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Wanda Opalinska
Wanda Opalinska is an English-Polish actress, known for playing the part of Polish immigrant and Underworld factory worker Wiki Dankowska in the ITV (TV channel), ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street''. Early life Opalinska went to drama school before studying English at the University of Birmingham from 1988 to 1991. She then qualified as an English teacher and taught in South London. She was a teacher of English and Drama at St Thomas More R.C. Secondary School, (Sloane Square, London), before leaving to further her teaching career at Whitgift School (South Croydon). There she was appointed first House Mistress (Ellis's) in the schools 400-year history. During her time at Whitgift her critique of George Orwell's Animal Farm was published by Longman as part of their acclaimed York Notes series. Career Opalinska joined ''Coronation Street'' as a seamstress at the ''Underworld'' factory. Opalinska's first on-screen appearance as Wiki was on 26 February 2007. Wiki worked for ''Underwor ...
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Wiki Dankowska
The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the ITV (TV network), ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' in 2007, by order of first appearance. Roger Stiles Roger Stiles, played by Andrew Dunn (actor), Andrew Dunn, is a plumber who fixes Janice Battersby's (Vicky Entwistle) heating in January 2007 when her boiler breaks down. After they date twice in the Rovers Return Inn, he invites Janice to go to France with him for a three-month holiday and she accepts. Janice returns alone in March and Roger returns two months later. In 2007, he invested £10,000 in Janice's stepdaughter Leanne Battersby, Leanne's (Jane Danson) restaurant. Janice and Roger begin living together after Roger struggles to pay his rent, as a result of his loan to Leanne, which she eventually pays back. He saves the Barlows' kitchen roof when it is leaking in May 2008 and strikes up a friendship with Ken Barlow (William Roache). In early August 2008, he, Janice, Bill Webster (Peter Armitage (a ...
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BBC One
BBC One is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It is the corporation's oldest and flagship channel, and is known for broadcasting mainstream programming, which includes BBC News television bulletins, primetime drama and entertainment, and live BBC Sport events. The channel was launched on 2 November 1936 under the name BBC Television Service, which was the world's first regular television service with a high level of image resolution. It was renamed BBC TV in 1960 and used this name until the launch of the second BBC channel, BBC2, in 1964. The main channel then became known as BBC1. The channel adopted the current spelling of BBC One in 1997. The channel's annual budget for 2012–2013 was £1.14 billion. It is funded by the television licence fee together with the BBC's other domestic television stations and shows uninterrupted programming without commercial advertising. The television channel had the highest reach ...
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British Television Actresses
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Royal National Theatre
The National Theatre (NT), officially the Royal National Theatre and sometimes referred to in international contexts as the National Theatre of Great Britain, is a performing arts venue and associated theatre company located in London, England, adjacent to (but not part of) the Southbank Centre. The theatre was founded by Laurence Olivier in 1963 and List of Royal National Theatre Company actors, many well-known actors have since performed with it. The company was based at The Old Vic theatre in Waterloo Road, London, Waterloo until 1976. The current building is located next to the Thames in the The South Bank, South Bank area of central London. In addition to performances at the National Theatre building, it tours productions at theatres across the United Kingdom. The theatre has transferred numerous productions to Broadway and toured some as far as China, Australia and New Zealand. However, touring productions to European cities were suspended in February 2021 over concerns ab ...
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All Of Us (play)
''All of Us'' is a 2022 debut play by Francesca Martinez. Plot Jess, a therapist with cerebral palsy, is taking care of her vulnerable disabled clients due to the effects of austerity. Productions ''All of Us'' had its opening night in the Dorfman Theatre at the National Theatre, London, on 4 August 2022, following previews from 27 July. It will play a limited run to 24 September. Cast and characters See also *Ableism Ableism (; also known as ablism, disablism (British English), anapirophobia, anapirism, and disability discrimination) is discrimination and social prejudice against physically or mentally disabled people. Ableism characterizes people as they a ... External links Official homepage References {{DEFAULTSORT:All of Us (play)actors with 2022 plays Plays and musicals about disability British plays ...
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Rudolph Walker
Rudolph Malcolm Walker CBE (born 28 September 1939) is a Trinidadian-British actor, best known for his roles as Bill Reynolds in ''Love Thy Neighbour'' (1972–1976) and Constable Frank Gladstone in '' The Thin Blue Line'' (1995–1996), as well as his long-running portrayal of Patrick Trueman on the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' (2001–present), for which he received the 2018 British Soap Award for Outstanding Achievement. He also provided voiceovers for both the British and American versions of ''Teletubbies'' (1997–2001). Walker's feature film credits include '' 10 Rillington Place'' (1971), '' Bhaji on the Beach'' (1993), and '' Ali G Indahouse'' (2002). He runs The Rudolph Walker Foundation, a charity designed to help disadvantaged youths find careers in entertainment, and was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 2021. Early life and emigration Rudolph Walker was born on 28 September 1939 in San Juan, Trinidad and Tobago. He began acting as a ...
