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Banished (TV Series)
''Banished'' is a British drama television serial created by Jimmy McGovern. The seven-part serial first aired on 5 March 2015 on BBC Two and was inspired by events in the eighteenth century when Britain established a penal colony in Australia. ''Banished'' was not renewed for a second series. Plot Set in the first penal colony founded by the British in New South Wales in the year 1788, in which the British convicts live alongside their Royal Navy marine guards and their officers. A thousand prisoners are guarded by one hundred men, and with five men for every woman, tensions are high from widespread polyamory and rape. Several characters from the real First Fleet are portrayed, though not necessarily accurately. Production The series, a co-production between RSJ Films and See-Saw Films, was co-commissioned by BBC Two and BBC Worldwide. The commissioners for BBC Two are Ben Stephenson and Janice Hadlow. Filming took place in Sydney in April 2014 and Manchester afterwards. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Historical Drama
A historical drama (also period drama, period piece or just period) is a dramatic work set in the past, usually used in the context of film and television, which presents history, historical events and characters with varying degrees of fiction such as artistic license, creative dialogue or scenes which compress separate events. The biographical film is a type of historical drama which generally focuses on a single individual or well-defined group. Historical dramas can include romance film, romances, adventure films, and swashbucklers. Historical drama can be differentiated from historical fiction, which generally present fictional characters and events against a backdrop of historical events. A period piece may be set in a vague or general era such as the Middle Ages, or a specific period such as the Roaring Twenties, or the recent past. Scholarship In different eras different subgenres have risen to popularity, such as the westerns and sword and sandal films that dominated Nor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First Fleet
The First Fleet were eleven British ships which transported a group of settlers to mainland Australia, marking the beginning of the History of Australia (1788–1850), European colonisation of Australia. It consisted of two Royal Navy vessels, three Combat stores ship, storeships and six Penal transportation, convict transports under the command of Captain Arthur Phillip. On 13 May 1787, the ships, with over 1,400 Convicts in Australia, convicts, New South Wales Marine Corps, marines, sailors, colonial officials and free settlers onboard, left Portsmouth and travelled over and over 250 days before arriving in Botany Bay on 18 January 1788. Governor Arthur Phillip rejected Botany Bay choosing instead Port Jackson, to the north, as the site for the new colony; they arrived there on 26 January 1788, establishing the colony of New South Wales, as a penal colony which would become the first British settlement in Australia. History John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich, Lord Sandwich ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ned Dennehy
Ned Dennehy (born 8 December 1965) is an Irish actor in films and television. His credits include ''The Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog'' (1998), '' Blitz'' (2011), ''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1'', '' Downhill'' (2014), '' Luther'', '' Banished'', '' Dickensian'', ''Peaky Blinders'' (2017), ''Versailles'', '' Broken'', '' Outlander,'' and ''Shōgun'' (2024). Career His first notable role was as Mider in ''The Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog''. He also appeared in '' Blitz'', ''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1'' and the independent British feature film '' Downhill''. Dennehy's television work includes RTÉ's '' Damo and Ivor'', ''Glitch'', and the BBC dramas ''Parade's End'', '' Luther'', '' Banished'', and '' Dickensian''. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Collins (lieutenant Governor)
Colonel David Collins (3 March 1756 – 24 March 1810) was a British Marine officer who was appointed as the first Judge-Advocate to the British colony of New South Wales. He sailed with Governor Arthur Phillip on the First Fleet and assisted in the founding of what is now known as the city of Sydney. He became secretary to the Governor and was later tasked with establishing a secondary colony in Port Phillip. Collins deemed the site unsatisfactory and transferred this settlement to Van Diemen's Land (later known as Tasmania), where he was appointed Lieutenant Governor and founded the city of Hobart. Early life and military career David Collins was born 3 March 1756 in London, the third and oldest surviving child of Arthur Tooker Collins (1718–1793), an officer of marines (later major-general) and Henrietta Caroline (died 1807) of King's County, Ireland. His grandfather Arthur Collins (1684–1760) was author of '' Collins's Peerage of England''. The family lived in Saff ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Dawson (actor)
David Robert Dawson (born 7 September 1982) is an English actor. On television, he is known for his roles in the BBC Four film '' The Road to Coronation Street'' (2010), the BBC One series '' Luther'' (2011), '' Ripper Street'' (2012–2016), '' The Last Kingdom'' (2015–2018) and ''The Secret Agent'' (2016), and the Channel 4 sitcom '' Year of the Rabbit'' (2019). His films include '' My Policeman'' (2022). On stage, Dawson received a Laurence Olivier Award nomination for playing Smike in the 2007 production of '' The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby''. Other notable performances have been in the 2009 production of ''Comedians'', the 2010 production of ''Posh'', and the 2011 production of '' Luise Miller''. Early life Dawson was born in Widnes, England, and attended Fairfield High School and Warrington Collegiate Institute before being accepted to RADA on the acting programme in 2002. While at secondary school he was a member of the Musketeer Theatre Company where h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryan Corr
Ryan Corr is an Australian actor. He is known for his roles in the Australian drama series ''Packed to the Rafters'', '' Love Child'' and '' Underbelly'', along with film roles in '' Wolf Creek 2'' (2013), '' The Water Diviner'' (2014), '' Holding the Man'' (2015), as well as the ''Game of Thrones'' prequel '' House of the Dragon''. Early life Corr was born in Melbourne. His father is Peter Corr, the head coach of the Australian women's goalball team. In 2009, he graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA). Career He began making appearances in film and television from the age of five, but started his acting career in earnest at age thirteen with the film ''Opraholic''. His first television performance was on '' The Sleepover Club'' with a supporting role as Matthew McDougal. Following this, he landed a lead role as Sheng Zamett on '' Silversun'' (2004). Soon after, Corr had guest appearances on shows such as '' Scooter: Secret Agent'', ''Blue Heelers'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MyAnna Buring
