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Carmel Roberts
Carmel Jackson (also Roberts) is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', played by Judith Jacob from 5 June 1986 to 24 August 1989. Carmel, a health visitor, was initially introduced in a recurring, minor role in 1986, when she is credited as "health visitor". Producers saw potential in the character, and script writers were asked to develop more prominent storylines, and Carmel became a regular character. She is portrayed as a well-meaning, caring individual who is forever getting everyone's problems dumped on her. She is featured in storylines about domestic violence and various family and career upsets. Jacob remained in the role until 1989, when she opted to leave. Off-screen, the character was the subject of criticism regarding the portrayal of her profession from the Health Visitors Association. Character creation In July 1984, before ''EastEnders'' went to air, the show's creators, Tony Holland and Julia Smith, attended an opening evening at the Anna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judith Jacob
Judith Jacob (born 13 December 1961) is a British actress best known for her role as the health visitor Carmel Roberts in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', a role she played from 1986 to 1989.Larry Jaffee, "Judith Jacob Looks Back on Carmel", ''Walford Gazette'' interview with Judith Jacob , Spring 2006. During her period in Albert Square, her character suffered from severe marital abuse and her husband's attempted murder and eventual separation. She was a founding member of BiBi Crew, Britain's first comedy troupe made up entirely of Black actresses, founded in 1991. She also launched at the Hackney Empire the live talk show ''Judith Jacob Yabba Yabbas With Friends''. Career Jacob attended London's Anna Scher Theatre, first going ther ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michelle Fowler
Michelle Fowler (also Holloway) is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders ''EastEnders'' is a British television soap opera created by Julia Smith (producer), Julia Smith and Tony Holland which has been broadcast on BBC One since February 1985. Set in the fictional borough of Walford in the East End of London, the ...'', played by Susan Tully from the show's first episode on 19 February 1985 up until the character's departure on 26 October 1995. She returned on Episode 5408, 24 December 2016, with Jenna Russell taking over the role, before leaving the serial once again on 17 April 2018. Over the course of her original stint, Michelle displayed a habit of choosing the wrong men, and a stubborn nature to the point where she rarely accepted help or listened to good advice. Despite this, she is portrayed as a determined and outspoken character who has never been afraid to defend herself or her beliefs. This is explored through Michelle's longstanding compa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dreadlocks
Dreadlocks, also known as dreads or locs, are a Hairstyle, hairstyle made of rope-like strands of matted hair. Dreadlocks can form naturally in Hair#Texture, very curly hair, or they can be created with techniques like twisting, Backcombing, backcombing, or crochet. Etymology The word ''dreadlocks'' is usually understood to come from Jamaican Creole ''dread'', "member of the Rastafari, Rastafarian movement who wears his hair in dreadlocks" (compare Nazirite), referring to their fear of God, dread or awe of God. An older name for dreadlocks was ''Wiktionary:elflock, elflocks'', from the notion that elf, elves had matted the locks in people's sleep. Other origins have been proposed. Some authors trace the term to the Mau Mau rebellion, Mau Mau, a group of whom apparently coined it from British Empire, British colonialists in 1959 as a reference to their dreadful hair. In their 2014 book ''Hair Story: Untangling the Roots of Black Hair in America'', Ayana Byrd and Lori Tharps cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Indian
A West Indian is a native or inhabitant of the West Indies (the Antilles and the Lucayan Archipelago). According to the ''Oxford English Dictionary'' (''OED''), the term ''West Indian'' in 1597 described the indigenous inhabitants of the West Indies, by 1661 the term defined "an inhabitant or native of the West Indies, of European origin or descent." In the 1950s, coinciding with decolonization and the arrival of Afro-Caribbean migrants in the United Kingdom, ''West Indian'' referred to those who were Black. Inclusively, in 1961 all inhabitants of the West Indies Federation were termed ''West Indian'' regardless of their descent, besides West indian Indo-Caribbean people sometimes also use the term ''East Indian West Indian''. The ''OED'' now defines it simply as a citizen of any West Indies nation. Some West Indian people reserve this term for citizens or natives of the British West Indies only, to the exclusion of not just the Hispanophones, but also French and Dutch West Indi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walford
Walford is a fictional borough of East London in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders''. It is the primary setting for the soap. ''EastEnders'' is filmed at Borehamwood in Hertfordshire, towards the north-west of London. Much of the location work is filmed in nearby Watford, which was chosen for many of the exterior scenes due to its close proximity and the town's name being so similar to Walford. Thus, any stray road signs or advertising boards which are accidentally filmed in the back of shots will appear to read Walford. Locations used in Watford include most interior and exterior church scenes of various churches, the snooker club, the County Court and Magistrates' Courts courtrooms, and the cemetery (where most of the deceased characters are interred). The name Walford is both a street in Dalston where one of the series' creators, Tony Holland, lived and a blend of Walthamstow, where Holland was born, and Stratford. The suffix '-ford' is found throughout Britain (for exam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steven Hartley
Steven Hartley (born 12 August 1960) is an English actor who has appeared in television, film, and theatre. Early life Hartley was born in Shipley and grew up in Yorkshire. He was a successful Amateur Boxer for York He worked for two years at the Yorkshire Evening Press Professional career Hartley attended '' The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art'' from 1981-1984. Hartley has appeared and performed in shows such as '' Happy Valley'' (TV series), '' Trial & Retribution'' (TV series), ''Merlin'' (TV series), '' The Borgias'' (TV series) '' Vera'', '' Rumble'' (TV series), '' Strictly Confidential'', '' Badboys'' (TV series), '' Trial & Retribution'', '' Sharman'', ''Holby City'', '' Casualty'', '' Doctors,'' '' The Cut'', '' Married... with Children'', '' Ripper Street'' and ''Call The Midwife''. He has appeared in '' Silent Witness'', 3 series of Sky TV series '' Brassic'', Shadow and Bone for Netflix, All Creatures Great and Small and Grace. Most recently ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Medford
