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The Street (British TV Series)
''The Street'' is a British Drama (film and television), drama television series created by Jimmy McGovern and produced by ITV Granada, Granada Television for the BBC. The series follows the lives of various residents of an unnamed street in Manchester and features an ensemble cast, all-star cast including Timothy Spall, Jim Broadbent, Jane Horrocks, Bob Hoskins, and David Thewlis. ''The Street'' won both the British Academy Television Award for Best Drama Series and RTS Television Award for Drama Series twice, in 2007 and 2008. It also won two International Emmy Awards in November 2007 for Best Drama and Best Actor (Jim Broadbent). The second series was nominated for the Best Drama prize at the 2008 Rose d'Or ceremony. Though it did not win, it received Special Mention from the jury. In November 2010, the third series won the International Emmy Award for Best Drama and Best Actor (Bob Hoskins). The third series began airing on 13 July 2009 and concluded on 17 August 2009. This w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drama (film And Television)
In film and television show, television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or docudrama, semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humour, humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-genre, macro-genre, or micro-genre, such as soap opera, police procedural, police crime drama, political drama, legal drama, historical drama, domestic drama, Drama (film and television)#Teen drama, teen drama, and comedy drama (dramedy). These terms tend to indicate a particular Setting (narrative), setting or subject matter, or they combine a drama's otherwise serious tone with elements that encourage a broader range of Mood (literature), moods. To these ends, a primary element in a drama is the occurrence of Conflict (process), conflict—emotional, social, or otherwise—and its resolution in the course of the storyline. All forms of Film industry, cinema or television that involve Fiction, fiction ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RTS Television Award
The Royal Television Society (RTS) is a British-based educational charity for the discussion, and analysis of television in all its forms, past, present, and future. It is the oldest television society in the world. It currently has fourteen regional and national centres in the UK, as well as a branch in the Republic of Ireland. History The group was formed as the Television Society on 7 September 1927, a time when television was still in its experimental stage. Regular high-definition (then defined as at least 200 lines) broadcasts did not even begin for another nine years until the BBC began its transmissions from Alexandra Palace in 1936. In addition to serving as a forum for scientists and engineers, the society published regular newsletters charting the development of the new medium. These documents now form important historical records of the early history of television broadcasting. The society was granted its Royal title in 1966. The Prince of Wales became patron of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lindsey Coulson
Lindsey Coulson (born 13 April 1960) is an English actress, known for her portrayal of Carol Jackson on the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' (1993–1997; 1999; 2010–2015). For this, she won the 2000 British Soap Award for Best Dramatic Performance. Other roles include Cheryl in '' Manchild'' (2002–2003), DC Rosie McManus in '' Murder Investigation Team'' (2003–2005), DCI Sarah Tanner in ''Bulletproof'' (2018–2021), and Penny Armstrong in '' The Bay'' (2019–2021). Coulson's film credits include '' AKA'' (2003) and '' Funny Cow'' (2017). Early life Coulson was born in Edmonton, London. She was a hairdresser for six years, before studying acting at the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts, graduating in 1982. She went on to appear in such works as an experimental production of ''Hamlet'', in which she played a 33-weeks-pregnant Ophelia. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neil Dudgeon
Neil Dudgeon (born 2 January 1961) is an English actor who, since 2010, has played DCI John Barnaby in the ITV drama series ''Midsomer Murders''. He replaced John Nettles in the lead role in 2011. Early life and education Dudgeon is the son of James C Dudgeon and June M Weeks. He has an older sister, Lynn W Dudgeon. He was born in Doncaster in 1961, where he was raised. At that time, it was a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, but is now in South Yorkshire. He attended Intake Secondary Modern school in Doncaster, among other schools. He acted in several school plays, (including ''Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead''), then went on to study drama at the University of Bristol (1979–82). Career Dudgeon made his first screen appearance in 1987. The following year, he appeared as a Second World War pilot in '' Piece of Cake'', alongside Tim Woodward, Jeremy Northam and Nathaniel Parker. As well as occasional appearances in series such as ''Casualty'', '' London's Burnin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sue Johnston
Sue Johnston (born Susan Wright; 7 December 1943) is an English actress. She is known for portraying Sheila Grant in the Channel 4 soap opera '' Brookside'' (1982–1990), Barbara Royle in the BBC comedy '' The Royle Family'' (1998–2012), Grace Foley in the BBC drama '' Waking the Dead'' (2000–2011), Gloria Price in the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' (2012–2014), and Miss Denker in the ITV drama ''Downton Abbey'' (2014–2015). In 2000, for her work on ''The Royle Family'', Johnston won the British Comedy Award for Best TV Comedy Actress and was nominated for the British Academy Television Award for Best Comedy Performance. In 2025, she was nominated for the British Academy Television Award for Best Supporting Actress for her work on '' Truelove''. Early life Johnston was born on 7 December 1943 in Warrington and grew up in Prescot, both then in Lancashire. She is the daughter of Fred and Margaret Jane Wright (née Cowan). After working in the glass industr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liz White (actress)
