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Northanger Abbey (1986 Film)
''Northanger Abbey'' is a 1987 made-for-television film adaptation of Jane Austen's 1817 novel ''Northanger Abbey'', and was originally broadcast on the A&E Network and the BBC on 15 February 1987. It is part of the ''Screen Two'' anthology series. Plot The film is set in the late 18th century, when Jane Austen wrote the novel although it was published after her death in 1817. Northanger Abbey is the story of a young woman, Catherine Morland, who is invited to Bath, Somerset, with family friends, the Allens; they hope that the waters at Bath will help Mr. Allen's gout. Catherine (called "Cathy" by her many younger siblings) is a 17-year-old young lady who has been quite sheltered all her life, escaping only by reading Gothic novels, and so is delighted to go to Bath. Mrs. Allen introduces Catherine to the Thorpe family, including an older girl, Isabella, who befriends Catherine. The girls have bonded over their love of similar novels when their brothers arrive. James (Cathe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katharine Schlesinger
Katharine Schlesinger (born 29 April 1963) is a British actress, the niece of the film director John Schlesinger and great-niece of Dame Peggy Ashcroft. She starred as Catherine in the 1987 film adaptation of Jane Austen's ''Northanger Abbey''. Theatre In 1990, she listed her earlier provincial stage work as: * ''Romeo and Juliet'' at the Sheffield Crucible; * '' Agnes of God'', ''Stags and Hens'', ''Martin Chuzzlewit'' and ''Fair Stood the Wind for France'', at the Theatre Royal Northampton; * ''The Marvellous Land of Oz'' at the Leeds Playhouse; * Nell Dunn's ''The Little Heroine'' at the Nuffield, Southampton. Listed London work included: * ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'', ''The Merry Wives of Windsor'' and ''Bashville'', at the Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park (1984); * ''The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole'' at the Wyndham's Theatre (December 1984); * '' Three Sisters'' at the Greenwich Theatre (March 1987) and the Albery Theatre (June 1987); * ''The Living Room'' at the Royalt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ingrid Lacey
Ingrid Marcella Lacey (born 6 November 1958) is a British actress. She is known for her role as Julia in Series 2 of '' London's Burning'', Helen Cooper in the Channel 4 sitcom '' Drop the Dead Donkey'' (1993–98). Her film appearances include '' Funny Man'' (1994), '' In Love and War'' (1996) and ''The Cat's Meow'' (2001). Career Lacey is best known for her role as Helen Cooper in '' Drop the Dead Donkey''. She was born in Surrey and educated at Godalming College and trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, graduating in 1981. She has acted in films, radio, TV series and theatre productions, such as Lolly Susi's ''Gone to LA'' at the Hampstead Theatre, London, where she had to shave her head for her role of a woman suffering from breast cancer and in ''The Knight of the Burning Pestle''. She has also appeared at the Royal Court Theatre in the productions "Blood" and "Our Late Night". In 2007 she was in the Bush Theatre's production of "Elling" which transferred to the T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Television Films
British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, and Crown Dependencies. ** Britishness, the British identity and common culture * British English, the English language as spoken and written in the United Kingdom or, more broadly, throughout the British Isles * Celtic Britons, an ancient ethno-linguistic group * Brittonic languages, a branch of the Insular Celtic language family (formerly called British) ** Common Brittonic, an ancient language Other uses *'' Brit(ish)'', a 2018 memoir by Afua Hirsch *People or things associated with: ** Great Britain, an island ** United Kingdom, a sovereign state ** Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1800) ** United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1922) See also * Terminology of the British Isles * Alternative names for the British * English (other) * Britannic (other) * British Isles * Brit (other) * Briton ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1987 Television Films
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Films Set In Bath, Somerset
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitiz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Set In The 18th Century
