Magpie Murders starring Daniel Mays is now streaming on BritBox UK.
The reviews are in and it’s a resounding hit!
The Telegraph – ★★★★
The Times – ★★★★
Radio Times – ★★★★
The Arts Desk – ★★★★★
Watch Magpie Murders on BritBox UK (subscription needed but they do offer a 7 day free trial)
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Today’s the day! Magpie Murders is now available to stream exclusively on Britbox UK. Daniel Mays stars in a dual role as DI Locke and DI Chubb. All episodes are available today!
Magpie Murders (Anthony Horowitz) revolves around the character Susan Ryeland, played by Lesley Manville, an editor who is given an unfinished manuscript by bestselling mystery writer Alan Conway, featuring Conway’s detective Atticus Pünd – and has little idea it will change her life…
Danny has had some press appearances this week:
RTS – Preview Q&A
Virgin Radio UK – Chris Evans – Danny’s interview begins around the 3 hour mark.
Good Morning Britain:
Magpie Murders will premiere later this year in the US on Masterpiece PBS.
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We are happy to announce the great news that Daniel Mays has joined the cast of the long awaited sequel to Chicken Run – Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget. The film will premium on Netflix in 2023.
Danny announced earlier:
(From the Netflix announcement) A project incredibly dear to the hearts of Aardman, and something that everyone at Netflix is excited about. Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget, the eagerly anticipated sequel to the highest-grossing stop-motion animated film of all time, will be coming exclusively to Netflix in 2023. Over the years, a sequel was often discussed at Aardman but the studio needed the right story and the right partner. Following Robin Robin, another collaboration seemed like a no-brainer and the perfect time to bring back our poultry heroes to the world.
Like its 2000 predecessor, Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget is a comedy action-adventure. When your heroes have to summon up all their resources to break into an impenetrable fortress, and those heroes are chickens, then comedy is deep in its DNA. But there’s also a very moving family story at its heart. We’re thrilled to announce that Ginger and Rocky will be played by Thandiwe Newton and Zachary Levi, respectively. They’re fabulous together. Bella Ramsey will voice their headstrong daughter, Molly — a true chick-off-the-old-block who completes the family trio in this new chapter. Reprising their roles are Jane Horrocks (Babs), Imelda Staunton (Bunty) and Lynn Ferguson (Mac), joined by new additions Josie Sedgwick-Davies (Frizzle), David Bradley (Fowler), Romesh Ranganathan (Nick), Daniel Mays (Fetcher) and Nick Mohammed (Dr. Fry). Sam Fell (Flushed Away and Oscar-nominated ParaNorman) will direct the film, on which production is already underway.
We are thrilled that Danny has joined this cast! Like everyone, we are enormous fans of the original Chicken Run film and the Wallace & Grommit franchise. We will have updates on this new project as they are released. In the meantime, we’re off to re-watch Chicken Run (for the 1000th time)!
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Britbox UK has released the series trailer for Magpie Murders starring Daniel Mays.
Premiering on Britbox UK on Thursday, 10 February, the television adaptation is scripted by Anthony Horowitz: “Magpie Murders is my most successful novel and it wasn’t easy to adapt. But I think the result is a completely original drama that will delight and beguile audiences in equal measure.” Magpie Murders is streaming in the U.K. exclusively on BritBox UK beginning Thursday, 10 February. and later in 2022 on MASTERPIECE in the US. Magpie Murders is an Eleventh Hour Films production for MASTERPIECE in the US and BritBox UK and distributed worldwide by Sony Pictures Television.
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We are so excited to see that filming has already begun on Code 404 series 3! The commissioning announcement was made just last week and the cast, creatives, and crew have wasted no time in getting back to work.
Series three welcomes back Daniel Mays and Stephen Graham as the AI-enhanced “supercop” DI John Major and his long-suffering partner DI Roy Carver, along with Anna Maxwell Martin, Rosie Cavaliero, Michelle Greenidge, Richard Gadd, Amanda Payton, Tracy-Ann Oberman and Michael Armstrong. This series also introduces to the cast Vinette Robinson as Professor McAllister and Daniel Lawrence Taylor as journalist Searle.
When one of SIU’s own is murdered, Major and Carver become hellbent on solving the case and proving their worth. But it’s bigger than they thought. Forensic psychologist Professor McAllister is brought in to work the case; but still the killer manages to evade capture and wreak havoc. Can they hunt the killer down before it’s too late?
