Edwina Currie

Acting

Edwina Currie

Born October 13, 1946 · Liverpool, England, UK (age 79)

Edwina Currie is a British former politician, serving as Conservative Party Member of Parliament from 1983 until 1997. She was a Junior Health Minister for two years, resigning in 1988 during the salmonella-in-eggs controversy.

Known For

Mr White Goes To WestminsterMr White Goes To Westminster · 1997
Mr White Goes To Westminster
5.01997
MovieComedyDrama
A journalist becomes an independent MP. Loosely based on the election of Martin Bell to the constituency of Tatton between 1997 and 2001.
When News Goes Horribly WrongWhen News Goes Horribly Wrong · 2018
When News Goes Horribly Wrong
2018
Movie
Moira Stuart narrates a selection of clips of memorable moments when live news broadcasts went wrong. From graphics getting it wrong, guests storming off set to newsreaders making slip-ups and gaffes live on air.
Another Audience with Freddie StarrAnother Audience with Freddie Starr · 1997
Another Audience with Freddie Starr
1997
MovieComedy
Featuring the outrageous and unpredictable Freddie Starr, as he performs more stunts in front of a celebrity audience including Jeremy Beadle, Lisa Riley, Vanessa Feltz, plus others.
World in ActionWorld in Action · 1963
World in Action
7.01963
SeriesNewsDocumentary
World in Action was Granada Television’s flagship ITV current affairs series, running from 7 Jan 1963 to 7 Dec 1998, and built a reputation for film-led investigative reporting and a forceful editorial stance. Its journalism produced major public and political repercussions—including investigations associated with miscarriages of justice such as the Birmingham Six—and it also served as a platform for landmark documentary projects, including the first broadcast of “Seven Up!” as part of the strand in 1964.
DispatchesDispatches · 1987
Dispatches
6.51987
SeriesDocumentaryNews
An in-depth look at news stories. Documentaries that take you behind the scenes giving an insight into people's lives or institutions.
Celebrity MastermindCelebrity Mastermind · 2003
Celebrity Mastermind
6.02003
Series
Celebrity Mastermind is a British television quiz show broadcast by BBC television. The show is a spin-off of the long-running quiz show Mastermind, with the exception that all the contestants are celebrities. As with the main show, John Humphrys is the host and question-master. Magnus Magnusson was quizmaster on the 2003/04 episodes featuring Jonathan Meades as winner.
The WordThe Word · 1990
The Word
6.01990
SeriesTalk
The Word was a 1990s Channel 4 television programme in the United Kingdom. The show pushed forward the boundaries of youth TV, always coming close to going too far.
ITV ExposureITV Exposure · 2011
ITV Exposure
5.52011
SeriesDocumentary
Exposure is a current affairs strand, broadcast in the United Kingdom on the ITV network. The programme brings together six films made by different producers exploring and investigating foreign and domestic topics, reporting on issues and telling human stories. The series was commissioned for ITV by Peter Fincham, ITV Director of Television and is a sister show to year-round current affairs strand Tonight. It made its debut on Monday 26 September 2011 - airing at 22.35, directly after ITV News at Ten.

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