The BBC have unveiled a new slate of star-studded dramas including the TV adaptation of James Graham’s football play “Dear England” starring Joseph Fiennes, a new co-pro with “Euphoria” producer A24 and the screenwriting debut from “Sex Education” star Aimee Lou Wood.
Director of BBC Drama Lindsay Salt revealed the 12-strong slate – which adds up to 66 hours of top TV – at a press event in London, U.K. on Wednesday evening. It includes two more series of Belfast-based police drama “Blue Lights.”
“Inflation, content and platform saturation, streamer retrenchment, the writers’ strike… It’s all fed a serious slowdown,” Salt said as she unveiled the diverse slate. “Five years ago, everyone was willing to make brave choices, to experiment, to try something a little unorthodox. I worry that risk-taking is becoming a dirty word… And that, in less than a decade, the industry might be moving from ‘peak TV...
Director of BBC Drama Lindsay Salt revealed the 12-strong slate – which adds up to 66 hours of top TV – at a press event in London, U.K. on Wednesday evening. It includes two more series of Belfast-based police drama “Blue Lights.”
“Inflation, content and platform saturation, streamer retrenchment, the writers’ strike… It’s all fed a serious slowdown,” Salt said as she unveiled the diverse slate. “Five years ago, everyone was willing to make brave choices, to experiment, to try something a little unorthodox. I worry that risk-taking is becoming a dirty word… And that, in less than a decade, the industry might be moving from ‘peak TV...
- 2/21/2024
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
Acting head of drama Ben Irving, senior commissioner Manda Levin to leave, while development head Tom Lazenby has deparated.
The BBC drama department has been hit with a triple departure: acting director of drama Ben Irving and senior commissioning editor Manda Levin are leaving the corporation, and head of development Tom Lazenby has already departed.
The trio of departures represents a significant change to the team, and will give incoming director of drama Lindsay Salt scope to reshape it after she joins from Netflix UK on Tuesday.
Irving is leaving to join Severance producer Fifth Season (formerly Endeavor Content) in...
The BBC drama department has been hit with a triple departure: acting director of drama Ben Irving and senior commissioning editor Manda Levin are leaving the corporation, and head of development Tom Lazenby has already departed.
The trio of departures represents a significant change to the team, and will give incoming director of drama Lindsay Salt scope to reshape it after she joins from Netflix UK on Tuesday.
Irving is leaving to join Severance producer Fifth Season (formerly Endeavor Content) in...
- 9/16/2022
- by Ellie Kahn Broadcast
- ScreenDaily
Acting head of drama Ben Irving, senior commissioner Manda Levin to leave, while development head Tom Lazenby has deparated.
The BBC drama department has been hit with a triple departure: acting director of drama Ben Irving and senior commissioning editor Manda Levin are leaving the corporation, and head of development Tom Lazenby has already departed.
The trio of departures represents a significant change to the team, and will give incoming director of drama Lindsay Salt scope to reshape it after she joins from Netflix UK on Tuesday.
Irving is leaving to join Severance producer Fifth Season (formerly Endeavor Content) in...
The BBC drama department has been hit with a triple departure: acting director of drama Ben Irving and senior commissioning editor Manda Levin are leaving the corporation, and head of development Tom Lazenby has already departed.
The trio of departures represents a significant change to the team, and will give incoming director of drama Lindsay Salt scope to reshape it after she joins from Netflix UK on Tuesday.
Irving is leaving to join Severance producer Fifth Season (formerly Endeavor Content) in...
- 9/16/2022
- by Ellie Kahn Broadcast
- ScreenDaily
Benedict Cumberbatch returns to PBS Masterpiece on April 1. However, he isn’t playing Sherlock, the role for which he won an Emmy in 2014. Rather he is headlining an acclaimed adaptation of Ian McEwan‘s 1987 bestseller “The Child in Time.” McEwan also wrote “Atonement,” which was adapted into the 2007 Oscar-winning film that launched Cumberbatch’s career. In this new film, for which he earned rave reviews, he plays Stephen Lewis, a children’s author whose marriage is rocked by the loss of his daughter.
This is a passion project for the actor who readily admits, “I read the novel years ago and it stayed with me: profound, beautiful and very moving. Only Ian McEwan could write about loss with such telling honesty.” And he is just as enthusiastic about his partners. “We’re very excited to have Stephen Butchard’s subtle and brilliant adaptation, and in Julian Farino we have an...
This is a passion project for the actor who readily admits, “I read the novel years ago and it stayed with me: profound, beautiful and very moving. Only Ian McEwan could write about loss with such telling honesty.” And he is just as enthusiastic about his partners. “We’re very excited to have Stephen Butchard’s subtle and brilliant adaptation, and in Julian Farino we have an...
- 4/1/2018
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
The fantastic Ruth Negga from "Loving" is being honored (deservingly I might add), at the upcoming Palm Springs International Film Festival! I sat down with the actress for "Loving," take a look at my interview:
And here's why you have to see "Loving":
Here's the full press release from the Palm Springs International Film Festival:
Palm Springs, CA (November 16, 2016) . The 28th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival (Psiff) will present Ruth Negga with the Rising Star Award at its annualRuth NeggaFilm Awards Gala for her performance in Loving. The Film Awards Gala, hosted by Mary Hart, will be held Monday, January 2 at the Palm Springs Convention Center. The Festival runs January 2-16.
.Ruth Negga.s performance as Mildred Loving is one of the year.s most luminous and striking portrayals,. said Festival Chairman Harold Matzner. .This timeless love story about an interracial couple reminds us of the unstoppable power...
And here's why you have to see "Loving":
Here's the full press release from the Palm Springs International Film Festival:
Palm Springs, CA (November 16, 2016) . The 28th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival (Psiff) will present Ruth Negga with the Rising Star Award at its annualRuth NeggaFilm Awards Gala for her performance in Loving. The Film Awards Gala, hosted by Mary Hart, will be held Monday, January 2 at the Palm Springs Convention Center. The Festival runs January 2-16.
