"featured stills of King's Oak and the new King's Oak Country Hotel. Michele Buck guided the show through its final few months on air as series producer, with William Smethurst still on hand as executive producer. In January 1988, the series was reduced to only two episodes a week, with ""Crossroads King's Oak"" finally coming to an end on 4 April 1988 (the Easter bank holiday). The last, extended episode saw the character of Jill (Jane Rossington) riding off with her lover, John Maddingham (Jeremy Nicholas). Asked what name she would give the hotel she would be running in her"
"the end of 1981) and then by ATV's successor, Central Independent Television until 1988. The series was revived by Carlton Television in 2001; however, due to low ratings it was cancelled again in 2003. The original premise of ""Crossroads"" is based around two feuding sisters, Kitty Jarvis (Beryl Johnstone) and Meg Richardson (Noele Gordon). Meg is a wealthy woman who, with the help of her late husband Charles' insurance money and compensation money from the council for them building a motorway through their land, turned her large Georgian house into a motel. ""The Crossroads Motel"" was located on the outskirts"
"Crossroads (UK TV series) Crossroads (later known as Crossroads Kings Oak) is a British television soap opera that ran on ITV over two periods – the original 1964 to 1988 run, followed by a short revival from 2001 to 2003. Set in a fictional motel (hotel, in the revival) in the Midlands, ""Crossroads"" became a byword for cheap production values, particularly in the 1970s and early 1980s. Despite this, the series regularly attracted huge audiences during this time, with ratings as high as 15 million viewers. It was created by Hazel Adair and Peter Ling and produced by ATV (until"
"revived series and glamorous hotel had been a dream of supermarket worker and Crossroads fan Angela, with all the other characters revealed as shoppers. Angela even approaches a female customer in the supermarket and tells her she recognises her as ""Tracey Booth from Crossroads"". Tracey's mother-in-law, Kate, was also shown as one of Angela's colleagues in the supermarket. ""Crossroads"" began its run on Monday 2 November 1964 and was first shown five days a week. The episodes were then recorded ""as live"", a very common practice at the time, with very limited opportunities for retakes. Within a few months, 10"
"Crossroads (1955 TV series) Crossroads was an American television anthology series based on the activities of clergy from different denominations. It aired from October 1955 to June 1956 on ABC. The series' second season aired from October 1956 to June 1957 in syndication. The episodes, which often had deep spiritual themes, were usually set in the 1950s, but some were framed for an earlier era. The series featured numerous guest stars, many of whom appeared in several episodes throughout the series' run. James Dean appeared in a 1955 episode, ""Broadway Trust"", along with Lloyd Bridges and Mary Treen. The episode"
"Crossroads (1986 film) Crossroads is a 1986 American coming-of-age musical drama film inspired by the legend of blues musician Robert Johnson. Starring Ralph Macchio, Joe Seneca and Jami Gertz, the film was written by John Fusco and directed by Walter Hill and features an original score featuring Ry Cooder and Steve Vai on the soundtrack's guitar, and harmonica by Sonny Terry. Vai also appears in the film as the devil's guitar player in the climactic guitar duel. Fusco was a traveling blues musician prior to attending New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, where he wrote ""Crossroads"" as an"
"JoAnne Good JoAnne Dorothy Good (born 15 January 1955) is a British radio presenter, television presenter, broadcast journalist and actor. As an actress, she is best known for her role as Carol Sands in the ITV soap ""Crossroads"" from 1982 to 1984. She played a schoolgirl in the 1978 cult British horror film ""Killer's Moon"", and filmed an interview for the 2008 DVD release. She also appeared in the all-star black comedy film ""Eat the Rich"" in 1987 and in the Only Fools and Horses episode ""Go West Young Man"" in 1981. On stage she has played the title role"
"into a weekly comic strip in 1972 by Dutch comics artist Alfred Mazure, published in TVTimes. Crossroads (UK TV series) Crossroads (later known as Crossroads Kings Oak) is a British television soap opera that ran on ITV over two periods – the original 1964 to 1988 run, followed by a short revival from 2001 to 2003. Set in a fictional motel (hotel, in the revival) in the Midlands, ""Crossroads"" became a byword for cheap production values, particularly in the 1970s and early 1980s. Despite this, the series regularly attracted huge audiences during this time, with ratings as high as 15"
