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Cyril Nri
Cyril Ikechukwu Nri (born 25 April 1961) is a Nigerian-born British actor who is best known for playing Superintendent Adam Okaro in the police TV series ''The Bill''. Early life Nri was born in on 25 April 1961 in Nigeria. Nri's family are Igbo; they fled the country in 1968 prior to the end of the Nigerian Civil War. He moved to Portugal when he was seven, and later to London. Nri attended Holland Park School in West London and appeared in a school production of '' Three Penny Opera''. He attended the Young Vic Youth Theatre in Waterloo, London. He trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. Nri has lived in south London since the 1980s. Career He is best known for playing the role of Superintendent Adam Okaro, later chief superintendent, in the long-running ITV police drama ''The Bill''. He also had a role as Graham, a barrister colleague of Miles and Anna, in both series of the cult BBC TV drama series '' This Life''. After drama school at the Bristol Old, Vic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of The Bill Characters (M–P)
''The Bill'' is a long-running British television police procedural television series, named after a slang term for the police. The Character (arts), characters are all police officers or civilian staff at the fictional Sun Hill (The Bill), Sun Hill police station in London. Senior officers The following actors appeared as senior officers in ''The Bill''. Simon Rouse, as Jack Meadows, appeared in 884 episodes, including the series finale "Respect". He is the longest serving actor to portray a character in a senior role. Andrew Lancel, as Neil Manson, and Alex Walkinshaw, as "Smithy", also appeared in the series finale. The character of D.I. Roy Galloway appeared in the pilot episode, "Woodentop", played by Robert Pugh. This character would go on to be portrayed by John Salthouse from 1984 onwards. Notable senior officers * Peter Ellis (actor), Peter Ellis played Chief Superintendent Charles Brownlow from the start of the series in 1984 to 2000, when the character tendered his re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waking The Dead (TV Series)
''Waking the Dead'' is a British television police procedural crime drama series, produced by the BBC, that centres on a fictional London-based Cold Case unit composed of CID police officers, a psychological profiler and a forensic scientist. A pilot episode aired in September 2000, and a total of nine series followed. Each story is split into two hour-long episodes, shown on consecutive nights on BBC One. A third series episode won an International Emmy Award in 2004. The programme was also shown on BBC America in the United States, though these screenings are edited to allow for advertising breaks, as well as UKTV in Australia and New Zealand and ABC1 in Australia. A total of 46 stories aired across the nine series. The show aired its final episode on 11 April 2011. A spin-off from the series, titled '' The Body Farm'', revolving around forensic scientist Eve Lockhart (Tara Fitzgerald), was announced by the BBC in January 2011 and ran for just one series. In 2018, a five-p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goodnight Sweetheart (TV Series)
''Goodnight Sweetheart'' is a British science fiction time travel sitcom, starring Nicholas Lyndhurst, created by Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran, and produced by the BBC. The sitcom is about the life of Gary Sparrow, an accidental time traveller who leads a double life through the use of a time portal, which allows him to travel between the London of the 1990s and the London of the 1940s during the Second World War. The sitcom's creators, who also created '' Birds of a Feather'' and ''The New Statesman'', wrote most of the plots for the episodes. The sitcom premiered on BBC 1 on 18 November 1993 and ran for six series until its conclusion on 28 June 1999, with repeats after this date being aired on ITV3, Gold, Drama, Yesterday and Forces TV on Sky Digital. Lyndhurst's involvement in the sitcom allowed him to win the Most Popular Comedy Performer at the National Television Awards in 1998 and 1999. On 2 September 2016, the sitcom received a one-off special entitled ''Many Happ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cucumber (British TV Series)
