"Ben Miller Bennet Evan Miller (born 24 February 1966) is an English comedian, actor and director. He is best known as one half of comedy double act Armstrong and Miller, with Alexander Armstrong. Miller and Armstrong wrote and starred in the Channel 4 sketch show ""Armstrong and Miller"", as well as the BBC sketch show ""The Armstrong & Miller Show"". Miller is also known for playing the lead role of DI Richard Poole in the first two series of the BBC Crime Drama ""Death in Paradise"". Miller was born in London, England and grew up in Nantwich, Cheshire. His paternal"
"Alexander Armstrong Alexander Henry Fenwick Armstrong (born 2 March 1970) is an English comedian, actor, television presenter and bass baritone singer, best known as one half of the comedy duo Armstrong and Miller and as host of the BBC TV game show ""Pointless"". Aside from his ""Armstrong and Miller"" sketch show characters, Armstrong's television credits include a leading role in the TV series ""Life Begins"", whilst he also voiced Professor M in ""Tooned"", alien supercomputer Mr Smith in the ""Doctor Who"" spin-off ""The Sarah Jane Adventures"" as well as the main show's two part story ""The Stolen Earth"" / ""Journey's"
"was Martins' debut in both comedy and on British television. Martins did have experience playing a cop. ""Death in Paradise"" premiered on 25 October 2011. Martins played Camille Bordey, a detective sergeant on the fictional Caribbean island of Saint-Marie. Camille and other local officers help British Detective Inspector Richard Poole (played by Ben Miller in the 1st & 2nd series) solve murders. During a stunt for a 1st series episode, Martins tore her achilles tendon. She has said that during the production of ""Death in Paradise"" she discovered that some of her mannerisms are distinctly French. The 3rd series killed"
"sometimes performed at the piano, and that comedy playwright Neil Simon wrote a sketch for the daughter's 21st birthday. Alexander appeared on television as a regular panelist on the 1951–1955 ABC-TV game show ""The Name's the Same"". Alexander appeared on Broadway in ""Poor Richard"" by Jean Kerr in 1964. In April 2008, Alexander filed a lawsuit against financial adviser Kenneth I. Starr, alleging the late Stanton had left Alexander a $70 million estate which, according to court paper, Starr used inappropriately and squandered. Alexander died on May 21, 2009, aged 94, from an intestinal blockage. She was survived by her"
"went on to direct a revue. Miller moved to London to pursue a career in comedy. He was introduced to fellow Cambridge graduate Alexander Armstrong in 1992, at the TBA Sketch Comedy Group, a comedy club which ran at the Gate Theatre Studio, Notting Hill throughout the 1990s. They performed their first full-length show together at the Edinburgh Fringe in 1994 and returned in 1996, when they were nominated for the Perrier Comedy Award. Their success resulted in the commission of the television series ""Armstrong and Miller"", which ran for four series from 1997 to 2001 – one on the"
"Sarah Alexander Sarah Alexander (née Smith; born 3 January 1971) is an English actress. She is best known for her roles in British series such as ""Armstrong and Miller"", ""Smack the Pony"", ""Coupling"", ""The Worst Week of My Life"", ""Green Wing"", ""Marley's Ghosts"" and ""Jonathan Creek"". Alexander was born in Hammersmith, London. Her father, Frank Smith, was a television producer and director on factual shows such as ""Panorama"". She attended Godolphin and Latymer School in Hammersmith. At age 19, she left home after her A-levels and travelled to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe to get a start in acting. Her parents"
"– the 2007 comedy ""Magicians"", and, alongside Chris Morris, the 2010 terrorism satire ""Four Lions"". Armstrong and Bain received the Writers' Guild of Great Britain Award at the British Comedy Awards 2010. In 2012 both Armstrong and Bain were featured on the TV industry journal ""Broadcast""'s 'Hot 100' list, highlighting the most successful people in UK television. In 2012, Armstrong and Bain wrote the Channel 4 comedy pilot ""Bad Sugar"", a spoof of ""Dynasty""-style soap operas, which stars Olivia Colman, Julia Davis and Sharon Horgan, all of whom also co-conceived the show. In 2014 Armstrong, with Danny Boyle, Robert Jones"
