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Dan Macphail
The ''Vital Spark'' is the best known name associated with Clyde puffer boats, having been used in the fictional works created by Scottish writer Neil Munro (writer), Neil Munro. Several Clyde puffers were used in televised versions of Munro's stories and subsequently for purposes such as events and tourism. As the numbers of surviving puffers diminished the boats ''Auld Reekie'' and ''Eilean Eisdeal'' were both portrayed as ''Vital Spark''. Background Puffers seem to have been regarded fondly even before Munro began publishing his short stories in the ''Glasgow Evening News'' in 1905. This may not be surprising, for these small steamboats were then providing a vital supply link around the west coast of Scotland and Hebrides. The charming rascality of the stories went well beyond the reality of a commercial shipping business, but they brought widespread fame. They appeared in the newspaper over 20 years, were collected in book form by 1931, inspired the 1953 film ''The Maggie' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In The Wake Of The-Vital Spark
IN, In or in may refer to: Dans * India (country code IN) * Indiana, United States (postal code IN) * Ingolstadt, Germany (license plate code IN) * In, Russia, a town in the Jewish Autonomous Oblast Businesses and organizations * Independent Network, a UK-based political association * Indiana Northeastern Railroad (Association of American Railroads reporting mark) * Indian Navy, a part of the India military * Infantry, the branch of a military force that fights on foot * IN Groupe, the producer of French official documents * MAT Macedonian Airlines (IATA designator IN) * Nam Air (IATA designator IN) * Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence, sometimes abbreviated IN Science and technology * .in, the internet top-level domain of India * Inch (in), a unit of length * Indium, symbol In, a chemical element * Intelligent Network, a telecommunication network standard * Intra-nasal (Insufflation (medicine), insufflation), a method of administrating some medications and vacci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Mackenzie
Alex MacKenzie (1885 – December 1965) was a Scottish character actor who was born and died in Glasgow. He was a schoolteacher in Clydebank Clydebank () is a town in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland. Situated on the north bank of the River Clyde, it borders the village of Old Kilpatrick (with Bowling, West Dunbartonshire, Bowling and Milton, West Dunbartonshire, Milton beyond) to the w ... until he was 61, before taking up a new profession. Filmography References External links * Scottish male film actors Male actors from Glasgow 1885 births 1965 deaths 20th-century Scottish male actors {{UK-film-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glasgow Garden Festival
The Glasgow Garden Festival was the third of the five national garden festivals, and the only one to take place in Scotland. It was held in Glasgow between 28 April and 26 September 1988. It was the first event of its type to be held in the city in 50 years, since the Empire Exhibition of 1938, and also marked the centenary of Glasgow's first International Exhibition, the International Exhibition of Science, Art and Industry of 1888. It attracted 4.3 million visitors over 152 days, by far the most successful of the five National Garden Festivals. Its significance in the rebirth of the city was underlined by the 1990 European City of Culture title bestowed on Glasgow in September 1986. The two events together did much to restore Glasgow to national and international prominence. The festival site The festival site covered , including 17 of water, on the south bank of the River Clyde at Plantation Quay in Govan, and also on land reclaimed from the partial filling-in of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bowling, West Dunbartonshire
Bowling (, ) is a village in , , with a population of 740 (2015). It lies on the north bank of the , between the towns of and . It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MV Eilean Eisdeal 2005
MV may refer to: Businesses and organizations In transportation * Motor vessel, a motorized ship; used as a prefix for ship names * MV Agusta, a motorcycle manufacturer based in Cascina Costa, Italy * Armenian International Airways (IATA code MV) * Metropolitan-Vickers, an electrical equipment and vehicle manufacturer * Midland Valley Railroad, United States (reporting mark MV) * Merchant vessel, ship prefix Other organizations * Mieterverband, a Swiss tenant organization * Millennium Volunteers, a former UK government initiative * Minnesota Vikings, an American football team * Miss Venezuela, a beauty pageant * Museum Victoria, an organization which operates three major state-owned museums in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Places * Martha's Vineyard, an island located south of Cape Cod in Massachusetts * Maldives (ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code MV) * Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, a German state at the Baltic Sea * Mountain View, a city in California, US People * M. Visvesvaraya, In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Tennant
David John Tennant (; born 18 April 1971) is a Scottish actor. He is best known for portraying the Tenth Doctor, tenth and Fourteenth Doctor, fourteenth incarnations of The Doctor (Doctor Who), the Doctor in the science fiction series ''Doctor Who'' (2005–2010, 2013, 2023). His other notable screen roles include portraying Barty Crouch Jr. in ''Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film), Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire'' (2005), DI Alec Hardy in the British crime drama series ''Broadchurch'' (2013–2017) and its American remake ''Gracepoint'', Kilgrave in the superhero series ''Jessica Jones (TV series), Jessica Jones'' (2015–2019), Crowley in the fantasy series ''Good Omens (TV series), Good Omens'' (2019–present) and various fictionalised versions of himself in the comedy series ''Staged'' (2020–2022). Tennant has worked extensively on stage, including a portrayal of Prince Hamlet, the title character in a 2008 Royal Shakespeare Company production of ''Hamlet'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rikki Fulton
