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Yonderland
''Yonderland'' is a British sitcom television series that was broadcast on Sky One from November 2013 to December 2016. It was produced by Sioned Wiliam, and was created by, written by and starred the main performers from CBBC's series ''Horrible Histories''. Plot 33-year-old Debbie Maddox (Martha Howe-Douglas) becomes increasingly bored with her life as a stay-at-home mother, until Elf (a puppet voiced by Mathew Baynton) appears from a portal in her kitchen cupboard, insisting that she is the " chosen one" destined to save Yonderland - which she can reach through the portal in her cupboard. Reluctantly, Debbie agrees, and meets with the Elders of the realm, only to discover that they have lost the scroll that explains what the chosen one is supposed to do. As it turns out, Yonderland is a silly, magical place, threatened by the evil Negatus (Simon Farnaby). It will take all of Debbie's resources to complete each week's quest in time to pick up her children from school - and to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Them There
Them There is a theatrical production collective made up of a group of comedy writers and performers, notable for working on a range of projects together including the first five series of ''Horrible Histories'', '' Yonderland'', and ''Ghosts''. They are also informally referred to as the ''Horrible Histories'' troupe and ''The Six Idiots''. Collective The collective is made up of Mathew Baynton, Simon Farnaby, Martha Howe-Douglas, Jim Howick, Laurence Rickard, and Ben Willbond. All members contribute writing and acting to their productions. The group initially collaborated for the children's TV show ''Horrible Histories'', but have continued to collaborate since then. They formed the formal Them There identity for the start of the production of ''Ghosts'', and the collective is credited for the production alongside Monumental Pictures. Works ''Horrible Histories'' (2009–2013) ''Horrible Histories'' was a British sketch comedy and musical television series, based on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martha Howe-Douglas
Martha Howe-Douglas (born 19 September 1980) is an English actress and writer. She is known as a member of the Them There collective with which she wrote and starred in productions including '' Horrible Histories'', '' Yonderland'', and '' Ghosts''. She also played receptionist Donna Parmar in the BBC One daytime soap '' Doctors''. Early life Howe-Douglas was born and raised in Moseley, a suburb of south Birmingham, England, on 19 September 1980. She attended Edgbaston High School. She graduated from RADA in 2003. Career After graduating from RADA, Howe-Douglas appeared in the Christmas special of '' The Office'', as a receptionist at Wernham-Hogg. From 24 April 2006 until 11 May 2007, Howe-Douglas played receptionist Donna Parmar in the BBC daytime soap opera '' Doctors''. For her role as Donna, Howe-Douglas received nominations for Best Comedy Performance and Best Newcomer at the 2007 British Soap Awards. In 2009, she landed one of the main multi-role parts on a new ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurence Rickard
Laurence Rickard (born 14 June 1975) is an English actor, writer, and comedian best known as a member of the Them There collective, with whom he both wrote and starred in productions including ''Horrible Histories (2009 TV series), Horrible Histories'', ''Yonderland'', and ''Ghosts (2019 TV series), Ghosts''. In 2022, along with fellow Them There member Ben Willbond, he co-wrote the feature length television comedy We Are Not Alone (2022 film), ''We Are Not Alone''. He is also one half of the comedy writing/performance duo "Larry and George" with George Sawyer (comedian), George Sawyer. Career Rickard has written for UK comedy shows including ''The Armstrong and Miller Show'', ''The Charlotte Church Show'' and ''The Impressions Show with Culshaw and Stephenson'', as well as children's programme ''Me and My Monsters''. He is a principal cast member, lyricist and writer for the award-winning CBBC programme ''Horrible Histories (2009 TV series), Horrible Histories'', in particul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Farnaby
