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Margaret Clemence
Margaret Clemence is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera '' Brookside'', played by Nicola Stephenson. The character debuted on-screen during the episode broadcast on 14 September 1990. Margaret is characterised as a college drop-out unsure about her future. She leaves her home town of Oldham to escape her ex-boyfriend, Kieran (Andrew Shakos), and relocates to Liverpool. She takes a job working as a nanny for Max ( Steven Pinder) and Patricia Farnham ( Gabrielle Glaister) and becomes their lodger. Stephenson has described Margaret as a domestic and organised character but when it comes to romance she is confused and unstable. Writers gave Stephenson a series of challenging storylines throughout her tenure, often involving taboo romances. In her first notable story, Margaret begins a relationship with a Catholic priest, Derek O'Farrell (Clive Moore). Their affair upsets various other characters, including Derek's sister, DD Dixon ( Irene Marot), who att ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicola Stephenson
Nicola Stephenson (born 5 July 1971) is an English actress. She played the roles of Margaret Clemence in '' Brookside'', Julie Fitzjohn in '' Holby City'', Sarah Williams in '' The Chase'', Allie Westbrook in '' Waterloo Road'', and Tess Harris in '' Emmerdale''. Life and career She was born in Oldham, Lancashire and attended North Chadderton School for her secondary education. Career She is known mainly for her roles in television, which include Margaret Clemence in Channel 4 Channel 4 is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by Channel Four Television Corporation. It is state-owned enterprise, publicly owned but, unlike the BBC, it receives no public funding and is funded en ...'s '' Brookside''; Stephenson's on-air kiss with Anna Friel ( Beth Jordache) was the first pre-watershed lesbian kiss to be broadcast on British television. In 2012 the kiss was broadcast to over 5 billion people when it was included as part of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Friel
Anna Louise Friel (born 12 July 1976) is an English actress. She first achieved fame as Beth Jordache in the Channel 4 soap opera '' Brookside'' (1993–1995), later coming to international prominence with her role as Charlotte "Chuck" Charles on ABC's '' Pushing Daisies'' (2007–2009), for which she received a nomination for the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Comedy Series. In 2017, she won the International Emmy for Best Actress for her portrayal of the title character in the ITV/Netflix mystery drama series '' Marcella'' (2016–2021). Her other accolades include a Drama Desk Award, an honorary degree, and a BAFTA nomination. Friel made her feature film debut in 1998 with a leading role in '' The Land Girls''. Subsequent credits include ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' (1999), '' Me Without You'' (2001), ''Timeline'' (2003), '' Goal!'' (2005), '' Bathory'' (2008), '' Land of the Lost'' (2009), '' Limitless'' (2011), '' Books of Blood'' (2020), and '' Charming the Hear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kazia Pelka
Kazia Pelka (born 1962) is a British actress who has worked primarily in UK television, appearing in the soap opera series Brookside in the early 1990s, the period police drama series '' Heartbeat'' in the late 1990s, the police procedural series ''The Bill'', and the BBC medical drama series ''Doctors'', and ''Casualty''. Early life Pelka was born in Dewsbury, West Riding of Yorkshire in 1962 to a Polish engineer father (Tadeusz Pelka) and an Irish actress (Alma Herley). She is the niece of actor Randal Herley, and her maternal grandparents were WWI veteran and ophthalmologist Randal Herley and Irish singer Annie ( Mahon) Herley. Kazia spent her childhood in the Roundhay district of Leeds and received her formal education at Notre Dame High School. Before becoming an actress, she briefly worked as a make-up artist. She subsequently trained in acting at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, where she was awarded the Wilfred Foulis prize. Upon graduating from LAMDA, sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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This is a comprehensive list of characters from the Channel 4 soap opera ''Brookside'' in alphabetical order by the character's surnames. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T V W Y References {{Brookside * Brookside Brookside Brookside Brookside Brookside may refer to: Geography Canada * Brookside, Edmonton * Brookside, Newfoundland and Labrador * Brookside, Nova Scotia United Kingdom * Brookside, Berkshire, England * Brookside, Telford, an area of Telford, England United States * Bro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake District
