Bernard Cribbins On Filming With David Tennant In The TARDIS
DAVID TENNANT NEWS UPDATES 22 May 2013, 10:47 pm CEST
Bernard Cribbins, the star of two versions of Doctor Who, has been talking to SciFiNow ahead of the release of Daleks - Invasion Earth 2150AD on Blu-ray next Monday. Bernard played Tom Campbell in the 1966 film based on the TV series which starred Peter Cushing as human scientist and inventor Dr. Who. Bernard, who is celebrating 70 years in showbusiness this year, is best known to present day Doctor Who fans as Wilfred Mott, grandfather to the Tenth Doctor's companion Donna Noble (Catherine Tate). Bernard told SciFiNow of the day that he stepped back into the TARDIS during the filming of David Tennant's swansong The End Of Time.
"There was a funny moment there, which made me laugh at
the time," he said. "David and I had to get into the TARDIS on the
series and I’d never been in there as Wilfred before. So he said
“In you go,” closes the door, and the director outside said “OK,
cut, that’s a print,” and before we go I said to David, “Do you
know the first time I was in this thing was in 1966?” And he looked
at me and said “I wasn’t even born then.” He really was astonished
at the connection. Amazing."
Sadly Bernard won't be appearing in the 50th Anniversary
Special, although he couldn't confirm whether or not he would be
involved in the celebrations somehow. However, he did comment on
why he thought that Doctor Who was still popular after 50
years:
"It’s an adventure story and you don’t know what’s going
to happen. And they keep switching Doctors which helps anyway! It’s
what they call hokum in America, and it’s beautifully cooked, which
is great."
David Tennant In The Name Of The Doctor
DAVID TENNANT NEWS UPDATES 21 May 2013, 10:37 am CEST
For those wondering where David Tennant was during the montage of clips of past Doctors shown on last saturday's Doctor Who season finale,The Name Of The Doctor, don't worry, he was there, albeit very briefly. Eagle-eyed fan Mel Tye has spotted the tiny glimpse of the Tenth Doctor as Clara steps into his life during the fourth series two-parter Silence In The Library/ Forest Of The Dead. David will return to the role of the Tenth Doctor for the 50th Anniversary special to be screened on Saturday 23rd November, where he will join Matt Smith, Jenna-Louise Coleman, Billie Piper and John Hurt Find out more about the special here
Thanks Mel for the heads up!
Chris Chibnall On Broadchurch 2: I'm Not Feeling Any Pressure
DAVID TENNANT NEWS UPDATES 21 May 2013, 9:02 am CEST
Broadchurch creator Chris Chibnall says that
although expectations are high for the second series of the drama,
he doesn't feel nervous about writing the secondseries
Talking to BANG Showbiz, he said:
''I'm not feeling any pressure, because we told the
story we wanted to tell in the first one before all the hoopla
happened, I feel it will be the same for the second one, I've known
all along what the story for the second one is, I had hoped we'd
get the opportunity to tell it and now we're going to.
"I've felt like an observer to the reaction and success
of 'Broadchurch', in a way my job is just to do the same thing
again which is to sit on my computer and write and research and
plot with the same people I worked with on the first one ... Rather
than pressure I feel really, really excited and motivated and
inspired. I'm excited that people will want to know what the next
'Broadchurch' story is. It's exciting; I think I'd be more more
worried if it had flopped and nobody cared. I'd be saying, 'I've
got a great second story but nobody wants to hear
it!''
However, Chris was swift to debunk any plot rumours
about the new series, insisting that so far he hasn't revealed
anything.
''I haven't mentioned anything but some people have made
up quotes!" he said. "I haven't said anything about what it is,
I've said it's a very different story to tell but I haven't said
anything about where we're going with it. I'm not going to start
talking about it now, because it's so far away, we've only just
finished the first one.''
The hugely successful eight-part crime drama starred
David Tennant and Olivia Colman as the police detectives leading
the investigation into the murder of a young boy in a seaside town.
As well as being a thrilling whodunnit which gripped the nation,
the series also explored the emotional impact of the tragic event
on the immediate family and on the wider community.
Cast and plot details for series two have yet to be
confirmed but it is expected that work will begin in early 2014. In
the meantime,Chris is finishing work on The Great Train
Robbery for BBC One and is determined to fit in a
break
''I'm still yet to have holiday after the first one so
I'm not going to start talking about the second one. I just want to
go on a little family holiday somewhere in the sunshine. Now feels
about the right time.''
Broadchurch is now available on DVD
- order
your copy here
Series one of Broadchurch begins on
Dramaville on BBC America on 7th August
The TV Choice Awards 2013: Vote Now For David Tennant And Broadchurch
DAVID TENNANT NEWS UPDATES 21 May 2013, 8:37 am CEST
Voting is now open for the 2013 TV Choice Awards. The awards take place on September 9th at the Dorchester Hotel, London and will be hosted by Ben Miller As expected, Broadchurch and its stars David Tennant and Olivia Colman feature in the longlist, as does comedy show Twenty Twelve, starring Olivia and narrated by David. They appear in the following categories Best New Drama: Broadchurch Best Comedy Series: Twenty Twelve Best Actor: David Tennant (Broadchurch) Best Actress: Olivia Colman (Broadchurch)
Fans have until midnight BST on 14th June to vote
TV Choice Magazine say:
Your favourite TV magazine always likes to point you in
the right direction when it comes to choosing what to watch — and
now is your chance to give us your feedback about the programmes
and personalities that have entertained you the most over the past
12 months.
During the next few weeks, you can let us know your
favourites as voting opens for the TVChoice Awards 2013 — which
will determine who'll be picking up the prizes at our 17th
star-studded ceremony.
