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Annetta Laufer, Annetta Lauffer

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MASTERPIECE PBS and Mammoth Screen have announced the remaining casting for its upcoming adaptation of The Forsyte Saga.

Fiona Button (The Split) plays Mrs. Clarissa Heron, Irene’s (Millie Gibson) stepmother and Tristan Sturrock (Poldark) plays Professor Heron, Irene’s father.

Justine Moore (Call the Midwife) plays June Forsyte, the 18-year-old daughter of Frances (Tuppence Middleton) and stepdaughter of Jolyon Forsyte (Danny Griffin).

Eleanor Jackson (The Royal Mob) is Winifred Forsyte, daughter of James (Jack Davenport) and wife of Monty (Tom Durant Pritchard). Naomi Frederick (Belgravia) plays Emily Forsyte, James’ wife.

Sharon Rose (Silent Witness) is Alicia Cole, wife of Jolyon’s best friend Isaac (Owen Igiehon).

They join the previously announced ensemble which includes Francesca Annis, Jack Davenport, Tom Durant Pritchard, Jamie Flatters, Millie Gibson, Danny Griffin, Susan Hampshire, Owen Igiehon, Tuppence Middleton, Stephen Moyer, Joshua Orpin, Josette Simon and Eleanor Tomlinson.

BAFTA winner Francesca Annis (Flesh and Blood) plays formidable Forsyte matriarch Ann, with Stephen Moyer (Sexy Beast, True Blood) as her eldest son, Jolyon Senior, head of the family stockbroking firm Forsyte & Co. Danny Griffin (Fate: The Winx Saga) plays his bohemian son Jo, Tuppence Middleton (Downton Abbey: A New Era) is Jo’s status-driven wife Frances, and Eleanor Tomlinson (One Day) plays Louisa Byrne, a Soho dressmaker and Jo’s first love.

Jack Davenport (The Morning Show, Ten Percent) plays Ann’s competitive younger son James, with Joshua Orpin (Titans) as James’ shrewd and sometimes ruthless son Soames. Millie Gibson (Doctor Who) plays Irene, the dancer whom Soames falls in love with. Tom Durant Pritchard (This Is Going To Hurt) plays Monty Dartie, James’ son-in-law. Josette Simon OBE (Anatomy of a Scandal) is Mrs. Ellen Parker Barrington, a wealthy heiress and friend of the Forsyte family, with Jamie Flatters (Avatar: The Way Of Water) as architect Philip Bosinney and Owen Igiehon (Disclaimer) as lawyer Isaac Cole. Susan Hampshire OBE (star of the 1967 BBC Forsyte Saga for which she received the first of her three lead actress Emmys), plays Lady Carteret.

Planned as a lavish returning series, the first season of six episodes follows the lives and loves of the wealthy Forsyte family in 1880s London.

The Forsyte Saga is directed by Meenu Gaur (Murder Is Easy) and Annetta Laufer (Get Millie Black) and is produced by Sarah Lewis (The Long Shadow). Filming is currently underway in the UK and Venice, Italy. The executive producers are Sheena Bucktowonsing, Debbie Horsfield, Meenu Gaur and Damien Timmer for Mammoth Screen, part of ITV Studios, and Susanne Simpson for MASTERPIECE.

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The first signs of a new remake of The Forsyte Saga appeared on production listings at the beginning of April 2024. While there had been rumors before about the series returning to television, the pre-production announcements were the first sign the project was getting off the ground, with Mammoth Productions most likely behind it. However, it was unclear if the show was a BBC series, an ITV series, or a series made for PBS or Masterpiece, or a combination thereof. But with filming now about to get underway, details are out, and Masterpiece is the one taking the lead on the project, with a stellar cast lined up to star.

The Forsyte Saga is considered the British period piece that allowed the WGBH folks to launch the Masterpiece anthology series as PBS launched nationwide. The series was first aired in the U.K. on the recently launched BBC 2 in 1967, a network most TV viewers did not have yet. It proved so popular that it was rerun on BBC One a few months later, making it technically the first show to make the jump from network to network due to rising ratings. The series then transferred to the U.S. and aired on local PBS stations across the country (which were at that point not under a national umbrella as yet) and proved a massive hit, bringing in numbers that beat out the "Big Three" networks of NBC, CBS, and ABC. Its success proved an appetite for the best of British programming, presaging Masterpiece's launch two years later.

