The crime drama Bergerac – a massive BBC One hit in the 1980s, starring John Nettles – is being rebooted. Here are the details.
Bergerac is back. Created by Doctor Who writer Robert Banks Stewart, the original series starred John Nettles and ran for nine series between 1981 and 1991. It became one of the biggest hits on the BBC schedules, all set on the island of Jersey.
The new version will give the show a “contemporary twist, as Bergerac is thrown into a knotty, high-stakes police investigation and challenged to his very core. He will be forced to confront his demons, while trying to save his family and career”.
The six-part UKTV Original series will be produced by BlackLight TV, part of Banijay UK, and written by Being Human creator Toby Whithouse, alongside Brian Fillis, Catherine Tregenna and Polly Buckle.
In a departure from the original show, the writers will weave one murder...
Bergerac is back. Created by Doctor Who writer Robert Banks Stewart, the original series starred John Nettles and ran for nine series between 1981 and 1991. It became one of the biggest hits on the BBC schedules, all set on the island of Jersey.
The new version will give the show a “contemporary twist, as Bergerac is thrown into a knotty, high-stakes police investigation and challenged to his very core. He will be forced to confront his demons, while trying to save his family and career”.
The six-part UKTV Original series will be produced by BlackLight TV, part of Banijay UK, and written by Being Human creator Toby Whithouse, alongside Brian Fillis, Catherine Tregenna and Polly Buckle.
In a departure from the original show, the writers will weave one murder...
- 4/15/2024
- by Jake Godfrey
- Film Stories
Buddy Club Productions, the U.K. banner co-founded by triple BAFTA nominee Keeley Hawes, the British TV favorite and Bodyguard star recently seen in It’s A Sin, Misbehaviour and Rebecca, is developing a new drama series about the tragic 1999 London nail bombings.
Twice BAFTA-nominated writer Brian Fillis (Against the Law, An English in New York) has been commissioned to pen the as-yet-untitled miniseries, which will focus on the victims’ stories, as well as that of the perpetrator, with Buddy Club Productions having optioned the book Mr. Evil by Graeme McLagan and Nick Lowles earlier this year.
The nail bombings took place across three ...
Twice BAFTA-nominated writer Brian Fillis (Against the Law, An English in New York) has been commissioned to pen the as-yet-untitled miniseries, which will focus on the victims’ stories, as well as that of the perpetrator, with Buddy Club Productions having optioned the book Mr. Evil by Graeme McLagan and Nick Lowles earlier this year.
The nail bombings took place across three ...
- 5/24/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Buddy Club Productions, the U.K. banner co-founded by triple BAFTA nominee Keeley Hawes, the British TV favorite and Bodyguard star recently seen in It’s A Sin, Misbehaviour and Rebecca, is developing a new drama series about the tragic 1999 London nail bombings.
Twice BAFTA-nominated writer Brian Fillis (Against the Law, An English in New York) has been commissioned to pen the as-yet-untitled miniseries, which will focus on the victims’ stories, as well as that of the perpetrator, with Buddy Club Productions having optioned the book Mr. Evil by Graeme McLagan and Nick Lowles earlier this year.
The nail bombings took place across three ...
Twice BAFTA-nominated writer Brian Fillis (Against the Law, An English in New York) has been commissioned to pen the as-yet-untitled miniseries, which will focus on the victims’ stories, as well as that of the perpetrator, with Buddy Club Productions having optioned the book Mr. Evil by Graeme McLagan and Nick Lowles earlier this year.
The nail bombings took place across three ...
- 5/24/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Line Of Duty and Three Girls also score multiple nods.
Netflix dramas The Crown and Black Mirror lead the nominations for the 2018 Baftas TV Awards.
The shows, along with the BBC’s Line Of Duty and Three Girls, have three nods each.
The Crown and Line Of Duty will compete in the best drama category with Peaky Blinders and The End Of The F***ing World.
Claire Foy is once again nominated for best actress, with her co-star Vanessa Kirby up for best supporting actress. Both have been recast (with Olivia Colman and Helena Bonham Carter) for series 3.
Joe Cole...
Netflix dramas The Crown and Black Mirror lead the nominations for the 2018 Baftas TV Awards.
The shows, along with the BBC’s Line Of Duty and Three Girls, have three nods each.
The Crown and Line Of Duty will compete in the best drama category with Peaky Blinders and The End Of The F***ing World.
Claire Foy is once again nominated for best actress, with her co-star Vanessa Kirby up for best supporting actress. Both have been recast (with Olivia Colman and Helena Bonham Carter) for series 3.
Joe Cole...
- 4/4/2018
- by Orlando Parfitt
- ScreenDaily
Line Of Duty and Three Girls also score multiple nods.
Netflix dramas The Crown and Black Mirror lead the nominations for the 2018 TV Baftas.
The shows, along with the BBC’s Line Of Duty and Three Girls, have three nods each.
The Crown and Line Of Duty will compete in the best drama category with Peaky Blinders and The End Of The F***ing World.
Claire Foy is once again nominated for best actress, with her co-star Vanessa Kirby up for best supporting actress. Both have been recast (with Olivia Colman and Helena Bonham Carter) for series 3.
