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Comin' Atcha! (TV Series)
''Comin' Atcha!'' was a British television series first broadcast on the children's television channel CITV. In 1998 CITV premiered a one-hour Christmas special featuring the musical group Cleopatra, which went on to become a sitcom series. The show was twenty minutes per episode and followed the girls' lives on tour and at home with their family. The girls' mother and younger sister were featured as themselves. The show ran for two seasons. Cast *Zainam Higgins - herself * Cleo Higgins - herself *Yonah Higgins - herself *Christine Higgins - herself *Terri Higgins - herself *Matthew Cottle - Lawrence *Ozzie Yue - Mr Lee *Roger Griffiths Roger Griffiths (born 6 February 1965) is an English actor who has had several roles in television. He first rose to prominence opposite Lenny Henry as Gareth Blackstock's foil Everton Stonehead in BBC One 1990s sitcom '' Chef!''. Before star ... - Uncle Rudi (series 2) * Simon Schatzberger - Morris (series 2) References External links ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cleopatra (group)
Cleopatra were a British girl group, consisting of sisters Cleo Higgins, Cleo, Zainam and Yonah Higgins. Their debut single, "Cleopatra's Theme", entered the UK Singles Chart at number 3, and the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100 at number 26. Biography ''Comin' Atcha!'' The girl group were originally based in Manchester, England with sisters Cleo, Yonah, and Zainam Higgins. At first they were known as Cleopatra and the Attractions. At that point Cleo was the lead singer with Yonah and Zainam serving as backing vocalist, backup singers and dancers. They later dropped that name and became known as the band Cleopatra. Their debut single was "Cleopatra's Theme", which was taken from their debut album ''Comin' Atcha! (album), Comin' Atcha!'', and it entered the UK Singles Chart at number 3 giving them their first Top 40, Top 5 hit single. The next three singles—"Life Ain't Easy", a cover of The Jackson 5's "I Want You Back" and "Thank ABBA for the Music"—all followed th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ITV (TV Network)
ITV, legally known as Channel 3, is a British free-to-air public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom, public broadcast television network. It is branded as ITV1 in most of the UK except for central and northern Scotland, where it is branded as STV (TV channel), STV. It was launched in 1955 as Independent Television to provide competition to BBC Television (established in 1936). ITV is the oldest commercial network in the UK. Since the passing of the Broadcasting Act 1990, it has been Legal name, legally known as Channel 3 to distinguish it from the other analogue channels at the time: BBC1, BBC2 and Channel 4. ITV was, for decades, a network of separate companies that provided regional television services and also shared programmes among themselves to be shown on the entire network. Each franchise was originally owned by a different company. After several mergers, the fifteen regional franchises are now held by two companies: ITV plc, which runs ITV1, the ITV1 cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CITV
CITV is a British children's morning programming block on ITV2 and formerly a free-to-air channel owned by ITV plc. CITV, then Children's ITV, launched on 3 January 1983 as a late afternoon programming block on the ITV network for children aged 6–12.At this point, there was only one "ITV" channel in any given area - transmitter overlap and split weekday/weekend franchises aside - and "ITV" was solely a generic/collective name for the various regional commercial television stations. It replaced the earlier Watch It! branding and introduced networked in-vision continuity links between programmes. These links were originally pre-recorded from a small London studio up until 1987, when ITV Central, Central won the contract to produce live links from their Birmingham studios. In 2004, presentation of CITV was relocated to ITV Granada, Granada Television in Manchester, which saw the demise of in-vision continuity. Nine years later, the operations moved to ITV Granada's MediaCityUK stu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christmas Special
