Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio; it later operated under the names Walt Disney Studio and Walt Disney Productions before adopting its current name in 1986. In 1928, Disney established itself as a leader in the animation industry with the short film ''Steamboat Willie.'' The film used synchronized sound to become the first post-produced sound cartoon, and popularized Mickey Mouse, who became Disney's mascot and corporate icon. After becoming a success by the early 1940s, Disney diversified into live-action films, television, and theme parks in the 1950s. However, following Walt Disney's death in 1966, the company's profits, especially in the animation sector, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerome Flynn
Jerome Patrick Flynn (born 16 March 1963) is an English actor and singer. He is best known for his role as Bronn in the HBO fantasy series ''Game of Thrones'' (2011–19). His other roles include Paddy Garvey of the King's Fusiliers in the ITV series '' Soldier Soldier'' (1991–95), Bennet Drake in the BBC mystery series '' Ripper Street'' (2012–16), Hector in the '' Black Mirror'' episode Shut Up and Dance (2016), Banner Creighton in the Paramount+ western series '' 1923'' (2022–25) and Boris Oliver in '' L2: Empuraan'' (2025). He and his ''Soldier Soldier'' co-star Robson Green also performed as Robson & Jerome in the latter half of the 1990s. They released a version of " Unchained Melody", which stayed at number 1 for 7 weeks on the UK Chart, selling more than a million copies and becoming the best-selling single of 1995. The duo had two further number 1 singles: " I Believe" and " What Becomes of the Brokenhearted". Their eponymous debut album and the follow-up ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
