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Casanova (1971 TV Serial)
''Casanova'' is a British television drama serial, written by television playwright Dennis Potter. Directed by Mark Cullingham and John Glenister, the serial was made by the BBC and screened on the BBC2 network in November and December 1971. It is loosely based on Italian adventurer Giacomo Casanova's ''Histoire de ma vie'' (''Story of My Life''; 1780–1792). It was Dennis Potter's first television serial, having previously written single plays for the BBC's ''The Wednesday Play'' and ''Play for Today'' series. Frank Finlay starred in the title role and was nominated for the best actor award at the 1972 BAFTA ceremony. Like much of Potter's work, Casanova's scenes take place out of chronological order, during various times well before and well after the first scene in the series; sometimes an event in the episode will cause a flashback to an earlier period. Plot Episode one: "Steed in the Stable" After being arrested and charged with "foul atheism" and fornication, Casanova ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dennis Potter
Dennis Christopher George Potter (17 May 1935 – 7 June 1994) was an English television dramatist, screenwriter and journalist. He is best known for his BBC television serials '' Pennies from Heaven'' (1978) and '' The Singing Detective'' (1986) as well as the BBC television plays '' Blue Remembered Hills'' (1979) and '' Brimstone and Treacle'' (1976). His television dramas, often set or partly set in the Forest of Dean of his childhood, mixed fantasy and reality, the personal and the social, and often used themes and images from popular culture. Potter is widely regarded as one of the most influential and innovative dramatists to have worked in British television. Born in Gloucestershire and graduating from Oxford University, Potter initially worked in journalism. After standing for parliament as a Labour candidate at the 1964 general election, his health was affected by the onset of psoriatic arthropathy which necessitated Potter to change career and led to his becoming ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Insurance Broker
An insurance broker is an intermediary who sells, solicits, or negotiates insurance on behalf of a client for compensation. An insurance broker is distinct from an insurance agent in that a broker typically acts on behalf of a client by negotiating with multiple insurers, while an agent represents one or more specific insurers under a contract. As of 2019, the largest insurance brokers in the world by revenue are Marsh & McLennan, Aon plc, Willis Towers Watson, Arthur J. Gallagher and Hub International. In Australia In Australia, all insurance brokers are required under the Financial Services Reform Act 2001 to be licensed by the federal government's Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). Reputable and experienced insurance brokers in Australia will generally also hold additional qualifications such as a certificate or diploma in financial services which requires the completion of in depth studies in a specific area, the most common being general insura ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oliver Butterworth (violinist)
Oliver Butterworth, ARAM is a British violinist, music educator, and arts administrator. Biography Butterworth entered the Royal Academy of Music in 1965 as Sterndale Bennett Scholar and studied with Manoug Parikian. He then studied at the Prague Conservatory with Jaroslav Pekelský and later with Viktor Lieberman in Rotterdam. He joined the English Chamber Orchestra in 1971 and was appointed leader of the Dartington Ensemble and Piano Trio in 1981. Butterworth was senior lecturer at Dartington College of Arts and later professor of violin at Trinity College of Music Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance is a music, dance, and musical theatre conservatoire based in South East London. It was formed in 2005 as a merger of two older institutions – Trinity College of Music and Laban Dance Centre. Trini ... from 1989 until 2008. He was artistic director of the London Schools Symphony Orchestra from 1990 until 2001. Butterworth is artistic director of Al Farabi Con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Hammond (actor)
John Roger Hammond (21 March 1936 – 8 November 2012) was an English actor who appeared in many films and television series. Early life Hammond was born in Stockport, and his father was a chartered accountant and managing director of a cotton mill. He attended Stockport Grammar School for two years followed by Bryanston School in Dorset. He then went to Emmanuel College, Cambridge, where he initially read English, then switched to archaeology and anthropology and he appeared extensively in their drama programme, alongside actors such as Ian McKellen Sir Ian Murray McKellen (born 25 May 1939) is an English actor. He has played roles on the screen and stage in genres ranging from Shakespearean dramas and modern theatre to popular fantasy and science fiction. He is regarded as a British cu ... and Derek Jacobi. Following that, he attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Career In 1963, Hammond joined the Arts Theatre, Arts Theatre Company, and appeared in a number of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Ringham
John Henry Ringham (10 February 1928 – 20 October 2008) was an English actor who appeared on both television and stage. Among his roles was that of Norman Warrender in the 1980s sitcom '' Just Good Friends''. Early life Ringham was born in Cheltenham, where his father was a travelling book salesman. He was educated at the Cheltenham Grammar School for Boys (now called Pate's Grammar School). As a teenager he was a member of a drama group run by a retired professional actor. He was then called up for national service and served from 1946 until 1948 in Mandatory Palestine. After leaving the army Ringham spent four years as a member of a touring theatre company called ''The Compass Players'' based in Gloucestershire.Obituary in ''The Guardian'' Retrieved 9 September 2014 Career< ...
