Exclusive: An actress who featured in the final season of The Crown and a series regular in Jack Whitehall’s Bad Education have said they are owed thousands in unpaid fees by scandal-hit agency Bodhi Talent.
Thea Beyleveld and Jack Bence were both loyal Bodhi clients but said they discovered that the agency had withheld money from them following the publication of a Deadline exposé on the company. Beyleveld also alleged that Bodhi “skimmed” money from her paycheck.
Beyleveld and Bence are among around eight Bodhi clients in contact with acting union Equity as they attempt to secure their money. Equity believes the cases are actionable and the union will go through civil courts to fight for cash. It is unlawful for UK agents to pay actors later than 10 days.
Bodhi founder Archie Purnell has not responded to requests for comment. He has previously denied paying actors late, telling Deadline...
Thea Beyleveld and Jack Bence were both loyal Bodhi clients but said they discovered that the agency had withheld money from them following the publication of a Deadline exposé on the company. Beyleveld also alleged that Bodhi “skimmed” money from her paycheck.
Beyleveld and Bence are among around eight Bodhi clients in contact with acting union Equity as they attempt to secure their money. Equity believes the cases are actionable and the union will go through civil courts to fight for cash. It is unlawful for UK agents to pay actors later than 10 days.
Bodhi founder Archie Purnell has not responded to requests for comment. He has previously denied paying actors late, telling Deadline...
- 2/19/2024
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
‘Am I Being Unreasonable?’ Producer’s Development Boss Joins Sky
The Head of Development at Am I Being Unreasonable? producer Boffola Pictures is joining Sky Studios next month. Emily Allen will become Commissioning Executive for Comedy within Alex Moody’s Sky Studios comedy commissioning team and will have responsibility for ordering Sky original comedies from indies. She will join from Boffola Pictures, the indie run by former BBC comedy heads Shane Allen and Kate Daughton that produces BAFTA-winning Daisy May Cooper show Am I Being Unreasonable?. Prior to Boffola, she worked in the BBC comedy team. Sky original comedies launching in 2024 include Mr Bigstuff, which stars Danny Dyer, and comedy-drama Small Town, Big Story, written and directed by Chris O’Dowd, and starring Christina Hendricks and Paddy Considine. Brassic will also return for a sixth season. The news comes a few days after Sky Studios slimmed down its structure by unifying...
The Head of Development at Am I Being Unreasonable? producer Boffola Pictures is joining Sky Studios next month. Emily Allen will become Commissioning Executive for Comedy within Alex Moody’s Sky Studios comedy commissioning team and will have responsibility for ordering Sky original comedies from indies. She will join from Boffola Pictures, the indie run by former BBC comedy heads Shane Allen and Kate Daughton that produces BAFTA-winning Daisy May Cooper show Am I Being Unreasonable?. Prior to Boffola, she worked in the BBC comedy team. Sky original comedies launching in 2024 include Mr Bigstuff, which stars Danny Dyer, and comedy-drama Small Town, Big Story, written and directed by Chris O’Dowd, and starring Christina Hendricks and Paddy Considine. Brassic will also return for a sixth season. The news comes a few days after Sky Studios slimmed down its structure by unifying...
- 2/12/2024
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Manhunt for Apple TV Plus is based on James L. Swanson’s best-selling book Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln’s Killer. This period drama is a mix of conspiracy thriller and historical fiction, following the search for Abraham Lincoln’s assassin, John Wilkes Booth. The show’s first trailer was released before its two-episode release on March 15.
Manhunt | Official Trailer
The first “Manhunt” trailer reveals Apple TV+’s thriller on Abraham Lincoln’s assassination. The recently released trailer takes us to Boyle’s version of the assassin who rose to historical fame after killing one of the most renowned Presidents in American history.
Setting the backdrop for how we came to the point of watching Booth load up a little gun and change the trajectory of history forever, the trailer picks up at the end of the Civil War, with President Lincoln (Linklater) being congratulated on the end of the long and terrible battle.
Manhunt | Official Trailer
The first “Manhunt” trailer reveals Apple TV+’s thriller on Abraham Lincoln’s assassination. The recently released trailer takes us to Boyle’s version of the assassin who rose to historical fame after killing one of the most renowned Presidents in American history.
Setting the backdrop for how we came to the point of watching Booth load up a little gun and change the trajectory of history forever, the trailer picks up at the end of the Civil War, with President Lincoln (Linklater) being congratulated on the end of the long and terrible battle.
- 2/9/2024
- by Mantisha
- https://dailyresearchplot.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/new-sam
Get ready for a gripping episode of “Casualty” as Season 38, Episode 11, titled “A History of Violence,” hits the screens on BBC One at 9:20 Pm on Saturday, January 27, 2024. The medical drama unfolds with Faith’s return to Holby, but her first day back comes with its challenges as she grapples with new restrictions that test her resilience and adaptability.
As Faith navigates the hurdles, Rash steps up to the plate, showcasing his capabilities. However, questions loom about whether he is truly ready for the responsibilities that come his way. The episode adds layers of complexity as Stevie jumps to conclusions, leading her to doubt herself in her new role and setting the stage for personal and professional challenges.
BBC One invites viewers to join the emotional rollercoaster in “A History of Violence.” With Faith’s comeback, Rash’s journey, and Stevie’s self-doubt, this episode promises a mix of medical...
As Faith navigates the hurdles, Rash steps up to the plate, showcasing his capabilities. However, questions loom about whether he is truly ready for the responsibilities that come his way. The episode adds layers of complexity as Stevie jumps to conclusions, leading her to doubt herself in her new role and setting the stage for personal and professional challenges.
BBC One invites viewers to join the emotional rollercoaster in “A History of Violence.” With Faith’s comeback, Rash’s journey, and Stevie’s self-doubt, this episode promises a mix of medical...
- 1/21/2024
- by Posts UK
- TV Everyday
“The One Note Man” director George Siougas has crafted perhaps the most visually impressive live-action short of this year. The silent, musical masterpiece depicts “The Crown” actor Jason Watkins as a bassoonist who lives a routine, monotonous existence. each day passes in the exact same as his life passes him by before said routine is broken by a fellow musician in the orchestra he plays in and his world is changed forever.
Speaking to Siougas, who has directed plenty of episodes of British soaps “Hollyoaks” and “Casualty,” gives you the immediate impression that this is a filmmaker who loves cinema. And he truly, truly is. He was inspired to make “The One Note Man” after re-watching Alfred Hitchcock films, with the opening of “The Man Who Knew Too Much” a particular inspiration.
In the writing process, he soon found that dialogue wasn’t necessary to tell this story and the decision was a smart one.
Speaking to Siougas, who has directed plenty of episodes of British soaps “Hollyoaks” and “Casualty,” gives you the immediate impression that this is a filmmaker who loves cinema. And he truly, truly is. He was inspired to make “The One Note Man” after re-watching Alfred Hitchcock films, with the opening of “The Man Who Knew Too Much” a particular inspiration.
In the writing process, he soon found that dialogue wasn’t necessary to tell this story and the decision was a smart one.
- 1/15/2024
- by Jacob Sarkisian
- Gold Derby
Simone Ashley has picked the follow-up to her breakthrough performance as Kathani “Kate” Sharma in season 2 of the hit Netflix series Bridgerton, as Deadline reports that she has the lead role in the psychological thriller This Tempting Madness, which just wrapped production in Los Angeles.
The film marks the feature directorial debut of Jennifer E. Montgomery, who also wrote the screenplay with her husband Andrew M. Davis. Davis has a background in cinematography, including some work on the Sam Raimi-produced horror anthology series 50 States of Fright, so he lensed his wife’s first movie. Inspired by a true story, it sees Ashley taking on the role of a young woman who awakens from a coma grievously injured, memory fractured, her husband arrested. But as she puts together the pieces of her past, she starts to question her own actions — and her perception of reality.
Also in the cast...
The film marks the feature directorial debut of Jennifer E. Montgomery, who also wrote the screenplay with her husband Andrew M. Davis. Davis has a background in cinematography, including some work on the Sam Raimi-produced horror anthology series 50 States of Fright, so he lensed his wife’s first movie. Inspired by a true story, it sees Ashley taking on the role of a young woman who awakens from a coma grievously injured, memory fractured, her husband arrested. But as she puts together the pieces of her past, she starts to question her own actions — and her perception of reality.
Also in the cast...
- 1/8/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
The BBC has criticized research accusing the UK broadcaster of peddling viewers a “steady diet of woke bias,” including news about slavery and gender diversity storylines in drama.
The BBC accused the Campaign for Common Sense, a group that advocates for freedom of expression, of “cherry-picking” examples of so-called “woke” issues from thousands of hours of output.
