"Tim Metcalfe (Coronation Street) Tim Metcalfe is a fictional character from the British television soap opera, ""Coronation Street"", played by Joe Duttine. He made his first on-screen appearance on 21 January 2013. Duttine had previously appeared in the soap between February and June 2010 as D.S. Carr, the police officer that arrested Gail McIntyre (Helen Worth) for the murder of her husband, Joe McIntyre (Reece Dinsdale). Tim is introduced as Faye Windass' (Ellie Leach) biological father. His storylines initially focused on his relationship with his long-lost daughter Faye and her adoptive family - mother Anna Windass (Debbie Rush) and her"
"Mr. Borgin in The Harry Potter film series. In interview with Phil Singleton, Tudor-Pole explained the history of his unusual name and said that it is ""a bit bogus really."" His family's original name was Pole, going back to the Norman Conquest. When his great-grandfather did some genealogical research and unearthed a connection to the royal house of Tudor, Tudor was added with the complete surname thereafter becoming ""Tudor-Pole"". Tudor-Pole formed the band Tenpole Tudor in 1977, and eventually came to prominence after appearing in the film ""The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle"" as a possible replacement for Johnny Rotten"
"Radcliffe, Rowling revealed that Lily Potter's maiden name, Evans, was based on the real name of the author George Eliot, Mary Anne Evans. Lily is portrayed by Geraldine Somerville as an adult in the film series, and by Susie Shinner as a teenager and Ellie Darcey-Alden as a child. Kingsley Shacklebolt is a senior Auror who acts as informer for the Order within the Ministry of Magic. He is first introduced in ""Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix"", when he volunteers to be one of the members of the Advance Guard that escorted Harry from the Dursleys' home"
"Potter (TV series) Potter is a British sitcom written by Roy Clarke. Running for three series, it originally starred Arthur Lowe as Redvers Potter, a busybody former sweet manufacturer (""Pottermints - the hotter mints"") with time on his hands following retirement. Set in suburban South London, the series followed Potter in his various attempts to keep himself occupied by interfering in other people's business. The series co-starred Noel Dyson as his wife Aileen, John Barron as the Vicar, Lally Bowers as Redvus' sister Harriet, Ken Wynne as Harriet's eccentric and camp husband Willie and John Warner as ""Tolly"" Tolliver, his"
"of the actor Moray Watson, since 1987. They have two children. In 2000, young actress Emma Watson was asked to star in the new Harry Potter film, so Emma Kate Watson changed her name to Emma Vansittart, adopting her husband's surname as her new stage name. Rupert Vansittart Rupert Nicholas Vansittart (born 10 February 1958) is an English character actor. He has appeared in a variety of roles in film, television, stage and radio, often playing comic characters. He is best known for his role as Lord Ashfordly in the ITV drama ""Heartbeat"" and for playing Lord Yohn Royce in"
"Ron Weasley Ronald Bilius ""Ron"" Weasley is a fictional character in J. K. Rowling's ""Harry Potter"" series. His first appearance was in the first book of the series, ""Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone"" as the best friend of Harry Potter and Hermione Granger. He is a member of the Weasley family, a pure blood family, who reside in ""The Burrow"" outside Ottery St. Catchpole. Along with Harry and Hermione, he is a member of the Gryffindor house. Ron is present in most of the action throughout the series. According to Rowling, Ron was among the characters she created ""the"
"original last name was ""Puckle"", but Rowling felt the name ""did not suit her at all"", and so the less frivolous Granger made it into the books. Hermione first appears in ""Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone"" when she meets Harry and Ron on the Hogwarts Express, where she mocks Ron for his inability to perform a spell to turn his rat yellow. She proves just how much she knows by declaring that she memorized all the textbooks by heart and by performing the ""oculus"" spell on Harry to fix his broken glasses. She constantly annoys her peers with her"
"after his late mother and who was born in the last episode; ""Sleepless in Peckham"", resulting in a very moving and emotional ending to the show. Rodney's full name is Rodney Charlton Trotter. In ""Little Problems"" it is revealed that Rodney is named after Rod Taylor and Charlton after Charlton Athletic, his mother's favourite football team. Before the series began, Rodney attended a year's course at art college in Basingstoke but was expelled after three weeks when he was caught smoking cannabis in a fellow student's room. He was fined £300 and given an eighteen-month suspended sentence for possession of"
"Their son Thomas Christopher was born on 14 April 2011. Dennis is a Liverpool fan. Les Dennis Leslie Dennis Heseltine (born 12 October 1953), known as Les Dennis, is an English television presenter, actor and comedian. He was the presenter of ""Family Fortunes"" for 15 years from 1987 until 2002. He played the role of Michael Rodwell in ""Coronation Street"" from 2014 to 2016. Dennis was born in Garston, Liverpool. His father worked in a betting shop after serving in the Royal Navy during World War II, and was listed as a football player on the books of Liverpool F.C."
