Channel 5 has released a trailer for their new four part mystery series THE FORTUNE (previously known as The Family Secret) that asks: what if your past isn’t what you think it is? The series will hit the small screens Tuesday June 2nd which is in less than two weeks! Eleanor Tomlinson stars as Amanda Blakefield, whose life is a happy one with her husband, Jimmy(Matthew Lewis),
and their son Luke. Amanda has her world shattered after she is left an
enormous inheritance by a man she has neither met nor heard of before.
Her life starts to disintegrate as she becomes embroiled in the world of The Worrall Family. The patriarch Martin Worrall (Denis Lawson),
is head of a family which is bound in past secrets. As Amanda’s story
leads her further and further into the Northumbrian countryside, she
begins to unravel the past. And all of their lives are turned upside
down. Rebecca Front stars as Martin’s wife Fiona, with Callum Woodhouse as his son Anthony, Stephen Tompkinson as farm worker Boots Maddison, Paula Wilcox as Amanda’s mother Linda, Danielle Waltersas Amanda’s best friend Sandy, and Nina Wadia as
solicitor Laura.
Channel 5 has released first images from their new four part mystery series THE FORTUNE (previously known as The Family Secret) that asks: what if your past isn’t what you think it is? Eleanor Tomlinson stars as Amanda Blakefield, whose life is a happy one with her husband, Jimmy(Matthew Lewis),
and their son Luke. Amanda has her world shattered after she is left an
enormous inheritance by a man she has neither met nor heard ofbefore.
Her life starts to disintegrate as she becomes embroiled in the world of The Worrall Family. The patriarch Martin Worrall (Denis Lawson),
is head of a family which is bound in past secrets. As Amanda’s story
leads her further and further into the Northumbrian countryside, she
begins to unravel the past. And all of their lives are turned upside
down. Rebecca Front stars as Martin’s wife Fiona, with Callum Woodhouse as his son Anthony,Stephen Tompkinson as farm worker Boots Maddison, Paula Wilcox as Amanda’s mother Linda, Danielle Waltersas Amanda’s best friend Sandy, and Nina Wadia as solicitor Laura. We do not know the exact air date yet, but it will arrive to the small screens sometime this spring and meanwhile you can catch Eleanor in The Forsytes saga which has been renewed for the second and third season at PBS and Channel 5. You can check out the exciting first teaser as well below:
FIRST IMAGES FROM ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL TV SERIES
As per tradition Channel 5 will air an additional season 6 Christmas episode of nations' favourite series ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL but this time it will arrive on Christmas Eve December 24th with a special behind the scenes documentary airing at 20h and the festive episode at21h after that. It’s Christmas 1945, the first peacetime Christmas after the war. With Helen (Rachel Shenton) feeling under the weather, it’s fallen on James (Nicholas Ralph) to take on the Darrowby Nativity play. Siegfried (Samuel West) is back at Mrs Stokes’ Farm to see Hilda the goat, who’s been up to more mischief and, true to form, gives Siegfried the run-around. Will Siegfried’s drench solution do the trick? Christmas dinner is in very short supply this year, so Mrs Hall (Anna Madeley) is keen to enter the Drovers' darts competition and scoop the first prize; a fresh turkey. Maggie reminds Tristan (Callum Woodhouse) he’s supposed to be supplying the Christmas tree and he covers himself, but of course, he’d forgotten. Charlotte resolves to help him. As you might have heard, the series has been renewed for two more seasons. Trailer should be up soon methinks!
