VAN DER VALK - SERIES 1, EPISODE 3: DEATH IN AMSTERDAM (ITV)

Marc Warren (Beecham House, Hustle) stars in the title role of Van der Valk, a 3 x 90-minute crime drama which aired this spring in the U.K. on ITV.

« I thought Van der Valk had the monopoly on cynicism in this office. »
 
Van der Valk is based on a character created by Nicolas Freeling (1927-2003), an English novelist who spent most of his life in continental Europe and admired Belgian author Georges Simenon. Simon "Piet" Van der Valk, a cynical and intuitive Amsterdam police commissioner married to a French woman named Arlette, appeared in 11 books from 1962 to 1989. The "Dutch Maigret" was popularized by the Thames Television series Van der Valk (1972-1973, 1977, 1991-1992) starring Barry Foster. Composed by Jack Trombey (1) and played by the Simon Park Orchestra, its theme music (called Eye Level) became #1 in the UK charts in 1973.

Filmed entirely in Amsterdam last year, Van der Valk is produced by Company Pictures (Agatha Raisin) with Dutch company NL Film (Penoza), Germany's ARD Degeto (Der Donnerstags-Krimi), Masterpiece (United States) and All3Media International. Scriptwriter Chris Murray (Agatha Raisin, Midsomer Murders), who exec produces with Michele Buck and wrote the three episodes, brings back the detective for a modern and international audience. One of the notable changes of this new series concerns Arlette Van der Valk. Dutch director Jean van de Velde helmed Death in Amsterdam, the third episode.

Ed Loman, a fashion vlogger/influencer, is murdered and his eyes are sewn. Intrigued by a graffiti signed "Omega 616", Van der Valk  investigates with his team in the hip world of the ethical and ecologically sustainable clothing brands. Inspector Lucienne Hassell (Maimie McCoy) notices that the Commissaris looks preoccupied. An adversary from Piet's past wants to take revenge on him and Chief Commissaris Julia Dahlman (Emma Fielding). Sergeant Brad de Vries (Luke Allen-Gale) looks for "the invisible man". Hendrik Davie (Darrell D'Silva) keeps an eye on Julia and Lieutenant Job Cloovers (Elliot Barnes-Worrell) saves the day.

« Stat man's got a hobby. Who knew? »

Death in Amsterdam is a splendid conclusion to this first series of Van der Valk masterfully crafted by Chris Murray. An impressive shootout at the REM Eiland restaurant and a big reveal about Piet Van der Valk are the highlights of the episode. Murray's fresh take on the classic British TV detective works brilliantly. Marc Warren is great as the moody commissioner amongst an excellent regular cast (especially Elliot Barnes-Worrell). The talented composer Matthijs Kieboom (Master Spy) did a perfect job with the soundtrack. His superb theme intro, entitled Dutch Detective, and a magnificent piece called Arlette both nod to Eye Level.

Also with Mike Libanon (Cliff Palache), Peter Van Heeringen (Frank), Frieda Barnhard (Agatha Vos) and Christina Cole (Heidi Berlin), Tom York (Dani Nioh), Saman Amini (Chacko Moghadam), Claire Bender (Mila de la Parra), Marieke Heebink (Claudia Cabrera), Maarten Heijmans (Gustav Schneider), etc. Produced by Keith Thompson. David Swetman and Louise Pedersen exec produce for All3Media International. Ronald Versteeg, Kaja Wolffers and Sabine Brian co-produce for NL Film.  Alexander Blaauw and Pascalle Kleingeld are the line producers.

Ian Strachan is the head of production. Cinematography by Willem Helwig. Editing by Sandor Soeteman. Jaap Hoek is the art director. Production designed by Alfred Schaaf. Main title sequence designed by Planet X Title Design. Production supported by the NL Film Incentive. Distributed by All3Media International, Van der Valk is aired in Germany on Das Erste as Kommissar Van der Valk. France 3 will show the series in France.

(1) A pseudonym of Dutch composer Jan Stoeckart (1927-2017).  

