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Warship (1973 TV Series)
''Warship'' is a British television drama series produced by the BBC and broadcast from 1973 to 1977. The series was set contemporaneously and depicted life on board the fictitious Royal Navy frigate HMS ''Hero''. Four series were produced with 45 episodes made in total. It was also subtitled into Dutch and broadcast in the Netherlands as ''Alle hens aan dek'' (All hands on deck) and besides Britain was popular in Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and Singapore. Plot The episodes were written and filmed to reflect the reality of life in the Royal Navy and the Royal Marines in the 1970s. The primary focus for most stories was on the Captain and his fellow officers, but the series also featured life on the lower decks to portray episodes heavily featuring ratings. Episodes featured a variety of events at sea (the Cold War, smuggling, the evacuation of civilians from crisis-hit places, etc.), as well as the personal lives of officers and ratings and the impact their personal live ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Mackintosh
Lieutenant commander (Royal Navy), Lieutenant Commander Hamish Ian Mackintosh, (born 26 July 1940–disappeared 7 July 1979) was a Scottish Royal Navy officer, a writer of thriller (genre), thriller novels, and a screenwriter for British television. Early life, education and family Ian Mackintosh was born on 26 July 1940 to Annie (given name, née Lawrie) and James Mackintosh. He was born in Inverness but raised primarily in Tain, a small town in the Scottish Highlands. His mother was a governess and his father was an officer in the Royal Navy. Educated at Inverness Royal Academy, Mackintosh initially applied to join the Fleet Air Arm as a pilot but was rejected due to poor eyesight; a subsequent application to join the Royal Air Force was also rejected for the same reason. After spending an additional year at school, Mackintosh applied for entry to Britannia Royal Naval College in 1958 to train as a Royal Navy officer and was accepted. In September 1969, he married Sharron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Savile
David (; , "beloved one") was a king of ancient Israel and Judah and the third king of the United Monarchy, according to the Hebrew Bible and Old Testament. The Tel Dan stele, an Aramaic-inscribed stone erected by a king of Aram-Damascus in the late 9th/early 8th centuries BCE to commemorate a victory over two enemy kings, contains the phrase (), which is translated as " House of David" by most scholars. The Mesha Stele, erected by King Mesha of Moab in the 9th century BCE, may also refer to the "House of David", although this is disputed. According to Jewish works such as the '' Seder Olam Rabbah'', '' Seder Olam Zutta'', and ''Sefer ha-Qabbalah'' (all written over a thousand years later), David ascended the throne as the king of Judah in 885 BCE. Apart from this, all that is known of David comes from biblical literature, the historicity of which has been extensively challenged,Writing and Rewriting the Story of Solomon in Ancient Israel; by Isaac Kalimi; page 32 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nigel Humphreys
Nigel Humphreys (born 24 September 1950 in Bognor Regis, Sussex) is a British actor who is best known for his television work. His most prominent roles include Dickie Fleming in ''Coronation Street'' and PC Pete Dodds in '' Softly, Softly: Task Force''. Other television credits include: '' Dixon of Dock Green'', '' Z-Cars'', '' The Expert'', ''Warship'', '' The Sweeney'', '' Blake's 7'', '' The Professionals'', '' Minder'', '' The Gentle Touch'', ''Doctor Who'' (in the serial '' Warriors of the Deep''), '' All in Good Faith'', ''Pulaski'', '' No Job for a Lady'', ''The Bill'' and '' Birds of a Feather''. His film credits include '' Danny Jones'' (1972), '' Joseph Andrews'' (1977), '' Scum'' (1979), '' The Great Riviera Bank Robbery'' (1979), '' The Long Good Friday'' (1980), '' Breaking Glass'' (1980), '' Who Dares Wins'' (1982) and '' Lamb'' (1985). Personal life On 14 March 1970, Humphreys married dancer (Margaret Yvonne) Michele Barrie (actual surname Bullock) at Caxton Hal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Cosmo
