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Topper Returns


Topper Returns is a 1941 film directed by Roy Del Ruth. It is the third and final entry in the initial series of supernatural comedy films inspired by the novels of Thorne Smith. It followed "Topper" (1937) and "Topper Takes a Trip" (1938). As in the prior films, Roland Young plays Cosmo Topper, a mousy banker who gets into trouble because of his ability to see and speak with ghosts, and Billie Burke plays his wife, who's constantly befuddled by his strange antics.
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Topper (TV series)


) is the vice president of City Bank, married to sweet (but rather clueless) Henrietta (Lee Patrick). They live in a Los Angeles house they bought from the estate of a young couple, George and Marion Kerby (real life husband and wife Robert Sterling and Anne Jeffreys), who died after being swept away by an avalanche. A St. Bernard, Neil, who attempted to rescue them also died with them. Topper discovers his new home is haunted by the former occupants as well as Neil. Strangely
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Topper Returns


The plot revolves around a murder mystery. Joan Blondell portrays a slain woman who seeks out the reluctant Topper and enlists his help in identifying her killer and saving her friend, played by Carole Landis. Most of the action takes place in a spooky mansion filled with eccentric characters, trapdoors and secret passages. The film was nominated for the Academy Awards for Best Special Effects (Roy Seawright and Elmer Raguse) and Best Sound Recording (Elmer Raguse). A TV series of "Topper" premiered in 1953 and ran for two
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Topper (film)


sequels "Topper Takes a Trip" (1938) and "Topper Returns" (1941). There was a television series, which premiered in 1953 and ran for two seasons, starring Leo G. Carroll, Robert Sterling and Anne Jeffreys. In 1973, a television pilot for a proposed new series "Topper Returns" (1973) was produced, starring Roddy McDowall, Stefanie Powers and John Fink. A TV movie remake (and pilot for a new TV series), "Topper" (1979) was also produced
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Topper (TV series)


Topper is an American fantasy sitcom based on the 1937 film "Topper", which was based on two novels "Topper" and "Topper Takes a Trip" by Thorne Smith. The series was broadcast on CBS from October 9, 1953 to July 15, 1955, and stars Leo G. Carroll in the title role. It finished at #24 in the Nielsen ratings for the 1954-1955 season. "Topper" also earned an Emmy nomination for Best Situation Comedy in 1954. Sophisticated but stuffy Cosmo Topper (Carroll
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Topper Returns


seasons. A pilot called "Topper Returns" (1973) was later made for a proposed TV series. There was also a made-for-TV remake of the original film "Topper" in 1979. In 1969, "Topper Returns" entered the public domain in the United States because the claimants did not renew its copyright registration in the 28th year after publication. Wealthy heiress Ann Carrington (Carole Landis), and her best friend Gail Richards (Joan Blondell) are riding in a speeding taxi driven by Bob
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Alan Mowbray


that Mowbray may be best remembered; he played Topper's butler Wilkins, a role he reprised the following year in "Topper Takes a Trip". Throughout the 1930s and 1940s, Mowbray worked steadily, appearing in over 120 films. In the 1950s, Mowbray's film roles decreased, and he began to appear on television. He played the title role in the DuMont TV series "Colonel Humphrey Flack", which first aired in 1953–54 and was revived in 1958–59. In the 1954–55 television season, Mowbray played Mr. Swift
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Roland Young


and the H.G. Wells fantasy "The Man Who Could Work Miracles" (1936). In 1937, he achieved one of the most important successes of his career in "Topper", as a bank president haunted by the ghosts of his clients, played by Cary Grant and Constance Bennett. It was one of the most successful films of the year, and Young was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Topper's wife was played by Billie Burke, who wrote in her memoir that Young "was dry
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Karam Rajpal


due to some internal issues. He then joined the TV show Parichay where he played the role of Rohit Thakral, a recurring antagonist who was the brother of Richa Thakral. At the sametime he joined another TV show Kya Huaa Tera Vaada where he played the role of Madhav Chawla, a cameo who fakes his love for the protagonist's sister only for revenge. He then joined a youth TV show Suvreen Guggal – Topper of The Year where he played the role of Samar Raghuvanshi. Afterwards, he was a part of TV
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Suvreen Guggal – Topper of The Year


Suvreen Guggal – Topper of The Year is an Indian TV drama series that aired on Channel V India. It is the fourth television series of 4 Lions Films. The program premiered on 19 March 2012. "Topper of the Year" is an inspiring, rousing coming of age tale of a generation of youngsters studying at DPSC (Devendra Pratap Singh College), a prestigious college in Delhi. It's a humorous and riveting campus drama that states that there's more to this Facebook generation than iPod and low-waist jeans
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Topper (TV series)


later show opening, Anne Jeffreys was introduced as "the ghostess with the mostest"; Robert Sterling as "that most sporty spirit," and Leo G. Carroll as "host to said ghosts." "Topper" was popular in syndication for more than a decade. Camel commercials and their references were removed but the characters could still be seen smoking them. Collections of episodes in the public domain have been released on home video but the series has not been given a full DVD release. The pilot episode, "Topper
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Kutumb (TV series)


"A Walk to Remember", the second season shows Pratham as a rich spoilt brat who is disinterested in studies. Gauri on the other hand is the college topper and actively participates in drama activities. Their opposite natures initially lead to fights but while practicing for a college play, they develop feelings for each other. However, Pratham's parents oppose the relationship as they feel Gauri is a middle class girl and does not fit in with their family. Pratham and Gauri are very much in love and elope. They face
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Steve Topper


Steve Topper (born 16 April 1961) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s. Topper was a foundation player for Illawarra playing in the club's first game. Topper is the older brother of former Cronulla-Sutherland player Stuart Topper. Topper made his first grade debut for Souths in Round 1 1979 against Newtown at Redfern Oval. In 1980, Topper was selected to play for NSW Country against NSW City. In 1982, Topper joined newly admitted Illawarra and played in the club's
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Stuart Topper