.Ruth Negga.s performance as Mildred Loving is one of the year.s most luminous and striking portrayals,. said Festival Chairman Harold Matzner. .This timeless love story about an interracial couple reminds us of the unstoppable power...
- 11/21/2016
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
When it came to planning their wedding day, Hayley Williams and Chad Gilbert made sure every detail had a personal touch. Over the weekend, the Paramore singer, 27, and the New Found Glory guitarist, 34, exchanged vows in front of their family and friends - including their bandmates, of course - at The Franklin Theatre in Tennessee. "The Theatre holds a very special place in Hayley's heart," her rep tells People. "She and her bandmates helped contribute (along with others in the community) to the restoration and re-opening after it shut down." The newlyweds also hired local vendors - like Puckett's Grocery...
- 2/23/2016
- by Melody Chiu, @chiumelo
- PEOPLE.com
When it came to planning their wedding day, Hayley Williams and Chad Gilbert made sure every detail had a personal touch. Over the weekend, the Paramore singer and the New Found Glory guitarist exchanged vows in front of their family and friends - including their bandmates, of course - at The Franklin Theatre in Tennessee. "The Theatre holds a very special place in Hayley's heart," her rep tells People. "She and her bandmates helped contribute (along with others in the community) to the restoration and re-opening after it shut down." The newlyweds also hired local vendors - like Puckett's Grocery...
- 2/23/2016
- by Melody Chiu, @chiumelo
- PEOPLE.com
BBC America has announced a fall production start for The Last Kingdom, an eight-episode historical drama series adapted from Bernard Cornwell’s best-selling Saxon Stories novels.
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Stephen Butchard (Five Daughters) will pen the adaptation, while BBC America will produce it with Downton Abbey partner Carnival Films and BBC Two. Gareth Neame and Nigel Marchant will exec-produce alongside Butchard.
The premise for the adaptation is described as follows:
Set in the year 872, when many of the separate kingdoms of what we now know as England have fallen to the invading Vikings,...
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Stephen Butchard (Five Daughters) will pen the adaptation, while BBC America will produce it with Downton Abbey partner Carnival Films and BBC Two. Gareth Neame and Nigel Marchant will exec-produce alongside Butchard.
The premise for the adaptation is described as follows:
Set in the year 872, when many of the separate kingdoms of what we now know as England have fallen to the invading Vikings,...
- 7/9/2014
- TVLine.com
Jessica Brown Findlay stars as Mary Yellan in the new BBC adaptation of Daphne du Maurier’s gothic novel Jamaica Inn, written by Emma Frost.
23 year old Jessica (represented by Troika) made her film debut in the coming-of-age drama Albatross. She played Lady Sybil Crawley in Downton Abbey, went on to star in Labyrinth, and will next be seen playing Rachel in Lone Sherfig's Posh.
Set in 1820 against the forbidding backdrop of windswept Cornish moors, the story follows the journey of young and spirited Mary who is forced to live with her Aunt Patience after the death of her mother. Mary arrives at the isolated Jamaica Inn to discover her Aunt is a shell of the carefree woman she remembers from her childhood, and instead finds a drudge who is firmly under the spell of her domineering husband Joss.
The Inn has no guests - the rooms are locked and...
23 year old Jessica (represented by Troika) made her film debut in the coming-of-age drama Albatross. She played Lady Sybil Crawley in Downton Abbey, went on to star in Labyrinth, and will next be seen playing Rachel in Lone Sherfig's Posh.
Set in 1820 against the forbidding backdrop of windswept Cornish moors, the story follows the journey of young and spirited Mary who is forced to live with her Aunt Patience after the death of her mother. Mary arrives at the isolated Jamaica Inn to discover her Aunt is a shell of the carefree woman she remembers from her childhood, and instead finds a drudge who is firmly under the spell of her domineering husband Joss.
The Inn has no guests - the rooms are locked and...
- 1/14/2014
- by noreply@blogger.com (ScreenTerrier)
- ScreenTerrier
Jessica Brown Findlay will star as Mary Yellan in a new BBC adaptation of Daphne du Maurier’s gothic novel Jamaica Inn, written by Emma Frost.
23 year old Jessica (represented by Troika) made her film debut in the coming-of-age drama Albatross. She played Lady Sybil Crawley in Downton Abbey, went on to star in Labyrinth, and has recently wrapped playing Rachel in Lone Sherfig's Posh. Jessica will next be seen playing the lead of Beverly Penn alongside an all-star cast in Winter's Tale for Warner Bros.
In Jamaica Inn she will star alongside Misfits and The Paradise star Matthew McNulty, who will play her love interest Jem Merlyn. They will be join by young cast member Charles Furness (represented by A&J Management) playing Thomas - newcomer Charles will soon be seen in the BBC's The Whale where he plays the lead role of Tom Nickerson.
Made for the...
23 year old Jessica (represented by Troika) made her film debut in the coming-of-age drama Albatross. She played Lady Sybil Crawley in Downton Abbey, went on to star in Labyrinth, and has recently wrapped playing Rachel in Lone Sherfig's Posh. Jessica will next be seen playing the lead of Beverly Penn alongside an all-star cast in Winter's Tale for Warner Bros.
In Jamaica Inn she will star alongside Misfits and The Paradise star Matthew McNulty, who will play her love interest Jem Merlyn. They will be join by young cast member Charles Furness (represented by A&J Management) playing Thomas - newcomer Charles will soon be seen in the BBC's The Whale where he plays the lead role of Tom Nickerson.
Made for the...
- 9/30/2013
- by noreply@blogger.com (ScreenTerrier)
- ScreenTerrier
New films from Philippa Lowthorpe, Andrew Steggall, Jane Linfoot receive backing.
In its second round (April-June) of first feature awards, the BFI has backed Philippa Lowthorpe’s Sleeping Out, Andrew Steggall’s Departure and Jane Linfoot’s The Incident.
The awards are for film projects budgeted under £2m ($3.1m).
