Matthew Goode plays Captain Gray in this BBC mini-series.

From ‘Metro’  [Extracts] :-

Abi Morgan’s period drama Birdsong first aired in 2012, starring Eddie Redmayne and Matthew Goode.

Based on Sebastian Faulks’s novel of the same name, it follows the story of young soldier Stephen Wraysford through World War I.

The two-part programme covers flashbacks from Stephen’s past forbidden love affair with a French woman … and his life fighting in the horrific trenches of northern France.

Birdsong has scored an impressive 75% Rotten Tomatoes score, with one fan writing: ‘BBC’s periodic drama would seldom let you down.’

‘Beautifully crafted epilogue surrounded by carnage,’ another viewer said.

Critic Grace Dent praised: ‘Birdsong is remarkable. Unsettling, visceral, a shell-shocked fug of love, loss, then more loss, then the brink of despair, with anything left then battered and blown up again.’

Meanwhile reviewer Serena Davies said: ‘The BBC, then, have done something important – they have made an elegiac, lyrical film (that is better than Spielberg’s War Horse) with which the next generation can associate the war. It aspires to the sentiments of the war poets.’

 

What’s On Netflix has updated their ‘What we know so far’ details:-

Who is cast in Department Q?

On February 6th, 2024, the main cast of Department Q was revealed.

Alongside the cast reveal, Netflix has also announced the names and descriptions of their roles.

Matthew Goode (The Imitation Game) plays the role of DCI Carl Mork;

“Detective, Carl Morck – brilliant but impossible – has his life turned upside down after a violent incident leaves his partner paralysed and an officer dead. Upon his return to work, he is tasked with setting up Department Q – a new cold case department, which is little more than a PR exercise. At first, being sidelined suits Carl; he’s happy to waste his days playing solitaire and skiving. Yet over the course of the series, Carl’s detective instincts are reawakened, and his new department down in the basement becomes an unlikely magnet for the misfits and mavericks of Chief Super, Moira’s police team.

Chloe Pirrie (The Queen’s Gambit) plays the role of Merritt Lingard;

“Merritt, a ruthless and ambitious prosecutor, has quickly risen the ranks in the Crown Office.  Merritt had a troubled childhood, raised by her absent father on the Isle of Mull.  But after her brother William suffered a severe brain injury, she turned her life around and dedicated her life to him, whilst striving for justice in her role as prosecutor.  However, in the wake of the biggest case of her career, Merritt decides she needs to make a change.  As a result, Merritt and Carl’s paths collide.”

Alexej Manvelov (Chernobyl) plays the role of Akram Salim;

“Akram was an officer in the Syrian police force when civil war broke out. He decided to flee to Europe with his family. Unable to work as a cop in the UK, he petitions for work at Edinburgh’s police station, becoming Carl’s assistant. Akram keeps his past life in Syria private, but as the series goes on, Carl realises he’s underestimated his new partner.”

Kelly Macdonald (No Country for Old Men) as Dr Rachel Irving;

“Dr Rachel Irving is the therapist charged with getting officers back on the front line. She’s smart, and she soon gets the measure of Carl, his trauma and his superiority complex. Intrigued by one another, the two develop a deeper connection across the series.”

Leah Byrne (Deadwater Fell) plays the role of Rose;

“Rose was a top police cadet with a promising future in the force.  But a mental-health-related breakdown during her first year as a detective constable has left her on shaky ground.  Demoted to a desk job, the stigma has followed her ever since.  She appeals to Carl in his new department down in the basement for a chance to prove herself once again.”

The remaining cast members confirmed for Department Q are;

• Mark Bonnar (Napoleon) as Stephen
• Shirley Henderson (Harry Potter) as Clare Marsh
• James Sives (Guilt) as DS Hardy
• Samara McLaren (Merlin) as Donna Hardy
• Angus Miller (Outlander) as Colin Cunningham
• Kate Dickie (Inside Man) as Moira
• Lily Knight (The Gold) as Caroline Kerr
• Kim Allan (The Devil’s Hour) as Chloe Evans
• Alex Newman (Winnie Pooh: Blood and Honey 2) as Paul Evans
• Ellen Bannerman (The Alienist) as Kirsty Aitken
• Mark Bonnar (Unforgotten) as Stephen Burns
• Charlene Boyd (River City) as Victoria
• Kal Sabir (Slow Horses) as DCI Logan Bruce
• Douglas Russell (Peaky Blinders) as Graham Finch
• Jack Greenlees (Payback) as Sam Haig
• James McNaughton (Baldur’s Gate 3) as Dennis Piper
• Gilly Gilchrist (Outlander) as Sergeant Cunningham
• Caroline Guthrie (Annika) as Dr. Sonnerberg
• Conor Berry (Karen Pirie) as Barry
• Nolan Willis (Outlander) as Charlie Bell
• Sani Mamood (Granite Harbour) as Marcus French
• Gabrielle Monica Hughes (Two Doors Down) as Hardy’s Nurse
• Angus Yellowlees (Outlander) as PC Anderson
• Hanna Low (Doom Scrolling) as Elise
• Frances Mayli McCann (River City)
• Tom Duncan (Outlander) as David
• Nandi Hudson (Army of Thieves) as Catriona
• Aaron McVeigh (The Cleansing Hour) as Jasper Stewart
• Aron Dochard (The Witcher: Blood Origin) as DC Clark
• Clive Russell (Game of Thrones) in an unknown role
• Kai Alexander (Masters of the Air) in an unknown role
• Hugo Shack (Scud) in an unknown role
• James Paterson (Birds of a Feather) in an unknown role
• James Dawoud (Dog Squad) in an unknown role
• Coseama Cook in an unknown role

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What’s the Netflix release date for Department Q?

At the Next on Netflix UK event, Netflix confirmed the series would debut sometime in 2025. Keep this article bookmarked for the latest.

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• Patriot

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  By: Alexei Navalny, Arch Tait, Stephen Dalziel

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  Narrated by: Matthew Goode

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The Marbella International Film Festival announced the result on their website:-

BEST ACTOR

The nominations for best Actor are:

• Paul McGann for Undertaker
• Brad Moore for Custom
• Matthew Goode for Freud’s Last Session

And the winner is… Matthew Goode  for Freud’s Last Session .