"and ""Cockneys vs Zombies"" (2011). Hale's television career spans five decades. Her first major television appearances were opposite Adam Faith in the ITV series, ""Budgie"" (1971–72) and as Lili Dietrich in the miniseries ""The Strauss Family"" (1972). In 1975, Hale featured in two television plays written by Simon Gray. These were ""Plaintiffs and Defendants"" and ""Two Sundays"", broadcast as part of the ITV series, ""Play for Today"" (1975). In 1980, Hale portrayed Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged in the UK, in the third episode of the first series of ""Lady Killers"". In 1990, Hale succeeded Elizabeth Estensen"
"Adrienne Posta Adrienne Posta (born Adrienne Luanne Poster, 4 March 1949) is an English film and television actress and singer, prominent during the 1960s and 1970s. She adopted the surname 'Posta' in 1966. She appeared in a number of films, including ""To Sir with Love"" and ""Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush"" (both 1967), ""Up the Junction"" (1968) and ""Spring and Port Wine"" (1970). She also featured in many TV programmes including the first episode of Adam Faith's series ""Budgie"" (1971), where she appeared as a stripper. She appeared throughout the BBC 1 series ""It's Lulu"" (1973), singing, dancing"
"Bootsie and Snudge Bootsie and Snudge is a British sitcom that aired on ITV from 1960 to 1963 and in 1974. The show is a spin-off of ""The Army Game"", a sitcom about soldiers undertaking national service, and follows two of the main characters (played by Alfie Bass and Bill Fraser) after they returned to civilian life. The first series is titled Bootsie and Snudge in Civvy Life. Between the 1963 and 1974 series, a spin-off called ""Foreign Affairs"" was broadcast. Private Montague 'Bootsie' Bisley and Sergeant Claude Snudge are two of the main characters in the successful sitcom ""The"
"in the USA as parakeets. The series co-starred Iain Cuthbertson as Charles (Charlie) Endell, a suave and Machiavellian Glaswegian gangster based in London, who employed Budgie, often against his own better judgement, or when he was in need of an unsuspecting fall guy. June Lewis played his silent wife Mrs Endell. During the late 1970s, Scottish Television produced a short-lived spin-off series, ""Charles Endell Esquire"". The only other regular member of the cast was Lynn Dalby as Budgie's girlfriend, Hazel Fletcher. Stella Tanner had a semi-regular role as her mother, Mrs Fletcher. Rio Fanning appeared three times as Budgie's gullible"
"from undisclosed causes. His partner of many years, fellow actor Alan Rowe, predeceased him in 2000. Geoffrey Bayldon Albert Geoffrey Bayldon (7 January 1924 – 10 May 2017) was an English actor. After playing roles in many stage productions, including the works of William Shakespeare, he became known for portraying the title role of the children's series ""Catweazle"" (1970–71). Bayldon's other long-running parts include the Crowman in ""Worzel Gummidge"" (1979–81) and Magic Grandad in the BBC television series ""Watch"" (1995). Bayldon was born in Leeds and attended Bridlington School and Hull College of Architecture. Following service in the Royal Air"
"Board of Film Censors. In autumn 1969, he took the lead in a touring production of ""Billy Liar"". In the 1970s, he went into music management, managing Leo Sayer among others. Sayer claimed in an interview with British newspaper ""The Daily Telegraph"" that ""He handled everything for me, but although he was a very good mentor, he was less trustworthy with my money. In the end, Adam Faith made more out of Leo Sayer than I did."" He starred as the eponymous hero in the 1970s television series ""Budgie"" (LWT/ITV), about an ex-convict, but his career declined after a motor"
