Nigel Davenport, veteran British character actor and father of actor Jack, has died. He was 85.In a career that spanned half of a century, the imposing Davenport was perhaps best known for his work in Fred Zinnemann’s A Man for All Seasons and as aristocratic Olympic official Lord Birkenhead in the Oscar-triumphing Chariots Of Fire. He was a stalwart on the small screen, too, with appearances in shows as diverse as The Saint, The Avengers, Howards' Way, South Riding and, more recently, Midsomer Murders.An Oxford graduate, he earned his spurs on the West End stage. He understudied in a Savoy Theatre run of Noel Coward's Relative Values before joining the English Stage Company and appearing in plays on both sides of the Atlantic.Davenport started small on the big screen with a walk-on in Tony Richardson's new wave classic Look Back In Anger and a cameo as...
- 10/30/2013
- EmpireOnline
Sunday has been one of those days that I find confusing to refer to, because I consider it the end of the week but calendars and some very wrong people consider it the beginning of a new week. It's certainly not the kind of difference of opinion to fight wars over or anything, but just a sort of mental perception. Are you spending your whole week looking forward to "The Killing" and other Sunday shows, or do you start your week off with them and then spend the rest of the week waiting for a new episode? Then again, since I'm currently unemployed and job hunting it's really just another day in a series of days that I get to wear pajama pants and spend most of my day on the couch in front of my computer. Actually, that sounds less like I'm unemployed and more like I'm a successful blogger.
- 5/15/2011
- by Intern Rusty
Happy Mother's Day to all the Pajimoms out there! I hope your offspring and/or spouses were appropriately demonstrative today. There have been some great mothers in television but I don't think there's many on tonight. From what I understand of "The Borgias" and "Game of Thrones" those ladies are just as likely to have their kids killed as they are to read them a bedtime story. However, I encourage all of you with a great mom in your life to do one thing tonight: hand her the remote. That may mean watching "CSI: Miami" because she finds David Caruso hilarious (Hi, mom!), that may mean having to sit through commercials because if you change the channel she might miss when the show comes back on, or it might mean turning the TV off for the night altogether. You'll survive, I promise. Here's your Sunday night TV:
7:00pm: "60 Minutes...
7:00pm: "60 Minutes...
- 5/8/2011
- by Intern Rusty
Wassup, rockers. It's been a poor week for television, and I only have dregs of exisiting programmes to offer you. Is this Recession Britain, at long last? Has everything decent totally disappeared? Where is the effervescent cauldron of creativity that once was? Is the whole country just sitting back, watching DVDs of "The Killing" and waiting for "Doctor Who"'s sexy return? Anyway, here are the remains of the day. Enjoy!
Masterchef
Upon first viewing, I originally dismissed this new season of "Masterchef" -- the show that promises to find the best amateur cook in Britain, even though surely the best amateur cook in Britain wouldn't have waited so many seasons to reveal himself or herself . The early elimination rounds had been souped up into really overheated drama and were somehow not as compelling as they had used to be in past seasons, which often found hapless wannabes cooking inedible...
Masterchef
Upon first viewing, I originally dismissed this new season of "Masterchef" -- the show that promises to find the best amateur cook in Britain, even though surely the best amateur cook in Britain wouldn't have waited so many seasons to reveal himself or herself . The early elimination rounds had been souped up into really overheated drama and were somehow not as compelling as they had used to be in past seasons, which often found hapless wannabes cooking inedible...
