Garrow’s Law co. BBC
Kieran Kinsella
Acorn Media’s February 26 line-up begins with a value box set of the BBC’s most popular courtroom drama – Garrow’s Law. Acorn have previously released some of the 18th century barrister’s stories in the U.S. but this 6 disc set is Garrow’s Law: The Complete Collection. Aside from the twelve episodes that aired during the show’s three year run, you also get an hour of extras that includes a feature on the real life William Garrow and some behind-the-scenes footage.
The real William Garrow was something of a social reformer who did his best to defend the poor and the uneducated at a time when “justice” was often swift and harsh. Andrew Buchan (The Sinking of the Laconia) takes on the title role. He looks a little like Ross Poldark and the whole show is based in the same...
Kieran Kinsella
Acorn Media’s February 26 line-up begins with a value box set of the BBC’s most popular courtroom drama – Garrow’s Law. Acorn have previously released some of the 18th century barrister’s stories in the U.S. but this 6 disc set is Garrow’s Law: The Complete Collection. Aside from the twelve episodes that aired during the show’s three year run, you also get an hour of extras that includes a feature on the real life William Garrow and some behind-the-scenes footage.
The real William Garrow was something of a social reformer who did his best to defend the poor and the uneducated at a time when “justice” was often swift and harsh. Andrew Buchan (The Sinking of the Laconia) takes on the title role. He looks a little like Ross Poldark and the whole show is based in the same...
- 2/26/2013
- by Edited by K Kinsella
Sheila Reid has said that working on Benidorm will be different, after the death of co-star Geoffrey Hutchings. Hutchings passed away in July, after contracting a viral infection. As a result, this year's Christmas special was rewritten as a tribute to the 71-year-old and his character Mel. Reid, who plays Mel's partner Madge, told The Mirror: "I think [scriptwriter] Derren [Litten] has (more)...
- 12/28/2010
- by By Naomi Rainey
- Digital Spy
Benidorm creator Derren Litten has admitted that he cried while writing late actor Geoffrey Hutchings's departure from the show. Litten rewrote the Christmas special and six new episodes of the series after Hutchings, who played Mel in the ITV1 comedy, passed away earlier this year. Speaking about how the actor's passing had impacted on the show, he said: "First of all I didn't know how I was going to write the departure of Mel with the respect and tact it required. I spoke with Andi, Geoff's wife, and she said I had her blessing to do whatever I thought was right. "In the end, writing that part of the storyline wasn't difficult but it was incredibly emotional. I sat at my desk in the office in my house and cried as I wrote it; I'm pretty sure it will have the same effect on the viewer." Producer Ben Cavey...
- 12/4/2010
- by By Alex Fletcher
- Digital Spy
Simon Amstell's new comedy Grandma's House opened to more than 1.5m viewers on Monday evening, according to overnight audience data. Starring Amstell, Linda Bassett and Geoffrey Hutchings, the show's first episode averaged 1.56m (7.6%) on BBC Two between 10pm and 10.30pm. An edition of Who Do You Think You Are? starring gardener Monty Don was watched by 5.4m (22.3%) on BBC One from 9pm. The programme comfortably beat Identity in the 9pm hour, after the crime drama pulled in just 3.28m (13.5%) on ITV1 and 147k (0.6%) on ITV1 HD. On BBC One, Cowboy Trap took 2.99m (14.3%) between 7.30pm and 8pm, before Panorama averaged 3.54m (15.2%) from 8.30pm. Later on the channel, factual series Gears And Tears grabbed 1.58m (10.4%) between 10.45pm and 11.15pm. The second part of documentary mini-series Our Drugs War appealed to (more)...
- 8/10/2010
- by By Andrew Laughlin
- Digital Spy
Shakespearean actor who played many familiar roles on film and television
Few actors can claim to have played most of Shakespeare's clowns and made some of them funny, but Geoffrey Hutchings, who has died of meningitis aged 71, did just that. An associate artist with the Royal Shakespeare Company, he played Launce, Bottom, Feste, one of the Dromios and even the impossible Lavache in Trevor Nunn's great "Crimean war" All's Well That Ends Well, with Peggy Ashcroft making her RSC farewell as the Countess of Rousillon. Hutchings brought an individual quality of asperity and crackle to everything he did, and was noted early on as a character actor of uncommon personality: small, slight, but always ferocious, he was like a terrier with a dangerous bark.