Stuart Topper is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in Australia. Topper played for the Miranda Magpies before signing with the Cronulla Sharks in 1988. He played in fourteen games in his debut season and scored two tries. Topper remained with the Sharks until 1994, when he joined the Gold Coast Seagulls. Topper signed with the new Adelaide Rams franchise in 1997 and played in their inaugural match. He played in 14 games for the Rams that season. Topper travelled to the UK playing in Super Leagues world club challenge
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Bless This House (British TV series)


and best friends are Trevor and his wife Betty. A film version of the TV series was made in 1972. While it still starred Diana Coupland and Sid James as the Abbotts, Robin Askwith, who had previously appeared in the TV series, played Mike instead of TV series regular Robin Stewart due to the latter being unable to find time to appear in the film, having already been booked for the summer season on Bournemouth Pier. In addition, it featured "new" neighbours played by Terry Scott and June Whitfield.
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Hurricanes (TV series)


!", Plato smuggled a monkey he named Topper into stadium. The monkey ended up becoming Plato's pet and one of the team's mascots. Napper Thompson: An Englishman who enjoys poetry and sci-fi stories. He tends to get into more strange situations than the others. In "Traitor", Garkos had a transmitter unknowingly put in his filling so he could steal secrets from the Hurricanes. In "Lord Napper of Stepney", Napper inherited his uncle's fortune on the condition he never plays football ever
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Burt Topper


up for distribution by American International Pictures and launched his career. In 1958 AIP announced Topper would make a series of films for them, including "Tank Destroyers", "Last Woman on Earth", "Young Warrior", and "Yacht Party". Not all of these were produced, but Topper would be associated with AIP for the rest of his career. Topper's 1963 film "War Is Hell" (which he wrote, produced, directed and played a small role as an army lieutenant) was playing
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Topper (TV series)


, he is the only one able to see or hear them. Neil, the St. Bernard, loves martinis and a running gag is the invisible dog lapping up the drink. The Kerbys try to bring some excitement and joy into the life of stodgy and conservative Topper. The ghosts cause strange (but humorous) events to happen, which an embarrassed Cosmo has to try to explain to others baffled—and even frightened—by them. Broadway composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim wrote eleven episodes for "Topper"'s first season
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Nearly Departed


Nearly Departed is an American sitcom that aired on NBC on Monday nights from April 10, 1989 to May 1, 1989. It was an updated version of "Topper". The series focused on English professor Grant Pritchard and his wife Claire who are killed in a rockslide. They return to their home as ghosts to find plumbing contractor Mike Dooley and his wife Liz, son Derek, and his father, Jack, living there. Grandpa Jack was the only one who could see and hear the Pritchards. In exchange for
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Elizabeth Berrington


Contain Nuts" she played Ffion, a snobbish suburban mother. Berrington also played Nicola, a nurse in the BBC Two comedy, "Psychoville". She also appeared as Food Technology teacher Ruby Fry in the BBC TV series "Waterloo Road" from 2009 to 2011, departing after two series on the show. She played "Auntie" in "The Doctor's Wife", an episode in series 6 of "Doctor Who". In 1997, she appeared in a TV Licence advert. In 2012 she was in
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Shivin Narang


Shivin Narang is an Indian television actor. His started his career in 2012 with "Suvreen Guggal–Topper of The Year" in which he played the role of Yuvraj Singh. Then he went on to portray the role of Ranvijay Singh in Star Plus's "Ek Veer Ki Ardaas...Veera". In 2017, he played the role of Reyhan in an Indonesian Series "Cahaya Cinta 2". Currently he is playing the lead role in Sphere Origins' "Internet Wala Love" opposite Tunisha Sharma on Colors TV.
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Hot Wheels (TV series)


Hot Wheels is a thirty-minute Saturday-morning cartoon series broadcast on ABC from 1969 to 1971, under the primary sponsorship of Mattel Toys. The series mainly focused on the racing exploits of a high school student, Jack "Rabbit" Wheeler, who led the "Hot Wheels Racing Club". Some time during the show's broadcast, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) received complaints from toy companies who argued that it was actually a thirty-minute commercial for the toys; one of them was Topper Toys,
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Rainbow City (TV series)


Rainbow City is a British television series made by the BBC and shown in 1967. The series is notable for being the first British TV series to feature a black actor, Errol John, playing the lead character. John starred as John Steele, a black solicitor and the series dealt with his personal and professional problems living and working in the multi-ethnic community of Birmingham. Also highly significant was the fact that Steele's marriage was inter-racial. Steele's white wife Mary was played by Gemma Jones, who would
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De Toppers


The (De) Toppers is a Dutch supergroup, consisting of René Froger, Gerard Joling, Jeroen van der Boom, Jan Smit and Gordon Heuckeroth, who left in 2011. The group has performed a series of concerts every year since 2005 in the Johan Cruyff Arena. Their repertoire consists mainly of a mix of covers and original material. "Toppers In Concert", with more than 40 sold-out shows, is the longest running concert series in the Benelux. The Toppers were announced as the representatives for their country
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Carbon/Silicon


seen as a return their roots, the band played 7 weekly concerts at a tiny venue Inn on the Green in Ladbroke Grove, London. At the first gig, Topper Headon got up and played with the band for two songs. Jones' daughter, Lauren, sang with the band at Carbon Casino 3 and 4 in sets that were highlighted by Hitsville UK. At the final gig, Carbon Casino 7, the Alabama Three took to the stage with Jones and James to perform the theme from US TV series, "
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Topper (film)