"aired five weeks after Dean died in an automobile crash in September 1955. Victor Jory was cast in the 1957 episode ""Lone Star Preacher"", a dramatization of the Texas Baptist pastor George Washington Truett, with Barbara Eiler as his wife, Jo Truett. Other guest stars include: In its first season on ABC, ""Crossroads"" followed the long-running sitcom ""The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet"" on the Friday evening schedule. It was scheduled opposite ""Our Miss Brooks"" on CBS and ""The Life of Riley"" on NBC. ABC canceled ""Crossroads"" after one season. The series was picked up for a second season, where"
"last interviews took place on LWT's ""The Six O'Clock Show"" where she talked enthusiastically about her return to the show in 1987, as well as the small fees paid to the series' actors. George was also given the opportunity to address her reputation for forgetting her lines, and made it quite clear that she wasn't the only cast member to suffer with this problem. Ann George became ill towards the end of the 1980s while still appearing in ""Crossroads"", and after a long battle with cancer she died on 8 September 1989, leaving her second husband Gordon Buckingham and a"
"she was Eamonn Andrews' final subject on This Is Your Life as he died on 5 November. The show was held over until early 1988. Rossington now lives in Staffordshire with her second husband, chartered surveyor David Dunger. She has two grown children, Sorrel and Harry. Since 1988, Rossington has been the main patron of the Crossroads Appreciation Society, and continues to take an active role in the group. Jane Rossington Jane Rossington (born 5 March 1943) is a British actress, best known for her role as Jill Richardson in the soap opera ""Crossroads"". Born in Derby, Rossington's family moved"
"in more viewers; actor Tony Adams said that a down-on-his luck Adam would have been taken under Angel's wing as her personal assistant. With ratings continuing to decline, the revived series was also axed in March 2003, with the final episode being broadcast on Friday 30 May 2003. The 2003 series was criticised by fans who felt the series had moved away from the 1964-88 series and the 2001-02 series, as well as being ""too gay"". Later, Jane Asher apologised to fans as a result of the way the 2003 series went. The ""Crossroads"" theme tune was composed by Tony"
"well as being the only actor to remain in the show for its entire series, she also spoke the final words of the final episode in 1988. Because no regular member of the cast of ""Crossroads"" had a permanent contract, she had plenty of time to pursue other roles, and played the minor role of Monica Downes in the BBC Radio 4 soap opera ""The Archers"". She was, however, an integral part of ""Crossroads"". When she became pregnant, the show's producer, Reg Watson, ordered the scriptwriters to include the pregnancy in the storyline. When Rossington miscarried, Watson asked her if"
"Jane Rossington Jane Rossington (born 5 March 1943) is a British actress, best known for her role as Jill Richardson in the soap opera ""Crossroads"". Born in Derby, Rossington's family moved to Sutton Coldfield when she was four years of age. The daughter of a bank manager, she attended Sutton Coldfield Grammar School and was an amateur actress, having trained in the Rose Bruford College of Speech and Drama, before appearing in repertory theatre in Sheffield and York. She was the only ""Crossroads"" original cast member to be in the first and last episode of the series. She was, however,"
"Noele Gordon Joan Noele Gordon (25 December 1919 – 14 April 1985) was a British stage, film, television actress and presenter. She played the role of Meg Mortimer (originally Richardson) in the long-running British soap opera ""Crossroads"" from 1964 to 1981. Gordon's father was an engineer in the Merchant Navy and she was born in East Ham, London. She was given the middle name of Noele because she was born on Christmas Day. After attending convent school at Forest Gate, she was taught to dance by Maude Wells and later spent several years living in Southend on Sea, Essex. She"
"to the Russell family taking over a ""failing motel"", despite Crossroads having become a hotel in the late 1980s. In the final episode of the original series, the name 'King's Oak Country Hotel' was seen over the entrance doors. Lack of real links to the past, and the killing of Jill a few months into the new run, turned many fans away. Popular characters in the new ""Crossroads"" included new owner Kate Russell (Jane Gurnett), supercilious receptionist Virginia Raven (Sherrie Hewson), and womanising deputy manager Jake Booth (Colin Wells). The storyline of the final episode was the revelation that the"
"no stranger to soap opera, having played the part of probationary nurse Kate Ford in the ITV series ""Emergency Ward 10"" during 1963-64. Rossington spoke the first words of the first episode of ""Crossroads"" on 2 November 1964, ""Crossroads Motel, good evening"". She played Jill Richardson, the daughter of the owner of the Crossroads Motel, Meg Richardson. For the 24 years she appeared in the show the writers delighted in making Jill suffer, and amongst other things, she was married five times - once bigamously - was a drug addict, an alcoholic and had a baby with her stepbrother. As"
