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Island At War
''Island at War'' is a British television series that tells the story of the German occupation of the Channel Islands. It primarily focuses on three local families: the upper class Dorrs, the middle class Mahys, and the working class Jonases, and four German officers. The fictional island of St. Gregory serves as a stand-in for the real-life islands Guernsey and Jersey, and the story is compiled from the events on both islands. Produced by Granada Television in Manchester, ''Island at War'' had an estimated budget of £9,000,000 and was filmed on location in the Isle of Man from August 2003 to October 2003. When the series was shown in the UK, it appeared in six 70-minute episodes. Cast * James Wilby as James Dorr *Clare Holman as Felicity Dorr * Sam Heughan as Phillip Dorr (aka Mr. Brotherson) * Owen Teale as Wilf Jonas * Julia Ford as Kathleen Jonas * Sean Gallagher as Sheldon Leveque * Saskia Reeves as Cassie Mahy * Julian Wadham as Urban Mahy * Joanne Froggatt as Angeliqu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Mallatratt
Nigel Stephen Mallatratt (15 June 1947, Mill Hill, London – 22 November 2004) was an English playwright, television screenwriter and actor. He is best known for his television work on the ITV series '' Coronation Street'', ''The Forsyte Saga'' (2002) and ''Island at War'' (2004), and for his stage adaptation of the novel ''The Woman in Black'' which has run in the West End since 1989. He was also an actor, appearing in minor roles in ''Chariots of Fire'' and ''Brideshead Revisited''. Mallatratt was married three times, to Vanessa Mallatratt, Eileen O'Brien and stage manager Emma London. He had a daughter, Hannah, with O'Brien. He died of leukaemia in 2004. Early life Mallatratt originated from a lower-middle-class background. As a child, he was a pupil at Orange Hill Grammar School in Edgware where he excelled at drama, English, and swimming. He was feted for his performances in school plays. Among his various roles, he played Petruchio in ''The Taming of the Shrew '' with hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Granada Television
ITV Granada, formerly known as Granada Television, is the ITV franchisee for the North West of England and Isle of Man. From 1956 to 1968 it broadcast to both the north west and Yorkshire but only on weekdays as ABC Weekend Television was its weekend counterpart. Granada's parent company Granada plc later bought several other regional ITV stations and, in 2004, merged with Carlton Communications to form ITV plc. Granada Television was particularly noted by critics for the distinctive northern and "social realism" character of many of its network programmes, as well as the high quality of its drama and documentaries. In its prime as an independent franchisee, prior to its parent company merging with Carlton Communications to form ITV plc, it was the largest Independent Television producer in the UK, accounting for 25% of the total broadcasting output of the ITV network. Granada Television was founded by Sidney Bernstein at Granada Studios on Quay Street in Manchester and i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Dempsey
Richard Dempsey is an English actor. Biography Dempsey's first role came at the age of 15, when he appeared as Peter Pevensie in the BBC's adaptation of '' The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe'' in 1988. The following year, he appeared in the adaptation of ''Prince Caspian''. His film appearances include '' My Policeman'', ''1917'', ''Genius'' and '' Royal Deceit''. His subsequent TV appearances have included ''Doc Martin'', '' Dracula'', '' Sherlock Holmes'' ('' The Last Vampyre''), '' Crime Traveller'', ''Island at War'' and ''Egypt''. He made his professional stage debut in the role of Jack in the Original London production of the award-winning musical ''Into the Woods'' with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim at The Phoenix Theatre. After training at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama he starred as Nick Piazza in the Original Cast of West End hit musical '' Fame'' and played ''Ugly'' in the original UK production of ''Honk!''. In 2005 he appeared in the critica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurence Fox
Laurence Paul Fox (born 1978) is a political activist and former actor, most well-known for playing the supporting role of DS James Hathaway in the British TV drama series '' Lewis'' from 2006 to 2015. A grandson of the actors Robin and Angela Fox, and a graduate of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Fox first appeared in '' The Hole'' (2001) and thereafter in numerous films, television features, and theatre productions. He is also a singer-songwriter and guitarist; his debut album, ''Holding Patterns'', was released in February 2016. Fox publicly opposed the George Floyd protests and opposed vaccination during the COVID-19 pandemic. After founding the Reclaim Party, Fox stood unsuccessfully in the 2021 London mayoral election in opposition to what he deemed "extreme political correctness". He gained 1.9% of the vote, losing his deposit. Early life and education Laurence Fox was born in 1978 in Leeds,. the third of the five children of James Fox and Mary Elizabeth Piper. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Havill
Andrew Havill (born 1 June 1965) is an English actor. With an extensive career on screen and stage beginning in the late 1980s, Havill has appeared in more than 40 films and 50 plays. After training in Oxford and London, he began his career in repertory theatre in 1989 and made his screen debut in 1993. Havill has since become a character actor of British costume dramas, with recent work including several credits in Bollywood cinema. Education Havill attended the University of Exeter, where he read English and Drama. He spent four years with the National Youth Theatre of Great Britain, with roles in London theatre productions including Christopher Short's ''For Those in Peril'' at the Shaw Theatre, ''As You Like It'' at the Open Air Theatre in Regent's Park, and ''Reynard the Fox'' on the Drum Theatre Plymouth and south-west tour. At the Jeanetta Cochrane Theatre, Havill was in ''Henry V'', ''Twelfth Night'', and Ed Kemp's ''A Proper Place''. He spent a further four years wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conor Mullen