"Geoffrey Bayldon Albert Geoffrey Bayldon (7 January 1924 – 10 May 2017) was an English actor. After playing roles in many stage productions, including the works of William Shakespeare, he became known for portraying the title role of the children's series ""Catweazle"" (1970–71). Bayldon's other long-running parts include the Crowman in ""Worzel Gummidge"" (1979–81) and Magic Grandad in the BBC television series ""Watch"" (1995). Bayldon was born in Leeds and attended Bridlington School and Hull College of Architecture. Following service in the Royal Air Force during World War II, he appeared in amateur theatricals and then trained at the Old"
"""Breakaway"" (1980). After the end of her six-year marriage to the actor Ray Lonnen, Dalby emigrated to Australia. Lynn Dalby Lynn Dalby (born 17 February 1947) is an English actress. Dalby was born in Harrogate. She is most notable for her role as Ruth Merrick Sugden in the soap opera ""Emmerdale Farm"" in 1972. Dalby starred as Hazel in the 1970s series ""Budgie"", which also starred Adam Faith, of which 26 episodes were made in 1970 and 1971. She trained at the Corona Theatre School with future Emmerdale co-star Frazer Hines. She appeared in ""Crossroads"" as a secretary called Rita"
"22 February 2016, with a 12 certificate rating. This information is now incorrect and the episodes are going to be replaced with digital downloads at £4.99 each with the DVD release being cancelled Charles Endell Esquire Charles Endell Esquire is a British comedy-drama series that is a spin-off of the series ""Budgie"", with the role of Endell continuing to be played by Iain Cuthbertson. Due to an ITV technicians' strike which took the network completely off the air for three months, the first two episodes were broadcast in 1979 and the remaining episodes were not aired until a full repeat"
"The Train Now Standing The Train Now Standing is a British sitcom that aired on ITV from 1972 to 1973. Set in a quiet country railway station, the series starred Bill Fraser, known by that point for playing Smudge in the sitcoms ""The Army Game"" and ""Bootsie and Snudge"". The outdoor scenes for ""The Train Now Standing"" were filmed at the then disused Bodiam railway station in East Sussex. War veteran Hedley Green has been the station master of Burberry Halt railway station for 30 years. It is a quiet, run-down country station on the Milchester line that sees three"
"Charles Endell Esquire Charles Endell Esquire is a British comedy-drama series that is a spin-off of the series ""Budgie"", with the role of Endell continuing to be played by Iain Cuthbertson. Due to an ITV technicians' strike which took the network completely off the air for three months, the first two episodes were broadcast in 1979 and the remaining episodes were not aired until a full repeat of the series began on 26 April 1980 on all ITV regions except Southern Television who started it on 1 May 1980, Westward Television never broadcast the series. Only six episodes were made."
"stage as an Officer of Dragoons in ""Serjeant Musgrave's Dance"". In July 1967 he played Arnold Middleton in David Storey's ""The Restoration of Arnold Middleton"", which transferred to the Criterion Theatre, a performance for which he received the ""Plays and Players"" London Critics' Award as most promising actor of the year. During the 1970s he appeared in many television dramas, including several appearances in the series ""Budgie"" (1971–72). In ""Ready When You Are, Mr McGill"" (1976) by Jack Rosenthal he played a television director struggling to maintain his composure during a doomed location shoot, and in Trevor Griffiths's Thames TV"
"Allan O'Keefe Allan O'Keefe is a British actor, known mostly for his work on British television. One of his first roles was playing Quando in ""The Villains"" (1964), a series of unrelated televised plays, which only have the subject of villainy in common. He later went on to have roles in the Adam Faith television series ""Budgie"" (1971) and the supernatural television series ""What's Next?"" (1974). O'Keefe's most notable role was playing PC Fred Render in the successful police drama ""Z-Cars"". He remained in that role from 1971 til the series' went off air in 1978. He went on to"
