"until July 2015. Sweeney gave birth to her first child, a boy in September 2014. in October 2014, Sweeney announced she was back with Reilly. Claire and Daniel split up again in July 2015. She supports the charities Claire House Children’s Hospice, Queenie’s Christmas Charity and is a patron of Children's Liver Disease Foundation. Claire Sweeney Claire Jane Sweeney (born 17 April 1971) is an English actress, singer and television personality, best known for playing the role of Lindsey Corkhill in the Channel 4 soap opera ""Brookside"" and her appearance on the first series of the reality TV show ""Celebrity"
"Thomas 'Sinbad' Sweeney Sinbad was first introduced into the soap in September 1984, two years after the programme began. The character was introduced as a window cleaner, however he also took a sideline in many illegitimate deals. Over Christmas 1984 he was seen with 'Trevor the turkey', selling it for £10, and then on delivery producing a live turkey knowing that residents including Sheila Grant and Paul Collins would be too sensitive to kill it, thus keeping the deposit for himself. He later quipped that this was Trevor's third year of doing it. The character was a long-time friend and"
"British soap characters"" by industry experts for a poll to be run by ""What's on TV"", with readers able to vote for their favourite character to discover ""Who is Soap's greatest Legend?"" Joe Sugden Joseph ""Joe"" Sugden is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera, ""Emmerdale"", played by ex-""Doctor Who"" Companion Frazer Hines. He first appeared on-screen during the soap's first episode broadcast 16 October 1972 and remained in the programme until 1983. After a brief return in the following year, Hines reprised his role on a permanent basis in 1986, a landmark year for the show under"
"The Sweeney The Sweeney is a 1970s British television police drama focusing on two members of the Flying Squad, a branch of the Metropolitan Police specialising in tackling armed robbery and violent crime in London. It was made by Thames Television for broadcast on the ITV network. The programme's title derives from 'Sweeney Todd', which is Cockney rhyming slang for ""Flying Squad"". It starred John Thaw as Detective Inspector Jack Regan and Dennis Waterman as his partner, Detective Sergeant George Carter. Such was its popularity in the UK that it spawned two feature film spin-offs, ""Sweeney!"" and ""Sweeney 2"". The"
"(1993) ""The Butcher Boy"" (1997), and ""Angela's Ashes"", and made his stage debut in the 1989 Dublin production of ""The Iceman Cometh"" at the Abbey Theatre. From 1996, he played farmer Eamon Byrne in the first four series of the BBC drama series ""Ballykissangel"". Sweeney died on 11 May 1999 at St. Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin, aged 67, He was survived by his wife Alice and their eight children. Birdy Sweeney Birdy Sweeney (14 June 1931 – 11 May 1999) was an Irish actor and comedian. Born Edmund Francis Sweeney in Dungannon, County Tyrone, he garnered his nickname ""Birdy"" from"
"the same time. In September 2018 Network confirmed on Twitter that Blu-ray releases of Series 2 to 4 had been abandoned due to 'lack of demand'. The Sweeney The Sweeney is a 1970s British television police drama focusing on two members of the Flying Squad, a branch of the Metropolitan Police specialising in tackling armed robbery and violent crime in London. It was made by Thames Television for broadcast on the ITV network. The programme's title derives from 'Sweeney Todd', which is Cockney rhyming slang for ""Flying Squad"". It starred John Thaw as Detective Inspector Jack Regan and Dennis Waterman"
"20 November 2017. Shelley (TV series) Shelley is a British sitcom made by Thames Television and originally broadcast on ITV from 12 July 1979 to 12 January 1984 and from 11 October 1988 to 1 September 1992. Starred Hywel Bennett as James Shelley, originally 28 years old and a sardonic, perpetually unemployed anti-establishment 'freelance layabout' with a doctoral degree. In the original run, Belinda Sinclair played Shelley's girlfriend Fran, and Josephine Tewson appeared regularly as his landlady, Edna Hawkins. The series was created by Peter Tilbury who also wrote the first three series. The scripts for subsequent episodes were by"
"It was not as popular as other British soaps due to only being shown regionally, although did on many occasions beat rival soap ""Hollyoaks"" shown on Channel 4. The show was axed in 1999. As of February 2015, the show started a repeat run on local TV channel, London Live. Major characters included: In its late-night format the show featured a gritty storyline involving newcomer Mary O'Connor (Simone Lahbib) being raped by a stalker. On becoming twice-weekly the soap introduced Cliff Lewis (Billy Geraghty) as Nick's former friend and the link to Nick's mysterious past. It was revealed that Nick"