 

https://tattard2.blogspot.com/2020/04/van-der-valk-series-1-episode-1-love-in_30.html  (Episode 1)

https://tattard2.blogspot.com/2020/06/van-der-valk-series-1-episode-2-only-in.html  (Episode 2)   

 

[Update - October 6, 2020]  Aired by pubcaster France 3 as Les enquêtes du commissaire Van der Valk, this contemporary adaptation of the character created by English author Nicolas Freeling is available here on DVD from this week thanks to L'Atelier d'images (https://www.latelierdimages.fr/produit/les-enquetes-du-commissaire-van-der-valk-saison-1/).

http://dramaquarterly.com/walk-the-valk/
https://www.remeiland.com/en/ (The REM Eiland restaurant)
https://www.matthijskieboom.com/
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1436726/Nicolas-Freeling.html

VAN DER VALK - SERIES 1, EPISODE 2: ONLY IN AMSTERDAM (ITV)

Marc Warren (Beecham House, Hustle) stars in the title role of Van der Valk, a 3 x 90-minute crime drama which aired this spring in the U.K. on ITV.

« You like certainty, don't you? You're very black and white. I can relate to that. »

Van der Valk is based on a character created by Nicolas Freeling (1927-2003), an English novelist who spent most of his life in continental Europe and admired Belgian author Georges Simenon. Simon "Piet" Van der Valk, a cynical and intuitive Amsterdam police commissioner married to a French woman named Arlette, appeared in 11 books from 1962 to 1989. The "Dutch Maigret" was popularized by the Thames Television series Van der Valk (1972-1973, 1977, 1991-1992) starring Barry Foster. Composed by Jack Trombey (1) and played by the Simon Park Orchestra, its theme music (called Eye Level) became #1 in the UK charts in 1973.

Filmed entirely in Amsterdam last year, Van der Valk is produced by Company Pictures (Agatha Raisin) with Dutch company NL Film (Penoza), Germany's ARD Degeto (Der Donnerstags-Krimi), Masterpiece (United States) and All3Media International. Scriptwriter Chris Murray (Agatha Raisin, Midsomer Murders), who exec produces with Michele Buck and wrote the three episodes, brings back the detective for a modern and international audience. One of the notable changes of this new series is the absence of Arlette Van der Valk.

Piet Van der Valk lives on a sailing barge and holds his briefings in a café. He leads a team composed of Inspector Lucienne Hassell (played by Maimie McCoy), his second-in-command and close friend, the laid-back Sergeant Brad de Vries (Luke Allen-Gale) and the young Lieutenant Job Cloovers (Elliot Barnes-Worrell) － who's eager to impress and likes stats. Their boss is the Chief Commissaris Julia Dahlman (Emma Fielding). Hendrik Davie (Darrell D'Silva) is the hard-drinking, full-mouthed pathologist.

A young woman named Aamina Jabara is murdered in a hotel room and her wound is very peculiar. A strange notebook leads Commissaris Van der Valk and Inspecteur Hassell to a museum the victim regularly visited because of an interest for mysticism and religious erotica. Aamina worked as a nurse in a drug addiction clinic. A nun shared with her the same interest for religious erotica. The family issues of the Jabaras disrupt the investigation to an unexpected level.

Only in Amsterdam is basically an episode of Midsomer Murders or Lewis (Chris Murray worked on both) in the Dutch capital with some action, a bit of humour and nice twist and turns. The friendship between Piet and Lucienne gets developed. We learn (a bit) more about Dahlman and Brad provides the comic relief. Job is definitely the most likeable character. Of course, the locations are beautifully filmed by director Max Porcelijn and cinematographer Coen Stroeve.

With Taj Atwal (Aamina & Zafira Jabara), Juliet Aubrey (Sister Joan Pauwels), Tim Dutton (Klaas Gilbert), Taheen Modak (Zaim Jabara), Paul Tylak (Talib Jabara), Eva Marie de Waal (Femke de Haan), Teun Kuilboer (Otto Nelissen), Mike Libanon (Cliff Palache), Martijn Nieuwerf (Lionel Veith), Martijn Oversteegen (Spike), Anniek Pheifer (Janneke Paulis) and Jeroen Spitzenberger (Isaak Graaff).

Produced by Keith Thompson. David Swetman and Louise Pedersen exec produce for All3Media International. Ronald Versteeg, Kaja Wolffers and Sabine Brian co-produce for NL Film.  Alexander Blaauw is the line producer. Ian Strachan is the head of production. Music composed by Matthijs Kieboom. Editing by Annelies van Woerden. Jaap Hoek is the art director. Production designed by Alfred Schaaf. Main title sequence designed by Planet X Title Design.