Click
here to visit TV Choice magazine. With thanks
to Digital
Spy
Chris Chibnall On Putting David Tennant And Arthur Darvill On Screen Together: I Thought It Would Explode The Internet
DAVID TENNANT NEWS UPDATES 21 May 2013, 1:25 am CEST
Chris Chibnall has revealed that he knew casting David Tennant and Arthur Darvill together in Broadchurch would be a huge fannish thrill for Whovians. Chris, who has written scripts for both the Tenth and Eleventh Doctors' eras in Doctor Who,has previously said that he wrote the part of Paul Coates specifically for Arthur and that David was one of the first actors that he cast. However, he told Digital Spy that it was still exciting to see the pair of them together.
"Funnily enough, there was a bit of a moment where we
thought, 'Can we do that, or does it look a bit too in-jokey?' -
but actually you just go, 'They're the best actors'.
"But certainly when they met at the read-through, I saw them
approach each other and I thought, 'If I could get my camera-phone
out now, it would explode the internet!'
"But it was just a delight, because as a writer and a producer, you
think, 'I'd love to see those two actors in a scene together,
because they're very interesting, powerful actors' - so that was
the thrill of it.”
However, he would not be drawn on any details about the
eagerly anticipated second series of Broadchurch, due
to begin filming in early 2014.
It'll take us a while to do it, so there's no point
talking about it now," he said. "When we're ready to tell you a
little bit more, we will, but we deliberately kept our secrets with
the first one and we'll try and do a little bit of the same with
the second.
"I would take nothing for granted, I would just wait and see! We'll
tell you when we're ready!"
Broadchurch, starring David Tennant,Olivia Colman
and Arthur Darvill, was released on DVD today. Order
your copy here
Download Link For The Script For Episode One of The Politician's Husband
DAVID TENNANT NEWS UPDATES 21 May 2013, 12:58 am CEST
The BBC have made the script for episode one of The Politician's Husband available for download from the BBC Writer's Room The three part drama starring David Tennant and Emily Watson examined the effect on a political marriage when the wife's career starts to eclipse that of her husband. Paula Milne's script is full of intrigue, deception and betrayal as a once loving couple turn into bitter rivals and they sruggle to grasp and retain power
The Politician's Husband was aired recently on BBC Two and was released on DVD last Monday. Order your copy here
Russell T Davies' script for Doctor Who - Smith And Jones is also available from the same site
Jodie Whittaker On Broadchurch Secrets: I Begged Chris Chibnall To Tell Me
DAVID TENNANT NEWS UPDATES 21 May 2013, 12:32 am CEST
Jodie Whittaker was so desperate to find out whether her character in Broadchurch would turn out to be the murderer that she begged series writer and executive producer to tell her the truth. Jodie, who plays grieving mother Beth Latimer, felt that it would be too much to play a bereaved parent and a killer.
Spoilers below
Talking to Huffington Post she told how the cast would try to guess the killer's identity, which Chibnall was determined to keep from them:
"There was a fantastic energy between us, we'd all
laugh. There'd been a line about the murderer having big hands, so
we all started comparing our hands. Even the culprit didn't know.
He kept us all guessing.
"Eventually I took Chris to one side and begged him to
tell me. And eventually, he said, 'It's not you, it's not David
(Tennant), it's not Olivia (Colman), because that would have been
too big for the audience. So he let me off the hook."
She also said that the long, tiring shoot affected them
all:
"David and Olivia were in every scene, so they were
exhausted. For Andy (Buchan, who played Beth's husband Mark) and
me, it was emotional and upsetting, too. But everyone understood. I
definitely noticed by the end of filming in December just how tired
we all were."
Broadchurch is out now on DVD - order
your copy here
Your Questions Answered: Chris Chibnall And Richard Stokes' Twitter Q&A
DAVID TENNANT NEWS UPDATES 21 May 2013, 12:04 am CEST
Broadchurch creator and writer Chris Chibnall and
series producer Richard Stokes held a Q&A session on Twitter
this afternoon to celebrate the release of the crime drama on DVD.
Hundreds of questions later, this is what they had to
say:
Chris Chibnall
@faithful_viewer: “what was it like to work with
David and Arthur again after Doctor Who?”
Miserable. Divas.
@JuanSam26: “Is there a difference writing for
Tennant in Broadchurch vs. Doctor Who?”
Very different characters so yes!
@JuanSam26: “Haha thanks, but I meant as an actor if
there's a change in how you write to his acting style now vs
then”
DT is so versatile that you hope to find him new things
to do. That was part of our initial
conversation.
From one of the cast!
@JoeSims10: “there's a chap called Nige in s1 who
both me and my Nanthought was brilliant! Is he in
s2?”
Is your Nan available?
@RyanJL: “Upon reflection, is there anything at all
you would change about S1? Even the smallest
thing?”
I would put @JoeSims10’s Nan in it.
really good question. always is on every show. But less
on this than most. We had to cut some (not many) scenes with great
acting in
@RealJayneLake: “I'm struggling 2 keep all the plot
in the air at the same time with my stuff. Any structural/practical
tips?”
Whiteboards!
@Grumblenook: “Is there anything you could tell us
about Series 2. Any hints, clues, teasers?”
No! (This is easy)
@can “can you talk about the casting? Why and how did
you pick the cast members and why?”
I had some actors in mind while writing (eg Olivia,
Arthur), others such as Jodie and Andy just did irresistible
readings.
@JosephBegley: “relevance of the clocks being wrong
in the first episode?”
Metaphor for death/lives now being in
stasis
@madmumof3: “Who, out of the Broadchurch cast, would
you most like to have dinner with and why”
All of them. Every night.
@JillOusey: “Broadchurch is coming to BBC America in
August - will there be a Region1 DVD released?”
Don’t know. Hope so!
@chrisrooke: “Most difficult part of creative
process? Realising horrendous emotions, keeping killer below radar,
etc?”
Probably keeping all the plates spinning emotion, plot,
character development, reality vs thriller. A cocktail of
stuff
@caravansusan: “favourite scene from any
episode?”
