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Katy Wix
Katy Victoria J Wix (born 28 February 1980) is a Welsh actress, writer, author and artist. Her television roles include Carole in '' Stath Lets Flats,'' Mary in ''Ghosts'', Barbara in ''Ted Lasso'', and Jules in '' Big Boys''. She has also appeared as a series contestant on '' Taskmaster'' and as a recurring character in the science fiction mini-series '' Torchwood: Children of Earth'' in 2009. She has written two series of her own: a sitcom for BBC Radio 4, '' Bird Island'' and a sketch show for Channel 4, '' Anna & Katy''. In 2017, her painting was chosen for the Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition. She has written two books of monologues and in 2021 she published her first memoir, ''Delicacy''. Early life Wix was born in Pontypridd and raised in Peterston-super-Ely, near Cardiff. Her mother and father both went to drama school and worked as actors before transitioning into careers in, respectively, arts administration and stage management. Her brother is a musician. Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pontypridd
Pontypridd ( , ), Colloquialism, colloquially referred to as ''Ponty'', is a town and a Community (Wales), community in Rhondda Cynon Taf, South Wales, approximately 10 miles north west of Cardiff city centre. Geography Pontypridd comprises the electoral wards of Cilfynydd, Glyncoch, Graig Pontypridd, Graig, Hawthorn, Glamorgan, Hawthorn, Pontypridd Town, 'Rhondda', Rhydyfelin Central/Ilan, Trallwng (Trallwn Pontypridd, Trallwn) and Treforest. The town mainly falls within the Pontypridd (Senedd constituency), Senedd and Pontypridd (UK Parliament constituency), UK parliamentary constituency by the same name, although the Cilfynydd and Glyncoch wards fall within the Cynon Valley (Senedd constituency), Cynon Valley Senedd constituency and the Cynon Valley (UK Parliament constituency), Cynon Valley UK parliamentary constituency. This change was effective for the 2007 National Assembly for Wales election, 2007 Welsh Assembly election, and for the 2010 United Kingdom general election, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Warwick
The University of Warwick ( ; abbreviated as ''Warw.'' in post-nominal letters) is a public research university on the outskirts of Coventry between the West Midlands and Warwickshire, England. The university was founded in 1965 as part of a government initiative to expand higher education. The Warwick Business School was established in 1967, the Warwick Law School in 1968, Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG) in 1980, and Warwick Medical School in 2000. Warwick incorporated Coventry College of Education in 1979 and Horticulture Research International in 2004. Warwick is primarily based on a campus on the outskirts of Coventry, with a satellite campus in Wellesbourne and a central London base at the Shard. It is organised into three faculties—Arts; Science, Engineering and Medicine, and Social Sciences—within which there are thirty-two departments. Warwick has around 29,534 full-time students and 2,691 academic and research staff, with an average intake of 4,950 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crime Drama
Crime film is a film belonging to the crime fiction genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and fiction. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combine with many other genres, such as Drama (film and television), drama or gangster film, but also include Comedy film, comedy, and, in turn, is divided into many sub-genres, such as Mystery film, mystery, suspense or Film noir, noir. Screenwriter and scholar Eric R. Williams identified crime film as one of eleven super-genres in his Screenwriters Taxonomy, claiming that all feature-length narrative films can be classified by these super-genres. The other ten super-genres are action, fantasy, horror, romance, science fiction, slice of life, sports, thriller, war and western. Williams identifies drama in a broader category called "film type", mystery and suspense as "macro-genres", and film noir as a "screenwriter's pathway" explaining that these categories are additive rather than exclusionary. ''China ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Party (radio Series)
''Party'' is a BBC Radio 4 sitcom. Based on his 2009 Edinburgh fringe play, the show was written by Tom Basden and produced by Julia McKenzie. The show also starred Tom Basden alongside Tim Key, Jonny Sweet, Anna Crilly and Katy Wix. The series surrounds young idealists who want to get into British politics but are naïve and have no idea how to. Repeats of the series have also been broadcast on BBC Radio 4 Extra. Cast * Tom Basden as Simon * Jonny Sweet as Jared * Anna Crilly as Mel * Katy Wix as Phoebe * Tim Key as Duncan Plot The five characters are in their early twenties, fresh from leaving university and wanting to get into politics by forming a new political party. The party was unnamed throughout much of the series as the group cannot decide on one, adopting the placeholder name of 'Team Jared' when contesting a by-election. In attempting to define their position on the political spectrum, they described themselves as "left-centre-right-wing". Simon is direct and f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Basden
Thomas William Basden (born 30 November 1980) is an English actor, writer and comedian. He is best known for co-creating and starring in ''Plebs'', which won the Royal Television Society award for Best Scripted Comedy in 2014. He was nominated for Best Newcomer at the 2007 Edinburgh Comedy Awards and is a member of the sketch group Cowards. Education Tom Basden was born in Sutton, Greater London. He was educated at King's College School, a private school for boys in Wimbledon in South-West London, where he was in the same year as fellow actors Khalid Abdalla and Ben Barnes; followed by Pembroke College, Cambridge. He was vice-president of Cambridge Footlights and his contemporaries included Stefan Golaszewski, Sarah Solemani, Tim Key (who pretended to be studying for a Ph.D at Cambridge to be part of a Footlights production) and Dan Stevens. Career Performance Basden's one-man show at the 2007 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, ''Tom Basden Won't Say Anything'', won the " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agatha Raisin (TV Series)
