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The Casual Vacancy (miniseries)
''The Casual Vacancy'' is a 2015 British miniseries based on the 2012 novel of the same title by J. K. Rowling. Directed by Jonny Campbell and written by Sarah Phelps, the series premiered on 15 February 2015 on BBC One in the United Kingdom and on 29 April 2015 on HBO in the United States. Cast *Rory Kinnear as Barry Fairbrother *Emily Bevan as Mary Fairbrother *Michael Gambon as Howard Mollison *Julia McKenzie as Shirley Mollison * Rufus Jones as Miles Mollison *Keeley Hawes as Samantha Mollison * Hetty Baynes as Maureen Lowe * Abigail Lawrie as Krystal Weedon * Keeley Forsyth as Terri Weedon *Simon McBurney as Colin 'Cubby' Wall * Monica Dolan as Tess Wall * Brian Vernel as Stuart 'Fats' Wall *Richard Glover as Simon Price *Marie Critchley as Ruth Price *Joe Hurst as Andrew 'Arf' Price *Michele Austin as Kay Bawden *Lolita Chakrabarti as Parminder Jawanda *Silas Carson as Vikram Jawanda *Ria Choony as Sukhvinder Jawanda *Simona Brown as Gaia Bawden *Julian Wadham as Aubrey ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drama
Drama is the specific Mode (literature), mode of fiction Mimesis, represented in performance: a Play (theatre), play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on Radio drama, radio or television.Elam (1980, 98). Considered as a genre of poetry in general, the dramatic mode has been contrasted with the Epic poetry, epic and the Lyric poetry, lyrical modes ever since Aristotle's ''Poetics (Aristotle), Poetics'' ()—the earliest work of dramatic theory. The term "drama" comes from a Ancient Greek, Greek word meaning "deed" or "Action (philosophy), act" (Classical Greek: , ''drâma''), which is derived from "I do" (Classical Greek: , ''dráō''). The two masks associated with drama represent the traditional Genre, generic division between Comedy (drama), comedy and tragedy. In English (as was the analogous case in many other European languages), the word ''Play (theatre), play'' or ''game'' (translating the Old English, Anglo-Saxon ''pleġan'' or Latin ''ludus'') wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danny Cohen (television Executive)
Daniel Nicholas Cohen (born 15 January 1974) is a British television executive. He currently serves as President of Access Entertainment. He was previously the Director (business), Director of BBC Television from 2013 to 2015."Danny Cohen named as new BBC director of television" BBC News, 23 April 2013 Before that, he was the :BBC One controllers, Controller of BBC One for three years, the BBC's principal television channel in the United Kingdom. Education Cohen was born in Westminster. He attended a local Jewish primary school in north London, followed by the City of London School, an independent school for boys in the City of London. Cohen read English literature at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, Lady Margaret Hall, University of Oxf ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emilia Fox
Emilia Rose Elizabeth Fox (born 31 July 1974) is an English actress and presenter whose career is primarily in British television. Her feature film debut was in Roman Polanski's film ''The Pianist (2002 film), The Pianist'' (2002). Her other motion pictures include the Italian–French–British romance-drama ''The Soul Keeper'' (2002), for which she won the Flaiano Prizes, Flaiano Film Award for Best Actress; the drama ''The Republic of Love'' (2003); the comedy-drama ''Things to Do Before You're 30'' (2005); the black comedy ''Keeping Mum'' (2005); the romantic comedy-drama ''Cashback (film), Cashback'' (2006); the drama ''Flashbacks of a Fool'' (2008); the drama ''Ways to Live Forever (film), Ways to Live Forever'' (2010); the drama-thriller ''A Thousand Kisses Deep (film), A Thousand Kisses Deep'' (2011); and the fantasy-horror drama ''Dorian Gray (2009 film), Dorian Gray'' (2009). Fox's television roles include the BBC drama ''Pride and Prejudice (1995 TV series), Pride an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julian Wadham
Julian Neil Rohan Wadham (born 7 August 1958) is an English actor of stage, film and television. Early life The third son of Rohan Nicholas Wadham DFC and Juliana Wadham (''née'' Macdonald Walker), Wadham was educated at Ampleforth College and the Central School of Speech and Drama. Career Wadham's theatre work includes playing Barclay (soon after leaving the Central School) in the original West End production of Julian Mitchell's '' Another Country'' at the Queens Theatre with Kenneth Branagh and fellow Old Amplefordian Rupert Everett. In 2014, he played Vaughan Cunningham, a visitor to the school, in the Trafalgar Studio revival of the play. For the English Stage Company at the Royal Court he was directed by Max Stafford-Clark in ''Falkland Sound'', as Lieutenant David Tinker RN (with Paul Jesson, Lesley Manville and Marion Bailey), as Captain Plume in George Farquhar's ''The Recruiting Officer'', as Lt. Ralph Clark in Timberlake Wertenbaker's ''Our Country's Good'', an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simona Brown
Simona Brown (born 6 April 1994) is a British actress best known for her lead role in '' Behind Her Eyes''. Early life Simona Brown grew up in Peckham, London, and is of Jamaican heritage. She studied musical theatre at the BRIT School in Croydon and studied acting at the Identity School of Acting in London. Career Brown has appeared in TV miniseries including as Gaia in '' The Casual Vacancy'' and as Grace in '' The Night Manager''. She had a recurring role as Faith in '' HIM'' and as Roz in the 2016 British-American series ''Guilt''. Her other TV roles include the 2016 remake of ''Roots'' and '' Murdered by My Boyfriend''. She plays the main character Tess in the 2018 Channel 4/Netflix series '' Kiss Me First''. In August 2019, it was announced Brown had been cast in the role of Louise on the Netflix Netflix is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service. The service primarily distributes original and acquired films and television shows ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silas Carson
