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Stephen Garlick
Stephen Garlick (born 7 July 1959) is a British actor best known as the voice of Jen in '' Jim Henson's The Dark Crystal''. His career has centered on film, television and radio. At the age of five he attended the famous Corona Academy stage school. As most children of his age he did a few television commercials. In 1965 he featured in a documentary called ''A Day of Peace'', directed by noted film director Peter Collinson. Garlick had a non-speaking part as a small boy with a potty stuck on his head in ''Carry On Doctor'' (1967). He appeared in two films in the 1960s made by the Children's Film Foundation. He played the part of Dan in '' The Boy from Space'', one of the Look and Read serials for BBC Schools. This was released on DVD by the British Film Institute. Career As a child, Stephen appeared in the 1970 film Crossplot, starring Roger Moore. In 1973, Stephen played the role of Ned Lewis in the second series of '' The Adventures of Black Beauty''. The series was releas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stockwell
Stockwell is a district located in South London, part of the London Borough of Lambeth, England. It is situated south of Charing Cross. History The name Stockwell is likely to have originated from a local well, with "stoc" being Old English for a tree trunk or post. From the thirteenth to the start of the nineteenth century, Stockwell was a rural manor at the edge of London. It included market gardens and John Tradescant's botanical garden – commemorated in Tradescant Road, which was built over it in 1880, and in a memorial outside St Stephen's church. In the nineteenth century it developed as an elegant middle-class suburb. Residents included the artist Arthur Rackham, who was born on South Lambeth Road in 1867, moving with his family to Albert Square when he was 15 years old. Another famed cultural figure who was born in Stockwell in October 1914, was theatre director Joan Littlewood, who has been called the mother of modern theatre. Its social and architectural fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dennis Waterman
Dennis Waterman (24 February 1948 – 8 May 2022) was an English actor and singer. He was best known for his tough-guy leading roles in television series including ''The Sweeney'', ''Minder (TV series), Minder'' and ''New Tricks'', singing the theme tunes of the latter two. Waterman's acting career spanned 60 years, starting with his childhood roles in film and theatre, and adult roles in film, television and West End theatre. He was known for the range of roles he played, including drama (''Up the Junction (film), Up the Junction''), horror (''Scars of Dracula''), adventure (''Colditz (1972 TV series), Colditz''), comedy (''Fair Exchange (TV series), Fair Exchange''), comedy-drama (''Minder''), musical (''Windy City (musical), Windy City'') and sport (''The World Cup: A Captain's Tale''). He appeared in 29 films, the last being released in 2020. Early life and education Waterman was born on 24 February 1948, as the youngest of nine children to Rose Juliana (née Saunders) an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scrooge (1970 Film)
''Scrooge'' is a 1970 musical film adaptation of Charles Dickens' ''A Christmas Carol'' (1843). It was directed by Ronald Neame, and starred Albert Finney as Ebenezer Scrooge. The film's score was composed by Leslie Bricusse and arranged and conducted by Ian Fraser. The film was a follow-up to another Dickens musical adaptation, 1968's award-winning '' Oliver!''. Both films were shot by Oswald Morris and many of the sets at Shepperton Studios were reused for ''Scrooge''. The posters for ''Scrooge'' included the tagline, "What the dickens have they done to Scrooge?", designed to head off any criticism of an all-singing, all-dancing old skinflint. Finney won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Musical/Comedy in 1971, and the film received four Academy Award nominations, including for Best Original Song (for "Thank You Very Much"). Plot On Christmas Eve 1860, in London, stingy money-lender Ebenezer Scrooge declines his nephew Harry's invitation for Christmas dinner a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jackanory
