"Father" is the codename given to a blind female British government official who appears as a supporting character in the 1998 film The Avengers, based on a very brief appearance in the British TV series of the same name.
Role
She can be regarded as a foil for "Mother," a wheelchair-using male British government official who gives orders to the main characters in the last season of the series and in the film. The humorous use of "Mother" for a male character is the source of the use of "Father" for a female character. In the original series, "Father" is portrayed by Iris Russell; in the film, she is portrayed by Fiona Shaw.
Television appearance
"Father" only appears in a single episode ("Stay Tuned") in the of the original series, where she is a very minor character, introduced mainly because actor Patrick Newell, who portrayed "Mother," was not available due to scheduling conflicts. Although her appearance in the TV series is exceedingly brief, it does make clear that she compensates for her blindness by the exceptional acuteness of her hearing (an ability that is also apparent, though never explained, in the film).
Movie characterisation
In the film, the character of "Father" gets considerably more screen time. She initially does not seem very important; she is simply a higher official, whereas "Mother" is the direct authority over John Steed (portrayed by Ralph Fiennes) and Emma Peel (portrayed by Uma Thurman). Her importance to the plot becomes obvious near the end of the movie, when it is revealed that she is a traitor in league with the villain, Sir August de Wynter (portrayed by Sean Connery).
Further reading
* [https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Complete_Avengers/KSNQpAU5z80C?hlen&gbpv0 The Complete Avengers: The Full Story of Britain's Smash Crime-Fighting Team!] by Dave Rogers, St Martin's Press (1989)
* The Avengers by Toby Miller, British Film Institute (1997)
* Avengerworld - The Avengers in Our Lives by Alan Hayes, Lulu (2016)
* Quite Quite Fantastic! The Avengers for Modern Viewers by Michael Scott Phillips (2018)
Role
She can be regarded as a foil for "Mother," a wheelchair-using male British government official who gives orders to the main characters in the last season of the series and in the film. The humorous use of "Mother" for a male character is the source of the use of "Father" for a female character. In the original series, "Father" is portrayed by Iris Russell; in the film, she is portrayed by Fiona Shaw.
Television appearance
"Father" only appears in a single episode ("Stay Tuned") in the of the original series, where she is a very minor character, introduced mainly because actor Patrick Newell, who portrayed "Mother," was not available due to scheduling conflicts. Although her appearance in the TV series is exceedingly brief, it does make clear that she compensates for her blindness by the exceptional acuteness of her hearing (an ability that is also apparent, though never explained, in the film).
Movie characterisation
In the film, the character of "Father" gets considerably more screen time. She initially does not seem very important; she is simply a higher official, whereas "Mother" is the direct authority over John Steed (portrayed by Ralph Fiennes) and Emma Peel (portrayed by Uma Thurman). Her importance to the plot becomes obvious near the end of the movie, when it is revealed that she is a traitor in league with the villain, Sir August de Wynter (portrayed by Sean Connery).
Further reading
* [https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Complete_Avengers/KSNQpAU5z80C?hlen&gbpv0 The Complete Avengers: The Full Story of Britain's Smash Crime-Fighting Team!] by Dave Rogers, St Martin's Press (1989)
* The Avengers by Toby Miller, British Film Institute (1997)
* Avengerworld - The Avengers in Our Lives by Alan Hayes, Lulu (2016)
* Quite Quite Fantastic! The Avengers for Modern Viewers by Michael Scott Phillips (2018)
Adept Press is an American game company that produces role-playing games and game supplements.
History
Ron Edwards created Adept Press, through which he published his second RPG, Elfs (2001) as a PDF. He published Sorcerer through Adept Press, as a 128-page hardcover volume in early summer 2001.<ref name"designers"/> Jared Sorensen's supplement Schism for Sorcerer was published as a PDF by Adept Press in 2001.<ref name"designers"/> Edwards purchased a booth at Gen Con 34 in 2001 for Adept Press, and at the next Gen Con Jason L Blair's Key 20 Publishing and Adept Press sponsored a booth for The Forge to appeal to indie game enthusiasts at Gen Con in 2002.<ref name="designers"/>
History
Ron Edwards created Adept Press, through which he published his second RPG, Elfs (2001) as a PDF. He published Sorcerer through Adept Press, as a 128-page hardcover volume in early summer 2001.<ref name"designers"/> Jared Sorensen's supplement Schism for Sorcerer was published as a PDF by Adept Press in 2001.<ref name"designers"/> Edwards purchased a booth at Gen Con 34 in 2001 for Adept Press, and at the next Gen Con Jason L Blair's Key 20 Publishing and Adept Press sponsored a booth for The Forge to appeal to indie game enthusiasts at Gen Con in 2002.<ref name="designers"/>
The Profs are an EdTech start-up offering face-to-face or online tuition in the UK and abroad. They offer "school, university and professional-level private tutoring, education consultancy and academic mentorship."
