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Sandylands
''Sandylands'' is a British television sitcom created and written by Martin Collins and Alex Finch that began airing on Gold on 4 March 2020. The series stars Natalie Dew as Emily Verma, who returns to her seaside hometown to attend her father's funeral. The series also stars Sanjeev Bhaskar, Harriet Webb, David Walliams, Sophie Thompson, Simon Bird, Bronwyn James, Hamza Jeetooa, Hugh Bonneville, Craig Parkinson, Radha Sthanakiya and Tracy Ann Oberman. It is directed by Michael Cumming and produced by King Bert Productions. Overview Series 1 Emily Verma, who fled Sandylands for a more exciting life in London, reluctantly returns for the funeral of her estranged father Limesh Verma (Bhaskar). He is an amusement arcade owner who calls himself Les Vegas and disappeared at sea in a pedalo. She reunites with childhood friends Tina Taylor (Webb), a tour guide, and Kenny (Jeetooa), her father's employee, as well as childhood crush Nathan Wild (Bird), a police officer. She is forced ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natalie Dew
Natalie Dew is an English actress. She began her career as a child actress. She earned a Laurence Olivier Award nomination for her performance in ''Bend It Like Beckham: The Musical''. On television, she stars in the Gold (British TV channel), Gold sitcom ''Sandylands'' (2020–). Early life Dew was born in Malaysia to an Indian Malaysian, Indian-Malaysian mother and an English father from Wiltshire. She grew up in Devon and attended Blundell's School, a private school in Tiverton, Devon, Tiverton, from 1998 to 2005. Her father died when she was 14. Dew graduated from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama with a Bachelor of Arts in Acting. Career At the age of 11, Dew was cast in as Karen in the CBBC comedy-drama ''Monster TV'', which aired in 1999. She made her feature film debut in ''Kiss of Life (2003 film), Kiss of Life''. In 2008, Dew made her professional stage debut as Viola in ''Twelfth Night'' at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, for which she earned an Ian Charleson Aw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Cumming
Michael Cumming is a British director and filmmaker. He is best known for directing comedy shows such as: '' Brass Eye'', ''Toast Of London'', '' Toast Of Tinseltown'', ''The Mark Thomas Product'', '' Snuff Box,'' ''The Mark Steel Lectures'' and '' Rock Profile''. After graduating from the Royal College of Art film school in the late 1980s, Cumming began directing at the BBC on ''Tomorrow's World'' and then as a freelance director on shows including ''Lonely Planet'', ''The Word'' & ''The Sunday Show'' before moving into comedy. Alongside comedy directing, Cumming also makes independent films. His 2017 cinema only release - ''Oxide Ghosts: The Brass Eye Tapes'' - played to sell out audiences throughout the UK. Cumming's 2021 feature film documentary King Rocker - made with & fronted by Stewart Lee - was praised by Film Critic Mark Kermode as: 'One of my all time favourite rock docs'. The Observer described it as 'Charming & Experimental' whilst MOJO hailed it as 'Ferociously E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugh Bonneville
Hugh Richard Bonneville Williams (born 10 November 1963) is an English actor. He is best known for portraying Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham, in the ITV historical drama series '' Downton Abbey''. His performance on the show earned him a nomination at the Golden Globes and two consecutive Primetime Emmy Award nominations, as well as three Screen Actors Guild Awards. He reprised his role in the feature films, '' Downton Abbey'' (2019), and '' Downton Abbey: A New Era'' (2022). He also appeared in the films '' Notting Hill'' (1999), '' Iris'' (2001), '' The Monuments Men'' (2014), and the '' Paddington films'' (2014-2023). Early life and education Hugh Richard Bonneville Williams was born on 10 November 1963 in Paddington, London. His mother was a nurse and his father was a urological surgeon. He was educated at Dulwich College Preparatory School and at Sherborne School, an independent school in Dorset. Following secondary education, Bonneville read theology at Corpus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tracy Ann Oberman
