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Squadron (TV Series)
''Squadron'' is a British television series produced by the BBC in 1982. The series dealt with the adventures of the fictional 370 Rapid Deployment Squadron of the Royal Air Force. The Squadron operated a mix of operational RAF aircraft including the Harrier GR Mk 3, Hercules C Mk 1, Puma HC Mk 1 and the first episode, Phantom FGR Mk 2. One series of ten episodes was made. The leading cast members included Michael Culver, Malcolm Stoddard, Derek Anders, and Catriona MacColl. Credits Regular Cast * Michael Culver – Group Captain James Christie * Malcolm Stoddard – Wing Commander Peter Tyson *Alan Hunter – Squadron Leader Mike Fairchild *Derek Anders – Squadron Leader Dave Grayson *Richard Simpson – Group Captain Harry Hall *Carl Rigg – Squadron Leader Clive Adams *Catriona MacColl Catriona MacColl (born 3 October 1954) is an English actress who has worked extensively in both film and television across Europe. She is best known for her work in Italian horr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter May (writer)
Peter May (born 20 December 1951) is a Scottish television screenwriter, novelist, and crime writer. He is the recipient of writing awards in Europe and America. ''The Blackhouse'' won the U.S. Barry Award for Crime Novel of the Year and the national literature award in France, the CEZAM Prix Litteraire. ''The Lewis Man'' won the French daily newspaper ''Le Télégramme''s 10,000-euro Grand Prix des Lecteurs. In 2014, ''Entry Island'' won both the Deanston's Scottish Crime Novel of the Year and the UK's ITV Crime Thriller Book Club Best Read of the Year Award. May's books have sold more than two million copies in the UK and several million internationally. Early life Peter May was born in Glasgow. From an early age he was intent on becoming a novelist, but took up a career as a journalist as a way to start earning a living by writing. He made his first serious attempt at writing a novel at the age of 19, which he sent to Collins where it was read by Philip Ziegler, who wrot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tristan De Vere Cole
Tristan John de Vere Cole (born 16 March 1935) is an English television director, now retired. In his first career, he was a Royal Navy Officer for seven years. Life Cole is believed to be the last-surviving illegitimate son of the painter Augustus John (1878–1961). His mother, Mavis Cole, met John at the Café Royal in 1928, and agreed to model for him. In 1931 she married Horace de Vere Cole, a well-known Edwardian practical joker, then in 1932 became the mistress of Augustus John. Cole was brought up in the John household at Fryern Court, Fordingbridge, from the age of 18 months, partly by his mother, and then later by Dorelia McNeill. Cole was educated for three years at Kelly College, Tavistock, from thirteen to sixteen, and then from 1951 trained for a naval career at the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth. He went on to serve as an officer in the Royal Navy from 1953 to 1960. After his return to civilian life, Cole worked at the Bristol Old Vic as Assistant Stage Manager an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1982 British Television Series Endings
__NOTOC__ Year 198 (CXCVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sergius and Gallus (or, less frequently, year 951 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 198 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire *January 28 **Publius Septimius Geta, son of Septimius Severus, receives the title of Caesar. **Caracalla, son of Septimius Severus, is given the title of Augustus. China *Winter – Battle of Xiapi: The allied armies led by Cao Cao and Liu Bei defeat Lü Bu; afterward Cao Cao has him executed. By topic Religion * Marcus I succeeds Olympianus as Patriarch of Constantinople (until 211). Births * Lu Kai (or Jingfeng), Chinese official and general (d. 269) * Quan Cong, Chinese general and advisor (d. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1982 British Television Series Debuts
__NOTOC__ Year 198 (CXCVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sergius and Gallus (or, less frequently, year 951 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 198 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire *January 28 **Publius Septimius Geta, son of Septimius Severus, receives the title of Caesar. **Caracalla, son of Septimius Severus, is given the title of Augustus. China *Winter – Battle of Xiapi: The allied armies led by Cao Cao and Liu Bei defeat Lü Bu; afterward Cao Cao has him executed. By topic Religion * Marcus I succeeds Olympianus as Patriarch of Constantinople (until 211). Births * Lu Kai (or Jingfeng), Chinese official and general (d. 269) * Quan Cong, Chinese general and advisor (d. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1980s British Drama Television Series
__NOTOC__ Year 198 (CXCVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sergius and Gallus (or, less frequently, year 951 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 198 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire *January 28 ** Publius Septimius Geta, son of Septimius Severus, receives the title of Caesar. **Caracalla, son of Septimius Severus, is given the title of Augustus. China *Winter – Battle of Xiapi: The allied armies led by Cao Cao and Liu Bei defeat Lü Bu; afterward Cao Cao has him executed. By topic Religion * Marcus I succeeds Olympianus as Patriarch of Constantinople (until 211). Births * Lu Kai (or Jingfeng), Chinese official and general (d. 269) * Quan Cong, Chinese general and advisor (d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aviation Television Series
Aviation includes the activities surrounding mechanical flight and the aircraft industry. ''Aircraft'' includes fixed-wing and rotary-wing types, morphable wings, wing-less lifting bodies, as well as lighter-than-air craft such as hot air balloons and airships. Aviation began in the 18th century with the development of the hot air balloon, an apparatus capable of atmospheric displacement through buoyancy. Some of the most significant advancements in aviation technology came with the controlled gliding flying of Otto Lilienthal in 1896; then a large step in significance came with the construction of the first powered airplane by the Wright brothers in the early 1900s. Since that time, aviation has been technologically revolutionized by the introduction of the jet which permitted a major form of transport throughout the world. Etymology The word ''aviation'' was coined by the French writer and former naval officer Gabriel La Landelle in 1863. He derived the term from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Military Television Series
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] |
BBC Television Dramas
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Raymond Thompson
Raymond Webster Thompson (born 5 April 1949) is a British-born Canadian/New Zealand screenwriter, composer and producer. Early life and career Thompson was born in Redditch, Worcestershire and grew up in Windsor, Berkshire where he formed a school band with David Samuels , Keith Barnes and Ray Dorey who went on to become guitarist with Edison Lighthouse He studied drama at York University and embarked upon a successful career in the music industry as both a songwriter and musician. His groups include a Canadian duo called Stillwater, and his school band The Avengers, which evolved into Edison Lighthouse, who had the number one record "Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)". With the BBC Thompson published a novel in 1979, ''The Number to Call Is...'' before becoming a script consultant for various producers. His television writing credits include '' Squadron'' and the iconic ''Howards' Way'', which ran for six years and was considered to be one the BBC's most loved drama serie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renny Rye
Renny Rye Renny Rye is a British television director known for his work in television drama. He was born on 2 December 1947. Life and career Rye was born in Cambridge. He was a producer for ''Blue Peter'' and directed ''The Box of Delights'' from the John Masefield novel, which was broadcast in the run-up to Christmas 1984. He is well-known for his novels. Rye may be best known for directing the later work of Dennis Potter, '' Lipstick on Your Collar'' (1993) and two linked serials first shown in 1996, ''Karaoke'' and '' Cold Lazarus'', two years after Potter died. Other directing credits include: ''[Midsomer Murders, Vital Signs, Two Thousand Acres of Sky, Silent Witness, Close & True, Oliver Twist, Sunburn, Big women, Family Money, Kavanagh QC, The other side, Poirot, The paradise club, TECX, The Gemini Factor, Casualty, The December Rose, Treasure Houses, The Box of Light, Dramarama, Ghost in the water, squadron, Her Mother's House, Maggie, A Moment in Time, Rentaghost.]'' He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mervyn Haisman
Mervyn Oliver Haisman (15 March 1928 – 29 October 2010) was a British screenwriter of film and television. Prior to this career he worked as an actor and managed a theatre company as well as working in insurance. Biography Haisman was born in 1928 in London. An early television credit was an episode of Dr. Finlay's Casebook (1967) called ''The Forgotten Enemy''. At about the same time he formed a writing partnership with Henry Lincoln, and together they were the authors of three 1960s ''Doctor Who'' stories during the Patrick Troughton years: ''The Abominable Snowmen'', '' The Web of Fear'' and ''The Dominators''. The latter script was their last contribution to the programme and, after disagreements with the production office, it was cut by an episode and credited to the pseudonym Norman Ashby. Haisman and Lincoln also worked together on episodes of ''Emergency Ward 10'', but their writing partnership ended in the mid 1970s. Haisman also wrote for many British televisio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Culver
Michael Culver (born 16 June 1938) is an English actor. He was born in Hampstead, London, the son of actor Roland Culver and casting director Daphne Rye. He was educated at Gresham's School. Actor Culver's aunt, father, mother and brother all had theatrical careers. Culver gained experience at the Old Vic, Dundee Rep (performing in 35 plays in 2 years) and London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. Culver has appeared in several television series in recurring roles, as Squire Armstrong in '' The Adventures of Black Beauty'' (1972–74), Major Erwin Brandt in the BBC drama '' Secret Army'' (1977–78), crooked banker Ralph Saroyan in the second series of ''The House of Eliott'' (1992) and the strict Prior Robert ('Brother Prior') in '' Cadfael'' (1994–98). His guest roles include an episode of ''The Sweeney'' as Dave Leeford (episode ''Money, Money, Money;'' 1978), '' The Professionals'' (1982) as Lawson, ''Miss Marple'' "The Moving Finger" (1985) as Edward Symmington and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