Joe Cole earned...
Netflix dramas The Crown and Black Mirror lead the nominations for the 2018 TV Baftas.
The shows, along with the BBC’s Line Of Duty and Three Girls, have three nods each.
The Crown and Line Of Duty will compete in the best drama category with Peaky Blinders and The End Of The F***ing World.
Claire Foy is once again nominated for best actress, with her co-star Vanessa Kirby up for best supporting actress. Both have been recast (with Olivia Colman and Helena Bonham Carter) for series 3.
Joe Cole earned...
- 4/4/2018
- by Orlando Parfitt
- ScreenDaily
There’s nothing more delightful than watching Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman revel in all of that cheeky queer subtext on “Sherlock.” We have the show’s out creator, Mark Gatiss, to thank for it. Gatiss is ditching the undertones for overtones in “Queers,” a new short series commemorating the 50th anniversary of The Sexual Offences Act (sic), which partially decriminalized sex between two men in the U.K. Featuring performances from Britain’s brightest out actors, such as Alan Cumming, Ben Whishaw, and Russell Tovey, each episode is written by a different prominent Lgbt writer. BBC America released a first trailer for the series today, and it’s flecked with all sorts of period costume magic.
According to the BBC, the show is a series of monologues from different figures throughout the fifty years, using inspiration from 1957’s Wolfenden Report, the HIV crisis and the 1967 Sexual Offence Act itself.
According to the BBC, the show is a series of monologues from different figures throughout the fifty years, using inspiration from 1957’s Wolfenden Report, the HIV crisis and the 1967 Sexual Offence Act itself.
- 9/22/2017
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
Louisa Mellor Jun 1, 2017
Some exciting new UK drama and comedy commissions are making their way to TV over the next year or so…
We know, we know. You still have two episodes of Fargo season two before you can think about starting season three. You’ve already fallen behind on American Gods. Your planner memory is chock-a-block with Big Little Lies and that Oj Simpson thing and some Spanish prison series your workmate bullied you into recording. You’re struggling to make time for Twin Peaks. New Game Of Thrones is just around the corner. And guess what, Netflix UK have just added a whole new season of It’s Always Sunny, those sods. You need a list of new TV show recommendations like you need a hole in the head.
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And yet, as long as they keep making them, we’ll keep recommending them.
Some exciting new UK drama and comedy commissions are making their way to TV over the next year or so…
We know, we know. You still have two episodes of Fargo season two before you can think about starting season three. You’ve already fallen behind on American Gods. Your planner memory is chock-a-block with Big Little Lies and that Oj Simpson thing and some Spanish prison series your workmate bullied you into recording. You’re struggling to make time for Twin Peaks. New Game Of Thrones is just around the corner. And guess what, Netflix UK have just added a whole new season of It’s Always Sunny, those sods. You need a list of new TV show recommendations like you need a hole in the head.
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And yet, as long as they keep making them, we’ll keep recommending them.
- 5/31/2017
- Den of Geek
‘Sherlock’s Mark Gatiss To Curate BBC’s ‘Queers’; ‘Berlin Station’ Rolls Into Europe – Global Briefs
In an effort to discover and support a next-generation of voices in front of and behind the camera, the BBC is embarking on a series of initiatives including training programs and an Lgbt project curated by Sherlock co-creator Mark Gatiss. Queers has been written by a group of up-and-upcoming Lgbt writers for BBC Four. There are eight 15-minute monologues (penned by Keith Jarrett, Jon Bradfield, Gareth McLean, Matthew Baldwin, Michael Dennis, Jackie Clune, Brian Fillis…...
- 3/28/2017
- Deadline TV
Daniel Mays and Mark Gatiss star in story about 1967 Sexual Offences Act.
The 31st BFI Flare: London Lgbt Film Festival (March 16-26) will open with historical drama Against The Law.
Marking the 50th anniversary of the 1967 Sexual Offences Act, which decriminalised homosexual acts between adult males in England and Wales, the film is based on Peter Wildeblood’s autobiographical novel of the same name.
It tells the story of Wildeblood, a celebrated journalist, and his love affair with another man, which led to devastating consequences including imprisonment. His case instigated the publication of a report that recommended the decriminalisation of homosexuality in the UK.
Wildeblood will be played by Daniel Mays. The cast also includes Mark Gatiss, Richard Gadd and Charlie Creed-Miles.
The film was directed by Fergus O’Brien, produced by Scott James Bassett and written by Brian Fillis. It is a BBC Studio production and will air on BBC Two later this year.
The BFI will...
The 31st BFI Flare: London Lgbt Film Festival (March 16-26) will open with historical drama Against The Law.
Marking the 50th anniversary of the 1967 Sexual Offences Act, which decriminalised homosexual acts between adult males in England and Wales, the film is based on Peter Wildeblood’s autobiographical novel of the same name.
It tells the story of Wildeblood, a celebrated journalist, and his love affair with another man, which led to devastating consequences including imprisonment. His case instigated the publication of a report that recommended the decriminalisation of homosexuality in the UK.