Tracy-Ann Oberman (born Tracy Anne Oberman; 25 August 1966) is an English actress, playwright and narrator. She is widely known for roles including Chrissie Watts in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' (2004–2005) and Valerie Lewis or "Auntie Val" in the Channel 4 sitcom ''Friday Night Dinner'' (2011–2020). Following training at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London, Oberman spent four years with the Royal Shakespeare Company, before joining the National Theatre. Her theatrical experience includes appearing with Kenneth Branagh in David Mamet's ''Edmond'' (2003) and a run in the West End revival of '' Boeing-Boeing'' (2007–2008). She appeared in a production of '' Earthquakes in London'' in its 2011 run as Sarah Sullivan. Oberman has performed in more than 600 radio plays since the mid-1990s. Oberman's TV credits have also included ''Doctor Who'', '' Mistresses'', '' Robin Hood'', and ''Doctors''. Before ''EastEnders'', Oberman appeared in a variety of tel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Craig Parkinson
Craig Parkinson (born 11 March 1976) is an English actor and podcaster. He is perhaps best known for his roles as Shaun in the E4 series '' Misfits'', twins Jimmy and Johnny Kray in the ITV series ''Whitechapel'', and DI Matthew "Dot" Cottan in '' Line of Duty''. He has also acted in several independent films, including '' Control'', '' Soulboy'', '' The Unloved'' and '' Four Lions''. Early life Parkinson was born on 11 March 1976 in Blackpool, Lancashire. He began acting at an early age in school plays. He studied at Blackpool and The Fylde College before moving to London aged 17 to attend the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts. Acting career Parkinson's early roles were small parts in long-running British television series such as '' Dalziel and Pascoe'', ''The Bill'', and ''Holby City''. He made his film debut in '' Control'' (2007), a biopic of Joy Division singer Ian Curtis in which he played the role of Tony Wilson. He starred in the 2008 independent film ''The Taxiderm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gold (British TV Channel)
Gold is a British pay television channel from the UKTV network that was launched in late 1992 as UK Gold before it was rebranded UKTV Gold in 2004. In 2008, it was split into current flagship channel Gold and miscellaneous channel, W (UK TV channel), W, with classic comedy based programming now airing on Gold, non-crime drama and entertainment programming airing on W, and quiz shows and more high-brow comedy airing on Dave (TV channel), Dave. It shows rerun, repeats of classic programming from the BBC, ITV (TV network), ITV and other broadcasters. Every December, from 2015 until 2018, the channel was temporarily renamed Christmas Gold. This has since been discontinued, although the channel still continues to broadcast Christmas comedy. History The channel was formed as a joint venture between the BBC, through commercial arm BBC Worldwide, BBC Enterprises, American company Cox Enterprises and outgoing ITV London weekday franchisee Thames Television. The channel, named "UK Gold", ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Bird
Simon Antony Bird (born 19 August 1984) is an English comedian, actor, director and producer. He is best known for playing Will McKenzie in the multi-award-winning E4 comedy series ''The Inbetweeners'' (2008–2010), as well as its two films (2011 and 2014), and Adam Goodman in the Channel 4 comedy series ''Friday Night Dinner'' (2011–2020). Early life Bird was born in Guildford, Surrey, as the third of four children of Claremont McKenna College Professors Graham and Heather Bird. Bird was educated at Cranmore School, West Horsley, the Royal Grammar School, Guildford, and Queens' College, Cambridge, where he read English. At Cambridge, Bird was the president of the Footlights, the university's sketch and theatrical group. Career Early comedy career While completing a Master of Arts degree in cultural and critical studies at Birkbeck College, Bird set up the sketch comedy group "The House of Windsor" with former Footlights contemporaries Joe Thomas (who plays Simon Coop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sophie Thompson
Sophie Thompson (born 20 January 1962) is a British actress who has worked in film, television and theatre. A six-time Olivier Award nominee, she won the 1999 Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical for the London revival of '' Into the Woods''. Her other nominations were for '' Wildest Dreams'' (1994), '' Company'' (1996), '' Clybourne Park'' (2011) '' Guys and Dolls'' (2016) and 'Present Laughter' (2019). Thompson's film appearances include '' Four Weddings and a Funeral'' (1994), ''Persuasion'' (1995), ''Emma'' (1996), '' Dancing at Lughnasa'' (1998), '' Gosford Park'' (2001) and ''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1'' (2010). Her television roles include playing Stella Crawford in the BBC soap opera '' EastEnders'' (2006–2007) and Rosemary Piper in the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' (2018). Life and work Early life, training and early career Thompson was born 20 January 1962 in London, and is the daughter of actress Phyllida Law, the presenter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Walliams
