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Doctor Browning
Paul Browning (commonly known as Doctor Browning) is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', played by Joseph Thompson. He made his debut screen appearance during the episode broadcast on 23 January 2012 and was introduced by Emma Smithwick. Doctor Browning was introduced as part of a storyline featuring Mercedes McQueen (Jennifer Metcalfe) in which he "shows her the benefits of 'selling her services'". Doctor Browning and Mercedes later begin a relationship, which Smithwick called a "union of the dark soul mates". Thompson said that Doctor Browning and Mercedes "are excited by how dangerous the other is" and are "kindred spirits" who have an "undeniable connection between them". When Lynsey Nolan ( Karen Hassan) is murdered in a whodunnit plot Doctor Browning becomes a suspect before it is later revealed he had killed Lynsey. Doctor Browning is described as having an "incredible capacity for Sleaze" and as someone who "needs to be in control an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Thompson (actor)
Joseph Thompson is a British theatre, screen and voice actor best known for playing Dr. Paul Browning in the British Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks''. He studied at the University of Bristol and trained as an actor at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art. Career He made his 2005 theatre debut in ''Romeo and Juliet'' at the Royal Exchange, Manchester alongside Andrew Garfield and Gugu Mbatha-Raw and has worked extensively on stage. Notable productions include ''The Voysey Inheritance'' ''Fram'' and ''The Cherry Orchard'' at the National Theatre, ''Petrol Jesus Nightmare #5'' at The Traverse Theatre and ''Earthquakes in London'' for Headlong. Other television work includes playing Eddie in '' Falling Water'', Preston in '' Time After Time'', George Hastings in the Sky Television adaptation of ''She Stoops To Conquer'' and roles in ''Elementary'', '' Casualty'', and '' EastEnders''. Awards He won the British Soap Award for Best Newcomer at The British Soap Awards an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Television Awards
The National Television Awards (often shortened to NTAs) is a British television awards ceremony, broadcast by the ITV network and initiated in 1995. The National Television Awards are the most prominent ceremony for which the results are voted on by the general public, and are often branded as 'television's biggest night of the year'. History The first National Television Awards (NTAs) ceremony was held in August 1995 and was hosted by Eamonn Holmes at Wembley Conference Centre. From 1996 onwards, it was traditionally held annually in October at the Royal Albert Hall and hosted by Sir Trevor McDonald. McDonald retired from the role after 12 years in 2008. In 2009, the NTAs changed the timing of the event from October to January so there was no event in that year. For the 2010 ceremony, Dermot O'Leary took over as host, and the ceremony was hosted at the O2 for the first time. O'Leary decided to leave the programme on 13 February 2019. On 4 October 2019, in a video posted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TVTimes
''TV Times'' is a British television listings magazine published by Future plc. It was originally published by Independent Television Publications, owned by the participating ITV companies. The magazine was acquired by IPC Media in 1989, which became Time Inc. UK in 2014. Prior to 28 February 1991, it was the only source of seven-day listings for ITV and later, Channel 4 (includes S4C in Wales). The magazine was first published in 1955, but did not circulate nationally until 1968 as some (usually smaller) regional stations opted to produce their own listings publications. Until the market was deregulated, its nearest rival was ''Radio Times'' – owned then by the BBC and at the time the only source of weekly BBC television and radio schedules. However the two magazines were very different in character, and viewers wanting the full listings for the coming week were required to purchase both publications. It also used the branding for several broadcast spin-offs on ITV, oft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Channel Four Television Corporation
Channel Four Television Corporation is a British state-owned media company headquartered in London. Its original and principal activity is the British national television network Channel 4. The company was founded in 1982 as the Channel Four Television Company Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the IBA, and became an independent statutory corporation in 1993. November 1998 saw Channel Four expand beyond its remit of providing the 'fourth service' in a significant way, with the launch of Film4. Since then the corporation has been involved in a range of other activities, all in some way associated with the main channel, and mainly using the '4' brand. The television company also owned The Box Plus Network, a music focused company with a network of six music television channels. One of them, 4Music, is a Channel 4-branded channel within Box Plus. It was folded into the corporation in 2019. History Towards the end of the 1980s, the government began a radical process of re- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
E4 (channel)
E4 is a Television in the United Kingdom, British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by Channel Four Television Corporation. The "E" stands for ''entertainment'' and the channel is primarily aimed at the 16/18–34 age group (similar to BBC Three, ITV2, 5Star, Sky Max, Sky Comedy, Comedy Central (British TV channel), Comedy Central and Dave (TV channel), Dave). Programmes currently shown on the channel include ''Hollyoaks'', ''Made in Chelsea'', ''Coach Trip'' (and its Halloween spin-off ''Celebrity Ghost Trip''), ''Celebs Go Dating'' and various versions of ''Married At First Sight''. The most successful broadcast of the channel to date was on 11 October 2010 when an episode of ''The Inbetweeners'' received over 3.7 million viewers.BARB, vi/ref> History E4 launched as a pay television companion to Channel 4 on 18 January 2001. On 16 December 2004, Channel 4 announced that the subscription channel would become a free-to-air television channel b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hearst Magazines
Hearst Communications, Inc., often referred to simply as Hearst, is an American multinational mass media and business information conglomerate based in Hearst Tower in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. Hearst owns newspapers, magazines, television channels, and television stations, including the ''San Francisco Chronicle'', the ''Houston Chronicle'', '' Cosmopolitan'' and ''Esquire''. It owns 50% of the A&E Networks cable network group and 20% of the sports cable network group ESPN, both in partnership with The Walt Disney Company. The conglomerate also owns several business-information companies, including Fitch Ratings and First Databank. The company was founded by William Randolph Hearst as an owner of newspapers, and the Hearst family remains involved in its ownership and management. History The formative years In 1880, George Hearst, mining entrepreneur and U.S. senator, bought the '' San Francisco Daily Examiner.'' In 1887, he turned the ''Examiner'' over to his son ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hearst Magazines UK
