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How Green Was My Valley (1975 TV Series)
''How Green Was My Valley'' is a BBC Television serial based on the novel by Richard Llewellyn, and features one of the last performances by Stanley Baker. It was first shown in the UK from 29 December 1975 in six weekly parts. Producer Martin Lisemore also cast Siân Phillips in his next production, ''I Claudius'' (1976). Phillips won a BAFTA award for best actress in 1976 for her portrayal of Beth Morgan. The series was co-produced by 20th Century Fox as they owned the rights to the novel and had produced the 1941 film. Plot synopsis Set in South Wales during the reign of Queen Victoria, the story of the Morgans, a mining family, is told. The story centres around Huw, the youngest boy, whose academic ability enables him to consider a future away from the mines in which his father and five brothers toil. Huw has a life-changing experience after his father is trapped in a mine cave-in. Cast *Stanley Baker as Gwilym Morgan *Siân Phillips as Beth Morgan *Dominic Guard as Huw M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Llewellyn
Richard Dafydd Vivian Llewellyn Lloyd (; 8 December 1906 – 30 November 1983), known by his pen name Richard Llewellyn ( , ), was an English-born novelist of Welsh descent, who is best remembered for his 1939 novel '' How Green Was My Valley'', which chronicles life in a coal mining village in the South Wales Valleys. Biography Richard Herbert Vivian Lloyd (he later used the name "Richard Dafydd Vivian Llewellyn Lloyd") was born in Hendon, Middlesex in 1906, the second child and only son of Welsh parents William Llewellyn Lloyd, a hotel clerk and later the assistant secretary to a club, and Sarah Anne, ''née'' Thomas. Only after his death was it discovered that Llewellyn's claim that he was born in St Davids, West Wales, was false. In the U.S., Llewellyn won the National Book Award for favourite novel of 1940, voted by members of the American Booksellers Association. "Books and Authors", ''The New York Times'', 16 February 1941, page BR12. ProQuest Historical Newsp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keith Drinkel
Keith Drinkel (born 14 November 1944) is an English actor. Drinkel was born in York, educated at St Michael's College, Leeds, and is now based in Brighton. His notable appearances in film and television include ''A Family at War'' (1970), '' Yellow Dog'' (1973), a minor role in the BBC's adaptation of the '' Lord Peter Wimsey'' story ''The Nine Tailors'' (1974), '' Looking For Clancy'' (1975), '' A Bridge Too Far'' (1977), '' Gandhi'' (1982) and the ''Doctor Who'' story ''Time-Flight'' (1982). He co-starred in series three and four of Peter Tinniswood's long-running comedy ''I Didn't Know You Cared'', and appeared as Mark Gaskell in ''The Body in the Library'' (1984). Drinkel appeared in Eastenders in 1999 as a Prison Officer and twice in '' Coronation Street'', in 2001-02 as Maurice Gregory, father of barmaid Geena on '' Rovers Return'', and most recently, in 2005, as Bob, who dated Liz McDonald for a short time. In 2006, Drinkel starred in ''Rock-A-Hula Rest Home'' as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English-language Television Shows
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British Drama Television Series
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BBC Television Dramas
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1970s British Drama Television Series
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1976 British Television Series Endings
Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Philadelphia Flyers–Red Army game results in a 4–1 victory for the National Hockey League's Philadelphia Flyers over HC CSKA Moscow of the Soviet Union. * January 16 – The trial against jailed members of the Red Army Faction (the West German extreme-left militant Baader–Meinhof Group) begins in Stuttgart. * January 18 ** Full diplomatic relations are established between Bangladesh and Pakistan 5 years after the Bangladesh Liberation War. ** The Scottish Labour Party is formed as a breakaway from the UK-wide party. ** Super Bowl X in American football: The Pittsburgh Steelers defeat the Dallas Cowboys, 21–17, in Miami. * January 21 – First commercial Concorde flight, from London to Bahrain. * January 27 ** The United ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1975 British Television Series Debuts
