Guardian MusicRich Pelley4 Jan 2026 The actor first realised what music was when he heard Yellow Submarine and knows a lot of Paul Simon lyrics, but what would he put on at a party? John Simm … ‘All music makes me emotional’ The first song I fell in love withMy earliest memory is walking into …
Kermode on FilmInstagram | X | Spotify28 Nov 2025 Welcome to this episode of Kermode on Film, in which Mark talks with three exceptional actors who appeared on the MK3D show at the BFI Southbank on Monday 17 November 2025. First, Mark is joined by Tamsin Greig to discuss her role in Riot Women, the fantastic new BBC series …
Theatre Royal Bath – Ustinov StudioBlackbird18 Nov 2025 John Simm will star in a brand-new production of David Harrower’s infamous and provocative play Blackbird, at Theatre Royal Bath’s Ustinov Studio from 4 February – 6 March 2027. Book Tickets Fifteen years ago, Una and Ray had a relationship. He was 41 years old. She was …
InstagramPicture House | London Events4 Oct 2025 The new 4K restoration of ‘90s Brit classic Boston Kickout [included] a special 30th Anniversary Screening at Picturehouse Central on 20 October @ 8:00 – 10:30 PM followed by a Q&A with the director and cast. It’s time to kick out the jams as seminal ‘90s British classic Boston …
XScreenbound Pictures4 Oct 2025 The award-winning British film Boston Kickout returns in a new 4K restoration 30-year anniversary edition. The 90’s classic originally premiered in October 1995, followed by a worldwide release in 1996 with a soundtrack featuring The Stones Roses, Primal Scream and Oasis. Boston Kickout – the award-winning autobiographical feature from renowned director …
XJohn Simm Society | BFI13 Jun 2025 Looking for an escape from boring 9 to 5 jobs, bad relationships and dysfunctional families, five Cardiff friends plan a night out to remember, where all that exists is clubs, drugs, pubs and parties. Journey with them through the highs and lows of the weekend, substance-induced and otherwise, …
Instagramuandalibi13 May 2025 Where there’s a will, there’s a war. I, Jack Wright starts 23rd April on U&Alibi. From Chris Lang, the creator of Unforgotten, with an all-star cast including Nikki-Amuka Bird, John Simm, Daniel Rigby, Ruby Ashbourne-Serkis, Zoë Tapper, Gemma Jones, Trevor Eve, James Fleet, Percelle Ascott, Harry Lloyd and Liz Kingsman. Curated preview …
XITV Studios9 May 2025 L to R: Richie Campbell, John Simm and Laura Elphinestoneare back on set and ready to dive into a brand-new case
BBC Radio 2Vernon Kay21 Apr 2025 Original Broadcast: 20 Apr 2025 Vernon Kay joins the prolific actor, director, and musician John Simm. Be prepared for some brilliant stories throughout his Tracks Of My Years. Play Full Interview below – Audio Only (00:56:48): John is best known for playing Sam Tyler in “Life on Mars”, “The Master” in …
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The One ShowAlex Jones and Angellica Bell03 April 2025 John Simm and Richie Campbell join Alex Jones and Angellica Bell on the sofa to talk about Series 5 of their hit drama Grace.
