In 2006, he appeared in the postal worker drama Sorted. CATELYN STARK: I dont trust Lord Greyjoy because he is not trustworthy. [8] From 2013 to 2014 he starred as Inspector Valentine in the new version of Father Brown on BBC TV in the first series and the first episode of the second series. ARYA STARK: She doesnt like your queen, does she? Garland Scott is the associate producer. But can you just remind us how this worked in English history? I would probably have to go with Tyrion. [2] It first aired on HBO on May 13, 2012. The news was released in an official statement from the streamer: [We were] made aware of allegations of inappropriate conduct by Hugo Speer on the set of a commissioned production. Speer and Scarborough have known each other since they were children. What's even stranger is that he was a detective in each show and that they have both gone onto be huge global success stories. [CLIP from Game of Thrones, Season 8, Episode 6.]. According to legend, in ancient times the Seven gods walked the earth among men, and they blessed Hugor of the Hill, king of the Andals. Yeah, I can see that. WITMORE: And sometimes, you can hear both and say, Hey, those seem the same to me!. Whats up, Arya? Categories Community content is available under CC-BY-SA unless otherwise noted. You also see it, of course, in Game of Thrones, where these wars between Starks and Lannisters and Targaryens lead the humans to lose battles against the White Walkers. And so the Ikea effect means, for example, we dont work so hard to raise our children because we love them so much. But he did itat least at firstfor a completely different reason. [14], In July 2022, Speer was sacked from a planned follow-up television version of The Full Monty made by Disney+ following allegations of "inappropriate conduct". The name of the episode comes from Catelyn Stark's assessment of Jaime as being "a man without honor," after he kills a member of his own family to attempt escape. Thanks for listening. Some researchers did this amazing experiment where they had people put together some Ikea furniture, and then they had a professional carpenter put together the same furniture, and then they asked people, which of these pieces of furniture do you want? WILSON: Were going to see the Stark thats furthest down in the line of succession, Jon Snow as a Richard III. Weiss Stars Emilia Clarke Peter Dinklage Kit Harington See production, box office & company info Watch on HBO Max S1-8 with Prime Video Channels More watch options [2] He studied acting at the Arts Educational Schools, London. He has been married to Vivienne Harvey since February 19, 2015. But then, especially in the marketing of things, often the Shakespeare name is completely eliminated in contrast to film, such as Baz Luhrmanns film titled William Shakespeares Romeo and Juliet, where Shakespeares clearly being used to promote and leverage things. Like Cromwell, he was executed. Daenerys has difficulty trusting Xaro, who claims he did not take her dragons. The episode received positive reviews from critics. For the Folger Shakespeare Library, Im Folger Director Michael Witmore. And so this plot typology that Ive been describing, we see akind of, a War of Roses, is where these power disputes within groups make them vulnerable to conquests from external enemies. WILSON: Absolutely, Barbara. WILSON: The material for the book never would have come about in the first place, because Shakespeares so infused throughout modern storytelling that people are being Shakespearean. Im Michael Witmore, the Folgers director. Thank you so much.. If we dont win this fight, then that is the fate of every person in the world. Your father had to go to war to end his rebellion. The highly acclaimed actor's CV is full of big screen credits in very famous films, with other movie appearances, including Batman Begins, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel and Dead in A Week or Your Money Back, to name just a few. JON SNOW: Where were you before? Because theres so much uncertainty thats going on here. Candidate 3: Jon Snow. The film was a mega-success and earned four Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director, winning one for Best Original Score Musical or Comedy. Hugo Speer was born in 1969 in Harrogate, Yorkshire, England, UK. Ben Lauer is the web producer, with help from Leonor Fernandez. But her current claim rests solely on the power she wields. BOGAEV: Its interesting about the Richard III parallels, because you said one of the biggest things that Shakespeares tetralogy and Game of Thrones have in common are that theyre both exploring what happens to a country that ruled by, as you put it, A petulant, entitled, impulsive, and weak leader. At the beginning of your book, you give us capsule description of the rulers of England, starting in 1066. As Daenerys believes she is the only living Targaryen heir, we can't know for sure how she would respond to Jon's lineage. What is it about this book? But then at the very end of Shakespeares first tetralogy, in the last act of Richard III, we shift to whats called heroic romance. 