Catherine Cookson's Colour Blind
3:25 pm - 6:40 pm, Sunday, March 8 on U&Drama +1 (60)
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About this Broadcast
Drama from the best-selling author. Set between the wars, it concerns a girl who returns to her Tyneside home newly married to her black husband, only to encounter bigotry from all sides, to say nothing of her obsessed brother's animosity. Niamh Cusack, Tony Armatrading and Dearbhla Molloy star
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Niamh Cusack
(Actor)
.. Bridget Paterson
Tony Armatrading
(Actor)
.. James Paterson
Dearbhla Molloy
(Actor)
.. Kathie McQueen
Joe Caffrey
(Actor)
.. Tony
Carmen Ejogo
(Actor)
.. Rose-Angela Patterson
Walter McMonagle
(Actor)
.. Cavan McQueen
Art Malik
(Actor)
.. Hassan
Ian Embleton
(Actor)
.. Matt McQueen
Alan Grint
(Director)
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Did You Know..
Niamh Cusack
(Actor)
.. Bridget Paterson
Tony Armatrading
(Actor)
.. James Paterson
Dearbhla Molloy
(Actor)
.. Kathie McQueen
Joe Caffrey
(Actor)
.. Tony
Carmen Ejogo
(Actor)
.. Rose-Angela Patterson
Born:
October 22, 1973
in
Kensington, London
Best Known For:
Playing Seraphina Picquery in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.
Early-life:
Carmen Elizabeth Ejogo was born on October 22, 1973 in Kensington, London. Her brother, Charles, is an entrepreneur. She was educated at the Oratory Primary Roman Catholic primary school and then Godolphin and Latymer School. Carmen's career started during her teen years, when she was a host of the Saturday Disney morning TV show from 1993 to 1995.
Career:
Ejogo has appeared in a number of feature films, including Metro (1997), Love's Labour's Lost (2000), Sparkle (2012), Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016) and Alien: Covenant (2017). She also played civil rights activist Coretta Scott King in two films; Boycott (2001) and Selma (2014). Ejogo has done some work in the music industry too, singing on DJ Alex Reece's song Candles, Tricky's song Slowly, the film Love's Labour's Lost and on four songs for the soundtrack to the film Sparkle.
Quote:
'Great artists are the ones who have put their entire selves out there to be adored, humiliated, to be picked at, cherished, all of those things, and haven't shied away from that.'
Trivia:
She insisted her character in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them was left-handed because left-handedness has long been associated with dark magic and sorcery.
Walter McMonagle
(Actor)
.. Cavan McQueen
Art Malik
(Actor)
.. Hassan
Born:
November 13, 1952
in
Bahawalpur, Pakistan
Best Known For:
The Jewel In The Crown and A Passage To India.
Early-life:
Born Athar Ul-Haque on November 13, 1952, in Bahawalpur, Pakistan. One of six children, he moved to London when he was two. At the age of 10 he was sent to boarding school in Pakistan to 'rediscover his roots', returning to England a year later. He had his first theatrical experience at school and decided he wanted to act, a choice that didn't please his parents. He tried business studies before winning a scholarship to the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in 1974.
Career:
Malik took on minor roles until his big break came in The Jewel In The Crown. During the filming, director David Lean headhunted him for A Passage To India. Both were released in 1984, bringing Malik instant fame. In demand ever since, he has appeared in a host of TV and movie productions, including Bond movie The Living Daylights. He established himself as a movie villain in 1994 action blockbuster True Lies, and played a special needs teacher in acclaimed thriller Clockwork Mice. In recent years, Malik has appeared on the small screen in Life Support, Hotel!, Messiah, Holby City, The Nativity, Upstairs Downstairs, and Borgia.
Quote:
'Am I a star? I hope not, because star is just rats spelled backwards.'
Trivia:
Malik was on the verge of being declared bankrupt before he landed a lucrative role in True Lies.
Ian Embleton
(Actor)
.. Matt McQueen
Alan Grint
(Director)
