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Case Histories (TV Series)
''Case Histories'' is a British crime drama television series based on the Jackson Brodie novel series by Kate Atkinson. It stars Jason Isaacs, who has also narrated the abridged audiobook adaptation, as protagonist Jackson Brodie. The series is set and filmed in Edinburgh. Initially, each episode was aired in two 60-minute sections. The first series premiered on June 5, 2011, on BBC1 in the United Kingdom, and in October 2011 on PBS in the United States. A second series aired in 2013. Initially commissioned as two feature-length episodes, in September 2012, the BBC reported that the format of series two would be different, encompassing three self-contained stories, at a running time of ninety minutes per episode. The first episode was revealed to be an adaptation of Atkinson's 2010 novel, '' Started Early, Took My Dog''. Filming for the second series commenced in October 2012. The second and third episodes of the series are original stories, written exclusively for television. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drama
Drama is the specific Mode (literature), mode of fiction Mimesis, represented in performance: a Play (theatre), play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on Radio drama, radio or television.Elam (1980, 98). Considered as a genre of poetry in general, the dramatic mode has been contrasted with the Epic poetry, epic and the Lyric poetry, lyrical modes ever since Aristotle's ''Poetics (Aristotle), Poetics'' ()—the earliest work of dramatic theory. The term "drama" comes from a Ancient Greek, Greek word meaning "deed" or "Action (philosophy), act" (Classical Greek: , ''drâma''), which is derived from "I do" (Classical Greek: , ''dráō''). The two masks associated with drama represent the traditional Genre, generic division between Comedy (drama), comedy and tragedy. In English (as was the analogous case in many other European languages), the word ''Play (theatre), play'' or ''game'' (translating the Old English, Anglo-Saxon ''pleġan'' or Latin ''ludus'') wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of European mainland, the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The UK includes the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland, and most of List of islands of the United Kingdom, the smaller islands within the British Isles, covering . Northern Ireland shares Republic of Ireland–United Kingdom border, a land border with the Republic of Ireland; otherwise, the UK is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, the English Channel, the Celtic Sea and the Irish Sea. It maintains sovereignty over the British Overseas Territories, which are located across various oceans and seas globally. The UK had an estimated population of over 68.2 million people in 2023. The capital and largest city of both England and the UK is London. The cities o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashley Pharoah
Ashley Pharoah (born 13 September 1959) is a British screenwriter and television producer. He is best known as the co-creator/writer of the successful drama series ''Life on Mars'', which began on BBC One in 2006, and creator/writer of the family drama '' Wild at Heart'', which aired on ITV1 from 2006 until 2012. Early life attended Queen Elizabeth's Hospital, an independent school in Bristol. Career began his television writing career on the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' in 1991, on which he worked for four years and where he met co-writer Matthew Graham. He went on in 1994–1995 to contribute five episodes to the popular BBC One drama series ''Casualty'' and four episodes to ''Silent Witness'' (1996).Monastic Productions biography For [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BARB
Barb or the BARBs or ''variation'' may refer to: People * Barb (name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name or surname * Barb, a term used by fans of Nicki Minaj to refer to themselves * The Barbs, a band Places * Barb, Ontario, Canada * DeKalb, Illinois, USA; nicknamed ''Barb City'' Animals * Barb (feather), the branches issuing from the rachis of feathers * Barb (fish), common name for a range of freshwater fish * Barb horse, a breed from North Africa * Barb (pigeon), a breed of domestic pigeon * Australian Kelpie or barb, a breed of dog * The Barb (1863–1888), Australian Thoroughbred racehorse Implements * Barding or barb, a type of armor for horses * A backward-facing point on a fish hook or similar implement, rendering extraction from the victim's flesh more difficult * A type of pipe fitting called Piping_and_plumbing_fittings#Barb, barb, used to connect hosing (the ridges face backward, making insertion easy and removal difficult) * Barb, a sho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phil Davis (actor)
