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Sheldon Reynolds (producer)
Sheldon Reynolds (10 December 1923 – 25 January 2003) was an American television producer best known for his involvement in the Sherlock Holmes franchise. He began his career as producer, writer and editor of the syndicated television show ''Foreign Intrigue''. In 1954, he produced the first American television show to feature the Holmes and Watson characters, ''Sherlock Holmes'', which (except in two instances) did not directly adapt Conan Doyle's original Holmes stories. It starred Ronald Howard as Sherlock Holmes and Howard Marion-Crawford as Doctor Watson, and Archie Duncan as Inspector Lestrade. Most of the filming took place in France with several sets having been built in Paris, including the street outside 221B Baker Street. In 1979, he was involved in the creation of another Sherlock Holmes adaptation, the television series ''Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson'', starring Geoffrey Whitehead as Holmes, Donald Pickering as Watson and Patrick Newell as Lestrade. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Television Producer
A television producer is a person who oversees one or more aspects of a television show, television program. Some producers take more of an executive role, in that they conceive new programs and pitch them to the television networks, but upon acceptance they focus on business matters, such as budgets and contracts. Other producers are more involved with the day-to-day workings, participating in activities such as screenwriting, Scenic design, set design, Casting (performing arts), casting, and directing. There may be a variety of different producers on a television show, including showrunners, executive producers, supervising producers, coordinating producers, field producers, line producers, among other roles on a television crew. Notable television producers * J. J. Abrams: ''Alias (TV series), Alias'', ''Lost (2004 TV series), Lost'', ''Fringe (TV series), Fringe'', ''Person of Interest (TV series), Person of Interest'' * Mara Brock Akil: ''The Game (American TV series), The G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sherlock Holmes And Doctor Watson
''Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson'' is a television series created by Sheldon Reynolds and based on characters and storylines from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories. It starred Geoffrey Whitehead, Donald Pickering and Patrick Newell in the title roles of Sherlock Holmes, Doctor Watson and Inspector Lestrade respectively. The series is considered rather obscure, and was filmed on a relatively low budget in Poland. The series combined adaptations of Arthur Conan Doyle's source stories with original screenplays that saw Holmes face brand new cases. Before the series finished production, British publisher Grandreams Ltd. prepared a printed, hard-cover volume titled ''Sherlock Holmes & Doctor Watson Annual'', which adapted the show's storylines in comic book form, with Holmes, Watson and Lestrade drawn to the likenesses of Geoffrey Whitehead, Donald Pickering, and Patrick Newell. The volume was eventually released in 1979, even though the series itself was not br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emphysema
Emphysema is any air-filled enlargement in the body's tissues. Most commonly emphysema refers to the permanent enlargement of air spaces (alveoli) in the lungs, and is also known as pulmonary emphysema. Emphysema is a lower respiratory tract disease, characterised by enlarged air-filled spaces in the lungs, that can vary in size and may be very large. The spaces are caused by the breakdown of the Alveolar wall, walls of the Pulmonary alveolus, alveoli, which replace the spongy Parenchyma#Lungs, lung tissue. This reduces the total alveolar surface available for gas exchange leading to a reduction in oxygen supply for the blood. Emphysema usually affects the middle aged or Old age, older population because it takes time to develop with the effects of tobacco smoking and other risk factors. Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency is a genetic risk factor that may lead to the condition presenting earlier. When associated with significant airflow limitation, emphysema is a Chronic obstructive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hazel Court
Margery Hazel Court (10 February 1926 – 15 April 2008) was an English actress. She is known for her roles in British and American horror films during the 1950s and early 1960s, including Terence Fisher's ''The Curse of Frankenstein'' (1957) and ''The Man Who Could Cheat Death'' (1959) for Hammer Film Productions, and three of Roger Corman's adaptations of Edgar Allan Poe stories for American International Pictures: ''The Premature Burial'' (1962), ''The Raven'' (1963) and ''The Masque of the Red Death'' (1964). Early life Court was born in Handsworth, Birmingham. Her father, G.W. Court, was a cricketer who played for Durham CCC. She attended Boldmere School and Highclare College, and later studied drama at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre and the Alexandra Theatre. Career At sixteen, Court met film director Anthony Asquith in London; the meeting gained her a brief part in '' Champagne Charlie'' (1944). Court won a British Critics Award for her role as a crippled girl i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick O'Neal (actor)
Patrick Wisdom O'Neal (September 26, 1927 – September 9, 1994) was an American actor and restaurateur. Early life O'Neal was born in Ocala, Florida, to Martha and Coke Wisdom O'Neal. He attended the Riverside Military Academy in Gainesville, Georgia, and Ocala High School. Upon graduation, he enrolled at the University of Florida in Gainesville where he majored in drama. During college, O'Neal joined the Florida Players, a theatre troupe. He was also a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity and was the editor of the university yearbook. After earning a bachelor's degree, O'Neal enlisted in the United States Air Force and served during the Korean War. During the war, he directed short training films. After 15 months' service, he moved to New York and studied at the Actors Studio and Neighborhood Playhouse. Career O'Neal was seen mostly as a guest star on television throughout four decades, beginning in the 1950s. In the early 1960s, he received critical praise for his l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dick And The Duchess
