Radio Times Ben Dowell 25 May 2017 Adrian Lester also stars in the drama by Doctor Foster writer Mike Bartlett John Simm is to play a grieving and bitter father in a new ITV thriller written by Doctor Foster creator Mike Bartlett. Factory manager Dan Bowker’s life is shattered when his 15 year-old son Alex …
God is in the TV Bill Cummings 23 May 2017 The horrific events following an Ariana Grande concert at the Manchester Arena last night have deeply shocked and saddened everyone. Two explosions were heard in the venue’s foyer as the performance ended, causing casualties, destruction and panic as the crowd rushed to the exits. It’s …
HOPE not hate 20 Apr 2017 .@coldplay thank you for allowing us to use your song on our new campaign video. Thx too to #JohnSimm https://t.co/GtyPD3VdSN — HOPE not hate (@hopenothate) 20. April 2017 Formed in 2004, HOPE not hate is the UK’s largest anti-extremism organisation, campaigning to expose organised hatred and extremism, and working …
Radio Times Ben Dowell 7 Apr 2017 Four-part drama from David Hare sees Simm play a politician and Piper his troubled ex-girlfriend John Simm and Billie Piper have been cast as former lovers in a new BBC 2 thriller written by David Hare. The pair, whose characters of The Master and the Doctor’s companion Rose …
BBC Media Centre 6 Apr 2017 GK John Simm will return as The Master to battle The Doctor (Peter Capaldi), new companion Bill Potts (Pearl Mackie) and Nardole (Matt Lucas) in the forthcoming series of Doctor Who. John Simm says: “I can confirm that it’s true, thanks to the power of time travel I’m back. …
BBC Radio London My London 11 Feb 2017 Morning all… We had an enjoyable hour in the company of actor John Simm who’s our next guest on My London… John chose 6 tracks that ignited memories of the capital for him and took us on a journey involving moving down to London in the late …
Holocaust Memorial Day Trust 27 Jan 2017 For Holocaust Memorial Day 2017, John Simm reads the words of Sigrid Falkenstein. Researching her family history, Sigrid Falkenstein found her aunt’s name – Anna Lehnkering – on a list of 30,000 people who were murdered by the Nazis as part of the Aktion T4 project in the year …
The Hollywood Reporter Lesley Goldberg 10 January 2017 Showrunner Allan Heinberg says there will be less of a procedural hook to the second-year Shondaland drama. ABC’s The Catch is rebooting itself for its upcoming second season. Showrunner Allan Heinberg told reporters Tuesday at the Television Critics Association’s winter press tour that the con-man drama starring Peter …
TVShowsOnDVD.com David Lambert 11 Aug 2016 The Catch – ‘The Complete 1st Season’ DVD: From the Executive Producers of Scandal and How To Get Away With Murder Television’s sexiest cat and mouse game blends the wages of sin with the art of seduction for utterly intoxicating entertainment. From the Executive Producers of Scandal and How …
Topps June 2016 Doctor Who Timeless Trading Cards in Stores Now with the Most Comprehensive List of Autograph Signers Ever! Under license from BBC Worldwide North America, The Topps Company is thrilled to announce new Doctor Who Timeless trading cards are in stores now! With over 150 cards, the set features autographs from 78 iconic characters, with 47 first-timers. Among the …
Bourbon Universe Ellie 21 June 2016 On the 21st June 2016, I had the opportunity to be present at a Q&A with John Simm at the Theatre Royal Haymarket in the heart of London’s West End. John Simm is best known for is roles in TV Shows such as Life on Mars and Doctor Who …
Masterclass Tuesday 21st June 2:30-4:00pm Theatre Royal Haymarket For our third Masterclass in June, come on down and see us for an opportunity to put your questions to award winning actor John Simm! About John John Simm’s prolific career encompasses extensive theatre, film & television credits. His theatre work includes Pinter’s The Homecoming and The Hothouse at …
Variety Debra Birnbaum 5 April 2016 At last, we’ll get to put a face to “The Benefactor.” British actor John Simm (“Doctor Who”, “Life on Mars”) has joined the cast of ABC’s cat-and-mouse thriller “The Catch”, Variety has confirmed exclusively. He’ll play the mysterious benefactor behind Ben/Christopher (Peter Krause) and Margot (Sonya Walger), who’s been footing the bill …
Jann Turner on Twitter 14 March 2016 Director Jann Turner finishes shooting Episode 6 with England’s National Treasure, multi-nominated and award winning actor John Simm, for The Catch. The Catch is ABC’s NEW thriller premiering March 24. Last day of shooting on my episode of #TheCatch with the amazing #JohnSimm pic.twitter.com/UYb1zaPl3j — Jann Turner (@JannTurner) …
Soho Radio 10-12pm David Morrissey and Friends 18 Jan 2016 Be sure to join my on my show on @sohoradio this Monday at 10-Midnight. My guest this week is the great John Simm. — David Morrissey (@davemorrissey64) 13. Januar 2016 Play radio interview (00:55:09):
Official Manchester United Website MUTV 3 Dec 2015 MUTV Exclusive Celebrity Reds: John Simm Thursday 3 December, 21:00 GMT Don’t miss another fascinating episode of MUTV‘s new series Celebrity Reds, featuring avid United supporter and film star John Simm. Exclusive Video Clip – Actor John Simm talks to MUTV in the latest episode of ‘Celebrity …
BBC Radio 6 Music with Shaun Keaveny 26 Nov 2015 John Simm joins Shaun Keaveny to chat about his new play ‘The Homecoming’. Play radio interview (00:10:09):
BBC Radio 4 Front Row with John Wilson 25 Nov 2015 Harold Pinter’s great drama of familial power struggles, ‘The Homecoming’ was first staged half a century ago. As a new production opens, John Wilson talks to John Simm, who plays Lennie, its director, Jamie Lloyd, and Pinter’s biographer, Michael Billington, who, as well as …
The Jamie Lloyd Company The Homecoming Trafalgar Studios 14 Nov 2015 – 13 Feb 2016 Following the extraordinary success of two seasons at Trafalgar Studios, director Jamie Lloyd and The Jamie Lloyd Company return with Harold Pinter’s enigmatic masterpiece, The Homecoming, in the 50th anniversary year of the multi award-winning modern classic. Book Tickets Trailer: …
The Guardian Theatre 18 Nov 2015 Backstage dramas: theatre stars wait in the wings – in pictures Robert Lindsay, John Simm, Susannah Fielding and others get ready to make a great entrance in these exclusive photographs by Matt Humphrey whose company Curtain Call is producing a book of backstage images and interviews. The book will …
Almeida Theatre 17 October 2015 On 14 August, we brought you The Iliad. Sixty-six artists, 18,255 lines of text and audience of more than 50,000 people across the world, watching online or in person at the Almeida and the British Museum. Now, the full capture of all 68 sections of the event is available to …
Liverpool Echo Jade Wright 26 Oct 2015 The Clapperboard Awards Ceremony returns to Liverpool, this year celebrating its 10th Anniversary. Young people from across Merseyside have been involved in the whole production process from script to screen to deliver a number of diverse short films exploring issues such as mental health, identity, community, social welfare …
SimplyMedia The Locksmith 19 Oct 2015 An honest man takes the law into his own hands… with consequences. Roland Pierce (Warren Clarke, Poldark, Nice Work, In the Red) is a locksmith and proud of it. He is an honest craftsman, unlike his apprentice Barry who was born to party. Then Roland’s ex-wife is nearly killed …
The Stage Matthew Hemley 28 Sep 2015 Actors and directors including John Simm, Romola Garai and Vicky Featherstone are backing an industry-wide initiative aimed at supporting parents working in the entertainment sector. Parents in Performing Arts seeks to identify and raise awareness of “the child-related challenges facing parents” working in theatre and on screen. It …
Magic Alex Older / Outside (2015) 24 Sep 2015 2015 was the summer of love. Why? Because 5 old mates finally got together, rehearsed, laughed (a lot), played a gig and went into the studio and recorded 2 songs. They were old(ish) songs but with a new spin. We had a bloody great time and …
The Jamie Lloyd Company Trafalgar Studios The Homecoming 14 November 2015 – 13 February 2016 Book Tickets Now Following the extraordinary success of two seasons at Trafalgar Studios, director Jamie Lloyd and The Jamie Lloyd Company return with Harold Pinter’s enigmatic masterpiece, The Homecoming, in the 50th anniversary year of the multi award-winning modern classic. …
Almeida Theatre Almeida Greeks – The Iliad 14 Aug 2015 – 14 Aug 2015 This summer, [there was] a rare opportunity to experience a reading of Homer’s The Iliad. From morning until night, more than 50 artists [read from] individual sections – beginning at the British Museum and culminating on the Almeida stage with the wrath …
BBC Radio 2 Chris Evans Breakfast Show 7 Aug 2015 John chats to Chris about his current play Three Days in The Country at the National Theatre, plus listen to Magic Alex’s ‘Super KK’ intro, then a question from a listener on whether John ever worked in a dairy in Salisbury, followed by John and Rory’s Hamlet …
BBC Radio 5 live Afternoon Edition 6 Aug 2015 Sarah Brett and Dan Walker talk with John Simm on his new play Three Days in the Country at the National Theatre, his career and music with his band Magic Alex, how he’s more sedate than in his “Human Traffic” days in the 1990s, plus escaping …
BBC Radio 6 – Radcliffe and Maconie, John Simm Radcliffe and Maconie 6 Aug 2015 Mark Radcliffe and Stuart Maconie are joined by Royal Television Society Award-winning actor John Simm, to talk about Three Days in the Country, a new play he’s in at The National Theatre in London which also stars actor (League of …
The Telegraph Chris Bennion 13 July 2015 Turgenev’s Three Days in the Country, starring Simm and Gatiss, opens on the Lyttleton stage at the National Theatre London on 28th July (Previews from 21 July). Here John Simm (Olivier-award winner [sic] and star of Doctor Who and Life on Mars) and Mark Gatiss (Sherlock, The League of Gentlemen) … Continue reading
