Performance Details: Ill
Project type: Short film
Synopsis: (no information available)
Chronology: This short film (13 minutes) was probably made in 1996 or earlier. There is speculation among some fan communities that perhaps it was a student film, but this has not been onfirmed. One source (British Film Institute) indicates a 1996 release date. It does not indicate where, but most likely it was in the UK.
Principal Cast & Crew: Simon Clayton as Office Colleague; Damian Lewis as Mac, Junior Officer; Paris Jefferson as Lucy, Office Executive; Oscar Pearce as Tom, Flat Mate; Written, Produced and Directed by J.J. Keith. A Cling Films production.
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Performance Details: Insignificance
Project type: Radio recording
Synopsis: A beautiful film star (Marilyn Monroe), a Nobel Prize winning scientist (Albert Einstein), a baseball player (Joe DiMaggio) and an infamous senator (Joseph McCarthy) are brought together for what turns out to be an extraordinary confrontation in a hotel room in New York in 1953. Their meeting coincides with a plan for the House Committee on Un-American Activities to meet at the same time as the movie The Seven Year Itch is on location. The actress in the play, Marilyn Monroe, breathlessly analyses the theory of relativity for the Nobel Prize-winning Albert Einstein, who is in awe of her intuitive erudition. When her star baseball-player husband turns up it becomes clear just how wide the gulf is between their hopes and dreams of love and the lonely reality of stardom. Einstein's theories on the shape of the universe (and everything in it) are meaningless to the bubblegum-chewing, bat-swinging sportstar. The politician likes the black and white certainties of "yes" and "no". And the actress finds having her brain stretched is a real turn-on.
Chronology: Recorded in the spring of 2007. Presented on BBC Radio 4 in the UK on the Saturday Play programme on June 9, 2007.
Principal Cast & Crew: Allan Corduner as The Professor (Albert Einstein); Megan Dodds as The Actress (Marilyn Monroe); John Guerrasio as The Senator (Joseph McCarthy); Damian Lewis as The Ballplayer (Joe DiMaggio); Written by Terry Johnson; Directed by Roxana Silbert.
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Performance Details: Into The Woods
Project type: Stage play
Synopsis: The musical brings together many fairy stories into one, providing a delightful mixture of tales. The main story concerns a baker and his wife who wish to have a child but cannot. This is because the nasty ugly witch has cast a spell on them. The witch will only lift the spell if the baker and his wife can deliver to her Cinderella's slipper, Red Riding Hood's cape, Rapunzel's golden hair and Jack's white cow. What follows is a delightful and fascinating story, which all ends happily at the interval. It is after the interval that the story becomes very interesting. Does every one really end up happily ever after?
Chronology: Performed at the Donmar Warehouse from November 16, 1998 through February 13, 1999. (Previewed from November 5, 1998.)
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Principal Cast & Crew: Michelle Blair as Milky White; Clare Burt as the Witch; Louise Davidson as the Stepmother; Ceri Ann Gregory as Lucinda; Michael N. Harbour as the Mysterious Man / Cinderella's Father; Nick Holder as the Baker; Samantha Lavender as Rapunzel; Dilys Laye as Cinderella's Mother / Little Red Riding Hood's Grandmother / Giant; Damian Lewis as Cinderella's Prince / the Wolf; Frank Middlemass as the Narrator; Christopher Pizzey as Jack; Matt Rawle as Rapunzel's Prince; Sheila Reid as Jack's Mother; Jenna Russell as Cinderella; Caroline Sheen as Florinda; Sheridan Smith as Little Red Riding Hood; Sophie Thompson as the Baker's Wife; Tobie Timberlake as the Steward; Zoe Walsham as Milky White; Directed by, John Crowley and Jonathan Butterell; Choreographed by Jonathan Butterell; Music and Lyrics Written by Stephen Sondheim; Book by James Lapine.
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Act 1: Once upon a time there was a beleaguered young maiden called Cinderella, an abstracted boy named Jack and a childless Baker and his Wife. The curtain rises on their cottages, where the much-put-upon Cinderella cleans the kitchen; the impoverished Jack futilely attempts to milk his haggard cow and companion, Milky-White, and the Baker and his Wife prepare the next day's bread. A Narrator begins to tell their tales, as they express musically their various wishes, cross-cutting from one to the next: Cinderella wants to go to the King's three-night Festival, Jack is hoping that Milky-White will give some milk, and the Baker and his Wife dream of a child.
Each of their reveries is interrupted: Jack's Mother appears and insists her son sell his beloved "pet"; a ravenous Little Red Riding Hood comes calling on the Baker in preparation for a visit to her sick Grandmother, and Cinderella's Stepmother and stepsisters, Florinda and Lucinda, enter and mock her. The Stepmother throws a pot of lentils into the ashes and tells the girl that if she can remove them within two hours, she may come along to the ball at the Festival. Cinderella, who can talk to birds, enlists their help in accomplishing the task. But when her family, including her Father, leaves for the palace, she is left behind.
Just after Red Riding Hood, her basket filled with bread and cakes, begins her journey into the woods, the Baker and his Wife hear another knock at the door. It so happens that they live in the house of the Baker's parents, who died years ago in a "baking acciden" -- or so the Baker believes - and the cottage next door belongs to an ugly Witch, who has come to pay the couple a visit. She reveals that years ago the Baker's father, to please his wife, stole greens from her garden, including some special beans. In exchange the Witch insisted that the Baker's parents give up their unborn child, a sister the Baker never knew he had - a girl named Rapunzel, whom the Witch has hidden somewhere in the forest. But the Witch didn't stop there. She laid a curse: their "family tree would always be a barren one."
However, she tells the Baker and his Wife they can undo the spell if, before the stroke of midnight in three days' time, they can go into the woods and find the four ingredients needed for a potion: "the cow as white as milk; the cape as red as blood; the hair as yellow as corn; the slipper as pure as gold."
The Baker insists that, since the curse is on his house, he must lift the spell without the aid of his Wife, who wants to help. Before he begins his quest -- alone -- he discovers six beans in a jacket belonging to his father and takes them along in case they are the special beans the Witch spoke of.
So the Baker sets out to break the spell; Jack goes off to sell Milky-White for "no less than five pounds," as his Mother warns him, and Cinderella travels to her Mother's grave, to ask for guidance (Prologue: Into the Woods).
As the characters begin their journeys their homes disappear, and we are in the woods.
Cinderella stops at a hazel tree, watered by her own tears, which marks the spot where her Mother is buried. Here she reiterates her desire to go to the Festival (Cinderella At the Grave). Her wishes are answered, as a silvery gown and golden slippers drop down from the tree.
After she runs off to attend the ball, Jack is seen roaming through the forest with Milky-White. He is greeted by a Mysterious Man, who lingers just long enough to tell the boy he'd be lucky to exchange his useless cow "for a sack of beans." In another part of the forest Red Riding Hood encounters a surprise of her own: a hungry, lascivious Wolf (Hello, Little Girl) who convinces her to take a brief detour en route to Granny's.
Unknown to the Wolf or Red Riding Hood, the Baker has witnessed this scene and is concerned for the little girl's safety. But the Witch admonishes him to forget about the girl and go after her red cape. The Baker is now so frazzled he can't remember the precise ingredients needed to break the spell. Fortunately his Wife, looking for any excuse to join him, has come after him with his scarf, and sets him straight. An argument ensues about whether she should return home, but they stop fighting when they spot Jack and his cow "as white as milk." The Baker's Wife suggests to Jack that he swap Milky-White for five of their six beans, and leads him to believe they carry magic. Remembering the Mysterious Man's warning, Jack agrees to the exchange and then tearfully tells Milky-White I Guess This Is Goodbye.
The Baker is upset about using deceit to get the cow, but his Wife stands firm and, speaking of the beans, rationalizes that Maybe They're Magic. The Baker insists his Wife take the cow and go home. Elsewhere, the Witch goes to visit Rapunzel, who spends her time singing wordlessly and combing her hair, locked away in a doorless tower, which now rises into view. In order to gain entrance, the Witch calls out, "Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your hair to me." From a window on high, hair "as yellow as corn" descends, and the Witch climbs up. She is unknowingly observed by a Prince, who determines to ask the beautiful maiden to "let down her hair" to him the very next day.
The Baker is in pursuit of Red Riding Hood, who finally arrives at her Grandmother's -- where she is promptly swallowed up by the Wolf, who has already devoured the old woman. The Baker rescues them both from the confines of the Wolf's stomach. It's been an eye-opening day for Red Riding Hood, who sums up her new awareness with I Know Things Now and rewards the Baker with her cape.
Jack, however, does not make his mother happy when he returns to their cottage with the five beans, which she throws on the ground in disgust. Back in the forest, the Baker's Wife is making her way home with Milky-White when Cinderella stumbles into view. She is running from a Prince -- brother to the first -- and hides behind a tree as he and his Steward come searching for her. The Prince asks the Baker's Wife whether she has seen the girl, and when she responds that she has not, he and his Steward continue on their way.
Cinderella is about to leave as well, but the Baker's Wife is enthralled by the Prince and bombards her new acquaintance with questions about him. More confused than enchanted by his attention, Cinderella responds that he's A Very Nice Prince. She is ready to start for home when she notices a giant beanstalk growing in the distance; simultaneously, the Baker's Wife notices that the girl is wearing slippers "as pure as gold." She is all set to follow Cinderella when Milky-White takes off in the other direction.
The Baker's Wife chases after the cow, as the day draws to a close. All the characters are seen going about their business in the woods, oblivious of each other. They pause just long enough to deliver various morals (First Midnight) all, that is, except Rapunzel, who only sings her wordless song.
Jack has returned from his first trip up the beanstalk and, with new insight - not to mention stolen gold, with which he hopes to buy back his cow -- explains what he learned upon discovering that there are Giants In the Sky.
The Baker and his Wife meet by chance, and she is forced to admit that Milky-White has run away. They go off in separate directions, and the Baker's Wife happens upon the two Princes. Fascinated, she eavesdrops. Both express the Agony they are experiencing in winning the hands of their respective maidens. Rapunzel's Prince tells his brother where his love is locked away, and when he describes her as having "hair as yellow as corn," the Baker's Wife is off in search of the maiden's hair.
Things seem to be falling into place for the childless couple. The Mysterious Man has found Milky-White and returned her to the Baker, and the Wife succeeds in yanking a long strand of hair from Rapunzel, giving them three of the four objects they need. When the Baker learns that his Wife has managed to obtain the hair, he realizes what she already knew: It Takes Two. Their joy is tempered when Milky-White abruptly dies.
The second midnight passes. After burying the animal the couple bicker over how to get another cow, and the Baker gives his Wife their one remaining bean. It is ultimately decided that he will search for a new cow, and she will again attempt to secure Cinderella's shoe.
Meanwhile, the Witch has discovered that Rapunzel is being visited by a Prince; she drags the girl from her tower and implores her to Stay With Me. Finally, unwilling to share her with anyone, the Witch chops off Rapunzel's hair and casts her out to a remote desert. Rapunzel's Prince, attempting to escape the sorceress, falls into a thicket and is blinded by thorns.
