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- Sara Vickers grew up in Edinburgh. A stage and screen actor best known for her role as Joan Thursday, in ITV's Inspector Morse prequel, Endeavour (2013-2016), as well as Sunshine on Leith (2013) and Shetland (2016). She moved to London to train at RADA (Royal Academy of Dramatic Art), graduating in 2010.
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Robbie Coltrane, one of Britain's most popular comedians who was head of debating society at school and won prizes for his art, is now a film star who played in two James Bond films and in the "Harry Potter" franchise.
Coltrane was born Anthony Robert McMillan on March 30, 1950, in Rutherglen, a suburb of Glasgow, Scotland, UK. His mother, Jean Ross (Howie), was a teacher and pianist. His father, Ian Baxter McMillan, was a general surgeon who also worked for police pathology. Young Robbie was fond of art, music, films and cars. He was a voracious reader of his dad's books on medicine and crime. At age 12 he made his acting debut on stage at Glenalmond College, delivering rants from "Henry V". At that time he was fascinated with Marlon Brando and Orson Welles.
He attended Glasgow Art School, majoring in drawing, painting and film, then studied art at Edinburgh's Moray House College of Education for a year. In 1973 he made a documentary titled "Young Mental Health", which was voted Film Of The Year by the Scottish Education Council. At that time Robbie took the name Coltrane, due to his love of jazz, and began a career of a stand-up comedian at night clubs, at the Edinburgh Festival, as well as an actor with Edinburgh's renowned Traverse Theatre.
In 1980 Coltrane made his debut on television as "Border Guard" in BBC's mini-series The Lost Tribe (1980), then made his big screen debut as a limousine driver in Death Watch (1980). In 1981 he appeared in his first leading role as Detective Fritz Langley in Subway Riders (1981), by famed underground director Amos Poe.
He became a well-known face through appearances in The Comic Strip series, then in Alfresco (1983) and Comic Strip movies The Supergrass (1985) and The Pope Must Diet (1991), among other films. At that time Coltrane had a drinking problem, downing as much as a bottle of whiskey a day. In 1986 he flew to a clinic in Mexico and was treated for obesity. In 1987 his partner for 15 years, Robin Paine, left him for good, leaving her portrait in Coltrane's barn.
In 1988 Coltrane met then 18-year-old Rhona Gemmell in a pub. They married and had a son, Spencer, and a daughter, Alice. His career took off during the early 1990s with the leading role as Dr. Eddie "Fitz" Fitzgerald, a forensic psychologist, in the popular TV series Cracker (1993).
He made such a good performance as Valentin Zukovsky, a KGB man turned St. Petersburg mafia lord, in GoldenEye (1995) the producers called him back for the same character in The World Is Not Enough (1999). Then Coltrane hit another lucrative franchise; he was personally selected by J.K. Rowling as her choice to play half-giant Rubeus Hagrid in the 'Harry Potter' films.
