"and Donald Sinden as rival antique dealers, and also co-starred Robin Kermode (later replaced by Christopher Morris), Julia Watson (later replaced by Tacy Kneale), Honor Blackman, Teddy Turner, Derek Deadman, Maria Charles and Zara Nutley. It was made by Thames Television for the ITV network. Since it finished, it has been repeated a few times on satellite television: first on UK Gold and later on ITV3. The title is taken from the Rudyard Kipling poem ""The Ballad of East and West"". The show's theme tune was composed by Jack Trombey and the track was entitled ""Domino"". Oliver Smallbridge, played by"
"Windsor Davies, and Simon Peel, played by Donald Sinden, are antiques dealers who are also bitter enemies (after a falling-out having been business partners) and next-door neighbours, both in their homes and shops. They are engaged in a continuous game of one-upmanship, so both of them are shocked when they find out that their respective children (Smallbridge's daughter Lyn - played by Watson and later Kneale - and Peel's son David - played by Kermode and later Morris) are in love and want to marry as soon as possible. The fathers are forced to reluctantly accept the relationship and marriage,"
"He played snooty antiques dealer Simon Peel who lived next door to a competitor Oliver Smallbridge (played by Windsor Davies). The characters hated each other and were horrified when they discovered that their son and daughter were to be married – thus meaning they were related. Despite a lack of critical acclaim, the series was a TV ratings success and ran for 11 series until 1991. One episode in 1990 (""A Car by Any Other Name"") had Sinden being literally picked up by two police officers who were played by his own actor sons, Jeremy and Marc. His wife, Diana,"
"in a Hospital Fire, no explanation was ever given as to his sudden departure from the show. Most recently he has been cast in ""The Royal Today"" as David Collingworth, and as the Chief Inspector in the short film comedy """", directed by Abner Pastoll. Peel is a part of Shakespeare's Globe and appeared in their ""A Midsummer Night's Dream"" performance. He was the face of the Direct Line Group commercials. Edward Peel Edward Peel (born 1943) is an English actor who has appeared frequently on British television. His roles include Lennie in The Sweeney episode ""Bait"" with George Sewell"
"Theatre, Lucy Porter, Nick Ewans, Louisa Gummer, Anne-Marie Draycott, Dan March, Rich Johnston, Anna Bennetts, Simon Treves, Steve McNeil and Sam Pamphilon. Having written and appeared with Kev F. Sutherland in the predecessor of the Trials, Situations Vacant in 1996 (clip can be found on YouTube), Inbetweeners writer Iain Morris went on to name one of the main characters in the series (Neil's dad) Kevin Sutherland. Miranda Hart's eponymous sitcom, now on BBC 2, first appeared as part of The Sitcom Trials at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2001. It featured Miranda, working in a joke shop that sells penis pasta,"
"series, including: Oliver Peele in 2010 in the pilot episode of the CBS show ""Blue Bloods"", Saving Hope, Murdoch Mysteries, Falling Water (TV series), and many more. Steve Arbuckle Stephen Arbuckle is a Canadian born actor born in the village of Donkin, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. He started his career as a theatre actor in Cape Breton at the Boardmore Playhouse and Savoy Theatre, along with other independent theatre companies, then made his first move into film in 2003 with the lead role in the short film Todd and the Book of Pure Evil, which also starred Julian Richings,"
"is singer Camille O'Sullivan. Aidan Gillen Aidan Gillen (; born Aidan Murphy; 24 April 1968) is an Irish actor. He is best known for portraying Petyr ""Littlefinger"" Baelish in the HBO series ""Game of Thrones"" (2011–17), Tommy Carcetti in the HBO series ""The Wire"" (2004–08), Stuart Alan Jones in the Channel 4 series ""Queer as Folk"" (1999–2000), John Boy in the RTÉ series ""Love/Hate"" (2010–11) and CIA operative Bill Wilson in ""The Dark Knight Rises"" (2012). He also hosted seasons 10 through 13 of ""Other Voices"". Gillen has won three Irish Film & Television Awards and has been nominated for"
