"the Royal Court Theatre, while January 1994 found her playing in Peter Hall's seasonal production of Georges Feydeau's farce ""An Absolute Turkey"" at the Globe Theatre Kirwan briefly appeared in ""Casualty"", and in the first three series of ""Goodnight Sweetheart"" alongside Nicholas Lyndhurst. In 1997, she sang with Dustin the Turkey on his cover of ""Fairytale of New York"" for his album ""Faith of Our Feathers"". For 23 episodes, from 1996–1998, she appeared in ""Ballykissangel"" in the role of Assumpta Fitzgerald, the landlady of the village's only pub, Fitzgerald's. She is no friend of the church – until Father Peter"
"by Michelle Holmes, replaced by Emma Amos; his 1940s 'sweetheart' was originally played by Dervla Kirwan, then replaced by Elizabeth Carling, who had an infant son with him – 'Michael' - whom he met in the 'present' as an adult, played by Ian Lavender. The show was created by Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran, also creators of ""Birds of a Feather"" and ""The New Statesman"". The creators wrote the first series, while subsequent episodes were by a team of writers (including Marks and Gran). Although originally made for the BBC, the series has subsequently been repeated on ITV3, Gold, Drama,"
"1986–87; she took over the role that her sister had played from 1987-88. She has made guest appearances on TV shows such as ""The A-Team"", ""Cheers"", ""Matlock"", ""Baywatch"", and ""Baywatch Nights"". Camilla stepped into the role of Anna Devane from 1991–92, a popular character of ""General Hospital"" which had been vacated by Finola Hughes who had played Anna since 1985. Fans were outraged and in response, the character was killed off in a Yacht Explosion. Finola would later resurrect the character. Camilla and Carey More Camilla More and Carey More (born 15 October 1957) are English actresses who have starred"
"the first three series and two specials, then by Lynda Bellingham in the final four series. (Bellingham fell pregnant with her first son, Robert, during series 5, so she was confined to bed scenes for several episodes, with a hole cut out of the mattress to hide her bump.) Mary Hignett plays housekeeper Edna Hall in the first three series, with Mrs Hubbard (Marjorie Suddell) (1983 Christmas Special), Mrs Greenlaw (Judy Wilson) (1985 special and series 4, episodes 1–5) and Mrs Alton (Jean Heywood) (series 7) inheriting the roles. (A housekeeper by the name of Mary preceded Mrs Hall, who"
"Bramwell (TV series) Bramwell is a British television series starring Jemma Redgrave as Dr. Eleanor Bramwell, a woman challenging the domination of men in the medical establishment, who runs a free hospital for the poor in the East End of London, during the late Victorian era. The series was produced by Whitby Davison Productions in association with Carlton Television, and was shown on ITV 22 May 1995 to 18 June 1998, in a total of four series. The series was also broadcast in other countries, airing in the United States on PBS from 1996 to 2001. The complete series was"
"of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2016 Birthday Honours for services to seriously and terminally ill children. Emma Samms Emma Elizabeth Wylie Samuelson MBE (born 28 August 1960), known professionally as Emma Samms, is a British actress and TV host, best known for her role as Holly Sutton on the American daytime soap opera ""General Hospital"" and for replacing Pamela Sue Martin as Fallon Carrington Colby on the prime time soap opera ""Dynasty"". Samms was born in London, England, the daughter of Madeleine U. (née White), a ballet dancer, and Michael E. W. Samuelson, who owned"
"though the ""body"" is not. The character of Alexandra Eames (as portrayed by Kathryn Erbe) in """" is loosely based on the character of Doctor Watson. The series ran from 2001-2011. In the 2010– BBC television show ""Sherlock"", Martin Freeman portrays Watson as a discharged military doctor who strikes a complicated yet good friendship with the brilliant but eccentric Holmes (Benedict Cumberbatch). As with the original character, Watson served in the British Army in Afghanistan. The adaptation is set in contemporary London. The 2012 CBS show ""Elementary"" changes the character to a Asian American woman, Dr Joan H. Watson (Lucy"