Conor Mullen (born 1966) is an Irish actor who played Frank in Smother, Stuart McElroy in '' Holby City'' and Aidan Doherty in the 2007 BBC1 drama series '' Rough Diamond''. He was born in Dublin. Both his parents were pharmacists, and he is one of a family of six. He grew up on the north side of Dublin in Sutton/Howth on the coast In addition to acting, Mullen is also a voice-over artist, voicing many advertisements that are heard on Irish radio. He also provides the voice of the speaking clock in Ireland. Career He began acting after he signed up for drama classes at the Brendan Smith Academy in Dublin and shortly after that, headed to New York, to study acting at The Neighbourhood Playhouse for two years. In 2007, Mullen began playing the role of Chrissie Williams' abusive boyfriend Stuart McElroy in the BBC medical drama '' Holby City''. Mullen left ''Holby City'' in 2008 as his character was arrested and taken away by the police. Personal life Mullen is the first co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Flynn (actor)
Daniel Flynn (born 1961) is an English actor. Biography Flynn was born in Evesham, Worcestershire, the son of actor Eric Flynn and his wife Fern Warner; the family moved to Bromley, Kent, when he was a baby. He has a brother and sister; his brother is actor Jerome Flynn. He also has a half-brother and sister from his father's second marriage; Johnny Flynn is a musician and actor. Flynn has been acting on television since 1983. From 2006 until 2009, he played the role of Superintendent John Heaton in the long-running ITV1 police drama ''The Bill''. He had previously had brief parts in ''The Bill'' playing a criminal in the episode "The Assassins" on 20 December 1988 and a Mr. Hemming in "Bringing Up Baby" in January 1993. Flynn's other television credits include ''Goodbye Mr Chips'', '' The Detectives'', ''The Peter Principle'', ''Soldier Soldier'', ''Peak Practice'', '' Murder in Mind'', '' William and Mary'', ''Afterlife'', ''Star Trap'', and ''Island at War''. He also s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louisa Clein
Louisa Clein (born 6 July 1979) is a British actress, known for portraying the role of Maya Stepney in the ITV soap opera '' Emmerdale''. Life and career Clein was born in Poole, Dorset to Jewish parents, Peter and Channa Clein (née Salomonson). Her mother is from Amsterdam, Netherlands and is a professional violinist. Her father is a doctor. She has a sister called Natalie, a professional cellist. She attended Talbot Heath School in Bournemouth, Dorset. In 2001, Clein made her television debut as Charlie Deed in the BBC series ''Judge John Deed'', which ran until 2007. In 2002, Clein appeared with her sister Natalie at the Holocaust Memorial Day concert and read extracts from her cousin Julia Pascal's ''Holocaust Trilogy''. She has also appeared in shows such as ''Holby City'', '' Doctors'', '' Casualty'', '' New Tricks'', ''Midsomer Murders'', ''Fanny Hill'' and played the role of Zelda Kay in ITV's '' Island at War'' in 2004. Clein's theatre performances have includ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samantha Robinson (English Actress)
Samantha Robinson is an English actress. Early life Growing up in Skelmersdale, Robinson attended Runshaw College and is listed as one of their 'notable alumni'. Theatre On leaving College, Robinson went into work at Chichester Festival Theatre on ''Songs of the Western Man''. She played Miranda in the Royal Exchange Theatres' production of '' The Tempest'', alongside Pete Postlethwaite. Further credits include; ''Untouchable'' ( Bush Theatre), ''The Owl Service'' ( Plymouth Theatre Royal), which she starred in with her then boyfriend Dominic Colenso, ''The Lemon Princess'' ( West Yorkshire Playhouse), the British premier of ''The Laramie Project'' (Sound Theatre, Leicester Square), '' A Taste of Honey'' (Oldham Coliseum), ''The Three Musketeers'' (Bristol Old Vic & New Vic), ''The House of Bernada Alba'' ( Nuffield Theatre), ''Three Sisters on Hope Street'' (Hampstead Theatre), that was written by Tracy-Ann Oberman and Diane Samuels and directed by Lindsay Posner, ''Dead H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joanne Froggatt
Joanne Froggatt (born 23 August 1980) is a British actress. From 2010 to 2015, she portrayed Anna Bates in the ITV period drama series ''Downton Abbey''. For this role, she received three Emmy nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, and won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television in 2014. From 2017 to 2020, she starred in the ITV drama series '' Liar''. Froggatt's early television appearances include ''Coronation Street'' (1997–1998), '' Bad Girls'' (1999), '' dinnerladies'' (1999) and ''A Touch of Frost'' (2001). She went on to star in the television films '' Danielle Cable: Eyewitness'' (2003), '' See No Evil: The Moors Murders'' (2006) and '' Murder in the Outback'' (2007), before winning the British Independent Film Award for Most Promising Newcomer for her leading role in the 2010 film ''In Our Name''. Early life and education Froggatt was born and brought up in the village of Littlebeck in North Yorkshire. Her parents ... [...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] |
Sean Gallagher (actor)
Sean Gallagher (born September 2, 1965) is a British actor, best known for his role of Paul Connor in '' Coronation Street''. Career Gallagher appeared in '' EastEnders'' from 1992 to 1993 as a playboy called Clive who had an affair with then-married Sam Mitchell. In 1997 Gallagher played the role of Alan in the BAFTA-winning BBC series " Holding On" by Tony Marchant. In 2006 he played the part of Chip in the second new series of '' Doctor Who'' opposite David Tennant in the episode " New Earth". In 2006, Gallagher signed up to '' Coronation Street'' to play the part of Paul Connor, one of two brothers buying a share in Underworld, the local knicker factory. In early 2007, Gallagher resigned from the Manchester-based ITV programme to pursue other roles, eventually leaving ''Coronation Street'' in June 2007. On 2 July 2007, it was announced Gallagher had been cast for the lead role of Mal Faith in a new ITV drama series, ''Rock Rivals'', produced by Shed Productions. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
