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Douggie McMeekin
Douggie McMeekin is an English stage, television and film actor. Early life He graduated with a physics degree from the University of Nottingham. As a student he performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and the National Student Drama Festival where he won the Judges Award for Acting in 2011. He later trained at London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. Career Theatre He made his professional stage debut as one of the Lost Boys in Ella Hickson’s ''Wendy & Peter Pan'' at the Royal Shakespeare Company in 2015. His theatre roles have also included Nina Raine’s ''Bach & Sons'' at The Bridge Theatre in 2021. In April 2018, he was nominated for the Ian Charleson Awards for his performance as Snug the Joiner in ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' at the Young Vic. Film & Television In 2017, he played Sunny Blandford in ''The Crown''. The following year he played Charles Quigley in historical drama '' Harlots''. He later played Aleksandr Yuvchenko in historical drama ''Chernobyl''. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London Academy Of Music And Dramatic Art
The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) is a drama school located in Hammersmith, London. Founded in 1861, it is the oldest specialist drama school in the British Isles and a founding member of the Federation of Drama Schools. In January 2025 the school expanded its training grounds to New York City through a partnership with A.R.T. New York in Manhattan to provide studio training to actors in the US. LAMDA was ranked as the No. 1 drama school in the UK by The Guardian University Guide in 2025. The academy's graduates work regularly at the Royal National Theatre, the Royal Shakespeare Company, Shakespeare's Globe, and the theatres of London's West End and Hollywood, as well as on the BBC, Broadway, and in the MCU. It is registered as a company under the name LAMDA Ltd and as a charity under its trading name London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. There is an associate organisation in America under the name of American Friends of LAMDA (AFLAMDA). A very hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Beast Must Die (TV Series)
''The Beast Must Die'' can refer to: * ''The Beast Must Die'' (novel), a 1938 novel by Cecil Day-Lewis, writing as Nicholas Blake ** ''The Beast Must Die'' (1952 film) () a 1952 Argentine film based on the Blake novel **'' Que la bête meure'' (AKA ''The Beast Must Die'' or ''This Man Must Die''), a 1969 French film based on the Blake novel ** '' The Beast Must Die (TV series)'', a 2021 British mini-series on BritBox BritBox is a British Over-the-top media service, over-the-top Video on demand#Subscription models, video on demand Streaming television, streaming service founded by BBC Studios and ITV plc, ITV which operates in eight countries across Australi ... based on the Blake novel * ''The Beast Must Die'' (1974 film), a 1974 film based on a story by James Blish See also * '' The Beast to Die'', or 野獣死すべし, a 1980 Japanese film {{DEFAULTSORT:Beast Must Die, The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alumni Of The University Of Nottingham
A list of people related to the University of Nottingham or to its predecessor, University College, Nottingham. Office holders Chancellors * John Boot, 2nd Baron Trent (1949 - 1954) * William Cavendish-Bentinck, 7th Duke of Portland (1954 - 1971) * Francis Hill, Sir Francis Hill (1971 - 1978) * Gordon Hobday, Sir Gordon Hobday (1978 - 1993) * Ronald Dearing, Baron Dearing (1993 - 2000) * Fujia Yang (2000 - 2012) * Sir Andrew Witty (2013–2017) * Baroness Young of Hornsey (2020–present) Vice-Chancellors * Bertrand Hallward (1948 - 1965) * Frederick Dainton, Baron Dainton (1965 - 1970) * John Butterfield, Baron Butterfield (1971 - 1975) * Basil Weedon (1976 - 1988) * Colin Campbell (academic), Sir Colin Campbell (1988 - 2008) * David Greenaway (economist), Sir David Greenaway (2008 - September 2017) * Shearer West (October 2017 – 2025) * Jane Norman (professor) (January 2025 - present) Notable alumni Academia * Bob Boucher (educator), Bob Boucher – Vice-Chancellor of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ragdoll (TV Series)