"women to appear in a British soap opera, ""Crossroads"", playing Trina MacDonald 41 episodes, 1978-1982), whom he had married in 1975, and a son Arthur. Denys was an attractive and charismatic character who enjoyed operating on the frontier of new developments and challenging the established order of things. It is something of an irony that Denys died in the year that micro-computers became available. The personal Computer medium would have provided the ideal tool and vehicle for his exciting and creative energies. He was a pioneer in early computer generated animation and his work was recently shown at the Tate"
"portrayals by actors who feel the need to portray the Devil as some kind of unhinged lunatic."" By the time that ""Crossroads"" was released in March 1986, however, Judd had passed away. He was just 59. He had been suffering from stomach cancer but never told anyone. His castmates in ""Ma Rainey"" had mistaken his bouts of coughing and nausea for stage anxiety. Judd's obituary noted that he had worked as a counselor for several years for his favorite charity, Teens with Drug Problems, as well as a non-profit social services organization in Queens called Elmcor. Judd was also a"
"""There has never been a star of ""Crossroads"", although Nolly was ""Crossroads""."" Noele Gordon Joan Noele Gordon (25 December 1919 – 14 April 1985) was a British stage, film, television actress and presenter. She played the role of Meg Mortimer (originally Richardson) in the long-running British soap opera ""Crossroads"" from 1964 to 1981. Gordon's father was an engineer in the Merchant Navy and she was born in East Ham, London. She was given the middle name of Noele because she was born on Christmas Day. After attending convent school at Forest Gate, she was taught to dance by Maude Wells"
"Hazel Adair Hazel Adair (born Hazel Joyce Willett, 9 July 1920 – 22 November 2015) was a British actress turned screenwriter and creator of soap operas for radio and television. She is best known for co-creating ""Crossroads"" with Peter Ling. Born in 1920 at Darjeeling, British India, her British family soon returned to England and her parents divorced when she was two. Her mother later remarried. She herself wed a rancher, Gordon Mackenzie in 1940. The couple had one child, and divorced in 1949. Adopting Adair as her stage name, she began her career as an actress with parts in"
"Crossroads (1994 TV program) Crossroads is an American half-hour alternative music video television program that aired on VH1 weekdays between the years 1994 and 1998. It premiered on October 31, 1994. Originally called ""Darcy's Music"", the program was hosted first by VJ Moon Zappa and then by VJ Amy Scott. The program was named after VH1's then-director of music programming, Darcy Sanders-Fulmer. The premise was that Fulmer (through an off-screen voice-over) picked her favorite videos which just happened to be alternative. Despite this, her voice was rarely heard. Most of the introductions were done by Moon, who constantly pointed out"
"previously available on earlier DVD releases. There are apparently 1,700 episodes of ""Crossroads"" in existence; most of these are from Central Television's run of the show from 1982 to 1988. Over 20 archive volumes of ""Crossroads"", ""with each and every surviving episode in transmission order"", have been released so far, with ""Crossroads Archive Volume 20"" the most recently released, in April 2009. On 2 November 2009, to coincide with the show's 45th anniversary, Network DVD re-released the 21 volumes - including Volume 1.1, see below - in a 41-disc box-set. A black and white ""Crossroads Archive Volume 1.1"" has also"
"""The Tripods"" (24 November 1984). Elma Soiron Elma Soiron (8 June 1918 in Acomb, Yorkshire – May 2016 in London) was an English actress, who was best known for playing Madame Dubois in ""The Path of Duty"", the fourth episode of the first series of the British television series, ""Upstairs, Downstairs"" (31 October 1971), and Madame Huguot in ""A Patriotic Offering"", the first episode of the fourth series, first broadcast on 14 September 1974 on ITV. She also appeared in the soap opera ""Crossroads"" (1964). Other parts include an old French woman in the eleventh episode of the first series"
"1961. He died on 4 September 2006 after a long struggle with Alzheimer's disease. Peter Ling Peter George Derek Ling (27 May 1926 – 14 September 2006) was a British writer of television, radio and comic strips, best known for his television work. With his professional partner, Hazel Adair, he co-created the soap opera ""Crossroads"". Ling was born in Thornton Heath, the son of a stage magician and a teacher, and was educated at Whitgift School. As a child he appeared in the Radio Luxembourg children's show ""The Ovaltinies"", and wrote an article for ""Good Housekeeping"" magazine at the age"
