"Don't Drink the Water (TV series) Don't Drink the Water is a British sitcom television series produced by London Weekend Television for the ITV network. The series was created by Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe (who wrote almost every episode) and is a spin-off from their long running sitcom ""On the Buses"". The storyline follows Cyril Blake (Stephen Lewis) living in Spain with his sister Dorothy (Pat Coombs) after his retirement from the Luxton & District Traction Company. Thirteen episodes were broadcast over two series from 27 July 1974 to 6 December 1975. Every episode of series 2 was written"
"Chris Blake Petty Officer Christopher ""Chris"" Blake, CV was a fictional TV character on the show ""Sea Patrol"". He was portrayed by Matthew Holmes. It's the ""Fremantle"" class HMAS ""Hammersley""’s final six months before she's decommissioned, and Chief Petty Officer Chris Blake ""Swain"" is serving aboard her as the coxswain, police officer, chief medic and most experienced helmsman. While he may not get squeamish at such things like blood and gore, the after-effects of such incidents do get to him in his own personal way, especially when a death is involved, and never more so than when the death is"
"the original ""On The Buses"" scripts were adapted by such American writers as Carl Reiner, Bill Persky and Sam Denoff. The American version was unsuccessful and has never been screened in Britain. Inspector Blake did not appear in the American version, as Stan worked at the lost property office at the bus depot rather than being a driver. Despite the popularity of ""On the Buses"" with sections of the public, TV reviewers and historians have generally held the show in lower regard. In its section on situation comedies, ""The Guinness Book of Classic British TV"" describes ""On the Buses"" as"
"of 24, making her one of at least two team members to join the Bureau in their early 20s along with Spencer Reid. Blake is also a professor of forensic linguistics at Georgetown, where Reid had previously guest lectured, and an SSA in the Washington field office. During her initial time at the FBI, Blake was involved in some high-profile cases, particularly the Unabomber case. Blake understands American Sign Language. In the season nine episode ""Bully"", it is revealed that Blake is estranged from her father Damon (a retired police captain of the Kansas City Police Department) and younger brother"
"Michael Cronin as ""Bullet"" Baxter (the role that he had played in ""Grange Hill""); William Woollard as science teacher Mr Woollard; Elizabeth Berrington as a school inspector; Ron Atkinson as the manager of an opposing football team; Stephen Lewis playing a coach driver very similar to his character Inspector Blake in ""On The Buses""; Jim Bowen as a militant trade unionist; and Pam Ayres as herself. Series one and two features the same regular cast and runs in a continuous time frame, while series three is set later in the 1970s. Doug Digby's character is killed off in a gym"
"the plane ride home, and it is implied that she sends a text message to Hotch handing in her resignation. After taking Reid home, telling him about Ethan, and departing, Reid finds her FBI badge in his bag, and watches her leave, saddened but accepting, from his window. In the first episode of season 10 it was confirmed that she had left to return to teaching. Alex Blake (Criminal Minds) Dr. Alex Blake (née Miller) is a fictional character on the CBS crime drama ""Criminal Minds"", portrayed by Jeanne Tripplehorn. Blake first appeared in ""The Silencer"" - episode one of"
"young age. Also like Grayson, Blake joined the GCPD, eventually being promoted to detective. Much like Todd, he is an angry young man who first met Bruce Wayne near the latter's car. And like Tim Drake, he discovers that Bruce Wayne is Batman on his own. Blake is an orphan whose mother was killed in a car crash and whose father was murdered in a gambling related dispute when Blake was still a child. He was raised in St. Swithin's, an orphanage sponsored by the Wayne Foundation. He also develops a great admiration towards Batman. During his time there, he"
"1974) for another 19 years. He died of a heart attack in his Montgomery home in 2002, less than a month before his 90th birthday. He and his wife had been married for 68 years. Commenting on his death, Parks said, ""[I'm] sure his family will miss him."" Actor Sonny Shroyer portrayed Blake in the 2002 made-for-television movie ""The Rosa Parks Story"". Actor Trevor White portrayed Blake in 2018 in the episode ""Rosa"" of the British science-fiction television series ""Doctor Who"". James F. Blake James Fred Blake (April 14, 1912 – March 21, 2002) was the bus driver whom Rosa"
"recover something of Jack's from a woman he had been seeing, he manages to inadvertently demolish both a telephone kiosk and a bus shelter in trying to avoid being caught by the woman's jealous husband. Despite his efforts to lie about why he caused the damage, Blakey (Stephen Lewis), the bus company's Inspector, takes delight in informing Stan that he has to undertake a driving test on a bus skid pan in order to keep his job. However Blakey soon regrets supervising the test when Stan gets his own back by beginning the test with Blakey still on the bus"
