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Apparitions (TV Series)
''Apparitions'' is a BBC drama about Father Jacob Myers, a priest of the Roman Catholic Church, played by Martin Shaw, who examines evidence of miracles to be used in canonisation but also performs exorcisms. The series is written by Joe Ahearne. Episodes Episode 1 In Rome, a meeting is being held at the Congregation for the Causes of Saints. Father Jacob, a London priest and investigator of miracles for the Congregation, has presented a case that may lead to Mother Teresa's canonization: Vimal, a young man who is currently training to enter the priesthood, was cured of leprosy (without antibiotics) after praying to Mother Teresa. Vimal was spontaneously cured when he was a child, just as Mother Teresa died, a miracle that has been offered as proof of her right to sainthood. But Vimal is soon visited by the apparition of a demon in the guise of a homeless man named Michael, and comes to realize that it was, in fact, demons who restored his flesh. He also feels that th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serial (radio And Television)
In television program, television and radio programming, a serial is a show that has a continuing plot that unfolds in a sequential episode-by-episode fashion. Serials typically follow main story arcs that span entire television seasons or even the complete run of the series, and sometimes spinoffs, which distinguishes them from episodic television that relies on more stand-alone episodes. Worldwide, the soap opera is the most prominent form of serial dramatic programming. In the United Kingdom, the first serials were direct adaptations of well-known Serial (literature), literary works, usually consisting of a small number of episodes. Serials rely on keeping the full nature of the story hidden and revealing elements episode by episode, to encourage spectators to tune in to every episode to follow the plot. Often these shows employ recapping segments at the beginning and cliffhangers at the end of each episode. The invention of recording devices such as VCRs and Digital video re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michelle Joseph
Michelle Joseph (born May 1970) is a British actress. Acting career Joseph is most famous for playing Walford's first lesbian resident, Della Alexander, in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' from 1994 to 1995. Other acting credits include: *'' As Time Goes By'' (1994) *''EastEnders'' (1994–1995) *''Thief takers'' (1996–1997) *''Dream Team'' (1998) *''The Bill'' (2000; 2001) *'' So What Now?'' (2001) *''A Touch of Frost'' (2002) *''Holby City'' (2002) *'' Space Odyssey: Voyage To The Planets'' (2004) *''Messiah'' (2006) *''Perfect Parents'' (2006) *''Doctors'' (2007) *''Apparitions Apparition may refer to: Supernatural *Apparitional experience, an anomalous, quasi-perceptual experience * A vision, something seen in a dream, trance, or religious ecstasy *Ghost, the soul or spirit of a dead person or animal that can appear ...'' (2008) *''Doctors'' (2012) *''Fast Girls'' (2012) External links * English soap opera actresses English television actresses Living p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hassani Shapi
Hassani Shapi (15 July 1973 – 7 July 2024) was a Kenyan actor, particularly active in Italian cinema. He was best known for the roles in the films '' Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace'', ''The World Is Not Enough'' and '' Il maresciallo Rocca''. Personal life Shapi was born on 15 July 1973 in Mombasa, Kenya. He obtained his master's degree in Paris, France, in veterinary science. After becoming a veterinary doctor, he worked in a private clinic in Paris. After a few years, he quit the job to get into acting. Shapi died in Kenya on 7 July 2024, at the age of 50, shortly before his 51st birthday. Career Shapi first worked with an English theatre company in Paris called ACT. He has been involved in theater and played in several plays such as ''One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'', ''Animal Farm'', ''The Old Man and the Sea'' and ''Don Quixote''. In 1992, he made his television debut in some episodes of the series ''Runaway Bay'' directed by Tim Dowd. After six years in 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamie Blackley