Wildeblood will be played by Daniel Mays. The cast also includes Mark Gatiss, Richard Gadd and Charlie Creed-Miles.
The film was directed by Fergus O’Brien, produced by Scott James Bassett and written by Brian Fillis. It is a BBC Studio production and will air on BBC Two later this year.
The BFI will...
- 2/9/2017
- by tom.grater@screendaily.com (Tom Grater)
- ScreenDaily
The complete first season of hit comedy Sirens is coming to DVD on March 12th – and to celebrate we’ve got three copies to give away!
Sirens stars British Comedy Award winner Kayvan Novak (Facejacker, Four Lions), Richard Madden (Birdsong, Game of Thrones), Rhys Thomas (Shooting Stars, Bellamy’s People), and Amy Beth Hayes (Secret Diary of a Call Girl) in the six-part comedy drama set in Leeds from Brian Fillis, (The Curse of Steptoe, An Englishman in New York) inspired by real life ambulance technician Tom Reynolds’ novel - Blood, Sweat and Tea’.
Swept along by an endless tide of bodily fluids (rarely their own), the trio of world-weary paramedics bicker, fight and shag their way through the darkly funny maelstrom of their lives. Behind the uniforms, the sirens and the fast driving, they are three ordinary blokes trying to make it through yet another shift. But once they...
Sirens stars British Comedy Award winner Kayvan Novak (Facejacker, Four Lions), Richard Madden (Birdsong, Game of Thrones), Rhys Thomas (Shooting Stars, Bellamy’s People), and Amy Beth Hayes (Secret Diary of a Call Girl) in the six-part comedy drama set in Leeds from Brian Fillis, (The Curse of Steptoe, An Englishman in New York) inspired by real life ambulance technician Tom Reynolds’ novel - Blood, Sweat and Tea’.
Swept along by an endless tide of bodily fluids (rarely their own), the trio of world-weary paramedics bicker, fight and shag their way through the darkly funny maelstrom of their lives. Behind the uniforms, the sirens and the fast driving, they are three ordinary blokes trying to make it through yet another shift. But once they...
- 3/6/2012
- by Competitons
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
The complete first season of hit comedy Sirens is coming to DVD on March 12th – and to celebrate we’ve got three copies to give away!
Sirens stars British Comedy Award winner Kayvan Novak (Facejacker, Four Lions), Richard Madden (Birdsong, Game of Thrones), Rhys Thomas (Shooting Stars, Bellamy’s People), and Amy Beth Hayes (Secret Diary of a Call Girl) in the six-part comedy drama set in Leeds from Brian Fillis, (The Curse of Steptoe, An Englishman in New York) inspired by real life ambulance technician Tom Reynolds’ novel – Blood, Sweat and Tea’.
Swept along by an endless tide of bodily fluids (rarely their own), the trio of world-weary paramedics bicker, fight and shag their way through the darkly funny maelstrom of their lives. Behind the uniforms, the sirens and the fast driving, they are three ordinary blokes trying to make it through yet another shift. But once they’ve...
Sirens stars British Comedy Award winner Kayvan Novak (Facejacker, Four Lions), Richard Madden (Birdsong, Game of Thrones), Rhys Thomas (Shooting Stars, Bellamy’s People), and Amy Beth Hayes (Secret Diary of a Call Girl) in the six-part comedy drama set in Leeds from Brian Fillis, (The Curse of Steptoe, An Englishman in New York) inspired by real life ambulance technician Tom Reynolds’ novel – Blood, Sweat and Tea’.
Swept along by an endless tide of bodily fluids (rarely their own), the trio of world-weary paramedics bicker, fight and shag their way through the darkly funny maelstrom of their lives. Behind the uniforms, the sirens and the fast driving, they are three ordinary blokes trying to make it through yet another shift. But once they’ve...
- 3/6/2012
- by Matt Holmes
- Obsessed with Film
Channel 4 Sirens
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If you are sad to see so many good dramas coming to an end, do not fear for Channel 4 is here with a new comedy show to brighten up your days. Sirens follows the lives of a group of paramedics who are confronted with all manner of horrors on a daily basis. Kayvan Novak, Rhys Thomas, Amy Beth Hayes and Richard Madden are all part of the “world weary” team in the show that was created by Brian Fillis.
During the first episode which is called Up, Horny, Down, Stuart (Rhys Thomas) decides to try his hand at open heart surgery. The team get so worked up about his life saving act that they are all sent to see the hospital counselor played by Morven Christie. She warns them that their sense of euphoria will soon come...
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If you are sad to see so many good dramas coming to an end, do not fear for Channel 4 is here with a new comedy show to brighten up your days. Sirens follows the lives of a group of paramedics who are confronted with all manner of horrors on a daily basis. Kayvan Novak, Rhys Thomas, Amy Beth Hayes and Richard Madden are all part of the “world weary” team in the show that was created by Brian Fillis.
During the first episode which is called Up, Horny, Down, Stuart (Rhys Thomas) decides to try his hand at open heart surgery. The team get so worked up about his life saving act that they are all sent to see the hospital counselor played by Morven Christie. She warns them that their sense of euphoria will soon come...
