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The Last Confession
''The Last Confession'' is a stage play by Roger Crane about the election and death of Pope John Paul I. The play follows Giovanni Benelli who recounts, during his last confession, his role in the death of John Paul and how this led him to lose his faith. It premiered at the Chichester Festival Theatre on 27 April 2007. Plot Disturbed by the corruption in Vatican City, caused mainly by Paul Marcinkus and Jean-Marie Villot, Benelli attempts to manipulate the August 1978 conclave and elect Albino Luciani as Pope. The plan succeeds and Luciani becomes Pope John Paul I but his unconventional views and actions make him enemies in the Curia. Just thirty-three days into his reign, John Paul dies suddenly and Benelli investigates the death, suspecting the Pope was murdered. Realising that a request for an autopsy would damage the church, Benelli decides to end the investigation and tries to become Pope himself. This time his efforts to manipulate the conclave fail and a compromise candi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Crane
Roger is a masculine given name, and a surname. The given name is derived from the Old French personal names ' and '. These names are of Germanic languages">Germanic origin, derived from the elements ', ''χrōþi'' ("fame", "renown", "honour") and ', ' ("spear", "lance") (Hrōþigēraz). The name was introduced into England by the Normans. In Normandy, the Franks, Frankish name had been reinforced by the Old Norse cognate '. The name introduced into England replaced the Old English cognate '. ''Roger'' became a very common given name during the Middle Ages. A variant form of the given name ''Roger'' that is closer to the name's origin is '' Rodger''. Slang and other uses From up to , Roger was slang for the word "penis". In ''Under Milk Wood'', Dylan Thomas writes "jolly, rodgered" suggesting both the sexual double entendre and the pirate term "Jolly Roger". In 19th-century England, Roger was slang for another term, the cloud of toxic green gas that swept through the chlori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pope
The pope is the bishop of Rome and the Head of the Church#Catholic Church, visible head of the worldwide Catholic Church. He is also known as the supreme pontiff, Roman pontiff, or sovereign pontiff. From the 8th century until 1870, the pope was the sovereign or head of state of the Papal States, and since 1929 of the much smaller Vatican City state. From a Catholic viewpoint, the primacy of the bishop of Rome is largely derived from his role as the apostolic successor to Saint Peter, to whom Petrine primacy, primacy was conferred by Jesus, who gave Peter the Keys of Heaven and the powers of "binding and loosing", naming him as the "rock" upon which the Church would be built. The current pope is Leo XIV, who was elected on 8 May 2025 on the second day of the 2025 papal conclave. Although his office is called the papacy, the ecclesiastical jurisdiction, jurisdiction of the episcopal see is called the Holy See. The word "see" comes from the Latin for 'seat' or 'chair' (, refe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Franklyn-Robbins
John Franklyn-Robbins (14 December 1924 – 21 March 2009) was an English character and voice actor. A prolific Shakespearean actor, he trained at RADA and proceeded to work at the Manchester Library Theatre and the Bristol Old Vic early in his career. He played a diverse number of roles ranging from Ariel in ''The Tempest'' to Macduff in ''Macbeth''. His prestigious stage career included stints in both the West End and Broadway. He also worked for both the BBC and ITV in their early formative years and went on to appear in such classic television series as '' The Avengers'', '' The Baron'', ''Z-Cars'', ''Special Branch'', '' Callan'', '' I, Claudius'', ''Doctor Who'' and '' Star Trek: The Next Generation''. He was one of only ten actors to appear in the latter two series. Films include '' Asylum'' (1972), ''Overlord'' (1975), '' Mrs. Dalloway'' (1997) and '' The Golden Compass'' (2007).He played the role of Giuseppe Garibaldi in Series 1, episode 10 of The Onedin Line ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Kay
