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Daphne Heard
Delia Phyllis Daphne Heard (21 August 1904 – 22 June 1983) was an English actress and acting teacher. She was born in Plymouth, Devon. She appeared in numerous made-for-TV movies and TV series. But was perhaps best known in latter years as Richard's elderly mother Mrs. Polouvicka in ''To the Manor Born''. Film Her film credits include roles in ''Goodbye Gemini'' (1970), the film version of ''Please Sir!'' (1971) as an old gypsy, ''Jude the Obscure'' (1971) as Drusilla Fawley, and '' The Triple Echo'' (1972). She also appeared as the nanny in Laurence Olivier's film '' Three Sisters'' (1970) based on the Anton Chekhov play, with Joan Plowright, Alan Bates and Olivier himself as Chebutikin. Television and radio She performed in many other television serials, including ''Wild, Wild Women'', '' Doctor Who'' (in a story-stealing turn in the serial ''Image of the Fendahl'' as white witch 'Granny' Tyler), the sitcom '' Don't Forget to Write!'' as Mrs Field the cleaner, ''Z- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Upstairs, Downstairs (1971 TV Series)
''Upstairs, Downstairs'' is a British television drama series produced by London Weekend Television (LWT) for ITV. It ran for 68 episodes divided into five series on ITV from 1971 to 1975. Set in a large townhouse at 165, Eaton Place in Belgravia in central London, the series depicts the servants—"downstairs"—and their masters, the family—"upstairs"—between the years 1903 and 1930, and shows the slow decline of the British aristocracy. Great events feature prominently in each episode but minor or gradual changes are also noted. The show may be regarded as a document of the social and technological changes that occurred during those 27 years, including the Edwardian period, women's suffrage, the First World War, the Roaring Twenties, and the Wall Street Crash. It was a ratings success for ITV and received outstanding acclaim worldwide, winning multiple awards. A BBC Wales and ''Masterpiece''-produced continuation, '' Upstairs Downstairs'', was broadcast by BBC ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don't Forget To Write!
''Don't Forget to Write!'' is a British television sitcom, broadcast by the BBC from 1977 to 1979. Plot The central character is Gordon Maple ( George Cole) who was formerly a successful playwright, but is now procrastinating, lacking self-confidence and suffering from writer's block. He is seen at home with his supportive wife Mabel (Gwen Watford), son Wilfred (Ron Emslie) and daughter Kate (Claire Walker). They are frequently visited by neighbour Tom Lawrence ( Francis Matthews) who is a confident, suave and successful playwright and cleaner Mrs Field (Daphne Heard).Comedy at Phill Retrieved 11 August 2015Climar productions Retrieved 11 August 2015 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thirteen Against Fate
''Thirteen Against Fate'' is a British mystery thriller series, comprising thirteen individual stories by the Belgian writer, Georges Simenon. There are no links between each story, other than the original author, and no story features Simenon's most famous creation, Jules Maigret. Intended to be more of a psychological series than the usual British detective serial of the time, ''The Daily Telegraph'' described the first episode as " intelligent television crime series that concentrates on the character of the criminal instead of the almost invariably successful process of detection is overdue." Episode list ''The Lodger'' (transmitted 19 June 1966) Writer: Hugh Leonard Director: James Ferman Principal Cast: Zia Mohyeddin, Gwendolyn Watts, Gemma Jones, Nicolas Chagrin, Clive Cazes, Neil Wilson Based on the Simenon story "Le Locataire" (1934) ''Trapped'' (transmitted 26 June 1966) Writer: Julia Jones Director: George Spenton-Foster Principal Cast: Ronald Lewis, Keith B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Walrus And The Carpenter
