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Kate Williams (actress)
Kate Williams (born December 1941) is an English actress best known for playing Joan Booth in '' Love Thy Neighbour'' (1972–1976) and Liz Turner in '' EastEnders'' (2006–2010). She has also played Dorothy Burgess in '' May to December'' (1989–1994), Myra Costello in ''Family Affairs'' (2003–2005) and Aunty Vera in ''Birds of a Feather'' (2015–2016) as well as roles in the films ''Holiday on the Buses'' (1973) and ''Quadrophenia'' (1979). Career Williams is known for three television roles: Joan Booth in the 1970s sitcom '' Love Thy Neighbour''; Teresa in the 1971 BBC play ''Edna, the Inebriate Woman''; and Audrey Withey in the crime drama ''Widows''. She reprised the role of Audrey in both ''Widows 2'' (1985), and 1995 sequel ''She's Out''. In addition to her appearance in ''Holiday on the Buses'', in which she played the Holiday Camp nurse, she had previously appeared as Wendy, a brassy conductress, in the fourth episode of the fourth series of ''On the Buses'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London
London is the capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major settlement for two millennia. The City of London, its ancient core and financial centre, was founded by the Roman Empire, Romans as ''Londinium'' and retains its medieval boundaries.See also: Independent city#National capitals, Independent city § National capitals The City of Westminster, to the west of the City of London, has for centuries hosted the national Government of the United Kingdom, government and Parliament of the United Kingdom, parliament. Since the 19th century, the name "London" has also referred to the metropolis around this core, historically split between the Counties of England, counties of Middlesex, Essex, Surrey, Kent, and Hertfordshire, which largely comprises Greater London ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Till Death Us Do Part (film)
''Till Death Us Do Part'' is a 1968 British comedy film directed by Norman Cohen, written by Johnny Speight, and starring Warren Mitchell and Dandy Nichols. It was based on the BBC television series of the same name. Speight was the creator of the television version. The film was considered successful enough at the box office that a sequel, ''The Alf Garnett Saga'', followed in 1972. Plot The film begins in September 1939 shortly before World War II begins. Alf Garnett, a dockyard worker, and his wife Else have been married for only a few weeks, and are already weary of one another. Alf gets called up for military duty but is turned down because he's in a reserved occupation. The film depicts their lives during the London Blitz. Else eventually gets pregnant to Alf and Else's shock, and they have a baby daughter, Rita, in 1942. The war ends in 1945 with a huge street party and Alf, characteristically, gets drunk. Midway through the film it advances from the end of World War II ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Born And Bred
''Born and Bred'' was a British light-hearted drama series aired on BBC One which ran from 21 April 2002 to 3 August 2005. It was created by Chris Chibnall and Nigel McCrery. Initially the cast was led by James Bolam and Michael French as a father and son who run a cottage hospital in Ormston, a fictitious village in Lancashire, in the 1950s. Bolam's and French's characters were later replaced by characters played by Richard Wilson and Oliver Milburn. Cast *James Bolam as Dr Arthur Gilder (series 1 to 3) *Michael French as Dr Tom Gilder (series 1 to 3) *Jenna Russell as Deborah Gilder, who chairs the parish council *Charlotte Salt as Helen Gilder *Ross Little as Michael Gilder *Polly Thompson as Catherine Gilder *Cameron and Jacub Earley (2002–03) and Evan Fortescue (2003–05) as Philip "Pip" Gilder *Peter Gunn as Constable Len Cosgrove *Tracey Childs as Nurse Linda Cosgrove *Maggie Steed as Phyllis Woolf *John Henshaw as Wilf Bradshaw *Naomi Radcliffe as Jean Bradshaw (la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doctor At Large (TV Series)
''Doctor at Large'' is a British television comedy series based on a set of books by Richard Gordon about the misadventures of a group of newly qualified doctors. The series follows directly from its predecessor ''Doctor in the House'', and was produced by London Weekend Television London Weekend Television (LWT) (now part of the non-franchised ITV London region) was the ITV network franchise holder for Greater London and the Home Counties at weekends, broadcasting from Fridays at 5.15 pm (7:00 pm from 1968 ... in 1971. Writers for the ''Doctor at Large'' episodes were Bill Oddie, Graeme Garden, John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Bernard McKenna (writer), Bernard McKenna, Geoff Rowley, Andy Baker, Jonathan Lynn and David Yallop, as well as George Layton (under the pseudonym of "Oliver Fry"). Plot The plot revolves around newly qualified Doctor Michael Upton as he tries to make a start in his profession. He obtains a series of jobs, including working in otolaryn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lovejoy
''Lovejoy'' is a British television comedy-drama mystery series, based on the novels by John Grant under the pen name Jonathan Gash. The show, which ran to 71 episodes over six series, was originally broadcast on BBC1 between 10 January 1986 and 4 December 1994, although there was a five-year gap between the first and second series. It was adapted for television by Ian La Frenais. Overview The series concerns the adventures of the eponymous Lovejoy, a roguish antiques dealer based in East Anglia filmed around Long Melford. Within the trade, he has a reputation as a "divvy", a person with almost unnatural powers of recognising exceptional items as well as distinguishing genuine antiques from fakes or forgeries. Characters * Lovejoy, played by Ian McShane, a less than scrupulous yet likeable rogue antique dealer * Eric Catchpole, played by Chris Jury (series 1–5; guest, series 6), Lovejoy's younger, enthusiastic, but ever so slightly dim, assistant * Tinker Dill, pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murder Most Horrid ''Murder Most Horrid'' is a British black comedy anthology series starring Dawn French. It was broadcast on BBC Two for four series runs, in 1991, 1994, 1996 and 1999. Created by Paul Smith, who also co-created '' Colin's Sandwich'' (with Terry Kyan, as noted below) and has written for '' The Brittas Empire'', among other programmes, the series starred French as a different character in each episode. Many episodes were directed by Bob Spiers, who also worked with French on '' The Comic Strip Presents...'' and ''French and Saunders''. Format Most episodes parodied the thriller and murder mystery genres with one episode lampooning the trials and tribulations of being a children's presenter in general, and ''Blue Peter'' in particular. In 1998, this episode ("Murder at Tea Time") was repeated to celebrate the 40th anniversary of ''Blue Peter'', as part of a section entitled "Spoof Peter", which also featured (among others) the '' Python'' skit "How to Do It". Each episode was s ... [...M |