On a whim, after George and Marion die, Topper buys George’s flashy sports car. Soon he meets the ghosts of his dead friends, and immediately they begin to liven up his dull life with drinking and dancing, flirting and fun. The escapades lead quickly to Cosmo’s arrest, and the ensuing scandal alienates his wife Clara. However, because of Topper's scandal, some of the people Clara would like to socialize with now become interested in her and Topper. Cosmo moves out into a hotel with Marion who
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The Buddy Project


the entire team is under 30 years of age). "We want to think the way today's youth is thinking. We are working with the people who can think the way today's youth thinks," said Sharma. Hence, the story of the show has been written by Sajid Ali, The series has been conceptualized by Anand Sivakumaran, who is also currently writing the story for Channel V's "Suvreen Guggal – Topper of The Year" and has earlier worked with Sunshine Productions on its highly successful TV series
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The Odd Couple (1970 TV series)


TV series and play, Felix's last name was spelled Unger but in the film it is spelled Ungar. In the stage play, Felix is a news writer for CBS (in the film he writes the news for "television"), while in the TV series he is a commercial photographer. (His slogan, which he is quick to vocalize, is "Portraits a specialty.") His wife is named Frances in the play and in the film, but is Gloria in the TV series. Oscar has
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Maya (2018 TV series)


and the third overall mass budgeted TV series on Indian television after "Naagini" and "Nandini". Ajay, Ponmagal Vanthal fame Ayesha and Nakshatra Srinivas play the main protagonists of the series while few popular Tamil film artists including Manobala, Singamuthu and Vincent Asokan have also been added to the cast in prominent roles. The series is directed by Nanda Kumar and produced by Tamil film director Sundar C. along with his wife, actress Kushboo who are also currently working as the producers for the "Nandini" TV series. The story
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Orla Brady


art collector who herself is conned in the first series of the British series "Hustle". Commencing in 2009, Brady portrayed Elizabeth Bishop, the wife of Walter Bishop and the mother of Peter Bishop in the Fox television series "Fringe". In 2010, she appeared in the TV series "The Deep" alongside James Nesbitt where she played Catherine. She also starred in the TV series "Strike Back" as Katie Dartmouth. In 2012 she appeared in the ITV series "Eternal Law" as Mrs Sheringham, an
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Topper (TV series)


NBC aired repeats of these episodes (ABC in 1955 and NBC in 1956). There were at least two forms of the opening announcement. In one, Anne Jeffries was introduced as "the loveliest ghost in town," Robert Sterling as "the liveliest ghost in town," and Neil the St. Bernard as "the deadliest ghost in town." The announcer then continued: "Three ghosts—and only three people in the world can see them: you, and I, and Cosmo Topper." In a
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Gillian Bevan


She played the wife of Consultant Elliot Hope in the drama, who was struck with Motor Neurone Disease. Bevan's character made the decision to end her life by euthanasia in Switzerland, and her touching performance won critical acclaim. She also played Clare Hunter, the Head Teacher in the UK TV Series, "Teachers". Bevan has also appeared in other UK TV series, including: "Heartbeat", "Doctors", "New Tricks" and in the 1990s, "Peak Practice", "The Chief"
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The Tunnel (TV series)


, and Tobi Bakare plays Chuks Akinade. Thibault de Montalembert plays Olivier Pujol, who is the head of the Calais police service, and Elise's superior. Sigrid Bouaziz plays Cécile Cabrillac and Cédric Vieira plays Philippe Viot; these characters are police officers who work with Elise. Mathieu Carrière and Jeanne Balibar play banker Alain Joubert, and his wife Charlotte, respectively. "Merlin" actress Angel Coulby stars as Laura Roebuck, Karl's wife, while Jack Lowden plays Adam, his son. Keeley Hawes guest-starred as Suze
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Topper (film)


starring Kate Jackson, Jack Warden and Andrew Stevens. "Nearly Departed", a short-lived American TV series of the 1980s starring Eric Idle of Monty Python fame, was based on the same premise. "Topper" was the first black-and-white film to be digitally colorized, re-released in 1985 by Hal Roach Studios, with color by Colorization, Inc. The film was chosen because its original 1937 release represented Hal Roach's entry into major feature film production. "In light of this history,
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Tricky Dicky (Topper)


Tricky Dicky was a British comic strip which debuted in the magazine "Topper" in 1977 and was drawn by John Dallas. From 1979 to 1986 he was the cover star of the comic, succeeding Danny's Tranny and preceding Beryl the Peril. Tricky dicky is park of the show Captain Mack. A character of the same name appeared in the children's TV series ZZZap!. Another trickster child character of the same name, but otherwise a different character appeared in the "Cor!!" Comic published by Fleetway.
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X Factor (Dutch TV series)


however, that, "it was not the elimination of BadBoyz, but the jury's criticisms that caused me to reconsider my job. I will attend the show on Friday unless something else comes up." According to "De Telegraaf," Gordon has sent his driver to the X Factor studio, to withdraw his colleagues' invitations for De Toppers in Concert. "They are not welcome at my "De Toppers" concert at the Arena. I haven't licked my wounds yet, and they've simply taken revenge
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Public Eye (TV series)


-scale, glossier and more 'action-packed' operations than the more intimate "Public Eye". Alfred Burke, fearing that the move onto film would mean the series would lose its particular, low-key identity, decided not to take up the option. "Public Eye" became largely forgotten and confined to archival oblivion for almost twenty years, despite being a popular favourite for a decade and a ratings-topper in its time. One episode ("Who Wants To Be Told Bad News?" from
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Dads (2013 TV series)


Erin Pineda were the last actors cast in the series. Green signed on to play the remaining lead role of Eli, a man who hasn’t grown up but who built a successful video game business with Warner. Pineda joined the series as Camilla, Warner's wife with whom he has a four-year-old son and one-year-old daughter. In late March, it was announced that Vanessa Lachey would replace Erin Pineda in the role of Warner's wife, Camilla. In April, Giovanni Ribisi replaced
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Help (British TV series)


