"The Sopranos The Sopranos is an American crime drama television series created by David Chase. The story revolves around fictional New Jersey-based, Italian American mobster Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini). The series portrays the difficulties that he faces as he tries to balance his home life and his criminal organization. These are explained during his therapy sessions with psychiatrist Jennifer Melfi (Lorraine Bracco). The series features Tony's family members, mafia colleagues, and rivals in prominent roles and story arcs, most notably his wife Carmela (Edie Falco) and protégé Christopher Moltisanti (Michael Imperioli). The pilot was ordered in 1997, and the show"
"Gandolfini). In a parallel story, Tony's psychiatrist Jennifer Melfi (Lorraine Bracco) gains some new insight on Tony and decides to drop him as a patient. ""The Blue Comet"" was filmed at Silvercup Studios, Long Island City and on location in New Jersey and New York in January and February 2007. It was watched by eight million American viewers on its premiere date and received critical praise for its narrative and dramatic resolution of long narratives; many critics have named ""The Blue Comet"" a highlight of the series. Bracco received an Emmy Award nomination for supporting actress for her performance in"
"Jamie (TV series) Jamie is a sitcom television series, created by David Susskind's Talent Associates, that was telecast live in the United States of America by ABC-TV from October 5, 1953, until October 4, 1954. The series was the result of the success of the pilot, an episode of the ""ABC Album/Plymouth Playhouse"" entitled ""Jamie"", which aired on April 26, 1953. The pilot cast would return for the series, except that of Eva Marie Saint who would be replaced by Kathleen Nolan. Star of the show was 11-year-old Brandon deWilde, whose rising fame had catapulted him to national prominence in"
"May 2017. Liz Brixius Liz Brixius is an American television writer and producer. In 2008 Brixius, Linda Wallem, and Evan Dunsky, created the series ""Nurse Jackie"", a half-hour drama about a ""flawed"" emergency room nurse in a New York City hospital. Starring Edie Falco of ""The Sopranos"", the series premiered on Showtime in June 2009, with Wallem and Brixius serving as showrunners for the series and sharing executive producer duties with Caryn Mandabach. Brixius left Nurse Jackie in the spring of 2012 after signing a two-year development deal with Universal TV. Brixius was engaged to producer Allison Adler. They broke"
"often displays behavior traits characteristic of a violent sociopath, but also struggles with depression and is prone to panic attacks. He seeks treatment from Dr. Jennifer Melfi in the first episode and remains in therapy on and off up until the penultimate episode of the series. Both the Tony Soprano character and Gandolfini’s performance garnered widespread critical acclaim, with Soprano being often cited as one of the greatest and most influential characters in television history. Gandolfini, for his portrayal of the character, won three Emmy Awards for Best Lead Actor in a Drama Series, three Screen Actors Guild Awards for"
"Liz Brixius Liz Brixius is an American television writer and producer. In 2008 Brixius, Linda Wallem, and Evan Dunsky, created the series ""Nurse Jackie"", a half-hour drama about a ""flawed"" emergency room nurse in a New York City hospital. Starring Edie Falco of ""The Sopranos"", the series premiered on Showtime in June 2009, with Wallem and Brixius serving as showrunners for the series and sharing executive producer duties with Caryn Mandabach. Brixius left Nurse Jackie in the spring of 2012 after signing a two-year development deal with Universal TV. Brixius was engaged to producer Allison Adler. They broke up in"
"to imagine anyone speaking it better than Gandolfini and Julia Louis-Dreyfus."" In a negative review for the ""San Francisco Chronicle"", Mick LaSalle wrote that he found Eva and Albert's romantic pairing implausible and, knowing that Gandolfini died after making the film, found the references to Albert's obesity ""awkward and macabre and not at all enjoyable"". The ""Financial Times"" Antonia Quirke, meanwhile, described the film as immemorable, ""very modest"" and ""too depressing"". Enough Said Enough Said is a 2013 American romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Nicole Holofcener. The film stars Julia Louis-Dreyfus, James Gandolfini, Catherine Keener, Toni Collette and"
