Steve McQueen’s anthology series leads the pack with 15 nominations.
Small Axe leads the nominations for this year’s Bafta Television and Bafta Craft awards, which take place on June 6 and May 24, respectively.
The BBC mini-series, created and directed by Steve McQueen, is up for 15 awards (six television and three craft), including best mini-series, John Boyega and Shaun Parkes for leading actor, Letitia Wright for leading actress, and Malachi Kirby and Michael Ward for supporting actor.
Small Axe was produced by Turbine Studios and Lammas Park alongside the BBC and Amazon Studios. Two episodes – Mangrove and Lovers Rock – were picked...
Small Axe leads the nominations for this year’s Bafta Television and Bafta Craft awards, which take place on June 6 and May 24, respectively.
The BBC mini-series, created and directed by Steve McQueen, is up for 15 awards (six television and three craft), including best mini-series, John Boyega and Shaun Parkes for leading actor, Letitia Wright for leading actress, and Malachi Kirby and Michael Ward for supporting actor.
Small Axe was produced by Turbine Studios and Lammas Park alongside the BBC and Amazon Studios. Two episodes – Mangrove and Lovers Rock – were picked...
- 4/28/2021
- by Orlando Parfitt
- ScreenDaily
Break out the popcorn! Peacock is already home to a number of original television series, but the NBCUniversal streaming service is about to get its fair share of original movies, too. Joining Peacock's original film slate—which currently consists of flicks like Psych 2: Lassie Come Home and In Deep with Ryan Lochte—are Anthony, The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts the Tonight Show and Black Boys. The latter two are launching on Thursday, Sept. 10, while Anthony will be premiere on Friday, Sept. 4. Written by BAFTA-winning screenwriter Jimmy McGovern and produced by Colin McKeown and Donna Molloy, Anthony tells the story of 18-year-old Black student Anthony Walker,...
- 8/21/2020
- E! Online
“Anthony,” a commissioned 90-minute drama about Anthony Walker, a Black teenager who was murdered in a racist attack in Liverpool in 2005, will air on BBC One.
Inspired by conversations with Anthony’s mother Gee Walker, “Anthony” is written by Jimmy McGovern, BAFTA-winner for “The Street” and “Hillsborough.” The drama looks at what Anthony’s life could have been had he lived, before dealing with his death.
Gee Walker said: “I went to Jimmy because I couldn’t think of anyone more suited who could depict, highlight and draw attention to the hard messages of a life not lived – Anthony’s unfilled dreams, his potentials and the many lives he would have impacted on – which now will never be realized.”
“I’d known Gee Walker for many years and every time I had needed to write about loss or grief I had gone to her and she had always been generous...
Inspired by conversations with Anthony’s mother Gee Walker, “Anthony” is written by Jimmy McGovern, BAFTA-winner for “The Street” and “Hillsborough.” The drama looks at what Anthony’s life could have been had he lived, before dealing with his death.
Gee Walker said: “I went to Jimmy because I couldn’t think of anyone more suited who could depict, highlight and draw attention to the hard messages of a life not lived – Anthony’s unfilled dreams, his potentials and the many lives he would have impacted on – which now will never be realized.”
“I’d known Gee Walker for many years and every time I had needed to write about loss or grief I had gone to her and she had always been generous...
- 6/15/2020
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
The BBC/BBC America show earned 14 nods, including for its leads Jodie Comer and Sandrah Oh, and best drama.
Killing Eve leads the nominations for this year’s Bafta Television and Bafta Craft awards.
The BBC/BBC America show earned 14 nods, including for its leads Jodie Comer and Sandrah Oh in the best actress category, and best drama.
Just behind was A Very English Scandal starring Hugh grant and Ben Whishaw, with 12 nominations including best mini-series.
Patrick Melrose scooped six nominations, with Bodyguard and The Little Drummer Girl earning five.
Netflix’s Bandersnatch episode of Black Mirror picked up three nominations including best single drama.
Killing Eve leads the nominations for this year’s Bafta Television and Bafta Craft awards.
The BBC/BBC America show earned 14 nods, including for its leads Jodie Comer and Sandrah Oh in the best actress category, and best drama.
Just behind was A Very English Scandal starring Hugh grant and Ben Whishaw, with 12 nominations including best mini-series.
