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Adulthood (2008 Film)
''Adulthood'' (stylised known as ''AdULTHOOD'') is a 2008 British teen crime drama film starring, written and directed by Noel Clarke in his feature film directorial debut. The second installment in the '' Hood Trilogy'', it is a sequel to 2006's '' Kidulthood''. The film also co-stars Adam Deacon, Scarlett Alice Johnson, Femi Oyeniran, Red Madrell, Jacob Anderson, Ben Drew, Nathan Constance, Cornell John, and Danny Dyer. In the film, Sam (Clarke) tries to change his life following a 6-year prison sentence for killing Trife but a new gang led by Jay (Deacon) intend to avenge Trife by killing Sam. Plans for a sequel came around following the success of ''Kidulthood''. Menhaj Huda, who directed the first film, turned down the opportunity to direct ''Adulthood'', which prompted the studio to hire Clarke, in his directorial debut, to helm the film. Production began in November 2007 in West London. ''Adulthood'' had its world premiere at Leicester Square on 17 June 2008 and w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noel Clarke
Noel Anthony Clarke (born 6 December 1975) is an English actor, writer, director and producer. Rising to prominence for playing Mickey Smith in ''Doctor Who'' (2005–2006, 2008, 2010), he received critical acclaim for writing, directing, and starring in the teen crime drama films '' Kidulthood'' (2006), '' Adulthood'' (2008) and '' Brotherhood'' (2016) and the BBC Three television pilot '' West 10 LDN'' (2008). He has also either written, directed, produced and/or starred in the heist film '' 4.3.2.1.'' (2010), the sport drama '' Fast Girls'' (2012), and the sci-fi films '' Storage 24'' (2012) and '' The Anomaly'' (2014). In television, he co-created, co-wrote and starred in the Sky One action drama '' Bulletproof'' (2018–2021), alongside Ashley Walters and served as the uncredited creator of the BBC Three coming-of-age school comedy drama '' Boarders'' (2024-present) and the CBBC children's drama ''Crongton'' (2025), an adaptation of the ''Crongton Knights'' book series ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leicester Square
Leicester Square ( ) is a pedestrianised town square, square in the West End of London, England, and is the centre of London's entertainment district. It was laid out in 1670 as Leicester Fields, which was named after the recently built Leicester House, Westminster, Leicester House, itself named after Robert Sidney, 2nd Earl of Leicester. The square was originally a gentrification, gentrified residential area, with tenants including Frederick, Prince of Wales and the artists William Hogarth and Joshua Reynolds. It became more down-market in the late 18th century as Leicester House was demolished and retail developments took place, becoming a centre for entertainment. Major theatres were built in the 19th century, which were converted to cinemas towards the middle of the next. Leicester Square is the location of nationally significant cinemas such as the Odeon Luxe Leicester Square and Empire, Leicester Square, which are often used for film premieres. The nearby Prince Charles C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grime (music)
Grime is a genre of electronic dance music (EDM) that emerged in London in the early 2000s. It developed out of the earlier UK dance style UK garage, and draws influences from jungle, dancehall, and hip hop. The style is typified by rapid, syncopated breakbeats, generally around 140 beats per minute, and often features an aggressive or jagged electronic sound. Emceeing is a significant element of the style, and lyrics often revolve around gritty depictions of urban life. The style initially spread among pirate radio stations and underground scenes before achieving some mainstream recognition in the UK during the mid-2000s through artists such as Dizzee Rascal, Kano, Lethal Bizzle, and Wiley. Grime's rise in the early 2000s benefited from a time before smartphones and social media dominated the music landscape, allowing the genre to develop at a slower, organic pace. Many of grime's foundational MCs, such as Ghetts, Kano, and Skepta, spent years refining their craft, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shanika Warren-Markland