Christmas themes have long been an inspiration to artists and writers. A prominent aspect of Christian media, the topic first appeared Christmas in literature, in literature and Christmas music, in music. Filmmakers have picked up on this wealth of material, with both adaptations of List of Christmas novels, Christmas novels, in the forms of List of Christmas films, Christmas films, Santa Claus in film, Santa Claus films, and List of Christmas television specials, Christmas television specials. It also includes animation, comics, and children's books, including ''A Charlie Brown Christmas'', ''How the Grinch Stole Christmas!'', and ''Frosty the Snowman (TV special), Frosty the Snowman''. Films Many Christmas stories have been List of Christmas films, adapted to movies and TV specials, and have been broadcast and repeated many times on TV. Since the popularization of home video in the 1980s, their many editions are sold and re-sold every year during the holiday shopping season. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sitcom
A sitcom (short for situation comedy or situational comedy) is a genre of comedy produced for radio and television, that centers on a recurring cast of character (arts), characters as they navigate humorous situations within a consistent setting, such as a home, workplace, or community. Unlike sketch comedy, which features different characters and settings in each Sketch comedy, skit, sitcoms typically maintain plot continuity across episodes. This continuity allows for the development of storylines and characters over time, fostering audience engagement and investment in the characters' lives and relationships. History The structure and concept of a sitcom have roots in earlier forms of comedic theater, such as farces and comedy of manners. These forms relied on running gags to generate humor, but the term ''sitcom'' emerged as radio and TV adapted these principles into a new medium. The word was not commonly used until the 1950s. Early television sitcoms were often filme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taylor & Francis
Taylor & Francis Group is an international company originating in the United Kingdom that publishes books and academic journals. Its parts include Taylor & Francis, CRC Press, Routledge, F1000 (publisher), F1000 Research and Dovepress. It is a division of Informa, a United Kingdom-based publisher and conference company. Overview Founding The company was founded in 1852 when William Francis (chemist), William Francis joined Richard Taylor (editor), Richard Taylor in his publishing business. Taylor had founded his company in 1798. Their subjects covered agriculture, chemistry, education, engineering, geography, law, mathematics, medicine, and social sciences. Publications included the ''Philosophical Magazine''. Francis's son, Richard Taunton Francis (1883–1930), was sole partner in the firm from 1917 to 1930. Acquisitions and mergers In 1965, Taylor & Francis launched Wykeham Publications and began book publishing. T&F acquired Hemisphere Publishing in 1988, and the compa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cleo Higgins
Cleopatra Madonna "Cleo" Higgins is a British R&B/soul/pop singer, dancer and songwriter based in Manchester, England. Higgins is the lead singer of the eponymously named sister girl group, Cleopatra. Music career Early career In 2000, Higgins branched out from Cleopatra and recorded two duets with tenor Russell Watson. The first song, "Someone Like You", was featured on Watson's multi-platinum debut album '' The Voice'', which climbed to No. 1 on the U.S. classical charts. Higgins and Watson performed the song both on tour and on the National Lottery and they collaborated a second time, recording another duet called "The Best That Love Can Be" for Watson's third album, ''Reprise''. In 2001, Higgins headlined the Young Voices in Concert tour, performing at the Manchester Arena in front of 15,000 people as she and almost 7,000 choir members set a new Guinness World Record for the largest choir assembled in the UK. The performance was aired on the BBC's long-standing prog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew Cottle
Matthew Cottle (born 16 February 1967) is an English film, stage, radio and television actor. Early life Cottle was born in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, and studied drama at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, graduating in 1990 with an Acting (RADA Diploma). Film Cottle appeared in Richard Attenborough's 1992 ''Chaplin (film), Chaplin'' (as Stan Laurel), and in David Jones' 1999 adaptation of ''A Christmas Carol (1999 film), A Christmas Carol''. Cottle also appeared in ''The Personal History of David Copperfield'' in 2019. Theatre Cottle's recent theatre work includes ''The Deep Blue Sea'' and ''The Chalk Garden'' at Chichester Festival Theatre, Wonderland at the Nottingham Playhouse, ''How the Other Half Loves'' at the Haymarket Theatre and the Duke of York's, ''Our Country's Good'', ''A Small Family Business'' ''The Habit of Art'' at the Royal National Theatre, National Theatre and ''Quartermaine's Terms'', directed by Richard Eyre, at Wyndham's Theatre. Cottle also appea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ozzie Yue