32.3. Hugo Speer, Actor: The Full Monty. BOGAEV: Its funny. And on TV, he has starred in everything from The Syndicate to Doctor Who. While plotting the deaths of her rivals, Cersei lost her three children but ascended to the throne. Action Adventure Drama Nine noble families fight for control over the lands of Westeros, while an ancient enemy returns after being dormant for millennia. 2023 Deadline Hollywood, LLC. Hugo Speer, star of Disney+s upcomingFull Monty reboot, has been removed from the show by the streamer after allegations of inappropriate conduct.. Hugo Speer (The Interpreter) Ryan Gage (The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug) EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS Jessica Pope (Sense and Sensibility) Adrian Hodges (Rome) S1S2S3 EPISODES (10) Friends and Enemies S1 : E1 | TV-14 | 62 min | Aired: 01.19.14 In a modern twist on the classic, three swashbuckling swordsmen fight to protect king and country. Artists position themselves behind Shakespeare, and just like a slingshot in cycling, they leverage Shakespeare to get a little bit of momentum, but then they dart out from behind Shakespeare and they go into all these directions and leave Shakespeare behind to kind of fade into the distance. By joining TV Guide, you agree to our Terms of Use and acknowledge the data practices in our Privacy Policy. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA Enterprise and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. He played a minor role in the film Bhaji on the Beach before his first notable appearance as Guy in the film The Full Monty. Illegitimate no more, he is the son of Rhaegar Targaryen (Daenerys's brother), rightful heir to the Iron Throne. Xaro proclaims himself King of Qarth, revealing he made a deal with Pree the day Daenerys came to the city. Now aged 60, Robert's TV appearances have come in the likes of Hamish Macbeth, fantasy series Once Upon A Time and Cobra. He appears as John Foster in the penultimate and final episodes of the fourth series of Skins. 2023 TV GUIDE, A FANDOM COMPANY. Read about our approach to external linking. Why not just tell this Tolkien-style fantasy narrative? Vowing to find them, Jorah confronts Quaithe, who asks if he will betray her again, revealing him to be a spy for the crown, to which he swears to never do again. After their steel factory shuts down, the gents found themselves unemployed - cue the film's hilarious job centre queue scene to the sounds of Donna Summer's Hot Stuff. And one of the fascinating discoveries is that Martin didnt start with fantasy and then add history to it. We want to hear from you! We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. Tyrion is such a great mixture of comedy and tragedy; of the lighthearted, the clown-ish moments, of the irreverence. King Hugor of the Hill was the legendary first King of the Andals . And so he stands at, kind of, one level of remove from Martin and the sources that Martin credits for his knowledge of this period of history. JON SNOW: And we can destroy them with dragonglass. WILSON: Yeah. ARYA STARK: How did you survive the knife through the heart? Please don't make me go there. All rights reserved. Game of Thrones author George RR Martin has been criticised for making what viewers said were racially and sexually insensitive comments at an awards show. Were going to need their support in the war your son started. The Thyestean Feast in Titus Andronicus is clearly echoed with the Frey pies. Considering, first that were a Shakespeare podcast, and second, that this is one of the most popular TV shows in decades, we thought: Well, why not? Hes a character that the audiences find sympathetic and that we cheer for, like Richard III. I just think, you know, Wow, what could have been?. Perhaps this is Gendry's fate? In 2009, Speer was involved in a car accident that saw him crash his BMW into a traffic island while driving after drinking over the legal limit. He is an actor and director, known for The Full Monty (1997), The Interpreter (2005) and Nymphomaniac: Vol. [CLIP from Game of Thrones, Season 1, Episode 2.]. DeSantis won't say he's running. section of the Universitys first-year writing course. Dr. Jeffrey R. Wilson is a faculty member in the Writing Program at Harvard University, where he teaches the Why Shakespeare? SKU:PC6919743. I was going to say, you got a little shaky at the end there. Shakespeare, we think by himself, writes Richard III, so now weve got a trilogy of plays. BOGAEV: Well, that sounds when you put it like that, I mean, I got completely lost in the genealogy, and it sounds like a mess. Until now, very little has been revealed about the series. Latest events have shown Jon Snow is the son of Rhaegar Targaryen and Lyanna Stark. You know, the reason that Macbeth is upset in act one is because he thinks hes going to be chosen as king. Returning from the hunt, Theon then reveals the charred remains of two boys as a public warning. And before you answer, my money was on Daenerys, mother of dragons. Disney+ said it had been made aware of allegations of inappropriate conduct by Hugo Speer on the set of a commissioned production.. DAENERYS: Then Ive enjoyed your company Jon Snow. First comes the play that we now call Part Two of Henry VI in 1590. Her ambition earned her the loyalty of many aides and allies. He provokes Catelyn, who asks for Brienne's sword. Then you come around to this theory that its all planned. 