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Waterfront Beat
''Waterfront Beat'' is a BBC television police procedural drama series, broadcast between 6 January 1990 and 20 February 1991. The series follows the work of a group of police detectives stationed in the Liverpool docks. The series was created by writer Phil Redmond, famed for his work on Channel 4 soap ''Brookside''. The series was highly regarded as the BBC's first attempt to rival ''The Bill'', following a similar weekly format to the ITV counterpart. A total of sixteen episodes were broadcast over the course of two series. The programme featured a large ensemble cast, with John Ashton, Rupert Frazer, Geoffrey Leesley, Denis Lill and Brian McCardie leading the cast throughout both series. BBC executives stated that the series would "look at the way one non-metropolitan, urban police force comes to terms with economic regeneration by reorganising its City Division, in turn creating a separate Inner City Waterfront Division", and that the series would explore "aspects of polic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Police Procedural
The police show, or police crime drama, is a subgenre of procedural drama and detective fiction that emphasizes the investigative procedure of a police officer or department as the protagonist(s), as contrasted with other genres that focus on either a private detective, an amateur investigator or the characters who are the targets of investigations. While many police procedurals conceal the criminal's identity until the crime is solved in the Climax (narrative), narrative climax (the so-called whodunit), others reveal the perpetrator's identity to the audience early in the narrative, making it an inverted detective story. Whatever the plot style, the defining element of a police procedural is the attempt to accurately depict the profession of law enforcement, including such police-related topics as forensic science, autopsy, autopsies, gathering Evidence (law), evidence, search warrants, interrogation and adherence to legal restrictions and procedure. Early history The roots of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bill
''The Bill'' is a British police procedural television series, first broadcast on ITV from 16 August 1983 until 31 August 2010. The programme originated from a one-off drama, '' Woodentop'', broadcast in August 1983. The programme focused on the lives and work of one shift of police officers, rather than on any particular aspect of police work. ''The Bill'' was the longest-running police procedural television series in the United Kingdom, and among the longest running of any British television series at the time of its cancellation. The title originates from "Old Bill", a slang term for the police. Although highly acclaimed by fans and critics, the series attracted controversy on several occasions. An episode broadcast in 2008 was criticised for featuring fictional treatment for multiple sclerosis. The series has also faced more general criticism concerning its levels of violence, particularly prior to 2009, when it occupied a pre-watershed slot. ''The Bill'' won several a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English-language Television Shows
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BBC Television Dramas
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1990s British Police Procedural Television Series
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1991 British Television Series Endings
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1990 British Television Series Debuts
Year 199 ( CXCIX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was sometimes known as year 952 ''Ab urbe condita''. The denomination 199 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Mesopotamia is partitioned into two Roman provinces divided by the Euphrates, Mesopotamia and Osroene. * Emperor Septimius Severus lays siege to the city-state Hatra in Central-Mesopotamia, but fails to capture the city despite breaching the walls. * Two new legions, I Parthica and III Parthica, are formed as a permanent garrison. China * Battle of Yijing: Chinese warlord Yuan Shao defeats Gongsun Zan. Korea * Geodeung succeeds Suro of Geumgwan Gaya, as king of the Korean kingdom of Gaya (traditional date). By topic Religion * Pope Zephyrinus succeeds Pope Victor I, as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philip Middlemiss
Philip Middlemiss (born Philip Sean Lloyd; 19 June 1963) is an English television, radio actor and businessman, best known for playing bookmaker Des Barnes in ITV's ''Coronation Street'' between 1990 and 1998. The character was killed off, ordered by Brian Park, who was the programme's producer at the time. He subsequently appeared in ITV's '' Where the Heart Is'' for a few series in the 2000s. Career After leaving school, Middlemiss joined the National Youth Theatre and studied drama at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. He appeared on stage after graduation in plays such as ''Strippers'', ''Trackers'', '' A Tale of Two Cities'' and ''A Christmas Carol''. On television he made his debut in 1986 in ''Ladies in Charge'' and then had various roles in series such as '' Inspector Morse'', '' The Bill'' and ''Waterfront Beat'' in which he had a regular role as PC Barry Smith. Middlemiss made his debut in ''Coronation Street'' in February 1990 as newly-wed Des Barnes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Owen Teale
Owen Teale (born 20 May 1961) is a Welsh character actor known for his role as Ser Alliser Thorne in the HBO fantasy TV series ''Game of Thrones''. Early life Owen Teale was born on 20 May 1961, in North Cornelly, south Wales, son of Roy and Louise Teale. He attended Cynffig Comprehensive School in Kenfig Hill; he was suspended from the school for disciplinary offences and credits one of the teachers with awakening his interest in acting. He trained at the Guildford School of Acting. Career Teale made his television debut in ''The Mimosa Boys'' in 1984. in 1985, he appeared in the '' Doctor Who'' serial ''Vengeance on Varos'' as "Maldak". His film debut was in ''War Requiem'' in 1989. He later appeared in '' Knights of God'' (1989), ''Great Expectations'' (1989), ''The Fifteen Streets'' (1989) and '' Boon'' (1990) before being cast as Will Scarlet in the 1991 film ''Robin Hood''. He went on to appear in such series as '' Dangerfield'', ''Ballykissangel'', '' The Thin Blue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Moraghan
Mark Stephen Moraghan (born 27 January 1963) is an English actor and singer. He has appeared in many British drama series including ''Peak Practice'', '' London's Burning'' and '' Heartbeat''. He is most famous for being the narrator for the children's television show ''Thomas & Friends'' from the seventeenth to twenty-first seasons, and his roles as Greg Shadwick in ''Brookside'', Ray Wyatt in ''Dream Team'', Owen Davies in ''Holby City'' and Adrian Atkins in ''Coronation Street''. Life and career Moraghan was born in Toxteth, Liverpool on 27 January 1963. He started acting in 1978, when the BBC held auditions in his high school for the TV play ''Lies'', and he was selected. On 14 May 1988, Moraghan started his professional acting career playing a ferryman in the comedy ''Help!'', and he subsequently went on to play in many TV series and several films. His longest running role was Owen Davies, a Consultant Obstetrician, in ''Holby City'' which he played from 2001 until 2005. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Walker (actor)
Roger Walker (born 22 December 1944 in Bristol, England) is an English actor. He moved to Derby at an early age and was a drama teacher at Tupton Hall School in Derbyshire in the early 1970s. His first television appearance was as a replacement for Matthew Corbett as a singer on the popular children's television show, '' “Rainbow”,'' in 1976. He appeared on the show for four years, before being replaced by Freddy Marks in 1980. He had many television roles during the 1980s and early 1990s, including ''Terry and June'', '' Big Deal'', ''Emmerdale Farm'', ''Bodger and Badger'' and '' The Darling Buds of May''. He played the role of Bunny Charlson in the soap opera ''Eldorado'' in 1992. Since then, he has guest-starred in long-running series such as '' Casualty'', ''Peak Practice'', ''The Queen's Nose'', ''The Bill ''The Bill'' is a British police procedural television series, first broadcast on ITV from 16 August 1983 until 31 August 2010. The programme originated from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
