Logo
Unionpedia
Communication
Get it on Google Play
New! Download Unionpedia on your Android™ device!
Install
Faster access than browser!
 

Philip Franks

Index Philip Franks

Philip Franks (born 2 February 1956) is an English actor and theatre director, known to the public chiefly for his roles in English television series, such as The Darling Buds of May and Heartbeat. [1]

37 relations: Absolutely Fabulous, BBC Radio 3, Bleak House (1985 TV serial), Chichester Festival Theatre, Countdown (game show), Crucible Theatre, Foyle's War, Hamlet, Heartbeat (UK TV series), Kafka's Dick, Leeds Playhouse, List of Edinburgh festivals, Liverpool Playhouse, London, Macbeth, Martin Chuzzlewit (TV series), Midsomer Murders, Nottingham Playhouse, Pie in the Sky (TV series), Private Lives, Royal Lyceum Theatre, Royal National Theatre, Royal Shakespeare Company, Susie Dent, The Buddha of Suburbia (TV serial), The Cocktail Party, The Darling Buds of May (TV series), The Duchess of Malfi, The Green Man (TV serial), The Heiress, The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (play), The Rocky Horror Show, The Tempest, The White Devil, Theatre, To Serve Them All My Days, United Kingdom.

Absolutely Fabulous

Absolutely Fabulous, also known as Ab Fab, is a BBC sitcom created by, written by and starring Jennifer Saunders.

New!!: Philip Franks and Absolutely Fabulous · See more »

BBC Radio 3

BBC Radio 3 is a British radio station operated by the BBC.

New!!: Philip Franks and BBC Radio 3 · See more »

Bleak House (1985 TV serial)

Bleak House is BBC television drama first broadcast in 1985.

New!!: Philip Franks and Bleak House (1985 TV serial) · See more »

Chichester Festival Theatre

Chichester Festival Theatre, located in Chichester, Sussex, England, was designed by Philip Powell and Hidalgo Moya, and opened by its founder Leslie Evershed-Martin in 1962.

New!!: Philip Franks and Chichester Festival Theatre · See more »

Countdown (game show)

Countdown is a British game show involving word and number puzzles.

New!!: Philip Franks and Countdown (game show) · See more »

Crucible Theatre

The Crucible Theatre (often referred to simply as "The Crucible") is a theatre in the city centre of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England which opened in 1971, As well as theatrical performances, it hosts the most prestigious event in professional snooker, the World Championship.

New!!: Philip Franks and Crucible Theatre · See more »

Foyle's War

Foyle's War is a British detective drama television series set during (and shortly after) the Second World War, created by Midsomer Murders screenwriter and author Anthony Horowitz and commissioned by ITV after the long-running series Inspector Morse ended in 2000.

New!!: Philip Franks and Foyle's War · See more »

Hamlet

The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, often shortened to Hamlet, is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare at an uncertain date between 1599 and 1602.

New!!: Philip Franks and Hamlet · See more »

Heartbeat (UK TV series)

Heartbeat is a British police drama series set in 1960s North Riding of Yorkshire based on the "Constable" series of novels written by ex-policeman Peter N Walker, under the pseudonym Nicholas Rhea, and broadcast on ITV in 18 series between 1992 and 2010.

New!!: Philip Franks and Heartbeat (UK TV series) · See more »

Kafka's Dick

Kafka's Dick is a 1986 play by Alan Bennett.

New!!: Philip Franks and Kafka's Dick · See more »

Leeds Playhouse

Leeds Playhouse is a theatre in the city of Leeds, West Yorkshire, in the north of England.

New!!: Philip Franks and Leeds Playhouse · See more »

List of Edinburgh festivals

This is a list of arts and cultural festivals regularly taking place in Edinburgh, Scotland.

New!!: Philip Franks and List of Edinburgh festivals · See more »

Liverpool Playhouse

The Liverpool Playhouse is a theatre in Williamson Square in the city of Liverpool, England.

New!!: Philip Franks and Liverpool Playhouse · See more »

London

London is the capital and most populous city of England and the United Kingdom.

New!!: Philip Franks and London · See more »

Macbeth

Macbeth (full title The Tragedy of Macbeth) is a tragedy by William Shakespeare; it is thought to have been first performed in 1606.

New!!: Philip Franks and Macbeth · See more »

Martin Chuzzlewit (TV series)

Martin Chuzzlewit is a 1994 TV serial produced by the BBC, based on the novel by Charles Dickens, with a screenplay by David Lodge and directed by Pedr James.

