Which former 'Liverbird' went on to play The District Nurse' on T.V?
"The District Nurse The District Nurse is a British television series, produced by BBC Wales and shown on BBC One between 1984 and 1987. The series was a period drama created by Julia Smith and Tony Holland (who both went on to create ""EastEnders"") and starred Nerys Hughes as Megan Roberts, the titular district nurse fighting to improve living conditions for the people living in a poverty stricken mining town, Pencwm, in South Wales during the late 1920s. The School scenes were filmed at Pont-y-gof school in Ebbw Vale, shortly before the old school was demolished. The children and teachers"
"Hobbs Bursary. One of Hughes's early dramatic roles was in Ken Loach's television series titled ""Diary of a Young Man"" in 1964. She is best known for the role of Sandra Hutchinson in the enormously successful BBC TV series ""The Liver Birds"" which ran from 1969 to 1978 with a brief revival in 1996. Her main co-stars were Mollie Sugden and Polly James. She later played the eponymous lead in ""The District Nurse"", a series which was written for her, and won the Variety Club Television Actress of the Year Award. The series was released on DVD in 2006. She"
"Polly James Polly James (born 1941) is an English actress with a career in theatre, film, television and radio. She was born in Blackburn, Lancashire, under the name Pauline Devaney. After graduating from RADA, James's TV career began in BBC2's ""Thirty-Minute Theatre"", followed by the role of a drug addict in ""Z-Cars"" in 1967. She played Audrey Hargreaves in ""Coronation Street"" in 1967. She is best known for her role as Beryl Hennessey in the first four series of the British sitcom ""The Liver Birds"" (1969–74), mostly alongside Nerys Hughes. She played Cicely Courtneidge in the biographical musical of the"
"and even a murder. The series co-starred Len Birman as Sheriff Dan Palmer and Nuala Fitzgerald as Nurse Louise Wynn. In 1972, Albertson left the series, and the series was renamed Police Surgeon, where Dr. Locke moved back to the city and worked for the police department's emergency unit, where he assists the cops in solving crimes that require medical research. The reworked series also starred Larry D. Mann as Locke's superior, Lieutenant Jack Gordon, with Len Birman returning in his role, now as Lieutenant Dan Palmer. Nerene Virgin played Ellie the Dispatcher in over thirty episodes of the reworked"
"Jamie McCloud, Lee Patterson as Brad Kirnan, Nicholas Pryor as Ken Alexander, Polly Rowles as Miss Grassberg, Paul Stevens as Dr. Paul Fuller, and Lesley Woods as Vivian Gentry. Richard Holland and Gordon Russell were the Head Writers. The executive producer was Doris Quinlan, who later produced ""One Life to Live"". Several of the performers on this show were later on ""One Life to Live"" and ""All My Children."" The music for the series was composed by Frank Lewin. The Nurses (ABC TV series) The Nurses is an American soap opera that aired on ABC from September 27, 1965 to"
"Hospital. Until its closure in 2004, the show primarily focused on the staff in Ward 17. Known as the ""garbage ward"" as it took all the overflow from the other wards, Ward 17 was run by compassionate nun, Sister Terri Sullivan (Georgie Parker). Her staff included her nurses Connor Costello (Jeremy Cumpston), Von Ryan (Judith McGrath), Bronwyn Craig (Libby Tanner), Jared Levine (Ben Tari) and Stephanie Markham (Kirrily White) and her ward clerk Jaz Hillerman (Sam Healy). Luke Forlano (Martin Lynes) and Peter Morrison (Andrew McKaige) were doctors who frequently worked with Terri and her staff. Ben Markham (Brian Vriends)"
"a devoted following, especially in rural Australia. During most of its 10-year production run, 15-minute episodes of ""Bellbird"" screened from Monday to Thursday nights during the lead in to the 7 p.m. evening news bulletin. In 1976, the series was screened as a single one-hour episode each week, before switching to three half-hour instalments per week during its final season. The show's storylines followed the lives of the residents of the small fictional country town that gave the show its title. Principal cast members included: Future General Hospital star Tristan Rogers also acted in the series. The cast of ""Bellbird"""
