NEW BBC'S TV MOVIE
'A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM'
Today I'm reminding you of the two epic programmes that are airing this week on the telly, starting with new TV movie version of A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM which airs tomorrow at BBC One! 
Starring John Hannah, Maxine Peake, Matt Lucas and Nonso Anozie it is set in the tyrannical court of Athens, where the pitiless 
dictator Theseus plans his wedding to Hippolyta, a prisoner of war, and young Hermia is sentenced to death by her own father. Meanwhile, in
the town below, amateur theatre group the Mechanicals rehearse, with all their comic rivalries. And beyond Athens, in the wild woods, dark forces are stirring...
Starring John Hannah, Maxine Peake, Matt Lucas and Nonso Anozie it is set in the tyrannical court of Athens, where the pitiless dictator Theseus plans his wedding to Hippolyta, a prisoner of war, and young Hermia is sentenced to death by her own father. Meanwhile, in the town below, amateur theatre group the Mechanicals rehearse, with all their comic rivalries. And beyond Athens, in the wild woods, dark forces are stirring...
'ROOTS' EPIC TV REMAKE
MALACHI KIRBY, JONATHAN RHYS MEYERS, MATTHEW GOODE
Also debuting tomorrow simultaneously at History, A&E and Lifetime in four consecutive nights is the new mini series version of ROOTS! The $50 million eight hour saga is a historical portrait of 
American slavery recounting the journey
of one family and their will to survive and ultimately carry on their
legacy despite hardship! With
Malachi Kirby playing the lead role of Kunta Kinte, the star studded cast also includes Jonathan Rhys Meyers (as a merciless slave
owner), Laurence Fishburne (as "Roots" author Alex Haley), James Purefoy (a tobacco plantation owner who buys Kunta Kinte), Mehki 
Phifer (as a mute farm slave) and Matthew Goode (as Dr. William Waller who is more benign toward slaves)!
American slavery recounting the journey
of one family and their will to survive and ultimately carry on their
legacy despite hardship! With Malachi Kirby playing the lead role of Kunta Kinte, the star studded cast also includes Jonathan Rhys Meyers (as a merciless slave owner), Laurence Fishburne (as "Roots" author Alex Haley), James Purefoy (a tobacco plantation owner who buys Kunta Kinte), Mehki Phifer (as a mute farm slave) and Matthew Goode (as Dr. William Waller who is more benign toward slaves)!
Oh, that second show sounds interesting!
ReplyDelete-Kati
it will be a mini series
DeleteI watched, ROOTS, back in the late 70's. It still remains one of my all-time favourite TV dramas. I hope they don't stuff up the remake.
ReplyDeletefingers crossed, it starts tonight, you can probably catch it on Kiwi History if you have it on the cable!
DeleteStrange and feeric, what a dream!
ReplyDeleteI loved the fairy forest clip :) It is one of my faves of Shakespeare's dramas
DeleteI have seen so many version of Midsummer Night's dreams and always love it..
ReplyDeleteThey say this one tonight will be a very bold and shocking one :)
DeleteI love the Midsummer Night Dream trailer. Definitely has my interest. I think I'll go back and watch the original Roots before looking at this redo.
ReplyDeleteexcitement comes to the enchanted forest tonight at BBC
DeleteThanks for the reminder about Roots! I didn't know it was on starting today. I'll check my TV listings so I can record this miniseries!
ReplyDeletehope Canadian History airs it too!
DeleteI've got Roots on my Tivo. I probably won't be able to watch it for another week or two with all this end of the year school junk taking up all my free time.
ReplyDeletegotta keep something for the summer. All my shows have ended last week, except REIGN, so I'm making up a new weekly programme for myself with leftover British shows.. hope they will last me till Autumn
DeleteI've seen the TV-series of Roots when I was young! Looking forward to the new one!
ReplyDeleteGreetings
Peter
hope you won't be disappointed
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