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NBCQ: Everyday / Q&A Shirley Henderson and Filmmakers
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NBCQ: Everyday / Q&A Shirley Henderson and Filmmakers

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Curzon Cinemas NBCQ: Everyday / Q&A Shirley Henderson and Filmmakers 6.10pm 21 January 2013 Renoir Cinema Ticket pricing and more info at Curzon Cinemas. Administrator Note: Curzon Cinemas has confirmed Shirley Henderson’s attendance. Other guests (ie., John Simm) are not definite or are still to be confirmed. Everyday tells the story of Ian (John Simm) … Continue reading →

On Location: The Village with John Simm currently filming in the Peak District
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On Location: The Village with John Simm currently filming in the Peak District

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The Star 21 November 2012 TELEVISION viewers will be seeing some familiar landscapes when a new drama set in the stunning countryside around Sheffield reaches screens next year. The Village, which charts the history of an English community over 100 years, is being filmed in the Peak District and stars actors Maxine Peake and John … Continue reading →

‘The Village’ On Location: Photos from Set and Filming
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‘The Village’ On Location: Photos from Set and Filming

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John Simm Society Administrator 27 Oct 2012 A John Simm Society Exclusive! Photos of BBC drama “The Village” being filmed on location in areas of Hayfield and Chapel-en-le-Frith. Photos courtesy of Penny Evans and Amanda Titterton. Enthusiastic thanks to them both! The Village is an epic drama series for BBC One starring Maxine Peake and John Simm, charting … Continue reading →

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John Simm Tweets: ‘Everyday’ Screenings at London Film Festival

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UK premier of Michael Winterbottom’s “Everyday” in competition at the London Film festival, Wed 17th Oct, 6pm Odeon West end. — John Simm (@john_simm) October 11, 2012 Further screenings: Thurs 18th Oct at 3pm, Odeon West end, and Sun 21st, 6:30pm at Screen on the green, Islington. #Everyday — John Simm (@john_simm) October 11, 2012 … Continue reading →

Channel 4 Autumn/Winter drama line-up: John Simm stars in Here and There
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Channel 4 Autumn/Winter drama line-up: John Simm stars in Here and There

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Digital Spy 13 Jul 2012 Greg Laing Channel 4 has announced its drama lineup for the rest of 2012 and beginning of 2013. John Simm is to star in Here and There, a one-off two-hour drama from Michael Winterbottom (The Trip) about a family living through Simm’s character’s prison sentence. The program is expected to air in September … Continue reading →

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John Simm Stars in Michael Winterbottom’s ‘Here and There’

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CultBox 14 May 2012 Channel 4 has today announced the commission of Here and There [working title “Seven Days”], an ambitious feature-length drama from The Trip director Michael Winterbottom. Filmed over five years, the single 120-minute drama is “a tender and unique portrayal of one family living through a prison sentence” and stars John Simm (Mad Dogs) as … Continue reading →

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John Simm Nominated Best Actor – RTS Programme Awards 2011

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Royal Television Society 28 February 2012 The Royal Television Society, Britain’s leading forum for television and related media, today announced the nominees for the RTS Programme Awards 2011. CONGRATULATIONS John Simm! Actor (Male) Daniel Rigby – Eric & Ernie – Blue Door Adventures/BBC Wales for BBC Two John Simm – Exile – Abbott Vision/Red Production … Continue reading →

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Radio Interview: John Simm & Philip Glenister join Graham Norton

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Graham Norton BBC Radio 2 Broadcast 14 Jan 2012 There was a trio of great British actors joining Mr Norton this week. …Philip Glenister and John Simm popped in to talk about Sky1’s ‘Mad Dogs’ and the struggles of filming in stunning, hot locations. The life of an actor, who’d want it? BBC Radio 2 … Continue reading →

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Even madder dogs! If you thought last year’s sun-kissed crime drama Mad Dogs was an all-action thriller, just wait for series two

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Mail Online Emma Cox 13 Jan 2012 Five middle-aged ex-classmates gather at a villa in Majorca for a school reunion… but within hours it’s turned into a living nightmare as one of them is murdered and the others find themselves tangling with heavy-duty criminals and corrupt coppers while loaded down with laundered money. That was … Continue reading →

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It’s A Wonderful Life screening with introduction by special guest reader…

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the flicker club presents… It’s A Wonderful Life presented by a special guest reader… 18 December 2011 Are you sitting comfortably? For one night only, on Sunday 18th December, the flicker club, are proud to present: It’s a Wonderful Life, Starring James Stewart. Join us as we celebrate the 65th anniversary of this timeless Christmas classic at … Continue reading →

Awards / British Academy of Film and Television Arts - BAFTA / Television

Bafta television awards 2011: Small-screen stars in pictures

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The Guardian Phil Fisk and Alice Fisher 20 May 2011 Ahead of the Philips British Academy Television Awards on Sunday, photographer Phil Fisk shares his extraordinary portfolio of television stars. Read more special Bafta coverage – including Mark Gatiss on the state of television and interviews with Miranda Hart and Sir Trevor McDonald – in … Continue reading →

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John Simm: In Love With Shakespeare

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Sky Arts Sky Arts 1 HD Premiering Saturday 28 May 6.30pm Finest thespian talents unite for a celebration of Shakespeare A cast of some of the country’s finest actors has assembled for a celebration of Shakespeare’s greatest speeches. Simon Callow, Stephen Campbell-Moore, Anthony Head, Robert Lindsay, Richard Madden, Jonathan Pryce, John Simm, Catherine Tate, Samuel … Continue reading →

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John Simm: Lancashire is still my spiritual home

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The Citizen Jemma Humphreys 4 May 2011 One of TV’s finest actors, John Simm, was back on our screens this week in BBC psychological thriller Exile. The publicity-shy Nelson star tells us how filming in East Lancashire took him back to his youth. When Burnley-born Paul Abbott created the plot for Exile it had Nelson-raised … Continue reading →

Awards / British Academy of Film and Television Arts - BAFTA / Nominations / Serial / Television

Mallorca based drama, Mad Dogs, nominated for BAFTA

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seemallorca.com Amy Neville-Elliot 27 Apr 2011 Mad Dogs, the Sky 1 drama filmed in Mallorca in association with Palma Pictures, was nominated yesterday for the BAFTA award for best drama serial. The series, which has an impressive cast including Max Beesley, Philip Glenister, John Simm and Marc Warren, received record viewing figures when it was … Continue reading →