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John McArdle is a Actor, Director and Scriptwriter born on 16 august 1949 at Liverpool (United-kingdom)
John McArdle (born 16 August 1949 in Liverpool) is an English actor. He is most notable for playing Billy Corkhill in the soap-opera Brookside, with many other smaller appearances in other soaps and dramas. Playing a regular character in Brookside's heyday (alongside Ricky Tomlinson and Sue Johnston, and working with writers such as Jimmy McGovern), he burned himself into the viewers' memories with his portrayal of a man beyond breaking point, which culminated with him ranting at neighbours and churning up their lawns, as he drove his car around in circles.
John was the subject of This Is Your Life in 2003 when he was surprised by Michael Aspel on the set of Merseybeat.
In 2006, he portrayed Frank Taylor in the BBC's Surviving Disasters edition of the Munich air disaster of 1958, in which Taylor was the only newspaper reporter to survive.
In 2010 he played Christher Mead's father in Waterloo Road.
McArdle is also an accomplished stage actor, recently seen in Our Country's Good at the Liverpool Playhouse.
He is a patron of the Octagon Theatre in Bolton, Greater Manchester.
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John McArdle
John was the subject of This Is Your Life in 2003 when he was surprised by Michael Aspel on the set of Merseybeat.
In 2006, he portrayed Frank Taylor in the BBC's Surviving Disasters edition of the Munich air disaster of 1958, in which Taylor was the only newspaper reporter to survive.
In 2010 he played Christher Mead's father in Waterloo Road.
McArdle is also an accomplished stage actor, recently seen in Our Country's Good at the Liverpool Playhouse.
He is a patron of the Octagon Theatre in Bolton, Greater Manchester.
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The Rochdale Pioneers (2012)
, 57minutesOrigin United-kingdom
Genres Biography
Actors John McArdle, John Henshaw
Roles Dr. Dunlope
Rating76%
The story is set in 1844 when a group of working-class people from the town of Rochdale came together to change the unfair society they were living in.
, 1h46Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes L'adolescence, Films about education, Films about children, Sports films, Association football films, L'enfance marginalisée, Films about school violence
Actors Robert Carlyle, Jane Lapotaire, Gina McKee, Ben Miller, Samia Ghadie, Ciarán Griffiths
Rating66%
Jimmy Grimble (Lewis McKenzie) is a 15-year-old misfit living in Manchester, where nothing seems to go his way. Jimmy is constantly threatened by the school bully, "Gorgeous" Gordon (Bobby Power); he is also not sure what to make of Johnny (Ben Miller), a lost-in-the-ozone biker who is dating Donna (Gina McKee), Jimmy's mum; and he has a crush on one of his classmates, Sara (Samia Smith), who seems to like him, but his powers of speech invariably fail him when he tries to talk to her. Like most Mancunians, Jimmy loves football. He is a fervent supporter of Manchester City and attends home games with Donna's ex-boyfriend, Harry (Ray Winstone). Jimmy also loves to play football, but while Eric (Robert Carlyle), the coach of his school's team, thinks he has potential, "Gorgeous" is already a skilled player, and when Gordon's father informs the school he will make a large and much-needed donation if their team makes it to the Manchester Schools Cup final, it looks like Jimmy will be on the bench for a while. But when an old woman gives Jimmy a pair of boots that once belonged to one of City's greatest players, his skills on the field begin to change.
The Place of the Dead (1997)
, 1h40Directed by Suri Krishnamma
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Adventure
Actors Greg Wise, Dougray Scott, Simon Dutton, John McArdle, Ralph Brown, Timothy West
Roles Major Ron Foster
Rating63%
The film largely tells the story of the expedition itself, but occasionally flashes to the present where the members of expedition are giving evidence in a military court. The enquiry is to determine which members were at fault for the failure of the expedition, meaning that the story is told in flashback as the men remember it. Initially, the soldiers are shown training while a voiceover by expedition leader Lt. Col. Robert Niell (Simon Dutton) tells us that there will be five British Army soldiers, two Territorial Army soldiers and three Hong Kong Chinese soldiers on the expedition.
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The Duke (1998)
, 17minutesDirected by John McArdle
Origin United-kingdom
Actors Anthony Booth, Nicola Stephenson
While watching a Western at the cinema with his mother, 7-year-old Jack (Gilbert) discovers that his grandfather Tom (Booth) looks like John Wayne. Upon returning home, he excitedly informs his grandfather, who asks him whether he can keep a secret. At school Jack reveals the secret to his schoolmates, who jeer and refuse to believe him. Later that day his grandfather discovers him crying, and decides to help him out. There is a dramatic showdown, where Tom organizes a horse and rides in to vindicate Jack. In the end, Jack and his grandfather ride down off down a Liverpool street lined with brick houses that dissolve into Monument Valley.
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The Duke (1998)
, 17minutesDirected by John McArdle
Origin United-kingdom
Actors Anthony Booth, Nicola Stephenson
While watching a Western at the cinema with his mother, 7-year-old Jack (Gilbert) discovers that his grandfather Tom (Booth) looks like John Wayne. Upon returning home, he excitedly informs his grandfather, who asks him whether he can keep a secret. At school Jack reveals the secret to his schoolmates, who jeer and refuse to believe him. Later that day his grandfather discovers him crying, and decides to help him out. There is a dramatic showdown, where Tom organizes a horse and rides in to vindicate Jack. In the end, Jack and his grandfather ride down off down a Liverpool street lined with brick houses that dissolve into Monument Valley.