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The second series of Outnumbered began on 15 November 2008. New characters in the second series include Barbara (Lorraine Pilkington), the next door neighbour who is meant to be brilliant at raising her children and always highlights Sue's problems,[5] and Jo, a female friend of Jake's, played by Michaela Brooks. Pete and Sue are suspicious that Jo may actually be Jake's girlfriend, although there is no evidence to suggest that Jake and Jo are more than friends. Angela appears less prominently in the second series than in the first, although she still appears in the first episode. Sue's demanding boss, unseen character Veronica, is replaced by another unseen character, Sue's new boss Tyson, who Pete is suspicious of. It is revealed in the final episode of Series 2 that Tyson was a conman.
该剧改编自Elizabeth Gaskell的同名遗作。
《锦绣佳人》在英国传媒奖中拿下最佳戏剧及最佳女演员两项大奖。
Molly(贾斯蒂恩·瓦戴尔 Justine Waddell 饰)和父亲(比尔·帕特森 Bill Paterson 饰)相依为命多年,Molly渐渐长成如花的少女,父亲担心她谈恋爱,于是送她去拜访老友。Molly不在家的期间,父亲却突然闪电结婚,家中多了一个继母(弗兰西丝卡·安妮丝 Francesca Annis 饰)和姐姐Cynthia(凯莉·霍威 Keeley Hawes 饰)让Molly很难适应,尤其是继母对她诸多限制,好在Cynthia美丽又率真,Molly立刻和她结成好友,Cynthia所到之处都有很多男士败倒在她的石榴裙下,没想到Molly暗恋的意中人也对Cynthia一网情深。心碎的Molly努力掩饰她的失落,却发现继母和 Cynthia似乎隐藏着一段不为人知的过去......
每年五月的第一个星期一被称为“五朔节”,每当这个节日到来之时,异教徒们便会集结起来,在小镇上展开游行活动。林纳斯(马克斯·福勒 Max Fowler 饰)是居住在小镇上的一位普通男孩,热烈的节日气氛并没有感染到他,因为不久之前他得知,自己心仪的女神已经有了男友,而这个男人正是自己的死对头。
拥有天使面孔和魔鬼身材的海蒂有幸被选为了五月皇后,正在兴致勃勃的准备着接下来的庆祝活动,然而,当活动正式开始后,海蒂却并没有现身。很快,人们便意识到,海蒂或许遭到了不法分子的绑架,而那个穷凶极恶的犯罪者,也许就隐藏在他们的身边。
1969年10月5日,当这五个英国佬和一个美国佬第一次胡言乱语恬不知耻地出现在BBC电视台上时,整个英伦三岛都傻了眼。从这天开始,在之后短短的四年间,“巨蟒剧团”及其六位成员的名字通过《飞翔的马戏团》这套空前成功的电视喜剧节目,很快成为了英国现代文化的一个标志。也正是从《飞向的马戏团》开始,“巨蟒”逐渐为世界所熟知,并以自己独特的幽默方式开创了一种至今仍被全世界(尤其是好莱坞)广泛效仿和套用的喜剧类型。
《飞翔的马戏团》从形式上看类似于今天的电视小品,但它绝不受任何一种规范或模式的约束,我们从头至尾也看不到一个惯用的伎俩或模式化的重复。6个高智商活宝的创作灵感永远天马行空随兴所至,每一集的内容或破碎或连贯,可能是几个独立的故事,可能是几条相互交叉的线索,也可能是一堆毫无瓜葛的碎片。只要是他们灵机一动想到的东西,全都大胆地用摄影机拍摄了下来。除了极个别偶尔客串的朋友(在迫不得已的情况下他们必须需要的“性感美女”角色,都是由“真正的”女演员卡萝尔-克力夫兰扮演的),整套剧中几乎所有有台词的角色都是活宝们亲自上阵,你所能像想到的各式奇装异服的打扮几乎全被他们尝试过了。
《飞翔的马戏团》嘲弄取笑,有时甚至是恶意羞辱的对象包括历史人物、哲学理论、政治立场、宗教教义、社会现象、公众意识等等。从维多利亚女王到普通的英国家庭妇女,从电视媒体制造的泡沫到日常生活中实实在在的细枝末节都是他们信手拈来的素材。而“巨蟒”对暴力或性等争议话题的处理也非常巧妙,既不会显得遮遮掩掩,也让审查机构无可奈何,这其中当然少不了泰里-基廉巧思妙想穿插剧中的卡通制作的功劳。
事实上,初看《飞翔的马戏团》或任何一部“巨蟒制造”的观众很可能会感到难以适应。乡土气极重的杜撰英国口音和有时显得十分白痴的行为和聒噪的对白会让人不知所云,而且节目中很大一部分内容也的确是纯属白痴的胡闹和小丑式的插科打诨。而这节目妙就妙在,这些貌似毫无价值的胡话连篇中经常会迸发出让人惊叹的绝妙创意,从极粗俗的角度彻底揭露人类文明中所有道貌岸然的嘴脸。大概所谓“大智若愚”的最高境界就在于此了。
畅销书作家,全美超模大赛和纽约VH1有线台评委,第五大道Barneys百货旗舰店创意总监,同性恋Simon Doonan拥有炫目而梦幻的身份。然而10年前还是青春期的他,在英国小城过着单调却不乏苦趣的生活。本剧即改编自Simon Doonan的自传回忆小说,由BBC2台监制出品,在2008年10月播出第一季。由于风格轻松写实、短小流畅,获得了较高收视和好评,但也有人投诉说主角的言辞过于尖酸刻薄(bitchy)。2009年2月BBC确认了续订该剧第二季。
故事采用现在夹杂过去的半追述手法。2008年纽约,Simon和助手兼男友Sacha在设计Barneys橱窗,Simon开始追忆他1997年在英国雷丁的生活,那时他和好朋友Kylie已经认识到自己的与众不同,在古怪家庭、沉闷课堂和同学的欺负下苦中作乐,梦想着去伦敦过“美丽生活”。成年 Simon由Samuel Barnett(历史系男孩)饰演,少年Simon由Luke Ward-Wilkinson(我心狂野)饰演。每一集围绕一件Simon珍爱的物件展开,观众将见证他如何一步步实现梦想。90年代英国的众生百态,香港回归,戴安娜王妃罹难,各种潮流乐队的登台与没落,网路与新经济带来的大爆炸,都成为了Simon成长的布景。制片人Jon Plowman希望观众知道:”那个被嘲笑的年轻人可能就是我。事实上,我们每个人都是充满可能的Beautiful People。”
Season four of espionage drama "MI-5" finds the team reeling from the loss of Danny (David Oyelowo), but thrown back into action when a bomb detonates near his funeral. Zafar Younis (Raza Jaffrey) and Juliet Shaw (Anna Chancellor) are introduced to the show, in a story involving a potentially devastating terrorist attack in the capital. Later in the season Lyndsay Duncan guest stars as a former MI-5 officer with a deadly grudge, one which threatens the lives of everyone back at The Grid.