''Jackanory'' was a BBC children's television series which was originally broadcast between 1965 and 1996. It was designed to stimulate an interest in Reading (activity), reading. The programme was first transmitted on 13 December 1965, and the first story was the fairy-tale "Cap-o'-Rushes" read by Lee Montague. ''Jackanory'' was broadcast until 1996, with around 3,500 episodes in its 30-year run. The final story, ''The House at Pooh Corner'' by A. A. Milne, was read by Alan Bennett and broadcast on 24 March 1996. The programme was briefly revived on 27 November 2006 for two one-off stories. The format was revived as ''Jackanory Junior'', airing on CBeebies between 2007 and 2009. The programme's format, which varied little over the decades, featured an actor reading from children's novels or Folklore, folk tales, usually while seated in an armchair. From time to time the scene being read would be illustrated by a specially commissioned still drawing, often by Quentin Blake. In 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crossplot (film)
''Crossplot'' is a 1969 British neo noir crime film starring Roger Moore. Belgian actress Claudie Lange was also featured in her largest English-speaking role. The film is a loose remake of ''North by Northwest''. Plot Roger Moore is Gary Fenn, an advertising executive for a London agency who finds the perfect target and calculates the events which mean that only one girl will be good enough for his boss, Hungarian Marla Kugash. He finds her among the anti-war movement in the bohemian depths of swinging London. She is in the company of a young man, Tarquin, who is extremely protective of her and overtly aggressive to Fenn. The young Hungarian, an illegal refugee from her native homeland, accompanies Fenn to a photoshoot. However, she admits she is in fear of her life, and seems disturbed by the presence of her aunt. When she is nearly killed, the girl drops out of sight and Fenn has to go on the run himself, suspected of a separate murder. He locates her to a country house, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Headline Hunters (1968 Film)
''Headline Hunters'' is a 1968 British children's drama film directed by Jonathan Ingrams and starring Leonard Brockwell, Susan Payne, Stephen Garlick, Bill Owen, David Lodge and Frank Williams. It was distributed by the Children's Film Foundation. Plot A bunch of kids help run the local newspaper after their father becomes ill. In the process they foil a robbery at a local factory. Cast *Leonard Brockwell as Terry Hunter *Susan Payne as Joan Hunter * Stephen Garlick as Peter Hunter *Jeffrey Chandler as Alec * Bill Owen as Henry * Reginald Marsh as Bogshot * Keith Smith as Fustwick *Glyn Houston as Gresham * David Lodge as Harry * Dermot Kelly as Ernie * Frank Williams as Carter *Malcolm Epstein as Percy *David Beale as Hunter *Maureen O'Reilly as Mrs. Hunter Critical reception ''The Monthly Film Bulletin'' wrote: "A crisp, clear, unpretentious and oddly touching little film. It has all the right ingredients for a children's film – an exciting but not too implausible s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carry On Doctor
''Carry On Doctor'' is a 1967 British comedy film, the 15th in the series of 31 ''Carry On'' films (1958–1992). It is the second in the series to have a medical theme. Frankie Howerd makes the first of his two appearances in the film series and stars alongside regulars Sid James, Kenneth Williams, Jim Dale, Charles Hawtrey, Joan Sims, Peter Butterworth, and Bernard Bresslaw. Hattie Jacques returns for the first time since '' Carry On Cabby'' four years earlier, while Barbara Windsor returns after her debut in '' Carry On Spying'' three years earlier. ''Carry On Doctor'' marks Anita Harris's second and final appearance in the series. The film was followed by ''Carry On Up the Khyber'' in 1968. Plot Charlatan faith healer Francis Bigger, who convinces attendees, with the help of his assistant Chloe Gibson, that " mind over matter" is more effective than medical treatment, suffers an accident during one of his lectures. Admitted to the local hospital, he quickly demands ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack And The Witch
is a Japanese animated fantasy adventure feature film, the 10th cinema feature produced by Tōei Animation (then Tōei Dōga), released in Japan in 1967. It was developed by Jirō Sekimasa, Seiichi Moro and Takeshi Ariga, written by Shin'ichi Sekizawa and Susumu Takaku and directed by Taiji Yabushita and has an essentially original story, though one which alludes in structure and character names to the Jack tales and ''Beowulf'', both of English folklore. A working title for the film was . The animation director is Akira Daikuhara. It is one of a number of Tōei Dōga features licensed by the television division of American International Pictures and localised by Titan Productions, ''Jacks English- dubbed version being directed by Peter Solmo and made available for syndication starting in 1969. Corinne Orr, of ''Speed Racer'' fame, is the voice of Allegra in the English-language version. Plot The film opens with a retelling of ''Beowulf'', narrated over pans of paintings i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radio Drama Company