"in the late 1990s, but he continued to be active in off-Broadway theater in New York and Los Angeles, until finally retiring from acting in 2005 because of near-blindness due to cataracts. in 1991, Armstrong gained critical praise for his portrayal of the title character in the music video for Enter Sandman from famous heavy metal band Metallica. Amstrong was married three times: his first wife was Ann Neale, with whom he had four children; he was then married to Susan Guthrie until 1976; he was married to his third wife, Mary Craven, until her death in 2004. Armstrong died"
"episodes. She did not return to the series which was cancelled after its fourth season. In 2004, Armstrong appeared on the HBO television series, ""Entourage"" an assistant to Ari Gold and love interest for Eric Murphy. Critics noted many similarities to her character Anna Stern and Emily. However she was praised for her performance. She appeared in only eight episodes of the series' first two seasons. She went on to guest star in the television series """" and ""Living with Fran"". In 2007, Armstrong was cast in her first series regular role on the ABC drama/comedy television series, ""Dirty Sexy"
"name Bretton as a Sally Davis was already registered with actors' union Equity. Bretton has three daughters with her husband, Lee, a photographer. She grew up in a small town in Hertfordshire and as of 2015 resides near Hitchin, Hertfordshire. Guest Sally Bretton Sally Bretton (born Sally Davis) is an English actress. She is best known for appearing as Lucy Adams in the television sitcom ""Not Going Out"" since 2007, and as Martha Lloyd in the BBC1 crime drama ""Death in Paradise"", between 2015 and 2017. She has also been featured in programmes such as ""Absolute Power"", ""Green Wing"" and"
"Bachelor in Paradise (TV series) Bachelor in Paradise is an elimination-style reality competition television series which premiered on August 4, 2014, on ABC. It is a spin-off of the American reality television game shows ""The Bachelor"" and ""The Bachelorette"". The show features previous contestants who have been featured on ""The Bachelor"" and ""The Bachelorette"". The show is hosted by Chris Harrison. In March 2013, ABC canceled ""Bachelor Pad"" after three seasons. Very similar to ""Bachelor Pad"", rejected contestants from ""The Bachelor"" and ""The Bachelorette"" are isolated in a romantic paradise in an exotic tropical destination. At the first rose ceremony,"
"Laughter in Paradise Laughter in Paradise is a British comedy film released in 1951. The film stars Alastair Sim, Fay Compton, George Cole and Guy Middleton. The film was remade in 1970 as ""Some Will, Some Won't"". The will of well-known practical joker Henry Russell leaves a fortune of £50,000 on his death to each of his four surviving relatives, all unmarried, provided they first perform prescribed tasks that are completely contrary to their natures. Law-abiding retired army officer Deniston Russell, who writes lurid crime novels under several fictional names, has within a week to get himself arrested and jailed"
"Nico Tatarowicz Nico Tatarowicz (born 23 April 1974) is a British actor and writer, known for The Armstrong and Miller Show (2007), Very Important People (2012), Crackanory (2013), Murder in Successville (2015-2017) . Nico Tatarowicz has written and co-written comedy, mainly for TV, since around 2005. Formerly writing alongside David-Cadji-Newby the pairs material made its debut on Channel 5's relationship sketch-show 'Swinging'. This led to a commission to write for BBC 1's Armstrong and Miller Show, which they contributed to over 3 series. Having become regular sketch-show contributors, the pair began working on their own projects and Tatarowicz eventually switched"