"Television as a Miss Marple mystery as part of the ""Agatha Christie's Marple"" series (set in 1952). It featured Geraldine McEwan as Miss Marple and guest-starred Timothy Dalton as Trevelyan; Patricia Hodge as Mrs Evadne Willett; Carey Mulligan as Violet Willett; Laurence Fox as Jim Pearson; Zoe Telford as Emily Trefusis; James Murray as Charles Burnaby; Mel Smith as John Enderby; and Rita Tushingham as Elizabeth Percehouse. Filming began in 2006, with major changes to the plot (Trevelyan being present at the séance, for example) made specially to incorporate Marple into the story. It is the second episode of the"
"Coe), Finola Hughes (Anna Devane), Sean Kanan (A.J. Quartermaine) and Kin Shriner (Scott Baldwin) for extended runs. Many of them helped make the 50th anniversary a success during the aforementioned transitional absence of the contracted actors brought over from ""One Life to Live"". On July 24, 2015, ABC announced their decision to replace Carlivati as head-writer of ""General Hospital"" with Shelly Altman and Jean Passanante. On January 23, 2017, Carlivati was announced as the newly appointed head writer for ""Days of Our Lives"", replacing former co-head writers Dena Higley and Ryan Quan. Per reports, this change is said to be"
"Jane Goldman, starring Lily James and Armie Hammer. ""Rebecca"" has been adapted for television both by the BBC and by Carlton Television. The 1979 BBC version starred Jeremy Brett as Maxim, Joanna David as the second Mrs de Winter, and Anna Massey as Mrs Danvers. It was broadcast in the United States on PBS as part of its ""Mystery!"" series. The 1997 Carlton production starred Emilia Fox, Joanna David's daughter, in the same role played by her mother in 1979; Charles Dance as de Winter, and Dame Diana Rigg as Mrs Danvers. It was broadcast in the United States by"
"Hirsh - ""My Sister's Keeper"" - CBS ★ Gregory Smith - ""Everwood"" - WB ★ ""'Masiela Lusha - ""The George Lopez Show"" - ABC ★ Steven Anthony Lawrence - ""Even Stevens"" - Disney Channel ★ Emily Hart - ""Sabrina the Teenage Witch"" - WB ★ ""'Dylan Cash - ""General Hospital"" - ABC ★ Sasha Pieterse - ""Family Affair"" - WB ★ Alex Black - ""Charmed"" - WB ★ Sara Paxton - """" - CBS ★ Christopher Massey - ""The Parkers"" - UPN ★ ""'Amy Castle - ""Lizzie McGuire"" - Disney Channel ★ Gavin Fink - ""The X-Files"" - FOX ★"
"starring Alan Cumming as the emcee and Natasha Richardson as Sally Bowles. The third revival began in 2014 and also starred Alan Cumming this time alongside Michelle Williams. Their next few works were less successful: ""The Happy Time"", directed by Gower Champion and starring Robert Goulet, ran for less than a year. ""Zorba"", directed by Prince, also ran less than a year, though it was more successful in its 1983 revival; and ""70, Girls, 70"", which was originally intended as an off-Broadway production, closed after 35 performances. In 1972, he wrote the television special, ""Liza with a Z"". In 1974,"
"vanguard of a resurgence of classic crime fiction on British television in the 1980s. At Christmas 2010 ITV broadcast an adaptation of ""The Secret of Chimneys"", set in 1955 (but harking back to a ball in 1932), which, unlike the novel, imported Christie's perennial Miss Marple (Julia McKenzie) and made a number of other changes. Dervla Kirwan, in her late thirties, played Bundle, who, though still the daughter of Lord Caterham, was cast as the sister of 23-year-old Lady Virginia Revel (Charlotte Salt), an unrelated character in the original story. Of the two, Lady Virginia appeared to have more in"
"cast in ""Tomorrow Never Dies"". A few years after playing a Bond girl, she became one of the most highly paid actresses on television, starring in ""Desperate Housewives"". Jane Seymour was an unknown when she was cast in ""Live and Let Die"" (the opening credits read ""Introducing Jane Seymour""), later won an Emmy Award for playing Maria Callas in a TV movie and then became a household name playing the title role in her TV series ""Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman"". Kim Basinger had perhaps the most successful post-Bond career. After her break-out role in ""Never Say Never Again"", Basinger went"
"Lily Collins and Nicola Peltz, who were in talks for the role previously. In August of that year, she landed the leading role in the Screen Gems drama feature film ""Oxford"", with Sam Heughan as her leading man. In October 2015, the superhero adventure series ""Supergirl"", with Benoist in the lead role of Kara Zor-El, premiered on CBS. She became the first woman to play a superhero on prime time TV since ""Wonder Woman"" went off the air in 1979. The premiere was watched by 12.96 million viewers and received a full season order by CBS on November 30, 2015."
