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Reg (film)
''Reg'' is a one-off BBC Television fact-based drama about the campaign by Reg Keys to obtain answers following the death of his son Tom in the Iraq War, by standing in the 2005 general election as an anti-war independent candidate in Sedgefield, a constituency held by the then Prime Minister, Tony Blair. Production Keys was portrayed by Academy Award-nominated actor Tim Roth and the programme was scripted by Jimmy McGovern. Talking on BBC radio programme '' Front Row'' in June 2016 about creating the drama, McGovern said: "I first thought about it over eight years ago and I went down to see Reg and I tried to start it, but for some reason I just couldn't seem to start it. But it was always at the back of my mind: 'I know I've got to tell this man's story'". Of his main protagonist, McGovern has said "It was an honour to meet Reg Keys. He is a truly remarkable man, and it has been a privilege to tell this part of his story." Cast The cast of ''Reg'' included: * Tim Roth as Reg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reg Keys
' Reginald Thomas Keys (born 1952) is the father of a British serviceman killed in the Iraq War. He stood in the 2005 general election as an anti-war independent candidate for in Sedgefield, a constituency represented by the then Prime Minister Tony Blair. Biography Keys is a founder member of the campaign group Military Families Against the War. His son, Lance Corporal Tom Keys, was one of six Royal Military Policemen killed by an Iraqi mob in Majar al-Kabir in June 2003. Keys was an ambulance paramedic for 19 years in Solihull before retiring to Llanuwchllyn, Bala, in North Wales. In the 2005 general election, he stood against the then Prime Minister, Tony Blair, in the Sedgefield constituency. Keys declared at the outset of the campaign that he had been a Labour Party voter and was still a socialist but that he was seeking election as a candidate opposed to Blair's policy on the Iraq War. He claimed that by electing him, voters could keep the Labour Party in power but with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Clay
Robert Alan Clay (born 2 October 1946), known as Bob Clay, is a left-wing politician and former Labour Party (UK), Labour MP in the United Kingdom. Early life Robert Clay was educated at Bedford School and Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge. Unusually for a man of his background, he went on to become a bus driver, working for Tyne and Wear PTE from 1975 to 1983. Clay first joined Labour as a teenager, but left to join the Trotskyist group Socialist Workers Party (Britain), International Socialists. He became a union shop steward in the 1980s and rejoined Labour. Parliamentary career Clay was first elected to Parliament in 1983 for the Sunderland North constituency, replacing Labour MP Frederick Willey. During his time in parliament he was treasurer, and later secretary, of the Socialist Campaign Group of "hard-left" Labour MPs. He was re-elected in 1987, but stood down at the 1992 United Kingdom general election, 1992 general election; Labour's William Etherington was electe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy McGovern
James Stanley McGovern (born September 1949) is an English screenwriter and producer. He is best known for creating the drama series '' Cracker'' (1993–1995), for which he received two Edgar Awards from the Mystery Writers of America. He also received recognition for creating drama series such as '' Hillsborough'', '' The Lakes'', '' The Street'', and '' Accused'', among others. On 8 December 2021, McGovern was awarded the Freedom of The City of Liverpool in recognition of his life's work. Early life McGovern was born in Liverpool in September 1949, the son of working-class parents Jane (née Warner) and William McGovern. He was the fifth of nine children. He has a stammer, for which he received no therapy and which affects him still. Brought up a Catholic, he attended St Francis Xavier's College which moved to the Woolton suburb of Liverpool in 1961. Career Television In 1982, McGovern started his TV career working on Channel 4's soap opera '' Brookside''. He tackled man ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4 is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC. The station replaced the BBC Home Service on 30 September 1967 and broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes from the BBC's headquarters at Broadcasting House, London. Since 2019, the station controller has been Mohit Bakaya. He replaced Gwyneth