"Nicholas Blake (Spooks) Nicholas Blake MP is a fictional character in the British TV series ""Spooks"", portrayed by British actor Robert Glenister. Blake was Home Secretary in the British government. He was regularly in contact with Harry Pearce, regarding National Security. He was introduced as part of the security council siding with then National Security Coordinator Juliet Shaw. He was opposed to the plans of a senior MI6 agent Michael Collingwood, Collingwood was leading a coup attempt and had a bomb planted in Blake's car. Blake survived the assassination attempt. Blake was seen again at the beginning of Series 6"
"brother-in-law employment, Jack reveals news, overheard from Blakey (Stephen Lewis), the company's Bus Inspector, that a new manager by the name of Mr. Jenkins (Kevin Brennan) has been installed into the depot, who seeks to make the buses profitable and has intentions to make reforms at the depot to ensure its staff work harder, much to the dislike of Stan and Jack who enjoy their current layabout lifestyle. When Jenkins decides to stop the staff wearing casual, scruffy clothing under their uniform, Stan and Jack instigate a mutiny by having the male and female bus crews wear only the company's"
"the story. Blake is a middle aged businessman, most likely an executive, who works in New York City and commutes to the suburbs via the train. He is petty, narcissistic, and highly critical of those around him. Blake has trouble connecting with others, as is evidenced by his relationships with the other characters in the story. Miss Dent - Blake's former secretary, and the second central character of the story. Miss Dent spent some time in a mental institution before being released and getting a job as Blake's secretary. She was fired abruptly after having a sexual encounter with Blake,"
"starring Barbara Windsor, Roy Kinnear and Lewis himself, as well as his future ""On the Buses"" co-star Bob Grant. He used the name Cato in his early stage career, but after writing ""Sparrows Can't Sing"" he was urged by his agent to use his real name. From 1969 Lewis starred in his best-remembered role as the gruff inspector Blakey in the British sitcom ""On the Buses"", which ran for 74 episodes and spawned three films: ""On the Buses"" (1971), ""Mutiny on the Buses"" (1972), and ""Holiday on the Buses"" (1973). He co-wrote 12 episodes with fellow star Bob Grant. Lewis"
"boy matching the description of Ken Blake. The Hardys take ""The Sleuth"" to the mill to investigate and find the mill wheel starting and stopping. Soon, they are attacked and left without gas in their new boat. They recover and get back to investigating by finding Ken who says he thinks someone has used his bike the same night that Joe saw someone bicycling from the Hardy's home. Markel and Docker pull Ken away and then a suspicious vehicle leaves Elekton. Later, the same suspicious vehicle gets away before an explosion at Elekton. Frank and Joe are terrified that their"
"prison in October 1966. Blake then stayed at 'safe' houses around London which were mostly friends of Randle's and Pottle's before he was hidden in a secret compartment in a camper van and Michael Randle drove him to Eastern Europe, with Randle's children sitting on top of the seat that Blake was hidden underneath to put off any customs officers who might look into the van. In June 1991, he and Pat Pottle stood trial at the Old Bailey for their part in the escape. They defended themselves in court, arguing that, while they in no way condoned Blake's espionage"
"Alex Blake (Criminal Minds) Dr. Alex Blake (née Miller) is a fictional character on the CBS crime drama ""Criminal Minds"", portrayed by Jeanne Tripplehorn. Blake first appeared in ""The Silencer"" - episode one of season eight, replacing Agent Emily Prentiss who had resigned to go and run Interpol in ""Run (Part II)"". On May 14, 2014, it was revealed in the season 9 finale that Blake would be leaving the show. Tripplehorn's final episode as a main cast member on the show was on the May 14, 2014, episode ""Demons"". Blake's appointment at the BAU was met with some mixed"
"""TV Guide""s list of The 60 Nastiest Villains of All Time. For his performance as the Governor, Morrissey was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the 39th Saturn Awards. Aside from simply ""The Governor,"" the character's name appeared to be Philip Blake; however, with the release of the novel """", it was revealed that his actual name was Brian Blake, and Philip was revealed to be his deceased brother. When the dead began to rise, Brian and Philip gathered a small group, which included Brian's niece Penny, and the group were constantly on the run when unsecured locations were breached;"
"telling them to stay away from the case and the symbol of the Yellow ""M"" even appears on the back of Blake's overcoat. The Yellow ""M"" announces that there will be yet another kidnap and the terrified Septimus is convinced that he is next. He agrees with Blake's suggestion that he leave London. Taking a train from King's Cross with two police detectives, their journey is unexpectedly stopped. Blake goes to investigate but, returning to their compartment, discovers Septimus has disappeared. As he and the policemen search the area, their train suddenly collides with the Harwich Express and is derailed."
