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The Pallisers
''The Pallisers'' is a 1974 BBC television adaptation of Anthony Trollope's Palliser novels. Set in Victorian era England with a backdrop of parliamentary life, Simon Raven's dramatisation covers six novels and follows the events and characters over two decades. The series featured a large cast of both prominent and rising actors. Plot The series begins with the story of Lady Glencora, fiancée of the dry, aristocratic Plantagenet Palliser, who will inherit the title of the Duke of Omnium and Gatherum from his uncle. Although they marry, Lady Glencora still pines for her unsuitable but handsome admirer Burgo Fitzgerald. Palliser becomes aware of this situation and takes his wife on a long tour of Europe, even though he had recently been offered the position of Chancellor of the Exchequer, the one political position he craves. While on their tour, the newlyweds come to a better understanding, and upon their return to London Glencora becomes an ambitious society hostess. Whilst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Costume Drama
Costume is the distinctive style of clothing, dress and/or cosmetics, makeup of an individual or group that reflects class, gender, occupation, ethnicity, nationality, activity or epoch—in short, culture. The term also was traditionally used to describe typical appropriate clothing for certain activities, such as Riding habit, riding costume, Swimsuit, swimming costume, dance costume, and evening gown, evening costume. Appropriate and acceptable costume is subject to changes in fashion and local cultural norms. This general usage has gradually been replaced by the terms "dress", "attire", "robes" or "wear" and usage of "costume" has become more limited to unusual or out-of-date clothing and to attire intended to evoke a change in identity, such as theatrical, Halloween, and mascot costumes. Before the advent of ready-to-wear apparel, clothing was made by hand. When made for commercial sale it was made, as late as the beginning of the 20th century, by "costumiers", often wom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phineas Redux
''Phineas Redux'' is a novel by Anthony Trollope, first published between 1873 and 1874 as a serial in '' The Graphic''. It is the fourth of the " Palliser" series of novels and is a sequel to the second book of the series, '' Phineas Finn''. Plot summary His beloved wife Mary having died during pregnancy, Phineas Finn finds Irish society and his modest government position in Ireland dull and unsatisfying after the excitement of his former career as a Member of Parliament. Back in England, the Liberals are determined to overturn the Conservative majority in Parliament. As Finn had been considered the most promising of the younger set, he is encouraged to stand for Parliament again, and he takes the risk of giving up his salaried position. Returning to London, he renews his acquaintance with the wealthy widow Madame Max Goesler. In the past, she had offered to marry him and had been gently turned down; after an awkward first encounter, they renew their friendship. In the pol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helen Christie
Helen Christie (22 October 1914 – 17 March 1995) was a British stage, film and television actress. She was married to Patrick Crean. Selected filmography Film * '' Up for the Cup'' (1950) * ''Wide Boy'' (1952) * '' Castle in the Air'' (1952) * ''The Beggar's Opera'' (1953) * ''Rasputin the Mad Monk'' (1966) * '' Decline and Fall... of a Birdwatcher'' (1968) * '' The Smashing Bird I Used to Know'' (1969) * ''Lust for a Vampire'' (1971) * '' Escort Girls'' (1975) Television * ''Melissa'' (1964) * ''Middlemarch'' (1968) * '' Wives and Daughters'' (1971) * ''The Pallisers ''The Pallisers'' is a 1974 BBC television adaptation of Anthony Trollope's Palliser novels. Set in Victorian era England with a backdrop of parliamentary life, Simon Raven's dramatisation covers six novels and follows the events and characters ...'' (1974) References External links * * 1914 births 1995 deaths British stage actresses British film actresses British television actresses Actre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Carteret
