Keeley Hawes
Nacimiento : 1976-02-10, London, England, UK
Historia
Keeley Hawes (nacida el 10 de febrero de 1976) es una actriz y modelo inglesa, conocida por sus numerosos papeles en televisión, especialmente los de Zoe Reynolds en Spooks (2002-2004) y Alex Drake en Ashes to Ashes (2008-2010). Hawes también es conocida por expresar varios papeles en videojuegos, como la icónica Lara Croft de la larga serie Tomb Raider, así como por el trabajo de caridad que realiza para el cuidado de niños en el hospicio CHASE en Surrey. Hawes apareció por primera vez en la escena pública a principios de los años 90, en los Troublemakers de los años 90 y en el drama de vestuario de la BBC de 1992, The Moonstone. Desde entonces ha aparecido en muchos otros dramas de televisión, incluyendo Karaoke de Dennis Potter (BBC OneChannel 4, 1995), Heartbeat (ITV1, 1995), The Beggar Bride (BBC, 1997), Othello (ITV, 2001), A Murder is Announced (ITV, 2005), Drama de ITV After Thomas (2006), drama de la BBC Spooks, película biográfica de ITV Blonde Bombshell (1999), y recientemente ha actuado como DI Alex Drake en la exitosa serie de drama de la BBC Ashes to Ashes (2008-2010), la secuela de Life on Mars.Actualmente es la cara de Boots No 7 cosmetics y ha aparecido junto a David Mitchell y Robert Webb en el premio BAFTA That Mitchell and Webb Look. Recientemente ha aparecido en un nuevo drama de 6 partes para ITV llamado Identity as Detective Superintendent Martha Lawson; y como protagonista de'Lady Agnes Holland' en el relanzamiento de Upstairs, Downstairs para la BBC.
Patricia Neal
En 1962, Patricia Neal y Roald Dahl se retiran a la campiña inglesa para criar a su joven familia. La aparentemente improbable pareja encuentra su relación puesta a prueba por una trágica pérdida.
Beatrice
Maximilian De Winter pierde a su esposa Rebeca cuando ésta es dada por muerta después de desaparecer en la costa. Con la intención de olvidar lo sucedido decide ir a Montecarlo, donde conoce a una joven empleada de la señora Van Hooper como dama de compañía. Ambos se enamoran y se casan rápidamente. Cuando se instalan en la mansión de Maxim, Manderley, la joven esposa se da cuenta de que la sombra de Rebeca aún sigue presente en la casa, en el ama de llaves y en los pensamientos de su marido...
Julia Morley
Año 1970. El certamen de Miss Mundo se celebra en Londres presentado por Bob Hope, leyenda de la comedia estadounidense. En ese momento Miss Mundo es el programa de televisión más visto en el planeta, con más de 100 millones de espectadores. En pleno directo el recién creado Movimiento de Liberación de Mujeres invade el escenario e interrumpe la retransmisión afirmando que los concursos de belleza degradan a las mujeres. Así, de la noche a la mañana, el Movimiento se hace famoso... Al reanudarse el programa, la elección de la ganadora provoca un nuevo gran revuelo: no es la favorita sueca, sino Miss Grenada, la primera mujer negra en ser coronada Miss Mundo. En cuestión de horas, una audiencia global fue testigo de la expulsión del patriarcado del escenario y del nacimiento del nuevo ideal de belleza occidental.
Herself - Host
Conducido por Keeley Hawes, estrella de la popular serie de televisión The Durrells, este documental revela las aventuras de la excéntrica familia Durrell una vez que dejaron Corfú, Grecia.
Narrator
The 1953 coronation of Queen Elizabeth II marked the moment when she was formally recognized as England's new sovereign in front of God and her subjects. Three hundred million people tuned in, making it the most watched event in history. Now, for the first time, Her Majesty shares memories of the ceremony. Join us as we unlock a thousand years of coronation secrets and provide an unprecedented, up-close look at the legendary Crown Jewels.
Sarah
After mishearing a pair of fishermen talking about the superior flood barriers in The Netherlands, Noah devises an escape plan to Never Land. The only person who takes an interest in his plan is Katie, Noah's wild-hearted next-door neighbor. Noah's parents think his compulsion to turn off taps is foolish, but even they can't deny the growing storms that are threatening their little fishing village.
Raymond Briggs' classic family story about smelly monsters, dangerous humans and what happens when the things that go bump in the night move in next door comes to life on Sky 1. Timothy Spall, Victoria Wood and Keeley Hawes star
Ann Royal
Adaptación de High Rise, novela publicada por J.G. Ballard a mediados de los años ‘70. La historia narra la llegada del doctor Robert Laing a la Torre Elysium, un enorme rascacielos dentro del cual se desarrolla todo un mundo aparte, en el cual parece existir la sociedad ideal. Pero secretamente, el recién llegado se sentirá perturbado ante la posibilidad de que este orden utópico no sea tal. Sospechas que rápidamente serán corroboradas de la forma más siniestra.
