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Bob Larbey
Esmonde and Larbey were a British television screenwriting duo, consisting of John Gilbert Esmonde (21 March 1937 – 10 August 2008) and Robert Edward Larbey (24 June 1934 – 31 March 2014), who created popular sitcoms from the mid-1960s until the mid-1990s such as ''Please Sir!'', '' The Good Life'', ''Get Some In!'', ''Ever Decreasing Circles'', and ''Brush Strokes''. Biographies Bob Larbey made his writing debut for BBC radio, before contributing a film adaptation, ''Mrs Silly'', starring Maggie Smith. Larbey met his future writing partner when they were pupils at Henry Thornton School, South Side, Clapham Common. He was born in Clapham, South London and died in London aged 79 in March 2014.Obituary: Bob Larbey ''The Daily Telegraph'', 4 April 2014 John Esmonde served a couple of year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battersea
Battersea is a large district in southwest London, part of the London Borough of Wandsworth, England. It is centred southwest of Charing Cross and also extends along the south bank of the Thames Tideway. It includes the Battersea Park. History Battersea is mentioned in the few surviving Anglo-Saxon geographical accounts as and later . As with many former parishes beside tidal flood plains the lowest land was reclaimed for agriculture by draining marshland and building culverts for streams. By the side of this was the River Heathwall, Heathwall tide mill in the north-east with a very long mill pond regularly draining and filling to the south. Battersea () appears in the Domesday Book of 1086 in Surrey within the Hundred (county division), hundred of Hundred_of_Brixton, Brixton () as a vast manor held by St Peter's Abbey, Westminster. Its ''Domesday'' assets were: 18 hide (unit), hides and 17 ploughlands of cultivated land; 7 gristmill, mills worth £42 9s 8d per year, of m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deryck Guyler
Deryck Bower Guyler (29 April 1914 – 7 October 1999) was an English actor, best remembered for appearances in sitcoms such as ''Please Sir!'' and ''Sykes (TV series), Sykes''. Early life Guyler was born in Wallasey on the Wirral Peninsula, Cheshire, the son of Samuel Phipps Guyler, a jeweller, and Elsie Evelyn, née Bower.The Catholic Who's Who and Yearbook, vol. 35, Burns & Oates, 1952, p. 189 In his childhood, a next-door neighbour was Irené Eastwood, who would also go on to have a career in show business when she changed her name to Anne Ziegler – the 1921 census shows the Eastwood family at 111 Hartington Rd, Liverpool and the Guylers at 113. He attended Liverpool College and originally planned a career in the Church of England, having studied theology for a year. In the 1930s, he joined the Liverpool Repertory Theatre and performed in numerous productions. During the Second World War, he was called up and joined the Royal Air Force Police, RAF Police but was later inva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renny Lister
Renny Lister (born 24 May 1934) is a British retired film and television actress. Personal life Lister was born on 24 May 1934 in Manchester. She married Eric Lister in 1953, the marriage later ended in divorce although she retained her first husband's name as her stage name. Lister married film and television actor Kenneth Cope in 1961. They had two sons and one daughter together. Their sons Nick and Mark Cope went on to form a rock band, The Candyskins. Their daughter, Martha Cope, is an actress. Her husband Kenneth Cope died at the age of 93 in 2024. Her last appearance on TV was in an episode of children's television series The New Worst Witch Selected Filmography Lister appeared in numerous TV Shows and movies over her 47 year acting career. This following Filmography does not include all the TV Shows and films she has appeared in and is a condensed list. Film *''The Curse of the Werewolf'' (1961) *'' A Touch of the Other'' (1970) *'' Personal Services'' (1987) Te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Baker (British Actor)
George Morris Baker (1 April 1931 – 7 October 2011) was an English actor and writer. He was best known for portraying Tiberius Tiberius Julius Caesar Augustus ( ; 16 November 42 BC – 16 March AD 37) was Roman emperor from AD 14 until 37. He succeeded his stepfather Augustus, the first Roman emperor. Tiberius was born in Rome in 42 BC to Roman politician Tiberius Cl ... in ''I, Claudius (TV series), I, Claudius'', and Inspector Wexford in ''The Ruth Rendell Mysteries''. Early life Baker was born in Varna, Bulgaria. His father was an English businessman and honorary Consul (representative) , vice consul and his mother an Irish International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, Red Cross nurse who moved to Bulgaria to help fight cholera. He attended Lancing College, Sussex; he then appeared as an actor in repertory theatre and at The Old Vic. Career Early film stardom Baker's first film was ''The Intruder (1953 film), The Intruder'' (1953). He made his name in ''The D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carol Hawkins
Carol Hawkins (born 31 January 1949) is an English actress, best known for her various comic roles in numerous television sitcoms and films in the 1970s and 1980s. She played the roles of Sharon Eversleigh in the film of the television series ''Please Sir!'' and Sandra in the BBC TV series ''Porridge'', and starred in two ''Carry On'' films (''Carry On Abroad'' as Marge and ''Carry On Behind'' as Sandra). Biography Hawkins trained early on as a shorthand typist at Pitman's College, London, but, following some modelling and promotion work, attended the Corona Stage Academy in[Hammersmith, London. While still training as an actress, she won the part of Sharon Eversleigh in the film of the popular television series ''Please Sir!'', replacing the departed Penny Spencer. Hawkins went on to play the part of Sharon in '' The Fenn Street Gang''. She performed in British comedy films of the 1970s, such as two ''Carry On (film series), Carry On'' films: ''Carry On Abroad'' (1972), alo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Cleall
