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The Bill (series 24)
The 24th series of ''The Bill'', a British television drama, was the third-from-last series of the programme. On 2 April 2014, ''The Bill'' Series 24 Part 1 and 2 and ''The Bill'' Series 24 Part 3 and 4 DVD sets were released in Australia. Theme The series continued the approach from the previous year in merging procedural policing drama with personal lives being touched upon, but one change from the norm saw plots focused on the perspectives of the victims or their community, while the show also moved onto more hard-hitting issues including online grooming ("Closing the Net" Parts 1 and 2), domestic terrorism ("Frontline"), knife crime ("Walk on By") and human trafficking ("Forgotten Child" Parts 1 and 2). The biggest plot was the 8-part Witness plot, which epitomised both modern issues and community impact, a plot in which young mother Carly Samuels – who bonded with Sergeant Dale Smith in the previous series – was killed in a drive-by shooting. The plot focused on the gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ITV (TV Network)
ITV, legally known as Channel 3, is a British free-to-air public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom, public broadcast television network. It is branded as ITV1 in most of the UK except for central and northern Scotland, where it is branded as STV (TV channel), STV. It was launched in 1955 as Independent Television to provide competition to BBC Television (established in 1936). ITV is the oldest commercial network in the UK. Since the passing of the Broadcasting Act 1990, it has been Legal name, legally known as Channel 3 to distinguish it from the other analogue channels at the time: BBC1, BBC2 and Channel 4. ITV was, for decades, a network of separate companies that provided regional television services and also shared programmes among themselves to be shown on the entire network. Each franchise was originally owned by a different company. After several mergers, the fifteen regional franchises are now held by two companies: ITV plc, which runs ITV1, the ITV1 cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coronation Street
''Coronation Street'' (colloquially referred to as ''Corrie'') is a British television soap opera created by ITV Granada, Granada Television and shown on ITV (TV network), ITV since 9 December 1960. The programme centres on a cobbled, terraced street in the fictional town of Weatherfield in Greater Manchester. The location was itself based on Salford, the hometown of the show's first screenwriter and creator, Tony Warren. Originally broadcast twice weekly, ''Coronation Street'' increased its runtime in later years, currently airing three 60-minute episodes per week. Warren developed the concept for the series, which was initially rejected by Granada's founder Sidney Bernstein, Baron Bernstein, Sidney Bernstein. Producer Harry Elton convinced Bernstein to commission 13 pilot episodes. The show has since become a significant part of British culture and underpinned the success of its producing Granada franchise. Currently produced by ITV Studios, the successor to Granada, the seri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nigel Betts
Nigel Betts is an English actor, who from 2003 to 2007 appeared on the ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale'' as Eddie Hope. He also portrayed Tony in the BBC Two sitcom '' Boy Meets Girl'' and had a recurring role as Mr Armitage in the eighth series of ''Doctor Who'' as well as in ''Class'', a ''Doctor Who'' spin-off. Betts has also appeared in several other British television programmes such as ''Downton Abbey'', ''Doctors'', ''EastEnders'', ''Holby City'', ''Coronation Street'', ''The Bill'', ''Ridley Road (TV series), Ridley Road'', and the much acclaimed ITV series, ''Sharpe (TV series), Sharpe''. He also played a singing bartender in an episode of the sitcom ''As Time Goes By (TV series), As Time Goes By'' and Steve Taylor's laconic neighbor in an episode of the sitcom ''Coupling (British TV series), Coupling''. In 2016 he appeared as Brian Teddern in ''The Coroner'', S2:E5 “The Captain’s Pipe”. In 2009 he played Tommy in the eighth episode of the fourth series of ''Doc Mart ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aidan J
