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Gaynor Faye
Gaynor Kay Mellor (born 26 August 1971), known professionally as Gaynor Faye, is an English actress and writer. She played Judy Mallett in television soap opera ''Coronation Street'' from 1995 until 1999 and Megan Macey in ''Emmerdale'' from 2012 until 2019. Early life Gaynor Faye was born in Leeds, England, to TV scriptwriter Kay Mellor and Anthony Mellor. Her maternal grandmother was Jewish. She has one sister, Yvonne. Career Faye has played the roles of Holly Quinn in BBC television drama series '' Playing the Field'', Lauren Harris in '' Fat Friends'', Georgia Lovett in '' Between the Sheets'' and Julie in ''Stan the Man''. She has also written two episodes of ''Fat Friends''. Faye played the role of Judy Mallett in ITV's ''Coronation Street'' from 2 October 1995 to 26 September 1999. The Malletts moved into 9 Coronation Street in 1995. Judy was an arcade assistant, and later a barmaid at the Rovers Return. Brash and strong-willed, Judy had a sensitive side, too ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Evers
Matt Evers (born March 16, 1976) is an American pair skater, model and actor. He is the 1998 U.S. Junior champion, and was a professional skater on the ITV series ''Dancing on Ice'' (2006–2023). Career With his partner Heather Allebach, Evers won the Junior pairs title at the 1998 U.S. Championships. The following season, they competed at three senior international events, 1998 Skate Canada International, 1998 Cup of Russia and 1998 Nebelhorn Trophy. He quit competing and moved to Los Angeles where he worked for a number of years before receiving an invitation to join ''Dancing on Ice''. Results Pair skating with Allebach: ''Dancing on Ice'' Evers is best known for being as a professional skater on the ITV series ''Dancing on Ice'', appearing from the show's inception in 2006 until he announced his departure in 2023. Evers remains the show's longest serving professional. Filmography Personal life Evers, who was married to a woman previously, came out as gay in J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lynda Bellingham
Lynda Bellingham ( ; 31 May 194819 October 2014) was an English actress, broadcaster and author. She acted in television series such as ''All Creatures Great and Small (1978 TV series), All Creatures Great and Small'', ''Doctor Who'', ''Second Thoughts (TV series), Second Thoughts'' and ''Faith in the Future (TV series), Faith in the Future''. She was also known for her appearances as the mother in the long-running series of "Oxo Family" British TV advertisements between 1983 and 1999, and as a panellist on the ITV lunchtime chat show ''Loose Women'' between 2007 and 2011. Early life Bellingham was born Meredith Hughes in Montreal to a single mother, but was given up for adoption because she was born out of wedlock in a strict church-going family. She was adopted when she was four months old. Bellingham was educated at Aylesbury High School, and trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama. Film and television Acting Bellingham's first television role was an appearance in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rob James-Collier
Robert James-Collier (born 23 September 1976), sometimes billed as Rob James-Collier, is a British actor widely known for his roles as Liam Connor in ''Coronation Street'', Thomas Barrow in ''Downton Abbey'', and Martin Evershed in '' Ackley Bridge''. Early life James-Collier was born in Salford, Greater Manchester, to parents James and Anne Collier as Robert James Collier. When he became an actor, he hyphenated his middle name and surname to form a new surname, to comply with the rules of Equity and avoid confusion with another actor named Robert Collier. James-Collier was educated at St Patrick's Roman Catholic High School in Eccles, Greater Manchester. He studied business at the University of Huddersfield for his bachelor's degree, and later obtained a master's degree in marketing at the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology. Career Acting With no acting experience, James-Collier auditioned for the series '' Down to Earth''. Stars Ricky T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jemima Rooper
