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Dream Team (TV Series)
''Dream Team'' is a British sports drama television series produced by Hewland International which aired on Sky One from 1997 to 2007; it chronicled the on-field and off-field affairs of the fictional Premier League football club Harchester United. Originally broadcast in a soap opera format with two twice-weekly episodes (typically Tuesday and Thursday evenings) broadcast in the half-hour format. This continued for the first three seasons and 200 episodes, from which the show was reformatted into a prime-time one-hour drama weekly on Sunday nights where it remained for its next seven seasons until its final 419th episode. The show's cast varied over the years with many comings and goings that reflect the natural course of a professional football club throughout various seasons. Lisa Burstow, Terry Kiely, Alison King, Danny Husbands, Andy Ansah, Emma Gilmour, Daymon Britton, John Salthouse, Philip Barantini and Francis Johnson were the most frequently cast members over the 10 se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sports Drama
A sports film is a film genre in which any particular sport plays a prominent role in the film's plot or acts as its central theme (arts), theme. It is a production in which a sport or a sports-related topic is prominently featured or is a focus of the plot. Despite this, sport is ultimately rarely the central concern of such films and sport performs primarily an allegorical role. Furthermore, Fan (person)#Sports, sports fans are not necessarily the target demographic in such movies, but sports fans tend to maintain a high following and esteem for such movies. Subgenres The first sports film was released 1915, this was during the era of silent films. Several sub-categories of sports films can be identified, although the delineations between these subgenres, much as in live action, are somewhat fluid. The most common sports subgenres depicted in movies are sports drama and sports comedy. Both categories typically employ playground settings, match, game creatures and other elements ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philip Barantini
Philip Barantini (born 13 July 1980) is a British director, producer, screenwriter and actor. Known for his intense one-shot works, he directed the film ''Boiling Point'' (2021), its follow-up series (2023) and the miniseries ''Adolescence'' (2025), all starring Stephen Graham. As an actor, his notable roles include appearances in '' Dream Team'', '' Band of Brothers'', and ''The Responder''. Early life Philip Barantini was born in Liverpool and grew up in Huyton, Merseyside. Career Early career Barantini was at first an actor, notably starring as Sergeant Wayne A. "Skinny" Sisk in HBO's '' Band of Brothers'' (2001). His other television roles include Billy O'Neill in '' Dream Team'' (1998-2000), Bezpalov in ''Chernobyl'' (2019), and Steve in ''The Responder'' (2022). Barantini starred as Steve Hart in the film ''Ned Kelly'' (2003) alongside Heath Ledger and Orlando Bloom. His other film roles included Joey in '' The Escapist'' (2002), David in '' Hard Boiled Swee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, more commonly known as the FA Cup, is an annual Single-elimination tournament, knockout association football, football competition in domestic Football in England, English football. First played during the 1871–72 FA Cup, 1871–72 season, it is the list of oldest football competitions, oldest national football competition in the world. It is organised by and named after the Football Association (the FA). A concurrent Women's FA Cup has been held since 1970. The competition is open to all eligible football club (association football), clubs down to level 9 of the English football league system, with level 10 clubs acting as stand-ins in the event of non-entries from above. A record 763 clubs competed in 2011–12 FA Cup, 2011–12. The tournament consists of 12 randomly drawn rounds followed by FA Cup semi-finals, the semi-finals and the FA Cup Final, final. Entrants are not seed (sports), seeded, although a system of Bye (sports), by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Striker (association Football)