"Lynn Dalby Lynn Dalby (born 17 February 1947) is an English actress. Dalby was born in Harrogate. She is most notable for her role as Ruth Merrick Sugden in the soap opera ""Emmerdale Farm"" in 1972. Dalby starred as Hazel in the 1970s series ""Budgie"", which also starred Adam Faith, of which 26 episodes were made in 1970 and 1971. She trained at the Corona Theatre School with future Emmerdale co-star Frazer Hines. She appeared in ""Crossroads"" as a secretary called Rita Hughes, and acted in the 1975 horror film ""Legend of the Werewolf"", before starring in the crime drama"
"the show to the prime time slot of 8 pm. After 15 episodes and two years of broadcast, the show was cancelled. Wayne Laryea Wayne Laryea (born 11 April 1952) is a British musician and television actor. Laryea is best known to American audiences for his role as the bumblebee Harmony in ""The Bugaloos"" (1970), and to British viewers as Johnny in ""Pipkins"" (1973). In 1978, Laryea featured in the BBC's first black drama series, ""Empire Road"", and in ""Crown Court"" the same year as Bryon Whittaker. Laryea became the anchorman of regional news programme ""Channel Report"" between 1989 and"
"stomach surgery, related to his cancer. Andy Cunningham (actor) Andrew Cunningham (13 May 1950 – 5 June 2017) was an English actor, puppeteer, ventriloquist and writer. He was best known as the creator and main writer of the children's BBC television series, ""Bodger & Badger"", in which he acted as the likeable but accident prone Simon Bodger and his pet, Badger. Cunningham studied at the University of Cambridge, where he read English. He dropped out of this course at the end of the second of its three years, citing academic pressures as the reason for doing so, but later completed"
"1969 to 1973, by the actor Derek Fowlds (known as ""Mr Derek""); then until 1976 by actor and singer Roy North (""Mr Roy""); then by ""Mr Howard"" Howard Williams, who was in the original ""Three Scampies""; and finally by ""Mr Billy"" (Billy Boyle). By the mid-1970s the show was aimed at a family audience, so was usually broadcast on BBC1 in an early evening timeslot on Saturdays (although in the early days it had aired during children's programmes on Thursdays, before the evening news at 5:45 pm), typically running for 13 weeks in each series. The show was recorded in"
"Elizabeth Bellamy Elizabeth Bellamy (also Kirbridge) is a fictional character in the ITV period drama ""Upstairs, Downstairs"", that was originally broadcast for five series from 1971 to 1975. She was portrayed by Nicola Pagett. Elizabeth is the daughter of Richard and Lady Marjorie, and was a main character for the first two series, appearing in 13 episodes. She grew up in the upscale Belgravia townhouse 165 Eaton place (exterior shots were the actual 65 Eaton Place, with a ""1"" painted in front of ""65""). The spoiled, self-absorbed younger sister of James, Elizabeth takes a somewhat fleeting, but serious, interest in"
"Elizabeth Bellamy Elizabeth Bellamy (also Kirbridge) is a fictional character in the ITV period drama ""Upstairs, Downstairs"", that was originally broadcast for five series from 1971 to 1975. She was portrayed by Nicola Pagett. Elizabeth is the daughter of Richard and Lady Marjorie, and was a main character for the first two series, appearing in 13 episodes. She grew up in the upscale Belgravia townhouse 165 Eaton place (exterior shots were the actual 65 Eaton Place, with a ""1"" painted in front of ""65""). The spoiled, self-absorbed younger sister of James, Elizabeth takes a somewhat fleeting, but serious, interest in"
"Bodgie (film) Bodgie is an Australian television movie, or rather a live television play with filmed sequences, which aired on ABC during 1959. Originally broadcast on 12 August 1959 in Sydney on ABN-2, a kinescope recording was made of the program and shown in Melbourne on ABV-2 on 2 September 1959. At the time, most live plays broadcast on Australian television were simply performances of overseas plays. ""Bodgie"" represents an early example of depicting Australia in the context of a television drama, along with soap opera ""Autumn Affair"" (1958–1959), hospital series ""Emergency"" (1959), and a few other live plays. (It"
