Adrian Lester plays Ben Ergha. Ben is the forensics expert in a formidable and eccentric team of University archaeologists headed up by the brilliant but maverick Gillian Magwilde (Julie Graham).
Ben is Gillian’s rock, a straight-down-the-line guy. They have a history together, which he seems happy to put behind him. However, you sense that he still holds a little candle for her.
Ben’s role is to add energy and moral guidance to the team. If there is a dilemma, he usually comes out on the Read the rest of this entry »
Adrian Lester returns to the role of Mickey “Bricks” Stone for the fifth season of the BBC con drama Hustle, which is slated to premiere next year.
The fifth season of Hustle will start filming in and around London this summer. Produced by Kudos Film and Television in association with Red Planet Pictures, the fifth edition also features the return of Mickey’s fellow con artists, Ash ‘Three Socks’ Morgan and Albert Stroller.
The series’ latest installment sees Mickey return to a new London following his stint in Australia selling the Sydney Opera House to an unsuspecting punter. While the credit crunch has hit Britain hard, a greedy few are still getting richer from the losses of others; they make the ideal marks for Mickey, who is keen to put new plans into action to extract their cash.
Hustle is written and created by Tony Jordan, with additional writing credits for Fintan Ryan (Party Animals), Tom Butterworth (Birthday Girl), Marston Bloom (Hotel Babylon) and newcomer Chris Hurford. The lead director is James Strong (Doctor Who), the producer is Kerry Appleyard (M.I. High) and the executive producers are Karen Wilson and Simon Crawford-Collins for Kudos and Tony Jordan for Red Planet Pictures.
Polly Hill, the BBC’s commissioning editor of independent drama, said: “We are delighted that Adrian Lester returns to Hustle as Mickey Bricks. Tony Jordan’s wonderful scripts see him return to a different London but using the same delicious scams. This series promises to offer everything that we love about Hustle but with an exciting new twist.”
—By Irene Lew
“I love Doctor Who. I grew up with the series. I actually own the very first copy of the Doctor Who Magazine with Tom Baker and the Daleks on the cover. The role really appeals to me.
“TV producers don’t like taking risks with casting, but that can make things a bit boring.
“It would be good to mix things up and there’s no reason why they couldn’t have a black Doctor, or a woman. In fact, why not a black woman? Though I want to play him first.”
David Tennant is leaving, and Adrian would be fantastic!
Set in the stunning historic city of Bath, a place steeped in over 3,000 years of history, BONEKICKERS is an exciting, action-packed ride through history.
Passionate archaeologist Gillian Magwilde (Julie Graham, WILLIAM AND MARY) and her team; comprised of her ex, the cool-tempered Dr Ben Akomfrah (Adrian Lester, HUSTLE, THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW), lecturer and reluctant adventurer Prof ‘Dolly’ Parton (Hugh Bonneville, DOCTOR ZHIVAGO) and University intern with a secret Viv Davis (Gugu Mbatha-Raw, DOCTOR WHO), are sent to investigate a series of ancient mysteries using state-of-the-art technology and some good old-fashioned digging!
Whether hunting Crusade relics, uncovering shocking slave murders, exploring secret Roman chambers or digging up trenches in Normandy, the BONEKICKERS team discover that unlocking the riddles of the past has dangerous repercussions in the present.
Set over the course of a day on Hampstead Heath, North London, SCENES OF A SEXUAL NATURE looks at the relationships of seven couple.
There’s a gay couple discussing what would happen if they decided to adopt a child; a couple who are in the process of divorce talk about how they became an item; a wife finds her husband staring at the underwear of a teenage girl; two people in their forties experience an awkward blind date picnic; an elderly couple look back on their love lives; a young man attempts to bed a recently dumped woman.
Finally, there’s a man who has decided that relationships are far too difficult and prefers to use the services of prostitutes.
Ed Blum’s insightful film looks at the complexity of various different relationships, what they have in common, and the rules that govern them.
Great Britain, 2007. A deadly plague, known as the “Reaper Virus,” has broken out, killing hundreds of thousands in its wake. In desperation, the British Government evacuates as many survivors as it can out of the infected area, and then builds a wall, preventing the remainder from escaping. Thirty years later, with the wall still up and the victims all but forgotten, the virus breaks out again. The Government decides to send a crack team of operatives, led by Major Eden Sinclair, into the hot zone to investigate the possibility of a cure.