James Ronald Gordon Copeland (born 1947), known professionally as James Cosmo, is a Scottish actor. Known for his character work, he has played supporting roles in films such as '' Highlander'' (1986), ''Braveheart'' (1995), '' Trainspotting'' (1996), ''Troy'' (2004), '' The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe'' (2005), '' Ben-Hur'' (2016), and ''Wonder Woman'' (2017). On television, he appeared as Father Kellan Ashby on the third season of '' Sons of Anarchy'' (2010), Jeor Mormont on HBO's ''Game of Thrones'' (2011–2013), Farder Coram in the BBC series '' His Dark Materials'' (2019), and Luka Gocharov on the third season of Amazon Prime's '' Jack Ryan'' (2022). Cosmo appeared as a contestant on the nineteenth series of '' Celebrity Big Brother'' in 2017, finishing in fourth place. Early life Cosmo is the son of actor James Copeland and Helen Goodlet Findlay. He attended Hartfield Primary School in Dumbarton. Through his father, young James pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Jarvis (actor)
Frank Jarvis (13 May 1941 – 15 September 2010) was a British character actor. He was educated at Orange Hill County Grammar School for Boys, Edgware, where he played Puck in '' A Midsummer Night's Dream'' and the title role in Bernard Shaw's '' Saint Joan''. He trained at RADA and made his film debut in '' Mix Me a Person'' (1962). One of Jarvis' best known cinema roles was his portrayal of Roger in the 1969 British crime caper film, '' The Italian Job''. In one of the film's iconic scenes, Jarvis' character is stranded in a bus hanging off a cliff. He also appeared in films such as '' That Kind of Girl'' (1963), '' Rotten to the Core'' (1965), '' Nobody Ordered Love'' (1972), '' Out of Season'' (1975) and '' A Bridge Too Far'' (1977). His television appearances include the ''Doctor Who'' serials '' The War Machines'' (1966), ''Underworld'' (1978) and '' The Power of Kroll'' (1978). In the 1980s he spent many summer seasons with Wendy Macphee's outdoor Shakespeare co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Henderson
Donald Francis Henderson (10 November 1931 – 22 June 1997) was an English actor. He was known for playing both "tough guy" roles and authority figures, and is remembered for his portrayal of detective George Bulman between 1976 and 1987 in the popular Granada Television police drama series '' The XYY Man'', '' Strangers'', and '' Bulman'', as priest Frank Kane in BBC drama '' The Paradise Club'' (1989–90), and as General Taggi in the first ''Star Wars'' film (1977). This last role also brought him attention from science fiction fans, and he later appeared in the cult science fiction television series ''Red Dwarf'' and ''Doctor Who''. Biography Henderson was born into a working-class family in Leytonstone, Essex, the son of a carpenter, and grew up in Epping. After completing his national service as a technician in the Royal Army Dental Corps, he served with Essex Constabulary, reaching the rank of detective sergeant in their CID, and worked as an insurance salesm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rex Robinson (actor)
Reginald Cecil "Rex" Robinson (26 June 1926 – 13 April 2015) was a British actor. He appeared in three ''Doctor Who'' serials directed by Lennie Mayne: as Dr. Tyler in '' The Three Doctors'', Gebek in '' The Monster of Peladon'' and Dr. Carter in '' The Hand of Fear''. Other acting roles include '' Z-Cars'', '' No Hiding Place'', '' The Onedin Line'', '' Within These Walls'', '' Terry and June'', '' The Professionals'', ''Only Fools and Horses ''Only Fools and Horses'' (titled onscreen as ''Only Fools and Horses....'') is a British television sitcom that was created and written by John Sullivan (writer), John Sullivan. Seven series were originally broadcast on BBC One in the United Ki ...'', '' Yes Minister'', and the films '' A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square'' and '' Superman IV: The Quest for Peace'', and a one-off appearance in '' Are You Being Served?''., Also starring in warship (1973 series) as Lt Cdr Jack Junnion, CME (Chief Marine Engineer) Filmography Refere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Warwick