"it starred John Gielgud as Ingo Jollifant, Jessie Matthews as Susie Dean and Edmund Gwenn as Jess Oakroyd. A Technicolor remake was directed by J. Lee Thompson for Associated British Picture Corporation, and starred Eric Portman as Oakroyd, Celia Johnson as Miss Trant, Joyce Grenfell as Lady Partlit, Janette Scott as Susie Dean, John Fraser as Inigo Jollifant and Rachel Roberts as Elsie and Effie Longstaff. This version updates the narrative and music to the late 'fifties (with a score by Laurie Johnson) when touring shows were in decline. It did not replicate the success of the book, and signified"
"for ABC-TV film, with an all African American cast of Earle Hyman (James), Ruby Dee (Mary), Thommie Blackwell (Jamie), and Peter Francis James (Edmund). The 1987 made-for-TV film starred Kevin Spacey as Jamie, Peter Gallagher as Edmund, Jack Lemmon as James Tyrone, Bethel Leslie as Mary, and Jodie Lynne McClintock as Cathleen. Lemmon was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor in Mini-Series or Made-for-TV Movie the following year. In 1996, another adaptation, directed by Canadian director David Wellington, starred William Hutt as James, Martha Henry as Mary, Peter Donaldson as Jamie, Tom McCamus as Edmund"
"Carmela Soprano Carmela Soprano (""née"" DeAngelis), played by Edie Falco, is a fictional character on the HBO TV series ""The Sopranos"". She is the wife of Mafia boss Tony Soprano. Edie Falco's performance as Carmela was universally lauded. She won Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in 1999, 2001 and 2003, and received six nominations for her role in the series. Falco has also won two Golden Globe Awards and three Screen Actors Guild Awards. Carmela was Tony Soprano's high school sweetheart, and the couple married at a young age. They have two children together: Meadow"
"Telegraph"" calling it ""a gripping, gory corker. The show achieves a perfect balance between thrills and chills and a knowing, tongue-in-cheek humour."" Further screen success followed. Eylot adapted Patrick Hamilton's trilogy ""Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky"" into a three-part miniseries for the BBC, starring Sally Hawkins and Bryan Dick. ""Clapham Junction"", for Channel 4, weaves together five stories of contemporary gay life during one hot summer's night, from a civil partnership ceremony to a heated dinner party, and from school and work to bars and clubs. The cast included Samantha Bond, Rupert Graves, Rachel Blake, Luke Treadaway, Richard Lintern"
"the production team for a film written by Daniel Baldwin and financed by Little Carmine, rather than enlist in the Army. She is shown considering building plans for a beach house, and in the final scene of the series, she meets Tony at a diner for a family meal. Carmela Soprano Carmela Soprano (""née"" DeAngelis), played by Edie Falco, is a fictional character on the HBO TV series ""The Sopranos"". She is the wife of Mafia boss Tony Soprano. Edie Falco's performance as Carmela was universally lauded. She won Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in"
"Larkin; Richard Baglow as Peter; James Baglow as Francis; Nick Woodeson as John Forrester; Janine Duvitski as Mrs. Cockerton. Mrs. Bradley visits her oldest friend, who is unprepared for Adela's colorful behavior. When the cook is murdered, the household begins to unravel, and Mrs. Bradley must put her detective and literary skills to work again. Phyllida Law as Isabel; Joanna Roth as Lacey; Ronan Vibert as Douglas; Michele Dotrice as Amy Parkin; Valerie Gogan as Jessie; Michael Fox as Ronnie; Kenneth MacDonald as Alf; Stuart Bunce as Seth. Mrs. Bradley and George make a trip to Cornwall to surprise Inspector"
