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Mister Corbett's Ghost
''Mister Corbett's Ghost'' is a 1987 supernatural television drama starring Paul Scofield, John Huston and Mark Farmer. Based on the 1969 short story of the same name by Leon Garfield with a screenplay by Gerald Wilson, the production ran at 54 minutes and was produced by VIP Film Productions Ltd and directed by Danny Huston. The costumes were designed by John Mollo, while the score was composed by John Cameron. Synopsis It is New Years’ Eve in 1767 in the village of Gospel Oak, and young Benjamin Partridge ( Mark Farmer) is apprenticed to the dour apothecary Thomas Corbett (Paul Scofield). Partridge finishes work at 8pm and prepares to leave to join his family and friends for the celebrations, but Corbett finds more and more tasks for him to complete. Eventually, much later, just as Partridge is finally allowed to leave, a customer (John Huston) arrives with an order that must be filled immediately and delivered that same night, beyond the dangerous woods where footpads dwel ...
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''Mister'', usually written in its contracted form ''Mr.'' (American English) or ''Mr'' (British English), is a commonly used English honorific for men without a higher honorific, or professional title, or any of various designations of office. The title ''Mr'' derived from earlier forms of ''master'', as the equivalent female titles ''Mrs'', ''Miss'', and '' Ms'' all derived from earlier forms of ''mistress''. ''Master'' is sometimes still used as an honorific for boys and young men. The plural form is ''Messrs''(.), derived from the French title ' in the 18th century. ' is the plural of ' (originally ', "my lord"), formed by declining both of its constituent parts separately. Historical etiquette Historically, ''mister'' was applied only to those above one's own status if they had no higher title such as ''Sir'' or ''my lord'' in the English class system. That understanding is now obsolete, as it was gradually expanded as a mark of respect to those of equal status and then ...
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Burgess Meredith
Oliver Burgess Meredith (November 16, 1907 – September 9, 1997) was an American actor and filmmaker whose career encompassed radio, theater, film, and television. Active for more than six decades, Meredith has been called "a virtuosic actor" and "one of the most accomplished actors of the century". A lifetime member of the Actors Studio, he won a Primetime Emmy Awards, Primetime Emmy Award, was the first male actor to win the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor twice, and was nominated for two Academy Awards. Meredith established himself as a leading man in Cinema of the United States, Hollywood with critically acclaimed performances as Mio Romagna in ''Winterset (film), Winterset'' (1936), Of Mice and Men, George Milton in ''Of Mice and Men (1939 film), Of Mice and Men'' (1939), and Ernie Pyle in ''The Story of G.I. Joe'' (1945). Meredith was known later in his career for his appearances on ''The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series), The Twilight Zone'' and for portraying Pengu ...
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Kent
Kent is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South East England. It is bordered by Essex across the Thames Estuary to the north, the Strait of Dover to the south-east, East Sussex to the south-west, Surrey to the west, and Greater London to the north-west. The county town is Maidstone. The county has an area of and had population of 1,875,893 in 2022, making it the Ceremonial counties of England#Lieutenancy areas since 1997, fifth most populous county in England. The north of the county contains a conurbation which includes the towns of Chatham, Kent, Chatham, Gillingham, Kent, Gillingham, and Rochester, Kent, Rochester. Other large towns are Maidstone and Ashford, Kent, Ashford, and the City of Canterbury, borough of Canterbury holds City status in the United Kingdom, city status. For local government purposes Kent consists of a non-metropolitan county, with twelve districts, and the unitary authority area of Medway. The county historically included south-ea ...