"Clarke Peters Peter Clarke (born April 7, 1952), known professionally as Clarke Peters, is an American actor, singer, writer and director, best known for his roles as detective Lester Freamon and Albert ""Big Chief"" Lambreaux on the David Simon HBO dramas ""The Wire"" and ""Treme"", respectively. More recently, Peters has portrayed Alonzo Quinn on the CBS crime drama ""Person of Interest"" and Isaiah Page on ""The Divide"". Peters was born Peter Clarke, the second of four sons, in New York, and grew up in Englewood, New Jersey. At the age of 12, he had his first theater experience, in a"
"Oliver's Travels Oliver's Travels is a five-part television serial written by Alan Plater and starring Alan Bates, Sinéad Cusack, Bill Paterson, and Miles Anderson. It first aired in the UK in 1995. Bates plays the titular Oliver (it is never made clear whether this is his first or last name), a keen word-game enthusiast and lecturer in comparative religion. After his teaching post is made redundant, he resolves to make use of his new wealth of free time by going to visit his favourite crossword compiler, 'Aristotle', with whom he has corresponded but whom he has never met. When he"
"Aidan Gillen Aidan Gillen (; born Aidan Murphy; 24 April 1968) is an Irish actor. He is best known for portraying Petyr ""Littlefinger"" Baelish in the HBO series ""Game of Thrones"" (2011–17), Tommy Carcetti in the HBO series ""The Wire"" (2004–08), Stuart Alan Jones in the Channel 4 series ""Queer as Folk"" (1999–2000), John Boy in the RTÉ series ""Love/Hate"" (2010–11) and CIA operative Bill Wilson in ""The Dark Knight Rises"" (2012). He also hosted seasons 10 through 13 of ""Other Voices"". Gillen has won three Irish Film & Television Awards and has been nominated for a British Academy Television"
"UK with a semi-comic version of ""Whispering Grass"" in 1975. Other television roles included the sailor Taffy in the first of the BBC-series ""The Onedin Line"" (1971), a special branch detective in ""Callan_(TV_series)"" (1972) and the antique dealer Oliver Smallbridge in ""Never the Twain"" (1981–91), with Donald Sinden. In the field of science fiction television, Davies appeared in the 1967 ""Doctor Who"" story ""The Evil of the Daleks"" as Toby; and was the voice of Sergeant Major Zero (a spherical robotic soldier in charge of 100 other spherical robotic soldiers) in the 1983 Gerry Anderson/Christopher Burr production ""Terrahawks"" (another callback"
"Edward Peel Edward Peel (born 1943) is an English actor who has appeared frequently on British television. His roles include Lennie in The Sweeney episode ""Bait"" with George Sewell (1978), ""Shogun"" (1980), Ted Turton in ""Minder"" episode 10 of series 3; ""Broken Arrow"" (1982), ""Juliet Bravo"" (1983–1985), ""Cracker"" (1993–1995) and ""Emmerdale Farm"" (Tom Merrick: 1981-1982, Tony Cairns: 1997-1998). He played Kane, the main villain in the 1987 ""Doctor Who"" serial ""Dragonfire"". He has also appeared as different characters in two episodes of ""Heartbeat"", his first appearance being in the first series in which he played the part of a bank"
"partner Brand, playing his assistant. In 2014, he starred in the independent British feature film ""Downhill"", with Ned Dennehy, Jeremy Swift and Richard Lumsden, which is a comedy about four men attempting Alfred Wainwright's Coast to Coast Walk. The film is directed by James Rouse and the screenplay was written by Torben Betts. Karl Theobald Karl Julian Theobald (born August 5, 1969) is an English actor and comedian, best known as 'Landlord' in Plebs, Martin Dear in Channel 4 sitcom ""Green Wing"", and for his physical comedy style. Theobald was born in Great Yarmouth, to his mother, Wendy Theobald. He"
