Whether a Bill Nighy fan or a David Hare follower, tune in to PBS, Masterpiece Contemporary, for Part II of The Worricker Trilogy. Turks & Caicos airs tonight at 9pm Et. Military intelligence operative Johnny Worricker (Bill Nighy) was introduced in the TV crime thriller, Page Eight in 2011, after it made quite a splash as the Toronto Film Festival’s closing feature. Brainchild of writer/director David Hare, the project, initially, had challenges attracting financial support. There weren’t any over-the-top, visually exciting, action sequences; nor was he planning any. The project was about “human beings” Hare said at the time and about “the inner workings of MI5.” ...
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- 11/9/2014
- by Darwyn Carson
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PBS Masterpiece Contemporary returns this Sunday with David Hare’s thrilling drama Page Eight. The show centers around an MI5 agent named Johnny Worricker (Bill Nighy) who is presented with evidence that his American counterparts have been torturing suspects. He is told to “do the right thing” but what exactly does that mean? Nighy is joined in the cast by his Harry Potter co-stars Michael Gambon and Ralph Fienes as well as The Mummy actress Rachel Weisz. Check your local listing for broadcast times.
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PBS Masterpiece Contemporary returns this Sunday with David Hare’s thrilling drama Page Eight. The show centers around an MI5 agent named Johnny Worricker (Bill Nighy) who is presented with evidence that his American counterparts have been torturing suspects. He is told to “do the right thing” but what exactly does that mean? Nighy is joined in the cast by his Harry Potter co-stars Michael Gambon and Ralph Fienes as well as The Mummy actress Rachel Weisz. Check your local listing for broadcast times.
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- 11/2/2011
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The stars turn out in force for PBS. fall programming. At the Annual Meeting for member stations, Masterpiece executive producer Rebecca Eaton unveiled the series. fall season, which features all-star casts in new Masterpiece Contemporary presentations and the return of a Masterpiece Mystery! favorite. This fall Masterpiece Contemporary welcomes Bill Nighy, Rachel Weisz, Michael Gambon, Ralph Fiennes, Alan Rickman and Emma Thompson to its line-up in two new films: .Page Eight. and .The Song of Lunch.. In a special video interview from the PBS Annual Meeting, Eaton, a 2011 Time .100 Most Influential People in the World. honoree and PBS .Be More. Award winner, previews these films and introduces this summer.s .Zen,. Mastepriece Mystery's newest detective, played by...
- 5/31/2011
- by April MacIntyre
- Monsters and Critics
David Tennant's acclaimed performance as Hamlet Prince of Denmark comes to PBS Wednesday evening as part of the Great Performances series. Immediately following the broadcast, the film will be available online in its entirety on the Great Performances Web site.
Hamlet aired in the UK on Boxing Day 2009 to an audience of more than 900,000. In an article in The Observer, Britain’s Prime Minister Gordon Brown wrote: “Like many people, I had my love of Shakespeare reawakened by David Tennant’s TV portrayal of Hamlet over Christmas.”
Tennant made his debut in October as the host of Masterpiece Contemporary on PBS. His many other credits include his recent portrayal of Barty Crouch Junior in the big-screen blockbuster Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Tennant has also received numerous awards from the theatre community for his lead roles in several Shakespearean productions and other classic plays.
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Hamlet aired in the UK on Boxing Day 2009 to an audience of more than 900,000. In an article in The Observer, Britain’s Prime Minister Gordon Brown wrote: “Like many people, I had my love of Shakespeare reawakened by David Tennant’s TV portrayal of Hamlet over Christmas.”
Tennant made his debut in October as the host of Masterpiece Contemporary on PBS. His many other credits include his recent portrayal of Barty Crouch Junior in the big-screen blockbuster Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Tennant has also received numerous awards from the theatre community for his lead roles in several Shakespearean productions and other classic plays.
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- 4/28/2010
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