"The film also features Oliver Platt, Rebecca Hall, Amanda Peet, and Sarah Steele. Holofcener followed up with ""Enough Said"" starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus, James Gandolfini, and Catherine Keener. The film premiered at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival. The romantic comedy follows the character Eva, a recent divorcée. Eva falls in love unexpectedly and discovers her new love interest is the ex-husband of her friend. To date, ""Enough Said"" is Holofcener's most financially successful film. The film was officially released on September 20, 2013, a few months after Gandolfini's death. In 2015, it was announced that Holofcener was working on an"
"Michael Ray Bower Anthony Michael Ray Bower (born February 12, 1975) is an American actor best known for his role as Eddie ""Donkeylips"" Gelfen on the television program ""Salute Your Shorts"", which was aired from 1991 to 1992 on Nickelodeon and for which he won a Young Artist Award. Born in Tarzana, California, Bower made his film debut at age 11, in Michael Jackson's 1988 ""Moonwalker"". He had appearances in episodic television series such as ""Webster"", ""Tales from the Crypt"", ""Empty Nest"", ""Superior Court"", ""Hull High"", ""The Wonder Years"", and ""Doogie Howser, M.D."", before being brought into ""Salute Your Shorts"""
"Framed (TV series) Framed is a British television crime drama series, created and written by acclaimed author Lynda La Plante, adapted from her novel of the same name. The four-part series, broadcast on ITV, ran from 27 November to 18 December 1992 and followed police officer Lawrence Jackson (David Morrissey), who whilst on holiday in Spain, bumps into career criminal Eddie Myers (Timothy Dalton), who was known to have been involved a bank robbery committed several years ago, but was never caught. The officer who investigated the original case, Jimmy McKinnes (Timothy West) assigns Jackson to go undercover and live"
"Mr. Badger (John Forbes-Robertson) Pamela Dean (Georgina Lane) Jinny (Adele Parry) Josie (Rachel Powell) Nadine (Abigail Fisher) Martin (Dexter Lynch) Lily Spencer (Sophie Buckley) Peter (Alex Moran) Razzle (Fizzy) Jonny Briggs Jonny Briggs is a Children's BBC kitchen sink realism television programme first broadcast in 1985. It revolves around the exploits of a young boy, the eponymous hero (played by Richard Holian), his pet dog, Razzle, and his eccentric family members: Mam (Jane Lowe) and Dad (Leslie Schofield), older sister Rita (Sue Devaney) and older brothers Albert (Tommy Robinson) and Humph (Humphrey) (Jeremy Austin). Another older sister, Marilyn, is mentioned"
"the comedy podcast Red Bar Radio with Mike David. He is a moderator for the show's official subreddit. Michael Ray Bower Anthony Michael Ray Bower (born February 12, 1975) is an American actor best known for his role as Eddie ""Donkeylips"" Gelfen on the television program ""Salute Your Shorts"", which was aired from 1991 to 1992 on Nickelodeon and for which he won a Young Artist Award. Born in Tarzana, California, Bower made his film debut at age 11, in Michael Jackson's 1988 ""Moonwalker"". He had appearances in episodic television series such as ""Webster"", ""Tales from the Crypt"", ""Empty Nest"","
"Amy in ""Love in E-Flat"" (1967). Beyond Broadway, she ""did major summer and winter theater ..."" Nolan spent most of her career on television, making her debut in an episode of ""The Philco Television Playhouse"". She had a regular role as the teenaged cousin Liz in the 1953-1954 ABC sitcom ""Jamie"", starring Brandon deWilde in the title role. Nolan made other appearances over the years on such series as ""Gunsmoke"", ""The Lloyd Bridges Show"", ""The Untouchables"", ""Breaking Point"", ""Crossing Jordan"", ""Ally McBeal"", ""Chicago Hope"", ""All My Children"", ""Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls"", ""Murder, She Wrote"" (1991) episode ""The Prodigal"
"details a weekend that series protagonist Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini) and his wife Carmela (Edie Falco) spend with his sister Janice (Aida Turturro) and brother-in-law Bobby (Steve Schirripa) at a lakefront vacation home in upstate New York, and the complications that arise during this weekend. The scenes set at the vacation home were filmed in Putnam Valley, New York. ""Soprano Home Movies"" was watched by 7.66 million American viewers. Critical reception of the midseason premiere was mostly favorable; critics praised the episode for its calm, contemplative storytelling. The episode garnered a number of award nominations and won the Primetime Emmy"