The Lake District, also known as ''the Lakes'' or ''Lakeland'', is a mountainous region and National parks of the United Kingdom, national park in Cumbria, North West England. It is famous for its landscape, including its lakes, coast, and mountains, and for its literary associations with Beatrix Potter, John Ruskin, and the Lake Poets. The Lakeland fells, or mountains, include England's List of P600 mountains in the British Isles, highest: Scafell Pike (), Helvellyn () and Skiddaw (). The region also contains sixteen major lakes. They include Windermere, which with a length of and an area of is the longest and largest lake in England, and Wast Water, which at is the deepest lake in England. The Lake District National Park was established in 1951, and covers an area of , the bulk of the region. It was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2017. National Park The Lake District National Park includes all of the central Lake District, though the town of Kendal, some c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vince Earl
Vincent Earl (born 11 June 1944) is an English singer, comedian and actor most famous for his portrayal of the character Ron Dixon in the soap opera ''Brookside'', a role which he played from 1990 until the show's demise in 2003. Early life and career Earl was born on 11 June 1944 in Birkenhead, Cheshire. He started performing aged eleven, and he was involved in the Merseybeat scene of the 1960s as singer in his band Vince Earl and the Talismen. In 1964, Earl joined Rory Storm and the Hurricanes on tour and had a Number 1 hit in Texas with a version of ''America'' from ''West Side Story''. He later formed Vince Earl & the Attractions, which became one of the top rated acts on the cabaret circuit. Earl made his television debut on ''New Faces'' in 1973, with his band The Vince Earl Attraction. In 1981, Earl appeared in ''Play for Today'' and then in ''Boys from the Blackstuff'' as Jimmy Johnson the following year. In 1985, he appeared in ''No Surrender'' as Frank the heavy. E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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This is a comprehensive list of characters from the Channel 4 soap opera ''Brookside'' in alphabetical order by the character's surnames. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T V W Y References {{Brookside * Brookside Brookside Brookside Brookside Brookside may refer to: Geography Canada * Brookside, Edmonton * Brookside, Newfoundland and Labrador * Brookside, Nova Scotia United Kingdom * Brookside, Berkshire, England * Brookside, Telford, an area of Telford, England United States * Bro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Dixon (Brookside)
Michael "Mike" Dixon is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera ''Brookside'', played by Paul Byatt. The character debuted on-screen during the episode broadcast on 1 October 1990. Casting Byatt began playing Mike in 1990. Kibble-White 2002, p.155. Byatt's brother and three sisters had previously appeared in ''Brookside'' playing recurring roles. Tibballs 1992, p.73. Of this Byatt stated that "turning out cast members for Brookside is a family industry." When Byatt finished his A levels, he followed the family tradition of auditioning for ''Brookside''. Unlike his siblings, Byatt secured a regular role on the show. The Byatt's success of being cast in ''Brookside'' can be attributed to their mother owning a casting agency. Byatt recalled "I was on my summer holidays and just heard about the audition because my mum’s got an agency. I kind of fell into it, and here I am 12 years later." Development Mike is characterised as a "streetwise but likeable youth" w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IPC Magazines
TI Media Ltd. (formerly International Publishing Company, IPC Magazines Ltd, IPC Media and Time Inc. UK) was a consumer magazine and digital publisher in the United Kingdom, with a portfolio selling over 350 million copies each year. Most of its titles now belong to Future plc. History Origins The British magazine publishing industry in the mid-1950s was dominated by a handful of companies, principally the Associated Newspapers (founded by Lord Harmsworth in 1890), Odhams Press Ltd, Newnes/ Pearson, and the Hulton Press, which fought each other for market share in a highly competitive marketplace. Fleetway In 1958 Cecil Harmsworth King, chairman of the newspaper group, The Daily Mirror Newspapers Limited which included the ''Daily Mirror'' and the ''Sunday Pictorial'' (now the ''Sunday Mirror''), together with provincial chain West of England Newspapers, made an offer for Amalgamated Press. The offer was accepted, and in January 1959 he was appointed its chairman. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TVTimes
''TV Times'' is a British television listings magazine. From 1955 until 1991, it was the only source of seven-day listings for ITV and, from 1982, Channel 4 (as well as S4C in Wales in an enclosed local supplement titled '' Sbec''). The magazine did not circulate nationally until 1968 as some (usually smaller) regional stations opted to produce their own listings publications. Until the market was deregulated, its nearest rival was ''Radio Times'' – owned then by the BBC and at the time the only source of weekly BBC television and radio schedules. However the two magazines were very different in character, and viewers wanting the full listings for the coming week were required to purchase both publications. The ''TV Times'' branding was also used for several broadcast spin-offs on ITV, including the ''Miss TV Times'' and ''The TV Times Awards'' during the 1970s and 1980s. Previously published by Independent Television Publications, owned by the participating ITV companies, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
