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Isabelle Smith
Isabelle Smith is an English actress. She made her acting debut in a stage production of ''Gypsy'', before going on to make minor appearances in British television series including ''Coronation Street'' and ''Maternal''. Then, in 2024, she appeared in the BBC soap opera ''Doctors'', as well as being cast in the regular role of Frankie Osborne on the Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks''. For her role as Frankie, she has received nominations for various accolades, as well as winning Best Newcomer at the ''Inside Soap'' Awards. Early and personal life Smith attended Fairfield High School for Girls in Droylsden, before going on to attend Ashton Sixth Form College from 2018 to 2020. At the latter, she studied drama, photography and history for her A-levels. Then, from 2020 to 2023, she studied at the Arden School of Theatre, where she attained a BA degree. She has since been vocal on her thoughts of the acting industry being "elitist" and holding working-class women back from actin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hollyoaks
''Hollyoaks'' is a British soap opera which originally began airing on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was created by Phil Redmond, who had previously conceived the soap opera ''Brookside (TV series), Brookside''. From 2005 to 2023, episodes have aired on sister channel E4 (TV channel), E4 a day prior to their broadcast on Channel 4. In 2023, ''Hollyoaks'' was removed from Channel 4's early evening schedule, but remains on E4 and Channel 4 (VoD service), Channel 4's on demand service with episodes now uploaded to YouTube. At its inception, the soap was targeted towards an adolescent and young adult audience but it has since broadened its appeal to all age groups. ''Hollyoaks'' has covered various taboo subjects rarely seen on British television, for which it has received List of awards and nominations received by Hollyoaks, numerous awards. It has won the award for Best British Soap twice, in 2014 and 2019; its first win broke the 15-year tie between rival soap operas ''EastEnde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West End Theatre
West End theatre is mainstream professional theatre staged in the large theatres in and near the West End of London.Christopher Innes"West End"in ''The Cambridge Guide to Theatre'' (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1998), pp. 1194–1195, Along with New York City's Broadway theatre, West End theatre represents the highest level of Theatre of the United Kingdom, commercial theatre in the English-speaking world. Seeing a West End show is a common tourist activity in London. Prominent screen actors, Cinema of the United Kingdom, British and World cinema, international alike, frequently appear on the London stage. There are approximately 40 theatres in the West End, with the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, opened in May 1663, the oldest theatre in London. The Savoy Theatre—built as a showcase for the popular series of comic operas of Gilbert and Sullivan—was entirely lit by electricity in 1881. Society of London Theatre, The Society of London Theatre (SOLT) announced that 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2025 British Soap Awards
The 2025 British Soap Awards honoured the best in British soap operas throughout 2024 and 2025. The ceremony was held on 31 May 2025 at the Hackney Empire theatre in Hackney, London, and will be broadcast on ITV1, ITVX and STV on 5 June 2025. After ITV cancelled the 2024 ceremony for undisclosed reasons, this marked the return of the awards after two years. Jane McDonald returned as presenter, having previously replaced disgraced former presenter Phillip Schofield in 2023. The publicly voted categories were announced on 7 April 2025, with the vote opening that same day. This included a longlist for the Best Leading Performer accolade, which included four cast members from each respective soap. The British Soap Award for Best Comedy Performance was also turned to a publicly-voted accolade for the first time. The shortlist, including panel nominations, were released on 1 May 2025. Despite falling within the eligibility period, transmitting its final episode in November 2024, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Best Leading Performer
The British Soap Award for Best Leading Performer is an award presented annually by The British Soap Awards. The award was introduced to the ceremony in 2022, succeeding the categories for British Soap Award for Best Actress, Best Actress and British Soap Award for Best Actor, Best Actor as a gender neutral replacement. Alongside accolades including Best British Soap and Villain of the Year, the award is voted for by the public. An initial longlist is announced, and after an initial round of voting, the performers with the highest number of votes advance to the shortlist, after which voting is opened for a second time. The award is currently held by ''EastEnders'' actress Lacey Turner. Winners and nominees Wins and nominations by soap Notes References {{The British Soap Awards, state=expanded Soap opera awards The British Soap Awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
JJ Osborne
The following is a list of characters who first appeared or were due to appear in the British Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'' during 2011, listed in order of their first appearance. In January 2011, it was announced that Gareth Philips would be taking over the role of series producer from Paul Marquess, who had been with the show for one year. Ruby Button Ruby Button, played by Anna Shaffer, is the younger sister of Duncan Button ( Dean Aspen). She made her first on-screen appearance on 3 January 2011. In December 2010, the ''Liverpool Echo'' announced that eighteen-year-old Shaffer would be joining the cast as Ruby. They said the character "will cause mayhem at the expense of her brother". Ruby has been described as "sneaky". Shaffer also announced her character during the Hollyoaks Christmas Music Show in 2010. In a poll run by ''Inside Soap'' to see which Hollyoaks character out of Ruby, Leanne Holiday (Jessica Forrest), Rae Wilson (Alice Barlow) and Theresa McQueen (J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sibling Sexual Abuse
Sibling abuse includes the physical, psychological, or sexual abuse of one sibling by another. More often than not, the younger sibling is abused by the older sibling. Sibling abuse is the most common of family violence in the US, but the least reported. As opposed to sibling rivalry, sibling abuse is characterized by the one-sided treatment of one sibling to another. Sibling abuse has been found to most commonly occur in dysfunctional families where abuse from parents is present. In the US, 40% of children have engaged in physical aggression towards a sibling, and as many as 85% of children have engaged in verbal abuse towards their sibling. Types and prevalence Physical abuse Sibling physical abuse is defined as a sibling deliberately causing violence to another sibling. The abuse can be inflicted with shoving, hitting, slapping, kicking, biting, pinching, scratching, and hair-pulling. Sibling physical abuse is more common than peer bullying and other forms of family abuse, su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
What To Watch
''What's on TV'' is a weekly television listings magazine published by Future PLC. Overview ''What's on TV'' is a weekly UK television magazine. It publishes features, TV listings, news and gossip from soap operas, as well as puzzles and competitions. Its primary focus is on soaps and reality TV, but documentaries and dramas are also covered. It was launched in March 1991, after the monopoly on broadcast programming listings magazines ended and the market was opened up. Before this, only two TV magazines were available: ''Radio Times'' for BBC listings and '' TVTimes'' for ITV and, from 1982, Channel 4 listings. Two other magazines appeared on the market at the same time – '' TV Quick'' and the short-lived ''TV Plus''. Early covers of ''What's on TV'' usually featured TV stars and programmes, but now they almost exclusively promote soap stories. In January 2007, Time UK (then still IPC) launched a soaps and TV website branded as ''What's on TV'', which focuses on plot spoi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Doctors Characters Introduced In 2024
''Doctors (2000 TV series), Doctors'' is a Television in the United Kingdom, British Medical drama, medical soap opera which began broadcasting on BBC One on 26 March 2000. Set in the fictional West Midlands (region), West Midlands town of Letherbridge, the soap follows the lives of the staff and patients of the Mill Health Centre, a fictional NHS doctor's surgery, as well as its sister surgery, the University of Letherbridge Campus Surgery. Head of St. Phils' gynaelogical department #Ed Jordan, Ed Jordan (David Bark-Jones) was the first to debut in the year. He was followed by #Liv Morgan, Liv Morgan (Livvi Parsons) in February, a foster child that Rob Hollins (Chris Walker (actor), Chris Walker) cares for. Joanna Bending then joined as doctor #Michelle Walton, Michelle Walton in March, followed by temporary receptionist #Paige Popplewell, Paige Popplewell joining later that month. In June, Alex Avery joined as doctor Graham Elton. September then saw the arrival of Scarlett Kier ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plymouth Herald
''The Herald'' is a Reach plc newspaper serving Plymouth. Its website and social media were rebranded as ''Plymouth Live'' in 2018. Print and online presence The newspaper's average circulation was 3,872 in the second half of 2023, made up of 2,978 paid-for single issues and 894 paid subscriptions. ''The Herald'' is published six days a week, Monday to Saturday, and has a single edition. It is owned by Reach plc, formerly known as Trinity Mirror. Its sister titles include the ''Express & Echo'' in Exeter, the ''Herald Express'' in Torquay and the ''Western Morning News''. Over 80% of the local adult population in the Plymouth region were said to use ''The Herald's'' website in 2013. In 2018, ''The Herald's'' website was rebranded as ''Plymouth Live'' by Reach plc. Its sister websites are ''Devon Live'' and ''Cornwall Live''. ''Plymouth Live'' is active on social media, regularly posting breaking news, pictures and videos on its Facebook, Twitter. and Instagram pages It has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paddy Bever
Patrick Bever (born 26 November 2002) is an English actor, known for portraying the role of Max Turner on the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' from 2021 to 2025. For his portrayal of Max, he won the award for Rising Star at the National Television Awards in 2022. Life and career Patrick Bever was born on 26 November 2002 in Stockport, Greater Manchester and attended Cheadle Hulme School. He also studied at the Manchester School of Acting prior to his television work. In September 2021, Bever joined the cast of the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' as Max Turner. He took over the role from child actor Harry McDermott who had portrayed the role for eleven years, following the show's decision to take the character in a more "mature direction". His storylines on the show have included becoming radicalised by a far-right extremist group and subsequently being sent to prison, as well as a storyline surrounding toxic masculinity which sees the character become the victim o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max Turner (Coronation Street)
The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' in 2010, by order of first appearance. Trevor Dean Enid Crump Enid Crump, played by June Broughton, arrives on the Street to confront Betty Williams ( Betty Driver) as Betty celebrates her 90th birthday and a reporter writes an article stating that she is the oldest barmaid in the North West. That is until Enid arrives and claims her title to the throne, as she is 91. After Enid contracts food poisoning, Betty is in great fear as Steve McDonald (Simon Gregson) tells her that the hot pot, which he served her, was found at the back of the fridge, but he did not know that it was two months old. Liz McDonald (Beverley Callard) makes enquiries and finds out that Enid's illness is attributable to drinking too much, much to Betty and Steve's relief. In 2011 Betty finds out in the newspaper that Enid has died of a rare liver disease. Jane Kenworthy Jane Kenworthy is played b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manchester Evening News
The ''Manchester Evening News'' (''MEN'') is a regional daily newspaper covering Greater Manchester in North West England, founded in 1868. It is published Monday–Saturday; a Sunday edition, the ''MEN on Sunday'', was launched in February 2019. The newspaper is owned by Reach plc (formerly Trinity Mirror), /sup> one of Britain's largest newspaper publishing groups. Since adopting a 'digital-first' strategy in 2014, the ''MEN'' has experienced significant online growth, despite its average print daily circulation for the first half of 2021 falling to 22,107. In the 2018 British Regional Press Awards, it was named Newspaper of the Year and Website of the Year. History Formation and ''The Guardian'' ownership The ''Manchester Evening News'' was first published on 10 October 1868 by Mitchell Henry as part of his parliamentary election campaign, its first issue four pages long and costing a halfpenny. The newspaper was run from a small office on Brown Street, with approximately ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