Too many to choose. I do love the Hardy/Miller dinner
scene (& invite!)
@benjaminpmoore: “Did you write the scripts so a
different resolution was plausible?”
I had a contingency up my sleeve, yes
@ShastriVCParsad: “Why no blu ray?”
Not our choice. We made it in HD so would love a
BluRay.
@SoarsparksPoppy: “Was it difficult filming something
so emotionally devastating in a place near to where you used to
live?”
It was certainly a bit stranger than I had anticipated.
But the West Bay & Clevedon communities were ace.
@MartyN1994: “Which scene did you enjoy shooting the
most?”
I felt very proud & sad (& cold) the night of
the beach bonfire
@benjaminpmoore: “Do you completely map characters
out in advance or allow them to expand as they go
along?”
Genuinely, both. Map everything out, have a plan, then
change and expand if a better idea occurs!
@trilbyauton: “Did you ever get to the stage where
you thought something was too emotional to be written, or a step
too far?”
Asked that q all the time, many days had to step away,
take long walks & deep breaths. Eps 1 & 8 esp
tough
@SV_lover: “Did you originally plan to crate more
than one series?”
I hoped to, yes. But never expected this
response.
@TenOncominStorm: “At what point of having the idea
and developing it, did you feel like you should spread it and show
ITV?”
When I had ep 1 script, a set of series storylines,
ideas of casting, some images & a mouldboard!
ifantweets: “Is there more to Susan's backstory than
we saw? Did she actually not know about her
husband?”
There’s always more to characters than you can put on
screen.
@gill_kirk; “Great and inspiring that this came from
yr spec script: how true was the final to your spec
idea?”
Very close. Thanks to an AMAZING, collaborative team and
extraordinary actors, the finished show was better.
@sterkc: “was it Killer first and then story? Or
Story and then pick a Killer?”
Characters first, then story, then killer evolved out of
the mix.
@benjaminpmoore: “How do you resolve conflict btwn
character's natural response & demands of plot
arc?”
Plot via character
@DanielVipond: “What sort of camera was Broadchurch
filmed with?”
Arri Alexa
@CDrape01: “Have you been tempted to buy property in
the area? Seems idyllic!”
I live here already. It is
@CameronYardeJnr: “Can you believe the critical,
cultural and ratings success? Rare for a show to be all 3”
Utterly stunned. We honestly feel very grateful and
humbled. We know how rare it is and appreciate it.
@RichardLeeWalsh: “Did you have sleepless nights
worrying that the ending would be leaked?”
Yes, and I love that nobody did
@Grumblenook: “What was it like weaving so many red
herrings into the plot?”
A LOT of fun
@Mai_C_Actress: “do you see yourself in any of the
characters? Including good and bad traits
Yes. Especially Ellie & Hardy
@laverosa_c: “any advice for budding script
writers?”
Read. Watch. Study. Write. Rewrite. Listen to notes.
Write. Persist!
@lorrainewood73: “great choice of location west bay
im off there myself soon and where in particular you recommend for
dinner?”
Watch House cafe, Riverside Restaurant, Three Horseshoes
Powerstock…
@laverosa_c: “Why not put the script on @bbcwritersroom? We would love to see a
script”
Haven’t been asked!
@stuartwitts: “What made you choose @OlafurArnaldsto score the series?”
Because he is a genius. Loved listening to his work
& he outperformed what I thought he’d bring
@240719991: “At the start did you think it was risky
having 8x 1 hour episodes on the same plotline?”
Right from the start and every single day. But I kept
writing anyway.
@DazBear1969: “who set out the mood and style of the
show? You or the directors?”
Teamwork. Broadchurch is teamwork. We discussed what we
all thought it should be. Then stuck to it.
@BroadchurchUK: “ was Olivia Colman just as jolly as
she was on the BAFTA night? She seems lovely!”
We ADORE her.
@SoarsparksPoppy: “was there any cast member who was
similar in personality to their character?”
Vince.
@what_thefez: “sci-fi or mystery?”
Both! And others!
@alfie_barker: “best tips for writing a crime
drama?”
Plot it all out. Approach from character. I
think.
@RJHSwain: “Do you prefer having creative control
over a big multi-part series or to write single eps for existing
shows?”
I love having responsibility and being able to fully
take the blame.
@samfreeman__: “explain this - on Tom millers phone
;) pic.twitter.com/67lQyVFIzX”
His phone was still on Florida time!
@Tobiiiaaas: “What is the key to a great
script?”
Oh, blimey so many things, characters you love & a
story that transports?
@LucyPeirce: “where is the hut where danny was killed
i went to west bay i couldnt see it xx”
On the cliff at Eype.
@claireejfurner: “Did you have ideas for a 2nd series
whilst writing the 1st or was it purely motivated by the
success?”
2nd series motivated purely by story! I have another
story. Never chase success!
@TenOncominStorm: “Do you have any annoying habits
that you do when in the flow of writing?”
SO MANY.
@GKMarshall: “For how long had Broadchurch been in
the works before being picked up?”
About nine months of work, very roughly. Unusual route,
though, being written on spec.
@Mai_C_Actress: “Did you ever stop and think 'this is
too surreal, someone's playing a joke on me.’”
Still thinking it.
@RJHSwain: “Do you have any particular routines or
sources of inspiration (e.g. listen to music) while writing
scripts?”
I listen to a lot of music. I switch off the Internet
(Freedom app). And I go for walks to solve problems.
@BBC6Breakfast: “How did you feel when this happened
bit.ly/10yBbOcwith Colly and Jodie!?”
It was our first day of location shooting on the beach.
We were in a script meeting. A l moment of concern!
@jwarley: “you said before that you wrote Broadchurch
on spec, how much of it did you write before it was picked
up?”
Episode one, character biogs and storylines for the
whole series.
@Dymvue; “I don't remember the detectives ever
investigating Danny's life at school, wld have thought that
necessary.”
