Jilly Cooper
Dame Jill Cooper was a British author and journalist.
Works
Rivals
It is 1986 and Britain is booming. "Rivals" dives headfirst into the cutthroat world of TV where hair-dos are big and ambitions are even bigger. Deals are brokered in boardrooms, as well as bedrooms. Nobody can be sure who will come out on top. With every man and woman out only for themselves, can true love really blossom?
Release Date2024-10-18
DepartmentProduction
JobExecutive Producer
Charactersd Shocked Lady Diner
Episode Count20
Vote Count93
Octavia
Based in the 1970s Britain, "Octavia" charts the schemes of the title character to steal her friend's man.
Release Date2009-01-01
DepartmentWriting
JobNovel
Charactersd Party Guest
The One Show
A topical magazine-style daily television programme broadcast live on BBC One.
Release Date2006-08-14
Charactersd Self
Episode Count1
Vote Count31
Wogan
Chat show hosted by Terry Wogan, featuring live studio interviews with famous and notable personalities.
Release Date1982-05-04
Charactersd Self
Episode Count1
Vote Count7
Pebble Mill
Pebble Mill was a re-launched version of the 1970s daily chat show Pebble Mill (also known as Pebble Mill At One for a while) which aired on BBC1 in the United Kingdom. The series premiered on October 14, 1991. The show was a mixture of celebrity guests and music. Alan Titchmarsh was a presenter on the show throughout it's complete run. Other presenters included Judi Spiers, Gloria Hunniford and Ross King.
Release Date1991-10-14
Charactersd Self
Episode Count1
Vote Count5
V Graham Norton
V Graham Norton was an entertainment programme shown on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom starring Graham Norton, broadcast every weeknight as a successor to the weekly So Graham Norton. It aired from 6 May 2002 to 26 December 2003. It featured celebrities who chatted with Graham and became involved in studio games which were usually laden with sexual innuendo. The studio games were later featured on the clip show Nortonland in 2007 on digital channel Challenge. The show featured a 'webcam', a roving television camera which was randomly situated in a different place in the UK each week and which followed Graham's instructions and allowed him to interact with the public live. The feature was made technically possible using digital microwave link technology provided by Rear Window Television with the 'spontaneous' webcam feature always produced as a full quality Outside Broadcast, before being made to look like a traditional webcam at the studios.
Release Date2002-05-06
Charactersd Self
Episode Count1
Vote Count6
Countdown
The clock is ticking as contestants compete in games of lexical dexterity and numerical agility.
Release Date1982-11-02
Charactersd Self
Episode Count4
Vote Count20
Brass Eye
Investigative reporter Chris Morris puts modern Britain under the spotlight, and smacks the issues of the day till they bleed. He tackles weighty issues including animals, drugs, sex and skewered celebrities and politicians alike - and in a later episode in 2001, paedophiles.
Release Date1997-01-29
Charactersd Self (voice)
Episode Count1
Vote Count109
In My Own Words
Get up close to artists, writers, actors, comedians and poets – and discover both what fires their imaginations and the forces that have shaped their extraordinary lives.
Release Date2024-09-02
Charactersd Self
Episode Count1
Miss Pym's Day Out
In 1977, after a fourteen year dry spell, the novelist Barbara Pym was nominated for a Booker Award for her novel, Quartet in Autumn. This drama documentary biopic sees Patricia Routledge as Pym and follows the day of the prize presentation, as she observes people and reminisces about life and love.
Release Date1992-02-19
Charactersd Self
Vote Count1
The Man Who Made Husbands Jealous
Charming tennis player Lysander Hawkley seduces wealthy, married women to make their husbands jealous, leading to romantic and comedic chaos in the fictional county of Rutshire.
Release Date1997-06-06
DepartmentWriting
JobNovel
Episode Count3
Vote Count3
It's Awfully Bad for Your Eyes, Darling
Four young women – boy-crazy Samantha; gluttonous Gillian, aka 'Pudding'; dumb blonde Clover; and self-proclaimed leader Virginia – share a London flat.
Release Date1971-04-15
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Episode Count7
Romance
Television adaptations of six books by well-known romantic novelists.
Release Date1977-03-02
DepartmentWriting
JobOriginal Story
Episode Count1
Riders
Arrogant aristocrat Rupert Campbell-Black has high social position, women at his feet, money and fame in the world of show jumping. But Rupert has a rival - the brooding gypsy Jake Lovell, whose loathing for the "Pin Up of Penscombe" has driven him to the top of the riding world to match Rupert's skills. A bitter feud festers between the two stars, who have fought and fornicated their way round the show rings of the world, and now comes to a showdown at the Los Angeles Olympics. As rivals in love and sport, the stage is set for what becomes a compulsive blend of sex, romance, and adventure.
Release Date1993-05-01
DepartmentWriting
JobBook
Vote Count3
The Garden Party
Release Date1998-07-11
Episode Count1
Friday Night, Saturday Morning
Friday Night, Saturday Morning was a television chat show with a revolving guest host. It ran on BBC2 from 28 September 1979 to 2 April 1982, broadcast live from the Greenwood Theatre, a part of Guy's Hospital. It was most notable for being the only television show to be hosted by a former British Prime Minister and for an argument about the blasphemy claims surrounding the movie Monty Python's Life of Brian. The programme was the idea of Iain Johnstone and Will Wyatt, who insisted on a changing presenter every fortnight. Another innovation was that the presenters chose the guests they were to interview.
Release Date1979-09-28
Episode Count1
Vote Count2
Bargain Hunt Famous Finds
Two teams of celebrities search for antique bargains and put them up for auction, with the help of two antiques experts.
Release Date2008-12-01
Episode Count1
The Animals Roadshow
Release Date1987-03-29
Episode Count1
Stand Up! Comici in Prova
Release Date2022-03-06
Episode Count1