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Pauline Yates
Pauline Lettice Yates (16 June 1929 – 21 January 2015) was an English actress, best known for playing Elizabeth Perrin in the BBC television sitcom ''The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin''. She also starred in ''Bachelor Father (British TV series), Bachelor Father'' and ''Keep It in the Family (1980 TV series), Keep It in the Family''. Early life and career Yates was born in St Helens, Merseyside, St Helens, Lancashire, on 16 June 1929. She began her acting career by joining Oldham Rep straight after leaving Childwall Sports and Science Academy, Childwall Valley High School for Girls. At the age of 17 she made her stage debut in a dramatised version of ''Jane Eyre'', playing Grace Poole. In 1957 Yates was cast in the role of Estelle Waterman on ''Emergency Ward 10'', after which she became a regular face on British television and also appeared in a few British films. In the 1960s she made guest appearances on ''Armchair Theatre'', ''Dixon of Dock Green'', ''Z-Cars'', ''G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Helens, Merseyside
St Helens () is a town in Merseyside, England, with a population of 117,308. It is the administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens which had a population of 183,200 at the United Kingdom Census 2021, 2021 Census. The town is north of the River Mersey, in the south-west part of Historic counties of England, historic Lancashire. The town was initially a small settlement within the historic county's ancient hundred (county division), ''hundred'' of West Derby (hundred), West Derby in the Township (England), township of Windle, St Helens, Windle but by the mid-1700s the town had developed into a larger urban area beyond the townships borders. By 1838 the council was formally made responsible for the administration of Windle and the three other townships of Eccleston, St Helens, Eccleston, Parr, St Helens, Parr and Sutton, St Helens, Sutton that were to form the town's traditional shape. In 1868 the town was incorporated as a municipal borough, then later became ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gideon's Way
''Gideon's Way'' is a British television crime series that was made by ITC Entertainment and broadcast by ITV in 1964–1966, following the 1958 film, '' Gideon's Day''. The film and series are based on novels by John Creasey (writing as 'J. J. Marric') and follow the character George Gideon of Scotland Yard. The series was made at Elstree Studios in twin production with '' The Saint'' television series, which was likewise produced by Robert S. Baker and Monty Berman. Synopsis Gideon was shown as a family man at home—though urgent phone calls from his bosses tend to disrupt family plans too often. They live in an expensive detached house in Tufnell Park. Cast The series stars John Gregson in the titular role as Commander George Gideon of Scotland Yard, with Alexander Davion as his assistant, Detective Chief Inspector David Keen, Reginald Jessup as Det. Superintendent LeMaitre (nicknamed Lemmy), Ian Rossiter as Detective Chief Superintendent Joe Bell and Basil Digna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ITV (TV Network)
ITV, legally known as Channel 3, is a British free-to-air public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom, public broadcast television network. It is branded as ITV1 in most of the UK except for central and northern Scotland, where it is branded as STV (TV channel), STV. It was launched in 1955 as Independent Television to provide competition to BBC Television (established in 1936). ITV is the oldest commercial network in the UK. Since the passing of the Broadcasting Act 1990, it has been Legal name, legally known as Channel 3 to distinguish it from the other analogue channels at the time: BBC1, BBC2 and Channel 4. ITV was, for decades, a network of separate companies that provided regional television services and also shared programmes among themselves to be shown on the entire network. Each franchise was originally owned by a different company. After several mergers, the fifteen regional franchises are now held by two companies: ITV plc, which runs ITV1, the ITV1 cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Legacy Of Reginald Perrin
''The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin'' is a British sitcom starring Leonard Rossiter in the title role. Three series were produced from 1976 to 1979, based on a series of novels written by David Nobbs. Nobbs adapted the screenplay for the first series from the first novel. Some of its subplots were considered too dark or risqué for television and were toned down or omitted. A fourth series, ''The Legacy of Reginald Perrin'', also written by Nobbs, followed in 1996. The story concerns a middle-aged middle manager, Reginald "Reggie" Perrin who is driven to bizarre behaviour by the pointlessness of his job at Sunshine Desserts. The sitcom proved to be a subversion of others of the era, which were often based on bland, middle-class suburban family life. The first novel in the series, ''The Death of Reginald Perrin'', was published in 1975. Later editions were retitled to match the title of the television series. ''The Return of Reginald Perrin'' (1977) and ''The Better World o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Honourable Mrs
''My Honourable Mrs'' is a British comedy television series which originally aired on BBC 1 in summer 1975. Centred around a fictional female politician, it was broadcast a few months after Margaret Thatcher was elected leader of the Conservative Party.Fielding p.181-82 Henry Prendergast (Derek Nimmo) is a publisher whose life is thrown out of balance when his wife Jane (Pauline Yates) is elected as Tory MP. Main cast * Derek Nimmo as Henry Prendergast * Pauline Yates Pauline Lettice Yates (16 June 1929 – 21 January 2015) was an English actress, best known for playing Elizabeth Perrin in the BBC television sitcom ''The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin''. She also starred in ''Bachelor Father (British ... as Jane Prendergast * Aubrey Woods as Trevor Crichton * Anthony Howden as Tim * Sylvestra Le Touzel as Sarah * Nicholas Drake as William * Alan Curtis as Eric Forbes * Caroline Dowdeswell as Susan References Bibliography * Steven Fielding. ''A State of Play: B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derek Nimmo
