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The Jensen Code
''The Jensen Code'' is a UK children's television sci-fi thriller series. Produced in colour by Associated Television (ATV) in 13 instalments, it originally aired weekly on the ITV network between 28 February 1973 and 23 May 1973. It was written by the novelist and dramatist Carey Harrison (son of actor Rex Harrison). Series partial overview The story begins with 16-year-old Terry Connor sat alone in a cavern 100 feet underground whilst on a potholing expedition. The senior Outward Bound instructor, Alex, has long since been missing in the depths of the cavernous subterranean pot named 'Wilmer Deep' after going to retrieve a torch which Terry had dropped earlier. When Alex returns (without the torch) he is strangely convinced that he has been away for ten minutes but Terry knows that Alex has been away for more than two hours. Alex believes that Terry has suffered hallucinations, which he says can be a side-effect of the confined darkness of a cavern. When they surface Terry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Science Fiction
Science fiction (often shortened to sci-fi or abbreviated SF) is a genre of speculative fiction that deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts. These concepts may include information technology and robotics, biological manipulations, space exploration, time travel, Parallel universes in fiction, parallel universes, and extraterrestrials in fiction, extraterrestrial life. The genre often explores human responses to the consequences of projected or imagined scientific advances. Science fiction is related to fantasy (together abbreviated wikt:SF&F, SF&F), Horror fiction, horror, and superhero fiction, and it contains many #Subgenres, subgenres. The genre's precise Definitions of science fiction, definition has long been disputed among authors, critics, scholars, and readers. Major subgenres include hard science fiction, ''hard'' science fiction, which emphasizes scientific accuracy, and soft science fiction, ''soft'' science fiction, which focuses on social sciences. Other no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brainwashing
Brainwashing is the controversial idea that the human mind can be altered or controlled against a person's will by manipulative psychological techniques. Brainwashing is said to reduce its subject's ability to think critically or independently, to allow the introduction of new, unwanted thoughts and ideas into their minds, as well as to change their attitudes, values, and beliefs. The term "brainwashing" was first used in English by Edward Hunter in 1950 to describe how the Chinese government appeared to make people cooperate with them during the Korean War. Research into the concept also looked at Nazi Germany and present-day North Korea, at some criminal cases in the United States, and at the actions of human traffickers. Scientific and legal debate followed, as well as media attention, about the possibility of brainwashing being a factor when lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) was used, or in the induction of people into groups which are considered to be cults. Brainwashing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stuart Saunders (actor)
Stuart Saunders may refer to: *Stuart Saunders (academic), Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cape Town in 1981-1996 * Stuart Saunders (actor), appeared in 1960 film '' Dentist in the Chair'' * Stuart Saunders (cricketer) (born 1960), Australian cricketer * Stuart Saunders (rugby union) (1883–1973), played for Guy's Hospital Football Club Guy's, Kings and St. Thomas' Rugby Football Club ("GKT") is the name given to the modern amalgam of three formerly distinct hospital rugby clubs each with a long history, having all been founded in the nineteenth century. The teams from Guy's Hos ... and the British Lions tour of 1904 * Stuart T. Saunders (1909–1987), American railroad executive See also * Stuart Saunders Hogg (1833–1921), British civil servant in India * Stuart Saunders Smith (born 1948), American composer, percussionist and poet {{human name disambiguation, Saunders, Stuart ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Levene