Sleeping Out will see Call the Midwife director and The Other Boleyn Girl writer-director Lowthorpe team with writer Stephen Butchard and producer Simon Lewis, with whom she also collaborated for BBC One drama series Five Daughters in 2010.
Set in Leeds, the drama tells the story of Jack and Toby, both 14, who live on the streets and dream of getting laid. When Jack falls in love with a murderer’s young girlfriend, it puts their lives in danger and tests their friendship to the limit.
Steggall, actor and theatre director of productions including Stravinsky’s L’Histoire du Soldat at the Old Vic Theatre starring Jeremy Irons, has previously...
In its second round (April-June) of first feature awards, the BFI has backed Philippa Lowthorpe’s Sleeping Out, Andrew Steggall’s Departure and Jane Linfoot’s The Incident.
The awards are for film projects budgeted under £2m ($3.1m).
Sleeping Out will see Call the Midwife director and The Other Boleyn Girl writer-director Lowthorpe team with writer Stephen Butchard and producer Simon Lewis, with whom she also collaborated for BBC One drama series Five Daughters in 2010.
Set in Leeds, the drama tells the story of Jack and Toby, both 14, who live on the streets and dream of getting laid. When Jack falls in love with a murderer’s young girlfriend, it puts their lives in danger and tests their friendship to the limit.
Steggall, actor and theatre director of productions including Stravinsky’s L’Histoire du Soldat at the Old Vic Theatre starring Jeremy Irons, has previously...
- 7/29/2013
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
The Paradise has begun shooting its second series.
Ben Daniels (House of Cards, Law & Order: UK) will join the BBC One period drama as Tom Weston, an enigmatic former soldier who is now married to Katherine (Elaine Cassidy).
"Tom's a fascinating animal and will certainly be ruffling a few feathers (and silks!) along the way," said Daniels. "I'm really looking forward to the next few months of filming."
Other new cast additions include Lisa Millett (Five Daughters) as bawdy but kind-hearted cook Myrtle, Katie Moore (Merlin) as Susy, Edie Whitehead as Tom's daughter Flora and Adrian Scarborough (Upstairs, Downstairs) as Fenton.
Joanna Vanderham (Denise Lovett), Emun Elliott (Moray), Matthew McNulty (Dudley), Sarah Lancashire (Miss Audrey), Stephen Wight (Sam) and Sonya Cassidy (Clara) will all reprise their roles for series two, which is set one year after the first run.
The Paradise - written and created by Bill Gallagher - is...
Ben Daniels (House of Cards, Law & Order: UK) will join the BBC One period drama as Tom Weston, an enigmatic former soldier who is now married to Katherine (Elaine Cassidy).
"Tom's a fascinating animal and will certainly be ruffling a few feathers (and silks!) along the way," said Daniels. "I'm really looking forward to the next few months of filming."
Other new cast additions include Lisa Millett (Five Daughters) as bawdy but kind-hearted cook Myrtle, Katie Moore (Merlin) as Susy, Edie Whitehead as Tom's daughter Flora and Adrian Scarborough (Upstairs, Downstairs) as Fenton.
Joanna Vanderham (Denise Lovett), Emun Elliott (Moray), Matthew McNulty (Dudley), Sarah Lancashire (Miss Audrey), Stephen Wight (Sam) and Sonya Cassidy (Clara) will all reprise their roles for series two, which is set one year after the first run.
The Paradise - written and created by Bill Gallagher - is...
- 5/24/2013
- Digital Spy
'I had to snog Heather Graham once – that was pretty cool'
Jaime Winstone, 27, was raised in north London and Essex, by parents Elaine McCausland and the actor Ray Winstone. She was cast in the film Bullet Boy in 2004 and two years later appeared in Noel Clarke's Kidulthood. In 2010 she was in the award-winning film Made In Dagenham and appeared in the BBC drama Five Daughters. Earlier this year she played the lead in Elfie Hopkins, a film she produced.
When were you happiest?
At work, doing what I do best.
What is your greatest fear?
Losing the people I love.
What is your earliest memory?
Dancing around in my nappy to Girls On Film by Duran Duran.
Which living person do you most admire, and why?
My Nanny Frances, my mum's mum.
What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?
I put myself under immense pressure.
What is...
Jaime Winstone, 27, was raised in north London and Essex, by parents Elaine McCausland and the actor Ray Winstone. She was cast in the film Bullet Boy in 2004 and two years later appeared in Noel Clarke's Kidulthood. In 2010 she was in the award-winning film Made In Dagenham and appeared in the BBC drama Five Daughters. Earlier this year she played the lead in Elfie Hopkins, a film she produced.
When were you happiest?
At work, doing what I do best.
What is your greatest fear?
Losing the people I love.
What is your earliest memory?
Dancing around in my nappy to Girls On Film by Duran Duran.
Which living person do you most admire, and why?
My Nanny Frances, my mum's mum.
What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?
I put myself under immense pressure.
What is...
- 8/17/2012
- by Rosanna Greenstreet
- The Guardian - Film News
BBC One has released a new trailer and images from upcoming drama Good Cop. The thriller - previously known as Savage - will star Warren Brown (Luther) and Stephen Graham (This Is England). Digital Spy has exclusive pictures from the show, which also stars Aisling Loftus (Dive) and Michael Angelis (Boys from the Blackstuff). Good Cop has been penned by Five Daughters writer Stephen Butchard and was shot on location in Liverpool. Warren Brown plays (more)...
- 7/30/2012
- by By Morgan Jeffery
- Digital Spy
Tracy-Ann Oberman has signed up for a role in the second series of ITV1's medical drama Monroe. The show, which stars James Nesbitt and Sarah Parish, was renewed by the broadcaster last July. Oberman has now signed up to play the new nurse specialist Lizzie Clapham, who looks after the patients' emotional care. Drop the Dead Donkey star Neil Pearson has also joined the cast as head of Clinical Services and Monroe's manager Alistair Gillespie, while Five Daughters actress Lisa Millet will play "acerbic" nurse Jill McHeath. The new series of Monroe is expected to pick up 18 months after the first, with Monroe facing challenges from his ex-wife and son. Bremner and Shepherd (Tom Riley) are dealing with an "unplanned development" which could affect their careers and their relationship, (more)...
