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Jade Williams (actress)
Jade Williams (born 2 October 1984) is a British actress. Early life Williams was born and in London, England in 1984 to Shelley and Mick Williams, a postman. She is the first of three children; her sister is Candice and her brother is Adam. Williams attended St. John's Infant School and later St. Mary's Primary School before winning a scholarship to the Sylvia Young Theatre School, for which she began attending at the age of eight. Career Williams made her debut to television in 1995 when she appeared in '' Black Hearts in Battersea'', a television adaptation of the children's novel of the same name by Joan Aiken. The series last six episodes and co-starred Celia Imrie. She is perhaps best known for her regular role as Zoe Stringer in the BBC series ''Grange Hill'' and recurring one as Gemma Foster in ''Casualty'', and the ITV prison drama '' Bad Girls'', in which she played the role of Rhiannon Dawson, the daughter of prisoner Julie Johnston ( Kika Mirylees); appearing for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London
London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . London metropolitan area, Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Western Europe, with a population of 14.9 million. London stands on the River Thames in southeast England, at the head of a tidal estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major settlement for nearly 2,000 years. Its ancient core and financial centre, the City of London, was founded by the Roman Empire, Romans as Londinium and has retained its medieval boundaries. The City of Westminster, to the west of the City of London, has been the centuries-long host of Government of the United Kingdom, the national government and Parliament of the United Kingdom, parliament. London grew rapidly 19th-century London, in the 19th century, becoming the world's List of largest cities throughout history, largest city at the time. Since the 19th cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Canterbury Tales (TV Series)
''Canterbury Tales'' is a series of six single dramas that originally aired on BBC One in 2003. Each story is an adaptation of one of Geoffrey Chaucer's 14th-century ''Canterbury Tales''. While the stories have been transferred to a modern 21st-century setting, they are still set along the traditional Pilgrims' route to Canterbury. Repeats of the series in the UK have aired on channels including ITV3. Production The anthology series was conceived by executive producers Laura Mackie and Franc Roddam in 2001, and produced by Kate Bartlett, while a number of writers and directors were chosen specifically to work on individual episodes. Bartlett said of the productions that: I wanted to be as faithful to the stories and spirit of the Tales as possible and we have tried to achieve that. ... They had to appeal to those more familiar with Chaucer but also work in their own right as single films, to an audience unfamiliar with Chaucer, and this was important to all of us. The product ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julie Graham
Julie Graham (born 24 July 1965) is a Scottish actress from Irvine, Ayrshire. Her credits include ''Taggart'' (1986), '' The Fruit Machine'' (1988), ''Nuns on the Run'' (1990), '' Harry'' (1993–1995), '' The Near Room'' (1995), '' Preaching to the Perverted'' (1997), '' Bedrooms and Hallways'' (1998), '' Some Voices'' (2000), '' At Home with the Braithwaites'' (2000–2003), ''William and Mary'' (2003–2005), '' Bonekickers'' (2008), '' Doc Martin'' (2011), ''Tower Block'' (2012), ''The Bletchley Circle'' (2013), ''Shetland'' (2014–2022), ''Benidorm'' (2016–2018), ''Doctor Who'' (2020), '' Queens of Mystery'' (2019–2021), ''Midsomer Murders'' (2013,2023), '' Ridley'' (2023), and '' This City Is Ours'' (2025). Early life Graham was born on 24 July 1965, in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland. She was raised by her mother Betty who died from lung cancer at age 50 when Julie was a teenager. Career Graham has appeared in the Channel 4 ''Blood Red Roses'' (1986, filmed in East Ki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William And Mary (TV Series)