Patrick Melrose scooped six nominations, with Bodyguard and The Little Drummer Girl earning five.
Netflix’s Bandersnatch episode of Black Mirror picked up three nominations including best single drama.
- 3/28/2019
- by Orlando Parfitt
- ScreenDaily
The Huntman: Winter’s War star Sheridan Smith, Abigail’s Party star Alison Steadman and Sinead Keenan (Little Boy Blue) are to star in Care, a BBC One drama created by Broken and The Accused creator Jimmy McGovern.
Care, a 90-minute drama, will be produced by Colin McKeown’s La Productions for BBC. It will tell the story of Smith’s Jenny, a mother-of-two raising her girls alone after the departure of her husband Dave. Her one lifeline is Mary, played by Steadman, Jenny’s widowed mother whose help with childcare allows Jenny to hold down her full-time job at the supermarket. When Mary suffers a devastating stroke and develops dementia, Jenny’s world comes crashing down and everything changes for her and her sister Claire, played by Keenan. Finding herself torn between her own life and the well-being of her mother, Jenny soon discovers that another way could be possible.
Care, a 90-minute drama, will be produced by Colin McKeown’s La Productions for BBC. It will tell the story of Smith’s Jenny, a mother-of-two raising her girls alone after the departure of her husband Dave. Her one lifeline is Mary, played by Steadman, Jenny’s widowed mother whose help with childcare allows Jenny to hold down her full-time job at the supermarket. When Mary suffers a devastating stroke and develops dementia, Jenny’s world comes crashing down and everything changes for her and her sister Claire, played by Keenan. Finding herself torn between her own life and the well-being of her mother, Jenny soon discovers that another way could be possible.
- 6/1/2018
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
The Lords of Gondor have returned. Sean Bean has been cast as the lead character, Roman Catholic priest Father Michael Kerrigan, in the Broken TV show for BBC One. A Game of Thrones alum, Bean recently starred as Martin Odom on Legends, which was cancelled after two seasons on TNT, in December 2015. He plays John Marlott in ITV's series, The Frankenstein Chronicles, which is set to air on A&E, stateside.A six-episode drama series, Broken (working title) comes from writer Jimmy McGovern, creator of BBC One's Accused TV series, on which Bean guest-starred as Tracie Tremarco. Colin McKeown and Donna Molloy are executive producing for La Productions. Bean is also executive producing, with Ashley Pearce and Noreen Kershaw directing. Lucy Richer is executive producing for the...
- 8/5/2016
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
The Imitation Game star has been nominated for his leading role in BBC drama Sherlock.Scroll down for full list of nominations
Benedict Cumberbatch has been nominated for the third time as leading actor in his BBC role of Sherlock. This marks his sixth nomination for this category in his career.
Cumberbatch received a Best Actor Oscar nomination earlier this year for his role as Alan Turing in Morten Tyldum’s The Imitation Game.
The nominations, announced on Wednesday by actors Freddie Fox and Amanda Abbington, place Cumberbatch in a category alongside three others.
Toby Jones (Harry Potter, Captain America, The Hunger Games) is recognized for his role in Marvellous. The show received two other nominations including Single Drama and Supporting Actress for Gemma Jones.
James Nesbitt (The Hobbit) also received a leading actor nomination for The Missing, in addition to Jason Watkins (The Golden Compass) for his role in The Lost Honour of Christopher Jeffries.
For...
Benedict Cumberbatch has been nominated for the third time as leading actor in his BBC role of Sherlock. This marks his sixth nomination for this category in his career.
Cumberbatch received a Best Actor Oscar nomination earlier this year for his role as Alan Turing in Morten Tyldum’s The Imitation Game.
The nominations, announced on Wednesday by actors Freddie Fox and Amanda Abbington, place Cumberbatch in a category alongside three others.
Toby Jones (Harry Potter, Captain America, The Hunger Games) is recognized for his role in Marvellous. The show received two other nominations including Single Drama and Supporting Actress for Gemma Jones.
James Nesbitt (The Hobbit) also received a leading actor nomination for The Missing, in addition to Jason Watkins (The Golden Compass) for his role in The Lost Honour of Christopher Jeffries.
For...
- 4/8/2015
- by mam27@bu.edu (Monica Mendoza)
- ScreenDaily
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