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Made In Britain
''Made in Britain'' is a 1983 British television play written by David Leland and directed by Alan Clarke. It follows a 16-year-old racist skinhead and his constant confrontations with authority figures. It was broadcast on ITV on 10 July 1983 as the fourth in an untitled series of works by Leland (including '' Birth of a Nation''), about different aspects of the British educational system, which subsequently acquired the overall title of ''Tales Out of School''. It marked Tim Roth's television debut. Plot Trevor has been charged for throwing a brick at the window of a Pakistani man, Mr. Shahnawaz. Trevor's social worker, Harry Parker, takes him to Hooper Street Residential Assessment Centre, where his punishment will be determined. The Centre's polite, friendly deputy superintendent, Peter Clive, admits Trevor, and he is allocated a room with a 19-year-old black adolescent Errol, whom Trevor takes an instant disliking to and is still somewhat civil towards. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Clarke
Alan John Clarke (28 October 1935 – 24 July 1990) was an English television and film director, producer and writer. Life and career Clarke was born on 28 October 1935, in Wallasey. Most of Clarke's output was for television rather than cinema, including work for the famous play strands ''The Wednesday Play'' and ''Play for Today''. His subject matter tended towards social realism, with deprived or oppressed communities as a frequent setting. As Dave Rolinson's book details, between 1962 and 1966 Clarke directed several plays at The Questors Theatre in Ealing, London. Between 1967 and 1969, he directed various ITV productions including plays by Alun Owen (''Shelter'', ''George's Room'', ''Stella'', ''Thief'', ''Gareth''), Edna O'Brien (''Which of These Two Ladies Is He Married To?'' and ''Nothing's Ever Over'') and Roy Minton (''The Gentleman Caller'', '' Goodnight Albert'', '' Stand By Your Screen''). He also worked on the series '' The Informer'', ''The Gold Robbers'' a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Stewart (actor)
Bill Stewart (7 December 1942, in Liverpool, Lancashire, England – 29 August 2006 in London) was an English actor best known for his role as Denton Evening News reporter Sandy Longford in the British television programme ''A Touch of Frost''. He also made appearances on ''Z-Cars'', a stand-out role as Metropolitan Police liaison officer Dingle in the BBC cult political thriller ''Edge of Darkness'', and on US TV ''MacGyver''. His film credits include hits such as ''101 Dalmatians'' and ''Anna and the King ''Anna and the King'' is a 1999 American biographical period drama film directed by Andy Tennant. Steve Meerson and Peter Krikes loosely based their screenplay on the 1944 novel '' Anna and the King of Siam'', which gives a fictionalized a ...''. He died on 29 August 2006 of motor neurone disease.https://www.thestage.co.uk/obituaries-archive/obituaries/bill-stewart Filmography External links * References English male television actors English mal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1983 Television Films
1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call. Events January * January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to TCP/IP is officially completed (this is considered to be the beginning of the true Internet). * January 6 – Pope John Paul II appoints a bishop over the Czechoslovak exile community, which the ''Rudé právo'' newspaper calls a "provocation." This begins a year-long disagreement between the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic and the Vatican, leading to the eventual restoration of diplomatic relations between the two states. * January 14 – The head of Bangladesh's military dictatorship, Hussain Muhammad Ershad, announces his intentions to "turn Bangladesh into an Islamic state." * January 18 – U.S. Secretary of the Interior James G. Watt makes controversial remarks blaming poor living conditions on Native American reservations on "the failures of socialism." Watt will eventually resign in September after a series ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1983 Films
