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| Wire in the Blood S6; Simone's Last WitB Stint? | |
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| ccogz | Jun 5 2008, 01:10 PM Post #1 |
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*I've put this on the SL Board as well* Could someone verify this piece of info that I just got from Wiki about the 6th series of "WiTB?" Apparently, Wiki puts SL's "Alex Fielding" character as from 2006 (4x01) - 2008 (6x03)! This means she is only in 3 episodes of the latest series that has yet to be aired (possibly October according to some sources). There's a newcomer (replacing Alex Fielding in the police squad?) Those of you who watched "Spooks" - remember Ruth (Nicola Walker)? Well, she plays a DCI starting from Episode 5 onwards... Any truth to that, I wonder.... Wiki is usually pretty accurate with its info. If it is, then, wow, that's a big shame and a total surprise 'coz I hadn't heard anything to the contrary before the Wiki shocker.... wonder if SL herself opted out of it after appearing in 2 full series... Anyway, just thought I'd put this here so whoever has the accurate info could confirm it... |
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| Jeanna | Jun 5 2008, 11:55 PM Post #2 |
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Wonder if they're planning to kill her character off? Also, Nicola Walker played Robson Green's co-worker cop in his previous series "Touching Evil." Episode 5? Don't they shoot only 4 a year? |
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| ekny | Jun 6 2008, 05:05 AM Post #3 |
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Shit. What totally depressing news. I'd be furious if I didn't like Nicola Walker so damn much. It would however be consistent with WitB's pattern of getting a new female co-star every 3 years, thus far. |
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| I love MJNet | Jun 6 2008, 10:03 AM Post #4 |
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Unfortunately we don't know anything at this point - but we had heard it was going on to 8 episodes this time around (2 eps per story), and there was also talk that this was going to be the last series? But again, not fully confirmed. As for Simone not being in the latter episodes (if there are more) then it might be she has decided to move on after 3 series anyway? Will be interesting to see how this pans out. |
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| Jeanna | Jun 6 2008, 11:24 PM Post #5 |
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I said SIT IN THAT CHAIR
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Me too, e. And SL's 'pattern' of leaving a series after 3 seasons too.
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| nikkiandhelenforever | Jun 7 2008, 05:37 PM Post #6 |
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Hi guys I hope "Alex" is not killed off. I,(personally), would like to see "Alex" and "Paula" get together. The episode last year where "Paula" had to go undercover proved what strong potential she could have so, though my preferred option as I said would be to have "Alex" and "Paula" get together, if Simone does decide to leave then I can't see why "Paula" can't be promoted |
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| Just Another Mad Bad Fan | Jun 9 2008, 11:52 AM Post #7 |
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Hmmm - I wonder if SL is pregnant again - that's the reason she gave up a guaranteed paycheque the last time... |
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| Celine1968 | Aug 17 2008, 04:54 PM Post #8 |
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It’s in his blood Aug 16 2008 by David Whetstone, The Journal David Whetstone gets uncomfortably close to the new series of Wire in the Blood. TWENTY feet from a dismembered body the size of a small car is not an especially cosy place to be, even if you are seated in cosseted luxury. But this is big screen entertainment Val McDermid-style. Or rather, it is small screen entertainment on a big screen at the Tyneside Cinema – a preview showing of the latest series of Wire in the Blood. And I am in the third row from the front. Robson Green, who plays clinical psychologist Dr Tony Hill in the series, and executive producer Sandra Jobling, are holding court. Their pride in the Wire in the Blood franchise is immeasurable and justifiable. It’s no mean feat these days to get a major drama series commissioned for ITV1, particularly one set and actually shot in the North East. Sandra, who used to be Robson’s bank manager before his soaring TV fame lured her into the world of film production, asserts: “The North East is a forgotten region in the UK. We are the only major drama production company in the region and it has taken us 12 years to get to where we are today. “It would have been very easy for us to take the easy