House of Elliott
Mr Selfridge, Downton Abbey and The Paradise have introduced a new generation of TV watchers to early 20th century fashions. Therefore, Acorn Media’s November 5 release of House of Elliott will have a ready-made audience. Set in 1920s England, it tells the tale of two fashionistas who are left virtually destitute when their father unexpectedly passes away. They sell his assets to clear the family’s debts and use the little money that remains to found a clothing business. Before long, the House of Elliott is a well-renowned fashion house that caters to the wealthiest and most snazzily dressed “flappers.”
Fashion is the glue that gels the show together but the episodes focus on the sister’s personal lives as well as their professional trials and tribulations. Evie is a bit of temptress who leaves a trail of broken hearts in her wake as she fully embraces...
Mr Selfridge, Downton Abbey and The Paradise have introduced a new generation of TV watchers to early 20th century fashions. Therefore, Acorn Media’s November 5 release of House of Elliott will have a ready-made audience. Set in 1920s England, it tells the tale of two fashionistas who are left virtually destitute when their father unexpectedly passes away. They sell his assets to clear the family’s debts and use the little money that remains to found a clothing business. Before long, the House of Elliott is a well-renowned fashion house that caters to the wealthiest and most snazzily dressed “flappers.”
Fashion is the glue that gels the show together but the episodes focus on the sister’s personal lives as well as their professional trials and tribulations. Evie is a bit of temptress who leaves a trail of broken hearts in her wake as she fully embraces...
- 11/5/2013
- by Edited by K Kinsella
For a Time Lord, oddly The Doctor has never had much luck with stories that include the word Time. Time-Flight. Timelash. Two examples of stories that have received a mauling from the fans, and to add to that list is the first Sylvester McCoy story, Time And The Rani.
Originally, the story was apparently called Strange Matter, which would have made for a far more interesting title. And it also sums up the story a lot better, since Time And The Rani is a very strange beast indeed. Way back in 1987, Doctor Who was still in a bad place. Following the 18-month hiatus, the show had effectively gone on trial with the mammoth wink to the audience called Trial Of A Time Lord. However, while Doctor Who did live to fight another day, it still came at a price. For one thing, Colin Baker was given the boot in unceremonious fashion,...
Originally, the story was apparently called Strange Matter, which would have made for a far more interesting title. And it also sums up the story a lot better, since Time And The Rani is a very strange beast indeed. Way back in 1987, Doctor Who was still in a bad place. Following the 18-month hiatus, the show had effectively gone on trial with the mammoth wink to the audience called Trial Of A Time Lord. However, while Doctor Who did live to fight another day, it still came at a price. For one thing, Colin Baker was given the boot in unceremonious fashion,...
- 3/10/2011
- Shadowlocked
British character actor Donald Pickering was featured in three serials of Doctor Who. He guest-starred as Eyesen in The Keys to Marinus in 1964 with William Hartnell as the Doctor, was Captain Blade in The Faceless Ones in 1967 with Patrick Troughton, and was Beyus in Time and the Rani in 1987 with Sylvester McCoy.
Pickering was born in Newcastle-on-Tyne, England, on November 15, 1933. He began his career on stage in the early 1950s, and was performing on television later in the decade. He appeared in episodes of such series as The Saint, The Avengers, The Champions, The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes, Out of the Unknown, The Return of the Saint, and Roald Dahl’s Tales of the Unexpected.
He was featured in the small role of a TV announcer in Francoise Truffaut’s 1966 film adaptation of the Ray Bradbury sci-fi classic Fahrenheit 451 (1966) as TV Announcer, and appeared in the 1978 remake of the thriller The Thirty Nine Steps.
Pickering was born in Newcastle-on-Tyne, England, on November 15, 1933. He began his career on stage in the early 1950s, and was performing on television later in the decade. He appeared in episodes of such series as The Saint, The Avengers, The Champions, The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes, Out of the Unknown, The Return of the Saint, and Roald Dahl’s Tales of the Unexpected.
He was featured in the small role of a TV announcer in Francoise Truffaut’s 1966 film adaptation of the Ray Bradbury sci-fi classic Fahrenheit 451 (1966) as TV Announcer, and appeared in the 1978 remake of the thriller The Thirty Nine Steps.
- 12/31/2009
- by Harris Lentz
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
The actor Donald Pickering has died at the age of 76.
Donald Pickering was a well known British actor appearing in many classic television, film and radio roles. His television appearances included The Pallisers, The Avengers, The House of Eliott, All Creatures Great and Small, Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson, Yes, Prime Minister, The Bittas Empire and Executive Stress.
He is best known to Doctor Who fans for his three appearances in the Classic series. He fist played the role of Eyesen in the 1964 story The Keys of Marinus alongside William Hartnell. Eyesen was the Court Prosecutor, who has succeeded in persuading the Three Judges of Millennium to find Ian guilty of murder.
Pickering returned to the series in 1967, this time with Patrick Troughton, playing Captain Blade in The Faceless Ones. Blade was an airplane pilot at Gatwick Airport whose identity was taken over by a Chameleon.
His final appearance in...
Donald Pickering was a well known British actor appearing in many classic television, film and radio roles. His television appearances included The Pallisers, The Avengers, The House of Eliott, All Creatures Great and Small, Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson, Yes, Prime Minister, The Bittas Empire and Executive Stress.
He is best known to Doctor Who fans for his three appearances in the Classic series. He fist played the role of Eyesen in the 1964 story The Keys of Marinus alongside William Hartnell. Eyesen was the Court Prosecutor, who has succeeded in persuading the Three Judges of Millennium to find Ian guilty of murder.
Pickering returned to the series in 1967, this time with Patrick Troughton, playing Captain Blade in The Faceless Ones. Blade was an airplane pilot at Gatwick Airport whose identity was taken over by a Chameleon.
His final appearance in...
- 12/24/2009
- by Marcus
- The Doctor Who News Page
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