26/10/07
Tennant: Jessica is inspirational
David Tennant has confessed that the main reason he
accepted his latest role was so he would have another
chance to work with Jessica Hynes. David and Jessica
worked together on last year's Doctor Who Christmas
special, and the Scottish star readily admits he was
thrilled when the part of Chris in Learners came up.
"Jessica was on Doctor Who and she told me she had this
thing coming up," he explained. "I asked her if
there was anything for me, and she thought I was joking,
which I wasn't. So I kept asking and she told me there
might be, and that was it."
In the upcoming BBC drama the pair play a driving instructor
and a downtrodden housewife. Romance soon blossoms during
her lessons. And David has nothing but praise for Confetti
star Jessica.
"She's one of those actors who is so in the moment
each time, in every scene, that she never fails to
inspire you," he raved. "I've always been
a fan of Jessica and when I worked with her,
I became even more of a fan."
Learners is set to air on BBC One on November 11.
Read More here - www.thisisnorthscotland.co.uk
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24/10/07
BBC has announced the air date for Learners:
Sunday 11 November
9.00-10.00 pm BBC ONE
DavidTennant and Jessica Hynes star in this
heart-warming, one-off comedy drama following the
trials and tribulations of a group of learner drivers.
Bev is a downtrodden wife who's failed her driving test
eight times. She's desperate to pass, yet frustrated
at her husband Ian's impatient approach when
teaching her to drive. When Bev is inspired by glamorous
driving school owner Fiona, she's determined to succeed
along with a group of other learner drivers.
Chris, who has the patience of a saint, is assigned
as her instructor and it's not long before Bev develops
a crush on him, despite his geeky appearance...
Jessica Hynes (née Stephenson) is Bev, Shaun Dingwall is Ian,
Sarah Hadland is Fiona and David Tennant is Chris.
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24/10/07
Jessica is to star in "'Faintheart' the world's first user generated feature film"
Faintheart is a comedy set in the world of battle
reenactments. Richard, a lowly sales assistant by
day, spends his weekends as a Mighty Norse Warrior.
Along with his Trekkie mate Julian, and a band of
assorted geeks, he leads the Bloody Broadswords':
dedicated noble fighters, battling to uphold their honour.
Meanwhile, his long-suffering wife Cath and teenage
son Martin are growing sick of living in the middle
ages - and suddenly, Richard finds himself with an
epic quest on his hands: to win back his Fair Maiden,
become a responsible father, and prove his Viking honour.
The film's cast includes Eddie Marsan (Miami Vice, The Illusionist),
Ewen Bremner (Hallam Foe, Trainspotting),and Jessica Hynes
- formerly Stevenson - (Spaced, The Royle Family,
Shaun of the Dead, Magicians). Leading on from the
film's user-generated status, many of the cast are
non-actors chosen from nationwide auditions.
Read More here - www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk
Check out the 'Faintheart' myspace page here - www.myspace.com/mymoviemashup
15/10/07
Birthday Project
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18/09/07
"'Phoo Action' heads to BBC Three"
Filming has begun on a kung-fu action drama for BBC Three based
on the comic characters created by Gorillaz animator Jamie Hewlett.
Phoo Action stars the daughter of actor Ray Winstone,
Jaime Winstone, as Whitey Action.
The show sees the unruly teenage heroine join together
with a Buddhist kung-fu cop Terry Phoo, played by ER's
Eddie Shin, to form an unlikely crime-fighting team
who battle against mutant criminals on the streets
of London in 2012.
Hewlett's characters from Phoo Action first appeared
in the The Face magazine as Get The Freebies. The BBC
adaptation has been written by Matthew Enriquez Wakeham,
Peter Martin and Jessica Hynes, and will be
directed by Doctor Who's Euros Lyn.
Taken from www.digitalspy.co.uk
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06/09/07
According to the GMTV website www.gm.tv Entertainment Today
will be visiting the set of Learners with
Jessica and David Tennant, check it out tomorrow morning on ITV.
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25/08/07
Jessica will be appearing on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Celebrity on Tuesday 04 September.
"Jessica Hynes and Stephen Mangan, stars of hit Brit flick
Confetti, are first in the hot seat, playing for the NCH and
Marie Curie Cancer Care respectively."
Taken for the radio times website www.radiotimes.com
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Amazon has changed the release date for Learners
on their website to November 5, 2007.
You can still pre-order your copy now!
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Learners - due to be released on DVD on 24th September 2007!
Pre-order your copy today!
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11/07/2007
BBC1's autumn season
"Jessica Hynes certainly isn't short of writing work at the
moment: after yesterday's announcement that BBC3 has
commissioned a pilot of Phoo Action, a futuristic kung-fu
drama that she has co-written, comes confirmation that
her own comedy drama, Learners, is to be a key part
of BBC1's autumn schedule."
from - www.thestage.co.uk
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