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Lenny Rush
Lenny Rush (born 18 March 2009) is a British BAFTA-winning child actor. He is best known for his work on the Daisy May Cooper comedy drama series '' Am I Being Unreasonable?'' and on the BBC One series '' Dodger''. He received a breakthrough award at the 2023 National Comedy Awards. He won two awards at the 2023 Royal Television Society Programme Awards, winning the Breakthrough Award, and best Comedy Performance (male). Early life Born to Steve and Lisa Rush, Lenny is from Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex. Career Rush first appeared on camera on the CBeebies documentary ''Our Family''. He began acting locally at the Pauline Quirke Academy in Essex. He played roles on CBeebies series '' Apple Tree House'' and CBBC's ''The Dumping Ground'' and had played Tiny Tim in versions of '' A Christmas Carol'' both on stage at The Old Vic in London in 2017 and 2018, and on-screen in a Steven Knight televised retelling of the Charles Dickens classic in 2019. Rush was given a series regular role ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Am I Being Unreasonable?
''Am I Being Unreasonable?'' is a 6-part British comedy-thriller series produced by Boffola Pictures and Lookout Point and written by, and starring, Daisy May Cooper and Selin Hizli. The series was broadcast on BBC One in the United Kingdom from 26 September 2022. The series premiered in the United States on Hulu on 11 April 2023. A second series was commissioned by the BBC in October 2022. Synopsis Cooper plays Nic, a mum stuck in a depressing marriage grieving a loss she can’t share with anyone. Hizli plays Jen who arrives in Nic’s life as a kindred spirit and school mum, but both are concealing secrets. Cast * Daisy May Cooper as Nic * Selin Hizli as Jen * Lenny Rush as Ollie * Jessica Hynes as Becca * Dustin Demri-Burns as Dan * Amanda Wilkin as Suzie * David Fynn as Alex * Juliet Cowan as Viv * Samuel Bottomley as Boy * Yohanna Ephrem as Girl * Ruben Catt as Harry * Karla Crome as Lucy * Marek Larwood as Kev *Noah Carr-Kingsnorth as Dennon Episodes Production The sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Dickens
Charles John Huffam Dickens (; 7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870) was an English writer and social critic. He created some of the world's best-known fictional characters and is regarded by many as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era.. His works enjoyed unprecedented popularity during his lifetime and, by the 20th century, critics and scholars had recognised him as a literary genius. His novels and short stories are widely read today. Born in Portsmouth, Dickens left school at the age of 12 to work in a boot-blacking factory when his father was incarcerated in a debtors' prison. After three years he returned to school, before he began his literary career as a journalist. Dickens edited a weekly journal for 20 years, wrote 15 novels, five novellas, hundreds of short stories and non-fiction articles, lectured and performed readings extensively, was an indefatigable letter writer, and campaigned vigorously for children's rights, for education, and for other social re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haunting Of The Queen Mary
''Haunting of the Queen Mary'' is a 2023 British horror film directed by Gary Shore and starring Alice Eve and Joel Fry. It was first released in Italy on July 20, 2023, and was released in the United Kingdom on August 18, 2023. Plot Cast *Alice Eve as Anne Calder * Joel Fry as Patrick Calder *Nell Hudson as Gwen Ratch *Wil Coban as David Ratch *Dorian Lough as Bittner *Tim Downie as Lieutenant Gibson *Wesley Alfvin as Fred Astaire *Lenny Rush as Lukas Calder *Florrie May Wilkinson as Jackie Ratch *Jim Piddock as Captain Caradine *Maddison Nixon as Ginger Rogers * Angus Wright as Victor Production ''Haunting of the Queen Mary'' was written by Gary Shore and Stephen Oliver, with a story by Oliver and Tom Vaughan. and Vaughan. It is a British co-production between Imagination Design Works, Rocket Science, and White Horse Pictures. Brett Tomberlin developed the feature film, first announced in 2013. In January 2019, Shore was announced to direct. By March 2021, it was reported ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Best Interests
Best interests or best interests of the child is a child rights principle, which derives from Article 3 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, which says that “in all actions concerning children, whether undertaken by public or private social welfare institutions, courts of law, administrative authorities or legislative bodies, the best interests of the child shall be a primary consideration”. Assessing the best interests of a child means to evaluate and balance “all the elements necessary to make a decision in a specific situation for a specific individual child or group of children”. Definition According to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, assessing the best interests of a child means to evaluate and balance “all the elements necessary to make a decision in a specific situation for a specific individual child or group of children”. Due to the diversity of factors to consider, usually more than one profession or institution is involved in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enola Holmes 2
''Enola Holmes 2'' is a 2022 mystery film and the sequel to the 2020 film '' Enola Holmes'', both of which star Millie Bobby Brown as the title character, the teenage sister of the already-famous Victorian-era detective Sherlock Holmes. The film is directed by Harry Bradbeer from a screenplay by Jack Thorne that adapts the book series ''The Enola Holmes Mysteries'' by Nancy Springer. Unlike its predecessor, the film does not adapt one of Springer's novels and instead takes real-life inspiration from the 1888 matchgirls' strike. In addition to Brown, Henry Cavill, Louis Partridge, Susie Wokoma, Adeel Akhtar, and Helena Bonham Carter reprise their supporting roles, while David Thewlis and Sharon Duncan-Brewster join the cast. Filming began in Autumn 2021 and ended in January 2022. ''Enola Holmes 2'' was released on November 4, 2022, by Netflix. The film received positive reviews from critics and topped Netflix's viewership charts in 93 countries. Plot Enola starts her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Christmas Carol (TV Series)
