You can catch up with episode two of ITV’s The Great Fire on ITV player for the next 30 days:
Author: Team Daniel Mays
BAFTA Guru: 60 seconds with…Daniel Mays
BAFTA Guru has a great series of 60 second interviews and their most recent one is with Daniel Mays!
Watch it here and see what Danny has to say about which box set he would take if he was on a desert island, what project was his big break, and who he thinks should be the next James Bond.
The Great Fire: Episode Three
Itv’s The Great Fire continues on Thursday, 30 October with episode three:
Episode three
Thomas returns to the city in search of Sarah to see the fire spreading with alarming speed across the capital. In Whitehall the King’s angry to learn his orders to create fire-breaks have been ignored by his advisors…
The Great Fire: Episode One ITV Player
Episode one of ITV’s The Great Fire is now available on ITV Player for the next 30 days.
Episode two airs Thursday 23 October at 9PM.
Daniel Mays Interview: ITV This Morning
Daniel Mays was interviewed on ITV’s This Morning earlier. Watch it here.
Danny will also be interviewed by Talk Sport radio later today.
The Great Fire Begins tonight!
It’s finally here! Tune into ITV tonight at 9PM for episode one of The Great Fire!
Daniel Mays portrays diarist Samuel Pepys. Pepys’ diaries are an amazing insight into 17th Century London life and give his first hand account of The Great Fire of London.
The Great Fire will unfold over four consecutive days as the fire indiscriminately takes hold of the city and the people desperately attempt to overcome the flames. The episodes will capture the most prosperous city of its age as fire rages and engulfs dwellings and businesses like the bakery on Pudding Lane. Terrified and bewildered, the people are thrown into chaos, and with each day they become increasingly desperate to seek safety away from the city.
The Great Fire – Behind the Scenes Videos
ITV has posted a series of behind the scenes videos from The Great Fire filming.
The Diaries of Samuel Pepys features Daniel Mays discussing his portrayal of Pepys.
The Special Effects used during the Great Fire that were used to subsequently burn down the set!
Tune in tomorrow evening at 9PM to ITV to watch episode one of this epic miniseries event!
Daniel Mays interview: The Daily Mail
The Daily Mail had a wonderful interview with Daniel Mays this past weekend about his experience with filming ITV’s The Great Fire earlier this year.
Danny stars in this epic miniseries event as diarist Samuel Pepys:
“The more research I did, the more he amazed me; his turbulent marriage, his eccentricities, his compassion for his city.’
The Great Fire begins this Thursday 16 October at 9PM on ITV!
The Great Fire BAFTA Preview 14 October
This evening is the BAFTA Preview for The Great Fire:
Followed by a Q&A with writer Tom Bradby, director Jon Jones, producer Gina Cronk and actors Charles Dance and Daniel Mays
In conversation with journalist Ben Preston
Join us for a preview of ITV’s new four-part drama starring Andrew Buchan (Broadchurch, Garrow’s Law) as the humble baker Thomas Farriner. Inspired by the historical events of 1666 and with the decadent backdrop of King Charles II’s court, The Great Fire focuses on the circumstances which led to the catastrophic fire and will follow Thomas’ fabled involvement in it from his bakery in Pudding Lane.
Also starring Jack Huston (Parade’s End) as King Charles II and Daniel Mays (Mrs Biggs) as Diarist Samuel Pepys. The drama unfolds over four consecutive days as the fire indiscriminately takes hold of the city and the people desperately attempt to overcome the flames capturing the most prosperous city of its age as fire rages and engulfs dwellings and businesses like the bakery on Pudding Lane. Terrified and bewildered, the people are thrown into chaos, and with each day they become increasingly desperate to seek safety away from the city.
Tom Bradby (Shadow Dancer – film/novel, Blood Money, The God of Chaos – novels) writes the first three episodes whilst episode four is co-written by Tom Bradby, Chris Hurford (Doc Martin, Ashes to Ashes) and Tom Butterworth (Doc Martin, Ashes to Ashes).
With thanks to ITV
The Great Fire – Episode Two
The Great Fire continues Thursday 23 October with episode 2:
Episode two
The fire is gaining strength. Thomas bursts into sister-in-law Sarah Farriner’s lodgings to wake his family and lead them to safety. But Sarah is nowhere to be seen and their shouts for her in the street yield nothing. Thomas leads them through the crowds to the Thames. But they have no luck escaping by river, so instead make their way north towards Moorfields.
Meanwhile, Sarah is being held in a private cell at Newgate Prison while Denton interrogates the Duke of Hanford’s Footman, Carter. Denton’s piecing together a theory about Hanford’s mysterious Spanish guest and believes a box the Spaniard keeps with him at all times contains the keys to a Catholic plot against the King. Soon it’s Sarah’s turn to be interrogated and when she refuses to cooperate, Denton throws her in Newgate’s general cell, crawling with crazed criminals. To her surprise she’s protected by Newgate’s most formidable criminal, Vincent.
While she fights for her life, Sarah’s son David wanders the burning streets alone, searching for his mother. When he sees ‘Mr Wickes’, he thinks he’s found a friendly face – unaware that Wickes is simply one of many masks for Lord Denton.
Pepys brings news of the fire’s spread to the King at the Palace of Whitehall and the subject is discussed at Council. While Hyde and Lord Ashley argue against it, encouraged by James and the Queen, the King follows Pepys’ advice to survey the damage for himself from the safety of the river. From this vantage point, the King is shocked into action, ordering his advisors to tear down buildings to create fire-breaks and to compensate the public for damage. But despite Pepys delivering this message to the Mayor himself, Hyde and Ashley undercut him by rescinding the promise to pay compensation.
Elizabeth Pepys receives a visit from Mr Bagwell, the husband of the prostitute her husband has been visiting. He is looking for work but makes it clear how Pepys knows his wife. Elizabeth is dismayed. Meanwhile, Sarah is taken back into interrogation with Denton, and remains strong until she sees he has captured David.
Under great duress, Sarah agrees to retrieve the mysterious box from Catholic Romero’s chamber in Hanford’s house. Across the city, Hanford and Romero are meeting with someone in secret, clearly plotting something with a figure in the shadows, revealed to be the King’s own brother – James, the Duke of York.
At Moorefields Thomas tells Hannah to look after her sister because he must find Sarah and David. Exhausted and careworn, Thomas journeys back into the burning city.
Episode One
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