4 Aug 2020. Crowning yourself would bear no legitimacy, even during the most turbulent times in history. BOGAEV: You know, were talking about Wars of the Roses, but really, the way that you look at them is more as a phenomenon: something thats broader than just what happened between 1455 and 1487. Afficher la dfinition de tous les tats : Size: : Choice of Sizes . Sarah Peverley: Being labelled the "rightful heir" isn't quite as clear-cut as it sounds. The 17th episode overall, "A Man Without Honor" was written by series co-creators David Benioff and D. B. Weiss, and directed by David Nutter. WILSON: Yeah, so usually when we think about English monarchy, we assume that it was always the case that the crown passed from the eldest son to the eldest son to the eldest son, but that was actually a later development in English history. Or they can act until a young king comes of age, as Cersei attempted to do. Cersei declared herself queen without any legitimacy. You have these amazing fan cultures that grow up around Shakespeares history plays, so theres @HollowCrownFans on Twitter, BOGAEV: Yeah, thats true, and theres this. And then it allows these foreign enemies to overtake the divided group with relative ease as it, kind of, gnaws away at itself. He is more entitled to the throne than Daenerys. Now a celebrated Northern leader, Jon Snow has come a long way from being outcast as Ned Stark's bastard child. The episode was written by producers David Benioff and D. B. Weiss, their fourth of six scripts for the second season. BOGAEV: Because shes a displaced ruler in an insane royal family, and she goes mad with power, and she dies at the hand of the person who loves her most, which seems to me so Shakespearean, but not to the letter of the plays. So, Richard III, in the Tudor myth, is defeated in 1485 at the Battle of Bosworth by Henry Tudor, who is, on his fathers side, the grandson of Owen Tudor, who secretly married Katherine, the widow of Henry V. Then on his mothers side, he is the great-great-grandson of John of Gaunt and his mistress and their illegitimate children, who were born out of wedlock, had been legitimized during the reign of Richard II. A A. "[6] IGN's Matt Fowler gave the episode a 9 out of 10, noting that "While A Man Without Honor didn't have as many big, striking scenes as some of the past few episodes, it made up for its lack of face-melting moments with some absolutely fantastic one-on-one scenes. We had technical help from Andrew Feliciano at Voice Trax West in Studio City California. JON SNOW: I dont know how to ride a dragon. So maybe you could lay that out for us, because it is really interesting, as you point out and throughout your book, how George R. R. Martin hes following Shakespeares first tetralogy to a point, or using it as a source. TYRION LANNISTER: Dorn is the safest place for her. WILSON: So you see that in the First Part of Henry VI with this hatred between the Duke of Somerset and the Duke of York. I (2013). We were given a cast list . The low-born Petyr Baelish (nicknamed Little Finger) worked his way into prominence and eventually landed in the late King Robert's court. He is an actor and director, known for. So we trust youll understand as you listen to this podcast which we call, Uneasy Lies the Head That Wears a Crown. Jeffrey R. Wilson is interviewed by Barbara Bogaev. WILSON: Or any group behavior. 13 octobre 2022. in Netflix, streaming. BOGAEV: And you can never really remove money from any of these conversations. Look what they did to you. Like Gendry, William the Conqueror was born out of wedlock, Treachery and deceit defined the ambitious Little Finger, His story was said to have been inspired by English statesman Thomas Cromwell, But Baelish's schemes amounted to nothing in the end. Bob is the one holding the box. and the BBC series Seaside Rescue. Please dont. Follow the BBC's Game of Thrones coverage. He is a supporter of Leeds United. Game of thrones valar morghulis all men must die stark lannister unisexe t 16A. And so you have, in Shakespeare studies, all of these fascinating conversations about, kind of, whats the right metaphor to describe the way that Shakespeare shows up in modern literature and culture? So now Shakespeares trying to draft off of the momentum of Game of Thrones in the exact same way that Game of Thrones and other texts use Shakespeare to create momentum for themselves before launching out into their own endeavors. The boys arrive at the farm where they sent the orphans, not knowing that Theon is almost on them. The really fascinating thing about Game of Thrones is that, as soon as Game of Thrones caught on, became this massive cultural phenomenon, you get this sort of reverse slingshot, where suddenly now Shakespearean productions are being marketed as Shakespeare for the Game of Thrones generation, or Shakespeare meets Game of Thrones. 