The Ragdoll is a breed of cat with a distinct colorpoint coat and blue eyes. Its morphology is large and weighty, and it has a semi-long and silky soft coat. American breeder Ann Baker developed Ragdolls in the 1960s. They are best known for their docile, placid temperament and affectionate nature. The name ''Ragdoll'' is derived from the tendency of individuals from the original breeding stock to go limp and relaxed when picked up. The breed is particularly popular in both the United Kingdom and the United States. Ragdolls are known as dog-like cats due to their tendency to follow people around, their receptiveness to handling, and their relative lack of aggression towards other pets. Ragdolls are distinguishable by their pointed coloration (where the body is lighter than the face, ears, legs, and tail), large round blue eyes, soft, thick coats, thick limbs, long tails, and soft bodies. Their color rings are commonly tricolor or bicolor. History The breed was developed in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hustle (film)
''The Hustle'' is a 2019 American comedy film directed by Chris Addison, starring Anne Hathaway, Rebel Wilson and Alex Sharp. It was written by Stanley Shapiro, Paul Henning, Dale Launer, and Jac Schaeffer. It is a female-led remake of the 1988 film ''Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (film), Dirty Rotten Scoundrels'', which is a remake of the 1964 film ''Bedtime Story (1964 film), Bedtime Story''. The film follows two women who set out to con an Internet millionaire. The film was theatrically released in the United States on May 10, 2019, by United Artists Releasing, and internationally distributed by Universal Pictures. It received negative reviews from critics and grossed $97 million worldwide. Plot Penny Rust is a young, Australian, small-time con artist who catfishes wealthy men, pretending to be an attractive young lady looking for love; then showing up on the first date claiming to be friends with her persona and convincing the man into giving her lots of money, which she claims ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Traitors (TV Series)
''Traitors'' is a British television drama miniseries created by Bathsheba Doran and broadcast by Channel 4 and Netflix in 2019. Set in 1945 London after the end of World War Two, ''Traitors'' follows a young woman recruited by the American Office of Strategic Services to identify a Soviet spy in the Cabinet Office. Cast and characters * Emma Appleton as Feef Symonds, a young, naive and intelligent upper-class civil servant in the Cabinet Office, recruited as an agent by the United States Office of Strategic Services (OSS) * Luke Treadaway as Hugh Fenton, a Labour Party (UK), Labour Party Member of Parliament for a constituency in Derbyshire, and Royal Tank Regiment veteran * Michael Stuhlbarg as Thomas Rowe, a senior American agent handler of the OSS * Keeley Hawes as Priscilla Garrick, a senior civil servant of the Cabinet Office * Brandon P. Bell as Jackson Cole, an American army driver and Rowe's assistant at the OSS * Matt Lauria as Peter McCormick, an American army sold ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Midsomer Murders
''Midsomer Murders'' is a British Mystery fiction, mystery television series, adapted by Anthony Horowitz and Douglas Watkinson from the novels in the ''Chief Inspector Barnaby'' book series created by Caroline Graham (writer), Caroline Graham. It has been broadcast on the ITV (TV network), ITV network since its premiere on 23 March 1997. The series focuses on various murder cases that take place within small country villages across the fictional English county of Midsomer, and the efforts of the senior police detective and his partner within the fictional Midsomer Constabulary to solve the crime by determining who the culprit is and the motive for their actions. It differs from other detective dramas in featuring a mixture of lighthearted whimsy and dark humour, as well as a notable soundtrack with a title theme that includes a theremin. The programme has featured two lead stars: from its premiere in 1997, John Nettles as Chief Inspector#United Kingdom, Detective Chief Inspecto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Call Up (film)
''The Call Up'' is a 2016 British science fiction thriller film written and directed by Charles Barker. It stars Max Deacon, Morfydd Clark, Ali Cook, Parker Sawyers, Tom Benedict Knight, Boris Ler, Douggie McMeekin, and Adriana Randall as top-ranked gamers who are invited to beta test a new first-person shooter virtual reality game. When they discover the equipment includes lethal feedback, they must win the game to survive. The film premiered at the Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival and was released in the UK on 20 May 2016. Plot Eight top-ranked gamers are sent an invitation to beta test a new virtual reality game with a $100,000 prize. They include Soxxx_1 (Carl), Mustang67 (Shelly), Da_Chi3f (Edward), Str8 Shoot3r (Andre), xxAtla5xx (Marco), T3rrorist#1 (Zahid), Reap3r_2000 (Adam), and Slay3rGirl (Taylor). After arriving and changing into motion capture suits, they are scanned by a machine and instructed to put on virtual reality gear. Zahid, a Bosnian Muslim w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Gert Lush Christmas
