The legendary actor Michael Gambon will play the legendary politician Winston Churchill in ITV’s Churchill’s Secret…
We don’t always cover historical television shows on this site, but here’s a story that piqued our interest, which may do the same for you – Michael Gambon is set to portray Sir Winston Churchill.
Cinema’s second Dumbledore will take on the role of Britain’s iconic wartime Prime Minister for a new one-off ITV drama dubbed Churchill’s Secret. The thespian is on a bit of a historical bent at the moment, then, as he’s also set to appear in The Hollow Crown’s version of Henry VI Part 1 over on the BBC.
The synopsis for Churchill’s secret looks like this:
"Set during the summer months of 1953 Churchill—now Prime Minister for the second time and in his late 70’s—suffers a life-threatening stroke, which is kept secret from the world.
We don’t always cover historical television shows on this site, but here’s a story that piqued our interest, which may do the same for you – Michael Gambon is set to portray Sir Winston Churchill.
Cinema’s second Dumbledore will take on the role of Britain’s iconic wartime Prime Minister for a new one-off ITV drama dubbed Churchill’s Secret. The thespian is on a bit of a historical bent at the moment, then, as he’s also set to appear in The Hollow Crown’s version of Henry VI Part 1 over on the BBC.
The synopsis for Churchill’s secret looks like this:
"Set during the summer months of 1953 Churchill—now Prime Minister for the second time and in his late 70’s—suffers a life-threatening stroke, which is kept secret from the world.
- 5/27/2015
- by rleane
- Den of Geek
Michael Gambon will star as Winston Churchill for ITV.
The Harry Potter actor will lead the cast of the channel's feature-length film Churchill's Secret, which will focus on the late Prime Minister's health problems during his second term in 1953.
He will be joined in the film by Lindsay Duncan, who will portray Winston's wife Clemmie.
The story will be told from the point of view of the Prime Minister's young nurse Millie Appleyard, who cared for him after he suffered a life-threatening stroke.
The drama is based on Jonathan Smith's recently published book The Churchill Secret: Kbo, and will be adapted for the screen by Stewart Harcourt.
Charles Sturridge (The Road to Coronation Street) will direct the 120-minute film, which will also air on PBS in the Us next year.
ITV's Director of Drama, Steve November, said: "Churchill's Secret is the extraordinary and compelling story of how one...
The Harry Potter actor will lead the cast of the channel's feature-length film Churchill's Secret, which will focus on the late Prime Minister's health problems during his second term in 1953.
He will be joined in the film by Lindsay Duncan, who will portray Winston's wife Clemmie.
The story will be told from the point of view of the Prime Minister's young nurse Millie Appleyard, who cared for him after he suffered a life-threatening stroke.
The drama is based on Jonathan Smith's recently published book The Churchill Secret: Kbo, and will be adapted for the screen by Stewart Harcourt.
Charles Sturridge (The Road to Coronation Street) will direct the 120-minute film, which will also air on PBS in the Us next year.
ITV's Director of Drama, Steve November, said: "Churchill's Secret is the extraordinary and compelling story of how one...
- 5/26/2015
- Digital Spy
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- 5/23/2011
- by We Love Soaps TV
- We Love Soaps
Digital Spy presents the full list of winners from the 2011 Philips British Academy Television Awards. Drama Series
Being Human (BBC Three)
Downton Abbey (ITV1)
Misfits (E4)
Sherlock (BBC One) - Winner! Entertainment Performance
Rob Brydon - The Rob Brydon Show (BBC Two)
Stephen Fry - Qi (BBC One)
Harry Hill - Harry Hill's TV Burp (ITV1)
Graham Norton - The Graham Norton Show (BBC One) - Winner! Specialist Factual
Alan Bennett and the Habit of Art (The Making Of) (More4)
Flying Monsters 3D (Sky3D) - Winner!
Human Planet (BBC One)
Pompeii: Life and Death in a Roman Town (BBC Two) Supporting Actress
Gillian Anderson - Any Human Heart (Channel 4)
Lynda Baron - The Road To Coronation Street (BBC Four)
Lauren Socha - Misfits (E4) - Winner!
Jessie Wallace (more)...
Being Human (BBC Three)
Downton Abbey (ITV1)
Misfits (E4)
Sherlock (BBC One) - Winner! Entertainment Performance
Rob Brydon - The Rob Brydon Show (BBC Two)
Stephen Fry - Qi (BBC One)
Harry Hill - Harry Hill's TV Burp (ITV1)
Graham Norton - The Graham Norton Show (BBC One) - Winner! Specialist Factual
Alan Bennett and the Habit of Art (The Making Of) (More4)
Flying Monsters 3D (Sky3D) - Winner!
Human Planet (BBC One)
Pompeii: Life and Death in a Roman Town (BBC Two) Supporting Actress
Gillian Anderson - Any Human Heart (Channel 4)
Lynda Baron - The Road To Coronation Street (BBC Four)
Lauren Socha - Misfits (E4) - Winner!
Jessie Wallace (more)...
- 5/22/2011
- by By Alex Fletcher
- Digital Spy
Courtesy: Amclondon, UK (X17online) - The British Academy of Film and Television Arts television award nominees are out, and some American favorites are in the running. The U.S. is, as usual, dominating the Best International Show category. Mad Men, Boardwalk Empire, Glee and the Danish crime drama The Killing will compete for the award May 22 at this year's British Academy Television Awards. The question becomes if anyone can top Mad Men, which won the award in 2010 and 2009. This is the first nomination for the other three, and The Killing has received almost worldwide critical praise. See the full list of nominees in the major categories below. Main Bafta TV Nominations: Leading actor Jim Broadbent – Any Human Heart (Channel 4) Benedict Cumberbatch – Sherlock (BBC1) Daniel Rigby – Eric and Ernie (BBC4) Matt Smith – Doctor Who (BBC1) Leading actress Anna Maxwell Martin – South Riding (BBC1) Vicky McClure – This Is England '86...
- 4/26/2011
- x17online.com
Mad Men, which has won best international show at the Brit TV BAFTA awards for the past two years, is up against Boardwalk Empire, Glee, and Danish crime thriller The Killing. This year’s BAFTA TV awards will take place at London’s Grosvenor House Hotel on May 22, fronted by chat show host Graham Norton. BBC1 will televise the show on the night. Misfits, the sci-fi drama that U.S. broadcasters are sniffing around for a remake, leads the nominations in four categories. The BBC’s Sherlock has three nominations in total, as do Channel 4’s drama Any Human Heart and the BBC’s The Road to Coronation Street, the story of how the UK’s longest-running soap nearly never made it on air. Other names known in Hollywood up for awards include Steve Coogan and Gillian Anderson, and The X Factor is nominated for Entertainment Programme. The BBC...
- 4/26/2011
- by TIM ADLER in London
- Deadline London
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- 4/26/2011
- by By Kate Goodacre
- Digital Spy
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