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Susie Liggat
Susie Liggat is a British television and film producer and executive producer. She has worked in independent film and high end television drama as well as working as Head of Physical Production at the UK Film Council. She is currently the series producer for the upcoming Netflix drama, ''Bodies'', an eight part miniseries based on Si Spencer's graphic novel with the same title. Career Her career had previously been as a first assistant director, in which capacity she worked on popular series such as ''Teachers'', ''Black Books'', and ''Casanova'', until she became a producer in 2006. She produced '' Invasion of the Bane'', the pilot episode of ''The Sarah Jane Adventures'', a spin-off from '' Doctor Who'', on which she had worked as a first assistant director. During the production of the third series of ''Doctor Who'', Liggat produced one filming block (the two-parter "Human Nature"/"The Family of Blood") as holiday relief for regular producer Phil Collinson. Liggat prod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London
London is the capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major settlement for two millennia. The City of London, its ancient core and financial centre, was founded by the Roman Empire, Romans as ''Londinium'' and retains its medieval boundaries.See also: Independent city#National capitals, Independent city § National capitals The City of Westminster, to the west of the City of London, has for centuries hosted the national Government of the United Kingdom, government and Parliament of the United Kingdom, parliament. Since the 19th century, the name "London" has also referred to the metropolis around this core, historically split between the Counties of England, counties of Middlesex, Essex, Surrey, Kent, and Hertfordshire, which largely comprises Greater London ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doctor Who (series 3)
The third series of the revived British science fiction programme '' Doctor Who'', and the twenty-ninth season of the show overall, was preceded by the 2006 Christmas special " The Runaway Bride". Following the special, a regular series of thirteen episodes was broadcast, starting with " Smith and Jones" on 31 March 2007. In addition, a 13-part animated serial (equivalent to one regular episode) was produced and broadcast as part of '' Totally Doctor Who''. The series stars David Tennant as the tenth incarnation of the Doctor, an alien Time Lord who travels through time and space in his TARDIS, which appears to be a British police box on the outside. In the Christmas special he is joined by Catherine Tate as Donna Noble. The series also introduces Freema Agyeman as the Doctor's new companion Martha Jones, who leaves at the end of the series due to the fact that her family need support whilst recovering from the events of the series finale, which involved her mother, siste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sugartown (TV Series)
''Sugartown'' is a three-part comedy drama series for the BBC filmed in and around the seaside towns of Filey in North Yorkshire, and Bridlington in the East Riding of Yorkshire, utilising the John Bull rock factory. It is set in a fictional seaside town called Sugartown, credited as the home of rock and still the site of the struggling Burr's rock factory. Plot Jason Burr (Shaun Dooley) owns the Burr's rock factory and it trying to keep it afloat. His brother, Max Burr ( Tom Ellis), has plans to redevelop Sugartown as a modern leisure resort. These plans do not include the factory. Opposing these plans, local residents Carmen (Georgia King) and Travis (Rob Kendrick) hit upon Sugartown's history of dance as a possible way to restore the town's fortunes. Tensions between the brothers are not helped by the fact that both are in love with Emily (Miranda Raison) and the drama begins on the evening of Jason's proposal to her. Broadcast and reception Broadcast during the 22:35 slot o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of Anubis
''House of Anubis'' is a mystery television series developed for Nickelodeon based on the Dutch–Belgian television series ''Het Huis Anubis''. The series was created by Hans Bourlon and Gert Verhulst and premiered on Nickelodeon on 1 January 2011 in the United States and on 25 February 2011 in the United Kingdom. The series is the first series from the network to be filmed outside the United States and the first telenovela-format series for the network. The show aired from 1 January 2011 to 17 June 2013. Plot Season 1 Anubis House is a residence at an English boarding school, built in the 1890s as part of an estate by Egyptologist Robert Frobisher-Smythe. The house is now the boarding house for nine secondary school children under the watch of the boarding school's strict caretaker, Victor Rodenmaar Jr (Francis Magee) and house-mother Trudy (Mina Anwar). A popular girl called Joy Mercer (Klariza Clayton), is withdrawn from the school without warning, along with all eviden ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BBC One
BBC One is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network owned and operated by the BBC. It is the corporation's Flagship (broadcasting), flagship network and is known for broadcasting mainstream programming, which includes BBC News television bulletins, primetime drama and entertainment, and live BBC Sport events. It was launched on 2 November 1936 as the BBC Television Service and was the world's first Television in the United Kingdom, regular television service with a high level of image resolution. It was renamed BBC TV in 1960 and used this name until the launch of the second BBC channel, BBC Two, BBC2, in 1964. The main channel then became known as BBC1. The channel adopted the current spelling of BBC One in 1997. The channel's annual budget for 2012–2013 was £1.14 billion. It is funded by the television licence fee together with the BBC's List of BBC television channels and radio stations, other domestic television stations and shows uninterrupted pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Next Doctor
"The Next Doctor" is the first of the 2008–2010 specials of the British science fiction television programme '' Doctor Who'' that was broadcast on 25 December 2008, as the fourth ''Doctor Who'' Christmas special of the revived series. During its original airing, the episode had an audience of 13.1 million viewers and was the second-most-watched programme of Christmas Day 2008. David Tennant stars as the Tenth Doctor with companions Jackson Lake (David Morrissey) and Rosita Farisi ( Velile Tshabalala). The episode is set in 1851 London during Christmas. In the episode, the Doctor seems to meet another incarnation of himself with memory loss who apparently is the Doctor. The two of them discover a plot by the Cybermen to create a giant-sized Cyberman called a CyberKing which is controlled by the workhouse matron Miss Hartigan (Dervla Kirwan). "The Next Doctor" was the last ''Doctor Who'' episode to be filmed in standard-definition. Plot The Tenth Doctor lands in London on Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turn Left (Doctor Who)
