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Sweeney 2
''Sweeney 2'' is a 1978 British action crime drama film. It was made as a sequel to the successful 1977 film '' Sweeney!.'' Both films are an extension of the popular British ITV television series '' The Sweeney'' (1975–78). Some of the action in the film is transferred from the usual London setting to Malta. The series and films depict a fictionalised version of the Flying Squad. The term ''The Sweeney'' is derived from Cockney rhyming slang, originating in the expression ''Sweeney Todd: Flying Squad'', and is a real term used by the London underworld to refer to the Squad, whose brief was to investigate armed robbery within the Metropolitan Police District (MPD), an area roughly corresponding to Greater London. The film centres on the investigations of the fictional Detective Inspector Jack Regan (John Thaw) and his partner Detective Sergeant George Carter (Dennis Waterman). Plot A group of particularly violent armed robbers, who are committing bank and payroll robberies ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Clegg (director)
Thomas Harrison Clegg (16 October 1934 – 24 July 2016) was a British television and film director. He was known as an action director, responsible for many episodes of '' The Sweeney'', its cinema version ''Sweeney 2'' (1978), and '' Sharpe''. Between 1952 and 1954, he performed national service in the Royal Air Force. Selected filmography Television * '' Special Branch'' (1973–74) * '' Space: 1999'' (1975–77) * '' The Sweeney'' (1975–78) * '' A Captain's Tale'' (1982) * '' Frederick Forsyth Presents'' (1989 and 1990) * '' Sharpe'' (1993-2008) * '' Bravo Two Zero'' (1999) * '' Adventure Inc.'' (2002-2003) * '' Rosemary & Thyme'' (2003) Film * '' Love Is a Splendid Illusion'' (1970) * ''Sweeney 2 ''Sweeney 2'' is a 1978 British action crime drama film. It was made as a sequel to the successful 1977 film ''Sweeney!.'' Both films are an extension of the popular British ITV television series ''The Sweeney'' (1975–78). Some of the action ...'' (1978) * '' McVicar'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cockney Rhyming Slang
Rhyming slang is a form of slang word construction in the English language. It is especially prevalent among Cockneys in England, and was first used in the early 19th century in the East End of London; hence its alternative name, Cockney rhyming slang. In the US, especially the criminal underworld of the West Coast between 1880 and 1920, rhyming slang has sometimes been known as Australian slang. The construction of rhyming slang involves replacing a common word with a phrase of two or more words, the last of which rhymes with the original word; then, in almost all cases, omitting, from the end of the phrase, the secondary rhyming word (which is thereafter implied), Bryson, a humourist, states that there is a special name given to this omission: "the word that rhymes is almost always dropped... There's a technical term for this process as well: hemiteleia". Given that this is a genus of plant species, and appears in no readily available sources as a linguistic term, it is unclea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
EMI Films
EMI Films was a British film studio and distributor. A subsidiary of the EMI conglomerate, the corporate name was not used throughout the entire period of EMI's involvement in the film industry, from 1969 to 1986, but the company's brief connection with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Anglo-EMI, the division under Nat Cohen, and the later company as part of the Thorn EMI conglomerate (following the merger with Thorn) are outlined here. History Headed by Bryan Forbes The company was formed after the takeover of Associated British Picture Corporation (ABPC) in 1969 by EMI, following the acquisition of Warner Bros.' shares in ABPC the previous year. At the time ABPC owned 270 ABC Cinemas, a half share in the ITV contractor Thames Television, Elstree Studios at Shenley Road, and had recently bought Anglo-Amalgamated, a film studio in which Nat Cohen had been a partner. EMI moved into film production with the foundation of a new company, EMI-Elstree. Bernard Delfont appointed writer-d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barry Spikings
