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Man Of Straw (miniseries)
''Man of Straw'' is a British television drama series which first aired on BBC 2 between 30 January and 5 March 1972. It is an adaptation of the 1918 novel ''Der Untertan'' (The Underling) by Heinrich Mann.Baskin p.112 It takes place during the final years of Wilhelmine Germany. Main cast * Derek Jacobi as Diederich Hessling (6 episodes) * John Phillips (actor), John Phillips as Dr. Heuteufel (5 episodes) * Denis Carey (actor), Denis Carey as Sötbier (4 episodes) * Judy Cornwell as Guste Daimchen (4 episodes) * Elizabeth Bell (actress), Elizabeth Bell as Emmi Hessling (3 episodes) * Sheila Brennan as Frau Hessling (3 episodes) * Dave Hill (actor), Dave Hill as Napoleon Fischer (3 episodes) * Judy Loe as Kätchen Zillich (3 episodes) * Karin MacCarthy as Magda Hessling (3 episodes) * Ian Ogilvy as Wolfgang Buck (3 episodes) * John Savident as Von Wulckow (3 episodes) * Juliet Aykroyd as Agnes Göppel (2 episodes) * Sam Dastor as Dr. Jadassohn (2 episodes) * Mike F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Der Untertan
''Der Untertan'' (; literally "the underling", translated into English under the titles ''Man of Straw'', ''The Patrioteer'', and ''The Loyal Subject'') is one of the best known novels of German author Heinrich Mann. The title character, Diederich Hessling, a dedicated 'Untertan' in the sense of a person subservient to a monarch or prince, is an immoral man who is meant to serve as an allegory of both the reign of Kaiser Wilhelm II and German society of his time. The novel was completed during the July Crisis in 1914, shortly before the outbreak of World War I. Extracts had been published in the satirical magazine ''Simplicissimus'' from 1912 onwards, causing great controversy. Mann signed a contract with the magazine ' for the publication of the censored version of the novel from the beginning of 1914, but on 1 August the publication was stopped as "inappropriate". A book edition was not published until 1918 by Kurt Wolff in Leipzig. Plot The socio-critical novel portrays the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judy Loe
Judith Margaret Loe (born 6 March 1947) is an English actress known for her work in television. Early life Loe was born in Urmston, Lancashire, the only child of Norman Scarborough Loe, who worked in the equipment business, and Nancy (née Jones) who was a department store worker and model. She attended Urmston Grammar School and the University of Birmingham, where she graduated with a bachelor of arts in English and drama. Television Loe was in the original British cast of the rock musical ''Hair''. In 1970 she made her debut on British television in the ITV Thames Television programme '' Ace of Wands'' broadcast 1970–72 as Lillian "Lulli" Palmer. Loe then made guest appearances in series such as ''Z-Cars'', ''Dixon of Dock Green'', '' Man at the Top'', '' Armchair Theatre,'' and ''ITV Playhouse''. In 1973, Loe was cast as Alice Lee in the five-episode television series ''Woodstock''. In 1975 she appeared in the role of Princess May in the ATV drama series '' Edward ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1972 British Television Series Endings
Year 197 ( CXCVII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Magius and Rufinus (or, less frequently, year 950 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 197 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * February 19 – Battle of Lugdunum: Emperor Septimius Severus defeats the self-proclaimed emperor Clodius Albinus at Lugdunum (modern Lyon). Albinus commits suicide; legionaries sack the town. * Septimius Severus returns to Rome and has about 30 of Albinus's supporters in the Senate executed. After his victory he declares himself the adopted son of the late Marcus Aurelius. * Septimius Severus forms new naval units, manning all the triremes in Italy with heavily armed troops for war in the East. His soldiers embark on an artificial canal between the Tigris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BBC Television Dramas
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster headquartered at Broadcasting House in London, England. Originally established in 1922 as the British Broadcasting Company, it evolved into its current state with its current name on New Year's Day 1927. The oldest and largest local and global broadcaster by stature and by number of employees, the BBC employs over 21,000 staff in total, of whom approximately 17,200 are in public-sector broadcasting. The BBC was established under a royal charter, and operates under an agreement with the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport. Its work is funded principally by an annual television licence fee which is charged to all British households, companies, and organisations using any type of equipment to receive or record live television broadcasts or to use the BBC's streaming service, iPlayer. The fee is set by the British government, agreed by Parliament, and is used to fund the BBC's radio, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyril Shaps
Cyril Leonard Shaps (13 October 1923 – 1 January 2003) was an English actor of radio, television and film, with a career spanning over seven decades. Early radio Shaps was born in the East End of London to Polish-Jewish parents; his father was a tailor. Shaps was a child broadcaster at the London School of Broadcasting, providing voices for radio commercials from the age of 12. He was educated at Central Foundation Boys' School, then took an office job with the London Ambulance Service. Following service as a warrant officer in the Royal Army Educational Corps during World War II, he was trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) and then worked for two years as an announcer, producer and scriptwriter for Radio Netherlands. His short stature and round face then led to a steady flow of character roles in film and television in a career spanning nearly 50 years. Film Shaps's film appearances included bit parts in '' Lawrence of Arabia'' (1962), as the officer's c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eve Pearce