''William and Mary'' is an ITV romantic drama set in London, starring Martin Clunes as William Shawcross, an undertaker, and Julie Graham as Mary Gilcrest, a midwife. Its title refers to its two principal characters and is a cultural reference to the reign of the British monarchs William III and Mary II. It was shown in three six-part series between 23 March 2003 and 22 May 2005. It was also screened in Australia on 7TWO. Main cast * Martin Clunes - William Shawcross (18 episodes, 2003–2005) * Julie Graham - Mary Gilcrest (18 episodes, 2003–2005) * Cheryl Campbell - Molly Gilcrest Straud (18 episodes, 2003–2005) * Michael Begley - Rick Straud (18 episodes, 2003–2005) * Claire Hackett - Doris (18 episodes, 2003–2005) * Peta Cornish - Kate Shawcross (18 episodes, 2003–2005) * Ricci McLeod - Brendan Gilcrest (18 episodes, 2003–2005) * Dominick Baron - Terence Gilcrest (18 episodes, 2003–2005) * Georgina Terry - Julia Shawcross (18 episodes, 2003–2005) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mile High
''Mile High'' is a British television drama based on the lives of the cabin crew members of Fresh!, a budget airline based in London. The name of the show is a reference to the Mile High Club. The show was broadcast on Sky1 from 2003 to 2005 and then aired again on Sky Three. In 2012, CBS Drama obtained the rights to the series. Background A Hewland International production, ''Mile High'' is a mix of drama, sex and comedy. The show is based around the flight crew of a young budget airline, in and out of uniform, in the air and on the ground. The series follows the flight crew as they travel and live in the London home they share. Cancellation In August 2005, shortly after the series two finale, Sky 1's controller announced that the show would not return for a third series. In an interview with ''Digital Spy'', executive producer and creator Jane Hewland said, "Then finally, to make things worse, the policy at Sky changed 180 degrees right as we were in the middle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sky1
Sky One was a British pay television channel operated and owned by Sky Group (a division of Comcast). Originally launched on 26 April 1982 as Satellite Television, it was Europe's first satellite and non- terrestrial channel. From 31 July 1989, it became Sky One and broadcast exclusively in the United Kingdom and Ireland as British Sky Broadcasting's flagship channel. It existed until 1 September 2021, when it closed down as part of a restructuring with its EPG position taken by Sky Showcase and much of its content library moved to Sky Max. Sky One included some very popular original programmes—such as '' An Idiot Abroad'', '' Brainiac: Science Abuse'', '' The Russell Howard Hour'', '' Battlestar Galactica''—and many imported from North America, including '' 24'' (seasons 3–9, and its spinoff '' Live Another Day''), ''The X-Files'', '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'', '' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'', '' Star Trek: Voyager'', '' Bones'' (seasons 1–6, first half), ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doctors (2000 TV Series)
''Doctors'' is a British Medical drama, medical soap opera, first broadcast on BBC One on 26 March 2000 and concluded on 14 November 2024. Filmed in Birmingham and set in the fictional West Midlands (region), West Midlands town of Letherbridge, the soap follows the lives of the staff of both an NHS doctor's surgery and a university campus surgery, as well as the lives of their families and friends. Initially, only Doctors (series 1), 41 episodes of the programme were ordered, but due to the positive reception, the BBC ordered it as a continuing soap opera. ''Doctors'' was filmed at the Pebble Mill Studios until 2004; production then relocated to the BBC Drama Village, where it filmed until 2024. Episodes were filmed three months prior to transmission and were typically broadcast Mondays to Thursdays at 2:00 pm on BBC One, as well as having classic episodes broadcast on Drama (British TV channel), Drama. It took three annual transmission breaks across the year: at Easter, during t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bill
''The Bill'' is a British police procedural television series, broadcast on ITV (TV network), ITV from 16 October 1984 until 31 August 2010. The programme originated from a one-off drama, "Woodentop (The Bill), Woodentop" (part of the ''Storyboard'' series), broadcast on 16 August 1983. ITV were so impressed with the drama that a full series was commissioned. The title originates from "Old Bill", a List of police-related slang terms, slang term for the police and show creator Geoff McQueen's original title for the series. ''The Bill'' focuses on the lives and work of one shift of police officers of all ranks, and the storylines deal with situations faced by uniformed officers working on the beat, as well as Covert operation#Plainclothes law enforcement, plainclothes detectives. Producers initially wanted to replicate the "day in the life" feature of ''Woodentop'', and made sure a police officer was featured in every single scene. The series later adopted a much more serialised ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pauline Quirk