Lots of procedural scenes you didn’t see. Multiple
points of view, so we couldn’t show every piece of investigation
(deliberately)
@MarkAttrill1: “will you be using my parents
newsagents again in the 2nd series? Bag of free sherbert lemons to
tempt you”
We’re tempted! Already been buttonholed by a brilliant
performer wanting to be the new newsagent!
@ComedyAnorak: “What is the one piece of advice you
would give to new writers?”
Finish the piece. Write another. Repeat!
Richard Stokes
@ClaireTaylor_: “whats it like working with David
Tennant?”
He is an utter joy. Charming, brilliant,
professional.
@Grumblenook: “did you envision David Tennant and
Olivia Colman as Hardy and Miller from the
beginning?”
Chris always had Olivia in mind for Ellie! David was
cast very soon after from a very short short-list!
@Grumblenook: “How did you entice stars like David
Tennant and David Bradley to Broadchurch?”
It's all about the quality of the scripts. Actors
respond to great material.
@RealJayneLake: “I'm struggling 2 keep all the plot
in the air at the same time with my stuff. Any structural/practical
tips?”
White boards and index cards are your friend. Always
really useful to see the structure in one
@RealJayneLake: “What's your favourite British TV
drama from the last five years?”
So many recently - Downton series 1, Scott and Bailey,
always a big fan of Silk before I produced it.
@Grumblenook: “Is there anything you could tell us
about Series 2. Any hints, clues, teasers?”
No, and be honest - wasn't one of the great enjoyments
of series 1 *not* knowing what happened next?
@madmumof3: “Who, out of the Broadchurch cast, would
you most like to have dinner with and why”
As actors they were all utterly lovely and any of them.
As characters - maybe not Susan. Or Joe. Or Nige. Or
Hardy
@Grumblenook: “I feel like there is a hidden metaphor
in relation to the now deceased slug. What was
it?”
There was always something in the house that was
unwelcome. The slug is the killer under Ellie's nose.
@yazzyfizzle: “Was Steve really a
psychic?”
Very deliberately left open. Always written and played
that it could go either way.
@caravansusan: “What was your favourite scene from
any episode in Broadchurch?”
A lot to choose from; the dinner scene with Hardy and
Ellie, the interview scenes in ep 8 David Bradley's
death
@twindy5: “Did you film any of Broadchurch in
Portishead? You had mentioned wanting to early
on.”
Very little in the end as we found most of our locations
in Clevedon.
@SV_lover: “If you were on a desert island with a
Broadchurch character, who would you choose and
why?”
Well, the list of who not to choose is probably easier!
No murderers, grumpy cops or relatives of weird
families!
@rebelheart77: “And when and how did Joe Miller get
the keys to the hut?”
The keys are under a stone by the door. We showed this
but cut the scene for time in the edit.
@identity_no2: “relevance of Danny arguing with the
postman?”
It was how Jack remembered it but it was a red herring.
Again - scene cut from last ep helped explain this.
@Grumblenook: “In retrospect, if you could change the
killer to another character - who would you
choose?”
Emotionally this was always the right choice for the
show. Couldn't be anyone else.
@awkward912: “Anything you regret not being able to
do/not doing in a different way?”
The December storms prevented us from shooting the boat
out at sea. Wish we could have done that
@mLouisep: “was the accused Jack storyline in effort
to prepare us for what happened with Danny and
Joe?”
More a parallel - a story of how Mark could end up
emotionally (grieving for his lost son) and how press speculation
can spiral.
@CameronYardeJnr: “Can you believe the critical,
cultural and ratings success? Rare for a show to be all
3.”
no, still can't believe the response. A rare feeling and
one we're all treasuring.
@MlleEmmie: “most beautiful memory of doing
Broadchurch?”
a few as the cast/crew were great to be with. Filming on
the beach, meals at the Bull. Wrap!
@northernlass73: “were you shocked about how much we
all loved broadchurch?”
Not so much shocked as delighted. We all aim to be that
good - but rarely achieve it.
@Grumblenook: “What was it like weaving so many red
herrings into the plot?”
Both difficult and fun. Keeping the plates spinning is
hard but creatively exciting.
@SoarsparksPoppy: “Was there ever a day of filming
when everything just seemed to be not quite
working?”
We were hit by hurricane Sandy on its way back from NY.
That wasn't a great night shoot!
@BroadchurchUK: “did you have to do the walk up east
cliff in west bay? (Bloody killer if a hill!!)”
Yes - on all three recces and for filming!!
@twindy5: “Any chance of a different ending to make
sure U.S. viewers are 100% unspoiled?”
er ... no. Sorry.
@BroadchurchUK: “was Olivia Colman just as jolly and
hyper as she was on the BAFTA night? She seems
lovely!”
She is. An utter star who kept coming in to the
production office and making us tea
@oliviarose18xx: “would you ever consider reversing
the plot next series and show it from the killers perspective
?”
Have you seen 'The Fall'?
@MlleEmmie: “I noticed a bit similarity with "Twin
Peaks", an amazing similarity for me. Is it
desired?”
It was an influence for sure both editorially and
stylistically.
@Hannah_Aldis: “How hard was it to keep the identity
of the killer a secret?”
Everyone who knew had the goodwil not to spoil it. We
also covered ourselves. No advance DVDs
@davidrdoyle81: “Was there any part that you watched
back and thought, "Could've done that better!" ? Good job btw
:-)”
Not much, tbh, but some exterior sequences in the last
block were tough to schedule with the weather
@Grumblenook: “How difficult was it to establish so
many possible theories and have them all live until the
finale?”
v v difficult which is why you have a good team around
you. Our script exec was @hoyleslick
@identity_no2: “who kept the spirits up on set most
of the time?”
A lot of very funny talented cast in our show. All of
them made us laugh.