In early 1990s Coltrane wrote an autobiography, "Coltrane in a Cadillac", and also starred in the eponymous TV series, Coltrane in a Cadillac (1993), in which he indulges his passion for vintage cars and tells with great humor about his 4000-mile journey across America from Los Angeles to New York. In 2003 he separated from his wife. His interests outside of his acting profession had been reading books, and rebuilding and collecting vintage cars. Robbie Coltrane resided in a converted farmhouse in Stirlingshire, Scotland, UK.- Actor
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Scottish character actor and occasional leading man who enlivened scores of fine films in Britain and America. His father was a lawyer in a small town in Lanarkshire. Bannen served in the army and attended Ratcliffe College, Leicestershire. His first acting role came in a 1947 Dublin production of "Armlet of Jade". He became a successful figure on the London stage, making a name for himself in the plays of both William Shakespeare and Eugene O'Neill. He was an original member of the Royal Shakespeare Company and appeared on Broadway as well. His film debut occurred in the mid-1950s, and he quickly rose to prominence, primarily in a wide range of supporting roles. His performance as "Crow" in The Flight of the Phoenix (1965) won him an Oscar nomination as Best Supporting Actor. Thirty years and scores of films later, Bannen was given the Lifetime Achievement Award of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Long after his leading man days had passed, he won new acclaim for his role as the touchingly crafty villager in Waking Ned Devine (1998). The following year he died in an automobile accident. He was survived by his wife of 23 years.- Actress
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Laurie Brett was born and raised in Hamilton, Scotland on 28 March 1969. She toured with a travelling circus in Mexico and Central America with Circo Magico and studied at the London Studio Centre. She starred in fringe productions and made her television debut in "London's Burning" (as an office girl) in 1992. Her singing and dancing skills made her a regular in the musical theatre and she appeared in several television advertisements.- Stuart performed in 'Macbeth' at Trafalgar Studios starring James McAvoy and directed by Jamie Lloyd (2013) before reappearing in 'Richard III' alongside Martin Freeman, again directed by Lloyd (2014). He starred as 'Marcus' in 'The Hunt' at The Almeida Theatre. He was nominated for 'Best Actor in a Play' At The Stage Debut Awards 2019 for his performance. Stuart is represented by Gordon and French.
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The character actor Andrew Keir (originally Andrew Buggy) was born in 1926 in the coal-mining town of Shotts in Lanarkshire, Scotland, of Irish Catholic extraction, and raised there with his five brothers John, Tom, Michael, Patrick, and Hugh, and a sister, Maggie. The son of a coal miner, Keir worked in the coal mines from age 14 to 20, at which point he joined the Glasgow Citizen's Theatre to train as an actor. Shortly thereafter, Keir established himself professionally in British theater, television, and film, debuting in The Lady Craved Excitement (1950). His bluff, no-nonsense demeanor was perfect for authoritarian and military roles, especially Roman soldiers, as in Cleopatra (1963), The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964), and The Viking Queen (1967).
He hooked up with Hammer Productions early on (his debut film) and continued the association in a number of horror films, e.g., Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966) and Blood from the Mummy's Tomb (1971). One of his best-known and most popular performances was that of the title role in Quatermass and the Pit (1967). Keir made numerous appearances in television throughout his career, notably in Adam Smith (1972) and in the Australian series The Outsiders (1976). Keir, true to his heritage, frequently played Scotsmen, especially in the latter part of his career.- Carly Steel was born in Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK. She is an actress, known for Entertainment Tonight (1981), Tommy (2020) and Romantically Speaking (2015).
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Mark Millar is the New York Times best-selling writer of Jupiter's Legacy, Kick-Ass, Kingsman, The Magic Order, Wanted, Old Man Logan, Marvel Civil War and Superman: Red Son.
He is also President of Netflix's Millarworld Division in Los Angeles and serves as an executive producer on all his Hollywood properties.
Marvel and DC In Summer 2000, Marvel brought Millar in as part of a new team to revitalise their comic-book line. He worked with the best artists in the industry and launched his X-Men revamp at number one with Ultimate X-Men, re-thinking The Avengers next and shattering his own sales numbers with The Ultimates before creating the Marvel Civil War storyline in 2006, remaining Marvel's most financially successful event of the 21st century and their best-selling graphic novel of all time.
Screen-writer Zak Penn credits The Ultimates as his template for the 2012 Avengers movie and both Civil War and his classic Wolverine: Old Man Logan provided the inspiration for two blockbuster movies of the same name.
His Superman book, Red Son, is the highest-selling Superman graphic novel in history and was adapted by Warner Bros as an animated movie in 2020.
Millarworld On the advice of Stan Lee, Mark decided to branch out from Marvel and create his own characters while still working at the company.
Wanted was his first comic-book under the Millarworld banner, a huge hit that spawned the 2008 movie starring Angelina Jolie. Wanted grossed $342 million on a $70 million budget and paved the way for the successful adaptation of his Kick-Ass comic in 2010, starring Nicolas Cage.