Catherine Mundi
Mariah Mundi es un joven de 17 años que vive en Londres con su hermano Félix, ya que sus padres han desaparecido de repente y sin dejar rastro, dejándolos a los dos solos. La situación se complica aún más cuando alguien secuestra a Félix en las calles de la gran ciudad, haciendo tambalearse el mundo de Mariah. No obstante, él no piensa quedarse de brazos cruzados, y se asocia con un extravagante investigador para encontrar a su hermano.
Mrs Todhunter
Durante el viaje en tren, una joven socialité se hace amiga de una encantadora y a la vez enigmática mujer mayor, sin embargo, cuando la mujer desaparece, los otros pasajeros niegan que alguna vez existió.
Herself
The documentary about the making of the critically acclaimed British TV sequel series to the show Life on Mars, featuring behind the scenes interviews with the cast and crew, ahead of the final season.
Jesse Scott
An aging Hollywood star, Joe Scott, lives a life of narcissistic hedonism, observed by his laconic personal assistant, Ophelia. The death of his childhood best friend, Boots, takes our protagonist, and the movie, into an extended flashback to a sea-side town in 1970's Britain.
Wendy Leather
Inglaterra, 1971. Un grupo de ladrones planea y ejecuta un golpe maestro: un espectacular atraco a un banco. Pero, además del dinero y las joyas, forman parte del botín ciertos documentos que permitirían sacar a la luz un escándalo de corrupción que involucra no sólo a altos funcionarios del gobierno británico, sino también a un miembro de la familia real.
Narrator
Lara Croft Tomb Raider: 10 Years profiles the creators, the games, the live-action models, and the fans who have collectively made Tomb Raider a pop culture phenomenon.
Jane
Una familia inglesa prepara el funeral del patriarca. La tensión crece a medida que las antiguas rencillas entre los hijos surgen de nuevo. La aparición de un desconocido que afirma que el difunto ocultaba un oscuro secreto sólo empeora las cosas, lo que obliga a la familia a tomar medidas drásticas para evitar que el funeral se convierta en un desastre total.
Nicola Graham
Television film adaptation of the true story ("A Friend Like Henry" by Nuala Gardner) of a young autistic boy and his extraordinary friendship with his dog, Thomas.
Kate Sheldrake
After painter Michael 'Mike' Sheldrake's failed suicide attempt, house-mate and life-long best friend Peter Tremaine, an antiques shop owner, reminisces their common past, like Mike does in therapy. It started at the beach, when scrubby, scared Mikey became the dependent protégé of forceful Pete, both doted by Pete's dad, a wealthy lawyer. Afterwards Mike moves out to marry Kate. Pete accepts to be best man, but overdoes that, 'arranging' to get stuck in the honeymoon hotel he paid for. Drama from their boarding school childhood intertwines with tragedy for the mates, Kate and vindictive former police detective Miller.
Fancy Day
Set in a rustic English village in the mid 19th century, Under The Greenwood Tree tells the story of a poor young man who falls for a middle-class schoolteacher and attempts to win her over.
Ella Macbeth
A chef and his restaurant-hostess wife resort to murder to take ownership of a high-class Glaswegian restaurant.
Elizabeth Shandy / Keeley Hawes
Tristram Shandy, un perfecto caballero inglés, se dispone a contar su vida tal y como él la ha vivido, pero el punto de vista de la narración cambia: pasa a los criados, a su madre mientras lo está pariendo, a sus padres cuando están a punto de concebirlo... Adaptación de un clásico de la literatura británica del siglo XVIII, "The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman", de Lawrence Sterne.
Dr. Julia Ogden
Detective William Murdoch is called upon to investigate the death of police constable Oliver Wicken, who is believed to have committed suicide. However, new and disturbing evidence suggests this case is more than what it seems to be.
Dr. Julia Ogden
In late 19th century Toronto, Detective William Murdoch investigates the murder of a young girl found in the red light district. When a possible witness to the murder is also killed, Murdoch must stop the killer before he strikes again.
Christine Callaghan
A rollicking adaptation of Kingsley Amis's first novel, Lucky Jim stars Stephen Tompkinson as Jim Dixon, a luckless lecturer at a provincial British university, trying to make a splash with his pompous boss, Professor Neddy Welch (Robert Hardy). Jim is also trying to make it with the woman of his dreams, Christine Callaghan (Keeley Hawes, Othello and Wives and Daughters), while simultaneously being pursued by the woman of his nightmares, fellow lecturer Margaret Peel (Helen McCrory, Anna Karenina). One (of many) complications is that Christine is the girlfriend of Professor Welch's egotistical artist son, Bertrand. Another is that Margaret keeps attempting suicide to get Jim's attention. But despite his misadventures, Jim keeps his eyes on the prize: a leg up on the ladder to a professorship in medieval history.