"is initially wary of him, but over the course of the series, they develop a friendly relationship. John Tower Gibbs (Dennis Burgess), ""C"" (series 3 only) In the third season, Greenley is replaced as the head of SIS by John Gibbs, who disapproves of Burnside and his method of operating. His appointment (along with a continued lack of funding) leads to increased tension amongst the teams' management. Matthew Peele (Jerome Willis), Deputy Head of SIS Burnside is often mistrusted by Peele, his immediate superior, towards whom Burnside's demeanour is insubordinate and sometimes openly hostile. Peele is generally considered a nuisance"
"panel game ""X Marks the Spot"", and frequently stood in for John Peel as the presenter of ""Home Truths"". After Peel's death, he became first one of the pool of presenters and later sole presenter of the programme. He is regular presenter on BBC West's ""Inside Out"". He lives in North London with his wife Caroline and their three children. David Stafford (writer) David Stafford is a writer, broadcaster and occasional musician born 1949 in Birmingham, England. Stafford began his career in fringe and community theatre in the 1970s. In the early 1980s, he collaborated and toured with Alexei Sayle,"
"Thing', Major Charles Ingram in 'Life After Scandal', John Middleton in 'The Constant Wife', Lockwood in 'Wuthering Heights', Captain Lancey in 'Translations', George Page in 'The Merry Wives of Windsor', Junius Brutus in 'Coriolanus', Hortensio in 'The Taming of the Shrew', Antipholus of Ephesus in 'The Comedy of Errors', Valere in 'The Miser', Celia in 'As You Like It', Valentine in 'Arcadia', Malcolm in 'Macbeth', Demetrius in 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', Freddie in 'Pygmalion' and John Worthing in 'The Importance of Being Earnest'. His daughter, Bessie Coates, is also an actor. Simon Coates (actor) Simon Coates is a British actor"
"California, where he works as a Casting Director. Andrew Lynford Andrew Lynford (born 1 June 1972) is a British television presenter and actor. Since 2010, he has worked extensively as a theatre & television director, talent agent and casting director. He is widely remembered for playing Simon Raymond, who was Martine McCutcheon's character Tiffany's brother in the popular BBC soap opera ""EastEnders"". He also presented a few episodes of ""Playdays"" for Children's BBC in the early 1990s. Born in Essex, Lynford trained at the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts in London. He has had many theatre roles including Ralph in"
"by most characters, although he is briefly a candidate to succeed Greenley as ""C"" (because Burnside hates Gibbs more than Peele), and does occasionally demonstrate tact and intelligence. Sir Geoffrey Wellingham (Alan MacNaughtan) Burnside's personal and professional life come together in Sir Geoffrey Wellingham, who is both Burnside's former father-in-law and the Permanent Undersecretary of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office that oversees SIS. They share an informal but sometimes antagonistic relationship which on occasion is tested to the very limit, but also maintain an unspoken fondness and respect for each other. Willie Caine (Ray Lonnen), ""Sandbagger One"" Caine,"
"Ernest Waddell Ernest Waddell (born July 22, 1982) is a New York City-based actor. He is perhaps best known for his recurring roles on two television series: Fin Tutuola's son Ken Randall on """", and Omar Little's boyfriend Dante on ""The Wire"". His credits also include the television series ""As the World Turns"" and"" One Tree Hill"" and the film ""The Poker Game"". He is also an abstract painter and photographer. Ernest Waddell grew up in Bowie, Maryland. He developed an interest in acting and attended a summer program at the Oxford School of Drama before enrolling at New York"
"biological son). Meanwhile, Pete remarried to Kathy Hills (Gillian Taylforth) and had another son, Ian (Adam Woodyatt). Pete had no further contact with David and Simon when they moved away from Walford in 1976. During his teenage years David got his girlfriend Carol Branning (Lindsey Coulson) pregnant at the age of 14. David and the rest of the Branning family tried to persuade Carol to have an abortion and Carol's brother Derek Branning (Terence Beesley, later Jamie Foreman) severely beat David up. The Wicks family left Walford, due to Derek's aggression so David never knew if Carol had the abortion"
