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Afternoon Off
''Afternoon Off'' is a 1979 television play by Alan Bennett. Broadcast under the umbrella title ''Six Plays by Alan Bennett'', it was produced for London Weekend Television and directed by Stephen Frears. The screenplay was published by Faber and Faber in 1984. Synopsis Lee, a Chinese waiter in a large hotel in Hartlepool, England, has various adventures in trying to locate the elusive Iris, whom he has been led to believe will have sex with him. His inability to speak fluent English and the varying degrees of assistance or confusion several individuals offer lead him on a wild goose chase. He finally encounters Iris in bed with one of his waiting staff colleagues at the very hotel at which he started off. Cast It stars Henry Man as Lee, with an all star cast almost all of whom are in cameo roles, including one by Alan Bennett himself. * Henry Man as Lee * Sherrie Hewson as Iris * Benjamin Whitrow as Father * Angela Morant as Mother * Pasquale Perrino as Maitre d' * Philip J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Frears
Sir Stephen Arthur Frears (born 20 June 1941) is a British director and producer of film and television, often depicting real life stories as well as projects that explore social class through sharply-drawn characters. He has received numerous accolades including three BAFTA Awards, and a Primetime Emmy Award as well as nominations for two Academy Awards. In 2008, ''The Daily Telegraph'' named Frears among the 100 most influential people in Culture of the United Kingdom, British culture. In 2009, he received the Commandeur de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. He received a knighthood in 2023 for his contributions to the film and television industries. Born in Leicester and educated at Gresham's School and Trinity College, Cambridge, Frears started his career working as an assistant director in theatre and film while directing many television plays. Frears directed his debut feature film ''Gumshoe (film), Gumshoe'' in 1971 and received critical acclaim for his films in the 1980s su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stan Richards
Stanley Richardson, known professionally as Stan Richards (8 December 1930 – 11 February 2005), was an English television actor, best known for his portrayal of Seth Armstrong in the ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale''. Career He played the role of Seth Armstrong from May 1978 until his death of emphysema in 2005, having been originally "signed" to the series for a run of just 4 weeks. He had previously acted in six episodes of ''Coronation Street'' as Arthur Stokes, having started his career aged 15 as a pub pianist. Upon his death, his life and work were honoured at the British Soap Awards The British Soap Awards (BSAs) are an annual awards ceremony in the United Kingdom which honours the best moments in British soap operas. The ceremony is televised on ITV (TV network), ITV. The trophies given to the winners are made from metal a ... in 2005. Filmography References External links * * 1930 births 2005 deaths Deaths from emphysema Male actors from Barn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Massey
Anna Raymond Massey (11 August 19373 July 2011) was an English actress. She won a British Academy Film Awards, BAFTA Best Actress Award for the role of Edith Hope in the Hotel du Lac (film), 1986 TV adaptation of Anita Brookner's novel ''Hotel du Lac'', a role that one of her co-stars, Julia McKenzie, has said "could have been written for her". Massey is also well known for her role in Alfred Hitchcock's ''Frenzy (1972 film), Frenzy'' (1972) as a barmaid who becomes involved with a suspected killer. She performed over one hundred character roles in British film and television. On the stage, in 1982 Laurence Olivier Awards, 1982, Massey won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Laurence Olivier Award for Actress of the Year in a Supporting Role for The Importance of Being Earnest, ''The Importance of Being Earnest'' and was nominated for the Laurence Olivier Award for Actress of the Year in a New Play, Award for Actress of the Year in a New Play for '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernard Wrigley
