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Fallout (Channel 4 Drama)
''Fallout'' is a one-off television film-length crime drama, broadcast on 3 July 2008, as part of Channel 4's ''Disarming Britain'' series. The drama explores the lives of a group of teenagers in South London, following the fatal stabbing of a mutual associate, Kwame Abena (Lanre Malaolu), and the subsequent investigation led by DS Joe Stephens (Lennie James). Cast * Lanre Malaolu as Kwame Abena * Aml Ameen as Dwayne Edmonds * Charles Mnene as Emile Banis * Lennie James as DS Joe Stephens * Gugu Mbatha-Raw as Shanice Roberts * Bunmi Mojekwu as Ronnie Kiffin * Nicholas Gleaves as DS Matt Ryder * Clare Holman as DCI Anna Kraney * Jumayn Hunter as Perry McCalla * Clint Dyer as Manny * Noma Dumezweni as Joyce Abena * Mark Powley as DC Steve Ferris * Jamie Kenna as DC Alex Clarke Plot Fallout begins with Kwame, playing basketball followed by him happily making his tragic journey home, on the phone to a girl. Just after telling this girl he loves her, Kwame notices a small gang, led ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crime Drama
Crime film is a film belonging to the crime fiction genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and fiction. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combine with many other genres, such as Drama (film and television), drama or gangster film, but also include Comedy film, comedy, and, in turn, is divided into many sub-genres, such as Mystery film, mystery, suspense or Film noir, noir. Screenwriter and scholar Eric R. Williams identified crime film as one of eleven super-genres in his Screenwriters Taxonomy, claiming that all feature-length narrative films can be classified by these super-genres. The other ten super-genres are action, fantasy, horror, romance, science fiction, slice of life, sports, thriller, war and western. Williams identifies drama in a broader category called "film type", mystery and suspense as "macro-genres", and film noir as a "screenwriter's pathway" explaining that these categories are additive rather than exclusionary. ''China ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Television Film
A television film, alternatively known as a television movie, made-for-TV film/movie, telefilm, telemovie or TV film/movie, is a film with a running time similar to a feature film that is produced and originally distributed by or to a Terrestrial television, terrestrial or Cable television, cable television network, in contrast to theatrical films made for initial showing in movie theaters, Direct-to-video, direct-to-video films made for initial release on home video formats, and films released on or produced for Over-the-top media service, streaming platforms. In certain cases, such films may also be referred to and shown as a miniseries, which typically indicates a film that has been divided into multiple parts or a series that contains a predetermined, limited number of episodes. Origins and history Precursors of "television movies" include ''Talk Faster, Mister'', which aired on WABD (now WNYW) in New York City on December 18, 1944, and was produced by RKO Pictures, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Hood Films
This is a list of hood films. These films focus on the culture and life of African-Americans, Hispanic Americans, Hispanic-Americans, and, in some cases, Asian Americans, Asian-Americans or White Americans who live in segregated, low-income urban communities. This list also includes comparably economically disenfranchised and crime adjacent communities in other countries such as the UK and Canada. List of hood films 1970s *''Cooley High'', 1975 *''Walk Proud'', 1979 1980s *''The Outsiders (film), The Outsiders'', 1983 *''Rumble Fish (film), Rumble Fish'', 1983 *''Colors (film), Colors'', 1988 *''Do the Right Thing'', 1989 1990s *''New Jack City'', 1991 *''Boyz n the Hood'', 1991 *''Straight Out of Brooklyn'', 1991 *''Deep Cover (1992 film), Deep Cover'', 1992 *''Juice (1992 film), Juice'', 1992 *''Just Another Girl on the I.R.T.'', 1992 *''South Central (film), South Central'', 1992 *''Trespass (1992 film), Trespass'', 1992 *''Menace II Society'', 1993 *''Blood In Blood Out'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Daily Telegraph