Simon Farnaby (born 2 April 1973) is an English actor, comedian, children’s entertainer, writer and singer. He is best known for his work with the Them There collective where he has written and starred in productions including the sketch show ''Horrible Histories'', '' Yonderland'', Detectorists, and ''Ghosts'', as well as writing for film, most notably Paddington 2. Farnaby earned BAFTA nominations for his co-writing of '' Paddington 2'', both for Best Adapted Screenplay and Best British Film, and was the winner of the 2023 Television BAFTA for memorable TV moment. In 2023, he co-wrote and appeared in '' Wonka'', a film which serves as a prequel to the Roald Dahl novel '' Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'', exploring Willy Wonka's origins. Early life Farnaby was born on 2 April 1973 in Darlington, County Durham and attended Richmond School, North Yorkshire. Career Television work Farnaby was a long-time member of '' The Mighty Boosh'' supporting cast, having had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Howick
James Howick (born 14 May 1979) is an English actor and writer, known for his appearances in television series such as ''Sex Education'', ''Peep Show'', '' Stag'', and '' Here We Go'', as well as his ongoing association with the creative collective Them There with whom he has written and starred in productions including ''Horrible Histories'', '' Yonderland'' and ''Ghosts''. Early life Howick was born in Chichester, West Sussex on 14 May 1979, but grew up in Bognor Regis. He was educated at The Regis School. He graduated with First Class Honours from Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts in 2000. Career Along with the five other members of the ''Horrible Histories'' starring cast, which includes Ben Willbond, Martha Howe-Douglas, Mathew Baynton, Simon Farnaby and Laurence Rickard, Howick is also the co-creator, -writer and -star of '' Yonderland'', an eight-part family fantasy comedy series that premiered on Sky One on 10 November 2013. He co-starred with the same troupe in '' B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Willbond
Benjamin Thomas Willbond (born 18 January 1973) is an English actor and screenwriter best known as a member of the British Them There collective, for which he has written and starred in productions including ''Horrible Histories'', '' Yonderland'', and ''Ghosts''. Along with fellow Them There member Laurence Rickard, he co-wrote the 2022 feature-length television comedy ''We Are Not Alone''. Early life Willbond was a Forces child and consequently his family moved around every two years. He was sent to board at Stamford School in Lincolnshire, when he was nine years old. He was bullied whilst attending the school. Willbond when talking about his experience at the school said "I don't actually remember that time because it was so shocking". He studied Russian and French at St Catherine's College, Oxford. Career Along with Arnold Widdowson, Willbond was part of the comedy duo "Ben & Arn", who won Perrier Award for "Best Newcomer" in 1999, and formed the self-proclaimed "thinking ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mathew Baynton
Mathew John Baynton (born 18 November 1980) is an English actor, comedian, musician and writer. He is a member of the Them There collective, in which he wrote and starred in ''Horrible Histories (2009 TV series), Horrible Histories'', ''Yonderland'' and ''Ghosts (2019 TV series), Ghosts''. He was also the co-creator, writer and star of the Comedy drama, comedy-drama ''The Wrong Mans (UK TV series), The Wrong Mans''. Other television roles include Elliot Ward in ''A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (TV series), A Good Girl's Guide to Murder'', Deano in ''Gavin & Stacey'', Chris Pitt-Goddard in ''Spy (2011 TV series), Spy'', Simon in ''Peep Show (British TV series), Peep Show'', William Agar in ''Quacks (TV series), Quacks'', and twin brothers Jamie Winton and Ariel Conroy in ''You, Me and the Apocalypse''. He has appeared in several films, including ''Bill (2015 film), Bill'' (2015) and ''Wonka (film), Wonka'' (2023). Early life Baynton grew up in Southend-on-Sea, Essex. He is the young ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horrible Histories (2009 TV Series)
''Horrible Histories'' is a British children's live-action historical and musical sketch comedy television series, based on the bestselling book series of the same name by Terry Deary. The show was produced for CBBC by Lion Television with Citrus Television and ran from 2009 to 2014 for five series of thirteen half-hour episodes, with additional one-off seasonal and Olympic specials. The TV show carries over the graphic style and much of the content of the ''Horrible Histories'' book series. It maintains the franchise's overall irreverent but accurate focus on the dark, gruesome or scatological aspects of British and other Western world history, spanning predominantly from the Stone Age to the post-World War II era. Individual historical eras or civilisations are defined and named as in the books, with sketches from several different time periods combined within a single episode. Live-action sketches—which often parody other UK media or celebrities—and music videos are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Fry