Production supported by the NL Film Incentive. Distributed by All3Media International, Van der Valk started this week in Germany on Das Erste as Kommissar Van der Valk. France 3 will show the series in France.

(1) A pseudonym of Dutch composer Jan Stoeckart (1927-2017).  

 

https://tattard2.blogspot.com/2020/04/van-der-valk-series-1-episode-1-love-in_30.html  (Episode 1)   

https://tattard2.blogspot.com/2020/06/van-der-valk-series-1-episode-3-death.html  (Episode 3) 

 

[Update - October 6, 2020]  Aired by pubcaster France 3 as Les enquêtes du commissaire Van der Valk, this contemporary adaptation of the character created by English author Nicolas Freeling is available here on DVD from this week thanks to L'Atelier d'images (https://www.latelierdimages.fr/produit/les-enquetes-du-commissaire-van-der-valk-saison-1/).

https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2020-04-24/van-der-valk-itv-locations-amsterdam/
https://www.matthijskieboom.com/
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1436726/Nicolas-Freeling.html

VAN DER VALK - SERIES 1, EPISODE 1: LOVE IN AMSTERDAM (ITV)

[Favourite of the Month] A classic British TV detective is back. And he's Dutch.

Created by English novelist Nicolas Freeling (1927-2003), Simon "Piet" Van der Valk is a cynical and intuitive Amsterdam police commissioner. Married to a French woman named Arlette, the Commissaris appeared in 11 books from 1962 to 1989. Freeling, who spent most of his life in continental Europe, was an admirer of Belgian author Georges Simenon. Called the "Dutch Maigret", Piet Van der Valk was first portrayed on-screen by German actor Wolfgang Kieling in the British film Amsterdam Affair (1968). Frank Finlay starred in three German/French TV movies between 1972 and 1975 (1). Bryan Marshall played the role in Because of the Cats/Niet voor de poezen, a Dutch-Belgian film released in 1973.

The best remembered version is the Thames Television series Van der Valk (1972-1973, 1977, 1991-1992), with Barry Foster. Eye Level, its theme music, is remembered too. Composed by Jack Trombey (2) and played by the Simon Park Orchestra, it became #1 in the UK charts in 1973. Some novels were adapted in the 1990s by BBC Radio 4. Now the character returns in Van der Valk, a 3 x 90-minute series produced by Company Pictures (Agatha Raisin) for ITV. Filmed entirely in Amsterdam last year, it stars Marc Warren (Beecham House, Hustle) as Piet Van der Valk. Dutch company NL Film (Penoza), Germany's ARD Degeto, Masterpiece (United States) and All3Media International co-produce. Scriptwriter Chris Murray (Agatha Raisin, Midsomer Murders), who exec produces with Michele Buck, brings back the detective for a modern and international audience.

"The original series was gritty, with stories of sex and drugs, and reflected the Amsterdam of its time. We wanted to develop stories about contemporary Amsterdam," explained Chris Murray to French journalist and TV series expert Alain Carrazé at MIPCOM 2019. "The city has always been this amazing cultural melting pot, with a tolerance for different religions.  We wanted to reflect that in a character who is non-judgmental and tolerant. He's interested in art but he also works in the streets. We certainly want to honour the "brand" of Van der Valk but we move it forward. The novels were quite existential and the stories wouldn't work for the TV audience today. So it was more appropriate to start afresh."

One of the notable changes is the absence of Arlette Van der Valk. Piet Van der Valk lives on a sailing barge and his briefing room is a tad unusual. He leads a team  composed of Inspector Lucienne Hassell (played by Maimie McCoy), his second-in-command and close friend, and the laid-back Sergeant Brad de Vries (Luke Allen-Gale). They are joined by the young Lieutenant Job Cloovers (Elliot Barnes-Worrell), who's eager to impress and likes stats. Their boss is the Chief Commissaris Julia Dahlman (Emma Fielding). Hendrik Davie (Darrell D'Silva) is the hard-drinking, full-mouthed pathologist. In Love in Amsterdam (3), the first episode, politics and art are linked when two seemingly unrelated men are found murdered on the same day and a young left-wing activist is missing.