''The Daily Telegraph'', known online and elsewhere as ''The Telegraph'', is a British daily broadsheet conservative newspaper published in London by Telegraph Media Group and distributed in the United Kingdom and internationally. It was founded by Arthur B. Sleigh in 1855 as ''The Daily Telegraph and Courier''. ''The Telegraph'' is considered a newspaper of record in the UK. The paper's motto, "Was, is, and will be", was included in its emblem which was used for over a century starting in 1858. In 2013, ''The Daily Telegraph'' and ''The Sunday Telegraph'', which started in 1961, were merged, although the latter retains its own editor. It is politically conservative and supports the Conservative Party (UK), Conservative Party. It was moderately Liberalism, liberal politically before the late 1870s.Dictionary of Nineteenth Century Journalismp 159 ''The Telegraph'' has had a number of news scoops, including the outbreak of World War II by rookie reporter Clare Hollingworth, desc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamie Kenna
Jamie Kenna is a British actor and former semi-professional footballer, formerly of Rusthall FC. He appeared in Stormbreaker as Fox, Green Street as Big Marc and EastEnders as Vince Franks. He also appeared in ''The Bill''. In August 2014, Kenna began his portrayal of Heck Tate in the stage production of ''To Kill a Mockingbird'', which continued to tour the UK that September. He appeared in two films, '' Clubbed'' and ''The Bank Job'', and two upcoming television series, '' Stuart: A Life Backwards'' as well as '' The Last Enemy''. Kenna would become a recurring character in ''Coronation Street ''Coronation Street'' (colloquially referred to as ''Corrie'') is a British television soap opera created by ITV Granada, Granada Television and shown on ITV (TV network), ITV since 9 December 1960. The programme centres on a cobbled, terraced ...'' in 2021 and 2022, playing Phill Whittaker, the love interest and later husband of Fiz Stape. Kenna also starred in the Gran Tu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Powley
Mark Powley (born 4 October 1963) is a British actor known for his work on television. He appeared in 88 episodes of police drama ''The Bill'' as P.C Melvin (1987–1990), and as builder Tom in BBC sitcom ''Next of Kin'' for 2 series (1995–1996). In 2017, Powley shared his memories of ''The Bill'' and his career in general in an interview for The Bill Podcast. His father was a surgeon and his mother was a nurse. Career Powley has also made appearances in '' Birds of a Feather'', ''Casualty'', '' Game On'', ''Hollyoaks'', ''Emmerdale'' and sitcom '' Life of Riley''. He also had a role in the 2008 film '' Bronson'' opposite Tom Hardy. In 2020 Powley shared his memories of his early work on ''The Bill ''The Bill'' is a British police procedural television series, broadcast on ITV (TV network), ITV from 16 October 1984 until 31 August 2010. The programme originated from a one-off drama, "Woodentop (The Bill), Woodentop" (part of the ''Storyb ...'' for the book ''Witness ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noma Dumezweni
Noma Dumezweni (born 28 July 1969) is a South African-British actress. In 2006, she won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role for her performance as Ruth Younger in '' A Raisin in the Sun'' at the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre. In 2017, she won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her performance as Hermione Granger in the original West End run of '' Harry Potter and the Cursed Child''; she reprised the role for the show's original Broadway run and, in 2018, was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play. Personal life Born in Mbabane, Swaziland (present-day Eswatini) in 1969 to South African parents, Dumezweni lived in Botswana, Kenya and Uganda. She arrived in England as a refugee at the age of seven with her sister and mother. She first lived in Felixstowe, Suffolk, where she was educated, before moving to London at 18 years old. Career Theatre Early work Dumezweni's work in theatre include ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bunmi Mojekwu
