![]() Investigating first a sadistic criminal whose aim is to leave his victims with locked-in syndrome (like Jean-Dominique Bauby, protagonist of " The Diving Bell and the Butterfly").Įncore brings British “Thorne” thrillers stateside The character of Tom Thorne, whom he plays in a pair of three-part miniseries, " Thorne: Sleepyhead" June 12 and " Thorne: Scaredy Cat" June 13 (both Encore, starting at 9 pm), is something unique, a detective who often seems in danger of getting pulled into his cases. Versatile Liverpool-born actor David Morrissey has taken roles ranging from prime minister-to-be Gordon Brown in Stephen Frears' " The Deal" to the Duke of Norfolk in " The Other Boleyn Girl" to the object/victim of Sharon Stone's affections in "Basic Instinct 2." But it's policemen for which he seems to have a particular affinity, playing cops good, bad and guilt-ridden in multiple British television series and the "Red Riding" film trilogy. ![]() Read more.ĭavid Morrissey Talks 'Thorne,' TV vs Film and Turning Villain on 'The Walking Dead' Also on offer is a snarky doctor ( Stephen Campbell Moore) and a beautiful doctor ( Natascha McElhone). Eventually, though, Thorne’s past comes back to haunt him when this killer somehow knows his secret. One victim, Alison ( Sara Lloyd-Gregory), survives but is left in a locked-in coma and struggles to communicate with Thorne. It comes to police attention that there may be a serial killer out there who manually induces stroke. There’s medical examiner, and Thorne’s best gay buddy, Hendricks ( Aidan Gillen) and the rookie Holland ( O.T. Di Tughan ( Eddie Marsan) is more of your traditional, witness-grilling copper. It was said of his first big collar, a serial killer named Frank Calvert. “I don’t like pain, it hurts.” In Thorne: Sleepyhead (2010), Di Tom Thorne ( David Morrissey) is a detective that works on instinct. ![]() British producer Jolyon Symonds, who launched Fearless Minds in 2017 as the fruit of a joint venture with Banijay, “Garbo” was first unveiled as a project in June 2017 at TV drama co-production meeting Conecta Fiction, in Galicia’s Santiago de Compostela, by series executive producers, Portocabo’s Alfonso Blanco and Vaca TV’s Borja Pena. Inspired by the life of the one-off Juan Pujol, alias Garbo, a Spanish double agent who helped change the course of World War II, the six-episode TV drama project is being penned by James Wood, creator of BBC series “ Quacks” and “Rev.” The move marks an early U.K.-Spain TV co-production alliance for TV drama, with international TV giant the Banijay Group also entering as a partner. U.K.’s Fearless Minds is joining forces with Spain’s “ Hierro” producer Portocabo and Vaca TV to co-produce high-end historical mini-series project “Garbo, el espía que engañó a Hitler”. U.K.’s Fearless Minds, Writer James Wood Join Portocabo-Vaca Series ‘Garbo’ (Exclusive) Also included is long-running panel show “ 8 Out of 10 Cats” hosted by Jimmy Carr and the mystery-spy series “MI5,” starring Peter Firth, Other shows included in the deal include Sky crime dramas “ Thorne: Sleepyhead” and “Thorne: Scaredy Cat,” starring David Morrissey and Aidan Gillen, and “ Pointless,” a popular BBC One game show. Jed Mercurio-scripted police thriller “ Line of Duty,” starring Martin Compston, Adrian Dunbar, Vicky Mclure, Keeley Hawes, and Thandie Newton, has been a huge hit for the BBC over its five series. BritBox, a joint venture between BBC Studios and ITV, closed new deals at Mipcom on Wednesday with Kew Media Distribution and Endemol Shine International to bring more than 250 hours of content to its U.S. shows, such as thriller “ Line of Duty” and gameshow “ Pointless,” to bolster its lineup of British programs on its North American streaming service.
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