It's now 55 years later, and though Masterpiece aired a new version in 2002, nowadays, it is no longer just an importer. The streaming wars have made it so that the anthology series must co-produce and sometimes take the lead on commissioning shows. The choice to make its own The Forsyte Saga is unsurprising, considering the show's history and its reputation, which means that it has pulled in quite an impressive cast.

One reason Masterpiece has taken charge of the project? This way it can dictate how many seasons there are and when it is renewed. Make no mistake, this is planned as a multi-season venture. Here's the series logline:

The first season of six episodes follows the lives of the wealthy Forsyte family in 1880s London and is based on John Galsworthy’s Nobel Prize-winning tale of love, loyalty, ambition, and betrayal.

The series cast stars Francesca Annis (Flesh & Blood) as formidable Forsyte matriarch Ann; Stephen Moyer (Sexy Beast) as her eldest son, Jolyon Senior, head of the family stockbroking firm Forsyte & Co.; and Jack Davenport (Ten Percent) plays Ann’s competitive younger son James. The next generation down features Danny Griffin (The Gentlemen) as Jolyon Sr.'s bohemian son Jo, Tuppence Middleton (Downton Abbey) as Jo’s status-driven wife Frances, and Eleanor Tomlinson (Poldark) plays Louisa Byrne, a Soho dressmaker and Jo’s first love. Joshua Orpin (Titans) plays James’ shrewd and sometimes ruthless son, Soames; Millie Gibson (Doctor Who) is Irene, the dancer whom Soames falls in love with, and Tom Durant Pritchard (Miss Scarlet) plays Monty Dartie, James’ son-in-law.

Outside of the titular family, Josette Simon (Broadchurch) will play Mrs. Ellen Parker Barrington, a wealthy heiress and friend of the Forsyte family; Jamie Flatters (Liar) is architect Philip Bosinney, Owen Igiehon (Disclaimer) plays lawyer Isaac Cole, and last (but certainly not least), OG 1967 The Forsyte Saga star Susan Hampshire OBE plays Lady Carteret.

Debbie Horsfield (Sanctuary: A Witch's Tale) will pen all six episodes, with directors Meenu Gaur (Murder Is Easy) and Annetta Laufer (Get Millie Black) splitting helming duties and Sarah Lewis (The Long Shadow) producing. Horsfield and Gaur executive produce along with Sheena Bucktowonsing, Damien Timmer for Mammoth Screen, and Susanne Simpson for Masterpiece. 

The Forsyte Saga Season 1 is expected to debut on most PBS stations in 2025.

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anyone who says only one era of dr who is misogynistic is selling something: by the numbers

series 1: 0 female writers or directors

series 2: 0 female writers or directors

series 3: 1 female writer (helen raynor, "daleks in manhattan/evolution of the daleks"), 1 female director (hettie macdonald, "blink")

series 4: 1 female writer (helen raynor again, "the sontaran stratagem/the poison sky"), 1 female director (alice troughton, "the doctor's daughter," "midnight")

no specials written or directed by women.

total: 1 female writer across 4 episodes, 2 female directors across 3 episodes, out of 4 seasons (60 episodes and specials)

series 5: 0 female writers, 1 female director (catherine morshead, "amy's choice," "the lodger")

series 6: 0 female writers or directors

series 7: 0 female writers or directors

series 8: 0 female writers, 2 female directors (sheree folkson, "in the forests of the night"; rachel talalay, "dark water/death in heaven")

series 9: 2 female writers (catherine tregenna, "the woman who lived"; sarah dollard, "face the raven"), 2 female directors (hettie macdonald, "the magician's apprentice/the witch's familiar", rachel talalay again, "heaven sent/hell bent")

series 10: 2 female writers (sarah dollard again, "thin ice"; rona munro, "eaters of light"), 1 female director (rachel talalay back at it again, "world enough and time/the doctor falls")

1 special directed by a woman ("twice upon a time," rachel talalay again).