"credited with directing a number of the episodes in the fifth season, and his daughter, Mina Badiyi, makes a guest appearance in Episode 3, ""Common Ground"". Cleavant Derricks is the only cast member to stay with the series throughout its entire run, while Derricks and Linda Henning (Mrs. Mallory) are the only actors to appear in both the first and last episodes of the series. Derricks' identical twin, Clinton Derricks-Carroll, appeared in the episodes ""The King Is Back"", ""Greatfellas"", and ""The Prince of Slides"", when there was a need for Rembrandt and his double to interact. John Rhys-Davies was the"
"Crossbones (TV series) Crossbones is an American television series that aired on the NBC network from May 30 to August 2, 2014. The series is a fictionalization of the life of the pirate Edward ""Blackbeard"" Teach, who is still alive in 1729 (historically, he died in 1718). The show was created by Neil Cross, James V. Hart, and Amanda Welles. The network announced the series in May 2012 with a straight-to-series commitment. Ten episodes were ordered, and production began in Puerto Rico on October 15, 2013. The show was originally supposed to be a part of NBC's midseason schedule, but"
"across all four, the series finale aired on January 16, 2011. Throughout its run, the series was led by five (seasons 1 and 4) and six (seasons 2–3) primary characters. Its original main characters are Miley Stewart (portrayed by Miley Cyrus), Lilly Truscott (Emily Osment), Oliver Oken (Mitchel Musso), Jackson Stewart (Jason Earles), and Robby Stewart (Billy Ray Cyrus). In the second season, Rico Suave (Moisés Arias), who originally appeared in a supporting capacity during the first season, was integrated into the primary cast. During the fourth and final season, Oken became a supporting character due to Musso's involvement on"
"Kings Oak Kings Oak was the fictional village in the television serial ""Crossroads"" which ran on ITV between 1964 and 1988 and returned in 2001 and axed in 2003. It is sometimes written as King's Oak. Between 1964 and 1970 most of the scenes of the village were actually all recorded inside the Associated Television Studios in Aston, Birmingham. Still photographs would be used to illustrate Kings Oak and its locations during episodes; places used for these pictures included Bournville, Yardley and Sutton Coldfield. In 1970 ""Crossroads""' production company, ATV, furnished the serial with the use of an outside broadcast"
"died in May 2011. Her friends include Julie Burchill and Julian Clary. Good has been critical of how women in radio, she says, continue to play subservient roles to men. JoAnne Good JoAnne Dorothy Good (born 15 January 1955) is a British radio presenter, television presenter, broadcast journalist and actor. As an actress, she is best known for her role as Carol Sands in the ITV soap ""Crossroads"" from 1982 to 1984. She played a schoolgirl in the 1978 cult British horror film ""Killer's Moon"", and filmed an interview for the 2008 DVD release. She also appeared in the all-star"
"to sea, we've only got a few. Let the women and children drown, man, we've got to save the crew."" Two days after the first episode was shown, the British cross-Channel ferry MS Herald of Free Enterprise capsized with the loss of 193 passengers and crew. As a result, Channel 4 dropped the title sequence from the second and third episodes, and it was not used at all in the second season. Series 1: Two social misfits (Tessa Peake-Jones and Martyn Hesford) team together to get revenge on everyone who has crossed them in the past; Charles Gray appeared as"
"Canyon Crossroads Canyon Crossroads is a 1955 American Western film directed by Alfred L. Werker and stars Richard Basehart, Phyllis Kirk and Stephen Elliott. Near Moab, Utah, mining engineer Larry Kendall (Richard Basehart), is searching for large uranium deposits and joins forces with Katherine Rand (Phyllis Kirk) and her father, Dr. Andrew Rand (Russell Collins). When Dr. Rand is hurt in an accident, Kendall and Katherine continue on, enlisting the help of an Indian guide, Charlie Rivers (Alan Wells). Larry realizes Larson (Stephen Elliott), a rival mining engineer has sent Pete Barnwell (Charles Wagenheim) to trail them. After finding uranium"
"it aired in syndication from October 1956 to June 1957, for a total of 78 episodes. Sample episodes: Crossroads (1955 TV series) Crossroads was an American television anthology series based on the activities of clergy from different denominations. It aired from October 1955 to June 1956 on ABC. The series' second season aired from October 1956 to June 1957 in syndication. The episodes, which often had deep spiritual themes, were usually set in the 1950s, but some were framed for an earlier era. The series featured numerous guest stars, many of whom appeared in several episodes throughout the series' run."