One Summer - The Complete Series (2 Disc Set) [1983] [DVD]

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In 2009, Morrissey and Mark Billingham launched the production company Sleepyhead, which produced the Thorne television series. [78] The company was a part of Stagereel, a production house previously set up by Morrissey's brother Paul. The company bought the rights to adapt the Thorne novels and Morrissey was already developing it to pitch to television channels when Sky made an offer to broadcast it. [100] As of 2010, Morrissey and Tubedale Films were developing two feature films with financing from the UK Film Council. [100] Morrissey criticised the Cameron–Clegg coalition government's decision to close the UK Film Council, as he believed it was an asset to first-time filmmakers. [106] The organisation's funding role was taken over by the British Film Institute in 2011. [107] Charity work [ edit ] Celebrities head up the battle to fight SMA". The SMA Trust. 21 November 2010. Retrieved 23 November 2010 ( archived by WebCite on 5 June 2011). David Morrissey steals the show in League of Gentlemen". Digital Spy. 20 December 2017 . Retrieved 12 November 2023. Morrissey is a patron of The SMA Trust (a charity that funds research into spinal muscular atrophy), [110] Liverpool's Unity Theatre, [111] and the human rights organisation Reprieve. [112] Personal life [ edit ] Cousin, Geraldine (1994). Shakespeare in Performance: King John. Manchester University Press. ISBN 0-7190-2753-5. p.18.

a b " RTS Programme Awards 1997". Royal Television Society. Retrieved 5 June 2011 ( archived by WebCite on 5 June 2011). Celebrities' open letter to Scotland – full text and list of signatories". The Guardian. London. 7 August 2014. Archived from the original on 17 August 2014 . Retrieved 26 August 2014. David Morrissey". British Film Institute. Retrieved 17 December 2008 ( archived by WebCite on 24 January 2012). Morrissey returned to a weekly television role at the end of 2010 playing police detective Tom Thorne in Thorne, a six-part television series for Sky1 that was adapted from Mark Billingham's novels Sleepyhead and Scaredy Cat. [78] After reading Lifeless during his time filming The Water Horse in New Zealand, Morrissey searched the Internet for more information. He found an interview in which Billingham stated his preference for Morrissey to play Thorne should a screen adaptation ever be made. When he returned to the UK, Morrissey arranged a meeting with Billingham and the two began developing the TV series. [79] [80] Morrissey shadowed officers in the Metropolitan Police's murder unit during their duties to learn about their jobs. He discovered that the officers felt undervalued in their jobs, and he incorporated these feelings into the series. [80] Sky first broadcast the series on 10 October. Morrissey received approval for the role; Andrea Mullaney wrote in The Scotsman, "Morrissey is never less than watchable and he brings a brooding presence to the role of Thorne." [81] and Adam Sweeting for The Arts Desk called him "authentic as the phlegmatic, low-key Thorne." [82]After leaving school at the age of 16, Morrissey joined a Wolverhampton theatre company, where he worked on sets and costumes. [18] Career [ edit ] Acting [ edit ] 1980s [ edit ] Lacey, Hester (15 March 2013). " The Inventory: David Morrissey". Financial Times. Retrieved 21 March 2013 ( archived by WebCite on 21 March 2013). That same year, he played Gordon Brown in Peter Morgan's single drama The Deal (2003), about a pact made between Brown and Tony Blair ( Michael Sheen) in 1994. Unlike his research for the fictional State of Play, Morrissey discovered that no politicians wanted to talk to him for this fact-based drama, so he turned to journalists Jon Snow and Simon Hoggart. [23] He also travelled to Brown's hometown of Kirkcaldy and immersed himself in numerous biographies of the man, including Ross Wilson's documentary films on New Labour in the year surrounding the 1997 election. [38] [39] When speaking to many of Brown's friends to gain insight into his "private persona", Morrissey discovered that Brown was funny, approachable and charming, which were characteristics he did not see in his "public persona". [39] To look like Brown, Morrissey had his hair dyed and permed, and put on 2 stone (28lb/13kg) in body weight in six weeks. [23] [40] The director Stephen Frears originally wanted to cast a Scottish actor as Brown but was persuaded by other production staff to cast Morrissey. [41] [42] Arnold, William (31 March 2006). " Stone's fascinating but 'Basic Instinct 2' fails to seduce". Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Hearst Newspapers): p.6 ( What's Happening section). Retrieved 7 November 2008.

Staff (11 November 2009). " Morrissey on other side of camera" (includes audio clip). BBC Liverpool News. Retrieved 8 December 2009 ( archived by WebCite on 7 June 2011).

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Mr. Disgusting (Brad Miska) (2 November 2005). " The Reaping: On Set In Baton Rouge With David Morrissey". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved 1 February 2009 ( archived by WebCite on 7 June 2011).

Before playing the role, Morrissey revealed he spoke to police officers who were involved in the investigation that had "part inspired the drama". He also went up to Nottingham to speak to his friend, Gloria de Piero, who had been an MP in the area and put him in touch with police officers and former miners. By the age of 14, Morrissey was one of two youth theatre members who sat on the board of the Everyman Theatre. [14] His contemporaries included Cathy Tyson, brothers Mark and Stephen McGann, and Ian Hart, the latter being his friend since they were both five years old. He became friends with the McGann brothers and they introduced him to their brother Paul, who was on a break from his studies at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA). [15] [16] Hoggart, Paul (10 June 2006). " Viva Lancs Vegas". The Times (Times Newspapers): p.41 ( The Knowledge supplement). Retrieved 1 August 2011. Robert Epstein, Daniel (6 April 2007). " David Morrissey, The Reaping Interview". UGO.com. Retrieved 6 November 2008 ( archived by WebCite on 7 June 2011). a b Rozner, Gina (14 October 2001). "How we met: David Morrissey & Paul McGann". The Independent (Independent News & Media): pp.5–6.

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Rudd, Alyson (5 March 2007). " It's Beverly Hills Kop". The Times (Times Newspapers): p.18 ( The Game section). Retrieved 17 December 2007. Kingsley, Hilary (12 November 1994). "Introducing the family". The Times (Times Newspapers): p.SP/5.Webcast with Jason Solomons. In The Director's Chair. 19 February 2010. guardian.co.uk (Guardian News & Media). Retrieved 19 February 2010. David Morrissey on his life, his career and Liverpool FC". 4 August 2011. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013 . Retrieved 11 March 2013. The series was written after scriptwriter Willy Russell was approached by Yorkshire Television about producing a follow-up to his 1979 television play The Daughters of Albion. Russell pitched the idea of a six-part series, originally called "Ten Thousand Miles", but later changed to One Summer and condensed to five episodes. Produced by Yorkshire Television for the then-new Channel 4 station, the series was filmed from April to October 1982 in Liverpool, Yorkshire and Wales. [1] a b " Television Nominations 2003". British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Retrieved 4 November 2008 ( archived by WebCite on 5 June 2011). a b c d e Williams, Andrew (29 March 2006). " 60 Seconds: David Morrissey". Metro.co.uk (Associated Newspapers). Retrieved 6 November 2008 ( archived by WebCite on 5 June 2011).