The Singapore Grip is a novel by J. G. Farrell. It was published in 1978, a year before his death. In 2015, The Straits Times' Akshita Nanda selected...
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Pompoir (redirect from Singapore Grip)
rippling sensation. The technique is also called the Singapore grip. The title of The Singapore Grip, a novel by J. G. Farrell, as well as its 2020 television...
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The Singapore Grip is an ITV six-part television drama series. It is an adaptation of Booker Prize winner J.G. Farrell's 1978 novel The Singapore Grip...
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Chiang in The Singapore Grip, Li in Emily in Paris and Maude in the gang drama, Top Boy. In 2011 Tan's first major role was portraying the character of...
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Bart Edwards (category People educated at Tring Park School for the Performing Arts)
star in Giles Alderson's thriller The Dare, to be released in 2019, and the ITV’s six-part drama The Singapore Grip, as Captain James Ehrendorf. Edwards...
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J. G. Farrell (category Accidental deaths in the Republic of Ireland)
series of novels known as "the Empire Trilogy" (Troubles, The Siege of Krishnapur and The Singapore Grip), which deal with the political and human consequences...
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Richard Lumsden (category Alumni of the Guildford School of Acting)
Rush, Is it Legal, Wonderful You and The Singapore Grip. He played Ray in Radio 4's long-running comedy Clare in the Community. Lumsden's early television...
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in the series are Troubles, which is set during the Irish War for Independence (1919–1921), and The Singapore Grip, which takes place just before the invasion...
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Colm Meaney (category Irish expatriate male actors in the United States)
Irish bartender on the St. Patrick's Day episode of The Simpsons, "In the Name of the Grandfather". In the same month the film The Damned United was released...
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Charles Dance (category Officers of the Order of the British Empire)
Gosford Park (2001), The Imitation Game (2014), Mank (2020), and The King's Man (2021). He has also appeared in the films The Golden Child (1986), Alien...
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Luke Treadaway (category Alumni of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art)
for his performance as Christopher in the National Theatre's production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time in 2013. He has also been...
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and books: Books The Singapore Grip (1978), a comic-dramatic novel by J.G. Farrell about British merchant families in Singapore and their complicated...
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Troubles (novel) (category Novels set during the Irish War of Independence)
(1919–1921). It is the first instalment in Farrell's acclaimed "Empire Trilogy", preceding The Siege of Krishnapur and The Singapore Grip. Although there...
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Christopher Hampton (category Commanders of the Order of the British Empire)
producer for The Singapore Grip, an international TV mini-series exploring the Japanese invasion of Singapore during WWII. Adapted from the novel by J.G...
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The filmography of English actor David Morrissey encompasses acting, directing, producing, and screenwriting roles in film, television, and theatre for...
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The Barefoot Saint of Assisi (2016 podcast series) as Pope Innocent III Death in Paradise as Frank Henderson (2 episodes) (2017) The Singapore Grip as...
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Jane Horrocks (category Alumni of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art)
portrayed the roles of Bubble and Katy Grin in the BBC sitcom Absolutely Fabulous. She was nominated for the 1993 Olivier Award for Best Actress for the title...
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is an English actor. He is known for his leading role in the drama television series In the Flesh (2013–2014), which earned him a British Academy Television...
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Postcolonial literature (section Singapore)
(1919–1921), is the first instalment in Farrell's "Empire Trilogy", preceding The Siege of Krishnapur and The Singapore Grip, all written during the 1970s. Although...
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Carcosa Seri Negara (category Pages using the Kartographer extension)
Mr Webb in the 2020 television production of The Singapore Grip. The Istana, Singapore Governor's residence, Malacca Suffolk House and The Residency both...
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The Serpent's Tooth (novel) The Shining Star The Show: Live on Tour The Shrimp People The Silver Lining (TV series) The Singapore Grip The Singapore Grip...
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McQuarrie has performed extensively in theatre throughout the UK. McQuarrie trained at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama (RSAMD) in Glasgow...
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Tiana Alexandra (category Vietnamese emigrants to the United States)
international TV mini-series The Singapore Grip. Alexandra documented "the making of" the six-episode drama - which portrayed the intrigues and ultimate upheaval...
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2020 in British television (category Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on television)
This is a list of events that took place in 2020 relating to television in the United Kingdom. Fullerton, Huw (27 December 2019). "Doctor Who New Year's...
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Tom Vaughan (director) (category Alumni of the University of Bristol)
Demand (2003) Miniseries He Knew He Was Right (2004) Press (2018) The Singapore Grip (2020) "Tom Vaughan". Helensburgh Heroes. Retrieved on 16 July 2008...
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Table tennis (redirect from Penholder grip)
prescribe the manner in which one must grip the racket, and numerous grips are employed. The penhold grip is so-named because one grips the racket similarly...
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respectively. The national team than travelled to Riyadh to face Saudi Arabia at the King Saud University Stadium. Singapore managed to grip on to their...
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Ultimax 100 (category Machine guns of Singapore)
The Ultimax 100 is a Singapore-made 5.56mm light machine gun, developed by the Chartered Industries of Singapore (CIS, now ST Kinetics) by a team of engineers...
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The following lists events that happened during 2024 in the Republic of Singapore. President: Tharman Shanmugaratnam Prime Minister: Lee Hsien Loong (until...
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List of years in literature (redirect from Literature in the 1970s)
Irving's The World According to Garp; J. G. Farrell's The Singapore Grip; Judi Barrett's Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs; John Cheever's The Stories...
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