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Chiddingstone
Chiddingstone is a village and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the Sevenoaks (district), Sevenoaks District of Kent, England. The parish is located on the River Eden, Kent, River Eden between Tonbridge and Edenbridge, Kent, Edenbridge. The villages of Chiddingstone Causeway and Bough Beech and the hamlet Chiddingstone Hoath are also included in the parish. Chiddingstone is unique in that, apart from the church and Chiddingstone Castle, the entire village is owned by the National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, National Trust, which describes it as "the best example of a Tudor village left in the country". It is an example of a Tudor one-street village. History Chiddingstone is mentioned in the Domesday Book. It was given to Bishop Odo in 1072 after the Norman invasion as part of his Earldom of Kent. The first house was owned by Roger Attwood, constructed in the typical Kent style. Several villagers including Atwood took part in Jack Cade' ...
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Amy Shindler
Amy Shindler is a British actress and television writer best known for her portrayal of Brenda Tucker in the UK's long running soap opera, ''The Archers''. She joined the programme shortly after leaving drama school and played Brenda Tucker until her departure from Ambridge in 2014, returning for a short stint in 2024 to help sell the house that her brother, Roy, owned. Brenda was notable in the show for her struggles with her boss, Matt Crawford, her long engagement to Tom Archer and her decision not to have children in order to devote herself to her career. Shindler also appeared in the feature film ''A Mighty Heart'' playing Michelle Pearl, and played Charlotte Fox in the feature film ''Everest''. Shindler's television writing career began on the hit BBC1 comedy, ''My Family''. Since then she has had her own sitcom series '' Pat and Cabbage'' on ITV1 with sometime writing partner, Beth Chalmers, and has written on comedies such as ''Threesome'', ''Trollied'' and ''Horrible His ...
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Elaine Lordan
Elaine Bernadette Lordan (born 8 August 1966) is an English retired actress, best known for her role as 'Sugar Walls' in the comedy series ''Gimme Gimme Gimme'' and playing Lynne Hobbs in ''EastEnders'' (2000–2004). Following several tragedies in her private life, Lordan withdrew from the public eye in 2008. Career Lordan is best known for her role as Lynne Hobbs in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', which she appeared in from 2000 until 2004.Jaffee, Larry (2009) ''Albert Square & Me: The Actors of EastEnders'', iUniverse.com, , p. 204EastEnders star Lordan to leave
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Following reports of drunken behaviour on and off the set, Lordan left the show i ...
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David Parfitt
David Parfitt (born 8 July 1958) is an English film producer, actor, and co-founder of Trademark Films. He won the Academy Award for Best Picture at the 71st Academy Awards for ''Shakespeare in Love'' (1998). Early life Parfitt was born in Sunderland and educated at the Barbara Speake Stage School, an independent school in London. Career He began his stage career with the Sunderland Empire Theatre Society in 1969 and later gained work on television, including playing Peter Harrison in the sitcoms '' ...And Mother Makes Three'' (1971–1973) and its sequel '' ...And Mother Makes Five'' (1974–1976) and appearing in '' Love in a Cold Climate'' (1980). In the BBC Radio 4 serial ''The Archers'', he was the first actor in the role of Tim Beecham, an old friend of Nigel Pargetter. Work as a producer Parfitt gave up acting in the late 1980s to concentrate on production. He co-founded the Renaissance Theatre Company with Kenneth Branagh in 1987, and was associate producer of Rena ...
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Kenneth Gilbert (actor)
Kenneth Gilbert (24 June 1931 – 29 October 2015) was an English actor who appeared in many television and stage productions over a 50-year period. He often played authority figures such as doctors, colonels, detectives and police surgeons, but became best known as businessman Oliver Banks in the soap opera ''Crossroads (British TV series), Crossroads''. Early life Gilbert served in the Royal Air Force's Naval Rescue Service and trained as an actor at the Corona Theatre School, Corona Academy in Chiswick. Career Gilbert trained as a classical actor at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon. He was subsequently a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company and appeared at The Old Vic. His television appearances included ''Doctor Who'' (as World Ecology Bureau official Richard Dunbar) in ''The Seeds of Doom'' (1976), ''House of Cards (UK TV series), House of Cards'', ''Mister Corbett's Ghost'' (1987) and ''Softly, Softly (TV series), Softly, Softly''.
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