Actors and Actresses
Last week the U.K. lost an OBE recipient, a beloved entertainer, and, most poignantly, a voice that represented millions of people's childhoods. Bernard Cribbins enjoyed a 75-year career that spanned the genres of comedy, drama, and children's programming. Bernard was born in Oldham, near Manchester,
Actors and Actresses
With over one billion (yes, with a "B') viewing hours logged, Stranger Things has become the biggest English language series in Netflix history. Its fourth season is now the biggest show on streaming for 2022, and unless Marvel pulls some sort of superhero miracle, it will probably remain
Actors and Actresses
Anton Lesser is a perfect example of the type of artist our British Actors You Should Know series was intended to highlight. He is an actor with an impressive resume who is comfortable performing in all mediums. Yet many viewers may draw a blank when his name comes up. Midlands-born
Actors and Actresses
I’m embarrassed to admit that up until the last five years, or so I only knew Fiona Shaw as Aunt Petunia from the Harry Potter franchise. Maybe like me, you weren’t aware of her stellar stage career; that she was part of the “new wave” of actors to
Actors and Actresses
As any Anglophile rightly knows, the world of British entertainment is full of “hey, it’s that guy!” performers, talented, seemingly omnipresent actors who pop up in every sort of production but never seem to earn the widespread acclaim they so obviously deserve. Ben Whishaw is a perfect example of
Actors and Actresses
While we rate all the talented subjects of our Actors/Actresses You Should Know profiles as worthy of your notice, most don’t have the same showbiz pedigree as that of Oona Chaplin. Her grandfather was legendary silent film actor and filmmaker Charlie Chaplin. Her great-grandfather was the celebrated American
Actors and Actresses
You may have noticed that Dominic West has a few projects coming to our screens this year if you've been keeping up with Telly Visions lately. In the spring, the Yorkshire-born actor is guest-starring in the new Downton Abbey movie, Downton Abbey: A New Era and, based on
Actors and Actresses
You're not mistaken if you think you've been seeing a lot of actress Gillian Anderson on your screens over the past few years. Viewers have watched her portray a wide range of characters, transforming from contemporary figures like a sex therapist to historical ones such as
Actors and Actresses
Unfortunately, 2021 was not that much of an improvement over the previous 365 days, was it? More like 2020, part 2 or 2020 Déjà vu? Anyhow, as in any year, we had to say goodbye to folks who have entertained, inspired, and enlightened us for decades. It seemed that while
Actors and Actresses
When I mention Jamie Dornan, what comes to mind? Christian Grey? His performance in one of this year's most acclaimed movies, Belfast? The embarrassingly endearing stories he tells on the Graham Norton chat show? Seven years ago, I wrote a profile on the Northern Irish actor when he
Exclusive
Acorn TV's new period-set mystery series Dalgliesh may feel fairly familiar to Anglophile audiences, given that it's based on a series of novels by P.D. James that originally began publishing in 1962 and continued for over four decades afterward. These books have spawned multiple small
Actors and Actresses
British actress Una Stubbs, likely best known to American viewers for her role as Mrs. Hudson on the 2010 Masterpiece series Sherlock, has passed away at the age of 84. According to a statement from her sons to the BBC, Stubbs passed away quietly in Edinburg, with her family around