Peter Cleall (born 16 March 1944 in Finchley, Middlesex) is an actors' agent and former actor who is probably best known for playing wise-cracking Eric Duffy in the London Weekend Television comedy series '' Please Sir!'' which ran from 1968 to 1972, and its sequel '' The Fenn Street Gang'' from 1971 to 1973. He also advertised Tunes menthol sweets, as a passenger buying a train ticket to Nottingham, in 1985. Early life Cleall's father was a draughtsman. He was educated at Brighton College and trained as an actor at East 15 Acting School. Career Cleall began his acting career at Watford Palace Theatre and appeared at many theatres throughout the country including a number of seasons at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre. His first screen appearance was in the horror feature '' Theatre of Death'' (1967) which starred Christopher Lee, and his other film roles included ''Confessions of a Pop Performer'' (1975), '' Under the Doctor'' (1976), ''Adventures of a Plumber's Mate'' (197 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Barry (actor)
David Barry (born Meurig Wyn Jones, 30 April 1943) is a Welsh actor and novelist. He is best known for his role as Frankie Abbott, (the gum-chewing mother's boy who was convinced he was extremely tough), in the LWT sitcom ''Please Sir!'' and the spin-off series '' The Fenn Street Gang''. He also appeared in two TV spin-off movies - ''Please Sir!'' (1971) and ''George and Mildred'' (1980). His first broadcast script was written for ''The Fenn Street Gang'' and he wrote many episodes of Thames TV's '' Keep it in the Family.'' In 2016 Barry reprised the role of Frankie Abbott in his own play ''A Day in the Lives of Frankie Abbott''. In 2017, he appeared in the horror comedy short film ''Frankula''. In 2018, he appeared in another horror comedy short film called ''Bad Friday''. Barry is also a novelist. His police thriller ''Each Man kills,'' set in Swansea, was published in 2002, to be followed by ''Willie the Actor'' in 2008. His autobiography was entitled ''Flashback.'' He h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fenn Street Gang
''The Fenn Street Gang'' is a British television sitcom which ran for three seasons between 1971 and 1973. Created by John Esmonde and Bob Larbey, it was a spin-off from their popular ''Please Sir!'' series. Synopsis The series follows the lives of many of the pupils from Fenn Street School as they enter the world of work. Some episodes were written by Geoff Rowley and Andy Baker, as well as David Barry and Tony Bilbow. The series' stars were Peter Cleall, Carol Hawkins (who also replaced Penny Spencer as Sharon in the 1971 ''Please Sir!'' film), David Barry, Peter Denyer and Liz Gebhardt. Leon Vitali replaced Malcolm McFee as Peter Craven during the first series, although Malcolm took this role back for the second and third series'. Peter Denyer (Dennis Dunstable) and Liz Gebhardt (Maureen Bullock) were absent from the third (and final) series. John Alderton (Mr Hedges, their form-master in ''Please Sir!'') guest-appeared in three episodes of the first series of ''The Fen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Muir
Frank Herbert Muir (5 February 1920 – 2 January 1998) was an English comedy writer, radio and television personality, and raconteur. His writing and performing partnership with Denis Norden endured for most of their careers. Together they wrote BBC Radio's '' Take It from Here'' for over 10 years, and then appeared on BBC radio quizzes '' My Word!'' and '' My Music'' for another 35. Muir became Assistant Head of Light Entertainment at the BBC in the 1960s, and was then London Weekend Television's founding Head of Entertainment. His many writing credits include editorship of ''The Oxford Book of Humorous Prose,'' as well as the ''What-a-Mess'' books that were later turned into an animated TV series. Birth and early life Muir was the second son of steam tug engineer Charles James Muir (1888–1934), originally from New Zealand, and his wife Margaret, daughter of ship's carpenter Harry Harding. Harry Harding had died young at sea; his widow, Elizabeth Jane (née Cowie) subsequ ... [...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] |
John Alderton
John Alderton (born 27 November 1940) is an English retired actor. He is best known for his roles in '' Upstairs, Downstairs'', '' Thomas & Sarah'', '' Wodehouse Playhouse'', '' Little Miss'' (original television series), '' Please Sir!'', '' No - Honestly'' and ''Fireman Sam'' (the original series). Alderton has often starred alongside his wife, Pauline Collins. Early life Alderton was born on 27 November 1940 in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, the son of Ivy (née Handley) and Gordon John Alderton. He grew up in Hull where he attended Kingston High School. Career He graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in 1961 and appeared in their production of The Doctor and The Devils by Dylan Thomas. Alderton first became familiar to television viewers in 1962, when he played Dr Moone in the ITV soap opera '' Emergency Ward 10''. After an uncredited role in ''Cleopatra'' (1963), and appearing in British films such as '' The System'' (1964), '' Assignment K'' (1968), '' Duffy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radio Times
''Radio Times'' is a British weekly listings magazine devoted to television and radio programme schedules, with other features such as interviews, film reviews and lifestyle items. Founded in September 1923 by John Reith, then general manager of the British Broadcasting Company, it was the world's first broadcast listings magazine. In September 2023 it became the first broadcast listings magazine to reach and then pass its centenary. It was published entirely in-house by BBC Magazines from 8 January 1937 until 16 August 2011, when the division was merged into Immediate Media Company. On 12 January 2017, Immediate Media was bought by the German media group Hubert Burda. The magazine is published on Tuesdays and carries listings for the week from Saturday to Friday. Originally, listings ran from Sunday to Saturday: the changeover meant 8 October 1960 was listed twice, in successive issues. Since Christmas 1969, a 14-day double-duration issue has been published each December ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