@Jayne_1966: “What was Olivia Coleman's reaction when
told Joe that was the murderer”
Initially shocked and then, after a few minutes -
realised it was the only place to take the story.
@Taaait: “Are you aware that doing series two is
going to be challenging after it's massive success? Expectations
are great.”
Yes - that had occurred to us. Fortunately God invented
gin.
@LucyPeirce: “Whose your fave character you and Chris
xxx”
So difficult to pick one. Any team that had great
chemistry - Hardy/Ellie, Mark/Beth Karen/Olly
@MlleEmmie: “The worst part of being a screenwriter?
( I'd like to be, so...I prepare myself LOL)”
It's *never* perfect - there is always more work that
can be done on character, plot, polishing.
@ringbing: “Whose idea was it for Paul Coates to have
a guitar in his office? Will he play it next series
maybe?”
Our marvellous design department who knew he could
play.
@TimelordVamp: “who was the first person cast in
Broadchurch?”
Olivia.
@ringbing: “will we ever know why the clocks in the
Latimer house stopped when Danny died?”
It's in a Hardy short story - a metaphor for death,
lives lived in stasis.
@mandnailsea: “who was the postman and was he just a
massive red herring? Ps thanks for filming in
Clevedon..”
You're welcome and yes - a red herring. A scene from
last ep helped explain but cut for time.
@Manipulator73: “One thing I found a bit odd. U said
Nige Carter had Size10 feet? REALLY? He looks
huge”
Small feet !
@mLouisep: “how important was the location? ie: did
you hear that accent when writing dialogue?”
Location was hugely important as Chris embedded the
story into the South Coast geography.
@ZomgItsMe29: “What was the weirdest thing which
happened on set?”
Probably Olivia dislocating her knee and filming being
stopped because of the Dec. storms.
@identity_no2: “why'sHardy afraid of the
water? esp. in the dream sequence?”
Did you see the size of those waves??
@yazzyfizzle: “Why did Pauline Quirke give the
skateboard to Tom?”
re; Pauline giving the skateboard - she knew she'd been
found out by then and, ultimately, wasn't guilty of the
crime.
@sterkc: “anyone from the cast or crew that figured
out who the killer be the scripts?”
@sterkc: “favorite @OlafurArnaldssong? And why?”
Beth's theme. Breaks my heart.
Broadchurch starring David Tennant and
Olivia Colman was released on DVD today. Order
your copy here
Broadchurch Q&A With Chris Chibnall And Richard Stokes Later Today
DAVID TENNANT NEWS UPDATES 20 May 2013, 8:30 am CEST
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To mark the release on DVD today of their acclaimed crime series Broadchurch, series writer Chris Chibnall and producer Richard Stokes will be taking to Twitter at 5pm today to stage a Q&A session and to give away some copies of the drama Follow Chris on @ChrisChibnall and Richard on @RichardStokes7 to ask about the making of Broadchurch, their plans for the sequel and maybe get your hands on a copy of the series that had the nation gripped for eight weeks this spring. Broadchurch starred David Tennant and Olivia Colman as the detectives leading the investigation into the murder of a schoolboy in a small seaside town. The illustrious ensemble cast also includes Arthur Darvill, Jodie Whittaker and Andrew Buchan. Find out more about the series here
Broadchurch is released on DVD in the UK and Europe today - order it here
Broadchurch DVD OUT TODAY!
DAVID TENNANT NEWS UPDATES 20 May 2013, 8:00 am CEST
Broadchurch is the sharp powerful thriller from ITV featuring stellar all star cast of British talent led by David Tennant and Olivia Colman, which had a nation of TV viewers gripped. This enthralling 8 part drama written and created by Chris Chibnall (Law & Order UK, Doctor Who), explores what happens to a small community when it suddenly becomes the focus of a police investigation. It recently aired on ITV and it comes to DVD today and features a fantastic ensemble cast including Andrew Buchan (Garrow's Law), Jodie Whittaker (Marchlands), Pauline Quirke (Emmerdale), Arthur Darvill (Doctor Who), Vicky McClure (This Is England, 86) and Will Mellor (Two Pints Of Lager And A Packet Of Crisps). It's the start of the tourist season in Broadchurch, Dorset and an 11 year old boy disappears. His mother, Beth, frantically searches for him while her best friend, Ellie Miller (Olivia Colman), a local police officer, arrives at work to discover that she's passed over for the promotion she'd been expecting for an outsider with a reputation for failure, DI Alec Hardy (David Tennant). When the young boy's body is found beneath the picturesque cliffs that dominate the town opposites collide. Both Miller and Hardy are determined to solve the mystery of Danny's murder, Ellie perhaps too sensitive to the people in her community; Alec as efficient as he is blunt. When news of the crime spreads through the town, a chain reaction begins which will put Broadchurch under a national spotlight, pulling the town, it's residents and it's secrets, apart. Broadchurch is British drama at it's best and will have you gripped until the very last moment. Special Features: Broadchurch: Behind the scenes, Cast filmographies, Picture gallery and Subtitles. Order your copy online today!
David Tennant Contributes To Doctor Who - The Doctors Revisited: The Fifth Doctor On BBC America
DAVID TENNANT NEWS UPDATES 19 May 2013, 9:44 am CEST
David Tennant will be one of the contributors to the latest of BBC America's celebrations of each of the eleven incarnations of the Doctor. Doctor Who - The Doctors Revisited: The Fifth Doctor examines Peter Davison's time in the role. The show premières on Sunday 26th May on BBC America at 8pm ET/PT and is followed by the classic adventure Earthshock.
