[This story contains spoilers from House of the Dragon season two, episode seven, “The Red Sowing.”]
It’s not often in the Game of Thrones universe when a smallfolk character gets to take center stage and have an episode-ending hero moment. But that’s what happened in Sunday night’s episode of HBO’s House of the Dragon, when tavern dweller and Targaryen bastard hopeful Ulf White won the dragon lotto by bonding with Silverwing.
Interestingly, the journey of British actor Tom Bennett has been not entirely unlike that of his character. Bennett has been a working actor for 20 years in productions such as PhoneShop, Love & Friendship and Rocketman. But getting cast in Dragon was easily his most high-profile role — and not the first time he had auditioned for the franchise.
Below, Bennett talks about stepping into the spotlight in episode seven, his character’s journey this season and how the franchise is taking a...
It’s not often in the Game of Thrones universe when a smallfolk character gets to take center stage and have an episode-ending hero moment. But that’s what happened in Sunday night’s episode of HBO’s House of the Dragon, when tavern dweller and Targaryen bastard hopeful Ulf White won the dragon lotto by bonding with Silverwing.
Interestingly, the journey of British actor Tom Bennett has been not entirely unlike that of his character. Bennett has been a working actor for 20 years in productions such as PhoneShop, Love & Friendship and Rocketman. But getting cast in Dragon was easily his most high-profile role — and not the first time he had auditioned for the franchise.
Below, Bennett talks about stepping into the spotlight in episode seven, his character’s journey this season and how the franchise is taking a...
- 7/29/2024
- by James Hibberd
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
ITV has unveiled a slate of new comedy commissions, most of which will premiere on Itvx, its upcoming free streaming service.
New comedy titles include “Plebs: Soldiers of Rome,” “Deep Fake Neighbour Wars,” “Ruby Speaking Count,” “Abdulla” and “Significant Other.”
“The arrival of Itvx gives us more opportunities to commission a broad range of comedies and a dedicated place for the genre to call home,” said Nana Hughes, ITV’s Head of Comedy. The executive added that ITV aspired to showcase a “huge cross section of contemporary, diverse and inclusive comedy.”
“We want to take risks but most importantly we want our audiences to find shows that reflect them and make them laugh,” Hughes continued.
“Plebs: Soldiers of Rome” is a a feature-length special based on the award-winning comedy series “Plebs” which has had five successful seasons. “Plebs” is directed and written by Sam Leifer and co-written by Tom Basden.
New comedy titles include “Plebs: Soldiers of Rome,” “Deep Fake Neighbour Wars,” “Ruby Speaking Count,” “Abdulla” and “Significant Other.”
“The arrival of Itvx gives us more opportunities to commission a broad range of comedies and a dedicated place for the genre to call home,” said Nana Hughes, ITV’s Head of Comedy. The executive added that ITV aspired to showcase a “huge cross section of contemporary, diverse and inclusive comedy.”
“We want to take risks but most importantly we want our audiences to find shows that reflect them and make them laugh,” Hughes continued.
“Plebs: Soldiers of Rome” is a a feature-length special based on the award-winning comedy series “Plebs” which has had five successful seasons. “Plebs” is directed and written by Sam Leifer and co-written by Tom Basden.
- 8/22/2022
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Two years after series Xii aired on Dave back in October 2017, confirmation arrived that Red Dwarf was coming back to TV, but not (yet) in the form of a full series Xiii. Instead, the boys from the Dwarf were returning for a feature-length special.
Craig Charles, Chris Barrie, Danny John-Jules, Robert Llewellyn and Norman Lovett will all appear in ‘The Promised Land’, a 90-minute episode due to air this April on Dave.
Regrettably, the London press screening and cast Q&a for ‘The Promised Land’ had to be cancelled due to the global spread of Covid-19, but here’s all the latest about the new episode, including a teaser trailer and the beautiful new poster.
Red Dwarf: The Geek Lowdown
How many series are there? 12 (including ‘Back To Life’) with a 90-minute special on the way
Renewed or cancelled? So far, only the extended special has been officially confirmed
Air date confirmed?...
