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Jeremy Summers
Jeremy Summers (18 August 1931 – 14 December 2016) was a British television director and film director, known for directing television series such as ''The Saint (TV series), The Saint'' and films such as ''Five Golden Dragons'', ''The House of 1,000 Dolls'', and ''The Vengeance of Fu Manchu''. Background Born in St Albans in 1931, Summers was born into a family of theatrical tradition and his father Walter Summers (1896-1973) was a film director and screenwriter. He directed nearly 50 different TV programmes between 1960 and 1999, including ''The Saint (TV series), The Saint'' and ''Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)''. Career In his early career, Summers worked as a runner and then later assistant director on films such as ''The Dam Busters (film), The Dam Busters'' (1955) with Michael Anderson (director), Michael Anderson and ''Moby Dick (1956 film), Moby Dick'' (1956) with John Huston. Summers became a director with the support film ''Depth Charge (film), Depth Charge'' (196 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Albans, Hertfordshire
St Albans () is a cathedral city in Hertfordshire, England, east of Hemel Hempstead and west of Hatfield, Hertfordshire, Hatfield, north-west of London, south-west of Welwyn Garden City and south-east of Luton. St Albans was the first major town on the old Roman Britain, Roman road of Watling Street for travellers heading north and became the city of Verulamium. It is within the London commuter belt and the Greater London Built-up Area. Name St Albans takes its name from the first British saint, Saint Alban, Alban. The most elaborate version of his story, in Bede's ''Ecclesiastical History of the English People'', relates that he lived in Verulamium, sometime during the 3rd or 4th century, when Christians were suffering persecution. Alban met a Christian priest fleeing from his persecutors and sheltered him in his house, where he became so impressed with the priest's piety that he converted to Christianity. When the authorities searched Alban's house, he put on the priest's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Desert Hi-Jack
A desert is a landscape where little precipitation occurs and, consequently, living conditions create unique biomes and ecosystems. The lack of vegetation exposes the unprotected surface of the ground to denudation. About one-third of the land surface of the Earth is arid or semi-arid. This includes much of the polar regions, where little precipitation occurs, and which are sometimes called polar deserts or "cold deserts". Deserts can be classified by the amount of precipitation that falls, by the temperature that prevails, by the causes of desertification or by their geographical location. Deserts are formed by weathering processes as large variations in temperature between day and night strain the rocks, which consequently break in pieces. Although rain seldom occurs in deserts, there are occasional downpours that can result in flash floods. Rain falling on hot rocks can cause them to shatter, and the resulting fragments and rubble strewn over the desert floor are further e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Man Of The World (TV Series)
''Man of the World'' was an ATV drama series, distributed by ITC Entertainment. The show ran in the United Kingdom in 1962 and 1963 for 20 one-hour episodes in monochrome. Plot The series stars Craig Stevens as Michael Strait, a world-renowned photographer whose assignments lead him into investigating mysterious goings-on amongst the rich and glamorous and intrigue from far-flung places as Iraq, French Indochina and Algiers. Tracy Reed co-stars in the first series. Cast Main cast * Craig Stevens as Michael Strait * Tracy Reed as Maggie MacFarlane (Series 1) Guest cast * Alfred Burke, Shirley Eaton, Burt Kwouk, Anthony Quayle, Warren Mitchell, Leela Naidu, Eric Pohlmann, Donald Sutherland, Carlos Thompson, Patrick Troughton, Sam Wanamaker, Patrick Wymark. Production Music The series' theme music was by Henry Mancini, with incidental music under the control of Ivor Slaney using many musical cues of Edwin Astley. Episodes Airdate is for ATV London. ITVHistor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ferry Cross The Mersey (film)