"The Walrus and the Carpenter" is a narrative poem by Lewis Carroll that appears in his book ''Through the Looking-Glass'', published in December 1871. The poem is recited in chapter four, by Tweedledum and Tweedledee to Alice. The poem is composed of 18 stanzas and contains 108 lines, in an alternation of iambic tetrameters and iambic trimeters. The rhyme scheme is ABCBDB, with masculine rhymes throughout. The rhyming and rhythmical scheme used, as well as some archaisms and syntactical turns, are those of the traditional English ballad. Summary The Walrus and the Carpenter are the eponymous characters in the poem, which Tweedledum and Tweedledee recite to Alice. Walking upon a beach one night when both sun and moon are visible, the Walrus and Carpenter come upon an offshore bed of oysters. Groups of four are called up; the exact number is unknown. To the disapproval of the eldest oyster, many more follow them. After walking along the beach (a point is made of the fact tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Esther Waters (1964 TV Series)
''Esther Waters'' is a British period television series which originally aired on BBC 2 in four episodes from 14 November to 5 December 1964. It is an adaptation of the 1894 novel of the same title by George Moore.Baskin p.71 Like the novel it focuses on the struggle of Esther Waters who, in Victorian England, is abandoned by her lover when pregnant. Despite the social stigma of being a fallen woman she chooses to raise the child as a single mother. The novel had previously been made into a 1948 film ''Esther Waters''. A further television adaptation ''Esther Waters'' followed in 1977. Main cast * Meg Wynn Owen as Esther Waters * John Bennett as William Latch * Pauline Letts as Mrs. Barfield * Gwendolyn Watts as Margaret Gale * Daphne Heard as Mrs. Latch * Gordon Gostelow as Fred Parsons * Anne Ridler as Miss Rice * Carl Bernard as Mr. Randall * Blake Butler as Mr. Ward * Elizabeth Bell as Sarah * John Dearth as Esther's father * Ruth Porcher as Esther's mother * Tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thursday Theatre
''Thursday Theatre'' is a UK television anthology series produced by and airing on the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) from 1964–1965. There were twenty-three episodes which included adaptations of the play, ''The Cocktail Party'', by T. S. Eliot, and the novel, '' The Wings of the Dove'', by Henry James. The productions ranged in duration from 75 to 95 minutes. Guest stars included John Hurt, Susannah York, Ralph Richardson, Patrick Macnee, Ron Moody Ron Moody (born Ronald Moodnick; 8 January 1924 – 11 June 2015) was an English actor, composer, singer and writer. He was best known for his portrayal of Fagin in ''Oliver!'' (1968) and its 1983 Broadway revival. Moody earned a Golden Globe ... and Margaret Whiting. Productions This table is based on records in the BBC Genome archive of the '' Radio Times'' and the BFI database. Links to the original works from which the productions were adapted are provided in the Notes column, where available. The 13 pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Children Of The New Forest
''The Children of the New Forest'' is a children's novel published in 1847 by Frederick Marryat. It is set in the time of the English Civil War and the Commonwealth. The story follows the fortunes of the four Beverley children who are orphaned during the war, and hide from their Roundhead oppressors in the shelter of the New Forest where they learn to live off the land. Plot summary The story begins in 1647 when King Charles I has been defeated in the civil war and has fled from London towards the New Forest. Parliamentary soldiers have been sent to search the forest and decide to burn Arnwood, the house of Colonel Beverley, a Cavalier officer killed at the Battle of Naseby. The four orphan children of the house, Edward, Humphrey, Alice and Edith, are believed to have died in the flames. However, they are saved by Jacob Armitage, a local verderer, who hides them in his isolated cottage and disguises them as his grandchildren. Under Armitage's guidance, the children adapt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lorna Doone (1963 TV Series)
''Lorna Doone'' is a 1963 British TV adaptation of the 1869 romance novel ''Lorna Doone'' by R. D. Blackmore. It aired on the BBC and ran for 11 episodes of 30 minutes each. It starred Bill Travers and Jane Merrow. Cast *Bill Travers as John Ridd * Jean Anderson as Mrs. Ridd *Andrew Faulds as Carver Doone *Janet Pate as Lizzie Ridd * Meg Wynn Owen as Annie Ridd * Norman Tyrrell as John Fry * Jane Merrow as Lorna Doone * John Bennett as Tom Faggus *Mark Burns as Charlesworth Doone * Nigel Stock as Jeremy Stickles *Terence de Marneyas Counsellor Doone * Daphne Heard as Betty Muxworthy *Brian Hankins as Marwood de Whichelhalse *Patricia Brake as Gwenny Carfax Production In the early 1960s there were rival plans to film ''Lorna Doone'' for British TV by the BBC and British Granada. Granada claimed they registered their claim in 1961. Both approached Bill Travers to play the lead. As of 2021, this was one of only two serialised adaptations made by the BBC (it was remade in 1976 sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bristol Old Vic Theatre School