He grasped Autolycus, for instance, that wandering snapper-up of unconsidered trifles, in Ronald Eyre's 1981 The Winter's Tale at Stratford-upon-Avon, and transformed him into a...
Few actors can claim to have played most of Shakespeare's clowns and made some of them funny, but Geoffrey Hutchings, who has died of meningitis aged 71, did just that. An associate artist with the Royal Shakespeare Company, he played Launce, Bottom, Feste, one of the Dromios and even the impossible Lavache in Trevor Nunn's great "Crimean war" All's Well That Ends Well, with Peggy Ashcroft making her RSC farewell as the Countess of Rousillon. Hutchings brought an individual quality of asperity and crackle to everything he did, and was noted early on as a character actor of uncommon personality: small, slight, but always ferocious, he was like a terrier with a dangerous bark.
He grasped Autolycus, for instance, that wandering snapper-up of unconsidered trifles, in Ronald Eyre's 1981 The Winter's Tale at Stratford-upon-Avon, and transformed him into a...
- 7/11/2010
- by Michael Coveney
- The Guardian - Film News
British actor Geoffrey Hutchings has died at the age of 71.
The star passed away on Thursday after battling a suspected viral infection.
Hutchings trained at Britain's famous Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (Rada) and began his career on the stage with the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), later winning a Laurence Olivier Award in 1982 for his role in popular musical Poppy.
He moved on to movie roles, appearing on the big screen opposite Clint Eastwood in 1990's White Hunter, Black Heart, as well as enjoying turns in Kenneth Branagh's Henry V, Topsy-Turvy, Clockwise with John Cleese and The Affair of the Necklace alongside Hilary Swank.
Hutchings' TV appearances included a notable role in Our Friends in the North with Daniel Craig, as well as numerous appearances in British shows such as Holby City, Foyle's War, Midsomer Murders and EastEnders.
The veteran actor was due to start filming a new series of hit U.K. TV show Benidorm at the time of this death.
Hutchings' agent Roger Charteris paid tribute to the late star, saying, "He never stopped working. Geoffrey was a delight to work with and he was absolutely one of a kind."
He is survived by his second wife, Andi.
The star passed away on Thursday after battling a suspected viral infection.
Hutchings trained at Britain's famous Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (Rada) and began his career on the stage with the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), later winning a Laurence Olivier Award in 1982 for his role in popular musical Poppy.
He moved on to movie roles, appearing on the big screen opposite Clint Eastwood in 1990's White Hunter, Black Heart, as well as enjoying turns in Kenneth Branagh's Henry V, Topsy-Turvy, Clockwise with John Cleese and The Affair of the Necklace alongside Hilary Swank.
Hutchings' TV appearances included a notable role in Our Friends in the North with Daniel Craig, as well as numerous appearances in British shows such as Holby City, Foyle's War, Midsomer Murders and EastEnders.
The veteran actor was due to start filming a new series of hit U.K. TV show Benidorm at the time of this death.
Hutchings' agent Roger Charteris paid tribute to the late star, saying, "He never stopped working. Geoffrey was a delight to work with and he was absolutely one of a kind."
He is survived by his second wife, Andi.
- 7/4/2010
- WENN
Geoffrey Hutchings has died at the age of 71. The Benidorm actor passed away yesterday morning from a suspected viral infection, reports BBC News. The Rada-trained star's agent said: "He was fine at lunchtime on Wednesday but he had died by Thursday morning." Hutchings, who also appeared in EastEnders as the father of Jane and Christian Clarke, was due to return to his role as Mel Harvey in the ITV comedy's new series shortly. The Olivier Award winner's new sitcom Grandma's House is (more)...
- 7/2/2010
- by By Ryan Love
- Digital Spy
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