"would sing a segment from opera, a ballad like ""The Golden Vanity"" or ""Up from Somerset"" or fun song such as ""One Fish Ball"" or ""The Green-eyed Dragon with Thirteen Tails"" Harold had perfect diction and wide range of expression, so children clearly heard what he was singing about. The finale was a serialised book dramatisation, usually by an Australian author such as Ivan Southall. An early success was ""Budge's Gang"" with actors Ron Rousel (as ""Budge""), Rodney Jacobs (as ""Tubby""), David Stout (as ""Snick""), Patti Crocker (as ""Dolly"") and Queenie Ashton (as Budge's mother). John Meillon was a later"
"Brian Wilde Brian George Wilde (13 June 1927 – 20 March 2008) was an English actor, best known for his roles in television comedy, including Mr Barrowclough in ""Porridge"" and ""Foggy"" Dewhurst in ""Last of the Summer Wine"". His lugubrious world-weary face was a staple of British television for forty years. Though born in Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, Wilde was brought up in Devon and Hertfordshire and attended Hertford Grammar School. He trained as an actor at RADA. He had an early uncredited role as a small-time crook in the 1954 film ""Forbidden Cargo"", starring Jack Warner and Nigel Patrick, and a"
"of the BBC to join London Weekend Television, where she produced ""Budgie"" (1970–72) and ""Between the Wars"" (1973). She returned to the BBC on a freelance basis to produce ""Shoulder to Shoulder"" (1974), a series of six 75-minute plays about the suffragette movement of the early 20th century. Later in 1974, Lambert became Head of Drama at Thames Television. During her time in this position she oversaw several high-profile and successful contributions to the ITV network, including ""The Naked Civil Servant"" (1975), ""Rock Follies"" (1976–77), ""Rumpole of the Bailey"" (1978–92) and ""Edward and Mrs Simpson"" (1978). In 1976 she was"
"Trudie Goodwin Trudie Goodwin (born 13 November 1951) is an English actress best known for playing Sergeant June Ackland in the high-profile British television police drama ""The Bill"" from 1983 to 2007, and Georgia Sharma in the ITV soap ""Emmerdale"", from 2011 until 2015. Goodwin had appeared in ""The Bill"" since its pilot, ""Woodentop"", which was part of the storyboard plays for Thames TV in 1983. However, in February 2006, Goodwin announced she would be leaving the serial drama at the end of the year. She also took a sabbatical from the show lasting several months in 2005 in order"
"The show underwent a number of changes in the mid-1970s, most notably moving from a half-hour to one-hour format, as well as a change in theme tune. The music originally used to introduce each episode was Seoirse Bodley's orchestral arrangement of the Irish traditional tune, ""The Palatine's Daughter"". The decision of the actor Tom Hickey to leave the series caused some problems. His character, ""Benjy"" was not killed off but went abroad ""on the missions"" (i.e., to work with the Catholic Church in Africa). A new farm labourer, played by new actor Gabriel Byrne, was introduced in 1978 and he"
"Tom Budge Thomas ""Tom"" Budge (born 15 March 1982) is an Australian actor. Budge was born in Melbourne, Victoria. Early in his acting career, Budge appeared in a number of Australian television shows, including ""Neighbours"", ""Round the Twist"" and ""Shock Jock"" etc. After a few years Budge moved from television to film, and has appeared in a number of Australian films, including, ""The Proposition"", ""Kokoda"", ""Candy"", ""Bran Nue Dae"" and ""Last Train to Freo"", for which he was nominated in 2006 by both the Australian Film Institute and the Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards for best supporting actor. In"
"Mollie Sugden Mollie Sugden (21 July 19221 July 2009) was an English comedy actress, best known for portraying the saleswoman Mrs Slocombe in the British sitcom ""Are You Being Served?"" (1972–85). She later reprised this role in ""Grace & Favour"" (1992–93), Sugden and her co-star John Inman would become cult figures in America, so much so she was asked to appear in Donizetti's opera, ""La fille du regiment"", in a non-singing role. Sugden appeared in many other television series, including ""The Liver Birds"", ""That's My Boy"" and ""Coronation Street"". She was born as Isobel Mary Sugden, in Keighley in the"