David Edward Williams (born 20 August 1971), known professionally as David Walliams, is an English comedian, actor, writer, and television personality. He is best known for his work with Matt Lucas on the BBC sketch comedy series '' Little Britain'' (2003–2007) and '' Come Fly With Me'' (2010–2011). From 2012 to 2022, Walliams was a judge on the television talent show competition ''Britain's Got Talent'' on ITV1. He is also a writer of children's books, having sold more than 37 million copies worldwide. Walliams played the role of Greville White in the 2007 television drama film ''Capturing Mary.'' From 2013 to 2014, he wrote and starred in the BBC One sitcom '' Big School.'' In 2015, he starred as Tommy Beresford in the BBC drama series ''Partners in Crime'', and wrote and starred in his own sketch comedy series '' Walliams & Friend.'' Walliams has won the award for Best TV Judge for his work on ''Britain's Got Talent'' at the 2015, 2018, 2019 and 2020 National Telev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanjeev Bhaskar
Sanjeev Bhaskar (born 31 October 1963) is a British actor, comedian and television presenter. He is best known for his work in the BBC Two sketch comedy series '' Goodness Gracious Me'' and as the star of the sitcom '' The Kumars at No. 42''. He also presented and starred in a documentary series called ''India with Sanjeev Bhaskar'' in which he travelled to India and visited his ancestral home in today's Pakistan. Bhaskar's more dramatic acting roles include the lead role of Dr Prem Sharma in ''The Indian Doctor'' and a main role as DI Sunny Khan in ''Unforgotten''. Bhaskar has been the Chancellor of the University of Sussex since 2009. In 2003, he was listed in ''The Observer'' as one of the 50 funniest acts in British comedy. In 2006, Bhaskar was honoured with the title OBE – Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire. Early life Bhaskar was born on 31 October 1963 in Ealing, London, to Inderjit and Janak Bhaskar, who came to the U.K. after the partition of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British English-language Television Shows
British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, and Crown Dependencies. ** Britishness, the British identity and common culture * British English, the English language as spoken and written in the United Kingdom or, more broadly, throughout the British Isles * Celtic Britons, an ancient ethno-linguistic group * Brittonic languages, a branch of the Insular Celtic language family (formerly called British) ** Common Brittonic, an ancient language Other uses *''Brit(ish)'', a 2018 memoir by Afua Hirsch *People or things associated with: ** Great Britain, an island ** United Kingdom, a sovereign state ** Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1800) ** United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1922) See also * Terminology of the British Isles * Alternative names for the British * English (other) * Britannic (other) * British Isles * Brit (other) * Bri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bronwyn James
Bronwyn is a Welsh feminine given name, a variant of the mostly feminine version Bronwen/ Branwen, literally meaning "White Raven (or Crow)" or, abstractly, "White Breast" (from ''bran'', raven, and ''bron'' (" breast") and 'g'''wen'' ("white, fair, blessed)".''Behind the Name''"Given Name Bronwen" Retrieved on 22 January 2016. Because the suffix ''-wyn'' is grammatically masculine in Welsh, Bronwyn is a spelling generally only used for female names in the English-speaking world outside Wales. The name may refer to: People *Bronwyn Bancroft (born 1958), Australian artist *Bronwyn Bishop (born 1942), Australian politician *Bronwyn Calver (born 1969), Australian cricketer *Bronwyn Drainie (born 1945), Canadian journalist * Bronwyn Eagles (born 1980), Australian athlete *Bronwyn Eyre (born 1971), Canadian provincial politician *Bronwyn Halfpenny (born 1963), Australian politician * Bronwyn Hayward, New Zealand political scientist *Bronwyn Hill (born 1960), British civil servant *Br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
