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Vanity Fair (1998 TV Serial)
''Vanity Fair'' is a BBC television drama serial adaptation of William Makepeace Thackeray's 1848 novel of the same name broadcast in 1998. The screenplay was written by Andrew Davies. The BBC had adapted the novel as a serial three times previously, in 1956, in 1967 and in 1987. Plot summary For a full-length summary of the book see: ''Vanity Fair'' plot summary. Cast * Natasha Little as Becky Sharp * Frances Grey as Amelia Sedley * David Ross as Mr. Sedley * Philip Glenister as William Dobbin * Michele Dotrice as Mrs. Sedley * Janine Duvitski as Mrs. Bute Crawley * Anton Lesser as Mr. Pitt Crawley * Nathaniel Parker as Rawdon Crawley * Jeremy Swift as Jos Sedley * Tom Ward as George Osborne * Stephen Frost as Bute Crawley * Tim Woodward as Mr. John Osborne * Janet Dale as Miss Briggs * Frances Tomelty as Mrs. O'Dowd * Mark Lambert as Major O'Dowd * David Bradley as Sir Pitt Crawley * John Surman as Horrocks * Miriam Margolyes as Miss Crawley * Daniel Hart as E ...
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Marc Munden
Marc Munden is an English film director best known for his work on ''Utopia (UK TV series), Utopia'', ''National Treasure (2016 TV series), National Treasure'' and ''The Mark of Cain (2007 film), The Mark of Cain'' among others. Early life Munden was born in London, England. His father, Maxwell Munden, was a filmmaker who made films for the Ministry of Information (United Kingdom) during World War 2. One such film was ''Song of the People'' which was a musical about factory workers. Munden studied Maths and Philosophy at University College London. Career Munden began his career as an assistant to Mike Leigh, Derek Jarman, and Terence Davies before directing documentaries for television at the BBC. His first film, ''Bermondsey Boy'' (1991), was a documentary examining some of the myths of masculinity, which won a Silver Plaque at the Chicago International Film Festival and was nominated for the British Film Institute, BFI Award for Innovation. In 2007 Munden directed ''The Mark ...
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Michele Dotrice
Michele Dotrice (born 27 September 1948) is an English actress. She played Betty Spencer, the long-suffering wife of Frank Spencer (Michael Crawford), Frank Spencer, portrayed by Michael Crawford, in the BBC sitcom ''Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em'', which ran from 1973 to 1978, and returned in 2016 for a special. Career Her first significant role was in the 1962 13-part BBC TV adaptation of ''The Old Curiosity Shop'' in which she played Nell, and she appeared in ''The Witches (1966 film), The Witches'' for Hammer Films in 1966. In 1970, she had starring roles in the horror thrillers ''And Soon the Darkness (1970 film), And Soon the Darkness'' and ''The Blood on Satan's Claw''. Her other film appearances include ''Jane Eyre (1970 film), Jane Eyre'' (1970) with George C. Scott and the 1976 comedy ''Not Now, Comrade''. It was her appearance in ''Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em'' that made her a household name, and she played the role for five years from 1973. In 2016, she reprised the role in ...
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Bryan Pringle
Bryan Pringle (19 January 1935 – 15 May 2003) was an English character actor who appeared for several decades in television, film and theatre productions. Life and career Born in Sheffield, Yorkshire, he was brought up in the Lancashire town of County Borough of Bolton, Bolton. After boarding at St Bees School, Cumberland, he trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, London, winning the 1954 Bancroft Gold Medal, graduating in 1955 with an Acting (RADA Diploma). In 1958, he married character actress Anne Jameson; together they had two children. She died in 1999, three years before he did. Theatre work Pringle started as a member of the Old Vic company between 1955 and 1957, appearing with Coral Browne, John Neville (actor), John Neville, Claire Bloom and others in several Shakespeare plays and touring with four of them - ''Romeo and Juliet'', ''Richard II (play), Richard II'', ''Troilus and Cressida'' and ''Macbeth''. He then moved to Nottingham Playhouse, where he ap ...