Hearst Communications, Inc., often referred to simply as Hearst, is an American multinational mass media and business information conglomerate based in Hearst Tower in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. Hearst owns newspapers, magazines, television channels, and television stations, including the ''San Francisco Chronicle'', the ''Houston Chronicle'', '' Cosmopolitan'' and ''Esquire''. It owns 50% of the A&E Networks cable network group and 20% of the sports cable network group ESPN, both in partnership with The Walt Disney Company. The conglomerate also owns several business-information companies, including Fitch Ratings and First Databank. The company was founded by William Randolph Hearst as an owner of newspapers, and the Hearst family remains involved in its ownership and management. History The formative years In 1880, George Hearst, mining entrepreneur and U.S. senator, bought the '' San Francisco Daily Examiner.'' In 1887, he turned the ''Examiner'' over to his so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Digital Spy
Digital Spy (DS) is a British-based entertainment, television and film website and brand and is the largest digital property at Hearst UK. Since its launch in 1999, Digital Spy has focused on entertainment news related to television programmes, films, music and show business to a global audience. As well as breaking news, in-depth features, reviews and editorial explainers, the site also features the DS Internet forum, Forum. History digiNews (1999) In early January 1999, Iain Chapman launched the digiNEWS website, providing news, rumours and information on Sky's new digital satellite platform Sky (UK and Ireland), SkyDigital. At the same time, Chris Butcher launched the ONfaq website, offering similar news and information on the UK's new digital terrestrial platform ITV Digital, ONdigital. Both sites proved to be popular, attracting a lot of attention from visitors eager for more news about these rapidly developing TV platforms. Very soon Chapman and Butcher discussed the idea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sophie Austin
Sophie Austin (born 5 January 1984) is an English actress who started her career out in theatre once she left drama school but later moved to screen. She is best known for portraying Lindsey Butterfield in the British soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', a role she held from June 2013 until her departure in May 2016. She is also known for portraying the wife of footballer Geoff Hurst, Judith, in ITV drama '' Tina and Bobby''. Her work has included roles in '' Casualty'', '' Moving On'' and '' Call the Midwife''. Personal life In 2015, she married fellow actor Graeme Rooney, but the couple split the following year. In 2016, she began dating singer and ''Coronation Street ''Coronation Street'' is an English soap opera created by ITV Granada, Granada Television and shown on ITV (TV network), ITV since 9 December 1960. The programme centres around a cobbled, terraced street in Weatherfield, a fictional town based ...'' actor, Shayne Ward. On 2 August 2016, the couple announced they ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lindsey Butterfield
Lindsey Roscoe (also Butterfield) is a fictional character from the British soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', played by Sophie Austin. The character made her first on-screen appearance on 3 June 2013. Lindsey had been involved in storylines such as covering up the murder of Paul Browning (Joseph Thompson) with Cindy Cunningham ( Stephanie Waring) and Mercedes McQueen ( Jennifer Metcalfe), having to choose between two brothers, Joe Roscoe ( Ayden Callaghan) and Freddie Roscoe (Charlie Clapham), being revealed as the notorious Gloved Hand Killer, and teaming up with fellow serial killer Silas Blissett ( Jeff Rawle). Lindsey kills seven people in her killing spree: Rick Spencer (Victor Gardener), Will Savage ( James Atherton), Mariam Andrews ( Helen Lederer), Phoebe McQueen ( Mandip Gill), Dylan Jenkins (James Fletcher), Ashley Davidson ( Kierston Wareing) and Dr. Charles S'avage (Andrew Greenough), while also attempting to kill five others: Diane O'Connor ( Alex Fletcher), Esther ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephanie Waring
Stephanie Louise Waring (born 19 February 1978) is an English actress, known for portraying the role of Cindy Cunningham in the Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks''. In addition to her work on ''Hollyoaks'', she has also had roles on ''Coronation Street'', '' Doctors'', ''Holby City'', '' Crash Palace'' and ''Merseybeat'', as well as competing in the tenth series of ''Dancing on Ice''. Personal life Waring was born in Urmston, Greater Manchester on 19 February 1978 and attended Flixton Girls' High School. Waring has two daughters, Mia, born 2005, and Lexi Grace, born 2010. Waring was in a relationship with Dan Hooper who is Lexi's father. Waring suffered with post-natal depression after having daughter Lexi. After dating Tom Brookes for one year, the couple became engaged on 19 December 2021. Career Waring has appeared in various British television series since 1999, including ''Nice Guy Eddie'', ''Merseybeat'' and ''Holby City''. She has also acted overseas, playing the lead i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cindy Cunningham
Cindy Cunningham (also Savage, Longford and Hutchinson) is a fictional character from the British soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', played by Stephanie Waring. She made her first on-screen appearance on 4 December 1995, then played by Laura Crossley, as the youngest daughter of Gordon (Bernard Latham) and Angela Cunningham (Liz Stooke). Crossley quit the serial the following year and the role was recast to Waring who appeared from November 1996 to November 2000. Waring reprised the role briefly in 2002 and 2004 before returning as a full-time character in June 2008, reintroduced by series producer Bryan Kirkwood. In 2010, the character was temporarily written out for Waring's maternity leave. She returned to filming in January 2011 and returned to screens on 9 March 2011. Waring has been nominated for several awards for her part as Cindy. Cindy has had many major storylines including teenage pregnancy, coping with the deaths of several family members, marriages to Tony Hutchinson (Nick Pi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