- 1/17/2012
- by By Catriona Wightman
- Digital Spy
Derek Jacobi has signed up to play the lead role in BBC One romantic comedy Antony And Cleopatra. The Cadfael star will appear opposite Anne Reid in the series, written by Scott & Bailey's Sally Wainwright. The six-part drama will follow childhood sweethearts Alan (Jacobi) and Celia (Reid) as they are reunited after 60 years and begin to rekindle their romance. Sherlock's Euros Lyn will direct, while Five Daughters star Sarah Lancashire, Spooks actress Nicola Walker, Fresh Meat's Tony Gardner, Life On Mars star Dean Andrews and comedienne Ronni Ancona will play supporting roles. "I can't remember being this excited about writing (more)...
- 1/11/2012
- by By Morgan Jeffery
- Digital Spy
Warren Brown has landed the lead role in BBC One's new drama Savage. The show, which has been penned by Five Daughters scribe Stephen Butchard, focuses on a policeman in Liverpool whose life is turned upside down when his best friend is murdered. He ends up hoping to get revenge on his friend's killer. "As soon as I read the script I knew I wanted to be part of this project," Brown said. "Savage is fantastically written and to be given the opportunity to play such a complex character is something every actor dreams of." Brown has previously starred in (more)...
- 10/7/2011
- by By Catriona Wightman
- Digital Spy
28 year old Ruth Negga has been cast to play Shirley Bassey in BBC Two's upcoming drama – Shirley Bassey: A Very British Diva. Irish-born Ruth (represented by Lou Coulson in the UK) played Nikki in Series 2 of Misfits, and her other TV credits include Criminal Justice and Five Daughters.
The Inbetweeners Henry Lloyd-Hughes (represented by Curtis Brown) will play Kenneth Hume, her soon-to-be personal manager and future husband.
Skins star Larissa Wilson (also Curtis Brown) plays Iris Bassey, and Scott & Bailey star Lesley Sharp plays Bassey's mother Eliza.
An open casting was held back in June to try and find a young Welsh actress to play the 10 year old Shirley.
Set against the backdrop of mixed-race Britain from the Thirties to the Sixties, the 60-minute film is an intimate look at the life of Dame Shirley Bassey – one of Britain's national treasures and one of the world's most enduring and successful divas.
The Inbetweeners Henry Lloyd-Hughes (represented by Curtis Brown) will play Kenneth Hume, her soon-to-be personal manager and future husband.
Skins star Larissa Wilson (also Curtis Brown) plays Iris Bassey, and Scott & Bailey star Lesley Sharp plays Bassey's mother Eliza.
An open casting was held back in June to try and find a young Welsh actress to play the 10 year old Shirley.
Set against the backdrop of mixed-race Britain from the Thirties to the Sixties, the 60-minute film is an intimate look at the life of Dame Shirley Bassey – one of Britain's national treasures and one of the world's most enduring and successful divas.
- 8/4/2011
- by noreply@blogger.com (ScreenTerrier)
- ScreenTerrier
Misfits actress Ruth Negga has been cast as the lead in BBC Two drama Shirley Bassey: A Very British Diva. Negga, whose other TV credits include Criminal Justice and Five Daughters, will star in the 60-minute film that explores the life of one of Britain's most popular singers. "I'm thrilled to be cast in the role of Shirley Bassey and it's an absolute honour to be playing her in such an intimate story of her life," said Negga. Lesley Sharp (The Shadow Line) will play Bassey's mother Eliza and Charlie Creed-Miles (Injustice) is her manager Mike Sullivan, while Henry (more)...
- 8/4/2011
- by By Alex Fletcher
- Digital Spy
Misfits actress Ruth Negga has been cast as the lead in BBC Two drama Shirley Bassey: A Very British Diva. Negga, whose other TV credits include Criminal Justice and Five Daughters, will star in the 60-minute film that explores the life of one of Britain's most popular singers. "I'm thrilled to be cast in the role of Shirley Bassey and it's an absolute honour to be playing her in such an intimate story of her life," said Negga. Lesley Sharp (The Shadow Line) will play Bassey's mother Eliza and Charlie Creed-Miles (Injustice) is her manager Mike Sullivan, while Henry (more)...
- 8/4/2011
- by By Alex Fletcher
- Digital Spy
Filming is due to start at the end of June on the BBC's new 90-minute adaptation of The Borrowers, based on Mary Norton's books about tiny people living in secret beneath floorboards. The star-studded production includes Stephen Fry, Victoria Wood, Christopher Eccleston, Sharon Horgan and Shaun Dooley, alongside top young talent Robert Sheehan and Aisling Loftus.
One of Screenterrier's favourite rising stars 20 year old Aisling Loftus (represented by Conway Van Gelder Grant) stars as Arrietty Clock, the rebellious teenage daughter of Pod and Homily Clock (played by Christopher Eccleston and Sharon Horgan). Aisling is a graduate of the Nottingham-based Television Workshop who started acting at the age of nine and recently starred in Five Daughters and Dive. She will also be seen in the upcoming Death of a Superhero, starring alongside Thomas Sangster.
She teams up with leather-jacketed Borrower Spiller, played by ex- Misfits star Robert Sheehan, after her...
One of Screenterrier's favourite rising stars 20 year old Aisling Loftus (represented by Conway Van Gelder Grant) stars as Arrietty Clock, the rebellious teenage daughter of Pod and Homily Clock (played by Christopher Eccleston and Sharon Horgan). Aisling is a graduate of the Nottingham-based Television Workshop who started acting at the age of nine and recently starred in Five Daughters and Dive. She will also be seen in the upcoming Death of a Superhero, starring alongside Thomas Sangster.
She teams up with leather-jacketed Borrower Spiller, played by ex- Misfits star Robert Sheehan, after her...
