Warning: contains spoilers for Endeavour Series 9 Episode 3 ‘Exeunt’.
That was one for the Morse faithful. The last time fans had seen Arthur Lott was in Endeavour’s 2012 pilot episode. Then a detective sergeant, Lott had been run out of Oxford by Fred Thursday for having corrupt connections to local criminals. His departure left Thursday short of a bagman, which opened up a position for a certain bright young constable from Carshall Newtown, and the rest, as they say, is history.
In the Endeavour finale, Lott (Danny Webb) returned to Oxford and stepped out from the shadows to reveal himself as the string-pulling enforcer behind the Blenheim Vale cover-up. Lott and a cabal of corrupt London officers were the ones issuing threats, bullets and hotshots to keep the child abuse scandal quiet. Lott was even behind the Series 5 loss of Fred Thursday’s life savings. Here’s his story on the show.
That was one for the Morse faithful. The last time fans had seen Arthur Lott was in Endeavour’s 2012 pilot episode. Then a detective sergeant, Lott had been run out of Oxford by Fred Thursday for having corrupt connections to local criminals. His departure left Thursday short of a bagman, which opened up a position for a certain bright young constable from Carshall Newtown, and the rest, as they say, is history.
In the Endeavour finale, Lott (Danny Webb) returned to Oxford and stepped out from the shadows to reveal himself as the string-pulling enforcer behind the Blenheim Vale cover-up. Lott and a cabal of corrupt London officers were the ones issuing threats, bullets and hotshots to keep the child abuse scandal quiet. Lott was even behind the Series 5 loss of Fred Thursday’s life savings. Here’s his story on the show.
- 3/12/2023
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
Warning: contains spoilers for Endeavour Series 9 Episode 2 ‘Uniform’
“But they’re not here, and I am,” should be the words stamped beneath Acc Bright’s face on a range of Endeavour merchandise. With them, Bright went from upright company man to heroic leader of this band of brothers. A band now one brother bigger following the surprise return of DS Jakes – last seen in Series 3 – at the episode’s cliffhanger ending. With a “Wotcha”, Little Pete was back, this time hopefully ready to face his demons.
There was a stirring sense of heroism in ‘Uniform’ as one by one, our men chose good over self-interest. Morse led the charge by offering to draw enemy fire so Thursday could protect his promotion, but when it came to it, Fred stood shoulder to shoulder with his bagman. It took Bright’s direct defiance of Division orders, and DeBryn’s identification of the...
“But they’re not here, and I am,” should be the words stamped beneath Acc Bright’s face on a range of Endeavour merchandise. With them, Bright went from upright company man to heroic leader of this band of brothers. A band now one brother bigger following the surprise return of DS Jakes – last seen in Series 3 – at the episode’s cliffhanger ending. With a “Wotcha”, Little Pete was back, this time hopefully ready to face his demons.
There was a stirring sense of heroism in ‘Uniform’ as one by one, our men chose good over self-interest. Morse led the charge by offering to draw enemy fire so Thursday could protect his promotion, but when it came to it, Fred stood shoulder to shoulder with his bagman. It took Bright’s direct defiance of Division orders, and DeBryn’s identification of the...
- 3/5/2023
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
Exclusive: Universal International Studios (Uis) and Australian indie Matchbox Pictures are developing a TV adaptation of Adrian McKinty novel The Island.
Published last year, The Island follows Heather Baxter, who marries Tom and moves from a small country town to Seattle. A working vacation overseas seems like the perfect way to bring the new family together, but once they’re deep in the Australian outback, the jet-lagged and exhausted kids are so over their new mom. When they discover a remote Dutch island, off-limits to outside visitors, the family talks their way onto the ferry, taking a chance on an adventure far from the reach of iPhones and Instagram. But as soon as they set foot on the island, which is run by a tightly knit clan of locals, everything feels wrong.
The book was a bestseller and comes from the Irish author of 2020’s The Chain and the Sean Duffy...
Published last year, The Island follows Heather Baxter, who marries Tom and moves from a small country town to Seattle. A working vacation overseas seems like the perfect way to bring the new family together, but once they’re deep in the Australian outback, the jet-lagged and exhausted kids are so over their new mom. When they discover a remote Dutch island, off-limits to outside visitors, the family talks their way onto the ferry, taking a chance on an adventure far from the reach of iPhones and Instagram. But as soon as they set foot on the island, which is run by a tightly knit clan of locals, everything feels wrong.
The book was a bestseller and comes from the Irish author of 2020’s The Chain and the Sean Duffy...
- 2/22/2023
- by Max Goldbart and Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
Universal International Studios and Jenna Bush Hager’s Thousand Voices are teaming with author Jessica George to develop a series adaptation of her keenly anticipated debut novel “Maame.”
The book rights to “Maame” were acquired in a competitive deal and auction by St Martin’s Press in the U.S. and Hodder & Stoughton in the U.K. German rights were pre-empted in a two-book deal by Sarah Leibl at btb, with translation rights handled by David Higham Associates.
Released on Jan. 31 in the U.S. and on Feb. 14 in the U.K. “Maame,” which has many meanings in Ghana’s Twi language, means woman in the context of the novel. It revolves around London-based Maddie, who is the primary caretaker for her father, who suffers from advanced stage Parkinson’s. When her mother returns from a sojourn in Ghana, Maddie, a self-acknowledged late bloomer, leaps at the chance to get out...