Doctor Who - The Doctors Revisited: The Fifth
Doctor
BBC AMERICAcelebrates the Fifth Doctor, Peter Davison,
in a new special of Doctor
Who: The Doctors Revisited. Davison became the Doctor in 1981
and played the character for three years. Twenty-nine at the time
of his first appearance in the series, Davison was the youngest
actor in the part until 2010 when Matt Smith became the eleventh
incarnation of the Doctor. The special begins with Peter
Davison, lead writer and executive producer Steven Moffat,
Season Six guest star Hugh Bonneville (Downton
Abbey),Fifth Doctorcompanions Sarah Sutton and Mark
Strickson, among others, examining one of the most dramatic
departures from the series to date and discussing the return of the
two popular foes, the emotionless Cybermen and the ever-deceitful
Master. Following the discussions is an airing of the Fifth Doctor
story Earthshock, in which a conference to unite military
powers against the Cybermen is about to take place, but the
Cybermen plan to interrupt it and destroy the Earth. The Doctor
must race against time to stop his enemies at any
cost...
Watch the trailer here:
Broadchurch Comes To BBC America In August
DAVID TENNANT NEWS UPDATES 19 May 2013, 9:05 am CEST
Broadchurch, starring David Tennant, Olivia Colman and Arthur Darvill begins on BBC America on Dramaville on Wednesday 7th August at 10/9c The powerful and emotional eight part series follows the impact on a small seaside community of the murder of a schoolboy. The drama, created by Doctor Who and Torchwood writer Chris Chibnall, had the UK gripped this spring as viewers tried to work out the killer of eleven year old Danny Latimer. David Tennant and Olivia Colman star as detectives DI Alec Hardy and DS Ellie Miller who lead the investigation when Danny's body is found on the beach below the cliffs. Ellie, a loving and trusting family woman who was brought up in Broadchurch returns from holiday expecting a promotion to find that the job has gone to an outsider, Hardy, who was moved to the town following the failure of a high-profile investigation elsewhere. Hardy is the antithesis of Ellie, he's rude, unemotional and unyielding and forces her to scrutinise her community in a way that she never has before. Meanwhile, the Latimer family: Mark (Andrew Buchan) and Beth (Jodie Whittaker) and daughter Chloe (Charlotte Beaumont) are torn apart by their grief - but can even they evade Hardy's suspicion? Broadchurch also stars Arthur Darvill, David Bradley and Pauline Quirke.
Watch the trailer here
Find out all about
Broadchurch here - please be aware that some of our
articles and episode reviews will contain spoilers
VIDEO: Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Cliffhanger (SPOILERS)
DAVID TENNANT NEWS UPDATES 18 May 2013, 10:12 pm CEST
The BBC have released a video (UK only - sorry) of the final scenes of Doctor Who: The Name Of The Doctor leading into the cliffhanger for the 50th Anniversary Special. DO NOT WATCH IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THE NAME OF THE DOCTOR! SPOILERS! Doctor Who will return with the 50th Anniversary Special on 23rd November 2013. The special will feature Matt Smith, David Tennant, John Hurt, Jenna-Louise Coleman and Billie Piper.
Watch the cliffhanger below:
Matt Smith and David Tennant Discuss Being the Doctor…
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As a thank you from the BBC to the fans who helped keep the Doctor’s secret this evening, here’s a special video…
VIDEO: Matt Smith And David Tennant Talk About Doctor Who And Filming The 50th Anniversary Special
DAVID TENNANT NEWS UPDATES 18 May 2013, 9:13 pm CEST
The BBC have posted an exclusive video clip of Matt Smith and David Tennant to their YouTube channel. The clip was posted as a thank you to fans who kept spoilers for the Doctor Who series 7 finale off the internet after copies of the Blu-ray were sent out early by mistake by the BBC America shop to a number of customers in the USA. David and Matt talk about the experience of being the Doctor and the pressures it brings ("89% positive" according to David), what filming the Doctor Who 50th Anniversary special has been like and reveal that the Tenth and Eleventh Doctor are actually quite compatible. "Our Doctors seem to get on quite well" muses Matt "I think they do. They bicker a bit, " agrees David, "But they seem to enjoy each other's very presence." Watch the video here (no spoilers for the 50th Special)
The Doctor Who 50th Anniversary special, which stars
David and Matt along with John Hurt, Billie Piper, Jenna-Louise
Coleman, Ingrid Oliver, Joanna Page and Jemma Redgrave, will be
shown on BBC One on Saturday 23rd November
View
screen caps from the interview here
INTERVIEW: Joe Sims Talks To Us About Broadchurch
DAVID TENNANT NEWS UPDATES 18 May 2013, 12:02 pm CEST
We're not usually ones to wish the weekend away, but this Monday can't come fast enough as this week it brings the much anticipated DVD release of Broadchurch. Ahead of the release we were lucky enough to be able to have a chat with actor Joe Sims, who played the crossbow-wielding, dog-threatening, pheasant-stealing plumber's mate Nige Carter. Joe kindly took some time out from his schedule to talk to us about his pride in the drama, his hopes for series 2, working with David Tennant and that infamous dog moment. Read what he had to say below:
Joe Sims as Nige Carter
Were you shocked when you found out who the killer
was?
It was very difficult to know because we didn’t find out
till right till the end and everybody had their thoughts and
suspicions. But the way that it was written there was a certain
amount of ambiguity, and that felt quite impressive to me.
Ordinarily in these kind of things you’d find out in the last three
minutes or so, so you got a chance to breathe and find out about
the families and the implications it had for the community at
large. That was the most pleasant surprise, I suppose
Who did you think the killer was?
I thought it was my best mate! I thought it was Mark
Latimer. But that’s down to the writing as well, it really kept you
guessing. We were fans of the show in exactly the same way that it
tapped into the psyche of the British public, but it tapped into
the psyche of each and every one of us as well. We spent so many
times guessing and speculating as to who the killer might be, but
you knew however it manifested itself you weren’t going to be let
down and it’s a testament to the cast and crew that that certainly
was met.
Nige Carter (Joe Sims) and Alec Hardy (David
Tennant)
What was it like working with David
Tennant?