Jemima Rooper (born 24 October 1981) is an English actress. Having started as a child actress in television series, she has appeared in numerous film and theatre roles. Early life Born in Hammersmith, London, Rooper is the daughter of TV journalist Alison Rooper. She attended Redcliffe Gardens School in Chelsea and the Godolphin and Latymer School. While working on '' The Famous Five'', she passed eight GCSEs with A* and A grades. From there she went to MPW sixth form college where she got three A-grade A levels. Rooper bought her first home at the age of 19. Career Rooper expressed a wish to be an actress at the age of nine and contacted an agent. Her first professional roles were in the 1993 film '' The Higher Mortals'' and the 1994 film '' Willie's War''. In 1996, she appeared in all episodes as George in Enid Blyton's ''The Famous Five''. She said: After several small roles in British TV series, Jemima took the role of Nicki Sutton in the popular Channel 4 teenage s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samantha Bond
Samantha Jane Bond (born 27 November 1961) is an English actress. She played Miss Moneypenny in four James Bond films during the Pierce Brosnan era, and appeared in ''Downton Abbey'' as the wealthy widow Lady Rosamund Painswick, sister of Robert Crawley, the Earl of Grantham. On television, she played "Auntie Angela" in the sitcom '' Outnumbered'' and the villain Mrs Wormwood in the CBBC ''Doctor Who'' spin-off, '' The Sarah Jane Adventures''. She also originated the role of "Miz Liz" Probert in the ''Rumpole of the Bailey'' series. She is a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company. Early life Bond is the daughter of actor Philip Bond and television producer Pat Sandys, and is the sister of the actress Abigail Bond and the journalist Matthew Bond. Bond's paternal grandparents were Welsh. She was brought up in London and Richmond-upon-Thames, in homes in Barnes and St Margarets. She attended the Godolphin and Latymer School, and studied acting at the Bristol Old Vic Theatr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Inheritance (TV Series)
''The Inheritance'' is a four-part British drama television series, first broadcast in the UK on Channel 5 on 4 September 2023. Plot When father-of-three Dennis (Larry Lamb) dies unexpectedly, his adult children are left bereft. But their grief is quickly overshadowed by anger, confusion and suspicion when they learn that he recently changed his will and they won't be receiving any part of his estate. Cast * Robert James-Collier as Daniel * Gaynor Faye as Sian *Jemima Rooper as Chloe *Larry Lamb as Dennis * Samantha Bond as Susan *Adil Ray as Pete *Kevin Whately as Michael * Rory Fleck Byrne as Nathan *Pauline McLynn as Jenny Roche * Risteard Cooper as DS Morris Production The series was filmed in County Kilkenny, Ireland Ireland (, ; ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe. Geopolitically, the island is divided between the Republic of Ireland (officially Names of the Irish state, named Irelan .... The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Syndicate
''The Syndicate'' is a British television drama series. It was written by Kay Mellor and is broadcast on BBC One. It sees five members of a betting syndicate win the lottery. Each series follows a different syndicate. The first series is set in a Leeds supermarket; the second, a public hospital in Bradford; the third, a crumbling stately home near Scarborough; and the fourth is set between a dog kennel in Yorkshire and Monaco. The theme tune for the first two series of the show is " All or Nothing", by the Small Faces. For the third series, a cover version of the same song performed by Scars on 45 was used. The score is composed by guitarist Hal Lindes from Dire Straits. The theme tune for Season four of the show is a cover of "The Gambler" performed by David Nowakowski featuring Rising Fever. Series 4 premiered on BBC One on 30 March 2021. The series was remade in America as ''Lucky 7'' for ABC. However, it only ran for one series. Cast * Lorraine Bruce as Denise Simp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lorraine (TV Programme)
''Lorraine'' is a British breakfast television programme that is broadcast on ITV. Launched on 6 September 2010, it is presented by Lorraine Kelly with Christine Lampard or Ranvir Singh filling in when Kelly is absent, and broadcasts live every weekday from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. The programme features a variety of showbiz, fashion, health, food, celebrity interviews and competitions. The programme's run-time crosses the 9:25 a.m. ending of the official ITV Breakfast slot (6:00–9:25 a.m.), which is wholly owned by ITV plc. This is why viewers in most of Scotland see ITV1 branding surrounding the first 25 minutes of the show, and STV branding for the remainder of the time slot. Format Each day the presenter gives an introduction into what is coming up on the show, before discussing the main stories from the morning's newspapers, although sometimes this is replaced by a Los Angeles update from Ross King. The show's first guests tend to be interviewed next. Throughout the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ITV Breakfast
