December 2011
The Hour, Series 2
Character:Angus McCain
Status: In production
Premiere:2012
Press Release: BBC press office
Julian will be reappearing as Angus McCain in the second series of the BBC 2 drama The Hour. The scheming Angus McCain is now Head of Press for Macmillan, protecting the recently elected Prime Minister and the closed circle of his cabinet.
December 2010
The Hour
Character:Angus McCain
Status: In production
Premiere:2011
Press Release: BBC press office
Julian will be appearing as Angus McCain in a new 6 part BBC 2 drama series The Hour.
'Romola Garai (Emma, Atonement), Dominic West (The Wire, The Devil's Whore) and Ben Whishaw (Bright Star, Criminal Justice, Brideshead Revisited) lead an all-star cast as filming begins on The Hour, a thrilling six-part series which takes viewers behind the scenes of the launch of a topical news programme in London 1956, written and created by Bafta award-winning Abi Morgan (White Girl, Sex Traffic, Brick Lane, Murder) and produced by Kudos Film and Television.'
'The Hour's supporting cast includes Tim Pigott-Smith and Juliet Stevenson as Lord and Lady Elms; Anton Lesser as Clarence Fendley, the BBC's Head of News; Anna Chancellor as Lix, The Hour's brave and maverick hard-drinking foreign correspondent; Julian Rhind-Tutt as Angus McCain, the Prime Minister's eyes and ears; and Oona Chaplin as Marnie Madden, Hector's spoilt beautiful wife'.
'With a highly competitive, sharp-witted and passionate love triangle at the heart of the series, it's through the lives of enigmatic Bel and her rivals, Freddie and Hector, that viewers will witness the decade on the threshold of change – from the ruthless sexual politics behind the polite social façade of the Fifties to the revelations that redefined the world for a new generation.
Over the six episodes, the interplay and intense ambitions between our rising news team play out against the backdrop of a mysterious murder and Freddie's controversial and dangerous investigation.
Ben Whishaw plays Freddie Lyon, a brilliant and outspoken journalist, whose passion endlessly lands him in trouble. Getting to the truth of a story can be a dangerous and risky business and it's Bel, his contemporary and best friend, who is always there to bail him out. For Freddie, Bel is so much more as well – if only he were brave enough to tell her.
Romola Garai plays Bel Rowley, spirited and ambitious and facing the most exciting and daunting challenge of her life – running The Hour. Can her passion for the truth survive the political pressure the job will bring – and will her friendship with Freddie survive her undeniable attraction to front man Hector?
Dominic West plays Hector Madden, charming, charismatic – a man whose upbringing and education have instilled in him a sense of entitlement and whose glamorous young wife has the family connections to get him the job as front man on The Hour. But, beneath the confident façade, Hector has a lot to prove. Bel provides the challenge – and the spark.
Ben Stephenson, Controller, Drama Commissioning, says: "The combination of Ben Whishaw as Freddie, Romola Garai as Bel and Dominic West as Hector gives us one of the most exciting casts for a British TV series in years.
"Our trio crackle with sexual frisson and will bring Fifties London to life with style and complexity thanks to Abi Morgan's breathtaking scripts."
Jane Featherstone, Creative Director and executive producer, Kudos Film and Television, says: "We are chuffed to bits to be working with the fantastic Abi Morgan again, this time on her first series for television.
"The Hour is a stunning character-driven piece, focusing on the lives of three characters as they confront their own features for their futures while the country does the same. It's compelling, original and will make irresistible viewing."
The Hour is a 6x60' drama series, commissioned by Janice Hadlow, Controller, BBC Two, and Ben Stephenson, Controller, BBC Drama Commissioning.
The executive producers are Jane Featherstone, Derek Wax and Abi Morgan for Kudos Film and Television and Lucy Richer for the BBC. The producer is Ruth Kenley-Letts (Nativity) and the series will be launched by director Coky Giedroyc (The Nativity, The Virgin Queen).
Filming starts today in and around the London area for three months for transmission next year.