Jamie Alexander Blackley (born 8 July 1991) is a Manx born British actor. He is known for his role as Adam Wilde in the film '' If I Stay''. Biography Blackley was born in Douglas, Isle of Man, and was raised in London, England, with his father Martin, mother Marina, and older sister Holly-Anna. His first major appearance was as Hanschen in the London stage production of '' Spring Awakening''. Blackley had a small role as Iain in the fairy tale/action-adventure movie ''Snow White and the Huntsman ''Snow White & the Huntsman'' is a 2012 American fantasy film, fantasy action film, action-adventure film, adventure film based on the German fairy tale "Snow White" compiled by the Brothers Grimm. Produced by Roth/Kirschenbaum Films, Roth Films ...'' (2012), but some of his most prominent film roles include Mark in the thriller '' Uwantme2killhim?'' (2013), Sigurdur Thordarson in the thriller '' The Fifth Estate'' (2013), and Adam Wilde in the romantic drama '' If I Stay'' (2014) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virgin Mary
Mary was a first-century Jewish woman of Nazareth, the wife of Saint Joseph, Joseph and the mother of Jesus. She is an important figure of Christianity, venerated under titles of Mary, mother of Jesus, various titles such as Perpetual virginity of Mary, virgin or Queen of Heaven, queen, many of them mentioned in the Litany of Loreto. The Eastern Orthodox Church, Eastern and Oriental Orthodox, Catholic, Anglican, Methodist, Reformed Christianity, Reformed, Baptist, and Lutheran churches believe that Mary, as mother of Jesus, is the Theotokos, Mother of God. The Church of the East historically regarded her as Christotokos, a term still used in Assyrian Church of the East liturgy. Other Protestant views on Mary vary, with some holding her to have lesser status. She has the Mary in Islam, highest position in Islam among all women and is mentioned numerous times in the Quran, including in a chapter Maryam (surah), named after her.Jestice, Phyllis G. ''Holy people of the world: a cros ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruth Posner
Ruth Posner (née Wajsberg; born 20 April 1929) is a Polish-born British Holocaust survivor, former dancer and choreographer and is today an actress and a former member of the Royal Shakespeare Company. Early life Born in Warsaw in Poland and an only child, her father was a non-observant Polish Jew who had been a local government official before World War II during which she and her parents were sent to the Warsaw Ghetto. In 1942 her father arranged for Ruth and her aunt to go to work at a Jewish-owned leather factory outside the ghetto walls, and from here they both escaped. Posner survived the remainder of the war by pretending to be a young Polish Catholic girl called Irena Slabowska. She was aided in this deception by the fact that she and her parents had always spoken Polish together rather than Yiddish. It is believed that her parents were murdered in Treblinka. As a nine-year old, she was faced with a life-or-death decision: She knew that if she tried to break out that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vernon Dobtcheff
Vernon Alexandre Dobtcheff (born 14 August 1934) is a French-British character actor, who has appeared in over 300 film, television, and stage productions in a career spanning six decades. Rupert Everett described him as a "patron saint of the acting profession." Early life Dobtcheff was born in Nîmes, France, to Russian parents, and was raised in Sussex, England. He attended Ascham St Vincent's School in Eastbourne, where he won the Acting Cup, and Eastbourne College. Career Dobtcheff made his professional stage debut with the Colchester Repertory Company in 1960. Later that year, he joined the repertory company of The Old Vic, first appearing in Franco Zeffirelli's production of ''Romeo and Juliet''. In 1965, he starred in the debut production of John Osborne's '' A Patriot for Me''. In 1967, he played the Presiding Judge in ''The Man in the Glass Booth'' at the Royal Court Theatre. His debut film role was in '' Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines'' (1965). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jo Woodcock
Jo Woodcock (born 9 September 1988) is an English actress. Although active since 2000, Woodcock came into prominence following her critically acclaimed performances as Alice in the television drama ''Torn'' in 2007, and as Liza-Lu Durbeyfield in the television series ''Tess of the d'Urbervilles'' in 2008. She appeared as Celia Radley in ''Dorian Gray'', the film adaptation of Oscar Wilde's novel ''The Picture of Dorian Gray'', in 2009. Career Jo Woodcock was born on 9 September 1988 in Turnbridge Wells in Kent. She began her acting career in 2000, aged 12, starring in the British crime drama '' Hero of the Hour'' as Jessica. After a five-year break, Woodcock's career began to take off. 2005 and 2006 saw her act in both television and stage productions. Notably, she made an appearance on the long-running UK medical drama ''Casualty''. In 2005 she also portrayed a young Estella in the stage production of Charles Dickens's ''Great Expectations,'' where she was praised for her "st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adrian Bower
