“Insomnia” is a new episodic, psychological thriller TV series, created by Sarah Pinborough, starring Vicky McClure, Tom Cullen, Leanne Best, Anthony Calf, Billie Gadsdon, Lyndsey Marshal, Jade Harrison, Amy Marston, Michelle Bonnard and Rachel O’Meara, now streaming on Paramount+:
“…’Emma’, a successful woman thinks she’s losing her mind…
“…after suffering from sleep deprivation two weeks before turning 40.
“Only by investigating the truth of her painful past, can she find the answers to her present…”
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“…’Emma’, a successful woman thinks she’s losing her mind…
“…after suffering from sleep deprivation two weeks before turning 40.
“Only by investigating the truth of her painful past, can she find the answers to her present…”
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- 6/1/2024
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Insomnia Episode List: When Does Ep 3 Come Out on Paramount+? - Main Image
Now that the first two episodes of Insomnia debuted on Paramount+ on May 23, when can we expect the release date for Insomnia ep 3?
Emma Averell's sleepwalking condition had gone worse as we finally get the shot of the scene where she 'woke up' by the lake, unaware as to what she did last night. This sends her son, Will, into a nightmarish sequence on their family's development. What happens next?
Insomnia Ep 3 Release Date Revealed
Since the first two episodes were released on Thursday, May 23, on the streamer, and the six-episode series airs weekly, fans can expect Insomnia episode 3 this Thursday, May 30!
Insomnia Ep 2 Recap Before Ep 3 Comes Out
From the adapted work of Sarah Pinborough's thriller novel of the same name, the six-episode series delivers the story of Emma Averell (played by BAFTA Award winner...
Now that the first two episodes of Insomnia debuted on Paramount+ on May 23, when can we expect the release date for Insomnia ep 3?
Emma Averell's sleepwalking condition had gone worse as we finally get the shot of the scene where she 'woke up' by the lake, unaware as to what she did last night. This sends her son, Will, into a nightmarish sequence on their family's development. What happens next?
Insomnia Ep 3 Release Date Revealed
Since the first two episodes were released on Thursday, May 23, on the streamer, and the six-episode series airs weekly, fans can expect Insomnia episode 3 this Thursday, May 30!
Insomnia Ep 2 Recap Before Ep 3 Comes Out
From the adapted work of Sarah Pinborough's thriller novel of the same name, the six-episode series delivers the story of Emma Averell (played by BAFTA Award winner...
- 5/29/2024
- EpicStream
Not being able to sleep is no joke, especially when your mother has traumatized you for life. Directed by Borkur Sigþórsson, Insomnia is about a woman who’s about to turn 40, but the number is rather scarier for her than others. Emma (played by Vicky McClure) is a bigshot lawyer with a healthy family, but as her 40th birthday comes closer, she’s torn between her past and the present.
Spoilers Ahead
What happened to Patricia?
Emma and Phoebe’s mother, Patricia, started having mental breakdowns weeks before her 40th birthday. Patricia would be wandering around the house, with her face looking paler than that of a corpse. Her little daughters weren’t able to figure out what was wrong with their mummy, and her delirious behavior affected both of them. Patricia told Emma that she’s got the same bad blood as her, and she’d end up just like her.
Spoilers Ahead
What happened to Patricia?
Emma and Phoebe’s mother, Patricia, started having mental breakdowns weeks before her 40th birthday. Patricia would be wandering around the house, with her face looking paler than that of a corpse. Her little daughters weren’t able to figure out what was wrong with their mummy, and her delirious behavior affected both of them. Patricia told Emma that she’s got the same bad blood as her, and she’d end up just like her.
- 5/28/2024
- by Aniket Mukherjee
- Film Fugitives
We Are Lady Parts is back, back back! And to celebrate, writer and creator Nida Manzoor is on the show talking to Helen O’Hara. Plus Vicky McClure is also with us this week, chatting Insomnia on Paramount+.
Meanwhile, James gets to zombiesplain his little socks off as we tackle the latest Walking Dead spinoff, The Ones Who Live, which brings Andrew Lincoln and Danai Gurira back into the fold, and Steven Knight’s The Veil comes to Disney+, putting Elisabeth Moss on mission as an MI6 agent trying to crack a possible terrorist.
Listen to the episode on your podcast app of choice or the player above. And if you want to subscribe to Pilot TV+, find all the details here.
Meanwhile, James gets to zombiesplain his little socks off as we tackle the latest Walking Dead spinoff, The Ones Who Live, which brings Andrew Lincoln and Danai Gurira back into the fold, and Steven Knight’s The Veil comes to Disney+, putting Elisabeth Moss on mission as an MI6 agent trying to crack a possible terrorist.
Listen to the episode on your podcast app of choice or the player above. And if you want to subscribe to Pilot TV+, find all the details here.
- 5/27/2024
- by James Dyer
- Empire - TV
Vicky McClure is one those actors who you just follow into whatever project she chooses, such is her talent on screen, and her ability to pick some interesting roles. Needless to say, we were thrilled to have the opportunity to sit down with her about her latest, the mystery thriller series Insomnia, which is available to watch now on Paramount+.
We discuss the role and what goes into her process of choosing characters to play. She speaks also about exhaustion, about milestone birthdays, while we also talk about her co-star Tom Cullen and get onto the subject of football – because why not?
Watch the full interview with Vicky McClure here:
Synopsis
Successful career woman Emma Averill fears that she is losing her mind as her hard-won lifelong dream begins to turn into a nightmare, forcing her to do everything she can to prevent it from collapsing around her.
Insomnia is...
We discuss the role and what goes into her process of choosing characters to play. She speaks also about exhaustion, about milestone birthdays, while we also talk about her co-star Tom Cullen and get onto the subject of football – because why not?
Watch the full interview with Vicky McClure here:
Synopsis
Successful career woman Emma Averill fears that she is losing her mind as her hard-won lifelong dream begins to turn into a nightmare, forcing her to do everything she can to prevent it from collapsing around her.
Insomnia is...
- 5/24/2024
- by Stefan Pape
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Today, BritBox, the premiere streaming destination for British television offering the biggest and best collection of unmissable British television, announced a dynamic slate of upcoming Original series.
Sharing a suspenseful teaser, BritBox announced that the thrilling new mystery Passenger, led by Wunmi Mosaku (Loki), will premiere in October. In the captivating screenwriting debut of actor Andrew Buchan (Broadchurch), inexplicable crimes haunt the fictional village of Chadder Vale, where perhaps more is afoot than meets the eye.
Barry Sloane (Revenge), David Threlfall (Shameless), and Rowan Robinson (A Haunting in Venice) also star in the atmospheric crime drama.
Summer will see the powerful return of gritty, impactful crime dramas, starting with the June 13 return of Blue Lights. A breakout hit in the UK, the Belfast-based series delves into complex local politics through the lens of a police drama.
Multi-bafta-nominated The Responder returns July 11 for a new season, once again led by Martin Freeman...
Sharing a suspenseful teaser, BritBox announced that the thrilling new mystery Passenger, led by Wunmi Mosaku (Loki), will premiere in October. In the captivating screenwriting debut of actor Andrew Buchan (Broadchurch), inexplicable crimes haunt the fictional village of Chadder Vale, where perhaps more is afoot than meets the eye.
Barry Sloane (Revenge), David Threlfall (Shameless), and Rowan Robinson (A Haunting in Venice) also star in the atmospheric crime drama.
Summer will see the powerful return of gritty, impactful crime dramas, starting with the June 13 return of Blue Lights. A breakout hit in the UK, the Belfast-based series delves into complex local politics through the lens of a police drama.
Multi-bafta-nominated The Responder returns July 11 for a new season, once again led by Martin Freeman...
- 5/21/2024
- by Mirko Parlevliet
- Vital Thrills
Is Paramount Series Insomnia Based on A True Story? The Sleep Deprivation Thriller Explained - Main Image
Is Paramount's 2024 series, Insomnia, based on a true story? While the official trailer tackles real-life experiences of what insomnia is and how sufferers deal with it, the series also depicts a thriller aspect.
So, what does this mean? Is it based on a real-life experience or perhaps a fiction-based show in which to immerse yourself? Here's all you need to know.
The True Inspiration Behind Paramount's Insomnia Series
Insomnia is an adaptation of Sarah Pinborough's sleep deprivation thriller novel of the same name.
The series' development was greenlit in March 2023 and is set to grace the UK's small screens on May 23 with six episodes, starring BAFTA Award winner Vicky McClure (This is England '86) as the titular character, Emma Averell.
Back in 2022, the author shared that the story behind Insomnia also happened...
Is Paramount's 2024 series, Insomnia, based on a true story? While the official trailer tackles real-life experiences of what insomnia is and how sufferers deal with it, the series also depicts a thriller aspect.