route and go to the south but we were determined to stay here and invest in the people here.” Not only is Coastal Productions based here, but Val McDermid, the best selling crime novelist, lives in Alnmouth, Northumberland. The Wire in the Blood TV series isn’t written by Val, but she created the main characters and endorses the Coastal Productions enterprise. She has a new book of her own out on September 1, A Darker Domain. Robson is as perky as ever. Responding to a quip by Michael Chaplin, who is on the board of Northern Film & Media and wrote a play Robson appeared in years ago at Live Theatre, he says: “I love being a housewives’ favourite. I think it’s a marvellous tribute and it’s nice that it’s for a series that isn’t intellectually barren.” He tells us his interpretation of Tony Hill is partly inspired by a real-life clinical psychologist he met in Cambridge. “He was clumsy and slightly buffoon-like, and carried his things in a polythene bag and travelled to work on a bike.” In one important aspect, Robson’s Hill differs from Val McDermid’s. “In the book,” he says, “he has a sexual dysfunction; he’s impotent. I thought, I can’t have that.” Not that there’s a great deal of love interest in Unnatural Vices, the first of the four two-part films to be shown this autumn. There is some sort of latent flickering – an understanding rather than a mutual attraction – between Hill and Detective Inspector Alex Fielding (played by Simone Lahbib), but lust is more of a motivating force. There’s a Hannibal Lecter-style serial killer on the loose. Limbless bodies in cheap suitcases are recovered from a tarn. There’s a no-questions-asked club where bondage and sado-masochism are the main delicacies on the menu. Robson gets a little shirty with a woman in the audience who confesses that Unnatural Vices is “hard to watch”, snapping: “It’s about a serial killer but it’s just storytelling. It’s up to you guys to tell your children of seven not to watch it.” But it is valid to ask ourselves why we want to watch torture and gore, even if it is leavened with humour and good writing. No blood flows in Unnatural Vices, not like in King Lear when Gloucester has his eyes gouged out, but it very definitely walks on the dark side of human nature. One murder (implied rather than shown) takes place at a spot where I regularly walk the dog. Ah, the fun of North East location-spotting! Glancing up at himself on the big screen, Robson remarks that, at 43, he is starting to remind himself of his dad. He can look back with some pride. The youth theatre group he and Sandra helped to set up at Live Theatre, giving North East youngsters a route into the business, is celebrating its 10th anniversary this weekend. Coastal Productions, meanwhile, is looking onwards and upwards. It is working on another three-part drama series, Place of Execution, adapted from a Val McDermid book, shot in the North East and starring Juliet Stevenson and Newcastle-born Greg Wise, and which is scheduled for ITV1 in September. And Sandra Jobling has dreams of making a feature film. Robson adds another string to his bow as co-executive producer on Place of Execution. And recently he added yet another, travelling the world for his first TV documentary, Extreme Fishing, for Five. He has also made a Clash of the Santas Christmas special for ITV1 with co-star Mark Benton. It involves a Santa convention in Lithuania and I imagine it won’t involve any horrible deaths. http://www.journallive.co.uk/culture-newca...61634-21543382/ |
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| CeruleanSeas | Aug 23 2008, 06:09 PM Post #9 |
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Hi all There appears to be some new short interview clips up on the itv site about the new series of WITB. One features Simone. Is there anyone about that can grab those clips for those of us not in the UK? |
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| Just Another Mad Bad Fan | Aug 29 2008, 12:03 PM Post #10 |
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This interview with Simone is from the Wire in the Blood 6 press pack. The new series begins on ITV1 on Friday 12 Sept at 9pm. http://www.itv.com/documents/doc/Wire6presspackFINAL.doc WIRE IN THE BLOOD Simone Lahbib plays DI Alex Fielding Simone Lahbib is back as Alex Fielding guiding the viewers through the dark and dangerous storylines of Wire in the Blood VI “Alex complements Tony Hill’s character well, they have very different skills and shortcomings. She is pragmatic, practical, and works by the book, although privately she struggles with things. He is highly intelligent and socially clumsy, although he is comfortable with himself and is able to think outside the box. ‘’Alex is a great listener, and her focus on Tony when he is thinking aloud piecing things together, helps the audience understand what is happening. She asks some of the questions that I imagine