Bøger af Jeffrey Holland

Fondly remembered as Spike Dixon in Hi-De-Hi, Jeffrey Holland is one of our best-loved situation comedy actors. An invaluable member of the repertory company of writer and director David Croft, his many other television credits include Are You Being Served?, Dad's Army, It Ain't Half Hot Mum, Oh, Doctor Beeching!, and You Rang, M'Lord?Written in collaboration with Britain's foremost comedy historian, Robert Ross, producer and presenter of the hugely successful touring show Jeffrey Holland: Comedy Friends and Heroes, this unique memoir reveals the hilarious tales from Holland's long and illustrious career, through the comedy greats that have inspired him, to the comedy colleagues with whom he has worked. There will be heart-warming stories from his twenty-year association with Paul Shane and Su Pollard: BBC's comedy 'A' Team of sitcom. There will be poignant and deep reflection on his all-time favourite comedian, Stan Laurel, and revealing stories of working with the great and good of variety theatre - from understudying Frankie Howerd in pantomime, to unforgettable encounters with Ben Warriss, the no-nonsense straight man of Jewel and Warriss fame, via many happy years as part of Russ Abbot's Madhouse. Not to mention blissful thoughts on the joy of The Goon Show, and the thrill of stepping into the huge shoes of Peter Sellers, when the crazy characters were resurrected for Goon Again!Filled with the enthusiasm and affection, The First Rule of Comedy..! is a life told through the eyes of one of the true greats of the genre.

Veronica spent the last ten years trapped in Origin without Lucian. That was how long she lasted without feeding on human blood. Driven to the point of madness from starvation, she literally dropped out of the sky and into a Cabal Ministry State meeting. Why didn't Primus Grump have Veronica beheaded for treason during Lucian's revolt? One word: Bait. The Cabal came to the conclusion that Lucian was behind a mysterious illness infecting the vampires of the state. This caused them to age and die. The older they were the faster the aging process took. Grump planned to use Veronica to draw his badass out of hiding, but they underestimated Veronica. To add insult to injury, fae have gone missing and no one outside the Seelie Court cared. Are these two events connected? Veronica is determined to find out. She will have to use her wit and drive to discover a cure, save the man she loves, and save the fae folk. If that is even possible? If not, her life is forfeit.

This well-researched study explores a virtually unknown and largely enigmatic aspect of World War II--the nature of amphibious operations in the Aegean Sea in 1943.