Thrilled 2b in @BBCAMERICA #TheIntruders such a great book, script, role(s)!TV – http://t.co/qLIvp8pPh4 http://t.co/8s1daGjrOP via @deadline — Mira Sorvino (@MiraSorvino) 25. Januar 2014 Deadline | Hollywood | TV News Nellie Andreeva 24 January 2014 I’ve learned that Mira Sorvino is set as the female lead opposite John Simm in Intruders, BBC America‘s eight-episode original series. … Continue reading
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Filming for 2nd series of The Village begins in March
Derby Telegraph 13 January 2014 The Village – set in Derbyshire – leaves horror of war behind and moves into the Roaring Twenties Filming for a second series of hit BBC drama The Village – set in the Derbyshire Peak District – will get under way in March, television bosses have confirmed. Starring Maxine Peake … Continue reading
John Simm Announced as Lead in BBC America’s Original Series Intruders
BBC America Press Room January 11, 2014 Pasadena Eduardo Sanchez and Daniel Stamm set to direct the eight-part thriller Acclaimed British actor John Simm will lead the cast of BBC America’s new original series Intruders produced by BBC Worldwide Productions. From writer and executive producer Glen Morgan (The X-Files) and based on Michael Marshall Smith’s novel ‘The … Continue reading
Mad Dogs: Series 4 and Series 1-4 Box Set available on DVD
BBC Worldwide Press Release 13 Jan 2014 The highly anticipated fourth and final series of Mad Dogs, as seen on SKY 1 HD, is now available to own on DVD! Mad Dogs Series 1-4 box set has also been released, giving fans the chance to enjoy the entire series from start to finish. Woody (Max … Continue reading
Prey – First Promo Photo of John Simm as DC Marcus Farrow
Wales Online 11 Jan 2014 TV picks: The best drama to sink your teeth into in 2014 Our picks of the best drama programmes coming to the small screen this year PREY ON ITV He’s been a TV copper before in the award-winning Life on Mars, but now John Simm is back on the beat as … Continue reading
John Simm’s new drama ‘Prey’, filmed at Strachan’s Chemist and other Saddleworth locations
Saddleworth Independent Aimee Howarth November 2013 Lights, camera, action at Uppermill chemists A television star gave an Uppermill chemist and his staff a day to remember after filming scenes for his next big programme at the local store. John Simm, who is debuting as a leading man in ITV’s upcoming three-part drama ‘Prey’, spent a … Continue reading
ITV’s Prey: John Simm is joined by Rosie Cavaliero, Craig Parkinson and Adrian Edmondson
ITV Press Casting Announcement 10 Oct 2013 Rosie Cavaliero, Craig Parkinson and Adrian Edmondson join John Simm as filming begins for ITV’s three-part drama Prey from Red Production Company. As filming begins on location in Manchester for ITV’s new high-octane three-part thriller, Prey, John Simm is joined by Rosie Cavaliero (Pat and Cabbage, Hunderby, A Young … Continue reading
Filming begins in October for new ITV drama ‘Prey’ starring John Simm
ITV 23 Aug 2013 Prey is the story of a man on the run, desperate to clear his name for the sake of his family. John Simm will play Detective Constable Marcus Farrow, a well-liked copper, with a wife and two kids. Although he and his wife Abi are going through a rough patch, they’re … Continue reading
The Village: Series 1 on DVD
Entertainment One 8 Jul 2013 The Village – Series 1 Our story of The Village begins in 1914… With an inspired cast that includes John Simm (Life on Mars), Maxine Peake (Silk) and Juliet Stevenson (Truly, Madly, Deeply; Accused), The Village is a timeless coming-of-age story, told through the nostalgic eyes of one man, Bert … Continue reading
Interview: Action-packed series Mad Dogs is back for a third season
New Straits Times Dennis Chua 4 June 2013 The misadventures of Woody, Quinn, Baxter and Rick continue in the third season of Mad Dogs starting this Thursday. In the first season of the hit British black comedy series, the lads (all in their 40s) planned for a reunion at their old friend Alvo’s luxury villa … Continue reading
John Simm & Philip Glenister on Mad Dogs’ return