the audience would ask. There’s a lot of information in the dialogue which Alex helps take us through. That, together with the visual props which are vital for the clarity of the story.” Simone says she can relate to the character of Alex, a successful cop and mother. “I can slip into Alex now. You see two sides of her – the tougher side she’s acquired to help her keep command in the position she’s in, and the more vulnerable person at home. There’s definitely a work hat that she puts on, but at home she struggles to cope with the balance of work and family life and not having a partner to turn to when problems arise. “Like Alex, I do have a bossy streak, maybe it comes from being the first born. Though I try to keep it firmly at bay. It’s not something that would win anyone a popularity contest. Though it has come in handy for teaching in the past, and for playing authoritative characters like Alex. “It’s interesting for me that her Achilles heel is children. In one scene a prostitute is killed and leaves a child. Alex is very interested to know how old the child was and berates Kevin for not asking. It’s a bit unreasonable of her but that’s the area where she finds her job tough. As a mother, it’s something I can completely sympathise with.” Adds Simone: “There are aspects of your personality in every character you play. You draw on different sides of yourself where they are appropriate and use your experience and imagination to find the things that are unlike you. One big difference is that Alex is on her own at home, whereas I have a good supportive family.” Once again, Simone brought her daughter Skye to Newcastle while she was filming the series. “These days its like being part of a travelling circus when I go to work and I’m ever grateful that Coastal are always so generous in terms of helping me manage the job and my family. They book the house a week early so I can get Skye settled in and pass over to my mum. This time my dad came along as well which was great. He’s a master chef so I felt like one of those Hollywood film stars who have their own cook. “Dad was very careful to make sure I was getting the right balance of food and my mum was doing all the domestic side and taking care of the baby – generally speaking it couldn’t be more perfect.” Simone is pleased with the new format of four two-part stories. “It’s great to stay with the storyline for a little bit longer and work the journey out,” she says. “The first film is very strong about a cannibal killer amputating and eating parts of his victims. It’s gruesome but how I react depends on how emotionally involved my character is from moment to moment. I imagine real police officers would have to pull back at times so they can do their job properly. Having said that Alex is quite an emotional character so she is often affected by her work and therefore so am I, least as long as the cameras are running. “Off camera it’s a whole different thing. I’m looking at the prosthetics and make-up and thinking what a great job they’ve done or checking that the artist playing dead on the block is all right and not too cold. “As always there’s a lot of laughter on the set, too. Robson always cracks me up and now we have Michael Smiley too - he’s hilarious. And Mark and Emma are such lovely people, we’ve become good friends over the three years we’ve all worked together” Alex is Simone’s third role as a cop, after Thief Takers and Fallen, and it’s given her an interest in the criminal justice system. “Even though it’s only been through a drama on TV, you do gain a certain amount of information and pick up on stories in the news with a different mindset. Knife crime is very worrying. So many innocent young people getting caught up in it, not just those looking for trouble. You just want to keep your children inside. “I’m glad there’s a lot of focus on it at the moment as it makes you more vigilant and alert, as you are anyway when you become a parent. I’m always looking at things and assessing what’s dangerous.” After the last series of Wire in the Blood, Stirling-born Simone returned to Scotland to make a short film with John Hannah, entitled Zip ‘n’ Zoo. “It’s a gorgeous little film and we made it right up in the north of Scotland in a place called Drumbeg, beyond Inverness. We did some filming at the director’s house in front of a beautiful loch and when John had fiddle lessons there the seals came up for a listen. It was lovely and I could have done it for a lot longer.” Adds Simone: “Other work has been offered but I’m still reluctant to take it because I’ve decided to spend that time with Skye. I’ve waited a long time for a child and the first five years are very formative, so I try to keep work to a minimum, hard though it is to turn good work down. I know she’s well looked after when I’m working but it’s not the same as being with mum and dad” Simone is married to actor and writer Raffaello Degruttola and her other credits include Bad Girls, Monarch of the Glen, The Young Person’s Guide to Becoming a Rock Star, Family and Heartless. Here too is the link to the itv.com interview with Simone that CeruleanSeas mentioned: http://www.itv.com/drama/copsandcrime/wireintheblood/ |
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| Celine1968 | Aug 31 2008, 07:46 AM Post #11 |
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Simone Lahbib (Wire In The Blood) Interview Simone Lahbib is back as Alex Fielding, guiding the viewers through the dark and dangerous storylines of Wire In The Blood. “Alex complements Tony Hill’s character well, they have very different skills and shortcomings. She is pragmatic, practical, and works by the book, although privately she struggles with things. He is highly intelligent and socially clumsy, although he is comfortable with himself and is able to think outside the box. ‘’Alex is a great listener, and her focus on Tony when he is thinking aloud piecing things together, helps the audience understand what is happening. She asks some of the questions that I imagine the audience would ask. There’s a lot of information in the dialogue which Alex helps take us through. That, together with the visual props which are vital for the clarity of the story.” Simone says she can relate to the character of Alex, a successful cop and mother. “I can slip into Alex now. You see two sides of her – the tougher side she’s acquired to help her keep command in the position she’s in, and the more vulnerable person at home. There’s definitely a work hat that she puts on, but at home she struggles to cope with the balance of work and family life and not having a partner to turn to when problems arise. “Like Alex, I do have a bossy streak, maybe it comes from being the first born. Though I try to keep it firmly at bay. It’s not something that would win anyone a popularity contest. Though it has come in handy for teaching in the past, and for playing authoritative characters like Alex. “It’s interesting for me that her Achilles heel is children. In one scene a prostitute is killed and leaves a child. Alex is very interested to know how old the child was and berates Kevin for not asking. It’s a bit unreasonable of her but that’s the area where she finds her job tough. As a mother, it’s something I can completely sympathise with.” Adds Simone: “There are aspects of your personality in every character you play. You draw on different sides of yourself where they are appropriate and use your experience and imagination to find the things that are unlike you. One big difference is that Alex is on her own at home, whereas I have a good supportive family.” Once again, Simone brought her daughter Skye to Newcastle while she was filming the series. “These days its like being part of a travelling circus when I go to work and I’m ever grateful that Coastal are always so generous in terms of helping me manage the job and my family. They book the house a week early so I can get Skye settled in and pass over to my mum. This time my dad came along as well which was great. He’s a master chef so I felt like one of those Hollywood film stars who have their own cook. “Dad was very careful to make sure I was getting the right balance of food and my mum was doing all the domestic side and taking care of the baby – generally speaking it couldn’t be more perfect.” Simone is pleased with the new format of four two-part stories. “It’s great to stay with the storyline for a little bit longer and work the journey out,” she says. “The first film is very strong about a cannibal killer amputating and eating parts of his victims. It’s gruesome but how I react depends on how emotionally involved my character is from moment to moment. I imagine real police officers would have to pull back at times so they can do their job properly. Having said that Alex is quite an emotional character so she is often affected by her work and therefore so am I, least as long as the cameras are running. “Off camera it’s a whole different thing. I’m looking at the prosthetics and make-up and thinking what a great job they’ve done or checking that the artist playing dead on the block is all right and not too cold. “As always there’s a lot of laughter on the set, too. Robson always cracks me up and now we have Michael Smiley too - he’s hilarious. And Mark and Emma are such lovely people, we’ve become good friends over the three years we’ve all worked together” Alex is Simone’s third role as a cop, after Thief Takers and Fallen, and it’s given her an interest in the criminal justice system. “Even though it’s only been through a drama on TV, you do gain a certain amount of information and pick up on stories in the news with a different mindset. Knife crime is very worrying. So many innocent young people getting caught up in it, not just those looking for trouble. You just want to keep your children