The Campaign for Common Sense has yet to publish its research, but the group appears to have collated examples of content that has upset relatively small numbers of viewers. The BBC said it did not “constitute analysis.”
Findings were shared with The Daily Telegraph, which reported that the Campaign for Common Sense surveyed BBC content in an attempt to expose bias over issues including race and gender.
The group said BBC News published 55 separate stories about slavery, including people reflecting on their historical links to the slave trade.
The Campaign for Common Sense...
The BBC accused the Campaign for Common Sense, a group that advocates for freedom of expression, of “cherry-picking” examples of so-called “woke” issues from thousands of hours of output.
The Campaign for Common Sense has yet to publish its research, but the group appears to have collated examples of content that has upset relatively small numbers of viewers. The BBC said it did not “constitute analysis.”
Findings were shared with The Daily Telegraph, which reported that the Campaign for Common Sense surveyed BBC content in an attempt to expose bias over issues including race and gender.
The group said BBC News published 55 separate stories about slavery, including people reflecting on their historical links to the slave trade.
The Campaign for Common Sense...
- 12/28/2023
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
Gear up for an emotionally charged episode of “Casualty” titled “Tinderbox,” airing at 9:15 Pm on Saturday, December 30, 2023, exclusively on BBC One. In this gripping installment, Stevie faces the ultimate test as she takes on more responsibility, pushing her to the brink of breaking point. Viewers can expect a rollercoaster of emotions as Stevie navigates the challenges that come with her newfound responsibilities.
The narrative takes a compelling turn as the truth connects Max and Jodie, unraveling a web of secrets and adding a layer of intrigue to the episode. The dynamics of the characters are set to shift as revelations come to light.
In a surprising twist, Faith makes her return to the Ed, but not in the way she had expected. As the pieces of the storyline fall into place, “Tinderbox” promises an intense and captivating episode that will leave viewers on the edge of their seats.
Tune...
The narrative takes a compelling turn as the truth connects Max and Jodie, unraveling a web of secrets and adding a layer of intrigue to the episode. The dynamics of the characters are set to shift as revelations come to light.
In a surprising twist, Faith makes her return to the Ed, but not in the way she had expected. As the pieces of the storyline fall into place, “Tinderbox” promises an intense and captivating episode that will leave viewers on the edge of their seats.
Tune...
- 12/24/2023
- by Posts UK
- TV Everyday
Lena Dunham and her husband Luis Felber have co-created a romantic comedy series titled “Too Much” for Netflix. Megan Stalter and Will Sharpe are set to star.
“Too Much” follows Jessica (Stalter), a New York workaholic in her mid-30s who is reeling from a broken relationship that she thought would last forever and slowly isolating everyone she knows. When every block in New York tells a story of her own bad behavior, the only solution is to take a job in London, where she plans to live a life of solitude like a Brontë sister. But when she meets Felix (Sharpe) — who is less Hugh Grant in “Notting Hill” and more Hugh Grant’s drunken roommate — she finds that their unusual connection is impossible to ignore, even as it creates more problems than it solves. Now they have to ask themselves: Do Americans and Brits actually speak the same language?...
“Too Much” follows Jessica (Stalter), a New York workaholic in her mid-30s who is reeling from a broken relationship that she thought would last forever and slowly isolating everyone she knows. When every block in New York tells a story of her own bad behavior, the only solution is to take a job in London, where she plans to live a life of solitude like a Brontë sister. But when she meets Felix (Sharpe) — who is less Hugh Grant in “Notting Hill” and more Hugh Grant’s drunken roommate — she finds that their unusual connection is impossible to ignore, even as it creates more problems than it solves. Now they have to ask themselves: Do Americans and Brits actually speak the same language?...
- 12/11/2023
- by Joe Otterson and Selome Hailu
- Variety Film + TV
Based on the novel by Anthony Burgess, Stanley Kubrick's 1971 film "A Clockwork Orange" is set in the not-too-distant future when roving British teenage gangs have mutated into bizarre, ultra-violent, morals-free hedonists who commit crimes to their hearts' content. The protagonist is Alex DeLarge (Malcolm McDowell) a 15-year-old punk who drinks drug-laced milk before taking to the street with his gang of droogs to savagely and gleefully beat and assault anyone who passes into their field of vision. Alex is eventually arrested and put into prison where the government subjects him to bizarre new rehabilitation techniques in an attempt to turn his mind away from violence.
Throughout, Alex is depicted as clearly beyond redemption. He has no compassion and will never have compassion. When he reads about Jesus Christ being crucified, he imagines himself to be the Roman soldier whipping him. The government's brainwashing techniques only instill in him a...
Throughout, Alex is depicted as clearly beyond redemption. He has no compassion and will never have compassion. When he reads about Jesus Christ being crucified, he imagines himself to be the Roman soldier whipping him. The government's brainwashing techniques only instill in him a...
- 12/4/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Sophia Di Martino is an English actress most famous for her work in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Loki Variant Sylvie. She first appeared in the MCU in Loki Season 1, and while her character made some bad choices that plunged the entire multiverse into chaos, she has become a fan favorite. Di Martino was born in 1983 in the United Kingdom and is in a long-term relationship with White Lotus star Will Sharpe. The pair met while working on the medical drama Casualty. Di Martino’s talents aren’t only on screen. She is an acclaimed screenwriter and directed her first film, The Lost Films of Bloody Nora, which...
- 12/1/2023
- by Isabel k
- TVovermind.com
‘Coronation Street’ actress Helen Flanagan has delighted fans as she returns to her acting career with a new theatre role.
The actress will join the 2024 UK tour of ‘Cluedo 2 – The Next Chapter’ as she takes up the role of interior designer Annabel Scarlett, reports Mirror.co.uk.
The role marks a West End debut for the star, as she picks up her first acting role since leaving ‘Coronation Street’ in 2018.
Taking up her part in the classic ‘whodunnit’ plot, Helen will play the iconic character of Miss Scarlet with her trademark red dress as she joins her fellow cast.
As per Mirror.co.uk, the mum-of-three couldn’t be more excited as she announced her return to acting to fans – admitting she’d been waiting for the “right role” for quite a while.
Speaking about her new role, Helen said: “I’ve long been looking for the right theatre role...
The actress will join the 2024 UK tour of ‘Cluedo 2 – The Next Chapter’ as she takes up the role of interior designer Annabel Scarlett, reports Mirror.co.uk.
The role marks a West End debut for the star, as she picks up her first acting role since leaving ‘Coronation Street’ in 2018.
Taking up her part in the classic ‘whodunnit’ plot, Helen will play the iconic character of Miss Scarlet with her trademark red dress as she joins her fellow cast.
As per Mirror.co.uk, the mum-of-three couldn’t be more excited as she announced her return to acting to fans – admitting she’d been waiting for the “right role” for quite a while.
Speaking about her new role, Helen said: “I’ve long been looking for the right theatre role...
- 11/28/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
‘Coronation Street’ actress Helen Flanagan has delighted fans as she returns to her acting career with a new theatre role.
The actress will join the 2024 UK tour of ‘Cluedo 2 – The Next Chapter’ as she takes up the role of interior designer Annabel Scarlett, reports Mirror.co.uk.
The role marks a West End debut for the star, as she picks up her first acting role since leaving ‘Coronation Street’ in 2018.
Taking up her part in the classic ‘whodunnit’ plot, Helen will play the iconic character of Miss Scarlet with her trademark red dress as she joins her fellow cast.
As per Mirror.co.uk, the mum-of-three couldn’t be more excited as she announced her return to acting to fans – admitting she’d been waiting for the “right role” for quite a while.
Speaking about her new role, Helen said: “I’ve long been looking for the right theatre role...
The actress will join the 2024 UK tour of ‘Cluedo 2 – The Next Chapter’ as she takes up the role of interior designer Annabel Scarlett, reports Mirror.co.uk.
The role marks a West End debut for the star, as she picks up her first acting role since leaving ‘Coronation Street’ in 2018.
Taking up her part in the classic ‘whodunnit’ plot, Helen will play the iconic character of Miss Scarlet with her trademark red dress as she joins her fellow cast.
As per Mirror.co.uk, the mum-of-three couldn’t be more excited as she announced her return to acting to fans – admitting she’d been waiting for the “right role” for quite a while.
Speaking about her new role, Helen said: “I’ve long been looking for the right theatre role...