Season nine of long-running British spy thriller "MI-5" opens with Ros' (Hermione Norris) funeral, where Harry (Peter Firth) learns of a shocking betrayal at the highest level. Also this season, the agents go after Somali terrorist Hussein Abib (Peter Bankole), a scandalous secret from Lucas' (Richard Armitage) past is unveiled, and a growing bond develops between Ruth and Harry. Sophia Myles and Max Brown join the cast as agents Beth Bailey and Dimitri Levendis.
The eighth season of the British spy series "MI-5," which follows secret agents as they foil evil plots around the globe, begins with the fallout from Harry's kidnapping by the Russians. A mysterious organization known only as "Nightingale" is the ongoing focus of the eight episodes. And Lucas' relationship with CIA agent Sarah Caulfied (Genevieve O'Reilly), reignites concerns over his loyalty. This season also sees the exit of one of the few original cast members, Malcolm Wynn-Jones.
This British espionage thriller centers on a team of MI-5 counter-terrorist spies collectively known as 'Spooks' because of the shadowy nature of their existence. Technically speaking, Spooks don't even exist--they have no names, identities, or known locations. Yet these secret agents are all that stand between the nation and the terrorists who try to undermine national security. Matthew Macfayden heads the cast as Tom Quinn, a man struggling to deal with his double life.
The stakes are raised in season two of "MI-5", as the threat to national security increases and the need to thwart the terrorists operating within the UK becomes more urgent. Tom is investigating a Serbian terrorist plot. His girlfriend and her daughter are trapped in Tom's house with a lap-top which is thought to contain a bomb. Meanwhile another bomb is primed to explode and this one kills the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland. Adding to the possible dangers faced by other government officials, Tom learns from his American colleague that an assassin is in town, the CIA know about him but they haven't told MI-5.
In the fifth season of the British espionage thriller, Harry Pearce and Adam Carter begin to suspect that members of the British establishment are creating a crisis in order to bring about a change of government. In the opening episodes Juliet Shaw encounters a car bomb, and her life is changed forever. Plus we meet former MI-5, turned MI-6 officer Ros Myers (Hermione Norris), who discovers a shocking family connection to the season's game-changing conspiracy.
The British espionage drama "MI-5", provides more shocking twists and turns in its third season. Tom Quinn (Matthew Macfayden) disappears following a shooting and new man Adam Carter (Rupert Penry-Jones) rises to the challenge in Section B. After recovering from his injury, Harry (Peter Firth) tasks Adam with proving Tom's innocence. Later in the season Danny (David Oyelowo) and Zoe (Keeley Hawes) are sent on a mission that has tragic consequences for one of them.
Season seven of British spy thriller "MI-5" opens with Adam Carter (Rupert Penry-Jones) valiantly battling to move a car bomb away from a densely packed memorial service. Meanwhile Harry secures the release of Lucas North (Richard Armitage), a MI-5 officer imprisoned in Russia for eight years. It's not long, however, before Ros begins to suspect Lucas' loyalties. The rest of the season deals with a top secret Cold War-era operation named Sugarhorse.
In season six of the British espionage thriller, the team are pushed to their limits, as the relationship between British and American security deteriorates and loyalties change. Adam and Ros fight against an emerging terrorist threat, and a deadly virus that could decimate London. This season breaks away from the case-by-case episodic format, with one dominant storyline tying all the action together.