''Cucumber'' is a 2015 British television series created by Russell T Davies and aired on Channel 4. Exploring 21st-century gay life, the series focuses on middle-aged Henry Best (Vincent Franklin). Following a disastrous date night with his boyfriend of nine years, Lance Sullivan (Cyril Nri), Henry's old life shatters. He embarks on a new life with unfamiliar rules. In development since 2006, ''Cucumber'' was announced along with E4's companion series ''Banana'', and 4oD's web series '' Tofu'' in November 2013. The titles of all three shows come from a scientific study into the male erection, which divided the erection into a hardness scale consisting of ''tofu'', ''peeled banana'', ''banana'', and ''cucumber''. Upon reading the study, Davies remarked that "right there and then, I knew I had my drama". ''Cucumber'' ran for one series. Davies confirmed that ''Cucumber'' was a one and done story and would not return for a second series. The show was nominated for the GLAAD Med ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russell T
Russell may refer to: People * Russell (given name) * Russell (surname) * Lady Russell (other) * Lord Russell (other) Places Australia *Russell, Australian Capital Territory *Russell Island, Queensland (other) **Russell Island (Moreton Bay) ** Russell Island (Frankland Islands) * Russell Falls, Tasmania *A former name of Westerway, Tasmania Canada * Russell, Ontario, a township in Ontario *Russell, Ontario (community), a town in the township mentioned above. *Russell, Manitoba *Russell Island (Nunavut) New Zealand *Russell, New Zealand, formerly Kororareka *Okiato or Old Russell, the first capital of New Zealand Solomon Islands *Russell Islands United States *Russell, Arkansas * Russell City, California, formerly Russell * Russell, Colorado * Russell, Georgia *Russell, Illinois *Russell, Iowa *Russell, Kansas *Russell, Kentucky, in Greenup County *Russell, Louisville, Kentucky *Russell, Massachusetts, a New England town **Russell (CDP), Massac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Academy Television Award
The BAFTA TV Awards, or British Academy Television Awards are presented in an annual award show hosted by the BAFTA. They have been awarded annually since 1955. Background The first-ever Awards, given in 1955, consisted of six categories. Until 1958, they were awarded by the Guild of Television Producers and Directors. From 1958 onwards, after the Guild had merged with the British Film Academy, the organisation was known as the Society of Film and Television Arts. In 1976, this became the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. From 1968 until 1997, the BAFTA Film and Television awards were presented in one joint ceremony known simply as the BAFTA Awards, but in order to streamline the ceremonies from 1998 onwards they were split in two. The Television Awards are usually presented in April, with a separate ceremony for the Television Craft Awards on a different date. The Craft Awards are presented for more technical areas of the industry, such as special effects, productio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Brantley
Benjamin D. Brantley (born October 26, 1954) is an American theater critic, journalist, editor, publisher and writer. He served as the chief theater critic for ''The New York Times'' from 1996 to 2017, and as co-chief theater critic from 2017 to 2020. Life and career Born in Durham, North Carolina, Brantley received a Bachelor of Arts in English from Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania, graduating in 1977, and is a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Society. Brantley began his journalism career as a summer intern at the ''Winston-Salem Sentinel'' and, in 1975, became an editorial assistant at ''The Village Voice''. At ''Women's Wear Daily'', he was a reporter and then editor (1978-January 1983), and later became the European editor, publisher, and Paris bureau chief until June 1985. For the next 18 months, Brantley freelanced, writing regularly for '' Elle'', ''Vanity Fair'', and ''The New Yorker'' before joining ''The New York Times'' as a Drama Critic (August 1993). He was ele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julius Caesar (play)
''The Tragedy of Julius Caesar ''( First Folio title: ''The Tragedie of Ivlivs Cæsar'') is a history play and tragedy by William Shakespeare first performed in 1599. In the play, Brutus joins a conspiracy led by Cassius to assassinate Julius Caesar, to prevent him from becoming a tyrant. Caesar's right-hand man Antony stirs up hostility against the conspirators and Rome becomes embroiled in a dramatic civil war. Characters * Julius Caesar '' Triumvirs after Caesar's death'' * Octavius Caesar * Mark Antony * Lepidus ''Conspirators against Caesar'' * Marcus Brutus (Brutus) * Cassius * Casca * Decius Brutus * Cinna * Metellus Cimber * Trebonius * Caius Ligarius ''Tribunes'' * Flavius * Marullus ''Roman Senate Senators'' * Cicero * Publius * Popilius Lena ''Citizens'' * Calpurnia – Caesar's wife * Portia – Brutus' wife * Soothsayer – a person supposed to be able to foresee the future * Artemidorus – sophist from Knidos * Cinna – poet * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Shakespeare Company