In the sport of association football, a forward (attacker or striker) is an outfield position which primarily plays further up the pitch than midfielders and defenders. As with any attacking player, the role of the forward relies heavily on being able to create space for attack. Their advanced position and limited defensive responsibilities mean forwards normally score more goals on behalf of their team than other players. Attacking positions generally favour direct players who take on the defense of the opponent in order to create scoring chances, where they benefit from a lack of predictability in attacking play. Modern team formations normally include one to three forwards. For example, the common 4–2–3–1 includes one forward. Less conventional formations may include more than three forwards, or sometimes none. Centre-forward The traditional shirt for centre-forwards is number 9. The traditional role is to score the majority of goals on behalf of the team. If t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Real Life
Real life is a phrase used originally in literature to distinguish between the real world and fictional, virtual or idealized worlds, and in acting to distinguish between actors and the Character (arts), characters they portray. It has become a popular term on the Internet to describe events, people, activities, and interactions occurring offline; or otherwise not primarily through the medium of the Internet. It is also used as a metaphor to distinguish life in a vocational setting as opposed to an academic one, or adulthood and the adult world as opposed to childhood or adolescence. As distinct from fiction When used to distinguish from fictional worlds or fictional universe, universes against the consensus reality of the reader, the term has a long history: In her 1788 work, ''Original Stories from Real Life; with Conversations Calculated to Regulate the Affections, and Form the Mind to Truth and Goodness'', author Mary Wollstonecraft employs the term in her title, representi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robbie Gee
Robbie Gee (born 24 March 1970) is a British actor, best known for his '' Desmond's'' character Lee Stanley, for appearing in Guy Ritchie's crime caper '' Snatch'', and for his comedy roles in TV series like '' The Real McCoy'' and '' The Crouches''. He also appeared in the film '' Mean Machine'', playing Trojan, '' Pirates of the Caribbean'' as Shrimper, ''Underworld'' as Kahn, and '' Dead Man Running'' as Curtis (Alongside 50 Cent). Robbie is a founding member of GeeStor, and along with Eddie Nestor makes up one half of a comedy duo. Together, they have written for TV and hosted music events. Gee hosted, alongside Eddie Nestor, the Imperial College Indian Society's annual "East Meets West" charity Charity may refer to: Common meanings * Charitable organization or charity, a non-profit organization whose primary objectives are philanthropy and social well-being of persons * Charity (practice), the practice of being benevolent, giving and sha ... show in 2007 and 2008. F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kara Tointon
Kara Louise Tointon (born 5 August 1983) is an English actress, known for portraying the role of Dawn Swann in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders''. In 2010, she won the BBC competition series ''Strictly Come Dancing'', and in 2015, she appeared as Maria in the ITV live production of '' The Sound of Music Live''. Early life Tointon was born to parents Ken (b. 1948) and Carol Tointon (1957–2019). Together with her actress sister, Hannah (born 1987), Tointon was brought up in Leigh-on-Sea. Both sisters attended St Michael's School, Leigh, and St Hilda's School, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex. Tointon was diagnosed with dyslexia at age seven. She had speech and drama lessons. Tointon's debut in acting was when she played Brigitta in the local amateur dramatic society's version of ''The Sound of Music'' at the Cliffs Pavilion, Westcliff-on-Sea. Career Tointon was a paid professional child dancer at age 11 for Snow White pantomime at the Cliffs Pavilion. Her first appearance on telev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Kazinsky
Robert John Appleby (born 18 November 1983), known professionally as Robert Kazinsky, is an English actor. He is known for his roles as Casper Rose in the Sky One drama '' Dream Team'' (2005–2006) and Sean Slater in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' (2006–2009, 2019, 2021, 2022). In 2013, he portrayed Chuck Hansen in ''Pacific Rim'' and Macklyn Warlow in the sixth season of HBO's '' True Blood''. In 2016, he played Orgrim Doomhammer in ''Warcraft'' and Jimmy Pritchard in the Fox television series '' Second Chance''. In 2019, he appeared as the Don in '' Captain Marvel''. Early life Kazinsky was born Robert John Appleby in Haywards Heath, Sussex, England on 18 November 1983. Kazinsky is Jewish. He is also a fluent speaker of Hebrew. Kazinsky was educated at Hove Park School in Hove as well as K-Bis Theatre School in Brighton, from 1995 to 2000. He appeared in their productions of ''Bugsy Malone'' and ''A Midsummer Night's Dream''. Kazinsky trained as an actor at the Guil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamie Lomas