total: 3 female writers across 4 episodes, 4 female directors across 12 episodes, out of 6 seasons (84 episodes and specials)

series 11: 2 female writers (malorie blackman, co-writing with chris chibnall on "rosa"; joy wilkinson, "the witchfinders"), 2 female directors (sallie aprahamian, "arachnids in the uk," "the witchfinders"; jennifer perrott, "the tsuranga conundrum," "kerblam!")

series 12: 3 female writers (nina metivier, "nikola tesla's night of terror"; charlene james, co-writing with chris chibnall on "can you hear me?"; maxine alderton, "the haunting of villa diodati"), 2 female directors (nida manzoor, "nikola tesla's night of terror," "fugitive of the judoon"; emma sullivan ("can you hear me?" "the haunting of villa diodati")

series 13: 1 female writer (maxine alderton again, co-writing with chris chibnall on "village of the angels"), 0 female directors

1 special co-written by a woman ("legend of the sea devils," ella road with chris chibnall). 2 specials directed by women ("eve of the daleks," annetta laufer; "legend of the sea devils," haolu wang).

total: 6 female writers or co-writers across 7 episodes, 6 female directors across 10 episodes, out of 3 seasons (31 episodes and specials)

i did all this basic math just so that i would know, for my own personal databanks, but since it's done i may as well post it. just some food for thought. chibnall's era is the only one where the numbers or percentages increase anything like significantly, and even so, i don't think anyone wins here.

if you were to run this for writers and directors of color, it would also very quickly become depressing.

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Doctor Who Television Review: Eve of the Daleks

Doctor Who Television Review: Eve of the Daleks

Episode: Eve of the Daleks Story Number: 298 Series: 2022 Specials Screenwriter: Chris Chibnall Director: Annetta Laufer Thoughts: After so much plot-heavy lore, it’s nice to have a fun stand alone adventure for the holiday special.  The Daleks are back for the third straight New Year, and this time they’re funny. Specifically, the Daleks are the threat to the Doctor, Yaz, and Dan as well guest…

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Doctor Who: Eve Of The Daleks Review

Should old acquaintance be forgot? Not when you'll see them again in five minutes! #DoctorWho - Eve Of The Daleks #NewYearSpecial #Review

*SPOILERS* With implications of The Flux still reverberating around the still much-reduced universe of DOCTOR WHO, all eyes turned to the first episode of 2022: EVE OF THE DALEKS. Of course, the Chibinista who had been assuring anyone who would listen that this year’s festive special would somehow retrospectively redeem the lacklustre RESOLUTION and REVOLUTION OF THE DALEKS by bringing them all…

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Reviewed: Doctor Who -- Eve of the Daleks

Reviewed: #DoctorWho -- Eve of the Daleks

So it’s New Year’s Day with Jodie Whittaker.  That means it’s time for Daleks. I settled in and watched Eve of the Daleks, a story that very much shows on screen it was produced during a Covid lockdown. That didn’t stop me from enjoying it, but to employ an American term, it was very much a “bottle episode”, with very limited sets, and a very small cast. We had Team TARDIS (the Doctor, Yaz, and…

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Doctor Who 2022 New Year's Day Special Review: Eve of the Daleks

Amidst the chaos of being repeatedly exterminated by a particularly persistent machine-gun wielding Dalek, Doctor Who still finds time for a bit of romance

Amidst the chaos of being repeatedly exterminated by a particularly persistent machine-gun wielding Dalek, Doctor Who still finds time for a bit of romance (more…)

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Eve of the Daleks

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Summary: The Doctor tries to flush out the Flux from the TARDIS and accidentally gets herself, Yaz and Dan stuck in a time loop in a storage warehouse in Manchester a few minutes before midnight, New Year’s Eve.  Sharing the time loop with them are Sarah, the crotchety owner of the place, and Nick, a man with a worrying number of ex-girlfriends.  Oh, and some Daleks, who are super mad at the Doctor for the whole Flux thing.  Can the Doctor use unseen employee Jeff’s stash of contraband to break them out of the loop before midnight?

Watch because: #letthemkiss

Original Air Date: 1 January 2022.

Doctor: Jodie Whittaker.

