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Fletch may refer to: * Fletch (archery), the individual materials, such as feathers, that provide aerodynamic stabilization in arrows or darts * Adrian "Fletch" Fletcher, a fictional character in British medical dramas ''Casualty'' and ''Holby City'' * Andy Fletcher (musician), nicknamed "Fletch", a member of the band Depeche Mode * ''Fletch'' (novel), the first book in a series of books by Gregory Mcdonald featuring the character Irwin Maurice Fletcher ** ''Fletch'' (film), a 1985 comedy starring Chevy Chase, based on the novel * Fletch (''Hollyoaks''), a fictional character from British soap opera ''Hollyoaks'' * Norman Stanley Fletcher Norman Stanley Fletcher, commonly nicknamed "Fletch", is the main fictional character in the BBC sitcom ''Porridge'', and the spin-off, '' Going Straight''. He was played by Ronnie Barker. In the pilot episode, Fletcher claims to Mr. Barrowclo ..., nicknamed "Fletch", the lead character in the British sitcom ''Porridge'' * '' Fletch & Va ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fletch (archery)
Fletching is the fin-shaped aerodynamic stabilization device attached on arrows, crossbow bolts, darts, and javelins, typically made from light semi-flexible materials such as feathers or bark. Each piece of such a device is a fletch, also known as a flight or feather. A fletcher is a person who attaches fletchings to the shaft of arrows. Fletchers were traditionally associated with the Worshipful Company of Fletchers, a guild in the City of London. The word is related to the French word , meaning 'arrow', via the ultimate root of Old Frankish . Description As a noun, ''fletching'' refers collectively to the fins or vanes, each of which individually is known as a fletch. Traditionally, the fletching consists of three matched half-feathers attached near the back of the arrow or shaft of the dart that are equally spaced around its circumference. Four fletchings have also been used. In English archery, the male feather, from a cock, is used on the outside of the arrow, while th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adrian "Fletch" Fletcher
Adrian "Fletch" Fletcher is a fictional character from the BBC medical dramas ''Casualty (TV series), Casualty'' and ''Holby City'', portrayed by Alex Walkinshaw. He appears in ''Casualty'' from its Casualty series 26, twenty-sixth series in 2012 until its Casualty series 28, twenty-eighth in 2014, before joining ''Holby City'' in its Holby City series 16, sixteenth series. Fletch is characterised as a fun, likeable and charming wikt:Jack the lad, Jack the lad who considers his family very important. The character is introduced as a staff nurse in Holby City Hospital's emergency department (ED) and progresses in his career to the hospital's Nursing management, Director of Nursing. Fletch's personable characterisation has helped establish friendship with many characters, notably with Lloyd Asike (Michael Obiora) and Raf di Lucca (Joe McFadden). Fletch's main story in ''Casualty'' is his affair with senior nurse Tess Bateman (Suzanne Packer), which leads to the breakdown of his marr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Fletcher (musician)
Andrew John Fletcher (8 July 1961 – 26 May 2022), also known as Fletch, was an English keyboard player and founding member of the electronic band Depeche Mode. In 2020, he and the band were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Early life Fletcher was the eldest of four siblings born to Joy and John Fletcher. The family moved to Basildon from Nottingham when he was two years old, when his father, an engineer, was offered a job at a cigarette factory. He was active in the local Boys' Brigade from an early age, primarily to play football. He attended Nicholas Comprehensive where he was in the same sixth form class as Martin Gore and Alison Moyet. After leaving school he worked as an insurance clerk. Career Depeche Mode Fletcher, and acquaintances Vince Clarke and Martin Gore, were in their mid-teens when punk rock arrived on the music scene. Fletcher said this was "obviously the perfect age to experience it", noting that "we were very lucky in life". Fletcher and Clar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fletch (novel)
''Fletch'' is a 1974 mystery novel by Gregory Mcdonald, the first in a series featuring the character Irwin Maurice Fletcher. Synopsis The novel introduces I. M. Fletcher, a journalist and former Marine camping undercover on a beach watching the drug culture for a story. He wants to find the origin of a dealer's seemingly endless supply of drugs before publishing an exposé. A millionaire businessman named Alan Stanwyck approaches Fletch and asks the reporter to murder him. Stanwyck claims he is dying of bone cancer and wants to avoid a slow, painful death and his life insurance is invalid if he kills himself. Fletch accepts $1,000 in cash to listen to the proposition. Believing Fletch is a vagrant and addict, Stanwyck offers him $20,000 to commit the murder. Fletch talks him up to $50,000 in an effort to see if the man is serious. He appears to be sincere, and Fletch begins investigating the man's story. Additional pressure comes from Fletch avoiding the two attorneys chasin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fletch (film)