Williams, who had been the station controller since 2010. Broadcasting throughout the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands on FM broadcast band, FM, Longwave, LW and Digital Audio Broadcasting, DAB, and on BBC Sounds, it can be received in the eastern counties of Republic of Ireland, Ireland, northern France and Northern Europe. It is available on Freeview (UK), Freeview, Freesat, Sky (UK & Ireland), Sky, and Virgin Media. Radio 4 currently reaches over 10 million listeners, making it List of most-listened-to radio programs#Top stations in the United Kingdom, the UK's second most-popular radio station after BBC Radio 2. BBC ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Daily Telegraph
''The Daily Telegraph'', known online and elsewhere as ''The Telegraph'', is a British daily broadsheet conservative newspaper published in London by Telegraph Media Group and distributed in the United Kingdom and internationally. It was founded by Arthur B. Sleigh in 1855 as ''The Daily Telegraph and Courier''. ''The Telegraph'' is considered a newspaper of record in the UK. The paper's motto, "Was, is, and will be", was included in its emblem which was used for over a century starting in 1858. In 2013, ''The Daily Telegraph'' and ''The Sunday Telegraph'', which started in 1961, were merged, although the latter retains its own editor. It is politically conservative and supports the Conservative Party (UK), Conservative Party. It was moderately Liberalism, liberal politically before the late 1870s.Dictionary of Nineteenth Century Journalismp 159 ''The Telegraph'' has had a number of news scoops, including the outbreak of World War II by rookie reporter Clare Hollingworth, desc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
45th International Emmy Awards
The 45th International Emmy Awards took place on November 20, 2017, at the New York Hilton Midtown in New York City and was hosted by Iranian-American comedian and actor Maz Jobrani. The award ceremony, presented by the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (IATAS), honors all TV programming produced and originally aired outside the United States. Summary Ceremony Nominations for the 45th International Emmy Awards were announced on September 27, 2017, by the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (IATAS). There are 44 Nominees across 11 categories and 18 countries. Nominees come from: Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, France, Germany, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands, Norway, Philippines, South Africa, Thailand, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and the United States. In addition to the presentation of the International Emmys for programming and performances, the International Academy presented one special award. Emilio Azcárraga Jean ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Doyle (actor)
Kevin Doyle is an English actor. He has worked extensively on stage and television, and is best known for playing the footman Joseph Molesley in the TV series ''Downton Abbey'', as well as Detective Sergeant John Wadsworth in '' Happy Valley,'' and John Parr in the TV series '' The Lakes''. Career Kevin Doyle appeared in ''Coronation Street'' and '' The Crimson Field''. In 2005 he appeared in the ''Poirot'' episode “After the Funeral”, as Inspector Morton. Among many other television roles, Doyle played the footman, Joseph Molesley, in the TV series ''Downton Abbey''. He also took the role of DS John Wadsworth in '' Happy Valley,'' and John Parr in the TV series '' The Lakes''. Awards Doyle won two Screen Actors Guild awards and the 2016 Royal Television Society award for "Best Performance in a Single Drama or Drama Series (Male)" for his performance in ''Happy Valley'. Filmography Film Television Stage Doyle has worked extensively in theatre, including ov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederick Forsyth
Frederick McCarthy Forsyth ( ; 25 August 1938 – 9 June 2025) was an English novelist and journalist. He was best known for thrillers such as ''The Day of the Jackal'', ''The Odessa File'', ''The Fourth Protocol'', ''The Dogs of War (novel), The Dogs of War'', ''The Devil's Alternative'', ''The Fist of God'', ''Icon (novel), Icon'', ''The Veteran (short story collection), The Veteran'', ''Avenger (Forsyth novel), Avenger'', ''The Afghan'', ''The Cobra (novel), The Cobra'' and ''The Kill List''. Forsyth's works frequently appeared on best-sellers lists and more than a dozen of his titles have been adapted to film. By 2006, he had sold more than 70 million books in more than 30 languages. He also worked as a journalist, first joining Reuters in 1961 before serving as an assistant diplomatic correspondent in 1965 for the BBC. He also frequently wrote a column for the middle market newspaper ''Daily Express'' often regarding political issues, such as his climate change denial, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Bentinck
