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Albion Market
''Albion Market'' is a British soap opera, set in a covered market in Salford, in the north-west of England. It was intended as a companion to fellow ITV soap ''Coronation Street'', starting at 7:00 pm on Fridays and 7:15 pm on Sundays. Owing to continued troubles and ratings competition from the BBC's ''Open All Hours'', though, the series was broadcast for only one year; a Friday episode of ''Coronation Street'' was introduced in October 1989. History ''Albion Market'' launched in August 1985, four months before ''Coronation Street'' celebrated its 25th anniversary. As with ''Coronation Street'', Granada Studios dubbed it a "continuing drama series", considering the term "soap opera" to be derogatory. The show ran twice weekly on Friday and Sunday nights, at the time, 7:00 pm on Fridays and 7:15 pm on Sundays were considered "graveyard slots", usually broadcasting game shows (although these were often very popular) or American imports. Very quickly, the Sunday episodes were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soap Opera
A soap opera (also called a daytime drama or soap) is a genre of a long-running radio or television Serial (radio and television), serial, frequently characterized by melodrama, ensemble casts, and sentimentality. The term ''soap opera'' originated from radio dramas originally being sponsored by soap manufacturers.Bowles, p. 118. The term was preceded by ''horse opera'', a derogatory term for low-budget Western (genre), Westerns. According to some dictionaries, for something to be adequately described as a soap opera, it need not be long-running; but some authors define the word in a way that excludes short-running serial dramas from their definition. BBC Radio's ''The Archers'', first Broadcasting, broadcast in 1950, is the world's longest-running soap opera. The longest-running television soap opera is ''Coronation Street'', which was first broadcast on ITV (TV network), ITV in 1960. According to Albert Moran, one of the defining features that make a television program a soap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London Weekend Television
London Weekend Television (LWT; now part of the non-franchised ITV London region) was the ITV (TV network), ITV network franchise holder for Greater London and the Home Counties at weekends, broadcasting from Fridays at 5.15 pm (7:00 pm from 1968 until 1982) to Monday mornings at 6:00. From 1968 until 1992, when LWT's weekday counterpart was Thames Television, there was an on-screen handover to LWT on Friday nights (there was no handover back to Thames on Mondays, as from 1968 to 1982 there was no programming in the very early morning, and from 1983, when a national breakfast franchise was created, LWT would hand over to TV-am at 6:00am, which would then hand over to Thames at 9:25am). From 1993 to 2002, when LWT's weekday counterpart was Carlton Television, the transfer usually occurred invisibly during a commercial break, for Carlton and LWT shared studio and transmission facilities (although occasionally a Thames-to-LWT-style handover would appear). Like most ITV ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jane Hazlegrove
Sarah Jane Hazlegrove (born 17 July 1968) is an English actress, known for portraying the role of Kathleen "Dixie" Dixon in the BBC medical drama ''Casualty''. She has also appeared as Rosie in ''Making Out'', Rosemary Mason in ''Silent Witness'', Yvonne Bradley in '' London's Burning'', and roles in ''Jonathan Creek'', ''The Bill'', ''Doctors'', ''Families'', ''Lovejoy'', ''Coronation Street'', and ''Holby City''. A lesbian whose character in ''Casualty'' is also gay, Hazlegrove was listed as one of the 100 most influential LGBT people of the year in 2012's World Pride Power List. Hazlegrove is married to actress Isobel Middleton. On 30 January 2016, Hazlegrove left ''Casualty'' after playing the role of Dixie for 10 years. She reprised the role of Dixie in a guest appearance as a Hems paramedic on 7 September 2019. She appeared at the Royal Exchange, Manchester in ''Queens of the Coal Age'', written by Maxine Peake. On 1 May 2019, it was announced that Hazlegrove had joine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malcolm Hebden
