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Five Days II
''Five Days'' is a British dramatic television series produced by the BBC in association with Home Box Office (HBO). The first series was first broadcast on BBC One from 23 January to 1 February 2007, and repeated on BBC Four from 9 to 13 April 2007. The first series follows five non-consecutive days (days 1, 3, 28, 33 and 79) of a police investigation into the disappearance of a young mother and her two children. It was written by Gwyneth Hughes and directed by Otto Bathurst and Simon Curtis. Music for the series was composed by Magnus Fiennes. A two-part spin-off called ''Hunter'' was broadcast on BBC One in January 2009. A second series of ''Five Days'' was developed by the BBC and broadcast on 1 March 2010 to 5 March 2010. Series one Plot Leanne Wellings (Christine Tremarco) prepares to visit her grandfather, who resides in a convalescent home. She takes her two young children Rosie (Tyler Anthony) and Ethan (Lee Massey), and calls up the stairs to her eldest daughter, ... [...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] |
Patrick Malahide
Patrick Gerald Duggan (born 24 March 1945), known professionally as Patrick Malahide, is a British actor of stage and screen. His acting credits include '' The New Avengers'' (1976), '' ITV Playhouse'' (1977), '' The Eagle of the Ninth'' (1977), ''Sweeney 2'' (1978), '' Comfort and Joy'' (1984), ''The Singing Detective'' (1986), '' A Month in the Country'' (1987), ''Minder'' (1979–1988), ''Middlemarch'' (1994), '' The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries'' (1993–1994), '' Captain Corelli's Mandolin'' (2001), ''The World Is Not Enough'' (1999), ''Brideshead Revisited'' (2008), '' The Paradise'' (2012), '' Luther'' (2015–2019), '' Bridget Jones's Baby'' (2016), ''Game of Thrones'' (2012–2016), '' Mortal Engines'' (2018), '' The Protégé'' (2021), and ''Liaison'' (2023). Early life Malahide was born in Reading, Berkshire, England, the son of Irish immigrants; his mother was a cook, and his father secretary of the bursar at The Nautical College of Pangbourne. His education began at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ecclesbourne Valley Railway
The Ecclesbourne Valley Railway is a long heritage railway based at Wirksworth railway station, Wirksworth station in Derbyshire, England. It operates passenger services between and Wirksworth, with occasional services to . Passengers can board and alight heritage services at Duffield, where a platform was reopened in 2011. The station is shared with National Rail services on the Midland Main Line between and , with local services between , , and , which call at platforms 1 and 2; EVR trains to Wirksworth use platform 3. The station is sited in Duffield village centre, just a few minutes from shops, cafés and pubs. The Ecclesbourne Valley Railway is named after the River Ecclesbourne and the track follows the river from its source to its confluence with the River Derwent, Derbyshire, River Derwent at the Derbyshire village of Duffield, Derbyshire, Duffield. Despite being a branch in itself, there is also a separate branch operating from platform 3 at Wirksworth, up ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ABC Television (Australian TV Network)
ABC Television is the general name for the national television services of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). Until an organisational restructure in 2017/2018, ABC Television was also the name of a division of the ABC. The name was also used to refer to the first and for many years the only national ABC channel, before it was renamed ABC1 and then again to ABC TV. The Australian public broadcaster's television service was launched in November 1956 from its first television station in Australia, ABN (TV station), ABN Sydney. This was the second one in the country, with the commercial channel TCN having launched two months earlier. An ABC television network covering every Australian states and territories, state and territory was completed by 1971, and in 2000 the television operations joined the ABC Radio and Regional Content, ABC radio and ABC Online, online divisions at the Corporation's Ultimo, New South Wales, Ultimo headquarters in Sydney in 2000. The ABC pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Broadcast Now
''Broadcast'' is a monthly magazine for the United Kingdom television and radio industry, owned by Media Business Insight. History ''Broadcast'' was started in 1973 by Rod Allen, who went on to work at LWT, ITV Wales & West, HTV and HarperCollinsInteractive. He was most recently head of the Department of Journalism at City University, London, until he retired in 2006. The magazine was later owned by Thomson Corporation, Thomson Information Services, EMAP acquired it in 1993. Ascential later sold the magazine as part of a management buyout of Media Business Insight division in 2015. Description The magazine covers a wide range of news and issues affecting the professional broadcast market in the UK. It has regular monthly sections covering news, commissioning, facilities, analysis, opinion, interview, platforms, production and ratings. ''Broadcast'' also often has a special feature covering an issue relevant to the industry. It is owned by Media Business Insight, a publishing, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Watkins
Jason Peter Watkins (born 28 October 1962) is an English stage, film and television actor. He played the lead role in the two-part drama ''The Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferies'', for which he won the British Academy Television Award for Best Actor, BAFTA TV Award for Best Actor. He has also played William Herrick (Being Human), William Herrick in ''Being Human (British TV series), Being Human'', Gavin Strong in ''Trollied'', Simon Harwood in ''W1A (TV series), W1A,'' Gordon Shakespeare in the film series ''Nativity (film series), Nativity'', British Prime Minister Harold Wilson in Season 3 of ''The Crown (TV series), The Crown'' and Detective Sergeant Dodds in ''McDonald & Dodds''. Early life Watkins was born in 1962, in Windsor Road, Albrighton, east Shropshire, Albrighton, Shropshire, where he lived until the age of seven, when his parents moved to Wolverhampton. His father Alan was a metallurgist at Marston in Wolverhampton and his mother a teacher at Albrighton's primary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harriet Walter