Timothy Charles Robert Noel Bentinck, 12th Earl of Portland, Count Bentinck of Waldeck Limpurg (born 1 June 1953), commonly known as Tim Bentinck, is an Australian-born British actor and writer, known for his long-running role as David Archer in the BBC Radio 4 series, ''The Archers''. As the Earl of Portland, Bentinck was a member of the House of Lords from 1997 to 1999. He is also Count Bentinck in the peerage of the Holy Roman Empire. Early life The son of the non-conformist intellectual Henry Bentinck, Portland was born on a sheep station in Barton, Tasmania, Australia, but moved with his family to Berkhamsted in England at the age of two. He was educated at a prep school, then Harrow School, and finally at the University of East Anglia, where he spent much of his time on productions of its drama society, before receiving a BA degree in the History of Art. After graduation, he trained in acting at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. Career Bentinck has been an a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Bell
Martin Bell, (born 31 August 1938) is a British UNICEF (UNICEF UK) Ambassador, a former broadcast war Journalist, reporter and former independent politician who became the Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) for Tatton (UK Parliament constituency), Tatton from 1997 to 2001. He is sometimes known as "the man in the white suit". Background Bell is the son of author-farmer Adrian Bell, compiler of the first ever ''The Times, Times'' crossword. He is the brother of literary translator Anthea Bell (who died in 2018) and the uncle of Oliver Kamm, now a ''Times'' List of leader writers, leader writer who served as his political adviser during his term as a Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP). He was privately educated at the Taverham Hall School just outside Norwich in Norfolk, and then The Leys School in Cambridge. At King's College, Cambridge, he achieved a first-class honours degree in English and served on the committee of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Yelland (actor)
David William Yelland (born 30 November 1947) is an English film, stage and television actor. Life and career After reading English at Magdalene College, Cambridge, he began his career as an actor with three years at the Glasgow Citizens' Theatre. He has since appeared in numerous stage plays and television productions. Perhaps his most famous role was that of the future Edward VIII in the film ''Chariots of Fire''. He performed in the lead role of the BBC Television serial ''David Copperfield'' (1974), and is known for his portrayal of Nicholas Rumpole in the Thames Television series ''Rumpole of the Bailey'', as the father of the main character in the London Weekend Television serial ''A Little Princess'' (1986), and for his role as a regular in ITV's ''Agatha Christie's Poirot'' as Poirot's valet, George. At the end of 2007 he played Ralph Nickleby in a revival of the play '' The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby'', alongside his daughter, Hannah. In 2016, Yelland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Westhead
David William Logan Westhead (born 1 June 1963) is an English actor. Early life Westhead was born in Ely, Cambridgeshire. He studied drama at Bristol University before going on to RADA, from where he graduated in 1987, after which he joined the Actors' Touring Company. Career He is notable as having been a member of the regular cast of ''The Bill'', ''Criminal Justice'', '' Blackeyes'', '' Stanley and the Women'', '' Bramwell'', ''The Silence'', '' Life Begins'', '' The Lakes'', ''Grafters'', ''The Time of Your Life'' and '' W1A''. He has also had guest appearances in '' Wycliffe'' ('' Wycliffe and the Pea Green Boat'' as Freddie Tremaine), ''Doctor Who'' (''The Shakespeare Code'', as William Kempe), '' Fast Freddie, The Widow and Me'' as Charlie, ''Foyle's War'' ('' A War of Nerves''), ''Midsomer Murders'' ('' The House in the Woods''), ''Agatha Christie's Poirot'' (''Cards on the Table'') and ''Lewis'' ('' The Gift of Promise''). He has also appeared in the film ''Mrs Bro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