"cast. In 2015, Moloney celebrated his 20th anniversary with ""Neighbours"". Toadie was initially portrayed as a troubled teenager and a ""class clown"". After qualifying as a lawyer, Toadie matured and became a responsible member of the community. Despite being labelled ""unlucky in love"", Toadie has had several love interests and has been married three times. Toadie has received mostly positive attention from television critics and viewers. For his portrayal of Toadie, Moloney earned a nomination for Best Actor in a Soap at the 2004 Rose d'Or Awards. In 2010, Moloney won the very first Best Daytime Star award at the"
"the corporation received 216 complaints about a scene where Max appears dressed as disgraced TV presenter Jimmy Savile. The BBC had stopped the ""Tweenies"" from being repeated altogether on CBeebies for four months due to the controversy. The episodes then started repeating again from June 2013 until April 2016. The ""Tweenies"" went live on various occasions during the height of the programmes success from 1999 until 2003. They made their first live show debut in 1999 after the show's release, then again in 2000 and in 2002 for the Christmas special. These live appearances also include ""Top of the Pops"""
"beard and a Welsh accent. Thaw will perhaps be best remembered for two roles: the hard-bitten, tough talking Flying Squad detective Jack Regan in the Thames Television/ITV series (and two films) ""The Sweeney"" (1975–1978), which established him as a major star in the United Kingdom. Thaw was only 32 when he was cast in ""The Sweeney"", although many viewers thought he was older. The second one was the quietly spoken, introspective, well-educated and bitter detective ""Inspector Morse"" (1987–93, with specials from 1995 to 1998 and 2000). Alongside his put-upon Detective Sergeant Lewis (Kevin Whately), Morse became a cult character—""a cognitive"
"John Thaw John Edward Thaw, (3 January 1942 – 21 February 2002) was an English actor who appeared in a range of television, stage, and cinema roles, his most popular being television series such as ""Inspector Morse"", ""Redcap"", ""The Sweeney"", ""Home to Roost"" and ""Kavanagh QC"". Thaw was born in Longsight, Manchester, to working class parents Dorothy (née Ablott) and John, a long-distance lorry driver. Thaw had a difficult childhood as his mother left when he was seven years old. His younger brother, Raymond Stuart ""Ray"" emigrated to Australia in the mid-1960s. Thaw grew up in Gorton and Burnage, attending"
"""Sweeney"" star Dennis Waterman appeared in the 1974 ""Special Branch"" episode ""Stand and Deliver"" as a criminal. Mower later went on to star in the 1977–78 BBC police series ""Target"". The 1973 and 1974 series have been released on Region Two DVD by Network, and both sets include an episode from the original Thames TV series. The 1969 series was released as a four-disc DVD set by Network in January 2007, and the 1970 series was released as a Website Exclusive in November 2007. All four series were released on DVD by Network in 2008, in a 16-disc box-set featuring"
"a group of postmen. On 1 January 2007 he starred in ITV Drama ""Dead Clever"" alongside Suranne Jones. He left ""Shameless"" after the first episode of the fourth series along with his co-star and on screen wife, Maxine Peake. In 2007, he appeared as William Shakespeare in an episode of the BBC One science-fiction series ""Doctor Who"". In March 2008, he appeared as one of Jesus' disciples, James, in the BBC drama ""The Passion"", a retelling of the last days of Jesus' life. In May, he appeared as Hedley, the landlord of the local pub in BBC drama ""The Invisibles"","
"took over from Sally Ann Triplett in the role of Miss Adelaide in the British production of ""Guys and Dolls"" at the Piccadilly Theatre in London's West End for an eight-week run. Sweeney also played opposite ""Dirty Dancing"" star Patrick Swayze before touring the UK extensively in the same production. She has also presented a number of shows, such as ""Challenge of a Lifetime"", ""I'm Famous... and Frightened!"", ""A Song for Europe"" and ""60 Minute Makeover"", and has appeared in television programmes such as ""Merseybeat"" and ""Clocking Off"". In 2004, Sweeney appeared as a contestant on the second series of"
"of look about him, he's quite a chameleon."" A reviewer of the soap stated in 2000 that Greg should be brought back because he made the show addictive with his ""badboy"" ways. Balmes portrayal was so realistic, a pharmacist refused him service whilst he was on the show fearing he was drug seeking. In 2012, the character was named as one of the standout characters of the show's first 20 years. His final scene with Caroline has been voted by fans as one of the show's most iconic moments. Greg Feeney Greg Feeney is a fictional character on the New"