Aidan, Aiden and Ayden are anglicised versions of the Irish male given name ''Aodhán''. The Irish language female equivalent is ''Aodhnait''. Etymology and spelling The name is derived from the name ''Aodhán'', which is a pet form of '' Aodh''. The personal name ''Aodh'' means "fiery" and/or "bringer of fire" and was the name of a Celtic sun god (see Aed). Formerly common only in Ireland, Scotland and Wales, the name and its variants have become popular in England, the United States, Canada, and Australia. In the 2010s, ''Aiden'' rose to the 13th most popular name in the United States as the given name of 129,433 boys, while ''Aidan'' ranked 156th as the given name of 25,399 boys. In the 2000s, ''Aiden'' was 54th most popular name in the United States as the given name of 83,527 boys while ''Aidan'' ranked 55th having been bestowed on 76,493 boys. Other variants are less popular, such as ''Hayden'' 87th, ''Ayden'' 156th, ''Aden'' 333rd, ''Aydan'' 808th, and ''Aydin'' 960t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josette Simon
Josette Patricia Simon, OBE (born 1959 or 1960) is a British actor who played the part of Dayna Mellanby in the third and fourth series of the television sci-fi series ''Blake's 7'' from 1980 to 1981. She trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London and performed as a 14-year-old in the choir for the world premiere of the finalised ''Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat''. She has continued a career in stage productions, appearing in 50 Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) productions, from the single press night performance as a featured character in ''Salvation Now'' at the Warehouse theatre in 1982, through to playing Cleopatra in a six-month run of ''Antony and Cleopatra'' at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in 2017. The first black woman in an RSC play when she appeared in ''Salvation Now'', Simon has been at the forefront of colour-blind casting, playing roles traditionally taken by white actors, including Maggie, a character who is thought to be based on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niky Wardley
Nichola Petra "Niky" Wardley (born 11 August 1973) is an English stage and screen actress. Her most notable role is schoolgirl Lauren Cooper's sidekick in the BBC's Emmy and BAFTA-nominated sketch series '' The Catherine Tate Show'' (2004–2007). She also appeared alongside Catherine Tate in the Netflix mockumentary sitcom '' Hard Cell'' (2022) and played the lead role in the BBC One sitcom '' In with the Flynns'' (2011–2012). As a voice actress, she is best known for her role as the Eighth Doctor's companion Tamsin Drew in audio dramas based on the BBC's long-running science fiction series ''Doctor Who''. Early life and education Wardley was born on 11 August 1973 in Luton, Bedfordshire. She started out in acting when she was in high school. Her drama teacher cast her as Nancy in '' Oliver!'' when she was about 13 years old. Reminiscing on her first ever role, Wardley said: "I knew from the very first moment that I stepped out on stage that this was what I wanted to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Cant
Richard Cant (born 1964) is a British actor. He is the son of actor and children's television presenter Brian Cant, and partner of Richard Coles, the former Communards musician and Anglican priest. Career Cant appeared twice on the long-running murder mystery series ''Midsomer Murders'', appearing in the 1997 pilot episode '' The Killings at Badger's Drift'' as undertaker Dennis Rainbird, and then again as Dennis Rainbird's cousin, Alistair Gooding, in the 2006 story ''Dead Letters''. In the second story, he appeared alongside Jason Hughes, who played Detective Sergeant Ben Jones. Cant had previously appeared with Jason Hughes in an episode of the BBC 2 TV series '' This Life'', where he played Phil, a friend of Hughes's character, Warren. Other television and film appearances include " Stan and Ollie", "Mary, Queen of Scots", 'The Crown", "It's a Sin", ''The Way We Live Now'', ''Bleak House'', '' Gimme Gimme Gimme'', and ''Gunpowder Treason and Plot''. In 2007 he appeared ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katy Cavanagh
Kathryn Sarah Collins Jupe (born 12 December 1973), known professionally as Katy Cavanagh, is an English actress. She is known for portraying the role of Julie Carp in the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' (2008–2015, 2025). She also had regular roles in BBC drama '' The Cops'' (1998–2001), and the ITV drama '' Bob & Rose'' (2001). In November 2017, she appeared in the comedy television film '' Murder on the Blackpool Express''. Early life Cavanagh was born in North Shields, the daughter of Anne, a drama teacher, and Geoff, a headmaster. She grew up in Bolton, Lancashire. She was educated at Canon Slade School and trained at RADA and National Youth Theatre. Career Cavanagh has appeared regularly on British television since 1997. She had a regular role as Mel in '' The Cops'' from 1998 to 2001. In 2004, she had a regular role as Sergeant Dawn "Spike" Milligan in the television series '' Dalziel and Pascoe''. In 2006, she appeared in an episode of the Channel 4 drama '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Sibley (actor)