Adrian Bower (born 20 August 1970) is an English actor and voice over artist. He is best known for his role as physical education and geography teacher Brian Steadman in the first three series of the British comedy series ''Teachers''. In 2015, he played Leofric in '' The Last Kingdom'', a British television drama adapted from Bernard Cornwell's historical novels series ''The Saxon Stories''. Born in Chester, Cheshire, England, he studied drama at Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London. Mother - Gwyneth Bower, Chester. Born 1943 He was the winner of the third series of Celebrity Poker Club, using the nickname "The Tower" in relation to his 6'4" height. Other television work includes the first series of '' Gimme Gimme Gimme'', the ITV drama series '' Talk to Me'' and the 2005 remake of ''The Quatermass Experiment'', which was transmitted live on BBC Four. He also guest-starred in '' Dirty Filthy Love'', '' Monroe'' and '' Rev.'' and played John Lennon's best friend Pet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elizabeth Berrington
Elizabeth Berrington (born 3 August 1970) is an English actress and graduate of the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art; she is best known for her roles as Ruby Fry in '' Waterloo Road'', Paula Kosh in '' Stella'', Mel Debrou in '' Moving Wallpaper'', and Dawn Stevenson in '' The Syndicate''. She has also featured in British television series such as ''The Bill'', ''Doctor Who'', '' The Office'', '' Casualty'', '' The Lakes'', '' The Grimleys'', and '' Rose and Maloney''. Career From 1997 to 1999, Berrington appeared alongside Emma Wray and Tony Robinson in the ITV comedy-drama '' My Wonderful Life''. In 1999, she played Marie Antoinette in '' Let Them Eat Cake'', starring Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders. In cinema Berrington has featured in many films, such as '' The Little Vampire'' and, more recently, '' Nanny McPhee'' with Emma Thompson and '' In Bruges'' alongside Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson and Ralph Fiennes. In 2008 and 2009, she played Mel in '' Moving ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neil Pearson
Neil John Pearson (born 27 April 1959) is a British actor, known for his work on television. He was nominated for the 1994 BAFTA TV Award for Best Actor for '' Between the Lines'' (1992–1994). His other television roles include '' Drop the Dead Donkey'' (1990–1998), ''All the Small Things'' (2009), '' Waterloo Road'' (2014–2015), and '' In the Club'' (2014–2016). His film appearances include all four of the '' Bridget Jones'' films. He is also an antiquarian book dealer who specialises in the expatriate literary movement of Paris between the World Wars. Early life Pearson grew up in Battersea and Balham, London. His father, a panel beater, left home when he was five; his mother was a legal secretary. He was a boarder at Woolverstone Hall School near Ipswich, Suffolk where he first learned to act. He attended the Central School of Speech and Drama from 1977 to 1980. Stage, television and film work One of Pearson's early appearances was in 1984 alongside Leonard Ross ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Wight
Stephen Wight (born Stephen Gray) is an English actor. He won the Milton Shulman Award for Outstanding Newcomer at the Evening Standard Theatre Awards for his performances in '' Don Juan in Soho'' (2007) at the Donmar Warehouse, He was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award for his performance in '' Dealer's Choice'' (2007). His TV and film credits include '' A Touch of Frost'' (2003), '' Diamond Geezer'' (2005), '' Misfits'' (2009), '' The Great Outdoors'' (2010), ''Whites'' (2010), '' Threesome'' (2011), '' The Paradise'' (2012), '' Sherlock'' (2012), '' Bluestone 42'' (2013-2015), '' Lovesick'' (2014), '' Manhunt'' (2019), ''Silent Witness'' (2021), '' Andor'' (2022), ''Rain Dogs'' (2023) anBergerac(2025). Early life and education Stephen Wight was born Stephen Gray. He was raised and educated on the Isle of Wight, England. His devotion to the island led him to use the name of the island as his actor stage name. He studied acting at Drama Centre London. Career Wight's t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