Quitting Marvel soon after, Millar focused all his attention on Millarworld and co-created properties which include Jupiter's Legacy, The Magic Order, American Jesus, Super Crooks, Sharkey The Bounty Hunter, Empress, Superior, Kingsman: The Secret Service, Chrononauts, Starlight, Nemesis, Space Bandits, MPH and Huck.
Kingsman was released as a movie in 2015 and, like Kick-Ass has spawned at least one sequel. The most recent Kingsman movie, The King's Man, is released on March 12th, 2021.
Netflix Netflix bought Millarworld in 2017 and now owns the full rights to all 17 properties purchased, later hiring Mark and his wife Lucy to act as President and CEO of their Millarworld line and help develop these comic-books into big-budget original movies, shows and animated series.
The first of these to be streamed is Jupiter's Legacy in 2021, Super Crooks, Huck, Sharkey The Bounty Hunter, Space Bandits, The Magic Order, Prodigy and more are all either in production now or in active development.
The only franchises excluded from this sale were Kick-Ass and Kingsman, which Mark still co-owns independently.
Awards and honours Mark has received or been nominated for numerous industry honours over the years including Eagles, Eisners, UKCAC, Speakeasy and Wizard awards.
Outside of comics, he has won the Glenfiddich Spirit of Scotland award for writing, the Scottish Press Awards Hall of Fame, the SFX Award for Best Comic, Time Magazine's Comic-Book of the Decade (for The Ultimates) and two GLAAD awards for excellence.
He was awarded and honorary doctorate for literature from Glasgow Caledonia University in 2012 and in 2013 received an MBE from the Queen at Buckingham Palace for services to Film and Literature.
Personal life Mark was born in Coatbridge, Scotland, on December 24th 1969. He is the youngest of six children and married to Lucy Millar, CEO of Netflix's Millarworld Division. He has three daughters.- Dee Hepburn was born on 7 November 1961 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK. She is an actress, known for Gregory's Girl (1980), The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1978) and Crossroads (1964). She is married to Dewar Docherty. She was previously married to Neil Rossiter.
- His father, a wine importer loved the theatre and encouraged his acting ambitions and got him his first job at 16 touring with a Shakespearean company painting scenery and doing walk on parts. His mother disapproved thinking it wasn't a job for a respectable middle class young man. By 1939 he'd graduated to leading roles but then the war came. He joined the army and rose through the ranks to become a major. Within four days of leaving the service he was back in the theatre in a play 'Fifty Fifty' and the 'Seagulls Over Sorento' which ran five years.
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Elaine Collins was born on 21 April 1958 in Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK. She is an actress and producer, known for Soft Top Hard Shoulder (1992), EastEnders (1985) and Play for Today (1970). She has been married to Peter Capaldi since June 1991. They have one child.- Gay Hamilton was born on 29 April 1943 in Uddingston, Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK. She is an actress, known for A Challenge for Robin Hood (1967), Barry Lyndon (1975) and Space: 1999 (1975).
- Ryan Fletcher was born in 1983 in Blantyre, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK. He is an actor, known for Pennyworth (2019), Outlander (2014) and Beats (2019).
- James MacPherson was born on 18 March 1960 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK. He is an actor, known for Taggart (1983), The Bill (1984) and Still Game (2002). He has been married to Jacqueline since 1986. They have three children.
- Darren spent the first half of his life in Scotland and immigrated to Australia at age 12. Always having a propensity for acting, he would quite often fake illnesses to avoid school. One class he would never miss, however, was Drama. His continued love of the arts sees him studying with the likes of Warner Loughlin and Larry Moss. Darren's career spans three continents and he can currently be seen on TV shows in the UK, Australia and America.
