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This Way Up (TV Series)
''This Way Up'' is a British comedy-drama television series broadcast on Channel 4. It is set in London, and is written by and stars Aisling Bea. Sharon Horgan who also stars in the series is an Executive Producer and Story Consultant. The first season was shown in 2019, and the second in 2021. In 2024, Bea announced that there would not be a third season. The series is distributed in the United States on Hulu. Premise In ''This Way Up'' Bea plays a young, single Irish woman, Áine (), who lives in London and is recovering from a nervous breakdown. She works as a teacher of English as a second language. Horgan plays Áine's protective elder sister, Shona, who lives with her male partner but is also sexually attracted to a female colleague. Cast Main * Aisling Bea as Áine * Sharon Horgan as Shona, Áine's sister * Dorian Grover as Étienne, Áine's French pupil *Tobias Menzies as Richard, Étienne's father *Aasif Mandvi as Vish, Shona's partner *Indira Varma as Charlotte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Comedy
Black comedy, also known as black humor, bleak comedy, dark comedy, dark humor, gallows humor or morbid humor, is a style of comedy that makes light of subject matter that is generally considered taboo, particularly subjects that are normally considered serious or painful to discuss, aiming to provoke discomfort, serious thought, and amusement for their audience. Thus, in fiction, for example, the term ''black comedy'' can also refer to a genre in which dark humor is a core component. Black comedy differs from ribaldry#Blue comedy, blue comedy—which focuses more on topics such as nudity, Human sexual activity, sex, and body fluids—and from obscenity. Additionally, whereas the term ''black comedy'' is a relatively broad term covering humor relating to many serious subjects, ''gallows humor'' tends to be used more specifically in relation to death, or situations that are reminiscent of dying. Black humor can occasionally be related to the grotesque genre. Literary critics h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indira Varma
Indira Anne Varma (born 27 September 1973) is a British actress and narrator. Her film debut and first major role was in '' Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love''. She is known for her television roles, such as playing Niobe in the BBC and HBO series ''Rome'' (2005–07), Suzie Costello in the BBC series '' Torchwood'' (2006), Zoe Luther in the BBC series '' Luther'' (2010), Ilsa Pucci in '' Human Target'' (2010–11), Ellaria Sand in the HBO series '' Game of Thrones'' (2014–2017), and The Bride in the DCU/ Max adult animated series '' Creature Commandos'' (2024–present). In September 2016 she began starring in the ITV/ Netflix series '' Paranoid'' as DS Nina Suresh. She has also worked extensively in the theatre, winning a Laurence Olivier Award for her performance in '' Present Laughter'' (2019) and receiving an additional nomination for her performance in '' Oedipus'' (2025). Early life Varma was raised in Bath, Somerset, the only child of an Indian father and a Swiss mother ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Psychiatric Rehabilitation
Psychiatric rehabilitation, also known as psychosocial rehabilitation, and sometimes simplified to psych rehab by providers, is the process of restoration of community functioning and well-being of an individual diagnosed in mental health or emotional disorder and who may be considered to have a psychiatric disability. Society affects the psychology of an individual by setting a number of rules, expectations and laws. Psychiatric rehabilitation work is undertaken by rehabilitation counselors (especially the individuals educated in psychiatric rehabilitation), licensed professional counselors (who work in the mental health field), psych rehab consultants or specialists (in private businesses), university level Masters and PhD levels, classes of related disciplines in mental health ( psychiatrists, social workers, psychologists, occupational therapists) and community support or allied health workers represented in the new direct support professional workforce in the United States ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Bell (comedy Actor)