The Bristol Old Vic Theatre School is a drama school in Bristol, England. The institution provides training in acting and production for careers in film, television and theatre. BOVTS is an affiliate of the Conservatoire for Dance and Drama. Its higher education awards are validated by the University of the West of England, and its students graduate alongside members of UWE Bristol's Faculty of Arts, Creative Industries and Education. It is a member of the Federation of Drama Schools. History The School opened in October 1946, eight months after the founding of its parent Bristol Old Vic Theatre Company, in a room above a fruit merchant's warehouse in the Rackhay near the stage door of the Theatre Royal, with support from Sir Laurence Olivier. (The yard of the derelict St Nicholas School, next to the warehouse, was still used by the Company for rehearsals of crowd scenes and stage fights as late as the early 1960s, such as for John Hale's productions of ''Romeo and Juliet'' s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oh No It's Selwyn Froggitt
''Oh No It's Selwyn Froggitt'' is a British television sitcom which ran on the ITV network from 1974 to 1978. Set in the fictional Yorkshire town of Scarsdale, the series stars Bill Maynard as Selwyn Froggitt, a council labourer, hapless handyman, working men's club secretary and all-round public nuisance. It was created by Roy Clarke from a concept by Maynard. Clarke wrote the pilot episode transmitted in 1974 but was replaced by Alan Plater when the first series was commissioned. It was made by Yorkshire Television and was a ratings success. For its fourth and final series, the programme was renamed ''Selwyn'' and its location changed to a holiday camp. Cast * Bill Maynard – Selwyn Froggitt * Megs Jenkins – Mrs Froggitt (Series 1–3) * Robert Keegan – Maurice Froggitt (Series 1–3) * Rosemary Martin – Vera Parkinson (Series 1) *Lynda Baron – Vera Parkinson (Series 2–3) * Richard Davies – Clive (Series 1–3) * Bill Dean – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
For The Love Of Ada
''For the Love of Ada'' is an ITV sitcom that ran between 1970 and 1971. Although not seen on British TV for over 30 years, the complete series began airing again in late 2018 on Talking Pictures TV, albeit edited with certain offensive words muted out. One of the notable points about this series was there were no opening titles or closing credits in the real sense of the word. Instead both were superimposed on the screen as the 'live' action and script played out on the screen. Outline The sitcom stars Irene Handl as Ada Cresswell, a Cockney widow, a pensioner who is prone to malapropisms. She lives with her daughter Ruth Pollitt ( Barbara Mitchell) and son-in-law Leslie (Jack Smethurst). Ada starts a relationship with Walter Bingley (Wilfred Pickles), the gravedigger who buried her husband, after meeting him at the cemetery while laying flowers on her husband's grave. Walter is a Yorkshireman; his relationship with Ada slowly changes from one of companionship to one of rom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hinge And Bracket
Dr Evadne Hinge and Dame Hilda Bracket were characters devised by George Logan and Patrick Fyffe for their comedy and musical act. Hinge and Bracket were elderly, intellectual female musicians; in these personae the male Logan and Fyffe played and sang songs to comic effect. They made many appearances on television and radio. The two generally performed together, but on rare occasions appeared separately. The partnership ended when Patrick Fyffe died of cancer at the age of 60 in 2002. Characters Patrick Fyffe and George Logan devised the Hinge and Bracket act after they met performing at the Escort Club in Pimlico, London. Fyffe had already gained experience performing in his cabaret drag act as a glamorous soprano named Perri St Claire, and his character had appeared in small parts on television shows such as '' Z Cars'' and '' Doctor in the House'', as well as the 1972 film version of '' Steptoe and Son''. Fyffe and Logan began to work on a comedy act featuring Fyffe as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