Malcolm Hebden (born 21 December 1939) is an English retired actor. He is known for portraying the role of Norris Cole in the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' on and off between 1994 and 1997, regularly from 1999 to 2017, and intermittently between 2019 and 2020. Aged 81, he announced his retirement from acting due to ill health. Early life Hebden was born on 21 December 1939 in Chester before his family moved to Burnley, Lancashire, three weeks later.''I see Pendle and I'm home'' , Lancashire Evening Telegraph, 4 March 1998 He was educated at West Gate High School and began his career as a window dresser in [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paula Jacobs
Paula Elsa Jacobs (1932 – 26 June 2021) was a British actress whose television and film career spanned four decades. Early life Born in Liverpool in 1932 into a Jewish family, her father was J.P. Jacobs, whose company supplied all the Elastomer, elastic to Marks & Spencer. Career Jacobs made her first television appearance in ''Z-Cars'' in 1962, going on to play roles in ''Softly, Softly: Task Force'' (1972–1975), ''Shoestring (TV series), Shoestring'' (1979), ''Hammer House of Horror'' (1980), ''Mapp & Lucia (1985 TV series), Mapp & Lucia'' (1985), Peggy Sagar in ''Albion Market'' (1985), Mrs Biggs in ''Porterhouse Blue (TV series), Porterhouse Blue'' (1987), ''The New Statesman (1987 TV series), The New Statesman'' (1989), ''Bergerac (TV series), Bergerac'' (1990), Maud Wilberforce in ''Jeeves and Wooster'' (1990), ''Brookside (TV series), Brookside'' (1992), ''French and Saunders'' (1993), ''Coronation Street'' (1994), ''Casualty (TV series), Casualty'' (1989–1995), ''Dr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burt Caesar
Burt Caesar is a British actor, broadcaster and director for stage and television, who was born in St Kitts and migrated to England with his family as a child.''A Good Read'' BBC Radio 4, 30 March 2010. His career has encompassed acting in Bond films ('''', 2012), stage performances including in Shakespearian roles,"Burt Caesar" at BBBA Shakespeare. and many plays for |
Barbara Wilshere
Barbara Edith Eileen Wilshere (born 7 December 1959) is a South African-born British actress who has appeared in theatre, films and television. Early life Born in Bloemfontein, South Africa, Barbara returned with her family to Cheshire in 1965. She attended Wilmslow County Grammar School for Girls, and subsequently The Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. Career She was the guest lead in the fourth episode of ''Sherlock Holmes'' ("The Solitary Cyclist"), and was a regular cast member in ''Albion Market'' (Carol Broadbent), '' The Paradise Club'' (Carol Kane), '' Between the Lines'' (Kate Roberts) and '' The Lakes'' (Dr. Sarah Kilbride). Her television work also includes ''EastEnders,'' ''Wallander,'' ''Doctors,'' '' Heartbeat,'' '' Pie in the Sky,'' '' Inspector Lynley,'' ''The Bill,'' ''Holby City,'' '' Judge John Deed'', ''Casualty'' and '' Peak Practice''. In 2020, she portrayed the role of Miriam Shaw in an episode of the BBC soap opera ''Doctors''. She played television pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pik-Sen Lim
Pik-Sen Lim (, 15 September 1944 – 9 June 2025) was a British actress. Of Chinese ancestry, Lim was born in British Malaya and migrated to Britain to pursue a career in acting when she was 16. According to the British Film Institute, Lim was "the most familiar Chinese actor on British television screens in the 1970s and 80s." Lim's notable roles include Chin Lee in the 1971 ''Doctor Who'' serial '' The Mind of Evil'', Chung Su-Lee on the ITV sitcom ''Mind Your Language'' (1977–79), Tsai Adams on the military drama '' Spearhead'' (1978–81), and the killer cleaner in '' Johnny English Reborn'' (2011). She was also the narrator for the ''Dark Souls'' video game series. Lim died on 9 June 2025, at the age of 80. Early life Lim was born to Malayan Chinese parents in Penang, Straits Settlements ( occupied by Japan at the time), and was the daughter of the palm oil millionaire Lim Cheng-Teik. She attended convent school in Penang, where she was nicknamed "Pixie". From a youn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Bhattacharjee