Bernard Wrigley (born 25 February 1948 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) is an English singer, actor and comedian. He is sometimes known by the nickname "The Bolton Bullfrog". Wrigley's career as a singer and storyteller began in the late 1960s, when a love of folk music led him to perform in folk clubs. Since then he has released over sixteen albums of traditional and original songs, stories and monologues. His main instruments are the guitar and concertina. He began acting around the same time and has made many appearances on stage, most famously in Samuel Beckett's ''Waiting for Godot'' alongside Mike Harding at Bolton's Octagon Theatre, Bolton, Octagon Theatre, and Jim Cartwright's ''Road (play), Road'' at the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester. Wrigley has made many appearances in British TV programmes in a career spanning over five decades, including ''Phoenix Nights'' (where he was Dodgy Eric, who sold club owner Brian Potter a ''Das Boot'' slot machine, fruit machine, a m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neville Smith (actor)
Neville Smith (born January 1940, in Liverpool) is a British screenwriter and actor who has contributed to numerous television productions, radio plays and movies.Eva Orbany (1981) ''Journey to a Legend and Back: The British Realistic Film''. New York: Zoetrope; p. 198 After studying politics and history at Hull University Smith worked as a teacher. He became an announcer and from 1965, wrote for BBC Radio. He took part in a total of 57 radio dramas. In 1964 he made his TV acting debut in the premiere episode of the Granada– ITV comedy drama series ''Villains''. He was also seen in an episode of the ''Doctor Who'' story '' The Reign of Terror''. In 1968 he wrote his first screenplay, ''The Golden Vision'', for the BBC TV series ''The Wednesday Play''. In the following years he appeared in episodes of '' Cluff'', ''Z-Cars'', ''Thirty-Minute Theatre'', '' Softly Softly'', ''Her Majesty's Pleasure'' and ''The Wednesday Play''. He appeared in ''Praise Marx and Pass the Ammunition'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Shane
Paul Shane (19 June 1940 – 16 May 2013) was a British actor and comedian. He was known for his television work, in particular for playing Ted Bovis in the 1980s BBC sitcom ''Hi-de-Hi!''. Early life Shane was born on 19 June 1940 as George Frederick Speight, in Thrybergh, near Rotherham, in the West Riding of Yorkshire. After leaving school in 1955, he was a miner at Silverwood Colliery until he suffered double Spinal disc herniation, herniated discs after slipping on soap in the pithead baths in 1967, being pensioned from the coal mines as a result. Two years later he became a professional entertainer. He already had ten years' experience as a part-time entertainer in pubs and clubs in south Yorkshire. Career Shane's first appearance, as a singer, was at the Grafton pub — now demolished — in St Ann's Road, Rotherham. His first club booking was at St Ann's Club in Rotherham, for 30 shillings. His transformation from singer to comedian was gradual, starting with his versi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Normington
John Normington (28 January 1937 – 26 July 2007) was an English actor primarily known for his work on television. Normington was also a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, performing in more than 20 RSC productions. He performed widely in the West End and at the National Theatre. Early life Normington was born 28 January 1937 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, in 1937, where he resided in Montrose Avenue with his parents and two younger sisters, Judith and Joan. He originally attended Victoria Road Infants School, before transferring to Globe Lane County Primary, then went to Crescent Road Boys School. He trained as an opera singer at the Northern School of Music. Following this, he did his national service, and while stationed in Aldershot joined Farnham rep. Normington joined the Repertory Theatre in Oldham in 1950, and from 1959 to 1962 he worked at the Library Theatre in Manchester. After a short spell at the Oxford Playhouse, he joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1963 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Griffiths