''Ferry Cross the Mersey'' is a 1964 British musical film directed by Jeremy Summers and starring Gerry and the Pacemakers. It was written by David Franden from a story by Tony Warren. The film tells the story of a group of art students as they humorously try to navigate the Liverpool beat scene. After the group enters a music competition, their instruments are misplaced but are ultimately found in time for them to take the stage and win the contest. It is frequently considered to be Gerry and the Pacemakers' version of the Beatles' ''A Hard Day's Night''. Plot The film opens with Gerry and the Pacemakers stepping off a plane after returning from a trip to America. They are greeted by screaming young fans who chase them down the street as they drive off. Once they are far enough from the crowd, the setting shifts to a scene of the group in the studio recording the song "It's Gonna Be Alright". The movie then goes back in time to before the band made it big. Gerry give ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerry And The Pacemakers
Gerry and the Pacemakers were an English beat group prominent in the 1960s Merseybeat scene. In common with the Beatles, they came from Liverpool, were managed by Brian Epstein and recorded by George Martin. Their early successes helped make popular the Merseybeat sound and launch the wider British beat boom of the mid-1960s They were the first act to reach number one in the UK Singles Chart with its first three single releases: " How Do You Do It?", " I Like It" and "You'll Never Walk Alone". This record was not equalled for 20 years, until the mid-1980s success of fellow Liverpool band Frankie Goes to Hollywood. Another of their most famous songs, " Ferry Cross the Mersey", refers to the River Mersey, which flows past Liverpool and was the title song for the film of the same name. The group also enjoyed some success in North America as part of the British Invasion, with seven of their singles reaching the US top 40, the most popular being " Don't Let the Sun Catch You Cry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenneth Cope
Kenneth Charles Cope (14 April 1931 – 11 September 2024) was an English actor and scriptwriter. He was best known for his roles as Marty Hopkirk in '' Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)'', Jed Stone in ''Coronation Street,'' Ray Hilton in '' Brookside'', Sid in '' The Damned'' and as a minor member of the ''Carry On'' team. Early life Kenneth Cope was born on 14 April 1931 in Wavertree, Liverpool (at the time in Lancashire, now in Merseyside), England. Career After training to be an actor at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, Cope began playing character roles in films from the mid-1950s, and between 1961 and 1966 gained attention for his regular role in ''Coronation Street'' as the shady Jed Stone, a part he returned to in 2008. In May 1963 he issued a single with Tony Hatch on the Pye label, inspired by Mike Sarne, titled "Hands Off, Stop Mucking About" b/w "Why Am I So Shy". The single was credited to Ken Cope and the Breakaways. He boasted: "It'll get me a golde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Lucas (British Actor)
William Thomas Clucas (14 April 19258 July 2016), better known as William Lucas, was an English film, theatre, radio and television actor. Early years William Lucas was born in Manchester, England. Before he became an actor, he was a commercial traveller, laundry hand, cook, farm labourer, and long-distance lorry driver, and served in the Royal Navy during the Second World War. Career Lucas earned a scholarship to the Northern Theatre School, and trained there. He then became an assistant stage manager at the Chesterfield Civic Theatre in the late 1940s. Lucas had begun his stage career by the summer of 1950 in Chesterfield and was still active in the theatre in late 1990 in '' Run for Your Wife''. His first film acting role was in the film '' Portrait of Alison'' (1955), and he later appeared in many Hammer Film Productions such as '' The Shadow of the Cat'' (1961). He starred in a string of British crime b-movies such as Payroll, The Break, Breakout, and Calculated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dateline Diamonds