- 6/18/2011
- by noreply@blogger.com (ScreenTerrier)
- ScreenTerrier
BBC One has announced a range of new dramas, including shows penned by William Boyd and Sally Wainwright. Boyd has agreed to adapt his novel Restless into a two-part drama for the channel, Broadcast reports. Restless focuses on a young woman who finds out that her mother was a spy during World War II. The Channel 4 adaptation of another of Boyd's novels, Any Human Heart, won a BAFTA on Sunday. Wainwright, who has worked on shows such as At Home with the Braithwaites and Unforgiven, has signed up to write Anthony and Cleopatra. The six-part series focuses on two widows in their 70s who fall in love but have to deal with their families. Elsewhere, Stephen Butchard will pen Savage, a show about a young policeman who witnesses the murder of his best friend. Butchard's credits include Five Daughters, (more)...
- 5/26/2011
- by By Catriona Wightman
- Digital Spy
One of the first television dramas to be filmed at the Bottle Yard in Hengrove has been nominated for three Bafta television awards.Five Daughters was nominated in the categories of Best Writer (Stephen Butchard), Best Actress (Natalie Press) and Best Photography & Lighting Fiction (Chris Seager) at the awards, which will take place in London on 22 May.Five Daughters, the drama about events surrounding the discovery of five young women tragically murdered in Ipswich in 2006, filmed at the Bottle Yard in autumn 2009.It has already won numerous ...
- 4/28/2011
- BusinessofCinema
In TV news, BAFTA has nominated the original Danish The Killing as well as usual suspects Mad Men, Glee and Boardwalk Empire for BAFTA's best international show. Full list is below. BAFTA TV Nominations: Leading actor Jim Broadbent – Any Human Heart (Channel 4) Benedict Cumberbatch – Sherlock (BBC1) Daniel Rigby – Eric and Ernie (BBC4) Matt Smith – Doctor Who (BBC1) Leading actress Anna Maxwell Martin – South Riding (BBC1) Vicky McClure – This Is England '86 (Channel 4) Natalie Press – Five Daughters (BBC1) Juliet Stevenson – Accused (BBC1) Supporting actor Brendan Coyle – Downton Abbey (ITV1) Martin Freeman – Sherlock (BBC1) Johnny Harris – This Is England '86 (Channel 4) Robert Sheehan – Misfits (E4) Supporting actress Gillian Anderson – Any Human ...
- 4/26/2011
- Thompson on Hollywood
Courtesy: Amclondon, UK (X17online) - The British Academy of Film and Television Arts television award nominees are out, and some American favorites are in the running. The U.S. is, as usual, dominating the Best International Show category. Mad Men, Boardwalk Empire, Glee and the Danish crime drama The Killing will compete for the award May 22 at this year's British Academy Television Awards. The question becomes if anyone can top Mad Men, which won the award in 2010 and 2009. This is the first nomination for the other three, and The Killing has received almost worldwide critical praise. See the full list of nominees in the major categories below. Main Bafta TV Nominations: Leading actor Jim Broadbent – Any Human Heart (Channel 4) Benedict Cumberbatch – Sherlock (BBC1) Daniel Rigby – Eric and Ernie (BBC4) Matt Smith – Doctor Who (BBC1) Leading actress Anna Maxwell Martin – South Riding (BBC1) Vicky McClure – This Is England '86...
- 4/26/2011
- x17online.com
Mad Men, which has won best international show at the Brit TV BAFTA awards for the past two years, is up against Boardwalk Empire, Glee, and Danish crime thriller The Killing. This year’s BAFTA TV awards will take place at London’s Grosvenor House Hotel on May 22, fronted by chat show host Graham Norton. BBC1 will televise the show on the night. Misfits, the sci-fi drama that U.S. broadcasters are sniffing around for a remake, leads the nominations in four categories. The BBC’s Sherlock has three nominations in total, as do Channel 4’s drama Any Human Heart and the BBC’s The Road to Coronation Street, the story of how the UK’s longest-running soap nearly never made it on air. Other names known in Hollywood up for awards include Steve Coogan and Gillian Anderson, and The X Factor is nominated for Entertainment Programme. The BBC...
- 4/26/2011
- by TIM ADLER in London
- Deadline London
The full list of nominees at the BAFTA Television Awards 2011, to be held in London on May 22, is as follows: Leading Actor
Jim Broadbent - Any Human Heart (Channel 4)
Benedict Cumberbatch - Sherlock (BBC One)
Daniel Rigby - Eric and Ernie (BBC Four)
Matt Smith - Doctor Who (BBC One) Leading Actor
Anna Maxwell Martin - South Riding (BBC One)
Vicky McClure - This Is England '86 (Channel 4)
Natalie Press - Five Daughters (BBC One)
Juliet Stevenson - Accused (BBC One) Supporting Actor
Brendan Coyle - Downton Abbey (ITV1)
Martin Freeman - Sherlock (BBC One)
Johnny Harris - This Is England '86 (Channel 4)
Robert Sheehan - Misfits (E4) Supporting Actress
Gillian Anderson - Any Human Heart (Channel 4)
Lynda Baron - The Road To Coronation (more)...
Jim Broadbent - Any Human Heart (Channel 4)
Benedict Cumberbatch - Sherlock (BBC One)
Daniel Rigby - Eric and Ernie (BBC Four)
Matt Smith - Doctor Who (BBC One) Leading Actor
Anna Maxwell Martin - South Riding (BBC One)
Vicky McClure - This Is England '86 (Channel 4)
Natalie Press - Five Daughters (BBC One)
Juliet Stevenson - Accused (BBC One) Supporting Actor
Brendan Coyle - Downton Abbey (ITV1)
Martin Freeman - Sherlock (BBC One)
Johnny Harris - This Is England '86 (Channel 4)
Robert Sheehan - Misfits (E4) Supporting Actress
Gillian Anderson - Any Human Heart (Channel 4)
Lynda Baron - The Road To Coronation (more)...