- 6/22/2011
- by admin
In his first series writing gig since FX's Rescue Me, Denis Leary is set to co-pen an adaptation of the upcoming British series Sirens for USA Network. Leary will co-write the half-hour project about the antics of young paramedics with Bob Fisher, who most recently adapted another foreign comedy format, Israeli’s Traffic Light, for Fox. Leary and Fisher will executive produce with Leary's producing partner at Apostle Jim Serpico, and Hal Vogel and David Aukin of Daybreak Pictures. Apostle will co-produce with Fox TV Studios, where the company has an overall deal for cable projects, in association with Daybreak. (For broadcast series, Apostle has a pact with CBS TV Studios.) It was during a general meeting Leary, Serpico and FtvS execs took with USA that Leary and Serpico mentioned Sirens. The USA brass were eager to get in business with the producers and asked to see a script of the British series.
- 6/20/2011
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Filming has begun on new Channel 4 comedy-drama Naked Apes. The six-part series, created by The Curse of Steptoe scribe Brian Fillis, is inspired by the Tom Reynolds book Blood, Sweat and Tea and will focus on the lives of three world-weary paramedics. Four Lions star Kayvan Novak will star as the womanising Rachid, while Game of Thrones actor Richard Madden will play handsome paramedic Ashley. Star Stories comic Rhys Thomas and Misfits actress Amy Beth Hayes will also appear as the misanthropic Stuart and his best friend Maxine (more)...
- 2/11/2011
- by By Morgan Jeffery
- Digital Spy
It’s using some of the money released by cancelling the show for two new comedy drama series. Channel 4 paid £60-65 million in a three-year deal for the Big Brother rights. Big Brother was thought to be moving across to Five but I understand talks between producer Endemol and Five have now stalled. (Endemol declined comment.) Beaver Falls, a new 6-part show for digital channel E4, follows three British lads who con their way into an American summer camp for the ridiculously beautiful offspring of Manhattan’s rich and powerful. The camp thinks it’s getting three British blue-bloods. (Hang on, I can feel a Us remake coming on already...) The show is executive produced by Charlie Pattinson for Company Pictures (Skins, Shameless), produced by Liz Lewin and created by Iain Hollands. Naked Apes, which is being made for the main channel, is also a 6-parter about the lives,...
- 9/29/2010
- by TIM ADLER
- Deadline London
Channel 4 has announced that it has commissioned two new comedy drama programmes. The channel revealed that both of the six-part series will air next summer. Naked Apes, which will be broadcast on Channel 4, focuses on three paramedics working in Leeds. The show, which has been written by Excluded and An Englishman In New York scribe Brian Fillis, is said to explore "love, friendship and family from the jaded perspective" of the characters Stuart, Ashley and Rachid. Meanwhile, E4 will be the home of new comedy drama Beaver Falls, which focuses on three new graduates who lie about themselves to land jobs (more)...
- 9/28/2010
- by By Catriona Wightman
- Digital Spy
Meryl Streep is in talks to play former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in the biopic "Thatcher." According to The Hollywood Reporter, Streep.s "Mamma Mia!" director Phyllida Lloyd will direct from a script by Brian Fillis. Damien Jones ("Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll") is producing and came up with the story along with Fillis. Jim Broadbent is in talks to play Margaret Thatcher's husband, Denis. The film takes place in 1982 and follows Thatcher as she tries to save her career in the 17 days preceding the 2 1/2-month Falklands War. After the victory, her approval ratings doubled and she went on to win a second term. Lloyd is a British theater director known for her work...
- 7/3/2010
- by Adnan Tezer
- Monsters and Critics
- Meryl Streep is in talks to star as Margaret Thatcher in Phyllida Lloyd's Thatcher (the two worked together on Mamma Mia!), and Jim Broadbent may play her husband, reports THR. The story, written by Damien Jones (Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll) and Brian Fillis, follows the British prime minister during the 17 days leading up to the 1982 Falklands War, which wound up saving her career (and doubled her approval ratings). While this is certainly not the first biographical character for Streep (Julia Child being the latest), the role of Thatcher may carry enough weight to land her a third Oscar. Even if it doesn't, she'll still likely outperform any other working actress out of habit. HitFix says Streep's 14 consecutive Oscar ...
- 7/1/2010
- Thompson on Hollywood
Meryl Streep steps into the shoes of another powerful and influential woman once more, signing on for the lead role in the biopic "Thatcher". She re-teams with "Mamma Mia!" director Phyllida Lloyd on the picture written by "The Englishman" scribe Brian Fillis. The story centers on prime minister Margaret Thatcher during her shaky reign in 1982 when she's faced with the oncoming Falkland War. Jim Broadbent is in the middle of talks to take on the role of her husband Denis.Pathe and BBC Films are collaborating on handling the project with Damien Jones set to produce. There is no set timeline at the moment for when filming is predicted to start, especially since Streep recently latched herself onto one of the lead roles in "Great Hope Springs". Broadbent appeared last year in the popular "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" along with the romantic period film "The Young Victoria". He'll...
