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Many of the talented child actors in The Village learned their craft at the Television Workshop, which doesn't have the kudos of the big London stage schools but is enjoying a golden moment
For years, pupils from well-known London stage schools have bagged many of the meatiest television roles for children. Now boys and girls from a low-key Saturday-morning acting workshop in Nottingham are redressing the balance.
When the second episode of The Village is screened tonight on BBC1, it will be watched with particular interest by many in Nottingham and the east Midlands. Alongside the stars – Maxine Peake, John Simm and Juliet Stevenson – in this grand epic about a century of rural life, the cast includes five members of the area's unofficial fame academy, the Television Workshop.
Aged eight to 19, they are headed by Bill Jones, 12, who in his first TV role plays Bert Middleton, a bullied and poverty-stricken farmer's son. »
- Maggie Brown
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