My Anna Margaretha Buring Rantapää (born 22 September 1979), known professionally as MyAnna Buring (), is a Swedish-born British actress. Her films include ''The Descent'' (2005), ''Kill List'' (2011), and ''The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1'' (2011) and ''The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2, Part 2'' (2012). On television, she is known for her roles in the BBC series ''Ripper Street'' (2012–2016) and the Netflix series ''The Witcher (TV series), The Witcher'' (2019–2023). Early life Buring was born My Anna Margaretha Buring Rantapää on 22 September 1979 in Sundsvall, Sweden and later moved to the Middle East. Her father Klas was an orthopaedic consultant and surgeon, while her mother sold fur coats and Christmas trees in Kuwait. Buring attended secondary school at the American British Academy in Muscat, Oman with her childhood friend Stegath Dorr. As a teenager, Buring temporarily quit school and worked as a glass collector in a Stockholm bar. She then ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Johnson (chaplain)
Richard Johnson ( – 13 March 1827) was the first Christian cleric in Australia. Early life Johnson was born , in Welton, East Riding of Yorkshire, to John and Mary Johnson. He was educated at Hull Grammar School under Joseph Milner. In 1780 he entered Magdalene College, Cambridge as a sizar and graduated in 1784. His first post was as curate of Boldre, where William Gilpin was vicar. After about a year in Boldre, Johnson moved to London to work as assistant to Henry Foster, an itinerant evangelical preacher. Life in New South Wales Johnson was appointed chaplain of the prison colony at New South Wales in 1786. This appointment was due, in large part, to the influence of the Eclectic Society and two notable men, John Newton and William Wilberforce, who were keen for a committed evangelical Christian to take the role of chaplain in the colony. Johnson and his wife Mary sailed with the First Fleet and arrived in Australia in 1788. In addition to guiding the spiritual l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ewen Bremner
Ewen Bremner (born 23 January 1972) is a Scottish actor. His roles have included Shawn Nelson in '' Black Hawk Down'', Julien in '' Julien Donkey-Boy'' and Daniel "Spud" Murphy in '' Trainspotting'' and its 2017 sequel '' T2 Trainspotting''. Early life Bremner was born in Edinburgh, the son of two art teachers. He attended Davidson's Mains Primary School and Portobello High School. He originally wanted to be a circus clown, but was offered a chance at screen acting by television director Richard D. Brooks. One of his first notable roles was as a Glasgow schoolboy in Charles Gormley's '' Heavenly Pursuits'' (1986). He also played the lead in the BBC Scotland feature-length adaptation of the William McIlvanney short story "Dreaming" (1990). Career Bremner portrayed Spud in Danny Boyle's film adaptation of Irvine Welsh's 1993 novel '' Trainspotting'', and later Mullet, a street thug in Guy Ritchie's '' Snatch''. In the 1994 stage version of ''Trainspotting'', Bremner played the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orla Brady
Orla Brady (born 28 March 1961) is an Irish theatre, television, and film actress born in Dublin. Brady has since appeared in many feature films and major television series, and was named in the 2020 list of Ireland's best film actors, published by ''The Irish Times''. Early life and education Orla Brady was born in Dublin, the one of four children. At one time, her parents were the owners of an establishment called Oak Bar, in Temple Bar, Dublin. She lived in Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland, from birth until the age of seven. She was educated at a convent of the Ursulines in Cabinteely, Dublin. Brady began training in performance in 1986, with a year in Paris; she studied at , and secured a place at Marcel Marceau's . As she spoke of the time in interview, "there was a lot of clowning around, buffoonery and fencing. It was then that my own style kind of blossomed." Career Brady began appearing regularly in television roles in the 1990's. Substantial television roles hav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BBC First (Australia)
BBC First was an entertainment subscription television channel broadcasting in Australia. It was the localized version of the internationally available BBC First. The channel was wholly owned and operated by BBC Studios. History On 17 April 2013, it was announced that the BBC had forged a new exclusive deal with Australian subscription television provider Foxtel, which would see a new channel launched that would feature comedy and drama content, with programming screening as close to their original UK transmission as possible. The following day it was announced that this deal resulted in the end of a 50-year-old deal with Australian free-to-air broadcaster ABC, which they were not consulted about. Despite the new exclusive deal with Foxtel, it does not affect 'grandfathering' agreements whereby series that are currently broadcasting on other networks are not affected and will remain on their current network. The programming that is shown on the new channel will not air on A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manchester
Manchester () is a city and the metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. It had an estimated population of in . Greater Manchester is the third-most populous metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, with a population of 2.92 million, and the largest in Northern England. It borders the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The city borders the boroughs of Trafford, Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, Stockport, Tameside, Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Oldham, Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, Rochdale, Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Bury and City of Salford, Salford. The history of Manchester began with the civilian settlement associated with the Roman fort (''castra'') of Mamucium, ''Mamucium'' or ''Mancunium'', established on a sandstone bluff near the confluence of the rivers River Medlock, Medlock and River Irwell, Irwell. Throughout the Middle Ages, Manchester remained a ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