New!!: Philip Franks and Martin Chuzzlewit (TV series) · See more »

Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders is a British television detective drama that has aired on ITV since 1997.

New!!: Philip Franks and Midsomer Murders · See more »

Nottingham Playhouse

Nottingham Playhouse is a theatre in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England.

New!!: Philip Franks and Nottingham Playhouse · See more »

Pie in the Sky (TV series)

Pie in the Sky is a light-hearted British police drama starring Richard Griffiths and Maggie Steed, created by Andrew Payne and first broadcast in five series on BBC1 between 13 March 1994 and 17 August 1997 as well as being syndicated on other channels in other countries, including the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

New!!: Philip Franks and Pie in the Sky (TV series) · See more »

Private Lives

Private Lives is a 1930 comedy of manners in three acts by Noël Coward.

New!!: Philip Franks and Private Lives · See more »

Royal Lyceum Theatre

The Royal Lyceum Theatre is a 658-seat theatre in the city of Edinburgh, Scotland, named after the Theatre Royal Lyceum and English Opera House, the residence at the time of legendary Shakespearean actor Henry Irving.

New!!: Philip Franks and Royal Lyceum Theatre · See more »

Royal National Theatre

The Royal National Theatre in London, commonly known as the National Theatre (NT) is one of the United Kingdom's three most prominent publicly funded performing arts venues, alongside the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Royal Opera House.

New!!: Philip Franks and Royal National Theatre · See more »

Royal Shakespeare Company

The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) is a major British theatre company, based in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England.

New!!: Philip Franks and Royal Shakespeare Company · See more »

Susie Dent

Susie Dent (born 19 November 1964) is an English lexicographer and etymologist.

New!!: Philip Franks and Susie Dent · See more »

The Buddha of Suburbia (TV serial)

The Buddha of Suburbia is a 1993 British four-part television serial, directed by Roger Michell.

New!!: Philip Franks and The Buddha of Suburbia (TV serial) · See more »

The Cocktail Party

The Cocktail Party is a play by T. S. Eliot.

New!!: Philip Franks and The Cocktail Party · See more »

The Darling Buds of May (TV series)

The Darling Buds of May is an English comedy drama television series, produced by Yorkshire Television for the ITV network, first broadcast between 7 April 1991 and 4 April 1993.

New!!: Philip Franks and The Darling Buds of May (TV series) · See more »

The Duchess of Malfi

The Duchess of Malfi (originally published as The Tragedy of the Dutchesse of Malfy) is a macabre, tragic play written by the English dramatist John Webster in 1612–13.

New!!: Philip Franks and The Duchess of Malfi · See more »

The Green Man (TV serial)

The Green Man is a BBC's three-part TV adaptation, based on Kingsley Amis' novel of the same name.

New!!: Philip Franks and The Green Man (TV serial) · See more »

The Heiress

The Heiress is a 1949 American drama film directed by William Wyler and starring Olivia de Havilland as Catherine Sloper, Montgomery Clift as Morris Townsend, and Ralph Richardson as Dr.

New!!: Philip Franks and The Heiress · See more »

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (play)

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby is an 8½ hour-long adaptation of Charles Dickens’ novel, performed in two parts.

New!!: Philip Franks and The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (play) · See more »

The Rocky Horror Show

The Rocky Horror Show is a musical with music, lyrics and book by Richard O'Brien.

New!!: Philip Franks and The Rocky Horror Show · See more »

The Tempest

The Tempest is a play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1610–1611, and thought by many critics to be the last play that Shakespeare wrote alone.

New!!: Philip Franks and The Tempest · See more »

The White Devil

The White Devil is a revenge tragedy by English playwright John Webster (c.1580–c.1634).

New!!: Philip Franks and The White Devil · See more »

Theatre

Theatre or theater is a collaborative form of fine art that uses live performers, typically actors or actresses, to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place, often a stage.

New!!: Philip Franks and Theatre · See more »

To Serve Them All My Days

To Serve Them All My Days is a novel by British author R. F. Delderfield.

New!!: Philip Franks and To Serve Them All My Days · See more »

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain,Usage is mixed with some organisations, including the and preferring to use Britain as shorthand for Great Britain is a sovereign country in western Europe.

New!!: Philip Franks and United Kingdom · See more »

Redirects here:

Phillip Franks.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Franks

OutgoingIncoming
Hey! We are on Facebook now! »