MATTHEW LEWIS, ELEANOR TOMLINSON TO LEAD CHANNEL 5 MINI TV SERIES
Channel 5 has announced cast for new four part mystery series THE FAMILY SECRET that asks: what if your past isn’t what you think it is? Eleanor Tomlinson stars as Amanda Blakefield, whose life is a happy one with her husband, Jimmy (Matthew Lewis), and their son Luke. Amanda has her world shattered after she is left an enormous inheritance by a man she has neither met nor heard of before. Her life starts to disintegrate as she becomes embroiled in the world of The Worrall Family. The patriarch Martin Worrall (Denis Lawson), is head of a family which is bound in past secrets. As Amanda’s story leads her further and further into the Northumbrian countryside, she begins to unravel the past. And all of their lives are turned upside down. Rebecca Front stars as Martin’s wife Fiona, with Callum Woodhouse as his son Anthony, Stephen Tompkinson as farm worker Boots Maddison, Paula Wilcox as Amanda’s mother Linda, Danielle Walters as Amanda’s best friend Sandy, and Nina Wadia as solicitor Laura.
Channel 5 and PBS Masterpiece have revealed first trailer for the 6th season of the beloved series ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL which returns September 25th in Great Britain. Based on James Herriot's books it will again have six episodes plus the traditional Christmas special in December.
In USA the series will return January 11th early next
year as it usually does every year. Season seven has been ordered
already.
SEASON SIX RETURNS TO
Yorkshire Dales for more human and animal tales but
this time, the Skeldale gang is in a different situation, just as the
war in Europe is coming to a close in 1945. Nicholas Ralph reprises his
role as vet James Herriot, alongside Samuel West as his business partner
Siegfried Farnon. Anna Madeley returns as dear Mrs. Hall, followed by Rachel
Shenton (Helen Herriot), Callum Woodhouse (Tristan Farnon), Patricia
Hodge (Mrs. Pumphrey), Tony Pitts (Richard Alderson) and Imogen Clawson
(Jenny). Joining the cast for the new chapter will be Lucy-Jo Hudson,
Gaia Wise, Jonathan Hyde, Philip Martin Brown and Chris Gascoyne. Check out the trailer below in which it seems the kids are grown up and everybody has moved on with life.
Channel 5 and PBS Masterpiece have revealed first images from the 6th season of the beloved series ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALLwhich returns soon over in Great Britain. Based on James Herriot's books it will again have six episodes plus the traditional Christmas special in December. In USA the series will return probably at the beginning of the next year as it usually does in January. Season seven has been ordered already.
SEASON SIX RETURNS TO
Yorkshire Dales for more human and animal tales but
this time, the Skeldale gang is in a different situation, just as the
war in Europe is coming to a close in 1945. Nicholas Ralph reprises his
role as vet James Herriot, alongside Samuel West as his business partner
Siegfried Farnon. Anna Madeley returns as dear Mrs. Hall, followed by Rachel
Shenton (Helen Herriot), Callum Woodhouse (Tristan Farnon), Patricia
Hodge (Mrs. Pumphrey), Tony Pitts (Richard Alderson) and Imogen Clawson
(Jenny). Joining the cast for the new chapter will be Lucy-Jo Hudson,
Gaia Wise, Jonathan Hyde, Philip Martin Brown and Chris Gascoyne. Stay tuned for the first trailer which is probably coming up in a few days.
If you are in the mood for some tropical horror this hot weekend, over at Shudder and AMC Plus you can catch MONSTER ISLAND as of July 25th
The movie is out on Shudder this weekend
with Dean Fukjioka and Callum Woodhouse (looking better than ever) from All Creatures Great and Small in the lead roles. Based on Malay Folklore and drawing inspiration from Creature From the Black Lagoon, this creature feature is set in World War II.
A Japanese ship transporting prisoners of war to occupied territories for slave labor. After being torpedoed by allied submarines, a Japanese soldier and a British POW are stranded on a deserted island and soon discover that they’re being hunted by a ferocious mythological creature, the Orang Ikan. Both the soldier and POW realize that they must work together to survive the unknown, despite their differences.
