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Harry Hill (TV Series)
''Harry Hill'', later titled ''The All-New Harry Hill Show'' and also referred to as ''The Harry Hill Show'', is a British stand-up comedy sketch show, starring comedian Harry Hill, that ran for four series from 1997 to 2003, on both Channel 4 and ITV. Broadcast Channel 4 (1997–2000) The original Channel 4 series of ''Harry Hill'' was commissioned on the back of the success of '' Fruit Fancies'', a series of six short comedy films written and performed by Hill, which were broadcast on BBC Two, and a sell-out theatre tour in 1996 which was given excellent reviews by critics and fans alike. The Channel 4 series was commissioned in January 1997. The programme's title, as shown in the title sequence, was simply ''Harry Hill'', but was often referred to, in some programme listings, as ''The Harry Hill Show''. As well as writing and producing the majority of the show's material himself, the Channel 4 version of the series also featured regular performances from Al Murray, who p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Hill
Matthew Keith Hall (born 1 October 1964), known professionally as Harry Hill, is an English comedian, presenter and writer. He pursued a career in stand-up following years working as a medical doctor, developing an offbeat, energetic performance style that fused elements of surrealism, observational comedy, slapstick, satire and music. When performing, he usually wears browline glasses and a dress shirt with a distinctive oversized collar and cuffs. He won the Perrier Award for Best Newcomer at the 1992 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and began his career in radio and television comedy with the radio series '' Harry Hill's Fruit Corner'' (1993–1997). He has hosted his own television comedy shows '' Harry Hill'' (1997–2003) and '' Harry Hill's TV Burp'' (2001–2012), and narrated '' You've Been Framed!'' from 2004 to 2022. His other projects include ''The Harry Hill Movie'', released in 2013. Early life, education and medical career Hill was born in Woking, Surrey on 1 Octobe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jessie J
Jessica Ellen Cornish (born 27 March 1988), known professionally as Jessie J, is an English singer and songwriter. Born and raised in London, she began her career on stage, aged 11, with a role in the West End musical '' Whistle Down the Wind''. She later studied at the BRIT School, before signing with Gut Records and striking a songwriting deal with Sony/ATV Music Publishing. After signing with Republic Records, Jessie J came to prominence with the release of her debut single, " Do It like a Dude", which peaked at number 2 on the UK Singles Chart. Her following single, "Price Tag", was an international success, topping the charts in nineteen countries, including the UK. It was followed by the release of her debut album, '' Who You Are'' (2011), which peaked at number two in the UK. Other singles from the album included " Nobody's Perfect", " Who You Are", "Domino" and " Laserlight", all of which peaked within the top ten in the UK, making Jessie J the first British female a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Pertwee
William Desmond Anthony Pertwee (21 July 1926 – 27 May 2013) was an English actor and comedian. He is best remembered for playing Chief ARP Warden Hodges in ''Dad's Army'' and P.C. Wilson in '' You Rang, M'Lord?''. Early life Pertwee was born in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, on 21 July 1926."Dad's Army star Bill Pertwee dies aged 86" BBC News, 27 May 2013 Born the youngest of three boys of a Brazilian mother and an English father, James Francis Carter Pertwee, who travelled the country as a salesman until he became ill and died in 1938, when Bill Pertwee was 12. The family moved home many times during Pertwee's childhood and he lived in , [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Leeming
