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Nigel Cole
Nigel Cole (born 1959) is an English film director, film and television director. Career Cole began his career in the 1980s, directing current affairs shows and documentaries for Central Independent Television. Into the 1990s, Cole co-wrote the play ''Sod'' with Arthur Smith (comedian), Arthur Smith, which he also directed and presented at the The Pleasance, Pleasance during the 1993 Edinburgh Festival. Cole has also directed episodes of ''Peak Practice'' and ''Cold Feet'' for television. He also directed many episodes of the British television show ''Doc Martin'', including four in the last season (2022). He has also directed ''Saving Grace (2000 film), Saving Grace'', ''Calendar Girls'' and ''A Lot Like Love'' for cinema. ''Saving Grace'' won the World Cinema Audience Award at the 2000 Sundance Film Festival and gained him a nomination for Best Director at that year's British Independent Film Awards. ''Made in Dagenham'' received a BAFTA nomination as BAFTA Award for Best Brit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Launceston, Cornwall
Launceston ( , ; rarely spelled Lanson as a local abbreviation; ) is a town, ancient borough, and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is west of the middle stage of the River Tamar, which constitutes almost the entire border between Cornwall and Devon. The landscape of the town is generally steep particularly at a sharp south-western knoll topped by Launceston Castle. These gradients fall down to the River Kensey and smaller tributaries. The town centre itself is bypassed and is no longer physically a main thoroughfare. The A388 road, A388 still runs through the town close to the centre. The town remains figuratively the "gateway to Cornwall", due to having the A30 road, A30, one of the two dual carriageways into the county, pass directly next to the town. The other dual carriageway and alternative main point of entry is the A38 road, A38 at Saltash over the Tamar Bridge and was completed in 1962. There are smaller points of entry to Cornwall on minor roads. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Made In Dagenham
''Made in Dagenham'' is a 2010 British comedy-drama film directed by Nigel Cole, written by William Ivory, and starring Sally Hawkins, Bob Hoskins, Miranda Richardson, Geraldine James, Rosamund Pike, Andrea Riseborough, Jaime Winstone, Daniel Mays and Richard Schiff. It dramatises the Ford sewing machinists strike of 1968 that aimed for equal pay for women. Its theme song, with lyrics by Billy Bragg, is performed by Sandie Shaw, a native of the area and former Ford Dagenham clerk. A stage musical version of the film opened at London's Adelphi Theatre in 2014. Plot Based on a true story, ''Made in Dagenham'' explores the movement that caused a significant law reform. Rita O'Grady (a fictional character) leads the 1968 Ford sewing machinists strike at the Ford Dagenham plant, where female workers walk out to protest sexual discrimination, demanding equal pay. The strike drew major attention around the world because it was considered contrary to women's tradition ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Do Not Disturb (2016 Film)
''Do Not Disturb'' is a 2016 British comedy-drama television film starring Catherine Tate and Miles Jupp as a couple who try to repair their marriage in a hotel room. Set in Stratford-upon-Avon, birthplace and burial place of playwright and poet William Shakespeare, the film premiered on Gold on 27 January 2016, coinciding with worldwide celebrations of the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death. It was written by Aschlin Ditta and directed by Nigel Cole. The film became a reunion between Tate and Aschlin Ditta, who co-wrote the BBC sketch series '' The Catherine Tate Show'' (2004–2007). Plot Cast * Catherine Tate as Anna Wilson * Miles Jupp as John Wilson * Sian Gibson as Sheila * Steve Edge Steve Edge (born 2 November 1972) is an English actor, writer and former stand-up comedian. He is most famous for his work on '' Starlings'', '' Phoenix Nights'', '' The Cup'', '' The Visit'', '' Peep Show'', ''Benidorm'', ''The Madame Blanc ... as Neil * Dylan Edwards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All In Good Time (film)