Craig Charles, Chris Barrie, Danny John-Jules, Robert Llewellyn and Norman Lovett will all appear in ‘The Promised Land’, a 90-minute episode due to air this April on Dave.
Regrettably, the London press screening and cast Q&a for ‘The Promised Land’ had to be cancelled due to the global spread of Covid-19, but here’s all the latest about the new episode, including a teaser trailer and the beautiful new poster.
Red Dwarf: The Geek Lowdown
How many series are there? 12 (including ‘Back To Life’) with a 90-minute special on the way
Renewed or cancelled? So far, only the extended special has been officially confirmed
Air date confirmed?...
- 3/17/2020
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
The Crown’s Anna Chancellor and Black Mirror’s Daniel Rigby have joined the second season of British comedy Timewasters after ITV2 recommissioned the series.
Chancellor, who played Lady Rosse in the Netflix royal drama and also recently starred in Trust, and Rigby, who starred in Black Mirror episode The Waldo Moment, are joined in the six-part series by Javone Prince (PhoneShop) and Ellie White (The Windsors).
BAFTA-nominated comedy Timewasters, which is produced by Friday Night Dinner producer Big Talk Productions, follows a group of Londoners who are transported back to the 1950s to play in a jazz band. Original cast members including Daniel Lawrence Taylor, Kadiff Kirwan, Adelayo Adedayo and Samson Kayo.
The second season follows the band as they start a jazz club. Nick discovers that his one true love from the 1920s is alive and well and has a 32 year old son, Lauren is on a roll...
Chancellor, who played Lady Rosse in the Netflix royal drama and also recently starred in Trust, and Rigby, who starred in Black Mirror episode The Waldo Moment, are joined in the six-part series by Javone Prince (PhoneShop) and Ellie White (The Windsors).
BAFTA-nominated comedy Timewasters, which is produced by Friday Night Dinner producer Big Talk Productions, follows a group of Londoners who are transported back to the 1950s to play in a jazz band. Original cast members including Daniel Lawrence Taylor, Kadiff Kirwan, Adelayo Adedayo and Samson Kayo.
The second season follows the band as they start a jazz club. Nick discovers that his one true love from the 1920s is alive and well and has a 32 year old son, Lauren is on a roll...
- 8/8/2018
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Disney UK have released the first trailer for canine focused British rom-com, Patrick.
Beattie Edmondson stars as Sarah Francis, a teacher who is bequeathed a “small beast” by her grandmother. That ‘beast’ turns out to be a cute but naughty pug dog called Patrick.
The film also stars Ed Skrein, who played Ajax in Deadpool, and PhoneShop lead Tom Bennett as the potential love interests. Also popping up is Edmondson’s mother, Jennifer Saunders.
Also in trailers – UK trailer drops for Super Troopers 2
The film is released on June 29th
Patrick Official Synopsis
Sarah Francis is a young woman whose life is a bit of a mess. The last thing she needs is someone else to look after, let alone someone who dribbles, snores and eats from the kitchen bin!! Yet, like it or not, her Grandmother has bequeathed her a very spoilt dog, Patrick – her pug. Surely she must have had her reasons?...
Beattie Edmondson stars as Sarah Francis, a teacher who is bequeathed a “small beast” by her grandmother. That ‘beast’ turns out to be a cute but naughty pug dog called Patrick.
The film also stars Ed Skrein, who played Ajax in Deadpool, and PhoneShop lead Tom Bennett as the potential love interests. Also popping up is Edmondson’s mother, Jennifer Saunders.
Also in trailers – UK trailer drops for Super Troopers 2
The film is released on June 29th
Patrick Official Synopsis
Sarah Francis is a young woman whose life is a bit of a mess. The last thing she needs is someone else to look after, let alone someone who dribbles, snores and eats from the kitchen bin!! Yet, like it or not, her Grandmother has bequeathed her a very spoilt dog, Patrick – her pug. Surely she must have had her reasons?...
- 4/20/2018
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Kirsten Howard Jul 27, 2017
Taboo and Peaky Blinders star Tom Hardy is set to lend his voice to a brand new animated show for the BBC...
The BBC are throwing some money into a bunch of new comedy shows for the various channels in their stable, and one of them is an animated series called Sticky.