So, what does this mean? Is it based on a real-life experience or perhaps a fiction-based show in which to immerse yourself? Here's all you need to know.
The True Inspiration Behind Paramount's Insomnia Series
Insomnia is an adaptation of Sarah Pinborough's sleep deprivation thriller novel of the same name.
The series' development was greenlit in March 2023 and is set to grace the UK's small screens on May 23 with six episodes, starring BAFTA Award winner Vicky McClure (This is England '86) as the titular character, Emma Averell.
Back in 2022, the author shared that the story behind Insomnia also happened...
- 5/21/2024
- EpicStream
Whether playing Di Kate Fleming in Line of Duty or a back-against-the-wall bomb disposal expert in ITV’s Trigger Point, Vicky McClure has mastered the art of procedurals over the years.
But in Paramount+ series Insomnia from The Crown producer Left Bank, in which she plays a career woman, Emma, who experiences a breakdown when she suddenly stops being able to sleep, the actor-producer bucked the trend.
“I feel like I’ve grown up, I’m 40 now,” McClure told an Insomnia Q&a in London late last month. “There’s a lot of procedural drama that I do and I enjoy it, but I was excited to step into something that felt different.” McClure added that she quite enjoyed walking in heels for the entirety of the series, for example.
McClure’s challenge was made trickier by the fact she has never suffered from insomnia – although “just a bad night...
But in Paramount+ series Insomnia from The Crown producer Left Bank, in which she plays a career woman, Emma, who experiences a breakdown when she suddenly stops being able to sleep, the actor-producer bucked the trend.
“I feel like I’ve grown up, I’m 40 now,” McClure told an Insomnia Q&a in London late last month. “There’s a lot of procedural drama that I do and I enjoy it, but I was excited to step into something that felt different.” McClure added that she quite enjoyed walking in heels for the entirety of the series, for example.
McClure’s challenge was made trickier by the fact she has never suffered from insomnia – although “just a bad night...
- 5/13/2024
- by Hannah Abraham
- Deadline Film + TV
Without Sin cast the perfect stars to portray the compelling deep-rooted grief spread across the four-part television drama series. The gripping British thriller stars Vicky McClure as Stella, a grieving mother whose teenage daughter was murdered. While picking up the pieces of her life to avoid hitting rock bottom, Stella finds herself entangled with the man who murdered her daughter. She also has to deal with the fact that her ex-husband has seemingly moved on like nothing happened. While McClure dominates the show with her captivating delivery of a complex character, the efforts of the rest of the cast cannot
The post Without Sin Cast: Who Stars in the Hit Miniseries? first appeared on TVovermind.
The post Without Sin Cast: Who Stars in the Hit Miniseries? first appeared on TVovermind.
- 4/5/2024
- by Banks Onuoha
- TVovermind.com
To celebrate the final season of Alex Rider we sat down with stars Otto Farrant, Vicky McClure & Brenock O’Connor and creator Anthony Horowitz to talk all things Alex Rider Season 3.
The series stars Otto Farrant, Vicky McClure, Stephen Dillane, Brenock O’Connor, Ronkẹ Adékọluẹ́jọ́, Marli Siu, Sofia Helin, Shelley Conn, Kevin McNally, and Jason Wong. It is based on the best-selling, global phenomenon book franchise written by Anthony Horowitz.
The final season of Alex Rider is set to air on Amazon Freevee on the 5th of April, 2024. Linda Marric asks the questions.
Alex Rider Season 3 Interviews
Plot:
Adapted from the fifth Alex Rider novel, Season Three sets the teenage spy on the tail of his greatest enemy: the elusive criminal network known as Scorpia. Under new leadership, the criminal cabal plan to extort the British Government using their catastrophic new super-weapon: ‘Invisible Sword.’ Free of The Department and aided by his closest friends,...
The series stars Otto Farrant, Vicky McClure, Stephen Dillane, Brenock O’Connor, Ronkẹ Adékọluẹ́jọ́, Marli Siu, Sofia Helin, Shelley Conn, Kevin McNally, and Jason Wong. It is based on the best-selling, global phenomenon book franchise written by Anthony Horowitz.
The final season of Alex Rider is set to air on Amazon Freevee on the 5th of April, 2024. Linda Marric asks the questions.
Alex Rider Season 3 Interviews
Plot:
Adapted from the fifth Alex Rider novel, Season Three sets the teenage spy on the tail of his greatest enemy: the elusive criminal network known as Scorpia. Under new leadership, the criminal cabal plan to extort the British Government using their catastrophic new super-weapon: ‘Invisible Sword.’ Free of The Department and aided by his closest friends,...
- 4/3/2024
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Ring in a new month with Freevee! In addition to library additions like 1999’s provocative teen drama “Cruel Intentions” and 2020’s festival hit “Never Rarely Sometimes Always,” the free Amazon streamer will both welcome back and say goodbye to its critically acclaimed espionage series “Alex Rider,” starring Otto Farrant, on April 5. Later in the month, the streamer’s new single-camera comedy “Dinner with the Parents,” starring Jon Glaser, Henry Hall, Dan Bakkedahl, Carol Kane, and more, will have its premiere.
Check out The Streamable’s top picks for what to watch on Freevee in April, and continue below to see all the titles and channels getting added to the streamer this month!
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The cult classic, which turned 25 earlier this month, arrives on the free streamer at the start of the month.
Check out The Streamable’s top picks for what to watch on Freevee in April, and continue below to see all the titles and channels getting added to the streamer this month!
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The cult classic, which turned 25 earlier this month, arrives on the free streamer at the start of the month.
- 3/29/2024
- by Ashley Steves
- The Streamable
Lille — All3Media International has closed multiple major territories on ITV’s ratings champ “Trigger Point,” adding to stellar viewer numbers after Season 2 of the edge-of-the-seat thriller bowed last month averaging 6.9 million viewers across Itvx and ITV1.
That ranks as the third biggest audience for an ITV show since Jan. 2022.
Created by Daniel Brierly and produced by Htm Television, co-owned by Jed Mercurio, behind “Line of Duty” and “Bodyguard,” “Trigger Point” turns on members of a bomb disposal squad led by explosives officer Lana Washington (Vicky McClure).
Washington is back from Estonia, training Ukrainian bomb disposal operatives, having suffered post-traumatic stress disorder after the high body count of Season One. Almost immediately, there’s an explosion at the local power plant and Washington is the nearest expert. But can she hold her nerve?
Edge-of-seat nail-biting entertainment, critics concur, Season 2 buyers take in CBC in Canada, which recently debuted the new series on its streaming platform,...
That ranks as the third biggest audience for an ITV show since Jan. 2022.
Created by Daniel Brierly and produced by Htm Television, co-owned by Jed Mercurio, behind “Line of Duty” and “Bodyguard,” “Trigger Point” turns on members of a bomb disposal squad led by explosives officer Lana Washington (Vicky McClure).
Washington is back from Estonia, training Ukrainian bomb disposal operatives, having suffered post-traumatic stress disorder after the high body count of Season One. Almost immediately, there’s an explosion at the local power plant and Washington is the nearest expert. But can she hold her nerve?
Edge-of-seat nail-biting entertainment, critics concur, Season 2 buyers take in CBC in Canada, which recently debuted the new series on its streaming platform,...
- 3/19/2024
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
Alex Rider is returning for one more season on Freevee. The streaming service has announced a return date and released photos for the third season, which will wrap up the series. Season two aired on IMDb TV in December 2021.
Starring Otto Farrant, Stephen Dillane, Vicky McClure, Brenock O’Connor, Ronkẹ Adékọluẹ́jọ́, Marli Siu, Toby Stephens, Rakie Ayola, and Charithra Chandran, the spy drama is based on the novel series by Anthony Horowitz.
The upcoming season is based on the fifth novel in the series and features Rider going up against Scorpia. Sofia Helin, Shelley Conn, Kevin McNally, and Jason Wong are joining the cast for season three.
Read More…...
Starring Otto Farrant, Stephen Dillane, Vicky McClure, Brenock O’Connor, Ronkẹ Adékọluẹ́jọ́, Marli Siu, Toby Stephens, Rakie Ayola, and Charithra Chandran, the spy drama is based on the novel series by Anthony Horowitz.
The upcoming season is based on the fifth novel in the series and features Rider going up against Scorpia. Sofia Helin, Shelley Conn, Kevin McNally, and Jason Wong are joining the cast for season three.
Read More…...
- 3/1/2024
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Poster for ‘Alex Rider’ season 3 (Photo Courtesy of Amazon Freevee)
Amazon Freevee has set an April 5, 2024 premiere date for season three of Alex Rider, based on Anthony Horowitz’s fifth novel of the bestselling spy series. All eight episodes will drop on April 5th and will wrap up this chapter in Alex’s life.
