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Nicholas Young (actor)
Nicholas John Young (born 11 June 1949) is a British actor. He is perhaps most well known for playing the role of John in the 1970s British children's science fiction TV series ''The Tomorrow People''. He played a different role, Prof. Aldus Crick, in the show's 2013 American remake. He also appeared as Franz Hoss in the BBC television series '' Kessler'' (1981). Career Young was cast as John, the lead role in the ITV children's science fiction series ''The Tomorrow People'' in 1973. He was the only cast member (other than Philip Gilbert) to remain with the series for its entirety. The series ended in 1979. Young's other roles include appearances in '' Upstairs, Downstairs'', ''Crown Court'', and '' Space: 1999'' (in the two-part episode " The Bringers of Wonder"). He had uncredited roles in the films '' To Sir With Love'' (1967) and '' The Day of the Jackal'' (1973). Forty years after he starred in the original series, Young had a guest role in the short-lived 2013 US re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Tomorrow People
''The Tomorrow People'' is a British children's science fiction on television, science fiction television series created by Roger Price (television producer), Roger Price. Produced by Thames Television for the ITV (TV network), ITV Network, the series first ran from 30 April 1973 to 19 February 1979. The theme music was composed by Australian music composer Dudley Simpson. In 1992, after having much success with running episodes of the original series in the U.S., Nickelodeon requested Price and Thames Television for a new version to be piloted and filmed at Nickelodeon Studios Florida in April 1992, with Price acting as executive producer. This version used the same basic premise as the original series with some changes and ran until 8 March 1995. A series of audio plays using the original concept and characters (and many of the original series' actors) was produced by Big Finish Productions between 2001 and 2007. In 2013, an The Tomorrow People (American TV series), American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Daily Telegraph
''The Daily Telegraph'', known online and elsewhere as ''The Telegraph'', is a British daily broadsheet conservative newspaper published in London by Telegraph Media Group and distributed in the United Kingdom and internationally. It was founded by Arthur B. Sleigh in 1855 as ''The Daily Telegraph and Courier''. ''The Telegraph'' is considered a newspaper of record in the UK. The paper's motto, "Was, is, and will be", was included in its emblem which was used for over a century starting in 1858. In 2013, ''The Daily Telegraph'' and ''The Sunday Telegraph'', which started in 1961, were merged, although the latter retains its own editor. It is politically conservative and supports the Conservative Party (UK), Conservative Party. It was moderately Liberalism, liberal politically before the late 1870s.Dictionary of Nineteenth Century Journalismp 159 ''The Telegraph'' has had a number of news scoops, including the outbreak of World War II by rookie reporter Clare Hollingworth, desc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1949 Births
Events January * January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2025 * January 2 – Luis Muñoz Marín becomes the first democratically elected Governor of Puerto Rico. * January 11 – The first "networked" television broadcasts take place, as KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, goes on the air, connecting east coast and mid-west programming in the United States. * January 16 – Şemsettin Günaltay forms the new government of Turkey. It is the 18th government, last One-party state, single party government of the Republican People's Party. * January 17 – The first Volkswagen Beetle, VW Type 1 to arrive in the United States, a 1948 model, is brought to New York City, New York by Dutch businessman Ben Pon Sr., Ben Pon. Unable to interest dealers or importers in the Volkswagen, Pon sells the sample car to pay his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Cry For Help (Upstairs, Downstairs)
'' Upstairs, Downstairs'' is a British television drama series created by Jean Marsh and Eileen Atkins, and developed by Alfred Shaughnessy for London Weekend Television. The series consists of 68 hour-long episodes that aired in the United Kingdom on ITV from 1971 to 1975, in Ireland on RTÉ from 1972 to 1976 and in the United States as part of ''Masterpiece Theatre'' on PBS from 1974 to 1977. It was eventually broadcast in over 70 countries to an audience of over one billion viewers. The series is set during the period 1903–1930 and takes place largely in the London town house of the Bellamy family. The "upstairs" and "downstairs" of the title refers to, respectively, the Bellamys and their servants. The first season introduced David Langton as Richard Bellamy, Rachel Gurney as his wife, Marjorie, Nicola Pagett as their daughter, Elizabeth, and Simon Williams as their son, James. The household servants were Gordon Jackson as Angus Hudson (the butler), Angela Baddeley ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Home Before Midnight
''Home Before Midnight'' is a 1979 British sexploitation drama film directed and produced by Pete Walker, written by Murray Smith, and starring James Aubrey, Alison Elliott and Richard Todd. Plot The film is set in London and follows Mike Beresford, a 28-year-old songwriter who is charged with statutory rape after having sex with a 14-year-old girl. Cast * James Aubrey - Mike Beresford * Alison Elliott - Ginny Wilshire * Mark Burns - Harry Wilshire * Juliet Harmer - Susan Wilshire * Richard Todd - Geoffrey Steele * Debbie Linden - Carol * Andy Forray - Vince Owen * Chris Jagger - Nick * Sharon Maughan - Helen Owen * Charles Collingwood - Burlingham * Faith Kent - Miss Heatherton * John Hewer - Donelly * Jeff Rawle - Johnnie McGee * Patrick Barr - Judge * Edward de Souza - Archer * Ian Sharrock - Malcolm * Emma Jacobs - Lindy * Leonard Kavanagh - Mr. Beresford * Joan Pendleton - Mrs. Beresford * Ivor Roberts - Inspector Gray * Claire McClellan - Tracey Wilshire * Nicho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adventures Of A Private Eye
