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
Manchester Evening News Ian Wylie 21 Apr 2011 John Simm does his best to cope with the fame game. But he isn’t happy when it gets too intrusive. The Lancashire-raised actor admits: “I find it excruciating. It’s horrible to get a cameraphone shoved in your face every time you walk out the door. Not nice. … 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
2entertain Life on Mars stars Philip Glenister and John Simm reunite in Mad Dogs, a dark and twisted comic tale in which four ordinary guys discover how easily the line between friend and foe can be blurred. Release date: 07 Mar 2011 Available at Amazon.co.uk or Play.com Synopsis Mad Dogs unites the very best in British acting … Continue reading
A new Sky 1 tv series has been filmed on the island Typically Spanish.com – Spain Culture News By h.b. 29 Jan 2011 A new miniseries from Sky 1, filmed entirely on Mallorca, will be premiered in the O2 Arena in London and in several cinemas across the United Kingdom on Tuesday. Directed by Adrian … Continue reading
Be the first to see Mad Dogs on the big screen with this exclusive offer from Sky Rewards. Sky1 HD You can see the thrilling brand new Sky1 HD series, Mad Dogs, before it hits the television in February. The show features a stellar line-up of British acting talent with Max Beesley, Philip Glenister, … 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
Sky1 HD 3 August 2010 Sky1 HD today announces Mad Dogs, a new four-part drama serial for transmission in Spring 2011. Written by Cris Cole Mad Dogs centres around the reunion of a group of old friends. Woody (Beesley), Quinn (Glenister), Baxter (Simm) and Rick (Warren) have been mates since sixth form. The fifth member of the … Continue reading
Rutland and Stamford Mercury 19 Apr 2010 Life on Mars actor John Simm was in town today to film his latest drama. Scottish actress Shirley Henderson, with other cast members and crew, was also in the High Street in Stamford today for the filming of Seven Days which follows the relationship between a man imprisoned … Continue reading
BBC – Press Office 21 Jan 2010 John Simm (Doctor Who, Life On Mars), Corin Redgrave (Turn Of The Screw, Four Weddings And A Funeral), Anna Massey (Hotel du Lac, Tess Of The D’Urbervilles), Robert Glenister (Hustle, Spooks), Gerard Kearns (Shameless, Mark Of Cain), Roy Marsden (The Green Green Grass, Adam Dalgleish in PD … Continue reading
The Observer Vanessa Thorpe 10 Aug 2008 A passionate revolutionary saga will sweep across British television screens this autumn. The lavish four-part drama, The Devil’s Whore, from the pen of Peter Flannery, creator of the hit serial Our Friends in the North, stars Dominic West, of The Wire, as Oliver Cromwell. Andrea Riseborough, fresh from … Continue reading
Crime And Punishment is now available on DVD at Amazon.co.uk or Play.com This acclaimed BBC adaptation of Crime and Punishment remains faithful to Fyodor Dostoevsky’s classic novel. Set in St Petersburg in the second half of the 19th century, the psychological thriller tells of a desperate young murderer caught in a web of his own guilt. Rodya Raskolnikov … Continue reading
http://www.channel4sales.com May 2008 Channel 4’s drama slate continues to expand in 2008 with an ambitious new four-part serial due to start filming this month. Created and written by Martine Brant and BAFTA winning playwright Peter Flannery, The Devil’s Whore tells the epic story of the English Civil War through the eyes of Angelica Fanshawe, a … Continue reading
The Sydney Morning Herald – Entertainment 31 Mar 2008 Jaqui Taffel This time-shifting British cop series maintains a dark edge that keeps farce at bay. Genre TV Series, Drama Run Time 462 minutes Rated M Country United Kingdom Year 2007 Director S.J. Clarkson, Richard Clark, Andrew Gunn. Actors John Simm, Philip Glenister, Liz White, Dean Andrews, Marshall Lancaster, Noreen Kershaw, Kevin McNally. … Continue reading
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