"the mid-1970s on the rival BBC channel. As seen through Denholm Elliott's character, ""The Sweeney"" was not afraid to face the fact that there are such things as bent officers. The character was based on a real life former head of the Flying Squad, who had been convicted at the Old Bailey on corruption charges in 1977. The stars, Regan and Carter, are depicted as hard-drinking, womanising, no-nonsense characters from a working class background, who resent the fact that middle class officers get promoted ahead of them. Regan is forthright, blunt, not frightened to speak his mind. He is, in"
"2016 British Soap Awards. Owen Brenman Owen Brenman (born 17 December 1956 in London) is an English actor best known for his role as next-door neighbour Nick Swainey in the multi-award-winning BBC sitcom ""One Foot in the Grave"", which ran for ten years (1990–2000) and was written by David Renwick. He subsequently played Dr. Heston Carter in the BBC drama series ""Doctors"" from 2008 to 2018. Brenman was educated at University College School, an independent day school for boys in Hampstead in north west London, followed by the University of Birmingham, where he obtained a BA Honours in Drama, and"
"appeared in Endeavour in 2017 as 'Terence Bakewell'. Alex McSweeney Alex McSweeney is a British actor, best known for playing Graham Foster in ""EastEnders"" from 2003 to 2004. Amongst other programmes he has appeared in include ""Silent Witness"" and ""Holby City"". He also appeared in ""Lewis"" in 2007. He has also portrayed 'Captain Wilder' in the 3rd series of the ITV show ""Primeval"" in 2009. He played 'Eddie Peacock' and 'David Radford' in ""The Bill"" in 1998 and 2004 respectively. He was 'One Ball Bill' in Keen Eddie comedy-drama television series for the Fox network, alongside Sienna Miller in 2003."
"UK Play from 1999. There were 13 15-minute episodes. As well as Simon Munnery, it included Kombat Opera Presents (Loré Lixenberg and Richard Thomas) and a selection of pop videos. Munnery wrote and hosted the 1999 TV comedy game show, ""Either/Or"". ""Attention Scum!"" was a television series produced for the BBC and directed by Stewart Lee, which aired from February 2001. It starred Munnery as 'The League Against Tedium', a character who drove around the United Kingdom in an adapted transit van, preaching to the masses with the help of an opera singer (Loré Lixenberg), a sedated vampire (Richard Thomas),"
"Hundredth. Other well known people who live or lived in the village include the composer Sir John Tavener, who lived in the village until his death in 2013, TV presenter Harry Corbett, originator of Sooty and Sweep, who lived here until his death in 1989, TV presenter Mick Robertson, known for ""Magpie"", politician David James, who lived in the village whilst Conservative MP for North Dorset, and actor Tom Mennard, known for the character Sam Tindall in ""Coronation Street"". 19. Enid Blyton, “5 go mad in Dorset” Child Okeford Child Okeford (sometimes written Childe Okeford) is a village and civil"
"of her mother's affair with a Traveller. Previous to this revelation, Aileen was shown in conversation with Joseph Timlin at the bar in the Molly Malone, using the derogatory term ""knacker"" referring to the character Francie Donnelly. In 2000 it seemed the soap was going into inevitable decline. If the actors who played the main characters and whose appearance and likeness were so intrinsic to the beginnings and the storyline of the soap were leaving, it would cease to be ""Glenroe"". Through a press release the public learned in May 2000 that Joe Lynch, who played Dinny, was to leave."
"Jim Sweeney (comedian) Michael James Dominic Sweeney (born 7 February 1955; Bournemouth, England) is an English actor and comedian, best known for his improvisation partnership with Steve Steen. When Sweeney was 11 years old, he moved to London with his parents, along with two brothers and a sister. He became interested in theatre and improvisation while attending Clapham College, an all-boys Roman Catholic school. Sweeney spent the 1970s in theatre productions, creating and touring shows with Steen, who was a friend from school. The pairing's first television work as a duo came on the ITV children's show ""CBTV"", followed by"
"20 clients who claimed to have been abused by Savile, and that legal action against them was being considered. In November 2012 the BBC confirmed that it would no longer be airing further repeats of ""Top of the Pops"" on BBC Four featuring Savile as a presenter. On 20 January 2013 the BBC apologised after it had screened a 2001 episode of the children's programme ""Tweenies"" on CBeebies, in which the character Max had presented a parody of ""Top of The Pops"", dressed up and with a hairstyle similar to Savile's, and also using some of his catchphrases. In June"
"the role was later recast with actor Joey Thrower. In 1992, Thrower was replaced by Kirk Geiger. Geiger stayed with the soap until October 1994. Jack Armstrong succeeded Geiger until his exit a year later in 1995. Armstrong was replaced by Ken Kenitzer, until the actor's exit the same year. In January 1996, the role was recast again, this time with actor Kevin Stapleton. Stapleton remained with the soap until April 1998, when he was replaced by actor Timothy Gibbs. Gibbs was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in 2000; he remained with the soap until"
