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The Ipcress File (TV Series)
''The Ipcress File'' is a British Cold War, cold war spy thriller miniseries based on the 1962 novel The IPCRESS File, of the same name by Len Deighton. Written by John Hodge (screenwriter), John Hodge and directed by James Watkins (director), James Watkins, it stars Joe Cole (actor), Joe Cole, Lucy Boynton and Tom Hollander. ''The Ipcress File'' was first broadcast at 9pm from Sunday 6 March to 10 April 2022 on ITV (TV network), ITV. The entire series was available for streaming, with commercials, on ITV Hub after episode 1 was broadcast. Within a week the full series was also available, commercial-free, on BritBox in the United Kingdom. Premise In 1963, spy chief Major Dalby gives small-time crook and black-marketeer Corporal Harry Palmer a way out of Military Prison at Colchester Garrison by offering him a job as an intelligence officer in his small but influential Whitehall security unit, WOOC(P). The unit's investigation into a missing British nuclear scientist expands ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spy Thriller
Spy fiction is a genre of literature involving espionage as an important context or plot device. It emerged in the early twentieth century, inspired by rivalries and intrigues between the major powers, and the establishment of modern intelligence agencies. It was given new impetus by the development of communism and fascism in the lead-up to World War II, continued to develop during the Cold War, and received a fresh impetus from the emergence of rogue states, international criminal organizations, global terrorist networks, maritime piracy and technological sabotage and espionage as potent threats to Western societies. As a genre, spy fiction is thematically related to the novel of adventure ('' The Prisoner of Zenda'', 1894, '' The Scarlet Pimpernel'', 1905), the thriller (such as the works of Edgar Wallace) and the politico-military thriller (''The Schirmer Inheritance'', 1953, '' The Quiet American'', 1955). History Commentator William Bendler noted that "Chapter 2 of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colchester Garrison
Colchester Garrison is a major garrison located in Colchester in the county of Essex, eastern England. It has been an important military base since the Roman Britain, Roman era. The first permanent military garrison in Colchester was established by Legio XX Valeria Victrix in AD 43, following the Roman conquest of Britain. Colchester was an important garrison town during the Napoleonic Wars and throughout the Victorian era. During the World War I, First World War, several battalions of Kitchener's Army were trained there. Today, Colchester Garrison is most known for being home to the Parachute Regiment (United Kingdom), Parachute Regiment, known as ''"The Paras"''. History Napoleonic Wars (1792–1815) Colchester Garrison played an eminent role during the Napoleonic Wars. The troops were originally billeted in local inns and houses. After petitioning from the borough council, new infantry barracks were built in 1794. By 1800 additional infantry, artillery, and cavalry barrack ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Geislerová
Anna Geislerová is a Czech actress. The recipient of five Czech Lion awards, three for Best Leading Actress and a further two for Best Supporting Actress, Geislerová is best known for her role of Eliška in the Academy Award-nominated movie ''Želary'' (2003) and as Anna in '' The Idiot Returns'' (1999). Career Born in Prague in 1976, Geislerová's rise to fame began at the age of 14 when she landed the leading role in Filip Renč's '' Requiem pro panenku'' (1991). Her numerous acting credits include Jan Svěrák's ''Jízda'' in 1994 as well as the film adaptation of Michal Viewegh's acclaimed novel ''Výchova dívek v Čechách'' (1997). Geislerová has won multiple Czech Lion awards. She won Best Supporting Actress in 2000 for her performance in Saša Gedeon's '' The Idiot Returns'', before winning Best Leading Actress in 2004 for Ondřej Trojan's ''Želary'', which was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. In 2006 Geislerová again won a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamla Kari
Tamla Kari Cummins (born 27 July 1988), known as Tamla Kari, is an English actress. She is best known for her role as Constance Bonacieux in the BBC television series '' The Musketeers'', Danielle Fisher in the ITV television series '' The Job Lot'', and Lucy in '' The Inbetweeners Movie'' and '' The Inbetweeners 2''. Early life Kari was born and raised in Coventry, West Midlands. Career During the second term of her final year at the Drama Centre London, Kari won the role of Lucy in '' The Inbetweeners Movie''. Kari would later graduate from Drama Centre London in 2011 as part of Group 47. She has since had various roles in a number of plays. She also appeared in the fourth series of the BBC Three supernatural drama series '' Being Human'' and the second series of ''Silk Silk is a natural fiber, natural protein fiber, some forms of which can be weaving, woven into textiles. The protein fiber of silk is composed mainly of fibroin and is most commonly produced by cert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew Steer
Matthew Steer (born 24 April 1978) is an English actor and writer. He made his stage debut in 1989 and is known for his roles as Ricky Ryan in ''Silent Witness'', Matt Lindsay in ''EastEnders ''EastEnders'' is a British television soap opera created by Julia Smith (producer), Julia Smith and Tony Holland which has been broadcast on BBC One since February 1985. Set in the fictional borough of Walford in the East End of London, the ...'', Dr. Potts in '' Showtrial'', and Albert Pemberton in '' Partners in Crime''. References External links * 1978 births Living people 21st-century English male actors British male television actors British male soap opera actors Male actors from Hitchin {{England-tv-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry Of Defence (1947–1964)
The Ministry of Defence was a department of the British Government responsible for defence and the British Armed Forces. History Prior to the Second World War defence policy was co-ordinated by the Committee of Imperial Defence (CID). In 1936 the post of Minister for Co-ordination of Defence was established, though he did not have a department and the political heads of the three services—the First Lord of the Admiralty for the Royal Navy, the Secretary of State for War for the Army and the Secretary of State for Air for the Royal Air Force—continued to attend Cabinet. On the outbreak of war in 1939 the CID was suspended and on 3 April 1940 the office of Minister for Co-ordination of Defence was abolished. When Winston Churchill became Prime Minister in May 1940 he personally assumed responsibility for inter-service co-ordination, with the title of Minister of Defence, and the heads of the three services were not included in the War Cabinet. The Minister had few departmen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Higgins (actor)