Jack, returning from a second trip up the beanstalk, encounters Red Riding Hood, who is now wearing a cape made of wolfskins. He shows her a golden egg and the hen that produced it and tells her of the Giant's golden harp. The now-skeptical Red Riding Hood calls him a liar and dares him to return to the kingdom in the sky and fetch the harp -- which, of course, he proceeds to do.
Cinderella hobbles on, clearly wearing only one shoe, and mulls over her indecisiveness regarding the Prince (On the Steps Of the Palace). Desperate for the remaining slipper, the Baker's Wife gives her the last magic bean -- which she throws away. Only when the Prince's Steward closes in on her does Cinderella hand over the golden slipper, swapping it for the other woman's shoes, easier for running.
Suddenly a tremendous thud is heard, which reverberates throughout the forest: there is a dead Giant in Jack's backyard. The ogre was pursuing Jack, but the boy was able to stop him by chopping down the beanstalk.
The Baker now returns with another cow, and it appears that the Witch's demands have been met. But she discovers that this cow is not as white as milk; it has been covered with flour. She tells the couple to fetch the dead Milky-White, whom she proceeds to bring back to life. The Witch instructs the Baker and his Wife to feed the other items to the cow and then milk her - the milk will be the potion. Milky-White, though, is still dry. The problem is that the Witch cannot have handled any of the ingredients needed for the potion, and she has touched Rapunzel's hair. But the Mysterious Man comes to the rescue, telling them to feed corn silks to the cow. The Witch reveals to the Baker that the Mysterious Man is in fact his father, who abandoned his son after his wife died. As the cow gives milk, the Mysterious Man, at last fulfilled by having helped end the curse on his house, keels over and dies before he and the Baker can speak.
The Witch drinks the potion and, with the spell broken, is restored to her former state of youth and beauty but loses her powers; the Baker's Wife becomes pregnant, and a wealthy Jack is reunited with Milky-White. As for the others ... Cinderella marries the Prince after he discovers that hers is the foot that fits the golden slipper; Rapunzel encounters her Prince wandering aimlessly in the desert and, overcome at being reunited, restores his sight when two of her tears wet his eyes; Florinda and Lucinda are blinded by pigeons as punishment for their wickedness (Ever After).
But as the first act reaches its happy conclusion, another giant beanstalk begins to grow.
Act 2: Once upon a time ... later. The scene is similar to the opening of the first act, but this time, Cinderella sits on her throne in the palace, surrounded by her eager-to-please step family; Jack and his Mother have been considerably spruced up, as has their cottage, which now houses two friends for Jack -- Milky-White and the golden harp -- and the Baker's home has become too small for a family of three. As the Narrator explains and the others agree, despite a few complaints all are content with their lot (Prologue: So Happy).
But not for long. An explosive noise is heard, and the Baker's house crashes down around the family. The now-beautiful, powerless Witch appears and tells them that her garden has been trampled upon and destroyed. The huge footprints seem to indicate one thing: a Giant is on the loose. The Baker relays the news to Jack and his Mother, then heads to the castle to inform the royal family and to seek assistance. Soon after he returns home Little Red Riding Hood stops by and explains that her house has collapsed, her mother is gone and she is once again on her way to Grandmother's. The Baker and his Wife realize it is not safe to stay in their cottage and decide to escort the girl to her destination; Jack leaves home in search of the new Giant, and Cinderella, advised by the birds that there is trouble at her Mother's grave, goes off to investigate. And so we are back in the woods, which show more and more signs of havoc as the action progresses.
While the others are in the forest on urgent business, the Princes are preoccupied with different concerns: two more seemingly unobtainable maidens who have them in Agony.
They head off in different directions. The Baker's family and Red Riding Hood appear, unable to find the path of Grandmother's house. As they search in vain, they encounter the Prince's Steward, Cinderella's family and the Witch. Suddenly there is a loud noise, the earth shakes and a Giant hovers over them. The Giant is a woman. She has come in search of Jack, to avenge the death of her husband. They explain that Jack is not there, but the near-sighted Giant doesn't believe them. Not knowing what to do, they offer her the Narrator instead - they don't like the way he has been telling the story. He convinces them to let him go when he makes them realize that, if he is killed, they'll have to work out their stories on their own. But as he backs away from the group, the Witch throws him to the Giant.
Jack's Mother appears and begins arguing with the Giant. The Steward, afraid the old woman will get them all killed, hits her over the head with his staff, mortally wounding her. An hysterical Rapunzel runs on, cannot be restrained by the Witch and runs off in the direction of the Giant, who, in her relentless pursuit of Jack, tramples the girl. Jack's Mother dies, but not before she gets the Baker to promise that he will not let her son be harmed.
The Witch mourns the death of Rapunzel (Lament) and vows to find Jack and hand him over to the Giant. The members of the royal family go into hiding. But the Baker, his Wife and Red Riding Hood are determined to protect Jack. Leaving their baby with Red Riding Hood, the Baker and his Wife go off in opposite directions in search of the boy.
As the Baker's Wife makes her way through the forest, she runs into Cinderella's Prince, who seduces the wary, if willing, woman (Any Moment). At the same time, in another part of the woods, the Baker comes upon Cinderella at her Mother's now-destroyed grave and persuades her to return with him for safety. Meanwhile, the romantic interlude between their spouses comes to an end.
The Prince hurries off, and the Baker's Wife reflects on their encounter (Moments In the Woods). Realizing that her place is with her husband, she begins to make her way back. But it quickly becomes apparent that she is lost, and as she tries to find the right direction, the shadow of the Giant appears. The Baker's Wife panics, tumbles backward and is crushed to death by falling trees.
The Baker, joined by Cinderella, has returned to his child and Red Riding Hood. They await the return of his Wife. Instead, the Witch comes along, with Jack tightly in tow, and informs the Baker that his Wife is dead. Soon everyone is blaming everyone else for the presence of the Giant (Your Fault). The Witch silences the group and offers her perspective (Last Midnight) then disappears in a cloud of smoke.
The distraught Baker abandons his son and the others, leaving his child in the care of Cinderella. As he runs away, just like his father before him, he meets up with the Mysterious Man. There follows a passionate exchange between the Baker and this apparition of his father, which helps him understand it is time to assume responsibility (No More).
The Baker returns to the group and, together, they devise a stratagem to slay the Giant, with the help of Cinderella's faithful birds. While the others go off to put their plan into motion, Cinderella stays behind with the baby. Her Prince wanders through. She is upset that he has betrayed her and tells him she cannot return to him. Regretfully, he leaves.
Red Riding Hood returns with the news that her Grandmother is gone. As Jack and the Baker sit in a tree, ready to strike the unsuspecting Giant, the Baker informs the lad that his mother has been killed. The older pair comfort the younger ones with the thought that No One Is Alone. United, they kill the Giant.
One by one the other characters - dead and alive -- return and present their morals to the story. With the words "Once upon a time," the Baker begins to tell his son the tale we have just heard. The Witch appears and shares her new-found wisdom -- Finale: Children Will Listen.
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Performance Details: James Bond Short Stories
Project type: Radio recording
Synopsis: Damian Lewis reads four specially selected Bond stories -- The Living Daylights, From A View To A Kill, The Property Of A Lady and For Your Eyes Only. James Bond is the most famous secret agent in literary history. From his Jamaican estate, Goldeneye, Bond's creator Ian Fleming wrote numerous novels featuring the famous British spy. It is often said that the character was a highly romanticised version of Fleming himself. The character and legend of James Bond is perhaps most widely known through the numerous films made over the past several decades, but it's the original 007 short stories that feature in this series. The titles are easily recognisable but the plots are very different from the film adaptations and, more importantly, the Bond featured in these tales could not be further removed from the big-screen version. The stories' moral undertones give this character a much darker, more dramatic depth. The four stories contain none of the films' fancy gadgets, death-defying stunts or corny one-liners, but stay true to Fleming's original books, which rely on good old-fashioned storytelling.
Chronology: Recorded October 23-27, 2006. Presented on BBC Radio 2 in the UK in eight weekly 15-minute episodes from November 17, 2006, through January 5, 2007.
Principal Cast & Crew: Read by Damian Lewis; Produced by Liz Anstee and Joanna Green; Written by Ian Fleming.
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Episode 1 - The Living Daylights, Part 1: Bond is sent to Berlin at the height of the Cold War to thwart a KGB assassination attempt. This is a tale about the minutiae of a Bond mission, in which 007 patiently waits to exercise his licence-to-kill talents on an unsuspecting sniper.
Episode 2 - The Living Daylights, Part 2: Bond is holed up in a tower block in Berlin, awaiting his victim; a KGB sniper on the tail of a British agent. But a distraction in female form could jeopardise the job and Bond's entire career.
Episode 3 - From A View To A Kill, Part 1: Following the murder of a Royal Corps dispatch rider from the SHAPE Intelligence Division, Bond helps his colleagues in Paris investigate. Reluctant at first, a female agent provides him with an incentive to stay.
Episode 4 - From A View To A Kill, Part 2: Following the murder of a Royal Corps dispatch rider in France, Bond discovers an ingeniously hidden enemy spy unit and puts himself directly in the firing line to catch the killer.
Episode 5 - The Property Of A Lady, Part 1: The Russians are about to pay off a double-agent for her services by underbidding her "inherited: Fabergé sphere at a Sotheby's auction, thereby pushing up its selling price. Bond deduces that the underbidder will be the KGB's London resident director.
Episode 6 - The Property Of A Lady, Part 2: Bond attends the Sotheby's auction in hopes of spotting the underbidder -- the KGB resident director. He does, and he ensures that enough evidence is gathered to have the man declared "persona non grata" and expelled from London.
Episode 7 - For Your Eyes Only, Part 1: Bond takes on a personal mission for M: to avenge the deaths of an elderly British couple from Jamaica.
Episode 8 - For Your Eyes Only, Part 2: In Vermont, Bond receives some unexpected help on his revenge mission from the murdered couple's daughter.
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Performance Details: Jeffrey Archer: The Truth
Project type: Television film
Synopsis: For years the facts have been concealed for reasons of state security and to protect the innocent, but now the shocking truth can be told. Jeffrey Archer, athlete, statesman and man of letters, takes viewers on a roller coaster ride through his unbelievable life story. With characteristic modesty Archer charts his stratospheric rise to fame and fortune, revealing details of his friendships with the great and the good and exposing the malign forces who sought to destroy him. This is a story of intrigue, conspiracy, heroism and romance -- and a good deal of it true ... or is it?
Chronology: In production approximately from August 2002 through October 2002. UK television premiere on BBC 1 on December 1, 2002.
Principal Cast & Crew: Geoffrey Beevers as Dennis Thatcher; Richard Griffiths as Willie Whitelaw; Rupert Holliday-Evans as Caspar, Tory MP; Damian Lewis as Jeffrey Archer; Gary Lineker as England manager; Ben Miller as Roland Moxley-Nemesis; Emily Mortimer as Diana, Princess of Wales; Steven Pacey as Tony Blair; Rachel Pickup as Casino Girl; Greta Scacchi as Margaret Thatcher; Mark Spalding as DPG Officer/Royal Guard; Danielle Tilley as Emma; Polly Walker as Mary Archer; Geoffrey Whitehead as Chessington; Richard Wilson as Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh; Directed by Guy Jenkin; Written by Guy Jenkin.