''A Christmas Carol'' is a 2019 British dark fantasy drama miniseries based on the 1843 novella of the same name by Charles Dickens. It began airing on BBC One in the U.K. on 22 December 2019 and concluded two days later on 24 December 2019. It also aired earlier in the U.S. on FX Networks from 19 December 2019 over three nights and was later repeated. The three-part series is written by Steven Knight with actor Tom Hardy and Ridley Scott among the executive producers. This adaptation was meant to present a darker take on the classic story, aimed at an adult audience. The drama involves adult language, brief nudity, horror elements, implications of child molestation, forced prostitution and a depiction of a child drowning. Filming locations include Rainham Hall in East London and Lord Leycester Hospital in Warwick. Cast members include Guy Pearce, Andy Serkis, Stephen Graham, Charlotte Riley, Johnny Harris, Jason Flemyng, Vinette Robinson and Joe Alwyn. Plot summary I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dwarfism
Dwarfism is a condition wherein an organism is exceptionally small, and mostly occurs in the animal kingdom. In humans, it is sometimes defined as an adult height of less than , regardless of sex; the average adult height among people with dwarfism is , although some individuals with dwarfism are slightly taller. ''Disproportionate dwarfism'' is characterized by either short limbs or a short torso. In cases of ''proportionate dwarfism'', both the limbs and torso are unusually small. Intelligence is usually normal, and most have a nearly normal life expectancy. People with dwarfism can usually bear children, though there are additional risks to the mother and child dependent upon the underlying condition. The most common and recognisable form of dwarfism in humans (comprising 70% of cases) is achondroplasia, a genetic disorder whereby the limbs are diminutive. Growth hormone deficiency is responsible for most other cases. Treatment depends on the underlying cause. Those ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spondyloepiphyseal Dysplasia Congenita
Spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia congenita (abbreviated to SED more often than SDC) is a rare disorder of bone growth that results in dwarfism, characteristic skeletal abnormalities, and occasionally problems with vision and hearing. The name of the condition indicates that it affects the bones of the spine (spondylo-) and the ends of bones (epiphyses), and that it is present from birth (congenital). The signs and symptoms of spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia congenita are similar to, but milder than, the related skeletal disorders achondrogenesis type 2 and hypochondrogenesis. Spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia congenita is a subtype of collagenopathy, types II and XI. Presentation People with spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia are short-statured from birth, with a very short trunk and neck and shortened limbs. Their hands and feet, however, are usually average-sized. This type of dwarfism is characterized by a normal spinal column length relative to the femur bone. Adult height ranges from 0.9 m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taskmaster (TV Series)
''Taskmaster'' is a British comedy panel game show created by comedian and musician Alex Horne and presented by both Horne and Greg Davies. In the programme a group of five celebritiesmainly comediansattempt to complete a series of challenges, with Horne acting as umpire in each challenge and Davies, the eponymous "Taskmaster", judging the work and awarding points based on contestants' performances. The concept for the programme was first created by Horne for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2010; he later secured a deal with Dave to adapt it for television with the first episode premiering in 2015. After the ninth series in 2019, the programme was acquired by Channel 4 who commissioned six new series to be broadcast over the following three years. ''Taskmaster'' proved a success on British television, spawning a tie-in board game, two books, and leading to the creation of international versions of the programme in Belgium, Sweden, Spain, Denmark, Norway, Finland, the Unite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doctor Who
''Doctor Who'' is a British science fiction television series broadcast by the BBC since 1963. The series depicts the adventures of a Time Lord called the Doctor, an extraterrestrial being who appears to be human. The Doctor explores the universe in a time-travelling space ship called the TARDIS. The TARDIS exterior appears as a blue British police box, which was a common sight in Britain in 1963 when the series first aired. With various companions, the Doctor combats foes, works to save civilisations, and helps people in need. Beginning with William Hartnell, thirteen actors have headlined the series as the Doctor; in 2017, Jodie Whittaker became the first woman to officially play the role on television. The transition from one actor to another is written into the plot of the series with the concept of regeneration into a new incarnation, a plot device in which a Time Lord "transforms" into a new body when the current one is too badly harmed to heal normally. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doctor Who (series 14)
The fourteenth series of the British science fiction television programme ''Doctor Who'' is set to premiere in 2024. It will be the fifth series led by Russell T Davies as head writer and executive producer, and the first since his return to the show, having previously worked on it from 2005–2010. This series is set to be the fourteenth to air following the programme's revival in 2005, and will be the fortieth season overall. The fourteenth series was announced with Davies' return to the programme for its 60th anniversary in 2023 and beyond. The series will introduce Ncuti Gatwa as the Fifteenth Doctor, a new incarnation of the Doctor, an alien Time Lord who travels through time and space in the TARDIS, which appears to be a British police box from the outside. The series also introduces Millie Gibson as the Doctor's newest companion, Ruby Sunday. The series, which is set to be preceded by a festive episode in December 2023, is set to consist of eight episodes, wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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