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensiti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Based On Works By Jane Austen
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitiz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BBC Television Dramas
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Michelle Arthur
Michelle Arthur is an English actress based in the United States. She has appeared in various television series, films, and video games. She is also known for her work with J. J. Abrams, appearing in '' Mission: Impossible III'' and episodes of ''Alias'' and ''Lost''. Career Film She appeared as the Thorpe Sisters in the 1987 film adaptation of Jane Austen's novel ''Northanger Abbey''. Arthur also appeared in the James Bond film ''GoldenEye'' (1995) as "Anna Nishkova". She has also appeared in the 1997 film '' Clockwatchers'' as "Dianne", in ''Seabiscuit'' ( 2003) as "Marcela's friend", in Steven Spielberg's ''The Terminal'' ( 2004). She also starred in the 2005 remake of '' Fun With Dick and Jane'' as Dick's secretary and in '' Mission: Impossible III'' (another collaboration with Abrams) as an airline worker. She appeared in the 2011 film ''Thin Ice''. Television On television, Arthur has guest starred in shows such as ''Leap of Faith'' as "Claudia", four episodes of ''Alia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angela Curran
Angela Curran is an English actress, known for '' Death at a Funeral'' (2007), ''Jane Eyre'' (2011) and '' The Danish Girl'' (2015). In 2003, Curran had her own one woman show, ''Happy Talk'', broadcast on Radio 3. She appeared as security guard Janette in 18 episodes of the ITV sitcom '' The Job Lot'' which aired in 2013. Curran's television and film work includes ''Doc Martin'' as Caitlin Morgan, ''Nicholas Nickleby'' (2002), ''Calendar Girls'' (2003) as May, ''Emmerdale'' as Babs Mowbray, '' The Iron Lady'' (2011) and Mike Leigh's ''Naked'' (1993), '' Secrets & Lies'' (1996), ''Vera Drake'' (2004) as a prisoner, (2011) and '' Mr. Turner'' (2014). Curran worked on several occasions with Victoria Wood, including on an episode of '' Dinnerladies'' in 1999 and in the TV film ''Eric and Ernie'' in 2011. In 2016, Curran appeared in ''The Restoration of Nell Gwyn'' at Park Theatre (London). As of 2018, Curran has played Mrs Hobbs in the CBeebies CBeebies is a British f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elaine Ives-Cameron
Elaine Ives-Cameron (5 December 1938–15 November 2006) was an American-born British actress. Elaine Ives-Cameron was born Elaine Schleifer, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She had one son, Erik Cameron, and was grandmother to his two children Amelie, and Benjamin. Her brother, Dr Charles R. Schleifer, is a hospital physician in Philadelphia. Her film credits include: ''The Night Digger'', '' Terror'', ''Murder by Decree'' and ''Supergirl''. Television appearances include: ''Codename''; ''Doctor Who'', The Stones of Blood serial in the Key to Time story arc; '' Tales of the Unexpected''; ''Miss Marple'', as Hannah (the cook) in ''A Murder is Announced''; '' Dempsey and Makepeace'' and ''The Bill ''The Bill'' is a British police procedural television series, first broadcast on ITV from 16 August 1983 until 31 August 2010. The programme originated from a one-off drama, '' Woodentop'', broadcast in August 1983. The programme focused o ...''. In 2001, she guest-starr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helen Fraser (actress)
Helen Fraser (born Helen Margaret Stronach; born 15 June 1942) is an English actress, who has appeared in many television series since the early 1960s. For international audiences, she may be best known for her roles in ''Billy Liar'' (1963) and '' Repulsion'' (1965). She is also well known in Britain for portraying the role of miserable warder Sylvia Hollamby in the prison drama series '' Bad Girls''. She appeared in the series from the first episode in 1999 until the last in 2006. Career She trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art alongside Tom Courtenay and John Thaw, among others. She gained her breakthrough role alongside Courtenay in ''Billy Liar'' (1963). They later played the parents of character Dave Best in the Christmas special of '' The Royle Family'' (2008). She is best known to television viewers for her long-running role in the ITV women's prison drama '' Bad Girls'' as unpleasant prison officer Sylvia Hollamby from the first episode in 1999 to the last in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