“It’s been such a great experience seeing the fan reaction to the first two seasons of Alex Rider,” said author and executive producer Horowitz. “I am thrilled this upcoming season will focus on Scorpia, as the story will lead Alex and viewers to question everything they’ve learned so far.”
Returning cast members include Otto Farrant (Edge of the World) as Alex Rider, Vicky McClure (Line of Duty) as Mrs. Jones, Stephen Dillane (The Outrun) as Alan Blunt, Brenock O’Connor (Game of Thrones) as Tom Harris, Ronkẹ Adékọluẹ́jọ́ (Rain Dogs) as Jack Starbright, and...
Amazon Freevee has set an April 5, 2024 premiere date for season three of Alex Rider, based on Anthony Horowitz’s fifth novel of the bestselling spy series. All eight episodes will drop on April 5th and will wrap up this chapter in Alex’s life.
“It’s been such a great experience seeing the fan reaction to the first two seasons of Alex Rider,” said author and executive producer Horowitz. “I am thrilled this upcoming season will focus on Scorpia, as the story will lead Alex and viewers to question everything they’ve learned so far.”
Returning cast members include Otto Farrant (Edge of the World) as Alex Rider, Vicky McClure (Line of Duty) as Mrs. Jones, Stephen Dillane (The Outrun) as Alan Blunt, Brenock O’Connor (Game of Thrones) as Tom Harris, Ronkẹ Adékọluẹ́jọ́ (Rain Dogs) as Jack Starbright, and...
- 2/29/2024
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
The end is in sight for Alex Rider. The Anthony Horowitz spy thriller will wrap its run with the upcoming third season. All eight episodes will be released on April 5 on Amazon Freevee in the UK, U.S. and Germany, bringing the final chapter of Alex’s journey of self-discovery to a close.
“It’s been such a great experience seeing the fan reaction to the first two seasons of Alex Rider,” Horowitz said. “I am thrilled this upcoming season will focus on Scorpia, as the story will lead Alex and viewers to question everything they’ve learned so far.”
Based on Horowitz’s best-selling book franchise, Alex Rider is a London-based teenager who, unbeknownst to him, has been trained for the dangerous world of espionage since he was a child.
“We’re so excited to bring Anthony Horowitz’s fifth novel Scorpia to life with this upcoming season of the show,...
“It’s been such a great experience seeing the fan reaction to the first two seasons of Alex Rider,” Horowitz said. “I am thrilled this upcoming season will focus on Scorpia, as the story will lead Alex and viewers to question everything they’ve learned so far.”
Based on Horowitz’s best-selling book franchise, Alex Rider is a London-based teenager who, unbeknownst to him, has been trained for the dangerous world of espionage since he was a child.
“We’re so excited to bring Anthony Horowitz’s fifth novel Scorpia to life with this upcoming season of the show,...
- 2/29/2024
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
In a milestone move, Sony Pictures Television has unveiled “La Academia,” its first Spanish-language scripted series filmed in Spain for Prime Video and 3Cat.
“La Academia” is produced for Sony by Brutal Media, commissioned out of Sony Pictures Television’s international production group. Spt is distributing the series worldwide.
A scripted young adult drama series which Spt describes as being set in the high-pressure, high-drama world of elite youth soccer and its rising stars, ‘La Academia’ takes place at the Spanish training centre of the Apolo F.C., one of the best professional soccer clubs in the world.
There boys and girls from different social backgrounds fight for a shared dream which will inevitably create fiction between them: to make the first team and become the world’s next top players.
The young cast is led by new Spanish talent such as Ton Vieira, Marc Soler (“Upa Next”), Mia Sala-Patau...
“La Academia” is produced for Sony by Brutal Media, commissioned out of Sony Pictures Television’s international production group. Spt is distributing the series worldwide.
A scripted young adult drama series which Spt describes as being set in the high-pressure, high-drama world of elite youth soccer and its rising stars, ‘La Academia’ takes place at the Spanish training centre of the Apolo F.C., one of the best professional soccer clubs in the world.
There boys and girls from different social backgrounds fight for a shared dream which will inevitably create fiction between them: to make the first team and become the world’s next top players.
The young cast is led by new Spanish talent such as Ton Vieira, Marc Soler (“Upa Next”), Mia Sala-Patau...
- 2/23/2024
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Steve Michaels, boss of Asylum Entertainment Group, is continuing his Endeavor-backed M&a drive.
The company has invested in British production company Soho Studios Entertainment, founded by former Alaska TV and Zodiak exec Ian Lamarra.
It marks the latest investment for Michaels’ group, which bought a stake in Dawn Airey’s British production company Moon&Back Media last September.
It comes nearly a year after WME owner Endeavor acquired a majority stake in Asylum with plans to “supercharge” its footprint with a major M&a drive that has seen it invest in a number of nonscripted businesses.
Soho Studios was founded by Lamarra in 2022 with former Objective Media Group boss Paul Sandler and Money Group Entertainment CEO Francis Ridley as co-founding directors.
Its first series order was for ITV’s The Playboy Bunny Murder, a two-part documentary series from Marcel Theroux, which told the murders of three young women in London,...
The company has invested in British production company Soho Studios Entertainment, founded by former Alaska TV and Zodiak exec Ian Lamarra.
It marks the latest investment for Michaels’ group, which bought a stake in Dawn Airey’s British production company Moon&Back Media last September.
It comes nearly a year after WME owner Endeavor acquired a majority stake in Asylum with plans to “supercharge” its footprint with a major M&a drive that has seen it invest in a number of nonscripted businesses.
Soho Studios was founded by Lamarra in 2022 with former Objective Media Group boss Paul Sandler and Money Group Entertainment CEO Francis Ridley as co-founding directors.
Its first series order was for ITV’s The Playboy Bunny Murder, a two-part documentary series from Marcel Theroux, which told the murders of three young women in London,...
- 2/8/2024
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Vicky McClure’s Early Beginnings and Breakout Role Before Vicky McClure became a household name, she graced the screen in roles that may have slipped under the radar, like appearances in Doctors. But it was her portrayal of Kate Fleming in Line of Duty that marked a turning point in her career. This character is far from one-dimensional; on the surface, Kate is an emotionally-limited detective inspector. Yet, as viewers are drawn deeper into the series, they discover an extremely complex woman delicately balancing her home life against her demanding undercover police work. The role showcased McClure’s ability to inhabit layered...
- 2/5/2024
- by Steve Delikson
- TVovermind.com
Exclusive: Paramount+ has yanked a raft of international originals from its service along with several big-ticket acquired series.
Numerous English-language originals disappeared overnight last week, as the U.S. conglom’s strategy shift towards more Hollywood-style content and lower costs played out in real time. Other series that had been tipped for second seasons will not return.
Subscribers were left perplexed as shows vanished, and voiced bewilderment and frustration on X and elsewhere online. The removed shows have been taken off the streaming service in all territories.
Samantha Morton-starrer The Burning Girls and One Night, the Australia-set drama with Doctor Who star Jodie Whittaker, have disappeared from the streamer. Likewise, Eleventh Hour Films-produced The Killing Kind, based on the book of the same name, and thriller The Serial Killer’s Wife, have been pulled.
The Doll Factory, the adaptation of the bestselling novel from Marcella producer Buccaneer, has also come down.
Numerous English-language originals disappeared overnight last week, as the U.S. conglom’s strategy shift towards more Hollywood-style content and lower costs played out in real time. Other series that had been tipped for second seasons will not return.
Subscribers were left perplexed as shows vanished, and voiced bewilderment and frustration on X and elsewhere online. The removed shows have been taken off the streaming service in all territories.
Samantha Morton-starrer The Burning Girls and One Night, the Australia-set drama with Doctor Who star Jodie Whittaker, have disappeared from the streamer. Likewise, Eleventh Hour Films-produced The Killing Kind, based on the book of the same name, and thriller The Serial Killer’s Wife, have been pulled.
The Doll Factory, the adaptation of the bestselling novel from Marcella producer Buccaneer, has also come down.
- 2/5/2024
- by Stewart Clarke
- Deadline Film + TV
The second season of Trigger Point is full of new adventures for Lana. She embarks on yet another mission to prevent a terrorist organization from gaining an upper hand in London. Vicky McClure has been pretty consistent in relentlessly giving her best performance on screen. Anti-capitalist terrorism is taking over the city by bombing several local and political arenas. Will Lana put an end to it? When asked to murder the home secretary, will she be able to choose between her professional interests and safety of her own family? Replete with elements of jump scares, the action drama Trigger Point is one of a kind!
Spoilers Ahead
What Happened After The Blast In The Power Station?