Richard Thomas Griffiths (31 July 1947 – 28 March 2013) was an English actor. He was known for his portrayals of Vernon Dursley in the ''Harry Potter'' films (2001–2011), Uncle Monty in '' Withnail and I'' (1987), and Henry Crabbe in '' Pie in the Sky'' (1994–1997). Over his career he received numerous accolades including a Tony Award and Olivier Award as well as a nomination for a BAFTA Award. He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) by Queen Elizabeth II in 2008. For his performance in the stage play '' The History Boys'', Griffiths won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play and a Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Play. For the 2006 film adaptation, Griffiths was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role. Griffiths is also known for his performances at the National Theatre including '' Equus'' (2008), '' The Habit of Art'' (2010), and '' The Sunshine Boys'' (2012). Griffiths had supporting roles in such ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janine Duvitski
Janine Duvitski (born Christine Janine Drzewicki; 28 June 1952) is a British actress, known for her roles in the BBC television sitcom series '' Waiting for God'', ''One Foot in the Grave'' and ''Benidorm''. Duvitski first came to national attention in the play ''Abigail's Party'', written and directed in 1977 by Mike Leigh. Personal life Duvitski was born in Morecambe, Lancashire to a Polish father and an English mother. She attended Nottingham Girls' High School, then a direct grant grammar school. She trained at East 15 Acting School in Essex. She has four children, Jack, Albert, Ruby, and Edith Bentall, with her actor husband Paul Bentall. Ruby is also an actress and Edith, Duvitski's younger daughter, is the lead singer of the band Fours. Career Television Shortly after leaving drama school, Duvitski was given a couple of small roles in television dramas but had no agent, and placed an advert in the Spotlight agency catalogue with a photograph. As a result she was appr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carol MacReady
Mavoureen Carol McCready, better known by her stage name Carol MacReady, is an English actress. She has been working in the profession since 1961. She is known for the role of Mrs Dribelle in the series '' Bodger and Badger''. Career Television MacReady has often been cast as matronly, authority and mother figures, such as Mrs Atkins in ''Danger: Marmalade at Work'', Madge in Victoria Wood's play '' The Library'', Susan Speed in '' Waiting For God'', Mrs Daws in '' The Darling Buds of May'', Elizabeth in '' The Ghostbusters of East Finchley'', Agnes Wilford in ''102 Dalmatians'' (2000), Olga in ''My Family'' and Ethel in ''Doc Martin.'' One of her earlier notable roles was in the ''Play for Today'' story ''Schmoedipus'' (1974) written by Dennis Potter. In 1996, MacReady was memorably cast as Mrs Tinker, the paranoid mother of Alice Tinker in ''The Vicar of Dibley'' episode ''" The Christmas Lunch Incident"''. She later appeared as Mrs Norcliffe in '' Gentleman Jack'' and Iren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angela Curran
Angela Curran is an English actress, known for '' Death at a Funeral'' (2007), ''Jane Eyre'' (2011) and ''The Danish Girl'' (2015). Life and career In 2003, Curran had her own one woman show, ''Happy Talk'', broadcast on Radio 3. She appeared as security guard Janette in 18 episodes of the ITV sitcom ''The Job Lot'' which aired in 2013. Curran's television and film work includes ''Doc Martin'' as Caitlin Morgan, ''Nicholas Nickleby'' (2002), ''Calendar Girls'' (2003) as May, ''Emmerdale'' as Babs Mowbray, '' The Iron Lady'' (2011) and Mike Leigh's ''Naked'' (1993), '' Secrets & Lies'' (1996), ''Vera Drake'' (2004) as a prisoner, Agatha Christie's Poirot “The Hollow” as Frances Simms, (2011) and ''Mr. Turner'' (2014). Curran worked on several occasions with Victoria Wood, including on an episode of ''Dinnerladies'' in 1999 and in the TV film ''Eric and Ernie'' in 2011. In 2016, Curran appeared in ''The Restoration of Nell Gwyn'' at Park Theatre (London). As of 2018, Curr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joan Scott (other)
Joan Scott may refer to: *Joan Wallach Scott (born 1941), American historian *Joan LaCour Scott (1921–2012), American screenwriter * Joan Scott (actress) (1920–1997), British actress in ''Sleeping Murder'' *Joan Canning, 1st Viscountess Canning Joan Canning, 1st Viscountess Canning (née Scott; 1776 – 14 March 1837) was the wife of British prime minister George Canning. She was born in Scotland, the daughter of Major-General John Scott and Margaret Dundas. Her sisters were Henri ... (née Scott, 1771–1816), wife of George Canning * Joan McKowen, born Joan Scott, Australian ice hockey figure {{hndis, Scott, Joan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