Arriving December 23rd to Channel 5 is traditional Christmas episode of ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL. In season five's festive episode,Skeldale House prepares for Christmas, and Jimmy’s first birthday, without the usual festive treats available. Mrs Hall (Anna Madeley) has figured out how to deliver the ideal Christmas, but when her world is rocked by a worrying news bulletin, the Skeldale family do their best to support her. A young boy arrives at the surgery with an abandoned fox cub and Mrs Hall can’t help feeling a connection with the animal. Meanwhile, Tristan (Callum Woodhouse) is given an important Royal Army Veterinary Corps mission involving pigeons. He is underwhelmed by the task and Siegfried (Samuel West) sends him to Enoch Sykes, a cantankerous pigeon fancier. Tristan’s attempt to win over Enoch’s trust doesn’t go to plan.
Helen (Rachel Shenton) and James (Nicholas Ralph) prepare for Jimmy's birthday tea at Heston Grange, but Helen has to deal with some family disagreements. When the fox needs veterinary help, Siegfried faces a difficult decision as to how best to care for the animal, whilst also looking after Mrs Hall.
What would the last quarter of the year be without Channel 5's tentpole series ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL, right? It is returning with the fifth season, with the sixth already ordered, September 19th with six new episodes and the seventh festive one airing later on at Christmas. The series will also return with the new season to PBS Masterpiece for the viewersin United States January 12th and will air on Sunday nights.
IT IS NOW SPRING OF 1941
and we return to Darrowby to find young baby Jimmy
keeping everyone in Skeldale House on their toes. Helen is getting the
hang of motherhood with James away at RAF Abingdon, Mrs. Hall and
Siegfried are enjoying having a little one around and Carmody is now a
full-fledged member of the Skeldale family. With World War II now fully
underway, Siegfried is taking up the slack at the surgery, Mrs. Hall and
Helen are considering their contribution within the community, and
Carmody is eager to step up. Siegfried is keen to have everyone back,
but Tristan’s surprise return won’t be quite as straightforward as he
hoped.
WHO IS BACK IN THE NEW SEASON?
The series returns to Yorkshire Dales in the 1940s with Nicholas Ralph as vet James Herriot, and Samuel West as his mercurial mentor Siegfried Farnon. Anna Madeley returns as the matriarch of Skeldale House, Mrs Hall along with Rachel Shenton as James' wife Helen Herriot. James Anthony-Rose returns as Richard Carmody, Patricia Hodge as the rich Mrs Pumphrey, owner of the well pampered Pekingese Tricki. Callum Woodhouse is back as Tristan Farnon, Siegfried’s mischievous brother who has been serving in the Royal Army Veterinary Corps, when he makes an unexpected return later in the series.
Unlike previous years, this December the festive special episode of ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL will air December 23rd on Channel 5! Now that World War Two has broken out, a Jewish evacuee, Eva (Ella Bernstein), is staying at Skeldale House and everyone wants to make her first experience of the festive season magical.
James (Nicholas Ralph) and Tristan (Callum Woodhouse) remain torn over whether they should be heading off to war, however, which leaves their loved ones anxious. But when Siegfried (Samuel West) is called out to local landowner Major Sebright Saunders (Michael Maloney) again to ensure that his injured horse River is fit before a big race, the head vet faces a terrible dilemma, leading to a clash with brother Tristan.
Meanwhile, as housekeeper Mrs Hall (Anna Madeley) lays on an impromptu Christmas party and faces some big decisions after her friend Gerald (Will Thorp) shares some shocking news, James helps wealthy client Mrs Pumphrey (Patricia Hodge), who is worried about an exhausted stray cat and its gorgeous kitten. As you know the fourth season of the popular series should arrive Autumn next year.
of The Worrall Family. The patriarch Martin Worrall (Denis Lawson),
is head of a family which is bound in past secrets. As Amanda’s story
leads her
further and further into the Northumbrian countryside, she
begins to unravel the past. And all of their lives are turned upside
down. Rebecca Front stars
as Martin’s wife Fiona, with Callum Woodhouse as his son Anthony, Stephen Tompkinson as farm worker Boots Maddison, Paula
Wilcox as Amanda’s mother Linda, Danielle Waltersas Amanda’s best friend Sandy, and Nina Wadia as
solicitor Laura. 