224. If youre a fan of Shakespeare Unlimited, please leave us a positive review on Apple Podcasts. "Medieval Britain has played an enormous impact on the series," creator George RR Martin once said. HBO. Blood from two of Westeros's most powerful houses signals one of the strongest claims to the throne. Hit British film The Full Monty was released 25 years ago, starring the likes of Robert Carlyle and Hugo Speer, Let your watch begin with our House of the Dragon newsletter. JEFFREY R. WILSON: Its probably about halfway through the first season that Im watching it, and I start to recognize these parallels between Starks and Yorks, and Lannisters and Lancasters, and Targaryens and Tudors. And I think we still see that today. The end of every story is the beginning of another story, which is kind of what we are familiar with from television, right? He acted in Teevan's translation of Giuseppe Manfridi's play, "Cuckoos," in a Peter Hall Company production at the Theatre Royal in Bath, England with Janie Dee, Aden Gillett, William Chubb, Rebecca Hall, Jason Hughes, Anne Penfold, Joseph Millson, Eric Sykes, Rebecca Callard, Michael Siberry, David Yelland, Philip Voss, Mark Rice-Oxley, and Jessica Turner in the cast. Nearly 20 million people watched the final episode, which is unheard of for any show thats not a live sporting event. A well known star prior to appearing in The Full Monty as steel work boss Gerald, Tom, now 74, earned himself an Oscar nomination for his performance in In The Bedroom. BOGAEV: No, it wouldnt sell your book [LAUGH]. Realizing Osha has fled with Bran, Rickon, and Hodor, Theon hunts for the fugitives against Maester Luwin's wishes, following the trail of Bran and Rickon with bloodhounds. Other than The Full Monty, the 53-year-old actor has featured inBritannia, Marcellaand The Musketeers. Speer began his acting career appearing in the TV series McCallum,[4] The Bill,[3][5] and Heartbeat. Die Vorgeschichte zu Game Of Thrones! Okay, my family are all huge Game of Thrones fans, so they insisted that I ask you this lightning round of who is the most Shakespearean character in Game of Thrones? The fascinating thing about Shakespeare is that he never lets those stories remain restricted to the character. Did monarchy laws overlook royal bastards like fan-favourite Gendry? BOGAEV: It must have been very exciting viewing, when you were proven wrong. Speer had been set to reprise his role as Guy, 25 years. WILSON: There are the Winters Coming fan community. WILSON: The Tudor myth is this notion that developed over the 16th century under the Tudor dynasty; that Richard III is this demonic villain whose physical deformity kind of symbolizes an evil soul, as well as the generations of political chaos that had plagued England ever since Henry IV broke the hereditary line of royal succession in his rebellion against a divinely-placed Richard II. Luwin cries out in horror for Bran and Rickon, while Theon struggles to hide his remorse. Sarah Peverley: Inheritance in the Seven Kingdoms is based on real medieval laws, often prone to contradictory interpretations. In England, being a bastard was always a problem so it was unlikely Gendry would fare well against a pure-blooded candidate like Daenerys. With Baratheon blood running through his veins, fans are rooting for the talented blacksmith to uphold one of Westeros's last great houses. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Find out whats on, read our latest stories, and learn how you can get involved. Then, you know, as we get to the final few seasons, it maybe slid back into professional obligation again. Hugo Alexander Speer (born 17 March 1968) is an English actor and director. DAENERYS TARGARYEN: Nobody does, until they ride a dragon. Hes a Horatio. The High Sparrow first appears in A Feast for Crows (2005) and subsequently appeared in Martin's A Dance with Dragons (2011). Jon searches for his companions, and captive Ygritte tells him life would be better with the wildlings. Speer played Guy in the original film, and was brought back to reprise the role alongside other cast members Mark Addy ( Game of Thrones) and Robert Carlyle ( Once Upon A Time ). And I want to just back up for a second, because. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. As is policy, an investigation was launched. 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