ITV Breakfast Broadcasting Limited (previously known as ''GMTV, GMTV Limited'') is the national ITV (TV network), ITV breakfast television licensee, broadcasting in the United Kingdom. It became a wholly owned subsidiary of ITV plc in November 2009. ''GMTV'', as an on-screen brand name, ended on 3 September 2010, with the newly-rebranded ITV Breakfast launching new weekday breakfast programmes ''Daybreak (2010 TV programme), Daybreak'' and ''Lorraine (TV programme), Lorraine'' on 6 September 2010. In March 2014, it was announced ''Daybreak'' had been axed amid poor ratings. The programme was replaced on Monday 28 April 2014 by ''Good Morning Britain (2014 TV programme), Good Morning Britain'', reprising the title of a previous ITV early-morning programme. The ''Lorraine'' segment has not been affected by the changes. At weekends, ITV Breakfast would air children's programming, a simulcast of the channel CITV, until August 2023, when kids programmes were moved to ITVX and ITV2. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Declan Macey
Declan Macey is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale'', portrayed by Jason Merrells. He was introduced on 15 April 2010. The ''Emmerdale'' website has described the character by saying "Declan is a shrewd businessman who knows exactly what he wants and how to get it. He's prepared to be unpopular if it's good for business and the people in the village recognise his confidence. He does have a softer side but is not the most attentive husband in the world." In September 2014, Merrells confirmed he had left the show. Declan made his final appearance on 13 October 2014 after exposing the crimes that he committed with his wife, Charity Dingle ( Emma Atkins); she framed her cousin Sam ( James Hooton) and his girlfriend Rachel Breckle ( Gemma Oaten) for starting a fire at Home Farm – which Declan was responsible for during his attempt to commit suicide after becoming on the verge of financial bankruptcy – before causing the events of Declan embarking ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ITV (TV Network)
ITV, legally known as Channel 3, is a British free-to-air public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom, public broadcast television network. It is branded as ITV1 in most of the UK except for central and northern Scotland, where it is branded as STV (TV channel), STV. It was launched in 1955 as Independent Television to provide competition to BBC Television (established in 1936). ITV is the oldest commercial network in the UK. Since the passing of the Broadcasting Act 1990, it has been Legal name, legally known as Channel 3 to distinguish it from the other analogue channels at the time: BBC1, BBC2 and Channel 4. ITV was, for decades, a network of separate companies that provided regional television services and also shared programmes among themselves to be shown on the entire network. Each franchise was originally owned by a different company. After several mergers, the fifteen regional franchises are now held by two companies: ITV plc, which runs ITV1, the ITV1 cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dani's House
''Dani's House'' is a British children's comedy series broadcast on CBBC and starring Dani Harmer. The first series premiered on 26 September 2008, and its fifth series concluded on 19 July 2012. It has received several awards and nominations from BAFTA Kids. A spin-off called '' Dani's Castle'' aired from 2013 to 2015. Plot Dani is a teenage actress and singer who is regularly left in charge of her younger brother Max, his friend Ben, and their youngest baby sibling, "the baby from hell" who is only shown in a cot. She and her friends Toby and Sam spend most of their time at her house in a den hangout. As they go about their lives, they encounter some bizarre situations. Meanwhile, two aliens known as Coordinators (Coordinator Zang and Coordinator Zark) observe their actions. In series 2, Dani's family has moved to a new house. Toby has gone to medical school, and Dani becomes friends with Jack. The "baby from hell" is no longer referenced but is replaced by a "cat from hell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