His career started at MTV, where he both hosted and acted in shows that he helped create. His first adventure into prime time, network television, came as the host of the quirky and irreverent game show 'Minute To Win It' in Australia; a show that would later catapult his career into the UK, when he was asked to host the local version for ITV. Darren's quick wit and sharp comedic timing, made him a perfect fit to host BBC1's Saturday night, live show 'The Magicians'. His breakout role in America was on NBC's prime-time 'Love in the Wild.' McMullen has also been host of 'The Voice' and 'The Voice Kids' in Australia over five seasons with coaches such as Ricky Martin, Seal, Kylie Minogue, Keith Urban, Mel B and Will.I.Am.
In 2014, McMullen joined the star-studded cast of House Husbands, one of Australia's top rating dramas. Darren plays the much-loved character 'Alex Larden', who has explored some very topical issues on the show, including gay marriage and surrogacy.
In his National Geographic show 'Darren McMullen's Outsiders' we see Darren traveling the world to meet some very interesting characters; from time-traveling Italians (The Damanhur), to Alien worshipers (The Raelians). We see some very different sides to Darren, as he fully immerses himself into the lives of the weird and wondering sub cultures he explores.
Darren currently lives in Los Angeles and is putting the finishing touches on two screenplays, romantic comedy 'The Rebound Guy' and drama 'Fade To Black'. - Stunts
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Tom Steele was born on 12 June 1909 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK. He was an actor, known for The Blues Brothers (1980), Scarface (1983) and Zombies of the Stratosphere (1952). He died on 30 October 1990 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Actor
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Sean Scanlan was born on 18 August 1948 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK. He was an actor, known for Airline (1982), Casualty (1986) and The Tales of Para Handy (1994). He was married to Barbara Rafferty. He died on 17 April 2017 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK.- Teri Lally was born on 21 April 1961 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK. She is an actress, known for Comfort and Joy (1984), Restless Natives (1985) and Take the High Road (1980). She is married to Scott Ferguson. They have one child. She was previously married to Kenny MacKenzie.
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Jim Scott was born on 2 March 1934 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK. He is an actor and assistant director, known for The Groundstar Conspiracy (1972), Shadow of the Hawk (1976) and Lost and Found (1979). He is married to Joanne Scott. They have three children.- Tommy Dysart was born on 24 December 1935 in Maryhill, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK. He was an actor, known for The Man from Snowy River (1982), Prisoner (1979) and Against the Wind (1978). He was married to Joan Brockenshire. He died on 7 June 2022 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
- Diminutive Scottish character player with trademark neatly-trimmed moustache, upturned at the ends, who began as a juvenile soprano vocalist in the late 1890's with a family variety act. At one time he performed 15 times daily at a waxworks ! Watson didn't start in films until 1929, when 'discovered' in Hollywood while on an American vacation. His stay in the U.S. was cut short, however, and after one small film role he returned to England to become one of the 'versatiles', adept at playing an assortment of archetypal Britishers, often shifty or cunning, sometimes officious, weak or hen-pecked.
Without doubt, one of his best roles was that of 'Mr.Memory' in Alfred Hitchcock's The 39 Steps (1935), who claimed that he stored fifty new facts in his brain every day. Though a small part, it was acted with pathos and integral to the unfolding of the plot. Watson also gave good value for money as a small-time crook, one of Richard Attenborough's nasty little razor gang, in Brighton Rock (1948); and as the devious, ever manipulative storekeeper, Joseph Macroon, in Ealing's Whisky Galore! (1949). An adroitness at comedy Watson had already shown way back in the wartime educational short (warning against the dangers of ignoring blackout ordinances), Mr. Proudfoot Shows a Light (1941), where his billiard-playing antics are rudely - and to comic effect - interrupted by a German bomb.
Wylie Watson retired from acting in 1952 (except for a small part in Fred Zinnemann's The Sundowners (1960)) and emigrated to Australia, where he died in May 1966. - John Higgins was born on 18 May 1975 in Wishaw, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK. He has been married to Denise Higgins since 2000. They have three children.
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Jack Bruce was born on 14 May 1943 in Bishopbriggs, Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK. He was a composer and actor, known for True Lies (1994), Backdraft (1991) and Road House (1989). He was married to Margrit Seyffer and Janet Godfrey. He died on 25 October 2014 in Bures, Suffolk, England, UK.- Actor
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Scottish actor and comedian Walter Carr was born Walter Anderson on December 26, 1925 in Larkhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland. When Carr was a young man living in Prestwick he joined and sang with the Ayrshire Philharmonic Opera Society. Walter went on to join the popular repertory company The Wilson Barrett Players for their record-breaking seasons at both Glasgow and Edinburgh in 1947. Carr eventually achieved the status of a top pantomime dame and was a frequent foil to famous Glasgow comedian Lex McLean. His work in theatre encompassed everything from Shakespearean drama to portraying gangling fools in music hall sketches. Walter had a recurring role as likable rogue Dougie on the comedy series The Vital Spark (1959) and made a memorable appearance as the singing school master in the cult classic The Wicker Man (1973). Carr died at age 72 on May 30, 1998 in Perth, Scotland.- Bill Murdoch was born on 5 September 1941 in Bellshill, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK. He was an actor, known for Braveheart (1995), Gangs of New York (2002) and Dear Green Place (2006). He died on 26 March 2011 in Whitehouse, Argyll, Scotland, UK.
- Gordon Reid was born on 6 September 1939 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK. He was an actor, known for Mansfield Park (1999), The Others (2001) and Doctor Who (1963). He died on 26 November 2003 in London, England, UK.
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David did his national service in the RAF and started to train as a pilot officer but his eye sight wasn't good enough. He ended up being posted to Singapore where he led jungle patrols against terrorists in Malaya in 1953. He became an actor and had a long running part as Dr Nick Williams in the television series of Emergency Ward 10. He eventually turned to writing scripts amongst which were those for 'Black Beauty', 'Within These Walls', 'Edward the Seventh', 'Disraelli,' 'Lillie', and 'We'll Meet Again'- Tom Harvey was born on 14 May 1924 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK. He was an actor, known for Strange Brew (1983), Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues (1972) and On Camera (1954). He was married to Roberta Bishop. He died on 14 January 2014 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- Una McLean was born on 1 May 1930 in Strathaven, Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK. She is an actress, known for The Master of Ballantrae (1962), The Debt Collector (1999) and Strictly Sinatra (2001). She was previously married to Russell Hunter and Roy Boutcher.
- Sandy McDonald was born on 5 November 1937 in Bishopbriggs, Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK. He was an actor, known for Ready, Steady, Cook (1994), Doctor Who Confidential (2005) and National Television Awards (2015). He was married to Essdale Helen McLeod. He died on 17 March 2016 in Bishopton, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK.
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Robert Barr was born on 22 December 1909 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK. He was a writer, known for The Third Key (1956), Hadleigh (1969) and Gazette (1968). He was married to Jane Connell. He died on 30 January 1999 in Isle of Bute, Refrewshire, Scotland, UK.- Additional Crew
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Norman Campbell Rees was born on 4 April 1957 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK. He is an actor, known for Snow White and the Huntsman (2012), John Carter (2012) and Quantum of Solace (2008).- Caroline Ashley was born on 4 March 1958 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK. She is an actress, known for Take the High Road (1980) and Win, Lose or Draw! (1990).
- Robert Carr was born in 1951 in East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK. He was an actor, known for Lassie (2005), The Omega Factor (1979) and Dream Baby (1989). He died in June 2007 in Scotland, UK.
- Anthony Baird was born on 1 January 1919 in Hillhead, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. He was an actor, known for The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955), Reluctant Heroes (1952) and The Avengers (1961). He was married to Evelyn Millicent Amelia Hardwick. He died on 27 August 1995 in Westminster, London, England, UK.
