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Saint Denis (also called Dionysius, Dennis, or Denys) is a Christian martyr and saint. In the third century, he was Bishop of Paris. He was martyred in connection with the Decian persecution of Christians, shortly after A.D. 250. After his head was chopped off, Denis is said to have picked it up and walked ten kilometres (six miles), preaching a sermon the entire way, making him one of many cephalophores in hagiology. He is venerated in the Roman Catholic Church as patron of Paris, France and as one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers. The medieval and modern French name "Denis" derives from the ancient name Dionysius.
Gregory of Tours states that Denis was bishop of the Parisii and was martyred by being beheaded by a sword. The earliest document giving an account of his life and martyrdom, the "Passio SS. Dionysii Rustici et Eleutherii" dates from c. 600, is mistakenly attributed to the poet Venantius Fortunatus, and is legendary. Nevertheless, it appears from the Passio that Denis was sent from Italy to convert Gaul in the third century, forging a link with the "apostles to the Gauls" reputed to have been sent out under the direction of Pope Fabian. This was after the persecutions under Emperor Decius had all but dissolved the small Christian community at Lutetia. Denis, with his inseparable companions Rusticus and Eleutherius, who were martyred with him, settled on the Île de la Cité in the River Seine. Roman Paris lay on the higher ground of the Left Bank, away from the river.
Major Sir Denis Thatcher, 1st Baronet, MBE, TD (10 May 1915 – 26 June 2003) was a British businessman, and the husband of the former British Prime Minister, Margaret Hilda Thatcher. He was born in Lewisham, London, the elder child of a New Zealand-born British businessman, Thomas Herbert (Jack) Thatcher, and his wife (Lilian) Kathleen, née Bird.[citation needed] He is the most recent person outside the Royal Family to be awarded a hereditary title.
At the age of eight he entered a preparatory school as a boarder in Bognor Regis, following which he attended the nonconformist public school, Mill Hill. At school he excelled at cricket, being a left-handed batsman. Thatcher left Mill Hill at the age of 18 to join the family paint and preservatives business, Atlas Preservatives. He enlisted in the army shortly after the Munich crisis, as he was convinced war was imminent. This was reinforced by a visit he made to Germany with his father's business in 1938.
Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, LG, OM, PC, FRS, née Roberts (born 13 October 1925) is a British politician and the longest-serving (1979–1990) British prime minister of the 20th century, and the only woman ever to have held the post. A Soviet journalist nicknamed her the "Iron Lady", which later became associated with her uncompromising politics and leadership style. As prime minister, she implemented conservative policies that have come to be known as Thatcherism.
Originally a research chemist before becoming a barrister, Thatcher was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Finchley in 1959. Edward Heath appointed her Secretary of State for Education and Science in his 1970 government. In 1975 Thatcher defeated Heath in the Conservative Party leadership election and became Leader of the Opposition, as well as the first woman to lead a major political party in the United Kingdom. She became prime minister after winning the 1979 general election.
After entering 10 Downing Street, Thatcher introduced a series of political and economic initiatives to reverse what she perceived as Britain's precipitous national decline. Her political philosophy and economic policies emphasised deregulation (particularly of the financial sector), flexible labour markets, the privatisation of state-owned companies, and reducing the power and influence of trade unions. Thatcher's popularity during her first years in office waned amid recession and high unemployment, until economic recovery and the 1982 Falklands War brought a resurgence of support, resulting in her re-election in 1983. Thatcher was re-elected for a third term in 1987, but her Community Charge (popularly referred to as "poll tax") was widely unpopular and her views on the European Community were not shared by others in her Cabinet. She resigned as Prime Minister and party leader in November 1990, after Michael Heseltine launched a challenge to her leadership.
Actors: Ronald Reagan (actor), John Sessions (actor), Mikhail Gorbachev (actor), Matthew Marsh (actor), Richard E. Grant (actor), Trevor McDonald (actor), Nicholas Farrell (actor), Greg Bennett (actor), Iain Glen (actor), Anthony Head (actor), Jim Broadbent (actor), Jeremy Child (actor), Michael Maloney (actor), Meryl Streep (actress), Pip Torrens (actor),
Plot: Elderly and a virtual prisoner in her own home due to her concerned staff and daughter Carol, Margaret Thatcher, Britain's first woman prime minister, looks back on her life as she clears out her late husband Denis's clothes for the Oxfam shop. Denis is seen as being her rock as she first enters parliament and then runs for the leadership of the Conservative Party, culminating in her eventual premiereship. Now his ghost joins her to comment on her successes and failures, sometimes to her annoyance, generally to her comfort until ultimately, as the clothes are sent to the charity shop, Denis departs from Margret's life forever.
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Genres: Drama,Actors: Philip Jackson (actor), Geoffrey Beevers (actor), Samuel West (actor), Geoffrey Palmer (actor), Greg Bennett (actor), Jeremy Child (actor), Robert Cooper (producer), Oliver Ford Davies (actor), Michael Cochrane (actor), James Laurenson (actor), Charlotte Holdich (costume designer), Geoffrey Whitehead (actor), Geoffrey Whitehead (actor), Christian Rodska (actor), Sylvestra Le Touzel (actress),
Plot: In a post-war election Margaret Roberts, University educated daughter of shop-keeper Alf from Grantham, is determined to get herself elected as a prospective Parliamentary candidate for the Consevative party but without any success. Although her friend Patricia wins a seat,the notion of a woman candidate is frowned upon by Old Guard members like Sir John Sowdon and she gets no support from fellow hopeful - who does get elected - Ted Heath. But she is tenacious and committed and, loyally backed by her business-man husband Dennis finally wins that coveted seat in parliament a decade on. She has successfully completed that long walk to Finchley.
Keywords: 1950s, british-history, election, english-politics, jaguar-car, member-of-parliament, parliament, satire, sex-discriminationActors: Liz Smith (actress), Kenneth Cranham (actor), John Wells (writer), John Wells (actor), John Cater (actor), Jon Blair (producer), Richenda Carey (actress), Eiji Kusuhara (actor), Angela Thorne (actress), Richard Boden (director), Owen Brenman (actor), Jilly Johnson (actress), Alastair Beaton (writer), Colin Starkey (actor), Hilary Gish (actress),
Plot: In the future, _Margaret Thatcher_ has retired from politics, and has settled at Dunrulin, her new residence in Dulwich. Unfortunately, the rubbish is not being collected, so Maggie sets out with some local 'celebrities' to clean up the rubbish. Unfortunately, Denis has to get in the way.
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Genres: Comedy,Actors: Dick Clement (director), Nicky Henson (actor), Roy Kinnear (actor), Alfred Molina (actor), Robert Stephens (actor), John Wells (actor), John Wells (writer), John Cater (actor), Terence Rigby (actor), John Nettleton (actor), Angela Thorne (actress), Mark Kingston (actor), Robert Fox (producer), Joan Sanderson (actress), Julian Seymour (producer),
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Robert Rietty (actor), John Wells (actor), Ralph Morse (actor), Charles Dance (actor), Roger Moore (actor), James Villiers (actor), Desmond Llewelyn (actor), Geoffrey Keen (actor), Jeremy Bulloch (actor), Julian Glover (actor), Graham Crowden (actor), Walter Gotell (actor), Paul Brooke (actor), Carole Bouquet (actress), Michael G. Wilson (actor),
Plot: After disposing of a familiar looking face, Bond is sent to recover a communication device, known as an ATAC, which went down with a British Spy ship as it sunk. Bond must hurry though, as the Russians are also out for this device. On his travels, he also meets Melina Havelock, whose parents were brutally murdered. Bond also encounters both Aristotle Kristatos and Milos Colombo. Each of them are accusing the other of having links with with the Russian's. Bond must team up with Melina, solve who the true ally is and find the ATAC before it's too late.
Keywords: 1980s, action-hero, agent, assassin, automobile, bare-chested-male, based-on-novel, bathrobe, blockbuster, bond-girl