The following is an overview of events in 1983 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths. Highest-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1983 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events *February 11 - The Rolling Stones concert film '' Let's Spend the Night Together'' opens in New York City. *May 25 - '' Return of the Jedi'', the final installment in the original '' Star Wars'' trilogy, is released. Like the previous films, it goes on to become the highest-grossing film of the year. * Academy Award winner Nicole Kidman makes her film debut in the Australian movie '' Bush Christmas''. *'' Brainstorm'', the final film of screen star Natalie Wood, is released, 2 years after her death. *October - Frank Price resigns as president of Columbia Pictures and is replaced by Guy McElwaine. *November 18 - '' A Christmas Story'' released to theaters to moderate success, earning ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Film Institute
The British Film Institute (BFI) is a film and television charitable organisation which promotes and preserves filmmaking and television in the United Kingdom. The BFI uses funds provided by the National Lottery to encourage film production, distribution, and education. It is sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, and partially funded under the British Film Institute Act 1949. Activities Purpose The BFI was established in 1933 to encourage the development of the arts of film, television and the moving image throughout the United Kingdom, to promote their use as a record of contemporary life and manners, to promote education about film, television and the moving image generally, and their impact on society, to promote access to and appreciation of the widest possible range of British and world cinema and to establish, care for and develop collections reflecting the moving image history, heritage and culture of the United Kingdom. Archive The BFI maintain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skinnyman
Skinnyman (born Alexander Graham Holland, 9 November 1974) is a British rapping, rapper who was born in Chapeltown, West Yorkshire, Chapeltown Leeds, Yorkshire and moved to Finsbury Park (area), Finsbury Park, London at a young age. He is best known for his sole album ''Council Estate of Mind''. Biography Skinnyman was born in 1974 in Chapeltown, Leeds. He moved to London with his mother and two siblings at the age of ten. The family lived on the Six Acres Estate next to Andover Estate. Among his friends was fellow Leeds-born, London-raised Cornwall DJ Pat Mckay. In the early 1990s he was part of The Bury Crew. Later he formed the Mud Family with Mongo, Chester P and Farma G. The group which released a number of EPs including the Mud Family EP in 2002. They also released "Itchy Town" and "Lash Suttin", a reworking of Redman (rapper), Redman's "Smash Something". Later Mr. Ti2bs, Uncle Festa and more joined the group. Skinnyman appeared in the first episode of ''Tower Block Dr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Council Estate Of Mind
''Council Estate of Mind'' is the debut studio album by England, English rapper Skinnyman, released on 9 August 2004 by Low Life Records. It was produced by DJ Flip, Stoned Soldiers, Adam M, and others. The album makes use of samples from ''Made in Britain'', a United Kingdom, British film from the early 1980s. The album spent two weeks on the UK Albums Chart, peaking at number 65. Release and legacy Skinnyman self-recorded the album, taking it to Low Life Records for a formal release. Label owner Joseph Christie, also known as Braintax, shut down the label a few years after the release of ''Council Estate of Mind'', disappearing without compensating Skinnyman with album royalties. ''Council Estate of Mind'' is regarded as a British hip hop classic, noted as an "illustrative depiction of life in Britain for young, working-class people." Track listing Charts References 2004 debut albums Low Life Records albums Skinnyman albums {{2004-hiphop-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Punk Rock
Punk rock (also known as simply punk) is a rock music genre that emerged in the mid-1970s. Rooted in 1950s rock and roll and 1960s garage rock, punk bands rejected the corporate nature of mainstream 1970s rock music. They typically produced short, fast-paced songs with hard-edged melodies and singing styles with stripped-down instrumentation. Punk rock lyrics often explore anti-establishment and Anti-authoritarianism, anti-authoritarian themes. Punk embraces a DIY ethic; many bands self-produce recordings and distribute them through independent record label, independent labels. The term "punk rock" was previously used by American Music criticism, rock critics in the early 1970s to describe the mid-1960s garage bands. Certain late 1960s and early 1970s Detroit acts, such as MC5 and Iggy and the Stooges, and other bands from elsewhere created out-of-the-mainstream music that became highly influential on what was to come. Glam rock in the UK and the New York Dolls from New York ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steadicam
