Through the 1950s and 1960s he established himself as a respected actor in theatre and film, and began to make his presence felt on television, with a semi-regular role as Det-Insp Bamber in the police series Z-Cars, as well as guest roles in series as diverse as Steptoe and Son (" The Lead Man Cometh ", 1964 ; " The Desperate Hours ", 1972 ) and The Avengers episode " Dressed to Kill " ( 1963 ).

Desperate to make her believe him that he will return, at the last minute, Elliot invites Paula to go with him while he is filming the picture and suggests Lucy stay with a friend until they return.

Desperate to make the company more successful and profitable, Johnson created other concepts, such as HoJos Campgrounds and 3 Penny Inns for lodging, as well as Deli Baker Ice Cream Maker, Chatt's, and Bumbershoot's for restaurants.

Desperate to make him smarter by saying a first word, Lilith herself tries to raise him at home without success, so Frasier takes him to the bar without notifying her.

Desperate to find financial backing, Glass received the unexpected assistance of a relative who loaned Glass enough to make a down payment of $ 100 on the $ 13, 000 deal, and Glass became an editor and publisher.

Desperate for ammunition, and needing a victory to stir their recruiting efforts, they determined to make a surprise attack against Buel before he could attack them.

* In Desperate Housewives, Felicity Huffman's character, Lynette Scavo sang a line from this song after telling her sister's boyfriend she'll sing Ethel Merman " at the top of her lungs " in an attempt to make him consider taking her sister back

Desperate to help her, Matt bends the rules and loans her the $ 450, 000 so she can make the trip.

Desperate, unable to find a job as an ex-convict, she turns to a well-known New York City jewelry store owner ( and fence ) who helps her make some fast money in a jewel heist.

Desperate to get married to make her feelings for Amber go away, Sophie tells Sian if they can't get married in Weatherfield they should go to Gretna Green instead.

Desperate to find a way to get back into the local party's good graces quickly, Alan takes the advice of Norman, now ready for his final sex-change operation and going by the name of " Norma ," to cozy up to the owner of an American fast food chain, Lamb Burger Guzzler, which is planning to open 200 stores throughout Britain and will be locating its factory in either Haltemprice or Wales.

She is good friends with Desperate Housewives co-star John Barrowman who played her ex-lover and eco-terrorist partner Patrick Logan.

Desperate for troops and in spite of his own misgivings about doing so, Megatron then reactivated Starscream ( considering his only other choice was Shockwave, Megatron still felt he had made a good decision ).

The show was a phenomenon for much of its first season, but was criticized by TV critics who said the second season of Desperate Housewives was not as creative or as good as the first.

Desperate to be recruited by a good college, Wendell grants his consent.

Desperate to keep Chad happy, Nick agrees that Nicole is not very good.

Richard Roeper described it as " part Donnie Darko part American Beauty ... there's even a little Desperate Housewives in there " and he praised the film for " good performances and strong writing " while noting it was strongly influenced by other sources and told in a surreal way.

She was graduated from Hinsdale South High School in 1980 ( Darien, IL ) and is good friend with Moira Kelly and Teri Hatcher from Desperate Housewives.

Desperate to get the money, he attempts to shoot Richard and Regina, only for Richie to interfere.

Desperate to keep the baby, Susan attempts to fight Chloe for custody, but is forced to reconsider when the judge warns her that she would lose.

Desperate to save their dog, the Griffin family attempts to release Brian, and prevent him from being euthanized.

Desperate, Hyde writes a letter to Lanyon from Jekyll instructing Lanyon to get certain chemicals and have them waiting for him at Lanyon's home.

Desperate to get out, he volunteers for the Italian Army, but then somewhere in Germany he deserts with a comrade.

Desperate Dan is bouncing on a pogo stick and all the other characters are rushing to get out of his way.

Desperate to get Natima back, Quark offers Hogue and Rekelen a cloaking device to help them escape, but as part of the agreement he requires that Natima stay with him.

Desperate to get Lulu back, Logan attacks Maxie and when he realizes that Lulu has witnessed this he breaks into the penthouse she is sharing with her new boyfriend Johnny Zacchara ( Brandon Barash ).

Desperate to feed her insatiable gambling habit, Laura is able to get her mother to loan her $ 10, 000.

Desperate for a baby, Laura schemes with Jim to get custody of Maggie after he figures out through a medical record that Mark is her biological father ; however, Tom arranges a private adoption for Laura and Mark, and Laura reconciles her differences with Iris.

Desperate to get out of Westerns and expand his range, he was cast against type for this episode and was so well regarded that he came on board next season to play the tragic Capt.

Because Crawford had told others that she was feigning illness to get out of the movie entirely, Aldrich was in an even worse position ..." Desperate to resolve the situation, " Aldrich hired a private detective to record her movements.

Desperate to get even when they find out the last football game has been lost, they are tricked into a game of pool with a hustler named Sarasota Slim.

Desperate to prove herself, she takes charge of one of Batman's contingency plans: To get all of Gotham's crime lords under the control of Orpheus, an agent of Batman, and therefore under the control of Batman himself.

Desperate, Joe arranges to meet Webb on a desolate stretch of highway by telling him he has a plan to get them out of their mess.

Desperate to get back in, he buys heroin to use as an anaesthetic in an attempt to personally remove his new gums with a razorblade.

Desperate to recover the money, Le Chiffre kidnaps Vesper and subjects Bond to brutal torture, threatening to kill them both if he does not get the money back: before he does so, a SMERSH assassin bursts in and kills Le Chiffre as punishment for losing the money.

Desperate to get her out of the fashion world, Peter collaborates with Lois ’ father Carter to get her back.

Early jobs include a pair of Leon Errol shorts ; Banjo, a dog story ; and Anthony Mann's Desperate.

" She commented in 2008: “ I hope that she ( Katherine Mayfair ) doesn ’ t lose her snarkiness, because that ’ s always fun to play .” On May 13, 2008, it was announced that Delany would reprise her role on Desperate Housewives for season five, having been promoted to the sixth lead .< ref >

Increased the overall average audience, with the informal Morning entertainment program, the weight question reality show, the sitcom Sos mi vida, Son of iron and of love for you, Killer Women series, Desperate Housewives and partner, Tratame unit well and one Women's telenovelas, Ugly Duckling and courageous, the latter marked the return of prime time genre of the channel.

* Desperate Measures ( previously Desperate Measures: Length, Area and Volume, ISBN 0-439-01370-4 ( measuring lines: units and accuracy, old measuring systems, the development of metric, the SI system and powers of ten, shapes, measuring areas and area formulas, weight, angles, measuring volume, Archimedes Principle, density, time and how the modern calendar developed.

Desperate to avoid a possible murder in college, Harriet asks her old friend Wimsey to investigate.

Desperate to avoid possible war with France, Jefferson sent James Monroe to Paris in 1802 to negotiate a settlement, with instructions to go to London to negotiate an alliance if the talks in Paris failed.

Desperate to avoid identification, Themistocles cajoled the captain of the ship to continue the journey immediately.

Desperate to avoid a second devastating heartbreak to his wife, LaFarge stands outside Spaulding's home and finds " Tom " now masquerading as Lavinia.

Desperate for income to avoid getting evicted, Dewey impersonates Ned and takes the job as a substitute teacher for a fifth-grade class.

Desperate to avoid a scandal, von Klugermann sees a solution when Heidemann reports that the new monoplane he has just test-flown is a " death trap ", as its struts are dangerously weak.