"Thunder in Paradise Thunder in Paradise is an American action-adventure TV series from the creators of ""Baywatch,"" which stars Hulk Hogan, Chris Lemmon, and Carol Alt. This first-run syndicated TV series originally premiered as a straight-to-video feature film in September 1993, then ran for one season from March 25 until November 27, 1994, before being cancelled. The series was later rebroadcast on the TNT cable network. ""Thunder in Paradise"" follows the adventures of two ex-Navy SEALS, Randolph J. ""Hurricane"" Spencer and Martin ""Bru"" Brubaker, who work as mercenaries out of their tropical resort headquarters along Florida's Gulf Coast. Using their"
"What You Did"" (1965) and ""Tarzan and the Valley of Gold"" (1966). He provided music for the television shows ""Hazel"", ""The Farmer's Daughter"", ""Bewitched"", ""I Dream of Jeannie"", ""Dennis the Menace"" and ""The Wacky World of Jonathan Winters"". He arranged and conducted for variety shows starring Dean Martin, Gordon MacRae, Mickey Rooney, and James Stewart. He was involved in recording sessions with Doris Day, Benny Goodman, Peggy Lee, Dinah Shore, Kay Starr, Dakota Staton, and Paul Whiteman. Alexander turned 100 in May 2015. His wife, Beth, died in 2010. He died of heart failure on July 19, 2015, in Los"
"the two people who don’t receive a rose will be forced to leave paradise. It’s a constant love shuffle where surprise arrivals can rekindle old romances, spark new ones, or splinter existing love affairs. During initial filming of season 4, production was halted due to allegations of sexual misconduct between two contestants—DeMario Jackson and Corinne Olympios. After an internal investigation, it was determined that there was no misconduct and filming resumed shortly after. Beginning in 2015, ABC began airing """", a regular weekly live after show. Chris Harrison and Jenny Mollen co-hosted the show starring a celebrity fan and one"
"pair have formed a production company named Toff Media. Armstrong and Miller Armstrong and Miller are an English stand-up comedy double act consisting of the actor-comedians Alexander Armstrong and Ben Miller. They have performed in two eponymous television sketch shows, the satirical ""Timeghost"" podcast, and many individual television appearances. Armstrong and Miller is a short-lived radio programme originally broadcast in March 1998. There were four 15-minute episodes and it was broadcast on BBC Radio 4. In addition to Alexander Armstrong and Ben Miller it starred Samuel West, and Tony Gardner. The Children's Hour is a four-part comedy programme originally broadcast"
"series was nominated for Best TV Comedy Drama at the British Comedy Awards 2008. The series has been released on a two-disc DVD set by 2 Entertain. Mutual Friends Mutual Friends is a British comedy drama television series broadcast in six episodes on BBC One in from 26 August until 30 September 2008. The series starred Marc Warren, Alexander Armstrong, Keeley Hawes, Sarah Alexander, Claire Rushbrook, Emily Joyce, Naomi Bentley and Joshua Sarphie as a group of old friends whose lives are thrown into chaos when one of their group commits suicide. Marc Warren depicts a terminally useless solicitor Martin,"
"on the island. In the second half of Series 6, he resigns so he can stay in London with his new girlfriend Martha Lloyd. His replacement on Saint Marie is DI Jack Mooney, played by Ardal O'Hanlon. While ""Death in Paradise"" has continued to be in the top three most popular programmes on British television, critics have called the crime drama ""unremarkable"" and ""an undemanding detective show, with nice Caribbean scenery"". The show is known for its formulaic approach to its plots with each episode roughly the same in both style and narrative structure. Each episode begins with a pre-credits"
"2010, Armstrong guest appeared in the HBO television series ""How To Make It In America"" in the series first episode portraying the role of Jane. In 2012, she appeared in a ""The Mentalist"" episode, ""Pink Tops"" as a prostitute turned confidential informant for the California Bureau of Investigation. Her character Summer shared a kiss with Tim Kang's character Kimball Cho in the episode ""At First Blush"" after Cho admitted having feelings for Summer. In September 2013, she played the mother of the blond boy who perpetrated the school shooting in the Sons of Anarchy season six premiere ""Straw"". Armstrong made"
"of the ""Bachelor in Paradise"" cast members. Season 2 saw the introduction of a new host, comedian and talk show host, Michelle Collins and also introduced as a co-host is the star from season 17 of ""The Bachelor"", Sean Lowe. ""Bachelor in Paradise Australia"" was commissioned by Network Ten in late 2017. Bachelor in Paradise (TV series) Bachelor in Paradise is an elimination-style reality competition television series which premiered on August 4, 2014, on ABC. It is a spin-off of the American reality television game shows ""The Bachelor"" and ""The Bachelorette"". The show features previous contestants who have been featured"
"ship. He appeared in ""One Night at Mercy"", the first episode of the short-lived 2002 revival of ""The Twilight Zone"", playing Death. He featured in the 2005 ""Monk"" episode ""Mr. Monk and the Other Detective"" as Monk's rival, Marty Eels. On the June 26, 2006 episode of the ""Jimmy Kimmel Live!"" talk show, Alexander demonstrated several self-defense techniques. He was the Host of the 230th July 4, 2006 of the PBS July 4 ""A Capitol Fourth"" Celebrations in Washington, D.C. in which he sang, danced, and played tuned drums. In 2006, Alexander signed on to feature as a regular cast"
"by Jerry Paris, the original West coast production of ""Shay"" by Anne Commire, and A. R. Gurney's ""Love Letters"" with Stephanie Zimbalist. He portrayed Richard Phillips in two situation comedies, ""Duet"" (1987) and ""Open House"" (1989), and also co-starred as Martin ""Bru"" Brubaker in the TV series ""Thunder in Paradise"", which featured American professional wrestler Hulk Hogan. Lemmon is also a screenwriter and producer. In 2006, Algonquin Books published Lemmon's tribute to his father, entitled ""A Twist of Lemmon"", which was re-released in 2008 as a paperback by Applause Theatre and Cinema Books. He has appeared in three films with"
"of a second season. Alexander was the principal executive producer of the series, based very loosely on the life of the popular sports-media personality Tony Kornheiser. Alexander appeared on the """" CD and sang a verse in a song. He was featured in the ""Friends"" episode ""The One Where Rosita Dies"" as a suicidal supply manager named Earl. Phoebe calls him trying to sell him toner and she learns about his problem and tries to persuade him not to commit suicide. This is referred to in an episode of ""Malcolm in the Middle"" where Alexander appears as a neurotic and"
"at the 2002 AVN Awards ceremony in Las Vegas. Alexander appeared in a mainstream film entitled ""Spider's Web"" with Stephen Baldwin and Kari Wuhrer in 2002. Alexander made a cameo appearance in the Season 3 finale of the HBO series ""Entourage"". In 2007, she became a sports reporter on National Lampoon Comedy Radio's ""The Phil Show"". She was invited to the Fox News show ""Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld"" to discuss a nonpartisan study that found that abstinence-only programs for teens do not work, whereas safe sex education programming was highly successful. Alexander discussed what being a Vivid Girl meant"
"The Armstrong & Miller Show The Armstrong and Miller Show was a British sketch comedy television show produced by Hat Trick Productions for BBC One. It featured the double act Armstrong and Miller and a number of notable scriptwriters including Andy Hamilton, co-creator of ""Outnumbered"", and Jeremy Dyson, co-creator of ""The League of Gentlemen"". It has ran for three series and was nominated for two BAFTAs, winning one. The series followed on from ""Armstrong and Miller"" on the Paramount Comedy Channel and Channel 4 between 1997 and 2001. Three series of ""The Armstrong & Miller Show"" (not to be confused"
"and Kevin Hart. In 1999, Alexander impressed Keenen Ivory Wayans with a good natured roast after a show and was asked to be the opening acton tour with Wayans. Alexander's comedy history includes his own Las Vegas show, “The Mo Funny Show” at the Casino Royale. In 1999 he appeared on ABC’s Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher. In 1998 he appeared Poison’s Bret Michaels film “A Letter from Death Row”. In 2017 he made his first national stand-up appearance for Comedy Central, appearing in the Kevin Hart Presents series “Hart of the City: Memphis Edition” which first aired December 15,"
"be joining the cast of BBC drama ""Death In Paradise"" as the island's new lead detective, DI Humphrey Goodman. His character was introduced in the first episode of the third series which aired on 14 January 2014, with his first case being to solve the murder of his predecessor, DI Richard Poole (played by Ben Miller). In January 2017 it was leaked that Marshall would be leaving the series citing the pressures it placed upon his family and that he would be replaced by Ardal O'Hanlon who plays DI Jack Mooney. Marshall starred as Tom Sanger in the 2015 independent"
"other theatre productions, including ""The Vagina Monologues"", ""Hand in Hand"", ""The Secretary Bird"", ""Northanger Abbey"", and as Lady Macbeth in ""Macbeth"". In the mid-1990s, she met Ben Miller when they filmed an advertisement for disposable cameras together, and through him she met Alexander Armstrong. Miller and Armstrong became friends and collaborators, and Alexander went on to appear on their Channel 4 sketch show ""Armstrong and Miller"" (1997–2001), usually in the regular ""Nude Practice"" segment. Alexander moved into comedy acting, in which she has specialised since. Other sketch shows included ""Smith and Jones"" (1997–1998) and ""Smack the Pony"" (1999–2003), also writing"
"he earned multiple millions of dollars during his career on stage and that during his lifetime he may have been the highest paid entertainer in the field of magic. Alexander retired from the stage in 1927, at the age of 47. He remained part of the social circles of entertainment personalities in Southern California, counting among his friends stars like Marion Davies, Margaret Sullavan, Jackie Coogan, Harold Lloyd, and Clara Bow. He died on August 5, 1954 at the age of 74 due to complications from an operation for stomach ulcers. He was survived by two sons and a daughter."
"Sally Bretton Sally Bretton (born Sally Davis) is an English actress. She is best known for appearing as Lucy Adams in the television sitcom ""Not Going Out"" since 2007, and as Martha Lloyd in the BBC1 crime drama ""Death in Paradise"", between 2015 and 2017. She has also been featured in programmes such as ""Absolute Power"", ""Green Wing"" and ""The Office"". In 2008, she played Goneril in Shakespeare's ""King Lear"" at Shakespeare's Globe. Bretton trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama, and worked as a drama teacher at Top Hat Stage and Screen School. She chose the professional"
"became part of The Actors' Gang along with John Cusack and Tim Robbins. After working in the group's plays, Armstrong appeared in seven episodes of ""Dynasty"" as Elena, Duchess of Branagh. Robbins and Armstrong became romantically involved. Cusack, Robbins and Armstrong auditioned for ""Saturday Night Live"" but only Armstrong was offered a part, which she declined. She also guest starred in the 1984 ""Murder, She Wrote"" episode ""Death Takes a Curtain Call"". In 1987, Armstrong returned to Australia upon the death of her grandmother. In the early 1990s, she resumed acting in Australian television series, including ""Police Rescue"", ""Ocean Girl"","
"intended to be co-presenter, primarily fulfilling the role only as part of a demonstration laid on for the BBC. However the BBC executives asked him to continue when they commissioned the first series. Osman then approached comedian Alexander Armstrong, a peer of Osman's during their university days, to be the main presenter. Armstrong, who the previous year had been lined up to present Channel 4's ""Countdown"" only to back out for fear of being pigeon-holed as a presenter, agreed to present what was perceived as a lower-profile show, with the presence of Osman helping to convince him. The first series"