1966

Film

1966 a.k.a. The Duchess of Duke Street is a BBC television drama series set in London between 1900 and 1925. It was created by John Hawkesworth, previously the producer of the ITV period drama Upstairs, Downstairs. It starred Gemma Jones as Louisa Leyton/Trotter, the eponymous "Duchess" who works her way up from servant to renowned cook to proprietrix of the upper-class Bentinck Hotel in Duke Street, St. James's, in London.

• begun on 4 September 1976 and completed on 24 December 1977 (38 years ago)
• 31 episodes of 50 minutes each
• country: United Kingdom
• created by John Hawkesworth
• regular cast:
  • John Welsh
  • Richard Vernon
  • John Cater
  • Gemma Jones
  • Christopher Cazenove
  • Mary Healey
  • Victoria Plucknett
  • Alan MacNaughtan
  • Holly De Jong
  • Joan Benham
  • Joanna David
  • June Brown
  • Sammie Winmill
  • Lalla Ward
  • Thorley Walters
• genre: Drama
• some of the awards:
  • 1977
    • British Academy Television Award for Best Design nomination for Raymond Cusick & Paul Joel
    • British Academy Television Award for Best Actress nomination for Gemma Jones
    • British Academy Television Award for Best Drama Series nomination for John Hawkesworth
  • 1978
    • British Academy Television Award for Best Design nomination for Tony Thorpe, Victor Meredith, Raymond Cusick
    • British Academy Television Craft Award for Best Costume Design nomination for Betty Aldiss

Writings

"1966" a.k.a. "The Falling Woman" is a 1986 contemporary psychological fantasy novel by Pat Murphy.

• language: English Language
• genres: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Fiction, Speculative fiction
• copyright: 1986
• released in November 1986 (29 years ago)
• some of the awards:
  • 1987
    • Nebula Award for Best Novel nomination for Pat Murphy
    • Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel nomination for Pat Murphy
    • Nebula Award for Best Novel, received by Pat Murphy
  • 1988
    • Mythopoeic Fantasy Award nomination for Pat Murphy
    • Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel nomination for Pat Murphy

Music

1. "1966" is a musical album of Karen Dalton.
   • released on 24 January 2012
2. "1966" a.k.a. "Don't be Fooled by the Name": Don't be Fooled by the Name is the 1981 compilation album by David Bowie.
   • also known as I Dig Everything: The 1966 Pye Singles, Don’t Be Fooled by the Name
   • released in 1981 (35 years ago)

Business

1966 a.k.a. Gorgon is a publisher.

Miscellanea

1. 1966 is an event.
2. 1966 a.k.a. Davey and Goliath - Season 1 is a tv season.

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