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Scene-by-Scene Synopsis: As the opening credits role, the scene is 1940s England. A fancy car pulls up to a modest home and leaves a baby boy in a basket on the doorstep, where a woman finds him. An elegant pen, without its cap, is in the basket as well.
Cut to several decades later, in the near future. Jeffrey Archer meets Emma, whom he has chosen to ghost write his biography to be entitled "Jeffrey Archer: The Truth." And the story begins with the book's first chapter. ...
Chapter 1 - Young, Talented and White: At Oxford, Jeffrey gathers outdoors with the Beatles, where he gives them the title for the Sgt. Pepper album and, in the course of conversation, several ideas that later become other Beatles song and album titles. Jeffrey meets Mary and is enchanted, as is she. He also meets Roland Moxley-Nemesis and throws him over -- literally.
At a dance club with Mary, Jeffrey is talking on one of his latest inventions: the first mobile phone. Roland shows up and tries to vie for Mary's attention. The two men try to out-dance each other. Jeffrey clearly wins with some cool twisting, some disco moves later made famous by John Travolta in Saturday Night Fever, and some amazing break dancing. Jeffrey and Mary soon marry and ride off on a motorbike.
Chapter 2 - The Honorable Member: Jeffrey becomes a Member of Parliament (MP) at age 29. At a gym, he argues with Roland over a plan by fellow Tory MPs to introduce museum charges -- Jeffrey is against this bill. Margaret Thatcher shows up at the gym, and she tells Jeffrey she'll make him her Junior Minister if he supports her museum charges bill. At the House, Jeffrey makes a moving speech against the bill and apparently succeeds in defeating it. Margaret is furious.
Walking in the garden, surrounded by streakers, Jeffrey tells Mary (both of them are fully clothed, by the way!) that he doesn't want to stand for reelection because of the fallout he's faced following his speech that stopped the museum charges bill. But Mary encourages him to stand and pursue his political career. Meanwhile, a girl who works with the Beatles appears with the original Abbey Road album cover, featuring John, Paul, George, Ringo and Jeffrey crossing Abbey Road. Jeffrey, although flattered, modestly asks that they go with the cover photo of just the Beatles and not him.
Back at the gym, Jeffrey breaks an Olympic record on a treadmill, advises Pope Paul on a few issues, and gets wind of a hot investment tip when he overhears Roland and another Tory MP discussing it in front of him.
Back home, Mary speaks to Jeffrey about his infidelities, essentially telling him she is not concerned about it because their relationship is stronger than any infidelity could be. The ticker tape starts clicking, and Jeffrey discovers he has lost a fortune in that so-called hot investment. He is over £300,000 in debt. Fearing bankruptcy -- MPs cannot be bankrupt -- he resigns his seat. Margaret comes to see him, asking if she and Dennis can help. Mary quickly says no thanks, and Jeffrey agrees. Margaret leaves, and Jeffrey notices a look of jealousy in Mary's eyes. Jeffrey denies that there is anything between him and Margaret.
Chapter 3 - A Portrait Of The Artist As A Young Man: With no money, Jeffrey goes to a local casino for some free food. While there, he starts writing a novel (using the same pen that was in the baby basket at the start of the film). The casino staff and customers start reading the pages and are completely hooked. Jeffrey completes the book at the casino, and the crowd, having read every word, applauds. The book is rejected by 17 publishers. It finally sneaks into print the very day that Roland writes a scathing review of it for the Telegraph. Jeffrey and Mary are forced to sell their house -- their last remaining possession of any value. They move to a flat. But it turns out to be a luxury flat, as despite the opinions of critics and publishers, the book is a tremendous success with the book-buying public.
Margaret is elected Prime Minister.
Terrorists seize the Iranian Embassy, and Jeffrey turns out to be the mysterious man caught on camera scaling the outside walls to help end the siege.
Cut again to the near future. In setting the stage for the next chapter, The Last Romantic, Jeffrey tells Emma that a lady of some fame broke his heart into a thousand pieces, but whose name Emma will never know.
Chapter 4 - The Last Romantic: Jeffrey encourages Margaret to capture the Falkland Islands. While Jeffrey, Mary and Roland are at a fancy-dress (i.e., costume) party celebrating the success of the Falklands maneuver, the Grand Hotel explodes. Hearing that Margaret is inside the Grand Hotel, Jeffrey darts off -- in a Nero/Caesar toga costume -- to go rescue her with all the heroics of a superhero. As Jeffrey carries Margaret from the rubble, she tells him that he needs to end his extramarital affairs. While trying to end one, he and the mistress end up each in a Sinclair C5 (a type of very small scooter-car contraption) with Jeffrey pursuing the mistress in a high-speed chase (well, not all that high-speed, really) through the streets of town.
Cut again to the near future, where Emma repeatedly questions the veracity of Jeffrey's tales, much to Jeffrey's dismay, anger and hurt feelings. The story resumes, still in the same chapter. ...
Roland tells Jeffrey that he (Roland) got involved with some prostitutes and that one of them is blackmailing him (Roland). Roland asks Jeffrey to find out which one. Jeffrey finds out, and he arranges for someone to pay her off. But it was all a trap set by Roland to frame Jeffrey. Suddenly, the newspaper headlines read: "Tory Boss Archer Pays Vice Girl."
Chapter 5 - Tory Boss Pays Vice Girl: Margaret advises Jeffrey to tell the authorities who he's protecting. But Jeffrey says that would bring the government down. He tells her he's going to resign. She says she wanted him to be her successor.
Mary stands by Jeffrey, even though word is he slept with the prostitute in addition to paying her off. Mary encourages Jeffrey to sue for libel, saying he can win if he has an alibi for the night in question. ...
Cut again to the near future. Jeffrey tells Emma (while they are in bed together) that he asked Ted Francis to lie for him in court, pretending to be Jeffrey's alibi. Emma asks who he was with that night, but Jeffrey won't say. Emma gets angry and leaves the bedroom, but when she slams the door, a picture falls, revealing a picture of Jeffrey and Margaret beneath it. Margaret is deceased at this time in the near future, and Jeffrey is upset as he recalls what became of her. He tells Emma he is not ready to tell the story of him and Margaret. But based on the title of the biography, she persists. So he begins telling her, and the fifth chapter resumes. ...
Willie Whitelaw talks Jeffrey into sleeping with Margaret because, according to Willie, she is not herself lately and she needs it. Jeffrey, who does not need much persuasion, agrees, and the two sleep together (probably with very little actual sleeping). In the morning, Dennis Thatcher walks in with a breakfast tray and ample words of thanks for Jeffrey.
Chapter 6 - The Libel Action: Ted Francis provides the alibi Jeffrey has asked him for, and Mary is an impeccable character witness for Jeffrey's defense in court. The day of the poll tax riot, Jeffrey encounters Margaret in the street and tells her they need to end their affair because of a press leak. They each profess their deep feelings for one another. Margaret rides off into the riot on a white horse. Soon after, she despondently announces she won't contest the leadership action. Jeffrey, also despondent, goes to Princess Diana, where he and Diana relax on a sofa, commiserate and binge on junk food.
Chapter 7 - Wilderness Years: Tony Blair takes office. Jeffrey is asked to a secret meeting at a church, where he meets Blair. Blair asks Jeffrey to stand for Mayor of London. Jeffrey stands, and everyone supports him. He meets with Roland and confides that he was not with Ted Francis on that fateful night after all. Naturally, Roland does not keep Jeffrey's confidence. Jeffrey resigns as candidate for Mayor of London. Jeffrey is also charged with perjury and faces prison. The only way out is to reveal who he actually was with that night.
Jeffrey goes to see Margaret. Margaret looks a bit like Bette Davis in "Whatever Happened to Baby Jane," except she is in a wedding gown. She is clearly mentally unstable and is surrounded by a slew of cats. Jeffrey decides he cannot tell the court about being with Margaret on that fateful night. He wants to protect her -- he wants people, and himself, to remember her as she was, not as she is.
So he is sent to prison. Everyone who had supported him in the past has turned their backs on him. He is alone, abandoned. Except for Razors -- his cellmate in prison and a big fan of his books. Jeffrey indulges Razors by reading his books to him in their cell. Roland shows up at the prison and has Jeffrey removed to a centuries-old, tomblike, solitary-confinement cell, while telling Jeffrey that he will be sleeping with Mary frequently while Jeffrey is incarcerated.
In the dungeon-like cell, Jeffrey meets Nigel, a smart little mouse. He trains Nigel to fetch objects, and soon the team assembles all of the technological comforts of home and office -- coffee maker, fax machine, microwave, cell phone, and more.
Cut again to the near future. Emma interjects again with doubts about the truthfulness of the story, and Jeffrey refutes her statements and resumes with the chapter. ...
While in prison, Jeffrey is visited by Blair in a drag disguise, seeking guidance from Jeffrey on a World Cup strategy. Jeffrey suggests something be planned for 2006, and Jeffrey plays an integral role in the strategy while still in prison. Jeffrey is released and, on the same day, the UK plays Germany in the 2006 World Cup in the UK and wins. Everyone adores Jeffrey once again as a result.
Cutting to the near future again, Emma mentions Blair having been killed in an airplane tragedy soon after. Then she tells Jeffrey that she has done some research and has discovered that Margaret was in New York on the night that Jeffrey says they had slept together (the alibi night). Emma asks Jeffrey again where he was that night, and she discovers another hidden picture -- one of Jeffrey and Diana. Jeffrey tells her the truth -- he was with Diana that night. And the seventh chapter continues. ...
The story returns to the evening on which Jeffrey and Diana were relaxing on the couch and binging on junk food (see chapter 6). But this time, Jeffrey and Diana admit their love for one another, and they spend the night together. A relationship blossoms, and another time together, while Roland secretly spies on them, Diana tells Jeffrey about a scandalous family secret: The queen had a child out of wedlock when she was in her teens, the child died at age 18, and only a handful of people know about this. She also tells him she is going to divorce Charles.
Suddenly, the people aware of the Queen's scandal start dying mysteriously. Prince Philip warns Jeffrey and Diana to end their affair, but they defy him and make plans to marry as soon as they are legally able.
Cut to the near future once again. Jeffrey shows Emma the engagement ring, which he wears on a chain around his neck, telling Emma he never got to give it to her. ... The chapter continues. ...
Following Diana's death, Jeffrey goes to the roof of Buckingham Palace to lower the flag to half-staff. On his way up, Roland stops him, telling him that he, Jeffrey, is the child born of the Queen in her teens. As proof, he gives Jeffrey the cap to the elegant pen Jeffrey has carried from that baby basket all his life. Philip shows up and tells Jeffrey that he is Jeffrey's father. Philip tells Jeffrey it is time for him to take his rightful place in the Royal Family, but only with one condition: Jeffrey must forget about Diana. Jeffrey refuses and resumes his quest to lower the flag. He and Roland brawl, Jeffrey overcomes Roland, and Jeffrey lowers the flag. As Jeffrey walks down the stairs inside the Palace, the staff people applaud him.
Cut to the near future for the final time, where Emma realizes that this was why Jeffrey was put in prison. Jeffrey expresses that he accepts what has happened to him, both good and bad. He is who he is. A man. Jeffrey Howard Archer.
Then Roland enters the room, telling Jeffrey that the President is on the phone and wishes to speak with Jeffrey, or rather, with Prime Minister Jeffrey Archer.
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Performance Details: The Josephine Hart Poetry Hour - W.H. Auden
Project type: Poetry reading
Synopsis: Since January 2004, Josephine Hart has been hosting The Josephine Hart Poetry Hour at monthly readings at the British Library in London. Josephine Hart devotes each evening to one or two poets, introducing and setting their poems in context. As she puts it, "An understanding of the life and philosophy of the poet illuminates the poetry and therefore makes the experience of reading or listening to each poem more intense." The readings by some of our finest actors then ignite the poems. The aim of the poetry hour is to reach a wide audience, namely schoolchildren who may not have been exposed to poetry in the best way. Josephine Hart hopes that by "guiding the reader through the poems in relationship to the poet's life, I hope to help people read the poetry again -- or to read them for the first time." The relevance of poetry to the world today is huge, it can provide one "with a route map through the world and its worldliness. ... Without poetry I would have found life less comprehensible, less bearable, and infinitely less enjoyable." All proceeds net of costs go to the Actor's Centre, a unique space in the heart of London where those who practice the craft of acting can strive for excellence.
Chronology: This poetry reading, featuring the works of W. H. Auden, took place at the British Library in London on September 28, 2005.
Principal Cast & Crew: Marton Csokas as Reader; Damian Lewis as Reader; Harriet Walter as Reader; Presented and Introduced by Josephine Hart.
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Performance Details: The Josephine Hart Poetry Hour - John Milton
Project type: Poetry reading
Synopsis: Since January 2004, Josephine Hart has been hosting The Josephine Hart Poetry Hour at monthly readings at the British Library in London. Josephine Hart devotes each evening to one or two poets, introducing and setting their poems in context. As she puts it, "An understanding of the life and philosophy of the poet illuminates the poetry and therefore makes the experience of reading or listening to each poem more intense." The readings by some of our finest actors then ignite the poems. The aim of the poetry hour is to reach a wide audience, namely schoolchildren who may not have been exposed to poetry in the best way. Josephine Hart hopes that by "guiding the reader through the poems in relationship to the poet's life, I hope to help people read the poetry again -- or to read them for the first time." The relevance of poetry to the world today is huge, it can provide one "with a route map through the world and its worldliness. ... Without poetry I would have found life less comprehensible, less bearable, and infinitely less enjoyable." All proceeds net of costs go to the Actor's Centre, a unique space in the heart of London where those who practice the craft of acting can strive for excellence.
Chronology: This poetry reading, featuring the works of John Milton, took place at the British Library in London on February 22, 2006.
Principal Cast & Crew: Joanna David as Reader; Julian Glover as Reader; Damian Lewis as Reader; Presented and Introduced by Josephine Hart.
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Performance Details: The Josephine Hart Poetry Hour - World War One Poets
Project type: Poetry reading
Synopsis: Since January 2004, Josephine Hart has been hosting The Josephine Hart Poetry Hour at monthly readings at the British Library in London. Josephine Hart devotes each evening to one or two poets, introducing and setting their poems in context. As she puts it, "An understanding of the life and philosophy of the poet illuminates the poetry and therefore makes the experience of reading or listening to each poem more intense." The readings by some of our finest actors then ignite the poems. The aim of the poetry hour is to reach a wide audience, namely schoolchildren who may not have been exposed to poetry in the best way. Josephine Hart hopes that by "guiding the reader through the poems in relationship to the poet's life, I hope to help people read the poetry again -- or to read them for the first time." The relevance of poetry to the world today is huge, it can provide one "with a route map through the world and its worldliness. ... Without poetry I would have found life less comprehensible, less bearable, and infinitely less enjoyable." All proceeds net of costs go to the Actor's Centre, a unique space in the heart of London where those who practice the craft of acting can strive for excellence.
Chronology: This poetry reading, featuring the works of World War I poets including Wilfred Owen, Siegfried Sassoon, Rupert Brooke, Edmund Blunden, Herbert Read, Philip Johnstone, Helen McKay, Rose Macaulay, Vera Brittain, Eleanor Farjeon, Cyril Horne, Alfred Noyes and Rudyard Kipling, took place at the British Library in London on June 5, 2007.
Principal Cast & Crew: Robert Hardy as Reader; Damian Lewis as Reader; Elizabeth McGovern as Reader; Dan Stevens as Reader; Presented and Introduced by Josephine Hart.
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Performance Details: The Josephine Hart Poetry Hour - TS Eliot's The Waste Land
Project type: Poetry reading
Synopsis: Since January 2004, Josephine Hart has been hosting The Josephine Hart Poetry Hour at monthly readings at the British Library in London. Josephine Hart devotes each evening to one or two poets, introducing and setting their poems in context. As she puts it, "An understanding of the life and philosophy of the poet illuminates the poetry and therefore makes the experience of reading or listening to each poem more intense." The readings by some of our finest actors then ignite the poems. The aim of the poetry hour is to reach a wide audience, namely schoolchildren who may not have been exposed to poetry in the best way. Josephine Hart hopes that by "guiding the reader through the poems in relationship to the poet's life, I hope to help people read the poetry again -- or to read them for the first time." The relevance of poetry to the world today is huge, it can provide one "with a route map through the world and its worldliness. ... Without poetry I would have found life less comprehensible, less bearable, and infinitely less enjoyable." All proceeds net of costs go to the Actor's Centre, a unique space in the heart of London where those who practice the craft of acting can strive for excellence.
Chronology: This special edition poetry reading, which took place at the British Library in London on March 3, 2008, was dedicated to Eliot's masterwork The Waste Land. The Waste Land has become a familiar touchstone of modern literature. Eliot explores the possibilities of dramatic monologue, but it is perhaps the disjointed nature of the poem, the way it jumps from one adopted manner to another, the way it moves between different voices and makes use of phrases in foreign languages, that is the most distinctive feature of the poem's style. The 434-line modernist masterpiece, which opens with the line "April is the cruellest month", is one of the most widely-quoted, and best-known pieces of poetry to have been written in the 20th century. This sold-out event is part of the British Library's Breaking the Rules events programme.
Principal Cast & Crew: Damian Lewis as Reader; Harriet Walter as Reader; Presented and Introduced by Josephine Hart.
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Performance Details: The Josephine Hart Poetry Programme
Project type: Radio recording
Synopsis: This four-part radio programme features poetry readings from the Josephine Hart Poetry Hour. Since January 2004, Josephine Hart has been hosting The Josephine Hart Poetry Hour at monthly readings at the British Library in London. Josephine Hart devotes each evening to one or two poets, introducing and setting their poems in context. As she puts it, "An understanding of the life and philosophy of the poet illuminates the poetry and therefore makes the experience of reading or listening to each poem more intense." The readings by some of our finest actors then ignite the poems. The aim of the poetry hour is to reach a wide audience, namely schoolchildren who may not have been exposed to poetry in the best way. Josephine Hart hopes that by "guiding the reader through the poems in relationship to the poet's life, I hope to help people read the poetry again -- or to read them for the first time." The relevance of poetry to the world today is huge, it can provide one "with a route map through the world and its worldliness. ... Without poetry I would have found life less comprehensible, less bearable, and infinitely less enjoyable." All proceeds net of costs go to the Actor's Centre, a unique space in the heart of London where those who practice the craft of acting can strive for excellence.
Chronology: This four-part series was presented on BBC Radio 4 in the UK in four weekly 30-minute installments in its Book Club programme from April 13, 2008, through May 4, 2008. The first part of this series is from the Josephine Hart Poetry Hour - World War One Poets, recorded at The British Library on June 5, 2007; Damian reads Dulce Et Decorum Est by Wilfred Owen, and joins the other actors in reading Dolores by Cyril Horne, The Victory Ball by Alfred Noyes, and Epitaphs Of The War by Rudyard Kipling.
Principal Cast & Crew: Robert Hardy as Reader; Damian Lewis as Reader; Elizabeth McGovern as Reader; Dan Stevens as Reader; Presented and Introduced by Josephine Hart; Produced by Fiona Couper.
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Performance Details: Keane
Project type: Cinematic film
Synopsis: A man contending with mental illness searches for his missing daughter while befriending the near-same-age daughter of a neighbor. This is the story of a tormented and tortured man whose every waking moment is a negotiation between sanity and despair. Homeless and on his own, he desperately searches -- with no assistance from anyone -- for his missing daughter in New York City, carrying a photo of the child from a several-weeks-old newspaper. He mutters and rambles as he searches, and sometimes launches into irrational violence and public outbursts. In a rare moment of clarity, Keane comes to the aid of a woman and her daughter, Kira, when they are threatened with eviction. This connection with others offers Keane a reprieve from his own nightmare and, perhaps, a chance at regaining stability. But much tension and suspense follow as the story progresses.
Chronology: In production from February 2004 through about May 2004. Released gradually in cinemas in selected US cities from September 9, 2005 (New York City), through the spring of 2006. Released in cinemas in France on September 21, 2005; in Switzerland on November 16, 2005; in Greece on December 15, 2005; in the UK on September 22, 2006, following a red-carpet premiere in London on September 20, 2006; and in Spain on May 11, 2007. Released on region 1 DVD in the US on March 21, 2006; region 2 DVD in France on March 23, 2006; region 2 DVD in the UK on January 22, 2007; and region 4 DVD in Australia on March 14, 2007.
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Principal Cast & Crew: Chris Bauer as Bartender; Abigail Breslin as Kira Bedik; Liza Colon-Zayas as 1st Ticket Agent; Brenda Denmark as Commuter; Ray Fitzgerald as 2nd Bus Driver / Ticket Taker; Lev Gorn as Drug Dealer; Stephen Henderson as Garage Employee; Tina Holmes as Michelle; Damian Lewis as William Keane; Mellini Kantayya as Newsstand Cashier; Phil McGlaston as 2nd Cab Driver; Yvette Mercedes as Woman In Department Store; Sean Modica as Ice Rink Employee; Omar Rodriguez as Garage Manager; Amy Ryan as Lynn Bedik; Alexander Robert Scott as 1st Cab Driver; Ted Sod as Gas Station Attendant; John Tormey as 2nd Ticket Agent; Christopher Evan Welch as Motel Clerk; Ed Wheeler as 1st Bus Driver / Ticket Taker; Sharon Wilkins as 3rd Ticket Agent; Frank Wood as Assaulted Commuter; Directed by Lodge Kerrigan; Written by Lodge Kerrigan.