Paul Junior Medford is a British actor. He is best known for playing the role of Kelvin Carpenter in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' from 1985-87. His character Kelvin was one of the original characters on the show, and Medford has since appeared in numerous West End musicals, including a long stage show '' Five Guys Named Moe''. Early life Medford is from Ealing, west London and is of Barbadian descent. He attended the Barbara Speake Stage School and the Italia Conti Academy for ten years. Career Medford appeared in several feature films and television programmes, including '' Return of the Saint'' (1978) and '' The Professionals'' (1983). In 1985, Medford became one of the original cast of the BBC's new soap opera, ''EastEnders''. He played Kelvin, the son of Tony Carpenter ( Oscar James), for over two years. During his time on ''EastEnders'' Medford managed minor musical chart success with fellow ''EastEnders'' actor Letitia Dean, who played Sharon Watts. A song writ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kelvin Carpenter
Kelvin Carpenter is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', played by Paul J. Medford from 12 March 1985 to 3 September 1987. Kelvin is a bright spark and full of initiative. He opens several businesses in Albert Square and even forms a band. He is a bit of a heartbreaker in the early years, but eventually he has his heart broken in return, when his middle-aged girlfriend jilts him. Always a bit too intelligent for Walford, Kelvin eventually leaves for university. Creation and development Kelvin Carpenter was one of the original twenty-three characters invented by the creators of ''EastEnders'', Tony Holland and Julia Smith. Kelvin was originally intended to be named Kevin, and his father Tony Carpenter was originally named Alan. They were the first black characters to appear in the soap. Black and Asian characters were two ethnic minorities that had previously been under-represented in British soap before ''EastEnders'' aired. Holland and Smith knew that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cot Death
Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), sometimes known as cot death or crib death, is the sudden unexplained death of a child of less than one year of age. Diagnosis requires that the death remain unexplained even after a thorough autopsy and detailed death scene investigation. SIDS usually occurs during sleep. Typically death occurs between the hours of midnight and 9:00 a.m. There is usually no noise or evidence of struggle. SIDS remains the leading cause of infant mortality in Western countries, constituting half of all post-neonatal deaths. The exact cause of SIDS is unknown. The requirement of a combination of factors including a specific underlying susceptibility, a specific time in development, and an environmental stressor has been proposed. These environmental stressors may include sleeping on the stomach or side, overheating, and exposure to tobacco smoke. Accidental suffocation from bed sharing (also known as co-sleeping) or soft objects may also play a role. Anot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hassan Osman
The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' in 1985, by order of first appearance. They were all introduced by executive producer Julia Smith. The first episode of ''EastEnders'' was broadcast on 19 February 1985, and twenty-three main characters were already created for their first appearance. The first character to be seen was Den Watts, followed by Ali Osman and then Arthur Fowler, all of whom find Reg Cox dying in his flat. Ethel Skinner, Harold Legg and Pauline Fowler appear, after Den alerts them of Reg's death. With Ethel is her pug Willy along with Lou Beale. Saeed and Naima Jeffery are seen working in the local shop whilst Angie Watts is seen in The Queen Victoria, Walford's local pub. Nick Cotton and Sue Osman are next seen, whilst Pete and Kathy Beale work at the fruit and veg stall and Hassan Osman is seen with his parents in the café. Sharon Watts, Ian Beale and Michelle Fowler are next seen and Mark F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary McDonald (actor)
Gary McDonald (born 1961, London) is an English actor of Jamaican descent. A student at Elliott School (London), Elliott school in Putney, McDonald played football for Wimbledon FC under Dario Gradi. He was a member of the Royal Court Theatre from 1979 to 1980, appearing in various plays at the Court such as ''Hard time Pressure'', ''Hero's Welcome'', and Che Walker's ''Been so Long''. In the 1980s he performed with the Talawa Theatre company in ''The Black Jacobins'', ''The Importance of Being Earnest'', and ''A Raisin in the Sun'' with the Black Theatre (England), Black Theatre. He appeared at the Royal National Theatre in ''Macbeth'', ''Black Poppies'', and ''Rhapsody in Black & White'' and at The Cottlesloe in ''Blood Wedding''. Other theatre credits include ''Scrape of the Black'' and Mike Leigh's ''It's a Great Big Shame'' at the Theatre Royal Stratford East. His first notable television role came in 1987 when he was cast as Darren Roberts (EastEnders), Darren Roberts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Square
Walford is a fictional borough of East London in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders''. It is the primary setting for the soap. ''EastEnders'' is filmed at Borehamwood in Hertfordshire, towards the north-west of London. Much of the location work is filmed in nearby Watford, which was chosen for many of the exterior scenes due to its close proximity and the town's name being so similar to Walford. Thus, any stray road signs or advertising boards which are accidentally filmed in the back of shots will appear to read Walford. Locations used in Watford include most interior and exterior church scenes of various churches, the snooker club, the County Court and Magistrates' Courts courtrooms, and the cemetery (where most of the deceased characters are interred). The name Walford is both a street in Dalston where one of the series' creators, Tony Holland, lived and a blend of Walthamstow, where Holland was born, and Stratford. The suffix '-ford' is found throughout Britain (for example, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