''Dick and the Duchess'' is an American television situation comedy that was broadcast on CBS from September 28, 1957, to May 16, 1958. It was "one of the earliest of filmed television shows in the UK". A dubbed version of the series was also shown in Germany. Premise A multinational insurance company stationed American Dick Starrett in London as an investigator and adjuster. His wife, Jane, was the daughter of an English earl, and her family was "less than enchanted with her marriage to a commoner — and an American at that." Jane felt that she "had been 'Americanized' by movie and television crime stories" enough to be a detective, so she often tried to help with Dick's investigations, but she usually caused problems by doing so. Peter Jamison worked with Dick and was his friend. Dick's investigations often led to his working with Inspector Stark of Scotland Yard. Rodney was another employee in Dick's office. Mathilda was the Starretts' housekeeper. Cast *Dick Starrett - Patr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sitcom
A sitcom (short for situation comedy or situational comedy) is a genre of comedy produced for radio and television, that centers on a recurring cast of character (arts), characters as they navigate humorous situations within a consistent setting, such as a home, workplace, or community. Unlike sketch comedy, which features different characters and settings in each Sketch comedy, skit, sitcoms typically maintain plot continuity across episodes. This continuity allows for the development of storylines and characters over time, fostering audience engagement and investment in the characters' lives and relationships. History The structure and concept of a sitcom have roots in earlier forms of comedic theater, such as farces and comedy of manners. These forms relied on running gags to generate humor, but the term ''sitcom'' emerged as radio and TV adapted these principles into a new medium. The word was not commonly used until the 1950s. Early television sitcoms were often filme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Bank Of Scotland
The Royal Bank of Scotland Public Limited Company () is a major retail banking, retail and commercial bank in Scotland. It is one of the retail banking subsidiaries of NatWest Group, together with NatWest and Ulster Bank. The Royal Bank of Scotland has around 700 branches, mainly in Scotland, though there are branches in many larger towns and cities throughout England and Wales. The bank is completely separate from the fellow Edinburgh-based bank, the Bank of Scotland, which pre-dates the Royal Bank by 32 years. The Royal Bank of Scotland was established to provide a bank with strong House of Hanover, Hanoverian and Whigs (British political party), Whig ties. Following ringfencing of the Group's core domestic business, the bank became a direct subsidiary of NatWest Holdings in 2019. NatWest Markets comprises the Group's investment banking arm. To give it legal form, the former RBS entity was renamed NatWest Markets in 2018; at the same time Adam and Company (which held a separa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Newell
Patrick David Newell (27 March 1932 – 22 July 1988) was a British actor perhaps best known for playing Mother in '' The Avengers''. Early life and education The second son of Eric Llewellyn Newell, of High Lodge, Hadleigh, Suffolk, an Oxford-educated physician who served as a captain in the Royal Army Medical Corps, Newell was educated at Taunton School and completed his National Service, where a fellow recruit was Michael Caine, before training at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, alongside Albert Finney and Peter O'Toole. Career Newell began to be seen frequently on TV, usually cast as a fat villain or in comic roles. Given his rotund appearance and ability for playing slightly stuffy types, he was a natural stooge in several comedy shows, first for Arthur Askey, in '' Arthur's Treasured Volumes'' (ATV, 1960), then for Jimmy Edwards in '' Faces of Jim'' (BBC, 1962), with Ronnie Barker also supporting. He was originally cast as one of the inept recruits in the first o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donald Pickering
Donald Ellis Pickering (15 November 1933 – 19 December 2009) was an English actor, appearing in many stage, television, film and radio roles. Early life and education Pickering was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, son of John Joseph Pickering (died 1978) and Edith (died 1983), née Ellis. He was educated privately and at the Old Vic Theatre School in London established by Michel Saint-Denis. Career Pickering's television appearances include three roles in ''Doctor Who'' ('' The Keys of Marinus'', 1964; ''The Faceless Ones'', 1967; ''Time and the Rani'', 1987). In the 26-part BBC series '' The Pallisers'', he played Dolly Longstaffe. He also played roles in ''The House of Eliott ''The House of Eliott'' is a British television series produced and broadcast by the BBC in three series between 31 August 1991 and 6 March 1994. The series starred Stella Gonet as Beatrice Eliott and Louise Lombard as Evangeline Eliott, two s ...'', Dr. Watson in the series '' Sherlock Holmes and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geoffrey Whitehead
Geoffrey Whitehead (born 1 October 1939) is an English actor. He has appeared in a range of television, film and radio roles. Early life Whitehead was born on 1 October 1939 in Grenoside, Sheffield. After his father was killed in the Second World War, he received an RAF benevolent grant which sent him to a minor public school. He later attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, where he became friends with fellow student John Thaw. Career Whitehead's television appearances include '' Bulldog Breed'' (1962); ''Z-Cars'' (1964–1965 and 1972–1975), playing two different regular characters; ''Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em'' (1973); '' The Sweeney'', Season 2 Episode 6 "Trap" (1975); '' Thriller'' (1 episode, 1974); '' Wodehouse Playhouse'', ("Rodney Fails to Qualify"); ''The Doll'', 1975; '' Robin's Nest'' (1977); '' Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson'' (1979–1980, as Sherlock Holmes); "Gerald Pinkerton" in ''Pinkerton's Progress'' (1983); ''Peter the Great'' (1986); '' Chelmsf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inspector Lestrade
Detective Inspector G. Lestrade ( or ) is a fictional character appearing in the Sherlock Holmes stories written by Arthur Conan Doyle. Lestrade's first appearance was in the first Sherlock Holmes story, the 1887 novel ''A Study in Scarlet''. His last appearance is in the 1924 short story " The Adventure of the Three Garridebs", which is included in the collection '' The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes''. Lestrade is a determined but conventional Scotland Yard detective who consults Holmes on many cases, and is the most prominent police character in the series. Lestrade has been played by many actors in adaptations based on the Sherlock Holmes stories in film, television, and other media. Appearances in canon Lestrade is also mentioned in the novel '' The Sign of the Four'' (1890), though he doesn't appear in it. Fictional character biography History and personality Lestrade mentions his "twenty years' experience" in the police force in ''A Study in Scarlet''. In the story, Hol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