"after which the series was discontinued. Mark Lewisohn notes that although many of the characters (long-suffering wife, vicar, neighbour) were sitcom clichés ""they seemed less so in the skilled hands of writer Roy Clarke, who had already proved a master of naturally humorous dialogue"". Potter (TV series) Potter is a British sitcom written by Roy Clarke. Running for three series, it originally starred Arthur Lowe as Redvers Potter, a busybody former sweet manufacturer (""Pottermints - the hotter mints"") with time on his hands following retirement. Set in suburban South London, the series followed Potter in his various attempts to keep"
"came second with 14.2% of the vote. Tina McIntyre Tina McIntyre is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera ""Coronation Street"". Portrayed by Michelle Keegan, the character first appeared on-screen during the episode that was shown 7 January 2008. The character was central to many key storylines relating to issues such as perjury, abortion and surrogacy, and had relationships with David Platt (Jack P. Shepherd), Graeme Proctor (Craig Gazey), Tommy Duckworth (Chris Fountain), Dr. Matt Carter (Oliver Mellor) and Jason Grimshaw (Ryan Thomas), and had an affair with married man Peter Barlow (Chris Gascoyne). Tina has also had"
"broadcast on 8 July 1970, and did not dominate the storyline. Doris Speed considered leaving the programme as well, but was persuaded to stay, which she did until 1983. Leslie is buried in the churchyard of St Stephen on-the-Cliffs in Blackpool. He was survived by his wife of 45 years, Betty Powell, and their son, actor Tony Broughton, who would go on to appear in several episodes of Coronation Street. Arthur Leslie Arthur Leslie Scottorn Broughton (8 December 1899 – 30 June 1970), better known as Arthur Leslie, was a British actor and playwright, best known for original character of"
"Daniel Radcliffe Daniel Jacob Radcliffe (born 23 July 1989) is an English actor and producer best known for his role as the titular protagonist in the ""Harry Potter"" film series, based on the novels by J. K. Rowling. Born and raised in London, Radcliffe made his acting debut at 10 years of age in BBC One's 1999 television film ""David Copperfield"", followed by his cinematic debut in 2001's ""The Tailor of Panama"". At age 11, he was cast as Potter in the series' first film ""Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone"", and starred in the series for 10 years, starring"
"there for the birth. The episode Miami Twice saw them trying to patch up their relationship, and in Mother Natures Son they were back together properly, and stayed together ever since. The later episodes saw them attempting to conceive a child, and Cassandra was promoted to head of small business investment at the local bank. After suffering a miscarriage in ""Modern Men"", she and Rodney later had a daughter, Joan (named after Del and Rodney's late mother), in ""Sleepless in Peckham"". Cassandra Trotter Cassandra Louise Trotter (née Parry; born 16 June 1966) is a fictional character from the British sitcom"
"Special in 2010 titled 'Knight's Tale', which saw the return of another Corrie character Reg Holdsworth. Curly Watts Norman Arthur ""Curly"" Watts is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera ""Coronation Street"", from 1983 to 2003, and in a few spin-off DVDs in 2010. He was portrayed throughout by Kevin Kennedy. Most of Curly's storylines dealt with his repeated failure to form a successful romantic relationship or to pay for bags he gets on tick. His nickname resulted from him having straight, lank hair and getting into rows over money, mainly in 1996. His hobby was astronomy, and"
"has been known in the past to be a heartbreaker due to her troubled background and messy romantic history. During the character's first episode she clashes with regulars such as Jason Grimshaw, Anna Windass and Gary Windass, establishing the character's strong personality. A few weeks later she clashes with other strong characters such as Liz McDonald to whom Liz takes a disliking. Izzy's surname was initially intended to be Butterfield, although by the transmission of her first episode it had been changed to Armstrong. On her introduction to the programme, the character of Izzy was promoted as Coronation Street's first"
"more minor character who is the friend of the princess in the series. This programme was loosely based on the stories of King Arthur. Will Theakston William Theakston (born 4 October 1984) is an English actor who appeared in the first Harry Potter film. He played the role of the Slytherin Quidditch Seeker Terence Higgs. He attended Latymer Upper School. He has also appeared in two children's TV series: CBBC's The Ghost Hunter and CITV's """". In Ghost Hunter he played the character of Roddy, one of the main characters. Roddy and his sister Tessa make friends with the ghost"
