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Goodbye Cruel World (TV Series)
''Goodbye Cruel World'' is a 1992 British drama starring Sue Johnston, Alun Armstrong and Brenda Bruce. The three-part series was aired on BBC Two during January 1992 and was aired again in summer 1993. Johnston played the character of Barbara Grade, a woman who is diagnosed with a terminal degenerative illness, and the series focused on how Barbara and her family and friends deal with her worsening condition. It was written by Tony Marchant and directed by Adrian Shergold and was nominated for Best Drama at the 1993 British Academy Television Awards. Cast * Sue Johnston – Barbara Grade * Alun Armstrong – Roy Grade *Brenda Bruce – Marjory *Jonny Lee Miller – Mark *Eric Allan – Michael *Oliver Ford Davies – Collins * Mick Ford – Spector *Will Knightley – Cheevers * Rosalind March – Mary *Lucy Meacock Lucy Meacock is an English journalist and presenter employed by ITV Granada. She has been one of the main female news presenters of ITV regional news programme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance: a play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on radio or television.Elam (1980, 98). Considered as a genre of poetry in general, the dramatic mode has been contrasted with the epic and the lyrical modes ever since Aristotle's ''Poetics'' (c. 335 BC)—the earliest work of dramatic theory. The term "drama" comes from a Greek word meaning "deed" or " act" (Classical Greek: , ''drâma''), which is derived from "I do" (Classical Greek: , ''dráō''). The two masks associated with drama represent the traditional generic division between comedy and tragedy. In English (as was the analogous case in many other European languages), the word '' play'' or ''game'' (translating the Anglo-Saxon ''pleġan'' or Latin ''ludus'') was the standard term for dramas until William Shakespeare's time—just as its creator was a ''play-maker'' rather than a ''dramatist'' and the building was a ''play-house'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Will Knightley
Will Knightley (born 23 April 1946) is an English television and stage actor. He has primarily worked on the stage, and is a founding member of London's Half Moon Theatre. In addition to acting, he has performed voice-over work. He has had TV stints in ''The Bill'', ''A Touch of Frost'', '' Midsomer Murders'' and various adverts. In 2009 he appeared in the BBC drama ''A Short Stay in Switzerland''. In 2004, he appeared on the British series ''Rosemary & Thyme'' in the episode "Orpheus in the Undergrowth" as character Jeremy Pearson. He is the father of composer Caleb Knightley (b. 1979) and Two-Time Academy Award-nominated actress Keira Knightley (b. 1985). Selected credits *'' EastEnders'' (2014) as Henry Summerhayes * ''A Short Stay in Switzerland'' (2009) as Dr Jack Turner *''Calendar Girls'' (2009, stage play) *''Flight Path'' (2007, stage play) *''Cinderella'' (2005-6, stage pantomime) as Baron Hardup *''Lone Star Mark Three'' (2005, stage play) *'' The Permanent Way'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BBC Television Dramas
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1990s British Drama Television Series
Year 199 ( CXCIX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was sometimes known as year 952 ''Ab urbe condita''. The denomination 199 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Mesopotamia is partitioned into two Roman provinces divided by the Euphrates, Mesopotamia and Osroene. * Emperor Septimius Severus lays siege to the city-state Hatra in Central-Mesopotamia, but fails to capture the city despite breaching the walls. * Two new legions, I Parthica and III Parthica, are formed as a permanent garrison. China * Battle of Yijing: Chinese warlord Yuan Shao defeats Gongsun Zan. Korea * Geodeung succeeds Suro of Geumgwan Gaya, as king of the Korean kingdom of Gaya (traditional date). By topic Religion * Pope Zephyrinus succeeds Pope Victo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1992 British Television Series Endings
Year 199 ( CXCIX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was sometimes known as year 952 '' Ab urbe condita''. The denomination 199 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Mesopotamia is partitioned into two Roman provinces divided by the Euphrates, Mesopotamia and Osroene. * Emperor Septimius Severus lays siege to the city-state Hatra in Central-Mesopotamia, but fails to capture the city despite breaching the walls. * Two new legions, I Parthica and III Parthica, are formed as a permanent garrison. China * Battle of Yijing: Chinese warlord Yuan Shao defeats Gongsun Zan. Korea * Geodeung succeeds Suro of Geumgwan Gaya, as king of the Korean kingdom of Gaya (traditional date). By topic Religion * Pope Zephyrinus succeeds Pope Victor I, as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1992 British Television Series Debuts
Year 199 ( CXCIX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was sometimes known as year 952 ''Ab urbe condita''. The denomination 199 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Mesopotamia is partitioned into two Roman provinces divided by the Euphrates, Mesopotamia and Osroene. * Emperor Septimius Severus lays siege to the city-state Hatra in Central-Mesopotamia, but fails to capture the city despite breaching the walls. * Two new legions, I Parthica and III Parthica, are formed as a permanent garrison. China * Battle of Yijing: Chinese warlord Yuan Shao defeats Gongsun Zan. Korea * Geodeung succeeds Suro of Geumgwan Gaya, as king of the Korean kingdom of Gaya (traditional date). By topic Religion * Pope Zephyrinus succeeds Pope Victor I, as t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julian Wadham
Julian Neil Rohan Wadham (born 7 August 1958) is an English actor of stage, film and television. He was educated at Ampleforth College and the Central School of Speech and Drama, third son of Rohan Nicholas Wadham DFC and Juliana Wadham, née Macdonald Walker. Background Wadham attended Ampleforth College and the Central School of Speech and Drama. Career His theatre work includes playing Barclay, soon after leaving the Central School, in the original West End production of Julian Mitchell's '' Another Country'' at the Queens Theatre with Rupert Everett and Kenneth Branagh. In 2014 he played Vaughan Cunningham, a visitor to the school, in the Trafalgar Studio revival of the play. For the English Stage Company at the Royal Court he was directed by Max Stafford-Clark in ''Falkland Sound'', as Lieutenant David Tinker RN (with Paul Jesson, Lesley Manville and Marion Bailey), as Captain Plume in George Farquhar's ''The Recruiting Officer'', as Lt. Ralph Clark in Timberlake Werten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucy Meacock
Lucy Meacock is an English journalist and presenter employed by ITV Granada. She has been one of the main female news presenters of ITV regional news programme, ''Granada Reports'' since 1988 and celebrated 30 years presenting the programme in November 2018 at age 59. Early life and education Lucy Meacock moved to Chester when she was six. She was educated at the independent school, Ursuline Convent, in Chester. She then moved to Australia, where she attended the independent Morongo Girls College in Geelong, Victoria. After returning to the United Kingdom, she attended the independent Upper Chine School in Shanklin on the Isle of Wight. Broadcasting career Meacock started her career at the '' Chester Chronicle''. She went on to work with BBC Radio Newcastle, '' ITV News Tyne Tees'' on ITV Tyne Tees and ''London Plus'' on BBC South East in the 1980s. She then worked for ''ITV News Anglia'' on ITV Anglia. Meacock has been the lead female presenter for ''Granada Reports'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosalind March
Rosalind March is a British TV, film and stage actress. Born in Ebbw Vale, Blaenau Gwent, March began her career in 1979, when she played Madge in several episodes of the series ''The Dick Francis Thriller: The Racing Game''. Throughout the '80s she mainly did comedy. She appeared in episodes of ''Victoria Wood As Seen On TV'' (1985–1986) and worked with Wood again in ''Victoria Wood''. She was regular Amanda in ''Life Without George'' with Simon Cadell, Michael Thomas and Carol Royle, also appeared in ''The Upper Hand'', ''Nelson's Column''. During the 1990s, March played a host of leading roles in numerous television dramas, ''Close Relations'', '' Goodbye Cruel World'', ''Peak Practice'', ''Seekers'', ''The Bill'', ''Inspector Morse'', ''A Touch of Frost'', ''Oliver Twist'' (1996) and ''Wilderness(1996).'' She also was a regular leading soap character, Liz Kemp, in the series ''London Bridge'' for Carlton, spanning nearly two years. From 2000, onwards March featured in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mick Ford
Mick Ford (born 1 August 1952) is a British actor, screenwriter and playwright, best known for his portrayal of intellectual convict Archer in the cinema version of '' Scum''. Early life and education Ford was born on 1 August 1952 in Croydon, Surrey. His father, Noel Ford, fought on the front lines as a Desert Rat during World War II. He attended John Ruskin Grammar School as a teenager and later joined the National Youth Theatre, where he appeared in numerous plays, including the premieres of ''Zigger Zagger'' and '' The Secret Rapture''. Career After appearing in the 1978 film '' The Sailor's Return'', Ford's best known role came in the 1979 film '' Scum''. Set in a borstal, Ford plays the inmate Archer, an intelligent vegetarian trouble-maker who just wants to serve his time ''"In (his) own little way"''. Ford also had a role that year in the television film '' The Knowledge'' (for which he also performed the title song) in which he stars as an unemployed man who is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Marchant (playwright)
Tony Marchant (born 11 July 1959) is a British playwright and television dramatist. In 1982 he won the London Critics' Theatre Award for Most Promising Playwright for ''The Lucky Ones'' and ''Raspberry''. In 1999 he won the British Academy Television Awards Dennis Potter Award for services to television. His television work includes the acclaimed '' Holding On'' (1997), ''Never, Never'', starring John Simm and '' Take Me Home''. Early life Marchant, whose father was a printer and mother a school dinner lady, was born and raised on a council estate in Wapping in the East End of London, which he has described as, "a very hard, heavy place to live sometimes." He has stated that while estates have changed since he grew up on one, the poverty is still the same and it hasn't gone away. He was educated at St Joseph's Academy, Blackheath and went on to become a London boxing champion and a member of the England boxing squad. Inspired by, "the DIY ethic of the Jam and the Clash," he g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oliver Ford Davies
Oliver Robert Ford Davies (born 12 August 1939) is an English actor and writer, best known for his extensive theatre work, and to a broader audience for his role as Sio Bibble in ''Star Wars'' Episodes I to III. He is also known for his role as Maester Cressen in HBO series ''Game of Thrones''. Early life and academic career Davies was born in Ealing, Middlesex, England. He attended the King's School, Canterbury. In 1956 He joined the eminent Ealing amateur company Questors. He won a scholarship to Merton College, Oxford, where he read History and became President of the Oxford University Dramatic Society. After obtaining his DPhil, he worked as a history lecturer at the University of Edinburgh before taking up acting professionally in 1967. Acting career In 1959, as a member of the Oxford University Experimental Theatre Club, he appeared in his first Stratford performance in the Memorial Theatre's open-air production of ''Bartholomew Fair''. His first professional appe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