The Scotsman Sophie Herdman 28 May 2013 BLACK comedy thriller Mad Dogs is back for a third series, stranger and funnier than ever. Sophie Herdman hijacks its big-name stars – Simm, Glenister, Max Beesley and Marc Warren – as they discuss friendship, spray tans and the advantages of growing old Four of Britain’s finest actors … Continue reading
The Village returns for a second series in 2014
Radio Times Radio Times staff 28 Apr 2013 BBC1 Sunday night drama The Village will return for a second series in 2014. Starring Maxine Peake and John Simm, Peter Moffat’s epic story charts the life and turbulent times of one English village in Derbyshire across the whole of the 20th Century. The Village began on … Continue reading
Everyday receives Single Drama BAFTA Nomination
BAFTA 2 Apr 2013 The nominations have been announced for the Arqiva British Academy Television Awards. Michael Winterbottom’s Everyday, starring John Simm and Shirley Henderson and filmed over a period of five years, has been nominated for the Single Drama BAFTA. The next BAFTA Television Awards will take place on Sunday 12 May 2013 at … Continue reading
Mad Dogs: Living it up in Cape Town
Daily Mail | Mail Online Jon Wilde 6 April 2013 Cape Town’s poshest hotels, sunshine and wine-tasting – it sounds like a middle-aged man’s dream. But, insists the cast of Mad Dogs, it’s no holiday It’s breakfast time in sunny Cape Town. Lounging around on the roof terrace of the city’s most elegant boutique hotel … Continue reading
Radio Interview: Nikki Bedi with John Simm
BBC Radio 4 Loose Ends 30 Mar 2013 Nikki Bedi is joined by John Simm who is starring in new BBC drama The Village. (00:07:09) Listen to Radio Interview (click play button) below: Continue reading
Radio Interview: John Simm with Shaun Keaveny
BBC Radio 6 Music Shaun Keaveny 27 March 2013 Shaun is joined by actor John Simm talking about his new show, The Village (00:13:28). Listen to Radio Interview (click play button below): Continue reading
Radio Interview: Simon Mayo with John Simm
BBC Radio 2 Simon Mayo Drivetime 26 March 2013 Simon Mayo is joined by actor John Simm who is starring in new BBC drama The Village alongside Maxine Peake. (00:17:54) Listen to Radio Interview (click play button) below: Continue reading
Interview: John Simm stars as John Middleton for BBC One’s The Village
BBC One Begins Sunday 31 March 2013 9:00-10:00pm THE VILLAGE with John Simm as John Middleton The Village is an epic drama series charting the life and turbulent times of one English village across the twentieth century. The Village is written by BAFTA winning writer Peter Moffat. The camera never leaves the village. Births, deaths, love … Continue reading
Everyday on DVD
Soda Pictures Release Date: 25 March 2013 Available at Amazon.co.uk or Play.com This potent film from Michael Winterbottom (The Trip, 24 Hour Party People, A Cock and Bull Story) is a story of survival and love, a celebration of the small pleasures of everyday life. The father Ian (John Simm – Life On Mars, Doctor Who) is … Continue reading
Radio Interview: Richard Bacon talks to John Simm
BBC Radio 5 live Daily Bacon with Richard Bacon Broadcast 14 Nov 2012 BBC Radio 5 – John Simm joins Richard in studio to explain about the passage of time and the effect a prisoned father’s absence has on his family in Michael Winterbottom’s ‘Everyday’ (0:15:28) Listen to Radio Interview (click play button below): Continue reading
On Location: The Village with John Simm currently filming in the Peak District
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
Interview: John Simm talks about his new role in Michael Winterbottom’s film ‘Everyday’
The Times 9 Nov 2012 Ben Machell Everyday is on Channel 4, Nov 15 (9pm) John Simm talks about his new role in Michael Winterbottom’s brilliant film Everyday, and why he thinks people don’t notice him. The screenwriter Paul Abbott once told John Simm that he would never be considered a big star because, on screen, … Continue reading
Interview: John Simm for Channel 4 on ‘Everyday’
Channel 4 29 Oct 2012 EVERYDAY broadcasts 15 November 9pm on Channel 4 Explain a little bit about EVERYDAY, and about who you play. It’s a unique project, as far as my career goes, and I think for all of us. It was filmed in real time over five years. I play Ian, who’s in … Continue reading