lolly
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Post by lolly on Nov 26, 2015 3:31:30 GMT 8
Just watching ITV and I have seen a trailer for upcoming drama's and yes I saw Jericho included, there was a two second clip of Hans, made my night. I heard it was on in January so we will have to wait a little longer.  |
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Post by ponygirlizzy on Nov 26, 2015 4:32:07 GMT 8
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Jericho
Nov 27, 2015 4:10:42 GMT 8
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Post by Virgil Reality on Nov 27, 2015 4:10:42 GMT 8
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Post by celticarcher on Nov 27, 2015 5:52:08 GMT 8
Wow!! Great news if viewers like it, a possible five year run  Thanks for the info Virgil |
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Post by Gg on Nov 28, 2015 1:55:53 GMT 8
and continues: www.radiotimes.com/news/2015-11-27/is-itv-drama-jericho-britains-first-westernIt is being described as the first ever British western – even though it is set in the Yorkshire Dales. ITV’s new drama series Jericho is probably the closest thing UK TV has come to producing a homegrown version of the genre famous for cowboys and settlers. The Deadwood-style Wild West frontier town depicted in the series is based on the community created by the building of the Ribblehead Viaduct in Yorkshire in the 19th century – hundreds died building it. The show’s creator Steve Thompson, a writer on both Sherlock and Doctor Who, says the series was partly inspired by the classic 1953 Hollywood western Shane, which depicted a gunfighter’s attempts to settle into homestead life before becoming embroiled in a bitter dispute over land. The eight-part drama stars Clarke Peters of The Wire as a ruthless railway agent and Jessica Raine from Call the Midwife as an impoverished widow, while Hans Matheson, who starred in The Tudors, plays a navvy. While there is none of the endless gun-slinging of a spaghetti western, the new ITV show, which airs in January, does chart the brutal and violent realities of living in a frontier shanty town, which has its own tavern and brothel, which comes with the mandatory kind-hearted prostitute. Other classic western features in the drama include the drifters, the industrialists, the railways and the horses. Not to mention the hats and bonnets. If successful, the series is being lined up to run for five years. Thompson said: “It is I suppose like a British western. The western is a very broad church because we have seen some very violent westerns like those by Sam Peckinpah but also Little House on the Prairie is a western too. So that is quite a wide spectrum.” “I was inspired by westerns like Shane, which are not about cowboys, they are about settlers and the people, specifically about the woman being central to that and the family’s life. Shane I think was a huge inspiration. So yes there are aspects of it. “But for me what is exciting is that I have never seen a British western or a British frontier story. Actually there was a frontier, they did go out and conquer the frontier. I think the originality of that is very exciting.” Clarke Peters’ character is based on a real Afro-Carribean man who was a navvy who gained great power in a frontier community. Peters, who also starred in Notting Hill and Marley & Me, said: “I think that [my character] brings to the story a little bit of the old Wild West, which from what I understand did exist here, in its own form. Those little towns springing up by the viaducts were wild, were crazy, were lawless and I like the adventure of that… I like the idea that he could be sheriff of that town, maybe. “This piece opens up all those little avenues of history that seemed to have been closed off to us. I hope that people do take the time to investigate that even more because it might address some of the problems that we are dealing with at this time in history.” |
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Jericho
Nov 30, 2015 6:40:36 GMT 8
via mobile
Post by Gg on Nov 30, 2015 6:40:36 GMT 8
 Photos from the ITV press sneak peek Q&A at BFI - recorded for the public sneak peeks taking place in December   excerpts from the Q&A (Steve Thompson - creator; Hans Matheson - Johnny Jackson; Kate Bartlett - Executive Producer) Bartlett: Jericho is a frontier story, but a very British frontier story Matheson: There's a great chemistry between the actors. Great ensemble. It's good fun. Cracking. Thompson: Jericho is an important part of our culture. It's gritty, but there's a magic about it. We wanted Jericho to be a place where people would want to live. Bartlett: The joy of Jericho is the stakes are high. It's a life or death world. There's a sense of freedom. Thompson: Jericho's not a western about gunslingers, it's a western about the frontier. It's a family saga. I'd felt we unearthed a little goldmine. A piece of social history nobody had touched. It's rare moment in TV to say "nobody's done that before". First British western? Bartlett: Most of the huts/buildings filmed on site. It was amazing. Thompson: Jericho is a great love story. It's about freedom. It's about people claiming their own identities. It's a real place. What you're watching is a town being born. itv studios/BFI |
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Jericho
Nov 30, 2015 22:33:23 GMT 8
Post by celticarcher on Nov 30, 2015 22:33:23 GMT 8
I've just seen a trailer too for upcoming dramas to ITV and Jericho was definitely amongst them. No exact dates given though.
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Post by Gg on Nov 30, 2015 23:18:37 GMT 8
The itv promo (may not work in all countries) itv promo  |
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Jericho
Nov 30, 2015 23:38:08 GMT 8
Post by celticarcher on Nov 30, 2015 23:38:08 GMT 8
Hi Gg
I just clicked the link and it opens a new window of this page. Clicked on the photo and it shows a larger photo. Is it supposed to show the trailer of dramas coming up soon for ITV?
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Post by Gg on Dec 3, 2015 23:01:19 GMT 8
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Post by celticarcher on Dec 3, 2015 23:42:44 GMT 8
Fantastic Really looking forward to watching this. |
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Post by Gg on Dec 4, 2015 1:14:16 GMT 8
Sorry, that took so long. Hope it works now. The below is also a vid. I do apologize if that's not obvious, just click on it. I'm technologically limited at the moment.  if this doesn't work, please try this: facebook vidit is the 40 second spot I'm afraid I am midst chaos, nowhere near my usual devices of mayhem, and fly out on Sunday before I can return to my familiar equipment. For now this is my mobile best, but will edit if I can figure out why the above link may not be working. Please pardon. |
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Post by celticarcher on Dec 6, 2015 20:50:43 GMT 8
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Post by S on Dec 9, 2015 5:42:43 GMT 8
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Eva
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Post by Eva on Dec 9, 2015 20:06:32 GMT 8
He is so perfect , I cant wait to see this series
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