Alex Westthorp Sep 14, 2016
Did fantasy dramas Chocky, The Box Of Delights and Dramarama leave an impression on you as a kid? Revisit those nightmares here...
Spooky, always magical and occasionally downright scary dramas are the bedrock of kids' television. For me, the pinnacle of this sort of programme was reached in the 1980s. The decade saw a new approach to both traditional and contemporary drama by both UK broadcasters: ITV committed itself to regular seasons of children's plays with Dramarama (1983-89), a kind of youth version of the venerable BBC Play For Today (1970-84), which saw the 1988 television debut of one David Tennant. The BBC, building upon an impressive body of work from the early 70s onwards, produced some of its very best family drama in this era, embracing cutting edge technology to bring treats like The Box Of Delights (1984) and The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe (1988) to the screen.
Did fantasy dramas Chocky, The Box Of Delights and Dramarama leave an impression on you as a kid? Revisit those nightmares here...
Spooky, always magical and occasionally downright scary dramas are the bedrock of kids' television. For me, the pinnacle of this sort of programme was reached in the 1980s. The decade saw a new approach to both traditional and contemporary drama by both UK broadcasters: ITV committed itself to regular seasons of children's plays with Dramarama (1983-89), a kind of youth version of the venerable BBC Play For Today (1970-84), which saw the 1988 television debut of one David Tennant. The BBC, building upon an impressive body of work from the early 70s onwards, produced some of its very best family drama in this era, embracing cutting edge technology to bring treats like The Box Of Delights (1984) and The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe (1988) to the screen.
- 8/15/2016
- Den of Geek
Tom Hollander's TV comedy Rev was a surprise hit – even the Archbishop of Canterbury is a fan – so why does the actor say he's a 'classic could-do-better person'? As a new series hits our screens, Simon Hattenstone finds out
I'm standing outside a greasy spoon in Notting Hill waiting for Tom Hollander. It's surprising that he's chosen a place like this – after all, he's hardly known for his working-class roots or roles. You're more likely to find him playing an aristocrat fallen on hard times (Gosford Park), a well-spoken toad of a politician (In The Loop), a right royal pain in the arse (the Duke of Windsor in Any Human Heart). In fact, anything but working class.
A few minutes later, a short scruffy man pants up the street, half walking, half running, and wholly apologetic. "I'm so s-s-s-sorry." He's so sorry he can't get the words out. Turns...
I'm standing outside a greasy spoon in Notting Hill waiting for Tom Hollander. It's surprising that he's chosen a place like this – after all, he's hardly known for his working-class roots or roles. You're more likely to find him playing an aristocrat fallen on hard times (Gosford Park), a well-spoken toad of a politician (In The Loop), a right royal pain in the arse (the Duke of Windsor in Any Human Heart). In fact, anything but working class.
A few minutes later, a short scruffy man pants up the street, half walking, half running, and wholly apologetic. "I'm so s-s-s-sorry." He's so sorry he can't get the words out. Turns...
- 11/5/2011
- by Simon Hattenstone
- The Guardian - Film News
Tom Hollander's latest role as an inner-city vicar is earning him popular recognition – and the praise of fan Lily Allen. But he's been a hard-working actor ever since his student drama days with Nick Clegg
Even if Tom Hollander's latest performance doesn't win him awards, riches or the role of his dreams, he has a consolation: it might get his kitchen extension built. Earlier this week, Lily Allen tweeted her love of Rev, the gentle BBC2 comedy in which he stars as an inner-city vicar, adding: "Tom Hollander is my favourite British actor, very, very funny." Hollander looks quietly delighted. "Her boyfriend Sam is a very good builder and I've been trying to get him to do some work on my house. I hope they're still together. Perhaps he'll return my calls now."
Hollander's turn as Adam Smallbone, the embattled leader of a tiny, rackety congregation in grimy east London,...
Even if Tom Hollander's latest performance doesn't win him awards, riches or the role of his dreams, he has a consolation: it might get his kitchen extension built. Earlier this week, Lily Allen tweeted her love of Rev, the gentle BBC2 comedy in which he stars as an inner-city vicar, adding: "Tom Hollander is my favourite British actor, very, very funny." Hollander looks quietly delighted. "Her boyfriend Sam is a very good builder and I've been trying to get him to do some work on my house. I hope they're still together. Perhaps he'll return my calls now."
Hollander's turn as Adam Smallbone, the embattled leader of a tiny, rackety congregation in grimy east London,...
- 7/22/2010
- by Tim Lusher
- The Guardian - Film News
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