Article – Doctor Who filming starts for Amy and Rory’s final series
Filming has begun in Cardiff on a new series of Doctor Who, which will see the exits of his companions, played by Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill.
Matt Smith is teaming up for the last time with characters Amy Pond and Rory for his third series as the Doctor.
Rory and Amy have been with the BBC Wales-produced show since Smith took over as the time traveller in 2010.
Smith said: “It’s thrilling and exciting to be back and working with two of my closest friends.”
‘Best years’Guest stars so far confirmed to appear in the 14-episode series include David Bradley, Rupert Graves and Mark Williams.
Scriptwriters are promising “blockbuster movie episodes” with new monsters for the Doctor and his friends to encounter as well as some old enemies “as you’ve never seen them before”.
Guest stars Rupert Graves, Mark Williams and David Bradley Guest stars Rupert Graves, Mark Williams and David BradleyHead writer Steven Moffat announced in December last year that Gillan and Darvill would leave the show and their story would come to a “heartbreaking end”.
Gillan, who won a national television award for her performance as Amy Pond, said last month that she was sad to be leaving after the “best years of my life” on the Saturday night sci-fi show filmed in south Wales.
Her work outside the series includes playing Jean Shrimpton for the BBC Four drama We’ll Take Manhattan and she is set to begin work on a new comedy film playing an eccentric author with writer’s block.
She said: “It’s just brilliant to be back on the Tardis with Matt and Arthur for our craziest adventures yet.”
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Posted on February 26, 2012 by Heather • Leave a comment
Gallery – ‘The Doctor, The Widow and The Wardrobe’ screencaptures
I’ve added screencaptures from Arthur’s brief cameo in the Christmas Doctor Who episode The Doctor, The Widow and The Wardrobe, as Rory Williams/Pond. He looked rather fine in this episode!
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Series 7 > Screencaptures > 000 The Doctor, The Widow and The Wardrobe
Posted on December 29, 2011 by Heather • Leave a comment
News – Doctor Who Spoilers
Some rather spoilery news about Series 7 was revealed at tonight’s Press Screening for The Doctor, The Widow and The Wardrobe….
Click below to read, but beware, the news is very Spoilerish!
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Posted on December 15, 2011 by Heather • Leave a comment
News – Dr Who actor opens Walsall school’s new play area
Dr Who actor Arthur Darvill, who plays Amy Pond’s boyfriend in the TV series, helped to launch a Walsall school play area made out of recycled material. The actor, from Bournville, met children at Whitehall Infant School.
Source – Birmingham Mail
Posted on December 10, 2011 by Heather • Leave a comment
Gallery – Events Catch-up!
I’m a bit behind with these, but there’s been images from 2 events in November added to the gallery – the Press Night at the Young Vic for Hamlet, and also the DVD Signing for Doctor Who Series 6 in Westfield, Stratford.
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Events and Appearances > 2011 > November – ‘Hamlet’ – Press Night – Young Vic, London
Events and Appearances > 2011 > November – ‘Doctor Who’ DVD Signing – London
Posted on December 10, 2011 by Heather • Leave a comment
Information – The Max Carrados Tales
Arthur recently read/performed ‘The Max Carrados Tales’ series for BBC Radio 4 Extra – I have been emailed and asked to let you all know that the series is available to be purchased for download at the following site – Spoken World Audio.
Thanks to Neil for emailing me this information!
Posted on December 10, 2011 by Heather • Leave a comment
Vote – 2011′s best actor in UK cult TV
Our friends over at Cultbox are currently running a poll for “2011′s Best Actor in UK cult TV”. Arthur is nominated in this, so head over to www.cultbox.co.uk/ to vote!! Voting closes on 28th November!
Posted on November 17, 2011 by Heather • Leave a comment
News – Doctor Who Series 6 DVD Signing!
To coincide with the launch of the Doctor Who Complete Series 6 DVD and BLURAY boxset, the TARDIS crew will be materialising at one of Europe’s biggest shopping centres, Westfield Stratford, London on Monday 21 November 2012.
The two-fold event will be a signing (limited to 250 people with a wristband that can be collected at HMV from 08:30 on the day of the signing at HMV (starting at 13:30) and a Q&A session with Jo Whiley (at the Gallery between 16:00 and 16:30). (SOURCE)
Eye of Horus have a fantastic competition running at the moment, to win a Doctor Who Complete Series 6 boxset, which be be signed by Karen, Arthur and Matt at the above-listed event! To enter the competition, simply click this link!
Posted on November 15, 2011 by Heather • Leave a comment
Gallery – Untagged photoshoot + DW Promos
I’ve added a bunch of MQ promotional images of Rory from Part 2 of Series 6, and also some lovely untagged images from a gorgeous photoshoot (we already had the whole shoot tagged, but a lovely Tumblr account posted some untagged, so a huge thanks to them!).
Posted on November 03, 2011 by Heather • Leave a comment
Article – Doctor Who Star Arthur Darvill For RSC’s ‘Softcops’
A stellar cast of actors has been assembled for a script-in-hand performance of Softcops, Caryl Churchill’s rarely performed masterpiece about the criminal justice system.
It will be performed on Sunday 30 October at 11.30am in the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford upon Avon as part of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s 50th Birthday celebrations.
Arthur Darvill will play Pierre. He is best known to television viewers for playing Rory Williams in Doctor Who.
John Marquez, who will play Vidocq, plays regular character, PC Penhale in ITV’s popular series, Doc Martin.
Geoffrey Streatfeild, who last performed for the RSC in Michael Boyd’s award-winning Histories Season – playing Henry V amongst other roles – will play Lacenaire and Conspirator. He has just completed a series of Spooks for the BBC playing Calum Reed.
The cast also includes: Samuel Collings (Luc), Nigel Cooke (Minister), Craig Ritchie (Lafayette and Warder), Tim Steed (Headmaster and Conspiritor) and Howard Ward (Magistrate and Bentham).
Softcops, which was premiered by the RSC in 1984, was inspired by Michel Foucault’s theoretical book, Discipline and Punish and explores the ways governments seek to depoliticise subversive acts. Caryl Churchill’s other plays include: Top Girls, Serious Money, Cloud Nine, The Skriker, A Number and Drunk Enough to Say I Love You?
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