PREMIUM SPOTLIGHT AND TRAILER ON BRONTE SISTER BBC DRAMA 'TO WALK INVISIBLE' WITH CHARLIE MURPHY, JONATHAN PRYCE, ADAM NAGAITIS

  BBC'S 'TO WALK INVISIBLE'  

BRONTE SISTERS TV DRAMA

BBC has finally released a trailer for their December 29th two hours TV drama on Bronte sisters TO WALK INVISIBLE which tells the story behind these three women who, despite the obstacles they faced, came from obscurity to produce some of the greatest novels in the English language. The one-off drama has been both written and directed by Sally Wainwright.

WE MUST WALK INVISIBLE

The drama sees Charlotte, Emily and Anne Bronte face a bleak future, with their father half-blind and troubled brother Branwell in decline. As their situation worsens, Charlotte sees that writing could offer a way out. This is the story of the sisters' great novels and their extraordinary battle for recognition. 

JONATHAN PRYCE AND CHARLIE MURPHY LEAD THE CAST
Jonathan Pryce plays the role of the Brontë sisters’ father, Patrick, and is joined by Chloe Pirrie as Wuthering Heights author Emily Brontë. Finn Atkins portrays ambitious older sister Charlotte who wrote Jane Eyre and Charlie Murphy plays the determined, level headed younger sister Anne the author of novels Agnes Grey and The Tenant Of Wildfell Hall. Their reckless brother Branwell, whose destructive behaviour threatened to destroy his family, is played by always great Adam Nagaitis. Young British stars Joe Armstrong and Luke Newberry also star.

1ST PHOTOS FROM DECEMBER PERIOD SET NEW TV SERIES 'WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION', BRONTE SISTERS 'TO WALK INVISIBLE', 'HALCYON' WW2 HOTEL, EPIC 'LAST DRAGONSLAYER'

  BBC'S AND AGATHA CHRISTIE'S  

'WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION'

First photos are arriving for upcoming new period set television series, among them BBC's latest adaptation of Agatha Christie! After scoring amazing success with their last year's And Then There Were None, which boasted a tremendous cast, BBC is bringing us THE WITNESS FOR THE PROSECU- TION this December within their festive programme schedule! Admittedly it does look much weaker than the last year's project and does not have such a strong cast. This one stars Kim Cattrall, Toby Jones, Andrea Riseborough and Billy Howle.

With the long terrible shadow of the Great War falling across the rackety, feral 1920s, THE WITNESS FOR THE PROSECU- TION is a compelling story of deceit, desire, murder, money and morality, innocence and guilt, heartbreak and most painful and dangerous of all, love. The story starts after the murder of glamorous and rich Emily French (Kim Cattrall). All the evidence points to Leonard Vole (Billy Howle), a young chancer to whom the heiress left her vast fortune and who ruthlessly took her life. At least, this is the story that Emily’s dedicated housekeeper Janet McIntyre (Monica Dolan) stands by in court. Leonard however, is adamant that his partner, the enigmatic chorus girl Romaine (Andrea Riseborough), can prove his innocence.

  BBC'S 'TO WALK INVISIBLE'  

BRONTE SISTERS MINI SERIES

Speaking of BBC December will also bring us their new mini series on Bronte sisters TO WALK INVISIBLE which shows them in a new light and tells the story behind these three women who, despite the obstacles they faced, came from obscurity to produce some of the greatest novels in the English language. Jonathan Pryce plays the role of the Brontë sisters’ father, Patrick, and is joined by Chloe Pirrie as Wuthering Heights author Emily Brontë. Finn Atkins portrays ambitious older sister Charlotte who wrote Jane Eyre and Charlie Murphy plays the determined, level headed younger sister Anne the author of novels Agnes Grey and The Tenant Of Wildfell Hall. Their reckless brother Branwell, whose destructive behaviour threatened to destroy his family, is played by always great Adam Nagaitis.