Barry Spikings (born 23 November 1939) is a British film producer who worked in Hollywood. Spikings is best known as a producer of the film, ''The Deer Hunter'' (1978), which won five Academy Awards. Biography Spikings was born in Boston, Lincolnshire. After leaving Boston Grammar School he joined the local newspaper, the ''Lincolnshire Standard'', as a trainee reporter. Later he joined the '' Farmers' Weekly'', where he won a Golden Ear award for a fifteen-minute film that he produced and directed himself. Spikings then moved to the entertainment world. Initially, he promoted pop music festivals and later films. British Lion and EMI In 1972, he became the co-owner of British Lion Films; Spikings later joined EMI when it took over British Lion. For the film, ''The Deer Hunter'' (1978), Spikings won an Academy Award for Best Picture. The film also garnered awards for several of its actors. Nelson Holdings In 1985, Spikings formed a Canadian company, Nelson Holdings Internationa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Hall (actor)
Brian Charles Hall (20 November 1937 – 17 September 1997) was an English actor. He is best remembered for his role as hotel chef Terry Hughes in the British sitcom ''Fawlty Towers''. Career Hall played many hard-boiled tough guy Cockney roles: his role as the amiable chef Terry in ''Fawlty Towers'' was a casting against type. He played leading roles in police drama '' Softly, Softly: Taskforce'' (1971–72), crime drama '' McVicar'' (1980), and sitcom ''You Must Be The Husband'' (1987). He also had several guest-starring roles in '' The Professionals'', ''The Long Good Friday'', ''The Bill'', '' London's Burning'', '' The Sweeney'' and ''Minder'' in Series 1 episode ''You Gotta Have Friends''. He also played the Dad in Billy Webb's Amazing Story by Steve Attridge (1991 BBC)Billy Webb's Amazing Story, BBC Drama, by Steve Attridge Personal life Hall became friends with John Cleese when they appeared together in ''Fawlty Towers''. Some years after the series had finished, Clees ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Alkin
John Alkin (born 17 January 1947) is an English actor turned spiritual healer. He was born in Rugby, Warwickshire, under the name John Kenneth Foinquinos. Alkin is best remembered for two roles: DS Tom Daniels in '' The Sweeney'' and barrister Barry Deeley in the long running daytime TV drama ''Crown Court''. He played the role of Robert Martin in the 1972 BBC TV production of Jane Austen's '' Emma''. He also appeared extensively as a guest star in numerous TV shows such as ''Z-Cars'', ''Timeslip'', ''Minder'' and ''Doctor Who''. He left acting in the mid-1980s to set up a spiritual healing centre with his second wife, Lee Everett Alkin, former wife of DJ and TV comic Kenny Everett Kenny Everett (born Maurice James Christopher Cole; 25 December 1944 – 4 April 1995) was an English comedian, radio disc jockey and television presenter. After spells on pirate radio and Radio Luxembourg in the mid-1960s, he was one of the fi .... Filmography References External links * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederick Treves (actor)
Frederick William Treves BEM (29 March 1925 – 30 January 2012) was an English character actor with an extensive repertoire, specialising in avuncular, military and titled types. Early life Treves attended the Nautical College, Pangbourne and in World War II he served in the Merchant Navy. On his first voyage his ship, the refrigerated cargo liner , was part of the Operation Pedestal convoy to Malta. On 13 August 1942 ''Waimarama'' was bombed by a German Junkers Ju 88 The Junkers Ju 88 is a German World War II ''Luftwaffe'' twin-engined multirole combat aircraft. Junkers Aircraft and Motor Works (JFM) designed the plane in the mid-1930s as a so-called '' Schnellbomber'' ("fast bomber") that would be too fast ... aircraft. The ship's deck cargo included containers of aviation spirit that burst into flame. ''Waimarama'' exploded and 83 of her 107 crew were killed. Officer cadet, Cadet Treves helped save several of his shipmates, including the only ship's officer to su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derrick O'Connor
Derrick O'Connor (3 January 1941 – 29 June 2018) was an Irish theatre and character actor. O'Connor was best known for his performance as South African mercenary Pieter Vorstedt in ''Lethal Weapon 2'' and for his roles in three Terry Gilliam films. He starred as Jack Stone in the British police drama series '' The Professionals'' episode "You'll be Alright".Another role was that of Peter Morgan in the series ''Crown Court'' (1976). He was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company. Gilliam, who directed O'Connor in three films, had noted in his audio commentaries that O'Connor seemed to have a habit of relinquishing most of his dialogue in favour of physical character humour. Notable examples include ''Time Bandits'', in which his character's dialogue was resorted to simple grunts while the Maid Marian character "translated" for him and in ''Brazil'', in which O'Connor scrapped all of his character's dialogue and simply repeated the dialogue of Bob Hoskins Robert William ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barry Stanton (actor)