The Hour marks the latest high-profile drama Kudos has produced for the BBC, other titles include popular and award-winning series such as Spooks, Hustle, Life On Mars, Ashes To Ashes, Occupation, Lip Service and coming soon to BBC One Outcasts.
This announcement further demonstrates BBC Two's commitment to re-establish its reputation as the home of intelligent and ambitious drama reflecting the new strategy and investment for drama on the channel.'
(http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2010/11_november/10/the_hour.shtml)
December 2009
Meant to Be 
Character: Will
Status: post-production
Premiere: 2010 (UK 2011)
Official site: www.corsanworldsales.com
Official facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/Meant-to-Be
MEANT TO BE is the feel-good comedy sent straight from Heaven about an affable guardian angel called WILL (Julian Rhind-Tutt) and his very human quest for true love.
When “The Boss” sends news that Will is no longer needed by AMANDA (Kelly Reilly), a beautiful young architect he has protected since her childhood, he has a strange feeling, a feeling that he can’t let her go, a feeling we mortals call love.
Convinced that to be with Amanda is his destiny, Will enlists the help of his best friend and fellow angel, ARCHIE (Kris Marshall), and embarks on a rebellious mission. Forfeiting his wings to become human, Will has seven days to distract Amanda’s attention from a charming Puerto Rican (Santiago Cabrera), and win her heart forever.
As Will gets a crash course in life on earth, he discovers the trouble with destiny is some things are just Meant To Be.
Stunning British actress, Kelly Reilly, plays the role of AMANDA, a determined young architect who has to choose between two charming, but extremely different suitors. Julian Rhind-Tutt is WILL, Amanda’s guardian angel, resolute in his mission to fulfill his destiny and risk everything for the chance to be by her side. Chilean actor Santiago Cabrera, plays the irresistibly handsome and charming Puerto Rican, BEN, who proves to be tough competition in the race to win Amanda’s heart.
GIGI, Amanda’s long lost friend with whom she reunites in Puerto Rico, is played by Argentinean beauty, Mia Maestro, and British favourite, Kris Marshall, takes the role of ARCHIE, Will’s heavenly best buddy.
Julian comments on filming Meant to Be in Puerto Rico.....
On working in Puerto Rico - “It is always wonderful to come to a different city and actually live and work there, for even a short space of time. You get a tiny taste of what it is like to be part of daily life in a different culture. Each time I get the opportunity, I always have a wonderful time. Here in Puerto Rico, in the few hours I’ve had off, I’ve always tried to visit various different places and especially the countryside because it is so peaceful.”
On playing the lead role in Meant To Be - “I don’t usually end up being quite so busy on these features films. It has certainly been great fun because I’ve had a large role to play. I’ve been on set every day, which is quite tiring especially as you have to keep a close eye on the ball. You don’t film in sequence and the progression of your character can get confusing, so you have to keep track.”
On playing an angel-“I deal with being an angel on earth by falling over a lot and have a series of haphazard discoveries about things I’ve never had to deal with before. For example, gravity, immovable objects and unstoppable forces, like my nose. Then I also have to deal with slightly more subtle problems like heat, dirt, dust, tiredness and, more interestingly, drunkenness.”
When asked what his idea of heaven would be, Julian replied - “Heaven would be another job in Puerto Rico.”
November 2009
Darker Shores
Character: Beauregard
Status: completed
Performance: 4th December 2009-16th January 2010
Official site/Tickets: www.hampsteadtheatre.com
Update: Mark Gatiss has had to withdraw from the production, so the role of Professor Stokes will now be taken by Tom Goodman-Hill, and first night will now be 4th December. More information is available here
Julian will be appearing as Beauregard in this Christmas ghost story treat alongside Tom Goodman-Hill at the Hampstead Theatre.
‘And then it began… Unmistakable. Something within the seasound. Speaking. Speaking to me…’
Christmas 1875. Professor Gabriel Stokes retreats to The Sea House, an old family haunt on the desolate Sussex coast. No sooner has he arrived than his peace is disturbed by mysterious goings on.
He enlists the help of an American spiritualist, Tom Beauregard. Together the two embark on a terrifying journey to discover the true history of the house.