"to air this series as a two-part special each Sunday at 8:30pm from 11 April until 18 April 2010. The cast features Gemma Arterton as Tess, Hans Matheson as Alec, Eddie Redmayne as Angel, Ruth Jones as Joan, Anna Massey as Mrs d'Urberville and Kenneth Cranham as Rev Clare. David Nicholls first read Hardy's famous novel at the age of 16, but on reapproaching the story over 25 years later he says ""it seemed to cry out for a new screen adaptation"". He described it as ""a wonderfully emotionally-charged story, both intensely romantic and startlingly violent"". In adapting the novel"
"filming, many cars were used; but the BBC continued to use the same vintage Rolls Royce motorcar through the entire series, including the opening titles for the show. The Rolls Royce (BMG443) has also been used in other BBC programmes such as ""Dad's Army"". The cast is led by Penelope Keith as Audrey fforbes-Hamilton and Peter Bowles as Richard. The other main cast members in the original series are Angela Thorne (playing Audrey's old friend Marjory), Daphne Heard (Richard's mother, Mrs Polouvicka), John Rudling (Brabinger the butler), Michael Bilton (Ned, the odd-job man) and Gerald Sim (the Rector). Rudling was"
"as Elvira and Margaret Rutherford as Madame Arcati. An American television adaptation was broadcast in 1946, with Philip Tonge as Charles, Carol Goodner as Ruth, Leonora Corbett as Elvira and Estelle Winwood as Madame Arcati. In Britain, BBC television broadcast a production in 1948, directed by George More O'Ferrall, with Frank Lawton as Charles, Marian Spencer as Ruth, Betty Ann Davies as Elvira and Beryl Measor reprising her stage role of Madame Arcati. Coward directed a 14 January 1956, live American television adaptation for the ""Ford Star Jubilee"" series, in which he also starred as Charles, with Claudette Colbert as"
"and her four-times great-grandmother, Elizabeth Braham. Alex Kingston Alexandra Elizabeth Kingston (born 11 March 1963) is an English actress, who trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. Active from the early 1980s, Kingston became noted for her television work in both Britain and the US in the 1990s, including her portrayal of the title role in the British miniseries ""The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders"" (1996) and her regular role as Dr. Elizabeth Corday in the NBC medical drama ""ER"" (1997–2004). Later credits include the recurring role of River Song in the BBC science fiction series"
"Finola Hughes Finola Hughes (born 29 October 1959) is an English actress, television host, entrepreneur, author, and dancer, best known for role as Anna Devane on the ABC soap operas ""General Hospital"" and ""All My Children"", and her portrayal of Laura in the 1983 film ""Staying Alive"", the sequel to ""Saturday Night Fever"". She is also known for her portrayal of Anna Devane's identical twin, Dr. Alexandra Devane Marick, on ""All My Children"", and Patty Halliwell on the supernatural series, ""Charmed"". She also portrayed Carol in the final seasons of the NBC sitcom ""Blossom"". Hughes has also appeared in the"
"cancellation and tie up any loose storylines. However, on 25 October 2014, it was announced the show was to be revived by Foxtel for at least two more seasons. Due to the revival, it has been announced the original ending will air to give the original lead-in to season three. Amy Polson was originally played by Krew Boylan, however due to scheduling issues, the role is now played by Amy Mathews. Sara Wiseman and Matt Levett, who portray Carolyn Bligh and Andrew Swanson respectively, have both been promoted to the main cast. Jenni Baird and Deborah Kennedy, who portray Regina"