Bunmi Adaeze Mojekwu (born 10 February 1989) is an English actress. She is known for her role as Mercy Olubunmi in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' (2010–2011). Early life and education Mojekwu was born in Brixton, South London, to Nigerian parents. She is the eldest of four children. In 2006, her family moved to Strood, Kent, while Mojekwu attended St Simon Stock Catholic School in Maidstone. She had a small role in a school production of ''The Wizard of Oz''. Also in 2006, Mojekwu joined Identity Drama School in Kent and won the school's Actress of the Year award. She graduated from Kingston University in 2010 with a Bachelor of Arts in Business and Media Studies. Career Mojekwu went on to play Paris in Bola Agbaje's award-winning play '' Gone Too Far!''. In 2008, she played Ronnie Kiffin in the Channel 4 crime drama television film ''Fallout''. In 2009, Mojekwu was cast as Mercy Olubunmi in the Internet teen drama '' EastEnders: E20'', a spin-off of the long-running BB ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by Channel Four Television Corporation. It is state-owned enterprise, publicly owned but, unlike the BBC, it receives no public funding and is funded entirely by its commercial activities, including Television advertisement, advertising. It began its transmission in 1982 and was established to provide a fourth television service in the United Kingdom. At the time, the only other channels were the television licence, licence-funded BBC1 and BBC2, and a single commercial broadcasting network, ITV (TV network), ITV. Originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA), the station is now owned and operated by Channel Four Television Corporation, a public corporation of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, which was established in 1990 and came into operation in 1993. Until 2010, Channel 4 did not broadcast in Wales, but many of its programmes were re-broadcast ther ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aml Ameen
Aml Ameen () (born 30 July 1985) is a British actor and filmmaker. He is best known for his roles as Trevor (Trife) in ''Kidulthood'' (2006), Malcolm Davies in ''Harry's Law'', Lewis Hardy in the ITV (TV network), ITV television series ''The Bill'', Capheus in the first season of the Netflix original series ''Sense8'', and Alby in ''The Maze Runner (film), The Maze Runner'' (2014). His directorial debut was the 2021 romantic comedy ''Boxing Day (2021 film) , Boxing Day''. Early life and education Ameen was born in London, England, to Jamaican and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Vincentian parents. He studied acting at the Barbara Speake Stage School, an independent school in London. As a child he appeared in the West End theatre, West End in shows such as ''Oliver!'' and ''Jolson''. At the age of 11, he performed on stage with Michael Jackson at the 1996 BRIT Awards in a performance famously invaded by Pulp (band), Pulp's singer Jarvis Cocker. Career 2002–2011 Ameen's fir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South London
South London is the southern part of Greater London, England, south of the River Thames. The region consists of the Districts of England, boroughs, in whole or in part, of London Borough of Bexley, Bexley, London Borough of Bromley, Bromley, London Borough of Croydon, Croydon, Royal Borough of Greenwich, Greenwich, Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, Kingston, London Borough of Lambeth, Lambeth, London Borough of Lewisham, Lewisham, London Borough of Merton, Merton, London Borough of Richmond, Richmond, London Borough of Southwark, Southwark, London Borough of Sutton, Sutton and London Borough of Wandsworth, Wandsworth. South London originally emerged from Southwark, first recorded as ''Suthriganaweorc'',David J. Johnson. ''Southwark and the City''. Oxford University Press, 1969. p. 7. meaning 'fort of the men of Surrey'. From Southwark, London then extended further down into northern Surrey and western Kent. Emergence and growth South London began at Southwark at the south ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clare Holman
Clare Margaret Holman (born 12 January 1964) is an English actress. She portrayed forensic pathologist Dr. Laura Hobson in the crime drama series ''Inspector Morse'' and its spin-off '' Lewis'' from 1995 to 2015. Career Holman started her acting career in the 1988 television film ''The Rainbow'' based on the novel by D.H. Lawrence, directed by Stuart Burge. In 1989 she played the part of the school teacher Mary Llewellyn in an adaptation of The Fifteen Streets by Catherine Cookson. In 1991, she played Iris Bentley, sister to Derek Bentley, played by Christopher Eccleston, in the film ''Let Him Have It'', and in 1992, she voiced Juliet in the ''Shakespeare: The Animated Tales'' adaptation of ''Romeo and Juliet''. She played Harper in the Royal National Theatre's production of Tony Kushner's ''Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes, Angels in America'' in November 1993. In 1995, Holman was cast as Dr Laura Hobson in the crime drama series ''Inspector Morse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