Shanika Warren-Markland (born 10 March 1987) is a British actress. She is known for her roles in '' More Than Love'' and ''4.3.2.1.'' Early life Warren-Markland was raised in Surrey, She attended St. Mary's Catholic School in South London. At the age of thirteen, she attended a Youth Theatre group at the Royal National Theatre, where she developed her skills in reading and interpreting scripts. Warren-Markland joined the Young Blood Theatre in West London. Career Warren-Markland began her career in television by playing the lead role of Lillie in Channel 4 program ''More Than Love'', and then went on to secure roles on BBC favourites ''Holby City ''Holby City'' (stylised on-screen as HOLBY CIY) is a British medical drama television series that aired weekly on BBC One. It was created by Tony McHale and Mal Young as a Spin-off (media), spin-off from the established BBC medical drama '' ...'' and '' Spooks'' at the young age of sixteen. Warren-Markland was signed to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Police Community Support Officer
A police community support officer (PCSO; ), or as written in legislation Community Support Officer (CSO; ), is a uniformed member of police staff in England and Wales, a role created by Section 38(2) of the Police Reform Act 2002, which was given Royal Assent by Queen Elizabeth II on 24 July 2002. They are not Warrant card, warranted, but hold a variety of Powers of the police in England and Wales, police powers and the power of a constable in various instances by the forty-three Territorial police force#United Kingdom, territorial police forces in England and Wales and the British Transport Police (which is the only specialist police service to employ PCSOs). History PCSOs were introduced in September 2002 and first recruited by the Metropolitan Police. Proposals for PCSOs in Northern Ireland were prevented by a budget shortfall in the Police Service of Northern Ireland, as well as fears that the introduction of uniformed and unarmed PCSOs in Northern Ireland (PSNI constables a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Ajala
David Ajala (born 21 May 1986) is a British actor. He is known for his roles as Manchester Black in ''Supergirl'' (20182019), Captain Roy Eris in '' Nightflyers'' (2018), and Cleveland "Book" Booker in '' Star Trek: Discovery'' (20202024). Early life David Ajala was born in Hackney, London. He is of Nigerian Yoruba origin. He trained at the Anna Scher Theatre. In an interview for ''Interview Magazine'' Ajala said: "When I went to secondary school, my maths teacher said I had way too much energy and was too mischievous. He tried to convince me that if I did acting, I'd be popular with the girls". Career On stage, Ajala has performed in ''Nation'', ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' with the Royal Shakespeare Company, ''Hamlet'', and as Jim Brown in the European premiere of ''One Night in Miami'' by Kemp Powers. In film, his first part was in ''Kidulthood'', and he also appears in the sequels, ''Adulthood'' and '' Brotherhood''; he has also appeared in ''The Dark Knight'' and i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Troy Glasgow
Troy Glasgow (born 11 September 1984) is a British actor. Career Troy Glasgow was born in Waterloo, London. He attended the BRIT School in 2001 and graduated in 2003. Whilst there he gained small roles in British television shows such as ''The Bill'', ''Doctors'' and ''Holby City''. He gained his first lead role in the Channel 4 one off drama ''Sex, footballers and videotape''. After stints at the National Theatre, Birmingham Rep theatre and a cameo in ''Adulthood'', he went on to appear in '' Skins'', ''Doctor Who'' and '' The Day of the Triffids''. Television Movies Theatre In 2008 Troy originated the role of Tobias Rich in the world premiere of ''Harper Regan'' at the National Theatre by British playwright Simon Stephens alongside Lesley Sharp as Harper Regan. References External links Troy Glasgowat the British Film Institute The British Film Institute (BFI) is a film and television charitable organisation which promotes and preserves filmmaking and televis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adjoa Andoh
Adjoa Aiboom Helen Andoh MBE (; born 14 January 1963) is a British actress. She is best known for her role as Lady Danbury in the Netflix Regency romance series ''Bridgerton'', since 2020. Other roles on television include appearances in two series of ''Doctor Who'' as Francine Jones, 90 episodes of the BBC's long-running medical drama ''Casualty'' and ''EastEnders.'' On stage, she has played lead roles with the Royal Shakespeare Company, the National Theatre, the Royal Court Theatre, and the Almeida Theatre. Andoh made her Hollywood debut in autumn 2009, starring as Nelson Mandela's chief of staff Brenda Mazibuko alongside Morgan Freeman as Mandela in '' Invictus'', and has appeared in other feature films. In July 2022, Andoh became an honorary fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, and in June 2025 was bestowed as a Member of the British Empire (MBE). Early life and education Adjoa Aiboom Helen Andoh was born on 14 January 1963 in Clifton, Bristol.Graham, Natalie (2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wil Johnson