While Lana was training other EXPOs, there was an immense explosion at a power station. Lana was summoned to the spot, as the fire could spread further, causing the transformers to blow up. Lana...
Spoilers Ahead
What Happened After The Blast In The Power Station?
While Lana was training other EXPOs, there was an immense explosion at a power station. Lana was summoned to the spot, as the fire could spread further, causing the transformers to blow up. Lana...
- 2/3/2024
- by Debjyoti Dey
- Film Fugitives
Trigger Point, a British action-thriller drama directed by Gilles Bannier, is currently streaming on BritBox. The breathtaking acting skills of Vicky McClure are worth mentioning, and the detailed depiction of the tension among the members of the bomb squad has been portrayed efficiently. The drama revolves around several bombings that have been occurring in London. How Lana manages to handle the difficult situations along with her team has been thoroughly depicted. The gritty situation ends up snatching some of Lana’s closest people, but she doesn’t lose hope. Will Lana be able to unveil the truth behind the bombings? Will she be able to save the lives of the innocent? Let’s find out!
Spoilers Ahead
What Happened At Andy Phelan’s Residence?
Andy Phelan had been missing from the apartment that he had been staying in with his family. While the police were able to recover his wife...
Spoilers Ahead
What Happened At Andy Phelan’s Residence?
Andy Phelan had been missing from the apartment that he had been staying in with his family. While the police were able to recover his wife...
- 2/2/2024
- by Debjyoti Dey
- Film Fugitives
Acclaimed filmmaker Lulu Wang hops to the small screen this week with Expats on Prime and she dropped by the podcast to tell us all about it. Plus we witness Sofía Vergara breaking bad as a cartel boss Griselda Blanco in Netflix's Griselda, revisit London's '90s criminal underworld in Sexy Beast on Paramount+, and rejoin Vicky McClure's bomb squad in the return of Trigger Point on ITV.
But that's not all, because the gang talk about the ups and downs of this year's Emmys (#justiceforBetterCallSaul) and Boyd and Kay once again try (and fail) to get James to care about The Traitors.
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But that's not all, because the gang talk about the ups and downs of this year's Emmys (#justiceforBetterCallSaul) and Boyd and Kay once again try (and fail) to get James to care about The Traitors.
Listen to the episode on :a[your podcast app of choice]{href='https://podfollow.com/pilot-tv-podcast' } or the player above. And if you want to subscribe to Pilot TV+, :a[find all the details here]{href='https://www.empireonline.com/pilottv/' }.
- 1/22/2024
- by James Dyer
- Empire - TV
Exclusive: The Crown‘s success has helped bestow gifts upon the employees of Left Bank Pictures.
As the curtain fell on the Netflix series, staffers at the British production company pocketed bonuses totaling more than £10M ($13M) in March last year.
The payday was disclosed in a UK Companies House filing by Sony Pictures Television, which loaned Left Bank £10.1M to fund the financial incentive.
Sony and Left Bank declined to comment on the reasons for the bonus and whether it was out of the ordinary, but it coincided with filming wrapping on The Crown’s final season last April.
Left Bank’s website shows the company has 36 members of staff, meaning the bonuses would have averaged out at more than £280,000 per employee.
In an interview with Deadline last year, Left Bank CEO Andy Harries reflected on the achievements of The Crown, describing it as the “Everest” of British television.
As the curtain fell on the Netflix series, staffers at the British production company pocketed bonuses totaling more than £10M ($13M) in March last year.
The payday was disclosed in a UK Companies House filing by Sony Pictures Television, which loaned Left Bank £10.1M to fund the financial incentive.
Sony and Left Bank declined to comment on the reasons for the bonus and whether it was out of the ordinary, but it coincided with filming wrapping on The Crown’s final season last April.
Left Bank’s website shows the company has 36 members of staff, meaning the bonuses would have averaged out at more than £280,000 per employee.
In an interview with Deadline last year, Left Bank CEO Andy Harries reflected on the achievements of The Crown, describing it as the “Everest” of British television.
- 1/10/2024
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
2024 really is the year of the Difficult Second Series: after wowing us in 2023 and even earlier, shows like The Tourist, Extraordinary, The Rig, Suspect and Bad Sisters are on the way back for another helping this year, but the question is: will they live up to series one?
In among this, a trio of behemoth shows coming back: Doctor Who will return for series 14, or season one as it’s being styled, the first with Fifteenth Doctor Ncuti Gatwa, Wolf Hall is returning after nine years to cover the late Hilary Mantel’s final book in the trilogy, The Mirror and The Light, and dystopian anthology series Black Mirror will return to Netflix for its seventh series. There’s even talk of a prequel series to Red Dwarf, if that comes off.
This is our round-up of the British TV shows we’re most excited to see returning for new...
In among this, a trio of behemoth shows coming back: Doctor Who will return for series 14, or season one as it’s being styled, the first with Fifteenth Doctor Ncuti Gatwa, Wolf Hall is returning after nine years to cover the late Hilary Mantel’s final book in the trilogy, The Mirror and The Light, and dystopian anthology series Black Mirror will return to Netflix for its seventh series. There’s even talk of a prequel series to Red Dwarf, if that comes off.
This is our round-up of the British TV shows we’re most excited to see returning for new...
- 1/4/2024
- by Lauravickersgreen
- Den of Geek
Dead Man’s Shoes and This is England director Shane Meadows used his BAFTA David Lean Lecture to discuss impostor syndrome and Paddy Considine’s improvizational skills.
Talking about his 2013 music doc Stone Roses: Made of Stone, the cult indie film director said: “It’s that impostor syndrome I’ve always had — and I’ve still got it to some degree — that you’re almost like, ‘I’m not deserving of that. How could I take on a concert film?'”
In the event, Made of Stone, which followed the British band The Stone Roses reuniting after 16 years, was released to acclaim — one of several critical triumphs in Meadows’ career.
Meadows said the experience taught him that treating a major production in “those little incremental stages” was key. “It’s like this little acorn that started to blossom, and once you actually realize when you’ve got an amazing team of people,...
Talking about his 2013 music doc Stone Roses: Made of Stone, the cult indie film director said: “It’s that impostor syndrome I’ve always had — and I’ve still got it to some degree — that you’re almost like, ‘I’m not deserving of that. How could I take on a concert film?'”
In the event, Made of Stone, which followed the British band The Stone Roses reuniting after 16 years, was released to acclaim — one of several critical triumphs in Meadows’ career.
Meadows said the experience taught him that treating a major production in “those little incremental stages” was key. “It’s like this little acorn that started to blossom, and once you actually realize when you’ve got an amazing team of people,...
- 12/6/2023
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
U.K. public service broadcaster ITV launched proprietary streamer Itvx almost exactly 12 months ago with a star-studded event in London featuring talent including Helen Bonham Carter (the lead in Itvx original “Nolly”) and “Without Sin” star Vicky McClure.
Signalling its commitment to the new platform (which replaced much-maligned catch-up service ITV Hub), ITV CEO Carolyn McCall also directed $1.6 billion into original content for Itvx in 2023 alone, a bold move which briefly hit the company’s share price. “I know the London stock market was quite surprised,” she told Variety earlier this year. “But we knew that we had to do that to make this step change. Because without that, we wouldn’t be a powerful U.K. streamer.”
Itvx is primarily a free-to-watch AVOD platform, echoing ITV’s position as a commercial Psb, although it does offer an ad-free premium tier which also offers paying subscribers access to BritBox U.
Signalling its commitment to the new platform (which replaced much-maligned catch-up service ITV Hub), ITV CEO Carolyn McCall also directed $1.6 billion into original content for Itvx in 2023 alone, a bold move which briefly hit the company’s share price. “I know the London stock market was quite surprised,” she told Variety earlier this year. “But we knew that we had to do that to make this step change. Because without that, we wouldn’t be a powerful U.K. streamer.”
Itvx is primarily a free-to-watch AVOD platform, echoing ITV’s position as a commercial Psb, although it does offer an ad-free premium tier which also offers paying subscribers access to BritBox U.
- 11/29/2023
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
Line of Duty star Vicky McClure is to lead the cast of Paramount+ UK drama Insomnia.
We first revealed details of the Left Bank Pictures series, an adaptation of Sarah Pinborough’s sleep deprivation thriller novel, back in March and casting has now been revealed ahead of a planned 2024 launch. Furthermore, McClure’s production company Build Your Own Films has joined the production.
Also cast are Tom Cullen, Leanne Best, Lyndsey Marshal, Dominic Tighe, Jade Harrison, Corinna Marlowe, Robert Gilbert, Michelle Bonnard, India Fowler and Smylie Bradwell.
It has also emerged Börkur Sigthorsson will direct Insomnia and joins Andy Harries, Jessica Burdett, Tim Bricknell and Pinborough as executive producer.