"and attended Chadwell Primary School from 1968 to 1972. The legendary King Brothers Ian and Barry resided in Hickman Road before the locally famous Potters Office incident of 1976. Comedian, actor and musician Dudley Moore used to refer to his mother's Baron Road home as 'Chadwell Heath' in television interviews but technically it was in Dagenham. He and his red Ferrari car were familiar sights in the area during the 1970s. He returned for his mother's funeral in 1981. Actress Michelle Dockery was educated at the Chadwell Heath Foundation School. She is best known for stage appearances and for roles"
"Amy Barlow Amy Barlow (also Patience Cropper and McDonald) is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera, ""Coronation Street"", portrayed by Elle Mulvaney. She was born on screen during the episode broadcast on 9 February 2004. To date, the character has been portrayed by eight child actors; Holly Bowyer, Rebecca Pike, Louisa Morris, Rachel and Sarah Corker, Madison Hampson, Amber Chadwick and Elle Mulvaney, making her the most recast character in Coronation Street. Although Amy's surname has stayed Barlow, Chadwick was credited as Amy McDonald for three episodes from 2009 to 2010. Amy is the daughter of Tracy"
"boxing although I appreciate the beauty and art in boxing. It also made sense to move onto MMA because of my jujitsu training. I would like a few amateur fights first to get me started and where it goes from there, who knows?"" Josh Herdman Joshua Colin M. Herdman (born 26 March 1987) is an English actor and mixed martial artist, best known for playing Gregory Goyle in the ""Harry Potter"" film series. Herdman was born in Hampton, London. The son of actor and former professional rugby league footballer Martin Herdman and Jessica Herdman, the youngest of the four brothers."
"rabbit as principal player. Although she incorporated Harris's ""rabbit-tobacco"" and his ""lippity-clippity, clippity-lippity"" (as ""lippity-lippity"") into her literary vocabulary, she was unable to bring his characters to the English country garden as Victorian gentlemen – they remained inexorably fixed in the Antebellum American South as slaves and slave owners. Harris's wily Br'er Rabbit is motivated by vengeance and wins by cunning, but Potter's rabbits have no such motivation and succeed due to their adventurous spirit and pure luck. Helen Beatrix Potter was born in Kensington, London on 28 July 1866 to wealthy parents, and educated at home by a series"
"services to literature and philanthropy. J. K. Rowling Joanne Rowling , ( ""rolling""; born 31 July 1965), writing under the pen names J. K. Rowling and Robert Galbraith, is a British novelist, philanthropist, film producer, television producer and screenwriter, best known for writing the ""Harry Potter"" fantasy series. The books have won multiple awards, and sold more than 500 million copies, becoming the best-selling book series in history. They have also been the basis for a film series, over which Rowling had overall approval on the scripts and was a producer on the final films in the series. Born in"
"to Coronation Street, and starts work at the ""Underworld"" factory. Her name is presumably due to her distinctive afro-like hair, however she was born as Fiona. Her mother, Cilla (Wendi Peters) and her brother, Chesney (Sam Aston) are introduced when they come to live on the street with Les Battersby (Bruce Jones). Fiz has a bad history with her mother, who has often left her in care and never put her children first. The character first appears onscreen during the episode airing on 22 April 2001. The character of Fiz is a good hearted young woman who has made many"
"Emma Watson Emma Charlotte Duerre Watson (born 15 April 1990) is an English actress, model, and activist. Born in Paris and brought up in Oxfordshire, Watson attended the Dragon School and trained as an actress at the Oxford branch of Stagecoach Theatre Arts. As a child artist, she rose to prominence after landing her first professional acting role as Hermione Granger in the ""Harry Potter"" film series, having acted only in school plays previously. Watson appeared in all eight ""Harry Potter"" films from 2001 to 2011, earning worldwide fame, critical accolades, and around $60 million. Watson continued to work outside"
"a role model for people sharing his condition. At the 2012 Golden Globe ceremony, when Dinklage won the award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film, he told the audience that he had been thinking about ""a gentleman, his name is Martin Henderson,"" and suggested that they Google his name. Henderson was a person with dwarfism from Somerset, England, who was badly injured by being tossed by a rugby fan in a bar. Henderson made a cameo as a goblin in two Harry Potter films. The speech by Dinklage brought media and public attention to the act"