David Sibley (born 16 July 1948) is an English actor. He is known for character roles in several television series: as twisted radio DJ Tom Everett in BBC television detective series '' Shoestring'' (in the episode ''Mocking Bird''); and in ''Doctor Who'' as Pralix (in '' The Pirate Planet''). He appeared on a DVD extra when this story was released recently. His first regular television role was in Wings in 1977. Other appearances include ''Blake's 7'', '' Survivors'', '' Fun at the Funeral Parlour'', ''Target'', ''Minder'', ''Lovejoy'', and the film ''Gandhi''. He appeared as Eric Birling in the 1982 BBC adaptation of J.B. Priestley's An Inspector Calls. He returned to television in ''The Year That London Blew Up'' (1995), a dramatisation of the IRA attacks on London in 1974–75. He played John Carver in ''Midsomer Murders'' in 2010. Between 2001 and 2012 he played four different characters in ''Doctors''. In 2012 he was in ''New Tricks ''New Tricks'' is a British tel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laura Pyper
Laura Pyper is a Northern Irish actress, known for portraying Ella Dee in the second season of '' Hex'', Jane Fairfax in '' Emma'' and Lexine Murdoch in the video game '' Dead Space: Extraction''. She also played Lesley Howell in '' The Secret'' on ITV, which was first broadcast in April and May 2016. Background Born in Magherafelt, Northern Ireland, Pyper has two brothers and two sisters. She attended Rainey Endowed School and later studied English and Drama at Trinity College, Dublin. Career Pyper made her film debut playing Lin in '' Reign of Fire'', a role she won while still studying. She has also appeared in the Irish film '' Headrush'', playing Vicky Nobel. On television, Pyper played Ella Dee in the second season of the Sky One supernatural drama '' Hex'', and Jane Fairfax in the 2009 BBC adaptation of Jane Austen's '' Emma''. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danny Webb (actor)
Danny Webb (born 6 June 1958) is an English television and film actor. His roles include the prisoner Morse in the movie ''Alien 3'', Thomas Cromwell in ''Henry VIII'' and John Maynard Jefferson in the two part ''Doctor Who'' story " The Impossible Planet" and " The Satan Pit" in 2006. Early life Webb was born on 6 June 1958 to Eileen and Maurice Webb. He attended The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and graduated in 1977. Career Webb has appeared in many British television programmes, including ''The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles'', ''Our Friends in the North'', '' A Touch of Frost'', ''Agatha Christie's Poirot'', ''The Bill'', ''Midsomer Murders'', '' Silent Witness'' and '' Shackleton''. He also appeared in two episodes of ''Doctor Who'' – " The Impossible Planet" and " The Satan Pit". He has also appeared in '' Britannia High'' as Jack Tyler and in ''New Tricks'' as a DJ. In 1985, Webb appeared alongside Jon Pertwee in a television adaptation of Karl Wittlinger's Broadway ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marc Elliott
Marc Elliott is an English actor. He won a British Soap Award for his role as Syed Masood in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' (2009–2012). He has since played Isaac Mayfield in the medical drama ''Holby City'' (2016–2019). He is also known for his theatre work. Personal life Elliott was born to a Scottish father and an Anglo-Indian mother, and grew up in Stratford-upon-Avon. He has a twin sister and an older sister. Elliott attended Warwick School, an independent boys' school. Career Before his television and stage debuts, Elliott's career began in radio hosting on various BBC radio stations. Elliott has appeared in a number of productions at Stratford-Upon-Avon's Royal Shakespeare Theatre while studying at Warwick School. In 2006, he joined the cast of the acclaimed Royal National Production and following tour of '' The History Boys''. With a mainly theatrical background before joining ''EastEnders'' he has appeared in ''Holby City'' and ''The Bill''. In 2009, Ellio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