Philip Davis (born 30 July 1953) is an English actor, writer, director and narrator. His early work as a director earned awards for ''Life’s a Gas'' (1992) and ''I.D. (1995 film), ID'' (1995). As an actor, he starred in ''Quadrophenia (film), Quadrophenia'' (1979), ''The Bounty (1984 film), The Bounty'' (1984), ''High Hopes (1988 film), High Hopes'' (1988), ''The Firm (1989 film), The Firm'' (1989), ''In the Name of the Father'' (1993), ''North Square'' (2000), ''Vera Drake'' (2004), ''Bleak House (2005 TV serial), Bleak House'' (2005), ''Whitechapel (TV series), Whitechapel'' (2009–2013), ''Sherlock (TV series), Sherlock'' (2010), ''Brighton Rock (2010 film), Brighton Rock'' (2010), ''Merlin (2008 TV series), Merlin'' (2011), ''Silk (TV series), Silk'' (2012–2014), ''Poldark (2015 TV series), Poldark'' (2015–2016), ''Mad Dogs (American TV series), Mad Dogs'' (2015–2016), Trying (TV series), ''Trying'' (2020–2024) and ''Platform 7'' (2023). Early life Davis was born ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rose Leslie
Rose Eleanor Arbuthnot-Leslie (born 9 February 1987) is a Scottish actress. She portrayed Gwen Dawson in the ITV (TV network), ITV drama series ''Downton Abbey'' and Ygritte in the HBO fantasy series ''Game of Thrones''. She played Maia Rindell in three seasons of the CBS All Access legal and political drama ''The Good Fight'' and starred as Clare Abshire in HBO's The Time Traveler's Wife (TV series), ''The Time Traveler's Wife''. Early life and ancestry Leslie was born in Aberdeen, Scotland, and raised at Lickleyhead Castle in Aberdeenshire, her family's 15th-century ancestral seat, where she lived until the age of 10. Her father, Sebastian Arbuthnot-Leslie, is the Scottish clan chief, Chieftain of the Aberdeenshire branch of the Scottish Clan Leslie. Her mother is Candida Mary Sibyl "Candy" Leslie (née Weld) of Clan Fraser of Lovat, whose maternal great-grandfather was Simon Fraser, 13th Lord Lovat and a descendant of Charles II of England, King Charles II. Through her mother ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morven Christie
Morven Christie is a Scottish actress. She is best known for her roles as Alison Hughes in the BBC drama '' The A Word,'' Amanda Hopkins in the ITV drama ''Grantchester'', and Detective Sergeant Lisa Armstrong in ITV crime series '' The Bay.'' Early life and education Christie was born in Helensburgh and raised in Glasgow. She left school at 15. She studied method acting at the Drama Centre London, under Reuven Adiv, an associate of Lee Strasberg. Her family spent holidays in Aviemore, where Christie learned to ski by the age of five. Career Theatre Christie has multiple stage credits, spanning over a decade, including plays by Jack Thorne and Tom Stoppard alongside a classical canon. In 2006, Christie starred in the William Shakespeare plays ''Romeo & Juliet'' (as Juliet), ''Much Ado About Nothing'' (as Hero), and '' King John'' (as Blanche) for the Royal Shakespeare Company in their star-studded Complete Works season. In 2009, Christie played Anya in the Anton Chekhov play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paterson Joseph
Paterson Davis Joseph (born 22 June 1964) is a British actor and author. Joseph appeared in the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) productions of ''King Lear'' and ''Love's Labour's Lost'' in 1990. On television he is best known for his roles in '' Casualty'' (1997–1998), as Alan Johnson in Channel 4 sitcom '' Peep Show'' (2003–2015), '' Green Wing'' (2004–2006), '' Survivors'' (2008–2010), '' Boy Meets Girl'' (2009), as DI Wes Layton in '' Law & Order: UK'' (2013–2014), as Holy Wayne in '' The Leftovers'' (2014–2015), as DCI Mark Maxwell in '' Safe House'' (2015–2017), and as Connor Mason in '' Timeless'' (2016–2018). His film roles include '' The Beach'' (2000), '' Greenfingers'' (2000), '' Æon Flux'' (2005), '' The Other Man'' (2008) and '' Wonka'' (2023). Joseph is also a writer, and his 2022 debut novel ''The Secret Diaries of Charles Ignatius Sancho'' won the 2023 Christopher Bland Prize awarded by the Royal Society of Literature. He was announced as Chance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natasha Little