YouTubeITV Studios26 March 2025 Watch Grace Series 5 Official Trailer!The team’s back. The stakes are higher. Grace starring John Simm and Richie Campbell returns 6 April on ITV1 and ITVX. Co-produced by Tall Story Pictures, part of ITV Studios and Vaudeville ProductionsStream Series 1-4 now on ITVX
GeektownDave Elliott25 Feb 2025 U&Alibi has revealed new drama ‘I, Jack Wright‘, starring John Simm and Nikki Amuka-Bird, featuring Trevor Eve and written by Chris Lang (Unforgotten, The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe), will premiere in April on the UK broadcaster. A death in the family. A bombshell will. A murderer in their ranks? The apparent death by suicide …
Yahoo UK EntertainmentRoxy Simons24 Feb 2025 The Life on Mars actor speaks to Yahoo UK about his longstanding friendship with John Simm, and why they love to work together so often. John Simm and Philip Glenister pictured in November 2024, the pair have known each other for more than two decades and often want to …
Film Music Reporter24 Feb 2025 Ben Bartlett is a BAFTA winning, Ivor Novello & Emmy nominated composer. His distinctive music can be heard on many award-winning TV drama and Film productions. Mad Dogs (Original Soundtrack) is available on major digital music services to stream/download Listen now below to Preview the entire Track List:
Radio TimesMorgan Cormack20 Feb 2025 Grace is returning to our screens for more. Detective Superintendent Roy Grace is returning to our screens for season 6, it has now been confirmed by ITV. The series renewal of Grace comes ahead of season 5’s release, and also confirms that John Simm will be back in the leading role alongside Richie Campbell’s …
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Broadcast InternationalRichard Middleton9 Dec 2024 Murder mystery drama has been written by ‘Unforgotten’ scribe Chris Lang for Alibi BBC Studios-owned streamer BritBox is taking Federation Studios’ upcoming drama I, Jack Wright into the US. The 6 x 45-minute thriller is produced by London-based Federation Stories for BBCS-owned UK channel Alibi and will be released as …
The TimesDominic Maxwell15 Nov 2024 The actor uncovered the truth about his paternity while filming an ITV ancestry programme with his Life on Mars co-star Philip Glenister “It’s been a mad year,” says John Simm, and for once this is more than actorspeak for being a bit busy. Granted, he has been busy. He has to screw …
YouTubeThe Old Vic Theatre15 October 2024 Starring John Simm (Life on Mars, Grace) as Ebenezer Scrooge, Matthew Warchus’ big-hearted, smash hit production of Charles Dickens’ immortal classic returns to The Old Vic, joyously adapted for the stage by Jack Thorne (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, His Dark Materials). Playing from 09 Nov 2024–04 Jan 2025.
XPGlenisterFan & geniebolls14 Oct 2024 John Simm and Philip Glenister forged their close friendship on set of the iconic drama, Life On Mars. Seventeen years later, the best mates teamed up for an altogether different kind of adventure – their DNA journey – to delve into their family histories. Enjoy their Bromance Highlights below from …
Radio TimesKatelyn Mensah30 Sep 2024 John Simm makes astonishing discovery about biological father in ITV’s DNA Journey As DNA Journey with Ancestry makes a return to ITV this week, six new celebrity pairings set off to find out where they came from and unearth secrets from their past. Episode 1 features Life on Mars favourites …
ITV Press CentreDNA Journey With Ancestry26 Sep 2024 Critically acclaimed actors, John Simm and Philip Glenister forged their close friendship on set of the iconic drama, Life On Mars. Seventeen years later, the best mates have teamed up for an altogether different kind of adventure – their DNA journey – to delve into their family …
XMatthew Slater on X21 Sep 2024 Matthew Slater is a highly experienced composer and conductor with many flagship, long running series credits including Endeavour, Grace and Tom Jones for ITV. Grace: Music From Series 1-4 Original Television Soundtrack is available on major digital music services to stream/download | Photo: Silva Screen Records, ITV Studios, Tall Story …
Yahoo LifeMegan Bull10 Sep 2024 John Simm has established an illustrious career with roles in Life On Mars,Doctor Who and Grace Celebrated for his work on TV, the 54-year-old shares his love of acting with his wife of almost 20 years, Kate Magowan, who has appeared in Silent Witness, EastEnders and Spotless. Keep reading for all the details… John Simm and Kate Magowan …
ITV, ITV1 – This MorningBen Shephard and Cat Deeley 4 Sep 2024 Ben Shephard and Cat Deeley chat to John Simm as ITV’s hit crime drama returned to screens this week, with four more grisly and mystifying murders awaiting DS Roy Grace and his team. But aside from solving crime, we were left gripped when …
UKTV27 August 2024 UKTV today releases a selection of first look images for the upcoming U&Original series, I, Jack Wright (6×60’) on specialist crime drama channel, Alibi. The brand-new series is written by Chris Lang (Unforgotten, The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe), produced by Federation Stories and will premiere on Alibi in early 2025. I, Jack …
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): Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
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: … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
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. … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
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
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
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
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