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Rita May (actress)
Rita May (born 9 May 1942) is an English actress. She is known for her roles as Mags in the ITV children's drama ''Children's Ward'', Margaret in the Sky One sitcom ''Trollied'', as well as Julie "Nana" Booth in the Channel 4 drama ''Ackley Bridge''. Career May began her career as a singer on the working men's club circuit in and around South Yorkshire. She featured in the television adaptation of Barry Hines's ''The Price of Coal'', a ''Play for Today'' first broadcast in 1977, and as Jimmy Kemp's mother in Hines's scripted nuclear war drama '' Threads'' in 1984. She has also appeared in television series such as ''Early Doors'' and '' Drop Dead Gorgeous'', and radio programmes including ''Ed Reardon's Week'' and ''The Blackburn Files''. In 2005, she appeared in one episode of '' Heartbeat''. In March 2009, it was announced that May would appear as Connie Rathbone, a new love interest of Jack Duckworth, in the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street''. From 2011 to 2018, she ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheffield
Sheffield is a city in South Yorkshire, England, situated south of Leeds and east of Manchester. The city is the administrative centre of the City of Sheffield. It is historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire and some of its southern suburbs were transferred from Derbyshire to the city council. It is the largest settlement in South Yorkshire and the third largest of Northern England. The city is in the North Midlands, in the eastern foothills of the Pennines and the valleys of the River Don with its four tributaries: the Loxley, the Porter Brook, the Rivelin and the Sheaf. Sixty-one per cent of Sheffield's entire area is green space and a third of the city lies within the Peak District national park and is the fifth-largest city in England. There are more than 250 parks, woodlands and gardens in the city, which is estimated to contain around 4.5 million trees. Sheffield played a crucial role in the Industrial Revolution, developing many signifi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ed Reardon's Week
''Ed Reardon's Week'' is a sitcom on BBC Radio 4 recorded semi-naturalistically in the style of a radio drama. It concerns the story of a curmudgeonly middle-aged writer described in the show's publicity material as an "author, pipesmoker, consummate fare-dodger and master of the abusive email". The names of two central characters, Ed Reardon (played by Christopher Douglas) and Jaz Milvane (played by Philip Jackson), are references to the characters Edwin Reardon and Jasper Milvain, who appear in George Gissing's 1891 novel '' New Grub Street'', which is set in the hack-literary London of the late 19th century, although ''Edward'' was revealed to be Ed's given name in the second episode of the third series and Milvain is referred to as Jaz Milvane. Ed lives in precarious circumstances with his cat, Elgar, scraping a living as a hack writer by working through commissions for coffee table books such as ''The Brands Hatch Story'' and ''Pet Peeves'', a book of celebrity pet ane ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edge Of Darkness
''Edge of Darkness'' is a British television drama serial produced by BBC Television in association with Lionheart Television International and originally broadcast in six 50 to 55-minute episodes in late 1985. A mixture of crime drama and political thriller, it revolves around the efforts of widowed policeman Ronald Craven (played by Bob Peck) to unravel the truth behind the murder of his daughter Emma (played by Joanne Whalley). Craven's investigations soon lead him into a murky world of government and corporate cover-ups and nuclear espionage, pitting him against dark forces that threaten the future of life on Earth. Writer Troy Kennedy Martin was greatly influenced by the political climate of the time, dominated by the Thatcher government, and the aura of secrecy surrounding the nuclear industry – and by the implications of the Gaia hypothesis of environmentalist James Lovelock; these combined to him writing a thriller that mingled real world concerns with mythic an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juliet Bravo
''Juliet Bravo'' is a television in the United Kingdom, British television police procedural drama series, first broadcast on 30 August 1980, that ran for six series and a total of 88 episodes on BBC One, BBC1. The theme of the series concerned a female police inspector who took over control of a police station in the fictional town of Hartley in Lancashire. The lead role of Inspector Jean Darblay was played by Stephanie Turner (British actress), Stephanie Turner in series 1 to 3, but in series 4 to 6 she was replaced by Anna Carteret for the role of Inspector Kate Longton. Carteret remained with the series until its conclusion in 1985. The series was devised by Ian Kennedy Martin, who had already enjoyed success with another police drama series, ''The Sweeney''. Although the genre of police dramas was well-established on British television by 1980, ''Juliet Bravo'' and London Weekend Television's ''The Gentle Touch'', which started a few months earlier, were the first series tha ... [...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] |
In The Loop (film)