"celebrities who donated their old glasses to an exhibit honouring victims of the Holocaust. During the Broadway run of ""Equus"" he auctioned off a pair of jeans and other items worn in the show, for New-York-based Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and was a presenter at the 2011 Gypsy of the Year competition. He has also donated money to Get Connected UK, a London-based free confidential national helpline for troubled youth. Daniel Radcliffe Daniel Jacob Radcliffe (born 23 July 1989) is an English actor and producer best known for his role as the titular protagonist in the ""Harry Potter"" film series,"
"J. K. Rowling Joanne Rowling , ( ""rolling""; born 31 July 1965), writing under the pen names J. K. Rowling and Robert Galbraith, is a British novelist, philanthropist, film producer, television producer and screenwriter, best known for writing the ""Harry Potter"" fantasy series. The books have won multiple awards, and sold more than 500 million copies, becoming the best-selling book series in history. They have also been the basis for a film series, over which Rowling had overall approval on the scripts and was a producer on the final films in the series. Born in Yate, Gloucestershire, England, Rowling was"
"Lord Voldemort Lord Voldemort (, in the films; born Tom Marvolo Riddle) is a fictional character and the main antagonist in J. K. Rowling's series of ""Harry Potter"" novels. Voldemort first appeared in ""Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone"", which was released in 1997. Voldemort appears either in person or in flashbacks in each book and its film adaptation in the series, except the third, ""Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban"", where he is only mentioned. Voldemort is the archenemy of Harry Potter, who according to a prophecy has ""the power to vanquish the Dark Lord"". Nearly every witch"
"Roberta Potter Mertz (Vivian Vance), and they often jokingly make fun of each other. Their wedding anniversary is May 3 (episode #121). Ethel often calls Fred a ""fat old goat"", and in return Fred calls Ethel the ""bottomless pit"" due to her voracious appetite. Having been ""wiped out"" in the Great Depression (episode # 152), he is a penny-pincher and gives Ethel very little money. Nevertheless, Fred always has the money when an investment opportunity comes along (e.g., diner purchase, oil stocks). As a young man, Fred was in vaudeville with his friend, Barney Kurtz, as the duo of 'Mertz"
"Patrick Mower Patrick Mower (born Patrick Archibald Shaw; 12 September 1938) is an English actor well known for his various television and occasional film roles, often as a detective or secret agent, and more recently as Rodney Blackstock in ITV soap opera ""Emmerdale"", a role he has played since 2000. Mower was born in Oxford, to a Welsh father and an English mother. In his 2007 autobiography, Mower states that he believed for years that his year of birth was 1940, but later he discovered that his birth was not registered and he was born on 12 September 1938. Several"
"Born after 1400 Born after 1700 Born after 1800 Born after 1900 Born after 1950 Born after 1700 Born after 1800 Born after 1900 Born after 1950 Born after 1800 Born after 1900 Born after 1950 Several characters from the soap opera ""Coronation Street"", including: Ambiguous human name pages Macdonald MacDonald, Macdonald, and McDonald are Scottish and Irish surnames. These surnames are Anglicised forms of the Scottish Gaelic and Irish Gaelic MacDhòmhnaill or Dòmhnallach. The name is a patronym meaning ""son of Dòmhnall"". The personal name ""Dòmhnall"" is composed of the elements ""domno"" ""world"" and ""val"" ""might"", ""rule"". According to"
"Stephenie McMillan Stephenie Lesley McMillan (née Gardner; 20 July 1942 – 19 August 2013) was an internationally recognised British set decorator. Born in Ilford, Essex but raised in Chigwell, she graduated from the Woodford County High School for Girls. She worked as a secretary in offices of Stillman & Eastwick-Field, a London-based architecture firm. She was best known for working on all the ""Harry Potter"" films. She received three Academy Award nominations for the first, fourth, and seventh films, as well as a BAFTA and Critics Choice Award nomination for the eighth in the series, which went on to win"
"Audrey was seen to complete a sentence with an audible 'Hmm?'. The noise was then dubbed onto the song I Don't Like It, I Love It by Flo Rida and Robin Thicke and played on Radio 1 numerous times by Nick Grimshaw. Audrey Roberts Audrey Roberts (also Potter) is a fictional character from the ITV soap opera, ""Coronation Street"", played by Sue Nicholls. Audrey made her first appearance over 39 years ago on 16 April 1979 and appeared on a recurring basis for three years until April 1982. She returned over two years later in July 1984, before becoming a"