"Andy Cunningham (actor) Andrew Cunningham (13 May 1950 – 5 June 2017) was an English actor, puppeteer, ventriloquist and writer. He was best known as the creator and main writer of the children's BBC television series, ""Bodger & Badger"", in which he acted as the likeable but accident prone Simon Bodger and his pet, Badger. Cunningham studied at the University of Cambridge, where he read English. He dropped out of this course at the end of the second of its three years, citing academic pressures as the reason for doing so, but later completed his degree at the University of"
"The Buddha of Suburbia (TV serial) The Buddha of Suburbia is a 1993 British four-part television serial, directed by Roger Michell. Based on the novel of the same name by Hanif Kureishi, the programme starred Naveen Andrews as the main character, Karim Amir. The programme's music was written and performed by David Bowie. Unable to find distribution in America, the series was given a limited engagement screening at The Public Theater in Manhattan from December 1994 to January 1995. Karim Amir is a mixed-race 17-year-old who lives in a South London suburb during the 1970s. With an English mother and"
"Billy Burden William George ""Billy"" Burden (15 June 1914 – 3 June 1994) was an English actor and comedian, who specialised in playing ""country bumpkin"" roles. He made many appearances in the Theatre Royal panto in Bath, Somerset for Frank Maddox. Debuted on ITV as William in the TV series ""A Present for Dickie"" (1969–70), but only six episodes were made. From 1972 to 1984 he guested many times on the touring cabaret show ""The Rick Jango Road Show"" In 1978, he guest-starred as a farmer in the episode 'Nappy Days' of ""George & Mildred"". In 1980, he starred in"
"Steven Hartley Steven Hartley (born 12 August 1960, in Shipley) is an English actor known internationally for his television, film and theatre roles. He has appeared in over 50 principle and leading roles on television and film since 1985, including ""EastEnders"", ""The Bill"", ""The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles"", ""Rumble"", ""Strictly Confidential"", ""Badboys"", ""Trial & Retribution"", ""Sharman"", ""Holby City"", ""Casualty"", ""Doctors"", ""Pie in the Sky"", ""The Cut"", ""Agatha Christie's Marple"", ""Merlin"", ""Married... with Children"", ""The Borgias"", ""Vera"" alongside Brenda Blethyn, ""Ripper Street"", and the acclaimed BBC series ""Happy Valley"" and ""Silent Witness"" in 2015. He has worked opposite notable actors on"
"YouTube. Tom Budge Thomas ""Tom"" Budge (born 15 March 1982) is an Australian actor. Budge was born in Melbourne, Victoria. Early in his acting career, Budge appeared in a number of Australian television shows, including ""Neighbours"", ""Round the Twist"" and ""Shock Jock"" etc. After a few years Budge moved from television to film, and has appeared in a number of Australian films, including, ""The Proposition"", ""Kokoda"", ""Candy"", ""Bran Nue Dae"" and ""Last Train to Freo"", for which he was nominated in 2006 by both the Australian Film Institute and the Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards for best supporting actor."
"major television success was in 1970 as refuse depot manager ""Bloody Delilah"" in the ITV sitcom ""The Dustbinmen"". He showed his sinister side as the mischievous magician Mr Peacock in the children's drama series ""Ace of Wands"" between 1970 and 1972. That year he starred as a murderer in ""The Uninvited"", an episode of the BBC's supernatural thriller series ""Out of the Unknown"". Also in 1971, in the television drama ""Elizabeth R"", Wilde played the efficient, merciless 'rackmaster' Richard Topcliffe, who was charged with the torture of prisoners in the Tower of London. He played a character in the 1970s"