The Governor - The Complete Series 2 [DVD]

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Kingsley, Hilary (12 November 1994). "Introducing the family". The Times (Times Newspapers): p.SP/5. Movie Adaptation of 'Dampyr' Comic Sets Cast, Starts Production (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. 31 October 2019 . Retrieved 7 December 2019. The series begins two years after the end of series seven and with the arrival of Emira Al Jahani (Laura Dos Santos), a Muslim whose husband is a suspected terrorist. When Neil and new prisoner Ashley Wilcox (Sandra De Sousa) die and other prisoners fall ill, Emira is accused of biological terrorism. However, it is later established that Neil has been suffering from a previously undiscovered heart condition " Coronary Heart Disease" which would have aided his death from a Legionnaire's Disease outbreak which was caused by a faulty air-conditioning unit, which was discovered when Lou Stoke found the one in Neil's office broken and dripping water. Watts, Halina (29 August 2016). "Porridge fans ask for more servings". Daily Mirror . Retrieved 6 October 2016. 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]

Peter's cell-mate Melvin (played by Melvin Odoom) is a former dancer whose act once went badly wrong in front of the Queen at the Royal Variety Performance, resulting in him suffering from seemingly incurable stage-fright.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). Four acts perform each episode, and the act who gets the most support through applause and cheering (measured by a clap-o-meter when a vote is taken at the end of the show) is released. The Governor was an ITV television drama series that began in 1995 and ended in 1996, with just two series being broadcast. It was devised and written by Lynda La Plante, known for her hit television series Prime Suspect, which went on hiatus in the same year. Each episode of The Governor was forty-five minutes long, with the exception of the first episode which was double-length. La Plante felt that the series had reached a natural end and decided not to write any further episodes, therefore the last episode was broadcast on 27 April 1996, and ended with a cliffhanger that was not resolved. The series starred Janet McTeer and Derek Martin as prisoner governors Helen Hewitt and Gary Marshall respectively. The second season was shot in Ireland at various locations around Dublin including Wh (en) Morrissey was active on screen throughout 2010. He starred as Theunis Swanepoel, the interrogator of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, in the BBC single drama Mrs Mandela. His performance was praised by The Guardian and Independent critics. [75] [76] The following months saw him star as British Transport Police officer Mal Craig in the second series of BBC One's Five Days, Roman soldier Bothos in Neil Marshall's feature Centurion, stalking victim Jan Falkowski in U Be Dead, and Colonel John Arbuthnot in the Agatha Christie's Poirot adaptation of Murder on the Orient Express. [50] [77] In 2011 and 2013, he played Murray Devlin in The Field of Blood.

In March 2009, Morrissey appeared as corrupt police detective Maurice Jobson in Red Riding, the Channel 4 adaptation of David Peace's Red Riding novels. Morrissey already knew the directors of the films, enjoyed reading the script and had either worked with his co-stars on other projects, or wanted to work with them. He liked the flaws in the Jobson character and that he differs from typical vigilante police officers portrayed on television. [72] Morrissey said of Jobson, "I think he sets out to be a good cop, he tries to do his job well but he gets involved in some corruption and realises that being a 'bit' corrupt is like being a 'bit' pregnant. You either are or you're not." [70] He received a Best Actor nomination from the Broadcasting Press Guild for the role. [73] At the end of the year, Morrissey played Bobby Dykins in the John Lennon biopic Nowhere Boy (2009). As a self-confessed "Beatles geek", Morrissey relished the opportunity to star in the film about Lennon's childhood. [74]a b c Ogle, Tina "The Bad Girls who came good". The Guardian. 10 June 2001 . Retrieved 8 March 2018.

The trial of the four prisoners involved in Colin Foster's death gets underway, but when asked to take the witness stand, Anthony Kelly changes his story and lies to protect the three prisoners involved in Foster's death. Braithwate, the main antagonist, also provides a false story, denying all of the evidence against him. As the legal representatives of those involved begin to squabble amongst themselves in an attempt to uncover the truth, Foster's parents look on forlorn, wanting to know the truth behind their son's brutal and violent death. Subsequently, all four are found guilty and are sentenced to between six and eleven years extra each, to be served on top of their existing sentence. Meanwhile, Hewitt interviews a number of potential new staff members, and a social appointment between Hewitt and Dr. Thomas is interrupted when prisoner Jones takes officer Morgan hostage in his cell, and several other staff members have to step in to stop Jones from harming Morgan. (en) David Morrissey profile. Eight Hundred Lives (National Museums Liverpool). 15 May 2006. Retrieved 6 November 2008 ( archived by WebCite on 5 June 2011). Series 3 introduced a new item called "solitary confinement." This follows the prisoners who have supposedly been placed in solitary confinement for bad performances throughout the years. They are brought out and a child is chosen to watch their act. The child then decides whether the performer gets a "thumbs up" or a "thumbs down." The "Costa Cons", Bev Tull (Amanda Barrie) and Phyl Oswyn (Stephanie Beacham) arrive. There is good news for Denny, who is transferred to an open prison. The ongoing feud between Fenner and Wing Governor Karen reaches its climax as Fenner ruthlessly frames Karen for a hit-and-run accident in which a man dies. Julie Saunders is diagnosed with breast cancer and takes the decision to take her chances without chemotherapy treatment. Barbara Hunt (Isabelle Amyes) marries the former prison chaplain, Henry Mills – bad news for Sylvia, who had set her sights on Henry after she was widowed when her husband, Bobby committed suicide.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]

David Morrissey on his life, his career and Liverpool FC". 4 August 2011. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013 . Retrieved 11 March 2013.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 ] Wilkie, Shonagh (9 October 2007). " Fellowship for David Morrissey". Liverpool John Moores University. Retrieved 7 November 2008 ( archived by WebCite on 7 June 2011). Meanwhile, Natalie has taken over as G-Wing's new Top Dog. When Natalie and the other inmates find out that new inmate Arun Parmar (Rebecca Hazlewood) is transgender, Natalie makes her life hell until Pat, annoyed by Natalie's bullying of Arun, beats her in a fight and demands she leave Arun alone. Pat develops a romance with recovering drug addict and single mother Sheena before managing to expose Natalie, despite her denials to the contrary, as having been involved in the prostitution of underage girls. With the big-wigs prepared for a full inspection of Barfield, Hewitt has 48 hours to clean up all of Barfield's little problems. However, these turn out to be the worst 48 hours possible, with prisoner Fisher taking his own life in his cell, prisoner Braithwaite being stabbed with a chisel of wood by a fellow prisoner during showers, a mysterious intake of alcohol finding its way into the prison and onto the wing, and the impromptu beating of prisoner Jones by a number of prison staff. After hauling Marshall over the coals for not being on duty, Hewitt is informed by Dr. Thomas that Marshall's wife is suffering from terminal cancer. And just when Hewitt thought it couldn't get any worse, prisoner Snooper disguises himself as a prison officer and attempts to escape with prisoner Kelly. Helen decides that there is no choice but sweep all of her problems aside and present Barfield as the best she can, in the imminent situation of the arrival of another 250 prisoners to the newly refurbished A and B wings.