At the risk of sounding cliché’, this movie is not for everyone. It moves a bit slowly in the beginning, and assumes a few things about its audience. But the overall feel of the movie, and the message that it communicates is very endearing.
Frank Langella is amazing as always, and perfectly captures what it’s like to be a writer. His character is a true gentleman. He drinks tea, stands when a lady enters or leaves the room, and speaks honestly but with a polite tact when it’s called for. It was really a nice thing to see.
Lili Taylor was hard to get a feel for. I just couldn’t connect with her character. Probably because she was turning 40 and trying to have a kid. But her relationship with Adrian Lester was very genuine. They had a great chemistry that really played on the heart-strings.
Lauren Ambrose was a little quirky. The chemistry between her and Frank seemed too forced to me, and not because of the age difference. The only way I can describe it is by invoking the imagery of the unstoppable force meeting the immovable object.
But as I said, overall, the film is beautiful. The characters are richly developed, the music is beautiful, and the story really pulls you in as it unfolds. I wasn’t quite sure how to feel about it, initially. But the more I watched, my love for the film gained momentum and really started to grow.
I would recommend this movie for readers, writers, and anyone who enjoys a good drama.
Adrian Lester, Julie Graham and Hugh Bonneville make history come alive in Bonekickers
30 Nov
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BBC Drama today announced full details of an all-star cast for Bonekickers, a new six-part drama series for BBC One.
Julie Graham (Dalziel & Pascoe, William And Mary) is Gillian, a feisty Celt who heads up a team of archaeologists working out of Bath University.
Adrian Lester (Hustle, Ballet Shoes) is Dr Ben Akomfrah, a forensic expert who brings an objective understanding to the team, Hugh Bonneville (Miss Austen Regrets, Tsunami) is the encyclopaedic but terminally louche, Professor Gregory Parton and Gugu Mbatha-Raw (Spooks, Tish Jones in Doctor Who) is the eager, young, post-grad intern, Viv Davis.
As a team their skills combine under a variety of imperatives to extract bodies, books, weapons and all manner of artefacts which lead them into an investigation of the past that will unlock dangers and mysteries in the present.
From the excavation of murdered 18th century slaves to the possible discovery of the True Cross, each episode is a window on a period of history but, more importantly, a reflection on how we live now.
Running through the series is a greater puzzle that Gillian keeps to herself for fear of ridicule – the hunt for the greatest treasure in the history of Man, a hunt that drove her brilliant mother insane, a hunt that pits her wits against her academic nemesis, the arrogant, urbane TV historian Daniel Mastif, and that will culminate at the end of series one in a desperate race for glory which may destroy her in the process.
From Matthew Graham and Ashley Pharoah (Monastic Productions), the writers and creators of the hit series Life On Mars and Ashes To Ashes, and Michele Buck and Damien Timmer of Mammoth Screen, Bonekickers is a thrilling adventure series packed with historical mystery and contemporary relevance.
Based in fact, the series has on board the expertise of Dr Mark Horton, Head of Archaeology at Bristol University, a specialist in the archaeology of historical societies around the world and Bonekickers consultant on the factual evidence and background to the relics featured in each episode.
Polly Hill, BBC Commissioning Editor for Independent Drama, comments: “Bonekickers takes history and archaeology and makes it sexy, accessible and exciting.”
Bonekickers is being produced by Rhonda Smith (Fairy Tales, Marie Lloyd) and executive produced by Matthew Graham and Ashley Pharoah of Monastic Productions and Michele Buck and Damien Timmer of Mammoth Screen.
The drama is commissioned by Jane Tranter, Controller, BBC Fiction.
Bonekickers begins filming in and around Bath this month and will transmit on BBC One in spring 2008.
Never forget … history is now!
Being Human – Just a regular flatshare … for a vampire, a werewolf and a ghost
06 Nov
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BBC Three presents new one-off drama Being Human – a witty, exciting, sexy and extraordinary look at the friendship between three 20-something outsiders trying to find their way in an enticing, yet complicated world.
Starring a cast of bright up-and-coming actors: Guy Flanagan (Totally Frank), Andrea Riseborough (Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley), Russell Tovey (The History Boys) alongside Adrian Lester (Hustle), Being Human explores what it’s like trying to find where you fit into the grand scheme of things when you live with an unusual affliction…
Mitchell (Flanagan) and George (Tovey) are two 20-something lads who, like any of their peers, would love to hit the town, pull girls and spend evenings down the pub.
