Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise
5:20 pm - 6:00 pm, Monday, December 29 on 5USA (21)
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About this Broadcast
A disgraced Los Angeles cop who has become chief of police in a small town investigates when the body of a teenage girl is found in a lake. His inquiries lead him to Boston, where he comes into conflict with the local Mob. Third in the crime drama series, starring Tom Selleck and Edward Edwards
2006
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Gangster
Movie/Drama
Mystery
Police/Crime Drama
Cast & Crew
Tom Selleck
(Actor)
.. Jesse Stone
Edward Edwards
(Actor)
.. Bishop
Orla Brady
(Actor)
.. Lilly Summers
John Diehl
(Actor)
.. Jerry Snyder
Mae Whitman
(Actor)
.. Emily Bishop
Viola Davis
(Actor)
.. Molly Crane
Gary Basaraba
(Actor)
.. Norman Shaw
Debra Christofferson
(Actor)
.. Mrs Snyder
Robert Harmon
(Director)
More Information
Did You Know..
Tom Selleck
(Actor)
.. Jesse Stone
Born:
January 29, 1945
in
Detroit, Michigan
Best Known For:
Magnum, PI.
Early-life:
Thomas William Selleck was born in Detroit, Michigan on January 29, 1945 to Martha and Robert. His family moved to Sherman Oaks, California during his childhood. A talented athlete, Tom attended the University of Southern California on a basketball scholarship. He went on to study acting at the Beverly Hills Playhouse and was serving as a soldier in the California National Guard when he was activated for the Watts riots in Los Angeles in 1965.
Career:
Selleck won small parts in films and TV shows during the 1970s until his big break came in 1979 when he was cast in the lead role in detective series Magnum, PI. The popular series earned him an Emmy and a Golden Globe and it ran for eight seasons, clocking up 162 editions. He went on to star alongside Ted Danson and Steve Guttenberg in the box-office smash Three Men and a Baby (1987), had a recurring role in the sitcom Friends during the 1990s and since 2005, he has played lawman Jesse Stone in a series of TV movies based on novels by Robert B Parker. Since 2010, he has played Frank Reagan in police drama Blue Bloods.
Quote:
"I think of myself as an actor first, not a sex symbol."
Trivia:
Selleck turned down the role of Indiana Jones in Raiders of the Lost Ark to honour the contract he had just signed for Magnum, PI.
Edward Edwards
(Actor)
.. Bishop
Orla Brady
(Actor)
.. Lilly Summers
Born:
March 28, 1961
in
Dublin
Best Known For:
A string of TV roles.
Early-life:
Orla was born in Dublin on March 28, 1961 to Patrick and Catherine. At the age of 25, she relocated to Paris to study at the L'Ecole Philippe Gaulier, securing a place at the Ecole Internationale de Mimodrame de Paris. She began her acting career with Balloonatics Theatre Company. She then returned to Dublin to perform at the Gate Theatre. Her first work in England was in Blinded by the Sun at the Royal National Theatre.
Career:
Brady now regularly works on both sides of the Atlantic. Her TV credits include The Bill, Absolutely Fabulous, Out of the Blue, The Vicar of Dibley, Noah's Ark, Servants, Proof, Revelations and Shark. More recently, she has starred in Mistresses, The Deep, Sinbad, Fringe, Nip/Tuck, Eternal Law, Jo, and Doctor Who.
Quote:
"Clothes are interesting and they're there to be played with. I like the idea of costume rather than fashion."
Trivia:
Brady enjoys horseback riding and reading.
John Diehl
(Actor)
.. Jerry Snyder
Mae Whitman
(Actor)
.. Emily Bishop
Born:
June 09, 1988
in
Los Angeles, California
Viola Davis
(Actor)
.. Molly Crane
Born:
August 11, 1965
in
St Matthews, South Carolina
Best Known For:
Doubt and The Help.
Early-life:
Viola was born in St Matthews, South Carolina, on August 11, 1965 to Dan and Mary. Her family moved to Central Falls, Rhode Island two months after she was born. She studied theatre at Rhode Island College and went on to attend the Juilliard School in New York. Her screen debut was a small role as a nurse in The Substance of Fire (1996).
Career:
Davis had guest roles in a number of TV shows before landing a part in short-lived medical drama City of Angels. Her career received a boost in 2001 when she won a Tony Award for her work on Broadway in King Hedley II. She won a second Tony award in 2010 for her role in Fences. Two years earlier, she starred on the big screen in Doubt (2008), a role that garnished her an Oscar nomination. She received her second Oscar nomination for her performance in The Help (2011). More recently, she has starred in Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (2011), Prisoners (2013) and Ender's Game (2013).
Quote:
"We grew up in abject poverty. Acting, writing scripts and skits were a way of escaping our environment at a very young age."
Trivia:
In 2012, she was voted one of Time magazine's 100 most influential people in the world.
Gary Basaraba
(Actor)
.. Norman Shaw
Debra Christofferson
(Actor)
.. Mrs Snyder
Robert Harmon
(Director)