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Abigail Thaw
Abigail J. Thaw (born 1 October 1965) is an English actress known for her role of investigative journalist Dorothea Frazil in detective drama series '' Endeavour''. Thaw has appeared in numerous TV series, such as ''Casualty'', ''Midsomer Murders'', ''Agatha Christie's Poirot'' and ''Black Mirror'', as well as many stage productions. Early life Abigail Thaw was born in London to actor John Thaw and his first wife, Sally Alexander, an academic/feminist activist who taught modern history at Goldsmiths College. Her parents divorced in 1968. On her mother's side she has a half-brother (Daniel), and on her father's side she has an elder stepsister (Melanie Jane) and a half-sister (Joanna). Her stepmother is actress Sheila Hancock. After her parents' divorce in 1968, Abigail was brought up in Pimlico by her mother and her mother's new partner, Gareth Stedman Jones. Her father also kept in regular contact. Abigail attended Pimlico Comprehensive. Her mother was involved in the flour- ...
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Miriam Margolyes
Miriam Margolyes ( ; born 18 May 1941) is a British and Australian actress. Known for her work as a character actor across film, television, and stage, she received the BAFTA for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Mrs. Mingott in Martin Scorsese's '' The Age of Innocence'' (1993), and achieved international prominence with her portrayal of Professor Sprout in the ''Harry Potter'' film series (2001–2011). Margolyes was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2002 New Year Honours for Services to Drama. After starting her career in theatre, Margolyes made the transition to film with a small part in the British comedy '' A Nice Girl Like Me'' (1969). Subsequent credits include '' Yentl'' (1983), '' Little Shop of Horrors'' (1986), '' Little Dorrit'' (1988), '' I Love You to Death'' (1990), '' Immortal Beloved'' (1994), '' Balto'' (1995), '' Different for Girls'', '' Romeo + Juliet'' (both 1996), '' Magnolia'', '' End of Days'' (both 1999), '' ...
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John Surman
John Douglas Surman (born 30 August 1944) is an English jazz saxophone, Clarinet family, clarinet, and synthesizer player, and composer of free jazz and modal jazz, often using themes from folk music. He has composed and performed music for dance performances and film soundtracks. Life and career Surman was born in Tavistock, Devon, Tavistock, Devon, England. He initially gained recognition playing baritone saxophone in the Mike Westbrook Band in the mid-1960s, and was soon heard regularly playing soprano saxophone and bass clarinet as well. His first playing issued on a record was with the Peter Lemer Quintet in 1966. After further recordings and performances with jazz bandleaders Mike Westbrook and Graham Collier and blues-rock musician Alexis Korner, he made the first record under his own name in 1968. In 1969, he founded The Trio along with two expatriate American musicians, bassist Barre Phillips and drummer Stu Martin (drummer), Stu Martin. In the mid-1970s, he founded on ...
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David Bradley (English Actor)
David John Bradley (born 17 April 1942) is an English actor. He is best known for his screen roles including Argus Filch in the ''Harry Potter'' film series, Walder Frey in the HBO fantasy series ''Game of Thrones'', and Abraham Setrakian in the FX horror series '' The Strain''. A character actor, Bradley has notably acted in '' Our Friends in the North'', the '' Three Flavours Cornetto'' trilogy and '' After Life''. For '' Broadchurch'', Bradley won the 2014 British Academy Television Award for Best Supporting Actor. He has made several appearances as the First Doctor in ''Doctor Who'', having portrayed the role's originator, William Hartnell, in the TV biopic ''An Adventure in Space and Time''. In 2021, he received an Annie Award for Best Voice Actor in a Television Series for his work as Merlin in Guillermo del Toro's animated Netflix series '' Tales of Arcadia''. An alumnus of the Royal Shakespeare Company, Bradley is also an established stage actor, with a career t ...
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Mark Lambert (Irish Actor)
Mark Lambert is an Irish actor. Filmography Television work References External links Profile lisarichards.ie; accessed 31 August 2014. * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lambert, Mark (Irish actor) Living people Irish male film actors Irish male stage actors Irish male television actors Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people) ...