Dame Harriet Mary Walter is an English actress. She has received an Olivier Award and nominations for a Tony Award, five Emmy Awards, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. In 2011, Walter was appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) for services to drama. Walter began her career performing on stage with the Royal Shakespeare Company in productions of ''Twelfth Night'' (1987–88) and '' Three Sisters'' (1988), for which she received the Olivier Award for Best Actress. She received Olivier Award nominations for '' Life x 3'' (2001), and '' Mary Stuart'' (2006). Her other notable work for the RSC includes leading roles in ''Macbeth'' (1999) and ''Antony and Cleopatra'' (2006). She made her Broadway debut in the 1983 revival of the William Shakespeare play ''All's Well That Ends Well'' (1983). She returned to Broadway in '' Mary Stuart'' for which she was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play. She reprised her roles of Brutus in ''Julius ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Harrington (actor)
Richard Harrington (born 12 March 1975) is a Welsh stage and TV actor. He has had starring roles in the shows ''Hinterland (TV series), Hinterland'', ''Bleak House (2005 TV serial), Bleak House'', ''Gunpowder, Treason & Plot'', and the film ''The All Together''. He won a BAFTA Cymru Award for his role in the film ''Dafydd'' and another BAFTA Cymru Award for his role in ''Hinterland''. Early and personal life Harrington was born in Gurnos, Wales and brought up in Heolgerrig, Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, Merthyr Tydfil. Harrington studied at a Welsh medium education, Welsh Medium school in Merthyr and as a result, speaks Welsh language, Welsh as a second language. He has said that filming ''Y Gwyll'' improved his fluency significantly. Career Harrington has had starring roles in the Welsh show ''Hinterland'' (known as ''Y Gwyll'' in Welsh), ''Bleak House (2005 TV serial), Bleak House'', Jimmy McGovern's ''Gunpowder, Treason & Plot'', and Gavin Claxton's comedy feature film ''Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phil Davis (actor)
Philip Davis (born 30 July 1953) is an English actor, writer, director and narrator. His early work as a director earned awards for ''Life’s a Gas'' (1992) and ''I.D. (1995 film), ID'' (1995). As an actor, he starred in ''Quadrophenia (film), Quadrophenia'' (1979), ''The Bounty (1984 film), The Bounty'' (1984), ''High Hopes (1988 film), High Hopes'' (1988), ''The Firm (1989 film), The Firm'' (1989), ''In the Name of the Father'' (1993), ''North Square'' (2000), ''Vera Drake'' (2004), ''Bleak House (2005 TV serial), Bleak House'' (2005), ''Whitechapel (TV series), Whitechapel'' (2009–2013), ''Sherlock (TV series), Sherlock'' (2010), ''Brighton Rock (2010 film), Brighton Rock'' (2010), ''Merlin (2008 TV series), Merlin'' (2011), ''Silk (TV series), Silk'' (2012–2014), ''Poldark (2015 TV series), Poldark'' (2015–2016), ''Mad Dogs (American TV series), Mad Dogs'' (2015–2016), Trying (TV series), ''Trying'' (2020–2024) and ''Platform 7'' (2023). Early life Davis was born ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al Weaver
Alexander Paul Weaver (born 3 January 1981) is an English actor, writer and part-time director, best known for his role as curate Leonard Finch in the ITV series ''Grantchester'' (2014-present). Background Weaver was born in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton in Greater Manchester, England. He went to Rivington and Blackrod High School and studied acting at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Career Weaver's first paid theatre role was in Trevor Nunn's 2004 production of ''Hamlet'', at the Old Vic theatre in London. Weaver played the title role on Monday evenings and at all matinees, whilst Ben Whishaw took on the role for evening performances, from Tuesday to Saturday. British politician Michael Portillo lauded Weaver's interpretation of Hamlet in ''The New Statesman'': "He eavergave meaning to the poetry, refusing to be rushed in the soliloquies or intimidated by them, varying volume and pace well. Frame by frame, he made credible Hamlet's progression from self-ind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janet McTeer
Janet McTeer (born 5 August 1961) is an English actress. She began her career training at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art before earning acclaim for playing diverse roles on stage and screen in both period pieces and modern dramas. She has received numerous accolades including a Tony Award, an Olivier Award, a Golden Globe Award and nominations for two Academy Awards and a Primetime Emmy Award. In 2008 she was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for her services to drama. McTeer made her professional stage debut in 1984, and was nominated for the 1986 Olivier Award for Best Newcomer for ''The Grace of Mary Traverse''. She received the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress, and the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for her performance in ''A Doll's House'' in 1997. For her roles on Broadway, she received two other nominations for '' Mary Stuart'' in 2009 and ''Bernhardt/Hamlet'' in 2019. McTeer has also gained acclaim for her film roles, h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikki Amuka-Bird
Nikki Amuka-Bird (born 27 February 1976) is a British actress of the stage, television, and film. Early life Amuka-Bird was born in Delta State, Nigeria, where her father still lives. She left there as a young child with her mother and was brought up in England, Lagos and in Antigua. Attending boarding school at Hurtwood House in England, Amuka-Bird originally hoped to be a dancer. That ambition was thwarted by injury: I hurt my back and at that point was deciding what to do university-wise and I thought I would try for drama college because I knew you could do some dancing there but it didn’t have to take over everything. It was only really when I went to drama college that that world ctingopened up to me and I fell in love with it and became obsessed like everybody else. She attended the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA). She started her stage career with the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC). Acting career Amuka-Bird's theatrical credits include '' Welcome ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