McClure will play successful career woman Emma Averill, who fears she might be losing her mind, when her hard-won dream life starts to turn into a nightmare. A couple of weeks before her fortieth birthday Emma stops...
We first revealed details of the Left Bank Pictures series, an adaptation of Sarah Pinborough’s sleep deprivation thriller novel, back in March and casting has now been revealed ahead of a planned 2024 launch. Furthermore, McClure’s production company Build Your Own Films has joined the production.
Also cast are Tom Cullen, Leanne Best, Lyndsey Marshal, Dominic Tighe, Jade Harrison, Corinna Marlowe, Robert Gilbert, Michelle Bonnard, India Fowler and Smylie Bradwell.
It has also emerged Börkur Sigthorsson will direct Insomnia and joins Andy Harries, Jessica Burdett, Tim Bricknell and Pinborough as executive producer.
McClure will play successful career woman Emma Averill, who fears she might be losing her mind, when her hard-won dream life starts to turn into a nightmare. A couple of weeks before her fortieth birthday Emma stops...
- 9/20/2023
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
Award
British actor Vanessa Redgrave will receive the European Lifetime Achievement award for her outstanding body of work at the European Film Awards.
Hailing from an illustrious family of actors, Redgrave’s first lead in “Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment” (1966), by Karel Reisz, won her best actress at Cannes and scored BAFTA and Oscar nominations. She returned to Cannes in the following year as Jane, the mysterious woman in the park in “Blow Up” by Michelangelo Antonioni.
More Oscar nominations followed – in 1969 for her performance as Isadora Duncan in “Isadora” by Reisz, which again won her best actress at Cannes, and in 1972 for “Mary, Queen of Scots, by Charles Jarrott – which won her a special David at Italy’s David di Donatello Awards. Her performance in Fred Zinnemann’s “Julia” (1978) won her an Oscar, and she scored further nominations for James Ivory’s “The Bostonians” (1985) and “Howards End” (1993). In...
British actor Vanessa Redgrave will receive the European Lifetime Achievement award for her outstanding body of work at the European Film Awards.
Hailing from an illustrious family of actors, Redgrave’s first lead in “Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment” (1966), by Karel Reisz, won her best actress at Cannes and scored BAFTA and Oscar nominations. She returned to Cannes in the following year as Jane, the mysterious woman in the park in “Blow Up” by Michelangelo Antonioni.
More Oscar nominations followed – in 1969 for her performance as Isadora Duncan in “Isadora” by Reisz, which again won her best actress at Cannes, and in 1972 for “Mary, Queen of Scots, by Charles Jarrott – which won her a special David at Italy’s David di Donatello Awards. Her performance in Fred Zinnemann’s “Julia” (1978) won her an Oscar, and she scored further nominations for James Ivory’s “The Bostonians” (1985) and “Howards End” (1993). In...
- 9/20/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
The actor makes a convincing big screen comeback as a man visiting his family for the first time since transitioning, but effective moments are offset by clunkiness
Dominic Savage’s work tends to focus on people, usually women, facing some form of disruptive challenge to their everyday life, specific and stressful and never anything but utterly believable. He drew out Gemma Arterton’s greatest performance in 2017’s Toronto premiere The Escape as a deeply unsettled woman wanting out of her responsibilities as wife and mother. His Channel 4 anthology series I Am… has introduced a range of characters at an intersection, from a devastating Vicky McClure grappling with her partner’s emotional abuse to recent Bafta winner Kate Winslet as a mother struggling with a daughter crippled by social media addiction. His preference for often mundane naturalism, with dialogue usually improvised, has teased out grounded, unshowy performances and unusual, instinctive...
Dominic Savage’s work tends to focus on people, usually women, facing some form of disruptive challenge to their everyday life, specific and stressful and never anything but utterly believable. He drew out Gemma Arterton’s greatest performance in 2017’s Toronto premiere The Escape as a deeply unsettled woman wanting out of her responsibilities as wife and mother. His Channel 4 anthology series I Am… has introduced a range of characters at an intersection, from a devastating Vicky McClure grappling with her partner’s emotional abuse to recent Bafta winner Kate Winslet as a mother struggling with a daughter crippled by social media addiction. His preference for often mundane naturalism, with dialogue usually improvised, has teased out grounded, unshowy performances and unusual, instinctive...
- 9/10/2023
- by Benjamin Lee
- The Guardian - Film News
Burning Body is an intense crime thriller miniseries created by Laura Sarmiento. The Spanish is also known as El cuerpo en llamas and it is set in 2017 and it follows the fictionalized version of Crime of the Guàrdia Urbana. The series revolves around an investigation that starts after a burned body is found and it delves deep into toxic relationships, cheating, violence, and sex scandals. Burning Body stars Money Heist‘s famed actress Úrsula Corberó and The Neighbor‘s Quim Gutiérrez in the lead roles. So, if you loved Burning Body here are some similar shows you could watch next.
True Detective (Max & Prime Video Add-On) Credit – HBO
Synopsis: Touch darkness and darkness touches you. From creator/executive producer Nic Pizzolato comes this searing crime drama series that follows troubled cops and the intense investigations that drive them to the edge. Each season features a star-studded new cast involved in...
True Detective (Max & Prime Video Add-On) Credit – HBO
Synopsis: Touch darkness and darkness touches you. From creator/executive producer Nic Pizzolato comes this searing crime drama series that follows troubled cops and the intense investigations that drive them to the edge. Each season features a star-studded new cast involved in...
- 9/9/2023
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
Vicky McClure, one of the leads in hit UK crime thriller Line of Duty, married her longtime fiancé on Friday, when the couple were serenaded by Our Dementia Choir, a group of singers with dementia brought together by McClure in 2019.
The choir were featured on a BBC documentary that year, fronted by McClure and which explored what music therapy could do for those living with dementia. Two years later, the organisation she founded became an official charity.
The popular actress revealed some pictures at the weekend, including shots with her Line of Duty co-stars Martin Compston and Adrian Dunbar, as well as the show’s creator Jed Mercurio.
Compston shared some pictures on social media, and wrote: “First dance with the dementia choir was just beautiful and says everything about the two of them sharing their moment with the dementia team… a few shandies were had afterwards.”
Late on Friday night,...
The choir were featured on a BBC documentary that year, fronted by McClure and which explored what music therapy could do for those living with dementia. Two years later, the organisation she founded became an official charity.
The popular actress revealed some pictures at the weekend, including shots with her Line of Duty co-stars Martin Compston and Adrian Dunbar, as well as the show’s creator Jed Mercurio.
Compston shared some pictures on social media, and wrote: “First dance with the dementia choir was just beautiful and says everything about the two of them sharing their moment with the dementia team… a few shandies were had afterwards.”
Late on Friday night,...
- 8/13/2023
- by Caroline Frost
- Deadline Film + TV
Mark Herbert and Emily Feller on how industry can up its game.
The UK film and TV industry has made progress in recent years representing working class and marginalised people on-and off-screen but a “huge push” is still needed to tell more of those stories, according to Warp Films executives Mark Herbert and Emily Feller.
Warp made its name with landmark films that centred working class stories across different genres, including Dead Man’s Shoes, Four Lions and This Is England, the latter of which was spun-off into three series for Channel 4.
Warp’s co-chief executive Herbert and recently-installed chief...
The UK film and TV industry has made progress in recent years representing working class and marginalised people on-and off-screen but a “huge push” is still needed to tell more of those stories, according to Warp Films executives Mark Herbert and Emily Feller.
Warp made its name with landmark films that centred working class stories across different genres, including Dead Man’s Shoes, Four Lions and This Is England, the latter of which was spun-off into three series for Channel 4.
Warp’s co-chief executive Herbert and recently-installed chief...
- 7/18/2023
- by Marian McHugh Broadcast
- ScreenDaily
Mark Herbert and Emily Feller on how industry can up its game.
The TV industry has made progress in recent years representing working class and marginalised people on-and off-screen but a “huge push” is still needed to tell more of those stories, according to Warp Films execs Mark Herbert and Emily Feller.
Warp made its name with landmark films that centred working class stories across different genres, including Dead Man’s Shoes, Four Lions and This Is England, the latter of which was spun-off into three series for Channel 4.
Warp’s co-chief exec Herbert and recently-installed chief creative officer Feller...
The TV industry has made progress in recent years representing working class and marginalised people on-and off-screen but a “huge push” is still needed to tell more of those stories, according to Warp Films execs Mark Herbert and Emily Feller.
Warp made its name with landmark films that centred working class stories across different genres, including Dead Man’s Shoes, Four Lions and This Is England, the latter of which was spun-off into three series for Channel 4.
Warp’s co-chief exec Herbert and recently-installed chief creative officer Feller...