See related Revisiting the film of Stephen King's It
Voicing the main characters will be Tom Hardy and his real life wife Charlotte Riley - who have also appeared together in Peaky Blinders - along with Javone Prince (PhoneShop) and Kayvan Novak (Four Lions). They'll play four best mates who go to college in the fictional town of Shatford and vow to get to the bottom of why the internet has suddenly disappeared.
Here's a promotional pic from the BBC...
“Although based in reality, the freedom that animation brings allows Sticky to present an unlimited...
Taboo and Peaky Blinders star Tom Hardy is set to lend his voice to a brand new animated show for the BBC...
The BBC are throwing some money into a bunch of new comedy shows for the various channels in their stable, and one of them is an animated series called Sticky.
See related Revisiting the film of Stephen King's It
Voicing the main characters will be Tom Hardy and his real life wife Charlotte Riley - who have also appeared together in Peaky Blinders - along with Javone Prince (PhoneShop) and Kayvan Novak (Four Lions). They'll play four best mates who go to college in the fictional town of Shatford and vow to get to the bottom of why the internet has suddenly disappeared.
Here's a promotional pic from the BBC...
“Although based in reality, the freedom that animation brings allows Sticky to present an unlimited...
- 7/27/2017
- Den of Geek
If you were a fan of E4's PhoneShop, the good news is that the show might not be done quite yet.
Launching with a pilot episode on Channel 4 in 2009, three series of the sitcom aired on E4 between 2010 and 2013.
Series creator Phil Bowker described the experience of working on PhoneShop as "fantastic" and refused to rule out a possible return.
"It would take me six months to write it, and then it would take six months to make it - so it leaves very little time for anything else," he told Digital Spy.
"But we'd never say never because it was such great fun. We might revisit PhoneShop and see what became of the characters."
Bowker has re-teamed with one of the show's stars, Javone Prince, for new BBC Two sketch comedy series The Javone Prince Show.
"Maybe we'll do a PhoneShop special - who knows?" Prince said.
Launching with a pilot episode on Channel 4 in 2009, three series of the sitcom aired on E4 between 2010 and 2013.
Series creator Phil Bowker described the experience of working on PhoneShop as "fantastic" and refused to rule out a possible return.
"It would take me six months to write it, and then it would take six months to make it - so it leaves very little time for anything else," he told Digital Spy.
"But we'd never say never because it was such great fun. We might revisit PhoneShop and see what became of the characters."
Bowker has re-teamed with one of the show's stars, Javone Prince, for new BBC Two sketch comedy series The Javone Prince Show.
"Maybe we'll do a PhoneShop special - who knows?" Prince said.
- 7/19/2015
- Digital Spy
Javone Prince is looking to bring back the sketch show with a vengeance, with his new BBC Two vehicle The Javone Prince Show.
PhoneShop star Prince has re-teamed with that show's creator - writer Phil Bowker - for his new series, which blends sketches with stand-up and musical performances.
"There's been a lot of talk over the last few years about the sketch show being dead," Bowker says. "I don't think it's dead at all.
"I think we got to a point where sketch shows got a little bit cool and ironic, and almost forgot to be funny - and so this was a deliberate attempt to roll back to those days when Javone and I used to watch Morecambe and Wise and Dave Allen.
"With all of those things, what was at the heart of those shows was the personality of the host."
Prince agrees: "You know, when you see Morecambe and Wise,...
PhoneShop star Prince has re-teamed with that show's creator - writer Phil Bowker - for his new series, which blends sketches with stand-up and musical performances.
"There's been a lot of talk over the last few years about the sketch show being dead," Bowker says. "I don't think it's dead at all.
"I think we got to a point where sketch shows got a little bit cool and ironic, and almost forgot to be funny - and so this was a deliberate attempt to roll back to those days when Javone and I used to watch Morecambe and Wise and Dave Allen.
"With all of those things, what was at the heart of those shows was the personality of the host."
Prince agrees: "You know, when you see Morecambe and Wise,...
- 7/19/2015
- Digital Spy
Exclusive: Stoner comedy marks the debut feature of the Lennox Brothers with a cast including Alice Lowe and Billy Boyd.