"Joseph Blake (criminal) Joseph ""Blueskin"" Blake (""baptised"" 31 October 1700 – 11 November 1724) was an 18th-century English highwayman and felon. Blake was the son of Nathaniel and Jane Blake. He was baptised at All-Hallows-the-Great in London. His parents had the means to send him to the parish school of St Giles-without-Cripplegate for about six years. A school friend, William Blewitt, introduced him to the self-styled ""Thief-Taker General"" (and thief) Jonathan Wild around 1714. He left school and became a professional thief. By the age of 17, he was earning his living as a pickpocket, working with Edward Pollitt (or"
"to raise their daughter in his absence, but they reconfirmed their love for each other during season two. We don't meet Sally again until the very last episode, but she and Chloe are never far from Chris' mind. This is particularly highlighted when Chris finds himself in a situation where children are involved, or an event arises with could affect his chances of seeing them again. Chris Blake Petty Officer Christopher ""Chris"" Blake, CV was a fictional TV character on the show ""Sea Patrol"". He was portrayed by Matthew Holmes. It's the ""Fremantle"" class HMAS ""Hammersley""’s final six months before"
"Jonathan Blake (Freddie Bartholomew) overhears two sailors discussing something suspicious in his aunt's ale-house in a Norfolk fishing village. He persuades his more respectable best friend, Horatio Nelson (Douglas Scott), to sneak aboard the sailors' ship with him. They overhear a plot involving insurance fraud. When Jonathan decides to warn the insurers, Horatio cannot accompany him, because that same day he is invited to join the Royal Navy as a midshipman. Jonathan walks 100 miles to London to Lloyd's Coffee House, where the insurers conduct their business. Mr. Angerstein (Guy Standing), the head of one of the syndicates that make"
"on false charges of child molestation and sentenced to deportation to the prison planet Cygnus Alpha. Whilst awaiting deportation from Planet Earth, Blake meets thief Vila Restal and smuggler Jenna Stannis. On board the prison ship ""London"", Blake meets convicted murderer Olag Gan and computer engineer and embezzler Kerr Avon. The ""London"" encounters a battle between two alien space fleets and the ""London""s crew plot a course to avoid the combat zone and continue their voyage. They encounter a strange alien craft, board it and attempt to salvage it but are thwarted by the alien ship's defence mechanism. The commander"
"join the base controlled by the Colonel Longreach, whose order is Lt. Brandon Clarke, twin brother of Harvey Clarke. The tags work perfectly, but Blake and Mortimer find a spy within the base attempts to reveal the deception to the Italians. After a brief investigation during which Blake recalls several strange events that occurred in London and Bletchley Park, his suspicions fall on Brandon Clarke. Mortimer and sergeant Duffelton, he confronts Clarke who tried to flee. Mortimer realizes that he and his brother Harvey communicate via the packages they send through an encryption system dating back to ancient Greece, scytale"
"from a showcase in the museum and hides it in his room. Blake follows a track about Alister Lawless who committed suicide years ago. He meets his former lawyer who tells him that Lawless had written a letter to hand over to his son on his 20th birthday. He also discovered that his wife was detained in the psychiatric hospital in Weston-super-Mare and she was pregnant with a girl. He then searches for the two children and finds John Hastings, Lisa's boyfriend. Meanwhile, Lord Bowmore is murdered in his home by the ghost before the arrival of MI5 agents and"
"aged just 14, he was offered a job by Marshall. Drummond died in around 1905 from tuberculosis, aged 19. Other associates included Derek ""Splash"" Page of the ""Daily Radio""; Ruff Hanson, a tough American investigator (both created by Gwyn Evans), and Blake's friends at Scotland Yard: Chief Detective Inspector Lennard, Detective Inspector Coutts, and Superintendent Venner. In 1905, Blake's bustling housekeeper Mrs Bardell (created by William Murray Graydon, who also created Pedro the bloodhound), was introduced and remained until the end. Her misuse of the English language was legendary in stories – she was a gifted cook and would always"