Elizabeth White (born 11 August 1979) is an English actress. She grew up in Plymouth and attended Plymstock School from 1989 until 1994. She is known for portraying roles of Annie Cartwright in the BBC One drama series ''Life on Mars (British TV series), Life on Mars'' (2006–2007), and Emma Keane (Ackley Bridge), Emma Keane in the Channel 4 school-based drama series ''Ackley Bridge'' (2017–2019). Television and theatre White's other prominent TV roles were in series 1 of the ITV (TV network), ITV drama ''The Fixer (2008 TV series), The Fixer'', playing Jess Mercer, the sister of John Mercer. She also played Shannon in ''The Emperor's New Clothes, The Empresses' New Clothes'', an episode of ''Fairy Tales (TV series), Fairy Tales'', which were the BBC's modern takes on classic children's stories. In April 2011, she appeared in the BBC adaptation ''The Crimson Petal and the White (TV serial), The Crimson Petal and the White''. She featured in the music video for Bush (British ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shaun Dooley
Shaun Dooley is an English actor, narrator and voice-over artist. Early life and career Dooley attended Barnsley Youth Theatre in 1989 before going on to study at the Arden School of Theatre in Manchester between 1992 and 1995. Dooley's first acting role was as Shaun in ''Groove on a Stanley Knife'' in 1997. He later played Ritchie Fitzgerald in ''Coronation Street'' from 1997 until 1998. He appeared occasionally in ''EastEnders'' as Tom Stuart between 2001 and 2004. He appeared in Series 1 of '' The Street''. He had a role in '' P.O.W.''. Dooley played Peter Harper in BBC drama series ''The Street''. He also featured in the 2007 television docudrama '' Diana: Last Days of a Princess''. Dooley portrayed Kieran in the British horror film ''Salvage''. He portrayed police inspector Dick Alderman in all three parts of the ''Red Riding'' trilogy and in 2017 appeared as Reverend Michaelmas Winter in the Sky 1 drama '' Jamestown''. Among his many voiceover roles, Dooley narrat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Ryan (actor)
Daniel Ryan (born 1968 as Daniel O'Brien) is an English actor and writer. He is known for starring as Darren Alexander in the BBC drama comedy ''Linda Green'', Andrew Gilligan in ''The Government Inspector'', Andy Coulson in '' Steel River Blues'' and Kenny Reed in ''The Whistleblowers''. His stage credits include ''Macbeth'', ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' and ''Richard III''. Since 2019, he has played DI Tony Manning in '' The Bay''. Early life Ryan was born in Culcheth near Warrington, Cheshire to parents who owned a bingo hall. He and his younger brother attended Culcheth High School. Despite playing in a school band called Darker Than Shark he was enthused by a RADA-educated drama teacher. He attended the Lancashire Schools Arts Workshop in North Wales, before being accepted into LAMDA. Career On graduation, he joined the Royal Shakespeare Company on an 18-month contract. In 1995 he played a paralysed man in a Drinking and Driving Wrecks Lives advert. Ten years after g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ger Ryan
Ger Ryan is an Irish film and television actress, whose credits include '' Queer as Folk'', ''Family'', '' The War of the Buttons'', '' The Van'', ''Moll Flanders'', ''Intermission'' and '' Little Dog''. Career Ryan has twice been nominated for a Royal Television Society Award for ''Family'' and ''Amongst Women'', and received several nominations in the Irish Film and Television Awards, including for ''Amongst Women'', ''Intermission'' and ''The Return''. She is also a recipient of a ''Belfast Telegraph'' EMA Award in for her work on ''A Place with the Pigs'' and ''Song of the Yellow Bittern''. In 2007, she received an IFTA for her work on the two-part docu-drama, '' Stardust'', by RTÉ. She also played Margie McEvoy in the BBC The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster headquartered at Broadcasting House in London, England. Originally established in 1922 as the British Broadcasting Company, it evolved into its current sta ... d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Digital Spy
Digital Spy (DS) is a British-based entertainment, television and film website and brand and is the largest digital property at Hearst UK. Since its initial launch in 1999, Digital Spy has focused on entertainment news related to television programmes, films, music and show business to a global audience. As well as breaking news, in-depth features, reviews and editorial explainers, the site also features the DS Internet forum, Forum. History (1999) In early January 1999, Iain Chapman launched the website, providing news, rumours and information on Sky's new digital satellite platform Sky (UK and Ireland), SkyDigital. At the same time, Chris Butcher launched the ONfaq website, offering similar news and information on the UK's new digital terrestrial platform ITV Digital, ONdigital. Both sites proved to be popular, attracting many visitors eager for more news about these rapidly developing TV platforms. Chapman and Butcher discussed the idea of a merger of the two sites, to cre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ITV Studios
ITV Studios Limited is a British multinational television media company owned by British television broadcaster ITV plc. It handles production and distribution of programmes broadcast on the ITV network and third-party broadcasters, and is based in 12 countries across 60 production labels, with local production offices in the UK, the US, Belgium, Australia, Germany, the Netherlands, Italy, Israel, France, Spain, and Scandinavia. About ITV Studios not only makes programmes primarily for its parent company ITV plc, but also for other networks such as the BBC and Channel 4. It was formed from a gradual amalgamation of the production divisions of all ITV plc owned 'Channel 3' licensees which occurred from 1994 to 2004, and for a number of years thereafter following the creation of ITV plc. The division is also responsible for ITV's production facilities The London Studios, 3SixtyMedia (based at ITV Granada, and co-owned with BBC Studioworks), and location hire company ProVisio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