在名为Ankh-Morpork的城市里,现代科技取得了极大的进步。人们渐渐忘却传统的邮政系统,转而倾向于更加便利快捷的互联网络Clarks。但是Clarks并不稳定,由于系统经常崩溃,导致网络传输的速度越来越慢。Ankh-Morpork的领主维提奈瑞(Charles Dance 饰)无法继续忍受Clarks的专横和缓慢,他决定服刑业已崩溃的传统邮政系统。维提奈瑞将复兴邮政的最佳人选锁定在莫瑞斯特·范·李维格(Richard Coyle 饰)的身上。这是一个头脑精明、狡猾非常的小骗子。维提奈瑞在即要关头就下了即将被绞死的莫瑞斯特,并委命他为邮局的局长。莫瑞斯特逃跑不能,不得已带领一帮老弱残兵与Clarks展开了对抗……
本片根据Terry Pratchett的同名小说改编。
The tenth and final season of long-running British espionage thriller "MI-5" sees Harry return to his post as head of Section D, wherein his Russian opposite Ilya Gavrik (Jonathan Hyde) proposes a strategic partnership between their countries. New "spooks" Erin Watts (Lara Pulver) and Calum Reed (Geoffrey Streatfield) join the fight to prevent all enemies of the alliance from sabotaging the plan and instigating a war.
BAD GIRLS is a powerful drama series set in the closed world of an English women’s prison, HMP Larkhall. BAD GIRLS has hard-hitting, heart-wrenching stories that get down and dirty with life behind bars, never shying away from the gritty side of life. On the inside they must negotiate their place in the prison’s hierarchy and sometimes make new sexual choices.
故事讲述一宗牵涉六个受害人的谋杀案,他们被肢解并缝合成一个怪诞的尸体,尸体被称为「Ragdoll」。这宗震惊社会的案件由刚回复职务的伦敦警察厅侦缉警长Nathan Rose (Henry Lloyd-Hughes饰)、前者好友兼上司侦缉警长Emily Baxter (Thalissa Teixeira饰)以及警员Lake Edmunds(Lucy Hale饰演)负责调查;当「尸偶杀手」为了嘲笑警方,向他们发送一张包括Nathan Rose在上面的新受害人名单后,主角们将承受前所未有的压力。
英国ITV开始根据英国女作家Val McDermid的破案小说Dr.Tony Hill中的故事"Mermaids Singing"和"Shadows Rising"改编的英国悬疑破案剧集。之后又由其他人续写,后来在第四季度第二集"Torment"又改编自Val McDermid的Dr.Tony Hill中的故事"The Torment of Others"。
Dr. Tony Hill 这个角色是个大学里面的法庭心理学家,他一起与一位非常干练的女刑事探员Carol Jordan 合作破了一个又一个非常棘手的悬疑案件!
这个drama在BBC,Hallmark,Sky据说都有播出,敬请关注。
改编自Daphne du Maurier的小说Jamaica Inn
Set in 1820 against the backdrop of the windswept Cornish moors, the story follows Mary’s journey when she is forced to live with an aunt at the eponymous inn after the death of her mother and discovers it to be the hub of a smuggling ring.
由“英国国宝”Stephen Fry和豪斯大叔Hugh Laurie联袂演出,1986年至1995年间,在英国BBC-1台、BBC-2台合共播出四季26集。 不同于主流的情景喜剧,这个节目每集由几个独立小品构成,除了路人甲乙,Stephen和Hugh包揽了剧中的所有角色 :德国和英国军官,情报局头头和秘书,公司合伙人,五金店老板和顾客,心理医生和病人等等。 剧情以两人的对话展开,针对某一历史事件或社会现象,或明里挞伐,或暗中嘲讽,不时拿上层社会的贵族、政要和名人开涮,时任英国首相的撒切尔夫人、约翰·梅杰亦不能幸免成为揶揄对象。 除了重口味的政治笑料,剧中也有无厘头的冷笑话,英式双关语,以及最简单的肢体滑稽剧。值得一提的是,全部四季的剧本均由Stephen和Hugh两人撰写。《纽约时报》评论道:他们挥洒文字的自如程度,连《窈窕淑女》中的希金斯教授也会嫉妒不已,他们用语言创造出一个刘易斯·卡罗尔笔下的奇幻仙境。 虽然两位主角大多只是耍耍嘴皮子,但对白尺度很大,夹杂着直白的性描述和粗俗的俚语,曾经因为出现"c-u-n-t"这个单词而惊动BBC高层。除此以外,你还可以欣赏到青涩的House大叔弹琴飙歌,以及Fry大叔雷死人不偿命的舞姿,更不乏两位大叔让人YY联翩的JQ。 总而言之,无论你是想HC两位有才的英国大叔,还是想一窥英伦社会百态,抑或只是纯粹找乐子,一点双人秀都不会让你失望。
The first of a new experimental series in which Stephen Fry will be played by Hugh Laurie and Hugh Laurie will be played by Stephen Fry. The part of 'A Bit' will be played by And, and the part of 'Of' will be played by Paddy Ashdown. The BBC takes no responsibility for articles of clothing removed on the premises.
When Timothy is called into his father's study for a word, it is revealed to him that he is the chosen one and he must set out to kill Pewnack the Destroyer, the Dark One, the Beast - who lives in Saffron Walden. The show closes with Hugh providing accompaniment on the piano as Stephen mixes up a 'Whisky Thunder'.
A Bit of Fry & Laurie was a British television sketch comedy show, starring and written by Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie, broadcast by the BBC between 1989 and 1995. Running for four series, it totalled 26 episodes (including a 35 minute special in 1987).
Series four (1995)
[edit]Episode 1
Guests: John Bird, Jane Booker
Sketches:
Grey and Hopeless
Guests Introduction
Blame
Charter
Jane's Poem (NOTE: Script appeared in first script book as Stephen's Poem, but the poem is the same, except the line about his wife dying is changed to Jane's grandfather being murdered.)
Smell
All We Gotta' Do (song; Laurie performed this song when he hosted "Saturday Night Live" in 2006)
Channel Changer
Wonderful Life
Cocktail Ending: Golden Meteorite
[edit]Episode 2
Guests: Fiona Gillies, Kevin McNally
Sketches:
Dog Hamper
Hugh's Bandage
Child Abuse
Guests Introduction
Going for Gold
I'm in love with Steffi Graf (song)
Lovers' Helper
Fascion
Avenger
Operational Criteria
Cocktail Ending: Long, Confident Suck
[edit]Episode 3
Guests: Imelda Staunton, Clive Mantle
Sketches:
Vox Pops
Guests Introduction
Barman
Interruptus
Little Girl (song)
Making Tea
For Some Reason Angry
Don't Be Dirty
Cocktail Ending: South Seas Vulvic Wart
[edit]Episode 4
Guests: Caroline Quentin, Patrick Barlow
Sketches:
Good Evening
Guests Introduction
Soccer School
Dalliard: Models
Hugh Interviewing Guests
The polite rap (song)
Head Gardener
Gelliant Gutfright("Flowers For Wendy")
Cocktail Ending: A Quick One With You, Stephen
[edit]Episode 5
Guests: Phyllida Law, Stephen Moore
Sketches:
Oprah Winfrey
Guests Introduction
Grand Prix
Tribunal
Red and Shiny
Pooch
Disgusting
Wasps
Cocktail Ending: Swinging Ballsack
[edit]Episode 6
Guests: None
Sketches:
Stolen Money
Young Tory of the Year
Variety
Gossiping Heads
Death Threat
What I Mind (Misunderstood) (Song)
Honda
The Duke of Northampton
Cocktail Ending: Silver Prostate
[edit]Episode 7
Guests: Janine Duvitski, Robert Daws
Sketches:
Guests Introduction
Religianto
Consent
Sophisticated Song (song)
Fast Monologue
Telephone Alert
Truancy
Cocktail Ending: A Modern Britain
本剧根据俄罗斯作家Mikhail Bulgakov的短片小说集改编,故事发生在俄国十月革命前夕。本剧的主人公是一个医生,但他却由两个演员扮演。难得的是,这两个演员都是当今影视界数一数二的重量级人物——电视剧《广告狂人》(Mad Men)的男主角Jon Hamm和电影《哈利波特》系列的男主角Daniel Radcliffe。
在本剧中,主人公是俄罗斯小村庄Muryovo的医生。在这个社会变革、新旧世界交替的特殊时期,主人公每天除了要面对形形色色的病人之外,还要面对来自内心的「心魔」。他时常幻想起年轻时代的自己——年轻的「他」不停和现在的他说话,迫使他回忆过去,思考自己为什么会变成今天这个样子,思考自己要如何选择未来的人生之路。
在首集中,主人公自己给自己开了一些吗啡,并因此遭到有关部门的调查。在此期间,他发现了自己很早以前撰写的一本日记。通过翻阅日记,他开始与「年轻时代的自己」交谈。他嘲笑年轻时的自己太嫩,而年轻的他则嘲笑他太老。无论如何,有了这个「伙伴」,他原本感觉困难重重的工作现在轻松多了。
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《一位年轻医生的笔记》是由英国有线电视网Sky频道开发,该剧根据俄罗斯作家Mikhail Bulgakov的短篇小说改编,讲述了一位一战期间俄罗斯军医的故事。乔·哈姆就饰演这位主角,而丹尼尔则饰演年轻时候的他。据悉,哈姆将负责故事的旁白部分,通过“口述回忆”串联起在战争期间他走过的青春岁月,他将于年轻的他(丹尼尔 饰演)在很多特别的场景中实现交汇互动。这种两个不同时空同一人的感觉颇和《环形使者》的理念有些相似,不过《一位年轻医生的笔记》却不是一部科幻剧,只是借助此法来构造出一种文学表达形式。
故事拍摄于伦敦骚乱之前的夏季。一切看似不太可能发生在绅士之邦的嘲讽、误解、欺骗、无奈、帮派文化、血腥暴力……在不同主人公不同视线的支离破碎间逐渐拼凑出了一幕悲剧...... 正如编剧所说:“我们的生活很多时候建立在完全错误的臆想之中。” 当这种臆想被冲动地付诸行动,便会留给人们最沉痛、最无奈、也是最无辜的代价……你所认为的真相,是否真的是真相呢??
The main story is set in a British Military Intelligence Office in Whitehall during 1956, where a small group of foreign affairs analysts find their quiet existence disrupted by the Suez Crisis. Ewan McGregor plays Mick Hopper, who is doing his national service as an interpreter of Russian documents. Bored with his job, Hopper spends his days creating fantasy daydreams that involve his work colleagues breaking into contemporary hit songs. Louise Germaine plays Sylvia Berry, the blonde wife of the violent Corporal Pete Berry (Douglas Henshall). Sylvia is an object of desire for Mick's fellow clerk Private Francis Francis and a middle-aged pipe-organist named Harold Atterbow (Roy Hudd). Unlike the street-wise Hopper, Francis is a clumsy Welsh intellectual whose academic career has been interrupted by his army call up. The appearance of the bookish niece of a seconded American officer enables the two conscripts to pair off with suitable partners, after initial mismatching. Some of the side themes include the influence of American rock and roll on English society, the gulf between the senior analysts, who are regular army officers, and the conscripted other ranks, the work of Russian playwright Chekhov, and the appreciation of opulent theatre pipe organs. The unusual context — a military culture transplanted into a civil service style office environment — reflects Potter's own national service during the 1950s. While this piece has the form of a romantic comedy, unlike the less conventional works of Dennis Potter's middle period, it is not without graphic sex and violence, as well as Potter's characteristic flashes of dreamlike imagery. The centrepiece of this production is the surreal musical sequence set to the song In a Persian Market.
四集的电视系列, 它将被设置在1986年墨西哥世界杯,Chris de Burgh 是音乐排行榜的第一和3.4亿人失业的英国。
注视小孩Shaun的成长和环境
This is England '86 is a follow up to Shane Meadows' Bafta award-winning movie, This is England. Shaun, is now getting ready to leave school where he faces an uncertain future. Woody and Lol are also getting ready to tie the knot.
Set during Christmas 1988, Lol is haunted by the devastating events that took place two and a half years before. She and Woody both find themselves struggling to cope with their lives without each other after he leaves the gang. Lol is carrying the burden of her guilt, whilst Woody is trying to build a domestic life with a new girlfriend and a potential promotion at work. Shaun has started drama college and, although still in a relationship with Smell, he has grown close to a girl performing in his Christmas play.
新剧《灵界》(The Fades)被制片人描述为「相当长一段时期内人们在电视上见过的最吓人的电视剧集」。该剧描述一个17岁少年能够看见死者的精灵,一种被称为「逝者」的东西。这种东西不是鬼魂,不是吸血鬼和狼人,也不是民间传说中任何一种怪物,而是一种全新的东西。活人见不到他们,听不到他们,闻不到他们,也感觉不到他们的存在。但是如今生与死的界限开始模糊,「逝者」突破束缚进入了活人的世界。一个叫Paul的少年能够用肉眼看到「逝者」,他和他的朋友Mac将承担起驱除邪灵、保护人类的重任。一开始,Paul总是被「世界末日」的噩梦惊醒,他的心理医生对此无能为力。后来Paul亲眼见到自己身边被「逝者」环绕,才明白发生了什么事。与此同时,女主角Sarah能够预见未来,并因此遭到「逝者」的袭击。当Sarah神秘消失后,她的前夫Mark开始四处寻找她。
——天涯小筑
本剧集是BBC 2台2000年正式推出的以青年人为题材和对象的系列情景喜剧,创意和编剧均由Steven Moffat一人担当。三男三女的主要人物构成很容易使人联想到当时正走红(其实已经在走下坡路)的《Friends》,因此很有不少根本没看过本剧的媒体人士和评论家想当然地将本剧称作英国版的《Friends》,而在那些有幸欣赏过本剧的观众们看来,《Coupling》在情节设定、人物表演、喜剧元素的设计和表现等诸多方面所达到的水平,要比《Friends》高几个档次。相比之下,《Friends》只能说是一部“业余”水平的好作品而已。当然总体来说,英剧的水准本身就高于美剧,这和英剧注意保持创意、编剧一体化是分不开的,美剧的创意一般也就为最初几集编剧,以后主要的编剧工作都是由其它编剧根据最初的角色设定来自由发挥,编剧队伍的构成也是不断变化,老的走新的来,造成美剧情节连贯性差甚至前后矛盾,故事往往缺乏深度,人物性格平面化,缺少发展。这都是题外话了。《Coupling》的主要人物包括优柔寡断、性格不成熟的帅哥Steve,Steve的莫逆之交、举止语言古怪、总也找不到女友的Jeff,头脑简单、外表性感的“donkey” Patrick三位对Porn、特别是lesbian porn非常热中的男士,以及Steve的前女友、神神叨叨、擅用性感作武器的Jane,Steve的继任女友、Jeff的同事、曾经非常“不羁”(包括和Jeff还有Patrick)过的Susan,Susan的莫逆、对衰老和肥胖极度敏感的美容师Sally三位女士。本剧的主线包括Steve和 Susan之间逐渐正式起来的关系,Jeff寻找艳遇过程中的种种意外以及后来和上司发展出来的一段关系,Patrick和Sally之间若有若无到若即若离再到情深难舍的感情发展,还有Jane在事业和异性关系中的各种奇事,等等。本剧在情节设计中所达到的精致和完美程度让人叹为观止,而六位当时并不算大明星的青年演员的所展现精湛演技更是具有顶尖演员的水平,无怪乎播出之后立刻走红大洋两岸,在IMDB、AMAZON和BBC网站可以领略到其受欢迎的程度。
苏珊(莎拉·亚历山大 Sarah Alexander 饰)漂亮、自信,知道自己想要什么,并善于在恋爱关系中掌握主导地位。她的前男友帕特里克(本·迈尔斯 Ben Miles 饰)也是个情场高手。苏珊最好的朋友萨利(凯特·李斯特 Kate Isitt 饰)是个美容师,终日担心衰老,整天和各种化妆品打交道。苏珊的现男朋友史蒂夫(杰克·达文波特 Jack Davenport 饰)是个假正经的帅哥,喜欢发长篇大论。他的前任女友简(吉娜·贝尔曼 Gina Bellman 饰)是个厉害的性感尤物,是“所有男人最可怕的噩梦”。而他的好友杰夫(理查德·柯伊尔 Richard Coyle 饰)一方面非常喜欢给朋友们提供恋爱和性爱方面的建议,另一方面却一见女人就紧张得手足无措。
当这几个人聚在一起,好戏就开场了......
本剧集是BBC 2台2000年正式推出的以青年人为题材和对象的系列情景喜剧,创意和编剧均由Steven Moffat一人担当。三男三女的主要人物构成很容易使人联想到当时正走红(其实已经在走下坡路)的《Friends》,因此很有不少根本没看过本剧的媒体人士和评论家想当然地将本剧称作英国版的《Friends》,而在那些有幸欣赏过本剧的观众们看来,《Coupling》在情节设定、人物表演、喜剧元素的设计和表现等诸多方面所达到的水平,要比《Friends》高几个档次。相比之下,《Friends》只能说是一部“业余”水平的好作品而已。当然总体来说,英剧的水准本身就高于美剧,这和英剧注意保持创意、编剧一体化是分不开的,美剧的创意一般也就为最初几集编剧,以后主要的编剧工作都是由其它编剧根据最初的角色设定来自由发挥,编剧队伍的构成也是不断变化,老的走新的来,造成美剧情节连贯性差甚至前后矛盾,故事往往缺乏深度,人物性格平面化,缺少发展。这都是题外话了。
《Coupling》的主要人物包括优柔寡断、性格不成熟的帅哥Steve,Steve的莫逆之交、举止语言古怪、总也找不到女友的Jeff,头脑简单、外表性感的“donkey” Patrick三位对Porn、特别是lesbian porn非常热中的男士,以及Steve的前女友、神神叨叨、擅用性感作武器的Jane,Steve的继任女友、Jeff的同事、曾经非常“不羁”(包括和Jeff还有Patrick)过的Susan,Susan的莫逆、对衰老和肥胖极度敏感的美容师Sally三位女士。在第一集中,Steve决定“再次”和女友Jane分手,结果却被Jane三言两语引诱到洗手间亲热;Patrick想把和Susan的关系再进一步,却被告知根本不存在什么“关系”; Susan在洗手间碰到匆忙出来买Durex的Steve,向他表示好感,两人订下约会以后Steve钻进隔间继续……。本剧的主线包括Steve和 Susan之间逐渐正式起来的关系,Jeff寻找艳遇过程中的种种意外以及后来和上司发展出来的一段关系,Patrick和Sally之间若有若无到若即若离再到情深难舍的感情发展,还有Jane在事业和异性关系中的各种奇事,等等。
本剧在情节设计中所达到的精致和完美程度让人叹为观止,而六位当时并不算大明星的青年演员的所展现精湛演技更是具有顶尖演员的水平,无怪乎播出之后立刻走红大洋两岸,在IMDB、AMAZON和BBC网站可以领略到其受欢迎的程度。2002年底,第3季播毕,故事情节基本告一段落。美国NBC看到这部“英国版《Friends》”在英美两地均广受欢迎,觉得正好可以搬来做2004年终于要关张的《Friends》的接班人,于是2003年大张旗鼓地决定翻拍美版《Coupling》。美国的fans本来以为这是件好事,没想到NBC的翻拍愚蠢地采用了全台词照搬的方法,虽然个人没看过,不过也可以想象到有多恶心,结果只播出一集Pilot就因为骂声太大而整个计划搁浅(这点上美国佬是值得学习的,不象中国有些搞影视的骂声越大越要上)。在这里http://www.nbc.com/Coupling/可以看到这个计划的尸体,还有一些彻底走了味儿的剧照。
2003年底,本剧获得英国喜剧奖(BCA)最佳电视喜剧奖。BBC已经在2004年正式开拍并播出第4季,不过Jeff这个人物将不再出现,而代之以新角色——经营Sci-Fi书店的Oliver,由Richard Mylan扮演。从已经播出的几集来看,应该说在更换主要角色之一的背景下,基本保持了前3季的水准,但是同时也流露出对前3季中成功情节进行拷贝的迹象,希望这仅仅是偶然。
Two's company, three's a crowd... so what do you do with six? On average, men and women think about sex every six seconds. Shorten that to every second, and you've got Coupling. It's more than just a one night stand!
When a couple gets together, it's never just the two of them - they also bring baggage - and Susan (Sarah Alexander) and Steve (Jack Davenport) are no exception. Their baggage is a crowd of best friends and exes who talk about all aspects of sex and relationships on their never-ending quest to find true love. Perhaps, perhaps, perhaps...
Susan Walker is a beautiful go-getter with an uninhibited attitude who used to date Patrick Maitland (Ben Miles), the sextet's charismatic, cocky player, London's king of conquests - a guy who's just too cool to worry about being smart. Attractive Sally Harper (Kate Isitt) is a beauty therapist who is Susan's unashamedly vain best friend, who aggressively battles aging with heavy doses of moisturizer and men - including Patrick.
Meanwhile, Steve Taylor, while getting together with Susan, can't seem to shake loose from his vivacious and slightly vacuous ex-girlfriend Jane Christie (Gina Bellman), a woman supremely confident in her ability to seduce anyone of either sex, and who refuses to be dumped unless she's the one doing the dumping. Jeff Murdoch (Richard Coyle) is Steve's "porn buddy" who is, in equal parts, obsessed and bewildered by actual sex; charming in his way, but with an uncanny ability to say the wrong thing at the worst possible time. He works in the same office as Susan, with whom he had a disastrous and unsuccessful one-night fling.
Coupling has been honoured with the prestigious Silver Rose of Montreux, Best TV Comedy Award, and is recent winner at the 2003 British Comedy Awards.
With a new guy on the scene, a baby on the way, commitment in the air, and love on the horizon, the dynamics of the six friends are definitely changing.
At the end of last season Susan and Steve discovered they were pregnant (well, mostly Susan), confirmed bachelor Patrick and Sally finally admitted their true feelings for each other, and poor Jane was left on her own, once again.
But it's not all doom and gloom for Jane. As the new season opens, things are looking up. There's this guy called Oliver, who has his eye on her. Is it possible that lifetime loser in love Oliver might just get somewhere with lifetime loser in love Jane? Trouble is, his apartment is a little "un-edited" and his living room has lost the battle with magazine nudity...
Susan and Steve are now well and truly an item. So why is he dreaming about being executed by a fetus with an axe?
Meanwhile Sally and Patrick are settling into their new relationship. But since the dawn of time, men and women have been falling in love - and men have been trying to get home straight afterwards. Can fallen playboy Patrick ever find his way back from the enchanted glade of his one true love and get a decent night's sleep?
《远古入侵》是由Impossible Pictures公司为英国ITV电视台制作的重头电视科幻剧集。第一部中Nick Cutter教授和他的团队在Dean森林他们调查时间异常情况。同时远古时代的恐龙也通过异常点来到了现在的地球,给小组的调查带来了更多压力和挑战。Cutter教授与其失踪8年的妻子Helen穿过异常点,来到了远古时期,回来后世界发生了无法挽回的剧变。而他与Helen则是唯一知道真相的人...