"Turn Left" is the eleventh episode of the fourth series of British science fiction television series '' Doctor Who''. It was written by showrunner Russell T Davies and broadcast on BBC One on 21 June 2008. David Tennant only makes a small contribution to this "Doctor-lite" episode as the Tenth Doctor. The story instead focuses on the Doctor's companion, Donna Noble (Catherine Tate) and her encounters with former companion Rose Tyler (Billie Piper). The episode's narrative focuses on an alternative history where the Doctor dies during the events of the 2006 Christmas special " The Runaway Bride". The episode depicts a dystopia caused by the Doctor's death, leaving Rose to convince Donna to save the world. The beginning and end of the episode take place in the show's normal continuity, and the end features a cliffhanger that leads directly into the series finale "The Stolen Earth". Davies' writing and Tate's performance were acclaimed, and the episode was praised for its depicti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Unicorn And The Wasp
"The Unicorn and the Wasp" is the seventh episode of the fourth series of the revived British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', which was aired on BBC One on 17 May 2008. Set in an English manor house in 1926, shortly before the disappearance of crime fiction novelist Agatha Christie (played in the episode by Fenella Woolgar), the episode is a murder-mystery storyline where a shapeshifting giant wasp, in disguise as one of the party guests, murders the other guests using methods similar to those in the novels of Christie, who is also a guest. Plot The Tenth Doctor and Donna invite themselves to a dinner party hosted by Lady Eddison in 1926. One of the guests is Agatha Christie, and the Doctor realises that they have arrived on the day she inexplicably disappears. One of the guests, Professor Peach, is killed with a lead pipe in the library, where part of a burnt birth certificate is found. While searching in a room that Lady Eddison shut herself in for six ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Poison Sky
"The Poison Sky" is the fifth episode of the fourth series of British science fiction television series '' Doctor Who''. It was broadcast on BBC One on 3 May 2008. The episode features both former companion Martha Jones and the alien Sontarans. It is the second of a two-part story; the first part, " The Sontaran Stratagem", was broadcast on 26 April. Continuing from the previous episode, "The Poison Sky" reveals the poisonous gas that is choking the Earth's atmosphere is intended as a way of feeding new batches of Sontaran clones that would be bred on Earth for war. Plot 400 million cars on Earth equipped with ATMOS devices are suffocating humanity with poisonous gas. Sylvia frees Wilfred from her car by breaking the windscreen. The Tenth Doctor tells Donna's family to get inside and seal the windows and doors as best they can. He and Donna return to the ATMOS factory, where the Doctor warns UNIT not to engage the Sontarans. The Doctor tells Donna to stay in the TARDIS for her o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sontaran Strategem
"The Sontaran Stratagem" is the fourth episode of the fourth series of the British science fiction television series '' Doctor Who'', which depicts the adventures of a time-travelling humanoid alien known as The Doctor. The episode was broadcast on BBC One on 26 April 2008. The episode and its sequel, "The Poison Sky", were written by Helen Raynor, who previously wrote the linked episodes "Daleks in Manhattan" and "Evolution of the Daleks" in the third series. "The Sontaran Stratagem" features the first appearance of the alien Sontarans to the series since the 1985 Colin Baker story ''The Two Doctors'', as well as former companion Martha Jones (Freema Agyeman), last seen in " Last of the Time Lords." The episode takes place on present-day Earth, where Martha and UNIT summon the Doctor (David Tennant) for assistance concerning ATMOS, a revolutionary piece of green technology installed in 400 million cars worldwide. ATMOS is later revealed to be part of a Sontaran plot to poison ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Planet Of The Ood
"Planet of the Ood" is the third episode of the fourth series of British science fiction television series '' Doctor Who''. It was broadcast on BBC One on 19 April 2008. The episode takes place in the year 4126 on the Ood-Sphere, the titular planet of the episode. The Tenth Doctor (David Tennant) and his companion Donna Noble (Catherine Tate) investigate Ood Operations, a company that is selling the Ood as a servant race, to discover the reason the Ood are happy to serve. When they find a group of unprocessed Ood, they become horrified at the alterations performed and resolve to free the Ood. The episode was well-received for its central theme of slavery. Plot On the planet Ood-Sphere in 4126, a company called Ood Operations has been harvesting and selling the Ood as slaves for 200 years. Solana, the head of marketing, tells the CEO Mr Halpen that three people have been killed in the last financial quarter, and the method of killing each time is identical: the victims are elec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doctor Who (series 4)
The fourth series of British science fiction television programme ''Doctor Who'' was preceded by the 2007 Christmas special "Voyage of the Damned". Following the special, a regular series of thirteen episodes aired, starting with " Partners in Crime" on 5 April 2008 and ending with "Journey's End" three months later on 5 July 2008. "Partners in Crime" marked the debut of Donna Noble, as played by Catherine Tate, as a full-time companion to the Tenth Doctor, after she first appeared in the 2006 Christmas special, " The Runaway Bride". Freema Agyeman also returns as the Doctor's companion Martha Jones from the previous series. John Barrowman, Elisabeth Sladen, Noel Clarke and Camille Coduri also returned to appear in the series finale, as well as Billie Piper, who appeared as Rose Tyler in the three final episodes of the series. The series started production on 8 August 2007 and concluded on 29 March 2008. A short Children in Need special titled "Time Crash" was also produced ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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