''All in Good Time'' is a British film directed by Nigel Cole and starring Reece Ritchie, Amara Karan, Harish Patel, and Meera Syal. It is based on Ayub Khan-Din's 2007 play ''Rafta, Rafta'', which was based on Bill Naughton's 1963 play ''All in Good Time'' and the 1966 film adaptation '' The Family Way''. Synopsis Atul ( Reece Ritchie) and Vina ( Amara Karan) are newly married and in love. But their marriage gets off to a slow start because they are living with Atul's parents in Bolton. Lack of privacy in the cramped household and Atul's overbearing father, Eeshwar (played by Harish Patel), prevent Atul and Vina to find a suitable time and place to consummate their marriage. At time goes by, word gets around and the young couple's relationship begins to fray. After Vina leaves Atul, Eeshwar is finally able to talk to Atul without judgment and tells him to bring Vina home. With the relationship repaired, Atul and Vina are finally able to consummate their marriage. Rece ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wedding Video (2012 Film)
''The Wedding Video'' is a 2012 British comedy film directed by Nigel Cole and written by Tim Firth. Presented in the " found footage" style, the film stars Rufus Hound, Lucy Punch and Robert Webb. It follows an engaged couple's best man as he creates a video documentary of their wedding. Plot Raif Moyle (Hound) has been chosen to be the best man to his brother Tim ( Webb) and Saskia ( Punch) at their wedding. Raif decides to give Tim and Saskia an unforgettable present in the form of a wedding video. He discovers that Tim has left his bohemian life behind and is marrying into a family aspirant of a higher-class lifestyle—especially Saskia's hideous Hyacinth Bucket-esque grandmother (Miriam Margolyes). With the bride's mother interfering with wedding plans (such as arranging horses dressed as unicorns and butterflies to release by the bridesmaids), Raif finds out that Saskia is the rebellious Saskia he knew at school. Spending an increasing amount of time with her during t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Five Dollars A Day
''Five Dollars a Day'' (also spelled as ''$5 a Day'') is a 2008 American comedy-drama film directed by Nigel Cole, produced by Capitol Films and starring Christopher Walken, Alessandro Nivola, Amanda Peet, and Sharon Stone. Plot Richie Flynn Parker ( Alessandro Nivola) is a seemingly successful man living in Los Angeles, California who has just broken up with his girlfriend Maggie ( Amanda Peet). He has also just been fired from his job as a health inspector when he discovers his father Nat (Christopher Walken), a cheap con-man, has a terminal brain tumor and he wants to see Richie. Richie, believing it's another con, grudgingly goes to Atlantic City to see his father who explains he has been living on five dollars a day, going to extremes to do so, such as constantly calling various radio station contests with different aliases to win things, like concert tickets he can then scalp. Nat shows Ritchie an x-ray of his skull, and asks Ritchie to drive him to New Mexico to seek ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BBC Music
BBC Music is the arm of the BBC responsible for the music played across its services. The current director of music is Lorna Clarke. Officially it is a part of the BBC's Radio operational division; however, its remit also includes music used in television and online services. It was established in its current form in 2014; however, the BBC had already been using the BBC Music brand to refer to its online music content and some live events beforehand, including a now-defunct record label. Launch BBC Music had its official launch at 20:00 on 7 October 2014, with a simulcast of a specially-commissioned cover of the Beach Boys' 1966 song " God Only Knows". Produced by Ethan Johns, it featured a supergroup of singers such as Chris Martin (of Coldplay), Stevie Wonder, Kylie Minogue, Dave Grohl (of Foo Fighters), Elton John, Pharrell Williams, One Direction, and Brian Wilson (The Beach Boys) accompanied by the BBC Concert Orchestra. It was released as a single and reached number ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loud LDN
Loud LDN is a British collective of female and gender-expansive artists based in London. Formed in May 2022 by Coupdekat and Maisi as a WhatsApp group chat called Ladies Making Noise in London, the chat started off with ten members including Piri and Matilda Cole and later added Caity Baser, Venbee, Issey Cross, Charlotte Plank, and Bshp. The chat expanded into its own Instagram page and eventually into its own events before moving to Discord. One UK Singles Chart in 2023 featured five entries from Loud LDN members. History Loud LDN is a women-run collective of women and gender-expansive artists based in London. It was founded in May 2022 by musicians Coupdekat and Maisi; Maisi came across one of Coupdekat's songs on TikTok and invited her for brunch, where they discussed the loneliness of being a woman in the music industry and how they were often pitted against each other. This prompted them to set up a group chat on WhatsApp called Ladies Making Noise in London for t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matilda Cole
