#Pramface

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Jonathan Bailey as Glynn

Pramface (1x03)

[maybenexttime]

I've been rewatching Pramface (I originally watched it in 2013!), so here's Anna Chancellor looking foxy as always.

[michaelfenton]

Mike: If I punch myself and it hurts, am I weak or strong?

Jamie: Strong.

Beth: An idiot, is what your are.

[incorrectstation19quotes]

Jack: Don't worry, I've got it all planned.

Andy: Yeah, those two phrases don't go together.

[beautifulfaaces]

Jack Farthing

Facts

October 14, 1985

English actor

Filmography

Richard [Chloe: 2022]

George [Poldark: 2015-2019]

George [The Riot Club: 2014]

Michtell [Pramface: 2012]

Appearance

dark blonde

brown eyes

1.73m

Roleplay

playable: young adult, adult

[thecringefailintherye]

jamie broke up with laura and started dating a dancing twink we love growth

[interfusor]

Jack Farthing’s first tv credit. He’s playing Mitchell in a 2012 episode of Pramface.

[romancemedia]

Live Action Shows to Get on Digital Video

[rabbitofnegativeeuphoria]

I should start listening to Netflix recommendations. It kept recommending Pramface to me which I thought sounded really stupid but then I found out Angus Deayton is in it and it’s actually really good.

[omgthisisnotmyrealaccount]

as much as i don't like the idea of hating on popular things i've never seen, i just gotta say, i despise game of thrones in a way i can't full explain

[jbaileyfansite]

Old Jonathan Bailey Interview for South Downs (2012)

At the time of the interview, Jonathan Bailey was appearing as Jeremy Duffield in South Downs, which is part of a Double Bill with The Browning Version playing at the Harold Pinter Theatre until July 2012. “They’re two gems that are quite simple but also great writing, two brilliant stories that are really moving, that are told, I think, touch wood, really well.”

Jonathan has many television credits to his name including playing the lead role of Leonardo da Vinci in BBC1’s Leonardo. He has also performed with the Royal Shakespeare Company, playing Prince Arthur in King John.

Jonathan took some time out from his busy schedule to answer some questions about himself and his career. Enjoy!

You were born in Aylesbury Vale, Oxfordshire. What was it like growing up there? I was born in a village called Benton in Oxfordshire and it was typical village life. I went to the local C of E Primary School, and grew up with my three sisters, Mum and Dad. It was good that you could just have friends in walking distance at that sort of age and basically just make mud pies in the street. It wasn’t however particularly productive for performing arts.

What memories do you have of performing in school productions? I remember one role where I was playing a raindrop in the story of Noah and his Ark. I also remember playing a shepherd in the nativity when I was about four.

Where did you train and how did that prepare you for a career on the stage? Well I didn’t go to drama school. I started acting when I was really young, about seven in The Christmas Carol at the Barbican in London. They sent out the casting director to the suburbs to find cast and I remember singing ‘Where is Love’ in the church, not really aware of who it was for, and my parents definitely had no idea. After that I had an agent and came within the structure and the rules of not missing school. I managed to do either a play or a little bit of TV during the summer holidays. I was super lucky. Although I think drama school is really important I don’t believe there’s a right or wrong way of becoming an actor. If I hadn’t had the experiences of working with other actors at a young age I don’t think I would have gone to drama school as those opportunities enthused me and made me passionate about drama. I learnt quite a lot on the job and was able to take risks when playing parts. So yeah I didn’t go to drama school but everything worked out okay.

You have numerous television credits to your name including Channel 4’s Campus, BBC3’s Pramface and BBC1’s Leonardo, where you play the lead role of Leonardo da Vinci. What has been your favourite television role to date and why? I have just got back from Cape Town where we have been recording the BBC’s Leonardo. Playing Leonardo da Vinci himself is very special. There’s also a lot of cool stuff to do such as artwork on stage, fighting with weapons etc. So actually it’s a bit of playground as the props and the sets they created are excellent.

What do you like most about recording in front of a camera? You can do the take again and I like that you’ve got downtime in between. I quite like the idea that you get to do it and then it’s there and you can’t really do anything about it. On stage if you do something wrong you can’t make it right for that performance but you can make it right for the next performance. I quite enjoy that.