Derek Robert Nimmo (19 September 1930 – 24 February 1999) was an English character actor, producer and author. He is best remembered for his comedic upper class "silly ass" and clerical roles, including Revd Mervyn Noote in the BBC1 sitcom ''All Gas and Gaiters'' (1966–71). Career Nimmo was born in Liverpool, Lancashire, the son of an insurance salesman, and grew up in Mossley Hill in an environment he described as "old merchants' houses, comfy English suburbia". He was educated at Booker Avenue Infants and Junior School as well as Quarry Bank High School for Boys, then a grammar school under headmaster R. F. Bailey, who brought with him, from his previous position as assistant headmaster at leading independent school Shrewsbury School, "the finest traditions of public schools". He then followed his father into the insurance business, and after National Service in Cyprus, became a salesman for a paint company. He began his stage career at the Hippodrome Theatre in Bolto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sally Bazely
Sally Bazely (born 1933) is a British television actress. Her main roles were in '' Father, Dear Father'' (1968–1970) and ''Harriet's Back in Town'' (1972). She also played the '2nd Peasant Blouse', in '' You Can't Escape'' (1957); Jenny in a 1962 episode of The Saint (series 1 episode 3); Norman Wisdom Sir Norman Joseph Wisdom, (4 February 1915 – 4 October 2010), was an English actor, comedian, musician, and singer, best known for his series of comedy films produced between 1953 and 1966, in which he portrayed the endearingly inept charact ...'s wife in the comedy film '' What's Good for the Goose'' (1969); and portrayed Poppaea in the 1976 BBC TV series '' I, Claudius''. References External links * British television actresses 1933 births Living people Place of birth missing (living people) {{UK-tv-actor-1930s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Russell (English Actor)
William Russell Enoch (19 November 1924 – 3 June 2024) was an English actor who performed as both Russell Enoch and William Russell. His career on stage and screen spanned over seven decades and he first achieved prominence in the title role of the television series '' The Adventures of Sir Lancelot'' (1956–1957). In 1963, he was in the original lead cast of BBC1's ''Doctor Who'', playing the role of schoolteacher Ian Chesterton from the show's first episode until 1965. Russell's film roles include parts in ''The Man Who Never Was'' (1956), '' The Great Escape'' (1963) and ''Superman'' (1978). On television, he appeared as Ted Sullivan in ''Coronation Street'' in 1992. In his later years, he continued his association with ''Doctor Who'' and returned as Ian for a 2022 cameo in " The Power of the Doctor", 57 years after the character left, which won him a ''Guinness World Record'' for the longest gap between TV appearances. Early life William Russell Enoch was born on 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harriet's Back In Town
''Harriet's Back in Town'' is a 1972 British television series produced by Thames Television. The cast included Pauline Yates, William Russell, Edwin Richfield and Sally Bazely. The show featured a newly divorced woman (Harriet Preston, played by Pauline Yates) and her plans for her new life. The first episode was shown on October 17, 1972 and the last (the 104th) exactly one year later on October 17, 1973. Most weeks featured two episodes on consecutive days. Pauline Yates would later star as Elizabeth Perrin in '' The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin''. The show also featured Geoffrey Hayes (later to find fame in the children's show '' Rainbow'') as a taxi driver in two episodes. Cast Main / regular * Pauline Yates as Harriet Preston * William Russell as Tom Preston * Doran Godwin as Dorothy * Miranda Bell as Jane Preston * Sally Bazely as Helen Chapman * Edwin Richfield as Frank Chapman * Carole Mowlam Carole Mowlam (20 December 1936 – 14 April 2012) was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Powell
Robert Thomas Powell ( ; born 1 June 1944) is an English actor who is known for the title roles in '' Mahler'' (1974) and '' Jesus of Nazareth'' (1977), and for his portrayal of secret agent Richard Hannay in '' The Thirty Nine Steps'' (1978) and its subsequent spinoff television series. Other major screen roles have included Tobias "Toby" Wren in the BBC science-fiction programme '' Doomwatch'' (1970), David Briggs in the sitcom '' The Detectives'' (1993–1997) with Jasper Carrott, and Mark Williams in the medical drama '' Holby City'' (2005–2011). Powell's distinctive voice has become well known as a narrator of documentaries, especially those concerning the Second World War, including ''World War II in HD Colour'', '' Hitler's Bodyguard'', ''The Story of the Third Reich'' and ''Secrets of World War II''. Powell was nominated for a Best Actor BAFTA TV Award for ''Jesus of Nazareth'' in 1978 and won a Best Actor award at the Venice Film Festival for his performance i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sentimental Education
''Sentimental Education'' (French: ''L'éducation sentimentale'') is an 1869 novel by Gustave Flaubert. The story focuses on the romantic life of a young man named Frédéric Moreau at the time of the French Revolution of 1848 and the founding of the Second French Empire. It describes Moreau's love for an older woman, a character based on the wife of the music publisher Maurice Schlesinger, who is portrayed in the book as Jacques Arnoux. The novel's tone is by turns ironic and pessimistic; it occasionally lampoons French society. The main character often gives himself over to romantic flights of fancy. Considered one of the most influential novels of the 19th century, it was praised by contemporaries such as George Sand and Émile Zola, but criticised by Henry James. Background Flaubert based many of the protagonist's experiences, including the romantic passion, on his own life. He wrote of the work in 1864: "I want to write the moral history of the men of my generation—or, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