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Performance Details: The League Of Youth
Project type: Stage play
Synopsis: Stensgaard, a solicitor, is an ambitious young man hoping for a political career in a small Norwegian town. On the 17th of May, Constitution Day, he makes a flaming political speech attacking the owner of the local iron-works, Chamberlain Bratsberg. Stensgaard announces that he intends to start a new, radical party, the League of Youth. Bratsberg believes that the attacks in the speech are directed against his rival and opponent, Monsen, a landowner. So to begin with, Stensgaard is a welcome guest in Bratsberg's home.
Stensgaard has been courting Monsen's daughter Ragna, but now decides he would like to marry Bratsberg's daughter Thora instead. He offers Bratsberg a handsome public apology, but the latter is outraged and shows him the door.
When Stensgaard finds out that Bratsberg's son Erik has forged a paper with his father's signature in order to obtain money for some risky business enterprises with Monsen, he pays renewed attention to Ragna, planning to propose to her. But as Monsen also risks being involved in the scandal surrounding these enterprises, Stensgaard proposes to a rich widow, Madame Rundholmen, to be on the safe side.
It turns out, however, that only Monsen, and not Bratsberg, has been involved in the forgery, so Stensgaard again turns his attention to Thora and plans to propose to her. But she has lost interest in him, and Madame Rundholmen, on account of a mislaid loveletter, has chosen to become engaged to Monsen's son, Bastian. The result is that Stensgaard is left without any prospective partner in marriage, and he leaves the town. Everything is now back where it was, except that the town is now blessed with several newly-engaged, happy couples.
Chronology: Performed at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London, November 27, 1992 through December 3, 1992 (Damian's senior year), as part of the Barbican Centre's Scandinavian festival entitled Tender Is The North.
Principal Cast & Crew: Annamaria Adams as _____; David Axel as Daniel Hejre; Anna Barkan as Mrs. Rundholmen; Adam Barker as Bratsberg; Joseph Blythe as _____; Nicholas Boulton as Aslaksen; Alan Brooke as Bastian Monsen; Judy Browne as _____; Stuart Bunce as Erik Bratsberg; Charlotte Crerar as _____; Joseph Fiennes as _____; Rohit Gokani as Monsen; Carmen Hanlon as Selma; Sophie Hayball as _____; Miranda Legge as Ragna Monsen; Damian Lewis as Stensgaard; Rachel Lumberg as _____; Imogen Munt as _____; Pandora Ormsby Gore as Maid; Oscar Pearce as Dr. Fjeldbo; Andrew Rajan as Helle; Louise Richards as Karen; David Roylance as Ringdal; Philip Rushworth as _____; Aidan Tierney as Lundestad; Caroline Trowbridge as Thora Bratsberg; Noel White as Waiter; Tom Wu as _____; Written by Henrik Ibsen; Adaptation Written by Eivor Martinus; Directed by Derek Martinus.
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Performance Details: Life
Project type: Television series
Synopsis: Detective Charlie Crews, a former police officer wrongly imprisoned for several years, is exonerated, released and rejoins the force. He takes a Zen-like approach to capture criminals with his partner, who has a checkered past.
Chronology: Pilot episode (Merit Badge) produced in February and March 2007. Series selected by NBC in May 2007 for development and broadcasting; reports of that outcome reached the media on May 11, 2007; NBC made official announcement on May 14, 2007. Production resumed in July 2007. TF1 network in France announced series pickup on August 30, 2007, for presentation in the 2007-8 season (although the series has yet to be presented there). Premiered on NBC television in the US on Wednesday, September 26, 2007, at 10 pm (ET); shown with same schedule on Global Television in Canada; first six episodes also shown weekly on the USA Network at midnight from Sunday (early Monday), September 30, 2007, through Sunday, November 4, 2007. Premiered on TEN network in Australia on Wednesday, October 3, 2007. Production shut down and forced into hiatus on November 16, 2007, due to WGA strike. Presentation placed on hiatus on TEN network in Australia following episode 8 (Farthingale) on November 21, 2007. NBC picked up series for full first season (ordering "back nine" episodes to be produced post-strike) on November 26, 2007. AXN television in Spain (a pay-television network) announced series premiere date of January 21, 2008, on November 26, 2007. Due to prolonged strike, season one truncated following presentation of episode 11 (Fill It Up), in the US and Canada on December 5, 2007. NBC had planned to begin presenting replays of previous episodes beginning January 19, 2008; this plan was later revoked. TV 3 network in New Zealand announced premiere date of January 21, 2008, in January 2008 shortly after announcing series pickup on January 7, 2008. Telecinco network in Spain (a broadcast network) announced series pickup on January 21, 2008 for presentation in 2008 (premiere date not announced at that time). ITV 3 network in the UK announced series pickup in late 2007/early 2008 for presentation in 2008. Premiered on Star World network in the Philippines on February 12, 2008. WGA strike ended on February 12, 2008; NBC announced pickup of Life for season two (2008-9 season) on February 13, 2008, with presentation to begin in autumn 2008. Premiered on JOI network in Italy on February 20, 2008. Premiered on RTL 5 network in the Netherlands on March 4, 2008. Premiered on M-NET network in South Africa on March 27, 2008. Presented on Showcase network in Canada beginning April 2, 2008. Presented on Star World in Hong Kong, India and Malaysia beginning April 8, 2008. Presented on Telecinco network in Spain beginning July 14, 2008 (first 9 episodes only). Presented on TSR 1 network in Switzerland, with two back-to-back episodes weekly, beginning July 16, 2008. Replays of first season presented on AXN television in Spain beginning July 22, 2008. Season one presented on the Record network in Brazil beginning August 11, 2008. Season one presented on VT4 network in Belgium beginning August 31, 2008. Season one presented on AXN Latin America television network beginning September 3, 2008. Presentation of season one resumed on the TEN television network in Australia beginning September 24, 2008 (final 3 episodes of season one) prior to premiere of season two in October. ITV 3 network in UK announced in spring 2008 that series to premiere in autumn 2008, and in autumn 2008 announced a season one premiere date of October 30, 2008. Production of second season began June 2, 2008, in Los Angeles. Season one released on DVD in the US on September 2, 2008. Season two premiere on NBC television in the US on a special night, Monday, September 29, 2008, at 10 pm (ET) on NBC, with additional new episodes at 10 pm (ET) on Friday, October 3, 2008, and Monday, October 6, 2008, before settling at its new, regular time slot of 10 pm (ET) Fridays on October 10, 2008. Season two premiere on Global television in Canada on Monday, September 29, 2008 at 10 pm (ET), with additional new episodes at 8 pm (ET) on Friday, October 3, 2008, and 10 pm (ET) on Monday, October 6, 2008, before settling in at its new, regular time slot of 8 pm (ET) Fridays on October 10, 2008. Season two premiere on TEN network in Australia on October 15, 2008. Season one released on DVD in Australia on November 5, 2008.
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Principal Cast & Crew: Adam Arkin as Ted Earley; Brooke Langton as Constance Griffiths (season 1); Damian Lewis as Detective Charlie Crews (character's name is Billy Crews in the original screenplay for the pilot); Donal Logue as Captain Kevin Tidwell (as of season 2); Brent Sexton as Officer Bobby Stark; Sarah Shahi as Detective Dani Reese; Robin Weigert as Lieutenant Karen Davis (season 1); Pilot Episode Written by Rand Ravich; Series Written by Rand Ravich and others; Pilot Episode Directed by David Semel; Series Directed by Daniel Sackheim and others.
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Season 1, Pilot Episode (09/26/07) - Merit Badge: Charlie has recently been paroled from prison after being exonerated for a crime he didn't commit. He returns to the force following his 12-year imprisonment, and is the butt of many jokes within the precinct. His newly assigned partner, Dani Reese, is far from thrilled at being partnered with him. As his supervisor, she is responsible for his on-the-job actions. And she has her own struggles, as she is a recovering former drug addict.
This expository episode -- packed with drama, suspense, and a sizable dose of humor -- offers many revelations about Charlie, his experiences in prison and the status of relationships (or lack thereof) with family, friends and colleagues. Along the way, there is the case of a murdered boy to solve. Charlie exhibits remarkably deft detective skills, even to the amazement of his partner. His newly learned Zen-like approach to his work and life (he's still reading about it and studying it, probably mostly as a way to help him cope with all that's happened to him and get on with his life), although unconventional within the precinct and the local culture, are very effective. Written by Rand Ravich. Directed by David Semel.
Guest Cast - Season 1, Pilot Episode (09/26/07) - Merit Badge: Dave Michael Beaudrie as Cadet; Benjamín Benítez as Tito Juarez; Tonita Castro as Housekeeper; Antonio D. Charity as Cop; Kendall Clement as Prison Doctor; B.J. Clinkscales as Crackhead; Michael Cudlitz as Mark Rawls; Monique 'Moe' Daniels as Female Cop Mid 30s; Julie Garibaldi as Carla; Rosemary Garris as Detective; Matt Gerald as Officer Krebbs; Martin Grey as Mark Conover; Olivia Hardt as Very Pretty Girl; Hollis Hill as Prison Guard #4; DeLon Howell as Corrections Officer #1; David Kagen as Tims' Lawyer; Braeden Lemasters as Tyler Hawley; Chad Lindberg as Lonnie Garth (character's name is Lonnie Grace in the original screenplay for the pilot); Michelle Marsh as Juror #4; Anne Moore as Female Cop Mid 20s; Larry Poindexter as Warren Gibney (character's name is Wayne Gibney in the original screenplay for the pilot); Bob Rusch as Correctional officer #2; Cali and Noelle Sheldon as Darcy Gibney; Jennifer Siebel as Jennifer Conover; Jon Sklaroff as Arthur Tims; Brady Smith as Man; Brynn Thayer as Tyler's Grandmother; Linara Washington as Young Female Cop; John Westernoff as Bartender; Cheryl White as Alyssa Gibney (character's name is Alice Gibney in the original screenplay for the pilot); Reno Wilson as Officer Zerco; Michele Wolff as Female Cop Mid 20s.
(The original pilot featured Claudia Black as Jennifer Conover and Melissa Sagemiller as Constance Griffiths. These roles were recast and their scenes re-filmed prior to broadcast.)
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Season 1, Episode 2 (10/03/07) - Tear Asunder: Detectives Charlie Crews and Dani Reese search for the killer of a newlywed bride. The bride's husband is the number-one suspect. However, despite the evidence stacking up against the husband, Crews has a gut feeling the husband is innocent. As a result, Crews is determined to do everything he can in order to keep an innocent man from going to prison for a crime he did not commit. Crews also revisits the scene of the crime which landed him in prison and makes a remarkable discovery. Written by Rand Ravich. Directed by Daniel Sackheim.