Companions: Yasmin Khan (Mandip Gill) & Dan Lewis (John Bishop).

Writer: Chris Chibnall.

Director: Annetta Laufer.

Producer: Sheena Bucktowonsing.

Executive Producer: Chris Chibnall, Matt Strevens & Nikki Wilson.

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The Arrival (2018) | Dir. Annetta Laufer

It’s August 6th, 1962 – Jamaican Independence Day. Daisy, a young Jamaican arrives to the ‘Mother Country’ of Britain to start a new life with her husband, whom she has not seen for two years. However, she’s holding a secret, which if discovered, could jeopardize everything. Daisy must choose what she wants for her life.

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SynthNoir: Black Teen Science Fiction Narratives

There were no big theatrical science fiction adventures starring Black kids for me to consume as a kid. I didn't realize this until I was in my mid-20s, watching "Attack the Block" (a UK film that saw a limited release in US) two years after its 2011 release. There was only stuff that would give rise to media like "Super 8" and "Stranger Things" ("E.T.", "Explorers", "Monster Squad", "The Goonies").

Short films like "Afropunk Girl" (Annetta Laufer) got me wondering if more Black teen sci-fi adventures existed. I went diving and found very little and noticed most Black teen sci-fi narratives are about isolated and reclusive kids with only a few odd ducks about a duo or groups.

The following list is collection of science fiction films that feature Black teenagers as the protagonists of stories that otherwise exclude them or see them play second fiddle.

The list is open to suggestions (I.E., anything I might’ve forgot)

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TDP 1038: #DoctorWho #EveOfTheDaleks

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  "Eve of the Daleks" is the first of the 2022 specials of the British science fiction television programme Doctor Who, which was broadcast on BBC One on 1 January 2022. It was written by Chris Chibnall, and directed by Annetta Laufer. The episode follows the thirteenth series as a New Year’s Day special.

The episode stars Jodie Whittaker as the Thirteenth Doctor, alongside Mandip Gill and John Bishop as her companions, Yasmin Khan and Dan Lewis, respectively.

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[April 30th, 2024] MASTERPIECE on PBS and Mammoth Screen today announce a major new reimagining of John Galsworthy’s Forsyte novels. Planned as a returning series, the first season of six episodes follows the lives of the wealthy Forsyte family in 1880s London and is based on Galsworthy’s Nobel Prize-winning tale of love, loyalty, ambition and betrayal.

The Forsyte Saga reunites MASTERPIECE with acclaimed British screenwriter Debbie Horsfield and UK production company Mammoth Screen, the team behind global television hit Poldark.

The stellar ensemble cast includes Francesca Annis, Jack Davenport, Tom Durant Pritchard, Jamie Flatters, Millie Gibson, Danny Griffin, Susan Hampshire, Owen Igiehon, Tuppence Middleton, Stephen Moyer, Joshua Orpin, Josette Simon and Eleanor Tomlinson.

BAFTA winner Francesca Annis (Flesh and Blood) plays formidable Forsyte matriarch Ann, with Stephen Moyer (Sexy Beast, True Blood) as her eldest son, Jolyon Senior, head of the family stockbroking firm Forsyte & Co. Danny Griffin (Fate: The Winx Saga) plays his bohemian son Jo, Tuppence Middleton (Downton Abbey: A New Era) is Jo’s status-driven wife Frances, and Eleanor Tomlinson (One Day) plays Louisa Byrne, a Soho dressmaker and Jo’s first love.

Jack Davenport (The Morning Show, Ten Percent) plays Ann’s competitive younger son James, with Joshua Orpin (Titans) as James’ shrewd and sometimes ruthless son Soames. Millie Gibson (Doctor Who) plays Irene, the dancer whom Soames falls in love with. Tom Durant Pritchard (This Is Going To Hurt) plays Monty Dartie, James’ son-in-law.

Josette Simon OBE (Anatomy of a Scandal) is Mrs. Ellen Parker Barrington, a wealthy heiress and friend of the Forsyte family, with Jamie Flatters (Avatar: The Way Of Water) as architect Philip Bosinney and Owen Igiehon (Disclaimer) as lawyer Isaac Cole. Susan Hampshire, OBE (star of the 1967 BBC Forsyte Saga for which she received the first of her three lead actress Emmys), plays Lady Carteret.