The book rights to “Maame” were acquired in a competitive deal and auction by St Martin’s Press in the U.S. and Hodder & Stoughton in the U.K. German rights were pre-empted in a two-book deal by Sarah Leibl at btb, with translation rights handled by David Higham Associates.
Released on Jan. 31 in the U.S. and on Feb. 14 in the U.K. “Maame,” which has many meanings in Ghana’s Twi language, means woman in the context of the novel. It revolves around London-based Maddie, who is the primary caretaker for her father, who suffers from advanced stage Parkinson’s. When her mother returns from a sojourn in Ghana, Maddie, a self-acknowledged late bloomer, leaps at the chance to get out...
- 1/31/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Jenna Bush Hager’s Thousand Voices and Universal International Studios are developing Jessica George’s debut novel Maame into a TV series.
The book was released today in the U.S. and was Today with Hoda & Jenna host Bush Hager’s February pick for her monthly #ReadWithJenna.
The novel centers on Maddie, whose life in London involves being primary caretaker for her father, who has advanced stage Parkinson’s, and dealing with her nightmare boss. When her mum returns from her latest trip to Ghana, the self-acknowledged late bloomer leaps at the chance to get out of the family home and start living.
George will co-adapt the TV version with Everthing I Know About Love scribe Yemi Oyefuwa.
The adaptation is the second to come from Bush Hager’s deal with Uis, which was struck a year ago and has also spawned a version of Kirk Wallace Johnson’s The Feather Thief.
The book was released today in the U.S. and was Today with Hoda & Jenna host Bush Hager’s February pick for her monthly #ReadWithJenna.
The novel centers on Maddie, whose life in London involves being primary caretaker for her father, who has advanced stage Parkinson’s, and dealing with her nightmare boss. When her mum returns from her latest trip to Ghana, the self-acknowledged late bloomer leaps at the chance to get out of the family home and start living.
George will co-adapt the TV version with Everthing I Know About Love scribe Yemi Oyefuwa.
The adaptation is the second to come from Bush Hager’s deal with Uis, which was struck a year ago and has also spawned a version of Kirk Wallace Johnson’s The Feather Thief.
- 1/31/2023
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
"We will build the ultimate weapon! Their stuff will be our stuff!" How did we miss this?! Netflix is showing a new 40-minute animated holiday special film titled Alien Xmas, the latest creation of the Chiodo Bros. This stop-motion animated adventure looks like Rankin/Bass' classic "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" TV special – but with aliens, instead of reindeer. Meet X, a little alien who learns that in a world full of stuff, things aren’t meant to be taken, but given. When extraterrestrials attempt to steal Earth's gravity, only the gift-giving spirit of Christmas -- and a small Alien named X -- can save the world. It is already available to watch now; somehow we missed all these trailers when they debuted weeks ago. But better late than never! The film features the voices of Keythe Farley, Dee Bradley Baker, Kaliayh Rhambo, Michelle Deco, Barbara Goodson, and Jessica Gee-George. It...
- 11/23/2020
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Their passports are full of stamps, their frequent flier miles are at record highs and they have the art of packing their carry-ons down to a science.
Now, just in time for the beginning of summer, Garrett and Jessica Gee are celebrating a new milestone: They just crossed off trip No. 100 in almost two years of traveling the world as “The Bucket List Family” with their two kids, Dorothy, 4, and Manilla, 2.
“For me, a big part of this journey was to have the opportunity to spend more quality time with my children,” Garrett, 27, a former high-tech entrepreneur from Provo, Utah,...
Now, just in time for the beginning of summer, Garrett and Jessica Gee are celebrating a new milestone: They just crossed off trip No. 100 in almost two years of traveling the world as “The Bucket List Family” with their two kids, Dorothy, 4, and Manilla, 2.
“For me, a big part of this journey was to have the opportunity to spend more quality time with my children,” Garrett, 27, a former high-tech entrepreneur from Provo, Utah,...
- 6/23/2017
- by Cathy Free
- PEOPLE.com
One year after Garrett and Jessica Gee sold everything they owned at a yard sale to travel the world with their two small children as "The Bucket List Family," the Provo, Utah, couple is still at it - only now their adventures have taken on a humanitarian twist. During a recent trip to Nepal, when the Gees learned about the horrors of human sex slave trafficking in South Asia, they decided to start a campaign with the educational nonprofit, Effect.org, to raise awareness and funds to open a school to give illiterate girls and young women an education and lessen their vulnerability to traffickers.
- 8/25/2016
- by Cathy Free, @cathyjfree
- PEOPLE.com
One year after Garrett and Jessica Gee sold everything they owned at a yard sale to travel the world with their two small children as "The Bucket List Family," the Provo, Utah, couple is still at it - only now their adventures have taken on a humanitarian twist. During a recent trip to Nepal, when the Gees learned about the horrors of human sex slave trafficking in South Asia, they decided to start a campaign with the educational nonprofit, Effect.org, to raise awareness and funds to open a school to give illiterate girls and young women an education and lessen their vulnerability to traffickers.
- 8/25/2016
- by Cathy Free, @cathyjfree
- PEOPLE.com
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