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Roy Battersby
Roy John Battersby (20 April 1936 – 10 January 2024) was a British television director, known for his work in drama productions such as '' Between The Lines'', ''Inspector Morse'', '' Cracker'' and '' A Touch of Frost.'' Early in his career, he made documentary features for the BBC programmes '' Tomorrow's World'' and ''Towards Tomorrow''. In 2005, his film '' Red Mercury'' was shown at the Montreal World Film Festival. Battersby was married to actress Judy Loe and was the stepfather of actress Kate Beckinsale. Battersby was a Trotskyist Trotskyism (, ) is the political ideology and branch of Marxism developed by Russian revolutionary and intellectual Leon Trotsky along with some other members of the Left Opposition and the Fourth International. Trotsky described himself as an ... for some years, becoming a full-time organiser for the now defunct Workers Revolutionary Party. The association had ended by 1981, but the connection led to his being blacklisted by the BBC. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willesden
Willesden () is an area of north-west London, situated 5 miles (8 km) north-west of Charing Cross. It is historically a parish in the county of Middlesex that was incorporated as the Municipal Borough of Willesden in 1933; it has formed part of the London Borough of Brent in Greater London since 1965. Dollis Hill is also sometimes referred to as being part of Willesden. With its close proximity to affluent neighbourhoods Brondesbury Park, Queen's Park, London, Queen's Park and Kensal Rise, the area surrounding Willesden Green tube station, Willesden Green station has seen increased gentrification in the past several years, with rapidly rising property prices. ''The Daily Telegraph'' described Willesden Green as one of London's "new middle class" areas. The area has a population of 44,295, as of United Kingdom 2011 Census, 2021, including the Willesden Green, Dollis Hill and Dudden Hill wards. Willesden Green has one of the city's highest Irish people, Irish populations, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colin Welland
Colin Welland (born Colin Edward Williams; 4 July 1934 – 2 November 2015) was an English actor and screenwriter. He won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his performance as Mr Farthing in '' Kes'' (1969) and the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for writing ''Chariots of Fire'' (1981). Early life Welland was born Colin Edward WilliamsRoberts, Sam"Colin Welland, Oscar-Winning Writer of ''Chariots of Fire'', Dies at 81" ''The New York Times''. 3 November 2015. at the Maternity Hospital in Liverpool"Colin E Williams, 1934. England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008" Birth Registration, Liverpool, Lancashire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England. From "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006" database, ''FindMyPast.c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ScreenPlay
A screenplay, or script, is a written work produced for a film, television show (also known as a '' teleplay''), or video game by screenwriters (cf. ''stage play''). Screenplays can be original works or adaptations from existing pieces of writing. A screenplay is a form of narration in which the movements, actions, expressions and dialogue of the characters are described in a certain format. Visual or cinematographic cues may be given, as well as scene descriptions and scene changes. History In the early silent era, before the turn of the 20th century, "scripts" for films in the United States were usually a synopsis of a film of around one paragraph and sometimes as short as one sentence.Andrew Kenneth Gay"History of scripting and the screenplay"at Screenplayology: An Online Center for Screenplay Studies. Retrieved 15 December 2021. Shortly thereafter, as films grew in length and complexity, film scenarios (also called "treatments" or "synopses"Steven Maras. ''Screenwri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unnatural Causes (TV Series)
''Unnatural Causes'' is a British television anthology series broadcast on ITV from 8 November to 20 December 1986. Comprising seven stand-alone episodes, the series explored deaths in unusual circumstances. The series writers included Beryl Bainbridge, Nigel Kneale and Lynda La Plante. This programme was produced by Central Independent Television ITV Central, previously known as Central Independent Television, Carlton Central, ITV1 for Central England and commonly referred to as simply Central, is the ITV (TV network), Independent Television franchisee in Midlands, the English Midlands ... for the ITV network. A paperback novelisation, edited by Bainbridge, was published by Javelin Books to accompany the series. Episodes References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Unnatural Causes (Tv Series) 1986 British television series debuts 1986 British television series endings 1980s British drama television series ITV television dramas 1980s British anthology televisio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King Of The Ghetto
''King of the Ghetto'' is a 1986 British four-part television drama miniseries which was aired on BBC Two, it was directed and written by Farrukh Dhondy, and stars Tim Roth. The drama is about racial tensions in the East End of London in the 1980s. Overview Set in and around Brick Lane, white Matthew Long (Tim Roth) mobilises his Bengali neighbours around a squatting campaign in defiance of the Labour-run council. Also, young Bengali vigilantes patrol the streets against National Front skinheads and white liberal Sadie Deedes (Gwyneth Strong) argues for an Islamic school. Meanwhile, Bangladeshi businessman Timur Hussein (Zia Mohyeddin) accumulates wealth and power by trading profitably with local politicians, criminals and police officers simultaneously. Cast *Tim Roth as Matthew Long *Zia Mohyeddin as Timur Hussein *Gwyneth Strong as Sadie Deedes *Ian Dury as Sammy *Ajay Kumar as Raja *Dinesh Shukia as Saliq Miah *Aftab Sachak as Riaz Miah * Shelley King as Nasreen Begum * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winter Flight