- 11/28/2023
- by Agency News Desk
Streaming
“Sherlock” Seasons 1-4, “Death in Paradise” Seasons 1-11, “Unforgotten” Seasons 1-4 and “Life Below Zero” Seasons 1-9 are among the series that will be available as part of BBC Studios‘ new content agreement with Lemino, a Japanese video-on-demand streaming service operated by Ntt DoCoMo. The deal, which comes into effect Nov. 15 will also see Lemino subscribers gain access to long-running British dramas like “Call The Midwife” Seasons 1-11 and “Father Brown” Seasons 1-10, period dramas “The Pursuit of Love” and “Sanditon,” as well as documentary series “Greta Thunberg: A Year to Change The World.”
Cheryl Png, VP of distribution for Southeast Asia, South Korea and Japan of BBC Studios Asia, said: “BBC Studios is known for our premium content, powerful storytelling and the ability to connect with a global audience. We look forward to working closely with Ntt DoCoMo to showcase the depth and breadth of our programmes that...
“Sherlock” Seasons 1-4, “Death in Paradise” Seasons 1-11, “Unforgotten” Seasons 1-4 and “Life Below Zero” Seasons 1-9 are among the series that will be available as part of BBC Studios‘ new content agreement with Lemino, a Japanese video-on-demand streaming service operated by Ntt DoCoMo. The deal, which comes into effect Nov. 15 will also see Lemino subscribers gain access to long-running British dramas like “Call The Midwife” Seasons 1-11 and “Father Brown” Seasons 1-10, period dramas “The Pursuit of Love” and “Sanditon,” as well as documentary series “Greta Thunberg: A Year to Change The World.”
Cheryl Png, VP of distribution for Southeast Asia, South Korea and Japan of BBC Studios Asia, said: “BBC Studios is known for our premium content, powerful storytelling and the ability to connect with a global audience. We look forward to working closely with Ntt DoCoMo to showcase the depth and breadth of our programmes that...
- 11/15/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Kate Oates has been named Head of Drama Productions at BBC Studios.
Earlier this morning in the UK, we revealed Parish had quietly stepped down from her role as Head of Drama at the BBC’s commercial arm. In effect, she’s replaced by Oates, who has been promoted from her current role as Head of Continuing Drama.
A BBC spokesperson said Oates was adopting a “slightly different slate of programs” to Parish’s shows, which included Bella Ramsay drama Time. She will retain oversight of flagship soap EastEnders, plus returning series Casualty, Father Brown, Sister Boniface, River City and Pobol Y Cwm and new comedy-drama Anfamol.
Oates role will lead see her take on the UK’s biggest drama production hub outside London with bases in England, Scotland and Wales. Her team will oversee Silent Witness when it moves to the West Midlands, along with a slate of drama...
Earlier this morning in the UK, we revealed Parish had quietly stepped down from her role as Head of Drama at the BBC’s commercial arm. In effect, she’s replaced by Oates, who has been promoted from her current role as Head of Continuing Drama.
A BBC spokesperson said Oates was adopting a “slightly different slate of programs” to Parish’s shows, which included Bella Ramsay drama Time. She will retain oversight of flagship soap EastEnders, plus returning series Casualty, Father Brown, Sister Boniface, River City and Pobol Y Cwm and new comedy-drama Anfamol.
Oates role will lead see her take on the UK’s biggest drama production hub outside London with bases in England, Scotland and Wales. Her team will oversee Silent Witness when it moves to the West Midlands, along with a slate of drama...
- 11/9/2023
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
English actor Charlie Ross Heaton is well known for playing Jonathan Byers in the highly acclaimed Netflix series Stranger Things. Heaton is a brilliant performer. He worked behind the bar and had a career as a musician before becoming well-known for his acting performances.
He rapidly realized, though, that acting may be a way for him to increase his income. He appeared in various British television series in 2015, such as Dci Banks, Vera, and Casualty.
Additionally, he made his screen debut in the thriller Shut In, where he shared a role with Naomi Watts and Oliver Platt.
Heaton dated musician ‘Akiko Matsuura’ in the past. In 2014, they had a kid together. However, they were unable to keep the romance going. In 2017, Heaton started dating Natalia Dyer.
Dyer is Heaton’s Stranger Things co-star who plays his on-screen lover ‘Nancy Wheeler. .’Heaton was denied admission to the United States because traces...
He rapidly realized, though, that acting may be a way for him to increase his income. He appeared in various British television series in 2015, such as Dci Banks, Vera, and Casualty.
Additionally, he made his screen debut in the thriller Shut In, where he shared a role with Naomi Watts and Oliver Platt.
Heaton dated musician ‘Akiko Matsuura’ in the past. In 2014, they had a kid together. However, they were unable to keep the romance going. In 2017, Heaton started dating Natalia Dyer.
Dyer is Heaton’s Stranger Things co-star who plays his on-screen lover ‘Nancy Wheeler. .’Heaton was denied admission to the United States because traces...
- 10/8/2023
- by Nida
- https://dailyresearchplot.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/new-sam
Sophia Di Martino and Will Sharpe are the definition of a power couple. Di Martino is currently taking over the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Sylvie in Disney+'s "Loki," but she's also known for her roles in British series like "The Royal Today," "Casualty," and "Flowers." The latter two also featured Sharpe, whom you may recognize from other shows like "Giri/Haji" and "The White Lotus." Sharpe is also an award-winning writer and director.
Over the years, Di Martino and Sharpe have collaborated on several projects together. Still, the pair tend to keep their relationship out of the spotlight. They rarely talk about each other in interviews and have only recently started making public appearances together. Since they keep details about their relationship under wraps, it's unclear if they're engaged or married, but we do know they have been together since 2009 and have two children together.
If you're curious to know...
Over the years, Di Martino and Sharpe have collaborated on several projects together. Still, the pair tend to keep their relationship out of the spotlight. They rarely talk about each other in interviews and have only recently started making public appearances together. Since they keep details about their relationship under wraps, it's unclear if they're engaged or married, but we do know they have been together since 2009 and have two children together.
If you're curious to know...
- 10/3/2023
- by Michele Mendez
- Popsugar.com
From Prime Video’s “The Boys” comes its new spinoff “Gen V,” which centers on young superheroes who are fighting for their spot in the prestigious super group the Seven.
“Gen V” is centered on the first generation of superheroes to know about Compound V, an injectable chemical that can turn normal humans into powerful, nearly-unstoppable beings who possess abilities like mighty strength, telekinesis and super speed.
While competing to earn the top ranking at their school, Godolkin University School of Crimefighting, the young heroes will put their skills to the test while juggling their moral compass. And when the school’s dark and twisted secrets come to light, the students must decide between whether they’d like to be a hero or fly another more villainous route.
The cast includes Jaz Sinclair, Chance Perdomo, Lizze Broadway, Shelley Conn, Maddie Phillips, London Thor, Derek Luh, Asa Germann, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Sean Patrick Thomas,...
“Gen V” is centered on the first generation of superheroes to know about Compound V, an injectable chemical that can turn normal humans into powerful, nearly-unstoppable beings who possess abilities like mighty strength, telekinesis and super speed.
While competing to earn the top ranking at their school, Godolkin University School of Crimefighting, the young heroes will put their skills to the test while juggling their moral compass. And when the school’s dark and twisted secrets come to light, the students must decide between whether they’d like to be a hero or fly another more villainous route.
The cast includes Jaz Sinclair, Chance Perdomo, Lizze Broadway, Shelley Conn, Maddie Phillips, London Thor, Derek Luh, Asa Germann, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Sean Patrick Thomas,...
- 9/29/2023
- by Raquel 'Rocky' Harris
- The Wrap
Here’s the latest episode of The Filmmakers Podcast, part of the podcast roster here on Nerdly. If you haven’t heard the show yet, you can check out previous episodes on the official podcast site, whilst we’ll be featuring each and every new episode as it premieres.
For those unfamiliar with the series, The Filmmakers Podcast is a podcast about how to make films from micro-budget indie films to bigger-budget studio films and everything in between. Our hosts Giles Alderson, Dome Lenoir, Dan Richardson, Andrew Rodger and Cristian James talk about how to get films made, how to actually make them and how to try not to f… it up in their very humble opinion. Guests will come on and chat about their filmmaking experiences from directors, writers, producers and screenwriters, to actors, cinematographers and distributors.
The Filmmaker’s Podcast #357: Masterclass in directing TV with Daredevil, The Witcher...
For those unfamiliar with the series, The Filmmakers Podcast is a podcast about how to make films from micro-budget indie films to bigger-budget studio films and everything in between. Our hosts Giles Alderson, Dome Lenoir, Dan Richardson, Andrew Rodger and Cristian James talk about how to get films made, how to actually make them and how to try not to f… it up in their very humble opinion. Guests will come on and chat about their filmmaking experiences from directors, writers, producers and screenwriters, to actors, cinematographers and distributors.