- Ross Davidson was born on 25 August 1949 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK. He was an actor, known for The Meaning of Life (1983), EastEnders (1985) and The Pirates of Penzance (1983). He was married to Barbara Jane Black nee Smith and Elizabeth Ross. He died on 16 October 2006 in Frinton-on-Sea, Essex, England, UK.
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MacTaggart was born in Scotland. He produced, directed or wrote well over 100 individual television plays or episodes. He started out as an actor and radio producer for BBC Scotland. In 1968, he became a co-founder of Kestrel Productions, Britain's first independent television drama production company. Just two months before his sudden death at the age of 46, he was awarded the Society of Film and Television Arts' Desmond Davis Award for outstanding contribution to television.- Colin McRae was born on 5 August 1968 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK. He was a writer, known for Cave Creek: The Full Story of a National Tragedy (1998), Children in Need's Great Big Bid (2005) and A Question of Sport (1970). He was married to Alison Hamilton. He died on 15 September 2007 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK.
- Jack Stewart was born on 22 March 1913 in Larkhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK. He was an actor, known for Snowball (1960), The Avengers (1961) and Jesus of Nazareth (1956). He was married to Maureen Casserly. He died on 1 January 1966 in London, England, UK.
- Alasdair Gillies was born on 8 January 1938 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK. He is an actor, known for Para Handy - Master Mariner (1959), The Kilt Is My Delight (1956) and Ring in the New (1970).
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Dixie Ingram was born in 1936 in Shotts, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK. She is known for BBC Show of the Week (1965), The White Heather Club (1958) and The Andy Stewart Show (1963). She died on 1 December 2017 in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.- Norman Maclean was born on 26 December 1936 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK. He was an actor, known for Walk Me Home (1993), Blackbird (2013) and Celebration (1978). He died on 31 August 2017 in Scotland, UK.
- Robin Cook was born on 28 February 1946 in Bellshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK. He was married to Gaynor Regan and Margaret Katherine Whitmore. He died on 6 August 2005 in Ben Stack, near Laxford Bridge, Highland, Scotland, UK.
- Gerry Slevin was born in 1927 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK. He was an actor, known for Chariots of Fire (1981), The Revenue Men (1967) and Scotch on the Rocks (1973). He died in August 2001 in Bellshill, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK.
- Michael Deacon was born on 6 March 1937 in Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for The Lord of the Rings (1978), Broome Stages (1966) and Antigone (1962). He died on 26 December 2000 in Denville Hall, Northwood, London, England, UK.
- John Yule was born on 21 February 1946 in Larkhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK. He is an actor, known for Scotch on the Rocks (1973), Driving Lessons (2006) and On a Clear Day (2005).
- Grant Harrold, 'The Royal Butler' and 'Defender of Etiquette', has been described as 'Britain's Etiquette Expert' and 'One of Europe's Top Guru's on Etiquette' (EasyJet) due to his background and teaching on the subject for almost 20 years. Grant is a former butler and member of the Royal Household of Their Royal Highnesses, The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall, based at Highgrove House in The Cotswolds. His duties included butlering for Their Royal Highnesses The Prince of Wales, The Duchess of Cornwall, The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, and Prince Henry of Wales. He has worked alongside many other Royals, VIPs and celebrities over the past 19 years, many of whom are now his clients.
Grant is now a royal etiquette expert and a royal commentator, public speaker, butler and housekeeper trainer for principals and their staff in the UK and worldwide. He is regularly called upon as an advisor to royals and celebrities, as well as his VIP clients. Grant has featured on British television over the past 19 years, and regularly appears on both radio and television. Most famously he was the fresh-faced young butler in BBC 2 Country House TV Series, which ran for four years.
Grant runs the specialist company Nicholas Veitch, a consultancy firm established in 2012, offering support on royal and British etiquette and household staffing. Nicholas Veitch recently formed a partnership with Blenheim Palace. Together, they founded The Royal School Of Etiquette and The Royal School Of Butlers. Her Royal Highness, Princess Katarina is the Royal Patron, and a co-founder of the school. For further information please visit The Royal School of Etiquette and Butlers.
Grant works closely with some of the top hotels in the country as their etiquette expert, among them The Ritz Hotel in London. He is also one of the newest guest speakers for Seabourn Cruise Line which is an ultra-luxury cruise line headquartered in Seattle, Washington. The line operates all around the world, from short seven-day Caribbean cruises to exotic 100+ day around the world cruises.
Over the last few years, Grant has become a point of contact for both national and international media on his profession, etiquette, and on all things royal. As well as appearing in the popular TV series, Country House, Grant also took part in 'Be Your Own Boss' in 2012. In 2013, Grant worked with Ruth Watson on her series 'Ruth Watson Means Business!', where he was brought in as an authority on etiquette to help the staff at Fawsley Hall to improve their service. In 2014, he appeared in the Channel 4 TV Series 'You Can't Get The Staff' as 'The Butler'. In the series he was shown performing the duties of a butler and demonstrating his tricks of the trade from the Butlers Guide. During 2015, Grant was a columnist for the Lady Magazine. This column ran alongside his YouTube channel where he demonstrates the duties he writes about.
In 2016, Grant joined Michael Portillo in the BBC Two TV series, 'Great Railway Journeys'. In this programme Michael joined Grant in Bath where he taught Michael the etiquette of Afternoon Tea. More recently, Grant appeared as an etiquette expert on ITV's 'This Morning' where he has promoted the value of losing gracefully, and encouraging children to attend weddings. He has been a regular guest royal commentator on ITV's 'Good Morning Britain' and joined Steve Wright on BBC Radio 2 as his butler on duty, and to discuss the role of 21st century Royal Butlers. He joined Matt Barbet and Gaby Roslin on Channel 5 appearing on 'The Breakfast Show' teaching talk show host Jerry Springer and actress Lisa Faulkner how to behave like a King and Queen. AOL used his top 7 butler hacks for their website in 2016. Grant launched his own "The Royal Butler Guide" in 2016 on his YouTube site which has been popular with his social media audience which covers Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, plus another eleven media platforms which all together had 15 million interactions in 2016.
In 2017, Grant was back on our screens in January for several episodes of BBC 1's 'Royal Recipes' series, joining Michael Buerk looking back at royal dining. The series ran for three weeks. In the spring of 2017, he presented a segment of the popular TV series 'Rip off Britain' which saw him go undercover to discover if afternoon tea is worth what you pay for it. In the summer of 2017, Grant again went undercover, this time for BBC 1's 'The One Show' He was a man on a mission to discover if Scottish restaurants offer you doggy bags for left-over food. Then, for Channel 5, Grant joined Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford in their series 'How The Other Half Lives'. In this series, Grant gave Eamonn and Ruth a few etiquette pointers in order to prepare them for attending a debutante's ball. He was back on Channel 5 in the Autumn on 'Inside Balmoral', a three part series on The Royal Family and Balmoral Castle. He appeared throughout the series sharing his memories and explaining why the castle plays such an important part as a royal residence. For ITVBe, Grant joined the cast from 'The Real Housewives of Cheshire' to teach, Ester Dee, Tanya Bardsley and Nermina Pieters British Royal Tea Etiquette. Grant was back on our screens in November in the ITV documentary 'Prince Harry and Meghan: Truly Madly Deeply'. Shortly after this he joined The Dolan Twins and Sabrina Carpenter for an special afternoon tea etiquette class for the American TRL network in conjunction with the MTV Music Awards 2017, held in London. On Christmas day 2017 he was on the BBC's Breakfast Sofa discussing Christmas Etiquette. On Boxing Day Grant appeared on 'Sandringham: The Queen at Christmas' explaining how to behave should you be invited to Sandringham for Christmas. On the 31st December he was part of ITV's 'A Right Royal Quiz' with Fern Britton, which featured Grant acting as the butler on duty as well as in part of the show called 'Would I lie to you?'.
