BOGAEV: Although, the studios never or the networks never really advertise it that way. Hugo Speer (The Interpreter) Ryan Gage (The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug) EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS Jessica Pope (Sense and Sensibility) Adrian Hodges (Rome) S1S2S3 EPISODES (10) Friends and Enemies S1 : E1 | TV-14 | 62 min | Aired: 01.19.14 In a modern twist on the classic, three swashbuckling swordsmen fight to protect king and country. Maybe this is speculation, but why was that particularly resonant: that period of history, or Shakespeares treatment of that period of history? Subscribe to Deadline Breaking News Alerts and keep your inbox happy. So, Richard III, in the Tudor myth, is defeated in 1485 at the Battle of Bosworth by Henry Tudor, who is, on his fathers side, the grandson of Owen Tudor, who secretly married Katherine, the widow of Henry V. Then on his mothers side, he is the great-great-grandson of John of Gaunt and his mistress and their illegitimate children, who were born out of wedlock, had been legitimized during the reign of Richard II. Speer played Guy in the original film, and was brought back to reprise the role alongside other cast members Mark Addy ( Game of Thrones) and Robert Carlyle ( Once Upon A Time ). And I said to myself, I know exactly how this is going to end.. Her desire for the Iron Throne is well known, but is the dragon queen entitled to it? You also see it, of course, in Game of Thrones, where these wars between Starks and Lannisters and Targaryens lead the humans to lose battles against the White Walkers. Hes a character that the audiences find sympathetic and that we cheer for, like Richard III. Dont think I cant smell it. Gordon McKelvie: As much as I enjoy watching Petyr Baelish's schemes, it would not have worked in medieval Britain. That have these interweaving stories, and theyre just epic in scope. I think an argument can be made that one of the thesis statements of Shakespeares career is that hereditary monarchy is doomed to failure. After their steel factory shuts down, the gents found themselves unemployed - cue the film's hilarious job centre queue scene to the sounds of Donna Summer's Hot Stuff. Until now, very little has been revealed about the series. SKU:PC6919743. [3] Career [ edit] Acting [ edit] And Littlefinger comes in second; dead ringer for Iago. Game of Thronesin luojat panostivat kaiken kunnianhimoiseen tiedesarjaan. So you have the writers and the studios hand at work and the TV shows, and its just, like, even more onion skin layers of Shakespearean influence, isnt it? Daenerys has the support of her dragon children. [CLIP from Game of Thrones, Season 8, Episode 1.]. Could Robert's last surviving son give others on our list a good fight? No one was hurt in the incident and Speer was banned from driving for eighteen months. He is an actor and director, known for The Full Monty (1997), The Interpreter (2005) and Nymphomaniac: Vol. Now aged 60, Robert's TV appearances have come in the likes of Hamish Macbeth, fantasy series Once Upon A Time and Cobra. Im Michael Witmore, the Folgers director. Since 2018 he has played the character Lucius in the historical fantasy drama series Britannia, which is produced by Sky Atlantic and Amazon Prime. The Targaryens were a dynasty that ruled by right of conquest. I just think, you know, Wow, what could have been?. IMDb Hugo Speer is an English actor who has appeared in a variety of TV shows and movies. Look what they did to you. But can you just remind us how this worked in English history? This site is protected by reCAPTCHA Enterprise and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. WILSON: Yeah, so one of the questions I had when I started working with this material is why even go to the history at all? Yet The Hound was victorious on a personal level, confronting his terror of fire and. Her late husband Robert Baratheon led a bloody rebellion and overthrew the ruling Targaryen dynasty. But then, especially in the marketing of things, often the Shakespeare name is completely eliminated in contrast to film, such as Baz Luhrmanns film titled William Shakespeares Romeo and Juliet, where Shakespeares clearly being used to promote and leverage things. Speer had been set to reprise his role as Guy, 25 years. 2023 TV GUIDE, A FANDOM COMPANY. So the way I think about it is, if you remember back to 2016, the new Oxford Shakespeare edition makes these international headlines by announcing that computer-aided scholarship has determined that Shakespeare collaborated on, I think, 12 of his plays. These have remained remarkably similar over the centuries. 4 Aug 2020. BOGAEV: Oh, you mean like a Hilary Mantel type kind of treatment? BOGAEV: And maybe ask a not very scholarly question. [3], "A Man Without Honor" achieved a viewership of 3.69 million in the United States in its initial telecast on HBO. So my answer for Little Finger's royal ambitions: they simply were not possible. JON SNOW: Where were you before? Disney+ said it had been made aware of allegations of inappropriate conduct by Hugo Speer on the set of a commissioned production.. Jon searches for his companions, and captive Ygritte tells him life would be better with the wildlings. But then you also see it in life. As is policy, an investigation was launched. "[7] The A.V. Sarah Peverley: Little Finger could use his status to style himself as a "man of the people". ROBB: Which of these lords do I trust more than you? According to legend, in ancient times the Seven gods walked the earth among men, and they blessed Hugor of the Hill, king of the Andals. I was going to say, you got a little shaky at the end there. Nicholas Blane made an appearance in "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" as Bob, a wizard who worked with Arthur Weasley at the Ministry of Magic. What is it about this book? The prince legally wed Jon's mother Lyanna Stark in a secret ceremony (Editor's note: All this he does not know yet). Born and bred in Westeros, Cersei is a devoted mother who married into royalty. HBO. And so this plot typology that Ive been describing, we see akind of, a War of Roses, is where these power disputes within groups make them vulnerable to conquests from external enemies. But then you get this overarching narrative that is a really simple knights-and-dragons narrative. WILSON: And so the big question for me is how do we get from that to then having dragons and zombies, and long-lost princes and princesses? WILSON: Yeah. OSAKKEET. (Editor's note: Latest events have shown Jon Snow is the son of Rhaegar Targaryen and Lyanna Stark.). Shakespeare, we think by himself, writes Richard III, so now weve got a trilogy of plays. He is an actor and director, known for The Full Monty (1997), The Interpreter (2005) and Mam (2010). He could read others well and he made people do his bidding so he'd probably have made a very strong ruler. and the BBC series Seaside Rescue. 