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Patrick Trueman
Patrick Trueman is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', played by Rudolph Walker. He made his first appearance on 13 September 2001. On 7 December 2015, Walker filmed his 1,000th episode as Patrick. For his portrayal of Patrick, Walker won the British Soap Award for Outstanding Achievement at the 2018 British Soap Awards. His storylines include reconciling with his adoptive son Paul Trueman ( Gary Beadle) and biological son Anthony Trueman ( Nicholas Bailey), being the possible father of Denise Fox (Diane Parish), to whom he is a father figure, a friendship with both Dot (June Brown) and Jim Branning ( John Bardon), his marriage to Yolande Duke ( Angela Wynter), an affair with Pat Evans ( Pam St Clement), the death of his adoptive son Paul, being assaulted by an unknown assailant in his own shop, dealing with Ben Mitchell (Joshua Pascoe) and his father Phil Mitchell ( Steve McFadden) starting a vendetta against him, a relationship with Cora Cr ...
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List Of EastEnders Characters (2013)
The following are characters who first appeared in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' during 2013, listed by order of first appearance. New characters were introduced by Lorraine Newman, executive producer until December 2013, when Dominic Treadwell-Collins took over. The first character to be announced was Dexter Hartman (Khali Best), the teenage son of Ava Hartman (Clare Perkins). He was introduced in January. Steve Lowe (Michael Simkins), Bianca Butcher's (Patsy Palmer) probation officer and a love interest for Carol Jackson (Lindsey Coulson), arrived as a recurring character in February, and in March, #Kane, Little Chris, Renzo, Ali and Tayo, Kane and his gang appeared for a storyline involving Liam Butcher (James Forde). Dexter's father #Sam James, Sam James (Cornell S John) arrived in May. Kirsty Branning's (Kierston Wareing) ex-boyfriend Carl White (Daniel Coonan) joined the show in June. Two short-term characters, #Betty Spragg, Betty Spragg (Tessa Wyatt), and #Ollie Walt ...
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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 programme follows the stories of local residents and their families as they go about their daily lives. Within eight months of the show's original launch, it had reached the number one spot in BARB's television ratings, and has consistently remained among the top-rated series in Britain. Four ''EastEnders'' episodes are listed in the all-time top 10 List of most watched television broadcasts in the United Kingdom#Most watched programmes, most-watched programmes in the UK, including the number one spot, when over 30 million watched the 1986 Christmas Day episode. ''EastEnders'' has been EastEnders in popular culture, important in the history of British television drama, tackling many subjects that are considered to be controversial or taboo ...
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Soap Opera
A soap opera (also called a daytime drama or soap) is a genre of a long-running radio or television Serial (radio and television), serial, frequently characterized by melodrama, ensemble casts, and sentimentality. The term ''soap opera'' originated from radio dramas originally being sponsored by soap manufacturers.Bowles, p. 118. The term was preceded by ''horse opera'', a derogatory term for low-budget Western (genre), Westerns. According to some dictionaries, for something to be adequately described as a soap opera, it need not be long-running; but some authors define the word in a way that excludes short-running serial dramas from their definition. BBC Radio's ''The Archers'', first Broadcasting, broadcast in 1950, is the world's longest-running soap opera. The longest-running television soap opera is ''Coronation Street'', which was first broadcast on ITV (TV network), ITV in 1960. According to Albert Moran, one of the defining features that make a television program a soap ...
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BBC Three
BBC Three is a British free-to-air Public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom, public broadcast television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It was first launched on 9 February 2003 with programmes for a 16 to 34-year-old target audience. It covers all genres including particularly new comedies, drama, LGBTQ+ programmes, music, fashion, documentaries, brief news, adult animation, and drama series. BBC iPlayer, the BBC's video-on-demand service, launched in December 2007 and included BBC Three alongside the BBC's other channels at launch. The linear channel closed down on 15 February 2016 and relaunched on 1 February 2022, with programming appearing on BBC One and BBC iPlayer in the interim period. The channel broadcasts daily from 7:00 pm to 4:00 am, timesharing with CBBC (which starts at 7:00 am). BBC Three is the BBC's youth-orientated television channel, its remit to provide "innovative programming" to a target audience of viewers between 16 and 34 years old, leve ...
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Some Girls (TV Series)
''Some Girls'' is a British sitcom written by Bernadette Davis that aired on BBC Three. The show stars Adelayo Adedayo, Mandeep Dhillon, Alice Felgate, Natasha Jonas, Dolly Wells, Colin Salmon, Jassa Ahluwalia and Franz Drameh. It debuted on 6 November 2012 and the first series ran for six episodes. BBC Three announced at the end of the first series that the show would return for a second series. On 18 September 2013, they confirmed that each episode of the second series will premiere on BBC iPlayer a week before being broadcast on BBC Three. The first episode became available on iPlayer on 23 September and was broadcast on BBC Three on 30 September, with the rest of the series following that trend. BBC Three announced in March 2014 that the show had been recommissioned for a third and final series, which aired in November and December 2014. Synopsis ''Some Girls'' focuses on four 16-year-old schoolgirls – their lives, loves, and mundane teenager preoccupations, including: s ...
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