On Fri, Apr 27, 2018 at 1:41 AM Adam Bowie <[email protected]> wrote:
> The relatively large turnover on this show is down to two reasons: > > - Unlike US productions, UK shows don't have those massive 5-7 year > commitments in their original contracts. > > - The series is shot in Guadeloupe and takes upwards of six months at a > time to shoot. That sounds fantastic, but I think it can be quite tough on > the cast being away from home for so long. > > That all said, I can't think that there's a better guest spot on TV. They > get to spend two weeks on a Caribbean island shooting their episode, and if > they're lucky, it won't be a massive number of scenes - especially if they > get to be the murder victim of the week! > And it is one of the few dramatic shows on tv where you can tell that these people are having a great time as you watch it. I agree with you that the time away from normality could be tough on the cast regulars, but still... it beats digging ditches! > > Adam > > On Fri, Apr 27, 2018 at 8:45 AM Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: > >> One of my favorite BBC shows has undergone three different lead actors, >> two different lead actresses, two co-starring deputy officers, but through >> it all, Danny John-Jules (best known as The Cat on "Red Dwarf") has been >> the heart of the cast. But he is not returning for the new series of >> episodes. This makes me sad. Don't get me wrong, Josephine Jobert is still >> the most beautiful actress on TV today, so I will continue to watch, but I >> will miss the character of Dewayne. >> >> >> http://www.redplanetpictures.co.uk/news/53/19/FILMING-UNDERWAY-ON-EIGHTH-SERIES-OF-BBC-ONE-AWARD-WINNING-DRAMA-DEATH-IN-PARADISE >> -- >> Kevin M. (RPCV) >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "TVorNotTV" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