The Filmmaker’s Podcast #357: Masterclass in directing TV with Daredevil, The Witcher...
- 9/18/2023
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
UKTV has been wrapped by Ofcom for subtitling the word “f***ing” twice during a repeat of Casualty that aired at 10:30 in the morning.
British broadcasters are not allowed to swear in shows prior to the 9 p.m. GMT watershed but UKTV said in this instance the word was “incorrectly subtitled” and was “not audible” in the program.
The BBC Studios-owned network of channels, which includes UKTV Drama – the channel where the incident occured – was found this morning to be in breach of the regulator’s code that states: “The most offensive language must not be broadcast before the watershed.”
UKTV laid the blame at the feet of subtitling outsourcer Red Bee Media. UKTV said it contacted Red Bee as soon as it was notified of the swearing faux-pas in June and that Red Bee has a “number of processes and checks in place that should have prevented...
British broadcasters are not allowed to swear in shows prior to the 9 p.m. GMT watershed but UKTV said in this instance the word was “incorrectly subtitled” and was “not audible” in the program.
The BBC Studios-owned network of channels, which includes UKTV Drama – the channel where the incident occured – was found this morning to be in breach of the regulator’s code that states: “The most offensive language must not be broadcast before the watershed.”
UKTV laid the blame at the feet of subtitling outsourcer Red Bee Media. UKTV said it contacted Red Bee as soon as it was notified of the swearing faux-pas in June and that Red Bee has a “number of processes and checks in place that should have prevented...
- 9/11/2023
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Since launching on Netflix on July 15, Indian crime drama Kohrra has shot to the top of the streamer’s Indian rankings and had critics, audiences and industry figures including Karan Johar raving about the show.
In addition to describing it as an atmospheric murder mystery, local critics have praised the series for being an incisive portrait of contemporary Punjab, the northwestern Indian state where it is set.
The six-part series follows two cops – played by Suvinder Vicky and Barun Sobti – investigating the murder of an Nri (non-resident Indian) who lives in London but has travelled to India for an arranged marriage. After he’s found dead in a field, with the British friend who had accompanied him also missing, the cops start to unravel not just a murder case, but a complex web of family secrets, land-related power plays, childhood trauma and parental patriarchy.
Randeep Jha, who was recently a...
In addition to describing it as an atmospheric murder mystery, local critics have praised the series for being an incisive portrait of contemporary Punjab, the northwestern Indian state where it is set.
The six-part series follows two cops – played by Suvinder Vicky and Barun Sobti – investigating the murder of an Nri (non-resident Indian) who lives in London but has travelled to India for an arranged marriage. After he’s found dead in a field, with the British friend who had accompanied him also missing, the cops start to unravel not just a murder case, but a complex web of family secrets, land-related power plays, childhood trauma and parental patriarchy.
Randeep Jha, who was recently a...
- 7/25/2023
- by Liz Shackleton
- Deadline Film + TV
As non-industry folk are hopefully learning during the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike, the vast majority of the union's members are not multi-millionaires. Acting is a job, and if you want to maintain a successful career, you can't always be as picky as you'd like to be. You have to audition aggressively, take what's offered, and, as soon as you've completed the gig, start fretting about doing it all over again.
If you're really lucky, you might eventually piece together a body of work that serves as a calling card. At this point, you're a known quantity, someone for whom a writer might create a character. Or perhaps your strengths as a performer will make you a director's first choice for a specific role.
For most actors, it's a long, hard road to this kind of rare success, and once they've attained it, they take nothing for granted. That's why someone like...
If you're really lucky, you might eventually piece together a body of work that serves as a calling card. At this point, you're a known quantity, someone for whom a writer might create a character. Or perhaps your strengths as a performer will make you a director's first choice for a specific role.
For most actors, it's a long, hard road to this kind of rare success, and once they've attained it, they take nothing for granted. That's why someone like...
- 7/22/2023
- by Jeremy Smith
- Slash Film
London, July 9 (Ians) English actor Nigel Harman who is best known for his role as villain in the highly popular British drama series ‘Downton Abbey’ will now star in the BBC dance show ‘Strictly’.
The actor portrayed the villainous valet Mr Green in ‘Downton Abbey’ and he was the central figure of a violent sexual abuse scene involving lady’s maid Anna, played by Joanne Froggatt.
These days Nigel can be seen on BBC soap ‘Casualty’ playing doctor Max Christie.
According to Daily Mail, the chiefs at the network are ‘excited’ at his agreement to take part because he has been viewed as a heart-throb by television viewers since he appeared on ‘EastEnders’ 20 years ago in the role of Dennis Rickman.
A source at the Daily Mail reported: “Nigel is the perfect middle-aged hunk. He is handsome but also charming. He’s the kind of guy that those watching at...
The actor portrayed the villainous valet Mr Green in ‘Downton Abbey’ and he was the central figure of a violent sexual abuse scene involving lady’s maid Anna, played by Joanne Froggatt.
These days Nigel can be seen on BBC soap ‘Casualty’ playing doctor Max Christie.
According to Daily Mail, the chiefs at the network are ‘excited’ at his agreement to take part because he has been viewed as a heart-throb by television viewers since he appeared on ‘EastEnders’ 20 years ago in the role of Dennis Rickman.
A source at the Daily Mail reported: “Nigel is the perfect middle-aged hunk. He is handsome but also charming. He’s the kind of guy that those watching at...
- 7/9/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself star Nadia Parkes is leading the BBC’s upcoming drama about the terrifying kidnapping of British model Chloe Ayling.
Parkes will portray Ayling in six-parter Kidnapped [working title], which was revealed by Deadline in April, and she is joined by Adrian Edmondson (Rain Dogs, A Spy Among Friends), Nigel Lindsay (The Capture, The Salisbury Poisonings), Olive Gray (Halo, Rose), Eleanor Romandini (The White Lotus, Il Nostro Generale), Julian Swiezewski (The Passing Bells, Krucjata) and Christine Tremarco (The Responder, Casualty). Further casting will be announced in due course.
Based on Ayling’s book, the series follows her abduction in Italy and subsequent bravery and resilience in captivity, followed by a court case that put her kidnappers in jail. Yet despite their convictions, Chloe faced headlines accusing her of faking her own kidnapping, and found herself at the center of a media storm.
Parkes played Annalise O...
Parkes will portray Ayling in six-parter Kidnapped [working title], which was revealed by Deadline in April, and she is joined by Adrian Edmondson (Rain Dogs, A Spy Among Friends), Nigel Lindsay (The Capture, The Salisbury Poisonings), Olive Gray (Halo, Rose), Eleanor Romandini (The White Lotus, Il Nostro Generale), Julian Swiezewski (The Passing Bells, Krucjata) and Christine Tremarco (The Responder, Casualty). Further casting will be announced in due course.
Based on Ayling’s book, the series follows her abduction in Italy and subsequent bravery and resilience in captivity, followed by a court case that put her kidnappers in jail. Yet despite their convictions, Chloe faced headlines accusing her of faking her own kidnapping, and found herself at the center of a media storm.
Parkes played Annalise O...
- 7/5/2023
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Casualty, the BBC’s long-running medical series, has been the subject of viewer complaints after featuring a storyline in which a character discusses their top surgery.
The BBC received 142 complaints from disgruntled audience members, who said it was “inappropriate” for Casualty to show non-binary character Sah Brockner (Arin Smethurst) discussing their surgery.
“I booked time off because I finally got the date for my top surgery,” Brockner told colleagues. “Before you say anything, I know a double mastectomy is not to be taken lightly … for now at least, I’m just happy that I’ll look like the person I feel like on the inside. It’s been a long time coming.”
Brockner’s fellow paramedics, Jan Jenning and Teddy Gowan, responded positively to the news and offered to “stick the kettle on” in celebration.
The Casualty Twitter account published a clip of the scene, which generated 3.4M views and...
The BBC received 142 complaints from disgruntled audience members, who said it was “inappropriate” for Casualty to show non-binary character Sah Brockner (Arin Smethurst) discussing their surgery.
“I booked time off because I finally got the date for my top surgery,” Brockner told colleagues. “Before you say anything, I know a double mastectomy is not to be taken lightly … for now at least, I’m just happy that I’ll look like the person I feel like on the inside. It’s been a long time coming.”
Brockner’s fellow paramedics, Jan Jenning and Teddy Gowan, responded positively to the news and offered to “stick the kettle on” in celebration.
The Casualty Twitter account published a clip of the scene, which generated 3.4M views and...
