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James Harkness (actor)
James Harkness is a Scottish actor. He is known for his roles as Craig Myers in the BBC crime drama '' The Victim'' (2019), as James in BBC drama '' The Nest'' (2020) and footballer Jimmy Love in the Netflix drama ''The English Game'' (2020) and the Sky Original '' Gangs of London''. Early life Harkness was raised by his mother in a deprived household in the Gorbals area of Glasgow. He studied at King's Park Secondary School and took an interest in drama from an early age. At the age of 18, he suffered arm injuries from being struck with an axe (a weapon he brought to a confrontation relating to a stolen mobile phone), which later caused panic attacks when he passed the location of the incident – Pollokshaws – or even saw someone walking with a phone. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glasgow
Glasgow is the Cities of Scotland, most populous city in Scotland, located on the banks of the River Clyde in Strathclyde, west central Scotland. It is the List of cities in the United Kingdom, third-most-populous city in the United Kingdom and the 27th-most-populous city in Europe, and comprises Wards of Glasgow, 23 wards which represent the areas of the city within Glasgow City Council. Glasgow is a leading city in Scotland for finance, shopping, industry, culture and fashion, and was commonly referred to as the "second city of the British Empire" for much of the Victorian era, Victorian and Edwardian eras. In , it had an estimated population as a defined locality of . More than 1,000,000 people live in the Greater Glasgow contiguous urban area, while the wider Glasgow City Region is home to more than 1,800,000 people (its defined functional urban area total was almost the same in 2020), around a third of Scotland's population. The city has a population density of 3,562 p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darkest Hour (film)
''Darkest Hour'' is a 2017 British biographical war drama film directed by Joe Wright and written by Anthony McCarten. It stars Gary Oldman as Winston Churchill, in his early days as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during the Second World War and the May 1940 war cabinet crisis. The cast also includes Kristin Scott Thomas as Clementine Churchill, Lily James as Elizabeth Layton, Stephen Dillane as Viscount Halifax, Ronald Pickup as Neville Chamberlain, and Ben Mendelsohn as King George VI. The title of the film refers to a description of the early days of the war, widely attributed to Churchill. ''Darkest Hour'' had its world premiere at the 44th Telluride Film Festival on 1 September 2017. It began a limited release in the US on 22 November 2017, followed by a wide release on 22 December, and was released on 12 January 2018 in the UK. The film grossed $150 million worldwide and received positive reviews from critics, who deemed Oldman's performance one of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sixth Commandment (TV Series)
''The Sixth Commandment'' is a four-part British true crime television drama series, written by Sarah Phelps and directed by Saul Dibb. Based on the deaths of Peter Farquhar and Ann Moore-Martin, it stars Timothy Spall, Anne Reid, Sheila Hancock, Éanna Hardwicke, Annabel Scholey, and Ben Bailey Smith. Produced by Wild Mercury Productions and True Vision Productions, the series began to air on BBC One on 17 July 2023. Synopsis The story explores the narcissistic manipulation and murder of Peter Farquhar and the death of his neighbour Ann Moore-Martin in the Buckinghamshire village of Maids Moreton in 2015 and 2017, and the fall out from these events including the police investigation and 2019 criminal trial of Ben Field and Martyn Smith. Cast *Timothy Spall as Peter Farquhar *Anne Reid as Ann Moore-Martin *Éanna Hardwicke as Ben Field *Annabel Scholey as Anne-Marie Blake *Sheila Hancock as Elizabeth Zettl *Ben Bailey Smith as Simon Blake *Conor MacNeill as Martyn Smith *Adria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raised By Wolves (American TV Series)
''Raised by Wolves'' is an American science fiction drama television series created by Aaron Guzikowski for HBO Max. The first two episodes were directed by Ridley Scott, who also serves as an executive producer for the show. The series premiered on September 3, 2020. It was renewed for a second season shortly after its debut, which premiered on February 3, 2022. The first season was met with generally positive reviews from critics, while the second season has received critical acclaim. In June 2022, the series was cancelled after two seasons. The series was removed from HBO Max in December 2022. Premise ''Raised by Wolves'' centers on two androids, Father and Mother, tasked with raising human children on Kepler-22b after the Earth is destroyed by a great war. As religious differences threaten to tear apart the burgeoning colony of humans, the androids learn that controlling the beliefs of humans is a treacherous and difficult task. Cast and characters Main * Amanda Col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Kingston
Sir William Kingston, KG ( – 14 September 1540) was an English courtier, soldier and administrator. He was the Constable of the Tower of London during much of the reign of Henry VIII. Among the notable prisoners he was responsible for was Queen Anne Boleyn, as well as the men accused of adultery with her. He was MP for Gloucestershire in 1529 and 1539. Life He was of a Gloucestershire family, settled at Painswick. William appears to have been a yeoman of the guard before June 1509. In 1512 he was an under-marshal in the army; went to the Spanish coast; was with Dr. William Knight in October of that year at San Sebastián, and discussed with him the course to be pursued with the disheartened English forces who had come to Spain under Thomas Grey, 2nd Marquess of Dorset. He fought at the battle of Flodden, was knighted in 1513, became sewer to the king, and later (1521) was a carver. He was appointed High Sheriff of Gloucestershire for 1514–15. He seems to have been wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne Boleyn (TV Series)
''Anne Boleyn'' is a British three-part psychological thriller television series developed for Channel 5 starring Jodie Turner-Smith in the title role. It was written by Eve Hedderwick Turner and directed by Lynsey Miller with historian Dan Jones as executive producer. Premise The series is set in Anne Boleyn's final five months prior to her execution by beheading for treason in 1536. Cast * Jodie Turner-Smith as Anne Boleyn * Mark Stanley as Henry VIII * Paapa Essiedu as George Boleyn * Barry Ward as Thomas Cromwell * Amanda Burton as Anne Shelton * Lola Petticrew as Jane Seymour * Thalissa Teixeira as Madge Shelton * Isabella Laughland as Elizabeth Browne * Anna Brewster as Jane Boleyn * Kris Hitchen as the Duke of Norfolk * Turlough Convery as Henry Norris * Jamael Westman as Edward Seymour * Phoenix Di Sebastiani as Eustace Chapuys * Aoife Hinds as Princess Mary * James Harkness as William Kingston * Abhin Galeya as Thomas Cranmer Episodes Product ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Love (footballer)
James Love (17 March 1858 – 27 September 1882) was a Scottish footballer who is acknowledged as one of the first professional football players in England, having played for Darwen in the late 1870s. He was a native of Glasgow and played for Partick before moving to England to play for Darwen. He died in 1882 whilst serving in the British military in Egypt. Early life Love was born in Gushetfaulds Cottage in Glasgow in 1858. He set himself up as a street-cleaning contractor in Partick but got into financial difficulties and in October 1878, his two horses and his equipment, including a street-sweeping machine, were sold off at a public warrant sale. Shortly afterwards he was summoned to the Glasgow bankruptcy court but he failed to show up and the court postponed the case for a month. On 21 November 1878, he again failed to appear and the local Sheriff issued a warrant for his arrest. It was never served as he had left Scotland and moved to Darwen. Football Whilst working, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tin Star (TV Series)
Tin Star may refer to: *A slang term for a sheriff in the United States *Tin Star (video game), ''Tin Star'' (video game), a 1994 light gun shooting game for Super NES *Tin Star (band), a British techno band *''The Tin Star'', a 1957 film *Tin Star (TV series), ''Tin Star'' (TV series), a British-Canadian television series *''Tin Star'', a 2013 album by Lindi Ortega {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In Plain Sight (British TV Series)
''In Plain Sight'' is a Scottish television drama series covering the crimes committed by serial killer Peter Manuel in Lanarkshire, Scotland in the 1950s. The three-part series was first broadcast on ITV (TV network), ITV on 7 December 2016. The series is distributed worldwide by BBC Worldwide. Plot The plot revolves around serial killer Peter Manuel, who killed at least eight people between 1956 and 1958 in Lanarkshire, and the detective who pursued him to his conviction, William Muncie. Manuel, who was born in the United States, was known as "The Beast of Birkenshaw" (as he lived in Birkenshaw, North Lanarkshire, Birkenshaw, Uddingston). He taunted his pursuer with messages and even sent him birthday and Christmas cards. At the time, local police had never dealt with this level of criminality before; Manuel chose his victims at random, with no apparent reason and ended up scaring a whole community so much that everyone started locking their doors. The series follows the dest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One Of Us (TV Series)
''One of Us'' is a British drama television miniseries created and written by Harry and Jack Williams for the BBC. Originally titled ''Retribution'', the series received the highest number of nominations for any television production at the 2017 Scottish Royal Television Society Awards, and actress Juliet Stevenson received a Scottish BAFTA nomination for her work on the show. It was released internationally in 2018 on Netflix, but was removed in January 2022. Plot The story starts with childhood sweethearts Adam Elliot and Grace Douglas, who have married and are found brutally murdered after having returned home from their honeymoon. Their families and neighbours in the remote Scottish Highland village of Braeston are devastated. Events take an even darker turn when a badly injured man arrives at their doorstep after his car goes off the road – a man who seems to be the killer. Cast * Juliet Stevenson as Louise Elliot * Joanna Vanderham as Claire Elliot * Laura Fraser as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suspects (TV Series)
''Suspects'' is a British police procedural television series that aired on Channel 5 from 12 February 2014 to 31 August 2016. The series follows members of the Metropolitan Police as they investigate murders, assaults, and other crimes across London. Most of the show's dialogue is improvised in order to make it seem natural. The actors have a detailed story document and perform from there. The show is filmed within Brownall House the former Tower Hamlets Council offices on Cambridge Heath Road, London. The building exterior also features in ITV's comedy series ''The Job Lot''. Premise Set in a London police station, ''Suspects'' follows DI Martha Bellamy, DS Jack Weston, and DC Charlie Steele in their investigations of crimes across London. Each episode features a different case, including murders, attempted murders, missing persons, drug overdoses, child abuse, and sex crimes. While sequential episodes do not follow a story arc — each consisting of a standalone case � ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silent Witness
''Silent Witness'' is a British crime drama television series produced by the BBC that focuses on a team of forensic pathology experts and their investigations into various crimes. The series was created by Nigel McCrery, a former murder squad detective based in Nottingham. Since its initial release in 1996, 28 series of ''Silent Witness'' have been broadcast. Amanda Burton starred as primary character Dr. Sam Ryan before leaving the show during the eighth series. Since her departure, the series has featured an ensemble cast, which initially consisted of William Gaminara, Tom Ward and Emilia Fox and later on David Caves, Liz Carr and Richard Lintern alongside Emilia Fox. At the end of series 23, Carr and Lintern departed. The programme is broadcast in more than 235 territories, including ABC in Australia, Showcase and the Knowledge Network in Canada, KRO in the Netherlands, TV One and Prime in New Zealand, BBC First in South Africa and BBC America in the United Stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