"Michael Cochrane Michael Dundonald Cochrane (born 19 May 1947) is an English actor who specialises in playing suave upper class characters. Cochrane was born in Brighton, East Sussex. He was educated at Cranleigh School. He has had many television and radio roles including Oliver Sterling in the Radio 4 soap opera ""The Archers"", ""The Pallisers"" (1974), ""Wings"" (1977–78), ""Love in a Cold Climate"" (1980), ""The Citadel"" (1983), a BBC serial adaptation of ""Goodbye Mr. Chips"" (1984), ""No Job for a Lady"", ""The Chief"" (1990–1995), and as Sir Henry Simmerson in the ""Sharpe"" series. His film career has included roles in"
"think that capitalism is evil – which I don't. It's not like we're helping to flog a baby-killing machine."" In 2005, the duo were placed ninth on a list of the United Kingdom's best television talent, and were named twelfth in a ""Radio Times"" list of the most powerful people in television comedy. As well as his work alongside Webb, Mitchell has appeared on his own in several shows. He played technical expert Owen in the Radio 4 sitcom ""Think the Unthinkable"" in 2001. He played the surgeon Dr Toby Stephens in the BBC2 sitcom ""Doctors and Nurses"". In 2005"
"the role in a school production but had turned it down in the Palladium revival. Burn Gorman played Bill Sikes, making his West End musical debut. Three actors shared the role of Oliver: Harry Stott, Laurence Jeffcoate and Gwion Wyn Jones. Robert Madge, Ross McCormack and Eric Dibb Fuller played The Artful Dodger. Jodie Prenger won the role of Nancy, shared with Australian Tamsin Carroll, who played two performances each week. Sarah Lark, a runner-up on ""I'd do Anything"" understudied the role. Royal Shakespeare Company actor Julian Glover played Mr. Brownlow with Julian Bleach as Mr. Sowerberry/Dr. Grimwig, Louise Gold"
"Onedin""), Marc Harrison (""William Frazer""), Christopher Douglas (""Samuel Onedin""), Roberta Iger (""Margarita Onedin""), Jenny Twigge (""Caroline Onedin""), Cyril Shaps (""Braganza""), Hilda Braid (""Miss Simmonds""), David Garfield (""Samuel Plimsoll""), Robert James (""Rowland Biddulph""), Sylvia Coleridge (""Mrs Salt""), Sonia Dresdel (""Lady Lazenby""), Nicolette Roeg (""Ada Gamble""), John Rapley (""Dunwoody""), Stephanie Bidmead (""Mrs Darling""), John Sharp (""Uncle Percy Spendilow""), Heather Canning (""Mrs Arkwright""), Keith Jayne (""Tom Arnold""), Frederick Jaeger (""Max van der Rheede""), Edward Judd (""Manuel Ortega""), Elizabeth Chambers (""Miss Gladstone""), Jack Watson (""Dr Darling""), Paul Lavers (""Francis Polter/David Teal"") and Maurice Colbourne (""Viscount Marston""). Victoria Thomas is a female child actress who"
"of them were cast in ""The Bedford Diaries"" because he helped her practice lines while waiting for an audition. Ernest Waddell Ernest Waddell (born July 22, 1982) is a New York City-based actor. He is perhaps best known for his recurring roles on two television series: Fin Tutuola's son Ken Randall on """", and Omar Little's boyfriend Dante on ""The Wire"". His credits also include the television series ""As the World Turns"" and"" One Tree Hill"" and the film ""The Poker Game"". He is also an abstract painter and photographer. Ernest Waddell grew up in Bowie, Maryland. He developed an"
"series called 'BroBots. This was then made into a mini series in 2018 by Samsung. Audio plays include Sonny for Big Finish Productions in Torchwood (Big Finish series): Corpse Day & Kubal/Sordo in Dr Who: The New Adventures of Bernice Summerfield for Big Finish Productions. Oliver plays Dresus in Big Finish Productions 'Cicero'. Oliver is also a prolific voiceover artist having voiced on hundreds of commercials, narrations, audio guides, cartoons, TV stations and computer games. Oliver has also voiced the character of Tink for Nickelodeon's Bin Weevils as well as well known computer games, such as, Chief Inquistor in ,"