Wilbert Charles Johnson (born 18 April 1965) is an English actor, who has had notable television roles in '' Waking the Dead'' and '' Babyfather'', and on stage in ''Othello''. He played Dom Andrews in ''Emmerdale'' from 2012 to 2014. Early life Johnson was born in Muswell Hill, London, and raised in Tottenham. His mother invested in stocks and his father worked for UPS.Staff (15 May 2009). "Since I started singing on YouTube I've thought of nothing else...". ''Evening Telegraph'' (Coventry Newspapers): pp. 30–31. Johnson had no interest in music while he was in primary school, but after he filled in a role for an absent drummer, he changed his mind. He went to Mountview Drama School in Crouch End, London. He also joined another drama group at the Haringey Theatre. He also went to a dance group and learned ballet, contemporary dancing, and break dancing, which he performed for about seven years. He also attended National Youth Theatre for three years. Career Johnso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brotherhood (2016 Film)
''Brotherhood'' (stylised as ''BrOTHERHOOD'') is a 2016 British crime drama film written, produced and directed by Noel Clarke. It is the sequel to 2006's ''Kidulthood'' and 2008's ''Adulthood'', and the third and final instalment of ''The Hood Trilogy''. It stars Clarke, Jason Maza (who also co-produced the film), Arnold Oceng, Stormzy, Cornell John, David Ajala, Shanika Warren-Markland and Adjoa Andoh. ''Brotherhood'' follows Sam (Clarke), now a family man of two children, being driven back to his criminal lifestyle. Clarke initially did not want to make a third film, but eventually returned in 2015 to write, direct and star in the third film of his ''Hood Trilogy''. Filming began in London in November. ''Brotherhood'' was screened in the Special Presentations section at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival and was released on 29 August 2016. The film received mixed-to-positive reviews and becoming the highest-grossing film in the trilogy. Plot Ten years after t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anuvahood
''Anuvahood'' is a 2011 British urban comedy film directed by Adam Deacon, who also plays the film's lead character. It also stars Paul Kaye, Wil Johnson, Ollie Barbieri, Femi Oyeniran, Jocelyn Jee Esien, and Ashley Walters. Critics of the film received it negatively, although it had a strong box-office opening. The film released worldwide on 18 March 2011. ''Anuvahood'' is a parody of films in the vein of urban films such as ''Kidulthood'', ''Adulthood'', and '' Shank'', all of which Deacon starred in. Plot The story follows Kenneth (Adam Deacon) who likes to call himself "K". He has an ambition of becoming a grime MC, and has already created his debut mixtape, ''Feel The Pain''. However, nobody has bought a single copy and Kenneth works, for now, at local supermarket ''Laimsbury's'' to help pay his family's rent. When his boss insults him at work for trying to be a rapper, he quits and his mother berates him for failing to pay the house rent and his family is soon threatene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BAFTA Rising Star Award
The EE British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Rising Star Award, currently styled as the EE Rising Star Award for commercial reasons and previously known as the Orange Rising Star Award, is a film award that acknowledges new talents in the acting industry. It is presented annually at the British Academy Film Awards. The five nominees are chosen regardless of gender, nationality and whether they have made a breakthrough in television, film or both. Despite the nominees being chosen by the BAFTA juries, the winner is chosen entirely by public votes via text, internet or phone. This award was sponsored by Orange UK until 2012 and has been sponsored by EE since 2013. History The award was created after Mary Selway died in 2004. She has been recognised for her successful role as a casting director and helped many new actors and actresses achieve fame. The first winner was James McAvoy in 2006. Eva Green, Shia LaBeouf and Kristen Stewart have been the only non-Brit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