It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 - Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. Haldeman and John Ehrlichman are found guilty of the Watergate cover-up. * January 2 ** The Federal Rules of Evidence are approved by the United States Congress. ** Bangladesh revolutionary leader Siraj Sikder is killed by police while in custody. ** A bomb blast at Samastipur, Bihar, India, fatally wounds Lalit Narayan Mishra, Minister of Railways. * January 5 – Tasman Bridge disaster: The Tasman Bridge in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, is struck by the bulk ore carrier , killing 12 people. * January 7 – OPEC agrees to raise crude oil prices by 10%. * January 10–February 9 – The flight of '' Soyuz 17'' with the crew of Georgy Grechko and Aleksei Gubarev aboard the '' Salyut 4'' space station. * January 15 – Alvor Agree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clifford Rose
John Clifford Rose (24 October 1929 – 6 November 2021) was a British actor. Life and career Rose was born in Herefordshire. He was educated at the King's School, Worcester, and King's College London, before appearing in rep and began his association with the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1960. He played the character Sturmbannführer Ludwig Kessler in the BBC World War II television drama '' Secret Army'' (1977–79) and its sequel ''Kessler'' (1981). He later played SS General Hans Kammler in the miniseries '' War and Remembrance'' (1988). Rose played leading roles in '' The Pallisers'' (1974), '' Fortunes of War'' (1987) and Alan Bleasdale's drama '' GBH'' (1991), and appeared as Rorvik in the ''Doctor Who'' story ''Warriors' Gate'' (1981). Rose also played a judge in some episodes of the 1970s/'80s British television series ''Crown Court'' and Dr Snell, an interrogative psychologist for "The Section" in the British 1960s/'70s spy drama '' Callan''. He had a small part in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheila Ruskin
Sheila Ruskin (born 28 March 1946) is an English actress. She played Vipsania in the BBC adaptation of ''I, Claudius'' (1976), Kassia in the '' Doctor Who'' serial '' The Keeper of Traken'' (1981) and Alta One in the ''Blake's 7'' episode "Redemption" (1979). Her other TV credits include: ''MacKenzie'', '' Special Branch'', ''The Pallisers'', '' How Green Was My Valley'', '' The Sweeney'', '' Tales of the Unexpected'', '' The Professionals'', ''Minder'', '' Bergerac'', ''Boon'', ''Taggart'', ''Miss Marple'', ''Parnell and the Englishwoman'', ''Casualty'', '' Rumpole of the Bailey'', '' Strangers and Brothers'', ''The Bill'', ''Dalziel and Pascoe'', '' Holby City'', '' Midsomer Murders'', '' The Intruder'', and ''The Lost Boys''. She was formerly married to the actor David Wood (1966–1970). Selected filmography * ''This, That and the Other'' (1969) * ''She'll Follow You Anywhere'' (1971) * '' The Swiss Conspiracy'' (1975) * ''Who is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?'' (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gareth Thomas (actor)
Gareth Daniel Thomas (12 February 1945 – 13 April 2016) was a Welsh actor, born in England. He rose to national prominence playing the role of Roj Blake in the BBC science fiction television series ''Blake's 7'' (1978–81). Early life Thomas was born on 12 February 1945 in Brentford, England, and grew up in Aberystwyth, Wales. He was the younger of two sons of Kenneth Thomas, a barrister who had been a junior at the Nuremberg trials, and his wife, Olga ('' née'' Noake). Thomas attended the King's School, Canterbury and was a member of the National Youth Theatre, appearing with them in the 1967 production of ''Zigger Zagger''. He then trained at RADA and became an Associate Member. Before his acting career, he played rugby. Career Thomas made many television appearances, including '' The Avengers'', '' Coronation Street'', '' Z-Cars'', '' Special Branch'', '' Sutherland's Law'', '' Public Eye'', ''Who Pays the Ferryman?'', '' Bergerac'', ''By the Sword Divided'', ''Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sue Jones-Davies
Sue Jones-Davies (born 1 January 1949) is a Welsh actress, singer and local politician. She played Judith Iscariot in the film '' Monty Python's Life of Brian'' (1979) and was Mayor of Aberystwyth from 2008 to 2009. Early life and education Sue Jones-Davies was born on 1 January 1949 in Wales. She lived in Dinas Cross, Pembrokeshire. She is a graduate of the University of Bristol. Marriage and family She met her former husband, the actor and writer Chris Langham, then a fellow student, while at Bristol University. They married soon after graduation and lived in London. They have three sons, Siencyn, Glyn and Dafydd. They later separated, and Jones-Davies moved to Aberystwyth with her three sons. Career Jones-Davies worked in London for several years. She appeared in the original London production of ''Jesus Christ Superstar''. Other credits include '' Monty Python's Life of Brian'', '' Radio On'', '' Rock Follies'', ''French and Saunders'', ''Victoria Wood As Seen On TV'' and '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
