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David Westhead
David William Logan Westhead (born 1 June 1963) is an English actor. Early life Westhead was born in Ely, Cambridgeshire. He studied drama at Bristol University before going on to RADA, from where he graduated in 1987, after which he joined the Actors' Touring Company. Career He is notable as having been a member of the regular cast of ''The Bill'', ''Criminal Justice'', '' Blackeyes'', '' Stanley and the Women'', '' Bramwell'', ''The Silence'', '' Life Begins'', '' The Lakes'', ''Grafters'', ''The Time of Your Life'' and '' W1A''. He has also had guest appearances in '' Wycliffe'' ('' Wycliffe and the Pea Green Boat'' as Freddie Tremaine), ''Doctor Who'' (''The Shakespeare Code'', as William Kempe), '' Fast Freddie, The Widow and Me'' as Charlie, ''Foyle's War'' ('' A War of Nerves''), ''Midsomer Murders'' ('' The House in the Woods''), ''Agatha Christie's Poirot'' (''Cards on the Table'') and ''Lewis'' ('' The Gift of Promise''). He has also appeared in the film ''Mrs Bro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ely, Cambridgeshire
Ely ( ) is a cathedral city and civil parish in the East Cambridgeshire district, in Cambridgeshire, England, northeast of Cambridge, southeast of Peterborough and from London. At the 2021 United Kingdom census, 2021 census, the built-up area had a population of 19,200. The parish which includes the villages of Chettisham, Prickwillow, Queen Adelaide, Cambridgeshire, Queen Adelaide and Stuntney and the hamlet of Mile End had a population of 20,574 in 2021. Ely is built on a Kimmeridge Clay island which, at , is the highest land in the Fens. It was due to this topography that Ely was not waterlogged like the surrounding Fenland, and an island separated from the mainland. Major rivers including the River Witham, Witham, River Welland, Welland, River Nene, Nene and River Great Ouse, Great Ouse feed into the Fens and, until draining commenced in the eighteenth century, formed freshwater marshes and Mere (lake), meres within which peat was laid down. Once the Fens were drained, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
W1A (TV Series)
''W1A'' is a British television comedy series that Satire, satirises the management of the BBC. It was created by John Morton (writer), John Morton, and first broadcast on BBC Two on 19 March 2014. The series is the follow-up to ''Twenty Twelve'', a BAFTA-winning comedy series by the BBC about the 2012 Summer Olympics, 2012 Summer Olympics in London. It sees the reintroduction of Hugh Bonneville and Jessica Hynes as their ''Twenty Twelve'' characters, alongside a new cast, with David Tennant's role as narrator also continuing from the earlier series. The first series began on 19 March 2014, concluding on 9 April. A second series was announced later in 2014 which launched on 23 April 2015 with a one-hour special. In August 2016, ''Radio Times'' announced that ''W1A'' had been recommissioned for a third and final series, which began airing on 18 September 2017. The series is named after the Postal codes in the United Kingdom, postal code of the BBC's headquarters, Broadcasting Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Lewis Episodes
The following is a list of the 33-episode run for the British drama '' Lewis'', which aired on ITV for nine series (2006–2015). Overview Episodes Series 1 (2006–07) Series 2 (2008) Series 3 (2009) Series 4 (2010) Series 5 (2011) Series 6 (2012) Series 7 (2013) This series consists of three stories, each divided into two parts in the UK. In Australia, Belgium, The Netherlands, Germany and the United States, the stories were not divided, rather each shown as an entire piece. (Repeat showings in the UK, on ITV3, were similarly complete.) Series 8 (2014) This series again consists of three stories, each divided into two parts in the UK. In Belgium and the United States, the stories were not divided, rather each is shown as an entire piece. (Repeat showings in the UK, on ITV3, were similarly complete.) Series 9 (2015) The final series consists of three stories, each divided into two parts in the UK. In the United States, the stories were not divided; rather, e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lewis (TV Series)