Grant is also occasionally asked to join BBC Radio 5 Live and Talk Radio to comment on the day's top stories, as well as appearing as a royal commentator and etiquette expert on Sky News, BBC News, ITV's 'This Morning', ITV's 'Good Morning Britain', and Channel 5 News.
In addition, Grant has given interviews to the BBC's Politics Show, America's CBS, Germany's RTL, and Canada's Entertainment Tonight, The British Forces Broadcasting Radio Station, The Daily Mail, The Daily Record, The Weekend Magazine and The Lady magazine to name a few, talking about his role as a Royal etiquette expert, royal commentator and his work as training butlers. Grant has also spoken to them about his life as a butler, PA and House Manager to the elite of British society.
Grant has worked on national campaigns in the United Kingdom. UK Safety First enlisted Grant's help on their 2015 national campaign, and Grant was part of the Penhaligon's launch of their No 33 scent. In 2016, Grant worked with Stayz, Australia's Number one Holiday Rental Company to create a Royal Stayzcation, which saw Grant visit Australia to give high profile clients a lesson in royal etiquette. During his time in Australia, Grant appeared on many TV programmes, including Sunrise, The Daily Editions and The Fitzy and Wippa Radio Show and Yahoo. He also worked with the CO-OP and World Remit with their Christmas campaigns 2017.
Butlering started for Grant in 1997 while helping out at a privately-owned Scottish estate, working alongside his mother. It was there that he was offered a position as a trainee butler. Within a few years he moved on to become the under-butler to the then Marquess and Marchioness of Tavistock at Woburn Abbey, and finally finding himself working for members of the British Royal Family.
Grant prides himself on working to the highest standards of care and attention, ensuring that the image and appearance of all previous employers are to this day maintained, never breaking confidentiality or trust. Grant continues to have a good relationship with the Royal Household and members of the royal family and has been described as an unofficial ambassador for the Royal family. - Editor
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- Director
Stewart McAllister was born in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the only son and second surviving child of Hugh and Jeanie McAllister. He and his three sisters had a comfortable childhood. Stewart and his father were members of the local photographic club, which sowed the seeds of his interest in experimenting with film. (Stewart liked to experiment: later in life he decided to build a television from scratch. After the explosion, he was found unconscious on the floor.)
He attended Wishaw High School before going on to study painting at Glasgow School of Art.
Stewart graduated from Glasgow School of Art in 1936, the winner of that year's Dame Laura Knight travelling scholarship for his portrait painting. Though the political situation was becoming difficult, he toured all the major capitals, going as far east as Hungary, with letters of introduction for each country. Because he had a photographic memory, these visits were the reason why he was later used by MI6 as an interpreter of aerial spy photographs during WW2. While at Glasgow Art School, he and Norman McLaren experimented with hand drawn sound tracks on film animation - matching abstract sound to shape and colour - a technique which Mclaren later used in some of his early work in Canada. Stewart was recruited by John Grierson and went to work with him in London, where he worked with the Crown and the GPO film units as director, producer and - his preferred role - editor.
A shy and modest man,his perfectionism and commitment left little time for a personal life, although he was more than generous with both his time and his money. Then, in what was to be the last year of his life, he became close to a colleague, Eireanne Sturdie, and it seemed likely they might have married, but when he became ill he returned to Scotland and was nursed first in the family home, then in the 'Sick Bay' of the local hospital where he died at the end of 1962.- James Urquhart was born on 5 December 1927 in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK. He was an actor, known for The Passing Show (1951), The White Heather Club (1958) and The Andy Stewart Show (1963). He was married to Margaret Young. He died on 15 December 1992 in Ceres, Fife, Scotland, UK.
- Hugh Dallas was born on 26 October 1957 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK. He is an actor, known for A Shot at Glory (2000), UEFA Champions League (1992) and Soccer Aid (2006).