Benedict Cumberbatch, Judi Dench, Hugh Bonnevill, Michael Gambon and Philip Glenister head back west

By Western Daily Press  |  Posted: October 09, 2014

Keira Knightley and Bendict Cumberbatch pose during the press conference for The Imitation Game at the Corinthia Hotel, London, yesterday. The film tells the story of Dorset man Alan Turing, one of the founding fathers of computing. Cumberbatch is also set to start filming another series of The Hollow Crown in Wells in the next few weeks PICTURE: Anthony Devlin/PA

Wells residents should keep their eyes open for a slew of famous faces who are heading to the city to film the concluding part of The Hollow Crown, the War of the Roses.

Next weekend, production for the second series will take place in Wells.

The cast includes Benedict Cumberbatch, Judi Dench, Sophie Okonedo, Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Michael Gambon and Philip Glenister.

Cast and crew will be in Wells from October 19 until October 24, filming at Cathedral Green and Vicars Close – although the BBC press office has been tight-lipped about which of the cast will be headed to Wells.

Motor vehicles will be excluded from the area between 8am and 7pm on October 19-21, between 10am and 11pm on October 22, 9am and 9pm on October 23 and 8am and 5pm on October 24.

The Hollow Crown is based on William Shakespeare's history plays, and is one of the BBC's flagship dramas.

The first cycle was an adaptation of Shakespeare's Richard II, Henry IV, Part I and Henry IV, Part II (treated as one film in two parts in the series) and Henry V and starred Ben Whishaw, Jeremy Irons and Tom Hiddleston, and scooped a handful of awards from the South Bank Sky Arts Awards, Broadcasting Press Guild and BAFTA.

The second cycle, which includes Henry VI (in two parts) and Richard III – is being co-produced by Neal Street Productions with Carnival Films/NBC Universal and Thirteen.



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Andrew Scott joins Benedict Cumberbatch in The Hollow Crown

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By Mayer Nissim
Wednesday, Oct 1 2014, 8:28am EDT
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The Moriarty actor will play King Louis in the channel's upcoming adaptations of Shakespeare's Henry VI and Richard III, which star Benedict Cumberbatch as Richard III.

Also newly confirmed for the cast are Michael Gambon as Mortimer, Philip Glenister as Talbot, Adrian Dunbar as Plantagenet and Ben Daniels as Buckingham.

They are joined by previously-announced actors Judi Dench, Sophie Okonedo, Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Keeley Hawes and Tom Sturridge.

BBC Two is working on three films as part of this second Hollow Crown series of Shakespeare's historical plays: Richard III and Henry VI in two parts.

Dominic Cooke directs all three films, Ben Power has adapted the plays for the screen and Rupert Ryle-Hodges will produce.


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Philip Glenister and Rupert Penry-Jones compete for detective drama

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By Tim Walker7:30AM BST 17 Apr 2014



Rupert Penry-Jones and Philip Glenister searched for treasure together in Sky One’s adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island. Now, the pair are fighting over it as the battle for the starring role in the television adaptation of Paul Mendelson’s new crime thriller The First Rule of Survival gets serious.

“Philip is in deep negotiations through a production company to do it,” Mendelson tells Mandrake at the launch of the novel at Daunt Books in Marylebone. “There is another actor called Rupert Penry-Jones. He is in deep negotiation, too, through another production company that wants to do it.”

Set in Cape Town, the book follows Colonel Vaughn de Vries as he revisits a case involving the abduction of three white schoolboys. As for who will win the role, I hear that Glenister, who, incidentally, attended the launch, is the frontrunner. “Ultimately, I guess the publisher decides and I guess I’m part of that decision,” says Mendelson. “Phil is one of my oldest friends. I’ve known him for 30 years and he was in the back of my mind when I wrote it.”


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Rupert Penry-Jones, Philip Glenister in "Treasure Island" Youtube

Rupert Penry-Jones looks unbelievably good, so does this movie!