第三部开篇,一只锯鳄穿过异常点走上了伦敦街头。Cutter, Abby, Connor和小组的新成员Becker上尉与博物馆美艳的考古学家Sarah Page联手,试图在锯鳄造成更多伤亡之前捕获它。在这一季中,Cutter和同伴不仅要面对史前猛兽,还有可怕的未来生物,以及在其背后隐藏的真相。。。而独行侠般的警官Danny Quinn将加入小组。
《远古入侵第二季》剧中人物发生重大变化:首先,Lucy Brown扮演的女主角Claudia Brown将不会在第二季中出现,取而代之的是一名新角色:Jennifer。和标准的英国淑女Claudia不同,新角色Jennifer美艳性感,大胆开放。根据Lucy Brown的介绍,Jennifer和Claudia应该是同一个人,因为第一季中时间线被改变,人物身份也随之变化。其次,将增加两名常规角色。Oliver Leek(Karl Theobald扮演)将取代被错误的时间线吞没的Claudia,成为Lester的新助手。他可能是本季中的主要反派角色。Caroline Steel(Naomi Bentley扮演)则是Connor的新女友。这个心眼里只想着钱的女人非常讨厌蜥蜴,也非常讨厌 "准情敌" Abby,下决心要 "除之而后快" 。有迹象表明,Caroline很可能暗中替Oliver Leek做事。(以上介绍转载自飞翔科幻网和天涯小筑,转载请注明出处)
距离第三季结尾已经过去一年时间了,Christine Johnson在第三季结尾的悲剧中丧生,异常点研究中心的三名核心队员(Danny、Connor和Abby)仍然下落不明,英国内政部对Lester的领导能力产生了怀疑--他们认为Lester根本无力独自指挥这样一个危险而耗资巨大的项目。内政部决定为异常点研究中心注入新鲜血液:Philip Burton。Philip既是一个著名的科学家,也是一个富可敌国的商人。异常点研究中心变更为「公私合营」后,总部也搬到了Philip的工业大厦里--这里每天都有很多科学家进进出出,与原来异常点研究中心的「军管」氛围完全不同。也正是因为如此,「谁是异常点研究中心的实际控制者?」成了一个无解的问题--尽管Lester继续负责研究中心的日常事务,但财政大权和部分行动的决定权却在Philip手中。
为了填补Connor、Abby和Danny失踪后留下的空白,异常点研究中心聘请Matt担任新的外勤队长,负责处理怪兽入侵事件。Matt当过兵,也当过动物学家,对动物有着超乎常人的亲和力。Matt寡言少语,很少谈论自己的过去,他加入异常点研究中心的真实目的始终是个谜。Connor以前担任的「科技总监」的职责由新人Jess接管,这位对技术十分痴迷的女孩现在控制着异常点研究中心的一切技术活。与此同时,Jess悄悄爱上了Becker上尉,但粗心的Becker浑然不知。自从异常点研究中心被毁后,Becker便离开了军队。他认为自己该为Connor等人的失踪负责。他现在以平民的身份担任新异常点研究中心的警卫队长,配备了新的制服和新的泰瑟枪。
与此同时,被困在白垩纪的Connor和Abby依靠树根和虫子为食,艰难地熬过了一年时光。在这一年里,他们学到了很多对付远古怪兽的方法,听觉、感觉、触觉、嗅觉和动作都敏锐了许多。正所谓患难见真情,Abby和Connor更加亲密了……但现在似乎不是谈情说爱的好时机。务实的Abby比爱幻想的Connor更能适应他们现在的处境,更何况Connor是个科技迷,离开那些高科技设备让他感觉很难受。他们最终回到了正确的时间线,但……异常点研究中心的变化实在是太大了!
首季中Nick Cutter教授和他的团队在Dean森林调查时间异常情况,同时远古时代的恐龙也穿过异常点来到现在,这给小组的调查带来了更多压力和挑战。Cutter教授失踪8年的妻子Helen在异常点中穿梭往来,她究竟掌握何种真相...
上季中,野心勃勃的Helen回到过去,妄图灭绝人类祖先。为阻止Helen紧追而去的Abby、Connor和Danny却被困在了远古… 先后出现的人员伤亡与失踪,使政府对ARC(异常点研究中心)失去了信心,在本季中,私人财团开始介入… 新的队伍将如何面对各种史前猛兽、可怕的未来生物? 迷失于远古的队员们又将何时回归呢?
在一次反恐行动中,由于情报失误,英国特警部队误杀了一名怀抱孩子的中东移民,负责行动队的首长决定将这宗丑闻彻底抹去,遂找来了知道真相的队员们统一口径,录制假口供。刑侦队长史蒂夫(马丁·康普斯顿 Martin Compston 饰)对于首长的决定十分不满,于是辞去了职务,被调往隶属于英国反贪署的秘密行动组。
史蒂夫的任务是调查一位名为托尼(连尼·詹姆斯 Lennie James 饰)的侦缉总督察,他因为涉嫌贪污而被列入了监视的名单。史蒂夫和女警探凯特(薇琪·麦克卢尔 Vicky McClure 饰)一同打入了托尼所领导的小组内部,史蒂夫却意外的发现,凯特还有另外一重秘密的身份。
Jimmy is the only man who, after his divorce, still has to deal with his disapproving, meddling mother-in-law. When his ex-wife volunteers to go to east Africa to help the victims of a natural disaster, weekend-dad Jimmy agrees to take care of their two teenage kids full time in an attempt to win her back!很好笑的英国喜剧
《糟糕历史》是CBBC出品的一档儿童节目,但吸引到了各个年龄段的观众,在IMDB上有高达9.1的评分。该节目用喜剧的视角向观众朋友们展示历史上最囧的一面,涉及到古希腊、古罗马、阿兹台克、印加、世界大战以及英国历史上各王朝等,内容丰富,寓教于乐。几位演员可谓全才,对各种类型的角色的塑造堪称经典,并且能歌善舞。《糟糕历史》中的歌舞桥段,可谓一大看点。总之,一句话形容,就是“外表荒诞无节操,内心高洁学问高”。
An 8-part drama set in a fictional performing arts school climaxing with a ninety minute episode in which the students perform in their end of term showcase. Preceeded by two documentary episodes showing the development process for the show.
《糟糕历史》第四季是CBBC出品的一档儿童节目,但吸引到了各个年龄段的观众。该节目用喜剧的视角向观众朋友们展示历史上最囧的一面,涉及到古希腊、古罗马、阿兹特克、印加、世界大战以及英国历史上各王朝等,内容丰富,寓教于乐。几位演员可谓全才,对各种类型的角色的塑造堪称经典,并且能歌善舞。《糟糕历史》中的歌舞桥段,可谓一大看点。总之,一句话形容,就是“外表荒诞无节操,内心高洁学问高”。