* Bunny Austin ( 1906 – 2000 ), British tennis player

Ann Noreen Widdecombe ( born 4 October 1947 ) is a former British Conservative Party politician and has been a novelist since 2000.

* 1945 – Diana Darvey, British actress, singer, and dancer ( d. 2000 )

) 2000 Years of Zinc and Brass London: British Museum

) 2000 Years of Zinc and Brass London: British Museum

In 2000 KPMG reported in its survey of offshore jurisdictions for the United Kingdom government that over 41 % of the world's offshore companies were formed in the British Virgin Islands.

In 2000 the fourth series, Blackadder Goes Forth, ranked at 16 in the " 100 Greatest British Television Programmes ", a list created by the British Film Institute.

In a list of the 100 Greatest British Television Programmes, drawn up by the British Film Institute in 2000 and voted for by industry professionals, Blackadder Goes Forth placed 16th.

In 2000, the Bundaberg Rum company and distillery were sold to British company Diageo.

According to the Botanical Society of the British Isles ' most recent Atlas, there has been only one confirmed record since 2000.

In 2000, the British publisher Gollancz Science Fiction issued a two-volume, complete edition of Howard's Conan stories as part of its Fantasy Masterworks imprint, which including several stories that had never seen print in their original form.

British actor Ian McNeice's interpretation of the Baron in the 2000 Sci-Fi Channel miniseries Frank Herbert's Dune ( and its sequel, 2003's Children of Dune ) is, though dramatic, somewhat lighter and more eloquent in comparison to Lynch's version, and therefore more consistent with the novel.

* 1930 – Julian Critchley, British politician ( d. 2000 )

* 1909 – James Riddell, British champion skier and author ( d. 2000 )

He declined the royal honour of Commander of the British Empire in 2000, and turned down a knighthood in 2003, stating: " I would never have any intention of accepting anything like that.

Edinburgh has also hosted various national and international sports events including the World Student Games, the 1970 British Commonwealth Games, the 1986 Commonwealth Games and the inaugural 2000 Commonwealth Youth Games.

* FBi ( Fully Booked Interactive ), a British children's TV show-a 2000 reformat of the series Fully Booked

During this period it was the title sponsor for the Australian GP ( 1986 – 1993 and 2002 – 2006 ), the British GP ( 1990 – 1993 and 2000 – 2006 ) and the San Marino GP ( 2003 – 2006 ).

* 1940 – Alan Caddy, British musician ( The Tornados ), arranger and record producer ( d. 2000 )

In one instance, the 23 December 2000 issue of the British Medical Journal published two studies on dog bite admission to hospitals in England and Australia.

Dupont and British Petroleum left in 1997, Shell Oil ( US ) in 1998, Ford in 1999, and DaimlerChrysler, General Motors, and Texaco in 2000.

* Simon Schama, A History of Britain: At the Edge of the World, 3500 BC – 1603 AD BBC / Miramax, 2000 ISBN 0-7868-6675-6 ; TV series A History of Britain, Volume 2: The Wars of the British 1603 – 1776 BBC / Miramax, 2001 ISBN 0-7868-6675-6 ; A History of Britain-The Complete Collection on DVD BBC 2002

Raj: The Making and Unmaking of British India ( 2000 )

In February 2000, the Japan Film Commission Promotion Council was established.

The film was voted the 27th greatest comedy film of all time by readers of Total Film in 2000.

* Rotterdam International Film Festival, The Netherlands: Moviezone Award ( won by Lukas Moodysson ) ( 2000 )

* Bodil Awards: Best Non-American Film ( 2000 )

* GLAAD Media Awards: Outstanding Film ( Limited Release ) ( 2000 )

In 2000, the film was ranked 29th on the American Film Institute's list of the top 100 comedy movies in American cinema and it was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being " culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant ".

* 2000 Nominated-Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor-Series, Miniseries or Television Film / Introducing Dorothy Dandridge

The film was screened as a special presentation at the 43rd San Francisco International Film Festival in 2000.

The London Underground Film Office received over 200 requests to film in 2000.

Life of Brian has regularly been cited as a serious contender for the title " greatest comedy film of all time ", and has been named as such in polls conducted by Total Film magazine in 2000, the British TV network Channel 4 in 2006 and The Guardian newspaper in 2007.

He came to international attention for his role as the Roman general Maximus Decimus Meridius in the 2000 historical epic film Gladiator, directed by Ridley Scott, for which he won an Academy Award for Best Actor, a Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor, an Empire Award for Best Actor and a London Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor and ten further nominations for best actor.

In 2000 the United States Library of Congress deemed the films " culturally significant " and selected them for preservation in the National Film Registry.

In 2000, after receiving a complaint from a member of the public about the explicit content of the game, the British Columbia Film Classification Office investigated and decided the violence, gore and acts of torture were not suitable for persons under 18 years of age.

In a list of the 100 Greatest British Television Programmes drawn up by the British Film Institute in 2000, voted for by industry professionals, The War Game was placed 27th.

* Agee, James, " Comedy's Greatest Era " from Life ( September 5, 1949 ), reprinted in Agee on Film ( 1958 ) McDowell, Obolensky, ( 2000 ) Modern Library

In 2000, he was awarded the Italian Venice Film Festival Golden Lion for lifetime achievement.

* Rated X ( 2000, TV )... Film Professor

American Beauty had its European premiere at the London Film Festival on November 18, 1999 ; in January 2000, it began to screen in various territories outside North America.

By the end of the year, reports of a critical backlash suggested American Beauty was the underdog in the race for Best Picture ; however, at the Golden Globe Awards in January 2000, American Beauty won Best Film, Best Director and Best Screenplay.

In 2000, The Life of Emile Zola was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being " culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant ".

In 2000, her part in Lars von Trier's musical drama Dancer in the Dark alongside eccentric Icelandic singer Björk was subject to considerable critical scrutiny ; the film was selected for the Palme d ' Or at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival.