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Scottish Sun
13-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Channel 5 drama lands a second series before the first even airs – and filming is already underway
Keep scrolling to find out more about the exciting drama back for more Channel 5 drama lands a second series before the first even airs – and filming is already underway Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) A CHANNEL 5 drama has secured a second series - before series one has even hit screens. The period show is a reimagining of a Nobel Prize-winning book series. Sign up for the Entertainment newsletter Sign up 2 The Forsytes has landed a second series - before the first's even aired Credit: Channel 5 2 Millie Gibson stars in a leading role Credit: PA Penned by Poldark screenwriter Debbie Horsfield, The Forsytes follows an upper-class family of stockbrokers across multiple generations. And it is set against the backdrop of a rapidly evolving late-Victorian world. Despite the first series having not yet aired, a second instalment has already been confirmed. Among the leading cast members are Doctor Who star Millie Gibson and The Morning Show actor Jack Davenport. Further cast includes Joshua Orpin, Francesca Annis, Stephen Moyer, Eleanor Tomlinson and Susan Hampshire OBE. Millie, 20, portrays Irene Heron, the dancer, who is known for her scandalous manner when it comes to men. BAFTA winner Francesca, 80, plays formidable Forsyte matriarch Ann while Jack, 52, stars as Ann's competitive son James. Susan Hampshire, OBE, who starred in the 1967 BBC Forsyte Saga and won the first of her three lead actress Emmys for the role, plays Lady Carteret. The show is based on a trilogy of books called The Forsyte Saga, written by John Galsworthy. These novels were released between 1906 to 1921 - with several adaptations over the years. Glam life of Millie Gibson Paul Testar, Commissioning Editor, Drama, 5, said: 'We are excited to announce that production has begun on the second series of The Forsytes. "With the first series set to air soon, this early commitment to a second chapter is a testament to the strength of the stories and characters that we know our audience will embrace. "We look forward to sharing even more of this rich and compelling series.' Damien Timmer, CCO & Founder of Mammoth Screen said: 'We can't wait for the world to see series 1 of The Forsytes, and we're so pleased to be getting ahead of ourselves and starting on this thrilling second series with Debbie Horsfield's irresistible scripts and our glorious – and ever expanding - cast.' Viewers don't have too long to wait, as series one is set to launch on 5 later this year. Top Channel 5 dramas Channel 5 has become a hub for gripping drama, these are some of the best My5 has to offer. All Creatures Great and Small - Based on the best-selling novels by real-life vet Alf Wright, the show revolves around a trio of vets working in the Yorkshire Dales in the late 1930s. Eccentric Siegfried Farnon (Samuel West) hires James Herriot (Nicholas Ralph) for his veterinary practice at Skeldale House alongside himself and his younger brother Tristan (Callum Woodhouse). There James settles into his new life and even finds love with local farmer's daughter Helen (Rachel Shenton). The Ex-Wife - New parents Tasha (Céline Buckens) and Jack (Tom Misson) seem to have the perfect life, but the constant presence of Jack's overly friendly but suspicious ex-wife Jen (Janet Montgomery) puts pressure on the couple. But as the series progresses it becomes less clear who the bad guy really is and how far everyone will go to get the life they think they deserve. Heat - EastEnders alum Danny Dyer leads this four-part action thriller, set in Australia, which sees two families holidaying together during bushfire season. But instead of rest and relaxation, secrets and lies start to unravel — and not everyone will make it out alive… Lie With Me - Another soap legend jets off to Australia, this time its EastEnders alum Charlie Brooks who takes as a married woman trying to saving her marriage by moving halfway around the world after her husband had an affair. However it's far from plain sailing, as a young and attractive live-in nanny comes to work with the Fallmont family, and tensions soon build and eventually, someone ends up dead. The Drowning - Jill Halfpenny plays Jodie, a woman whose life is shattered following the disappearance of her beloved four-year-old son, Daniel. However, ten years later, the grieving mother thinks she's finally found her missing child, and embarks on a journey to discover the truth about him. But has she really just found the son she has been missing for so long? It was originally commissioned by Masterpiece on PBS and produced by Mammoth Screen, part of ITV Studios, But earlier this year, it was revealed Channel 5 had secured the broadcast rights for the rebooted series. Susanne Simpson, Head of Scripted Content and Executive Producer at Masterpiece said at the time: 'We can't wait to bring The Forsytes to our Masterpiece viewers in the US, and we're thrilled that the series has a UK home at 5. "With brilliant actors and an amazing crew, Mammoth Screen has created a sumptuous reimagining of a classic that will delight audiences around the world.'
The Irish Sun
13-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Channel 5 drama lands a second series before the first even airs – and filming is already underway
A CHANNEL 5 drama has secured a second series - before series one has even hit screens. The period show is a reimagining of a Nobel Prize-winning book series. 2 The Forsytes has landed a second series - before the first's even aired Credit: Channel 5 2 Millie Gibson stars in a leading role Credit: PA Penned by Poldark screenwriter Debbie Horsfield, The Forsytes follows an upper-class family of stockbrokers across multiple generations. And it is set against the backdrop of a rapidly evolving late-Victorian world. Despite the first series having not yet aired, a second instalment has already been confirmed. Among the leading cast members are Doctor Who star Read more on Channel 5 Further cast includes Joshua Orpin, Francesca Annis, Stephen Moyer, Eleanor Tomlinson and Susan Hampshire OBE. Millie, 20, portrays Irene Heron, the dancer, who is known for her scandalous manner when it comes to men. BAFTA winner Francesca, 80, plays formidable Forsyte matriarch Ann while Jack, 52, stars as Ann's competitive son James. OBE, who starred in the 1967 BBC Forsyte Saga and won the first of her three lead actress Emmys for the role, plays Lady Carteret. Most read in News TV The show is based on a trilogy of books called The Forsyte Saga, written by John Galsworthy. These novels were released between 1906 to 1921 - with several adaptations over the years. Glam life of Millie Gibson Paul Testar, Commissioning Editor, Drama, 5, said: 'We are excited to announce that production has begun on the second series of The Forsytes. "With the first series set to air soon, this early commitment to a second chapter is a testament to the strength of the stories and characters that we know our audience will embrace. "We look forward to sharing even more of this rich and compelling series.' Damien Timmer, CCO & Founder of Mammoth Screen said: 'We can't wait for the world to see series 1 of The Forsytes, and we're so pleased to be getting ahead of ourselves and starting on this thrilling second series with Debbie Horsfield's irresistible scripts and our glorious – and ever expanding - cast.' Viewers don't have too long to wait, as series one is set to launch on 5 later this year. Top Channel 5 dramas Channel 5 has become a hub for gripping drama, these are some of the best My5 has to offer. All Creatures Great and Small - Based on the best-selling novels by real-life vet Alf Wright, the show revolves around a trio of vets working in the Yorkshire Dales in the late 1930s. Eccentric Siegfried Farnon (Samuel West) hires James Herriot ( - New parents Tasha ( - Another soap legend jets off to Australia, this time its EastEnders alum It was originally commissioned by Masterpiece on PBS and produced by Mammoth Screen, part of ITV Studios, But earlier this year, it was revealed Channel 5 had Susanne Simpson, Head of Scripted Content and Executive Producer at Masterpiece said at the time: 'We can't wait to bring The Forsytes to our Masterpiece viewers in the US, and we're thrilled that the series has a UK home at 5. "With brilliant actors and an amazing crew, Mammoth Screen has created a sumptuous reimagining of a classic that will delight audiences around the world.'
Spectator
04-06-2025
- Business
- Spectator
V&A's new museum is a defiant stand against the vandals
In last week's Spectator, Richard Morris lamented museum collections languishing in storage, pleading to 'get these works out'. There's an alternative solution: bring the public in. V&A East Storehouse, which opened last weekend, was designed by New York architects Diller Scofidio + Renfro to do just that. The museum's collections were previously holed up in the creaking, late-Victorian Blythe House. The government decided to sell it in 2015, leading the V&A to find a new home in the Olympics's former Broadcasting Centre in Hackney Wick, a big box since rebadged as Here East, an 'innovation campus'. The Storehouse's entrance indeed blends in with the startups and students sharing the building. With its techy-twee café and plywood-clad reception, it could be yet another co-working space. Yet a glimpse through the glass soon suggests otherwise. After passing through an airlock, I enter a tunnel-like walkway, lined with shelves of objects: a bust of Christ, a carved teak shrine from Ahmedabad, and a chair by Marcel Breuer. In the absence of any curatorial logic, the objects are placed according to their storage requirements, and mounted on to pallets with bespoke fixings that carefully hold the objects in place for shipping. In one way the space is an overdue recognition of the once invisible labour of art handlers. The Storehouse is utilitarian. But its sparing flourishes count, namely by welcoming visitors through the underbelly of the central hall. I emerge in the middle of a climactic triple-height space, encircled by walkways, crowned by a plane of light. Rows of ordinary warehouse shelving extend in all three dimensions, including below, via the glass floor.
NZ Herald
17-05-2025
- NZ Herald
Ruff justice: Revisiting the Dog Tax War in the Hokianga
How the intervention of a great-nephew of Hōne Heke and the advent of the telephone defused the last armed resistance by Māori against the British crown. The Dog Tax War. The very name ensures the events of 1898 in Hokianga can be safely categorised as farce rather than tragedy. However, the story of those events contains elements that could have been taken from today's newspapers, apart from two symbols of late-Victorian modernity: the Maxim gun and the telephone. Fortunately, the
BBC News
02-03-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
National Trust's Lanhydrock in Cornwall reopens to the public
A 17th century National Trust house and garden in Cornwall has reopened to the public after it was closed for a year due to a conservation and discolouration was cleaned from the ceiling of Lanhydrock's late-Victorian country house by ceiling has detailed mouldings of artwork, and Nicola Heald, the senior collections and house manager said it had been a "huge project". There are 24 panels with scenes from the Old Testament Book of Genesis, which includes Adam and Eve, Noah and the Ark and David and Goliath. Ms Heald said: "I can't wait for visitors to be able to see the completed ceiling in all its glory."The conservation team have done an amazing job, from applying new distemper to repairing unicorn horns, the difference to the ceiling is staggering." Created for Lanhydrock's former owner, John Robartes, between 1620 to 1640, the ceiling is Jacobean plasterwork. John Robartes and the craftsmen took inspiration from manuscripts in his library and from printed research has shown the beasts on the ceiling were copied directly from a book by Edward Topsell, a clergyman who published several books which contained animals.