''Lewis'' is a British television Detective fiction, detective drama produced for ITV (TV network), ITV, first airing in 2006 (Television pilot, pilot) then 2007 (series 1). It is a spin-off from ''Inspector Morse (TV series), Inspector Morse'' and, like that series, it is set in Oxford. Kevin Whately reprises his character Inspector Lewis, Robert "Robbie" Lewis, who was Morse's sergeant in the original series. Lewis has now been promoted to detective inspector and is assisted by Detective Sergeant James Hathaway, DS James Hathaway, portrayed by Laurence Fox, who was promoted to inspector before the eighth series. The series also stars Clare Holman as forensic pathologist Dr. Laura Hobson, likewise reprising her role from ''Inspector Morse''; and, from the eighth series, Angela Griffin as DS Lizzie Maddox. On 2 November 2015, ITV announced that the show would end after its ninth series, following the decision made by Kevin Whately and Laurence Fox to retire from their roles in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Agatha Christie's Poirot Episodes
The following is a list of episodes for the British crime drama ''Agatha Christie's Poirot'', starring David Suchet Sir David Courtney Suchet ( ; born 2 May 1946) is an English actor. He is known for his work on stage and in television. He portrayed Edward Teller in the television serial '' Oppenheimer'' (1980) and received the RTS and BPG awards for his pe ... as Poirot, which aired on ITV from 8 January 1989 to 13 November 2013. Overall, 70 episodes were made over 13 series. Episodes run for either approximately 50 minutes or 90–100 minutes, the latter of which is the format of all episodes from series 6 onwards. The shorter episodes are based on Christie's short stories featuring Poirot, many published in the 1920s, and are considerably embellished from their original form. The longer episodes are based on Christie's 33 Poirot novels and one short story collection ('' The Labours of Hercules''). Series overview The “Titles” below link to Wikipedia articles descri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agatha Christie's Poirot
''Agatha Christie's Poirot'', or simply ''Poirot'' (), is a British mystery drama television programme that aired on ITV from 8 January 1989 to 13 November 2020. The ITV show is based on many of Agatha Christie's famous crime fiction series, which revolves around the fictional private investigator Hercule Poirot. David Suchet stars as the title character. Initially produced by LWT, the series was later produced by ITV Studios. The series also aired on VisionTV in Canada, and on PBS and A&E in the US. The programme ran for 13 series and 70 episodes in total. Each episode was adapted from a novel or short story by Christie that featured Poirot. In each episode Poirot is both the main detective in charge of the investigation of a crime (usually murder) and the protagonist at the centre of most of the episode's action. At the programme's conclusion, which finished with " Curtain: Poirot's Last Case", based on the 1975 novel of the same name, every major literary work by Christi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Midsomer Murders Episodes
''Midsomer Murders'' is a British television detective drama that has aired on ITV (TV network), ITV since 1997. The show is based on Caroline Graham (writer), Caroline Graham's ''Caroline Graham (writer), Chief Inspector Barnaby'' book series, originally adapted by Anthony Horowitz. From the pilot episode on 23 March 1997 until 2 February 2011 the lead character, Chief inspector, DCI Tom Barnaby, was portrayed by John Nettles. In February 2009 it was announced that Nettles had decided to leave Midsomer Murders after the conclusion of series 13 in July 2010. When his last episode "Fit for Murder" aired on 2 February 2011, Nettles had appeared in 81 episodes. Since 2011 the lead character has been DCI John Barnaby (Neil Dudgeon), who permanently joined the show following John Nettles' 2011 departure. He is the younger cousin of DCI Tom Barnaby. Like his cousin, John Barnaby works for Causton Criminal Investigation Department, CID. As of 10 November 2024, 136 episodes have aire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Midsomer Murders
''Midsomer Murders'' is a British Mystery fiction, mystery television series, adapted by Anthony Horowitz and Douglas Watkinson from the novels in the ''Chief Inspector Barnaby'' book series created by Caroline Graham (writer), Caroline Graham. It has been broadcast on the ITV (TV network), ITV network since its premiere on 23 March 1997. The series focuses on various murder cases that take place within small country villages across the fictional English county of Midsomer, and the efforts of the senior police detective and his partner within the fictional Midsomer Constabulary to solve the crime by determining who the culprit is and the motive for their actions. It differs from other detective dramas in featuring a mixture of lighthearted whimsy and dark humour, as well as a notable soundtrack with a title theme that includes a theremin. The programme has featured two lead stars: from its premiere in 1997, John Nettles as Chief Inspector#United Kingdom, Detective Chief Inspecto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Foyle's War (series 3)