Where did you make your professional stage debut and what was the role? Well, on paper it’s playing Prince Arthur in King John for the RSC, and that was when I was about 15 I think. I think that was the first time that I was totally aware of what I was doing.

How would you describe performing in the RSC? It was great. Everyone was so on top of what they were doing. I remember it was quite physically challenging. There’s also a lot of work vocally and I remember having bits of plastic in my cheek to try and get the pronunciation right. The company of people all work together as a unit and it was a great experience.

Following a successful run at Chichester, South Downs is transferring as part of a Double Bill with The Browning Version, to the Harold Pinter Theatre in the West End. What can you tell us about South Downs and about your character Jeremy Duffield, and how he fits into the storyline? Both the plays are set in Public Schools. For the Browning Version, Terrence Rattigan wrote about his time at Harrow. Dave Hare was asked by the Terrence Rattigan Estate to write a play to be performed alongside The Browning Version as a Double Bill. South Downs is based on his time at Lancing College and culminates in an act of kindness by a student’s mother. John Blakemore is set apart by the fact that his forefathers hadn’t gone to public school and he doesn’t come from a typical public school family. He is a scholar but he refuses to conform as he considers the environment of the public school to be just a game. There are rules of a very strict hierarchy with the prefects essentially running the day to day matters of the school. Basically John goes to the housemaster with a problem and that’s just not the way the game should be played. A prefect is brought in, Jeremy Duffield, the chap I play, to sort out this precocious boy. John is really suffering and he’s questioning things like why he’s not allowed to wear a CND badge, when everyone else is allowed to wear a crucifix. He’s also considering why his friends all just shut up and listen in class when they don’t fully understand. Jeremy tries to protect him, and fight his corner but the big act of generosity comes from Jeremy’s mother within a conversation and then it sort of plays out nicely.

South Downs is written by David Hare and The Browning Version by Terrence Rattigan. What unites these two plays and what sets them apart? Well they fit together because of that act of kindness. South Downs is from a boy’s perspective. The Browning Version is from the master’s perspective and how the master doesn’t get the respect that he deserves.

How do these two plays compare with your own school days? I think the idea that boys will be boys is an interesting one in South Downs and there’s so much detail. The fact that David Hare based the characters on his school days makes them so real. They’re so typical to anyone who has been to a public school. But for me, specifically similarly to John Blakemore, I had to get a scholarship to go to the school my parents wanted me to go. But there were many differences in the way that the public schools were run in the early sixties where for example there were no locks on the bathroom showers and boys were often forced to swim naked. These things just wouldn’t happen now.  But I think I can relate more to the character and the situation and the feeling of going into a school where you haven’t grown up with the boys that otherwise would have grown up together and gone to prep school and that initial feeling of being an outsider and having to fit in and find out who you are.

There are many plays and musicals to see in the West End, why should theatregoers come and see these two plays? These two plays have some incredible performances and so it’s theatre at its best where people are working hard and they’re putting on plays that are essentially laid quite bare. They’re two gems that are quite simple but also great writing, two brilliant stories that are really moving, that are told, I think, touch wood, really well.

You have a range of roles on your CV including for the RSC, CBBC, regional theatre and the West End. Do you have a particular career path in mind or is diversity the key? I think diversity is the key. I haven’t reached the time yet where I would say yes or no to anything, everything needs to be considered.

The forthcoming run at the Harold Pinter Theatre ends in July, what plans do you have for the remainder of 2012? I’m going to be filming a new comedy for the BBC from the writers of Sherlock before Christmas, that’s been commissioned. So that’s going to be quite hard marketing that whilst in a play. It should be a nice challenge and there is a play that is in the pipeline and if that comes off I’ll be really excited.

What would you consider to be your strengths as an actor? I really enjoy the moments where something goes wrong and I need to improvise and that gives me the ability to act as a ‘safety net’.

What do you like to do away from the stage? I recently bought a mountain bike, so some cycling, walking, going to Cornwall, surfing. And I’m also studying a course with the Open University because I didn’t go to an arts school. I had a place in it which I decided to surrender having deferred twice.

