Catherine Cookson's The Tide of Life
3:25 pm - 6:45 pm, Sunday, February 15 on U&Drama (20)
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Season 1, Episode 1
Gillian Kearney stars in the feature-length period drama following the fortunes of housekeeper Emily Kennedy and her relationships with three very different men. At first she is content working for the McGilby family while her father is away at sea, but finds her life thrown into turmoil by the death of one of her employers. With John Bowler and Ray Stevenson
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Gillian Kearney
(Actor)
Born:
May 09, 1972
in
Liverpool
Best Known For:
Playing Debbie McGrath in Brookside.
Early-life:
Born in 1972 in Liverpool. Her mum was a school secretary and her dad was a civil engineer. At the age of 12, she joined the Liverpool Playhouse Youth Theatre, where she was spotted two years later by the makers of Brookside. The actress was only supposed to appear in three episodes, but her character Debbie proved so popular that she stayed for a year and also appeared in the spin-off miniseries Damon and Debbie.
Career:
In 1989, the 16-year-old Kearney starred in Shirley Valentine, but decided to put her career on the backburner so she could concentrate on her education. After taking her A-levels, she studied for a degree at the Rose Bruford drama school in north London. She was still in demand as an actress and her tutors marked her performance in the TV drama The Tides of Life as part of her final assessment. She has regularly acted on stage and in TV series including Liverpool One, Sex, Chips and Rock 'n' Roll, Hope and Glory and The Forsyte Saga. More recently, she has starred in Shameless, Casualty, Silent Witness and Suspects. In December 2014, it was announced that she was joining the cast of Emmerdale.
Quote:
"I must have a darkness about me which makes me look really tragic. I'd love to do a comedy."
Trivia:
She has appeared in the Radio 4 dramas Brief Lives and Bring Her Back.
Ray Stevenson
(Actor)
Born:
May 25, 1964
in
Lisburn, Northern Ireland
Best Known For:
Playing Titus Pullo in TV drama Rome.
Early-life:
George Raymond Stevenson was born on a British army base in Lisburn, Northern Ireland, on May 25, 1964. His family moved to Lemington, Newcastle upon Tyne when he was eight and later to Cramlington, Northumberland. Ray's first love was art and he spent time working as an interior designer with an architectural firm in London. At the age of 25, he pursued acting and ended up graduating from the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School at the age of 29.
Career:
Stevenson's first break as an actor was a recurring role on TV drama Band of Gold. He went on to make guest appearances in number of programmes, including Peak Practice, Holby City, The Bill, Dalziel and Pascoe, Red Cap, Murphy's Law and Waking the Dead. He had a recurring role on At Home with the Braithwaites but he is best known for playing Titus Pullo in historical TV drama Rome. On the big screen, he has starred in Outpost (2008), The Book of Eli (2010), The Other Guys (2010), The Three Musketeers (2011), Thor (2011), G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013), Thor: The Dark World (2013) and Divergent (2014). In 2012, he had a recurring role in the seventh season of Dexter.
Quote:
"Life itself is pretty funny when you realise how absurd it can be."
Trivia:
He enjoys painting water colours.
John Bowler
(Actor)
Susie Burton
(Actor)