La-based Shoreline Entertainment has acquired world sales rights to UK comedy AmStarDam and will begin sales at the Cannes Marché next week.
The film, in post-production, marks the feature debut of the writer/directors the Lennox Brothers and was shot at London’s 3 Mills studios and Amsterdam.
Combining classic fairytales with the wild side of Amsterdam,the fantasy-comedy is billed as a coming-of-age adventure with a twist.
Jonathan Readwin stars as a young man who arrives the Netherlands capital in search of his father, played by Sean Power. Through a momentary magical encounter he discovers the secret weapon that could turn around their ailing marijuana coffee shop.
Producer Zorana Piggott said Shoreline shared its “passion and excitement for this wonderfully crazy film”.
The cast also includes Lord of the Rings’ Billy Boyd, Sightseers’ [link...
La-based Shoreline Entertainment has acquired world sales rights to UK comedy AmStarDam and will begin sales at the Cannes Marché next week.
The film, in post-production, marks the feature debut of the writer/directors the Lennox Brothers and was shot at London’s 3 Mills studios and Amsterdam.
Combining classic fairytales with the wild side of Amsterdam,the fantasy-comedy is billed as a coming-of-age adventure with a twist.
Jonathan Readwin stars as a young man who arrives the Netherlands capital in search of his father, played by Sean Power. Through a momentary magical encounter he discovers the secret weapon that could turn around their ailing marijuana coffee shop.
Producer Zorana Piggott said Shoreline shared its “passion and excitement for this wonderfully crazy film”.
The cast also includes Lord of the Rings’ Billy Boyd, Sightseers’ [link...
- 5/8/2015
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Ruth Jones is developing a new sitcom for BBC One, it has been revealed.
BBC comedy controller Shane Allen has confirmed that the Gavin & Stacey co-creator and star will front a new show, that may form part of a second season of Comedy Playhouse projects in 2015.
He added that Jones's company Tidy Productions may choose to produce a non-transmission pilot episode.
"Ruth is fantastic and we'd love to do something with her," he told Broadcast. "We were talking studio shows and she would be absolutely perfect for that."
Meanwhile, Allen has ordered six episodes of The Kennedys, a sitcom written by Celebrity MasterChef winner Emma Kennedy. The show will be based on her family life.
iPlayer will also stream a second series of comedy shorts, following this year's sketches from the likes of Frankie Boyle and Micky Flanagan. They will be released around Valentine's Day.
On BBC Two, Morgana Robinson...
BBC comedy controller Shane Allen has confirmed that the Gavin & Stacey co-creator and star will front a new show, that may form part of a second season of Comedy Playhouse projects in 2015.
He added that Jones's company Tidy Productions may choose to produce a non-transmission pilot episode.
"Ruth is fantastic and we'd love to do something with her," he told Broadcast. "We were talking studio shows and she would be absolutely perfect for that."
Meanwhile, Allen has ordered six episodes of The Kennedys, a sitcom written by Celebrity MasterChef winner Emma Kennedy. The show will be based on her family life.
iPlayer will also stream a second series of comedy shorts, following this year's sketches from the likes of Frankie Boyle and Micky Flanagan. They will be released around Valentine's Day.
On BBC Two, Morgana Robinson...
- 12/11/2014
- Digital Spy
BBC Two has ordered the UK's first transgender sitcom among its new commissions.
Boy Meets Girl was discovered at the 2013 BBC Trans Comedy Award, which searched for projects that offered a positive portrayal of transgender characters.
Created and written by Elliott Kerrigan and Simon Carlyle, the Manchester-based comedy focuses on newly-unemployed Leo, who finds himself attracted to Judy after bumping into her. Despite the age gap and his mother's protestations, the pair soon begin a relationship.
Casting and broadcast dates for the six-part series will be confirmed at a later time.
Meanwhile, Great British Bake Off co-host Sue Perkins is to front a new travel series titled The Mekong River, in which she journeys to South East Asia to find a river that brings life to millions of people from Vietnam to the Tibetan mountains.
