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Chris Hall (English Footballer)
Chord Melodic (born Christopher Michael Hall; 27 November 1986) is a British actor. He is best known for his portrayal as Sledge, in the BAFTA Award-winning crime drama series ''Happy Valley (TV series), Happy Valley''. Born in Manchester, he began his career as an actor in 2007, when he appeared in a groundbreaking play called OUTLOUD. His television career began a short time after in 2008, when he starred in the children's drama series ''Grange Hill'' along with various other television shows, such as British crime drama ''Blue Murder (British TV series), Blue Murder'' and police procedural series ''Scott & Bailey''. He also starred in British comedy drama's ''Shameless (British TV series), Shameles'' and British television anthology series ''Coming Up (TV series)''. His other works include appearances in the medical drama series ''Holby City'', along with a recurring role, in the world's longest running soap opera ''Coronation Street''. He is also a former professional footba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manchester
Manchester () is a city and the metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. It had an estimated population of in . Greater Manchester is the third-most populous metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, with a population of 2.92 million, and the largest in Northern England. It borders the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The city borders the boroughs of Trafford, Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, Stockport, Tameside, Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Oldham, Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, Rochdale, Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Bury and City of Salford, Salford. The history of Manchester began with the civilian settlement associated with the Roman fort (''castra'') of Mamucium, ''Mamucium'' or ''Mancunium'', established on a sandstone bluff near the confluence of the rivers River Medlock, Medlock and River Irwell, Irwell. Throughout the Middle Ages, Manchester remained a ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Full Monty
''The Full Monty'' is a 1997 comedy film directed by Peter Cattaneo, starring Robert Carlyle, Mark Addy, William Snape, Steve Huison, Tom Wilkinson, Paul Barber and Hugo Speer. The screenplay was written by Simon Beaufoy. The film is set in Sheffield in the North of England during the 1990s, and tells the story of six unemployed men, four of them former steel workers, who decide to form a male striptease act (à la Chippendale dancers) in order to make some money and for the main character, Gaz, to be able to see his son. Gaz declares that their show will be much better than the renowned Chippendales dancers because they will go " the full monty"— strip all the way—hence the film's title. Despite being a comedy, the film also touches on serious subjects such as unemployment, fathers' rights, depression, impotence, homosexuality, body image, working class culture and suicide. ''The Full Monty'' was a major critical success upon release and an international commerci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarah Lancashire
Sarah-Jane Abigail Lancashire (born 10 October 1964) is an English actress. Known for her work in television and theatre, she has received numerous accolades over a career spanning four decades, including three British Academy Television Awards and a nomination for an Olivier Award. She was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2017 Birthday Honours for services to drama and was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2025 New Year Honours. Lancashire graduated from drama school in 1986 and began her career in local theatre. She went on to play regular characters on ''Coronation Street'' (1991–1996, 2000), '' Where the Heart Is'' (1997–1999), and '' Clocking Off'' (2000). In July 2000, she signed a two-year golden handcuffs contract with the ITV network, making her the UK's highest-paid television actress at that time. Subsequent roles included '' Cherished'' (2005), ''Oliver Twist'' (2007), '' Lark Rise to Candleford ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sally Wainwright
Sally Anne Wainwright (born 1963) is an English television writer, producer, and director. She is known for her dramas, which are often set in her native West Yorkshire, and feature "strong female characters". Wainwright has been praised for the quality of her dialogue. Wainwright began her career as a scriptwriter on the long-running radio serial drama ''The Archers'', and worked on the television soap operas ''Emmerdale'' and ''Coronation Street'' in the 1990s. Her first original drama, ''At Home with the Braithwaites'', aired between 2000 and 2003. After two self-described "flops" in the mid-2000s, Wainwright found success with Unforgiven (TV series), ''Unforgiven'' (2009), for which she won the Royal Television Society's Writer of the Year Award. Her work since includes ''Scott & Bailey'' (2011–2016''), Last Tango in Halifax'' (2012–2020), ''Happy Valley (TV series), Happy Valley'' (2014–2023), and ''Gentleman Jack (TV series), Gentleman Jack'' (2019–2022). ''Last Ta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jodie Comer
Jodie Marie Comer ( ; born 11 March 1993) is an English actress of screen and stage. She began her career in an episode of '' The Royal Today'' in 2008. Comer gained recognition for appearing in the series ''My Mad Fat Diary'' (2013–2015) and '' Doctor Foster'' (2015–2017), and starred in the drama miniseries '' Thirteen'' (2016). From 2018 to 2022, Comer played sociopathic assassin Villanelle in the BBC America spy thriller television series ''Killing Eve'', winning a BAFTA Television Award and a Primetime Emmy Award. For playing Sarah, a healthcare assistant, in the television film ''Help'' (2021), she won another BAFTA Television Award. Comer expanded to films in 2021 with main roles in the action comedy film '' Free Guy'' and historical drama '' The Last Duel''. In 2022, she made her West End theatre debut in Suzie Miller's one-woman play ''Prima Facie'', which earned her an Evening Standard Theatre Award and a Laurence Olivier Award. Following its transfer to Broad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Con O'Neill (actor)
Con O'Neill (born Robert O'Neill on 15 August 1966) is an English actor. He started his acting career at the Everyman Theatre and became primarily known for his performances in musicals. He received critical acclaim and won a Laurence Olivier Award in 1988 for his performance as Michael "Mickey" Johnstone in the musical '' Blood Brothers''. When the production was staged on Broadway in 1993, he was nominated for a Tony Award and a Drama Desk Award for the same role. He has also appeared in many films and television series, including '' Chernobyl'', '' The Batman'' and '' Our Flag Means Death''. Early life O'Neill was born on 15 August 1966 in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset. Aged one, O'Neill moved with his family to Parbold, growing up in the village of Up Holland, both near Wigan, in Lancashire. O'Neill was discouraged from being an actor at an early age; O'Neill told ''Northern Soul'': "My careers adviser at my school in Wigan, when I said I wanted to be an actor, told me no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Debra Stephenson
Deborah Lee Duffield (' Stephenson; born 4 June 1972), known professionally as Debra Stephenson, is an English actress, comedian, impressionist and singer, best known for her roles as Diane Powell in '' Playing the Field'' (1999–2000), Shell Dockley in '' Bad Girls'' (1999–2001, 2003) and as Frankie Baldwin in ''Coronation Street'' (2004–2006). Between 2009 and 2011, she co-starred with Jon Culshaw in '' The Impressions Show'', a comedy sketch show with impressions of top celebrities. Stephenson has voiced a number of characters for sketch shows such as '' Dead Ringers'' (2014–present) and '' Newzoids'' (2015–2016). She was also a regular team captain on the panel show ''The Imitation Game'' (2018) and appeared in the medical soap opera '' Doctors'' (2019). Early life Deborah Lee Stephenson was born on 4 June 1972 in Hull, Yorkshire, as an only child. Her parents live in the East Riding of Yorkshire. Stephenson attended South Hunsley School in Melton, East Riding ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holliday Grainger
Holliday Clark Grainger (born 27 March 1988), also credited as Holly Grainger, is an English screen and stage actress. Some of her prominent roles are Kate Beckett in the BAFTA award-winning children's series '' Roger and the Rottentrolls'', Lucrezia Borgia in the Showtime series '' The Borgias'', Robin Ellacott in the ''Strike'' series, DI/DCI Rachel Carey in the Peacock/BBC One crime drama '' The Capture'', and Estella in Mike Newell's 2012 film adaptation of Charles Dickens' 1861 novel ''Great Expectations''. Early life Grainger was born in Didsbury, Manchester. Her maternal grandfather was Italian. Her first experience of acting was at the age of five when she was scouted for a BBC TV series. She appeared in many TV shows and independent films as a child actress. Grainger attended Parrs Wood High School from 1999 to 2006, and in 2007 began study for a degree in English literature at the University of Leeds. However, she eventually opted for the Open University. Care ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emma Rigby
