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'Idyllic' location for major feature film
Published on 01 Aug 2009 | filed in the Category Wreckers
from Isleham Informer / by Mark StevensIsleham proved to be the perfect location for the film 'Wreckers' earlier this summer - Unless they were hermetically welded to their TV sets for Wimbledon, village residents will have witnessed the troop of lorries, actors and technicians in the centre of the village that fortnight. 'Idyllic' Isleham has been singled out by award-winning director Dictynna Hood as the backdrop to her new film which is due for release in the New Year.
Little Dorrit
Published on 27 Mar 2009 | filed in the Category Little Dorrit
from Variety / by Brian LowryWriter Andrew Davies applied his quill pen to adapting a number of Jane Austen novels before tackling Charles Dickens' "Bleak House," and he's back with another sprawling, impeccably cast PBS miniseries, "Little Dorrit." This Dickens tale includes mystery, romance and dramatically shifting financial fortunes--and at eight hours spread across five nights, there are ample portions of everything. Slow going at first and rushed near the end, it's nevertheless an absorbing piece of work, reminding us that there are certain things the Brits simply do better.
Little Dorrit has a big debt
Published on 11 Nov 2008 | filed in the Category Articles
from Daily Mail / by Richard KayAS THE star of the BBC's sumptuous adaptation of Little Dorrit, fragile actress Claire Foy should be well-warned about the dangers of owing money.
Little Claire Foy
Published on 07 Nov 2008 | filed in the Category Interviews
from Evening Standard Magazine / by Emily BearnThe star of BBC's Little Dorrit looks appropriately meek and Dickensian. But the girl who's going on to Hollywood to star with Nicolas Cage is an actress with great expectations...
Shooting for “Season of the Witch” started last week
Published on 31 Oct 2008 | filed in the Category Season of the Witch
from Daily MailClaire Foy, who - despite being so good in the BBC TV serial Little Dorrit - has moved quickly to ensure she doesn’t get typecast in angelic roles. Claire is playing a sorceress in Season Of The Witch opposite Nicolas Cage and Stephen Campbell Moore.
Don’t let me end up like Sienna Miller
Published on 31 Oct 2008 | filed in the Category Interviews
from Daily Mail / by David WiggSir Tom Courtenay calls her ‘a wonderful discovery’. Matthew Macfadyen says she’s ‘no less than brilliant.’ The trade magazine Screen International lists her as one to watch and Vogue tips her as this autumn’s brightest star.
Little Dorrit and the next big thing
Published on 26 Oct 2008 | filed in the Category Interviews
from The Sunday Telegraph / by Daphne LockyerShe's on the verge of period drama stardom. But Claire Foy isn't acting famous, says Daphne Lockyer
Face of the Moment: Claire Foy
Published on 05 Oct 2008 | filed in the Category Articles
from The Sunday TimesWho is she? Fresh out of The Oxford School of Drama, the 24-year-old half-Irish actress will be a repeat visitor in bonnet-loving living rooms this autumn, when the BBC’s Little Dorrit rolls out. The cast includes Matthew Macfadyen, Andy Serkis, Mackenzie Crook and Ruth Jones.
British actresses to watch
Published on 19 Sep 2008 | filed in the Category Articles
from You Magazine / by Amy WilliamsThis autumn our TV screens will be set alight by a new generation of talented actresses. Here we present the brightest faces that have bagged the best roles
Watch out for...
Published on 21 Mar 2008 | filed in the Category Articles
from Daily Mail / by Baz BamigboyeCLAIRE FOY, who has beaten a long list of rivals for the title role in Little Dorrit, in which she'll star for BBC TV.
The production will follow the same format as the award-winning Bleak House, with a one-hour opening drama and then several half-hour episodes, which is appropriate because Charles Dickens originally published the story in instalments.
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