''Fletch'' is a 1985 American comedy thriller film directed by Michael Ritchie and written by Andrew Bergman. Based on Gregory Mcdonald's popular '' Fletch'' novels, the film stars Chevy Chase as the eponymous character. It co-stars Tim Matheson, Dana Wheeler-Nicholson, Geena Davis and Joe Don Baker. The film revolves around ''Los Angeles Times'' reporter Irwin M. "Fletch" Fletcher, who is offered a large sum of money by a millionaire to kill him, claiming he has a terminal cancer prognosis and suicide would invalidate his life insurance policy. Fletch becomes suspicious when he discovers the man is not ill; when he continues to investigate, his life is threatened. ''Fletch'' did well with critics and at the box office—it was among the top 50 grossing domestic films in its first year of release. It was followed by a 1989 sequel, '' Fletch Lives'', also starring Chevy Chase. Subsequent decades saw many unsuccessful attempts to restart or reboot the series, until '' Conf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fletch (Hollyoaks)
Jamie "Fletch" Fletcher is a fictional character from the British soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', played by Sam Darbyshire. The character made his first on-screen appearance on 21 October 2005. Fletch was originally a recurring character and Darbyshire was promoted to the regular cast in 2007 by executive producer Bryan Kirkwood. The character is introduced into the series as a student studying at the local school and a member of the show's Ashworth family. Fletch is characterised as "easily led" and a solitary figure who "enjoys his own company". Writers created a double act between him and Josh Ashworth ( Sonny Flood). Fletch is also included in a love rivalry plot in which Michaela McQueen (Hollie-Jay Bowes) and Sasha Valentine (Nathalie Emmanuel) compete for his love. Fletch's prominent storyline is his drug addiction and writers developed the storyline over several months. The story documented Fletch and his girlfriend Sasha's descent into addiction, beginning with regular c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norman Stanley Fletcher
Norman Stanley Fletcher, commonly nicknamed "Fletch", is the main fictional character in the BBC sitcom ''Porridge'', and the spin-off, '' Going Straight''. He was played by Ronnie Barker. In the pilot episode, Fletcher claims to Mr. Barrowclough that he was sentenced for stealing a truck, which then crashed through garden walls and a toolshed when its brakes failed. This turns out to be a shaggy dog story leading up to the punchline "I asked for six other fences to be taken into consideration". In other episodes, it is stated that he was sentenced for breaking and entering and that he is a career burglar. The opening of each episode refers to Fletcher as a "habitual criminal." His tactics range from the practical (stealing pills from the prison doctor and eggs from the prison farmyard), to the symbolic (finding new and imaginative ways to stick two fingers up at Mackay, the antagonist prison officer, and get away with it). In return, Mackay's frenzied, neurotic attempts to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fletch & Vaughan
ZM ( ) is a New Zealand Contemporary hit radio radio network owned by New Zealand Media and Entertainment. It broadcasts to 31 markets throughout mainland New Zealand via terrestrial FM, and worldwide via the Internet. The network targets the 18–39 demographic specialises in a chart-music playlist of pop, rock, hip hop, country and dance music. It reaches approximately 480,300 listeners weekly, making it the fifth largest commercial radio station in New Zealand. The ZM network was founded in the early 1970s as three separate commercial music stations owned by Radio New Zealand in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. The name is derived from the former callsigns of the stations: 1ZM, 2ZM and 3ZM. The stations were transferred to The Radio Network (now merged into New Zealand Media and Entertainment) in 1996, and ZM expanded across the country, initially as three separate networks before merging to form one nationwide network in 2000. The network's head office and main studi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fletcher (surname)
Fletcher is an Anglo-Norman surname of French, English, Scottish and Irish origin. The name is a regional ( La Flèche) and an occupational name for an arrowsmith (a maker and or seller of arrows), derived from the Old French ''flecher'' (in turn from Old French ''fleche'' "arrow"). The English word was borrowed into the Goidelic languages, leading to the development of the Scottish name "Mac an Fhleisteir" (also spelt "Mac an Fhleisdeir"), "the arrowsmith's son". While Fletcher was the occupational name, it was more often not the surname of a fletcher or arrowsmith professional. The progenitor of the family was Jean de la Flèche, a Norman noble from La Flèche, where he later succeeded his father to became its second seigneur (lord) and held its original castle. He was the youngest son of Seigneur Lancelin I de Beaugency (the first lord of Beaugency) and he married Paula of Maine, daughter of the Count of Maine. They were the parents of Elias I, Count of Maine and gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