"This rating is sometimes incorrectly credited to the 8 December 1989 tram death episode. Other stories included the birth of Nicky Tilsley (Warren Jackson) in 1980, Elsie Tanner's departure and Stan Ogden's funeral in 1984, the birth of Sarah-Louise Tilsley (Lynsay King) in 1987, and Brian Tilsley's murder in 1989. New characters were introduced, such as Terry Duckworth (Nigel Pivaro), Curly Watts (Kevin Kennedy), Martin Platt (Sean Wilson), Reg Holdsworth (Ken Morley), and the McDonald family; one of whom, Simon Gregson, started on the show as Steve McDonald a week after his 15th birthday, and has been on the show"
"relationship, but it was damaged when Jamie's scheming wife, Cecile (Nancy Frangione), and Sandy had an affair. Cecile and Sandy married and had a daughter named Maggie (Nicole Schrink). Sandy left Cecile when he realized what kind of woman she was and started a relationship with Blaine. Mac became engaged to Rachel's former rival Alice Frame (now played by Vana Tribbey), who had returned to Bay City and was serving as his private nurse following a near-fatal gunshot wound. Steve Frame (now played by David Canary) was ""resurrected"" in 1981, first masquerading as the mysterious, wealthy Edward Black. It was"
"Vanity Fair (1987 TV serial) Vanity Fair was a BBC Pebble Mill Production consisting of 16 half-hour episodes. Shot on location and in studio. Locations included Winchester and Thetford. Virtually all the interiors were shot in Studio A at Pebble Mill. The series starring Eve Matheson as Rebecca Sharp, Rebecca Saire as Amelia Sedley, Simon Dormandy as William Dobbin, Jack Klaff as Rawdon Crawley, David Swift as Mr. Sedley, James Saxon as Joseph 'Jos' Sedley, Gillian Raine as Mrs. Sedley, Benedict Taylor as George Osborne, Shaughan Seymour as Pitt Crawley, Philippa Urquhart as Miss Briggs and Freddie Jones as Sir"
"a dramatisation starring Ian McShane and Angela Scoular. The 1970 film with Timothy Dalton as Heathcliff is the first colour version of the novel, and gained acceptance over the years though it was initially poorly received. The character of Hindley is portrayed much more sympathetically, and his story-arc is altered. It also subtly suggests that Heathcliff may be Cathy's illegitimate half-brother. In 1978 the BBC produced a five-part TV serialisation of the book starring Ken Hutchinson, Kay Adshead and John Duttine with music by Carl Davis; it is considered one of the most faithful adaptations of Emily Brontë's story. There"
"Jess Woodley, Millie Wilkinson, Fleur Irving, Josh ""JP"" Patterson, Nicola Hughes, James Dunmore and Elliot Cross, and the last to include long running cast members Andy Jordan and Stevie Johnson, as well as Sophie Hermann, Fran Newman-Young and Lauren Frazer-Hutton. The series focused on blossoming relationships between James and Lucy, and Jamie and Jess, a rift forming between Lucy and Stephanie, and Spencer's romance with Lauren hitting the rocks when he turns back to his old ways. A spin off series entitled ""Made in Chelsea: LA"" was confirmed on 14 May 2015. It was announced that the cast of ""Made"
"interested viewers. Other newcomers were Maud Grimes (Elizabeth Bradley), Roy Cropper (David Neilson), Gary and Judy Mallett (Ian Mercer and Gaynor Faye), as well as Fred Elliot (John Savident) and Ashley Peacock (Steven Arnold). The amount of slapstick and physical humour in storylines increased during the 1990s, with comical characters such as Reg Holdsworth (Ken Morley) and his water bed. In the early 1990s storylines included the death of newborn Katie McDonald in 1992, Mike Baldwin's (Johnny Briggs) wedding to Alma Sedgewick (Amanda Barrie) in 1992, Tommy Duckworth being sold by his father Terry (Nigel Pivaro) in 1993, Deirdre Barlow's"
