A Poet in New York
Please do not use {{Infobox television film}} directly. See the documentation for available templates. A Poet in New York is a British drama television film that is set to be first broadcast on BBC Two in 2014. The film, written by Andrew Davies and directed by Aisling Walsh, explores how Dylan Thomas died in New York aged 39.[1][2] The drama was made to mark the centenary of Dylan Thomas' birth in 1914.[2]
Cast
- Tom Hollander as Dylan Thomas
- Essie Davis as Caitlin Thomas
- Ewen Bremner as John Malcolm Brinnin
- Phoebe Fox as Liz Reitell
- Samantha Coughlan as Sylvie
- Stuart Matthews as Theatre Stagehand
- Shane Hart as Audience
- Morfydd Clark as Nancy Wickwire
- Lucinda O'Donnell as Brazell
Production
A Poet in New York was commissioned for the BBC by Janice Hadlow, Ben Stephenson, Adrian Davies and Faith Penhale.[2] The executive producers were Griff Rhys Jones, Rob Warr, Faith Penhale and Bethan Jones.[3][4] Filming took place in Cardiff and Laugharne.[2][5][6][7]
On 10 March 2014 the first official production photo of Tom Hollander as Thomas was released on Facebook[8]
According to The Guardian, the 75-minute film is intended to be first broadcast on 27 October 2014.[9]
Reception
Thomas expert George Tremlett did not understand why the BBC had chosen to commemorate the centenary the poet's birth by making a film about his death.[10]
References
- ^ Jackson, James (4 September 2013). "Tom Hollander cast as Dylan Thomas in new drama, A Poet in New York". The Times. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- ^ a b c d "New drama by Andrew Davies to mark centenary of Dylan Thomas's birth". BBC. 23 April 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- ^ Dams, Tim (4 September 2013). "Tom Hollander to play Dylan Thomas in BBC biopic". Televisual. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- ^ "Tom Hollander cast as Dylan Thomas in new drama A Poet In New York". BBC. 4 September 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- ^ Owen, Cathy (4 September 2013). "Rev star Tom Hollander cast as Dylan Thomas in new BBC drama". Wales Online. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- ^ Lazarus, Susanna (4 September 2013). "Tom Hollander to play Dylan Thomas in new BBC drama". Radio Times. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- ^ Jeffery, Morgan (4 September 2013). "'Rev' star Tom Hollander to play Dylan Thomas in new BBC Two drama". Digital Spy. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- ^ "A Poet in New York". Retrieved 10 March 2014.
- ^ Dowell, Ben (9 December 2012). "Life and death of Dylan Thomas: BBC biopic to mark poet's centenary". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- ^ MacGregor, Lee (25 April 2013). "Dylan Thomas expert puzzled by BBC drama on poet's New York death". South Wales Evening Post. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
External links
- A Poet in New York at IMDb
- A Poet in New York at Modern Television