Martin Clunes' Islands of the Atlantic: Faroe Islands and Greenland
03:00 am - 03:50 am, Tuesday, March 31 on ITV1 London (3)
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Faroe Islands and Greenland
Season 1, Episode 3
Martin visits the windswept Faroe Islands and their dramatic cliffs that are home to thousands of colourful puffins, and the unique Faroese sheep breed. He plunges into freezing waters to hunt for giant horse mussels, and plays electric bass with a Viking metal star before exploring spectacular landscapes of calving glaciers and enormous icebergs in Greenland. The actor also sees an ancient Inuit mask dance, and ends with a trek on Greenland's permanent ice sheet with a climate change scientist
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Martin Clunes
(Presenter)
Ian Leese
(Producer)
Philippa Braithwaite
(Executive producer)
Bill Jones
(Executive producer)
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Did You Know..
Martin Clunes
(Presenter)
Born:
November 28, 1961
in
London
Best Known For:
A string of TV hits, including Men Behaving Badly and Doc Martin.
Early-life:
Born Alexander Martin Clunes on November 28, 1961, in Wimbledon, south London, into a theatrical family. His father was the acclaimed classical actor Alec Clunes, who died of lung cancer in 1970. His mother used to work as Orson Welles's secretary, and his cousin was Sherlock Holmes star Jeremy Brett. Clunes left school at 16 with one O-level and wanted to be a carpenter before enrolling at the Arts Educational Drama College in London. He started out in theatre and won acclaim for directing The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner.
Career:
Clunes made his TV debut in a 1983 Doctor Who adventure, followed by a regular role in sitcom No Place Like Home. In 1990 he appeared alongside Sean Connery in The Russia House and two years later in the much-maligned comedy Carry On Columbus. He turned to directing again with comedy film Staggered, in which he also starred. Men Behaving Badly made him a household name - but not until original co-star Harry Enfield was replaced by Neil Morrissey and the series moved from ITV to the BBC. He has chalked up a major success for ITV as über-grumpy GP Doc Martin. Clunes has also presented several documentaries, and appeared in such series as William and Mary, A is for Acid, The Town and Reggie Perrin.
Quote:
'I get contemptuous of my own acting and wish I had fewer chins.'
Trivia:
He won a British Comedy Award and BAFTA award for his performance on Men Behaving Badly.
Ian Leese
(Producer)
Philippa Braithwaite
(Executive producer)
Bill Jones
(Executive producer)