Mitchell is a hospital cleaner, good looking, laid back and a hit with the ladies. Oh, and he’s a blood-sucking vampire.
Mitchell’s friend George works in the same hospital as a porter. He’s an awkward but loveable geek who was befriended by Mitchell two years ago.
George was heartbroken after he had to move away from the love of his life; he had to leave before she discovered that at every full moon, he sprouts a snout, grows a very hairy back and transforms into a werewolf.
Having had enough of sleeping in hostels and temporary accommodation, Mitchell and George decide to get a flat together where they can indulge in their love of beer, pizza and watching TV. They just want to have a go at being normal – being human.
Annie (Riseborough) is their uninvited lodger. When the guys moved into their new creepy abode they were not expecting to share it with a ghost with a confidence crisis.
Annie used to live in the flat with her boyfriend but following a fatal accident, and now suffering from a distinct lack of self esteem, she can’t move on. So, she spends her time wandering around the house, making cups of tea she can’t drink and scaring away anyone who dares try to move into her home.
But when George and Mitchell move in Annie’s surprised to find two new friends who are as unusual and weird as she is.
Executive producer for Touchpaper Television Rob Pursey says: “Being Human is a warm, funny, aspirational drama with an irresistible twist. Mitchell, George and Annie are supernatural creatures but they are desperate be a part of a life we all take for granted.
“It’s an exciting and contemporary take on friendship and finding your way in the world. Toby Whithouse’s witty, emotionally powerful script makes these three misfits come alive, even though they’re far from human.”
Being Human is commissioned by Danny Cohen, Controller of BBC Three, and Jane Tranter, Controller of BBC Fiction, and produced by Touchpaper Television, part of the RDF Media Group.
It is written by Toby Whithouse (Hotel Babylon), produced by Matthew Bouch (The Sarah Jane Adventures), directed by Declan O’Dwyer (Wire In The Blood) and executive produced by Rob Pursey (The Queen’s Sister) and Julie Gardner, Head of Drama for BBC Wales.
Filming has started on location in Bristol for transmission on BBC Three in 2008.
The 60-minute drama is one of six bold and engaging new dramas for BBC Three which will transmit early next year.
Richard Griffiths, Harriet Walter, Emilia Fox, Marc Warren, Emma Watson, Gemma Jones, Victoria Wood, Dame Eileen Atkins and Adrian Lester dance their way on to the small screen this Christmas, in this feature-length film of Noel Streatfield’s classic novel, Ballet Shoes.
Set in Thirties London, it tells the story of orphans Pauline, Petrova and Posy Fossil, adopted by the eccentric explorer Professor Brown – known as “Gum” – and raised as sisters by his selfless niece, Sylvia.
When the three girls are small, however, Gum goes missing for more than a decade. Despite stalwart help from old retainer Nana, Sylvia struggles to make ends meet. Suffering from failing health, she decides to take in lodgers. Sprightly academics Dr Smith and Dr Jakes are soon joined by voluptuous dance teacher Theo Dane and sweet, melancholy Mr Simpson. Their arrival changes the family’s lives for ever.
Pauline, Petrova and Posy are enrolled in theatre school, and put to work on the stage. This suits ambitious Pauline, who wants to act, and feisty Posy, who dreams of ballet stardom. But Petrova, steadfast and loving, longs for a career as an aviator, and suffers great frustration and disappointment.
The sisters’ early vow to “put their names in the history books” becomes a promise to keep the family together – at all costs. Their adventures prove magical, funny and moving.
Their lives in showbusiness are shot through with triumph, but hearts are broken and hard lessons learned before Gum returns and ensures a happy ending for the Fossils.
Pauline is played by Emma Watson, Petrova by Yasmin Paige, Posy by Lucy Boynton, Professor Brown (Gum) by Richard Griffiths, Sylvia by Emilia Fox, Nana by Victoria Wood, Dr Smith by Harriet Walter, Dr Jakes by Gemma Jones, Theo Dane by Lucy Cohu and Mr Simpson by Marc Warren. Adrian Lester makes a cameo appearance as Hollywood film director Mr Sholsky.
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