- 6/8/2023
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
Ah, Ready Steady Cook – you were a product of simpler times. The BBC’s teatime TV cooking show saw two contestants bring along a bag of ingredients, team up with a celebrity chef, (becoming Team Green Pepper and Team Red Tomato) and spend 20 minutes transforming what they’d brought into a tasty dinner.
They only had a maximum budget of £5 (which these days would probably only stretch to half a cucumber and a pot noodle) so the dishes weren’t fancy – none of this nonsense about serving some daft gravy-with-notions and calling it a ‘jus’. No, the likes of Ainsley Harriott or Anthony Worrall Thompson usually just hastily assembled a lasagne, and then the audience voted for a winner – and by ‘vote’, we mean they lifted up a picture of a green pepper or a red tomato.
It was sweet, harmless daytime TV, so when they decided to introduce a celebrity version,...
They only had a maximum budget of £5 (which these days would probably only stretch to half a cucumber and a pot noodle) so the dishes weren’t fancy – none of this nonsense about serving some daft gravy-with-notions and calling it a ‘jus’. No, the likes of Ainsley Harriott or Anthony Worrall Thompson usually just hastily assembled a lasagne, and then the audience voted for a winner – and by ‘vote’, we mean they lifted up a picture of a green pepper or a red tomato.
It was sweet, harmless daytime TV, so when they decided to introduce a celebrity version,...
- 5/31/2023
- by Lauravickersgreen
- Den of Geek
NHS workers are heroes who put up with a staggering amount of stress in their working lives, but has any medical professional been through more than Holby City Hospital’s Charlie Fairhead? As news arrives that actor Derek Thompson is finally hanging up his scrubs and leaving BBC medical drama Casualty this autumn after 37 years, the only question to ask is… what took him so long?
Most of us would leave a job after getting shot in the chest by a schizophrenic killer. Not Charlie. We’d probably bow out after our first heart attack instead of keeping going after the third. We’d likely retreat to a less public-facing role after dealing with a single crazed gunman in the workplace, not sail through multiple hostage situations while while also rescuing colleagues from a variety of life-threatening situations from tunnel collapses to freezing waters, watching two wives die, almost losing...
Most of us would leave a job after getting shot in the chest by a schizophrenic killer. Not Charlie. We’d probably bow out after our first heart attack instead of keeping going after the third. We’d likely retreat to a less public-facing role after dealing with a single crazed gunman in the workplace, not sail through multiple hostage situations while while also rescuing colleagues from a variety of life-threatening situations from tunnel collapses to freezing waters, watching two wives die, almost losing...
- 5/30/2023
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
In 1973, the killer of Welsh teenagers Sandra Newton, Pauline Flynn and Gwendoline Hughes was not caught, despite a high-profile and widespread investigation by South Wales Police. The girls’ families spent the next three decades not knowing who was responsible for brutally taking the lives of their loved ones, or whether he still lived alongside them in the local Neath and Port Talbot communities.
In 2002, a development in forensics changed everything. The cold case was reopened with much pared-down resources, and crime scene DNA was successfully used to identify Wales’ first recorded serial killer. Steeltown Murders is the story of the loss, guilt and suspicion that followed the 1970s murders, and of the perseverance of the officers who were eventually able to provide the victims’ families with the answers they’d been denied years before.
Here are the actors making up the cast behind Steeltown Murders‘ dramatisation of real-life figures and events.
In 2002, a development in forensics changed everything. The cold case was reopened with much pared-down resources, and crime scene DNA was successfully used to identify Wales’ first recorded serial killer. Steeltown Murders is the story of the loss, guilt and suspicion that followed the 1970s murders, and of the perseverance of the officers who were eventually able to provide the victims’ families with the answers they’d been denied years before.
Here are the actors making up the cast behind Steeltown Murders‘ dramatisation of real-life figures and events.
- 5/15/2023
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
Updated: Kate Winslet and Ben Whishaw scooped the top acting prizes at the BAFTA TV Awards in London this afternoon.
The pair won in the Leading Actress and Actor categories for I Am Ruth and This is Going to Hurt respectively, with I Am Ruth also winning for Single Drama.
Adam Kay’s Whishaw-starring BBC/AMC drama This is Going to Hurt was defeated in the Best Mini-Series category to BBC Three breakout Mood, in one of the night’s biggest surprises.
Meanwhile, Apple TV+ drama Bad Sisters won the streamer’s first BAFTA TV performance awards ever for Best Drama Series and Best Supporting Actress Anne-Marie Duff. Creator Sharon Horgan used her acceptance speech to express “solidarity with [her] WGA brothers and sisters” and a colleague of Horgan’s told Deadline that she had recently joined the picket line in Los Angeles.
The International BAFTA went to Netflix’s Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story,...
The pair won in the Leading Actress and Actor categories for I Am Ruth and This is Going to Hurt respectively, with I Am Ruth also winning for Single Drama.
Adam Kay’s Whishaw-starring BBC/AMC drama This is Going to Hurt was defeated in the Best Mini-Series category to BBC Three breakout Mood, in one of the night’s biggest surprises.
Meanwhile, Apple TV+ drama Bad Sisters won the streamer’s first BAFTA TV performance awards ever for Best Drama Series and Best Supporting Actress Anne-Marie Duff. Creator Sharon Horgan used her acceptance speech to express “solidarity with [her] WGA brothers and sisters” and a colleague of Horgan’s told Deadline that she had recently joined the picket line in Los Angeles.
The International BAFTA went to Netflix’s Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story,...
- 5/14/2023
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Adele James, who plays the titular role in Netflix’s Queen Cleopatra docuseries, has addressed the controversy around the project after the Egyptian government criticized the portrayal of the country’s famous ruler as dark-skinned.
“Blackwashing isn’t a thing, is it?” the British actress told The Wayne Ayers Podcast on Wednesday about the controversy over Cleopatra’s race and heritage, which remains a hotly debated subject among historians. “I find it sad that people are either so self-loathing or so threatened by Blackness that they feel the need to do that, to separate Egypt from the rest of the continent,” the Casualty star added.
Netflix declined to comment on the docuseries’ creative choice to cast James, who is of mixed heritage, to play Cleopatra to reflect historical research that points to Egypt’s population in ancient times being multicultural and multiracial.
“Her ethnicity is not the focus of Queen Cleopatra,...
“Blackwashing isn’t a thing, is it?” the British actress told The Wayne Ayers Podcast on Wednesday about the controversy over Cleopatra’s race and heritage, which remains a hotly debated subject among historians. “I find it sad that people are either so self-loathing or so threatened by Blackness that they feel the need to do that, to separate Egypt from the rest of the continent,” the Casualty star added.
Netflix declined to comment on the docuseries’ creative choice to cast James, who is of mixed heritage, to play Cleopatra to reflect historical research that points to Egypt’s population in ancient times being multicultural and multiracial.
“Her ethnicity is not the focus of Queen Cleopatra,...
- 5/11/2023
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Missed out on the Beta Early Access for Diablo IV? Blizzard is giving fans one more kick at the can before the launch of Diablo IV in June with a Server Slam weekend next month.
In preparation for the game’s launch on June 6, Blizzard will be opening the gates of Hell one more time for everyone to play Diablo IV to test the game’s server infrastructure across PC and consoles. Things will kick off on May 12 at 12pm Pdt, and conclude at noon on May 14.
The version of Diablo IV that will be used during the Server Slam will be similar to the version of the game used during the Open Beta weekends, but will include all bug fixes and updates that are included in the Open Beta Retrospective. The game will also allow couch co-op for consoles and cross-play and cross-progression for all platforms.
If that’s...
In preparation for the game’s launch on June 6, Blizzard will be opening the gates of Hell one more time for everyone to play Diablo IV to test the game’s server infrastructure across PC and consoles. Things will kick off on May 12 at 12pm Pdt, and conclude at noon on May 14.
The version of Diablo IV that will be used during the Server Slam will be similar to the version of the game used during the Open Beta weekends, but will include all bug fixes and updates that are included in the Open Beta Retrospective. The game will also allow couch co-op for consoles and cross-play and cross-progression for all platforms.
If that’s...
- 4/24/2023
- by Mike Wilson
- bloody-disgusting.com
Witness the birth of the "Bridgerton"-verse, dear reader! While the third season of Netflix and Shondaland's steamy collab has not yet descended on the Ton, the streamer has been hard at work at an equally titillating spin-off. There's been a lot of buzz about "Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story," a prequel series that will explore the early days of the titular queen's rule. Queen Charlotte, as portrayed by Golda Rosheuvel, has already stolen the show a thousand times over in "Bridgerton"; her marriage to King George III (James Fleet) has stirred an equal amount of curiosity. It makes sense that their love story would draw enough interest to merit a spin-off — and with a premiere date finally set in stone, Netflix has finally graced us with a trailer. Check it out below!