Tom Bell (born 8 January 1981 in Nottingham) is an English comedy actor, and a creature and droid performer in the ''Star Wars'' franchise. He has played a range of roles in the topical BBC comedy show '' The Mash Report'' and its Dave continuation ''Late Night Mash'', portrayed the recurring character Jathro in ''Wizards vs Aliens'' and played Ubdurian alien Prashee in '' Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens''. Career He began his career as one half of the sketch duo Tommy and the Weeks opposite Ed Weeks. Weeks was president of Cambridge Footlights while Bell was vice-president. Other work includes a long-running series of adverts as one of the 118 118 men, shows on community arts radio station Resonance FM, Lord Fear in the stage production Knightmare Live, numerous appearances with The Alternative Comedy Memorial Society and the one-man show Tom Bell Begins. He appeared as himself in the fourth season of the Matt Damon and Ben Affleck reality series ''Project Green ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chetna Pandya
Chetna Pandya is an English actress. She is known for her roles as Joyce in Channel 4's comedy series 'Feel Good' (2020) and Carol Tomlin in the ITV comedy-drama ''The Trouble with Maggie Cole'' (2020). She also played Coach Singh in the Netflix series '' Heartstopper'' (2022–present). Early life Pandya was born in the northwest London Borough of Brent. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Performing Arts from the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts, formerly Mountview Theatre School, is a drama school in Peckham, south London, England, founded in 1945. Mountview Academy provides specialist vocational training in acting, musical theatre and actor musicians ... in 2004. Filmography Stage References External links * * Living people 21st-century English actresses Alumni of the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts English people of Indian descent English film actresses English television actresses Actors from the London Bor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soni Razdan
Soni Mahesh Bhatt, born and known professionally as Soni Razdan, is a British actress and film director who works in Indian Hindi-language films. She had established herself as a leading actress of the 1980s and early 1990s and is part of the Bhatt family of Indian cinema. She made her acting debut as Rosemary in '' 36 Chowringhee Lane'' (1981). She also played roles in films such as '' Mandi'', '' Trikal'', '' Khamosh'', and '' Saaransh'' where she earned a nomination for the Bengal Film Journalists' Association Award for Best Actress and Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress. She has also starred in OTT series including, '' The Verdict - State vs Nanavati'', '' Out of Love'', '' This Way Up'', and '' Call My Agent: Bollywood''. Early life Soni Razdan grew up in Bombay, India. Career Early work and debut (1991–1998) Razdan debuted in Hindi films in a supporting role with the 1981 film '' 36 Chowringhee Lane'' starring Jennifer Kendal. It also marked the director ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeff Mirza
Jeffrey Mirza (born 3 February 1964) is a British stand-up comedian and actor. Early life Mirza was born as Jeffrey Mirza and brought up in East End of London, England on 3 February 1964 to Pakistani parents. His family are from the Punjab region of Pakistan and are of Mughal descent. His maternal grandfather was Dr Mirza Taj Baig, a doctor with the rank of Major and one of the first South Asians to be a Commissioned Officer in the British Army. His paternal grandfather (Abdur Rehman Mirza) was a Zaildar (Headman for 40 villages) in the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir before the Partition. His family came from Pakistan and settled in the UK in the early 1950s. Mirza attended Barking Abbey Comprehensive School. At the age of 12, he was caned (beaten with a stick by a teacher) to punish him for doing an impression of the television character Columbo. At the age of 14, Mirza had his first stint at live comedy when he told anecdotes about his summer holiday trip to Pakistan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lou Sanders