Other performers are Mark Williams and Olivia Colman in cameos as patients, Alison Senior as a patient's wife, and Langham's real-life daughter Emily as a patient's precocious daughter. Two of the most frequent patients are Gary (the only role Whitehouse plays with no make-up), who initially uses his therapy sessions to escape from his wife; and Monty, an elderly Jewish taxi-driver whose wife is suffering from Alzheimer's disease. Others include an Eastern European father, a magician and a TV presenter
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Jules Maigret


a Japanese-born equivalent to the French Maigret, reinvented in a modern Japanese setting, in Tōkyō Megure Keishi, a 25-episode TV series aired from 14 April to 29 May 1978 on Asahi TV. Megure's wife was played by Sato Tomomi, who earned the praises of Simenon himself: "The best 'Madame Maigret' in my opinion, even including the French ones, was the 'Madame Maigret' on Japanese television. She was exactly right". The title role in the 1960s British "Maigret" TV series
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The Clash


in London. I think we counted 205. And that's why we were lost until we found Topper Headon." Headon, who had played briefly with Jones's London SS, was nicknamed "Topper" by Simonon, who felt he resembled the "Topper" comic book character Mickey the Monkey. An excellent musician, Headon could also play piano, bass and guitar. The day after he signed up, he declared, "I really wanted to join the Clash. I want to give them even more energy than
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Charles D. Hall


the late 1930s and went to United Artists, where he worked for producer Hal Roach on such films as "Topper Takes a Trip", the first of the two sequels to 1937's "Topper". He then worked for a time on mostly B-films. Hall later moved into working in television. He ended his career as art director for the pioneering 1955 TV series "Medic". Hall bought a house from John Wayne in which he lived until his death. From the late 1950s-'60s, Hall was known
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Goodnight Sweetheart (TV series)


later series. His present-day wife was originally played 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
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Gladys Oyenbot


regular role as Beatrice, a mother and wife who suffers domestic violence silently on Yat Madit TV series airing on NTV Uganda. She also stars as Amanda, a lady with trust issues from her past relationships who falls in love with a married man and father of her unborn child on the upcoming Nana Kagga’s TV series titled "Reflections". Oyenbot played two roles on Mira Nair’s "Queen of Katwe" as the shopkeeper from whom Lupita Nyong'o (as Phionah Mutesi's mother) buys paraffin to fuel the lamp so
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Simon Delaney


, Irish television series about a cartoon boy. Delaney appeared in the Irish version of genealogy TV series "Who Do You Think You Are?", which was broadcast on RTÉ One on 19 October 2009. In October 2011, Delaney played an Anglo-Hiberno Lawyer in CBS's "The Good Wife". In January 2012, he appeared in the series "Touch". In September 2012, he appeared in the comedy series "Moone Boy" on Sky 1. He played, Victor, the brother of the
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Dinsdale Landen


achieved a memorable performance as Jean-Martin Charcot in the TV series "Freud". In 1985, he and his wife, actress Jennifer Daniel, wrote "The True Story of H.P. Sauce". In 1987 he played the lead in a BBC TV production of "What the Butler Saw", playing Dr Prentice in a production also featuring Prunella Scales, Timothy West and Bryan Pringle. In 1989 he made a guest appearance in "Doctor Who", playing Dr. Judson, a wheelchair-using genius, in the
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Vera Miles


Wayne's character's wife. However, with Warner Bros. wanting more action in the film, her scenes were cut. Miles continued to appear in numerous TV films and TV series during the 1970s, including the pilot for the TV series "Cannon" (broadcast in March 1971) as the wife of a deceased war comrade of private investigator Frank Cannon, played by William Conrad. She guest-starred in a further two episodes of the series in different roles during its run. In 1973, she appeared alongside Peter Falk
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Tere Bin (TV series)


Tere Bin (English: "Without You") is an Indian Hindi-language drama television series, which premiered 18 July 2016 on &TV and ended its run on 25 November 2016, delivering scintillating love triangle. The series was produced by Shree Sidhivinayak Chitra. Shefali Sharma and Gaurav Khanna played lead roles in the series. The show is about Dr. Akshay Sinha (Gaurav Khanna) who lost his love to help his friend's wife, Vijaya (Shefali Sharma) because she was pregnant. Eight years later, his
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Benidorm (TV series)


his character Donald Stewart did not appear but his voice was heard in a phone call to Jacqueline, played by Duvitski, in the final episode of the series. Jacqueline continued to appear in the series and was joined by Alan David, as reluctant swinger Glynn Flint; Glynn's wife Rhiannon (played by Ruth Madoc) was holidaying in France with Donald. Leslie Jordan guest starred as Buck A. Roo for two episodes, playing an attorney who revealed the Garveys had inherited $30,000,000 before whisking them off to Las Vegas. In
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Sucheta Khanna


Sucheta Khanna is an Indian TV and film actress. She has worked in "Hari Mirchi Lal Mirchi", a comedy serial telecast by DD National.She played the role of Indumati in the SAB TV comedy series "Lapataganj" as Indumati, wife of Mukundilal Gupta. She is currently playing the role of Pinky in the same channel SAB TV in the show "Peterson Hill" as the wife of masterji,Kishorelal Chadda She played the role of Alina in Malayalam film "Kakkakuyil" along with the superstar Mohanlal. She
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The Starter Wife (TV series)


Other fantasy sequences punctuate important story points. Similarly, episode titles are corruptions of film titles (as with "The French Disconnection" and "Look Who's Stalking") or suggestive of Hollywood phenomena (such as "Mollywood", a play on "Hollywood".) On March 10, 2009, Universal Studios Home Entertainment released the full series on DVD in Region 1. The DVD includes audio commentary on two episodes and a segment on the creation of the fantasy sequences. "The Starter Wife" was shown on
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Billie Burke


also remembered for her appearances in the "Topper" film series. Her high-pitched, wavering, aristocratic voice was her trademark, which made her a frequent choice to play dim-witted, spoiled society types. Billie Burke was the wife of Broadway producer and impresario Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. founder of dance troupe and theatrical revue (and adapted to a radio program from 1932 and 1936), the Ziegfeld Follies which operated from 1914 until his death in 1932. Billie Burke was born Mary Burke, the daughter of William "
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Skin (TV series)


Flynt and Jenna Jameson as well as reading magazines and watching videos. Olivia Wilde played his daughter Jewel and Pamela Gidley played his wife Barbara. Kevin Anderson played the Los Angeles district attorney, Thomas Roam, who was out to get Goldman. Anderson elaborated on his character stating, "He's not an out-and-out good guy, there's a dark side. He's different than the run-of-the-mill do-gooder crusader lawyer." His son, Adam, and wife, Laura
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Deluxe Reading


Deluxe Reading was a toy manufacturer based in Elizabeth, New Jersey USA which produced toys under several brand names including: Deluxe Topper, Deluxe Toy Creations, Deluxe Reading, Topper Corp., Topper Toy Group, and Topper Toys. The Topper Toys brand was most used in print advertisement and television commercials (children's TV). It was founded and run by Henry Orenstein, a holocaust survivor. For boys, the Johnny Lightning and Johnny Seven O.M.A toys were the most popular; for girls, the Dawn Doll. Deluxe Reading
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The Topper (comics)


publications in Classics from the Comics, a compilation magazine series which ran from 1996 to 2010. In March 2012, the Royal Mail launched a special stamp collection to celebrate Britain's rich comic book history. The collection featured "The Beano", "The Dandy", "Eagle", "The Topper", "Roy of the Rovers", "Bunty", "Buster", "Valiant", "Twinkle" and "2000 AD". Strips in The Topper included: Well known creators who worked
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Aamir Ali


. He was later seen in a cameo as Neil in the popular thriller series "Ek Hasina Thi" alongside his wife Sajeeda Sheikh who was a lead. He played the role of Dylan Singh Shekhawat in "Dilli Wali Thakur Gurls", a show which aired on AndTV channel from March 2015 to October 2015. He also participated in Sony TV's reality show "Power Couple" with wife Sanjeeda Sheikh and later appeared in the show "Sarojini" as Rishabh on Zee TV. Ali married his girlfriend Sanjeeda Sheikh on 2
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Defiance (TV series)


8, 2012, it was announced that Julie Benz, Stephanie Leonidas, Tony Curran and Jaime Murray had been cast in the series. Julie Benz plays Amanda Rosewater, the mayor of Defiance; Stephanie Leonidas plays Irisa, "a beautiful warrior who is part of an alien race called the Irathients"; Tony Curran plays Datak Tarr, "the right hand to Amanda"; and Jaime Murray plays Stahma Tarr, "Datak’s beautiful and proper wife". Production of the first season began in April 2012 in Toronto.
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Claire Chitham


Chitham appeared in Episode 1 of the Australian television series "Canal Road". Her character, Kristen, plays the wife of core cast member Det Snr Const Ray Driscoll (played by Grant Bowler, who also played Wolf, her father in-law-to-be in "Outrageous Fortune"). In 2009 Chitham guest starred in the TV series "Legend of the Seeker" in the episode 'Mirror' (S1,E18). She also featured in Muller Yoghurt advertisements screened in New Zealand and the UK and guest
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ICarly


Columbia Building in Los Angeles. "iCarly " is the fourth series created by Dan Schneider for Nickelodeon. Schneider originally wanted to make a new TV series starring Miranda Cosgrove; the original idea was that she play a normal girl who, in a twist of fate, gets cast to star in her favorite TV show, "Starstruck". However, during a casual meeting in his den with his wife and his friend Steve, Schneider decided that it would be much better if Carly had her own show – a web show
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Murder One (TV series)


. In 1997, "TV Guide" ranked the first episode, "Chapter 1", #60 on its list of the 100 Greatest Episodes in television history. In its first season, the series starred Daniel Benzali as defense attorney Theodore (Ted) Hoffman, a criminal litigator and the principal of his own firm, Hoffman and Associates. Backed by a cadre of young associates, Hoffman was a gruff, masterful criminal lawyer who zealously represented his clients in high-profile cases. Patricia Clarkson played his wife, Annie
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The Immortal (1970 TV series)


unscrupulous billionaires as well. Ben Richards is imprisoned by a young billionaire, Simon Brent, in an episode titled "The Queen's Gambit." In the episode "Man On A Punched Card" Maitland hires computer programmer Terry Kerwin to track and predict Richards' movements using a mainframe computer. Kerwin was played by Christopher George's real-life wife Lynda Day George, who would co-star on another Paramount TV series "" from 1971 to 1973. The plotline of "The Immortal" is quite different from that
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Adventures of Superman (TV series)


biographer) Jim Beaver. The Coates Orphanage in Metropolis, which appears in the "Lois and Clark" episode "Season's Greedings," is named for her. Both Noel Neill and Jack Larson had minor roles in the 2006 movie "Superman Returns". Neill played the multimillionaire wife of Lex Luthor, played by Kevin Spacey, who dies at the beginning of the film, leaving her entire inheritance to Luthor. Larson played a bartender. Episode copyright dates are confusing. When the series went into syndicated reruns, Kellogg
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Brian Miller (actor)


Brian Reginald Miller (born 17 April 1941) is a British actor. Miller and his wife, Elisabeth Sladen, moved to Liverpool after she left "Doctor Who" and they performed in a series of plays. This included a two-person production with Sladen in "Mooney and his Caravans". A notable TV appearance was Miller playing the husband of Sladen in the ITV drama "Send In The Girls". He played Mr Buttle in Terry Gilliam's 1985 film "Brazil". Other television series in which he
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Harrigan (TV series)


loyal fan-base of children by looking into his magical pot of gold. His co-star for these segments was Dale's daughter, Deb-Lyn. Miss Sunflower, who delivered the mail while riding a unicycle, was played by Dale's wife, Jo-Anna. Another segment would have Harrigan sitting with his good puppet friend Mr. Green (also played by Deb-Lyn) as they read a book to the children watching. The character originated at Ottawa's CJOH-TV where it ran for its first
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The Dam Busters (film)


Dirk Bogarde film "Appointment in London" two years earlier. The theatre scene showing the spotlights was filmed at the Lyric Theatre Hammersmith. There is no reference in the film's credits to who the dancers were. The BBC Television Toppers were on loan for one day filming, under contract from the BBC. The film featured several actors who would go on to be stars of cinema and TV. Robert Shaw was featured as Gibson's engineer Flt Sgt Pulford while George Baker played Flt Lt Maltby. Patrick McGoohan had a bit
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The Mistress (TV series)


The Mistress is a British sitcom that aired on BBC2 from 1985 to 1987. Starring Felicity Kendal and Jane Asher, it was written by Carla Lane. "The Mistress" features Kendal playing Maxine, a young florist who is having an affair with a married man, whose wife was played by Jane Asher. It was disliked by some viewers, who were unhappy at seeing Felicity Kendal, who was best known as the innocent Barbara Good, playing a woman sleeping with someone else's husband. Similar to Carla Lane's other
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Daniel Boone (1960 TV series)


Daniel Boone was a four-part television series that aired on "Walt Disney Presents" on ABC. Two episodes aired in December 1960 and two others in March 1961. The miniseries was loosely based on Kentucky pioneer Daniel Boone. It starred Dewey Martin as Boone and Mala Rudolph as his wife, Rebecca. (The actress who played Rebecca Boone is listed as Mala Powers in two reference books: Douglas Brode's "Shooting Stars of the Small Screen: Encyclopedia of TV Western Actors, 1946–Present" and Vincent Terrace's "
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Catherine Keener


who tortured and killed Sylvia Likens in her Indiana home, was aired on Showtime. Keener played Baniszewski and her portrayal earned her an Emmy nomination in the Best Actress in a TV Mini-Series or Movie category. In 2008, Keener portrayed Philip Seymour Hoffman's wife Adele in Charlie Kaufman's directorial debut, "Synecdoche, New York". She collaborated with Hoffman as husband and wife again in the 2012 film "A Late Quartet". Keener played the title character's mother in the 2010 film "", based
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Brooklyn Sudano


and television, including Clairol, Clean & Clear and K-Mart. Brooklyn replaced Meagan Good as Vanessa Scott on "My Wife and Kids". She is Junior's girlfriend and later wife, who first appears in the season finale of season 3 (played by Meagan Good). She continues as a regular cast member throughout the rest of the series' five-year run. She also starred in the film adaptation of V. C. Andrews' novel "Rain". She played Mikaela in the MTV TV movie "
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Snip (TV series)


Snip is a 1976 comedy starring David Brenner about a hairdresser living in Cape Cod, Massachusetts who has his ex-wife, daughter and former aunt living with him in his apartment. He and his ex-wife are both in the same hairdressing business under their boss and friend who's an openly gay man (played by Walter Wanderman). It was a take-off of the movie "Shampoo" and was created by James Komack, the creator of "Chico and the Man" and "Welcome Back Kotter"
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Shattered (Canadian TV series)


Shattered is a Canadian police procedural series created by Rick Drew. The main character (played by Callum Keith Rennie) is a tough, smart homicide detective in Vancouver who suffers from dissociative identity disorder, also known as multiple personality disorder. His wife Ella is played by Molly Parker. In the first moments of the series, Ben is bonded in blood to his determined, beautiful partner Amy Lynch. While they work to solve the murder cases that cross their desk daily, Ben copes with the fascinating complexities of his secret disorder
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Chances (TV series)


two-hour a week series. As a result of this, many of the 16 roles in the series had to be recast due to the unavailability of the original actors who played them. Principal cast members included John Sheerin and Brenda Addie as lead characters Dan and Barbara Taylor and Jeremy Sims as their mischievous son Alex. Deborah Kennedy was Dan's divorcee sister Connie Reynolds, Tim Robertson played Dan's shady brother Jack, Anne Grigg was his bored house-wife Sarah, and Michael Caton was the family neighbourhood friend Bill
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Daddy's Girls (1994 TV series)


Daddy's Girls is an American sitcom that aired on CBS in the fall of 1994. The series followed Dudley Walker (Dudley Moore), the owner of a New York fashion house who loses his wife and his business partner when, after a years-long secret affair, they run off together leaving him as the primary caretaker to his three daughters. The series is notable as the first in which a gay principal character was played by an openly gay actor. Harvey Fierstein played Dennis Sinclair, a high-strung designer
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Hannibal (TV series)


real-life wife, had a recurring role as Phyllis "Bella" Crawford, Jack Crawford's terminally ill wife. Ellen Greene, Raúl Esparza and Gillian Anderson were later cast in recurring roles and appeared later in season one, though Greene actually appeared in only one episode. Molly Shannon, Eddie Izzard and Lance Henriksen guest-starred during the first season. Several of the actors on the series have worked with creator Bryan Fuller previously, including Dhavernas, who played the lead role in "Wonderfalls", and Torres,
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Grietje Vanderheijden


Vicky Muys", the girlfriend/wife of Rikki Dilliarkis (Steven De Lelie) in the Belgian TV series "Lili & Marleen" on vtm. Vanderheijden has also played guestparts in Belgian TV series: "Rupel", "Flikken", "Spoed" and the teen series "W817". She also landed one of the leading roles of the youth series "En daarmee, Basta!" on Ketnet, where she plays Isa De Riemacker. Isa is a teen with too much time on her hands, too
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Mary Jo Deschanel