He’s an absolute gent! I’m privileged to say that it
wasn’t the first time I’d worked with him – we did Romeo
And Juliet together. I only had a small part. When I went for
the read through [for Broadchurch] he was the only person
I’d met before and I was fully expecting him not to remember who I
was because a man that works that much and that hard, he meets
millions and millions of people. But he came over to me and he took
the time to say “Hey Joe, how are you doing?” and he took me round
and introduced me to everybody and just put me immediately at my
ease because I’d probably lost about two stone in sweat prior to
walking into a room with such acting heavyweights as that. So for
him to be so considerate and so kind, that’s just testament to the
man that he is.
We guess that Chris Chibnall hasn’t told you very
much about series two, but what do you hope will happen to
Nige?
Again, I don’t know how it will manifest itself or
whether Nige will be involved. If I’m asked it will be my pleasure
to do it, because it was an absolute dream from my personal
perspective. I do feel Nige has gone through an incredible journey
and there’s still so much to explore. Of course it’s Chris’s
prerogative whether he decides to take Nige on another fantastic
journey. Like, we found out that his father raped and murdered his
biological sister, but he has another sister that’s still alive.
And obviously there’s the story with Pauline. Does he try to force
some kind of relationship or does he try to make sense of it all?
Certainly I’m very curious about it myself, as a lot of questions
have been turned up, and I think that Nigel would feel exactly the
same. So if that is the route Chris chooses to take then I think it
could be extraordinarily exciting to see what happens to Nigel and
to explore that in greater depth. But there’s so many stories and
so many ways that he could go. He can choose to invest more time in
the characters of Broadchurch or he can go in a completely, wildly
different direction. I think that the one thing we can guarantee is
that we can put our faith in Chris Chibnall to write something
incendiary, and whichever of that illustrious cast want to come
back, or Chris invites back, then whether I’m sat on my carpet in
my room watching series 2 or whether I’m going to be involved in it
I’m sure as hell going to be a massive fan.
It's brilliant that you’re all really excited about
series two and we’re all exactly the same
You’re sure to have gained a lot of fans from
Broadchurch, and everyone is talking about Nige. What has the
public reaction to you been like?
I think now that he’s been absolved of all of the
heinous harm that he could potentially have done Nige is looked
upon a little more fondly. I think that’s the case because of the
enormous journey he’s endured over those eight episodes. It’s been
incredible. People have stopped me in the streets just to say,
‘Well done’. I’ve actually just come from giving a seminar at the
National Youth Theatre, and they were really receptive to
Broadchurch and really complementary towards the cast and
the crew. Though after episode five when it looked like Nige was
going to kill that dog I was scared to leave my house.
Nige kidnaps Vince (played by Bailey)
There was a national sigh of relief when David opened
that back door and there was Vince
For me too! The Twitterati were up in arms and I had so
many threats of what people would like to do to me if I killed that
dog, to the point where some people may have thought that it was a
documentary about the West Country rather than we were actors doing
a job and no animals were harmed! And you know, I’m sure, that
Bailey is Pauline’s own dog so she was very protective of Vince and
he was made a real fuss of.
You’re going to be promoting the series in the
USAsoon, are you part of that?
I will certainly if I’m asked, there’ll be a team of
people going out there and doing press, and from my personal point
of view I’d love to. It’s a project I feel very strongly about and
it really captured a point in time for the British public and they
responded so warmly to it. I’m sure that an American audience will
be massive fans like we did and I’d like them to experience some
fantastic work not only from myself but also from the ensemble
cast. I just think it would be a fantastic thing for America, I
think that Americawill really embrace it. Americahas an enormous
history of fantastic drama, and I think Broadchurch deserves to sit
among that pantheon of greats and be that highly regarded and
justifiably so.
The fan reaction that we have had through the
website’s Facebook page has been amazing and America really can’t
wait!
Yes, it’s absolutely humbling, we were all sat there
after a night’s work, sat in the bar discussing things … you know
when you’re involved in a project of this magnitude that you’re on
to something very special, but it’s the public’s prerogative to
vote with their feet. If you make something that you think is
really special but the public don’t agree then that’s just
something that you just have to live with unfortunately. So we were
really grateful that the public took it to their hearts. It was an
experience where every Tuesday morning everyone is huddled round
the water cooler at work discussing their thoughts and feelings
about Broadchurchand which direction it’s going to go and
whodunit. That was brilliant. We were able to watch it in advance
if we wanted to, but certainly for my perspective and I think for
most of the cast that I’ve spoken to we all watched it at 9 o’clock
on ITV and watched it with the nation which was just a beautiful
way of being involved.
I watched the last episode actually with my mum and dad.
I had a few interviews I had to be at that day and the last one was
in Bristol so I got to spend a bit of time with my parents and they
were really, really big fans as well. My mum was actually in it,
she played my adoptive mum. She doesn’t have any lines or anything
like that but I got her the job because in the part when I’m
questioned at the house by the detectives, and I said to the
director you keep saying SA – Supporting Artiste – as Nige’s mum,
so why don’t we just get my mum in. She looks like the lady in all
the photos because it is her. And he was yeah, yeah, yeah,
that’ll be absolutely amazing! And then when David Tennant and I
were shooting the scene together, mum got to travel with David in
the car. I thought her head was going to pop off her neck she was
so excited to meet him! And he was absolutely lovely, told her that
she didn’t look 56, so that made her day. I think that quote is
going to live with her as long as she draws breath. He made my mum
a very happy lady!
Joe's mum as Nige's mum with Olivia Colman as Ellie
Miller
What can we expect to see you in next? Have you got
anything lined up?
Yes, I’m doing a cartoon series we’re in the middle of
recording called Chuggington. I play a character called
Chuggineer Fletch. I think it’s coming out in August, the next
series, and it’s so lovely. It’s the antithesis of
Broadchurch in so many ways, which is kind of unrelentingly
dark, so it’s lovely to talk about caring and sharing and looking
after people and promoting a really healthy image for young people
and I’m thrilled to be part of that because it’s a really, really
fun show. Plus I’ve got a two year old nephew as well and he’s a
massive fan so when he sees his uncle playing a train he’s just
going to be over the moon!
