Sherlock's Andrew Scott has joined BBC Two's The Hollow Crown: The Wars of the Roses.
The Moriarty actor will play King Louis in the channel's upcoming adaptations of Shakespeare's Henry VI and Richard III, which star Benedict Cumberbatch as Richard III.
Also newly confirmed for the cast are Michael Gambon as Mortimer, Philip Glenister as Talbot, Adrian Dunbar as Plantagenet and Ben Daniels as Buckingham.
They are joined by previously-announced actors Judi Dench, Sophie Okonedo, Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Keeley Hawes and Tom Sturridge.
BBC Two is working on three films as part of this second Hollow Crown series of Shakespeare's historical plays: Richard III and Henry VI in two parts.
Dominic Cooke directs all three films, Ben Power has adapted the plays for the screen and Rupert Ryle-Hodges will produce.
God save Richard, England's royal king! #TheHollowCrown pic.twitter.com/CzSaiDMOyJ
— BBC Two (@BBCTwo) October 1, 2014
Dench will play Cecily,...
The Moriarty actor will play King Louis in the channel's upcoming adaptations of Shakespeare's Henry VI and Richard III, which star Benedict Cumberbatch as Richard III.
Also newly confirmed for the cast are Michael Gambon as Mortimer, Philip Glenister as Talbot, Adrian Dunbar as Plantagenet and Ben Daniels as Buckingham.
They are joined by previously-announced actors Judi Dench, Sophie Okonedo, Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Keeley Hawes and Tom Sturridge.
BBC Two is working on three films as part of this second Hollow Crown series of Shakespeare's historical plays: Richard III and Henry VI in two parts.
Dominic Cooke directs all three films, Ben Power has adapted the plays for the screen and Rupert Ryle-Hodges will produce.
God save Richard, England's royal king! #TheHollowCrown pic.twitter.com/CzSaiDMOyJ
— BBC Two (@BBCTwo) October 1, 2014
Dench will play Cecily,...
- 10/1/2014
- Digital Spy
London -- ITV1's U.K.-produced version of long running Dick Wolf drama franchise "Law & Order" debuted with 6.4 million viewers and a 26% share on Monday night winning the 9 p.m. slot.
The hotly anticipated drama, commissioned by the network over a year ago, stars Feema Ageyman as crown prosecutor Alesha Philips and Bradley Walsh as Detective Ronnie Brooks. Ben Daniels, Bill Paterson and Jamie Bamber, who appeared in "Battlestar Galactica" also make up the key cast.
ITV originally commissioned 13 episodes but is understood to want to extend the run, while local versions have also been made in France and Russia.
Set against the backdrop of London's King's Cross area, the U.K. version uses scripts from the U.S. that have been adapted for the British legal and investigative systems. The first episode saw the team investigating the death of a baby whose body was found dumped in...
The hotly anticipated drama, commissioned by the network over a year ago, stars Feema Ageyman as crown prosecutor Alesha Philips and Bradley Walsh as Detective Ronnie Brooks. Ben Daniels, Bill Paterson and Jamie Bamber, who appeared in "Battlestar Galactica" also make up the key cast.
ITV originally commissioned 13 episodes but is understood to want to extend the run, while local versions have also been made in France and Russia.
Set against the backdrop of London's King's Cross area, the U.K. version uses scripts from the U.S. that have been adapted for the British legal and investigative systems. The first episode saw the team investigating the death of a baby whose body was found dumped in...
- 2/24/2009
- by By Mimi Turner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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