The four-part series will follow Perkins as she travels to Mekong's source in the Himalayan glacier.
Boy Meets Girl was discovered at the 2013 BBC Trans Comedy Award, which searched for projects that offered a positive portrayal of transgender characters.
Created and written by Elliott Kerrigan and Simon Carlyle, the Manchester-based comedy focuses on newly-unemployed Leo, who finds himself attracted to Judy after bumping into her. Despite the age gap and his mother's protestations, the pair soon begin a relationship.
Casting and broadcast dates for the six-part series will be confirmed at a later time.
Meanwhile, Great British Bake Off co-host Sue Perkins is to front a new travel series titled The Mekong River, in which she journeys to South East Asia to find a river that brings life to millions of people from Vietnam to the Tibetan mountains.
The four-part series will follow Perkins as she travels to Mekong's source in the Himalayan glacier.
- 8/21/2014
- Digital Spy
Chiwetel Ejiofor and Lupita Nyong’o take prizes at awards celebrating diversity.
Steve McQueen’s 12 Years a Slave was the big winner at the 9th Screen Nation Film & Television Awards in London last night.
The period drama won Favourite International Movie (made by or starring British talent), beating competition from The Butler, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom and House at the End of the Street.
Chiwetel Ejiofor won Best Male Performance in a Film for his role in 12 Years a Slave, an award he previously picked up at the Screen Nation awards in 2003 for his role in Dirty Pretty Things.
Lupita Nyong’o, who co-starred alongside Ejiofor in McQueen’s period epic, picked up Favourite Female African Intl. Rising Screen Talent at the awards, which celebrate diversity in film and television.
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom did not leave empty-handed as Naomie Harris was awarded Female Performance in Film.
Biyi Bandele’s Half of A Yellow Sun was...
Steve McQueen’s 12 Years a Slave was the big winner at the 9th Screen Nation Film & Television Awards in London last night.
The period drama won Favourite International Movie (made by or starring British talent), beating competition from The Butler, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom and House at the End of the Street.
Chiwetel Ejiofor won Best Male Performance in a Film for his role in 12 Years a Slave, an award he previously picked up at the Screen Nation awards in 2003 for his role in Dirty Pretty Things.
Lupita Nyong’o, who co-starred alongside Ejiofor in McQueen’s period epic, picked up Favourite Female African Intl. Rising Screen Talent at the awards, which celebrate diversity in film and television.
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom did not leave empty-handed as Naomie Harris was awarded Female Performance in Film.
Biyi Bandele’s Half of A Yellow Sun was...
- 2/25/2014
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
James Nesbitt will lead the cast of Babylon, Danny Boyle's new project for Channel 4.
Nesbitt will play London police chief Richard Miller in the comedy-drama, which will be directed by Boyle from a script by Peep Show co-creators Sam Bain and Jesse Armstrong.
Arbitrage star Brit Marling will play opposite Nesbitt as Liz Garvey, a PR executive who arrives in London from the Us to give the Metropolitan Police a public image overhaul.
Peep Show's Paterson Joseph has been cast as deputy police commissioner Charles Inglis, with ex-EastEnders regular Jill Halfpenny playing Territorial Support Group officer Davina.
Skins actor and writer Daniel Kaluuya will also star alongside Adam Deacon (Dead Set), Jonny Sweet (Chickens), Bertie Carvel (Hidden)
and Andrew Brooke (PhoneShop).
Kaluuya's character is a TV camera operator named Matt Coward, who trails specialist police officers in a bid to get dramatic first-hand footage of their operations.
Nesbitt will play London police chief Richard Miller in the comedy-drama, which will be directed by Boyle from a script by Peep Show co-creators Sam Bain and Jesse Armstrong.
Arbitrage star Brit Marling will play opposite Nesbitt as Liz Garvey, a PR executive who arrives in London from the Us to give the Metropolitan Police a public image overhaul.
Peep Show's Paterson Joseph has been cast as deputy police commissioner Charles Inglis, with ex-EastEnders regular Jill Halfpenny playing Territorial Support Group officer Davina.