''In the Loop'' is a 2009 British satirical black comedy film directed by Armando Iannucci. It is a spin-off from Iannucci's television series ''The Thick of It'' (2005–12), and satirises British-American relations, British-American politics, in particular the invasion of Iraq. The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, Academy Award and BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. Plot At a time when the United Kingdom and the United States are contemplating Iraq War, military intervention in the Middle East, the Minister of State for Development and Africa, UK Minister for International Development, Simon Foster, offhandedly states during an interview on BBC Radio 4's ''Today (BBC Radio 4), Today'' programme that war in the region is "unforeseeable". The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Prime Minister's Downing Street Director of Communications, Director of Communications, Malcolm Tucker, castigates Sim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
When Saturday Comes (film)
''When Saturday Comes'' is a 1996 British film directed by Maria Giese and starring Sean Bean and Emily Lloyd. The film was released in March 1996, and was distributed by Guild Film Distribution. The soundtrack includes a variety of classic music tracks as well as newly commissioned songs. The score was composed by Anne Dudley and the soundtrack includes contributions from Tony Hadley of Spandau Ballet and Sheffield artists including Def Leppard's Joe Elliott who performs on two new tracks: "When Saturday Comes" and the instrumental "Jimmy's Theme". Both were performed with bandmates Rick Savage and Phil Collen. According to Elliott, he had a part in the film as the brother of Sean Bean's character, but the part was cut from the final film. Plot Jimmy Muir, a worker at the Stones Brewery gets scouted, firstly by the well-known non-league side Hallam F.C. and then later by Sheffield United Football Club. Cast *Sean Bean – Jimmy Muir * Emily Lloyd – Annie Doherty *Craig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Looks And Smiles
''Looks and Smiles'' is a 1981 British drama film directed by Ken Loach. It is based on the novel of the same name, written by Barry Hines. The film was entered into the 1981 Cannes Film Festival, where Loach won the Young Cinema Award. In an interview for the book ''Loach on Loach'', the director said that the title of the film is taken from a line from Anton Chekhov: "How did girls attract boys when they were young? In the usual way - with looks and smiles." Plot A disadvantaged young man tries to get by in Margaret Thatcher's England. Writing in his book ''The Cinema of Ken Loach'', Jacob Leigh comments: "''Looks and Smiles'' reveals the depression people felt in the industrial North of England in the 1980s; but it is as depressing as Mick's life. ... Loach's characteristic attention to detail renders the film a period piece." Cast * Graham Green - Michael 'Mick' Walsh * Carolyn Nicholson - Karen Lodge * Tony Pitts - Alan Wright * Roy Haywood - Phil * Phil Askham - Mr. Wal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Gamekeeper (film)
''The Gamekeeper'' is a 1980 British drama film directed by Ken Loach. It is based on a novel of the same name by Barry Hines. It competed in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1980 Cannes Film Festival. As with Barry Hines's other scripts, most of the dialogue is in Yorkshire dialect. The film was produced by Associated Television, which broadcast to the English Midlands. On its release, it was only shown in the ATV area and at a few film festivals. The dialogue in the film was difficult for residents in some areas of the Midlands to understand. After this very limited release, the film fell into obscurity and became one of Loach's rarest films. In September 2007, it was released on DVD for the first time in the Ken Loach Collection boxset and again became widely available. The DVD recording was remastered by the British Film Institute from a recording of the original ATV broadcast, with a director's commentary as an extra. Plot George Purse is a former steelworker wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poppy Lee Friar
Poppy Lee Friar (born 16 April 1995) is an English actress. She has starred in several popular series such as Missy Booth in the Channel 4 drama '' Ackley Bridge'', Lydia in the BBC Three series '' In My Skin'' and Eve in the CBBC series ''Eve''. As well as appearing in numerous television roles, she has also appeared in various films and theatre productions. For her work, Friar has received accolades including nominations at the AACTAs and the BAFTAs, as well as winning an RTS Award. Career Friar made her television debut in 2001 in ''Wilhelmina'' and was featured in several West End theatre productions between 2002 and 2007, including ''Macbeth'' at the Gielgud Theatre, Jane Banks in ''Mary Poppins'' at the Prince Edward Theatre and Louisa in ''The Sound of Music'' at the London Palladium. From 2005 to 2009, Friar voiced the role of June in the British version of the animated series ''Little Einsteins''. In 2008, Friar played Hannah in the BBC television film '' Dustbin Baby' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ackley Bridge (series 3)
The third series of the British television drama series ''Ackley Bridge'' began broadcasting on 18 June 2019 on Channel 4, and ended on 6 August 2019. The series follows the lives of the staff and pupils at the fictional multi-cultural academy school Ackley Bridge College, in the fictitious Yorkshire mill town of Ackley Bridge. It consists of eight sixty-minute episodes. Production and casting Production and filming on the series began in January 2019 in Halifax, West Yorkshire. In November 2018, ''Ackley Bridge'' put out an open casting for boys aged 15 to 18 of Polish ethnicity. In January 2019, the castings of Charlie Hardwick and Rob James-Collier were announced; Hardwick was cast as Sue Carp, director of pupil behaviour, whilst James-Collier was cast as the new deputy headteacher and Emma Keane's ( Liz White) replacement as an English teacher, Martin Evershed. Hardwick said she is "absolutely over the moon to be joining" the show, complimenting the "fantastic characters a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