"who were to play Inspector Blake and Jack Harper respectively. They both came from """", a television version of the play directed by Allen. Lewis and Grant had previously written and acted together. Wolfe found the actor for Arthur Rudge easily; he saw Michael Robbins as a bus passenger on television in ""The Harry Worth Show"". In the same week, Robbins was sent another offer for ""The Dustbinmen"" which he declined. The last two members to be cast were Mabel ""Mum"" Butler and Olive Rudge. Allen wanted Cicely Courtneidge as Mum and she was given the part for just the"
"he confronts Nick, who leaves an unconscious Blake for dead on a remote mountainside. Krystle finds Blake and gets him help. Later Blake learns that Fallon's son, his namesake ""Little Blake"" Colby, has been kidnapped. Blake and Alexis make a televised plea for the return of their infant grandson, and on-air Alexis confesses a dark secret from their past: their firstborn son, Adam, had been kidnapped as a baby and was never recovered. Traumatized by the event, they had hidden his existence from their subsequent children Fallon and Steven. Weeks later, attorney Michael Torrance from Billings, Montana approaches Blake and"
"learned to hide his anger over his parents' death. When Bruce Wayne visited the orphanage, Blake noticed similar qualities between himself and Bruce, and single-handedly deduced that Bruce is Batman. When he was old enough, he became a police officer, and eventually befriends Batman's ally Commissioner James Gordon. After the discovery of Bane, Blake confronts Bruce and attempts to convince him to return as Batman. When Bane publicly declares himself, Blake takes Gordon into hiding and arrests Selina Kyle to question her about Bruce's disappearance. He also shows his repulsion towards Gordon and Batman covering up the crimes of Harvey"
"find the bomb in time. Blake was approached by Ros Myers when she is trying to find out the truth behind Harry's disappearance. He declares that he counts Harry as a friend but that he can't do what Ros wants him to do. After the events of Episode 2, Blake approached Harry with intelligence of a meeting taking place in Basel of corrupt intelligence officers, Blake had Harry investigate this. In Episode 6, Blake was forced to resign when the Nightingale operation falsely provided information to the media that Blake had done dodgy deals with the Mafia. Although Blake's actions"
"suited to follow in Blake's footsteps, is (as a woman) underestimated by and considered little more than a trophy to her father. She channels her energies into toying with various male suitors, including the Carrington chauffeur Michael Culhane (Wayne Northrop). At the end of the three-hour premiere episode ""Oil"", Steven finally confronts his father, criticizing Blake's capitalistic values and seemingly amoral business practices. Blake explodes, revealing the secret of which Steven thought his father was unaware: Blake is disgusted by Steven's homosexuality, and his refusal to ""conform"" sets father and son at odds for some time. In counterpoint to the"
"Blake are deployed to Labyrinth City, the glass colony on Mars, to investigate two murders that may be connected to the theft of the ""Martian plaque"", an artifact that proves that Mars was once inhabited. The pair split up, with Sparta tailing one suspect, Dr. Khalid Sayeed, and Blake tailing the other, trucker Lydia Zeromsky. Things do not go as planned, however; Blake's efforts to investigate Zeromsky soon get him embroiled in the political intrigue of the local unions, while a plane ride with Dr. Sayeed ends with an explosion that nearly kills her. A third murder leads them both"
"show in his life, he's actually making two cases work"". Initially, Salke and Korman looked to sell acquisition rights to Fox. Michael made his debut with the rest of the Britten family on March 1, 2012, in ""Pilot"" on NBC. In February 2011, Jason Isaacs obtained the role of the character. Executive producer Howard Gordon summated the premise of the character: ""He's a guy who goes to sleep, wakes up, he’s with his wife, goes to sleep, wakes up, and he's with his son. And so — and he's a cop who sees clues and details that crossover from one"
"gently. Adam arranges a situation where Finlay catches Blake kissing another girl. Finlay takes revenge by sabotaging Blake's alarm clock, making him late for a HSC exam. Les Bagley (John Orcsik), Blake's estranged father, re-enters his life. The Stewarts want him to stay away but Blake wants to get to know his dad and agrees to visit him. This drives a wedge between Blake and Alf and Blake leaves to live with Les. Blake later discovers he has a half-sister, Roxanne Miller (Lisa Lackey). Les is not interesting in knowing his daughter but Blake insists on tracking her down. Blake"