Steadicam is a brand of camera stabilizer mounts for motion picture cameras invented by Garrett Brown and introduced in 1975 by Cinema Products Corporation. The Steadicam brand was acquired by Tiffen in 2000. It was designed to isolate the camera from the camera operator's movement, keeping the camera motion separate and controllable by a skilled operator. History Before the camera stabilizing system, a director had a number of choices for moving (or "tracking") shots: # The camera could be mounted on a dolly, a wheeled mount that rolls on specialized tracks or a smooth surface. # The camera could be mounted on a crane, a counterweighted arm that could move the camera vertically and horizontally. # The camera operator shot hand-held which would produce footage suitable mostly for reportage used in documentaries, news, or live action; for unrehearsed or practice footage; or for the evocation of authentic immediacy—e.g. '' cinéma vérité'' style—during dramatic se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scum (television Play)
''Scum'' is a 1977 British television play written by Roy Minton and directed by Alan Clarke. It was intended to be screened as part of the ''Play for Today'' series. Instead the production was banned by the BBC after it was completed in 1977 and not aired until BBC 2 showed it on 27 July 1991. In the interim, a theatrical film version was released in 1979. The original version features Ray Winstone (in one of his earliest roles), John Blundell, David Threlfall, Martin Phillips, Phil Daniels and Davidson Knight. Plot Three young delinquents, Carlin, Davis and Angel, are escorted via van to a British borstal. (The title sequence shows Davis trying to escape from an "open" borstal and being rounded up by the warders.) Once they arrive, they are given rooms. Angel and Davis are allotted private rooms whilst Carlin has to stay in a dormitory. Carlin, who was transferred from another borstal as punishment for attacking an officer, is thoroughly told by the senior officer Mr. Sand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Fulford
Christopher Fulford (born 1955) is a British actor who is best known for his supporting roles in many British TV shows, one of the earliest being punk Alex in the short lived sitcom '' Sorry, I'm a Stranger Here Myself'' (1981–82). Career Fulford was born in London. In his early career he often appeared in British crime dramas, appearing in both the ITV crime series ''Inspector Morse'' episode "Driven to Distraction" (1990) and as a killer in the early '' A Touch of Frost'' episode "Widows and Orphans" (1994). He played the role of Kaspar Van Beethoven in the movie ''Immortal Beloved'' (1994). In 1993, Fulford starred in the BBC adaptation of '' Scarlet and Black'' alongside the virtually unknown Ewan McGregor and Rachel Weisz. He appeared as a vigilante in '' Dalziel & Pascoe,'' a corrupt ex-footballer in '' The Fix'' and Mr. Hunter in the TV series '' Hornblower''. Fulford was featured as the murderer in the Hollywood film '' D-Tox'' (2002, with Sylvester Stallone) and sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sean Chapman
Sean Chapman is an English actor. He played Frank Cotton in Clive Barker's ''Hellraiser'', and its sequel, '' Hellbound: Hellraiser II''. He also voiced the character Sgt. Michael Sykes (callsigned "Psycho") in ''Crysis'' in 2007 and in '' Crysis Warhead'' in 2008. Filmography *'' Passion Flower Hotel'' (1978) – Rodney *'' Scum'' (1979) – James *'' Party Party'' (1983) – Sam Diggins *''Underworld'' (1985) – Buchanan *'' Eat the Rich'' (1987) – Mark *'' The Fourth Protocol'' (1987) – Captain Lyndhurst *''Hellraiser'' (1987) – Frank Cotton / Frank The Monster (voice) (UK release) (uncredited) *'' Hellbound: Hellraiser II'' (1988) – Frank Cotton / Frank The Monster (voice) / Skinless Frank (voice) *'' For Queen and Country'' (1989) – Bob Harper *''Tangier Cop'' (1997) – Arthur Smith *'' The Sea Change'' (1998) – Rupert *'' One of the Hollywood Ten'' (2000) – Edward Dmytryk *'' Gangster No. 1'' (2000) – Bent Cop *''Joy Division'' (2006) – Harris *'' A Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
