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Great Expectations (2011 TV Serial)
''Great Expectations'' is a three-part BBC television drama adaptation by Sarah Phelps of the Charles Dickens’s 1861 novel of the same name, starring Ray Winstone as Magwitch, Gillian Anderson as Miss Havisham, Douglas Booth as Pip, Vanessa Kirby as Estella and David Suchet as Jaggers. The adaptation was first broadcast on British television over the Christmas period in 2011. Anderson's casting as Miss Havisham drew attention to the production due to her being a mere 43 compared to other actresses who have played her. However, critical reception was generally positive. Maxine Audley was also only 43 when she played Miss Havisham in the 1967 BBC adaptation. In 2012, the PBS broadcast earned the series a total of four Creative Arts Emmy Awards out of five nominations for Outstanding Art Direction, Cinematography, Costumes, and Main Title Design. The remaining nomination was for Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music. Plot Part one Young Pip ( Oscar Kenned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Costume Drama
Costume is the distinctive style of clothing, dress and/or cosmetics, makeup of an individual or group that reflects class, gender, occupation, ethnicity, nationality, activity or epoch—in short, culture. The term also was traditionally used to describe typical appropriate clothing for certain activities, such as Riding habit, riding costume, Swimsuit, swimming costume, dance costume, and evening gown, evening costume. Appropriate and acceptable costume is subject to changes in fashion and local cultural norms. This general usage has gradually been replaced by the terms "dress", "attire", "robes" or "wear" and usage of "costume" has become more limited to unusual or out-of-date clothing and to attire intended to evoke a change in identity, such as theatrical, Halloween, and mascot costumes. Before the advent of ready-to-wear apparel, clothing was made by hand. When made for commercial sale it was made, as late as the beginning of the 20th century, by "costumiers", often wom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss Havisham
Miss Havisham is a character in Charles Dickens's 1861 novel ''Great Expectations''. She is a wealthy spinster, once jilted at the altar, who insists on wearing her wedding dress for the rest of her life. She lives in a ruined mansion with her adopted daughter, Estella. Dickens describes her as looking like "the witch of the place". In the novel, she schemes to have the young orphan, Pip, fall in love with Estella, so that Estella can " break his heart". Although she has often been portrayed in film versions as very elderly, Dickens's own notes indicate that she is only in her mid-thirties at the start of the novel. However, it is indicated in the novel that her long seclusion without sunlight has aged her. She is one of the most gothic characters in the work of Dickens. Character history Miss Havisham's father was a wealthy brewer and her mother died shortly after she was born. Her father remarried and had an illegitimate son, Arthur, with the household cook. Miss Havis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Lloyd
Harry Charles Salusbury Lloyd (born 17 November 1983) is an English actor. His performance in the Channel 4 miniseries '' The Fear'' (2012) earned him a British Academy Television Award nomination. He gained prominence through his roles as Will Scarlet in the BBC drama ''Robin Hood'' (2006), Jeremy Baines in the ''Doctor Who'' episodes "Human Nature" and " The Family of Blood" (2007), and Viserys Targaryen in the first season of the HBO series ''Game of Thrones'' (2011). Lloyd played Paul Crosley in the WGN series ''Manhattan'' (2014), Peter Quayle in the Starz series '' Counterpart'' (2017–2019), and Bernard Marx in the Peacock series '' Brave New World'' (2020). He voiced Viktor in the Netflix animated series '' Arcane'' (2021–2024), Z in '' Xenoblade Chronicles 3'' (2022), and Ultima in '' Final Fantasy XVI'' (2023). He also appeared in '' Wolf Hall'' (2015) on BBC Two, series 1 of '' Marcella'' (2016) on ITV, and the third season of the FX series '' Legion'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Izzy Meikle-Small
Isobel Hope Meikle-Small (born 22 March 1996) is an English actress. She began her career as a child actress in the films '' Never Let Me Go'' (2010), ''Snow White and the Huntsman'' and ''Private Peaceful'' (both 2012). She has since appeared in the Starz series '' Outlander'' (2023–). Early life and education Meikle-Small was born in Hove. She attended Brighton College, where she completed A Levels in English literature, politics, and photography and earned A*s in all three subjects. She went on to graduate in 2018 with a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from King's College London. Career Meikle-Small is best known for portraying young Kathy H. in the 2010 film '' Never Let Me Go''. She played the younger version of the actress Carey Mulligan, to whom she has a close resemblance. In December 2011, Meikle-Small was also in the BBC miniseries ''Great Expectations'' (2011) where she played young Estella and Vanessa Kirby played the older Estella. During this role she als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Addy
Mark Ian Addy is an English actor best known for his roles as DC Gary Boyle in the sitcom '' The Thin Blue Line'' (1995–96), Andy Richmond in '' Trollied'' (2011–13), King Robert Baratheon in the first season of ''Game of Thrones'' (2011), and as Dave Horsefall in the film '' The Full Monty'' (1997) and its sequel TV series (2023). For his debut film role in ''The Full Monty'', Addy earned a BAFTA Award nomination for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. His other notable film roles Fred Flintstone in '' The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas'' (2000), Roland in '' A Knight's Tale'' (2001), Friar Tuck in ''Robin Hood'' (2010), Mr. Bakewell in ''Downton Abbey'' (2019), and Richard Buckley in '' The Lost King'' (2022). Early life Addy was born in York, where his family has lived since at least 1910 when his paternal great-grandfather was recorded there. His father, Ian, spent his working life as a glazier at York Minster. Addy was educated at Joseph Rowntree School in York. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shaun Dooley
Shaun Dooley is an English actor, narrator and voice-over artist. Early life and career Dooley attended Barnsley Youth Theatre in 1989 before going on to study at the Arden School of Theatre in Manchester between 1992 and 1995. Dooley's first acting role was as Shaun in ''Groove on a Stanley Knife'' in 1997. He later played Ritchie Fitzgerald in ''Coronation Street'' from 1997 until 1998. He appeared occasionally in ''EastEnders'' as Tom Stuart between 2001 and 2004. He appeared in Series 1 of '' The Street''. He had a role in '' P.O.W.''. Dooley played Peter Harper in BBC drama series ''The Street''. He also featured in the 2007 television docudrama '' Diana: Last Days of a Princess''. Dooley portrayed Kieran in the British horror film ''Salvage''. He portrayed police inspector Dick Alderman in all three parts of the ''Red Riding'' trilogy and in 2017 appeared as Reverend Michaelmas Winter in the Sky 1 drama '' Jamestown''. Among his many voiceover roles, Dooley narrat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claire Rushbrook
Claire Louise Rushbrook (born 25 August 1971) is an English actress. She is best known for her role as Roxanne in the film '' Secrets & Lies'' (1996), and for playing Linda Earl-Bouchtat (Rae's Mum) in ''My Mad Fat Diary'' (2013–2015). Other credits include '' The Sins'' (2000), ''Linda Green'' (2001–02), the sitcom '' Carrie & Barry'' (2004–05), ''Whitechapel'' (2009–2013), '' Home Fires'' (2015–16), '' Enola Holmes'' (2020), and ''Ammonite'' (2020). Early life Claire Louise Rushbrook was born on 25 August 1971 in Hitchin, Hertfordshire. She attended Fearnhill School, in Letchworth, Hertfordshire, until 1989, before joining Rose Bruford College of Theatre & Performance, for three years, to study for a BA Hons degree in Theatre Art. Career Rushbrook worked mainly in theatre for around five years before moving into film and television. She guest starred in the episodes " The Impossible Planet" and " The Satan Pit" in ''Doctor Who'' and had supporting roles in film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Rhys
Paul Rhys (born 19 December 1963) is a Welsh actor with an extensive career in theatre, radio, television and film. Early life Rhys was born in Neath to working-class Catholic parents, Kathryn Ivory and Richard Charles Rhys, a labourer. He is of part- Irish descent on his mother's side. From the age of ten, he bred and trained horses, becoming a highly accomplished rider. A committed punk during his youth, Rhys sang in several bands. His first acting job was playing Liverpudlian judo expert Ralph in John Godber's hit play ''Bouncers'', before leaving for London, where he qualified for his Equity card by singing jazz standards at lunchtime for Peter Boizot's Pizza Express and Kettners. Career Rhys received a Bernard Shaw Scholarship to study at RADA. In the first term he was spotted by Philip Prowse and was invited to perform in Oscar Wilde's ''A Woman of No Importance'' at the Glasgow Citizens Theatre, playing the illegitimate son, Gerald. He also appeared as Dean Swift in Jul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Primetime Emmy Award For Outstanding Main Title Theme Music
This is a list of the winning and nominated programs of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music. In the 1980s and early 1990s, the award was presented with the "possibility of one, more than one, or no award given," resulting in several years where there were nominees without a winner. In the following list, the first titles listed in gold are the winners; those not in gold are nominees, which are listed in alphabetical order. The years given are those in which the ceremonies took place: __TOC__ Winners and nominations 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Individuals with multiple wins ;2 wins * Danny Elfman * Trevor Morris Individuals with multiple nominations ;7 nominations * W. G. Snuffy Walden ;5 nominations * Jeff Beal ;4 nominations * Nathan Barr * Sean Callery * John Debney * Mark Isham * Thomas Newman * Mike Post ;3 nominations * Bruce Broughton * Mychael Danna * Danny Elfman * Lee Holdridge * James Newton Howard * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Creative Arts Emmy Award
The Creative Arts Emmys are a class of Emmy Awards presented in recognition of technical and other similar achievements in American television programming. They are commonly awarded to behind-the-scenes personnel such as production designers, set decorators, video editors, costume designers, cinematographers, casting directors, and sound editors. The Creative Arts category includes additional awards for outstanding animated programs, commercials, and guest actors. The first Creative Arts Emmys were held in 1970 alongside the 22nd Primetime Emmy Awards due to the growing number of categories at the time. The Primetime Creative Arts and Daytime Creative Arts awards are presented at separate Creative Arts ceremonies on the weekend before their respective main Primetime and Daytime ceremonies. The Emmy awards for Sports are presented in a single ceremony, giving both the main and the creative arts awards. Award categories See also * List of American television awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Expectations (1967 TV Series)
''Great Expectations'' is a British television series which first aired on BBC 1 in 1967. It is an adaptation of the 1861 novel ''Great Expectations'' by Charles Dickens, which follows a humble orphan suddenly becoming a gentleman with the help of an unknown benefactor. All episodes survived the BBC's routine junking and were released on DVD in 2017 by Simply Media. Plot summary Main cast * Gary Bond as Pip * Christopher Guard as young Pip * Francesca Annis as Estella * Maxine Audley as Miss Havisham * Neil McCarthy as Joe Gargery * Richard O'Sullivan as Herbert Pocket * Peter Vaughan as Mr. Jaggers * Bernard Hepton as Wemmick * Norman Scace as Pumblechook * Hannah Gordon as Biddy * Shirley Cain as Mrs. Gargery * Ronald Lacey as Orlick * Elsie Wagstaff as Sarah Pocket * Jon Laurimore as Bentley Drummle * John Tate as Magwitch One notable aspect of the production is Audley was only 43 when she played the old and decrepit Miss Havisham. Although this drew little to no att ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maxine Audley
Maxine Audley (29 April 1923 – 23 July 1992) was an English theatre and film actress. She made her professional stage debut in July 1940 at the Open Air Theatre. Audley performed with the Old Vic company and the Royal Shakespeare Company many times. She appeared in more than 20 films, the first of which was the 1948 adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's novel ''Anna Karenina''. Biography Maxine Audley was born in London on 29 April 1923. Her parents were Henry Julius Hecht and Katherine Arkandy, a coloratura soprano. Audley attended the Westonbirt School in Gloucestershire. She trained for the stage at the Tamara Daykharhanova School in New York City and the London Mask Theatre School. Audley was married four times, to the pianist Leonard Cassini, to company manager Andrew Broughton, to Frederick Granville the impresario, with whom she had a daughter, Deborah Jane, and to Glasgow born actor Leo Maguire 1938-1992 (not to be confused with Irish songwriter of the same name). Audley di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
