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

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Edge Hill reveals honorary degree recipients ahead of 2016 graduations". 13 July 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016 . Retrieved 20 July 2016. David Mark Joseph Morrissey (born 21 June 1964) is an English actor and filmmaker. Noted for the meticulous preparation and research he undertakes for each role, he has been described by the British Film Institute as one of the most versatile English actors of his generation. [1]

Spencer, Charles (28 November 2008). " In a Dark Dark House: clunky, with a glimmer of hope". The Daily Telegraph (Telegraph Media Group): p.19. Retrieved 3 February 2009.Goldberg, Lesley (31 March 2013). " 'Walking Dead's' David Morrissey Returning as Series Regular in Season 4". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 30 April 2013 ( archived by WebCite on 30 April 2013). 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." BFI London Film Festival: David Morrissey." British Film Institute. 14 October 2010. Retrieved 5 June 2011 ( archived by WebCite on 5 June 2011). a b Morrissey, David. Television interview with Adrian Chiles and Christine Bleakley. The One Show. BBC One. 25 February 2010.

Celebrities' open letter to Scotland – full text and list of signatories". The Guardian. London. 7 August 2014. Archived from the original on 17 August 2014 . Retrieved 26 August 2014.a b Staff (6 November 2008). " Brief Encounter With ... David Morrissey". Whatsonstage.com. Retrieved 6 November 2008 ( archived on 5 June 2011). a b " Television Nominations 2003". British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Retrieved 4 November 2008 ( archived by WebCite on 5 June 2011). a b " RTS Programme Awards 1997". Royal Television Society. Retrieved 5 June 2011 ( archived by WebCite on 5 June 2011). Morrissey is a patron of The SMA Trust (a charity that funds research into spinal muscular atrophy), [110] Liverpool's Unity Theatre, [111] and the human rights organisation Reprieve. [112] Personal life [ edit ] Nightingale, Benedict (29 November 2008). " A tale of torment that bears witness to a bitter truth". The Times (Times Newspapers): p.41. Retrieved 1 August 2011.

It’s impossible to tell whether he prefers the messiness of things that are like life, or the neatness of a tightly told story. His career is rather longer: now 57, he had his first TV role in One Summer in 1983. In fact, one of his first stage jobs was with Phoebe’s father, the actor turned screenwriter Tim Dynevor. “It was quite funny doing this, realising: ‘Oh my god, that’s Tim’s daughter.’ It made me feel so old.” Kingsley, Hilary (12 November 1994). "Introducing the family". The Times (Times Newspapers): p.SP/5. Hoggart, Paul (10 June 2006). " Viva Lancs Vegas". The Times (Times Newspapers): p.41 ( The Knowledge supplement). Retrieved 1 August 2011.The series was written after scriptwriter Willy Russell was approached by Yorkshire Television about producing a follow-up to his 1979 television play The Daughters of Albion. Russell pitched the idea of a six-part series, originally called "Ten Thousand Miles", but later changed to One Summer and condensed to five episodes. Produced by Yorkshire Television for the then-new Channel 4 station, the series was filmed from April to October 1982 in Liverpool, Yorkshire and Wales. [1] David Morrissey steals the show in League of Gentlemen". Digital Spy. 20 December 2017 . Retrieved 12 November 2023.

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.’”

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