The Radio Drama Company is a company of actors formed by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in 1939, at the beginning of the Second World War. It is sometimes referred to as RDC, or the Rep, a survival from its original name, the Drama Repertory Company. The cast of the company changes every six months, and auditions are held for the Carleton Hobbs Bursary, primarily for students graduating from drama courses, to recruit between four and six new members every year. There is also a Norman Beaton Fellowship to bring in actors from non-traditional backgrounds. History The company has its origins in a short-lived BBC Repertory Drama Company formed in January 1930, but paid off after a few months. For some years BBC Radio and BBC Television simply hired all the actors they needed by the day. However, with the approach of the Second World War, the key executive, Val Gielgud, head of productions at BBC Radio, proposed that an in-house company of actors would be a useful thing to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fantasy
Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction that involves supernatural or Magic (supernatural), magical elements, often including Fictional universe, imaginary places and Legendary creature, creatures. The genre's roots lie in oral traditions, which later became fantasy literature, fantasy literature and drama. From the twentieth century onward, it has expanded into various media, including film, television, graphic novels, manga, animation, and video games. The expression ''fantastic literature'' is often used for this genre by Anglophone literary critics. An archaic spelling for the term is ''phantasy''. Fantasy is generally distinguished from the genres of science fiction and horror fiction, horror by an absence of scientific or macabre themes, although these can occur in fantasy. In popular culture, the fantasy genre predominantly features settings that reflect the actual Earth, but with some sense of otherness. Characteristics Many works of fantasy use magic (paranorma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Henson
James Maury Henson (September 24, 1936 – May 16, 1990) was an American puppeteer, animator, actor, and filmmaker who achieved worldwide notability as the creator of the Muppets. Henson was also well known for creating ''Fraggle Rock'' (1983–1987) and as the director of ''The Dark Crystal'' (1982) and ''Labyrinth (1986 film), Labyrinth'' (1986). Born in Greenville, Mississippi, and raised in both Leland, Mississippi, and University Park, Maryland, Henson began developing puppets in high school. He created ''Sam and Friends'' (1955–1961), a short-form comedy television program on WRC-TV, while he was a freshman at the University of Maryland, College Park, in collaboration with fellow student Jane Henson, Jane Nebel. Henson and Nebel co-founded The Jim Henson Company, Muppets, Inc. – now The Jim Henson Company – in 1958, and married less than a year later in 1959. Henson graduated from the University of Maryland with a degree in home economics. In 1969, Henson join ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bill
''The Bill'' is a British police procedural television series, broadcast on ITV (TV network), ITV from 16 October 1984 until 31 August 2010. The programme originated from a one-off drama, "Woodentop (The Bill), Woodentop" (part of the ''Storyboard'' series), broadcast on 16 August 1983. ITV were so impressed with the drama that a full series was commissioned. The title originates from "Old Bill", a List of police-related slang terms, slang term for the police and show creator Geoff McQueen's original title for the series. ''The Bill'' focuses on the lives and work of one shift of police officers of all ranks, and the storylines deal with situations faced by uniformed officers working on the beat, as well as Covert operation#Plainclothes law enforcement, plainclothes detectives. Producers initially wanted to replicate the "day in the life" feature of ''Woodentop'', and made sure a police officer was featured in every single scene. The series later adopted a much more serialised ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