"AAU, while Lucinda Dryzek stars as Jasmine Burrows, an F1 doctor on Darwin ward, and later Keller ward and the AAU. Alex Walkinshaw plays Adrian Fletcher, the ward manager of the AAU and later, director of nursing services, while Kaye Wragg portrays Essie Harrison, the transplant co-ordinator and a staff nurse on Keller ward. Ben Hull, Jules Robertson and Marc Elliott continue their semi-regular roles as consultant obstetrician/gynaecologist Derwood ""Mr T"" Thompson, clinical audit assistant (and later, porter) Jason Haynes and general surgical specialist registrar Issac Mayfield. Henry departs the series in episode 3 although producers confirmed it was a"
"The Liver Birds The Liver Birds is a British sitcom, set in Liverpool, North West England, which aired on BBC1 from April 1969 to January 1979, and again in 1996. The show was created by Carla Lane and Myra Taylor. The two Liverpudlian housewives had met at a local writers club and decided to pool their talents. Having been invited to London by Michael Mills, the BBC's then Head of Comedy, and asked to write about two women sharing a flat, Mills brought in sitcom expert Sydney Lotterby to work with the writing team. Lotterby had previously worked with Eric"
"nurse Vinnie Kruse (Pua Magasiva) arrived at the clinic. Meanwhile, Anne attended an event to celebrate the opening of one of Rex's new buildings, while Tama catered for it. Suddenly the building began to collapse and Anne and Tama were trapped inside. Storylines of Shortland Street (2003) This article details the storylines that took place on the New Zealand soap opera ""Shortland Street"" in the year 2003. Dr Adam Heywood (Leighton Cardno) was found after being brutally stabbed and his co-workers were able to save his life. Adam's ex-girlfriend, Nurse Toni Thompson (Laura Hill) initially reconciled with Adam out of"
"previously acted in this serial), followed by Lisa Brooks in ""The Young Doctors"". She left ""The Young Doctors"" to take the role of Danni Francis in ""Cop Shop"", and stayed in the role for the series' entire 1977-1984 run. After ""Cop Shop"" ended she played Lorelei Wilkinson in ""Prisoner"" in 1986, then was Janet Bryant in ""Richmond Hill"" (1988) for its entire 12-month run, Bridget Jackson in ""Home and Away"", and Joan Hayden in ""Paradise Beach"". In 2011 Miss Duncan joined the cast of ""Neighbours"" as Carolyn Johnstone, a love interest for Harold Bishop (Ian Smith). Duncan previously appeared in"
"Paula Duncan Paula Margaret Duncan (born 15 September 1952) is an Australian actress. Her numerous television roles include playing Nurse Lisa Brooks in ""The Young Doctors"" (1976–77), Detective Danni Francis in ""Cop Shop"" (1977–83), for which she twice won the Logie Award for Most Popular Actress, Lorelei Wilkinson in ""Prisoner"" (1986), Janet Bryant in ""Richmond Hill"" (1988) and Bridget Jackson in ""Home and Away"" (1990). Her sister is actress Carmen Duncan. Born in Cooma, New South Wales, Duncan has played several leading roles in various TV series. Early roles were Carol Finlayson in ""Number 96"" (her sister Carmen Duncan had"
"Lisa Niles Lisa Niles is a fictional character from the ABC soap opera ""General Hospital"". The character first appeared in November 2009 portrayed by actress, Julie Mond. Mond was replaced by Brianna Brown in early 2010. Brown last appeared in the role in October 2011. The character is known for being a villain to popular characters Patrick Drake and Robin Scorpio. It was announced in October, 2009 that daytime newcomer, Julie Mond, was cast in the role of Lisa Niles, the ex-girlfriend of Patrick Drake. Mond first appeared on November 18, 2009. In December of that year, it was announced"