- 7/18/2023
- by Marian McHugh Broadcast
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: On-the-block super-indie All3Media saw revenues rocket to £1B ($1.3B) last year, as accounts reveal it has taken majority voting control of The Traitors producer Studio Lambert.
According to a Companies House filing for the outfit’s holding company Dlg Acquisitions, All3Media boosted sales by 17% for the 2022 calendar year, with revenues just topping the £1B mark.
Ebitda shot up by a similar proportion to £100M and total group operating profit was up from £26M to £40M. In 2022, All3Media produced more than 4,000 hours of programing including the likes of The Traitors, The Tinder Swindler and The Tourist.
The group said the “current macro-economic climate including the continued impact of Covid-19 and the impact of inflation presents a risk and challenge,” however.
The issue is being managed by “reviewing production protocols and analysing opportunities to produce content more efficiently,” amongst other approaches, it added.
Studio Lambert
Today’s record results...
According to a Companies House filing for the outfit’s holding company Dlg Acquisitions, All3Media boosted sales by 17% for the 2022 calendar year, with revenues just topping the £1B mark.
Ebitda shot up by a similar proportion to £100M and total group operating profit was up from £26M to £40M. In 2022, All3Media produced more than 4,000 hours of programing including the likes of The Traitors, The Tinder Swindler and The Tourist.
The group said the “current macro-economic climate including the continued impact of Covid-19 and the impact of inflation presents a risk and challenge,” however.
The issue is being managed by “reviewing production protocols and analysing opportunities to produce content more efficiently,” amongst other approaches, it added.
Studio Lambert
Today’s record results...
- 6/28/2023
- by Max Goldbart and Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
Soccer Aid for Unicef 2023, broadcast live and exclusively on ITV1, Stv and Itvx last week from Old Trafford, Manchester, has raised £14.6 million for Unicef’s vital work giving children around the world the happy, healthy, play-filled childhoods they are entitled to.
Thanks to the generous support of the UK public, Unicef UK supporters, ITV1, Stv and Itvx viewers, this year’s amount brings the current total raised to date, since Soccer Aid for Unicef was founded by Unicef UK Ambassador Robbie Williams in 2006, to over £90 million for children worldwide.
The hotly anticipated match took place at the sold-out Old Trafford stadium in Manchester – welcoming back over 63,000 fans to the same venue that hosted the very first Soccer Aid for Unicef match in 2006. The match ended 4-2 to Soccer Aid World XI, with the team keeping the overall lead with 7-5 wins since the inaugural 2006 match.
Unicef UK Ambassador, Tom Hiddleston,...
Thanks to the generous support of the UK public, Unicef UK supporters, ITV1, Stv and Itvx viewers, this year’s amount brings the current total raised to date, since Soccer Aid for Unicef was founded by Unicef UK Ambassador Robbie Williams in 2006, to over £90 million for children worldwide.
The hotly anticipated match took place at the sold-out Old Trafford stadium in Manchester – welcoming back over 63,000 fans to the same venue that hosted the very first Soccer Aid for Unicef match in 2006. The match ended 4-2 to Soccer Aid World XI, with the team keeping the overall lead with 7-5 wins since the inaugural 2006 match.
Unicef UK Ambassador, Tom Hiddleston,...
- 6/23/2023
- Look to the Stars
Shane Meadows is still in touch with the 'This Is England' cast.The 50-year-old director was at the helm of the 2006 drama film that was set in the 1980s and starred Thomas Turgoose as a troubled 12-year-old who joins a gang of skinheads and admitted that almost 20 years later, he has maintained a connection with the cast - which also included the likes of Stephen Graham, Jo Hartley, and Vicky McClure - that he hopes will last forever as he claimed that making a film is like being a kid on their school holiday. He told The Observer: "'This Is England’'s cast are a proper gang. They were kids when we made the first film. Now I’m going to their weddings and their kids’ christenings. The connection hasn’t faded. Hopefully it will last a lifetime. Films are like school holidays. Summer holidays are...
- 5/28/2023
- by Jordan Beck
- Bang Showbiz
One of British TV's biggest nights happened on Sunday, with the BAFTA TV Awards. And it was a good time to be anyone associated with Derry Girls, Bad Sisters or a particular reality TV show that revolves around betrayal.
Among the winners, Bad Sisters' Anne-Marie Duff scored the first performance trophy for someone from an Apple TV+ series, while the show itself took home drama series. Ben Whishaw won Leading Actor, Drama for This Is Going To Hurt., while The Traitors nabbed two awards, both in its category and for host Claudia Winkleman in Entertainment Performance.
The public, meanwhile, voted Paddington's meeting with the Queen as part of last year's Jubilee celebrations as Memorable Moment.
See the full list of winners below.
Drama Series
Bad Sisters (Winner)
The Responder
Sherwood
Somewhere Boy
Scripted Comedy
Derry Girls (Winner)
Am I Being Unreasonable?
Big Boys
Ghosts
Leading Actor
Ben Whishaw – This Is Going To Hurt...
Among the winners, Bad Sisters' Anne-Marie Duff scored the first performance trophy for someone from an Apple TV+ series, while the show itself took home drama series. Ben Whishaw won Leading Actor, Drama for This Is Going To Hurt., while The Traitors nabbed two awards, both in its category and for host Claudia Winkleman in Entertainment Performance.
The public, meanwhile, voted Paddington's meeting with the Queen as part of last year's Jubilee celebrations as Memorable Moment.
See the full list of winners below.
Drama Series
Bad Sisters (Winner)
The Responder
Sherwood
Somewhere Boy
Scripted Comedy
Derry Girls (Winner)
Am I Being Unreasonable?
Big Boys
Ghosts
Leading Actor
Ben Whishaw – This Is Going To Hurt...
- 5/14/2023
- by James White
- Empire - TV
It was a big night for Irish talent at this year’s British version of the Emmys, the BAFTA TV Awards, which were doled out at the Royal Festival Hall in London. Hosted by Romesh Ranganathan and Rob Beckett, two Irish series — – “Bad Sisters” and “Derry Girls” — won a pair of prizes as did the telefilm “I Am Ruth.”
“Derry Girls” won Best Scripted Comedy for its fourth and final season, which was a lovely parting gift for writer and creator Lisa McGee. The show beat out “Ghosts,” “Big Boys,” and “Am I Being Unreasonable?” although the latter did pick up the prize for Best Comedy Actor for 14-year-old Lenny Rush. He edged out Matt Berry (“What We Do In The Shadows”), Joseph Gilgun (“Brassic”), Stephen Merchant (“The Outlaws”), Jon Pointing (“Big Boys”), and Daniel Radcliffe (“Weird: The Al Yankovic Story”).
“Derry Girls” also won Best Comedy Actress for Siobhán McSweeney,...
“Derry Girls” won Best Scripted Comedy for its fourth and final season, which was a lovely parting gift for writer and creator Lisa McGee. The show beat out “Ghosts,” “Big Boys,” and “Am I Being Unreasonable?” although the latter did pick up the prize for Best Comedy Actor for 14-year-old Lenny Rush. He edged out Matt Berry (“What We Do In The Shadows”), Joseph Gilgun (“Brassic”), Stephen Merchant (“The Outlaws”), Jon Pointing (“Big Boys”), and Daniel Radcliffe (“Weird: The Al Yankovic Story”).
“Derry Girls” also won Best Comedy Actress for Siobhán McSweeney,...
- 5/14/2023
- by Jacob Sarkisian
- Gold Derby
The BAFTA TV Awards honor programs across a wide range of genres. Many of the nominees are also strong contenders at the Emmys. Winners will be revealed in a ceremony on Sunday, May 14 hosted by Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan. The BAFTA TV Craft Awards winners will be announced on Sunday, April 23. (Read the full report on the BAFTA TV Awards nominations here.)
Best Drama Series
X – “Bad Sisters” – Apple TV+
“The Responder” – BBC One
“Sherwood” – BBC One
“Somewhere Boy” – Channel 4
Best Mini Series
“A Spy Among Friends” – Itvx
X – “Mood” – BBC Three
“The Thief, His Wife And The Canoe” – ITV1
“This Is Going To Hurt” – BBC One
Best Single Drama
X – “I Am Ruth” – Channel 4
“The House” – Netflix
“Life and Death in the Warehouse” – BBC Three
Best Actor
Taron Egerton, “Black Bird” – Apple TV+
Martin Freeman, “The Responder” – BBC One
Cillian Murphy, “Peaky Blinders” – BBC One
Gary Oldman,...