Alfred Charles Piff (31 August 1930 – 8 January 2025), better known by his stage name Charles Kay, was an English actor. Early life and education Kay was born in Coventry, Warwickshire, the son of Frances (née Petty) and Charles Beckingham Piff. Originally educated at Warwick School, Kay went on to study medicine, then decided to train for the stage. He went to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) and in 1957, after graduation, joined the Radio Drama Company by winning the Carleton Hobbs Bursary. He went on to join the English Stage Company at the Royal Court Theatre. He created the roles of Jimmy in Arnold Wesker's ''Roots'' (1959) and Charles V in John Osborne's '' Luther'' (1961). He was also in Wesker's ''The Kitchen'', '' The Changeling'' (1961), and ''Twelfth Night'' (1962). Theatre Kay joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1963 and appeared in Stratford and at the Aldwych, London. He remained until 1966, during which time he portrayed a wide variety of rol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clifford Rose
John Clifford Rose (24 October 1929 – 6 November 2021) was a British actor. Life and career Rose was born in Herefordshire. He was educated at the King's School, Worcester, and King's College London, before appearing in rep and began his association with the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1960. He played the character Sturmbannführer Ludwig Kessler in the BBC World War II television drama '' Secret Army'' (1977–79) and its sequel '' Kessler'' (1981). He later played SS General Hans Kammler in the miniseries '' War and Remembrance'' (1988). Rose played leading roles in '' The Pallisers'' (1974), '' Fortunes of War'' (1987) and Alan Bleasdale's drama '' GBH'' (1991), and appeared as Rorvik in the ''Doctor Who'' story '' Warriors' Gate'' (1981). Rose also played a judge in some episodes of the 1970s/'80s British television series ''Crown Court'' and Dr Snell, an interrogative psychologist for "The Section" in the British 1960s/'70s spy drama '' Callan''. He had a small part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stuart Milligan
Stuart Milligan is an American actor based primarily in the United Kingdom, best known for his recurring role (1998–2010) as Adam Klaus in ''Jonathan Creek''. Career Milligan has been seen extensively on British television. An early role was Max Sampson in the ATV soap ''Crossroads''. He played a US Navy Drill Instructor in the 1982 black comedy ''Whoops Apocalypse'' (London Weekend Television for ITV), then garnered further TV appearances in ''Chalk'' and '' Secret Army''. He had a brief scene in the 1985 motion picture '' Santa Claus: The Movie'', in which he can be seen seated next to the chairman in the court room at the trial of the character BZ. In 1986 he played "Hanks" who leads the salvage team that picks up Ellen Ripley in ''Aliens''. In 2006, he guest-starred on the ''Doctor Who'' audio drama ''The Reaping'', while in 2007 he starred in an episode of ''Lewis''. Milligan appeared in an episode of ''Midsomer Murders'', entitled "Country Matters". Milligan has done v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Villot
Jean-Marie Villot (11 October 1905 – 9 March 1979) was a French prelate and Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Lyon from 1965 to 1967, Prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy from 1967 to 1969, Vatican Secretary of State from 1969 to 1979, and Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church from 1970 to 1979. He was made a cardinal in 1965. Early life He was born on 11 October 1905 in Saint-Amant-Tallende, Puy-de-Dôme, to Joseph and Marie (née Laville) Villot; he was an only child. Before serving in the military until 2 August 1924, he studied for the priesthood in Riom, Clermont, and Lyon. He became a Marist novice on 7 September 1925, but left the order three months later. He then studied at the Catholic Institute of Paris and the Pontifical Athenaeum ''Angelicum'' in Rome, where he earned a licentiate in canon law and a doctorate in sacred theology in 1934 with a thesis entitled ''Le pape Nicolas II et le décret de 1059 sur l'élection pontific ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernard Lloyd