- 4/26/2011
- by By Catriona Wightman
- Digital Spy
The Royal Television Society, which dates back to 1927, feted the industry on Monday night in London with the BBC emerging as the overwhelming winner. Ad-based ITV picked up just two awards. "The X Factor," which Simon Cowell is bringing to Fox in the fall, won Best Entertainment Program while the ubiquitous Ant & Dec ("Britain's Got Talent," "I'm A Celebrity") were named Best Entertainment Performers. Another commercial broadcaster, Channel 4, claimed the acting prizes -- Jim Broadbent ("Any Human Heart") and Vicky McClure ("This Is England '86") -- as well as the drama writing award for the latter. Emmy hopeful "Downton Abbey" from ITV lost Best Drama Series to the BBC's "Sherlock," a modern-day version of the detective stories. And the pubcaster's "Five Daughters" won Best Drama Serial. Among the rest of the BBC haul were two awards for Miranda Hart -- Best Comedy (...
- 3/16/2011
- Gold Derby
Kierston Wareing and Ashley Walters have signed up to appear in Channel 4's new drama Top Boy. The thriller focuses on the personal stories of a group of gang members in Hackney. Walters, who recently starred in Outcasts, will play the gang's leader Dushane. Dushane ends up being noticed by a former convict called Bobby, played by Five Daughters actor Geoff Bell. Meanwhile, musician Kane Robinson will star as Dushane's friend Sully. Dushane and Sully try to take over the supply of drugs in their estate but their mission has a big impact on the local residents. Wareing, who recently appeared in Five Daughters, will play a struggling pregnant woman called Heather who is determined (more)...
- 3/16/2011
- by By Catriona Wightman
- Digital Spy
ITV were big winners at last night’s Royal Television Society Awards.
TV presenting duo Ant McPartlin and Dec Donnelly scooped the prize for Best Entertainment Performance, while The X Factor lifted the trophy in the Entertainment Programme category.
The I’m A Celebrity presenters beat Graham Norton and Charlie Brooker and the men,whose success follows them receiving the Most Popular Entertainment Presenter award at the National Television Awards in January, said although they were thrilled to win they were exhausted because they ‘gate crashed’ as many television and radio stations as they could the night before to raise money for Comic Relief.
Dec told Bang Showbiz: “We’re exhausted today to be honest because of the Comic Relief event yesterday. We visited almost 40 TV and radio stations yesterday and broadcasted to 40 million viewers and listeners.
“It was a full, long evening so we’re a bit tired. Hopefully,...
TV presenting duo Ant McPartlin and Dec Donnelly scooped the prize for Best Entertainment Performance, while The X Factor lifted the trophy in the Entertainment Programme category.
The I’m A Celebrity presenters beat Graham Norton and Charlie Brooker and the men,whose success follows them receiving the Most Popular Entertainment Presenter award at the National Television Awards in January, said although they were thrilled to win they were exhausted because they ‘gate crashed’ as many television and radio stations as they could the night before to raise money for Comic Relief.
Dec told Bang Showbiz: “We’re exhausted today to be honest because of the Comic Relief event yesterday. We visited almost 40 TV and radio stations yesterday and broadcasted to 40 million viewers and listeners.
“It was a full, long evening so we’re a bit tired. Hopefully,...
- 3/16/2011
- by Lisa McGarry
- Unreality
Digital Spy presents the full list of winners from this year's Royal Television Society Programme Awards. Actor (Female)
Vicky McClure - This Is England '86 (Channel 4) - Winner!
Natalie Press - Five Daughters (BBC One)
Julie Walters - Mo (Channel 4) Actor (Male)
Johnny Harris - This Is England '86 (Channel 4)
David Tennant - Single Father (BBC One)
Jim Broadbent - Any Human Heart (Channel 4) - Winner! Arts
Genius Of British Art (Episode 3 - Howard Jacobson 'Flesh') (Channel 4)
Alan Bennett and the Habit of Art (More4) - Winner!
A History of Horror with Mark Gatiss (BBC Four) Children's Drama
Sarah Jane Adventures (Cbbc) - Winner!
Tracy Beaker Returns (Cbbc) Children's Programme
Y Diwrnod Mawr - Sion Pyrs (My Big Day - Sion Pyrs) (S4C)
Something Special (CBeebies)
Horrible (more)...
Vicky McClure - This Is England '86 (Channel 4) - Winner!
Natalie Press - Five Daughters (BBC One)
Julie Walters - Mo (Channel 4) Actor (Male)
Johnny Harris - This Is England '86 (Channel 4)
David Tennant - Single Father (BBC One)
Jim Broadbent - Any Human Heart (Channel 4) - Winner! Arts
Genius Of British Art (Episode 3 - Howard Jacobson 'Flesh') (Channel 4)
Alan Bennett and the Habit of Art (More4) - Winner!
A History of Horror with Mark Gatiss (BBC Four) Children's Drama
Sarah Jane Adventures (Cbbc) - Winner!
Tracy Beaker Returns (Cbbc) Children's Programme
Y Diwrnod Mawr - Sion Pyrs (My Big Day - Sion Pyrs) (S4C)
Something Special (CBeebies)
Horrible (more)...
- 3/16/2011
- by By Christian Tobin
- Digital Spy
British actors David Tennant and Jim Broadbent are set to go head-to-head for the Best Actor prize at the U.K.'s Royal Television Society Programme Awards.
Tennant's turn in small screen drama Single Father and Broadbent's role in Any Human Heart have been recognised with nominations at the annual ceremony. They will go up against Johnny Harris, star of This Is England '86.
Veteran star Julie Walters has been shortlisted for the Best Actress trophy for her lead role in Mo, alongside Natalie Press (Five Daughters) and Vicky McClure (This Is England '86).
Mo, a biopic of late British politician Mo Mowlam, is also up for best drama writing and single drama.
The awards are due to be handed out on 15 March in London.
Tennant's turn in small screen drama Single Father and Broadbent's role in Any Human Heart have been recognised with nominations at the annual ceremony. They will go up against Johnny Harris, star of This Is England '86.
Veteran star Julie Walters has been shortlisted for the Best Actress trophy for her lead role in Mo, alongside Natalie Press (Five Daughters) and Vicky McClure (This Is England '86).