Best Drama Series
X – “Bad Sisters” – Apple TV+
“The Responder” – BBC One
“Sherwood” – BBC One
“Somewhere Boy” – Channel 4
Best Mini Series
“A Spy Among Friends” – Itvx
X – “Mood” – BBC Three
“The Thief, His Wife And The Canoe” – ITV1
“This Is Going To Hurt” – BBC One
Best Single Drama
X – “I Am Ruth” – Channel 4
“The House” – Netflix
“Life and Death in the Warehouse” – BBC Three
Best Actor
Taron Egerton, “Black Bird” – Apple TV+
Martin Freeman, “The Responder” – BBC One
Cillian Murphy, “Peaky Blinders” – BBC One
Gary Oldman,...
- 5/14/2023
- by Jacob Sarkisian
- Gold Derby
I Am Ruth, Bad Sisters, Derry Girls and The Traitors were the top winners at the 2023 BAFTA Television Awards on Sunday.
Kate Winslet won the BAFTA for leading actress for her role in I Am Ruth, which also won for best single drama. Bad Sisters took home the award for best drama series, as well as Anne-Marie Duff received the award for best supporting actress for her portrayal of Grace Williams in the series.
Siobhán McSweeney won the honor for best female performance in a comedy programme for Derry Girls. The show also received the award for best scripted comedy.
In addition, Ben Whishaw won the BAFTA for leading actor for his portrayal of Adam Kay in the autobiographical drama This is Going to Hurt, and Adeel Akhtar won the supporting actor award for his role in the crime drama Sherwood.
The entertainment performance award went to Claudia Winkleman for The Traitors,...
Kate Winslet won the BAFTA for leading actress for her role in I Am Ruth, which also won for best single drama. Bad Sisters took home the award for best drama series, as well as Anne-Marie Duff received the award for best supporting actress for her portrayal of Grace Williams in the series.
Siobhán McSweeney won the honor for best female performance in a comedy programme for Derry Girls. The show also received the award for best scripted comedy.
In addition, Ben Whishaw won the BAFTA for leading actor for his portrayal of Adam Kay in the autobiographical drama This is Going to Hurt, and Adeel Akhtar won the supporting actor award for his role in the crime drama Sherwood.
The entertainment performance award went to Claudia Winkleman for The Traitors,...
- 5/14/2023
- by Carly Thomas
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Updated: Kate Winslet and Ben Whishaw scooped the top acting prizes at the BAFTA TV Awards in London this afternoon.
The pair won in the Leading Actress and Actor categories for I Am Ruth and This is Going to Hurt respectively, with I Am Ruth also winning for Single Drama.
Adam Kay’s Whishaw-starring BBC/AMC drama This is Going to Hurt was defeated in the Best Mini-Series category to BBC Three breakout Mood, in one of the night’s biggest surprises.
Meanwhile, Apple TV+ drama Bad Sisters won the streamer’s first BAFTA TV performance awards ever for Best Drama Series and Best Supporting Actress Anne-Marie Duff. Creator Sharon Horgan used her acceptance speech to express “solidarity with [her] WGA brothers and sisters” and a colleague of Horgan’s told Deadline that she had recently joined the picket line in Los Angeles.
The International BAFTA went to Netflix’s Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story,...
The pair won in the Leading Actress and Actor categories for I Am Ruth and This is Going to Hurt respectively, with I Am Ruth also winning for Single Drama.
Adam Kay’s Whishaw-starring BBC/AMC drama This is Going to Hurt was defeated in the Best Mini-Series category to BBC Three breakout Mood, in one of the night’s biggest surprises.
Meanwhile, Apple TV+ drama Bad Sisters won the streamer’s first BAFTA TV performance awards ever for Best Drama Series and Best Supporting Actress Anne-Marie Duff. Creator Sharon Horgan used her acceptance speech to express “solidarity with [her] WGA brothers and sisters” and a colleague of Horgan’s told Deadline that she had recently joined the picket line in Los Angeles.
The International BAFTA went to Netflix’s Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story,...
- 5/14/2023
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Kate Winslet has won the coveted Leading Actress gong at the BAFTA TV Awards for her performance in Channel 4’s I Am Ruth. The Mare of Easttown star has won three BAFTA Film Awards during a stellar career but this is her first TV win.
Winslet beat off competition in a crowded category from I Hate Suzie Too’s Billie Piper, Imelda Staunton’s Queen Elizabeth II in The Crown, Maxine Peake (Anne), Vicky McClure (Without Sin) and Happy Valley lead Sarah Lancashire.
Winslet was an Oscar winner for The Reader in 2008, which also bagged her a BAFTA Film award for Best Actress. She also took home BAFTA Film wins for Sense and Sensibility and Steve Jobs.
Airing as the latest in the Channel 4 I Am… strand, Winslet’s heart-wrenching Channel 4 drama, which also won Best Single Drama at tonight’s awards, explored a relationship between a mother and...
Winslet beat off competition in a crowded category from I Hate Suzie Too’s Billie Piper, Imelda Staunton’s Queen Elizabeth II in The Crown, Maxine Peake (Anne), Vicky McClure (Without Sin) and Happy Valley lead Sarah Lancashire.
Winslet was an Oscar winner for The Reader in 2008, which also bagged her a BAFTA Film award for Best Actress. She also took home BAFTA Film wins for Sense and Sensibility and Steve Jobs.
Airing as the latest in the Channel 4 I Am… strand, Winslet’s heart-wrenching Channel 4 drama, which also won Best Single Drama at tonight’s awards, explored a relationship between a mother and...
- 5/14/2023
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Bafta representatives have defended the representation in its Television Awards nominations.
The full list was announced on Wednesday 22 March, prompting complaints that This Is Going to Hurt’s Ambika Mod was absent from the Leading Actress category, where all nominated stars this year are white.
The BBC medical drama has been nominated in six categories for this year’s awards, with Ben Whishaw securing a Leading Actor nod for his role as former junior doctor Adam Kay, whose book the show is based on.
The Independent understands that Mod was not entered into the category for nomination by the BBC.
Bafta CEO Jane Millichip told Deadline: “There is representation in that category in the fact that if you look at the age of the actresses and the roles written for them, it is extraordinary.
“This is something that we’ve discussed for a long time in the television and film...
The full list was announced on Wednesday 22 March, prompting complaints that This Is Going to Hurt’s Ambika Mod was absent from the Leading Actress category, where all nominated stars this year are white.
The BBC medical drama has been nominated in six categories for this year’s awards, with Ben Whishaw securing a Leading Actor nod for his role as former junior doctor Adam Kay, whose book the show is based on.
The Independent understands that Mod was not entered into the category for nomination by the BBC.
Bafta CEO Jane Millichip told Deadline: “There is representation in that category in the fact that if you look at the age of the actresses and the roles written for them, it is extraordinary.
“This is something that we’ve discussed for a long time in the television and film...
- 3/22/2023
- by Ellie Harrison
- The Independent - Film
The nominations for the 2023 Bafta Television Awards have been announced.
Ahead of the ceremony, the most nominated programmes are This is Going to Hurt and The Responder, which have six nominations each including leading actor for Ben Whishaw and Martin Freeman, respectively.
Next, with five nods each are Bad Sisters, The Crown, The English and Slow Horses.
The ceremony will be hosted by comedians Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan and will air on Sunday 14 May at 7pm on BBC One and iPlayer.
You can find the full list of nominations below.
Drama series
Bad Sisters
The Responder
Sherwood
Somewhere Boy
Mini-series
A Spy Among Friends
Mood
The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe
This is Going to Hurt
International
The Bear (Disney Plus)
Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (Netflix)
Wednesday (Netflix)
Oussekine (Itineraire)
Pachinko (Apple TV Plus)
The White Lotus (Sky Atlantic)
Leading actress
Billie Piper – I Hate Suzie...
Ahead of the ceremony, the most nominated programmes are This is Going to Hurt and The Responder, which have six nominations each including leading actor for Ben Whishaw and Martin Freeman, respectively.
Next, with five nods each are Bad Sisters, The Crown, The English and Slow Horses.
The ceremony will be hosted by comedians Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan and will air on Sunday 14 May at 7pm on BBC One and iPlayer.
You can find the full list of nominations below.
Drama series
Bad Sisters
The Responder
Sherwood
Somewhere Boy
Mini-series
A Spy Among Friends
Mood
The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe
This is Going to Hurt
International
The Bear (Disney Plus)
Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (Netflix)
Wednesday (Netflix)
Oussekine (Itineraire)
Pachinko (Apple TV Plus)
The White Lotus (Sky Atlantic)
Leading actress
Billie Piper – I Hate Suzie...
- 3/22/2023
- by Nicole Vassell
- The Independent - TV
The BBC/AMC co-production “This is Going to Hurt” and the BBC One crime drama “The Responder” lead the 2023 BAFTA TV Awards nominations with six bids apiece. They contend for Best Mini-Series and Best Drama Series respectively while their leading men — Ben Whishaw and Martin Freeman — compete against each other in the catch-all category of Best Drama Actor.
