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The Widowmaker
''The Widowmaker'' is a 1990 made-for-television film directed by John Madden and starring Annabelle Apsion, Alun Armstrong, David Morrissey and Kenneth Welsh. The film deals with a woman whose husband has been arrested after going on a killing rampage and the reaction of her local community. It was produced In the United Kingdom by Central Independent Television for the ITV network and aired on 29 December 1990. It received a nomination for Best Single Drama at the 1991 BAFTA Awards. Premise Kathy (Apsion) is forced to face the hostility of her local community after her husband is revealed as a brutal spree killer. Cast *Annabelle Apsion – Kathy * Alun Armstrong – Dad * David Morrissey – Rob * Kenneth Welsh – Atkinson *Helen Anderson – Troy *Hugh Armstrong – Michael Finch *Al Hunter Ashton – Mr. Wilding *Charlotte Barker – Vicky Pierce *Sydnee Blake – Grieving Mother *Kate Byers – Junior Police Officer *Flaminia Cinque – Sally *David Credell – Bui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeremy Brock
Jeremy Brock MBE (born 1959) is a British writer and director whose works include the screenplays '' Mrs Brown'', ''Driving Lessons'', ''The Last King of Scotland'', '' Charlotte Gray'', and '' The Eagle''. Brock has also written two plays for the Hampstead downstairs theatre. Early life He was born in Malvern, Worcestershire. He had an older brother (born 1952) and sister (born 1954). He studied drama at the University of Bristol, where he met Paul Unwin in 1979. Career His awards include the ''Evening Standard'' award for ''Mrs. Brown''. ''Driving Lessons'' was entered into the 28th Moscow International Film Festival, where it won the Special Jury Prize. In 2007, he received the BAFTA award for best-adapted screenplay for ''The Last King of Scotland'', co-written with Peter Morgan. Casualty He is the co-creator of '' Casualty'' with Paul Unwin. They created ''Casualty'' in reaction to what they saw as a "Thatcherite attack on our National Health Service", and that in 198 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Cubison
Richard Cubison is a British actor who has been active on television and in films since 1980. Captain of The Stage Golf Society 2020 His first television role came in 1980 when he played a "heavy" in an episode of ''Minder''. He has also appeared in TV serials including ''The Cleopatras'', ''Just Good Friends'', ''Inspector Morse'', ''Little Dorrit'', '' Wycliffe'', ''Pie in the Sky'', ''Casualty'' and ''The Bill''. He also appeared in as Antonin Dolohov in ''Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix ''Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix'' is a fantasy novel written by British author J. K. Rowling and the fifth novel in the ''Harry Potter'' series. It follows Harry Potter's struggles through his fifth year at Hogwarts School of Witc ...'' in 2007. Filmography External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cubison, Richard Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Place of birth missing (living people) British male television actors British male film actors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Television Series By ITV Studios
Television, sometimes shortened to TV, is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving images and sound. The term can refer to a television set, or the medium of television transmission. Television is a mass medium for advertising, entertainment, news, and sports. Television became available in crude experimental forms in the late 1920s, but only after several years of further development was the new technology marketed to consumers. After World War II, an improved form of black-and-white television broadcasting became popular in the United Kingdom and the United States, and television sets became commonplace in homes, businesses, and institutions. During the 1950s, television was the primary medium for influencing public opinion.Diggs-Brown, Barbara (2011''Strategic Public Relations: Audience Focused Practice''p. 48 In the mid-1960s, color broadcasting was introduced in the U.S. and most other developed countries. The availability of various types of archival sto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Scored By Rachel Portman
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Television Films
British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, and Crown Dependencies. ** Britishness, the British identity and common culture * British English, the English language as spoken and written in the United Kingdom or, more broadly, throughout the British Isles * Celtic Britons, an ancient ethno-linguistic group * Brittonic languages, a branch of the Insular Celtic language family (formerly called British) ** Common Brittonic, an ancient language Other uses *'' Brit(ish)'', a 2018 memoir by Afua Hirsch *People or things associated with: ** Great Britain, an island ** United Kingdom, a sovereign state ** Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1800) ** United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1922) See also * Terminology of the British Isles * Alternative names for the British * English (other) * Britannic (other) * British Isles * Brit (other) * Br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1990 Films
