Colin Morgan | Leading role as DS Tom Anderson in S2 of BBC2's 'The Fall'
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BBCMediaCentre: Colin Morgan joins cast of The Fall on BBC Two
Colin Morgan has been cast in series two of BBC Two’s BAFTA nominated drama The Fall.
Colin is playing DS Tom Anderson, an officer involved in the hunt for serial killer Paul Spector (Jamie Dornan). Morgan will join the cast, currently filming in Belfast, for the final three episodes of the second series* and his character will work closely with Detective Superintendent Stella Gibson (Gillian Anderson). *[This means he'll make a first appearance in episode 4, not 3 like TV Wise said!]
[click to read]On his new role, Colin said: “I'm delighted to be joining the cast of The Fall for what is going to be an exciting and gripping second series. Allan Cubitt has written exceptional material and I feel very privileged to be working with him and the very talented cast.”
Colin’s arrival follows exciting news this week that The Fall has received two BAFTA nominations for series one. The Fall has been nominated for 'Best Mini Series’ and Jamie Dornan is in the running for the coveted title of ‘Leading Actor’.
The Fall is a Fables Limited production in association with Artists Studio. It is written and directed by Allan Cubitt, produced by Gub Neal and Julian Stevens with Gillian Anderson, Justin Thomson-Glover and Patrick Irwin acting as executive producers.
The series was commissioned by Janice Hadlow, outgoing Controller of BBC Two and Ben Stephenson, Controller of Drama Commissioning, and executive produced by Stephen Wright through BBC Northern Ireland.
TVWise: Claire Rafferty, Colin Morgan & More Cast In ‘The Fall’ Season 2
EXCLUSIVE: Misfits and Fortitude star Claire Rafferty has joined the cast of BBC Two’s hit drama series The Fall as a series regular for its upcoming second season; while Merlin star Colin Morgan has boarded the series in a recurring role and will appear from episode three onwards.
[Incorrect, BBC press info (see above) says he'll join for the "final three episodes", since S2 consists of 6 episodes, DS Anderson'll make his first appearance in episode 02.04]
BBCMediaCentre: Gillian Anderson and Jamie Dornan return to Belfast as filming begins for The Fall S2 [from March 13th, 2014]
The drama picks up where series one left off, with six hour-long episodes
Mirror: Merlin star Colin Morgan lands lead role in the second series of award-winning BBC drama The Fall
28-year-old will play DS Tom Anderson, an officer involved in the hunt for serial killer Paul Spector, played by Jamie Dornan.
Colin Morgan: 'I’m delighted to be joining the cast of The Fall for what is going to be an exciting and gripping second series'
Merlin star Colin Morgan has landed a lead role in the second series of award-winning BBC drama The Fall opposite Gillian Anderson and Jamie Dornan.
The 28-year-old has millions of fans and won a National TV Award last year for his portrayal of Merlin in the primetime BBC1 series.
Now he is heading to Belfast to play DS Tom Anderson, an officer involved in the hunt for serial killer Paul Spector, played by Jamie Dornan.
Colin said: “I’m delighted to be joining the cast of The Fall for what is going to be an exciting and gripping second series. Allan Cubitt has written exceptional material and I feel very privileged to be working with him and the very talented cast.”
[click to read]Crime thriller The Fall aired on BBC2 last May and was a critical success and well as wowing over 3.5million viewers. It was the channel’s biggest drama launch in eight years.
Starring Gillian Anderson and Jamie Dornan, it is a gripping psychological thriller that forensically examines the lives of a serial killer and a ruthless policewoman who will stop at nothing to get to the top.
Serial killer Spector stalks his victims at random in and around Belfast whilst talented female Detective Superintendent Stella Gibson is on secondment from the MET and is brought in to catch him.
The story in the second series picks up immediately from where series one left off, with Gibson in pursuit of Spector.
A personal link from Spector’s past opens up some clues for Gibson but provokes Spector in way that threatens to jeopardise the whole investigation.
Gibson is forced to take ever greater risks but the closer she comes to capturing him, the more Spector trespasses into her private world, delighting in taunting and provoking her.
As the net gradually tightens around him he becomes psychologically ever more dangerous and destructive.
On her return to the role, Gillian Anderson said: “I’m over the moon to be back in production with this team again and to step into the shoes of the elusive Stella for what promises to be an even darker second season.”
On his return to the role of Spector, Jamie Dornan said: “I’m delighted to be back in production for the second series of The Fall. Allan Cubitt has outdone himself, and the scripts are stunning.”
Colin’s arrival follows exciting news this week that The Fall has received two BAFTA nominations for series one. The Fall has been nominated for ‘Best Mini Series’ and Jamie Dornan is in the running for the coveted title of ‘Leading Actor’.
The second series of The Fall is expected to air at the end of 2014.
This should finally be a role where he'll be allowed to use his native accent! \0/