The fresh approach of Chris Murray, who wrote the three episodes, works brilliantly. It doesn't exclude a bit of humour. Marc Warren is great as the moody detective. The excellent Maimie McCoy and him succeed in making the relationship between Van der Valk and Lucienne interesting. The rest of the regular cast is very good. With Frances Grey (Claudia Oosterhuis), Daniel Lapaine (Paul Oosterhuis), Stephanie Léonidas (Eva Meisner), Vineeta Rishi (Therese Remecker), Frieda Barnhard (Agatha Vos), Kees Boot (Bartel Peters), Reinout Bussemeker (Ed de Klerk), Mike Libanon (Cliff Palache), Peter Van Heerigen (Frank), etc. Director Colin Teague and Tibor Dingelstad, the Director of photography, know how to take advantage of the locations, especially the canals and the Rijksmuseum.

The talented Dutch composer Matthijs Kieboom (Master Spy) did a perfect job with the soundtrack. His superb theme intro, entitled Dutch Detective, nods to Eye Level. Produced by Keith Thompson. David Swetman and Louise Pedersen exec produce for All3Media International. Ronald Versteeg, Kaja Wolffers and Sabine Brian co-produce for NL Film.  Alexander Blaauw is the line producer. Ian Strachan is the head of production. Edited by Sándor Soeteman. Jaap Hoek is the art director. Production designed by Alfred Schaaf. The beautiful main title sequence was designed by Planet X Title Design. Production supported by the NL Film Incentive. Distributed by All3Media International, Van der Valk will be shown in Germany next month on Das Erste as Kommissar Van der Valk.

(1) Van der Valk und das Mädchen, Van der Valk und die Reichen and Le bouc émissaire, aired in France as episodes of Pas de frontières pour l'inspecteur.
(2) A pseudonym of Dutch composer Jan Stoeckart (1927-2017).
(3) Love in Amsterdam is also the title of the first Van der Valk novel.

Special thanks to Alain Carrazé (8 Art Global).

 

https://tattard2.blogspot.com/2020/06/van-der-valk-series-1-episode-2-only-in.html  (Episode 2)   

https://tattard2.blogspot.com/2020/06/van-der-valk-series-1-episode-3-death.html  (Episode 3) 

 

[Update - October 6, 2020]  Aired by pubcaster France 3 as Les enquêtes du commissaire Van der Valk, this contemporary adaptation of the character created by English author Nicolas Freeling is available here on DVD from this week thanks to L'Atelier d'images (https://www.latelierdimages.fr/produit/les-enquetes-du-commissaire-van-der-valk-saison-1/).

https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2020-04-24/van-der-valk-itv-locations-amsterdam/
https://www.matthijskieboom.com/
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1436726/Nicolas-Freeling.html

See also:

https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en
https://www.programme-tv.net/tag/previously/ (Alain Carrazé's podcast about TV series)

WOLF HALL ON ARTE

Wolf Hall, the acclaimed six-part BBC drama based on Hilary Mantel’s historical novels Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies, arrives this thursday in France and Germany on Franco-German channel Arte.
 

Adapted by playwright and scriptwriter Peter Straughan (Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy), Wolf Hall is directed by Peter Kosminsky (The Promise). The cast (over 100 characters) is headed by Mark Rylance (The Other Boleyn Girl) and Damian Lewis (Homeland).

Some of the key roles are played by Bernard Hill, Claire Foy (Going Postal, Little Dorrit), Anton Lesser (Game of Thrones, Endeavour), Mark Gatiss (Sherlock), French actor/director Mathieu Amalric (The Grand Budapest Hotel), Joanne Whalley, Jonathan Pryce, Jessica Raine (Call the Midwife), etc...

Wolf Hall is co-produced by Company Pictures and the US company Playground Entertainment (The White Queen, Dancing On The Edge) for the BBC and Masterpiece, in association with BBC Worldwide, Altus Media and Prescience. It is without a doubt a great piece of television. Except that Arte will show it in two weeks instead of six: three episodes this week and three episodes on thursday 28! Which is highly regrettable.

http://www.arte.tv/magazine/wolfhall/fr/
http://www.arte.tv/magazine/wolfe/de

You can find our 2015 review of the first episode here:

http://tattard2.blogspot.fr/2015/01/wolf-hall-episode-one-three-card-trick.html

WOLF HALL - EPISODE ONE: THREE CARD TRICK (BBC TWO)

1529 in the Tudor Court of Henry VIII. Cardinal Wolsey couldn't get the annulment of the King's marriage from the Pope. Thomas Cromwell, his lawyer, assists the cardinal as his master's fall from grace begins.

