One Summer - The Complete Series (2 Disc Set) [1983] [DVD]

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Kingsley, Hilary (12 November 1994). "Introducing the family". The Times (Times Newspapers): p.SP/5. Mr. Disgusting (Brad Miska) (2 November 2005). " The Reaping: On Set In Baton Rouge With David Morrissey". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved 1 February 2009 ( archived by WebCite on 7 June 2011). Morrissey returned to a weekly television role at the end of 2010 playing police detective Tom Thorne in Thorne, a six-part television series for Sky1 that was adapted from Mark Billingham's novels Sleepyhead and Scaredy Cat. [78] After reading Lifeless during his time filming The Water Horse in New Zealand, Morrissey searched the Internet for more information. He found an interview in which Billingham stated his preference for Morrissey to play Thorne should a screen adaptation ever be made. When he returned to the UK, Morrissey arranged a meeting with Billingham and the two began developing the TV series. [79] [80] Morrissey shadowed officers in the Metropolitan Police's murder unit during their duties to learn about their jobs. He discovered that the officers felt undervalued in their jobs, and he incorporated these feelings into the series. [80] Sky first broadcast the series on 10 October. Morrissey received approval for the role; Andrea Mullaney wrote in The Scotsman, "Morrissey is never less than watchable and he brings a brooding presence to the role of Thorne." [81] and Adam Sweeting for The Arts Desk called him "authentic as the phlegmatic, low-key Thorne." [82]Celebrities head up the battle to fight SMA". The SMA Trust. 21 November 2010. Retrieved 23 November 2010 ( archived by WebCite on 5 June 2011). The Inventory: David Morrissey". Financial Times. 15 March 2013. Archived from the original on 16 June 2019 . Retrieved 16 June 2019. In 2009, Morrissey and Mark Billingham launched the production company Sleepyhead, which produced the Thorne television series. [78] The company was a part of Stagereel, a production house previously set up by Morrissey's brother Paul. The company bought the rights to adapt the Thorne novels and Morrissey was already developing it to pitch to television channels when Sky made an offer to broadcast it. [100] As of 2010, Morrissey and Tubedale Films were developing two feature films with financing from the UK Film Council. [100] Morrissey criticised the Cameron–Clegg coalition government's decision to close the UK Film Council, as he believed it was an asset to first-time filmmakers. [106] The organisation's funding role was taken over by the British Film Institute in 2011. [107] Charity work [ edit ] Movie Adaptation of 'Dampyr' Comic Sets Cast, Starts Production (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. 31 October 2019 . Retrieved 7 December 2019. a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r " NFT Interviews: David Morrissey". British Film Institute. 2 March 2004. Retrieved 30 October 2008 ( archived by WebCite on 5 June 2011).

Actor David Morrissey receives honorary doctorate from Edge Hill University". 20 July 2016. Archived from the original on 20 July 2016 . Retrieved 20 July 2016. Morrissey won a Royal Television Society award for his role in the politician drama The Deal in 2003, of which he starred alongside Michael Sheen playing Gordon Brown and Tony Blair respectively. In recent years, David is known for his roles in The Walking Dead from 2012 to 2015 and The Missing in 2016, where his co-star was Keeley Hawes. From January 2018, Morrissey appeared as Mark Anthony in Julius Caesar at the new Bridge Theatre. That year, he also starred as Inspector Tyador Borlú in the BBC2 drama The City and the City, adapted from China Miéville's novel of the same name by screenwriter Tony Grisoni. [97] 2020s [ edit ] I was very excited about it and I had quite a bit of time before they started so I was able to do quite a bit of research as well," he explained. "My research was both personal testimonies, from people who had been there, and then research via historical books and YouTube really."

David Morrissey’s mentor was his birthplace. “I didn’t have anybody, but in Liverpool everybody is a joke teller. What I’ve always been grateful for is coming from a city that takes the arts seriously. I never felt nervous about saying to somebody, ‘I want to be an actor.’ My only nervousness was I wasn’t saying, ‘I want to be in a band.’” Wilkie, Shonagh (9 October 2007). " Fellowship for David Morrissey". Liverpool John Moores University. Retrieved 7 November 2008 ( archived by WebCite on 7 June 2011). David Mark Morrissey (born 21 June 1964) is an English actor and director. Morrissey grew up in the Kensington and Knotty Ash areas of Liverpool. He learned to act at the Everyman Youth Theatre, alongside Ian Hart, Mark and Stephen McGann, and Cathy Tyson. At the age of 18, he and Hart were cast in the television series One Summer (1983), which won them recognition throughout the country. After making One Summer, Morrissey attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art before acting with the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre. Riley, Joe (4 May 2001). " Morrissey's starring role Archived 23 May 2012 at WebCite". Liverpool Echo (Trinity Mirror North West): p.12. Retrieved 6 November 2008.