It’s time for our regular look at the TV that the BFI is showing, this time in May 2014. Edwardian drama is top of the bill this month – bet you didn’t see that coming? In fact, it’s the only thing on the bill, so savour it, since as well as a Q&A with Zoë Wanamaker, there are plays featuring Jeremy Brett, Sean Connery, Patrick Stewart, Ian Richardson, Jeremy Irons, André Morrell, Peter Vaughan, Annette Crosby, Timothy West, Anna Calder-Marshall and Colin Firth, to name but a few.
Year: 2014
Charley Says: Secure your ladder
Look at this: it’s New Zealand getting in on the public information films with a warning about ladders. This is quite frightening and well done, actually.
Classic TV
Filmed in Supermarionation – coming Autumn 2014
Network has completed a new film about the work of Gerry and Sylvia Anderson that’s going to be released in Autumn 2014. They were the minds behind Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlet, Stingray, UFO, Space: 1999 et al, in case you don’t know.
Directed and produced by Stephen La Rivière (The Story Of Upstairs Downstairs, We Were ‘The Champions’), Filmed In Supermarionation is a screen adaptation of his book of the same name telling the story of Gerry and Sylvia Anderson’s TV productions using a wealth of previously unseen archive footage, new interviews with those involved, and clips from the shows themselves.
And here’s a trailer.
US TV
New Zealand hails King Joffrey #bringdowntheking
Look at this: it’s a statue of King Joffrey to publicise season four of Game of Thrones in New Zealand. It’s been erected in Aotea Square in Auckland (cue jokes about what it’ll do for Auckland traffic – NB all I know about Auckland I learnt from The Almighty Johnsons) and the plan is that if you Tweet about it, it’ll eventually be toppled (I hope that’s not a spoiler).
As the statue gains attention in real life and online, a large, medieval winch will be attached to the statue, with a rope around Joffrey’s neck, along with the appearance of the hashtag #bringdowntheking. From there, fans who’ve had enough of Joffrey’s nonsense can use the tag #bringdowntheking, and with each use of it, the rope will pull tighter around Joffrey’s head. All interested parties should head to www.bringdowntheking.com to see live webcams of all the action, see and send their own messages, as well as stay abreast of all the latest news and developments.
Looks like they’ve already put the winch in place, judging from the webcam:
I think I still prefer the dragon skull, though.
News: More Alan Partridge, Tom Hardy’s Taboo, 7 mins of Fargo + more
Film casting
- Holly Hunter et al join Batman vs Superman
- Helen Mirren, Ryan Reynolds to star in Woman In Gold
- Judy Greer joins Jurassic World
Trailers
UK TV
- Channel 4 to invest millions in international dramas
- Sky Atlantic renews: Mid Morning Matters
- Wednesday ratings
UK TV casting
- Vincent Regan and Amy Manson join Atlantis
New UK TV show casting
- Tom Hardy to star in BBC1’s Taboo
US TV
- Teaser for True Blood’s final season
- DirecTV acquires: ABC1’s The Code
- Wednesday ratings
New US TV shows
- The first seven minutes of FX’s Fargo
New US TV show casting
- Mandy Moore to star in CBS’s Good Session
- David Meunier to recur on TNT’s Legends