Wolf Hall, the highly anticipated six-part adaptation of Hilary Mantel’s award-winning novels Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies, started this week on BBC Two.

« Well, these days 24 hours feels like a victory. »

Adapted by playwright and scriptwriter Peter Straughan (Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy) and directed by Peter Kosminsky (The Promise), Wolf Hall is one of these dramas for which you can only expect the BBC to deliver the goods. The source material of this £7m production is a best-selling historical novel and its sequel. It was filmed in England with a top-notch cast (over 100 characters) headed by Mark Rylance (The Other Boleyn Girl) and Damian Lewis (Homeland).

Some of the key roles are played by Bernard Hill, Claire Foy (Going Postal, Little Dorrit), Anton Lesser (Game of Thrones, Endeavour), Mark Gatiss (Sherlock), French actor/director Mathieu Amalric (The Grand Budapest Hotel), Joanne Whalley, Jonathan Pryce, Jessica Raine (Call the Midwife), etc...

« At last, a man born in a more lowly state than myself. »

The premiere episode is perfect beyond expectations. It starts in October 1529 when the thuggish Dukes of Norfolk (Hill) and Suffolk (Richard Dillane) arrive to tell Cardinal Thomas Wolsey (Pryce), one of the most powerful men in England, that he has been dismissed as Lord Chancellor. Thomas Cromwell (Rylance), the cardinal's discrete right-hand man, enters to buy his fatalistic master some time. Later, he remembers when Wolsey appointed him eight years earlier.

« Master Cromwell, your reputation is bad. You don't defend yourself?
- Your Majesty can form your own opinion. »

Mark Rylance is formidable in the role of Thomas Cromwell, a man of humble origins, son of an abusive blacksmith, who spent 12 years abroad before returning to England. Fluent in French, Latin and Italian, Cromwell is intelligent and he remains loyal to the cardinal at the time of his downfall. He's also a devoted husband and father. While he pleads the cause of Wolsey, he ends up being noticed by Henry VIII.

« She lets him pull down her shift and kiss her breasts.
- Good man if he can find them. »

The narrative patiently unfolds around Cromwell back and forth from 1529 to 1521. He carries his sadness through the corridors of power, where he uses his sharp mind and his wit to deal with political, religious and intimate royal matters. We meet his antagonists: the sinister Stephen Gardiner (Mark Gatiss), Thomas More (Anton Lesser) and the dangerous Anne Boleyn (Claire Foy). Damian Lewis's Henry VIII appears only towards the end of the 60 minutes.

« God damn it,  Cromwell. Why are you such a... person? »

Wolf Hall brings a fresh perspective and a modern appeal to the well-known Tudor saga. This first hour has some great scenes: the card trick, the death of Cromwell's wife and daughters and the hammer. The locations are classy and the much talked-about use of candlelight makes the cinematography of Gavin Finney (The Fear) superbly atmospheric. The music of Debbie Wiseman (Father Brown, Jekyll) is both magnificent and poignant.

«  You look like a foreigner.
- I am a foreigner. »

Wolf Hall will debut on PBS in April. It is a co-production of Company Pictures and the US company Playground Entertainment (The White Queen, Dancing On The Edge) for BBC Two and Masterpiece, in association with BBC Worldwide, Altus Media and Prescience. The executive producers are John Yorke (Company Pictures), Colin Callender (Playground), Polly Hill (BBC), Rebecca Eaton (Masterpiece), Martin Rakusen and Ben Donald (BBC Worldwide), and Tim Smith (Prescience). Mark Pybus is the producer.