"2004, many long tenured cast members were taken off contract. In 2003, Rachel Ames, the longest-running character after more than 35 years, was taken off contract and put on recurring status. Around the same time, Brad Maule, who played Tony Jones, and Shell Kepler, who played Amy Vining, were also moved to recurring status. Also in 2003, Anna Lee was moved to recurring status after 25 years as Lila Quartermaine. During the same time, John Ingle, who played Lila's husband Edward Quartermaine, was fired from the show. The producers soon rescinded their decision and asked him to stay on a"
"and the Manchester Royal Exchange. In July 2005, The Guardian said she ""adroitly capture[d] the anxiety of a mature student"", in a production of Steaming. In 2011, she toured Dancing at Lughnasa with the ""Original Theatre Company"", playing Kate. In 2013, she appeared in the BBC series ""Mayday"", and several episodes of ""Coronation Street"". From 2014 to 2016, she was a cast member in two series of the BBC drama ""In the Club"". From 2016, she appears in ""4 O'Clock Club"" as Mrs Goodman, which is a regular role. Victoria Carling Victoria Carling is an English radio, television, film and"
"Emma Samms Emma Elizabeth Wylie Samuelson MBE (born 28 August 1960), known professionally as Emma Samms, is a British actress and TV host, best known for her role as Holly Sutton on the American daytime soap opera ""General Hospital"" and for replacing Pamela Sue Martin as Fallon Carrington Colby on the prime time soap opera ""Dynasty"". Samms was born in London, England, the daughter of Madeleine U. (née White), a ballet dancer, and Michael E. W. Samuelson, who owned a film equipment rental company. Her grandfather, G. B. Samuelson, was a pioneer of British cinema. Samms was raised in the"
"Emily Bishop Emily Bishop (also Nugent, Swain and known and credited in the early days of the show as Miss Nugent) is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera, ""Coronation Street"". Portrayed by Eileen Derbyshire, the character is the longest-standing female character in the serial, having first appeared on-screen during an episode which aired on 27 January 1961. Derbyshire announced in November 2015 that she would be taking a sabbatical from the show and Emily departed on 1 January 2016 after 55 years on screen, but to date she has not returned. Emily first moved to Weatherfield in"
"the female lead role of Cara Coburn on The CW series ""The Tomorrow People"". The series was cancelled after single season. The following year, she had the recurring roles in the CW series ""The Flash"", and ABC short-lived prime time soap opera ""Blood & Oil"". In 2016, she was cast as lead character in the CW science fiction police drama ""Frequency"". In October 2017, she was cast as Ivy Pepper in the Fox drama series ""Gotham"", taking over the role from previous portrayers Maggie Geha and Clare Foley. List shares exactly the same name with a fellow actress, Peyton List"
"Alma Halliwell Alma Halliwell (also Sedgewick and Baldwin) is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera, ""Coronation Street"", played by Amanda Barrie. Alma was featured as a recurring character from 1981 to 1982; however, she was reintroduced as a regular in 1988. She remained in the show for a further 13 years, featuring in high-profile storylines such as a problematic marriage to the long-running character Mike Baldwin (Johnny Briggs), kidnapping, and a supermarket siege. Barrie decided to leave the soap in 2001, and Alma was killed off in a controversial cervical cancer storyline. Alma Halliwell is first introduced"