The year 1990 in film involved many significant events as shown below. Universal Pictures celebrated its 75th anniversary in 1990. Highest-grossing films The top 10 films released in 1990 by worldwide gross are as follows: Events * March 2 - '' The Hunt for Red October'' is released. It is the first film in Tom Clancy's "Jack Ryan" franchise and is met with critical and blockbuster commercial success. * March 23 – ''Pretty Woman'' is released and grosses $463 million, making Julia Roberts a worldwide star. * March 30 – '' Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' is released to massive box office success. At the time, it is the highest-grossing independent film in history. * May 25 – Universal Pictures unveils a new opening logo with music composed by James Horner, which debuts on ''Back to the Future Part III''. It is the first change to the Universal opening logo in 27 years. * June 1 – CGI technique is expanded with motion capture for CGI characters, used in '' Total ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1990 Television Films
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 Vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Williams (actor)
Peter Williams (born December 31, 1957) is a Jamaican-born Canadian actor. He is known for playing Apophis, a primary antagonist on ''Stargate SG-1''. Career The majority of his work has been in television, including his role as the primary villain Apophis in the first four seasons of ''Stargate SG-1'' (plus a few appearances thereafter). However, he has also appeared on the big screen in films such as ''Catwoman'' and '' The Chronicles of Riddick''. His brother Stephen is also in the entertainment business, and has directed several episodes of television shows including '' Dark Angel'', ''Crossing Jordan'', and '' Lost''. In 1995, two years prior to ''Stargate SG-1''s premiere, Williams starred in the 1995 movie ''Jungleground'' with three other actors from the Stargate franchise: Torri Higginson (Elizabeth Weir), J. R. Bourne (Martouf), and Lexa Doig (Dr. Lam). In 2007, he played the lead, Gene Wright, in Frances-Anne Solomon's feature film ''A Winter Tale''. Filmography ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary Powell (actor)
Gary Powell (born 10 September 1963) is a British actor. He is possibly best known for playing the character Laurie Bates in the BBC soap opera '' EastEnders''. Career Laurie made his first screen appearance in September 1989 as a love interest for Kathy Beale (Gillian Taylforth), but the character was one of many to be written out of the serial early in 1990, following the introduction of executive producer, Michael Ferguson. Powell's other television work has included roles in: '' Between The Lines'' (1992); ''Inspector Morse'' (1987; 1995); ''Thief Takers'' (1996); ''Kavanagh QC'' (1997); ''Beech is Back'' (2001); ''A Touch Of Frost'' (2003); ''Judge John Deed'' (2005); ''Holby City'' (2005); '' The Golden Hour'' (2005); ''Tom Brown's Schooldays'' (2005); '' Five Days'' (2006) and '' Doctor Who'' episode " 42", playing Dev Ashton (2007). He made several other appearances in ''The Bill'' in 2005, 2006 and made a larger appearance as Darren Cuttler in ''The Bill''s series Gu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Ottaway
William Cecil James Ottaway (25 July 1908 – 16 June 1999) was a British film, television and stage actor whose career spanned seven decades. in '''' - 7 July 1999 Family background Born in 1908 in in Surrey, Ottaway was the son of William Henry Ottaway, an enthusiastic amateur actor with the St Pancras People's Theatre and the Superintendent of the School of Handicrafts for Poor Boys in Chertsey, and his wife Mary Ellen, the School's Matron. Their oldest son was Andrew Kenneth Cosway Ottaway (1905-1980), a lecturer in Education a ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colin Jeavons
Colin Abel Jeavons (born 20 October 1929) is a retired British television actor. Career Jeavons' earliest television role was as Jules Neraud in an episode of the 1956 anthology series of teleplays ''Nom-de-Plume''. Broadcast live, it is unknown if any recordings of the production exist. He began an association with Dickens productions on BBC Television in 1959 with ''Bleak House'' as Richard Carstone, and ''Great Expectations'' (for the first time) as Herbert Pocket. The same year he played Prince Hal/Henry V in the BBC's ''The Life and Death of Sir John Falstaff''. In 1963 he played the extremely reluctant hero Vadassy forced into espionage in '' Epitaph for a Spy'' for BBC Television. Jeavons portrayed Uriah Heep in the BBC's ''David Copperfield'' (1966). Only one episode featuring him (episode 11, "Umble Aspirations") is known to exist. He appeared in a host of 1960s and 1970s TV programmes including '' Doctor Who'' (in " The Underwater Menace"), '' Adam Adamant Lives!'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
