Father Brown: The Tower of Lost Souls
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm, Friday, July 3 on U&Drama (20)
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The Tower of Lost Souls
Season 8, Episode 10
After the body of Reginald Brody is discovered at the bottom of Helmsley Tower, Chief Inspector Valentine returns to Kembleford to investigate. Suspecting that there is more to his death than suicide, Valentine enlists Father Brown to help his inquiries. Mark Williams and Hugo Speer star in the crime drama
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Cast & Crew
Mark Williams
(Actor)
.. Father Brown
Hugo Speer
(Actor)
.. Chief Inspector Valentine
Tom Chambers
(Actor)
.. Chief Inspector Sullivan
Cal MacAninch
(Actor)
.. George Oakley
Sorcha Cusack
(Actor)
.. Mrs McCarthy
Emer Kenny
(Actor)
.. Bunty Windermere
Jack Deam
(Actor)
.. Inspector Mallory
John Burton
(Actor)
.. Sergeant Goodfellow
Gyuri Sarossy
(Actor)
.. Alistair Helmsley
Susannah Wise
(Actor)
.. Emily Helmsley
James Anderson
(Actor)
.. William Helmsley
Tahsin Guner
(Writer)
Peter Bullock
(Producer)
Darcia Martin
(Director)
Will Trotter
(Executive producer)
More Information
Did You Know..
Mark Williams
(Actor)
.. Father Brown
Born:
August 22, 1959
in
Bromsgrove, Worcestershire
Best Known For:
The Fast Show
Early-life:
Born in Bromsgrove on August 22, 1959. As a teen he hoped for a career in academia, then read English at Brasenose College, Oxford University where he discovered a love of both acting and writing. He spent three years touring with The Mikron Theatre Company before proving himself a fine comic actor with early roles in Red Dwarf and Alexei Sayle's Stuff.
Career:
Other early TV appearances came in Tumbledown, KYTV, Bottom and The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer. Williams became a famous face thanks to his appearances in The Fast Show, where he played a number of memorable characters. The Canterbury Tales, Gormenghast and Shackleton followed, but it was his role as Arthur Weasley in the Harry Potter franchise that made him recognisable worldwide. He has also appeared in successful films like Stardust and Shakespeare in Love and presented several documentary programmes, such as Mark Williams' Big Bangs.
Quote:
'I'll get me coat.'
Trivia:
Away from showbusiness, he is an avid follower of both Aston Villa and Brighton & Hove Albion football clubs.
Hugo Speer
(Actor)
.. Chief Inspector Valentine
Born:
March 17, 1969
in
Harrogate
Best Known For:
The Full Monty.
Early-life:
Hugo was born in Harrogate on March 17, 1969. He studied acting at the Arts Educational School, Tring Park. He had a minor role in the film Bhaji on the Beach (1993) and went on to have small parts in a number of TV shows, including So Haunt Me, The Bill and Woof!
Career:
His big break came in 1997 when he had one of the lead roles in the hugely popular The Full Monty. From a £3million budget, the film went on to gross more than £160million worldwide. He has worked solidly on TV ever since in the likes of Hearts and Bones, Clocking Off, The Last Detective, Bleak House, Sorted, Silent Witness, Five Days, Midsomer Murders, Bedlam, Father Brown, and The Musketeers.
Quote:
On the success of The Full Monty: 'It was such a huge film that people couldn't help but assume I was a himbo - nice but dim and hung like a baboon!'
Trivia:
He made his directorial debut in 2010 with the short film MAM.
Tom Chambers
(Actor)
.. Chief Inspector Sullivan
Born:
May 22, 1977
in
Darley Dale, Derbyshire
Best Known For:
Winning Strictly Come Dancing in 2008.
Early-life:
Tom Stuart Chambers was born in Darley Dale, Derbyshire, on 22 May 1977. He demonstrated a keen interest in performing arts while studying at Repton School, before attending the Guilford School of Acting and the National Youth Music Theatre, where Jude Law and Jonny Lee Miller were also learning their trade. Tom starred in Brit flick Fakers (2004), before a re-enactment of Fred Astaire's tap dance routine with a drum kit in A Damsel in Distress on a video for casting directors landed him a role in Holby City.
Career:
Chambers began playing dishy doctor Sam Strachan in the medical drama in 2006, but became a household name by appearing in, and winning, the sixth series of Strictly Come Dancing after beating Rachel Stevens in the final to take the crown. After three years in Holby City, he quit to briefly join the cast of Waterloo Road as no-nonsense headteacher Max Tyler. From August 2011 until February 2013, Chambers played Jerry Travers in the stage production of Top Hat. After initially touring the UK, it found a home at the Aldwych Theatre in London's West End. His recent TV credits include The Great Train Robbery and Father Brown.
Quote:
On Top Hat: 'Doing eight shows a week is very demanding, physically and mentally. I constantly felt exhausted.'
Trivia:
In 2008, Chambers took part in the Great Walk to Beijing, which was organised by singer Olivia Newton-John in aid of breast cancer awareness.
Cal MacAninch
(Actor)
.. George Oakley
Born:
November 24, 1963
in
Govan, Glasgow
Best Known For:
HolbyBlue and Mr Selfridge.
Early-life:
Cal was born in Govan, Glasgow, on November 24, 1963. He discovered acting at Glasgow University after a knee injury ruined his chances of playing professional football. After a brief spell at Bristol Old Vic drama school, Cal was cast in a number of small roles at Glasgow's Citizen Theatre.
Career:
After moving to London, MacAninch spent a year working in telesales jobs between auditions until he was cast in Edinburgh-set legal drama The Advocates. After making a number of guest appearances on TV shows, he landed recurring roles in Rockface, Sorted, HolbyBlue and Wild at Heart. More recently, he has starred in Downton Abbey, Silent Witness and Mr Selfridge.
Quote:
On Mr Selfridge: 'I walked onto the set for the first time and I thought it was so beautiful.'
Trivia:
MacAninch enjoys running marathons.
Sorcha Cusack
(Actor)
.. Mrs McCarthy
Born:
April 09, 1949
in
Dublin
Best Known For:
Being part of the Cusack acting dynasty.
Early-life:
Sorcha was born in Dublin on April 9, 1949 to actors Cyril and Maureen Cusack. She is the sister of producer Padraig Cusack and fellow actors Paul Cusack, Sinead Cusack and Niamh Cusack, and the half-sister of actor Catherine Cusack. Her early TV roles in the 1970s include appearances in the mini-series Jane Eyre, and Napoleon and Love.
Career:
Cusack went on to make guest appearances in a number of TV shows, including Boon, Maigret, The Bill, Playing the Field, The Inspector Lynley Mysteries, and Dalziel and Pascoe. She has had recurring roles in Casualty, Coronation Street, Pete Versus Life and Father Brown. She also starred in the TV movie Lost Christmas. Her film credits include Angel (1982), Snatch (2000), and Mrs Brown's Boys D'Movie.
Quote:
'My father was a very strong personality and it took quite a long time to assert yourself as an individual.'
Trivia:
Cusack has starred in a number of radio plays, including Juno and the Paycock.
Emer Kenny
(Actor)
.. Bunty Windermere
Jack Deam
(Actor)
.. Inspector Mallory
John Burton
(Actor)
.. Sergeant Goodfellow
Gyuri Sarossy
(Actor)
.. Alistair Helmsley
Susannah Wise
(Actor)
.. Emily Helmsley
James Anderson
(Actor)
.. William Helmsley
Tahsin Guner
(Writer)
Peter Bullock
(Producer)
Darcia Martin
(Director)
Will Trotter
(Executive producer)