Paul Higgins is a Scottish actor, best known for appearing in the British television series ''The Thick of It'', ''Utopia'' and ''Line of Duty''. Early life Higgins was born in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland. He was raised as a Roman Catholic, but now he considers himself a lapsed Catholic. As a teenager, he trained to be a priest, but gave his training up aged 17 when he began dating. Career Higgins has appeared onstage in ''Paul'' and ''Black Watch'', and in the film '' Complicity''. He played Alan in ''Staying Alive'', a hospital drama on ITV. He has also played Jamie McDonald, an aggressive press officer, in the BBC show ''The Thick of It'' and its spin-off feature-length film, ''In the Loop''. In 2009, he appeared as Gil Cameron on the BBC drama '' Hope Springs''. He played Michael Dugdale in Channel 4's acclaimed conspiracy thriller ''Utopia''. In 2013 he appeared in series 1 of the BBC series ''Line of Duty'' and returned for season 4 in 2017. He wrote a play titled ''Nobo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Vaughan-Lawlor
Tom Vaughan-Lawlor (born 4 November 1977) is an Irish actor. He is best known in Ireland for his roles as Nigel 'Nidge' Delaney in the RTÉ One series '' Love/Hate'' (2010–2014), and is known internationally for his role as Ebony Maw in '' Avengers: Infinity War'' and its sequel '' Avengers: Endgame''. Early life Vaughan-Lawlor was born in Dundrum, Dublin, Ireland. He attended De La Salle College, Churchtown, an all-male state secondary school in Dublin 14. He graduated from Trinity College, Dublin, with a degree in Drama Studies and continued his studies at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, England. Career After leaving the RADA Vaughan-Lawlor starred in many plays including ''The Quare Fellow'' directed by Kathy Burke, '' This Lime Tree Bower'', for the Young Vic, and as Christy Mahon in '' The Playboy of the Western World'' for the Abbey Theatre which toured North America. Also at the Abbey he played Len in Edward Bond's '' Saved'', Solyony in David Lev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soviet Intelligence
This is a list of historical secret police organizations. In most cases they are no longer current because the regime that ran them was overthrown or changed, or they changed their names. Few still exist under the same name as legitimate police forces. Agencies by country Afghanistan * Khedamat-e Etelea'at-e Dawlati (KHAD) (Government Intelligence Service), active in the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan Albania *Sigurimi (Directorate of State Security), active in the People's Socialist Republic of Albania Algeria * Département du Renseignement et de la Sécurité (Department of Intelligence and Security) Angola * Directorate of Information and Security of Angola (''Direcção de Informação e Segurança de Angola'') (DISA), active in the People's Republic of Angola Argentina * Sección Especial de Represión al Comunismo (SERC) (''Special Section for the Repression of Communism'') * División de Información Política Antidemocrática (DIPA) (''Political Anti-democratic In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colonel
Colonel ( ; abbreviated as Col., Col, or COL) is a senior military Officer (armed forces), officer rank used in many countries. It is also used in some police forces and paramilitary organizations. In the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries, a colonel was typically in charge of a regiment in an army. Modern usage varies greatly, and in some cases, the term is used as an Colonel (title), honorific title that may have no direct relationship to military. In some smaller military forces, such as those of Monaco or the Holy See, Vatican, colonel is the highest Military rank, rank. Equivalent naval ranks may be called Captain (naval), captain or ship-of-the-line captain. In the Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth's air force ranking system, the equivalent rank is group captain. History and origins By the end of the late medieval period, a group of "companies" was referred to as a "column" of an army. According to Raymond Oliver, , the Spanish began explicitly reorganizing part of thei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Dencik
Karl David Sebastian Dencik (; born 31 October 1974) is a Swedish-Danish actor. He has acted in both Swedish and Danish films, his break-through in Sweden being his role in the mini-series '' Lasermannen'' and has then had major roles in English-language films and series including '' Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy'' (2011), ''The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo'' (2011), '' Top of the Lake'' (2017), '' McMafia'' (2018), ''Chernobyl'' (2019), and the ''James Bond'' film ''No Time to Die'' (2021). Dencik is a twice Robert Award winner, for Best Actor in a Leading Role for '' A Soap'' (2006) and Best Actor in a Supporting Television Role for '' The Chestnut Man'' (2021). He won a Guldbagge Award for Best Supporting Actor for '' The Perfect Patient'' (2019). He is also a seven-time Bodil Award nominee. Early life and education Karl David Sebastian Dencik was born 31 October 1974 in Stockholm, Sweden, to Swedish parents: Lars Dencik, a social psychologist and Kerstin Allrot, a former fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bashy
Ashley Thomas (born 4 February 1985), also known by the stage name Bashy, is a British actor and rapper. Early life Thomas was born in Hammersmith, West London. His mother is of Jamaican heritage and his father is of Dominican heritage. He attended St. Mary's of the Angels RC Primary School. Aged 8, his family moved to Kensal Rise, in the London Borough of Brent. He attended Cardinal Hinsley High School, where he excelled in drama studies. Thomas then went on to join the BRIT School for Performing Arts as a theatre student. Before finding acting and music success Thomas worked as a postman for the Royal Mail and later as a London bus driver during his early twenties. Career Music By his late teens, Thomas was a part of the UK’s emerging grime scene, rapping on pirate radio stations. In 2007, Thomas released the song "Black Boys". With frequent reports of shootings and stabbings on news bulletins, and with the media focusing on the lack of role models in black communities ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