Guest Cast - Season 1, Episode 2 (10/03/07) - Tear Asunder: Ed Ackerman as Mason; Cynthia Addai-Robinson as Stephanie; Joshuin Barker as Married Man; Dave Michael Beaudrie as Cadet; Emerson Brooks as Forensic Tech; Roger Aaron Brown as Detective Carl Ames (Ret.); Stephen Burleigh as Alex Turner; Natalie Dreyfuss as Tiffany Sloan; Nicole Fitzgerald as Stunning Young Woman; Max Greenfield as Bradley Sloan; Christina Hendricks as Olivia; Leena Huff as Tina; Sharon D. Johnson as Detective; Ryan Locke as Jake Silvers; Caroline Macey as Molly; Norma Michaels as Elderly Passenger; Liz Montgomery as Elena Silvers; Amanda Musso as Pretty Woman; Tony Napoli as Tom Seybolt; Weston I. Nathanson as Mr. Andrews; Patricia Place as Mrs. Andrews; Shawn Reaves as Eddie; Sonia Rockwell as Gina; Meredith Salenger as Leslie Stark; Jennifer Siebel as Jennifer Conover; Leigh Taylor-Young as Doreen Turner; Michael Vaysman as 11 Year Old Boy.
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Season 1, Episode 3 (10/10/07) - Let Her Go: Crews and Reese investigate a standard carjacking homicide involving a husband and wife. The case seems like a slam-dunk until they ask the husband to ID the suspected killer. The husband refuses to ID the suspect allowing him to walk free. Confused by this, Crews and Reese work to figure out what the husband is hiding. And, despite counsel from his lawyer Constance Griffiths, Crews pays a visit to the detective who oversaw his murder investigation. Written by Glen Mazzara. Directed by Lawrence Trilling.
(Prior to its original airdate, this episode was initially entitled Trickster.)
Guest Cast - Season 1, Episode 3 (10/10/07) - Let Her Go: Tony Alameda as Maldito's Mechanic; Meggan Anderson as Herself; Mike Batayeh as El Repetito; Shane Brewer as Bartender; Roger Aaron Brown as Detective Carl Ames (Ret.); Thomas Fahrner as Defense Attorney; Martin Grey as Mark Conover; Sharon D. Johnson as Detective; Robert LaSardo as Buscando Maldito; Norma Michaels as Elderly Bus Passenger; Jennifer Siebel as Jennifer Conover; Tyler Tuione as Manny Umaga; Tom Virtue as Fire Chief; Charles Malik Whitfield as Peter Stylman; The Greg Wilson as Lee.
(Prior to its original airdate, this episode was initially entitled Trickster.)
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Season 1, Episode 4 (10/17/07) - What They Saw: When one man ends up dead in his own home, the hunt is on to find his killer. Crews and Reese interview each of the neighbors who all have their own theories as to who the killer is. Crews then stumbles upon a homeless man who had several of the dead mans personal belongings on him. The homeless man, who swears he's innocent, is taken into custody as a precaution and Crews and Reese continue to search. They go round and round in circles until finally they realize the neighbors are conspiring together to cover up the murder. After Crews asks Constance Griffiths to drop a client she's just started working with, she confronts Crews about the feelings they have for each other. Written by Jonathan Shapiro. Directed by David Straiton.
(Prior to its original airdate, this episode was initially entitled In And Out.)
Guest Cast - Season 1, Episode 4 (10/17/07) - What They Saw: Richard Augustine as Bud Smith; Jackie Debatin as Stephanie Borns; Beau Dremann as Cop #3; Martin Grey as Mark Conover; Nick Hoffa as Sheriff; Leena Huff as Tina; Anil Kumar as James White; John Livingston as Drew Borns; Sonia Rockwell as Gina; Rodney Rowland as Neil Cudahy; William Sanderson as Holt Easley; Mario Sellitti as Hotel Guest/Inmate; _____ as Len Sands.
(Prior to its original airdate, this episode was initially entitled In And Out.)
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Season 1, Episode 5 (10/24/07) - The Fallen Woman: When a woman wearing angel wings falls to her death Detective Charlie Crews and Dani Reese must figure out if she was pushed or if she jumped. After interviewing a long line of witnesses about the fallen angel, they come across Jasper Williams who claims to be the angels wife. Jasper reveals his wife was part of a Russian scam targeting American men who marry Russian brides. Crews and Reese find themselves trying to track down the Russian ringleader of this scam, a man who appears to be untouchable. Crews also learns Constance Griffiths was involved in a physical altercation with one of her clients. Written by Rand Ravich. Directed by Tony Wharmby.
Guest Cast - Season 1, Episode 5 (10/24/07) - The Fallen Woman: Michael Alperin as Oliver Sanderson; James Moses Black as SWAT Leader; Michael David Cheng as Denny's Manager; Chris A. Conrad as SWAT Cop; Jillian Difusco as Hooters Girl 2007; Garret Dillahunt as Roman Novikov; Shashawnee Hall as Special Agent Bodner; Leonard Kelly-Young as Sweet Married Man; Natalina Maggio as Lena; Christian J. Meoli as Ron; Chris J. Nelson as Devil Boy 1; Jessica Paré as Julia; Adam Pilver as Hotel Manager; Steven M. Porter as Jasper Williams; DJ Rabiola as Stan; Robin Pearson Rose as Sweet Married Woman; Rodney Rowland as Neil Cudahy; Dave Stann as Skater Punk #2; Christopher Symonds as '3:16' Twin; Michael Symonds as 'John' Twin; Jai Thangkeaw as Dirty Girl Angel; Brett L. Tinnes as Skater Punk #1; David Trice as Black Suit / White Shirt Man; James Harvey Ward as Devil Boy #2; Holly Weber as Natasha's Girl; Jennifer Lee Wiggins as Bethany.
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Season 1, Episode 6 (10/31/07) - Powerless: While attending one of her AA meetings, Dani Reese thinks she hears a fellow attendee confess to rape. Unable to let go of this information, and despite Crews' advice to drop it, Reese becomes preoccupied with getting this individual to confess. Her persistence puts her face to face with a very dangerous man in a life threatening standoff. And, while on a stake out with Lt. Davis, Crews learns his former partner, Bobby Stark, lied to him about his involvement in an infamous Los Angeles bank robbery years earlier. Written by Marjorie David. Directed by John Dahl.
Guest Cast - Season 1, Episode 6 (10/31/07) - Powerless: Jamie Anderson as Stacey; Benjamín Benítez as Tito Juarez; James Moses Black as SWAT Leader; Rob Brownstein as Winston; Dale Dickey as The Stickler; Jesse Escochea as Trainer; Kent Faulcon as Computer Lab Tech; Julia Flint as Jane; James Howell as Fryman; Harry Karp as Bud the Cameraman; Doug McKeon as Lou; William Ngo as AA Member; Siriwan Phuaphukham (a.k.a. Visa May) as Detective; Jeffrey Pierce as Richard "Rick" Larson; Julie Sanford as Mary Wiscinski; Jeff Staron as 19 Year Old Salesman; Deborah Ann Woll as Nancy.
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Season 1, Episode 7 (11/07/07) - A Civil War: When two Iranian-Americans are killed and a third is kidnapped, Detectives Charlie Crews and Dani Reese believe they have a hate crime on their hands. They race to meet the kidnappers' demands before it's too late. What unfolds is a complicated scheme involving drugs, money and ultimately, a young man's desperate attempt to win his mother's affection. Meanwhile, Crews' dream about solar panels prompts him to want to buy a solar farm. But Crews' roommate and financial advisor, Ted Earley, questions his impulsive nature. Written by Rafael Alvarez and Rand Ravich. Directed by Daniel Sackheim.
Guest Cast - Season 1, Episode 7 (11/07/07) - A Civil War: Sarah Clarke as Mary Ann Farmer; Oren Dayan as Amir Darvashi; Marita de Lara as Bank Teller; Trent Ford as Jeffrey Farmer; Matt Gerald as Officer Krebbs; Christina Hendricks as Olivia; Michael Kostroff as McAllister; Melonie Mack as Uniformed Cop #2; Rosie Malek-Yonan as Roya Darvashi; Scott Michael Morgan as Howard Ruth; Siobhan Parisi as Daria Ovesi; Brayden Pierce as Rashne Talebi; Jaret Sacrey as White Male; Steven Saucedo as Uniformed Cop #1; Sheila Vand as Shahnaz Darvashi; Kincaid Walker as Techie #2; Theo Wilson as Techie #1.
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Season 1, Episode 8 (11/14/07) - Farthingale: When a gas explosion vaporizes half a man's torso, Charlie Crews and Dani Reese work to figure out if the explosion was an accident or arson. Their investigation reveals the man was an IRS agent living a complex life complete with two careers and two wives. Could this IRS agents' quest to become a hero have gotten him killed? Meanwhile Detective Carl Ames, who oversaw Crews' murder investigation, is found dead in the parking lot of the police station. Once again, Crews finds himself at the center of a murder investigation. Written by Rand Ravich. Directed by Peter Markle.
Guest Cast - Season 1, Episode 8 (11/14/07) - Farthingale: Roger Aaron Brown as Detective Carl Ames (Ret.); Michael Harney as John Garrity; Phyllis Lyons as Judith Raitt; Lorin McCraley as Leonard Slatz; Ralph Meyering Jr. as Priest; Judith Moreland as Ms. Watkins; Diana Parks as Elena Farthing; Victor Rivers as Jack Reese; Lori Rom as Marissa Gale.
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Season 1, Episode 9 (11/28/07) - Serious Control Issues: When a runaway girl is found dead underneath a freeway overpass, Detectives Charlie Crews and Dani Reese are struck by the death scene. The girl is discovered sitting upright, clutching a guitar with her throat slit. Crews and Reese are able to figure out the girl used to play her guitar outside a grocery store nearby. After interviewing one of the grocery store employees, along with his son, they become highly suspicious of their behavior. Just when they think they are close to capturing the killer, they realize they've stumbled upon another significant crime -- a kidnapping from 12 years earlier. Meanwhile, Crews decides to take action towards the murder investigation mounting against him. Written by Laurie Arent. Directed by Marcos Siega.
Guest Cast - Season 1, Episode 9 (11/28/07) - Serious Control Issues: Molly Burnett as Josie; Chris Foreman as FBI Agent; Soren Fulton as Nate / Steven; Michael J. X. Gladis as Dean Gill; Michael Harney as John Garrity; Lynn A. Henderson as Police Tech (as Lyn Alicia Henderson); Phyllis Lyons as Judith Raitt; Julia Max as Rosie; Aris Mendoza as Stella; Victor Rivers as Jack Reese; Joseph Lyle Taylor as Ray.
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Season 1, Episode 10 (12/03/07) - Dig A Hole: Charlie Crews and Dani Reese track the killer of a Zen Master who was buried alive ten years prior. After interviewing the Zen Master's former students, Crews and Reese find out this Zen Master's life was anything but tranquil. Could one of his former students be responsible for his death? Meanwhile, Crews uncovers incriminating evidence that Dani's father, Jack Reese, may have been involved in the murders Crews was imprisoned for. Written by Rand Ravich. Directed by Daniel Sackheim.