Richard Warwick (29 April 1945 – 16 December 1997) was an English actor. He was born Richard Carey Winter, the third of four sons, at Meopham, Kent, and made his film debut in Franco Zeffirelli's 1968 production of ''Romeo and Juliet'' in the role of Gregory. Subsequent films included '' If....'', '' Nicholas and Alexandra'' and the first film by Derek Jarman, '' Sebastiane''. On television, he was best known for his roles in the sitcom '' Please Sir!'', as one of the main character's teaching colleagues, and in the London Weekend Television comedy '' A Fine Romance'', as the brother-in-law of Judi Dench's character. He also played Uncas in the television series '' The Last of the Mohicans'' (1971). His last role was as John (the servant) in Zeffirelli's 1996 adaptation of '' Jane Eyre''. He died in 1997 aged 52 from an AIDS-related illness. In an obituary, ''The Daily Telegraph ''The Daily Telegraph'', known online and elsewhere as ''The Telegraph'', is a British ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Leith (actor)
James Leith is the name of: * James Leith (British Army officer, born 1763) (1763–1816), Scottish lieutenant-general in the Napoleonic Wars * James Leith (VC) (1826–1869), Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross * James Leith Leith (born 1896), First World War fighter ace {{hndis, Leith, James ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Coll
Christopher is the English version of a Europe-wide name derived from the Greek name Χριστόφορος (''Christophoros'' or '' Christoforos''). The constituent parts are Χριστός (''Christós''), " Christ" or " Anointed", and φέρειν (''phérein''), "to bear"; hence the "Christ-bearer". As a given name, 'Christopher' has been in use since the 10th century. In English, Christopher may be abbreviated as " Chris", "Topher", and sometimes " Kit". It was frequently the most popular male first name in the United Kingdom, having been in the top twenty in England and Wales from the 1940s until 1995, although it has since dropped out of the top 100. Within the United Kingdom, the name is most common in England and not so common in Wales, Scotland, or Northern Ireland. Cognates in other languages *Afrikaans: Christoffel, Christoforus * Albanian: Kristofer, Kristofor, Kristoforid, Kristo *Arabic: كريستوفر (''Krīstafor, Kristūfar, Krístufer''), اصطفر ('' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Burt
Andrew Thomas Hutchison Burt (23 May 1945 – 16 November 2018) was a British actor, voiceover artist, and counsellor. Early life and education Andrew Burt was born on 23 May 1945 in Wakefield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, to Hutchison Burt, a psychiatrist, lecturer and Medical Superintendent at Stanley Royd Hospital, Wakefield, and Aileen, a teacher. When Andrew was 8 years old his father died, leaving behind also an older brother, Ian. Burt was educated at Silcoates School in Wakefield. From 1963 to 1965 he performed with Oldbury Rep. He attended Rose Bruford College of Speech and Drama until 1968, and left with a bachelor's degree in English, validated by the University of Kent. Filmography Selected Film and TV * '' Emmerdale Farm'' (1972–73, 1976) – Jack Sugden * ''Warship'' (1976-77) – Lieutenant Peek * '' The Black Panther'' (1977) – Ronald Whittle * '' The Voyage of Charles Darwin'' (1978) – Robert Fitzroy * '' The Legend of King Arthur'' (1979) – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norman Eshley
Norman Eshley (born 30 May 1945) is an English actor best known for his television roles. Biography Eshley attended Bristol Grammar School and worked in a bank, before training as an actor at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. He played many Shakespearean roles on stage. His first screen role was in the 1968 film ''The Immortal Story'', directed by Orson Welles. He played a lead character, Steve, in '' Blind Terror'' (1971) and appeared in the Pete Walker horror film '' House of Mortal Sin'' in 1975. In 1969, Eshley appeared alongside Dudley Sutton in two very similar villainous roles: in the '' Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)'' episode "Could You Recognise the Man Again?", and in the '' Department S'' episode, "Handicap Dead". However, he is possibly best known for his role in the sitcom '' George and Mildred'' (1976–79) as the snobbish, right-wing estate agent Jeffrey Fourmile, the foil to George. In the show's direct predecessor, ''Man About the House'', (1973–76) he had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