Arte will air Wolf Hall in France and Germany.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02gfy02
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/programs/wolf-hall/
http://hilary-mantel.com/
http://www.debbiewiseman.co.uk/

See also:

http://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/jan/18/wolf-hall-england-bbc-film-belgium-hilary-mantel-praise 
http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/new-camera-technology-meant-wolf-hall-adaptation-could-be-shot-by-candlelight-9918686.html
http://www.denofgeek.com/tv/wolf-hall/33752/wolf-hall-episode-1-review-three-card-trick
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/tv-and-radio-reviews/11361237/Wolf-Hall-episode-one-review.html

TAKE TWO

[6.05 - French Time] Sky goes on investing in original quality drama content with Sky1's second Martina Cole adaptation, The Runaway, which will air next year.

Following the success of The Take, The Runaway is based on the bestselling author's 1997 novel. It follows young runaway Cathy Connor as she is adopted by Desrae, a transvestite, and reunited with her childhood sweetheart Eamonn. Chosen during her second year at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama, Joanna Vanderham makes her professional acting debut as Cathy.

Scottish actor Alan Cumming (The Good Wife) takes his first British television role in 15 years as Desrae and Jack O'Connell (Skins, Harry Brown) is Eamonn. The Runaway also stars Max Irons, Burn Gorman (Torchwood), Ken Stott and Keith Allen.

Like Martina Cole's The Take, The Runaway is produced by Company Pictures - whose magnificent The Silence airs this week on BBC One - and Warner Sisters. The 6 X 60-minute drama is adapted by Allan Cubitt and directed by David Richards. Filming is currently underway in South Africa where 1960s Soho has been recreated.

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a243590/cast-announced-for-the-runaway.html

See also:

http://tattard2.blogspot.com/2010/05/mad-dogs-and-glories.html
http://tattard2.blogspot.com/2010/04/empire-strikes-back.html

THE SILENCE (BBC ONE)

[July 12, 22.49 - French Time] Genevieve Barr in a brilliant performance. And leaving Primeval is the best thing that could happen to Douglas Henshall, who adds another gem in his resume after the beautiful Collision.

[July 13] Eighteen-year-old Amelia Edwards (Genevieve Barr) has recently been fitted with a cochlear implant, enabling her to hear, and she's undergoing intensive speech therapy to learn to hear for the first time. She breaks free from her protective parents (Gina McKee and Hugh Bonneville) and stays with her party-loving cousins, homicide detective uncle, Jim (Douglas Henshall) and aunt, Maggie (Dervla Kirwan).

Amelia struggles both to accept that she has a place in the hearing world and to live a teenager life. But when she witnesses the hit and run murder of a policewoman her options brutally narrow. Things get even more complicated when she identifies a police officer as one of the killers and must tell what she saw to her uncle, who investigates the case. The situation puts her life in danger and jeopardizes the family as Jim's job in the force could be in the balance.

The Silence is a 4 X 60-minute drama "stripped" this week on BBC One from Monday to Thursday. Directed by Dearbhla Walsh (The Tudors), it's the first British project for Australian writer Fiona Seres. The series, produced by Company Pictures (Shameless), is set in Bristol but was actually filmed in Dublin with former Primeval star Douglas Henshall as another hard-working copper torn between his case and his personal life - after ITV1's Collision.

Henshall leads a stellar cast but the shiniest star of The Silence is 23-year old Genevieve Barr in her first major role, where she shows a promising talent. Born severely deaf in both ears, Barr had to learn to sign for the role and couldn't wear her hearing aids on set because she had to wear the prop cochlear implant of her character. She got the role while she was on the Teach First scheme, teaching in a challenging inner London secondary school.

If the premise is far from original, the premiere is interesting enough to want more and Genevieve Barr is a stunning revelation. Her duo with the always reliable Douglas Henshall recalls the character tandem of ITV's three-part drama Murderland (starring Robbie Coltrane). The script is sensitive and the direction clever. The only reserve for now comes from the format as the idea to strip a drama on four or five consecutive nights becomes more a scheduling gimmick than an event and weighs on the content.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2010/07_july/07/silence.shtml
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1291734/I-wont-let-deaf-stop-TV-star-Actress-Genevieve-Barr-tells-went-hop-rabbit-landing-lead-role-chilling-new-BBC-drama.html
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/7846425/Genevieve-Barr-interview-the-deaf-star-of-the-new-BBC-thriller-The-Silence.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/tv/2010/07/the-silence-from-classroom-t.shtml
http://www.teachfirst.org.uk/
http://www.ndcs.org.uk/