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Saville was born Philip Saffer on 28 October 1927 at Marylebone, London (in later life he gave his birth year as 1930, a date repeated in all his obituaries), [5] son of Louis Saffer (who later assumed the anglicized form of the family name, "Saville", chosen by his father, Joseph Saffer, a master tailor), a travelling salesman for a clothing company, and Sadie Kathleen (known as "Kay"), née ...
The Life and Loves of a She-Devil is a 1986 British drama serial produced by the BBC and adapted from Fay Weldon's 1983 novel The Life and Loves of a She-Devil. It won four British Academy Television Awards including Best Drama Series.
Out of the Unknown is a British television science fiction and horror anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and broadcast on BBC2 in four series between 1965 and 1971.. Most episodes of the first three series were dramatisations of science fiction short stories.
The episode was based loosely on the Doyle short story "The Adventure of the Dying Detective". [3]The villain, Culverton Smith, was loosely based on disgraced British entertainer and charity fundraiser Jimmy Savile, who was a BBC icon. [4]
THE COUNTDOWN: For the past 13 years, the BBC show has been offering up generous servings of stabbings, poisonings and kidnappings on the island of sunny Saint Marie. Following the news of Ralf ...
The Serpent Queen is an American historical drama television series about the life of Catherine de' Medici, the 16th century Queen of France, as portrayed by actress Samantha Morton. The series was created by Justin Haythe and is based on the 2004 nonfiction book Catherine de Medici: Renaissance Queen of France by Leonie Frieda .
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip Shutterstock More than one year after Prince Philip’s funeral, the late Duke of Edinburgh’s casket will be moved and reunited with his wife of seven ...
A slice of wedding cake from the nuptials of the future Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip — a full 77 years ago — has sold for over four times its expected value at auction.. After being found ...