The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) is a major British theatre company, based in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England. The company employs over 1,000 staff and produces around 20 productions a year. The RSC plays regularly in London, Stratford-upon-Avon, and on tour across the UK and internationally. The company's home is in Stratford-upon-Avon, where it has redeveloped its Royal Shakespeare and Swan theatres as part of a £112.8-million "Transformation" project. The theatres re-opened in November 2010, having closed in 2007. The new buildings attracted 18,000 visitors within the first week and received a positive media response both upon opening, and following the first full Shakespeare performances. Performances in Stratford-upon-Avon continued throughout the Transformation project at the temporary Courtyard Theatre. As well as the plays of Shakespeare and his contemporaries, the RSC produces new work from living artists and develops creative links with theatre-mak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greg Doran
Gregory Doran (born 24 November 1958) is an English director known for his Shakespearean work. ''The Sunday Times'' called him 'one of the great Shakespearians of his generation'. Doran was artistic director of the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), succeeding Michael Boyd in September 2012. In an interview, announcing his appointment, Doran said that whilst Boyd had concentrated on the 'Company', he would be concentrating on the 'Shakespeare' in the Royal Shakespeare Company logo. Since April 2022 he is director emeritus at the Royal Shakespeare Company. His notable productions include a production of '' Macbeth'' starring Antony Sher, which was filmed for Channel 4 in 2001, as well as ''Hamlet'' in 2008, starring David Tennant and Patrick Stewart. Early life and education Doran was born in Huddersfield, but his family moved to Lancashire when he was six months old. He was educated at St Pius X Catholic Preparatory School and Preston Catholic College. He attended Bristol Un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sky (The Sarah Jane Adventures)
''Sky'' is a two-part story of ''The Sarah Jane Adventures'' which was broadcast on CBBC on 3 and 4 October 2011. It is the first story of the fifth and final series. In this episode, Sinead Michael joins the main cast. Plot Part 1 A meteor crashes in a junk yard, revealing a metal man. At the same time, Sarah Jane discovers a baby on her doorstep who can create power surges. She and Rani travel to the site of the meteor crash—leaving the baby with Clyde—and are met by Professor Rivers, who investigates the site with them. They find a homeless man who saw the crash and describes the metal man, who they discover is heading to Bannerman Road. Meanwhile, an alien woman named Miss Myers appears at a nuclear power station and locates the power surge on Bannerman Road. She heads to Sarah Jane's garden where Clyde and the baby named Sky are being attacked by the metal man. Miss Myers saves Clyde and Sky and reveals that she is Sky's mother and an alien. However, Clyde does n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lost In Time (The Sarah Jane Adventures)
''Lost in Time'' is a two-part story of ''The Sarah Jane Adventures'' which was broadcast on CBBC on 8 and 9 November 2010. It is the fifth story of the fourth series. Plot Sarah Jane, Clyde, and Rani are lured to a shop after where an alien has supposedly been sighted. The Shopkeeper forces the three of them to look for pieces of Chronosteen, a metal that can reshape destiny. They are transported in time to three different eras. Rani arrives in the Tower of London in 1553 on the day the armies of future Queen Mary I arrive in London and are to usurp Lady Jane Grey. Lady Matilda plots to kill Jane with a Chronosteen dagger to make Jane a martyr for the Protestants to rise up against the Catholic Queen Mary. Rani stops Matilda, and promises Jane that she will not be forgotten by history. Clyde arrives in a coastal village in Norfolk in 1941, where three Nazi ''Schutzstaffel'' soldiers arrive on the beach. Clyde and George, an evacuee boy, hide in the church, and see the Naz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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