Silas Carson (born 1965) is an English actor. He played the Cerean Jedi Master Ki-Adi-Mundi and the Neimoidian Viceroy Nute Gunray in all three of the ''Star Wars'' prequels, as well as providing the voice of the Ood in ''Doctor Who''. Career In addition to his primary roles in '' Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace'', Carson provided extra speaking parts for the characters of Lott Dod and Antidar Williams, respectively; the former was a senator of the Trade Federation (although his voice was replaced with that of actor Toby Longworth) and the latter was a co-pilot on the ship in which Qui-Gon Jinn (Liam Neeson) and Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) were passengers (in the first scene). Carson made a guest appearance on the BBC series '' Hustle'', as Bollywood film fan and perfectionist Kulvinder Samar, and in '' Spooks'' and ''The IT Crowd''. He provided alien voices for the ''Doctor Who'' episodes " The End of the World", " The Impossible Planet", " The Satan Pit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lolita Chakrabarti
Lolita Chakrabarti (born 1969) is a British actress and writer. Early life and education Lolita Chakrabarti was born in Kingston upon Hull, England, to Bengali Hindu parents from India in 1969. She grew up in Birmingham, where her father worked as an orthopaedic surgeon at Selly Oak Hospital. She was educated at the Convent of the Holy Child Jesus in Birmingham before moving to London, after being accepted for entry to study at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. There she studied acting for three years, graduating in 1990. Career Acting From 1993 to 1996, Chakrabarti presented the BBC children's educational programme '' Numbertime.'' Other screen credits include ''Vigil'', '' Showtrial'', and ''The Wheel of Time''. Her theatre credits include ''Fanny and Alexander'' for The Old Vic (2018), Gertrude in ''Hamlet'' starring Tom Hiddleston and directed by Kenneth Branagh for RADA (2017), '' The Great Game: Afghanistan'' for the Tricycle Theatre (2009), ''Last Seen'' for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michele Austin
Michele Austin is a British actress. She best known for her role as Yvonne Hemmingway on ITV's ''The Bill'', for which she won the Screen Nation Award for Best Television Actress, and for her portrayal of Chantelle in '' Hard Truths'', for which she won the National Society of Film Critics award for Best Supporting Actress. Career Austin studied acting at Rose Bruford College in Sidcup. As well as her role as PC Hemmingway in the ITV series ''The Bill'', she played the character Marsha Harris twice in 2001. Austin had roles in Mike Leigh's films '' Secrets & Lies'' (1996) and '' Another Year'' (2010). She also has a small role in ITV's 2008 teen drama ''Britannia High'' as Mrs Doris Troy, the landlady of the main characters, in the comedy ''Never Better'' and as a nurse in BBC's '' Outnumbered'' that aired on 30 August 2009. In December 2010, Austin appeared in the British BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' as Gloria MacDonald, a role which she reprised in February 2016. Prio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Vernel
Brian Vernel is a Scottish actor best known for his film role as Bala-Tik in '' Star Wars: The Force Awakens'' (2015), as Odda the Younger in the TV series ''The Last Kingdom'' (2015), and Billy Wallace in British gangster series '' Gangs of London'' (2020-2025). Early life A native of Glasgow, Vernel attended St Mungo's Academy in Gallowgate before training at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (formerly the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama) after a one-year general arts foundation course at Glasgow University. Career He played the role of Bala-Tik in the 2015 film ''Star Wars: The Force Awakens''. Vernel's character spoke in a Glaswegian accent. Vernel played the main role of Billy Wallace, junkie brother of London drug cartel boss Sean Wallace, played by Joe Cole, and working alongside Michelle Fairley, who played his mother, in '' Gangs of London'', between 2020-2022. Filmography Movies Television , - ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes , - , 2011 , , '' T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keeley Forsyth
Keeley Forsyth is an English actress and musician. She has released the albums ''Debris Debris (, ) is rubble, wreckage, ruins, litter and discarded waste, garbage/refuse/trash, scattered remains of something destroyed, or, as in geology, large rock fragments left by a melting glacier, etc. Depending on context, ''debris'' can ref ...'' (2020), '' Limbs'' (2022) and ''The Hollow'' (2024). Acting Forsyth's first acting role was as Nicky in the BBC children's television series '' The Biz'' in 1995, appearing alongside Paul Nicholls. She subsequently appeared in several television series, including ''Peak Practice'', ''Where the Heart Is (British TV series), Where the Heart Is'', ''Casualty (TV series), Casualty'', ''Heartbeat (British TV series), Heartbeat'', ''The Bill'', ''Dalziel and Pascoe (TV series), Dalziel and Pascoe'', ''Holby City'', ''The Line of Beauty (TV series), The Line of Beauty'', ''Luther (TV series), Luther'', ''Waterloo Road (TV series), Waterloo Road' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hetty Baynes
Henrietta Sara Louise Baynes (born 16 August 1956) is an English film, television and theatre actress. She began her career in ballet by training from the age of 10 at the Royal Ballet School and made her professional debut, at the age of 12, in Rudolf Nureyev's ''The Nutcracker'' followed by '' The Sleeping Beauty'' at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. In her mid-teens she moved from dance to acting. She began her acting career at 17, as an acting ASM in repertory theatre. She was married to film director Ken Russell from 1992 to 1999; they had one son. Early life and education Baynes was born in Boscombe Hospital, Bournemouth, the daughter of aeronautical engineer Leslie Baynes, who designed what is believed to be the oldest flying glider in the United Kingdom, and Margot (née Findlay). Baynes attended the Elmhurst Ballet School in Camberley in Surrey, where a contemporary was the actress Laura Hartong. Hetty graduated with a Creative Writing MA in 2015 from Birkbec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