inside. “I’m glad there’s a lot of focus on it at the moment as it makes you more vigilant and alert, as you are anyway when you become a parent. I’m always looking at things and assessing what’s dangerous.” After the last series of Wire in the Blood, Stirling-born Simone returned to Scotland to make a short film with John Hannah, entitled Zip ‘n’ Zoo. “It’s a gorgeous little film and we made it right up in the north of Scotland in a place called Drumbeg, beyond Inverness. We did some filming at the director’s house in front of a beautiful loch and when John had fiddle lessons there the seals came up for a listen. It was lovely and I could have done it for a lot longer.” Adds Simone: “Other work has been offered but I’m still reluctant to take it because I’ve decided to spend that time with Skye. I’ve waited a long time for a child and the first five years are very formative, so I try to keep work to a minimum, hard though it is to turn good work down. I know she’s well looked after when I’m working but it’s not the same as being with mum and dad.” http://www.lastbroadcast.co.uk/tv/v/6012-s...-interview.html And Another here http://www.tv.com/story/11577.html?part=rs...s-summary-11577 |
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| molsongrrrl | Sep 1 2008, 03:15 AM Post #12 |
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Well I figured out how to play the videos even though I'm in the States ... it only goes to prove how nerdy I am ... so next ... I'm trying to figure out how to capture the video and make it available to everyone ... |
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| ekny | Sep 1 2008, 04:56 AM Post #13 |
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Mod hat on, hi--am merging Celine1968's thread which is a transcription of this same interview w/SL on ITV, into this one so as not to have thread proliferation! ![]() Because of the way the board merges threads (by date), that actually appears above, before this post. Cheers, ekny |
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| I love MJNet | Sep 2 2008, 12:35 PM Post #14 |
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We now have full scans of the new series articles that have appeared in various UK TV mags. You can check them out by going to the website page here: http://www.simonelahbib.net/magazinepixtv.html |
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| I love MJNet | Sep 2 2008, 01:08 PM Post #15 |
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Cannibal Hunt. TV Choice 2nd September 2008. Robson Green returns as Dr Tony Hill, who is on the trail of a psychopathic serial killer. Dr Tony Hill (Robson Green) comes face to face with a Hannibal Lecter style cannibal killer in Wire in the Blood, which returns for a chilling new series this week. Tony is called in to action after human remains are found dumped in suitcases and it soon transpires the monster is amputating his victim’s limbs while they’re still alive and eating them. What’s more, he’s keeping them captive for weeks in a dingy basement dungeon and it’s a race against time to find him before more innocent blood is shed. Tony’s mental battle with the killer forms the spine of the series, which is split in to four two-part thrillers and has terrible consequences for the clinical psychologist and his nemesis. Cristian Solimeno, best known as Jason Turner in Footballers Wives, guest stars in the opening episodes as a copper who is transferred to the investigation. He later finds himself snared by the killer…. Robson’s character is also submitted to some horrific ordeals during the course of the series, but viewers will have to watch to the end to see if he finally nails the killer. Wire in the Blood has always been on the grisly side, and this latest series is also definitely not for the faint heartened. It features disturbing imagery and has all the ritualistic hallmarks that have made the show such a huge success. Simone Lahbib, who plays Tony’s sidekick DI Alex Fielding, also returns, and admits she had to work the filming schedule around her baby daughter Skye. ‘Thankfully Mum looks after her when I’m on set, and my Dad’s an excellent Chef. It was great, I felt like those Hollywood stars who have their own cook following them around!’ Despite the shows gory storyline, Robson confesses that he’s a total wimp when it comes to scary movies. ‘I’m not a fan of the horror genre myself,’ he says, ‘I read The Exorcist and then I couldn’t sleep for a week. Jaws is about as far as I’ll go and even fairground rides scare me!’ On a serious note, Robson denies that the show gives Serial Killers ideas. ‘Guns don’t kill anyone, people kill people and I don’t think TV triggers violent behaviour. It’s all about upbringing. Having said that, my son Taylor, who’s eight, was sent a little bonkers by Power Rangers.’ Mary Comerford. |
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