''Agatha Raisin'' is a British comedy-drama television series, based on M. C. Beaton's book series of the same name about a former PR agent who solves crime mysteries in the Cotswolds village of Carsely. The programme was broadcast as a pilot titled '' Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death'' on 26 December 2014, followed by an eight-part series that first aired on Sky One on 7 June 2016. A second series was ordered by Acorn TV on 15 January 2018. On 27 February 2019, the show was commissioned for a third series. Later, it was renewed for a fourth series, and then a fifth. Production On 22 August 2014, Sky announced that it had commissioned the adaptation for Sky One. It was commissioned by Cameron Roach. Sky One chief Adam MacDonald said, "''Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death'' is a contemporary, sharp, and witty crime drama offering for the upcoming festive season." ''Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death'' began filming in September 2014. The main filming location was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The King Is Dead (TV Series)
''The King is Dead'' is a 2010 British comedy show created, written by, and starring Simon Bird. Also presenting were Nick Mohammed and Katy Wix. It aired on Thursdays at 10.30pm on BBC Three, with repeats on both Friday and Saturday. Overview Each week on ''The King Is Dead'' a well-known public figure was hypothetically bumped off. It was down to the comedic interview panel, led by Simon Bird, to find a replacement. Three celebrities compete in an interview process in a bid to prove they are the best applicant for the available job. Episode list In total six regular episodes and one clips show have been broadcast, seven in total (bold indicates winner). Reception The show was cancelled in October 2010 after it was panned by critics and received low ratings. References External links * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:King Is Dead (TV series), The 2010 British television series debuts 2010 British television series endings 2010s British comedy television series BBC television co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BBC Three
BBC Three is a British free-to-air Public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom, public broadcast television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It was first launched on 9 February 2003 with programmes for a 16 to 34-year-old target audience. It covers all genres including particularly new comedies, drama, LGBTQ+ programmes, music, fashion, documentaries, brief news, adult animation, and drama series. BBC iPlayer, the BBC's video-on-demand service, launched in December 2007 and included BBC Three alongside the BBC's other channels at launch. The linear channel closed down on 15 February 2016 and relaunched on 1 February 2022, with programming appearing on BBC One and BBC iPlayer in the interim period. The channel broadcasts daily from 7:00 pm to 4:00 am, timesharing with CBBC (which starts at 7:00 am). BBC Three is the BBC's youth-orientated television channel, its remit to provide "innovative programming" to a target audience of viewers between 16 and 34 years old, leve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ianto Jones
Ianto Jones is a fictional character in the BBC television programme ''Torchwood'', a spin-off from the long-running series ''Doctor Who'', played by Welsh actor Gareth David-Lloyd. A regular within the show, Ianto appears in every episode of the programme's first three series excluding the finale of series 3, as well as two crossover episodes of ''Torchwood''s parent show, ''Doctor Who''. Additionally, Ianto appears in Expanded Universe material such as the ''Torchwood'' novels and audiobooks, comic books and radio plays. Within the narrative of the series, Ianto begins as general support officer for Torchwood Three, a team of alien hunters stationed in Cardiff, and develops into an active field agent. Initially the regular character with the least screen time, Ianto's role expanded in response to growing cult appeal. Reserved and efficient, Ianto was often used by writers to add humorous asides to the episodes' scripts. The character becomes the main romantic interest of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Not Going Out
''Not Going Out'' is a British television British sitcom, sitcom created, written by and starring Lee Mack. It has aired on BBC One since 2006 and is the second-longest-running British sitcom, behind ''Last of the Summer Wine'' (1973–2010). The show's original cast was Mack, Tim Vine and Megan Dodds, with Sally Bretton replacing Dodds from the second series. As of series 14, Mack and Bretton are the only two main cast members. Production Lee Mack and Andrew Collins (broadcaster), Andrew Collins were the initial writers, with Paul Kerensa, Simon Evans (comedian), Simon Evans and Daniel Peak joining the team in later series. Mack is the last remaining actor from the original cast, and the only actor to appear in every episode. The show was cancelled by the BBC in 2009, whilst the third series was still airing, but the decision was later reversed due to a combination of strong DVD sales and an online petition. This led to the show receiving a renewal for a fourth series which air ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Crilly
Anna Crilly is an English actress and comedian. Education Crilly was educated at Kent College, Pembury, and attended Middlesex University, where she studied performing arts. Career She was a finalist in the So You Think You're Funny? competition at the Gilded Balloon in 2003 and performed two shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in the following year. In 2004, she was placed at the Funny Women Awards. From 2006 to 2011 she played the role of Magda, an Eastern European housekeeper, in the BBC sitcom ''Lead Balloon''. Her deadpan performance has been described as "scene-stealing". In 2013 she and regular comedy partner Katy Wix began starring in their own sketch show, '' Anna and Katy'', on Channel 4, having originated the show as a ''Comedy Lab'' episode the previous year. She stars in the BBC children's comedy series '' Sorry, I've Got No Head'', alongside William Andrews, James Bachman, Marcus Brigstocke, Mel Giedroyc, Marek Larwood and Nick Mohammed. In December 2008 C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