Watch The Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story Trailer
While Rosheuvel will reprise her role as the wig-loving regent in "Queen Charlotte,...
Watch The Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story Trailer
While Rosheuvel will reprise her role as the wig-loving regent in "Queen Charlotte,...
- 3/23/2023
- by Lyvie Scott
- Slash Film
Netflix has unveiled the official trailer for its forthcoming “Bridgerton” prequel series, “Queen Charlotte.”
The first full trailer of the upcoming season introduces viewers to a young Queen Charlotte (India Amarteifio), who goes on a journey of self-discovery and love. After being paired in an arranged marriage to King George, a worried Charlotte opens the nearly three-minute clip wondering why she was chosen by the royal family to ascend the throne as the wife of England’s young leader.
“Centered on Queen Charlotte’s rise to prominence and power, this ‘Bridgerton’-verse prequel tells the story of how the young Queen’s marriage to King George sparked both a great love story and a societal shift, creating the world of the Ton inherited by the characters in ‘Bridgerton,'” reads the show’s official logline, per Netflix.
Amarteifio is joined by Michelle Fairley (“Gangs of London”) as Princess Augusta, Corey Mylchreest...
The first full trailer of the upcoming season introduces viewers to a young Queen Charlotte (India Amarteifio), who goes on a journey of self-discovery and love. After being paired in an arranged marriage to King George, a worried Charlotte opens the nearly three-minute clip wondering why she was chosen by the royal family to ascend the throne as the wife of England’s young leader.
“Centered on Queen Charlotte’s rise to prominence and power, this ‘Bridgerton’-verse prequel tells the story of how the young Queen’s marriage to King George sparked both a great love story and a societal shift, creating the world of the Ton inherited by the characters in ‘Bridgerton,'” reads the show’s official logline, per Netflix.
Amarteifio is joined by Michelle Fairley (“Gangs of London”) as Princess Augusta, Corey Mylchreest...
- 3/23/2023
- by BreAnna Bell
- Variety Film + TV
Warning: contains spoilers for Series 4 of Unforgotten
It’s been two years since the last season of ITV’s hit crime drama Unforgotten, and at long last it’s back on our screens.
After that shocking Series 4 finale, in which we said a heartbreaking goodbye to Dci Cassie Stuart (aka the incredible Nicola Walker), we’ve got plenty of questions about the Series 5 cast.
In this latest series, when a body is found in a boarded-up fireplace, the team gets to work trying to identify who the victim is, and how long they’ve been there. We also discover that the person filling Cassie’s very large detective shoes as Sunny’s new boss-slash-bestie will be the prickly Dci Jessica James, who doesn’t exactly make a great first impression.
Unlike the previous four series, Series 5 of Unforgotten will also be made available as a bingeable box-set on Itvx as...
It’s been two years since the last season of ITV’s hit crime drama Unforgotten, and at long last it’s back on our screens.
After that shocking Series 4 finale, in which we said a heartbreaking goodbye to Dci Cassie Stuart (aka the incredible Nicola Walker), we’ve got plenty of questions about the Series 5 cast.
In this latest series, when a body is found in a boarded-up fireplace, the team gets to work trying to identify who the victim is, and how long they’ve been there. We also discover that the person filling Cassie’s very large detective shoes as Sunny’s new boss-slash-bestie will be the prickly Dci Jessica James, who doesn’t exactly make a great first impression.
Unlike the previous four series, Series 5 of Unforgotten will also be made available as a bingeable box-set on Itvx as...
- 2/27/2023
- by Lauravickersgreen
- Den of Geek
British actor Sylvia Syms, best known for her roles in “Ice Cold in Alex” and “Victim,” died Friday in London. She was 89.
Syms’ family said that she died at Denville Hall, a care home in London for entertainment industry people.
“Our mother, Sylvia, died peacefully this morning. She has lived an amazing life and gave us joy and laughter right up to the end. Just yesterday we were reminiscing together about all our adventures. She will be so very missed,” Syms’ children, Beatie and Ben Edney, said in a statement. “We would also like to take this opportunity to thank everyone at Denville Hall for the truly excellent care they have taken of our Mum over the past year.”
Syms was educated at The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. In the first phase of her storied career, Syms had significant roles in British war classic “Ice Cold in Alex...
Syms’ family said that she died at Denville Hall, a care home in London for entertainment industry people.
“Our mother, Sylvia, died peacefully this morning. She has lived an amazing life and gave us joy and laughter right up to the end. Just yesterday we were reminiscing together about all our adventures. She will be so very missed,” Syms’ children, Beatie and Ben Edney, said in a statement. “We would also like to take this opportunity to thank everyone at Denville Hall for the truly excellent care they have taken of our Mum over the past year.”
Syms was educated at The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. In the first phase of her storied career, Syms had significant roles in British war classic “Ice Cold in Alex...
- 1/27/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: StudioCanal is returning to the UK television production investment scene as it finalizes a deal with an outfit co-founded by a Vigil and Downton Abbey director.
The French production group will back Strong Film & Television, which was co-founded by BAFTA-winner James Strong and Matt Tombs, a former BBC and Paramount executive.
Strong Film & Television was established in late 2020 and appears to have added Loretta Preece to its ranks. Preece was most recently the series producer on Casualty, the long-running, BAFTA-winning BBC continuing drama.
StudioCanal is close to finalizing an announcement for the investment, which would mark one of its first notable television deals in the UK for years.
In 2016, the Canal+ Group company took stakes in Urban Myth Films, producer of Fox’s War of the Worlds, and SunnyMarch, co-founded by Benedict Cumberbatch.
StudioCanal has not been inactive in the acquisitions space but has focused on cementing its positions in existing partners,...
The French production group will back Strong Film & Television, which was co-founded by BAFTA-winner James Strong and Matt Tombs, a former BBC and Paramount executive.
Strong Film & Television was established in late 2020 and appears to have added Loretta Preece to its ranks. Preece was most recently the series producer on Casualty, the long-running, BAFTA-winning BBC continuing drama.
StudioCanal is close to finalizing an announcement for the investment, which would mark one of its first notable television deals in the UK for years.
In 2016, the Canal+ Group company took stakes in Urban Myth Films, producer of Fox’s War of the Worlds, and SunnyMarch, co-founded by Benedict Cumberbatch.
StudioCanal has not been inactive in the acquisitions space but has focused on cementing its positions in existing partners,...
- 1/27/2023
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
Netflix has released the first look at young Lady Agatha Danbury in the streamer’s upcoming “Bridgerton” prequel series, “Queen Charlotte.”
Played by Arsema Thomas, Agatha uses Charlotte’s ascent to the throne to forge her way into society while under the thumb of a much older husband. Strapped with a sharp understanding of the once-divided social scene and the intricacies of marriage, Agatha becomes a guiding light for the new Queen, all while finding her own voice and power.
“Centered on Queen Charlotte’s rise to prominence and power, this Bridgerton-verse prequel tells the story of how the young Queen’s marriage to King George sparked both a great love story and a societal shift, creating the world of the Ton inherited by the characters in Bridgerton,” reads the limited series’ logline.
Golda Rosheuvel, Adjoa Andoh and Ruth Gemmell will reprise their roles from “Bridgerton” as Queen Charlotte,...
Played by Arsema Thomas, Agatha uses Charlotte’s ascent to the throne to forge her way into society while under the thumb of a much older husband. Strapped with a sharp understanding of the once-divided social scene and the intricacies of marriage, Agatha becomes a guiding light for the new Queen, all while finding her own voice and power.
“Centered on Queen Charlotte’s rise to prominence and power, this Bridgerton-verse prequel tells the story of how the young Queen’s marriage to King George sparked both a great love story and a societal shift, creating the world of the Ton inherited by the characters in Bridgerton,” reads the limited series’ logline.
Golda Rosheuvel, Adjoa Andoh and Ruth Gemmell will reprise their roles from “Bridgerton” as Queen Charlotte,...
- 1/1/2023
- by BreAnna Bell
- Variety Film + TV
Emily Carey has a presence in front of the camera that is both intense and passionate. Even when her character is supposed to be a non-dramatic comely queen, she can still put forward a powerful display that is attention-grabbing. She plays as young Alicent Hightower in the House of the dragon. A beautiful brown-haired, graceful, temperance noble born the daughter of the hand of the king who became the second wife to king Viserys I Targaryen. Emily Carey is not new to being part of a popular TV show. She was part of the famous British medical drama series Casualty.