(played by Keir Dullea), in the film "2010". She also played the role of Mrs. Howard in the 2000 film "The Patriot". Deschanel played Eileen Hayward in the TV series "Twin Peaks". She has appeared in the TV series "House" in the episode "Simple Explanation" as Julia Kutner, the adoptive mother of recently deceased Dr. Lawrence Kutner. Deschanel was featured a second time as the wife of a character played by Ed Harris, in the movie "Winter Passing" (
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Fuller House (TV series)


series regular. Additional cast members recurring regularly throughout the series include Juan Pablo Di Pace, playing Kimmy's ex-husband, Fernando, and Scott Weinger, reprising the role of Steve Hale, D.J.'s high school boyfriend. Eva LaRue portrays Danny's wife Teri, and Michael Sun Lee makes an appearance as the adult version of Nathan Nishiguchi's character, Harry Takayama, who was Stephanie's childhood friend. Shortly after announcing the spin-off series, it was uncertain whether Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, who shared
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Bernard Spilsbury


view of Spilsbury's wife Edith. The radio play was directed by Sasha Yevtushenko with Timothy Watson as Spilsbury, Joanna David as Edith, Honeysuckle Weeks as the young Edith and John Rowe (who played Spilsbury in an episode of the short-lived 1984 BBC Scotland TV series "Murder Not Proven?") as the Lord Chief Justice. In 2019 the BBC1 series "Murder, Mystery, and My Family" concluded that the conviction of the then 15-year-old Jack Hewitt (1907-1972) for the murder at
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Ramon Bieri


Ramon Arens Bieri (June 16, 1929 – May 27, 2001) was an American actor who starred in many films and TV shows. Bieri starred as the title character in the NBC sitcom "Joe's World", from December 1979 to July 1980, playing Joe Wabash, a Detroit housepainter with a wife and five kids. He co-starred on the short-lived 1981 TV series "Bret Maverick" with James Garner, as banker Elijah Crow. Bieri appeared in many TV movies as well. In 1971
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Bheja Fry (film series)


played by Spanta Patel (Kishwer Merchant). Ajit Talwar has a friend Kapoor (Rahul Vohra) whose wife Raveena (Aditi Govitrikar) runs a TV channel. Kapoor invites Ajit to the final episode of "Aao Guess Karein", a TV Reality show aired on Kapoor's TV channel. The finalist of the show is the protagonist Bharat Bhushan (Vinay Pathak), who wins 25 Lakh and a chance to journey in a luxurious Cruise. The Executive Producer of the show Ranjini (Minissha Lamba) asks Bharat Bhushan,
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Funnel Web


Funnel Web is a 1962 Australian TV play starring Grant Taylor and written by Phillip Grenville Mann. It screened on the ABC and was a suspense drama. It was the last in a series of live TV plays by Australian authors on the ABC. The others were: A Canadian woman is searching for her husband, Max Godfrey, who deserted her. She finds him living in Sydney. Max has also defrauded his business partner. He decides to take steps to get rid of both his ex-wife and former business partner
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Three Thieves (graphic novel series)


who kidnapped her long lost brother, Jared. Greyfalcon requests that Queen Magda have Dessa, Topper, and Fisk executed, which she agrees to. However, the trio of thieves are able to escape during the night. Topper and Fisk attempt to leave the city, while Dessa goes back to find Greyfalcon. Dessa finds Greyfalcon's chamber empty, and she believes that he's left the city. After a speedy chase, Dessa, Topper, and Fisk all make it out of the city gates. Dessa is still convinced
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Super City (TV series)


beater with a heart of gold who does his best to teach his immigrant employees while also supporting his bodybuilder wife Tiffany. Plus there are some excellent character roles from Urzila Carlson as Ofa's manager and Elroy Finn playing Mary's son. There are six episodes in the show's first season: Madeleine Sami won Best Performance by an Actress at the 2011 Aotearoa Film & Television Awards (previously Qantas TV and Film Award). The series was a finalist in two other categories; Best Comedy, Best Script. Madeleine Sami &
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Blondie (1968 TV series)


Blondie (also known as The New Blondie) is an American sitcom that aired on CBS during the 1968–69 television season. The series is an updated version of the 1957 TV series that was based on the comic strip of the same name. The series stars Patricia Harty at the title character and Will Hutchins as her husband Dagwood Bumstead. Jim Backus played Dagwood's boss Mr. Dithers, with his real life wife Henny Backus playing Cora Dithers. The series also featured the noted child character actress Pamelyn Ferdin as the Bumstead's daughter
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The Tall Man (TV series)


indignant when the con-man Ben Webster (John Archer), who stole his wife and $10,000 eight years earlier, arrives in Lincoln. Jeanne Cooper plays Tundall's former wife, now Mrs. Elmira Webster. John Tunstall died at twenty-four, but Matheson was forty-nine when he assumed the role as Billy's employer. Two episodes focus on visits to Lincoln by Governor Lew Wallace of the New Mexico Territory. In "The Great Western" (Nº 37), Frank Ferguson plays Wallace in a story
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Topper Returns


a terrible scandal with his wife if he doesn't. Topper uses the house phone to call Eddie the chauffeur, to get the car ready. Eddie grumbles protests but he does drive Topper to the next door mansion, not without experiencing, along the way, an enormous number of puzzles as doors open and shut, cushions depress, voices are heard, cigarettes smoke themselves, footprints appear on the walkways, and so on. Eventually he gets so scared that he drives back to Topper's house and starts packing to leave
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The Adventures of Topper


The Adventures of Topper is a radio situation comedy in the United States. It was broadcast on NBC June 7, 1945 - September 13, 1945, as a summer replacement for Dinah Shore's program. The 30-minute program was based on characters created by novelist Thorne Smith. Cosmo Topper, a businessman, bought the house that had been inhabited by George and Marian Kerby before they died. He had no idea that the Kerbys' ghosts haunted the house. Confusion arose because only Topper could see the ghosts, leading his wife
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Second Spring (TV series)


whom all shopkeepers hate, is trying to fix problems with his ex-wife (who is his superior in the office) and his son. There are more than 30 characters. The important ones are as follows. In 1998 Şener Şen and Türkay Şoray were already well known stars. But the series promoted artists who played some of the young characters such as Nurgül Yeşilçay, Ozan Güven and Devin Özgür Çınar. Also Özkan Uğur who was known as a music star and Tan Sağtürk who was known as a balet made names
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Three Thieves (graphic novel series)


