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

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David Mark Joseph Morrissey [2] was born in the Kensington area of Liverpool on 21 June 1964, [3] [ citation needed] the son of Littlewoods employee Joan and cobbler Joe Morrissey. [4] [5] He has two older brothers named Tony and Paul, and an older sister named Karen. [6] [7] The family lived at 45 Seldon Street in Kensington. Decades later, as part of National Museums Liverpool's Eight Hundred Lives project, Morrissey wrote that the house had been in his family since at least 1900. His grandmother had been married there and his mother was born there. In 1971, the family moved to a larger and more modern house on the new estates at Knotty Ash, while Seldon Street was later demolished. [8] Staff (11 November 2009). " Morrissey on other side of camera" (includes audio clip). BBC Liverpool News. Retrieved 8 December 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] a b c d e Williams, Andrew (29 March 2006). " 60 Seconds: David Morrissey". Metro.co.uk (Associated Newspapers). Retrieved 6 November 2008 ( archived by WebCite on 5 June 2011).

a b Rozner, Gina (14 October 2001). "How we met: David Morrissey & Paul McGann". The Independent (Independent News & Media): pp.5–6. In 2009, Morrissey and a team of filmmakers ran a series of drama workshops for Palestinian refugee children in Beirut, in conjunction with the UNRWA. [108] On his return to England, he set up the Creative Arts School Trust (CAST), a charity for the purpose of training teachers and continuing the workshops in Lebanon and elsewhere. [77] [109] Sherwood starts on BBC One from Monday, June 13 from 9pm. You'll be able to catch up on the episodes via the BBC iPlayer. Read More Related ArticlesDavid 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] a b Maher, Kevin (15 November 2008). " Hurt and soul". The Times (Times Newspapers): pp.15–16 ( The Knowledge supplement). Retrieved 15 November 2008. 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 ]

Basic Instinct 2". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 7 November 2008 ( archived by WebCite on 24 July 2011). 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 ] Best of 2004: Best Actor". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 5 November 2008 ( archived by WebCite on 5 June 2011). Cousin, Geraldine (1994). Shakespeare in Performance: King John. Manchester University Press. ISBN 0-7190-2753-5. p.18.

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Morrissey calls Bridgerton “an absolute gamechanger” from a casting point of view, but adds: “I feel that [if] we’re seeing diversity in front of the camera, [then] we’re seeing it less behind the camera. So now we need more diversity with directors, producers, writers. That change is still quite slow for me.” One Summer is a 1983 British television drama serial written by Willy Russell and directed by Gordon Flemyng. It stars David Morrissey and Spencer Leigh as two 16-year-old Liverpool boys from broken homes who escape from their grim lives by running away to Wales one summer. It also starred James Hazeldine and Ian Hart (credited in the series as Ian Davies). The five-part series was shown on Channel 4 from 7 August to 4 September 1983. It was repeated on ITV in April 1985.