''Dateline Diamonds'' is a 1966 black and white British music film directed by Jeremy Summers and starring William Lucas, Kenneth Cope and the Small Faces. It is an example of the "pop and cop" genre of film, which was popular in the UK during the early 1960s and was intended to present young musical talents to the teenage market. The film was a low-budget B movie and was released as a supporting feature to '' Doctor in Clover'' (1966). Plot Major Fairclough is linked to an international criminal gang that uses the MV ''Galaxy'' (the ship which was the home of the pirate radio station Radio London) to smuggle stolen diamonds from the UK to Amsterdam. Fairclough blackmails Lester Benson, the fictitious manager of the Small Faces, into aiding and abetting his crimes. Production The film features the original lineup of the British band the Small Faces ( Jimmy Winston was replaced in 1966 by Ian McLagan). The band's manager, Don Arden, arranged for the Small Faces to appear in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbara Windsor
Dame Barbara Windsor (born Barbara Ann Deeks; 6 August 193710 December 2020) was an English actress, known for her roles in the Carry On (franchise), ''Carry On'' films and for playing Peggy Mitchell in the BBC One soap opera ''EastEnders''." Ten Things You Never Knew About Barbara Windsor" ''Digital Spy'' 23 May 2007 She joined the cast of ''EastEnders'' in 1994 and won the 1999 British Soap Award for Best Actress, before leaving the show in 2016 when her character was killed off. Windsor began her career on stage in 1950 at the age of 13, and made her film debut as a schoolgirl in ''The Belles of St. Trinian's'' (1954) while studying shipping management at Bow Technical College. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronald Fraser (actor)
Ronald Gordon Fraser (11 April 1930 – 13 March 1997) was a British character actor, who appeared in numerous British plays, films and television shows from the 1950s to the 1990s. Fraser was a familiar figure in West End clubs during the 1960s, having had a long-standing reputation as a heavy drinker. His credits include '' The Long and the Short and the Tall'' (1961), ‘’The Best of Enemies (1961)’’'' Flight of the Phoenix'' (1965), '' The Avengers'' (1965), ''The Killing of Sister George'' (1968), '' The Misfit'' (1970–1971), '' Pygmalion'' (1973), ''Swallows and Amazons'' (1974), '' Come Play With Me'' (1977), ''The Wild Geese'' (1978), '' Spooner's Patch'' (1979), ''Trail of the Pink Panther'' (1982), ''Tangiers'' (1982), '' Absolute Beginners'' (1986), ''Minder'' (1985–1989), ''Scandal'' (1989), ''Let Him Have It'' (1991), ''Taggart'' (1992), and ''The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles'' (1993). Background Ronald Fraser was born in Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crooks In Cloisters
''Crooks in Cloisters'' is a 1964 British comedy film directed by Jeremy Summers and starring Ronald Fraser, Barbara Windsor, Bernard Cribbins and Melvyn Hayes. It was written by T. J. Morrison and Mike Watts. Plot After pulling off a train robbery by tricking the train into stopping with false signal lights, 'Little Walter' and his gang are forced to hide out on a remote Cornwall, Cornish island in a monastery (which they buy with their "ill-gotten gains"), disguised as monks. With them comes 'Bikini', Walter's girlfriend, who is given the job of cook to the group, despite never having cooked in her life. After a few initial setbacks, they slowly adjust to their new contemplative life of tending animals and crops, surviving the added tribulations of visits by a group of tourists and two of the real monks who had been forced to sell the monastery after falling on hard times, including Brother Lucius. Gradually, the gang adjusts to its new pastoral life, which turns out to be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Punch And Judy Man
''The Punch and Judy Man'' is a 1963 black and white British comedy film directed by Jeremy Summers and starring Tony Hancock, Sylivia Syms, Ronald Fraser and Barbara Murray. It was written by Hancock from a script by Philip Oakes, and made by Elstree Studios for the Associated British Picture Corporation. It was Hancock's second and last starring role in a film, following '' The Rebel'' (1961). Plot Wally Pinner is a Punch and Judy man working on the beach in the (fictional) seaside town of Piltdown. He works with his assistant who also makes and repairs the puppets. Wally and the other individuals who have beach businesses, including the Sandman who makes sand sculptures and Nevil the photographer, are a friendly community of people who pride themselves on their independence. This community is, however, frowned upon by the mayor and council, who consider it a social blight. Wally's wife, Delia, runs a seaside curios shop below their flat, and is socially ambitious for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