Matilda Clementine Isitt Cole is an English musician and actress. Born in Sussex, she is the daughter of film director Nigel Cole and the actress Kate Isitt and appeared in several of the former's works in the 2010s. In 2020, she signed a record deal and released the EPs ''Milk Teeth'', ''The High Dive'', and ''Pomegranate'' and multiple singles including a cover version of The Weeknd's " The Hills". She is an original member of Loud LDN and makes indie-pop music. Life and career Early life and film career Matilda Clementine Isitt Cole was born in Sussex, though spent periods living in Los Angeles and Camden Town before moving to Brighton. Her mother is Kate Isitt, an actress, and her father is Nigel Cole, a film director who played guitar and would buy egg-shaped shakers for her to play along with him. She later attended Dharma Primary School. In 2010, she played Emily in ''Made in Dagenham'', and in 2012 she played a bridesmaid in '' The Wedding Video'', both of which were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BBC One
BBC One is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It is the corporation's oldest and flagship channel, and is known for broadcasting mainstream programming, which includes BBC News television bulletins, primetime drama and entertainment, and live BBC Sport events. The channel was launched on 2 November 1936 under the name BBC Television Service, which was the world's first regular television service with a high level of image resolution. It was renamed BBC TV in 1960 and used this name until the launch of the second BBC channel, BBC2, in 1964. The main channel then became known as BBC1. The channel adopted the current spelling of BBC One in 1997. The channel's annual budget for 2012–2013 was £1.14 billion. It is funded by the television licence fee together with the BBC's other domestic television stations and shows uninterrupted programming without commercial advertising. The television channel had the highest reach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karen Lewis
Karen Lewis ( Jennings; July 20, 1953 – February 7, 2021) was an American educator and labor leader who served as president of the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU), Chicago's division of the American Federation of Teachers, from 2010 to 2014. For nearly 20 years before becoming president of the teachers union, she was a high school chemistry teacher. Early life Karen Jennings was born on July 20, 1953, in South Side, Chicago, Chicago's South Side to a family of teachers. She attended Kenwood Academy, Kenwood High School, but left after her junior year to attend Mount Holyoke College. Lewis said Mount Holyoke "taught [her] you can do anything [...] to use your mind well [...] to express yourself." She transferred to Dartmouth College in 1972, when Dartmouth became the last Ivy League institution to become co-educational, and was the only African-American woman in the class of 1974. However, she said at Dartmouth "it was clear that women weren't wanted" and called the university "a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sally Wainwright
Sally Anne Wainwright (born 1963) is an English television writer, producer, and director. She is known for her dramas, which are often set in her native West Yorkshire, and feature "strong female characters". Wainwright has been praised for the quality of her dialogue. Wainwright began her career as a scriptwriter on the long-running radio serial drama ''The Archers'', and worked on the television soap operas ''Emmerdale'' and ''Coronation Street'' in the 1990s. Her first original drama, ''At Home with the Braithwaites'', aired between 2000 and 2003. After two self-described "flops" in the mid-2000s, Wainwright found success with Unforgiven (TV series), ''Unforgiven'' (2009), for which she won the Royal Television Society's Writer of the Year Award. Her work since includes ''Scott & Bailey'' (2011–2016''), Last Tango in Halifax'' (2012–2020), ''Happy Valley (TV series), Happy Valley'' (2014–2023), and ''Gentleman Jack (TV series), Gentleman Jack'' (2019–2022). ''Last Ta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
