Doctor Who YouTube Channel Jun/Jul 2017 John Simm Returns As The Master – Doctor Who: Series 10 John Simm reveals what drew him back to play the Master once more. Missy And The Master Dance Together – Doctor Who: Series 10 Michelle Gomez and John Simm talk about who led the dance and who had … Continue reading
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. … Continue reading
BBC Countryfile Magazine Roly Smith 4 July 2014 This feature originally appeared in BBC Countryfile Magazine in May 2013 Roly Smith visits the set of the gritty BBC One drama series The Village, filmed on the western edge of the Peak District. Watched over by the elegant, pinnacled tower of the Georgian church, villagers gather … Continue reading
Derbyshire Times 8 June 2014 Step Back in Time in Hayfield For weeks, the village of Hayfield has been transformed into a film set. The second series of the Bafta-nominated drama The Village is currently being filmed in the area, which has been transported back to the 1920s for the show. Shops, street scenes and … 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
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
BBC – Media Centre 13 Sep 2012 The Village is an epic drama series for BBC One starring Maxine Peake and John Simm, charting the life and turbulent times of one English village across the whole of the 20th century. The Village is written by Bafta-winning writer Peter Moffat. The camera never leaves the village. … Continue reading
Off to be a Farmer in 1912. First day of filming tomorrow. SHUT THAT GATE AND KEEP IT SHUT! Details to follow when i can #newjob — John Simm (@john_simm) September 9, 2012 Continue reading
Mind Media Awards 27 Sep 2011 Mind is delighted to announce the shortlist for the 2011 Mind Media Awards. The Mind Media Awards celebrate the best portrayals of mental distress, and reporting of mental health, in the media. Nominated in the Drama category are: Casualty (BBC 1) Exile (BBC 1) Three part psychological thriller, starring John … Continue reading
Digital Spy Alex Fletcher 4 May 2011 Paul Abbott’s three-part drama Exile picked up extra viewers for BBC One last night, early figures indicate. The John Simm and Jim Broadbent-led series enthralled 4.26m viewers (17.3%) from 9pm last night, a modest climb of 1.4k from the previous episode. Continue reading
Catch it all here! Your one stop shop for this past week’s radio and TV appearances with John Simm promoting Exile. Plus John reveals he is open to a Doctor Who return and why he probably won’t be watching the Royal Wedding. BBC Radio 6 Music Sean Keaveny Breakfast Show 26 Apr 2011 BBC Radio … Continue reading
The Independent James Rampton 25 April 2011 John Simm has given some memorable performances over the years. Think of the troubled detective Sam Tyler in Life on Mars, the equally troubled journo Cal McCaffrey in State of Play, the even more troubled painter Vincent van Gogh in The Yellow House, and the most troubled of the lot, … Continue reading
The Guardian Amy Raphael 18 Mon 2011 Shameless sent him to the States – but now Paul Abbott is back with Exile. On set, Amy Raphael hears about Alzheimer’s, how to get an all-star cast, and where British TV should head next When Paul Abbott was in his early 20s, he would regularly do a 10-hour day … Continue reading
BBC Press Office 18 April 2011 What did you think when you first read the script and what attracted you to the role? The quality of the script shone out at me straight away. It’s not often that you get a script of such quality and it’s quite few and far between in TV or … Continue reading
BBC Press Office – BBC Week 18 Exile Ep 1/3 New this week BBC ONE and BBC ONE HD (Sunday 1 May, 9pm) John Simm, Jim Broadbent, Olivia Colman, Claire Goose, Shaun Dooley and Timothy West star in this new three-part psychological thriller created by Paul Abbott and written by Danny Brocklehurst which tells an intimate … Continue reading
Beehive City Adam Sherwin 3 April 2011 It’s easy to see why politicians get a bad rap in TV drama given an expenses scandal far more lurid than anything a soap opera writer could dream up. But the Westminster classes might question BBC One over a series of fictional commissions that take for granted that … Continue reading
Lancashire Telegraph Cherry Brown 10 December 2010 East Lancashire actor John Simm will be filming his new BBC1 drama today – in the offices of fictional newspaper the Lancashire Evening News. Exile is a three-part series created by Burnley’s Bafta award winner Paul Abbott, who has teamed up with writer Danny Brocklehurst, who he worked … Continue reading
Belfast Telegraph 15 November 2010 A TV thriller starring Jim Broadbent and John Simm as a father and son caught up in a mind-blowing scandal is due on our screens next year after filming for the series started. Exile, a psychological drama for BBC One, follows London journalist Tom, played by Doctor Who actor Simm, … Continue reading
Liverpool Echo 25 Oct 2010 Paddy Shennan It’s leading a daytime television revolution which is gathering pace, momentum and credibility – and it was born and continues to thrive right here in Liverpool. Moving On, which was created by Jimmy McGovern and is produced by Colin McKeown of Kirkdale-based LA Productions, has already moved on. … Continue reading
The Guardian Tara Conlan 15 September 2010 BBC daytime controller Liam Keelan … today launched the new series of Moving On, which was created by Jimmy McGovern and features a high-profile cast, including Anna Massey, John Simm, Robert Glenister and the last television role for the late Corin Redgrave. Redgrave, who died in April, appears in … Continue reading
CBBC Newsround 18 Apr 2007 A top actor called John Simm has spoken for the first time about playing a baddie in the new series of Doctor Who. The show will be back on our screens on BBC One on 31 March, and John will play a mysterious man called Mr Saxon. “I play a … Continue reading
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