What did you think about the betting companies having
a book open on Broadchurch?
It’s testament to the fact that it captured the
imagination of the public that they wanted to run a book on it but
it seemed a little bit strange that they ran it. Of course there
were certain people who knew who the perpetrator was, so you think,
do I just try and remortgage my house and put it all the money on
Joe Miller? But I think they thought of that and the production
company told us we needed to exercise caution when it came to that.
But we were such believers in the show we didn’t want to tell
anybody else about who the perpetrator was because it just wasn’t
worth it. And if you put any more than £50 on anyway, people would
have smelt a rat. No, I steered clear of betting and steered clear
of telling any of my friends and family. I think the proof is in
the pudding, everybody enjoyed the show so much I’m quite glad I
did that. So I hope they forgive me anyway, that mum and dad
couldn’t buy a new conservatory because I didn’t tell
them.
You get the impression that it was a really close and
friendly company to work with on set and a great atmosphere. Is
that what it was really like?
It was a dream come true to be doing something that
you’ve worked so hard for. You have your salad days as a performer,
so it was a culmination of everything you’ve ever wished and
dreamed. It was way more exciting. I’ve made lifelong friends from
the show. I was hugely respectful of their talents prior to picking
up the role in Broadchurchbut to be able to call upon people
like David, Olivia, Pauline, Andy, Jodie and the rest was just
lovely, and they’re as fantastic people as they are actors, which I
don’t think you can afford anyone any higher accolade, because to
me they’re amazing performers
Joe, with Will Mellor, David Bradley, Simone McAullay,
Pauline Quirke and Bailey
We all miss Broadchurch hugely on TV and Monday
nights just aren’t the same without it.
Well, there’s more good reason to buy the DVD, because I
was watching it knowing exactly what had happened, but there’s the
minutiae, the attention to detail, the fact that all the clues are
there. When you’re rewatching and knowing who the perpetrator was,
that doesn’t detract from the drama in any way, shape or form,
which I think again is testament to fantastic writing, directing
and acting. You watch it again and you pick it apart. It’s a bit
like when you watch The Usual Suspects, which I’m sure is
better and more edifying the second or third or fourth time round
because you’re already distracted a little bit watching out for the
bits you missed the first, second and time round. I want to urge
everybody to buy the DVD because it’s something, in terms of
televisual drama, that you can keep for posterity and every now and
again dust off the bookshelf and have another little watch, and
then you’re bound to find something that you didn’t see first time
round.
Broadchurch, created by Doctor Who and
Torchwood writer Chris Chibnall, stars David
Tennant and Olivia Colman as two police detectives who have to put
their personal differences aside to investigate the murder of a
schoolboy in a small seaside community. As the devastated town
comes more and more under scrutiny the residents are forced to give
up their secrets.
Production is due to begin on Series 2 of Broadchurch
early in 2014
Matt Smith And David Tennant Video Released Tonight After Doctor Who Finale
DAVID TENNANT NEWS UPDATES 18 May 2013, 8:01 am CEST
Tonight's Doctor Who Finale Provides Cliffhanger For 50th Anniversary
DAVID TENNANT NEWS UPDATES 18 May 2013, 8:00 am CEST
Tonight's exciting Doctor Who series finale will apparently provide a cliffhanger for the 50th Anniversary Special. It will of course also provide some answers that we've all be waiting for, most notably who IS Clara and we may even find out the Doctor's real name! Surely not!
Possible spoilers below. The new edition of the Radio Times urges viewers to watch the final episode of series seven very closely. They say: "Keep watching the exciting series finale to the end. The Doctor's greatest secret is about to be revealed in a cliffhanger that will leave us gagging for the 50th anniversary in November..."
Episode summary
Clara receives a letter summoning her to a mysterious
meeting, where she is given a message for the Doctor. The meaning
is uncertain, but when an enemy strikes the Time Lord is left with
no choice but to travel to the one place in time and space he
should never go - into a deadly trap that threatens to unravel his
past, present and future. Matt Smith and Jenna-Louise Coleman star
in what promises to be a thrilling climax, with Alex Kingston
returning as River Song. Sadly, fans will have to wait a full six
months for their next Who fix, until the much talked-about 50th
anniversary special which is due to be shown in
November.
Make sure
you watch Doctor Who: The
Name Of The Doctor on BBC One at 7pm BST and on BBC
America at 8pm ET/PT tonight.
And don't forget the the producers are
promising to air an exclusive video clip featuring Matt Smith and
David Tennant directly after the show if fans who have viewed the
dispatched-in-error season 7 Blu-rays co-operate and keep spoilers
off the internet.
Videos:
Steven Moffat: "Matt Smith And David Tennant Together Was Quite Special"
DAVID TENNANT NEWS UPDATES 17 May 2013, 6:28 pm CEST
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Out Now - The Daleks - The Essential Guide To 50 Years Of The Doctor's Greatest Enemy
DAVID TENNANT NEWS UPDATES 17 May 2013, 6:15 pm CEST
OUT NOW! Panini Publishing Ltd. have produced the
first in a series of special edition bookazines to commemorate the
50th Anniversary of Doctor Who this year. The first
issue celebrates the Daleks
The publishers say
From the makers of the award-winning Doctor Who
Magazine comes the ultimate celebration of the Doctor's
greatest enemies, the Daleks! This lavishly illustrated collectors'
volume contains many rare and previously unseen photos, and
includes a wealth of features including an in-depth look at every
single Dalek story since 1963 and interviews with the actors,
directors and designers who created the iconic
monsters.
The title is scheduled for release on Thursday May
16th priced £9.99
American fans should be able to buy the item in stores
from Wednesday 22nd May, priced $19.99
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