Gifted (2003 Film)
''Gifted'' is a one-off British drama thriller television film, written and devised by Kay Mellor, that first broadcast on ITV (TV network), ITV on 29 October 2003. Starring Kenny Doughty, Claire Goose and Christine Tremarco, the film follows top-flight footballer Jamie Gilliam (Doughty), who is accused of rape by Sharon Harrison (Tremarco), a part-time lap dancer. When Gilliam strongly denies the accusations made against him, Harrison drops the case following intense scrutiny from the press, leading her best friend, Maxine Norris (Goose), to look deeper into the case. The film was produced by Rollem Productions, and directed by Douglas Mackinnon. 6.19 million viewers tuned in for the initial broadcast. ''Gifted'' was released on DVD via IMC Vision on 7 February 2005. Broadcast Reports in ''The Independent'' in October 2003 suggested that ''Gifted'' was under review to be shelved, due to striking similarities with ongoing news stories involving a group of then unidentified Premier ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Drama
Drama is the specific Mode (literature), mode of fiction Mimesis, represented in performance: a Play (theatre), play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on Radio drama, radio or television.Elam (1980, 98). Considered as a genre of poetry in general, the dramatic mode has been contrasted with the Epic poetry, epic and the Lyric poetry, lyrical modes ever since Aristotle's ''Poetics (Aristotle), Poetics'' ()—the earliest work of dramatic theory. The term "drama" comes from a Ancient Greek, Greek word meaning "deed" or "Action (philosophy), act" (Classical Greek: , ''drâma''), which is derived from "I do" (Classical Greek: , ''dráō''). The two masks associated with drama represent the traditional Genre, generic division between Comedy (drama), comedy and tragedy. In English (as was the analogous case in many other European languages), the word ''Play (theatre), play'' or ''game'' (translating the Old English, Anglo-Saxon ''pleġan'' or Latin ''ludus'') wa ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Caroline Carver (actress)
Caroline Carver (born 1976) is an English actress, screenwriter, and producer best known for roles such as Princess Jessica in the TV film ''The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns'' (1999), Ingrid in ''The Aryan Couple (2004 film), The Aryan Couple'' (2004), and Sandy in ''My First Wedding (2006 film), My First Wedding'' (2006). Career Carver played the young adult Hattie in the film ''Tom's Midnight Garden (film), Tom's Midnight Garden'' (1999) based on the book of the same name, alongside Anthony Way and Joan Plowright. Early film work also includes ''The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns'' (1999). Carver's television work has ranged from costume drama, such as ''Sharpe's Peril''; modern drama, including ''Spooks (TV series), Spooks'', ''Jonathan Creek'' and ''Rosemary & Thyme''; to medical drama in the shape of ''Holby City'' and ''Doctors (2000 TV series), Doctors''. She won a Royal Television Society Best Actress Award for her performance in ''The Scarlet Pimpernel (TV serie ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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British Thriller Films
British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies. * British national identity, the characteristics of British people and culture * British English, the English language as spoken and written in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and, more broadly, throughout the British Isles * Celtic Britons, an ancient ethno-linguistic group * Brittonic languages, a branch of the Insular Celtic language family (formerly called British) ** Common Brittonic, an ancient language Other uses *People or things associated with: ** Great Britain, an island ** British Isles, an island group ** United Kingdom, a sovereign state ** British Empire, a historical global colonial empire ** Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1800) ** United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1922) * British Raj, colonial India under the British Empire * British Hong Kong, colonial H ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2000s British Films
S, or s, is the nineteenth letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and other latin alphabets worldwide. Its name in English is ''ess'' (pronounced ), plural ''esses''. History Northwest Semitic šîn represented a voiceless postalveolar fricative (as in 'ip'). It originated most likely as a pictogram of a tooth () and represented the phoneme via the acrophonic principle. Ancient Greek did not have a "sh" phoneme, so the derived Greek letter Sigma () came to represent the voiceless alveolar sibilant . While the letter shape Σ continues Phoenician ''šîn'', its name ''sigma'' is taken from the letter ''Samekh'', while the shape and position of ''samekh'' but name of ''šîn'' is continued in the '' xi''. Within Greek, the name of ''sigma'' was influenced by its association with the Greek word (earlier ), "to hiss". The original name of the letter "Sigma" may have been ''san'', but due to the ear ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2003 Television Films
3 (three) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 2 and preceding 4, and is the smallest odd prime number and the only prime preceding a square number. It has religious and cultural significance in many societies. Evolution of the Arabic digit The use of three lines to denote the number 3 occurred in many writing systems, including some (like Roman and Chinese numerals) that are still in use. That was also the original representation of 3 in the Brahmic (Indian) numerical notation, its earliest forms aligned vertically. However, during the Gupta Empire the sign was modified by the addition of a curve on each line. The Nāgarī script rotated the lines clockwise, so they appeared horizontally, and ended each line with a short downward stroke on the right. In cursive script, the three strokes were eventually connected to form a glyph resembling a with an additional stroke at the bottom: ३. The Indian digits spread to the Caliphate in the 9th ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2003 Films
2003 in film is an overview of events, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies, festivals, a list of country- and genre- specific lists of films released, notable deaths and film debuts. Highest-grossing films The top 10 films released in 2003 by worldwide gross are as follows: '' The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King'' grossed more than $1.14 billion, making it the highest-grossing film in 2003 worldwide and in North America and the second-highest-grossing film up to that time. It was also the second film to surpass the billion-dollar milestone after '' Titanic'' in 1997. '' Finding Nemo'' was the highest-grossing animated movie of all time until being overtaken by '' Shrek 2'' in 2004. Events * February 24: '' The Pianist'', directed by Roman Polanski, wins 7 César Awards: Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Sound, Best Production Design, Best Music and Best Cinematography. * June 12: Gregory Peck dies of bronchopneumonia. * June 2 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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ITV Television Dramas
ITV or iTV may refer to: Television TV stations/networks/channels ITV *Independent Television (ITV), a British television network and company, including: **ITV (TV network), a free-to-air national commercial television network in the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man, and the Channel Islands ** ITV1, formerly ITV, a television channel broadcasting on the majority of the ITV network, covering England, Southern Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man, and the Channel Islands **ITV plc, ITV1's parent company, which owns 13 of the 15 ITV network licences ** itv.com, the main website of ITV plc ** ITVX, streaming service operated by ITV plc ** ITV News, ITV news programmes *** ITN, the Independent Television News production and broadcast journalism company ** ITV Studios, a television production company owned by ITV plc * Independent Television (Tanzania), a Tanzanian television station and member of the Commonwealth Broadcasting Association (CBA) * CITV-DT, a television statio ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Pip Torrens
Philip D'Oyly TorrensThe Cambridge University List of Members up to 31 July 1998, University of Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1998, p. 793 (born 2 June 1960) is an English actor. Torrens portrayed courtier Tommy Lascelles in the Netflix drama ''The Crown'', aristocrat Lord Massen in the HBO series '' The Nevers'', Herr Klaus Starr in ''Preacher'', and held leading roles in '' Poldark'' and ''Versailles''. His film appearances include '' The Danish Girl'', '' The Iron Lady'', '' War Horse'' and '' Star Wars: The Force Awakens''. He has played The Curator in Supermassive Games' '' Dark Pictures Anthology'' series of horror video games since 2019, appearing in four entries to date. Early life and education Son of the Rev. Robert Harrington Torrens, MA, and descendant of the lawyer and colonial official Henry Whitelock Torrens,The Cambridge University List of Members up to 31 July 1998, University of Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1998, p. 793 Torrens was born i ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Abdul Salis
Abdul Wahab Mumuni (born 6 July 1979), known professionally as Abdul Salis, is a British actor. He played paramedic Curtis Cooper on '' Casualty'', the longest-running medical drama broadcast in the UK. Career Television Salis has appeared in numerous television roles, including ''The Hidden City'' (2002), '' Casualty'' (2008–09), ''Trevor's World of Sport'' (2003) and an episode of ''Doctor Who'' "Fear Her" (2006) as Kel from the council. He was in an episode of CBBC's ''M.I. High'' "The Big Bling" as Ben Lacy (a footballer). In ''Father Brown'' (2019) S7:E2, "The Passing Bell", he played Enoch Rowe, an immigrant farm labourer from Trinidad. In January 2019, Salis played the role of ''Caden James'' in ''EastEnders''. In June 2020, Salis was announced to play Eamon Valda in Amazon's forthcoming ''The Wheel of Time''. In 2022, he appeared as recurring character Sebastian in Catherine Tate's six-part mockumentary sitcom '' Hard Cell'', released on Netflix. Cinema His ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Nick Reding (actor)
Nicholas Mark Reding (born 31 August 1962 in Chiswick, London) is an English actor and director. Leaving school at 16, he became a professional actor aged 17. He is probably best known for playing PC Pete Ramsey in ''The Bill'' and DI Michael Connor in the BBC crime thriller series ''Silent Witness''. His many other TV and film appearances include '' The Monocled Mutineer'', ''Bodyguards'', ''Oscar'', ''Peak Practice'', '' Frank Stubbs Promotes'', ''Minder'', '' Tales from the Crypt'', '' Bugs'', ''Sword of Honour'', ''A Touch of Frost'', '' Paradise Postponed'', '' Murder in Mind'', '' Boon'', ''The Ruth Rendell Mysteries'', '' Captive'', '' Mister Johnson'', ''The House of Eliott'', '' Police 2020'', ''Sunburn'', ''Croupier'', '' Judge John Deed'', On stage he played Joseph Porter Pitt in Tony Kushner's ''Angels in America'' at the Royal National Theatre, as well as leading roles at the Royal Court. He also appeared in ''Lovejoy''. Since moving to Kenya in 2002 to launch a ch ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mary Jo Randle
Mary Jo Randle (born 26 April 1954) is an English actress from Rochdale, Lancashire working in theatre and television. After a childhood in Littleborough, Randle left home to study for a degree in drama at the University of Birmingham but switched course to Social Administration. Upon graduation she applied and was accepted for a place at RADA, where she was the recipient of the Bancroft Gold Medal. In 1981 she won Most Promising Actress at the Ronson awards. Mary Jo Randle is best known for her roles as Jo Morgan in ''The Bill'' (1993–1995) and Bernie Quinlan in '' The Lakes.'' She has also featured in ''Holby City'', ''Emmerdale'', '' Victoria Wood as Seen on TV'', ''The Royal'', ''Casualty'', ''Doctors'', '' Heartbeat'', ''Inspector Morse'', ''Dalziel and Pascoe'', '' Bad Behaviour'', '' Wire in the Blood'' and a public information film Public information films (PIFs) are a series of government-commissioned short films, shown during television advertising breaks in t ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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John McArdle
John McArdle (born 16 August 1949) is an English actor. He is most notable for playing Billy Corkhill in the soap opera '' Brookside'', with many other smaller appearances in other soaps and dramas. Playing a regular character in ''Brookside''s heyday (alongside Ricky Tomlinson and Sue Johnston, and working with writers such as Jimmy McGovern), he made himself memorable with his portrayal of a man beyond breaking point, which culminated with him ranting at neighbours and churning up their lawns as he drove his car around in circles. McArdle was the subject of '' This Is Your Life'' in 2003 when he was surprised by Michael Aspel on the set of '' Merseybeat''. In 2006, McArdle portrayed Frank Taylor in an episode of BBC TV's '' Surviving Disaster'' that concerned the Munich air disaster of 1958, which Taylor was the only newspaper reporter to survive. In 2010, McArdle played Christopher Mead's father in '' Waterloo Road''. He is also a stage actor, seen in ''Our Country's G ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |