The iconic and ground-breaking TV series ‘Cagney and Lacey’ was hugely successful in the 1980’s. Sharon Gless played Detective Christine Cagney and went on to further success in television and theatre. She will be appearing at Riverside Studios on 8th June at 19.00. Do not miss this opportunity to listen to ‘Sharon Gless in Conversation’. Click link for more details and booking.
Whilst US imports of TV ‘cop’ drama series began to be very popular in the 1980’s, two decades before, we had our own police drama series. Beginning in 1962 and made for a time at Riverside Studios, ‘Z-Cars’ ran on BBC Television until 1978. It was recently voted one of the BFI’s 100 Greatest Television Programmes of the 20th Century. Two classic episodes from 1962 and 1964, which were made at Riverside Studios when it was owned by the BBC, will be shown. This will be followed by a Q&A with Brian Blessed, whose role as PC ‘Fancy’ Smith was one of his earliest appearances on television. Don’t miss this chance to watch this iconic TV series in the place where it was made. This event is on Saturday 1st July at 14.00. Click link for more details and booking.
We know summer is on its way when the Royal Academy publishes the opening date for its annual Summer Exhibition. Tuesday 13th June is the date for your diary and click on this link for more details and booking information.