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The young actor who was shot to huge fame in The Full Monty, Will played Gaz's son Nathan, with his character going onto be the strippers' biggest cheerleader and a constant presence at rehearsals, as Gaz was desperate to spend any time he could with him. Whats up, Arya? You can find more about the Folger at our website, folger.edu. But the way you describe it, its apparently monumental and incredibly entertaining. It was edited by Gail Kern Paster. Robb hears Alton Lannister's unfavorable reply to the peace terms brought to Cersei and, with his prisons full, orders Alton placed with Jaime. Actor 36 Credits London Kills 2022 Britannia 2022 The Musketeers 2021 Father. The episode received positive reviews from critics. He is the de facto leader of the protest 'sparrow' movement that arises from the . Its supposed to be difficult to understand whats going on in these texts, but I think we can forget how extremely difficult these texts areShakespeares first tetralogy, A Song of Ice and Firefor first time readers to come to these texts and just try to understand what is going on here. My prince. And so you have, in Shakespeare studies, all of these fascinating conversations about, kind of, whats the right metaphor to describe the way that Shakespeare shows up in modern literature and culture? Follow the BBC's Game of Thrones coverage. Other roles before the 1997 film included parts in Minder, Boys from the Black Stuff and To The Manor Born. Returning from the hunt, Theon then reveals the charred remains of two boys as a public warning. Costain is writing popular history, and like most historians of the late 19th century, early 20th century, Costain is pretty hostile toward Shakespeare, saying, Oh, he embellished history.. CATELYN STARK: I dont trust Lord Greyjoy because he is not trustworthy. WILSON: So you see that in the First Part of Henry VI with this hatred between the Duke of Somerset and the Duke of York. Slavery series from GoT creators criticised, Game of Thrones cast 'emotional' as they head for finale, Station master arrested after dozens killed in Greece train crash, Covid origin likely China lab incident - FBI chief, Ukraine war casts shadow over India's G20 ambitions, Blackpink lead top stars back on the road in Asia, 'Wales is in England' gaffe sparks TikToker's trip, India anti-corruption crusader fighting to clear his name, Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. And then hes going to turn against his own family, kill them off, rise through their ranks, and become king of Westeros, leaving audiences to sort of wrestle with, Do we sympathize or do we hate this character that we used to love? Until, then, he is going to get unseated by this long-lost claimant to the throne, whos been hidden away in this far-off land. BOGAEV: And you can never really remove money from any of these conversations. Hes rallied an army of one hundred thousand. On 19 February 2015, Speer married Glaswegian actress, writer and director Vivienne Harvey. So Game of Thrones draws its central storyline from this historical source material in the Wars of the Roses. Home to the worlds largest Shakespeare collection, the Folger is dedicated to advancing knowledge and the arts. But actually, I think as a good theater business man, he would understand the slingshot effect quite well. Themes are for eighth grade book reports. You got off on a wrong foot then. This would have been good news for Daenerys, were it not for the fact her deceased older brother had a legitimate son. [CLIP from Game of Thrones, Season 8, Episode 6.]. He acted in Teevan's translation of Giuseppe Manfridi's play, "Cuckoos," in a Peter Hall Company production at the Theatre Royal in Bath, England with Janie Dee, Aden Gillett, William Chubb, Rebecca Hall, Jason Hughes, Anne Penfold, Joseph Millson, Eric Sykes, Rebecca Callard, Michael Siberry, David Yelland, Philip Voss, Mark Rice-Oxley, and Jessica Turner in the cast. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. [CLIP from Game of Thrones, Season 2, Episode 1.]. He portrays Lucius in Britannia . WILSON: Hes going to help dethrone the Lannisters and empower the Starks. It also beat Titanic, the presumed favourite for Best Film at the BAFTA Awards although this is not surprising in hindsight considering the BAFTAs often favour British movies. As a medieval rule, bastards could not inherit, especially if legitimate heirs existed. WILSON: Yeah, I mean, if you think about if you scale back and you look at Shakespeares works, he was obsessed with monarchy, and he was also obsessed with tragedy. WITMORE: Doctor Jeffrey R. Wilson is a faculty member in the Writing Program at Harvard University, where he teaches the Why Shakespeare? Sarah Peverley: Gendry was born out of wedlock so this makes his claim weaker than Daenerys (and possibly Jon). WILSON: Absolutely, Barbara. So its kind of a it made me think of a chicken and the egg question, you know? Its probably more the case that Martin was deeply influenced by historical fiction and popular histories that were themselves deeply influenced by the way that Shakespeare told this narrative of the Wars of the Roses. [CLIP from Game of Thrones, Season 7, Episode 7.]. ROBB STARK: Because I need you to negotiate with Renly Baratheon. TYRION LANNISTER: Dorn is the safest place for her. 2023 BBC. 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