Following the traditions of the finest ghost stories, Darker Shores is a gripping and shadowy tale of suspense.
The play is written by Michael Punter and the cast includes Tom Goodman-Hill (Enron, Dr Who) and Julian Rhind-Tutt (Green Wing, Oliver Twist).
Tickets are available from the box office on 020 7722 9301 or www.hampsteadtheatre.com.
(photo-credit-Pål-Hansen)
October 2009
Poirot - The Hallowe'en Party
Character: Michael Garfield
Status: Post production
UK Premiere: 27th October 2010
Preview clip:here
Press Pack: here
Julian will be appearing as Michael Garfield, an 'affable gardener' in this latest adaptation of the Agatha Christie tale. The adaptation is by Mark Gattiss, and filming is currently underway in Oxford.
' Adapted by actor, screenwriter and novelist, Mark Gatiss (Doctor Who, The League of Gentleman, Crooked House), The Hallowe’en Party, also stars Ameila Bullmore (Bellamy’s People, Ashes to Ashes), Deborah Findlay (Gunrush, Silent Witness), Georgia King (Little Dorrit, St. Trinian’s: The Legend of Fritton’s Gold), Julian Rhind-Tutt (Green Wing, Oliver Twist), Sophie Thompson (A Room With A View, EastEnders), Paul Thornley (Mutual Friends, Love Soup), Eric Sykes (The Goon Show), Fenella Woolgar (Doctor Who, Jekyll) and Timothy West (Bleak House, A Room With A View).
When Mrs Ariadne Oliver (Zoë Wanamaker) attends a children's Hallowe'en party in Woodleigh Common with her friend Judith (Amelia Bullmore), a young girl Joyce Reynolds (Macy Nyman) boasts of having witnessed a murder years before. Joyce's story is heard by all the party, including her strange brother Leopold, the impeccable hostess Rowena Drake (Deborah Findlay), her bookish son Edmund (Ian Hallard) and the local Reverend Cottrell (Timothy West). Mrs Whittaker (Fenella Woolgar), the church organist, and Frances Drake (Georgina King), Rowena's feisty daughter, are dismissive of her story but later that evening Joyce is found dead having been drowned in an apple-bobbing bucket in the library. It appears that any one of the guests could have slipped out in the dark during a game of Snapdragon and drowned her.
At the request of his friend, Ariadne, Hercule Poirot (David Suchet) arrives at Woodleigh Common to investigate the murder. Though local Inspector Raglan (Paul Thornley) dismisses Joyce's claim and even her step-mother Mrs Reynolds (Sophie Thompson) admits her daughter was a liar, Poirot is convinced Joyce's story has some truth to it. When he seeks out the local gossip, charwoman Mrs Goodbody (Paola Dionisotti), Poirot discovers that there have been a number of suspicious deaths in the village in recent years which Joyce could have witnessed: a drowned school teacher, a stabbed solicitor's clerk and the passing of a rich old lady. Mrs Goodbody is convinced that old curses still haunt the village, as is the affable gardener, Michael Garfield (Julian Rhind-Tutt).
But while Poirot pieces together the facts, another child is found drowned in the river. Could a forged codicil, a missing au pair and a secret love affair be the key to solving the crime? Perhaps the former solicitor of Mrs Llewelyn-Smythe (Phyllida Law), Mr Fullerton (Eric Sykes), holds the key to the mystery, but can Poirot act in time to save Judith's ethereal daughter Miranda (Mary Higgins) when he realises she is in danger?
The Hallowe’en Party is currently being filmed on location in Oxford. It is directed by Charles Palmer and the producer is Karen Thrussell (Agatha Christie’s Marple).
The Poirot films are co-produced by ITV Studios and Agatha Christie Ltd, a Chorion company, and US network WGBH. Mammoth Screen’s Michele Buck and Damien Timmer executive produce Poirot on behalf of ITV Studios. Rebecca Eaton is executive producer for WGBH, with David Suchet as associate producer. ITV Global holds international distribution rights.' (www.itvmedia.co.uk/inside-itv/itv-news/david-suchet-and-zoe-wanamaker-reunite-in-the-halloween-party).
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