- 7/1/2010
- LRMonline.com
Oscar winner Meryl Streep is set to play Margaret Thatcher in "Thatcher", a biopic of the former British Prime Minister for Pathe and Film4 says The Hollywood Reporter.
The film is set in March 1982 in the days leading up to the Falklands War when her support from both the public and within the party was at its lowest. Her victory in the Falklands led to Thatcher's re-election along with helping her push through major societal reforms.
Jim Broadbent is also in talks to play her husband Denis. Brian Fillis penned the screenplay while Phyllida Lloyd ("Mamma Mia!") directs. Damien Jones will produce.
The film is set in March 1982 in the days leading up to the Falklands War when her support from both the public and within the party was at its lowest. Her victory in the Falklands led to Thatcher's re-election along with helping her push through major societal reforms.
Jim Broadbent is also in talks to play her husband Denis. Brian Fillis penned the screenplay while Phyllida Lloyd ("Mamma Mia!") directs. Damien Jones will produce.
- 7/1/2010
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Meryl Streep may soon add former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher in a long line of memorable characters in her illustrious career. The actress is in talks to reteam with her "Mamma Mia!" director, Phyllida Lloyd, for "Thatcher" according to The Hollywood Reporter.
No, this one will not be a musical but a biopic of the conservative party leader dubbed the "Iron Lady" and "Attila the Hen."
Jim Broadbent is also in talks to play Thatcher's husband, Denis. THR told us that:
The film is set in 1982 and tracks Thatcher as she tries to save her career in the 17 days preceding the 1982 Falklands War. The 2 1/2-month war was a turning point for the prime minister, who, after the victory, saw her approval ratings double and went on to win a second term.
Damien Jones is producing and Brian Fillis wrote the script. This one's from Pathe and Film4.
No, this one will not be a musical but a biopic of the conservative party leader dubbed the "Iron Lady" and "Attila the Hen."
Jim Broadbent is also in talks to play Thatcher's husband, Denis. THR told us that:
The film is set in 1982 and tracks Thatcher as she tries to save her career in the 17 days preceding the 1982 Falklands War. The 2 1/2-month war was a turning point for the prime minister, who, after the victory, saw her approval ratings double and went on to win a second term.
Damien Jones is producing and Brian Fillis wrote the script. This one's from Pathe and Film4.
- 7/1/2010
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
Meryl Streep may be getting serious about landing that third Oscar. Well, that may be of an overstatement, but Streep is considering playing a key historical figure that screams of Oscar bait: Margaret Thatcher. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Streep would re-team with director Phyllida Lloyd, her "Mamma Mia!" helmer, for "Thatcher," a biopic centering on a tumultuous time in the British Prime Minister's history. Conceived by Damien Jones and Brian Fillis, "Thatcher" takes place primarily during the two weeks prior to the beginning of the 1982 Falklands War. The short campaign helped cement Thatcher's reputation as the "Iron Lady" of...
- 7/1/2010
- Hitfix
Meryl Streep is in talks to reteam with her "Mamma Mia!" director Phyllida Lloyd for "Iron Lady," a biopic of the controversial and long-governing former British prime minister. Jim Broadbent is in talks to play Margaret Thatcher's husband, Denis, for the pic, which is being produced by Pathe and Film4. The film is set in 1982 and tracks Thatcher as she tries to save her career in the 17 days preceding the 1982 Falklands War. The 2 1/2-month war was a turning point for the prime minister, who, after the victory, saw her approval ratings double and went on to win a second term.Damien Jones ("Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll") is producing and came up with the story with Brian Fillis, who wrote the screenplay, which was originally developed with BBC Films.If a deal is completed, the role of Thatcher would be the highest-profile character yet tackled by Streep, who has garnered...
- 7/1/2010
- backstage.com
Meryl Streep as the Anna Wintourish Miranda Priestly and Anne Hathaway in David Frankel‘s The Devil Wears Prada Meryl Streep (not Emma Thompson, sigh) "is in talks" to play Margaret Thatcher in Phyllida Lloyd‘s Thatcher, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Lloyd has previously worked with Streep in the blockbuster musical Mamma Mia!. As per the Reporter, Jim Broadbent is also in talks to play Thatcher’s husband, Denis. Brian Fillis is penning the screenplay, based on a story by Fillis and producer Damien Jones. Among Streep’s previous impersonations of real-life characters are her Karen Silkwood (Mike Nichols‘ Silkwood, 1983), Karen Blixen (Sydney Pollack‘s Out of Africa, 1985), Lindy Chamberlain (Fred Schepisi‘s A Cry in the Dark, 1988), Roberta Guaspari (Wes Craven‘s Music of the Heart, 1999), and, most recently, Julia Child (Norah Ephron‘s Julie & Julia, 2009). Streep received Best Actress Academy Award nominations for all of the above.
- 7/1/2010
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
More eventual Oscar bait? THR is reporting that Meryl Streep is "in talks" to star as former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher in a new biopic called Thatcher, being developed by Pathe and BBC Films. Streep will be re-teaming with filmmaker Phyllida Lloyd, who directed Mamma Mia!, for this project, with the screenplay being written by Brian Fillis (An Englishman in New York). Jim Broadbent is also in talks to play Thatcher's husband, Denis. The film is set in 1982 and tracks Thatcher as she tries to save her career in the 17 days preceding the 1982 Falklands War. However, none of this casting is officially set in stone yet. Margaret Thatcher served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 and also Leader of the Conservative Party from 1975 to 1990. She is the only woman to have held either post. The two month long Falklands ...