''Adventures of a Private Eye'' is a 1977 British sex comedy film directed by Stanley Long and starring Christopher Neil, Suzy Kendall, Harry H. Corbett and Liz Fraser. It followed '' Adventures of a Taxi Driver'' (1976), and was followed by '' Adventures of a Plumber's Mate'' (1978). Cast * Christopher Neil as Bob West * Suzy Kendall as Laura Sutton * Harry H. Corbett as Sydney * Diana Dors as Mrs. Horne * Liz Fraser as Violet * Adrienne Posta as Lisa Moroni * Jon Pertwee as Judd Blake * Irene Handl as Miss Friggin * Anna Quayle as Medea * Ian Lavender as Derek * Willie Rushton as Wilfred * Fred Emney as Sir Basil * Julian Orchard as police cyclist * Robin Stewart as Scott * Veronica Doran as Maud * Angela Scoular as Jane Hogg * Jonathan Adams as Inspector Hogg * Richard Caldicot as Craddock * Hilary Pritchard as Sally * Nicholas Young as Legs Luigi * Linda Regan as Clarissa * Leon Greene as Rosco * Shaw Taylor as himself Critical reception ''Monthly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eskimo Nell (film)
''Eskimo Nell (''also known as ''The Ballad of Eskimo Nell'' and ''The Sexy Saga of Naughty Nell and Big Dick''), is a 1975 British Satire (film and television), satirical comedy film directed by Martin Campbell and starring Roy Kinnear, Anna Quayle, Katy Manning, Christopher Timothy. It was produced by Stanley Long, who was mainly known for his Sexploitation film, sexploitation films. Though inspired by "The Ballad of Eskimo Nell", the film owes little to the original bawdy song and features little nudity, instead following a Metafiction, metafictional narrative about the various attempts to produce a movie based on "Eskimo Nell". Long called it "my definitive statement about the sex films", maintaining it was drawn from his own experiences working in the British film industry. Several characters in the film are based on real industry figures. Plot Budding film director Dennis Morrison, producer Clive Potter, and screenwriter Harris Tweedle are hired by seedy erotic film produ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Three For All
''Three for All'' is a 1975 British musical comedy film directed by Martin Campbell and starring Adrienne Posta, Robert Lindsay, Paul Nicholas, Cheryl Hall, Richard Beckinsale, Graham Bonnet and John Le Mesurier. It was written by Tudor Gates and Harold Shampan. Plot A British marketing executive books a British music group named Billy Beethoven for a tour through Spain to promote Spanish tourism but stipulates that the members of the group must adopt a cowboy image as a gimmick, and that their girlfriends will not be coming along because he needs the group to focus on performing. The girlfriends pool their savings and buy their own tickets to Spain to follow their boyfriends. They ward off the advances of several men, most of them also British tourists, and ultimately catch up with their boyfriends at the end of the tour. However, the manager immediately books the band on another tour in the United States without their girlfriends. Cast * Adrienne Posta as Diane * Cher ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
To Sir, With Love
''To Sir, with Love'' is a 1967 British drama film that deals with social and racial issues in a secondary school in the East End of London. It stars Sidney Poitier and features Christian Roberts, Judy Geeson, Suzy Kendall, Patricia Routledge and singer Lulu making her film debut. James Clavell directed from his own screenplay, which was based on E. R. Braithwaite's 1959 autobiographical novel of the same title. The film's title song " To Sir with Love", sung by Lulu, peaked at the top of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart for five weeks in the autumn of 1967 and ultimately was the best-selling single in the US that year; meanwhile, Poitier, playing a charismatic schoolteacher to troubled youth, was the first black actor to win a Golden Globe Award. The film ranked number 27 on ''Entertainment Weekly''s list of the 50 Best High School Movies. The film premiered and became a hit one month before another film about troubled schools, '' Up the Down Staircase'', appeared. A ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crown Court (TV Series)
''Crown Court'' is a British television courtroom drama series produced by Granada Television for the ITV network. It ran from 1972, when the Crown Court system replaced Assize courts and Quarter sessions in the legal system of England and Wales, to 1984.Down, R., Perry, C. (1995). ''The British Television Drama Research Guide, 1950–1995''. Dudley: Kaleidoscope. It was transmitted in the early afternoon. Format A court case in the crown court of the fictional town of Fulchester (a name later adopted by '' Viz'') would typically be played out over three afternoons in 25-minute episodes. The most frequent format was for the prosecution case to be presented in the first two episodes and the defence in the third, although there were some later, brief variations. Unlike some other legal dramas, the cases in ''Crown Court'' were presented from a relatively neutral point of view and the action was confined to the courtroom itself, with occasional brief glimpses of waiting areas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bringers Of Wonder
"The Bringers of Wonder" is a two-part episode from the second series of '' Space: 1999''. The screenplay was written by Terence Feely; the director was Tom Clegg. The final shooting script is dated 23 June 1976. Live-action filming took place from Wednesday 25 August 1976 to Tuesday 28 September 1976 (with a two-day interruption on 21 and 22 September to film additional material for "The Beta Cloud").''Destination: Moonbase Alpha'', Telos Publications, 2010 A day of second-unit filming was completed on Tuesday 30 November 1976. It is the series' only two-part episode. The two parts were later re-edited together to create ''Destination: Moonbase Alpha'', a ''Space: 1999'' compilation film released by ITC Entertainment in 1978. Changes from the version originally broadcast included the addition of an opening voiceover which sets the episode in the year 2100, as well as new theme music performed by Guido and Maurizio De Angelis. Plot Part 1 While flying an Eagle, Commander K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