"became household names to the viewing audiences, and a number went on to appear in other soap operas. In 1979, two years after ""Bellbird"" ended its run, Elspeth Ballantyne, Patsy King and Sheila Florance worked together once again in the iconic series ""Prisoner"" playing guard Meg Jackson Morris, prison governor, Erica Davidson, and inmate Lizzie Birdsworth, respectively. In the later years of ""Prisoner"", Gerda Nicolson and Maurie Fields joined the cast, as Governor Anne Reynolds and guard Len Murphy, respectively. Ian Smith and Anne Charleston, who appeared in small roles in ""Prisoner"", went on to appear as long-term characters, husband"
"TV credits include the UK's first medical soap ""Emergency - Ward 10"" (1960), and the pilot episode and first series of ""The Liver Birds"", both in 1969. Collins first became well known for her role as the maid Sarah in the 1970s ITV drama series ""Upstairs, Downstairs"". The character appeared regularly throughout the first two series, the second of which also starred her actor husband, John Alderton, with whom she later starred in a spin-off, ""Thomas & Sarah"" (1979), and the sitcom ""No, Honestly"" written by Terence Brady and Charlotte Bingham, as well as in a series of short story"
"Noah Drake Noah Drake M.D. is a fictional character on the ABC daytime soap opera ""General Hospital"". The role has been portrayed by Australian musician and actor Rick Springfield. In 2007, Springfield also played Drake's look-alike, fictional rock star Eli Love and at the 2013 Nurses Ball, Springfield portrayed himself during a performance of ""Jessie's Girl"". Rick Springfield originated the role of Noah Drake in 1981, and played the character for two years before leaving to pursue his music career, last airing on January 27, 1983. Springfield was asked to return to the show in 2005 and first appeared on"
"no further series. Claire Goose Claire Goose (born 10 February 1975) is a British actress. She played Tina Seabrook, a nurse in BBC One's ""Casualty"", DS Mel Silver in ""Waking the Dead"". and Inspector Rachel Weston in ITV's ""The Bill"". She also narrated the last two series of ""Road Wars"" for digital satellite channel Sky 1 in 2009 and 2010. In 2015 she took the part of the leading character in BBC Birmingham's series ""The Coroner"". Born in Edinburgh, Goose was raised in Dersingham, Norfolk, England, where her father worked as a general practitioner. She has an elder sister, Caroline,"
"Nerys Hughes Nerys Hughes (born 8 November 1941) is a Welsh actress, known primarily for her television roles, including her part in the BBC TV series ""The Liver Birds"". She was born in Rhyl, Flintshire. Her parents were Myfi and Ted Kerfoot-Hughes, who raised her as a Methodist and sent her to Howell's School in Denbigh, where she took an interest in drama. Her first language was Welsh, although she said in 2009 that by then she had lost some competence. She studied drama at Rose Bruford College and in 1960 joined the Radio Drama Company by winning the Carlton"
"Merritt Wever Siobhán Merritt Wever (born August 11, 1980) is an American actress. She is known for her role as the perennially upbeat young nurse Zoey Barkow in ""Nurse Jackie"" (2009–2015), for which she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in 2013; for a main role in the Netflix miniseries ""Godless"", for which she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie in 2018; and for her supporting roles as Suzanne in ""Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip"" (2006–2007), as Elizabeth in ""New Girl"" (2013), and"
"Patrick Drake and Robin Scorpio Dr. Patrick Drake and Dr. Robin Scorpio-Drake are fictional characters and a supercouple from the ABC daytime drama ""General Hospital"" and its SOAPnet spin-off """". The couple is commonly referred to by the nickname ""Scrubs"", rather than by a portmanteau like other supercouples. Robin, the daughter of popular characters Robert Scorpio (Tristan Rogers) and Anna Devane (Finola Hughes), is portrayed by Kimberly McCullough, the original actress cast in the role who has portrayed the character sporadically since she was seven in 1985. Jason Thompson was cast as legendary 1980s character Dr. Noah Drake's (Rick Springfield)"