"a maid, beginning in series two and three. In series three and four, Shirley MacLaine portrays the mother of Cora Crawley, Martha Levinson. Cara Theobold portrays Ivy Stuart, a kitchen maid, joining the cast for series three and four. Ed Speleers plays the dashing James Kent, the second footman, from series three through five. In series five and six Michael C. Fox plays Andy Parker, a replacement footman for James. In series four, five, and six Andrew Scarborough plays Tim Drewe, a farmer of the estate, who helps Lady Edith conceal a big secret. Gareth Neame of Carnival Films conceived"
"Jennifer Darling, Cliff DeYoung, Joan Hotchkis, Barnard Hughes, Don Galloway, Audrey Landers, Ken Kercheval, Ed Kemmer, Terry Kiser, Diane Ladd, Biff McGuire, Kim Milford, Donna Mills, Diana Muldaur, Robert Morse, George Reinholt, Jane Rose, Gary Sandy, Roy Scheider, Robin Strasser, Frank Sutton, and Edward Winter. Other well-known performers who appeared on the show include Joan Crawford (substituting for her daughter), Troy Donahue, Marjorie Gateson, Margaret Hamilton, Jeffrey Lynn, Alexander Scourby, Madeleine Sherwood, and Frances Sternhagen. Actress Bethel Leslie was the co-head writer of the show at one time. Other noted head writers included Jane and Ira Avery and its final"
"change in production to tell more contained story arcs. It lasted six years, and after its cancellation a few characters eventually returned to ""General Hospital""."" ""Entertainment Weekly"" included the series on their list of ""15 Soap Operas We've Loved, Lost"", noting, ""What started off as a simple spin-off of ""General Hospital"" ended up venturing way out there, with vampires and werewolves stalking around Port Charles. Having ""GH"" folks like Lucy Coe (Lynn Herring) and Scotty Baldwin (Kin Shriner) leading the show made for an instant audience base. Some viewers couldn't get behind all the supernatural happenings (a vampire/human baby conceived"
"appeared in the series for extended periods, among them Dan Duryea, Susan Oliver, Leslie Nielsen, Gena Rowlands, and Lee Grant, who won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Drama for her role of tough-as-nails Stella Chernak. The series served as the springboard for such performers as Mia Farrow, Ryan O'Neal, Barbara Parkins, Christopher Connelly, David Canary, Mariette Hartley, and Lana Wood. With ""Peyton Place"", ABC hoped to bring the success of the British serial ""Coronation Street"" to America. Inspired by that serial, it was decided that it should be aired in"
"follows a different set of characters created by Robert Kirkman. In September 2014, AMC ordered a pilot, which was written by Kirkman and Dave Erickson, and directed by Adam Davidson, and is executive produced by Kirkman, Erickson, Gale Anne Hurd, and David Alpert, with Erickson serving as showrunner. The project was originally known as ""Cobalt"". In December 2014, the first four starring roles were cast: Kim Dickens as Madison, the female lead; Cliff Curtis as Travis Manawa, the male lead; Frank Dillane as Nick; and Alycia Debnam-Carey as Alicia. In April and May, 2015, Elizabeth Rodriguez and Mercedes Mason were"
"Marcia Cross as Bree Van de Kamp, and Eva Longoria as Gabrielle Solis. Brenda Strong narrates the series as the late Mary Alice Young, appearing sporadically in flashbacks or dream sequences. ""Desperate Housewives"" was well received by viewers and critics alike. It won multiple Primetime Emmy, Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Awards. From the 2004–05 through the 2008–09 television seasons, its first five seasons were rated amongst the top ten most-watched series. In 2007, it was reported to be the most popular show in its demographic worldwide, with an audience of approximately 120 million and was also reported as"