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Coordinates: 52°30′43″N 2°05′45″W / 52.5119°N 2.0957°W / 52.5119; -2.0957
Dudley (i/ˈdʌdli/ DUD-lee) is a large town in the West Midlands county of England, and the administrative centre of the wider Metropolitan Borough of Dudley. At the 2001 census (according to the Office of National Statistics), the Dudley Urban Sub Area had a population of 194,919, making it the one of the largest settlements in England, the second largest town in the United Kingdom behind Reading, and the largest settlement in the UK without its own university.
Dudley is part of the West Midlands conurbation, and is located south of the city of Wolverhampton. It is the largest town in the Black Country region of England, and for many years the town (but not the castle, which was classed as part of Staffordshire) formed part of an exclave of the county of Worcestershire. Despite the more recent changes in county borders, the town still remains part of the Anglican Diocese of Worcester.
Dudley unsuccessfully bid to receive city status in 2012, losing out to Chelmsford, Perth and St. Asaph.
Actors: Miles Richardson (actor), Andy Price (composer), David Starkey (actor), Colin Higgins (actor), Jonathan Jaynes (actor), Jane Harris (editor), Nicholas White (producer), Steven Clarke (producer), Steven Clarke (director), Richard Trinder (actor), Harry Beney (editor), Toby Sawyer (actor), Abigail Hopkins (actress), Georgina Harvey (producer), Alex Bulgo (actor),
Genres: Documentary, Drama,Actors: Joss Ackland (actor), Helena Bonham Carter (actress), Richard Vernon (actor), John Wood (actor), Cary Elwes (actor), William Morgan Sheppard (actor), Patrick Stewart (actor), James Payne (actor), Ben Shockley (actor), Pip Torrens (actor), Michael Hordern (actor), Richard Johnson (actor), Lee Montague (actor), Anne V. Coates (editor), Lee Asquith-Coe (actor),
Plot: The death of King Henry VIII throws his kingdom into chaos because of succession disputes. His weak son Edward, is on his deathbed. Anxious to keep England true to the Reformation, a scheming minister John Dudley marries off his son, Guildford to Lady Jane Grey, whom he places on the throne after Edward dies. At first hostile to each other, Guildford and Jane fall in love. But they cannot withstand the course of power which will lead to their ultimate downfall.
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Genres: Drama, Music,Actors: Vernon Dobtcheff (actor), Patrick McGoohan (actor), Vanessa Redgrave (actress), Glenda Jackson (actress), Hal B. Wallis (producer), Nigel Davenport (actor), John Barry (composer), Ian Holm (actor), Trevor Howard (actor), Jeremy Bulloch (actor), Andrew Keir (actor), Timothy Dalton (actor), Daniel Massey (actor), Richard Warner (actor), Charles Jarrott (director),
Plot: Mary Stuart, who was named Queen of Scotland when she was only six days old, is the last Roman Catholic ruler of Scotland. She is imprisoned at he age of 23 by her cousin Elizabeth Tudor, the English Queen and her arch adversary. Nineteen years later the life of Mary is to be ended on the scaffold and with her execution the last threat to Elizabeth's throne has been removed. The two Queens with their contrasting personalities make a dramatic counterpoint to history.
Keywords: 1500s, 1560s, 16th-century, ambition, assassination, baby, beheading, betrayal, bisexual, brother-sister-relationship