''Winter Flight'' is a 1984 British TV movie directed by Roy Battersby, and starring Reece Dinsdale, Nicola Cowper and Sean Bean. Production Goldcrest Films Goldcrest Films is an independent British distribution, production, post production, and finance company. Operating from London and New York, Goldcrest is a privately owned integrated filmed entertainment company. Goldcrest Films oversees the pr ... invested £581,000 and received £388,000. They had a loss of £193,000. Another account says the budget was £506,000. References External links * *Winter Flightat BFI 1984 television films 1984 films British television films {{1980s-UK-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Palestinian
''The Palestinian'' () is a 66-minute TV documentary from 1977. It was produced by and starred Vanessa Redgrave, and directed by Roy Battersby. Controversy The movie was perceived by some critics as anti-Israeli. The Anti-Defamation League's honorary chairman criticized the film, stating that some of the responses of the people she interviews weren't translated from Arabic, that the film showed children training with guns and that the phrase, "Kill the enemy!" kept being repeated. The president of Actors Equity in the United States criticized the film's interview with the chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), Yasser Arafat, in which he said that the only solution to the Middle East problem is the liquidation of the State of Israel, and Redgrave responded with, "Certainly". Redgrave won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in ''Julia''. Her nomination drew attention and criticism, and the ceremony was picketed by both the Jewish Defense L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elizabeth Spriggs
Elizabeth Jean Spriggs (18 September 1929 – 2 July 2008) was an English actress. Spriggs' roles with the Royal Shakespeare Company included Nurse in ''Romeo and Juliet'', Gertrude in ''Hamlet'', and Beatrice in ''Much Ado About Nothing''. In 1978, she won the Olivier Award for Best Supporting Actress for Arnold Wesker's ''Love Letters on Blue Paper''. She received a BAFTA nomination for Best Supporting Actress for the 1995 film ''Sense and Sensibility''. Her other films included '' Richard's Things'' (1980), ''Impromptu'' (1991), '' Paradise Road'' (1997), and ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'' (2001). Early life and career Born in Buxton, Derbyshire, in 1929, Spriggs had an unhappy childhood, later stating that she "grew up entirely without affection". Possessing a mezzo-soprano voice, she studied opera at the Royal College of Music, and taught speech and drama in Coventry. Her first marriage at 21 was a disaster and, in what she called "the most painful deci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leeds United (BBC Play)
"Leeds United!" is the first episode of fifth season of the British BBC anthology TV series ''Play for Today''. The episode was a television play that was originally broadcast on 31 October 1974. "Leeds United!" was written by Colin Welland, directed by Roy Battersby, produced by Kenith Trodd, and starred Lynne Perrie. Background The film is based on an unofficial strike amongst female textile workers in Leeds in February 1970, demanding equal pay with male workers. Dramatist Colin Welland's mother-in-law was involved in the strike, and Welland interviewed many of those involved while preparing his script. BFI Screenonline, Leeds - United! (1974), by Dave Rolinson This was the first strike by the textile workers in Leeds in 36 years. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bryan Marshall
Bryan Marshall (19 May 1938 – 25 June 2019) was a British actor, with a number of major credits in film and television to his name, in both Britain and Australia. Early life Marshall was born in Battersea, south London. He was educated at the Salesian College, Battersea, and trained as an actor at RADA, graduating in 1963, before appearing at the Bristol Old Vic and in repertory theatre and in the 1986 first national tour of ''The Sound of Music'' as Captain von Trapp. Film Marshall's best-remembered film role is that of Councillor Harris in '' The Long Good Friday'' (1980). His other film credits include '' Rasputin the Mad Monk'' (1966), '' Alfie'' (1966), '' The Witches'' (1966), '' The Viking Queen'' (1967), '' Quatermass and the Pit'' (1967), '' Mosquito Squadron'' (1969), '' I Start Counting'' (1970), '' Man in the Wilderness'' (1971), '' Because of the Cats'' (1973), '' The Tamarind Seed'' (1974) and '' The Spy Who Loved Me'' (1977). His later film career included ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Play For Today
''Play for Today'' is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC1 from 1970 to 1984. During the run, more than three hundred programmes, featuring original television plays, and adaptations of stage plays and novels, were transmitted. The individual episodes were (with a few exceptions noted below) between fifty and a hundred minutes in duration. A handful of these plays, including ''Rumpole of the Bailey'', subsequently became television series in their own right. History The strand was a successor to ''The Wednesday Play'', the 1960s anthology series, the title being changed when the day of transmission moved to Thursday to make way for a sport programme. Some works, screened in anthology series on BBC2, like Willy Russell's '' Our Day Out'' (1977), were repeated on BBC1 in the series. The producers of ''The Wednesday Play'', Graeme MacDonald and Irene Shubik, transferred to the new series. Shubik continued with the series until ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Home And Away (1972 TV Series)
''Home and Away'' is a British television drama series which aired in seven parts on ITV in 1972.Cornell, Day & Topping p.396 Cast * Rosalind Ayres as Grace * Tony Melody as Godfrey * Gillian Raine as Brenda * George Sewell as Winslow Scott * Stephen Temperley as Edward * Bernard Wrigley Bernard Wrigley (born 25 February 1948 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) is an English singer, actor and comedian. He is sometimes known by the nickname "The Bolton Bullfrog". Wrigley's career as a singer and storyteller began in the late 1960s, ... as Office Clerk References Bibliography * Paul Cornell, Martin Day & Keith Topping. ''The Guinness Book of Classic British TV''. Guinness, 1996. External links * {{IMDb title, 0164261 ITV television dramas 1972 British television series debuts 1972 British television series endings British English-language television shows ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