Emma Rigby (born 26 September 1989) is an English actress and model. After rising to prominence for her role as Hannah Ashworth in ''Hollyoaks'' (2005–2010, 2024), she later played Gemma Roscoe in the BBC One drama series '' Prisoners' Wives'' and as the Red Queen in the American fantasy-drama ''Once Upon a Time in Wonderland''. She also played the lead role of Angie in Movies 24's '' A Cinderella Christmas'', directed by Tosca Musk. Early life Rigby was born in St Helens, Merseyside, she attended De La Salle High School, where she began working professionally at the age of 14. Career Rigby's television debut came in June 2003 as Lisa Gunstone in the BBC's drama series '' Born and Bred''. She also played Elena Jones, schoolfriend of Anthony Murray ( Raymond Quinn), in four episodes of the Channel 4 soap '' Brookside'' in the same year. In 2005, at the age of 15, Rigby was cast as Hannah Ashworth in ''Hollyoaks''. She received praise and recognition for her character's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hollyoaks
''Hollyoaks'' is a British soap opera which originally began airing on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was created by Phil Redmond, who had previously conceived the soap opera ''Brookside (TV series), Brookside''. From 2005 to 2023, episodes have aired on sister channel E4 (TV channel), E4 a day prior to their broadcast on Channel 4. In 2023, ''Hollyoaks'' was removed from Channel 4's early evening schedule, but remains on E4 and Channel 4 (VoD service), Channel 4's on demand service with episodes now uploaded to YouTube. At its inception, the soap was targeted towards an adolescent and young adult audience but it has since broadened its appeal to all age groups. ''Hollyoaks'' has covered various taboo subjects rarely seen on British television, for which it has received List of awards and nominations received by Hollyoaks, numerous awards. It has won the award for Best British Soap twice, in 2014 and 2019; its first win broke the 15-year tie between rival soap operas ''EastEnde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Royal Today
''The Royal Today'' is a British medical drama, and a spin-off of the similarly themed drama, ''The Royal''. The concept is that whilst ''The Royal'' is set in the late 1960s, ''The Royal Today'' featured the same hospital in the present day, with a new set of characters working in the same location. Each episode followed the events of a single day, and the show was broadcast daily (except for the weekends), so the series could be said to progress in real time. The first series of 50 half-hour episodes began on 7 January 2008 on the ITV network airing from 4 pm-4.30 pm. Although there were a number of running storylines, the series generally eschewed the use of cliffhangers. The series was axed in March 2008 after poor ratings, on an average of 1.175 million viewers. Cast and characters Setting There are two separate blocks at St. Luke's in Bradford used for shooting ''The Royal'' and ''The Royal Today''. One of the previously unused blocks has undergone ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Code 9
''Code: 9'' is a hidden camera/reality television series that premiered on July 26, 2012 on Disney Channel. It is hosted by ''In the Qube'' star Wes Dening. The series involves a family pulling a prank with their unsuspecting parents. The entire group has to plan and execute the prank with one family member going undercover to pull the prank off. The series was not renewed for a second season, and was cancelled after only one season, despite encouraging opening ratings. Episodes Broadcast The series originally aired from July 26, 2012 to December 5, 2012 on Disney Channel and from November 19, 2012 to December 5, 2012 on Disney XD. It premiered on November 10, 2012 on Disney Channel (Australia and New Zealand), on January 4, 2013 on Disney Channel (Southeast Asia), and on January 12, 2013 on Disney Channel (UK and Ireland). The series was going to air on Family Channel but it was moved to Disney XD (Canada) Disney XD is a Canadian English-language discretionary spe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
