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
BBC Radio 3 Anne McElvoy Broadcast 9 May 2013 In Night Waves this evening, presenter Anne McElvoy applies herself to a masterpiece of British theatre, talking to Simon Russell Beale and John Simm about Pinter’s early tragicomedy, The Hothouse. (00:16:19) Listen to interview and an impromptu example scene by John Simm and Simon Russell Beale … Continue reading
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
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
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
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
Front Row BBC Radio 4 Broadcast 21 March 2013 The Village is a new TV drama series with an epic ambition: to chart the life and times of one English village across the 20th century. Starring John Simm, Maxine Peake and Juliet Stevenson, the story centres on Bert Middleton, now 112 years old but only … Continue reading
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
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
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