10 Things You Didn’t Know About Emily Carey...
10 Things You Didn’t Know About Emily Carey...
- 12/18/2022
- by Daltina
- TVovermind.com
Warning: contains spoilers for The Traitors Episode 1.
New reality series The Traitors involves getting a group of strangers to form judgmental cliques, gossip behind each other’s backs and make accusations of wrongdoing, so yes, it’s a bit ‘shooting fish in a barrel’. Did the BBC even need to hire a castle? Set up cameras in the break room of any given workplace and you’ll get largely the same footage, give or take occasional scenes of giant wicker deer on fire as part of the tasks this lot also have to do to build their up-to-£120,000 prize fund.
Among Us-style, the game takes three of 20 contestants and makes them the titular Traitors, who have to evade detection while bumping off their fellow players one by one every night. Meanwhile, the ‘Faithful’ (everybody else) have to detect who the Traitors are and eliminate them in a toe-curling daily group...
New reality series The Traitors involves getting a group of strangers to form judgmental cliques, gossip behind each other’s backs and make accusations of wrongdoing, so yes, it’s a bit ‘shooting fish in a barrel’. Did the BBC even need to hire a castle? Set up cameras in the break room of any given workplace and you’ll get largely the same footage, give or take occasional scenes of giant wicker deer on fire as part of the tasks this lot also have to do to build their up-to-£120,000 prize fund.
Among Us-style, the game takes three of 20 contestants and makes them the titular Traitors, who have to evade detection while bumping off their fellow players one by one every night. Meanwhile, the ‘Faithful’ (everybody else) have to detect who the Traitors are and eliminate them in a toe-curling daily group...
- 11/30/2022
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
Tosh, Sandy and Billy’s new guvnor has been confirmed by the BBC: Agatha Raisin star Ashley Jensen will head up the Shetland investigatory team as new character Di Ruth Calder in series eight of the Scottish crime drama. Calder is “a native Shetlander who returns to the isles after 20 years working for the Met in London.” She’s a fish out of water back in water then, and will presumably come with her own share of personal complications, grudges and history with the rest of the locals.
Jensen’s casting follows Douglas Henshall’s exit in the series seven finale, after the actor decided to leave the role of Di Jimmy Perez behind. Perez wasn’t – as some had predicted – blown up in an eco-terrorism plot, but allowed to walk away intact with love interest Meg on his arm. The Detective Inspector nobly sacrificed his career to save...
Jensen’s casting follows Douglas Henshall’s exit in the series seven finale, after the actor decided to leave the role of Di Jimmy Perez behind. Perez wasn’t – as some had predicted – blown up in an eco-terrorism plot, but allowed to walk away intact with love interest Meg on his arm. The Detective Inspector nobly sacrificed his career to save...
- 11/23/2022
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
Celebrity chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall has paid tribute to his friend, the Bafta-award winning writer Nick Fisher, after police discovered a body in Dorchester following a missing persons investigation.
The 63-year-old scriptwriter and author, whose TV credits include EastEnders, Casualty, Hustle and The Giblet Boys – for which he won a Bafta in 2006 – was last seen in Hooke, Dorset, on Tuesday afternoon (15 November).
Police on Thursday morning (17 November) found a body in Dorchester believed to be that of Fisher, although formal identification is yet to take place.
The death is not being treated as suspicious and the coroner has been notified. Fisher’s family have also been informed.
Dorset Police said in a statement: “Our thoughts are with the family and friends of Nick at this extremely difficult time.
“We would like to thank everyone who assisted with the searches, as well as the public for their help in providing information.”
Fearnley-Whittingstall...
The 63-year-old scriptwriter and author, whose TV credits include EastEnders, Casualty, Hustle and The Giblet Boys – for which he won a Bafta in 2006 – was last seen in Hooke, Dorset, on Tuesday afternoon (15 November).
Police on Thursday morning (17 November) found a body in Dorchester believed to be that of Fisher, although formal identification is yet to take place.
The death is not being treated as suspicious and the coroner has been notified. Fisher’s family have also been informed.
Dorset Police said in a statement: “Our thoughts are with the family and friends of Nick at this extremely difficult time.
“We would like to thank everyone who assisted with the searches, as well as the public for their help in providing information.”
Fearnley-Whittingstall...
- 11/18/2022
- by Ellie Harrison
- The Independent - TV
Exclusive: Philip Glenister and Steffan Rhodri are to front a factual-based drama for the BBC.
Filming on Steeltown Murders (working title) has begun in and around South Wales, with Life on Mars and State Play actor Glenister and Gavin and Stacey and In My Skin‘s Rhodri in the lead roles as Dci Paul Bathell and Phil ‘Bach’ Rees. Ed Whitmore (Manhunt) is the writer.
Severn Screen, one of the co-producers on ITV’s high rating 2021 series The Pembrokeshire Murders, is producing in association with All3Media International.
The four part-drama is set in both 1973 and the early 2000s, contrasting the policing methods of the 1970s with the forensic breakthroughs of the early Noughties. It centers on the hunt to catch the killer of three young women in Port Talbot, Wales, and the how the mystery — the first case of its kind — was solved 30 years after the crimes thanks to pioneering DNA evidence.
Filming on Steeltown Murders (working title) has begun in and around South Wales, with Life on Mars and State Play actor Glenister and Gavin and Stacey and In My Skin‘s Rhodri in the lead roles as Dci Paul Bathell and Phil ‘Bach’ Rees. Ed Whitmore (Manhunt) is the writer.
Severn Screen, one of the co-producers on ITV’s high rating 2021 series The Pembrokeshire Murders, is producing in association with All3Media International.
The four part-drama is set in both 1973 and the early 2000s, contrasting the policing methods of the 1970s with the forensic breakthroughs of the early Noughties. It centers on the hunt to catch the killer of three young women in Port Talbot, Wales, and the how the mystery — the first case of its kind — was solved 30 years after the crimes thanks to pioneering DNA evidence.
- 11/8/2022
- by Jesse Whittock and Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
One of Amazon Prime’s most recent releases, The Devil’s Hour premiered on 28th October, and is a twisty, high-concept thriller that will keep you guessing all the way through its six episodes.
The series is written by Tom Moran, and comes from the team behind Sherlock and Dracula, including former Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat. The plot centres on a troubled woman who wakes up every night at 3.33am – the so-called devil’s hour – and sees terrifying visions, which get her caught up in a series of brutal murders and a disappearance from many years ago.
The show boasts an impressive lineup of acting talent – so let’s meet the cast of The Devil’s Hour:
Peter Capaldi as Gideon Shepherd
Capaldi plays the reclusive Gideon, an apparently murderous obsessive on a mission, and a mysterious, enigmatic figure. We’ve recently rounded up Peter Capaldi’s best roles, but...
The series is written by Tom Moran, and comes from the team behind Sherlock and Dracula, including former Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat. The plot centres on a troubled woman who wakes up every night at 3.33am – the so-called devil’s hour – and sees terrifying visions, which get her caught up in a series of brutal murders and a disappearance from many years ago.
The show boasts an impressive lineup of acting talent – so let’s meet the cast of The Devil’s Hour:
Peter Capaldi as Gideon Shepherd
Capaldi plays the reclusive Gideon, an apparently murderous obsessive on a mission, and a mysterious, enigmatic figure. We’ve recently rounded up Peter Capaldi’s best roles, but...
- 11/1/2022
- by Lauravickersgreen
- Den of Geek
The Royal Shakespeare Company’s Arthur Hughes, “Casualty” actor Gabriella Leon and “Coronation Street’s” Melissa Johns are among the names lined up for “About Time!” a celebration of deaf, disabled and neurodivergent talent set to take place in London on Friday (Oct. 28).
As well as Hughes, Leon and Johns, the actors taking part include Scottish Theater Award nominee Jack Hunter, who was nominated for his Edinburgh Fringe play “One of Two,” actor and comedian Jo Coffey (“Waterloo Road”), Nadia Nadarajah (“Vampire Academy”), Steph Lacey (“Bridgerton”), music artist Caroline Parker, Stephen Collins (“Dune”) and Tim Pritchett (“Black Mirror”).
Also part of the showcase are musical supervisor Ben Goddard and singer/songwriter Max Runham, whose music for the event will be translated into British Sign Language (Bsl) by Raphaelle Julien (“Clinks”), while duo Chris Fonseca and Harry Jardine will perform their unique brand of Bsl and rap.
Ruth Madeley (“Years and Years...