What message would you like say to your supporters? Come and see the play and experience it and see what you think.

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[darisu-chan]

Weiss: Okay, we have to think of a name for her. We can’t just keep calling her “the baby."

Jaune: You’re right. What about Yang?

Weiss: ….. We’re not naming our daughter after Yang.

Jaune: I promised her I would ask.

[michaelfenton]

Jamie: That sounds like a terrible plan.

Mike: Oh, we've had worse.

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Are you still active on this blog? I just finished PLM and I can’t seem to find anything close to it. Something to fill this weird hole it has created. It’s even harder now with the incredible copyright thing and country restrictions are also a thing... Can you help or something?

Hello! Unfortunately, I haven’t had time to make anything for this blog in a long long while. But I am always happy to answer asks. If you’re looking for recommends of something similar to watch, I’ll pull my answer from a previous ask and also add some new stuff:

Skam – realistic, understated Norwegian teen drama. Season three focuses on lgbt issues, but I would watch all of the show and not just stick to Isak’s storyline. There are several international remakes, of which I highly recommend Skam Italia.Fresh Meat – hilarious British show. Centered around six uni students who are living together. Young adult/growing up problems, like Please Like Me.Crazy Ex-Girlfriend – totally self-aware musical comedy. The title put me off for a bit, but when I finally gave it a chance, it proved more and more that it knows exactly what it’s doing. Discusses mental illness, feminism, and has a few lgbt characters.You’re the Worst – comedy/drama with the same kind of acidity that Please Like Me can have. Puts two people together who are “the worst,” but really explores what makes them who they are. Really fantastic mental health storyline.Pramface – light and fun British comedy. Young people/growing up problems. A high school boy accidentally impregnates a college-bound, slightly posher girl during a one night stand. They try to figure out their relationship. And the boy’s two best friends are everything.The Outs – fantastic understated NYC webseries focusing on the half-life of a relationship. Jack and Mitchell broke up, and we examine their lives as they attempt to move on and figure out who they are now.Whatever This Is – awesome webseries from The Outs team. This is probably the closest thing to Please Like Me, and I am still holding out for a second season. Three room mates (two of whom are a couple) try to make rent and figure out who they are and what they want. Lgbt focus.

Pen15 – Hulu show which mirrors the awkwardness and humor of Please Like Me. The creators star as two seventh grade girls in the early 2000s, dealing with being friends while trying to be more adult, be more popular, and everything else a middle schooler deals with.

Terrace House – understated, bingeworthy Japanese reality show. Three men and three women (all strangers) live in a house together and… that’s it. They come and go as they please (school, work, etc.) and can exit the show completely once they feel like they’re ready. People come to find romance, to achieve professional goals, and more. You just watch as they form beautiful friendships, start relationships, and grow. A hilarious celebrity panel comments on the happenings and give insight into Japanese culture.

The Good Place – network sitcom that manages to be funny, surprising, philosophical, and heartfelt. When you die, the literal sum total of your good deeds and bad deeds determine if you go to the Good Place or the Bad Place. Eleanor (Kristen Bell) wakes up in the Good Place, but knows immediately that it’s a mistake and must find a way to stay—with the help of her Good Place-ordained soulmate and annoying/mysterious neighbors.

Élite – Spanish high school drama series. Much more soapy than Please Like Me, but plenty of characters to love. Strong lgbt storylines.

Russian Doll – Netflix series riffing on Groundhog’s Day. Nadia (Natasha Lyonne) keeps dying and waking up at her 36th birthday party. She reevaluates her life and issues as she has to do her days over and over again—and then makes a beautiful and surprising connection to someone who might be the key to getting unstuck.

So You Think You Can Dance – Okay, okay, here’s a far out recommend. Cheesy reality competition show? Yes, in the best way. It’s genuinely about the jawdropping talent of these young dancers, and every season has multiple real, amazing connections between dancers. Watching them fight to make their dreams real, while making friends and finding themselves is amazing. Case in point: underdogs Genessy and Slavik from last season, who made an immediate connection and raised each other through the competition.

These are all shows—if you’re looking for my fave lgbt movies, I can make another post!