''A Gert Lush Christmas'' is a British one-off comedy-drama film first broadcast on BBC Two on 26 December 2015. It was co-written by Russell Howard and Steve Williams, and features Howard in his acting debut. The programme also stars Kerry Howard (Russell's real life sister), Neil Morrissey, Sophie Thompson, Hannah Britland and Greg Davies. Plot The story centres around everyman Dan Colman (Russell Howard) who lives in London with his girlfriend Lisa (Hannah Britland). For Christmas, Dan takes Lisa to his home-town of Bamford in Bristol to meet his caring but dysfunctional family which includes his fitness-obsessed father Dave (Neil Morrissey), well-meaning but eccentric mother Sue (Sophie Thompson), charm offensive brother Jake (Dougie McMeekin), hairdresser sister Julie (Kerry Howard) and party animal Uncle Tony (Greg Davies). What begins as over enthusiasm to welcome Lisa into the family ends with Lisa running away and making Dan regret having introduced her to them in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Test Tube Baby
In vitro fertilisation (IVF) is a process of fertilisation in which an egg is combined with sperm in vitro ("in glass"). The process involves monitoring and stimulating the ovulatory process, then removing an ovum or ova (egg or eggs) from the ovaries and enabling sperm to fertilise them in a culture medium in a laboratory. After a fertilised egg (zygote) undergoes embryo culture for 2–6 days, it is transferred by catheter into the uterus, with the intention of establishing a successful pregnancy. IVF is a type of assisted reproductive technology used to treat infertility, enable gestational surrogacy, and, in combination with pre-implantation genetic testing, avoid the transmission of abnormal genetic conditions. When a fertilised egg from egg and sperm donors implants in the uterus of a genetically unrelated surrogate, the resulting child is also genetically unrelated to the surrogate. Some countries have banned or otherwise regulated the availability of IVF treatment, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joy (2024 Film)
''Joy'' is a 2024 British biographical drama film starring Bill Nighy, Thomasin McKenzie and James Norton. Directed by Ben Taylor from a screenplay by Jack Thorne, it is the true story of the world's first in vitro fertilisation baby Louise Brown. It was produced by Wildgaze and Pathé for Netflix. Based on real events in the 1960s and 1970s, nurse and embryologist Jean Purdy, visionary scientist Dr Robert Edwards and innovative surgeon Patrick Steptoe work to develop the first 'test tube baby'. The film was released on Netflix worldwide on 22 November 2024. Plot In 1968, Nurse Jean Purdy gets hired at the University of Cambridge for a lab manager post, by scientist Dr Robert Edwards. Together, they recruit innovative obstretician and surgeon Patrick Steptoe to join them in reproduction research, in an effort to combat infertility in women. Robert hopes to create a procedure which develops into in vitro fertilisation. Patrick reminds them that the government, churc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Decameron (TV Series)
''The Decameron'' is an American medieval black comedy television miniseries created by Kathleen Jordan. It was inspired by the 14th century Italian short-story collection ''The Decameron'' by Giovanni Boccaccio. It was released on Netflix on July 25, 2024 to generally favorable reviews. Premise In 1348, as the Black Death ravages Florence, a group of nobles and their servants retreat to the countryside Villa Santa. As they attempt to wait out the plague in the hills of Tuscany with wine, merriment, and sex, the protagonists eventually must fight for their survival. Cast Main * Amar Chadha-Patel as Dioneo, Tindaro's personal physician. A handsome and cynical opportunist, Dioneo has convinced the gullible Tindaro of his prowess as a doctor, and is using his patient to access wealthy donors who may help him climb the social ladder. * Leila Farzad as Stratilia, the villa's cook. Untrusting of nobles in general and largely sarcastic to her fellow servants, she is a practical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