Louise Samantha Sanders (born 24 November 1978) is an English stand-up comedian, writer and actress. Since beginning her career in comedy, she has appeared regularly on panel shows, performed on '' Live at the Apollo'' and won the eighth series of '' Taskmaster'' in 2019. Since 2021, she has appeared as Mel Giedroyc's sidekick on the Dave comedy series ''Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable'' and was a contestant on the sixteenth series of ''Dancing on Ice'' in 2024. Early life Louise Samantha Sanders was born on 24 November 1978 in Barnstaple, Devon to Margaret (''née'' Lang) and David Sanders. Her parents divorced when Sanders was two, and she and her older brother were raised in Broadstairs, Kent by her mother and her stepfather, who was a history teacher. Her father was periodically present. Sanders moved out at the age of 15, and she later earned a degree in Communication and Cultural Studies from London Metropolitan University. Career Before beginning her career in comedy, Sander ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sorcha Cusack
Sorcha Cusack (; born 9 April 1949) is an Irish television and stage actress. Her numerous television credits include playing the title role in ''Jane Eyre'' (1973), '' Casualty'' (1994–1997), ''Coronation Street'' (2008) and '' Father Brown'' (2013–2022). Early and personal life Cusack was born on 9 April 1949 in Dublin, Ireland. She is the second daughter of the actors Cyril Cusack (1910–1993) and Maureen Cusack (1920–1977), her elder sister is actress Sinéad Cusack, and her younger sister is actress Niamh Cusack. She is a half-sister to Catherine Cusack. Through Sinéad, she is the sister-in-law of actor Jeremy Irons and the aunt of actor Max Irons and his brother, former child actor Samuel Irons. She is married to actor Nigel Cooke with whom she has two children. Career Cusack has made many film and television appearances including ''Inspector Morse'' (“Cherubim and Seraphim“, S6:E5, 1992) as Joyce, ''The Bill'', '' Casualty'' (as Staff Nurse / Ward Sister ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ambreen Razia
Ambreen Razia (born 1992) is an English actress and writer. She wrote and appeared in the sitcom '' Hounslow Diaries'' (2018). She has also appeared in the television series '' Murdered by my Father'' (2016), ''Trigonometry'' (2019), '' This Way Up'' (2019), ''Black Mirror'' (2019), ''Scrapper'' (2020), ''The Long Goodbye'' (2021), '' Starstruck'' (2022), ''The Curse'' (2022), and ''Ted Lasso'' (2023). In 2023, Razia secured a development deal with Expectation Entertainment to write a comedy drama series, ''Wasted'', about a South Asian immigrant mother and daughter. Background Razia was born in 1992 in South London to a Pakistani single mother. She took her grandmother's given name, Razia, as her surname. She has an older sister. Razia graduated with a bachelor's degree from the University of West London in 2013 and training at the Identity School of Acting (IDSA). Prior to this, she attended Kingston College where she studied a Btec in performing arts. She also attended Ric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pik-Sen Lim
Pik-Sen Lim (, 15 September 1944 – 9 June 2025) was a British actress. Of Chinese ancestry, Lim was born in British Malaya and migrated to Britain to pursue a career in acting when she was 16. According to the British Film Institute, Lim was "the most familiar Chinese actor on British television screens in the 1970s and 80s." Lim's notable roles include Chin Lee in the 1971 ''Doctor Who'' serial '' The Mind of Evil'', Chung Su-Lee on the ITV sitcom ''Mind Your Language'' (1977–79), Tsai Adams on the military drama '' Spearhead'' (1978–81), and the killer cleaner in '' Johnny English Reborn'' (2011). She was also the narrator for the ''Dark Souls'' video game series. Lim died on 9 June 2025, at the age of 80. Early life Lim was born to Malayan Chinese parents in Penang, Straits Settlements ( occupied by Japan at the time), and was the daughter of the palm oil millionaire Lim Cheng-Teik. She attended convent school in Penang, where she was nicknamed "Pixie". From a youn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ekow Quartey
Ekow Quartey (born 12 July 1990) is a British actor who has been active since 2004. Career Quartey has appeared in productions like ''Harry Potter'', ''Amandaland'' and This Way Up (TV series), ''This Way Up''. He more recently has starred at the National Theatre Live, National Theatre at Shakespeare's Globe, Shakespeare’s Globe. In 2024 he played in Much Ado About Nothing. Acting credits References External links Ekow Quarteyat IMDb Ekow Quartey at the National Theatre Live, National Theatre {{DEFAULTSORT:Quartey, Ekow 1990 births Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Black British male actors Black British actors British stage actors British television actors British film actors English male Shakespearean actors Male actors from London ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