Pauline Perpetua Sheen (née Quirke; born 8 July 1959) is a retired English actress. She began her career with roles on various television series, before fronting her own comedy sketch show, ''Pauline's Quirkes'', in 1976. She later starred as Vicky Smith on the BBC drama series ''Angels'' (1982–1983), and achieved fame with her portrayal of Sharon Theodopolopodous on the long-running sitcom '' Birds of a Feather'' (1988–1999, 2014–2017), for which she won a British Comedy Award and was nominated on three occasions for a National Television Award. In 1997, she was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress for her role in the BBC miniseries ''The Sculptress''. Between 2010 and 2012, Quirke played Hazel Rhodes on the ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale''. Quirke's film appearances include ''The Elephant Man'' (1980), ''Little Dorrit'' (1987), and '' Getting It Right'' (1989). Other television credits include ''Shine on Harvey Moon'' (1984–1985, 1995), '' Maisie Raine'' (199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amanda Redman
Amanda Jacqueline Redman (born 12 August 1957) is an English actress, known for her roles as Detective Superintendent Sandra Pullman in the BBC One series ''New Tricks'' (2003–2013) and as Dr. Lydia Fonseca in '' The Good Karma Hospital'' (2017–2022). She gained BAFTA TV Award nominations for '' At Home with the Braithwaites'' (2000–2003) and '' Tommy Cooper: Not Like That, Like This'' (2014). Her film roles include '' For Queen and Country'' (1988), '' Sexy Beast'' (2000) and '' Mike Bassett: England Manager'' (2001). Early life Redman was born in Brighton, Sussex. Her father, Ronald Jack Redman (1929–1980), was born in Camberwell, London to parents from the East End, and her mother, Joan Beryl Redman (née Herrington, 1927–2014), was born in Quetta which was then still in India to William Herrington, a British Indian Army soldier. Redman's father died at the age of 51, when she was 23. Redman had one brother, who died of pneumonia in 2008. Redman is badly scarred ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lenny Henry
Sir Lenworth George Henry (born 29 August 1958) is a British Jamaicans, British-Jamaican comedian, actor and writer. He gained success as a Stand-up comedy, stand-up comedian and impressionist in the late 1970s and early 1980s, culminating in ''The Lenny Henry Show'' in 1984. He was the most prominent black British comedian of the time and much of his material served to celebrate and parody his African-Caribbean roots. In 1985, he co-founded the charity Comic Relief with the comedy screenwriter Richard Curtis. He has appeared in numerous other TV programmes, including children's entertainment show ''Tiswas'', sitcom ''Chef!'' and ''The Magicians (UK TV series), The Magicians'' for BBC One, and in his later years has transitioned toward acting roles on stage and screen. He appears in the Amazon Prime series ''The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power''.Otterson, Joe (3 December 2020)"'Lord of the Rings' Series at Amazon Adds 20 Actors to Cast" Variety (magazine), Variety. .Retrie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hope And Glory (TV Series)
''Hope and Glory'' is a BBC television drama about a comprehensive school struggling with financial, staffing and disciplinary problems, and faced with closure. It starred Lenny Henry as maverick "head teacher, Superhead" Ian George, enlisted to turn around the school's fortunes. It was created by Lucy Gannon, who had previously created ''Soldier Soldier'', and was inspired by a real head teacher named William Atkinson (teacher), William Atkinson, who had turned around a secondary school in London which had been placed into special measures. Plot Ian George, the head of an exclusive school, is asked to take a look at Hope Park Comprehensive School, which is in special measures, and asked to confirm its closure. When he visits the school, he's greeted by disaffected students and teachers alike. The sixth form centre lies derelict after being torched a few years previously, while the music room is full of untouched expensive equipment, because the school could not attract a mus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