Eve Pearce (17 April 1929 – 13 January 2023) was a Scottish actress. She performed in many Royal Shakespeare Company productions. Early life Eve Pearce was born in Aberdeen to a very poor family and was brought up in a one-roomed tenement, her mother dying when she was seven years old. When she was twelve, her father remarried and she moved to London. She won an LCC Scholarship to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in 1948 and got married in her second term to James Ormerod. She began her acting career in 1950 in Preston Rep and in 1951 was part of the first season at the Pitlochry Festival Theatre. She made many appearances in television in the sixties including a squatter with six children in ''Coronation Street'', and also played Mrs Dunstable in the 1971 film version of the TV series ''Please Sir! (film), Please Sir!''. Her career spanned seven decades, including many roles with the Royal Shakespeare Company, RSC and in the London's West End, West End, notably Ameli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stuart McGugan
Stuart McGugan (born 2 March 1944) is a Scottish actor and television presenter. Career He played the roles of Gunner 'Atlas' Mackintosh in the BBC sitcom ''It Ain't Half Hot Mum'' and Bomba MacAteer in ''Tutti Frutti''. McGugan was a presenter on BBC's '' Play School'' from 1975; he regularly presented the programme for more than 10 years. McGugan appeared as Gordon Stewart in two series of the London Weekend Television (LWT) series ''Wish Me Luck'' between 1988 and 1989, in '' The Chief'' as Chief Superintendent Sean McCloud from 1993 to 1994, then in the mid-1990s was the pub owner Barney Meldrum in BBC Scotland's ''Hamish MacBeth''. He had a recurring role as a factory worker in the Perry/Croft sitcom ''You Rang, M'Lord?''. In ''Family Affairs'' in 1997 he played the character Derek Simpson. He has been seen in a Middle Ground Theatre Company tour of a stage adaptation of the 1960 film ''Tunes of Glory''. Stuart McGugan played Colonel Jock Sinclair, originally played by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stanley Lebor
Stanley Harvey Lebor (24 September 1934 – 22 November 2014) was an English actor. He was best known for his roles as Howard Hughes in the 1980s BBC TV comedy series ''Ever Decreasing Circles'', the Mongon Doctor in ''Flash Gordon'' (1980), and as RSM Lord in '' A Bridge Too Far'' (1977). Before this he was better known for villainous roles in series such as '' Jason King'' and ''The Tomorrow People''. Life Lebor was born in East Ham, London. He studied acting at RADA in London. In 1961 he joined the Radio Drama Company by winning the Carleton Hobbs Bursary. He appeared in ''Minder'' in the Series 1 episode '' The Bengal Tiger'', '' The Naked Civil Servant'', ''Ever Decreasing Circles'', ''Tarka the Otter'', ''Gandhi'', ''Grange Hill'', '''Allo 'Allo!'', '' Superman IV: The Quest for Peace'' and ''Last of the Summer Wine''. In 1986 he acted with Lynda Baron in a party political broadcast for the SDP–Liberal Alliance. Filmography * ''The Deadly Affair'' (1966) – Lancaster ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derek Francis
Derek Francis (7 November 1923 – 27 March 1984) was an English comedy and character actor. Biography Francis was a regular in the Carry On film players, appearing in six of the films in the 1960s and 1970s. He appeared in '' The Tomb of Ligeia'' (1964), the last film in Roger Corman's Edgar Allan Poe series. He also took roles in several BBC adaptations of Charles Dickens novels. His last role was in the 1984 version of ''A Christmas Carol''. Other roles included parts in television series of the period such as ''Rising Damp'', '' Bless Me, Father'', '' Thriller'', '' The Professionals'', '' The Sweeney'', ''Sherlock Holmes'', '' The New Avengers'', ''Danger Man'', '' Jason King'', '' Up Pompeii!'', '' Wild, Wild Women'', ''Coronation Street'', and ''Z-Cars''. He also appeared as the Emperor Nero, a comic turn in the early ''Doctor Who'' story entitled '' The Romans'' opposite William Hartnell. Possibly his most prominent role was as Father Bernard, the Master of Novices in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Dastor
Sam Dastor is an Indian-born British actor best known for his appearances in British television series. Life and career Dastor was born in India and raised in a Parsi family of Zoroastrian faith, though he later converted to Christianity. He graduated from the University of Cambridge. He studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) and joined the National Theatre, where he was under the direction of Sir Laurence Olivier. Dastor has acted in the West End, including playing Ariel in a production of ''The Tempest'' while Paul Scofield played Prospero. Dastor also appeared in three of Simon Gray's plays: ''Melon, Hidden Laughter'', and '' Cell Mates''. Dastor is best known for his many appearances on British television, often playing characters of exotic origin. His most notable roles include Cassius Chaerea in the 1976 BBC adaptation of '' I, Claudius'' and Gandhi in both '' Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy'' and the film '' Jinnah''. Other credits include ''Coronatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Savident
John Frederick Joseph Savident (21 January 1938 – 21 February 2024) was a British actor, known for his numerous television roles, including his portrayal of Fred Elliott in the soap opera ''Coronation Street'' from 1994 to 2006. He was also known for his performance as Monsieur Firmin in the West End cast of '' The Phantom of the Opera''. His other credits include '' The Avengers'' (1968), '' A Clockwork Orange'' (1971), '' The Professionals'' (1978), '' Blake's 7'' (1979), '' Yes Minister'' (1980), ''Gandhi'' (1982), '' The Remains of the Day'' (1993) and '' Middlemarch'' (1994). Early life Savident was born 21 January 1938 in St Peter Port, Guernsey, and still lived there at the time of the German occupation of the island in 1940. He and his family escaped to Britain in a fishing boat and settled in Ashton-under-Lyne. His acting career started when he joined Ashton Repertory. Savident was educated at the town's grammar school and in 1955 joined the Manchester City Poli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
