John Simm: ‘I got rid of the music and clubbing and got into some proper serious drama’

Posted on 09/05/2022 by Administrator • Leave a comment

The Big IssueAdrian Lobb9 May 2022 The seven ages of Simm: actor John Simm on The Lakes, Life On Mars, Doctor Who, Macbeth, Grace… and the Game of Thrones prequel that got away John Simm in Macbeth, The Lakes, Grace, Life on Mars and Doctor Who.Photo illustration: The Big Issue (Images: Alamy / ITV) John … Continue reading →

Awards / British Academy of Film and Television Arts - BAFTA / Nominations

John Simm receives his second BAFTA nomination

Posted on 24/04/2012 by Administrator • Leave a comment

British Academy Television Awards 24 April 2012 NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED Appropriate Adult leads this year’s TV BAFTAs with four nominations, Sherlock and This is England ‘88 tie for the second spot with three nominations each Host Dara O’Briain receives his first-ever nomination Moriarty takes on Watson as Andrew Scott goes head to head with Martin Freeman … Continue reading →

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John Simm Nominated Best Actor – RTS Programme Awards 2011

Posted on 28/02/2012 by Administrator • 3 Comments

Royal Television Society 28 February 2012 The Royal Television Society, Britain’s leading forum for television and related media, today announced the nominees for the RTS Programme Awards 2011. CONGRATULATIONS John Simm! Actor (Male) Daniel Rigby – Eric & Ernie – Blue Door Adventures/BBC Wales for BBC Two John Simm – Exile – Abbott Vision/Red Production … Continue reading →

Interview / Online

John Simm Interview: ‘I don’t really do awards’

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The Guardian Gareth McLean 22 Jan 2012 On a break from filming beneath the baking Balearic sunshine, John Simm sits on a white plastic patio chair and ponders “second album anxiety”. Along with Philip Glenister, Max Beesley and Marc Warren, Simm is back in Majorca making the second series of Mad Dogs for Sky1. The … Continue reading →

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RTS North West Nominations – Best Performance in a Single Drama: John Simm for Exile

Posted on 28/09/2011 by Administrator • 2 Comments

Manchester Evening News The Diary by Dianne Bourne 28 September 2011 Bumper year for RTS TV awards as MediaCity makes its mark on the north west With the BBC’s ongoing move of departments to MediaCity in Salford, this year’s North West Royal Television Society Awards is shaping up to be the biggest ever. So who … Continue reading →

Awards / Mind Media Awards / Nominations

Mind Media Awards 2011 shortlist announced: Drama Category – Exile

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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 →

Awards / British Academy of Film and Television Arts - BAFTA / Television

Bafta television awards 2011: Small-screen stars in pictures

Posted on 20/05/2011 by Administrator • 1 Comment

The Guardian Phil Fisk and Alice Fisher 20 May 2011 Ahead of the Philips British Academy Television Awards on Sunday, photographer Phil Fisk shares his extraordinary portfolio of television stars. Read more special Bafta coverage – including Mark Gatiss on the state of television and interviews with Miranda Hart and Sir Trevor McDonald – in … Continue reading →

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John Simm: Lancashire is still my spiritual home

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The Citizen Jemma Humphreys 4 May 2011 One of TV’s finest actors, John Simm, was back on our screens this week in BBC psychological thriller Exile. The publicity-shy Nelson star tells us how filming in East Lancashire took him back to his youth. When Burnley-born Paul Abbott created the plot for Exile it had Nelson-raised … Continue reading →

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John Simm, career profile

Posted on 06/05/2011 by Administrator • 1 Comment

The Telegraph 3 May 2011 The 40-year-old British actor, who excels at playing angst-ridden characters, is currently starring in the BBC One thriller, Exile. Here is a timeline of his life and career. 1970 – Born in Leeds, Yorkshire. He grows up in Nelson, Lancashire. 1982 – Joins his father, who is a musician, on … Continue reading →

Serial / Television / TV

Exile ends with over 4.2m on BBC One

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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 →

Interview / Radio / Television / Theatre / TV

John Simm Promotional Tour for Exile

Posted on 29/04/2011 by Administrator • 1 Comment

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 →

Interview / Print / Serial / Television / TV

John Simm: Antihero making headlines again

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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 →

Interview / Print / Serial / Television / TV

John Simm: ‘I wish I’d done another series of Life on Mars’

Posted on 21/04/2011 by Administrator • 3 Comments

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 →

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Paul Abbott’s Exile: The prodigal returns

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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 →

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Interview: John Simm for Exile

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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 →

Serial / Television / TV

BBC Press Office – Exile Programme Information

Posted on 14/04/2011 by Administrator • 1 Comment

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 →

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The exile of John Simm

Posted on 06/04/2011 by Administrator • 1 Comment

British GQ Stuart McGurk 6 April 2011 Here’s one reason why GQ likes John Simm: “When I was shooting The Lakes, the World Cup was on, but the producer wasn’t keen on football. He said we were going to finish a scene, and I said, ‘No, we’re really not,’ and staged a walkout. Well, I did warn him…” … Continue reading →

Premiere/Screening/Preview / Serial / Television / Television

Exile: New BBC One dramas to depict corruption and conspiracy of UK politics

Posted on 03/04/2011 by Administrator • 1 Comment

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 →

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TV Preview: Exile + Q+A with John Simm

Posted on 19/03/2011 by Administrator • Leave a comment

TV Preview: Exile + Q+A with John Simm (18:30) Public BAFTA Event – The BAFTA Site Monday 28 March Princess Anne Theatre Written by Danny Brocklehurst (The Street, Shameless and Clocking Off) and created by Paul Abbot, Exile is a psychological thriller that tells an intimate story of prodigal redemption. The three part serial follows Tom … Continue reading →

Interview / Radio

Radio Interview: BBC 6 Music – Steve Lamacq with John Simm

Posted on 01/03/2011 by Administrator • 1 Comment

Steve Lamacq with guest John Simm BBC Radio 6 Music Broadcast 25 Feb 2011 Lammo kicks the weekend off in style with Friday Free For All suggestions, plus he talks to Good Day Bad Day caller, John Simm. BBC Radio 6 Music – Steve Lamacq with John Simm (0:13:13) Listen to Radio Interview (click play … Continue reading →

Community

John Simm pledges support for Bolton

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Bolton Council 26 Jan 2011 John Simm and the cast of the upcoming BBC drama Exile were the latest celebrities to sign up to the One Bolton pledge and support the concept of Bolton as a welcoming and tolerant town. Filming was taking place for the upcoming drama in Bolton over the weekend at … Continue reading →

Film & Movie / Television

Town plays host to Oscar-winning star

Posted on 15/01/2011 by Administrator • Leave a comment

Manchester Evening News Alex Bell 14 Jan 2011 Ramsbottom is again set to be star of the small screen. Oscar and BAFTA winner Jim Broadbent and well-known star John Simm were both in town filming a new BBC thriller. Upper Bridge Street was closed last Sunday and hundreds of intrigued residents have passed filming crews all … Continue reading →

Television

Lancashire hits headlines in new BBC1 drama – Exile

Posted on 11/12/2010 by Administrator • 1 Comment

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 →