  ITV'S 'HALCYON' SERIES

SET IN WW2 HOTEL 
Their rival ITV is, meanwhile, ready to air their eight part period set series HALCYON  set in the luxury of the Halcyon Hotel in World War II London! Fast paced and filled with music of that era, it shines a spotlight on the class divide between the upstairs and downstairs inhabitants of the hotel and their enduring relationships, lives and politics, set against the backdrop of World War II as it reaches its ferocious peak.  Olivia Williams is lady Hamilton, the owner of HALCYON, Steven Macintosh is the hotel manager. Lord and lady Hamilton also have two sons: Freddie (Jamie Blackley), a young Spitfire pilot, who's in love with Emma, manager's  daughter, the hotel receptionist, and younger son Toby (Edward Bluemel), who is secretly gay.

  'THE LAST DRAGON SLAYER'  

SKY'S CHRISTMAS TV MOVIE

Meanwhile, Sky One's Christmas festive programme will include a new television adaptation of THE LAST DRAGON SLAYER  based on the  first in the series of popular fantasy novels written by Jasper Fforde. Little Ellise Chappell plays an orphan Jennifer Strange, a young inhabitant of the Ununited Kingdoms, who discovers that her destiny is to become the last Dragonslayer. This magical series also stars Ricky Tomlinson, Pauline Collins and John Bradley.

WERNER HERZOG'S 'SALT AND FIRE' TRAILER WITH MICHAEL SHANNON, GAEL GARCIA BERNAL! BBC'S 'TO WALK INVISIBLE' BRONTE SISTERS MINI SERIES 1ST CAST PHOTO!

1ST 'TO WALK INVISIBLE' PHOTO

 FROM BBC'S BRONTE SISTERS MINI TV SERIES

BBC has revealed the first cast photo for their upcoming drama series TO WALK INVISIBLE which takes a new look at Bronte sisters, who, despite the obstacles they faced, came from obscurity to produce some of the greatest novels in the English language. Wuthering Heights author Emily Brontë is played by Chloe Pirrie, Jane Eyre author Charlotte by Finn Atkins with their youngest sister Anne played by Charlie Murphy. Their brilliant but reckless brother Branwell, whose destructive behaviour threatened to destroy his family, will be played by Adam Nagaitis. Jonathan Pryce plays their father.

'SALT AND FIRE' TRAILER

 WITH GAEL GARCIA BERNAL AND  MICHAEL SHANON

The first trailer launched this week is an international one for Werner Herzog's SALT AND FIRE starring Michael Shannon and Gael Garcia Bernal. A scientist blames the head of a large company for an ecological disaster in South America. But when a volcano begins to show signs of erupting, they must unite to avoid a disaster. The movie, which was shot in just a little bit more than two weeks, is out in German cinemas next month and in French ones from December! 

BBC SETS CAST FOR BRONTE SISTERS 'TO WALK INVISIBLE' TV MOVIE! SCOTT SHEPHERD'S POST APOCALYPTIC NOVEL 'SEVENTH DAY' TO BECOME TV SERIES

BBC'S BRONTE SISTERS FILM

'TO WALK INVISIBLE' SETS CAST

Here are some great news for all my ladies! BBC is preparing a TV movie on famous Bronte sisters with HAPPY VALLEY creator Sally Wainwright on the helm. TO WALK INVISIBLE will circle around the whole Brontë family. Jonathan Pryce will play family patriarch Rev. Patrick Brontë. WAR AND PEACE Chloe Pirrie will be Emily Brontë, the author of glorious Wuthering Heights while her sister Charlotte, who wrote Jane Eyre, will be played by Finn Atkins. LAST KINGDOM and VILLAGE's Charlie Murphy will be their youngest sister Anne, who wrote Agnes Grey and The Tenant of Wildfell Hall. Their brother Branwell, whose destructive behaviour threatens to tear the family apart, will be played by BANISHED Adam Nagaitis.

'THE SEVENTH DAY' SF NOVEL

TO BECOME TV SERIES!

In other TV news, 'Deadline' reports that Mexican Televisa is venturing into English language series with an apocalyptic one. They will turn Scott Shepherd's sf novel THE SEVENTH DAY into a ten episode series. 

Set seven years after the Strangers decimated the planet it follows Joad – who is half way around the world and one of the few left unharmed when most of humanity is obliterated – on his dangerous trek home to Nemo in the hope his wife waits for him. The journey with companions he reluctantly gains along the way takes them through a landscape equally beautiful and haunting, mysterious and magical.