It was launched in 2014 by: Richard Evans, a graduate from The London School of Economics and Great British Young Entrepreneur of The Year 2017-8, Rory Curnock Cook, a graduate of Durham University and previous British Airways employee, and Leo Evans, a former financier from JP Morgan and lecturer at Imperial College.
They currently have a team of 15 employees and are located in London. later that year and also took the gong for The Telegraph’s "Most Innovative SME Exporter" in September of 2018.
The Profs were awarded one of two £150,000 grants by The Department for Education to build an educational game, which helps "players to understand the consequences of their decisions through simulations of graduate career paths".
In December 2018, The Profs won a grant from The Department for Education to create a careers game. It was planned for launch on 2 April 2019.
It was launched in 2014 by: Richard Evans, a graduate from The London School of Economics and Great British Young Entrepreneur of The Year 2017-8, Rory Curnock Cook, a graduate of Durham University and previous British Airways employee, and Leo Evans, a former financier from JP Morgan and lecturer at Imperial College.
They currently have a team of 15 employees and are located in London. later that year and also took the gong for The Telegraph’s "Most Innovative SME Exporter" in September of 2018.
The Profs were awarded one of two £150,000 grants by The Department for Education to build an educational game, which helps "players to understand the consequences of their decisions through simulations of graduate career paths".
In December 2018, The Profs won a grant from The Department for Education to create a careers game. It was planned for launch on 2 April 2019.
The Romulans is a rock band started in 1982 in Pleasant Hill, California consisting of Band members James White, Billy Schaub and Mike Biland. The 1982 instrumentation consisted of James White Bass / Vocals, Jim Fehilly Guitar / Vocals and Dave Haglund Drums. They played many famous punk venues of the era including the Mabuhay Gardens in San Francisco. In 1987 the line-up changed to James White Vocals / Guitar, Billy Schaub Bass Guitar and Mike Biland Drums, the current line-up.
According to James White, the name 'The Romulans' was derived from a combination of the name Romulus and the word Roman.
Trademark
'The Romulans' is a registered Trademark of James E. White registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office, [http://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber73440845&caseTypeSERIAL_NO&searchType=statusSearch Reg. No. 1,510,444]. In 1988 James White prevailed over Paramount Pictures Corporation in a four-year legal battle in the United States Trademark office due to the band having the same name as the Romulans from Star Trek.<ref name="TTAB" />
Members
* James E. White
* Billy Schaub
* Dave Hagland
* Jim Fehilly
* Mike Biland
Discography
* WE GOT POWER: PARTY OR GO HOME LP 1983 Mystic Records Cat. #: MLP 33125,
* Barricaded Suspects 1983 Toxic Shock Records TX-LP-01 1983,
* We got Party We got Power #3 - released in 1987 Mystic Records Cat. #. mlp 33145,
* The Romulans Live at the Berkeley Square - 1992 Rockaholic Records,
* 2001: All Rise Above CD 2001 Rockaholic Records,
* Barricaded Suspects CD 2002 Dr. Strange Records,
* The Dawning of a New Cage (2009 from Rockaholic Records)
According to James White, the name 'The Romulans' was derived from a combination of the name Romulus and the word Roman.
Trademark
'The Romulans' is a registered Trademark of James E. White registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office, [http://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber73440845&caseTypeSERIAL_NO&searchType=statusSearch Reg. No. 1,510,444]. In 1988 James White prevailed over Paramount Pictures Corporation in a four-year legal battle in the United States Trademark office due to the band having the same name as the Romulans from Star Trek.<ref name="TTAB" />
Members
* James E. White
* Billy Schaub
* Dave Hagland
* Jim Fehilly
* Mike Biland
Discography
* WE GOT POWER: PARTY OR GO HOME LP 1983 Mystic Records Cat. #: MLP 33125,
* Barricaded Suspects 1983 Toxic Shock Records TX-LP-01 1983,
* We got Party We got Power #3 - released in 1987 Mystic Records Cat. #. mlp 33145,
* The Romulans Live at the Berkeley Square - 1992 Rockaholic Records,
* 2001: All Rise Above CD 2001 Rockaholic Records,
* Barricaded Suspects CD 2002 Dr. Strange Records,
* The Dawning of a New Cage (2009 from Rockaholic Records)