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Graham Crowden
Clement Graham Crowden (30 November 1922 – 19 October 2010) was a Scottish actor. He was best known for his many appearances in television comedy dramas and films, often playing eccentric scientist, teacher and doctor characters. Early life Crowden was born on 30 November 1922 in Edinburgh, the son of University of Edinburgh-educated schoolmaster Harry Graham Crowden (d. 1938) and Anne Margaret (née Paterson).Who's Who In The Theatre: a biographical record of the contemporary stage, seventeenth edition, vol. I, ed. Ian Herbert, Gale Research Company, 1981, p. 154 He was educated at Clifton Hall School and the Edinburgh Academy before serving briefly in the Royal Scots Youth Battalion of the army until he was injured in an accident. During arms drill he was shot by his platoon sergeant, when the sergeant's rifle discharged. The sergeant reportedly enquired "What is it now, Crowden?", to which Crowden replied "I think you've shot me, sergeant.". He later found work in a tann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Hancock
Christopher Anthony Arthur Hancock (5 June 1928 – 29 September 2004) was a British television and theatre actor. He was born in Bishop Auckland, County Durham, England. His brother was actor Stephen Hancock. He and his brother trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. He was married to Ann Walford; the couple had two daughters before divorcing. Hancock began acting in the theatre in the 1960s and he had roles in plays such as ''Richard II'' and ''Measure for Measure'' (both 1965) and the musical ''Billy'' (Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, 1974). He was then best known for playing conman Charlie Cotton in the popular BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' from 1986 until 1990. His character was killed off in July 1991 but his death was not shown on-screen. He also appeared in other television series such as ''Z-Cars'', '' Softly, Softly'', '' The Gaffer'', ''The Upper Hand'' and ''The Bill''. He reprised his ''EastEnders'' role as Charlie Cotton briefly in a special spin-off episo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caroline Dowdeswell
Caroline Dowdeswell (born 7 March 1945) is a former English television actress. Career She attended theatre school from age 12 and joined the Bromley Rep at 17. Dowdeswell first appeared on television in 1961, and her first role was in ''The Villains'' in 1964. Her television career includes appearances in ''Crossroads''; '' Softly, Softly''; ''Z-Cars''; ''Ours Is A Nice House''; the first series of ''Dad's Army'' in the recurring role of Janet King; ''On the Buses''; '' Casanova'' and ''Man About The House''. She also played Sandra in the films ''On the Buses'' and ''Mutiny on the Buses''. She retired from acting in 1978 and now works in the publishing industry. Acting Credits *1964: ''The Villains'' - The Blonde - 1 episode *1966: ''You Can’t Win'' - Cynthia Atkinson - 1 episode *1966: ''North and South'' - Edith Shaw - 2 episodes *1966: ''Meet the Wife'' - Saleslady - 1 episode *1966: ''Vendetta'' - WPC69 - 1 episode *1967: ''United!'' - Millicent Henbro - 1 episod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Newell
Patrick David Newell (27 March 1932 – 22 July 1988) was a British actor perhaps best known for playing Mother in '' The Avengers''. Early life and education The second son of Eric Llewellyn Newell, of High Lodge, Hadleigh, Suffolk, an Oxford-educated physician who served as a captain in the Royal Army Medical Corps, Newell was educated at Taunton School and completed his National Service, where a fellow recruit was Michael Caine, before training at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, alongside Albert Finney and Peter O'Toole. Career Newell began to be seen frequently on TV, usually cast as a fat villain or in comic roles. Given his rotund appearance and ability for playing slightly stuffy types, he was a natural stooge in several comedy shows, first for Arthur Askey, in '' Arthur's Treasured Volumes'' (ATV, 1960), then for Jimmy Edwards in '' Faces of Jim'' (BBC, 1962), with Ronnie Barker also supporting. He was originally cast as one of the inept recruits in the first o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ania Marson
Ania Marson (born 22 May 1949) is an Anglo-Polish actress. Her roles include playing the Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna of Russia in ''Nicholas and Alexandra'' (1971), and the demon Voleth Meir, 'the Deathless Mother' in ''The Witcher'' (2021). Early life Ania Marson was born May 22, 1949, in Gdynia, Pomorskie Voivodeship, Poland. She studied acting at the Corona Stage Academy. Career In 1963, Marson appeared on television in the series ''Dixon of Dock Green'', then in other series such as '' The Troubleshooters'' in 1968 and ''Detective'' in 1969. In the 1970s, she appeared in '' Puppet on a Chain'', and ''Nicholas and Alexandra'' in 1971, in which she played the Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna of Russia. She subsequently appeared in '' Emma'' in 1972, ''The Abdication'' (1974), ''Blake's 7'' (1978). and '' Bad Timing'' in 1980. In 2011 she appeared as Diana in ''Home Death'', directed by Fiona Morrell, at the Finborough Theatre. In 2015, after a twenty-five year absence from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Swift (actor)
David Bernard Swift (3 April 1931 – 8 April 2016) was an English actor known for his role as Henry Davenport in the topical comedy ''Drop the Dead Donkey''. Early life Swift was born in Liverpool, the second of the four children of Abram Sampson Swift and Lily Rebecca (née Greenman), who owned a furniture shop in Bootle. His family was Jewish. He was educated at Clifton College and Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, where he studied law. He then embarked on a career as a businessman with his father-in-law, J.P. Jacobs, whose company supplied all the elastic to Marks & Spencer. Career Swift made his professional debut on stage after being appointed as an assistant stage manager at Dundee Repertory Theatre in 1963. He made his television debut in 1964 as Theo Clay in the soap opera ''Compact''. He appeared in many small-screen roles in the 1970s and 1980s, whilst in the theatre he appeared in the Royal Shakespeare Company's 1978 production of ''Henry VI, Part 1'' at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christine Noonan
Christine Noonan (born Christine Elizabeth Wright; 8 March 1945 – 6 August 2003) was a British actress. She is best remembered for her role as the anarchist love interest of Malcolm McDowell's character in the film '' if....'' (1968). In one scene, which gained particular notice in British cinema of the period, she impersonated a tiger and had sexual intercourse with McDowell's character Mick Travis on the floor of a cafe, which with the later violence in the film led to an X rating, leading Paramount to later cut the sexual content from the film. Noonan said of the scene in the film: "He was stark naked and I was stark naked, but we were both so busy fighting that I can't remember what he looked like in the nude". Her husband initially protested when he learned of the nature of the role, but he agreed to her acting in it once she explained the point of the film and the context. Noonan also appeared opposite McDowell in two minor roles in the film ''O Lucky Man!'' (1973), and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |