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Karl Kennedy
Karl Kennedy is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'', played by Alan Fletcher. The actor previously appeared in the soap in 1987 as mechanic Greg Cooper. He made his first screen appearance as Karl during the episode broadcast on 20 September 1994. Karl and his family were created by ''Neighbours'' storyliners in an attempt to bring the show back to its roots. Karl was given the job of local GP to give him immediate links with other characters. Debuting shortly before his wife, Susan Kennedy, he is the longest-running continuously-appearing character in the series' history. Creation and casting In 1994, the ''Neighbours storyliners decided to introduce the "solid" Kennedy family. They felt that they needed to take the show back to its roots when it seemed that all the houses on Ramsay Street were populated with misfits and distant relatives. Susan ( Jackie Woodburne) was given the job of teacher at the local school and Karl was made the local GP, gi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl Kennedy
Karl Kennedy is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'', played by Alan Fletcher. The actor previously appeared in the soap in 1987 as mechanic Greg Cooper. He made his first screen appearance as Karl during the episode broadcast on 20 September 1994. Karl and his family were created by ''Neighbours'' storyliners in an attempt to bring the show back to its roots. Karl was given the job of local GP to give him immediate links with other characters. Debuting shortly before his wife, Susan Kennedy, he is the longest-running continuously-appearing character in the series' history. Creation and casting In 1994, the ''Neighbours storyliners decided to introduce the "solid" Kennedy family. They felt that they needed to take the show back to its roots when it seemed that all the houses on Ramsay Street were populated with misfits and distant relatives. Susan ( Jackie Woodburne) was given the job of teacher at the local school and Karl was made the local GP, gi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rachel Kinski
Rachel Kinski is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'', played by Caitlin Stasey. She made her first appearance during the episode broadcast on 18 August 2005. She is the middle child of Alex Kinski and sister to Zeke and Katya Kinski. Rachel's storylines ranged from parental bereavement and first love to an inappropriate relationship with an older man. Rachel departed on 11 March 2009, following Stasey's decision to quit the series to focus on her studies. Casting Former '' The Sleepover Club'' star Caitlin Stasey was offered the part of Rachel Kinski when she was fifteen years old. She said "I was either very lucky or very good, but it's been a fantastic experience for me." Stasey left school after she won the role of Rachel and decided to study using a distance education programme. Development Characterisation Rachel was introduced along with her brother Zeke (Matthew Werkmeister) and their widower father Alex ( Andrew Clarke). Stasey initially ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Channel Five (UK TV Channel)
Channel 5 is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel launched in 1997. It is the fifth national terrestrial channel in the United Kingdom and is owned by Channel 5 Broadcasting Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of American media conglomerate Paramount Global, which is grouped under Paramount Networks UK & Australia division. During ownership by the RTL Group, it was branded as Five between 16 September 2002 and 13 February 2011. Richard Desmond purchased the channel from RTL on 23 July 2010, announcing plans to invest more money in programming and return to the name Channel 5 with immediate effect, and it was relaunched on 14 February 2011. On 1 May 2014 the channel was acquired by Viacom (now Paramount Global) for £450 million (US$759 million). Channel 5 is a general entertainment channel that shows both internally commissioned programmes such as '' Our Yorkshire Farm'', ''The Gadget Show'', ''The Hotel Inspector'', and ''Can't Pay? We'll Take It A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holy Soap
Holy Soap is a UK television and entertainment website founded in June 2009 by the British television company Channel 5. The website is the official UK home of the Australian soap operas '' Home and Away'' and '' Neighbours'', which are broadcast on the channel. The site allows users to watch full episodes of the soaps on the day they are broadcast, as well as providing additional information about the cast and characters. Holy Soap also includes news and features from four British soap operas that are not broadcast on Channel 5. On 30 June 2011, Holy Soap announced that it was closing. Format In June 2010, Channel 5 launched Holy Soap and it became the official UK website for the two Australian soap operas, ''Home and Away'' and ''Neighbours''. Holy Soap replaced the programmes' stand-alone sites in the UK. The website allows viewers to watch full episodes of the soaps on the day they are broadcast, as well as previous episodes up to thirty days after they have aired. The site als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnston Press Digital Publishing
Johnston Press plc was a multimedia company founded in Falkirk, Scotland, in 1767. Its flagship titles included UK-national newspaper the '' i'', ''The Scotsman'', the ''Yorkshire Post'', the ''Falkirk Herald'', and Belfast's ''The News Letter''. The company was operating around 200 newspapers and associated websites around the United Kingdom and the Isle of Man when it went into administration and was the purchased by JPIMedia in 2018. The ''Falkirk Herald'' was the company's first acquisition in 1846. Johnston Press's assets were transferred to JPIMedia in 2018, who continued to publish its titles. Johnston Press announced it would place itself in administration on 16 November 2018 after it was unable to find a suitable buyer of the business to refinance £220m of debt. It was delisted from the London Stock Exchange on 19 November 2018. Johnston Press and its assets were brought under the control of JPIMedia on 17 November 2018 after a pre-packaged deal was agreed with creditor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doncaster Free Press
The ''Doncaster Free Press'' is a weekly newspaper in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. It is owned by National World. Content of the newspaper The ''Free Press'', or ''DFP'' as it is sometimes known, is published each Thursday and is currently priced at £1.50. Its sections include news, sport, crime, Your Week, Let's Talk (letters), In Court, Business, Education, Retro, Walks, Your Puzzles, Entertainment and Travel,, jobs, promotions and competitions, puzzles, property and motors as well as an extensive classified and display advertising section featuring family announcements. Industrial action of 2011 On 15 July 2011, NUJ-represented staff employed within the Doncaster Free Press walked out on indefinite strike, along with those from the ''South Yorkshire Times'', the ''Goole Courier'' and the ''Selby Times The ''Selby Times'' is a local weekly newspaper covering Selby and the surrounding district in North Yorkshire, England. It is a paid-for title published w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greg Cooper (Neighbours)
'' Neighbours'' is an Australian television soap opera that was first broadcast on 18 March 1985. The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the serial in 1987, by order of first appearance. All characters were introduced by the show's executive producer Reg Watson. The third season of ''Neighbours'' began airing on 5 January 1987. Harold Bishop arrived during the same month. February saw the introductions of Bouncer and Henry Mitchell, son of established character Madge Mitchell. In March, Fiona Corke began playing Gail Lewis and Ernie Bourne took on the role of Gail's adoptive father, Rob. April saw the arrival of businessman Mr. Udagawa. Anne Scott-Pendlebury began appearing as Hilary Robinson in June. The following month saw the first appearances of new doctor Beverly Marshall, played by Lisa Armytage, Gino Rossini and Melanie Pearson. July also saw the birth of Jamie Clarke, son of Des and Daphne Clarke. Briony Behets began playing Amanda Harris in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