John Anthony Woods (born 24 December 1941), known professionally as John Levene, is an English actor, producer, entertainer and singer. Although he has appeared in a large number of films and television series, Levene's best-known role is that of Sergeant Benton, of UNIT in the science-fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', a role he played from 1968 to 1975. Early life Levene was born John Anthony Woods in Salisbury, Wiltshire, on Christmas Eve 1941, the eldest child of Austin and Vera Woods (née Blake); he has a younger brother called Michael. Levene was born breeched, jaundiced and was dead for the first couple of minutes of his life after he suffocated from a piece of afterbirth being stuck in his airways and his heart stopped beating for two minutes until the doctor removed the blockage. Levene's father was a sergeant in the army and was on board the ; upon his return he was awarded a Distinguished Service Medal by King George VI. Shortly after being temporari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Haleyg (actor)
Paul may refer to: People * Paul (given name), a given name, including a list of people * Paul (surname), a list of people * Paul the Apostle, an apostle who wrote many of the books of the New Testament * Ray Hildebrand, half of the singing duo Paul & Paula * Paul Stookey, one-third of the folk music trio Peter, Paul and Mary * Billy Paul, stage name of American soul singer Paul Williams (1934–2016) * Vinnie Paul, drummer for American Metal band Pantera * Paul Avril, pseudonym of Édouard-Henri Avril (1849–1928), French painter and commercial artist * Paul, pen name under which Walter Scott wrote ''Paul's letters to his Kinsfolk'' in 1816 * Jean Paul, pen name of Johann Paul Friedrich Richter (1763–1825), German Romantic writer Places *Paul, Cornwall, a village in the civil parish of Penzance, United Kingdom *Paul (civil parish), Cornwall, United Kingdom *Paul, Alabama, United States, an unincorporated community *Paul, Idaho, United States, a city *Paul, Nebraska, United Sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Tomlinson
Peter Tomlinson (born 4 April 1943) is a broadcaster and continuity announcer. He created the British children's television series ''Tiswas'' and was the programme's co-presenter in its early years. He was also one of the earliest presenters on Harlech Television. In 2007 he became the High Sheriff of the West Midlands. Early broadcasting Born in 1943 in Bristol, he was one of the first announcers on ''Harlech Television'' (later ''HTV''). In the early 1970s, he moved to ATV. Fellow broadcaster Alex Trelinski recalled "he brought some great laughs into his continuity slots. The highlight of the week was on a Friday night when ATV would screen a horror film after News at Ten under the umbrella title of "Appointment with Fear". Everybody would have fun, with the continuity suite lights often being darkened, and Peter Tomlinson would appear clutching a teddy bear. Tiswas In 1973, Tomlinson was given the task of linking a number of children shows on ''ATV'' on a Saturday morni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbara Angell
Barbara Angell (born 6 March 1935), also known as a performer as Barb Angell, Barbara Angela Angell, Barbara Angel and as a screenwriter Angela Barr, was Australia's first female television comedy writer-entertainer. She has also worked internationally in the United Kingdom, Europe and the United States. Angell has worked in all facets of the industry including cabaret, revue, musical comedy, vaudeville and radio and television, she starred in and wrote for the satirical TV series ''The Mavis Bramston Show'', as well as writing for ''Neighbours'' and New Zealand series ''Shortland Street''. Biography and career Angell was born in Toorak, Victoria in 1935 and educated at Presbyterian Ladies' College. before studying at the Melba Conservatorium as a soprano. Angell began as an actress with the Melbourne Little Theatre (later St Martins) under Brett Randall and Irene Mitchell, for whom she debuted in their 1955 production of '' The Guinea Pig''. She worked as a dancer-comedi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daphne Heard
Delia Phyllis Daphne Heard (21 August 1904 – 22 June 1983) was an English actress and acting teacher. She was born in Plymouth, Devon. She appeared in numerous made-for-TV movies and TV series. She was perhaps best known in latter years as Richard's elderly mother Mrs. Polouvicka in ''To the Manor Born''. Film Her film credits include roles in '' Goodbye Gemini'' (1970), the film version of ''Please Sir!'' (1971) as an old gypsy, ''Jude the Obscure'' (1971) as Drusilla Fawley, and ''The Triple Echo'' (1972). She also appeared as the nanny in Laurence Olivier's film '' Three Sisters'' (1970) based on the Anton Chekhov play, with Joan Plowright, Alan Bates and Olivier himself as Chebutikin. Television and radio She performed in many other television serials, including '' Wild, Wild Women'', ''Doctor Who'' (in a story-stealing turn in the serial ''Image of the Fendahl'' as white witch 'Granny' Tyler), the sitcom '' Don't Forget to Write!'' as Mrs Field the cleaner, ''Z-Cars ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milton Johns