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Frances Tomelty
Frances Tomelty (born 6 October 1948) is a Northern Irish actress whose numerous television credits include ''Strangers'' (1978–1979), '' Testament of Youth'' (1979), ''Inspector Morse'' (1988), '' Cracker'' (1993), '' The Amazing Mrs Pritchard'' (2006), '' The White Queen'' (2013) and '' Unforgotten'' (2015). Her theatre roles include playing Kate in the original production of ''Dancing at Lughnasa'' in Dublin (1990). She was married to the musician Sting from 1976 to 1984. Early life Tomelty was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, the daughter of actor Joseph Tomelty (1911–1995) and Lena Milligan. She had an older sister, Roma (1945–2020), also an actress. Career Tomelty's television work has included '' Survivors'', '' Bergerac'', '' Blue Money'', ''Inspector Morse'', '' Lucy Sullivan is Getting Married'', ''Strangers'', ''Midsomer Murders'', ''Coronation Street'', '' Cracker'', '' Spooks'', ''Casualty'', '' The Amazing Mrs Pritchard'', ''Holby City'', '' Law & Order: U ...
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Tim Woodward
Timothy Oliver Woodward (24 April 1953 – 9 November 2023) was an English actor. His credits included ''Galileo'' (1975), '' Piece of Cake'' (1988), ''Families'', '' Heartbeat'', '' The Europeans'' (1979), '' Tales of the Unexpected'' (1982), '' Salomè'' (1986), '' Personal Services'' (1987) ''The Scarlet Letter'' (1995), Prime Suspect (1995), '' Wide-Eye'' (2003–2022), '' Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman'' (2005), ''Space Race'' (2005), ''Agatha Christie's Poirot'' (2006), '' Nuremberg: Nazis on Trial'' (2006), '' The Fattest Man in Britain'' (2009), '' Mad Dogs'' (2011–2013), '' Fleming: The Man Who Would Be Bond'' (2014), ''Houdini'' (2014), '' London Has Fallen'' (2016), ''Criminal'' (2016), ''Genius'' (2017), '' Beast'' (2017), '' The Marine 6: Close Quarters'' (2018), ''Peaky Blinders'' (2019), and ''Radioactive'' (2019). Early life and education Timothy Oliver Woodward, was born in Kensington, London, on 24 April 1953, the son of actors Edward Woodward and Venetia Col ...
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Stephen Frost
Stephen Frederick Eustace Frost (born 28 December 1955) is an English actor and comedian, best known for his work on ''Whose Line Is It Anyway?'' as well as several projects with comedy partner Mark Arden. Early life Frost was born in Redruth, Cornwall, and is the son of the abstract artist Terry Frost and brother of painter Anthony Frost. He joined Banbury School (now Wykham Park Academy) in north Oxfordshire, part of Stanbridge Hall, in September 1967. The school had become comprehensive that term, but only in name; the buildings largely remained. The school transitioned over years. He played rugby for his county at age 16, and badminton locally, and athletics, in the AAA five star scheme. His brother Simon was also athletic. He took part in many school drama productions, in the sixth form, with his brothers Simon and Matthew. In the sixth form he grew a beard, and worked with the National Youth Theatre. He won a playwright award from the Royal Court Theatre. The head of ...
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Jeremy Swift
Jeremy Paul Swift (born 27 June 1960) is an English actor. He studied drama at Guildford School of Acting from 1978 to 1981 and worked almost exclusively in theatre throughout the 1980s, working with companies such as Deborah Warner's Kick Theatre company and comedy performance-art group The People Show. During this period he also appeared in numerous television commercials. In the 1990s, he acted at the National Theatre alongside David Tennant and Richard Wilson in Phyllida Lloyd's production of '' What the Butler Saw''. Swift has acted in films such as Robert Altman's murder mystery ''Gosford Park'' (2001), Michael Apted's historical drama ''Amazing Grace'' (2006), and the family adventure film ''Mary Poppins Returns'' (2018). He also appeared in '' Vanity Fair'' (1998), ''Foyle's War'' (2013-2015), ''Downton Abbey'' (2013-2015), '' The Durrells'' (2016), and ''National Treasure'' (2016). In 2021, he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor i ...
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