The Forsyte Saga is directed by Meenu Gaur (Murder Is Easy) and Annetta Laufer (Get Millie Black) and is produced by Sarah Lewis (The Long Shadow). Filming begins in May, 2024 in locations in England, Wales and Italy.

Screenwriter Debbie Horsfield notes, “It was an honor to be asked to write a bold new reimagining of Galsworthy’s epic saga. Our show is in part a prequel to the events of the first book, but also an opportunity to expand the world and place the women of the family center stage. It’s a love letter to the original story while offering an exciting new perspective.”

Damien Timmer, CCO & Founder of Mammoth Screen said, “It’s thrilling to be teaming up again with Debbie on this iconic story. Everything about The Forsyte Saga is huge – it’s an epic canvas, and Debbie’s magnificent scripts have delivered a truly great ensemble cast. I hope audiences worldwide will be captivated by the secrets of Soames, Irene, Jolyon and other Forsyte family members as they are laid bare for a new generation of fans!”

Susanne Simpson, Executive Producer of MASTERPIECE, added, “We’re proud to commission a new, original take on The Forsyte Saga. This sweeping, romantic drama portrays how duty binds a family together until it conflicts with matters of the heart. Debbie Horsfield’s inspired scripts will be realized by an exceptional cast and supported by a lavish production. We’re thrilled to be creating another one of the high-quality period dramas that MASTERPIECE has always been known for.”

The Forsyte Saga was previously adapted as a Hollywood film in 1949 and for television in 1967 and 2002. The 2002 series aired on MASTERPIECE on PBS

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Doctor Who: It’s Dalek Déjà Vu in 2022 with New Year Special ‘Eve of the Daleks’

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The Daleks are back. Indeed, it’s almost as if they never went away. The BBC has announced that Doctor Who’s 2022 New Year special is entitled ‘Eve of the Daleks’, and will see the Doctor once again spend January the 1st battling Skaro’s deadliest. Well, tradition is tradition. Both 2019’s ‘Resolution’ and 2021’s ‘Revolution of the Daleks’ put the Daleks front and centre on New Year’s Day, meaning this latest festive episode completes something of a trilogy for outgoing executive producer Chris Chibnall.

The forthcoming festive special was written by Chibnall and directed by Annetta Laufer, and sees the TARDIS crew joined by Aisling Bea (This Way Up, Quiz), Adjani Salmon (Dreaming Whilst Black, Enterprice) and Pauline McLynn (Father Ted, Gameface). Here’s the official story synopsis:

Sarah (Aisling Bea) owns and runs ELF storage, and Nick (Adjani Salmon) is a customer who visits his unit every year on New Year’s Eve. This year, however, their night turns out to be a little different than planned as they find themselves joining forces with the Doctor, Dan and Yaz in a fight against the Daleks. The trailer for the special, which aired following the series thirteen finale, finds the cast trapped in ELF storage and stuck in a terrifying time loop with the Daleks. Will the gang manage to avoid extermination and escape the storage facility in time to see out New Year’s Day?

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Good question. Our money’s on ‘yes’ because a) how depressing would it be to start 2022 with the Daleks victorious over a pile of ashes that was once Aisling Bea?, and b) the Doctor has to survive to appear in her penultimate and final special episodes, which are planned to air on BBC One and BBC America in spring and autumn 2022.

Jodie Whittaker and Chris Chibnall’s last spin in the TARDIS – in which the Doctor will regenerate – is timed to coincide with the BBC’s Centenary celebrations. After that, former showrunner Russell T. Davies will be back in the driving seat.

But we’re getting ahead of ourselves. According to Chris Chibnall in the official press release for the first 2022 action-packed spectacular, Sarah and Nick will have to deal with both romance and Daleks in “a New Year’s Eve from hell. Together with Jodie Whittaker’s Doctor, it’ll hopefully prove the perfect New Year’s day tonic.” We’ll drink to that.

Here’s the first teaser trailer and poster:

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‘Eve of the Daleks’ will air on BBC One, BBC iPlayer and BBC America on Saturday the 1st of January 2022.

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