Bernard Lloyd (30 January 1934 – 12 December 2018) was a Welsh actor. Early life Lloyd attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and performed with the Royal Shakespeare Company. Career Lloyd began his television career in ''Redcap'' in 1965. He played William Holman Hunt in the 1975 Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood drama ''The Love School'' and the Traveller, the man who tries to unravel signalman Denholm Elliott's predicament, in the 1976 '' Ghost Story for Christmas'', '' The Signalman'', based on the short story by Charles Dickens.The Signalman' at bbc.co.uk, retrieved 8 July 2010 His other roles included '' Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil'', ''Inspector Morse'', ''Agatha Christie's Poirot'' and ''Lewis''. He also performed as Jacob Marley's ghost in the 1999 television film adaptation of ''A Christmas Carol''. In 2009 he played the role of the archbishop in the feature film ''The Young Victoria ''The Young Victoria'' is a 2009 British period drama, period drama film directed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard O'Callaghan
Richard O'Callaghan (born Richard Brooke; 7 March 1940, London) is an English film, stage and television character actor. He is the son of actors Patricia Hayes and Valentine Brooke, whose stage name was Valentine Rooke. As a boy actor he was known as Richard Brooke. He has led a versatile career in film, stage and television in a wide range of roles. He is best known for his role in the British film ''Carry On at Your Convenience'' (1971). Film credits * '' The Bofors Gun'' (1968) ... Rowe * '' Carry On Loving'' (1970) ... Bertram Muffet * ''Carry On at Your Convenience'' (1971) ... Lewis Boggs * '' Butley'' (1974) ... Joey Keyston * ''Galileo'' (1975) ... Fulganzio * ''Watership Down'' (1978) (voice) ... Dandelion * '' Dangerous Beauty'' (1998) ... Zealot Television credits * ''Out of the Unknown'' ('Stranger in the Family', episode) (1965)...Boy * ''Z-Cars'' (1965) ... Jim Blackitt * '' The Flower of Gloster'' (1967) ... Richard Doherty * ''The Good and Faithful Servant'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Jayston
Michael A. James (29 October 1935 – 5 February 2024), known professionally as Michael Jayston, was an English actor. He played Nicholas II of Russia in the film '' Nicholas and Alexandra'' (1971). He also made many television appearances, which included portraying Peter Guillam in the miniseries '' Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy'' (1979), playing the Valeyard in all fourteen episodes of the ''Doctor Who'' serial '' The Trial of a Time Lord'' (1986), and appearing in the ''Only Fools and Horses'' episode " Time on Our Hands" (1996) as Raquel's father, James. Early life and education Michael Jayston was born on 29 October 1935 in West Bridgford, Nottingham as Michael A. James, the only son of Aubrey Vincent James (died 1937) and Edna Myfanwy Medcalfe (died 1950). His father died of pneumonia when Michael was one, and his mother died when he was a young teenager. Jayston was then raised by his grandmother and an uncle. He attended the Becket RC School on Wilford Lane, West Bridgfo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Suchet
Sir David Courtney Suchet ( ; born 2 May 1946) is an English actor. He is known for his work on stage and in television. He portrayed Edward Teller in the television serial '' Oppenheimer'' (1980) and received the RTS and BPG awards for his performance as Augustus Melmotte in the British serial '' The Way We Live Now'' (2001). International acclaim and recognition followed his performance as Agatha Christie's detective Hercule Poirot in ''Agatha Christie's Poirot'' (1989–2013), for which he received a 1991 British Academy Television Award for Best Actor nomination."The Actor Behind Popular 'Poirot" '''', 25 March 1992. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Papal Conclave, October 1978
A papal conclave was held from 14 to 16 October 1978 to elect a new pope to succeed John Paul I, who had died on 28 September 1978, just 33 days after his election. All 111 eligible cardinal electors attended. On the eighth ballot, the conclave elected Cardinal Karol Wojtyła, the archbishop of Kraków. After accepting his election, he took the name ''John Paul II''. The second conclave in the year, this was the latest conclave to include all eligible cardinal electors. ''Papabili'' Ten days after the funeral of Pope John Paul I, on 14 October, the doors of the Sistine Chapel were sealed and the conclave commenced. It was divided between two particularly strong candidates for the papacy: Cardinal Giuseppe Siri, the conservative archbishop of Genoa, and Cardinal Giovanni Benelli, the liberal archbishop of Florence and a close associate of John Paul I. Proceedings Inside the conclave were three non-cardinals. One was Donald Wuerl, secretary to the frail cardinal Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