John Robert Milton (born 13 March 1938), known professionally as Milton Johns, is an English retired character actor who worked almost continuously throughout his career. A versatile talent, he specialises in sinister or obsequious roles and featured regularly in many British popular television series for both adults and children. He trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. Biography Johns was born on 13 March 1938 in Bristol. He is known for being in ''Happy Families'' (1989) as Mr Alphonso, the café manager of Mrs Wobble, ''Coronation Street'' as Brendan Scott (1991–93), the shopkeeper who died of a heart attack while pedalling along the eponymous cobbled street. Other roles have included parts in ''Poldark'', ''Born and Bred'', ''Ever Decreasing Circles'', ''Home to Roost'', ''Dempsey and Makepeace'', ''Murder Most English'', '' Shoestring'', ''Yes Minister'', ''Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em'', '' Softly, Softly'', ''Going Straight'', '' The Good Life'', '' The Saint'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan Meaden
Dan or DAN may refer to: People * Dan (name), including a list of people with the name ** Dan (king), several kings of Denmark * Dan people, an ethnic group located in West Africa **Dan language, a Mande language spoken primarily in Côte d'Ivoire and Liberia * Dan (son of Jacob), one of the 12 sons of Jacob/Israel in the Bible **Tribe of Dan, one of the 12 tribes of Israel descended from Dan **Danel, the hero figure of Ugarit who inspired stories of the biblical figure * Crown Prince Dan, prince of Yan in ancient China Places * Dan (ancient city), the biblical location also called Dan, and identified with Tel Dan * Dan, Israel, a kibbutz * Dan, subdistrict of Kap Choeng District, Thailand * Dan, West Virginia, an unincorporated community in the United States * Dan River (other) * Danzhou, formerly Dan County, China * Gush Dan, the metropolitan area of Tel Aviv in Israel Organizations *Dan-Air, a defunct airline in the United Kingdom *Dan Bus Company, a public transpo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Barrett (actor)
Jack Elvyn Barrett (18 February 1910 – 22 May 1983) was a British actor on film, television and stage, best known for his roles as Smellie Ibbotson in '' The Dustbinmen'' and Hylda Baker's father in ''Not On Your Nellie''. Biography Born in Rochdale in 1910, Barrett worked in a family business there, and in the 1930s began working in the theatre. He started as an assistant stage manager, and at different times worked as an actor, stage manager, director and actor-manager. Before and during World War II he produced and acted in local productions in Rochdale. Following the war, he joined weekly repertory companies across England, working in places such as Birmingham, Rugby, Bexhill-on-Sea and Hastings in Sussex, Portsmouth in Hampshire, Bournemouth in Dorset, and Burnley in Lancashire. In the mid 1950s, he made his first appearances on screen and thereafter had frequent roles on television and in films. In the 1960s and 1970s, he acted in London at the Royal Court Theatre, Savoy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl Howman
Karl Howman (born 13 December 1953) is an English writer, actor and director. Howman's first book, ''Secret Spitfires'', co-written with Ethem Cetintas and Gavin Clarke, went to paperback from hardback in 2022; he also co-directed and produced the film of the same name. Howman's second book, ''A Million Ways to stay on the Run'' () which he co-wrote with Donal Macintyre, was a ''Sunday Times'' bestseller two weeks after publication in early 2023. The audio book, which is narrated by Howman, won the Best Audio Book 2024 at True Crime Awards. Howman has been an actor since 1968, where he started with the National Youth Theatre. Howman is best known for playing Jacko in the sitcom '' Brush Strokes'' from 1986 to 1991, Mulberry in ''Mulberry'' from 1992 to 1993 and Buster Briggs in ''EastEnders'' from 2014 to 2016. Career Howman appeared in many TV shows and films throughout his career. He is an established British comedy actor. Howman took over the role of Jakey Smith from Robe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