Skins actor and writer Daniel Kaluuya will also star alongside Adam Deacon (Dead Set), Jonny Sweet (Chickens), Bertie Carvel (Hidden)
and Andrew Brooke (PhoneShop).
Kaluuya's character is a TV camera operator named Matt Coward, who trails specialist police officers in a bid to get dramatic first-hand footage of their operations.
- 10/13/2013
- Digital Spy
Blu-ray & DVD Release Date: Oct. 29, 2013
Price: Two-dvd $29.98
Studio: HBO Home Entertainment/Warner Home Video
One of the brains behind This is Spinal Tap, Christopher Guest brings his mockumentary style to TV with the HBO comedy Family Tree.
The television show stars Chris O’Dowd (Frankie Go Boom) as 30-year-old Tom Chadwick, who loses his job and his girlfriend. When he inherits a mysterious box from a great aunt he’s never met, he begins to explore his family heritage with the help of his sister (Nina Conti, For Your Consideration), best friend (Tom Bennett, TV’s PhoneShop) and friendly neighbor Mr. Pfister (Jim Piddock, The Five-Year Engagement).
Ed Begley Jr. (TV’s Arrested Development) and Michael McKean (The Words) also star in the show.
Family Tree got mixed reviews, with Entertainment Weekly calling it “smart,” but Variety saying it’s “disappointing.”
The two-dvd set carries these special features:
“Keith’s Favorite 1970s Sitcoms,...
Price: Two-dvd $29.98
Studio: HBO Home Entertainment/Warner Home Video
One of the brains behind This is Spinal Tap, Christopher Guest brings his mockumentary style to TV with the HBO comedy Family Tree.
The television show stars Chris O’Dowd (Frankie Go Boom) as 30-year-old Tom Chadwick, who loses his job and his girlfriend. When he inherits a mysterious box from a great aunt he’s never met, he begins to explore his family heritage with the help of his sister (Nina Conti, For Your Consideration), best friend (Tom Bennett, TV’s PhoneShop) and friendly neighbor Mr. Pfister (Jim Piddock, The Five-Year Engagement).
Ed Begley Jr. (TV’s Arrested Development) and Michael McKean (The Words) also star in the show.
Family Tree got mixed reviews, with Entertainment Weekly calling it “smart,” but Variety saying it’s “disappointing.”
The two-dvd set carries these special features:
“Keith’s Favorite 1970s Sitcoms,...
- 9/18/2013
- by Sam
- Disc Dish
The creator of E4's hit sitcom Phoneshop Phil Bowker has spoken to Digital Spy about the secret of his show's success, his contempt for Twitter critics and why he feels sorry for Ben Elton.
Have you got any free phones off the back of Phoneshop?
"I haven't actually. I should complain. I'm like everybody else. I just want a simple phone. I've got an iPhone, but I don't even know if I want one with text on. Do you know what I mean?
"People can get hold of you all the time with texts, emails and photos. I'm fed up with it. I just want a phone to be a phone. I don't need to be able to play f**king Angry Birds on the way into work.
"You get the train in to London on a morning and it's full of grown men playing video games. Mate, read a book!
Have you got any free phones off the back of Phoneshop?
"I haven't actually. I should complain. I'm like everybody else. I just want a simple phone. I've got an iPhone, but I don't even know if I want one with text on. Do you know what I mean?
"People can get hold of you all the time with texts, emails and photos. I'm fed up with it. I just want a phone to be a phone. I don't need to be able to play f**king Angry Birds on the way into work.
"You get the train in to London on a morning and it's full of grown men playing video games. Mate, read a book!
- 7/25/2013
- Digital Spy
Chris O'Dowd has revealed that his new sitcom Family Tree is unlike anything he has done before.
The actor plays the lead role of Tom Chadwick in the HBO show, directed by This Is Spinal Tap star Christopher Guest.
Chadwick travels across Britain and America as he searches for his estranged family in the eight-part series.
Describing the role - which involves scripted work and improvisation - O'Dowd told Empire: "It's very reactive; unlike anything I've done."
Guest said that he was happy to work with O'Dowd, whose previous credits include Bridesmaids and Us series Girls.
The Best In Show director said: "Is it going to be epic? That's a big word.