Series 3 of the ITV programme ''Foyle's War'' was first aired in 2004; comprising four episodes, it is set in early 1941. Series 3 was broadcast in the United States on PBS on ''Mystery!'', on 11, 18, and 25 September, and 2 October 2005 as ''Foyle's War III,'' and on Netflix as of April 2014. Episodes "The French Drop" Cast and characters In Hastings, Foyle and Milner (whose marriage is now breaking up) spend time dealing with petty crimes and black marketeers. Foyle, wanting to do more to help the war effort, goes to the Admiralty to see his brother-in-law Commander Charles Howard in hope of being offered a job at Naval Command in Liverpool. This ultimately fails. Foyle also has a run-in at SOE with an ex-con called Mason (alias Leo Maccoby) whom he had helped to send to prison some four years earlier. Stewart returns to her hometown with Foyle, and they meet her uncle Aubrey Stewart, the local vicar. This episode features the second of three appearances by the recurring ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Foyle's War
''Foyle's War'' is a British detective drama television series set during and shortly after the Second World War, created by '' Midsomer Murders'' screenwriter and author Anthony Horowitz and commissioned by ITV after the long-running series '' Inspector Morse'' ended in 2000. It began broadcasting on ITV in October 2002. ITV director of programmes Simon Shaps cancelled ''Foyle's War'' in 2007, but Peter Fincham (Shaps's replacement) revived the programme after good ratings for 2008's fifth series. The final episode was broadcast on 18 January 2015, after eight series. Description Detective Chief Superintendent Christopher Foyle ( Michael Kitchen), a widower, is quiet, methodical, sagacious, scrupulously honest and frequently underestimated by his foes. Many of his cases concern profiteering, the black market and murder, and he is often called on to catch criminals who are taking advantage of the confusion created by the war. Although Foyle often comes up against high-ran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fast Freddie, The Widow And Me
''Fast Freddie, The Widow and Me'' is a 2011 one-off Christmas television special, made by STV Studios and broadcast by ITV on Tuesday 27 December 2011. The story centres on a wealthy car dealer who befriends a terminally ill teenager and makes his Christmas wish come true. Plot Jonathan Donald ( Laurence Fox) is a wealthy car dealer who, having been convicted of drink driving, is sentenced to 60 hours of community service at The Moonbeam Club for young adults who have social and behavioural difficulties. At the club, Jonathan meets recently widowed Laura Cooper ( Sarah Smart) but Laura doesn't like Jonathan's attitude towards the club and soon tells him to leave. Having failed to meet the terms of his sentence, Jonathan is forced to return by the court, with the sentence extended to 100 hours, and soon befriends 19-year-old Freddie Copeland ( Jack McMullen), a gadget expert at the club. Jonathan learns that Freddie is dying of kidney failure and a genetic heart condition a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Kempe
William Kempe ( 1560 – 1603), commonly referred to as Will Kemp, was an English actor and dancer who specialised in comic roles. He was best known as one of the original stage actors in early dramas by William Shakespeare, and roles associated with his name may have included the comic creation Falstaff. His contemporaries considered him to be a successor to the great clown of the previous generation, Richard Tarlton. Kempe's success and influence was such that in December 1598 he was one of a core of five actor-shareholders in the Lord Chamberlain's Men, alongside Shakespeare and Richard Burbage. He left the company shortly afterwards, and despite his fame as a performer and his intention to continue his career, he appears to have died unregarded and in poverty circa 1603. Life Kempe is usually given an approximate birth year of 1560. He first entered the historical record as a performer with Leicester's Men at Leicester House in May 1585 and continued in this service ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