Jane
Tabloid journalist Liam Marple, sets about to dig up dirt on Laura Bowden, the new British Prime Minister. Posing as a political fundraiser, Liam gains entrance into Number 10 Downing, where he promptly wins the confidence of the idealistic PM.
Gillian Rogers
Dramatisation of the true story of the notorious 'acid bath murderer' John Haigh, who murdered women and disposed of their bodies in vats of acid in the 1940s. He was only caught when the gallstones of one of his victims failed to dissolve in the acid and were detected by the pathologist who examined the residue from the acid bath.
Dessie Brabant
With freshly rechristened characters and brand-new dialogue, this British TV production of Othello is a "rethinking" of Shakespeare's play, albeit still retaining the original's power and potency. The story is set in the London of the near future, a crime-ridden metropolis virtually torn apart by racial hostilities. By order of the Prime Minister, black police officer John Othello (Eamonn Walker) is promoted to Commissioner, a post dearly coveted by Othello's friend, mentor and fellow officer Ben Jago (Christopher Eccleston). Seething with jealousy, Jago contrives to discredit Othello in the eyes of the public, and to destroy John's interracial marriage to the lily-white Dessie (Keeley Hawes). Among those used as unwitting dupes to gain Jago's ends are Othello's trusted lieutenant, Michael Cass (Richard Coyle), scrupulously honest police constable Alan Roderick (Del Synnott), and Jago's own wife, Lulu (Rachael Stirling).
Tricia
The US president unexpectedly checks into a sleepy hotel in the heart of England, where he is held hostage by terrorists and, even worse, attended to by a host of wacky characters who obviously don't get out much.
Yvonne
Local journalist, Cameron Colley writes articles that are idealistic, from the viewpoint of the underdog. A twisted serial killer seems to have some motives. His brutal murders are also committed on behalf of the underdog. The stories begin to merge and Cameron find himself inextricably and inextricably implicated by the brutal killer. The arms dealer that Cameron plans to expose is found literally 'disarmed' before he can put pen to paper. The brewery chief, loathed by Cameron, who sold up at the expense of his workers, finds himself permanently unemployable. The police are convened of Cameron's guilt and so are half his friends and colleagues. Cameron is forced to employ all his investigative skills to find the real killer and his motive.
Lois Farquar
In 1920s Ireland, an elderly couple reside over a tired country estate. Living with them are their high-spirited niece, their Oxford student nephew, and married house guests, who are trying to cover up that they are presently homeless. The niece enjoys romantic frolics with a soldier and a hidden guerrilla fighter. All of the principals are thrown into turmoil when one more guest arrives with considerable wit and unwanted advice.
Charlotte Ellison
With the help of a feisty aristocratic woman, a working-class Scotland Yard inspector hunts for a serial killer of young women in Victorian London.
Tamara
El apuesto John Steed (Ralph Fiennes) y la sofisticada y astuta Emma Peel (Uma Thurman) son dos agentes secretos que despliegan estilo y elegancia en su lucha contra el crimen. Sir August de Wynter (Sean connery), un antiguo miembro del Ministerio del Interior, es un hombre muy rico e inteligente que planea controlar el mundo por medio de una modernísima máquina del tiempo que representa una grave amenaza para la humanidad, que se verá expuesta a imprevisibles y violentas tormentas de hielo o a temperaturas abrasadoras. Pero nuestros héroes no pierden la calma ni siquiera en situaciones tan aparentemente irresolubles.
Angela Harper
How far will she go for money? "Don't you see, Billy, people like them owe people like us." Young, beautiful and living on the breadline with a feckless husband and a sickly child, Angela Harper decides to take matters into her own hands in order to save her family from the poverty trap. She hits on the perfect plan after noticing a newspaper feature on the once divorced and once widowed lord, Sir Fabian Ormoerod. She will marry the man and then hit him for a massive divorce settlement. And so the stunning Ms Angela Harper, successful lingerie buyer with an alluring independent streak is born...
Rachel Verinder
Greg Wise (Sense and Sensibility) and Keeley Hawes (Karaoke) star in this sumptuous adaptation of Wilkie Collins' classic mystery, the first detective novel ever written. The Moonstone, a sacred Hindu diamond was stolen from the head of the Moon God, in its shrine by John Herncastle in 1799. The stone is said to be cursed if it is removed from the shrine. In 1848, a man named Franklin Blake announces to Rachel that the Moonstone has been bequeathed to her by Herncastle. Blake gives her the jewel on her birthday and offers to mount the jewel for her, in order that she might wear it. Inevitably, the jewel is found missing the next morning and Rachel believes Blake stole it. Determined to prove his innocence, Blake leaves in order to pursue the real truth behind the theft.
Amanda Thirsk
The inside track of the women that broke through the Buckingham Palace establishment to secure the scoop of the decade which led to the catastrophic fall from grace of Prince Andrew.