"Ginger in the Children's BBC series ""The Queen's Nose"". He played Harold Chapple in ""Our Friends in the North"", and portrayed the physicist Max Planck in ""Einstein and Eddington"". He has also been seen as Kemp in the horror-drama series ""Being Human"". In seasons 1 and 2, he portrayed Maester Luwin in the HBO series ""Game of Thrones"". His film appearances include ""The Constant Gardener"" (2005), """" (2002), ""Enigma"" (2001) and """" (2010). Donald Sumpter Donald Sumpter (born 13 February 1943) is an English actor, known for his work in film and television since the mid-1960s. One of his early"
"Wimbledon Poisoner"", ""Casualty"", ""Silent Witness"", ""Teachers"", ""Heartbeat"", ""Foyle's War"", ""Holby City"", ""The Bill"", ""My Family"", ""Midsomer Murders"", ""Doctors"", ""Land Girls"", ""Silk"", ""Vera"", ""Mr Selfridge"" and ""Spice World"". Simon Chandler Simon Chandler (born 1953) is a British film, television and theatre actor. He often plays senior establishment figures such as Members of Parliament and senior civil servants. Born in 1953 and educated at Bedford School, Chandler's acting career began in 1976. His first film role was as Private Simmonds in Richard Attenborough's 1977 film ""A Bridge Too Far"" and he provided the voice of Merry in Ralph Bakshi's 1978 animated film"
"with Julia Davis and David Tennant and written by Mark Gatiss. He has appeared on several times on BBC Radio 4's ""Just a Minute"" (August 2015, Feb 2017), which is hosted by the veteran broadcaster Nicholas Parsons. Allen portrayed Oliver Harper, the travelling companion of the First Doctor and Steven Taylor during a limited three-story arc in the Big Finish Productions audio dramas. His character is a city trader from 1966. He joined the First Doctor and Steven Taylor, in the audio play ""The Perpetual Bond"", ""The Cold Equations"" and ""The First Wave"". Oliver was the first ongoing companion created"
"Riviera Bank Robbery"" (1979), ""The Long Good Friday"" (1980), ""Breaking Glass"" (1980), ""Who Dares Wins"" (1982) and ""Lamb"" (1985). Nigel Humphreys Nigel Humphreys (born 1951 in Bognor Regis, Sussex) is a British actor who is best known for his television work. His most prominent roles include Dickie Fleming in ""Coronation Street"" and PC Pete Dodds in """". Other television credits include: ""Dixon of Dock Green"", ""Z-Cars"", ""The Expert"", ""Warship"", ""The Sweeney"", ""Blake's 7"", ""The Professionals"", ""Minder"", ""The Gentle Touch"", ""Doctor Who"" (in the serial ""Warriors of the Deep""), ""All in Good Faith"", ""Pulaski"", ""No Job for a Lady"", ""The Bill"""
"National Theatre production of The History Boys as Lockwood, Much Ado About Nothing at Shakespeare's Globe as Claudio and Bertram Cates in the acclaimed production of Inherit The Wind at the Old Vic where he starred alongside Kevin Spacey under the direction of Trevor Nunn. Sam Phillips (actor) Sam Phillips (born 31 May 1984) is an English actor and writer. The son of television director Nic Phillips and graduate of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Phillips is perhaps best known for his roles in children's comedy Hotel Trubble as Jamie and as Spencer Cavendish in the third series"
"television series ""The Simpsons"". In 2008, Oliver was given his first film role, playing Dick Pants in ""The Love Guru"". He later voiced Vanity Smurf in ""The Smurfs"" film and its sequel. He was originally cast in 2010 to star in the Terry Jones film ""Absolutely Anything"" as Neil Clarke, but scheduling conflicts due to the debut of ""Last Week Tonight"" in 2014 lead to the role being recast for Simon Pegg. Oliver was announced as the voice of Zazu in the upcoming remake of Disney's ""The Lion King"". Oliver wrote and presented a BBC America campaign to have viewers"
"most prominent storylines was his adultery with Cindy Beale, and a subsequent feud with Cindy's husband, Ian Beale (Adam Woodyatt). Nick Berry quit the role in 1990, fearful of typecasting, and after five years on-screen, Wicksy departed on 27 December that year. On 13 January 2012, Simon made a one-off cameo for the funeral of his mother, Pat Evans (Pam St. Clement). Simon arrives in Walford to see the man he believes to be his father, Pete Beale (Peter Dean). They have not seen each other for 10 years and Pete is pleased to see him. He quickly gets a"