"original ABC, Inc. merged with Capital Cities Communications in 1985 and it became Capital Cities/ABC, Inc. The show would change hands again when The Walt Disney Company bought Capital Cities/ABC in 1996 and Disney began to program the network and the soap in September 1997 where it remains to this day. Though the series originally focused on solely the medical staff at Port Charles' General Hospital, and starred John Beradino as Dr. Steve Hardy and Emily McLaughlin as Nurse Jessie Brewer, the series branched out and began to focus more on the people and families of the town of Port"
"Doctors and Nurses (TV series) Doctors and Nurses is a British television sitcom written by Nigel Smith and Dr. Phil Hammond, focusing on the fraught relationship between two orthopaedic surgeons, set in a hospital on the Isle of Wight. It starred Adrian Edmondson, Mina Anwar and David Mitchell, and aired six episodes on BBC One from 13 January to 17 February 2004. The series was neither a critical nor commercial success, and did not return for a second series. Edmondson did go on to play a similar doctor role in the non-comic hospital drama ""Holby City"". Phil Hammond appeared as"
"a working class district north of the city) was played by Sheila Fay. Future ""Emmerdale"" actor Elizabeth Estensen as Carol Boswell replaced Beryl from Series 5 onwards. The title comes from the name given to two sculpted birds perched on top of the Royal Liver Building at Pier Head in the city of Liverpool. Michael Mills, who commissioned the series, came up with the title, although it was initially disliked by Carla Lane. The Scaffold—a pop group including Mike McCartney (brother of former Beatle Paul McCartney), poet Roger McGough and John Gorman of ""Tiswas"" fame—sang the title song. The title"
"Lesley Webber Lesley Webber (nee Williams; formerly Faulkner) is a fictional character on the ABC soap opera, ""General Hospital"". She was played by Denise Alexander from 1973 through February 28, 1984 on contract and from 1996 to 2009 in a recurring status. Alexander returned to the series briefly in 2013 to celebrate its 50th anniversary, and later reprised her role in a one-off guest appearance in December 2017. Actress Denise Alexander originated the role of Dr. Lesley Williams in March 1973. In 1976, although TIME magazine panned ""General Hospital"" at the time, Alexander's character Lesley was noted as the serial's"
"Claire Goose Claire Goose (born 10 February 1975) is a British actress. She played Tina Seabrook, a nurse in BBC One's ""Casualty"", DS Mel Silver in ""Waking the Dead"". and Inspector Rachel Weston in ITV's ""The Bill"". She also narrated the last two series of ""Road Wars"" for digital satellite channel Sky 1 in 2009 and 2010. In 2015 she took the part of the leading character in BBC Birmingham's series ""The Coroner"". Born in Edinburgh, Goose was raised in Dersingham, Norfolk, England, where her father worked as a general practitioner. She has an elder sister, Caroline, a nursery nurse,"
"on Victoria Street. It is owned by Zeedan Nazir and Alya Nazir and first appeared in April 2018. Current on-screen employees are Yasmeen Nazir, Sophie Webster and Alya Nazir. The main NHS medical facilities are located at Weatherfield General Hospital. The wards at the hospital are named after singers including George Formby and Gracie Fields. Martin Platt, Karl Foster, Todd Grimshaw and Marcus Dent have all worked at the hospital, while Emily Bishop also did voluntary work for the hospital. Jake Windass was born here in May 2013, while Hayley Cropper was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in July 2013. In"