The book follows Dessa, Topper, and Fisk as they save a kidnapped Prince. "The King's Dragon" is the fourth book in the Three Thieves series and was published on April 1, 2014. The book follows Captain Drake as he continues to try to capture Topper, Fisk, and an injured Dessa, who are holed up in a remote monastery. While attempting to find them by any means possible, Captain Drake is haunted by memories of his early days as one of the King's Dragons. "Pirates
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Topper Shutt


Charles "Topper" Shutt is Chief Meteorologist at WUSA Channel 9 in Washington, D.C. and forecaster for WHUR-FM. In 1981, Shutt began his television weather career with CNN in Atlanta, Georgia, working as a weather producer and substitute weather anchor. In 1984,he moved on to a weekday weather anchor position at WTVK-TV (now WVLT-TV) in Knoxville, Tennessee. He spent a year, from 1987 to 1988, as weekend weather anchor at WFMY-TV in Greensboro, North Carolina. In 1988
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Laado 2 (TV series)


not face the difficult competition with the TRP chart topper shows like "Kundali Bhagya" and "Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai" and hence, the channel decided to pull it off-air without dragging the story any further and launch new shows which could help the channel retain its top position in BARC Ratings chart. The show ended on 23 May 2018, completing 133 Episodes. It was replaced by Colors TV Show "Bepannah" from 28 May 2018. Season 2 of the Colors TV "Na Aana Is Des Laado"
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Francie Swift


series. She reunited with several "Nero Wolfe" cast members in the 2006 feature film "Heavens Fall", in which she portrayed the wife of Scottsboro Boys defense attorney Samuel Leibowitz (Timothy Hutton). After that, Swift made a guest appearance in the TV series "Law & Order", where she played three different roles in a single episode, played Arthur Frobisher's (Ted Danson) wife on FX series "Damages", and appeared as Anne Archibald in ten episodes of the series "Gossip Girl"
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Stagecoach West (TV series)


, but when they locate him, they find him dead. In the eleventh episode entitled "Three Wise Men", Denver Pyle played a dying criminal who asked that he be allowed to see his wife and children on Christmas Eve. In "The Outcasts", Deputy Ken Rawlins, played by Don Dubbins, fires upon a fleeing gang of robbers and kills his own brother, who is one of the bandits. In the final episode called "The Marker", Luke helps a beautiful woman named Jenny Forbes, played
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Lie to Me (2011 TV series)


Lie To Me () is a South Korean romantic drama starring Yoon Eun-hye, Kang Ji-hwan and Sung Joon. The series revolves around a civil servant named Gong Ah-jung (played by Yoon) who pretends to be the wife of the wealthy hotel heir, Hyun Ki-joon (played by Kang) to impress her former friend. It is directed by Kim Soo-ryung and Kwon Hyuk-chan, produced by Jo Sung-won and written by Kim Ye-ri. Gong Ah-
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Hell on Wheels (TV series)


"", will be the new showrunner, starting with the show's third season. Casting announcements began in July 2010, with Common first to be cast. Common portrays Elam Ferguson, "an emancipated slave who is working to achieve true freedom in a world entrenched in prejudice". Next to join the series were Anson Mount and Dominique McElligott, with Mount playing Cullen Bohannon, "a former soldier hell bent on avenging his wife’s death", and McElligott playing Lily Bell, "a newly widowed woman trying to
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Children of the Stones


on the TV series" Sutherland's Law". Veronica Strong (the wife of series co-writer Jeremy Burnham) played Margaret Smythe, the winsome curator of the local museum who partners with Brake to solve the mystery. The child actors Peter Demin (aged 17 at the time of filming) and Katharine Levy played the teenage leads Matthew (Brake's son) and Sandra (Smythe's daughter). Two popular character actors of the time, Freddie Jones and John Woodnutt, were cast as poacher Dai and butler Link
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Shakuntala (TV series)


Shakuntala is an Indian television series that premiered on 2 February 2009 and aired until 6 July 2009. The show was based on characters in Hinduism where Shakuntala (Sanskrit: शकुन्तला, Śakuntalā) is the wife of Dushyanta and the mother of Emperor Bharata. Her story is told in the "Mahabharata" and dramatized by Kalidasa in his play "Abhijñānaśākuntala" "(The Sign of Shakuntala)". The story is a fairy tale about a baby who was found by the Sage Kanva who gives her refuge in his ashram and
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Miracles (TV series)


ideas for casting, and Richard Hatem says that Skeet Ulrich was one of the first ideas for an actor to play Paul Callan. However, the producers believed that Ulrich was "unavailable", and that he was taking a break from acting and living with his wife and kids in Virginia. Among the other actors who auditioned for Paul Callan were Matthew Fox, known for his starring role on the series "Party of Five" and who went on to star in "Lost", and Jason Priestley, which Hatem says
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Channel Chuckles


-panel gag was based on the titles of two current TV series. In the first panel, a man asks his wife "Why can't you be more like that show?" while pointing to a TV set as it displays the title "Occasional Wife". In the second panel, the wife points to the same TV while asking her husband "And why can't you be more like "that" show?". Her TV screen showed the title "The Man Who Never Was". Some gags
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Catastrophe (2015 TV series)


married. Wife, children, house, everything. The full catastrophe." The original theme for the series, "Catastrophe Theme", was composed by Oli Julian. On 28 January 2015, the show was renewed for a second series, which aired in October 2015. Jay Hunt, Channel 4's chief creative officer, said: "Catastrophe is a real comedy gem. Sharon and Rob have done a magnificent job and we're already looking forward to series two". Carrie Fisher, who plays Mia, died
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