Robert Kerr "Rikki" Fulton (15 April 1924 – 27 January 2004) was a Scottish comedian and actor best remembered for writing and performing in the long-running BBC Scotland sketch show, ''Scotch and Wry''. He was also known for his appearances as one half of the double act, ''Francie and Josie'', alongside Jack Milroy. Early life The youngest of three brothers, Robert Kerr Fulton was born into a non-theatrical family at 46 Appin Road, Dennistoun, Glasgow. Fulton's mother, who was 40 at the time of his birth, developed severe postnatal depression. Due to this, Fulton grew up a "solitary child" and developed a "voracious reading habit" throughout his childhood. His father was a master locksmith who changed trades, purchasing a newsagent and stationery shop at 28 Roebank Street, Dennistoun. At the age of three, Fulton and his family moved to Riddrie, another district of Glasgow. There he attended the local primary school but later returned to Dennistoun for his secondary education ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Fairlie (actor)
Andrew Fairlie is a Scottish actor who is most famous for playing the role of Gash Nesbitt in the BBC sitcom ''Rab C. Nesbitt''. He also starred as Sunny Jim in the 1994 BBC Scotland series ''The Tales of Para Handy''. Between the end of the regular series of Rab C. Nesbitt in 1999 and 2008, Fairlie did no acting, until reprising the role of Gash in the 2008 Christmas special. He did not return for the new series of Rab C Nesbitt and was replaced by Iain Robertson. Appearances *''Rab C. Nesbitt'' (1988–2008)...as Gash Nesbitt *''Taggart'' (1989–90)...as Barman *''The Tales of Para Handy'' (1994–95)...as Sunny Jim *'' Pulp Video'' (1995–96)...as Various Characters *''Atletico Partick ''Atletico Partick'' is a Scottish sitcom that aired on thd BBC from 1995 to 1996. It was written by Ian Pattison and produced and directed by Colin Gilbert, who worked together on '' Rab C. Nesbitt''. Cast * Gordon Kennedy as Jack Roan *Alin ...'' (1996)...Dezzy External links * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sean Scanlan
Sean Scanlan (18 August 1948 – 17 April 2017) was a Scottish actor. He is known primarily for his many television and stage roles. Career Scanlan appeared in a large number of plays and television programmes, including as Dougie the ship's mate in ''The Tales of Para Handy'' and Shug in ''Rab C. Nesbitt''. He had a major role in ''Two Thousand Acres of Sky'', playing Gordon Macphee, the ferryboat captain. Smaller parts include playing Kenneth McIver, the unlucky criminal brother of regular cast member TV John McIver in ''Hamish Macbeth (TV series), Hamish Macbeth''. He also played the part of Duncan 'Jock' Mcevoy in Yorkshire TV's 1982 production of ''Airline (1982 TV series), Airline'' alongside Roy Marsden and Richard Heffer. In 2011, he performed in ''Sins of the Father'' while rehearsing ''Lark, Clark and the Puppet Handy''. Personal life Born in Glasgow, Scotland, went to St Aloysius College, he was married to Barbara Rafferty, whom he met while performing ''Playi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gregor Fisher
Gregor Fisher (born 22 December 1953) is a Scottish comedian and actor. He is best known for his portrayal of the title character in the comedy series '' Rab C. Nesbitt'', a role he has played since the show's first episode in 1988. He has also had roles in films such as ''Without a Clue'' (1988), ''Love Actually'' (2003), ''The Merchant of Venice'' (2004) and '' Whisky Galore!'' (2016). Early life Fisher was born in Menstrie, Clackmannanshire, and following the death of his mother was brought up in Edinburgh, Langholm, and Neilston and attended Barrhead High School. He attended the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow. Career Early work Fisher worked with Scottish comedian Rikki Fulton on his hit sketch series ''Scotch and Wry'' (whose broadcast was mainly restricted to BBC One Scotland). Another Scottish comedian he worked with was Hector Nicol, in the BBC drama '' Just a Boys' Game'' (1979). Later, he appeared in Michael Radford's 1984 film ''Nineteen Eight ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Tales Of Para Handy
''The Tales of Para Handy'' is a Scottish television series set in the western isles of Scotland in the 1930s, based on the Para Handy books by Neil Munro (Hugh Foulis), Neil Munro. It starred Gregor Fisher as Captain Peter "Para Handy" MacFarlane, Sean Scanlan as first mate Dougie Cameron, Rikki Fulton as engineer Dan Macphail and Andrew Fairlie (actor), Andrew Fairlie as Sunny Jim. These four made up the crew of the Clyde puffer, puffer ''Vital Spark'' which was employed by the Campbell Shipping Company, headquartered in Glasgow and run by Andrew Campbell (Paul Young (actor), Paul Young), Para Handy's brother-in-law and owner of the ''Vital Spark''. The series followed the ''Vital Spark's'' adventures around the coastal waters of west Scotland and the various schemes that Para Handy would get himself and his crew involved in. These involved transporting a bull aboard the ''Vital Spark'', trying to marry Sunny Jim off, avoiding the sale of the ''Vital Spark'' by Campbell and bei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BBC Scotland
BBC Scotland is a division of the BBC and the main public broadcaster in Scotland. Its headquarters are in Glasgow, employing approximately 1,250 staff as of 2017, to produce 15,000 hours of television and radio programming per year. BBC Scotland operates television channels such as the Scottish variant of BBC One, the BBC Scotland channel and the Gaelic-language channel BBC Alba, and radio stations BBC Radio Scotland and Gaelic-language BBC Radio nan Gàidheal. It is one of the four BBC national broadcasters, together with the BBC English Regions, BBC Cymru Wales and BBC Northern Ireland. Some £320 million of licence fee revenue is raised in Scotland, with expenditure on purely local content set to stand at £86 million by 2016–2017. The remainder of licence fee revenue raised in the country is spent on networked programmes shown throughout the UK, with BBC Scotland producing over 880 hours worth of programming for UK–wide broadcast on BBC One, BBC Two, BB ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
