New Worlds (TV series)
New Worlds | |
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Genre | Historical drama |
Created by | Peter Flannery Martine Brant |
Directed by | Charles Martin |
Starring | Phil Cheadle Pip Carter |
Composer | Harry Escott |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 1 |
No. of episodes | 4 |
Production | |
Executive producers | Peter Flannery Martine Brant John Yorke |
Producer | Johann Knobel |
Production locations | Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England |
Running time | 50 minutes (including adverts) |
Production company | Company Pictures |
Original release | |
Network | Channel 4 (UK) |
Release | 1 April 22 April 2014 | –
New Worlds is a 2014 Channel 4 TV series, set in 1680s England and America and forming a sequel to The Devil's Whore.[1]
Production
In August 2013 Channel 4 announced a follow-up series to The Devil's Whore. Written by Peter Flannery and Martine Brant, it follows Angelica (the central character from the previous series), now Countess of Abingdon, trying to protect her daughter, in an England still full of unrest and Hope and Ned, struggling in colonial Massachusetts. It is produced by Company Pictures with Johann Knobel serving as the producer. The executive producers are Peter Flannery, Martine Brant and John Yorke. Channel 4 started airing the series as one-hour episodes on 1 April 2014.[2]
Cast
- James Cosmo – Col. Goffe
- Pip Carter – Judge Jeffreys
- Phil Cheadle – Ralph
- Holli Dempsey – Agnes
- Joe Dempsie – Ned
- Jamie Dornan – Abe Goffe
- Alice Englert – Hope
- Patrick Malahide – John Francis
- Michael Maloney – Hardwick
- Freya Mavor – Beth Fanshawe
- Eve Best – Angelica Fanshawe
- Jeremy Northam – Charles II
- Guy Henry – Randolph
- Amy Marston – Martha Hawkins
- Michael McElhatton – John Hawkins
- Tom Payne – Monmouth
- Elliot Reeve – Caleb Cresswell
- Malcolm Storry – Adam
- Tommy Hatto – Native American
- James Mcardle – Will Blood
- Lewis C. Elson - Nobleman
Reception
Stuart Jeffries writing for
David Hinckley of the New York Daily News was more positive about the series as he said: "Once we sort of figure out what's going on, which takes some work, the action is lively." He commended the cast, with particular notion for Dornan's performance, stating: "Dornan plays historical drama smoothly, as do his fellow performers."[6]
References
- ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- ^ Munn, Patrick (6 August 2013). "Channel 4's' The Devil's Whore follow up 'New Worlds' adds to cast". TV Wise. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
- ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- ^ The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- ^ E. Jones, Ellen (2 April 2014). "New Worlds, Channel 4 - TV review: Restoration rebels fail to fire the". The Independent. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- ^ Hinckley, David (12 February 2015). "'New Worlds': Television Review". New York Daily News. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
External links
- New Worlds at IMDb