Natasha Emma Little (born 2 October 1969) is an English actress. She is best known for her roles as Edith Thompson in the film '' Another Life'', Lady Caroline Langbourne in the BBC miniseries '' The Night Manager'', and Christina Moxam in the BBC miniseries ''Thirteen''. Other credits include ''Wolf Hall'' (2015), the ''Black Mirror'' episode " Shut Up and Dance" (2016), '' Absentia'' (2018-2019), and '' War of the Worlds'' (2019–2021). Early life Little was born in Liverpool, on 2 October 1969. Her mother was an English language teacher, and her father an NHS manager. For the first decade of her life, she lived in the Middle East, where her father set up immunisation clinics for the WHO. By the time she was ten, she had lived in eleven different countries. Her family then moved back to England, and settled in Loughton, Essex. She attended Loughton County High School for Girls, and joined a Saturday drama group called the Epping Youth Theatre. She originally planned on a car ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Millie Innes
Millie Innes (born 5 October 2000) is a Scottish actress, known for her roles as Maisy in ''Dani's House'' and Millie McDonald in ''Millie Inbetween''. Early and personal life Innes was born in 2000 to parents Julia and Campbell; she has a younger brother named Murray. Innes attended Rosshall Academy for her secondary education and was trained at the Glasgow Academy of Musical Theatre Arts. She is currently studying at the University of Glasgow. Career Innes' first role was in the four-part BBC One, BBC drama ''Single Father (TV series), Single Father'', as Evie. Between 2011 and 2013, she appeared in ''Case Histories (TV series), Case Histories'' as Marlee Brodie, daughter of the protagonist. In 2011, Innes was chosen from 20,000 applicants for the role of Maisy in ''Dani's House'', and she played Fiona in a 2013 episode of ''Dani's Castle''. From 2014 to 2018, Innes portrayed the role of Millie McDonald in CBBC sitcom ''Millie Inbetween''. In 2015, she appeared on ''Hacker Ti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Private Investigator
A private investigator (often abbreviated to PI; also known as a private detective, an inquiry agent or informally a wikt:private eye, private eye) is a person who can be hired by individuals or groups to undertake investigatory law services. Private investigators often work for lawyer, attorneys in civil and criminal cases. History In 1833, Eugène François Vidocq, a French soldier, criminal, and privateer, founded the first known private detective agency, "Le Bureau des Renseignements Universels pour le commerce et l'Industrie" ("The Office of Universal Information For Commerce and Industry") and hired ex-convicts. Much of what private investigators did in the early days was to act as the police in matters for which their clients felt the police were not equipped or willing to do. Official law enforcement tried many times to shut it down. In 1842, police arrested him in suspicion of unlawful imprisonment and taking money on false pretences after he had solved an embezzleme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Started Early, Took My Dog
''Started Early, Took My Dog'' is a 2010 novel by English writer Kate Atkinson named after the Emily Dickinson poem of the same name. It was adapted into an episode of the second season of the British television series ''Case Histories'' in 2013. Plot The main story takes place over a few days in present-day (2010) Leeds, England and vicinity. There are frequent flashbacks to 1975, when the mystery being investigated originated. Main characters *Tracy Waterhouse is now security chief at the Merrion Centre in Leeds but back in 1974 as a WPC just off probation she was one of the first on scene when the body of a murdered prostitute is found in a flat in Lovell Park, also in the flat is her 4-year-old son. Back in the present she sees another young child being dragged through the shopping centre by her abusive prostitute mother and decides to intervene. *Jackson Brodie now a private investigator is trying to trace the birth parents of a woman now living in New Zealand who was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