Janet Dorothy Leeming (née Atkins; born 5 January 1942) is an English television presenter and newsreader. Early life and education Leeming was born in Barnehurst, Kent, and educated at the Assumption Convent, Charlton and St Joseph's Convent Grammar School, Abbey Wood. Career Presenter and actress She worked as an actress and presenter in Australia and New Zealand before becoming a well-known face on British television in regional and children's programmes. An early UK TV role came in the BBC sitcom '' Hugh and I'' in December 1966. In 1969, she joined the presenting team of BBC1's children's science programme '' Tom Tom'', which she co-hosted until 1970. In 1976, she fronted the 10–part BBC2 handicraft series ''Knitting Fashion'' which was repeated several times through to 1978. From 1977, she was the presenter of the BBC's regional programme ''Zodiac & Co'' for the South West area, switching to the Midlands for the regional show ''Midlands Tonight'' in 1979. Leeming bega ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little And Large
''Little and Large'' were a British comedy double act comprising straight man Syd Little (born Cyril John Mead; 19 December 1942) and comic Eddie Large (born Edward Hugh McGinnis; 25 June 1941 – 2 April 2020). Comedy duo They formed their partnership in 1962, originally appearing as singers in local pubs around north-west England. According to an interview with Eddie Large in ''Metro (British newspaper), Metro'' newspaper (11 January 2019), they went professional in October 1963. After deciding to concentrate on comedy, Little and Large's big break came in 1971 when they appeared on ITV talent show ''Opportunity Knocks (UK TV series), Opportunity Knocks''. They won the programme's vote, turning them into household names virtually overnight. Within five years, the duo had their own prime-time show on ITV (TV channel), ITV called ''The Little and Large Tellyshow''. It began with a pilot episode in 1976, which earned the pair a commission for a series in 1977. However, the duo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Todd Carty
Todd Carty, also known as Todd John Jennings (born Todd Robert Carty; 31 August 1963), is an actor and director who has grown up on television screens in a variety of roles. His stage appearances have ranged from serious drama to pantomime, and he has worked on radio plays, voiceovers, commercials, narrations and films. He is best known for TV roles as Tucker Jenkins in ''Grange Hill'' (1978–1982) and ''Tucker's Luck'' (1983–1985), Mark Fowler in ''EastEnders'' (1990–2003), and PC Gabriel Kent in ''The Bill'' (2003–2005). Early life Carty was born in Willesden, London, as Todd R. Carty to an unmarried Irish mother, Margaret M. Carty, from Limerick. In 1972 Margaret married Thomas Jennings, who later adopted Carty and legally changed his name to Todd John Jennings. Through his mother, Carty is a dual citizen of the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. He grew up in Kilburn, London, Kilburn, West Hampstead and Harrow on the Hill, London. He has two younger sisters name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Davison
Peter Malcolm Gordon Moffett (born 13 April 1951), known professionally as Peter Davison, is an English actor. He made his television acting debut in 1975 and became famous in 1978 as Tristan Farnon in the BBC's television adaptation of James Herriot's ''All Creatures Great and Small (1978 TV series), All Creatures Great and Small'' stories. He subsequently played the Fifth Doctor, fifth incarnation of Doctor (Doctor Who), the Doctor in ''Doctor Who'' from 1981 to 1984. Davison's other starring roles included the sitcoms ''Holding the Fort'' (1980–1982) and ''Sink or Swim (TV series), Sink or Swim'' (1980–1982), Dr. Stephen Daker in ''A Very Peculiar Practice'' (1986–1988), and Albert Campion in ''Campion (1989 TV series), Campion'' (1989–1990). He also played David Braithwaite in ''At Home with the Braithwaites'' (2000–2003), "Dangerous" Davies in ''The Last Detective'' (2003–2007), and Henry Sharpe in ''Law & Order: UK'' (2011–2014). Early life Davison was bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rustie Lee
Rustie Lee (born 22 May 1949) is a British-Jamaican television personality, television chef, actress and singer. She participated on the Channel 5 reality-television show '' Celebrity Super Spa'' in 2013; ITV's '' Who's Doing the Dishes?'', hosted by Brian McFadden, in 2016; and '' Celebrity Coach Trip'' in 2020. Between 2015 and 2017 Rustie also appeared on children's BBC TV programme Twirlywoos. Early life She attended the girls' grammar school King Edward VI Handsworth School. Broadcasting career Lee first came to public attention for her appearances during the 1980s on the morning television station TV-am. Following her initial successful period as a chef on TV-am in 1983, Lee took over from Sarah Kennedy on the second incarnation of the ITV gameshow ''Game for a Laugh''. In 2004, Lee appeared on Livings ''I'm Famous and Frightened! 2'', a reality show featuring a number of celebrities staying in a castle over a weekend, taking part in various challenges and looking for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Lavender
Arthur Ian Lavender (16 February 1946 – 2 February 2024) was an English stage, film and television actor. He is best known for his role as Private Pike in ''Dad's Army'', a BBC sitcom set during World War II, of which he was the last surviving main cast member. Early life Arthur Ian Lavender was born to Edward and Kathleen (nee Johnson) Lavender in Birmingham, England on 16 February 1946. He attended Bournville Boys Technical School (later Bournville Grammar-Technical School for Boys) where he appeared in many school dramatic productions. From there he went to the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, with the assistance of a grant from the City of Birmingham. Following his graduation in 1967 he appeared on stage in Canterbury. Career Lavender's first television appearance was as the lead in a Rediffusion play entitled ''Half Hour Story: Flowers at my Feet'' in 1968. ''Dad's Army'' In 1968, aged 22, Lavender was cast as Private Frank Pike, the youngest member and "stupid boy" o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Bragg
Stephen William Bragg (born 20 December 1957) is an English singer, songwriter, musician, author and political activist. His music blends elements of folk music, punk rock and protest songs, with lyrics that mostly span political or romantic themes. His activism is centred on social change and left-wing politics, left-wing political causes. Early life Bragg was born in 1957 in Barking, London, Barking, Essex (later part of Greater London) to Dennis Frederick Austin Bragg, an assistant sales manager to a Barking cap maker and milliner, and his wife Marie Victoria D'Urso, who was of Italian descent through her father. Bragg's father died of lung cancer in 1976, and his mother died in 2011. Bragg was educated at Northbury Junior School and Park Modern Secondary School (now part of Barking Abbey School, Barking Abbey Secondary School) in Barking. He failed his Eleven-plus, eleven-plus exam. He developed an interest in poetry at age twelve, when his English teacher chose him to read ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garry Bushell
Garry Bushell (born 13 May 1955) is an English newspaper columnist, rock music journalist, television presenter, author, musician and political activist. Bushell also sings in the Cockney Oi! bands GBX and the Gonads. He managed the New York City Oi! band Maninblack until the death of the band frontman Andre Schlessinger. Bushell's recurring topical themes are comedy, country and class (social), class. He has campaigned for an English Parliament, a Benny Hill statue and for variety and talent shows on TV. He has been a columnist for several newspapers, including ''The Sun (United Kingdom), The Sun'', ''Sunday People, The People'' and the ''Daily Star Sunday'', and has worked as the review editor for the ''Sunday Express''. Early life and music career The son of a fireman, Bushell attended Charlton Manor School and Colfe's School (which was then a grammar school). At secondary school, he first performed in the group Pink Tent, which was heavily influenced by Monty Python. They ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chas & Dave
Chas & Dave (often billed as Chas 'n' Dave) were an English pop rock duo, formed in London by Chas Hodges and Dave Peacock (musician), Dave Peacock. They were most notable as creators and performers of a musical style labelled ''rockney'' (a portmanteau of ''rock music, rock'' and ''cockney''), which mixes "pub singalong, music-hall humour, boogie-woogie piano and pre-Beatles rock 'n' roll". For a time, ''Rockney'' was also the name of their record label, their major breakthrough being "Gertcha" in 1979, which peaked at No. 20 in the UK Singles Chart, and was the first of eight Top 40 hit singles the duo played on. They had their biggest success in the early 1980s with "Rabbit (song), Rabbit" and "Ain't No Pleasing You". They also had nine charting albums. In October 2013 they released ''That's What Happens'', their first studio album in 18 years. History Formation Chas Hodges, Charles Nicholas "Chas" Hodges and Dave Peacock (musician), David Victor "Dave" Peacock met in 1963, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