Mo, a biopic of late British politician Mo Mowlam, is also up for best drama writing and single drama.
The awards are due to be handed out on 15 March in London.
- 3/2/2011
- WENN
This Is England '86 has picked up four nominations for the Royal Television Society Programme Awards for 2010. The Channel 4 drama was shortlisted for 'Best Drama Serial' alongside Any Human Heart and Five Daughters. The show also picked up nods for actors Vicky McClure and Johnny Harris, while scribes Jack Thorne and Shane Meadows were nominated in the 'Best Writer - Drama' category. The acting categories were completed with Five Daughters' Natalie Press, Mo's Julie Walters, Single Father's David Tennant and Any Human Heart's Jim Broadbent. The Inbetweeners, Miranda and Rev will fight it out to be named 'Best Scripted Comedy', while the shows' stars James Buckley, Miranda Hart and Tom Hollander were all nominated for 'Best Comedy Performance'. The (more)...
- 3/1/2011
- by By Catriona Wightman
- Digital Spy
The full list of nominees at the Royal Television Society Programme Awards for 2010, to be held on March 15 in London, is as follows: Actor (Female)
Vicky McClure - This Is England '86 (Channel 4)
Natalie Press - Five Daughters (BBC One)
Julie Walters - Mo (Channel 4) Actor (Male)
Johnny Harris - This Is England '86 (Channel 4)
David Tennant - Single Father (BBC One)
Jim Broadbent - Any Human Heart (Channel 4) Arts
Genius Of British Art (Episode 3 - Howard Jacobson 'Flesh') (Channel 4)
Alan Bennett and the Habit of Art (More4)
A History of Horror with Mark Gatiss (BBC Four) Children's Drama
Sarah Jane Adventures (Cbbc)
Tracy Beaker Returns (Cbbc) Children's Programme
Y Diwrnod Mawr - Sion Pyrs (My Big Day - Sion Pyrs) (S4C)
Something Special (CBeebies)
Horrible (more)...
Vicky McClure - This Is England '86 (Channel 4)
Natalie Press - Five Daughters (BBC One)
Julie Walters - Mo (Channel 4) Actor (Male)
Johnny Harris - This Is England '86 (Channel 4)
David Tennant - Single Father (BBC One)
Jim Broadbent - Any Human Heart (Channel 4) Arts
Genius Of British Art (Episode 3 - Howard Jacobson 'Flesh') (Channel 4)
Alan Bennett and the Habit of Art (More4)
A History of Horror with Mark Gatiss (BBC Four) Children's Drama
Sarah Jane Adventures (Cbbc)
Tracy Beaker Returns (Cbbc) Children's Programme
Y Diwrnod Mawr - Sion Pyrs (My Big Day - Sion Pyrs) (S4C)
Something Special (CBeebies)
Horrible (more)...
- 3/1/2011
- by By Catriona Wightman
- Digital Spy
Misfits has picked up three nominations for the 2011 Broadcast Awards.
The BAFTA-winning E4 series was listed in the categories for 'Best Drama Series or Serial', 'Best Multichannel Programme' and 'Best New Programme'.
The full list of nominees for the 2011 Broadcast Awards, to be held on February 2 2011, is as follows:
Best Music Programme
Children In Need Rocks The UK (BBC One)
Evo Music Rooms (Channel 4)
Glastonbury 2010 (BBC)
Must Be The Music (Sky1)
Rigoletto Live from Mantua (BBC Two)
Songbook (Sky Arts 1)
Best Sports Programme
Indian Premier League Final (ITV3)
Isle Of Man Tt 2010 (ITV4)
Tour De France (ITV4)
Winter Olympics (BBC Two)
World Cup 2010 (BBC One)
World Cup Match Of The Day (BBC One)
Best News Programme
Election Special - New Prime Minister (BBC One)
Five Days That Changed Britain (BBC Two)
ITV News At Ten: Haiti (ITV1)
Our War, Their War: Afghan (Channel 4)
Raoul Moat Recordings (ITV...
The BAFTA-winning E4 series was listed in the categories for 'Best Drama Series or Serial', 'Best Multichannel Programme' and 'Best New Programme'.
The full list of nominees for the 2011 Broadcast Awards, to be held on February 2 2011, is as follows:
Best Music Programme
Children In Need Rocks The UK (BBC One)
Evo Music Rooms (Channel 4)
Glastonbury 2010 (BBC)
Must Be The Music (Sky1)
Rigoletto Live from Mantua (BBC Two)
Songbook (Sky Arts 1)
Best Sports Programme
Indian Premier League Final (ITV3)
Isle Of Man Tt 2010 (ITV4)
Tour De France (ITV4)
Winter Olympics (BBC Two)
World Cup 2010 (BBC One)
World Cup Match Of The Day (BBC One)
Best News Programme
Election Special - New Prime Minister (BBC One)
Five Days That Changed Britain (BBC Two)
ITV News At Ten: Haiti (ITV1)
Our War, Their War: Afghan (Channel 4)
Raoul Moat Recordings (ITV...
- 12/1/2010
- by noreply@blogger.com (ScreenTerrier)
- ScreenTerrier
Misfits has picked up three nominations for the 2011 Broadcast Awards. The E4 series, which focuses on a group of community service participants who get special powers, was listed in the categories for 'Best Drama Series or Serial', 'Best Multichannel Programme' and 'Best New Programme'. Sherlock and This Is England 86 both picked up nods for 'Best Drama Series Or Serial' and 'Best New Programme'. The drama category also includes Five Daughters, Luther and Skins, while the 'Best New Programme' list also features Got To Dance, James May's Toy Story and One Born Every Minute. Meanwhile, Misfits will fight Being Human, Four Weddings, Pineapple Dance Studios, Getting (more)...
- 11/30/2010
- by By Catriona Wightman
- Digital Spy
British actress Jaime Winstone had a harrowing time researching her role as a murdered prostitute - she met with the woman's devastated family to perfect the character.