Guest Cast - Season 1, Episode 10 (12/03/07) - Dig A Hole: Percy "Spitfire" Brown as Black Belt instructor #2; Roger Aaron Brown as Detective Carl Ames (Ret.); Jude Ciccolella as Prof. Luke Dujardin; Meredith Giangrande as Sherri; Todd Giebenhain as Ryan; Martin Grey as Mark Conover; Brandon Ng as Alec Dujardin; Brian Klugman as _____; Matthew Leonard as Large Bouncer; Fay Masterson as Amy Dujardin; Chandler Adrian Parker as Eric Molina; Kavita Patil as SID Tech; Morann Peri as Pretty Orange Belt; Victor Rivers as Jack Reese; Erin Ross as Ginger; Jennifer Siebel as Jennifer Conover; Andrew Thacher as Site Foreman; Hillary Tuck as Computer Tech.
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Season 1, Episode 11 (12/05/07) - Fill It Up: Charlie Crews and Dani Reese arrive on the scene shortly after a wife has shot and killed her husband. A search of their apartment reveals an ample amount of illegal narcotics but no murder weapon. Amidst the search, Crews asks Reese to cover for him saying he has something he needs to deal with. Before Reese can answer, Crews' former partner, Bobby Stark , chimes in to say of course they will cover for him. Crew is then off to track the man he thinks is responsible for the murders he was imprisoned for. What he ends up uncovering is something much bigger than anything he could have imagined. Written by Rand Ravich. Directed by Daniel Sackheim.
Guest Cast - Season 1, Episode 11 (12/05/07) - Fill It Up: J. J. Boone as Admitting Nurse; Celestin Cornielle as Cop #2; Michael Cudlitz as Mark Rawls; Eben Ham as Sheriff; Carla Harvey as VW Bug Driver; Jelly Howie as Pretty Girl Passenger; DeLon Howell as Crooked Cop #1; Fawn Irish as Dead Man's Wife; Karen James as Animal Control Officer; Jordan Marder as Cop #1; Ron Ransen as Hard Ass in Leathers; Victor Rivers as Jack Reese; Bob Rusch as Crooked Cop #2; Jessy Schram as The Girl (Rachael Seybolt / Hollis / Parker); Jennifer Siebel as Jennifer Conover; Brian Silverman as Paramedic; Titus Welliver as Kyle Hollis (aka Rev. Orson Parker).
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Season 2, Episode 1 (09/29/08) - Find Your Happy Place: In the season two premiere, detectives Charlie Crews and Dani Reese are on the hunt for a serial killer when three numbered trunks containing suffocated bodies are found scattered across Los Angeles. With their new boss New York transfer Captain Tidwell pressuring them to get answers, Crews and Reese race to find a connection between the murders before the killer strikes again. Meanwhile, Ted and Crews attempt to track down the daughter, the lone survivor, of the family Crews was wrongly convicted of killing. Written by Rand Ravich. Directed by Daniel Sackheim.
Guest Cast - Season 2, Episode 1 (09/29/08) - Find Your Happy Place: Allen Alvarado as 11-Year-Old Boy; Izumi Alvarado as Girl #5; Josh Breeding as Dutch Hippie Dude; Rachel Montez Collins as Ginger; Lucky Davis as Seven-Year-Old Boy; Aurelius DiBarsanti as Kenpo Fighter; Kim Director as Cheryl Price; Noel Fisher as John Armstrong; Pamela Guest as Armstrong's Mother; Nana Hill as Pretty Black Girl; Matthew Currie Holmes as Bartender; Roy Jackson as Bouncer #1; Brooke Langton as Constance Griffiths; Ami Martin as Girl #3; Shannon McLemore as Pretty Receptionist; Anya Monzikova as Lex; Lou Mulford as Crying Mother; Ami Nagano as Girl #4; Berenice Noriega as Very Pretty Mom; Fred Ochs as Oscar Tollander; Booth-Ong as Girl #1; Angelica Ng as Girl #2; Kelly Parver as Young Woman; Victor Rivers as Jack Reese; Roberto 'Sanz' Sanchez as Correctional Officer; Taysia Scarano as Brandee Hughes; Jessy Schram as Rachael Seybolt; Robert Smith as German Guy; Erica Tazel as _____; Franco Vega as Ice Cream Guy's Partner; Connie Ventress as Customer; Titus Welliver as Kyle Hollis (aka Rev. Orson Parker); Marc Worden as Ice Cream Guy.
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Season 2, Episode 2 (10/03/08) - Everything... All The Time: Charlie Crews and Dani Reese investigate the death of a family man who is found beaten and bound to a chair at the bottom of an empty pool. Captain Tidwell is convinced the murder was an act of gang violence and sends the detectives on assignment. After interviewing the victim’s daughters and two gang members, Crews and Reese’s only clues are an underground party circuit, a bottle of steroids, and a myth about a man only known as Monster. Meanwhile, Ted gets an unexpected visit from Dani’s father who is determined to find out what information Crews has on him and consequently has a request of Ted. Crews also enlists the help of his ex-wife Jennifer to reach out to Rachel, the lone survivor of the murdered family Crews was wrongly convicted of killing. Written by Rand Ravich. Directed by David Straiton.
Guest Cast - Season 2, Episode 2 (10/03/08) - Everything... All The Time: Ronnie Alvarez as Gang Banger #1; Eileen April Boylan as Carla Horta; Max Gail as Dr. Jackson Bridger; Jack Guzman as Gang Banger #2; Stacy Haiduk as Dr. Clara James; Adam Hendershott as Benny Bankley; McKenna Jones as Annabelle Shore (The Daughter); Wendle Josepher as Medical Examiner; Matt Lanter as Patrick Bridger; Rizwan Manji as Young Doctor; Patricia Rae as Stella Horta; Victor Rivers as Jack Reese; Jessy Schram as Rachael Seybolt; Jennifer Siebel as Jennifer Conover; Jeff Soskin as Marty Jennings; Cecelia Specht as Annabelle Shore, Senior (The Mother); Joelle ten Damme as Erica; Lily Tinoco as Elsa Horta.
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Season 2, Episode 3 (10/06/08) - The Business Of Miracles: The body of a cancer research scientist is discovered literally frozen solid, baffling Crews and Reese. The crime scene suggests that an animal rights group took revenge on the doctor by switching out his oxygen tank with pure liquid nitrogen. As the detectives delve into the victim’s tangled private life, they become increasingly skeptical about the identity of the murderer. Meanwhile, Crews is determined to prove Jack Reese was involved in his incarceration, and Ted asks Crews to act as a reference for a business school interview. Written by Jonathan Shapiro. Directed by Elodie Keene.
Guest Cast - Season 2, Episode 3 (10/06/08) - The Business Of Miracles: Hector Luis Bustamante as Abel Bustamonte; Tilda Del Toro as Woman In Suit (Bustamonte's Ex-Wife); Jeremy Guskin as Billy Smelko; Martin Grey as Mark Conover; Doug Hale as Dean Hal Orton; David Kagen as Betsy's Lawyer; Brooke Langton as Constance Griffiths; Marguerite Moreau as Betsy Borns (a.k.a. Deborah Leigh); Victor Rivers as Jack Reese; Jennifer Siebel as Jennifer Conover; Todd Stashwick as James Brenford; Marsha Thomason as Jill Abraham; Michael Shamus Wiles as Jack Reese's Passenger.
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Season 2, Episode 4 (10/10/08) - Not For Nothing: A university’s prison experiment goes horribly wrong when one of the students acting as a corrections officer ends up dead. Crews and Reese are in a race against the clock to find the killer. As they interview both prisoners and guards, the detectives discover the social experiment may have done more damage than good. Meanwhile, determined to figure out Jack Reese’s connection to his case, Crews obsesses over a recording he obtained from a wiretap he placed on Reese. Written by Scott M. Gimple. Directed by Peter Markle.
Guest Cast - Season 2, Episode 4 (10/10/08) - Not For Nothing: Jake Abel as Tate Baker; Teria Birlon as Michelle; Sarah Buehler as Glenda; Scott Michael Campbell as Detective Henry Villalon; Aurelius DiBarsanti as Guard; Beau Dremann as Uniformed Cop; Erik Eidem as Will; Jarod S. Einsohn as Frat Boy; Curtiss Frisle as Wayne; Jesse James as Perry; Henri Lubatti as Professor Gerald Halliday; Maeve Quinlan as Lynn Grey; Victor Rivers as Jack Reese; Jessy Schram as Rachael Seybolt; Jennifer Siebel as Jennifer Conover; Samantha Simon as Janis; Alex Solowitz as "Destro" a.k.a. Ryan Sagel; Robin Weigert as Detective Karen Davis.
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Season 2, Episode 5 (10/17/08) - Crushed: When a college student is found crushed to death at a wrecking yard, Detectives Charlie Crews and Dani Reese pay a visit to the victims fiancé and discover the young man was involved in a complex online love triangle in which everyone is hiding behind a fantasy identity. Meanwhile, Crews continues his investigation of Jack Reese by searching for the four cops found in his latest clue -- an old photograph of a slain police officer.
Guest Cast - Season 2, Episode 5 (10/17/08) - Crushed: Jonathan Banks as Nathan Grey; Jennifer Jalene as Maya; Kate Lang Johnson as Bethany Grey; Jessy Schram as Rachael Seybolt; Jennifer Siebel as Jennifer Conover; Alex Sol as Rob Dow; Kelly Stables as Marielle; _____ as Arielle; _____ as Barco; _____ as Rob Dow's Lawyer; _____ as The Widow Dunn; _____ as Ed; _____ as Female Student; _____ as Fireman; _____ as Fleer; _____ as Dawn Grey; _____ as K-9 Cop; _____ as Uniformed Officer; _____ as Vairam; _____ as Rosa Velasquez; _____ as Harvey Wakeman.
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Season 2, Episode 6 (10/24/08) - Did You Feel That?: An earthquake hits Los Angeles and the city is a mess. In the middle of all the havoc, Crews and Reese must track down an escaped criminal and killer they put behind bars a year ago. At first, the detectives want to find him in order to prevent him from being killed, but it becomes clear that the escapee is far from a victim. Meanwhile, Ted suffers an inconvenient injury from the earthquake and makes a call for help.
Guest Cast - Season 2, Episode 6 (10/24/08) - Did You Feel That?: Emma Degerstedt as Carly Brimmer; Aurelius DiBarsanti as Hostage; Christina Hendricks as Olivia; Daniel Polo as Simon Brimmer; Jessy Schram as Rachael Seybolt; Jon Sklaroff as Arthur Tims; Stacey Travis as June Brimmer; _____ as Bank Employee; _____ as Mr. Brimmer; _____ as Leonard "Crete" Debs; _____ as Hipster #1; _____ as Husband; _____ as Chip Landry; _____ as Correctional Officer McShane; _____ as John Memminger; _____ as Pretty Girl; _____ as Carl Rossborough; _____ as Adele Tims; _____ as Uniformed Cop; _____ as Wife.
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Season 2, Episode 7 (10/31/08) - Jackpot: A woman is found in a pool of blood sitting at a table with a romantic dinner set for two. The investigation leads Crews and Reese to a support group for lottery winners full of eccentric characters. The detectives soon discover lottery winners often suffer broken psyches after suddenly becoming richer than they ever could have imagined. Meanwhile, Rachel refuses to tell Crews anything about her family’s murder or about Jack Reese, however, the two unexpectedly realize they share a common bond.