Austin J. "Ozzie" Yue (born 12 August 1947) is a British actor and musician of Chinese heritage. On television, he appeared in ''Father Ted'' (1998), '' All Quiet on the Preston Front'' (1994–1997) and '' Harry'' (1995). His films include '' Lara Croft: Tomb Raider'' (2001), '' Syriana'' (2005), and '' Nuns on the Run'' (1990). In the 1960s, Yue was guitarist with Merseybeat group the Hideaways and later for the 1970s group Supercharge. He now has own band Yue Who. In 2008, he starred in the title role of '' Kensuke's Kingdom'', a theatre production that toured the UK. Early life and education Yue was born in Liverpool. His father, Jack, was a restaurateur, court translator and point of contact between Liverpool's Chinese and English communities. Yue went to junior schools in the Wirral and Skerry's School in Rodney Street, Liverpool. He then attended the Liverpool Institute High School for Boys as a contemporary of Paul McCartney and George Harrison, although junior ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Griffiths
Roger Griffiths (born 6 February 1965) is an English actor who has had several roles in television. He first rose to prominence opposite Lenny Henry as Gareth Blackstock's foil Everton Stonehead in BBC One 1990s sitcom '' Chef!''. Before starring in ''Chef'', Griffiths played a minor role as a news reporter in the Channel 4 British sitcom ''Desmond's'' in 1990. Later in 1990, he appeared in an episode of '' Birds of a Feather'', series 2, episode 4: "Muesli", as Daryl's fellow inmate. Following the run of ''Chef!'', Griffiths played a pirate named Captain Kevin in the BBC educational numeracy television series ''Numbertime''. Since then, Griffiths has played recurring characters on British soap operas. In 1999 and 2000, he played the role of DS Paul Timpney on police drama ''The Bill'' for five episodes. He joined the cast of ''Holby City'' in 2006, after a run on ''EastEnders'' as DI Riddick, and on ''Family Affairs'' as Gabriel Drummond. He was a series regular in '' Vex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Schatzberger
Simon Schatzberger (born 1968) is an English actor, known for his role as David Klarfeld on the BBC soap opera ''Doctors'' and for appearing in the iconic "French Polisher" TV advert for Yellow Pages in the 1990s. Career Schatzberger has appeared on several television programmes in both guest roles and starring roles, including ''Six Pairs of Pants'', '' Your Mother Wouldn't Like It'', ''Press Gang'', ''Audrey and Friends'', '' "Comin' Atcha!"'', '' Band of Brothers'', '' Black Books'', ''Doctors'' and '' The Cottage''. He also appeared in two episodes of ''EastEnders'', as a Rabbi, in December 2018 and again for one further episode in January 2019. In 2020, Schatzberger played Alan Filchett in “The Folly of Jephthah" (S8:E5 of ''Father Brown''), and began the role of David Klarfeld on the BBC soap opera ''Doctors Doctor, Doctors, The Doctor or The Doctors may refer to: Titles and occupations * Physician, a medical practitioner * Doctor (title), an academic title for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 British Television Series Debuts
1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently shadowed craters near the Moon's poles. * January 11 – Over 100 people are killed in the Sidi-Hamed massacre in Algeria. * January 12 – Nineteen European nations agree to forbid human cloning. * January 17 – The ''Drudge Report'' breaks the story about U.S. President Bill Clinton's alleged affair with Monica Lewinsky, which will lead to the House of Representatives' impeachment of him. February * February 3 – Cavalese cable car disaster: A United States military pilot causes the deaths of 20 people near Trento, Italy, when his low-flying EA-6B Prowler severs the cable of a cable-car. * February 4 – The 5.9 Afghanistan earthquake shakes the Takhar Province with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (''Very strong''). With up ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