James Lomas (born 21 April 1975) is an English actor, known for his soap opera roles as Warren Fox in ''Hollyoaks'' and Jake Stone in ''EastEnders''. Early life Jamie Lomas was born on 21 April 1975 in Manchester. Career Before joining ''Hollyoaks'' in 2006, Lomas had minor roles in '' Heartbeat'' playing Craig Harker in 2005 and in ''Casualty'' playing Nathan Simmonds in 2005. Lomas left ''Hollyoaks'' in 2011. Lomas made a full-time return to ''Hollyoaks'' in May 2016, before he departed again in November 2017. He made a one-off appearance in May 2018 and again in July 2019, before making a full-time return in January 2020 until leaving once again in 2024. Lomas was also on the seventeenth series of '' I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!'' and finished in second place. Personal life Lomas and singer and actress Kym Marsh announced their relationship in July 2008. In December 2008, Lomas and Marsh announced they were expecting a baby together, due in the summer of 2009. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dhaffer L'Abidine
Dhafer L'Abidine (, also spelt Dhaffer L'Abidine, Zafer El-Abedin and Dhafer El Abidine; born 26 November 1972) is a Tunisian actor, director, screenwriter, producer and former professional football player. Biography Dhafer made his acting debut in the UK after graduating from the Birmingham School of Acting. He starred in Sky One's '' Dream Team'', BBC's ''Spooks'' and ITV's ''The Bill''. He also starred in '' "The Mark of Cain"'' as Omar Abdullah and in A Hologram for the King. He became famous in Tunisia after playing the role of "Dali" in a Tunisian series called "Maktoub". He later went on to participate in dramas in the Arab world, notably in Egypt, the UAE, and Lebanon, including shows and series such as "''Taht Al Saytara"'', ''" Prince of Poets"'', and "''Arous Beirut"'' He was voted Best Actor in the Arab World for 2017 by Sayidaty magazine. In November 2018, he was part of the jury led by Bille August at the 40th Cairo International Film Festival. Filmography Fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luke Mably
Luke Mably is an English actor. Career Mably portrayed White in the thriller ''Exam'' under the direction of Stuart Hazeldine. He had a lead role in the 2010 supernatural drama television series ''The Gates''. He also played Prince/King Edvard in '' The Prince & Me''. In 2011, Mably portrayed alcoholic civilian neurosurgeon Dr. Simon Hill on the Global Global may refer to: General *Globe, a spherical model of celestial bodies *Earth, the third planet from the Sun Entertainment * ''Global'' (Paul van Dyk album), 2003 * ''Global'' (Bunji Garlin album), 2007 * ''Global'' (Humanoid album), 198 ... Canadian-British medical drama, '' Combat Hospital''. Filmography Television References External links *Luke MablyoUnited Agents Alumni of Birmingham School of Acting English male film actors English male soap opera actors Living people 20th-century English male actors 21st-century English male actors Male actors from London Year of birth missing (living peo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Melia
Michael Melia (born 25 July 1945 (in a preview of an episode of '' In Suspicious Circumstances'' where Melia plays Freddie Mills, the actor comments that the boxer died on his birthday)) is a British actor best known for his work on television. He appeared as Queen Vic landlord Eddie Royle in BBC One soap opera ''EastEnders'' between 1990 and 1991. He lives in Hampton Wick, Surrey with his wife, Celia. They have two children, Tom and Charlotte, who have both appeared as extras in the ''EastEnders'' market square. Early life Melia was born in Berkshire and attended St Mary's College, Strawberry Hill, the oldest Roman Catholic college in England. Before taking up acting he was a teacher. At one stage he ran a bar in Spain and thought about applying for a pub tenancy in England. However, the idea was vetoed by his wife, former actress turned teacher Celia Melia. Career He began acting in television in the early 1970s, usually playing heavies or policemen, though he spent four yea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