Winstone, daughter of The Departed star Ray Winstone, took on the part of Anneli Alderton in Five Daughters, a BBC drama telling the story of five sex workers murdered by serial killer Steve Wright in England in 2006.
And preparing for the role left the young actress distraught after she held talks with Alderton's relatives to get a greater understanding of the woman she was playing.
Winstone tells Britain's Sunday Express, "That was different because my character, Anneli Alderton, was a real person and suffered so much. The script was very well written but I wanted to know a bit more about her so I had some contact with the family.
"I was so concerned about getting it right for them. I think we all wanted to show that these girls weren't just prostitutes - they were people. I did feel quite upset then. I thought of my mum, her mum and what these girls went through."
Wright was jailed for life in 2008 after being found guilty of all five murders.
Winstone, daughter of The Departed star Ray Winstone, took on the part of Anneli Alderton in Five Daughters, a BBC drama telling the story of five sex workers murdered by serial killer Steve Wright in England in 2006.
And preparing for the role left the young actress distraught after she held talks with Alderton's relatives to get a greater understanding of the woman she was playing.
Winstone tells Britain's Sunday Express, "That was different because my character, Anneli Alderton, was a real person and suffered so much. The script was very well written but I wanted to know a bit more about her so I had some contact with the family.
"I was so concerned about getting it right for them. I think we all wanted to show that these girls weren't just prostitutes - they were people. I did feel quite upset then. I thought of my mum, her mum and what these girls went through."
Wright was jailed for life in 2008 after being found guilty of all five murders.
- 9/27/2010
- WENN
The line-up for the 18th Raindance Film Festival was announced today at a press launch held at the May Fair Hotel in London. This years line-up includes 77 feature films, 69 UK premieres and 133 short films, special live events, exclusive Q&As and masterclasses.
The festival will run from September 29 – October 10.
Opening the festival on Wednesday 29th September is Jackboots On Whitehall – a satirical animation about an alternative history of World War II where the Nazis seize London and England must band together to prevent a full on invasion. Star voiceover cast includes: Ewan McGregor, Rosamund Pike,Richard E. Grant, Timothy Spall, Tom Wilkinson, Alan Cumming, Richard Griffiths, Stephen Merchant and Richard O’Brien. It will be followed by an after-party with live set from rising Us indie band stars Airborne Toxic Event and DJ set from one of the most influential DJs in the UK – Andrew Weatherall. The following day will...
The festival will run from September 29 – October 10.
Opening the festival on Wednesday 29th September is Jackboots On Whitehall – a satirical animation about an alternative history of World War II where the Nazis seize London and England must band together to prevent a full on invasion. Star voiceover cast includes: Ewan McGregor, Rosamund Pike,Richard E. Grant, Timothy Spall, Tom Wilkinson, Alan Cumming, Richard Griffiths, Stephen Merchant and Richard O’Brien. It will be followed by an after-party with live set from rising Us indie band stars Airborne Toxic Event and DJ set from one of the most influential DJs in the UK – Andrew Weatherall. The following day will...
- 9/7/2010
- by Jamie Neish
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
UK's largest indie gathering will screen A Serbian Film, which features necrophilia and rape, and a banned gay zombie porno
Controversy looks set to reign at this year's Raindance film festival after organisers announced they will screen a number of highly contentious films over the event's 11-day run, which begins later this month.
Among the features that will show at the festival are first-time director Srdjan Spasojevic's horror picture A Serbian Film, which has been widely criticised for scenes involving paedophilia, necrophilia, rape and incest and was pulled from last month's FrightFest in response to the extent of the cuts demanded by the British Board of Film Classification and Westminster council. With FrightFest's organisers protesting that "a film of this nature should be shown in its entirety", Raindance appears to have found a way around the ban by billing the screening as a "private event".
Meanwhile, Bruce La Bruce's La Zombie,...
Controversy looks set to reign at this year's Raindance film festival after organisers announced they will screen a number of highly contentious films over the event's 11-day run, which begins later this month.
Among the features that will show at the festival are first-time director Srdjan Spasojevic's horror picture A Serbian Film, which has been widely criticised for scenes involving paedophilia, necrophilia, rape and incest and was pulled from last month's FrightFest in response to the extent of the cuts demanded by the British Board of Film Classification and Westminster council. With FrightFest's organisers protesting that "a film of this nature should be shown in its entirety", Raindance appears to have found a way around the ban by billing the screening as a "private event".
Meanwhile, Bruce La Bruce's La Zombie,...
- 9/7/2010
- by Ben Child
- The Guardian - Film News
Filming is ongoing on the set of a new RTÉ/BBC co-porduction, 'When Harvey Met Bob'. The feature length drama chronicles the lead-up to Live Aid, an event which this year celebrates its 25th anniversary and stars Domhnall Gleeson (Sensation) as Bob Geldof, Ian Hart (Five Daughters) as Harvey Goldsmith and Antonia Cambell Hughes (The Other Side of Sleep) as Paula Yates. Great Meadow Productions commenced shooting on 'When Harvey met Bob' on Monday, July 5th and it is to have a three week shoot in Dublin. he drama's cast also features Padraic Delaney (The Wind that Shakes the Barley), Owen Roe (Val Falvey T.D.) and Chris Dunlop.
- 7/15/2010
- IFTN
BBC Two has announced the cast for its new noir thriller The Shadow Line. The six-part series, which has been written by Hugo Blick, focuses on a group of individuals who become connected when drug baron Harvey Wratten is murdered. The characters, including a police officer with amnesia and a drug lord, will all be affected by Wratten's death and will be forced to choose between right and wrong. Chiwetel Ejiofor, who starred in American Gangster, and Doctor Who's Christopher Eccleston have both signed up to appear in the drama alongside Sir Anthony Sher and Stephen Rea. The cast also includes Lesley Sharp, Desperate Romantics's Rafe Spall, Five Daughters star Kierston Wareing and Shameless's Sean (more)...
- 7/2/2010
- by By Catriona Wightman
- Digital Spy
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