"""Casualty"" (1994-2007). His film appearances include ""The Best Pair of Legs in the Business"" (1973), ""The Bitch"" (1979), ""For Your Eyes Only"" (1981), ""Lion of the Desert"" (1981), ""Pop Pirates"" (1984), ""Without a Clue"" (1988), """" (1999), ""Revolver"" (2005), ""Dom Hemingway"" (2013) and ""Top Dog"" (2014). Sweeney lived in Welwyn Garden City in Hertfordshire with his wife Lesley but has recently relocated to Welwyn Village. He has two sons and five grandchildren. George Sweeney (actor) George Sweeney is a British film and television actor who commenced his acting career in the 1970s. Sweeney has numerous television credits, including ""Z-Cars"" (1971),"
"Shelley (TV series) Shelley is a British sitcom made by Thames Television and originally broadcast on ITV from 12 July 1979 to 12 January 1984 and from 11 October 1988 to 1 September 1992. Starred Hywel Bennett as James Shelley, originally 28 years old and a sardonic, perpetually unemployed anti-establishment 'freelance layabout' with a doctoral degree. In the original run, Belinda Sinclair played Shelley's girlfriend Fran, and Josephine Tewson appeared regularly as his landlady, Edna Hawkins. The series was created by Peter Tilbury who also wrote the first three series. The scripts for subsequent episodes were by Andy Hamilton and"
"Hywel Bennett Hywel Thomas Bennett (8 April 1944 – 25 July 2017) was a Welsh film and television actor. Bennett was known for his recurring title role as James Shelley in the television sitcom ""Shelley"" (1979–84), and its sequel ""The Return of Shelley"" (1988–92). After becoming known for his role in the comedy film ""The Virgin Soldiers"" (1969), Bennett made appearances in films such as ""Loot"" (1970) and ""Percy"" (1971). He was in ""EastEnders"" during 2003 as gangster Jack Dalton. Bennett was born in Garnant, Carmarthenshire, Wales, the son of Sarah Gwen (née Lewis) and Gorden Bennett. He was the"
"her. In January 2001 it was announced that a new barmaid and friend of Duggie Ferguson (John Bowe) was to join and that she would be played by actress Sally Lindsay. She made her first appearance on the soap on 9 May 2001 as a new feisty barmaid. During Shelley's six years on the show she was friends with Sunita Alahan (Shobna Gulati) and was involved in high profile storylines such as discovering her husband Peter Barlow (Chris Gascoyne) is a bigamist and later being beaten up by her then boyfriend Charlie Stubbs (Bill Ward). In October 2005, it was"
"Savile's accent and catchphrase ""Now then, guys and gals"". ""Max"" is an adult character on this show which is set in a day care centre; he looks after pre-school-aged characters. Government media regulation body Ofcom said it had received ""tens"" of complaints as well. The BBC responded with the following: ""This morning CBeebies broadcast a repeat of an episode of the Tweenies, originally made in 2001, featuring a character dressed as a DJ impersonating Jimmy Savile. This programme will not be repeated and we are very sorry for any offence caused."" In June 2013, it was reported that the BBC"
"easy to slip back in, so it feels like I never was away."" In 2004 the character of Waverley was axed from the show, alongside husband, Nick. The Harrison family made their last appearance on 17 March 2005. Chitham found it unusual leaving the soap having worked on it for 8 years, ""I understood at that point I was living in a very extreme world. After eight years in the job I was earning great money, with good opportunities and time to spare. Yet I knew I was perfectly capable of coping with reality, and having been there since I"
"partnership since the Civil Partnership Act 2004 came into force on 5 December 2005. Although radio soap ""The Archers"" and daytime soap ""Doctors"" had previously featured civil partnerships, ""Emmerdale"" was the first primetime soap opera to do so. Matthew Bose, who plays Paul, said he was ""proud"" ""Emmerdale"" was the first, and commented that soaps ""have a great responsibility to show things as they change and be cutting edge"". Jonny Foster Jonathan ""Jonny"" Foster is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera, ""Emmerdale"", played by Richard Grieve. He appeared from 2007 to 2008 and in 2009. Openly gay,"
"the British Soap Awards 2007, 2008 and 2009. As well as this he was also nominated for Sexiest Male in 2007 and 2008. Lomas along with Gemma Bissix, Hannah Tointon and Chris Fountain picked up the award for Most Spectacular scene in 2008 for Clare Devine driving off a cliff. He was also nominated for Best Actor for his role as Warren Fox since returning at the 2017 British Soap Awards along side his colleague Gregory Finnegan who plays James Nightingale but they lost out to John Middleton for his role as Ashley Thomas in rival soap Emmerdale. Jamie Lomas"