Barry Stanton (born 18 February 1940) is a British stage, film and television actor.Brand p.80 Selected filmography Film * '' Robbery'' (1967) * ''King Lear'' (1971) * ''Demons of the Mind'' (1972) * ''Hamlet'' (1977) * ''Sweeney 2'' (1977) * '' Lionheart'' (1987) * ''King of the Wind'' (1990) * ''Robin Hood'' (1991) * ''Shanghai Knights'' (2003) Television * ''The Plane Makers'' (1963) * ''Front Page Story'' (1965) * '' The Baron'' (1966) * ''The Likely Lads'' (1966) * ''Witch Hunt'' (1967) * ''No Hiding Place'' (1967) * '' George and the Dragon'' (1968) * ''Spy Trap'' (1972) * '' Budgie'' (1972) * '' The Sweeney'' (1975) * '' Upstairs, Downstairs'' (1975) * '' The New Avengers'' (1977) * ''Fallen Hero'' (1978-1979) * ''Turtle's Progress'' (1979-1980) * '' The Search for Alexander the Great'' (1981) * '' Something in Disguise'' (1982) * ''Minder'' (1982) * '' Now and Then'' (1983) * '' Doctor Who'' (1984) * ''Tucker's Luck'' (1984) * '' Mann's Best Friends'' (1985) * ''Yes, Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nigel Hawthorne
Sir Nigel Barnard Hawthorne (5 April 1929 – 26 December 2001) was an English actor. He is most known for his stage acting and his portrayal of Sir Humphrey Appleby, the permanent secretary in the 1980s sitcom '' Yes Minister'' and the Cabinet Secretary in its sequel, ''Yes, Prime Minister''. For this role, he won four BAFTA TV Awards for Best Light Entertainment Performance. He won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for portraying King George III in '' The Madness of King George'' (1994). He later won the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actor, for the 1996 series '' The Fragile Heart''. He was also an Olivier Award and Tony Award winner for his work in theatre. Early life Hawthorne was born in Coventry, Warwickshire, England, the second of four children of Agnes Rosemary (née Rice) and Charles Barnard Hawthorne, a physician. When Nigel was three years old, the family moved to Cape Town, South Africa, where hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Thynn, Marchioness Of Bath
Anna Abigail Thynn, Marchioness of Bath (née Gyarmathy; 27 September 1943 – 17 September 2022), styled as Viscountess Weymouth from 1969 and 1992, also known by her stage name Anna Gaël, was a Hungarian-British actress and war correspondent. Early life Anna Abigail Gyarmarthy was born on 27 September 1943 in Budapest, Hungary. Her father, László Izsak Gyarmathy, was a mathematician and her mother was a poet. She moved to France as a child and began acting when she was fifteen. Career Anna Gyarmarthy acted under the stage name 'Anna Gaël'. She starred in Hungarian, German, Italian and French films including ''Via Macau'' in 1966, ''Therese and Isabelle'' in 1968, ''Zeta One'', aka ''The Love Factor'' in 1969, and ''Take Me, Love Me'' in 1970. She retired from acting in 1981. She worked as a news reporter, covering conflicts in Vietnam, and South Africa as well as the Northern Ireland conflict. Personal life and death Gaël met Alexander Thynn, Viscount Weymouth, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Purdey And Sons
James Purdey & Sons, or simply Purdey, is a British gunmaker based in London, England specialising in high-end bespoke sporting shotguns and rifles. Purdey holds three Royal Warrants of appointment as gun and rifle makers to the British and other European royal families. History James Purdey founded James Purdey & Sons Limited in London, England in 1814, locating his business on Princes Street. Prior to starting out on his own, Purdey worked as head stocker for Joseph Manton, the foremost gunmaker of his time. In 1826 the company moved from the Princes Street location to Manton's former premises in Oxford Street. The founder's son, James Purdey the Younger, took over the running of the company from his father in 1858. James the Younger saw rapid change in the development and design of guns and rifles during his lifetime, essentially moving from muzzle loading flintlocks in the 1820s to breech loading hammerless ejectors by the 1880s. James the Younger was always at the forefro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