"Let's just say it's a delight to finally work with Chris."
Fred Willard (Anchorman) and Tom Bennett (PhoneShop) will also appear in the sitcom, which will air on BBC Two in the UK.
Watch the first trailer for...
The actor plays the lead role of Tom Chadwick in the HBO show, directed by This Is Spinal Tap star Christopher Guest.
Chadwick travels across Britain and America as he searches for his estranged family in the eight-part series.
Describing the role - which involves scripted work and improvisation - O'Dowd told Empire: "It's very reactive; unlike anything I've done."
Guest said that he was happy to work with O'Dowd, whose previous credits include Bridesmaids and Us series Girls.
The Best In Show director said: "Is it going to be epic? That's a big word.
"Let's just say it's a delight to finally work with Chris."
Fred Willard (Anchorman) and Tom Bennett (PhoneShop) will also appear in the sitcom, which will air on BBC Two in the UK.
Watch the first trailer for...
- 5/4/2013
- Digital Spy
HBO has released a first trailer for Chris O'Dowd's new comedy Family Tree.
The It Crowd actor has teamed with This Is Spinal Tap's Christopher Guest for the eight-part first season.
Filmed in both the UK and La, Family Tree stars O'Dowd as Tom Chadwick, a 30-year-old who embarks on a journey of self-discovery and meets a number of eccentric characters from his family's past.
Fred Willard (Anchorman) and Tom Bennett (PhoneShop) will also appear in the improvised sitcom, which will air on BBC Two in the UK.
Christopher Guest's last project was an unaired Us remake of BBC comedy The Thick of It in 2007, while his most recent film was 2006's For Your Consideration.
Family Tree will premiere in the Us in May.
> Chris O'Dowd on Family Tree: 'It's totally improvised'
> Michael McKean, Fred Willard join Christopher Guest's Family Tree...
The It Crowd actor has teamed with This Is Spinal Tap's Christopher Guest for the eight-part first season.
Filmed in both the UK and La, Family Tree stars O'Dowd as Tom Chadwick, a 30-year-old who embarks on a journey of self-discovery and meets a number of eccentric characters from his family's past.
Fred Willard (Anchorman) and Tom Bennett (PhoneShop) will also appear in the improvised sitcom, which will air on BBC Two in the UK.
Christopher Guest's last project was an unaired Us remake of BBC comedy The Thick of It in 2007, while his most recent film was 2006's For Your Consideration.
Family Tree will premiere in the Us in May.
> Chris O'Dowd on Family Tree: 'It's totally improvised'
> Michael McKean, Fred Willard join Christopher Guest's Family Tree...
- 3/19/2013
- Digital Spy
PhoneShop is to return to E4 in early 2013. News of the show's renewal first broke back in February, but Channel 4 has now confirmed that six new episodes will air next year. "We're thrilled we're going to be spending more time with Sutton's finest sales team," said E4's Acting Head of Comedy Nerys Evans. "The economy is clearly in safe hands with the PhoneShop crew's dedication to shifting units while attempting to run the high street." Series creator Phil Bowker added: "Oh s**t, I'd better get writing. Has anyone got a pen I can borrow?" PhoneShop (more)...
- 11/22/2012
- by By Morgan Jeffery
- Digital Spy
PhoneShop actor Tom Bennett has joined Chris O'Dowd's new HBO comedy. Family Tree - from This Is Spinal Tap's Christopher Guest - will focus on Tom Chadwick (O'Dowd), a man searching for his long-lost relatives who stumbles across a string of unusual characters and stories. Bennett will play Tom's best friend, while actress and comedian Nina Conti has also been cast as the lead's sister, Deadline reports. Amy Seimetz has also joined Family Tree as aspiring writer Ally, who meets Tom when he visits Los Angeles. (more)...
- 10/23/2012
- by By Morgan Jeffery
- Digital Spy
The critically acclaimed Kill List is finally on its way home from IFC Midnight and will be here in just a couple of weeks. The DC staff is pretty much divided on this one so here's your chance to see it and decide for yourself.