Code 404 is co-produced by Kudos, part of Banijay UK, and Water & Power Productions and is executive produced by Phil Temple, Tom Miller and Sam Myer. The series is written by Daniel Peak and directed by Al Campbell. The series was commissioned by Jon Mountague, Director of Comedy at Sky Studios and Zai Bennett, MD of Content at Sky UK & Ireland and was co-funded by Sky Studios. NBCUniversal Global Distribution handle international sales of the series on behalf of Sky Studios.
Series 2 expected transmission is sometime in 2022. We already cannot wait!!
Catch up on series 1 and 2 now, all episodes available on demand on Sky and streaming service NOW.
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Fantastic news today that Code 404 starring Daniel Mays has been recommissioned for series 3 by Sky!
They’re back to delete crime… Sky Original Code 404 – the futuristic crime-fighting comedy starring Stephen Graham, Daniel Mays and Anna Maxwell Martin – will return for a third series on Sky Comedy and streaming service NOW.
This announcement follows the great success of the first two series of Code 404, with the second series becoming the biggest season launch in the history of the Sky Comedy channel, while the first series of Code 404 was Sky’s fastest binged original comedy boxset ever.
Series three welcomes back Daniel Mays and Stephen Graham as the AI-enhanced “supercop” DI John Major and his long-suffering partner DI Roy Carver, along with Anna Maxwell Martin, Rosie Cavaliero, Michelle Greenidge, Richard Gadd, Amanda Payton, Tracy-Ann Oberman and Michael Armstrong. This series also introduces to the cast Vinette Robinson as Professor McAllister and Daniel Lawrence Taylor as journalist Searle.
When one of SIU’s own is murdered, Major and Carver become hellbent on solving the case and proving their worth. But it’s bigger than they thought. Forensic psychologist Professor McAllister is brought in to work the case; but still the killer manages to evade capture and wreak havoc. Can they hunt the killer down before it’s too late?
Code 404 is co-produced by Kudos, part of Banijay UK, and Water & Power Productions and is executive produced by Phil Temple, Tom Miller and Sam Myer. The series is written by Daniel Peak and directed by Al Campbell. The series was commissioned by Jon Mountague, Director of Comedy at Sky Studios and Zai Bennett, MD of Content at Sky UK & Ireland and was co-funded by Sky Studios. NBCUniversal Global Distribution handle international sales of the series on behalf of Sky Studios.
Catch up on series 1 and 2 now, all episodes available on demand on Sky and streaming service NOW.
Filming will begin in due course on series 3 and we expect the release date to be sometime in 2022!
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Temple series 2 premieres this evening Thursday 28 October at 9PM on Sky Max and all episodes are available on Now TV.
Daniel Mays has been doing the press rounds for the premiere:
Radio and TV:
Virgin Radio Interview – Danny had a great interview with Gabby Roslin and Ricky Wilson on Wednesday 27 October talking Temple, Swimming with Men (Gabby’s favourite!), and more. Catch up with the interview here– Danny is at the 3 hour 7 minute mark.
BBC Radio Wales– Tune in from 2PM on Thursday 28 October. Danny’s interview is at the 13 minute mark.
BBC Radio Kent – Tune in after 3PM on Thursday on 28 October. Danny’s interview is at the 1 hour 15 mark.
BBC 3 Counties Radio – Danny’s interview is at the 2 hour 36 minute mark.
BBC Lincolnshire– Danny’s interview is at the 1 hour 12 minute mark
Another few interviews are happening the week of 31st October and we will update those links once they are available:
BBC Sussex
BBC The One Show – Tune in at 7PM BBC One on Thursday 28 October when Danny and Mark Strong are talking all things Temple.
Soccer AM: Tune in to Sky Showcase from 10:30AM on Saturday 30 October when Danny takes part in the Carabao Cup quarter final draw
BT – Danny and Mark Strong discuss Temple
Portrait Artist of the Year – Danny is a portrait subject in an upcoming episode (date TBA)
Print:
The Book of Man – This is another great interview with Danny.
Radio Times
Other:
Daniel Mays Spotify playlist for Lee from Temple
Check back as we update Danny’s Temple press schedule
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When we stand up, we save lives.
Daniel Mays has joined the stellar lineup of those supporting Stand Up To Cancer.
Watch the film here.
Daniel Mays said “Stand Up To Cancer is an incredible campaign that I am proud to be part of this year. This film shows the difference we all can make when we take a stand – now is the time to Stand Up together to tackle this relentless disease. Researchers and scientists are making progress in the labs every day – let’s keep standing with them until we can banish cancer to the history books.”
A stellar line-up, including Daniel Mays, David Oyelowo, Paralympian Amy Conroy and actors Dame Harriet Walter, Jason Watkins, and Kadiff Kirwan have joined forces in a thought-provoking short film for Stand Up To Cancer.
Marking the return of the joint national fundraising campaign from Cancer Research UK and Channel 4, the film highlights the positive change which can be achieved when humanity stands up for what it believes in. The famous faces appear alongside cancer patients, their loved ones, and medical staff as they call upon the nation to Stand Up To Cancer.
The film, produced by Nonsense London, opens with Kadiff Kirwan watching footage of Black Lives Matter protests and a woman following the roll-out of the COVID-19 vaccination programme. It then cuts to David Oyelowo reflecting on how standing up “builds community, changes history and shapes the future.”
If you are able to, we encourage you to donate to this very worthy cause at the Stand Up To Cancer website.
Thank you!
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BritboxUK and Masterpiece PBS have released the first look photos of Magpie Murders including Daniel Mays in character.
Magpie Murders revolves around the character Susan Ryeland, played by Lesley Manville, an editor who is given an unfinished manuscript by bestselling mystery writer Alan Conway, featuring Conway’s detective Atticus Pünd – and has little idea it will change her life.
Earlier this year, PBS’ MASTERPIECE and Britbox UK announced that they will co-produce and broadcast Magpie Murders, a new drama based on the bestselling novel written by Anthony Horowitz OBE.
The six-part series is produced by Jill Green and Eleventh Hour Films. Lauded as “a magnificent piece of crime fiction” and “an ingenious novel within a novel” by the Sunday Times (London), Magpie Murders topped multiple best-seller lists including the New York Times and Los Angeles Times and appeared on the year-end Best Books lists of NPR, USA Today and others. Its international awards include the prestigious Macavity Award for Best Novel. A beguiling murder mystery with a solution that will both astonish and shock viewers, the plot of Magpie Murders revolves around the character Susan Ryeland, an editor who is given an unfinished manuscript of author Alan Conway’s latest novel, but has little idea it will change her life.
The television adaptation is scripted by Horowitz, who is known to MASTERPIECE fans for the popular World War II mystery Foyle’s War. MASTERPIECE executive producer Susanne Simpson said, “Anthony Horowitz is a master mystery writer, and Magpie Murders is a beautiful and complex work. Our MASTERPIECE audience will truly enjoy this intriguing story of a mystery within a mystery.” MASTERPIECE is presented on PBS by WGBH Boston.Anthony Horowitz said, “Magpie Murders is my most successful novel and it wasn’t easy to adapt. But I think the result is a completely original drama that will delight and beguile audiences in equal measure.” Jill Green said, “This is an extraordinary and distinctive drama. I don’t think there’s ever been a crime show like it with a strong female lead treading the line between reality and fiction as she fights to uncover the truth.” Magpie Murders is streaming in the U.K. exclusively on BritBox UK. Magpie Murders is an Eleventh Hour Films production for MASTERPIECE and BritBox UK and distributed worldwide by Sony Pictures Television
Magpie Murders will premiere in 2022!
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Daniel Mays and Mark Strong announced earlier today that Temple series 2 will premiere on Sky on Thursday 28 October!
Starring Daniel Mays, Mark Strong, and Carice Van Houten series 2 immediately picks up where things left off with Beth having woken from her coma and very much aware of her husband’s suspicious behaviour, Eve reeling to discover her mother has been alive all this time, Lee falling in with a charismatic activist and Anna luring patients down to the clinic for illegal drug trials, life is only going to get more insane…
New cast members include Rhys Ifans joining as a “dubious and deeply unpredictable medical fixer” called Gubby, Michael Smiley playing his “poetic but frequently inebriated assistant” Dermot, Ruthxjiah Bellenea, Mandeep Dhillon, Jamie Michie, Will Keen, and Gbemisola Ikumelo.
Temple was recommissioned by Sky in 2019 after the successful first series aired.
We will get a proper series trailer very soon but until then check out the first look trailer released late last year.
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