Sir Stephen John Fry (born 24 August 1957) is an English actor, broadcaster, comedian, director, narrator and writer. He came to prominence as a member of the comic act Fry and Laurie alongside Hugh Laurie, with the two starring in ''A Bit of Fry & Laurie'' (1989–1995) and ''Jeeves and Wooster'' (1990–1993). He also starred in the sketch series ''Alfresco (TV series), Alfresco'' (1983–1984) with Laurie, Emma Thompson, and Robbie Coltrane, and in ''Blackadder'' (1986–1989) alongside Rowan Atkinson. Since 2011 he has served as president of the mental health charity Mind (charity), Mind. In 2025, he was Knight Bachelor, knighted for services to mental health awareness, the environment and charity. Fry's film acting roles include playing Oscar Wilde in the film ''Wilde (film), Wilde'' (1997), for which he was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama, Golden Globe Award for Best Actor; Inspector Thompson in Robert Altman's murder mystery ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan Skinner
Daniel Renton Skinner (born 25 January 1973) is an English actor and comedy writer, working in stage, film and television. Skinner often performs as the character Angelos Epithemiou, and is also one half of the ''Brian and Roger'' podcast. Early life Born in London, Skinner attended the independent Reed's School in Surrey, and graduated with a BA (Hons) degree in Drama from Middlesex University London (1994–97). His credits include the 24-hour play ''The Warp'' with Ken Campbell. After this, he started writing and performing comedy regularly with Stephen Evans and Neil Edmond in a sketch troupe called The Benders. TV appearances Skinner has appeared in the TV comedies '' Mike Bassett: Manager'' (ITV1), ''The Office'' Christmas specials (BBC1), '' My Family'' (BBC1), '' Yonderland'' ( Sky1) and '' Coupling'' (BBC2). He was also a regular writer and performer on '' Katy Brand's Big Ass Show'' for ITV2. He appeared in series 1,2 and 3 of '' The Armstrong & Miller Show'' on t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Working Title Films
Working Title Films Limited, formerly Visionensure Limited and Working Title Limited, is a British film and television production company that is a subsidiary of NBCUniversal, which is itself a division of Comcast. The company was founded by Tim Bevan and Sarah Radclyffe in 1983. Bevan and Eric Fellner are now the co-chairmen of the company. Company history Bevan and Radclyffe were partners in pop music promotional company, Aldabra, and set up Working Title Films in London in 1983 where they were commissioned by newly created UK broadcaster, Channel 4, to make a television film, '' My Beautiful Laundrette'' (1985), directed by Stephen Frears. ''My Beautiful Launderette'' was a success at the Edinburgh Film Festival and received a theatrical release, where it was successful internationally. Accountant Graham Bradstreet joined as a third partner in 1986. '' A World Apart'' was entered in competition at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival and won the Special Grand Prize of the Ju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Bevan
Timothy John Bevan, (born 20 December 1957) is a New Zealand-British film producer, the co-chairman (with Eric Fellner) of the production company Working Title Films. Bevan and Fellner are the most successful British producers of their era. Through 2017, the films he has co-produced have grossed a total of almost $7 billion worldwide. As of 2017, films by Working Title Films have won 12 Academy Awards and 39 British Academy Film Awards. Early life and education Bevan was born in 1957 in Queenstown, New Zealand. From 1969 to 1974, he was educated at Sidcot School, a Quaker boarding independent school in the Mendip Hills, near the village of Winscombe in North Somerset, in South West England. He then attended Cheltenham College, a boarding independent school in the spa town of Cheltenham in Gloucestershire, in the West of England. Life and career Bevan co-founded Working Title Films in London with Sarah Radclyffe in 1983. Radclyffe left the company in 1991 and Eric Fellner jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