"Gandolfini was set to star in the miniseries when it was pitched to HBO in 2013, but they ultimately decided not to go ahead with the show. HBO reversed their decision a few months later, and the show was green-lit, with Gandolfini still set to star, however he died before filming began. Actor John Turturro assumed the role intended for Gandolfini. Gandolfini maintained ties with his Park Ridge, New Jersey hometown by supporting its Octoberwoman Foundation for Breast Cancer Research. He lived in New York City and owned a lot on the Lake Manitoba Narrows. Gandolfini had lived on a"
"and 2007, respectively. The first season was released on Blu-ray in 2009. A complete series box set was released on Blu-ray on November 4, 2014. The Sopranos The Sopranos is an American crime drama television series created by David Chase. The story revolves around fictional New Jersey-based, Italian American mobster Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini). The series portrays the difficulties that he faces as he tries to balance his home life and his criminal organization. These are explained during his therapy sessions with psychiatrist Jennifer Melfi (Lorraine Bracco). The series features Tony's family members, mafia colleagues, and rivals in prominent roles"
"the series, it was confirmed that Jessica Dixon and Olivia Bentley had joined the series as new cast members, however Jessica only appeared in four episodes. They were joined by Frankie Gaff and Matt Draper mid-way through the series. This is the final series to feature long-serving cast member Lucy Watson, James Dunmore, Nicola Hughes, Millie Wilkinson and Tallulah Rufus-Isaacs. The series focused heavily on the fallout between Lucy and Stephanie and the consequences it had for the remaining cast, as well blossoming romance between Jamie and Frankie despite cheating allegations. It also featured Sam and Tiff's turbulent relationship hit"
"his position at the Liberty House. Jo decided not to run the Caldwell House anymore and to start a new bed-and-breakfast called ""Liberty House"". In October 1986, Jo was devastated when her niece Suzi McCleary (Eunice's daughter) was killed by an unstable woman, Ella Hobbs (Ann Flood), who wanted revenge from the McCleary family after a payroll robbery that Ella was involved in with her lover, Judge Jeremiah Henderson (William Prince), years earlier with Suzi's husband's father, Malcolm McCleary (Patrick Tovatt). It turned out the Malcolm was alive and fled to Ireland and that his twin brother was the one"
"and, in 1990, was shown on another cable/satellite station, Bravo which, at the time, was operating as a high-quality, non-commercial outlet devoted to the arts. One of the productions on which he worked, """", a 1988 Telecom Entertainment/Yorkshire Television film, shown by CBS, won a Primetime Emmy Award for its writer, William Hanley, as well as a number of nominations for other achievements, including acting, directing and producing, with David Cunliffe receiving a nomination as co-executive producer...one of the nine executives who were nominated for overseeing the production. David Cunliffe (producer and director) David Cunliffe (born 18 April 1935) is"
"a young son, managing a major syndicated magazine, and at the same time trying to reenter the dating scene. This series was in the vein of other 1960s and 1970s sitcoms that dealt with widowerhood, such as ""The Andy Griffith Show"" and ""My Three Sons"". Eddie was played by novice actor Brandon Cruz. The pair developed a close rapport that translated to an off-camera friendship as well. The core cast was rounded out by Academy Award-winning actress Miyoshi Umeki, who played the role of Tom's housekeeper, Mrs. Livingston; James Komack (one of the series' producers) as Norman Tinker, Tom's pseudo-hippie,"
"Pearl in the ABC comedy ""Love That Jill"" (1958). She was Viola Slaughter in the ABC Western ""Texas John Slaughter"" (1958-62). In the 1953–54 television season, Lynn was cast as June Wallace, the sister-in-law of the Ray Bolger character in the ABC sitcom ""Where's Raymond?"" Allyn Joslyn played her husband, Jonathan Wallace. Lynn and Joslyn left the series in its second season when it was renamed ""The Ray Bolger Show"". After guest-starring on various television series, including ""Schlitz Playhouse of Stars"", ""The Gale Storm Show"", ""Sugarfoot"", and ""Markham"", Lynn won the role of Thelma Lou on ""The Andy Griffith Show""."