"by Woodburne herself.) This was followed by the role of Susan Kennedy in ""Neighbours"", a role she has played since 1994. Woodburne previously played the sister of Alan Fletcher's character in ""Cop Shop"" in 1982–1983, before they were cast as husband and wife Karl and Susan in ""Neighbours"". Other soap opera roles include a brief appearance in the very first episode of ""Sons and Daughters"" (playing Patricia Dunne in flashbacks), a couple of episodes of ""A Country Practice"", and a larger role in ""The Young Doctors"" where she played Nurse Maggie Gordon from 1980 to 1981. In 2005, she was"
"at the ball. Once the Nurse's Ball concludes, Drake runs into former girlfriend Bobbie Spencer as both board the same flight to Seattle, at which point Drake reveals to Spencer that he has accepted a job at the same hospital as her. Springfield had signed on to his role on ""General Hospital"" in 1981 before his widespread music fame, when his song ""Jessie's Girl"" hit No. 1 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 that summer. Some credit his appearance on ""GH"" as the reason behind his rise in popularity; the summer of 1981 was a peak time for ""General Hospital"", pulling"
"residential building and is now called Clock Court. It is a listed building based on Hermon Hill, within the London Borough of Redbridge. Before becoming a hospital it was an orphanage for children whose parents were lost at sea, and the architecture of the building depicts images of boats carved into the intricate stone. A number of celebrities are rumoured to have lived there over the years including the actor Gary Lucy (The Bill), and Heart FM radio DJ Paul Hollins. The show proved to be very popular in Australia, where the series ""Doctor Down Under"" was filmed and based."
"Rebecca Herbst Rebecca Ann Herbst (born May 12, 1977) is an American actress, known for playing nurse Elizabeth Webber on the ABC Daytime drama ""General Hospital"", a role she originated on August 1, 1997, and Suzee, an alien, on the Nickelodeon show, ""Space Cases"". Herbst was born in Encino, California. She grew up with parents Debbie and Wayne, and has an older sister, Jennifer. She is not related to ""General Hospital"" co-star Rick Hearst (who portrays Ric Lansing, Elizabeth Webber's ex-husband), whose surname was Herbst before he changed it professionally. Herbst was a competitive figure skater as a child, and"
"Stockport District Sunday Football League. Actors and actresses from the area include Tim McInnerny, best known for his roles in ""Blackadder"" as Lord Percy and Captain Darling, and Kirsten Cassidy, best known for playing Tanya Young in ""Grange Hill"". Other notable people from the area include blues musician John Mayall, mathematician Patrick du Val; violinist Jennifer Pike; poet Julian Turner; John Davenport Siddeley, a captain of the automobile industry; James Kirk (VC); Dame Felicity Peake, founder of the Women's Royal Air Force; and Stuart Pilkington, a housemate in ""Big Brother"" 2008. Cheadle Hulme Cheadle Hulme is a suburb in the"
"Victoria Carling Victoria Carling is an English radio, television, film and theatre actress. She has an MA in English from Cambridge and graduated from Bristol Old Vic in 1987, winning the Carleton Hobbs award (with Stephen Tompkinson) in the same year. After many roles for BBC radio including a 1991 dramatisation of ""The Railway Children"", she played Harriet Humphrey in the BBC sitcom ""Bonjour la Classe"" in 1993. Subsequent television roles have included ""Drop the Dead Donkey"", ""EastEnders"", ""Coronation Street"", ""Holby City"", ""Silent Witness"", the ITV drama ""Homefront"" and BBC One's ""Doctors"", and also an episode of ""The Green Green"
"Brooks's parents were poet and lawyer Eugene Brooks (1921-2001; born Eugene Ginsberg), the older brother of poet Allen Ginsberg, and his wife Constance. She had four brothers: Alan, Peter, Lyle and Neil. Anne Rose Brooks Anne Rose Brooks (born July 15, 1963, in Plainview, New York), a 1981 graduate of the Plainview-Old Bethpage school system, is an American soap opera actress. Brooks most predominant roles were on soaps in the early 1980s, specifically Diana Frame on ""Another World"" (1981 to 1982) and Stephanie Aldrich on ""The Doctors"" (1982). Her first job, a print ad, was for a never released cereal"