A massive congrats to all the cast and crew of @peterjamesuk #Grace #DeadSimple for finishing the first film. Thanks to #johnalexander and @dalemccready for guiding us through a tough first block🙏🙏. @TallStoryPicsuk @itvstudios #brightonlife @JohnSimmSociety pic.twitter.com/IUFxX9Qlyh — Kiaran Murray-Smith (@Keestah) October 17, 2020 Continue reading
Daily Mail Online 17 Sep 2020 Roxy Simmons He made his name as detective Sam Tyler in Life On Mars. And John Simm has returned to police dramas as he was seen on set of his new show Grace in Brighton on Wednesday. The actor, 50, looked sharp in a black suit jacket and trousers … Continue reading
The Argus 16 Sep 2020 Rose Lock EXCITED shopkeepers watched from their windows while a scene from a new television drama was filmed in their street. The camera crew was shooting scenes for the upcoming ITV drama series Grace – an adaptation of Peter James’s crime novels. The drama series has been written by acclaimed … Continue reading
Worthing Herald Phil Hewitt 24 June 2020 Production has been delayed, but for Peter James, the consolation remains that at least he’s got his Grace. Absolutely the right Grace. Peter, author of the Brighton-based Roy Grace crime novels, is thrilled that John Simm – Macbeth in Chichester last year – is to play him in … Continue reading
ITV Press Centre 30 Oct 2017 Ambitious conspiracy thriller, White Dragon, starring acclaimed British actor John Simm has commenced filming in Hong Kong. Created and written by screenwriting newcomers Mark Denton and Jonny Stockwood, White Dragon has been commissioned by ITV’s Head of Drama, Polly Hill, from Two Brothers Pictures, the drama indie established by … 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
Mirror Online Alistair McGeorge 28 Apr 2014 Working on the thriller was almost too much for the Life On Mars actor, who “loved” the show but had to take a break after his injury John Simm tore his calf muscle while filming Prey, meaning production had to be stopped for weeks so he could recover. … Continue reading
Derbyshire Times 6 April 2014 The High Peak is again set to take a starring role in the second series of BBC drama The Village, which is currently being filmed in the area. The critically acclaimed show charts the life and turbulent times of one English village through the 20th Century. Series two starts in … Continue reading
YVRShoots 10 March 2014 John Simm (Doctor Who’s The Master, Life on Mars, State of Play) tweeted a photo from North Vancouver’s Deep Cove today where the eight-part BBC America series The Intruders is filming on Gallant Avenue. Go to YVRShoots for MORE filming photos with John Simm –> Continue reading
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