The Guardian Katie Forster 31 May 2015 Echo and the Bunnymen’s Ian McCulloch and actor John Simm were each other’s heroes before they met. Now they enjoy a creative – and boozy – friendship HIS STORY Ian McCulloch, 56, musician I first met John after a Bunnymen gig in Kilburn in 1997. I’d seen him … Continue reading
Barfly Magic Alex 25 Jun 2015, 7:00 pm BUY TICKETS “There’s only three bands that have ever mattered. Echo & The Bunnymen, The Velvet Underground and Magic Alex” ~ Ian McCulloch, Echo & The Bunnymen Formed in 1995 by childhood friends, vocalist Dean Taylor and guitarist John Simm over the course of the next 12 months … Continue reading
National Theatre Three Days in the Country by Patrick Marber, after Turgenev 21 Jul 2015 – 21 Oct 2015 Dates and Buy Tickets Summer love. Russia. A beautiful country estate. The mid-nineteenth century. A handsome new tutor brings reckless, romantic desire to an eccentric household. Over three days one summer the young and the old will … Continue reading
BBC Radio 4 – Drama, Mrs Robinson, I Presume Fri 24 Apr 2015 14:15 “John Simm gives Nichols humility and vulnerability – notably when recounting his origins as a Jewish refugee from Nazism” ~The Stage In 1963, fledgling producer Lawrence Turman read a novel by Charles Webb called The Graduate. He knew he had to … Continue reading
BBC Radio 6 Music Shaun Keaveny 8 April 2015 John Simm chats with Shaun Keaveny about his new ITV drama ‘Code of a Killer’, plus his upcoming Glastonbury gig with his band Magic Alex and what he’s working on next in 2015… (spoiler hint: Three Days in the Country | National Theatre) Play Radio Interview (00:11:44): … Continue reading
BAFTA The Guru Uncut 13 April 2015 Code of a Killer: TV Q&A ITV’s drama Code Of A Killer is based on the extraordinary true story of Alec Jeffreys’ discovery of DNA fingerprinting and its first use by Detective Chief Superintendent David Baker in catching a double murderer. This Q&A features writer Michael Crompton, executive … Continue reading
ITV Press Centre 26 March 2015 Q: Code of a Killer brings an extraordinary story to a wider audience? “I didn’t know anything about it until I read the script. It’s an extraordinary and amazing story. Alec Jeffreys is an incredible man who made one of the most important scientific discoveries ever. It changed … Continue reading
Prolific North 17 Nov 2014 David Prior Full list of winners from the Royal Television Society North West awards Indies from across the region were recognised on Saturday at the Royal Television Society North West awards. Red Production Company took home the Judges’ Award and also saw performers in two of its hit dramas of … Continue reading
Esquire Weekly Issue 51 Amy Raphael 25 September 2014 Esquire Weekly is the 100% original iPad and iPhone magazine from the people who bring you esquire.co.uk. Click the Gallery of circles below to view the digital interview. [To exit Gallery, find and click on the x in upper left corner of viewer] Continue reading
Entertainment Weekly Community Kelly Connolly 23 Aug 2014 John Simm interview: Intruders star says he heard voices on set On BBC America’s new drama Intruders, acclaimed British actor John Simm plays Jack Whelan, a former cop whose life is upended when his wife Amy (Mira Sorvino) disappears under mysterious circumstances. The EW Community talked to … Continue reading
Good morning pop pickers. Dated&Sexist by Magic Alex is LIVE again on iTunes, spotify, etc! https://t.co/RJGwK4ZQ8G http://t.co/VqYKq4qgm9” — John Simm (@john_simm) 3. Juli 2014 About Magic Alex Formed in 1995 by vocalist Dean Taylor (ex lead singer with the brilliantly baggy Cherrydales) and bass player Simon Borkin (from music press darlings Sign Language), over the … Continue reading
BBC Radio 4 Extra Inspector Resnick – Cutting Edge May 2014 Radio Drama: John Harvey’s thriller from 1996 stars Tom Georgeson, John Simm, Sean Baker, Kate Eaton and Paul Bazeley. A savage assault is only the first in a series of brutal assaults on hospital staff. As panic grips the city, it’s up to Detective … Continue reading
Liverpool Echo 18 Mar 2014 Nick Power launches Small Town Chase, a collection of lyrical stories and poems The Coral’s keyboard player has released a collection of poetry. Nick Power has written Small Town Chase, a book of 87 lyrical stories and poems. A Soundcloud playlist has been set up to launch the book, with … Continue reading
Prostate Cancer UK One gang, one plan, one big problem. A man dies every hour and they all have to face up to it. Joe wants out but the Don won’t take no for an answer. Carl lays a plan to use Alison as the bait. Will it work, or will Joe walk away? Father’s … Continue reading
Spirit Entertainment Limited Release Date: 20 April 2015 From the Director of Broadchurch and the Producers of Line of Duty, comes Code of a Killer and the extraordinary true story of the world’s first DNA manhunt. The gritty 2-part drama tells of Alec Jeffreys’ discovery of DNA fingerprinting and its first use by Detective Chief … Continue reading