Anna Carteret (born 11 December 1942) is a British stage and screen actress. Biography Carteret was born as Annabelle S. Wilkinson on 11 December 1942 in Bangalore, British India, the daughter of Peter John Wilkinson and his wife Patricia Carteret (Strahan). She was educated at Arts Educational Schools in Tring, Hertfordshire (now the Tring Park School for the Performing Arts), where she trained for the stage. In 1974, she married the television and film director Christopher Morahan They were together for over forty years and often worked together. The couple had two daughters, theatre director Rebecca and actress Hattie Morahan. In June 2019, Carteret spoke about living with bipolar disorder since she was a teenager. Theatre career Carteret's extensive life in the theatre from 1964 to 2015 is catalogued in the British online database ''Theatricalia''. Films, radio and television Carteret is best known for her role as police inspector Kate Longton in the BBC's long-runn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Burnham
Edward Burnham (25 December 1916 – 30 June 2015) was an English actor whose career spanned over 60 years. Early years Burnham was born in Stafford, England, 25 December 1916. He was educated at The Latymer School in London. After studying history for a year at the University of London, he trained at RADA and briefly at the Comédie-Française in Paris, then worked on stage in regional repertory theatre, at the Liverpool Playhouse and The Old Vic, and in London's West End. He was a conscientious objector during the Second World War. Career Burnham is best known for the films ''To Sir, with Love'' (1967), '' The Abominable Dr. Phibes'' (1971) and ''10 Rillington Place'' (1971), and for twice appearing in ''Doctor Who'' in '' The Invasion'' (1968) and ''Robot'' (1974/5). His other television roles include ''Z-Cars'', '' The Saint'', ''The Avengers'', '' The Troubleshooters'', ''Special Branch'', ''Crown Court'', '' Thriller'', ''Rumpole of the Bailey'', ''Crossroads'', '' Tales ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sydney Bromley
Sidney Charles Bromley (24 July 1909 – 14 August 1987GRO Register of Deaths: AUG 1987 18 2293 WORTHING - Sydney Charles Bromley DoB = 24 Jul 1909 aged 78), credited as Sydney Bromley, was an English character actor. He appeared in more than sixty films and television programmes. On stage, he appeared in the 1924 premiere of '' Saint Joan'', by George Bernard Shaw, as well as the 1957 film of the same name. He appeared in ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' and ''Twelfth Night'' during the summer of 1935 at the Open Air Theatre in London. Bromley was diagnosed with terminal cancer in July 1986 and died from the illness on 14 August 1987, aged 78. Partial filmography *'' Demobbed'' (1944) – Announcer (uncredited) *''Brief Encounter'' (1945) – Johnnie – Second Soldier (uncredited) *'' Loyal Heart'' (1946) – Burton June (uncredited) *'' The Mark of Cain'' (1947) – Martin (Richard's Man) (uncredited) *'' To the Public Danger'' (1948) *''The Dark Road'' (1948) *'' A Date wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donald Bisset
Donald Bisset (30 August 1910 – 10 August 1995), was an English actor. He also wrote stories for children which he mostly illustrated himself. They have been translated into 16 languages. Selected filmography * ''Murder in the Cathedral'' (1951) – First Priest * '' Noose for a Lady'' (1953) – Superintendent Shelford * '' The Brain Machine'' (1955) – Maj. Gifford, hospital superintendent * '' Little Red Monkey'' (1955) – Editor Harris * '' Up the Creek'' (1958) – Farm Laborer * '' Broth of a Boy'' (1959) – Newcome * ''The Headless Ghost'' (1959) – Guide * '' Friends and Neighbours'' (1959) – Porter * ''A Touch of Larceny'' (1959) – Club Member * '' The Battle of the Sexes'' (1960) – Tobacconist * ''Hide and Seek'' (1964) – Stranger on Platform * ''Eye of the Devil'' (1966) – Rennard * '' Jules Verne's Rocket to the Moon'' (1967) – Flood * ''Two a Penny'' (1967) – Dr. Berman * '' Carry On Again Doctor'' (1969) – Patient (uncredited) * '' See No Ev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenneth Benda
Charles Kenneth Anton Benda (3 June 1902 – 26 July 1978) was an English actor often on television. He appeared in British television series ''No Hiding Place'', ''The Saint (TV series), The Saint'', ''The Avengers (TV series), The Avengers'', ''Z-Cars'', ''The Prisoner'', ''Doctor Who'', ''Doomwatch'' and films ''The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes'', ''The Ruling Class (film), The Ruling Class'', ''Horror Hospital'', ''The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother'', ''The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It'', ''International Velvet (film), International Velvet'' and others. His stage appearances included small roles at The Old Vic and with Peter Hall (director), Peter Hall's Royal National Theatre, National Theatre company. Private life Benda was the son of Charles Benda, a company director and merchant dealing in Oriental Goods. His grandparents, Anton Benda and his wife Frances Mandelbaum, both originally from the Kingdom of Bavaria, were naturalized a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robin Bailey
