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height="38" width="41" id="EXim" alt="eXTReMe Tracker" />‘Mad Dogs 2′ – second series begins airing 19th January 2012!
http://sky1.sky.com/sky1hd-shows/mad-dogs for trailers, interviews and images from Series 2
Mad Dogs on the Road
With the cast (John Simm, Philip Glenister, Marc Warren and MaxBeesley) about to fly out to South Africa on 20th Janaury to begin filming Series 3, we rejoin the Mad Dogs just moments after the final scene of Series 1, when you’ll recall that Quinn had shot dead the crooked female detective to prevent her from shooting Baxter…. we left Baxter, Woody and Rick sitting silently in their hire car, and we were all wondering ‘Will they go back for Quinn?’ Because he had told them to go, electing to stay and face whatever came next….
Well, of course they do go back for Quinn… and Baxter decides to put some of the drug money in the boot of their car. The usual Mad Dogs chaos ensues…
John Simm has bemoaned the fact that his wife and son watch “bloody” reality television programmes.
Speaking to the Radio Times, the Exile star revealed that he and his son Ryan, however, have found a shared enjoyment in watching Laurel and Hardy together.
“My dad would go red in the face and fall off his chair, crying with laughter at Laurel and Hardy,” he told the magazine. “I laugh at it, too – not like that, I don’t laugh like that in general! And my son laughs at it. That’s unbelievable – three generations, and how old are those films? It’s like it’s from a time capsule. It’s mad. I’m so, so glad that my son likes Laurel and Hardy.”
Yet he admitted: “He won’t watch them in black and white. It’s the colourised ones for him, which is hard for me. But at least he’s watching them. His generation don’t get things that aren’t in colour.”
Simm concluded that his absences due to work mean that he cannot always control his son’s viewing habits, saying: “He watches those bloody reality shows with his mum, which I’m not happy about. The ballroom thing and the popstar talent s**t things. Which, I’m a bit p*ssed off about.”
Simm will appear alongside Jim Broadbent in psychological thriller Exile on BBC One at 9pm from next Sunday, May 1.
For all of you lovely Brits – tomorrow John will be appearing on television show The One Show. This is on BBC1 at 7pm!
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On Screen > Television Drama > 2011 – Exile
Apologies for the lack of updates recently – I am going to work this week at trying to get the site back up to date, and to finally finish off the Events section of the gallery!
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Mad Dogs star John Simm is shown hitting his WIFE in the face in a new drama.
His actress missus Kate Magowan landed the part of his lover – who gets thumped in the opening scenes of thriller Exile.
John, 40, plays womanising, cocaine-snorting lads’ mag journalist Tom Ronstadt, who is having an affair with his editor’s wife.
The actor admits the scene where he acted out attacking her was “difficult” to film.
Speaking of his character, he said: “Tom immediately regrets it. It’s a terrible thing to do.”
John also has violent scenes with his screen father (Jim Broadbent) in the three-part tale by Shameless creator Paul Abbott.
It opens with him returning to his northern home town from London to find out the truth behind his father beating him up.
John said: “I grew up in a town near where we filmed. It was quite a similar situation. I left when I was 16.
“I’ve had difficult relationships with my father. The returning, being uncomfortable – I can relate to that.”
John starred in Sky1 drama Mad Dogs earlier this year.
Exile will be screened on BBC1 at the end of April.
Exile is a new drama series for BBC One. Created by Paul Abbott and written by Danny Brocklehurst, this three part drama is a psychological thriller that tells an intimate story of prodigal redemption.
John Simm plays Tom Ronstadt, a successful London journalist whose world has fallen apart and it’s all his own doing. With his career and life in ruins he decides to return to his hometown in Lancashire for the first time in 18 years. He finds his father Sam (Jim Broadbent), who Tom idolised as a child, in the grip of Alzheimer’s – a once formidable man now being cared for by his younger sister Nancy (Olivia Coleman).
Over the three episodes Tom unravels the mystery linked to his childhood that drove him away all those years ago. In trying to extract information and encouraging him to remember the past, Tom becomes increasingly frustrated with his father’s failure to remember. He persists unaware that he is unearthing a devastating crime that will reveal secrets he could never have imagined.
Shaun Dooley, Timothy West and Claire Goose will also star.
Written by Danny Brocklehurst (The Street, Shameless and Clocking Off) and created by Paul Abbot, Exile is a psychological thriller that tells an intimate story of prodigal redemption. The three part serial follows Tom (John Simm), who returns to his hometown to be reacquainted with his father Sam (Jim Broadbent), and uncover the truth behind what happened between them years before. But Tom’s investigations lead him to expose a mind-blowing scandal, two decades old that changes their lives forever.
John Simm plays Tom Ronstadt, a successful London journalist whose world has fallen apart and it’s all his own doing. With his career and life in ruins he decides to return to his hometown in Lancashire for the first time in 18 years. He finds his father in the grip of Alzheimer’s – a once formidable man now being cared for by his younger sister Nancy (Olivia Coleman – Peep Show, Beautiful People). Tom unravels the mystery linked to his childhood that drove him away all those years ago. In trying to extract information and encouraging him to remember the past, he becomes increasingly frustrated with his father’s failure to remember. He persists unaware that he is unearthing a devastating crime that will reveal secrets he could never have imagined.
Exile is directed by John Alexander (Small Island, Sense & Sensibility), produced by Karen Lewis, (Unforgiven, The Chatterley Affair) and executive produced by Nicola Shindler and Paul Abbott for BBC One. BAFTA are pleased to screen the first episode of this three part drama.
This screening will be followed by a Q&A with John Simm (Actor), John Alexander (Director) andDanny Brocklehurst (Writer).
Pricing Information: BAFTA Members | Free
Public | £7.50 Book tickets here | Monday 28th March 2011
Hey! Thanks to @jinxed100 for the finding out this information – Left Bank Pictures have confirmed that Mad Dogs series 2 WILL be happening! Fantastic news!
Also, on a more serious note – Twitter peeps should beware that the user @john_simm is FAKE and not the real John! If you engage in contacting this user, be careful not to reveal personal data to put yourself at risk.