Guest Cast - Season 2, Episode 7 (10/31/08) - Jackpot: Erik Estrada as himself; Christina Hendricks as Olivia; Jessy Schram as Rachael Seybolt; Jonathan Slavin as Dale; _____ as Albert; _____ as Ben; _____ as Ricky Bodner; _____ as Tom Buckner; _____ as Lenny; _____ as Neighborhood Kid; _____ as Obese Woman With Sexy Voice; _____ as Robert (The Bodyguard); _____ as Ronald; _____ as Scruffy Man; _____ as Sweat-Suited Dude; _____ as Uniformed Officer; _____ as Vairam; _____ as Well Dressed Older Man (a.k.a. Mayor of Los Angeles).
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Season 2, Episode 8 (11/07/08) - Black Friday: (details not yet officially made public)
Guest Cast - Season 2, Episode 8 (11/07/08) - Black Friday: James Mitchel Clyde as Mitchell; Martin Grey as Mark Conover; Marcus Giamatti as Dave Harris; Shashawnee Hall as Special Agent Bodner; Jennifer Siebel as Jennifer Conover; Robin Weigert as Lieutenant Karen Davis; _____ as Alf (Dog Handler); _____ as Ricky Bodner; _____ as Clay; _____ as Counter Clerk; _____ as Erika Hutton; _____ as Jeremy; _____ as Kid #1; _____ as Kid #2; _____ as Mrs. Maloney; _____ as Man At Podium (a.k.a. Mayor of Los Angeles); _____ as Mom; _____ as Nadine; _____ as Ralph (Dog); _____ as Agent Sottos; _____ as Stoner Dude; _____ as Carin Sutter; _____ as Zak Sutter; _____ as Teenage Boy #1; _____ as Teenage Boy #2; _____ as Larry Wilhoite.
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Season 2, Episode 9 (11/14/08) - Badge Bunny: (details not yet officially made public)
Guest Cast - Season 2, Episode 9 (11/14/08) - Badge Bunny: Mitchell Fink as Sergeant Sean Gordon; Karina Michel as Kendall Shay; Jennifer Siebel as Jennifer Conover; _____ as Bartender #1; _____ as Bartender #2; _____ as Ed; _____ as Diane Gordon; _____ as Kristie; _____ as Sergeant Alex Lang; _____ as Heidi Lynch; _____ as Marie; _____ as Maya; _____ as Off-Duty Cop; _____ as Casey Stark; _____ as Steve; _____ as Justin Thorn; _____ as Vairam.
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Season 2, Episode 10 (11/21/08 (broadcast date tentative)) - Evil ... And His Brother Ziggy: (details not yet known)
Guest Cast - Season 2, Episode 10 (11/21/08 (broadcast date tentative)) - Evil ... And His Brother Ziggy: William Atherton as Mickey Rayborn; _____ as Driver; _____ as Elderly Man; _____ as Deputy John Hawes; _____ as Anna Lakelin; _____ as Loomis Lakelin; _____ as Tomas Mountain; _____ as Tribal Officer Ramierez; _____ as Elsbeth Rayborn; _____ as Sheriff's Deputy Smith; _____ as Terrence; _____ as Elena Vadas; _____ as Eval Vadas; _____ as Ziggy Vadas; _____ as Captain Amanda Whitehat.
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Season 2, Episode 11 (11/28/08 (broadcast date tentative)) - Canyon Flowers: (details not yet known)
Guest Cast - Season 2, Episode 11 (11/28/08 (broadcast date tentative)) - Canyon Flowers: _____ as Cop #1; _____ as Cop #2; _____ as Crazy Woman; _____ as Clifton Garrett; _____ as Flint Garrett; _____ as Hippie; _____ as Male Reporter; _____ as Mindy; _____ as Painter; _____ as Prairie-Outfitted Woman; _____ as Psycho Keith; _____ as Michael Samuels; _____ as Patricia Samuels; _____ as Squeaky Urhy; _____ as Tex Uhry.
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Season 2, Episode 12 (12/05/08 (broadcast date tentative)) - (title TBD): (details not yet known)
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Performance Details: Life Force
Project type: Television series
Synopsis: It is 25 years in the future, and global warming has melted the polar ice caps, flooding the planet. The country is ruled by a new federal government which operates a ruthless enforcement agency known as The Commission. Scientists have been blamed for causing floods -- they tried to stop the catastrophe, but failed -- and must now work in hiding, as science has been outlawed. With much of Britain under water and the population dwindling, two scientists, Richard and Amy Webber, on the tiny Black Combe Island (previously the Cumbrian Mountains), set up a secret school for the next generation of physicists. The school's young pupils include the Webbers' own children, Greg and Karen, as well as special pupils Ashok and Mai Li who as "senders" have genetically engineered telepathic and telekinetic powers. Senders can use these powers in various ways, such as manipulating objects, transmitting thoughts and seeing through another person's eyes. Their eyes glow when they use their powers. The aim is to develop Ashok and Mai Li's telepathic skills enough to aid secret international environmental group Greenwatch. Together, they hope to build a new future and stay one step ahead of The Commission. The mission is jeopardized when Kurt Glemser, an agent for The Commission and also a "sender", raids the school and arrests the Webber parents. The children are forced to run away and fend for themselves until help comes from Greenwatch campaigner and former scientist Goodman. Because two of the children's psychic powers, the four are pursued by Glemser, who uses his special powers to spy on the scientific community.
Chronology: In production in 1999, probably in the autumn. UK television premiere on ITV 1 on January 10, 2000, with 13 episodes airing weekly through April 9, 2000. This series was considered quite innovative by viewers and received rave reviews. But apparently, some disturbing imagery in the program (including a young boy sticking a pencil through his hand) ultimately led to the show being discontinued after it's first 13-episode season.
Principal Cast & Crew: David Bellas as Steve Fellside (episode 4); Tam Dean Burn as Retro (episode 7); Simon Chandler as Professor Petersen (episode 11); Pablo Duarte as Ashok (episodes 1-13); Paul Fox as Greg Webber (episodes 1-13); Samia Ghadie as Marianne (episode 11); Glyn Grain as Harry Fellside (episode 4); Helen Griffin as Gwyneth; Julia Haworth as Karen Webber (episodes 1-13); Oliver Hamilton as Sam; Matt Hickey as Skylar (episode 12); Natasha Hodgson as Gemma (episode 5); Sarah Hollis as Mai Li Cheung (episodes 1-13); Will Hough as Luke (episode 12); Kelly Hunter as Amy Webber (episodes 1-3, 13); Larissa Zaznetsara as Dr. Galian (episode 8); Sarah Lam as Sally Cheung; Damian Lewis as Kurt Glemser (episodes 1-4, 13); David MacCreedy as Sergeant; David Mallinson as Goodman (episodes 2, 4, 5, 7-10, 12-13); Lewis McKensie as Joshua (episode 8); Pauline McLynn as Polly Phemus (episode 6); Valentine Pelka as Richard Webber (episodes 1-2); Tara Pendergast as Lindsay (episode 2); Jemima Rooper as Siren (episode 9); Amanda Walker as Hepzibah McKinley (episode 10); Directed by Peter Tabern, Lorne Magory, Justin Chadwick; Written by Peter Tabern, Greg McQueen, Rik Carmichael, John Hay.
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Episode 1 - The Girl Who Flipped: After global warming floods the Earth, survivors Richard and Amy Webber begin teaching a new generation of scientists, including their own two children, how to restore the damaged planet.
Episode 2 - Greenwatch: The Webbers are arrested, leaving their children and the two senders to fend for themselves. Finding help from Goodman, a one-time scientist and friend of the Webbers, they are taken to his secret laboratory in a derelict mill. But when Goodman falls ill, the children must venture back to the school to look for medicine.
Episode 3 - On The Run: The evil Kurt Glemser interrogates the childrens' mother, Amy, at the Commission's HQ in an attempt to find the whereabouts of the 'sender' children. Amy tries to send a warning message to Mai Li, one of the children, via telekinesis.
Episode 4 - Greenhouse Effect: Disease breaks out on a farm where a ruthless farmer is using Climate Refugees as slave labour.
Episode 5 - The Village That Dreamed Itself To Death: The children are out sailing when they receive a distress call from Loppergarth Island. Upon investigation they discover that all the people have disappeared from the village on the island, except for a ten-year-old girl called Gemma who is in shock and afraid to go to sleep.
Episode 6 - Yesterday Island: The children run out of fuel while out in a boat and are forced to land on the nearest island, where they encounter Polly Phemus, a strange old woman looking after a museum dedicated to the time before the Drowning.
Episode 7 - Beware Of The Dog: Goodman's elderly generator breaks down, so Ash and Greg are dispatched to the Cartmel Scrap Market in search of a fuel pump. However, when the owner demands too high a price, the two boys are forced to try their luck at the old haunted scrapyard on Devil's Island.
Episode 8 - Return To Sender: A young boy, Joshua, goes missing while being escorted by the Commission. He turns out to be a 'sender' who has been programmed with a virus by Dr. Galina Renkova which is designed to make all senders destroy each other.
Episode 9 - Siren Song: While looking for ingredients to replenish their supply of sunblock, Greg meets a mysterious and beautiful brunette called Siren, and is in danger of being lured into a sinister cult who are determined to stop others interfering with nature.
Episode 10 - Paradise Island: Greg takes Mai Li and Ash on a tour of the islands to escape being cooped up in the Greenwatch lab. When they pick up an old-fashioned morse code message they go to investigate on Paradise Island. There they discover old scientist, Hepzibah McKinley, who is convinced she has found the secret of cold fusion - the art of turning ordinary water into limitless fuel.
Episode 11 - Age Before Beauty: Greg and Mai Li find an empty dinghy drifting on the sea. The next thing that Greg is aware of is waking up in a strange room. A girl tells him that he was found by her father, Professor Petersen, floating alone in the sea. Unknown to Greg, Mai Li is being held elsewhere in the house and is to be sacrificed so that the young girl can be cured of a rapid aging disease.
Episode 12 - No Quick Fix: When Goodman and Ash go to the Cartmel Scrap Market to find some video spares, Ash is lured by another sender called Luke and meets Skylar, a criminal who encourages young senders to steal for him. In return, Skylar gives them chemical strips called Tags which boost their special powers.
Episode 13 - The Thought Fish: Greg and Karen's mother, Amy, escapes from the Commission's HQ and arrives at the Greenwatch base to be reunited with her children. But all is not what it seems when Amy appears to be more concerned with the whereabouts of the two senders, Ash and Mai Li.
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Performance Details: Little Eyolf
Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 1996-7
Project type: Stage play
Synopsis: Ibsen's late masterpiece lays bare the secret sexual life of a family in emotional turmoil. The play takes place in the course of a day and a half at the home of Rita and Alfred Allmers, near the fjord and some distance from the nearest town. They have a partly paralyzed son of nine, Eyolf. The boy's handicap is the result of a fall in babyhood, when he fell off a table after being left unattended while his parents were totally absorbed in making love. After this accident Alfred Allmers seems to have withdrawn from Rita both sexually and emotionally, and buried himself in his work