- 4/15/2011
- by Dustin Rowles
Wonders Of The Universe premiered with 3.5 million on Sunday night despite competition from South Riding and Dancing On Ice, the latest audience data has revealed. The new series, presented by Professor Brian Cox, averaged 3.23m (11.9%) for BBC Two in the 9pm hour and 365k (1.3%) on the BBC HD channel. Wonders performed well in the face of stiff competition from the concluding part of South Riding, which pulled in 5.93m (21.9%) on BBC One from 9pm. Dancing On Ice: The Skate-Off, featuring the elimination of Denise Welch, entertained 6.97m (26.6%) on ITV1 from 9.30pm and 216k (1.5%) on +1. Elsewhere on ITV1, the main Dancing On Ice show fetched 8.39m (33.6%) from 6.15pm and 208k (0.8%) on timeshift. Wild At Heart mustered 7.21m (26.7%) from 8.30pm and 168k (0.7%) an hour later. Earlier on BBC One, Countryfile (more)...
- 3/7/2011
- by By Andrew Laughlin
- Digital Spy
Anna Maxwell Martin is about to become the face of Sunday night TV. She tells Emine Saner what makes a meaty role
As a drama student, Anna Maxwell Martin used to go for walks along the Thames. "I would see the National theatre," she recalls, "and think, 'I'm going to be there one day.'" Two years later, in 2003, she was – playing Lyra in His Dark Materials, and bagging an Olivier nomination in the process.
Such single-mindedness seems at odds with the slight person sitting before me in a London bar, finishing her stories with great squeals. Like the one about her mother inviting all her friends round after Maxwell Martin won her first Bafta in 2006, for playing orphan Esther Summerson in the BBC's star-studded Bleak House; the guests were invited, she says, "just to look at it!" Other times, she's thoughtful, delivering considered answers with a faint Yorkshire accent.
As a drama student, Anna Maxwell Martin used to go for walks along the Thames. "I would see the National theatre," she recalls, "and think, 'I'm going to be there one day.'" Two years later, in 2003, she was – playing Lyra in His Dark Materials, and bagging an Olivier nomination in the process.
Such single-mindedness seems at odds with the slight person sitting before me in a London bar, finishing her stories with great squeals. Like the one about her mother inviting all her friends round after Maxwell Martin won her first Bafta in 2006, for playing orphan Esther Summerson in the BBC's star-studded Bleak House; the guests were invited, she says, "just to look at it!" Other times, she's thoughtful, delivering considered answers with a faint Yorkshire accent.
- 2/17/2011
- by Emine Saner
- The Guardian - Film News
I've found myself extremely distracted this morning. The cause: this gorgeous sizzle reel put together by BBC for their upcoming drama offerings, which include Accused, Aurelio Zen, Christopher and His Kind, The Crimson Petal and the White, Doctor Who Christmas Special, The First Men in the Moon, Hattie, Lip Service, The Nativity, Outcasts, The Shadow Line, Silk, Single Father, The Song of Lunch, South Riding, Toast, Upstairs Downstairs, When Harvey Met Bob, and Women in Love. (Whew.) Look for cameos from Matt Smith, David Tennant, and Christopher Eccleston, which must be the first time the three most recent actors playing the Doctor have appeared in anything together. Even if it is just a sizzle reel. You can view Auntie Beeb's slick and provocative reel below. Just be forewarned: you'll probably want to watch it again and again. Meanwhile, the Beeb also announced upcoming dramas from Sam Mendes, Jane Campion, and Sir David Hare.
- 10/1/2010
- by Jace
- Televisionary
The BBC has commissioned a new drama from Andrew Davies. Davies has written screenplays for a number of the BBC's period dramas and has now penned an adaptation of Winifred Holtby's novel South Riding. The three-part series focuses on a Yorkshire community in the 1930s and stars Anna Maxwell Martin, David Morrissey, Penelope Wilton and Douglas Henshall. The BBC's controller of drama commissioning Ben Stephenson said: "Following on from Small Island and A Passionate Woman, we continue to reappraise the BBC's approach to period drama. There are no cosy clichés here - this little known novel paints a raw and real portrait of a rural community bustling with humanity and humour." The BBC also revealed details of two other new shows, including a new project produced by Shameless creator (more)...
- 8/5/2010
- by By Catriona Wightman
- Digital Spy
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