Likewise in Best Drama Writing where Adam Kay, who adapted his bestselling memoir about life as a doctor in the NHS, and “The Responder” creator Tony Schumacher face off. “The Responder” featured players Adelayo Adedayo and Josh Finan were also cited.
The other Best Drama nominees are Apple TV+’s “Bad Sisters,” BBC One’s “Sherwood” and Channel 4’s “Somewhere Boy.” “Bad Sisters,” which is a strong Emmy contender, earned five nominations in total including a bid for supporting actress Anne-Marie Duff.
Netflix’s “The Crown,” BBC/Amazon’s “The English,...
Likewise in Best Drama Writing where Adam Kay, who adapted his bestselling memoir about life as a doctor in the NHS, and “The Responder” creator Tony Schumacher face off. “The Responder” featured players Adelayo Adedayo and Josh Finan were also cited.
The other Best Drama nominees are Apple TV+’s “Bad Sisters,” BBC One’s “Sherwood” and Channel 4’s “Somewhere Boy.” “Bad Sisters,” which is a strong Emmy contender, earned five nominations in total including a bid for supporting actress Anne-Marie Duff.
Netflix’s “The Crown,” BBC/Amazon’s “The English,...
- 3/22/2023
- by Jacob Sarkisian
- Gold Derby
BAFTA has celebrated the number of older white women nominated for best actress at its Television Awards amid a steep decline in ethnic diversity in performance shortlists.
All six nominees in the Leading Actress category are white and have been nominated for BAFTAs across film and TV multiple times in the past.
Asked if BAFTA had hoped for a different outcome, CEO Jane Millichip said: “There is representation in that category in the fact that if you look at the age of the actresses and the roles written for them, it is extraordinary. This is something that we’ve discussed for a long time in the television and film world: Are the roles written for women over the age of 40? That is a really impressive result.”
BAFTA later clarified that Millichip was referring to “representation” for older women as a separate issue from diversity, which it considers to relate to...
All six nominees in the Leading Actress category are white and have been nominated for BAFTAs across film and TV multiple times in the past.
Asked if BAFTA had hoped for a different outcome, CEO Jane Millichip said: “There is representation in that category in the fact that if you look at the age of the actresses and the roles written for them, it is extraordinary. This is something that we’ve discussed for a long time in the television and film world: Are the roles written for women over the age of 40? That is a really impressive result.”
BAFTA later clarified that Millichip was referring to “representation” for older women as a separate issue from diversity, which it considers to relate to...
- 3/22/2023
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
The BAFTA TV Awards honor programs across a wide range of genres. Many of the nominees are also strong contenders at the Emmys. Winners will be revealed in a ceremony on Sunday, May 14 hosted by Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan. The BAFTA TV Craft Awards winners will be announced on Sunday, April 23. (Read the full report on the BAFTA TV Awards nominations here.)
Best Drama Series
“Bad Sisters” – Apple TV+
“The Responder” – BBC One
“Sherwood” – BBC One
“Somewhere Boy” – Channel 4
Best Mini Series
“A Spy Among Friends” – Itvx
“Mood” – BBC Three
“The Thief, His Wife And The Canoe” – ITV1
“This Is Going To Hurt” – BBC One
Best Single Drama
“I Am Ruth” – Channel 4
“The House” – Netflix
“Life and Death in the Warehouse” – BBC Three
Best Drama Actor
Taron Egerton, “Black Bird” – Apple TV+
Martin Freeman, “The Responder” – BBC One
Cillian Murphy, “Peaky Blinders” – BBC One
Gary Oldman, “Slow Horses” – Apple TV+
Chaske Spencer,...
Best Drama Series
“Bad Sisters” – Apple TV+
“The Responder” – BBC One
“Sherwood” – BBC One
“Somewhere Boy” – Channel 4
Best Mini Series
“A Spy Among Friends” – Itvx
“Mood” – BBC Three
“The Thief, His Wife And The Canoe” – ITV1
“This Is Going To Hurt” – BBC One
Best Single Drama
“I Am Ruth” – Channel 4
“The House” – Netflix
“Life and Death in the Warehouse” – BBC Three
Best Drama Actor
Taron Egerton, “Black Bird” – Apple TV+
Martin Freeman, “The Responder” – BBC One
Cillian Murphy, “Peaky Blinders” – BBC One
Gary Oldman, “Slow Horses” – Apple TV+
Chaske Spencer,...
- 3/22/2023
- by Jacob Sarkisian
- Gold Derby
Following closely behind, Bad Sisters, The Crown, The English and Slow Horses also received five nominations apiece.
BBC dramas This is Going To Hurt and The Responder lead the nominations for this year’s Bafta Television and Bafta Craft awards with six nominations each.
Both dramas have received nods in the leading actor category for Ben Wishaw and Martin Freeman’s performances.
Sister’s This is Going To Hurt is up for best drama mini series, while Dancing Ledge’s The Responder, which has been recomissioned for a second series, makes the list for best drama series.
The two dramas...
BBC dramas This is Going To Hurt and The Responder lead the nominations for this year’s Bafta Television and Bafta Craft awards with six nominations each.
Both dramas have received nods in the leading actor category for Ben Wishaw and Martin Freeman’s performances.
Sister’s This is Going To Hurt is up for best drama mini series, while Dancing Ledge’s The Responder, which has been recomissioned for a second series, makes the list for best drama series.
The two dramas...
- 3/22/2023
- by Heather Fallon Broadcast
- ScreenDaily
It’s already proving to be a good year at the TV Baftas for the BBC, with its shows This Is Going to Hurt and The Responder leading the nominations.
The broadcaster is the clear leader ahead of the ceremony in April, with a total of 81 nominations across both TV and craft categories, while Channel 4 is second with 33, Netflix has 24 and ITV 19.
This year’s TV categories also included first-time nominations for acting heavyweights Cillian Murphy, Gary Oldman, Daniel Radcliffe and Taron Egerton.
Dark medical comedy This Is Going To Hurt, based on the best-selling book of the same name by Adam Kay, has among its nominations Ben Whishaw for Leading Actor and a nod for Best Mini-Series.
Whishaw, who stars as the former junior doctor turned author, will go up against Murphy for Peaky Blinders, Oldman for Slow Horses, Egerton for Black Bird, Chaske Spencer for The English...
The broadcaster is the clear leader ahead of the ceremony in April, with a total of 81 nominations across both TV and craft categories, while Channel 4 is second with 33, Netflix has 24 and ITV 19.
This year’s TV categories also included first-time nominations for acting heavyweights Cillian Murphy, Gary Oldman, Daniel Radcliffe and Taron Egerton.
Dark medical comedy This Is Going To Hurt, based on the best-selling book of the same name by Adam Kay, has among its nominations Ben Whishaw for Leading Actor and a nod for Best Mini-Series.
Whishaw, who stars as the former junior doctor turned author, will go up against Murphy for Peaky Blinders, Oldman for Slow Horses, Egerton for Black Bird, Chaske Spencer for The English...
- 3/22/2023
- by Alex Green
- The Independent - TV
BAFTA has pulled the curtain back on its Television Awards nominations, and This Is Going To Hurt and The Responder are leading the chase for a famous bronze mask.
The BBC dramas each have six nominations across the BAFTA Television Awards and BAFTA Television Craft Awards, including Leading Actor for Ben Whishaw and Martin Freeman.
Whishaw plays junior doctor Adam Kay in This Is Going To Hurt, which was co-produced by AMC. Freeman features as an urgent response police officer in The Responder.
This Is Going To Hurt is nominated for Mini Series, while The Responder will compete in the Drama Series race. Adam Kay and Tony Schumacher will both do battle in the Writer: Drama category at the BAFTA Television Craft Awards.
The BBC has a total of 81 nominations, putting it comfortably ahead of its nearest rival Channel 4, which has 33 nominations. Netflix scooped 24 nominations, while Apple TV+ was...
The BBC dramas each have six nominations across the BAFTA Television Awards and BAFTA Television Craft Awards, including Leading Actor for Ben Whishaw and Martin Freeman.
Whishaw plays junior doctor Adam Kay in This Is Going To Hurt, which was co-produced by AMC. Freeman features as an urgent response police officer in The Responder.
This Is Going To Hurt is nominated for Mini Series, while The Responder will compete in the Drama Series race. Adam Kay and Tony Schumacher will both do battle in the Writer: Drama category at the BAFTA Television Craft Awards.
The BBC has a total of 81 nominations, putting it comfortably ahead of its nearest rival Channel 4, which has 33 nominations. Netflix scooped 24 nominations, while Apple TV+ was...
- 3/22/2023
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
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