William Henry Mettam "Robin" Bailey (5 October 1919 – 14 January 1999) was an English actor. He was born in Hucknall, Nottinghamshire. Often cast in upper class and tradition-bound roles such as Mr Justice Graves in Thames Television Thames Television, commonly simplified to just Thames, was a franchise holder for a region of the British ITV television network serving London and surrounding areas from 30 July 1968 until the night of 31 December 1992. Thames Television broa ...'s ''Rumpole of the Bailey'', Bailey is also known for his portrayal of Uncle Mort in ''I Didn't Know You Cared'', the BBC's adaptation of Peter Tinniswood's stories about an extended Yorkshire family. The television series ran from 1975 to 1979. Bailey also collaborated with Tinniswood on the television and radio series ''Tales from a Long Room'', playing the Brigadier, an eccentric cricket-lover with a fund of extraordinary tales about the game and its players. Early life and education Bailey wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarah Badel
Sarah M. Badel (born 30 March 1943) is a retired British stage and film actress. She is the daughter of actors Alan Badel and Yvonne Owen. Life and career Badel was born in London to actor Alan Badel and actress Yvonne Owen. She was educated in Poles Convent, Hertfordshire and trained for the stage at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art; she is now an Associate Member. Sarah Badel made her acting debut in January 1963 in the Bristol Old Vic company's production of ''Hamlet'', which was then touring India. Her first appearance in London theatre came in October 1964 in the part of Bella Hedley in '' Robert and Elizabeth'' at the Lyric Theatre. Badel made her Broadway theatre debut the following October playing Helen in '' The Right Honourable Gentleman'' at the Billy Rose Theatre. In 1966, she performed at the Chichester Festival Theatre in such roles as Miss Fanny in '' The Clandestine Marriage'' and Anya in ''The Cherry Orchard''. She returned to the Chichester Festival i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Andrews
Anthony Colin Gerald Andrews (born 12 January 1948) is an English actor. He played Lord Sebastian Flyte in the ITV miniseries ''Brideshead Revisited'' (1981), for which he won Golden Globe and BAFTA television awards, and was nominated for an Emmy. His other lead roles include ''Operation Daybreak'' (1975), '' Danger UXB'' (1979), ''Ivanhoe'' (1982) and ''The Scarlet Pimpernel'' (1982), and he played UK Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin in ''The King's Speech'' (2010). Early life and career Andrews was born in London, the son of Geraldine Agnes (née Cooper), a dancer, and Stanley Thomas Andrews, an arranger and conductor for the BBC. He grew up in North Finchley, London. At the age of eight, he took dancing lessons, making his stage debut as the White Rabbit in a stage adaptation of Lewis Carroll's ''Alice in Wonderland''. He attended the Royal Masonic School for Boys in Bushey, Hertfordshire. After a series of jobs that included catering, farming and journalism, he secured ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terence Alexander
Terence Joseph Alexander (11 March 1923 – 28 May 2009) was an English film and television actor, best known for his role as Charlie Hungerford in the British TV drama '' Bergerac'', which ran for nine series on BBC1 between 1981 and 1991. Early life and career Alexander was born in London, the son of a doctor, and grew up in Yorkshire. He was educated at Ratcliffe College, Leicestershire, and Norwood College, Harrogate, and started acting in the theatre at the age of 16. During the Second World War he served in the British Army as a lieutenant with the 27th Lancers, and was seriously wounded when his armoured car was hit by artillery fire in Italy. In 1956, Alexander appeared on stage in ''Ring For Catty'' at the Lyric Theatre in London. He is probably best remembered as Charlie Hungerford from the detective series '' Bergerac'', though he was also very prominent in the 1967 BBC adaptation of ''The Forsyte Saga''. One of his early roles was in the children's series '' Gar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
