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Bad Girls (tv Series)
''Bad Girls'' is a British television drama series that was broadcast on ITV from 1 June 1999 until 20 December 2006. It was created by Maureen Chadwick and Ann McManus of Shed Productions, who initiated the idea of developing a series primarily focusing on the inmates and staff of the fictional women's prison, Larkhall, located in the South London region. Following the success of previous series '' Within These Walls'' and the Australian-imported '' Prisoner: Cell Block H'', both of which screened on ITV, ''Bad Girls'' was commissioned by the network and was viewed as a realistic, modern portrayal of life in a women's prison. The series featured a large ensemble cast, including Linda Henry, Claire King, Simone Lahbib, Mandana Jones, Debra Stephenson, Jack Ellis, Alicya Eyo, Helen Fraser, Kika Mirylees, Victoria Alcock, James Gaddas, Victoria Bush, Dannielle Brent and Liz May Brice. Unlike past prison series, ''Bad Girls'' storylines were portrayed in a more graphic m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DVB-T
DVB-T, short for Digital Video Broadcasting – Terrestrial, is the DVB European-based consortium standard for the broadcast transmission of digital terrestrial television that was first published in 1997 and first broadcast in Singapore in February, 1998. This system transmits compressed digital audio, digital video and other data in an MPEG transport stream, using coded orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (COFDM or OFDM) modulation. It is also the format widely used worldwide (including North America) for Electronic News Gathering for transmission of video and audio from a mobile newsgathering vehicle to a central receive point. It is also used in the US by Amateur television operators. Basics Rather than carrying one data carrier on a single radio frequency (RF) channel, COFDM works by splitting the digital data stream into a large number of slower digital streams, each of which digitally modulates a set of closely spaced adjacent sub-carrier frequencies. In the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ellie Haddington
Ellie Haddington (born 17 February 1955 in Aberdeen) is a British actress with a career spanning over 40 years. Early life and education Haddington was born in Scotland. She trained as an actor at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School from 1975 to 1977. Career Haddington appeared in 101 episodes of ''Coronation Street'' as Josie Clarke from 1995 to 1996. Haddington's other TV credits include '' Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde'', '' Life Begins'', ''Foyle's War'' (as Hilda Pierce), '' Endeavour'', '' A&E'', ''Cracker'', '' Cutting It'', ''Holby City'', '' Wire in the Blood'', ''Midsomer Murders'', '' The Musketeers'', '' Taggart'', '' Scott & Bailey'', '' Bad Girls'', '' Guilt'', '' New Tricks'' - and ''The Bill'', in which she played two different roles, the first in 1997 and the second in 2007. She later appeared as Professor Docherty in the third-season finale of ''Doctor Who'', entitled "Last of the Time Lords". In 1997 she played Joan Braithwaite in “Closing Ranks,” the fourth e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicola Stapleton
Nicola Kathleen Stapleton (born 9 August 1974 in Elephant and Castle, London) is an English actress. She is best known for her roles in '' EastEnders'' as Mandy Salter and ''Emmerdale'' as Danielle Hutch. A graduate of the Sylvia Young Theatre School, Stapleton began her career at an early age, appearing in films such as ''Hansel and Gretel'' and on television in the children's show '' Simon and the Witch'' in 1987. In 1992, she secured a high-profile role on British television as Mandy Salter in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders''. In 1994, Stapleton quit the role, but in 2011, returned to the role after 17 years. In 2012, she left the role for a second time. Stapleton's other notable television roles include that of Janine Nebeski in ITV's '' Bad Girls'' (2005–06) and Joe Nardone in Channel 4's '' Young Person's Guide to Becoming a Rock Star'' (1998). In 2017, she joined '' Thomas & Friends'' as the voice of Rosie, taking over from Teresa Gallagher in the UK and Jules d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eva Pope
Eva Rebecca Pope (born 16 November 1967) is an English actress, best known for her portrayal of longest-serving headmistress Rachel Mason in '' Waterloo Road'', and appearances in '' Coronation Street'', ''Dream Team'', '' Baby Boys'' and ''Hetty Feather''. Early life and education Eva Pope was born in Appley Bridge, Wigan, Lancashire on 16 November 1967. She trained to be an actress at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art, graduating in 1988. Career Pope's first major role was playing the villainous Tanya Pooley in the ITV soap opera '' Coronation Street'' from 1993 to 1994. Since then, she has made appearances in '' Cold Feet'', ''The Bill'', '' Heartbeat'', '' Peak Practice'' (as Claire Brightwell), '' Men of the World'', '' Holby City'', ''Casualty'', '' Strictly Confidential'', '' Adventure Inc.'', '' Vincent'' (as Cathy Gallagher), '' Bad Girls'' as prison governess Frances Myers, ''Life on Mars'', '' Sorted'', '' Spooks: Code 9'' and the film '' Shadow Man' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Oliver
Kim Oliver is a retired British actress. She is perhaps best known for her role as the prison inmate Buki Lester in the TV drama series '' Bad Girls''. Oliver is married to the musician Matthew Hales, who is more widely recognized under his stage name Aqualung. Filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Oliver, Kim Living people English film actresses English television actresses Black British actresses English people of Antigua and Barbuda descent Year of birth missing (living people) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonia Okonma
Antonia Okonma (born 24 July 1982) is a British actress. She is best known for playing the role of Darlene Cake in the ITV series ''Bad Girls'' from 2004–2006. Early life Okonma was born and raised in London. She was born into a Nigerian Igbo family. Career In 2003, Okonma was cast in role of Darlene Cake in the ITV prison drama series '' Bad Girls'', first appearing in the sixth series, which broadcast in 2004. The character of Darlene Cake was of Jamaican origin, which required Okonma to speak with a Jamaican accent. She appeared in the sixth, seventh and eighth series, making her final appearance in the penultimate episode in 2006, when Darlene attempts suicide by setting herself on fire. Although, she is seen to have survived, her fate is left unknown and was not explained in the final episode. Following the conclusion of the sixth series, a behind-the-scenes special, titled ''Bad Girls: Most Wanted'', was broadcast on ITV2 and ranked the top 10 greatest characters a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kerry Norton
Kerry Norton (born 11 October 1972 in Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey, England) is a British actress and singer. Early life Kerry was born and brought up in her hometown of Sunbury-on-Thames. Education Kerry was educated at Sunbury Manor School, a state comprehensive school, and now an academy school, in Sunbury-on-Thames. Kerry trained at London Contemporary Dance School in London, and at Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute in New York City. Career Norton was a gymnast before becoming an actress. Kerry had a small part on the American TV series, ''Sabrina the Teenage Witch'' in 1996. The episode, entitled " A Girl and Her Cat", where she played the part of Lulu, a gymnastic witch, who was engaged to Sabrina's second cousin. She has made a number of guest appearances on ''Battlestar Galactica'' as paramedic Layne Ishay (with her real-life husband as Major Lee 'Apollo' Adama). She appeared in the first three episodes of season 2, "Scattered", " Valley of Darkness" and " Fragged", a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jennifer Ness
Jennifer Ness (born in Cheshire, England in 1972) is an English actress best known for her role as Kris Yates in the ITV drama ''Bad Girls''.Bad Girls: Official Site (accessed 9 December 2012) She studied at the Mount View Theatre school. Career Ness had her first professional role in the TV film ''The Magician'', with , in 1993. She has had roles in '''', ''Casualty'', '' |
Kika Mirylees
Kika Mirylees (born Christina Kika Le Fleming Mirylees; 23 September 1953) is a South African-born British actress and councillor. She is best known for her roles as List of Bad Girls characters, Julie Johnston in ''Bad Girls (TV series), Bad Girls'', Doc Newton in ''Red Dwarf'' and Hazel Hobbs in ''EastEnders''. Career Mirylees played Angela Snow in ''The Darling Buds of May (TV series), The Darling Buds of May'', Flora McInnes in ''Strathblair'', and Doc Newton in ''Red Dwarf''. Her guest roles include Zola Zbzewski in ''Jonathan Creek'', Sylvana Watson in ''Taggart (series), Taggart'', Maria Huntly in ''The Bill'', and Barbara Wells in ''Casualty (TV series), Casualty''. In the 1980s she played Carinna in ''Lovejoy''. Mirylees is also known for her role as Julie Johnston in ''Bad Girls (TV series), Bad Girls''. She played the role from the first episode, in 1999, to the final episode, in December 2006. On 5 January 2007, it was announced on GMTV that Mirylees had joined ''Ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philip McGough
Philip McGough is a British actor with many appearances on UK television and a former member of the Royal Shakespeare Company. Personal life In an interview with The Mirror in 2001, McGough revealed he had trained as a monk between the ages of 14 to 26. After leaving the order, he worked as a teacher before embarking on a Hippy Trip that failed and led him into acting. McGough is married and has three children. Career His well-known television roles include Sergeant Calder, a member of the British Army's bomb disposal squad, in the ''Doctor Who'' story ''Resurrection of the Daleks'' (1984), secret service detective Edwin Woodhall in the Alan Bleasdale-written drama '' The Monocled Mutineer'' (1986), the conman Arnie in the ''Only Fools and Horses'' episode "Chain Gang" (1989), and Dr. Malcolm Nicholson in '' Bad Girls'', a role he played in 28 episodes. At the 2010 British Soap Awards, he was nominated as Villain of the Year for his portrayal of Dr Nicholson. He appeared in ''Mid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlotte Lucas
Charlotte Lucas (born 29 May 1976) is an English actress, painter and therapist. Early life Born into an acting family, Lucas is the granddaughter of Linden Travers, who appeared in Alfred Hitchcock's '' The Lady Vanishes'' and Guy Leon. Charlotte is the great niece of Bill Travers who appeared in ''Born Free''. Charlotte's mother is Susan Travers who starred in ''Peeping Tom''. Lucas is the second cousin of actresses Penelope Wilton, Bill Travers' son Will and Richard Morant. Her first cousin is BBC newsreader, Alice Bhandhukravi. Career She is best known for her role as Selena Geeson in '' Bad Girls''. She also starred in the 2003 film ''Oh Marbella!'', as well as a number of other TV roles including ''EastEnders'', ''Midsomer Murders'', '' Doctors'', ''Not Going Out'', and an episode of ''Adventure Inc.'' when filming transferred to the UK for four episodes. Lucas played the role of Mrs Bassat in BBC One's 2014 adaptation of Daphne du Maurier's novel Jamaica Inn. Luc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simone Lahbib
Simone Nicole Jean Lahbib Ould Cheikl (; born 6 February 1965) is a Scottish actress. She is known for her roles as Helen Stewart in the ITV drama series '' Bad Girls'', DCI Alex Fielding in the ITV crime series ''Wire in the Blood'' and Katy Lewis in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders''. Life and career Lahbib was born in Stirling to a Scottish poet and artist mother and a French-Algerian chef father. Lahbib trained in Drama at Edinburgh’s Queen Margaret University. She then commenced her on-screen career in 1985 when she was cast in '' The Girl in the Picture'', a film set in Glasgow directed by Cary Parker. She also sang on the soundtrack. Lahbib has worked extensively in television and film, after starting her career predominantly in theatre. Following guest appearances on well-known television dramas such as '' Taggart'' and '' Dangerfield'', she received her first leading role when she was cast in the ITV daytime drama ''London Bridge'' as Mary O'Connor, from 1996 to 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |