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Soldier, Soldier
''Soldier Soldier'' is a British television drama series. Created by Lucy Gannon, produced by Central Television and broadcast on the ITV network, it ran for a total of seven series and 82 episodes from 10 June 1991 to 9 December 1997. It featured the daily lives of a group of soldiers in 'A' Company, 1st Battalion The King's Fusiliers, a fictional British Army infantry regiment loosely based on the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers. The title comes from a traditional song of the same name, " Soldier, Soldier, Won't You Marry Me?", an instrumental version of which is used as its theme music. Synopsis Set in the immediate aftermath of the Cold War, it is a dramatisation of army life in the early to mid-1990s, when the British Army was undergoing significant change. This is perhaps best demonstrated during the third series, around 1994, when a significant number of real regiments were forced into amalgamations with one another due to downsizing of the army. Within the world of ''Sold ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Military
A military, also known collectively as armed forces, is a heavily armed, highly organized force primarily intended for warfare. Militaries are typically authorized and maintained by a sovereign state, with their members identifiable by a distinct military uniform. They may consist of one or more military branches such as an army, navy, air force, space force, marines, or coast guard. The main task of a military is usually defined as defence of their state and its interests against external armed threats. In broad usage, the terms "armed forces" and "military" are often synonymous, although in technical usage a distinction is sometimes made in which a country's armed forces may include other paramilitary forces such as armed police. Beyond warfare, the military may be employed in additional sanctioned and non-sanctioned functions within the state, including internal security threats, crowd control, promotion of political agendas, emergency services and reconstruct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Army
The British Army is the principal Army, land warfare force of the United Kingdom. the British Army comprises 73,847 regular full-time personnel, 4,127 Brigade of Gurkhas, Gurkhas, 25,742 Army Reserve (United Kingdom), volunteer reserve personnel and 4,697 "other personnel", for a total of 108,413. The British Army traces back to 1707 and the Acts of Union 1707, formation of the united Kingdom of Great Britain which joined the Kingdoms of Kingdom of England, England and Kingdom of Scotland, Scotland into a Political union, single state and, with that, united the English Army and the Scots Army as the British Army. The Parliament of England, English Bill of Rights 1689 and Convention of the Estates, Scottish Claim of Right Act 1689 require parliamentary consent for the Crown to maintain a peacetime standing army. Members of the British Army swear allegiance to the Charles III, monarch as their commander-in-chief. The army is administered by the Ministry of Defence (United Kingd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Bowe (actor)
John Bowe (born John Wilson, 1 February 1950) is a British actor from Greasby, England, best known for his roles in ''Emmerdale'' as Lawrence White and ''Coronation Street'' as Duggie Ferguson. Early life and career Bowe was born in Greasby. His highest profile role was probably that of George Marlow in the first ''Prime Suspect'' serial in 1991. He also played Duggie Ferguson in ''Coronation Street'' from 1999 to 2002, having previously appeared in another of Granada TV's soap operas, ''Families''. Other TV credits include: ''Warship'', '' Secret Army'', '' Boon'', '' The New Statesman'', ''Capital City'', '' Class Act'', ''Lovejoy'', ''Silent Witness'', ''The Royal'', '' Dalziel and Pascoe'', ''Cleopatra'' and '' Einstein and Eddington'', '' Tipping the Velvet'', '' The Hour'' and '' DCI Banks'' and ''Soldier Soldier.'' Film credits include '' The Living Daylights'' (1987), '' Resurrected'' (1989), '' County Kilburn'' (2000), and ''Gozo'' (2015). In 2007, Bowe played Dr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Gwilym
Robert Gwilym (born 2 December 1956), sometimes known as Bob Gwilym, is a Welsh actor. Robert Gwilym was born in Neath, Glamorgan, Wales, where his family owned a chain of lingerie shops. His brother, Mike Gwilym, also made his name as an actor. Gwilym has appeared on television in a large range of shows, including ''The Bill'', ''Ultimate Force'', ''Soldier Soldier'', ''Coronation Street'', '' London's Burning'', ''Dancing at Lughnasa'', and '' The Professionals''. In 1990 he appeared in one episode of ''Casualty'', but he is well known for playing Max Gallagher in ''Casualty'' from 1998 to 2002. His radio work includes playing Corporal Carrot in the BBC Radio 4 adaptation of Terry Pratchett's Discworld novel ''Guards! Guards!'' He starred opposite his brother, Mike Gwilym, in '' On the Black Hill'' (1987), based on Bruce Chatwin's novel. in 2013, he played the role of Frank Bowman in Ian Rankin Sir Ian James Rankin (born 28 April 1960) is a Scottish crime writer and p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Drury
Patrick Drury (born 19 August 1945) is an English character actor best known for playing shopkeeper John O'Leary in the Channel 4 television comedy ''Father Ted'' and Ivan in '' The Beiderbecke Connection''. Early life Drury was educated at Cotton College, Staffordshire. He then read English at University College Dublin before going on to train at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. Career He played the bartender/Lawrence of Arabia in the classic Harp lager advert from 1992 which featured the camel who exclaimed 'hey Lawrence, give us a pint of Harp and a packet of dates please.' His film credits include the horror movie '' The Awakening'' (1980) starring Charlton Heston, and the 1984 comedy '' Laughterhouse'' (also known as ''Singleton's Pluck'') with Ian Holm. In the 2010 production of '' The Woman in Black'' at London's Fortune Theatre Drury played the part of Arthur Kipps. Drury voiced Ermion in the 2015 video game '' The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt''. In 2016 he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lieutenant Colonel (United Kingdom)
Lieutenant colonel (Lt Col), is a rank in the British Army and Royal Marines which is also used in many Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth countries. The rank is superior to Major (United Kingdom), major, and subordinate to Colonel (United Kingdom), colonel. The comparable Royal Navy rank is Commander (Royal Navy), commander, and the comparable rank in the Royal Air Force and many Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth air forces is Wing commander (rank), wing commander. The rank insignia in the British Army and Royal Marines, as well as many Commonwealth countries, is a crown above a Order of the Bath, four-pointed "Bath" star, also colloquially referred to as a British Army officer rank insignia, "pip". The crown has varied in the past with different monarchs; the current one being the Tudor Crown. Most other Commonwealth countries use the same insignia, or with the state emblem replacing the crown. In the modern British Armed forces, the established commander of a regiment ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miles Anderson
Miles Anderson (born 23 October 1947) is a British stage and screen actor, born in the colony of Southern Rhodesia, who has appeared in television serials both in the United Kingdom, and North America. He appeared as Alistair the photographer in the film ''La La Land''. In 2021 he played 'Lennox' in Joel Coen's '' The Tragedy of Macbeth'' with Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand. He is commonly remembered in the UK for his role as Lieutenant Colonel Dan Fortune in ITV television show Soldier Soldier that aired in 1991-92 Born in 1947 in Southern Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe, Anderson was educated at Prince Edward School. His father was Major-General J. Anderson, CBE, the commander of the Southern Rhodesian Army who was dismissed in 1964 because of his opposition to the colonial government's plans for denial of native African rule upon independence; and his mother, Daphne, wrote ''The Toerags'' a memoir of her difficult childhood in Rhodesia. Miles has appeared in the US televi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Kelly (TV Presenter)
Christopher Paul Kelly (born 24 April 1940) is an English TV presenter, a producer and a writer. Education Kelly was born in 1940 at Cuddington in Cheshire. He was educated at Downside School, a Catholic independent school in Stratton-on-the-Fosse in Somerset, followed by Clare College, Cambridge. Career Kelly worked as a continuity announcer for Anglia Television in 1963 before embarking on a long and distinguished career as a presenter. He is probably best known as the presenter of '' Wish You Were Here...?'', ''Food and Drink'' and ''Clapperboard''. His network television credits include ''Zoo Time'', in succession to Desmond Morris, ''Sixth Form Challenge'', ''The Royal Film Performance'', ''The Royal Academy Summer Exhibition'', ''I've Got a Secret'', ''Kelly vision'', ''Anything You Can Do'', ''Vintage Quiz'', ''Cinema'' and ''Quisine''. As well as co-presenting ''World in Action'' for a season and was the program's principal off-screen narrator for many years. Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unchained Melody
"Unchained Melody" is a 1955 song with music by Alex North and lyrics by Hy Zaret. North wrote the music as a theme for the prison film '' Unchained'' (1955), hence the song title. Todd Duncan sang the vocals for the film soundtrack.Robert Rodriguez The 1950s' Most Wanted: The Top 10 Book of Rock & Roll Rebels ''Brassey's'', p.90. It has since become a standard and one of the most recorded songs of the 20th century, most notably by the Righteous Brothers in 1965. According to the song's publishing administrator, over 1,500 recordings of "Unchained Melody" have been made by more than 670 artists, in multiple languages. In 1955, three versions of the song (by Les Baxter, Al Hibbler, and Roy Hamilton) charted in the ''Billboard'' top 10 in the United States, and four versions (by Al Hibbler, Les Baxter, Jimmy Young, and Liberace) appeared in the top 20 in the United Kingdom simultaneously, a record for any song. The song continued to chart in the 21st century, and it was t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sergeant
Sergeant (Sgt) is a Military rank, rank in use by the armed forces of many countries. It is also a police rank in some police services. The alternative spelling, ''serjeant'', is used in The Rifles and in other units that draw their heritage from the British light infantry. The word "sergeant" derives from the Latin , 'one who serves', through the Old French term . In modern hierarchies the term ''sergeant'' refers to a non-commissioned officer positioned above the rank of a corporal, and to a police officer immediately below a lieutenant in the US, and below an inspector in the UK. In most armies, the rank of sergeant corresponds to command of a team/section (military unit), section, or squad. In Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth armies, it is a more senior rank, corresponding roughly to a platoon second-in-command. In the United States Army, sergeant is a more junior rank corresponding to a fireteam leader or assistant squad-leader; while in the United States Marine Corps ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fusilier
''Fusilier'' is a name given to various kinds of soldiers; its meaning depends on the historical context. While ''fusilier'' is derived from the 17th-century French word – meaning a type of flintlock musket – the term has been used in contrasting ways in different countries and at different times, including soldiers guarding artillery, various elite units, ordinary line infantry and other uses. Derivation of the word The word ''fusil'', which was the name of the type of musket carried by a fusilier, is itself derived from the Old French and Latin , meaning a piece of flint. History Flintlock small arms were first used militarily during the early 17th century. Flintlocks, at the time, were more reliable and safer to use than matchlock muskets, which required a match to be lit near the breech before the weapon could be triggered. By contrast, flintlocks were fired using a piece of flint. By the time of the English Civil War (1642–1652), one flintlock musket, the sna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peacekeeping
Peacekeeping comprises activities, especially military ones, intended to create conditions that favor lasting peace. Research generally finds that peacekeeping reduces civilian and battlefield deaths, as well as reduces the risk of renewed warfare. Within the United Nations (UN) group of nation state governments and organizations, there is a general understanding that at the international level, peacekeepers monitor and observe peace processes in post-conflict areas, and may assist ex-combatants in implementing peace agreement commitments that they have undertaken. Such assistance may come in many forms, including confidence-building measures, power-sharing arrangements, electoral support, strengthening the rule of law, and economic and social development. Accordingly, the UN peacekeepers (often referred to as Blue Berets or Blue Helmets because of their light blue berets or helmets) can include soldiers, police officers, and civilian personnel. The United Nations is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