As well as Hughes, Leon and Johns, the actors taking part include Scottish Theater Award nominee Jack Hunter, who was nominated for his Edinburgh Fringe play “One of Two,” actor and comedian Jo Coffey (“Waterloo Road”), Nadia Nadarajah (“Vampire Academy”), Steph Lacey (“Bridgerton”), music artist Caroline Parker, Stephen Collins (“Dune”) and Tim Pritchett (“Black Mirror”).
Also part of the showcase are musical supervisor Ben Goddard and singer/songwriter Max Runham, whose music for the event will be translated into British Sign Language (Bsl) by Raphaelle Julien (“Clinks”), while duo Chris Fonseca and Harry Jardine will perform their unique brand of Bsl and rap.
Ruth Madeley (“Years and Years...
- 10/26/2022
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
Netflix has released the first official footage of its “Bridgerton” prequel, officially titled “Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story,” during the streamer’s Tudum fan event on Saturday.
The new limited series spinoff will chronicle the early years of Golda Rosheuvel’s Queen Charlotte from the main “Bridgerton” series. India Amarteifio (“Line of Duty”) plays the young Queen Charlotte in this new timeline. Here’s the official logline from Netflix: “Centered on Queen Charlotte’s rise to prominence and power, this ‘Bridgerton’-verse prequel tells the story of how the young Queen’s marriage to King George sparked both a great love story and a societal shift, creating the world of the Ton inherited by the characters in ‘Bridgerton.'”
The two-minute clip shows Charlotte attempting to climb a garden wall to escape the property she resides in, asking her betrothed to assist in her getaway.
Rosheuvel will reprise her role...
The new limited series spinoff will chronicle the early years of Golda Rosheuvel’s Queen Charlotte from the main “Bridgerton” series. India Amarteifio (“Line of Duty”) plays the young Queen Charlotte in this new timeline. Here’s the official logline from Netflix: “Centered on Queen Charlotte’s rise to prominence and power, this ‘Bridgerton’-verse prequel tells the story of how the young Queen’s marriage to King George sparked both a great love story and a societal shift, creating the world of the Ton inherited by the characters in ‘Bridgerton.'”
The two-minute clip shows Charlotte attempting to climb a garden wall to escape the property she resides in, asking her betrothed to assist in her getaway.
Rosheuvel will reprise her role...
- 9/24/2022
- by Jordan Moreau
- Variety Film + TV
Having appeared in everything from EastEnders to Mission: Impossible, the versatile character actor is also famous for being nice and he’s ready to spill the beans
British actors don’t come more versatile than Eddie Marsan. You may remember him from when he played a henchman opposite Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible III, the Sherlock-consulting Inspector with Robert Downey Jr in Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, or as one of Simon Pegg’s last surviving pub-crawlers in The World’s End.
On TV, Marsan moved up through The Bill, Casualty, EastEnders, to older brother Terry Donovan in all seven series of Ray Donovan. In April, he starred in The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe, about the man who infamously reappeared five and a half years after he faked his own death in a canoeing accident.
British actors don’t come more versatile than Eddie Marsan. You may remember him from when he played a henchman opposite Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible III, the Sherlock-consulting Inspector with Robert Downey Jr in Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, or as one of Simon Pegg’s last surviving pub-crawlers in The World’s End.
On TV, Marsan moved up through The Bill, Casualty, EastEnders, to older brother Terry Donovan in all seven series of Ray Donovan. In April, he starred in The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe, about the man who infamously reappeared five and a half years after he faked his own death in a canoeing accident.
- 9/23/2022
- by Rich Pelley
- The Guardian - Film News
Harry Landis, known for his appearances in Friday Night Dinner and EastEnders, has died at the age of 90.
The star, who played Mr Morris – the bad-tempered boyfriend of Frances Cuka’s Grandma Nellie – in the Channel 4 comedy Friday Night Dinner from 2012 to 2014, died on Monday (12 September), his agent confirmed.
A statement on social media read: “Sad news. Our lovely client Harry Landis has passed to spirit.
“Harry had an amazing career and gained a new following in later life as Mr Morris in Friday Night Dinner. It was a privilege to have worked with him as a client. Harry you will be sadly missed. Rip.”
Landis’s Friday Night Dinner co-star Tracy-Ann Oberman, who played Auntie Val in the show, reacted to the news on Twitter, writing: “Bloody loved #HarryLandis. I am so sorry to hear of his passing.”
The sitcom’s creator Robert Popper wrote: “He was a brilliantly funny,...
The star, who played Mr Morris – the bad-tempered boyfriend of Frances Cuka’s Grandma Nellie – in the Channel 4 comedy Friday Night Dinner from 2012 to 2014, died on Monday (12 September), his agent confirmed.
A statement on social media read: “Sad news. Our lovely client Harry Landis has passed to spirit.
“Harry had an amazing career and gained a new following in later life as Mr Morris in Friday Night Dinner. It was a privilege to have worked with him as a client. Harry you will be sadly missed. Rip.”
Landis’s Friday Night Dinner co-star Tracy-Ann Oberman, who played Auntie Val in the show, reacted to the news on Twitter, writing: “Bloody loved #HarryLandis. I am so sorry to hear of his passing.”
The sitcom’s creator Robert Popper wrote: “He was a brilliantly funny,...
- 9/14/2022
- by Ellie Harrison
- The Independent - TV
Prime Video’s The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power is an adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s work, specifically the Appendices of The Lord of the Rings. The series is a prequel to the events of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings and is set during Arda’s Second Age, when the Rings of Power are first created. Like any good fantasy series, The Rings of Power has an expansive cast of characters whose stories will weave through each other to determine the fate of Middle-earth. Here are the Elves, Dwarves, Humans, and Harfoots that will feature prominently throughout this season.
Morfydd Clark is Galadriel
Galadriel is an Elven warrior of royal blood who is destined to become one of the mightiest Elves of Middle-earth during The Lord of the Rings. First portrayed by Cate Blanchett in Peter Jackson’s film trilogy, The Rings of Power...
Morfydd Clark is Galadriel
Galadriel is an Elven warrior of royal blood who is destined to become one of the mightiest Elves of Middle-earth during The Lord of the Rings. First portrayed by Cate Blanchett in Peter Jackson’s film trilogy, The Rings of Power...
- 9/2/2022
- by Brynnaarens
- Den of Geek
In 2019 “Killing Eve” lead Jodie Comer triumphed as Best Drama Actress on her very first Emmy nomination, notably defeating her co-star Sandra Oh, who was then on her eighth career acting bid. The 26-year-old thus became the all-time youngest Best Drama Actress winner and held that record until the very next year, when she was beaten on her second outing by Zendaya. Now that she has been recognized for her work on the final season of “Killing Eve,” Comer stands behind only Peggy Lipton (“The Mod Squad”) among the youngest women to amass three Best Drama Actress nominations.
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Comer has submitted the season four “Killing Eve” episode “Don’t Get Eaten” for Emmy consideration. In the installment, which aired on BBC America in March, she plays both regular character Villanelle and a Christ-like apparition with whom Villanelle interacts.
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Comer has submitted the season four “Killing Eve” episode “Don’t Get Eaten” for Emmy consideration. In the installment, which aired on BBC America in March, she plays both regular character Villanelle and a Christ-like apparition with whom Villanelle interacts.
- 8/26/2022
- by Matthew Stewart
- Gold Derby
The Game of Thrones prequel series, House of the Dragon, stars many famous faces – from Matt Smith and Paddy Considine to Olivia Cooke.
A relative newcomer reportedly joining these actors on screen is 20-year-old Ty Tennant, the son of Doctor Who star David Tennant and his wife, the actor Georgia Tennant. David adopted Georgia’s son Ty back in 2011, the same year the couple got married.
It has not yet been officially disclosed who Ty is playing in the HBO show, but it is thought that he is portraying a teenage version of Prince Aegon Targaryen, after Georgia posted a picture of her son at the series premiere with the hashtag #aegontargaryen.
Viewers might have seen Ty on screen before, as a New York gang leader in the 2021 BBC drama Around the World in 80 Days. He co-starred with his father David in the show. David previously said working with...
A relative newcomer reportedly joining these actors on screen is 20-year-old Ty Tennant, the son of Doctor Who star David Tennant and his wife, the actor Georgia Tennant. David adopted Georgia’s son Ty back in 2011, the same year the couple got married.
It has not yet been officially disclosed who Ty is playing in the HBO show, but it is thought that he is portraying a teenage version of Prince Aegon Targaryen, after Georgia posted a picture of her son at the series premiere with the hashtag #aegontargaryen.
Viewers might have seen Ty on screen before, as a New York gang leader in the 2021 BBC drama Around the World in 80 Days. He co-starred with his father David in the show. David previously said working with...
- 8/20/2022
- by Ellie Harrison
- The Independent - TV
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