- 7/1/2010
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
The Hollywood Reporter brings the news that Meryl Streep is in talks to play former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher (pictured left with former Prime Minister John Major). Also in talks is Jim Broadbent who may well play Margaret Thatcher’s husband Denis.
The biopic is set to be directed by Phyllida Lloyd whose only previous feature film was Mamma Mia!, which also starred Streep.
I’m not convinced that Mamma Mia! is a particularly good showcase of why Lloyd will be a good name for this project but the ability to help bring in hundreds of millions of dollars is generally looked upon favorably by studios.
The film is being developed by BBC and Pathe and produced by Damien Jones, who also worked on the script with Brian Fillis.
THR report that the story is as follows:
The film is set in 1982 and tracks Thatcher as she tries to...
The biopic is set to be directed by Phyllida Lloyd whose only previous feature film was Mamma Mia!, which also starred Streep.
I’m not convinced that Mamma Mia! is a particularly good showcase of why Lloyd will be a good name for this project but the ability to help bring in hundreds of millions of dollars is generally looked upon favorably by studios.
The film is being developed by BBC and Pathe and produced by Damien Jones, who also worked on the script with Brian Fillis.
THR report that the story is as follows:
The film is set in 1982 and tracks Thatcher as she tries to...
- 7/1/2010
- by Craig Skinner
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Are the wafts of a third Oscar permeating the air? A safe bet considering its British and a biopic.
THR has exclusive news that Oscar winner Meryl Streep (Julie And Julia) is in talks to take on the role of the “Iron Lady” in a biopic of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Streep would reteam with her “Mamma Mia!” director Phyllida Lloyd for Thatcher and Jim Broadbent is in talks to play Margaret Thatcher’s husband, Denis.
The film is set in 1982 and tracks Thatcher as she tries to save her career in the 17 days preceding the 1982 Falklands War. The 2 1/2-month war was a turning point for the prime minister, who, after the victory, saw her approval ratings double and went on to win a second term.
Thatcher is being developed by Pathe and BBC Films. Damien Jones (“Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll”) is producing and came up with the story with Brian Fillis,...
THR has exclusive news that Oscar winner Meryl Streep (Julie And Julia) is in talks to take on the role of the “Iron Lady” in a biopic of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Streep would reteam with her “Mamma Mia!” director Phyllida Lloyd for Thatcher and Jim Broadbent is in talks to play Margaret Thatcher’s husband, Denis.
The film is set in 1982 and tracks Thatcher as she tries to save her career in the 17 days preceding the 1982 Falklands War. The 2 1/2-month war was a turning point for the prime minister, who, after the victory, saw her approval ratings double and went on to win a second term.
Thatcher is being developed by Pathe and BBC Films. Damien Jones (“Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll”) is producing and came up with the story with Brian Fillis,...
- 7/1/2010
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Somehow this hasn't already happened, and it probably goes without saying that the idea is fairly perfect: Meryl Streep is in talks to play Margaret Thatcher, in a film from her Mamma Mia! director Phyllida Lloyd. THR says that Thatcher would cast Streep as the British Prime Minister in a story set in 1982 as the political crisis between England and Argentina over the Falkland Islands escalated into war. Jim Broadbent is in talks to play Thatcher's husband. The story is by producer Damien Jones and screenwriter Brian Fillis, but there's no word on what their specific sources are. Thatcher was in office as Prime Minister from May 1979 to November 1990 and consequently was the political face of England throughout the '80s just as Ronald Reagan was for the United States through most of the decade. More conservative than Reagan, she faced an intense political crucible in her early years...
- 7/1/2010
- by Russ Fischer
- Slash Film
A TV sequel to The Naked Civil Servant, also starring John Hurt, will reveal how Crisp finally made amends for denying the impact of the disease that devastated the gay community
by Vanessa Thorpe
Arts and Media Correspondent
Quentin Crisp, the wit, gay rights campaigner and avant-garde performer made famous by the 1975 film The Naked Civil Servant, lived in cell-like simplicity for the last years of his life and secretly gave much of his money to Aids charities.
A new sequel to the film, to be screened on television this Christmas, sees the actor John Hurt reprising his celebrated early role, and will reveal Crisp's private attempts to make amends for denying the serious impact of the disease that was laying waste to young men in New York.
Hurt, who this time portrays Crisp in his final years, said he welcomed the chance to thank Crisp by helping to rehabilitate his image among gay men.
by Vanessa Thorpe
Arts and Media Correspondent
Quentin Crisp, the wit, gay rights campaigner and avant-garde performer made famous by the 1975 film The Naked Civil Servant, lived in cell-like simplicity for the last years of his life and secretly gave much of his money to Aids charities.
A new sequel to the film, to be screened on television this Christmas, sees the actor John Hurt reprising his celebrated early role, and will reveal Crisp's private attempts to make amends for denying the serious impact of the disease that was laying waste to young men in New York.
Hurt, who this time portrays Crisp in his final years, said he welcomed the chance to thank Crisp by helping to rehabilitate his image among gay men.
- 12/20/2009
- by Vanessa Thorpe
- The Guardian - Film News
As John Hurt reprises his role as the flamboyant raconteur and gay icon, Quentin Crisp, in An Englishman in New York, Ben Walters traces the writer's legacy in the Big Apple
"I don't believe in abroad," John Hurt's Quentin Crisp says towards the end of The Naked Civil Servant, the 1975 Thames Television drama that made Hurt a star and Crisp an icon. Before long, Crisp would revise his opinion: after his new-found fame led to him performing in New York in 1978, he fell in love with the city and, forsaking his self-appointed status as one of the stately homos of England, relocated there in 1981, aged 72. He would remain one of its most celebrated resident aliens for the remaining 18 years of his life.
Now that period is the subject of its own ITV film, An Englishman in New York, which takes its title from the song Sting wrote about Crisp.
"I don't believe in abroad," John Hurt's Quentin Crisp says towards the end of The Naked Civil Servant, the 1975 Thames Television drama that made Hurt a star and Crisp an icon. Before long, Crisp would revise his opinion: after his new-found fame led to him performing in New York in 1978, he fell in love with the city and, forsaking his self-appointed status as one of the stately homos of England, relocated there in 1981, aged 72. He would remain one of its most celebrated resident aliens for the remaining 18 years of his life.
Now that period is the subject of its own ITV film, An Englishman in New York, which takes its title from the song Sting wrote about Crisp.
- 12/9/2009
- by Ben Walters
- The Guardian - Film News
He got his big break playing Quentin Crisp in The Naked Civil Servant and now, 34 years later, John Hurt is at it again
There's something disturbing about John Hurt. That familiar Mount Rushmore face seems to have ironed itself out. It was once compared to a komodo dragon – even his lines seemed to have lines – but today he looks peachy as a schoolboy. You've been on the Botox, haven't you? He roars with how-dare-you laughter. "Nah! Hahahaha! No. Don't say that. That would be awful. Not in a million years would I do that." He's got a point: take away the cracks and creases, and his job prospects would diminish no end. His face is one of the most distinctive in the movies. Almost as distinctive as his voice, dripping with honey and acid, often at the same time. Look, he admits, there might well be a reason for his...
There's something disturbing about John Hurt. That familiar Mount Rushmore face seems to have ironed itself out. It was once compared to a komodo dragon – even his lines seemed to have lines – but today he looks peachy as a schoolboy. You've been on the Botox, haven't you? He roars with how-dare-you laughter. "Nah! Hahahaha! No. Don't say that. That would be awful. Not in a million years would I do that." He's got a point: take away the cracks and creases, and his job prospects would diminish no end. His face is one of the most distinctive in the movies. Almost as distinctive as his voice, dripping with honey and acid, often at the same time. Look, he admits, there might well be a reason for his...
- 11/21/2009
- The Guardian - Film News
And here's the rest, including the Midnight Section, all after the break.
Encounters
This collection of engaging and entertaining narrative features and documentaries, a mixture of dark comedies and lighter fare, offers work from returning filmmakers, established talent, and popular subjects, and includes 10 World Premieres. Included in Encounters are performances from Academy Award®-nominated actors Thomas Haden Church, Melissa Leo, Elisabeth Shue; directorial debuts from both Eric Bana and Cheryl Hines (from a screenplay by Adrienne Shelly); stories ranging from an ill-fated man's discovery of inspiration and happiness, dysfunctional families, and unrequited high school crushes to a doc on the emergence of New York’s independent film scene.
• Blank City, directed by Celine Danhier. (USA) - World Premiere, Documentary. Celine Danhier’s kinetic doc mirrors the urgent, anything-goes energy of her subject: the Diy independent film movement that emerged in tandem with punk rock in late ‘70s downtown New York.
Encounters
This collection of engaging and entertaining narrative features and documentaries, a mixture of dark comedies and lighter fare, offers work from returning filmmakers, established talent, and popular subjects, and includes 10 World Premieres. Included in Encounters are performances from Academy Award®-nominated actors Thomas Haden Church, Melissa Leo, Elisabeth Shue; directorial debuts from both Eric Bana and Cheryl Hines (from a screenplay by Adrienne Shelly); stories ranging from an ill-fated man's discovery of inspiration and happiness, dysfunctional families, and unrequited high school crushes to a doc on the emergence of New York’s independent film scene.
• Blank City, directed by Celine Danhier. (USA) - World Premiere, Documentary. Celine Danhier’s kinetic doc mirrors the urgent, anything-goes energy of her subject: the Diy independent film movement that emerged in tandem with punk rock in late ‘70s downtown New York.
- 3/11/2009
- QuietEarth.us
- Apart from the world premiere of Michael Cuesta's Tell-Tale and one more festival screening and chance to shine for Hirokazu Kore-eda's Still Walking, the selections are comprised of unknown projects, New York-based film productions that were completed in the last year, a bunch of films that receive a May theatrical release anyways and a batch of better than average films that were showcased at Sundance. Below you'll find the feature film selections for the Encounters, Spotlight, Showcase, Restored/Rediscovered and Midnight sections. EncountersBlank City, directed by Celine Danhier. (USA) - World Premiere, Documentary. Celine Danhier’s kinetic doc mirrors the urgent, anything-goes energy of her subject: the Diy independent film movement that emerged in tandem with punk rock in late ‘70s downtown New York. New interviews with a impressive array of artists including Amos Poe, Bette Gordon, Debbie Harry, Eric Mitchell, Jim Jarmusch, Lydia Lunch, Steve Buscemi,
- 3/11/2009
- IONCINEMA.com
LONDON -- A vintage British television classic, a former prime minister and an elderly man who joins a choir are central to three movie projects being developed by the triumvirate of BBC Films, Pathe and the U.K. Film Council as part of the trio's big-budget joint development slate, the parties said Monday.
The French-owned, U.K.-based Pathe, BBC Films and the Film Council are jointly developing a big-screen version of the classic 1970s BBC television series "Upstairs, Downstairs", from a script by acclaimed writer Fay Weldon.
Weldon penned the first episode of the original series, which revolves around an aristocratic Edwardian-era family that lives upstairs in a house with their servants below.
Mike Mansfield and Hilary McLaren Tipping will produce for Mike Mansfield Films.
The trio also are developing a movie that follows British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher during the run-up to the 1982 Falklands War (HR 3/19). Brian Fillis wrote the script based on an original concept by himself and producer Damian Jones.
The French-owned, U.K.-based Pathe, BBC Films and the Film Council are jointly developing a big-screen version of the classic 1970s BBC television series "Upstairs, Downstairs", from a script by acclaimed writer Fay Weldon.
Weldon penned the first episode of the original series, which revolves around an aristocratic Edwardian-era family that lives upstairs in a house with their servants below.
Mike Mansfield and Hilary McLaren Tipping will produce for Mike Mansfield Films.
The trio also are developing a movie that follows British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher during the run-up to the 1982 Falklands War (HR 3/19). Brian Fillis wrote the script based on an original concept by himself and producer Damian Jones.
LONDON -- Fresh from the success of bringing one British female icon to the screen in "The Queen", French-owned, U.K.-based production and distribution banner Pathe is developing a movie about former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.
Thatcher, one of the most famous government figures in recent British history, will be brought to the big screen by Pathe with backing from the BBC and indie banner DJ Films.
The trio have commissioned Brian Fillis to develop a screenplay based on an original concept devised by Fillis and producer Damian Jones.
The parties said Monday that the aim is to develop "a revealing and intimate portrait of Margaret Thatcher."
The film will center on her infamous political battle to save her career in the 17 days before the 1982 Falklands War waged against Argentina.
During those 17 days, the British fleet made its voyage to the Falklands, and the news was filled with Thatcher's battle against her male colleagues who doubted her and her determination to go to war.
Thatcher, one of the most famous government figures in recent British history, will be brought to the big screen by Pathe with backing from the BBC and indie banner DJ Films.
The trio have commissioned Brian Fillis to develop a screenplay based on an original concept devised by Fillis and producer Damian Jones.
The parties said Monday that the aim is to develop "a revealing and intimate portrait of Margaret Thatcher."
The film will center on her infamous political battle to save her career in the 17 days before the 1982 Falklands War waged against Argentina.
During those 17 days, the British fleet made its voyage to the Falklands, and the news was filled with Thatcher's battle against her male colleagues who doubted her and her determination to go to war.
- 3/20/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
LONDON -- Fresh from the success of taking one British female icon to the screen in "The Queen", French-owned U.K.-based production and distribution banner Pathe is developing a movie on former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.
Thatcher, one of the most famous government figures in recent British history, is to be brought to the big screen by Pathe with backing from pubcaster the BBC and indie banner DJ Films.
The trio have commissioned Brian Fillis to develop a screenplay based on an original concept devised by Fillis and producer Damian Jones.
The parties said Monday the aim is to develop "a revealing and intimate portrait of Margaret Thatcher."
It will center on her now infamous political battle to save her career in the 17 days immediately before the 1982 Falklands War, which was waged against Argentina.
During those 17 days the British war fleet made its voyage to the Falklands and the news was filled with Thatcher's battle against her male colleagues who doubted her and her determination to go to war.
Thatcher, one of the most famous government figures in recent British history, is to be brought to the big screen by Pathe with backing from pubcaster the BBC and indie banner DJ Films.
The trio have commissioned Brian Fillis to develop a screenplay based on an original concept devised by Fillis and producer Damian Jones.
The parties said Monday the aim is to develop "a revealing and intimate portrait of Margaret Thatcher."
It will center on her now infamous political battle to save her career in the 17 days immediately before the 1982 Falklands War, which was waged against Argentina.
During those 17 days the British war fleet made its voyage to the Falklands and the news was filled with Thatcher's battle against her male colleagues who doubted her and her determination to go to war.
- 3/20/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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