CHRISTMAS GHOST STORY MOVIE WOMAN OF STONE FROM BBC WITH CELIA IMRIE, EANNA HARDWICKE, MAWAAN RIZWAN AIRING CHRISTMAS EVE

    WOMAN OF STONE   

ARRIVING TO BBC ON CHRISTMAS EVE

Although his previous attempts in Christmas shorts have been a failure both by the critics and the audience, Mark Gatiss is doing a WOMAN OF STONE short movie this year as well based on Edith Nesbit's story Man-size in Marble. Éanna Hardwicke, Celia Imrie, Monica Dolan, Mawaan Rizwan and Phoebe Horn star in the film that will air on BBC Two during Christmas Eve.

  THIS CHILLING TALE
follows newlywed Victorians Jack and Laura as they settle into a small cottage in a quiet village and soon find their idyll overshadowed by the superstitious warnings of their housekeeper. And the legend of the two marble tomb effigies who are said to rise each year… and walk. Jack dismisses this is as mere folklore. But as the fateful night draws near, he makes a terrifying discovery. And back at the cottage, Laura is all alone. 

CHRISTMAS GHOST STORY MOVIE WOMAN OF STONE FROM BBC CASTS CELIA IMRIE, EANNA HARDWICKE, MAWAAN RIZWAN, SEE THE FIRST IMAGE

    WOMAN OF STONE   

SHORT ADS CELIA IMRIE, EANNA HARDWICKE

Although his previous attempts in Christmas shorts have been a failure both by the critics and the audience, Mark Gatiss is doing a WOMAN OF STONE short movie this year as well based on Edith Nesbit's story Man-size in Marble. The chilling tale follows newlywed Victorians Jack and Laura as they settle into a small cottage in a quiet village and soon find their idyll overshadowed by the superstitious warnings of their housekeeper. And the legend of the two marble tomb effigies who are said to rise each year… and walk. Jack dismisses this is as mere folklore. But as the fateful night draws near, he makes a terrifying discovery. And back at the cottage, Laura is all alone. Éanna Hardwicke, Celia Imrie, Monica Dolan, Mawaan Rizwan and Phoebe Horn star in the film that will air on BBC Two during Christmas.

TRAILER AND AIR DATE FOR THE DOLL FACTORY 1850S LONDON SET COSTUME TV SERIES REVEALED BY PARAMOUNT PLUS

   THE DOLL FACTORY  

The Doll Factory starts later this month

COSTUME TV DRAMA TRAILER

Paramount Plus for United Kingdom and Northern Ireland has finally released trailer  for their period set British original mini television series THE DOLL FACTORY which will stream on Paramount Plus with the launch date set for Monday, November 27th. The six episode small screen adaptation of the best selling novel by Elizabeth Macneal will also air on TV New Zealand, and on SBS as well for the Australian audience from December 7th.

STORY IS SET IN LONDON, 1851

Iris (Esme Creed Miles) paints dolls for a living, alongside her twin sister, Rose (Mirren Mack), but dreams of becoming an artist. By night, she secretly paints herself naked, honing her craft. Silas (Eanna Hardwicke whom we watched earlier this summer in The Six Commandment series) is a taxidermist who owns a shop filled with his creations. He hopes to one day find an item so unique he will be catapulted to fame. Louis (George Webster) is a painter and member of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, searching for his next muse. In a city humming with anticipation for the Great Exhibition, their three worlds collide, and Iris is offered an opportunity to escape and start a new life. To do so, she must abandon her sister, sacrifice her reputation, and launch herself into the unknown. As Iris’ world expands, she finds herself challenging patriarchal beliefs, exploring her sexuality, and starting to experience the things she has always dreamed of. But alongside her newfound independence, a story of dark obsession begins to unfold. Pippa Haywood, Sharlene Whyte, Reece Kenwyne-Mpudzi, Freddy Carter, Saoirse-Monica Jackson, Laurie Kynaston, Jim Caesar, Akshay Khanna, Aysha Kala and Nell Hudson also star. Check out the trailer below and tell us what you think:

SEE FIRST IMAGES FROM PARAMOUNT + 1850s LONDON SET COSTUME TV DRAMA THE DOLL FACTORY

   FIRST THE DOLL FACTORY  

COSTUME TV DRAMA IMAGES

Paramount Plus UK has actually revealed these images earlier this week, but I missed them for some reason, so I am showing them to you today - first pictures from their period set mini series THE DOLL FACTORY which will stream on Paramount Plus sometime later this year. The six episode small screen adaptation of the best selling novel by Elizabeth Macneal will also air on Australian SBS and TV New Zealand. 

 

STORY IS SET IN LONDON, 1851

Iris (Esme Creed Miles) paints dolls for a living, alongside her twin sister, Rose (Mirren Mack), but dreams of becoming an artist. By night, she secretly paints herself naked, honing her craft. Silas (Eanna Hardwicke whom we watched earlier this summer in The Six Commandment series) is a taxidermist who owns a shop filled with his creations. He hopes to one day find an item so unique he will be catapulted to fame. Louis (George Webster) is a painter and member of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, searching for his next muse. In a city humming with anticipation for the Great Exhibition, their three worlds collide, and Iris is offered an opportunity to escape and start a new life. To do so, she must abandon her sister, sacrifice her reputation, and launch herself into the unknown. As Iris’ world expands, she finds herself challenging patriarchal beliefs, exploring her sexuality, and starting to experience the things she has always dreamed of. But alongside her newfound independence, a story of dark obsession begins to unfold. Pippa Haywood, Sharlene Whyte, Reece Kenwyne-Mpudzi, Freddy Carter,

Saoirse-Monica Jackson, Laurie Kynaston, Jim Caesar, Akshay Khanna, Aysha Kala and Nell Hudson also star. 

 

PREMIUM SPOTLIGHT ON THE SIXT COMMANDMENT BBC TRUE CRIME SERIES WITH TIMOTHY SPALL, ANNE REID AND EANNA HARDWICKE!

 THE SIXTH COMMANDMENT 

BBC TV SERIES TRAILER

BBC has decided to give us something new in the middle of the summer and from Monday July 17th they are launching new four part true crime factual drama THE SIXTH COMMANDMENT on BBC One and their iPlayer. It was written by Sarah Phelps who gave us A Very British Scandal. First two episodes air on the 17th and 18th and then the final two next Monday and Tuesday. 

THIS BRAND NEW SERIES

tells the story of how the meeting of an inspirational teacher, Peter Farquhar (Timothy Spall), and a charismatic student, Ben Field (Éanna Hardwicke), set the stage for one of the most complex and confounding criminal cases in recent memory. It also focuses on how suspicions around Field’s relationship with Ann Moore-Martin (Anne Reid), Peter’s deeply religious neighbour, unlocked a series of chilling revelations. The Sixth Commandment explores the way in which both Peter and Ann were manipulated by Field, capturing the extreme gaslighting, the gripping police investigation and the high-profile trial, while poignantly highlighting the devastating effect of isolation and loneliness, as Field closed in on them. It also celebrates both Peter and Ann’s lives as cherished mentors, much loved relatives and adored friends.