Gautam Paul Bhattacharjee (4 May 1960 – c. 10 July 2013) was a British actor who worked on stage, film and television. Early life and career The son of Gautam Bhattacharjee, a member of the Indian Communist Party who had to flee from the country in 1942, and Anne, a woman from a family of Russian descent, he was educated at state schools in Harrow. In the 1970s, Paul was a member of "The Young Theatre" at North Harrow where he was very involved in their productions (including an early role in ''The Thwarting of Baron Bolligrew'' in 1974) and began to learn his trade as an actor. An association with Jatinder Verma and his theatre company Tara Arts began in 1979,Suman Bhuchar, "Bhattacharjee, Paul" in Alison Donnell (ed.), ''Companion to Contemporary Black British Culture'', Abingdon & New York: Routledge, 2002, p. 32. when he was, according to Verma "passionately idealistic, both artistically and politically" and had the desire "to use theatre to change the world". Bhattacha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
River Irwell
The River Irwell ( ) is a tributary of the River Mersey in north-west England. It rises at Irwell Springs on Deerplay Moor, approximately north of Bacup and flows southwards for to meet the Mersey near Irlam Locks. The Irwell marks the boundary between Manchester and Salford, Greater Manchester, Salford, and its lower reaches have been canalised and now form part of the Manchester Ship Canal. In the 17th and 18th centuries, the Irwell's lower reaches were a trading route that became part of the Mersey and Irwell Navigation. In the 19th century, the river's course downstream of Manchester was permanently altered by the construction of the Manchester Ship Canal which opened in 1896. The canal turned Manchester and Salford into a major inland seaport and led to the development of Trafford Park, which became the largest industrial estate in Europe. Further changes were made in the 20th and 21st centuries to prevent flooding in Manchester and Salford, including the construction of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helen Shapiro
Helen Kate Shapiro (born 28 September 1946) is a British Pop music, pop and jazz singer and actress. While still a teenager in the early 1960s, she was one of Britain's most successful female singers. With a voice described by AllMusic as possessing "the maturity and sensibilities of someone far beyond their teen years", Shapiro recorded two 1961 UK record chart, chart toppers, "You Don't Know (Helen Shapiro song), You Don't Know" and "Walkin' Back to Happiness", when she was just 14 years old. Shapiro first achieved prominence in 1961 when her debut single, "Don't Treat Me Like a Child", reached number three on the UK Singles Chart. After the two million-sellers, her success continued in 1962 with further hits including "Tell Me What He Said" and film appearances in ''Play It Cool (film), Play It Cool'' and ''It's Trad, Dad!'' In 1963, Shapiro The Beatles Winter 1963 Helen Shapiro Tour, toured with the Beatles, who were her supporting act. Since the 1970s, she has branched out ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antony Booth
Anthony George Booth (9 October 1931 – 25 September 2017) was an English actor, often known for his role as Mike Rawlins in the BBC series '' Till Death Us Do Part''. He was the father-in-law of former prime minister Tony Blair and the widower of ''Coronation Street'' star Pat Phoenix, having married her a few days before her death in 1986. Early life Booth was born into a working-class family in Jubilee Road, Liverpool, in 1931 and raised Catholic. His mother was a Roman Catholic of Irish descent; his father, who worked as a merchant seaman during the Second World War, was a Catholic convert. Tony Booth attended St Edmund's Infants School and spent a year in hospital as a child with diphtheria. He then passed the Eleven-plus examination and attended St Mary's College, Crosby, where he was awarded a bursary to cover the cost of his books. His hopes of going to university were dashed when he had to leave school and get a job after his father was badly injured in an industr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