From the Press Release4
A one-of-a-kind blend of family drama, hitman thriller, and terrifying psychological shocker, Kill List is the story of an ex-soldier turned contract killer who plunges into the heart of darkness - and takes the viewer with him on a ride from which there is no return. The film arrives on high-definition Blu-ray and DVD on August 14, 2012.
From director Ben Wheatley (Down Terrace, The ABCs of Death) comes a mind-blowing genre concoction that marks a new milestone in the annals of modern horror. Eight months after a disastrous hit job left him physically and mentally scarred (and struggling to support his wife...
From the Press Release4
A one-of-a-kind blend of family drama, hitman thriller, and terrifying psychological shocker, Kill List is the story of an ex-soldier turned contract killer who plunges into the heart of darkness - and takes the viewer with him on a ride from which there is no return. The film arrives on high-definition Blu-ray and DVD on August 14, 2012.
From director Ben Wheatley (Down Terrace, The ABCs of Death) comes a mind-blowing genre concoction that marks a new milestone in the annals of modern horror. Eight months after a disastrous hit job left him physically and mentally scarred (and struggling to support his wife...
- 7/24/2012
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
IFC Films will be releasing Kill List to Blu-ray and DVD this August, and we have the official press release with cover art:
“A one-of-a-kind blend of family drama, hitman thriller and terrifying psychological shocker, Kill List is the story of an ex-soldier turned contract killer who plunges into the heart of darkness – and takes the viewer with him on a ride from which there is no return. The “#1 horror film of the year” (David Harley, Bloody-Disgusting) arrives on high-definition Blu-ray and DVD on August 14, 2012.
From director Ben Wheatley (Down Terrace, The ABCs of Death) comes a mind-blowing genre concoction that marks a new milestone in the annals of modern horror. Eight months after a disastrous hit job left him physically and mentally scarred (and struggling to support his wife and son), Jay (Neil Maskell, Pusher, Basic Instinct 2) is pressured by his partner and best friend Gal (Michael Smiley,...
“A one-of-a-kind blend of family drama, hitman thriller and terrifying psychological shocker, Kill List is the story of an ex-soldier turned contract killer who plunges into the heart of darkness – and takes the viewer with him on a ride from which there is no return. The “#1 horror film of the year” (David Harley, Bloody-Disgusting) arrives on high-definition Blu-ray and DVD on August 14, 2012.
From director Ben Wheatley (Down Terrace, The ABCs of Death) comes a mind-blowing genre concoction that marks a new milestone in the annals of modern horror. Eight months after a disastrous hit job left him physically and mentally scarred (and struggling to support his wife and son), Jay (Neil Maskell, Pusher, Basic Instinct 2) is pressured by his partner and best friend Gal (Michael Smiley,...
- 7/24/2012
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
With its convoluted nomination process trying to predict what will contend for the BAFTA TV prizes when nominations are announced on April 30 is more of a lottery than with most other award shows. (Winners will be revealed on May 27.) The favorite for Best Situation Comedy is last year's winner "Rev." which stars Tom Hollander and Olivia Colman who are both probable nominees. (See performer contenders report here.) Other frontrunners for top laffer are "Twenty Twelve," "Fresh Meat," "Outnumbered" and "Spy." "Stella" (which could be entered as a drama), "Friday Night Dinner," "Him & Her," "Mrs. Brown's Boys," "Pete versus Life," "Phoneshop" and Ricky Gervais' "Life's Too Short" are longer shots. 1993 champ "Absolutely Fabulous" aired two specials during the eligibility period but may have better chances i...
- 4/6/2012
- Gold Derby
Sitcom PhoneShop has been handed a third series, it has been revealed. Starring Tom Bennett and Martin Trenaman, the TalkbackThames comedy is expected to return to E4 later this year. The show follows the trials and tribulations of graduate Christopher (Bennett) while working at a mobile phone store. Writer, producer and director Phil Bowker said in a statement: "We are genuinely delighted that we're going to get to work with the good people at E4 again this year. "PhoneShop is something I care deeply about and it's incredible (and rare) to be able to nurture and grow it in the company of people who have an unparalleled enthusiasm and understanding of your show." (more)...
- 2/9/2012
- by By Paul Millar
- Digital Spy
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