Hello everyone, how do you like the new design? It's made completely by me for change (I'm trying to save money...). I think it turned out okay and I absolutely love the pictures taken by Ray Burmiston. I'm particularly proud of myself since I managed to get such angles that the tags didn't ruin the pictures. And the slideshow is pretty cool, don't you think. Let me know what you think and if you find any errors x

Hannah had the costume fitting for One Man, Two Guvnors today. I'm looking forward to the pictures.

@H_Spearritt: Off to the national for my costume fitting. Woop woop :-) Xx

Hannah is in the need of some bike advice:

@H_Spearritt: Is gonna get a bike. Any cycle lovers out there with recommendations!?:-)

One Man, Two Guvnors tickets are now for sale. I'm very tempted to buy one myself, I'll have to see in which country I'll spend the summer. England just started to sound like a very good option.

Book here

Here are more details of Hannah's upcoming role in One Man, Two Guvnors:

Spearritt, who plays Pauline, was a former member of the pop group S Club 7. She made her stage debut in The Belle's Stratagem at Southwark Playhouse last year. She is best known for playing the leading role of Abby Maitland in five seasons of ITV's sci-fi series "Primeval."

Source: PlayBill.com

Hannah is about to appear in another theatre project. One Man, Two Guvnors runs from March till September 2012 in Theatre Royal Haymarket. To make it more exciting, Ben Mansfield aka Captain Becker from Primeval is also part of the cast.

Full casting has been announced for the transfer of One Man, Two Guvnors to the Theatre Royal Haymarket, where it opens on 2 March 2012.

Joining Owain Arthur, who takes over from James Corden in the title role of Francis Henshall, are former S Club 7 singer-turned-actress Hannah Spearritt who will play Pauline, and I’d Do Anything winner Jodie Prenger who will play Dolly, the woman who attracts the attention of Francis.

Other major roles, according to the Daily Mail, go to: Gemma Whelan, Martin Barrass, David Benson, Nigel Betts, Derek Elroy, Gerard Horan, Daniel Ings and Ben Mansfield.

Richard Bean's adaptation of Carlo Goldoni's classic 18th-century Italian comedy The Servant of Two Masters, relocated to Brighton in the 1960s, premiered on 25 May 2011 (previews from 17 May) at the NT Lyttelton, where it ran in rep until 19 September before touring to Aylesbury, Plymouth, Salford, Birmingham and Edinburgh and transferring to the West End.

It opened on 21 November 2011 (previews from 8 November) at the West End's Adelphi Theatre, where it continues until 25 February 2012. The production, directed by NT artistic director Nicholas Hytner, currently co-stars Oliver Chris and Jemima Rooper as the two masters.

One Man, Two Guvnors, which transfers to Broadway in April, has been nominated for five Whatsonstage.com Awards, including Best New Comedy for James Corden, Best Supporting Actor for Oliver Chris and Best Supporting Actress for Jemima Rooper.

Bean has already won the Best Play prize in the Evening Standard Awards, jointly for One Man, Two Guvnors and The Heretic.

Synopsis:

Based on Goldoni's 18th-century comedy The Servant of Two Masters. Fired from his skiffle band, Francis Henshall becomes minder to Roscoe Crabbe, a small time East End hood, now in Brighton to collect £6,000 from his fiancee’s dad. But Roscoe is really his sister Rachel posing as her own dead brother, who’s been killed by her boyfriend Stanley Stubbers. Holed up at The Cricketers’ Arms, the permanently ravenous Francis spots the chance of an extra meal ticket and takes a second job with one Stanley Stubbers, who is hiding from the police and waiting to be re-united with Rachel. To prevent discovery, Francis must keep his two guvnors apart. Simple.

Source: What's On Stage
Credit: Carly and Primeval Arcadians

Here'a a looong review of Primeval Volume 3 by Blue-Ray.com. I've added some great HQ screen shots by them too, check them out.

Dinosaurs are awesome. I knew it when I was five, I knew it every time I curled up on the couch for an episode of Land of the Lost, I knew it the first time I watched Jurassic Park, I knew it when two fiesty V-Rexes attacked Peter Jackson's King Kong, and I still knew it when my son turned five, visited the Natural History Museum and screamed, what else, "dinosaurs are awesome!" Kids know it. Adults know it. We all know it. So how is it that Hollywood and its film and television brood have so much trouble getting it right? Quick: name ten reputable films or series that feature dinosaurs in a prominent role. Jurassic Park, The Land that Time Forgot, Gojira, The Land Before Time... um... King Kong stretches the definition of prominent... and... well... hmm. Drawing a blank after number four or five? Typing "Best Dinosaur Movies" in a Google search bar? Wondering if you'll have to add Jurassic Park III to a Top Ten anything list? That's because there simply aren't that many dino-driven films or series to choose from; at least not enough to round out a unique and respectable Top Ten list. And it's only gotten worse in recent years. Hollywood has all but given up on big-screen dinosaurs, and the only notable broadcast offspring of the otherwise barren genre are Fox's Terra Nova and ITV's Primeval. One is a smartly written, action-packed, dino-dealing treat that boasts solid visual effects and strong sci-fi storylines. The other is Terra Nova.

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BluRay.com Volume Three DVD screen shots

Source: Blue-Ray.com

Are you all aware of the fact that Primeval Volume 3 (S4+5) includes the webisodes? Here's a review of it but be careful, there are mild spoilers if you haven't seen S4 or S5.

The BBC recently released Primeval Volume Three on Blu-ray and DVD. Don't be confused by the Three in the title, as series one and two comprised a single volume in North America, and this set includes all the episodes so far past series three, but not series three, which is volume two. Get it?

Contained on the four discs are the five prequel webisodes that set up series four by introducing viewers to the new characters and the revamped chain of command, as well as all thirteen episodes from series four and five. In the webisodes, it is learned that Sarah (Laila Rouass, Holby City) is dead. Matt Anderson (Ciaran McMenamin, Pulling Moves), a very guarded man, who has military experience, and is also a zoologist, is the new team leader. Jess Parker (Ruth Kearney) is a brilliant, naive teenager who now is the field coordinator from the ARC office. Philip Burton (Alexander Siddig, Star Trek: Deep Space 9, 24) is a private businessman, who now owns the ARC project in partnership with the government, and provides the new working space. Philip would rather not even mess with the dinosaurs, but thinks the anomalies could provide a great energy source.

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Source: Examiner.com

Thanks to Primeval Arcadians we have a confirmation that Primeval 5 will be shown on ITV later this year. They haven't given a specific date yet but it will get proper promotion.

You will be pleased to learn that Series 5 will be shown on ITV later in the year and will be well advertised ahead of being shown.

If you weren't lucky in the Primeval soundtrack competition by Primeval-Fans, worry not. It's available for example on Amazon for £8.99:

Attention American fans, Primeval Volume 3 (Series 4 & 5) is out today. Have you bought yours?

Primeval 4 airs today on BBC Entertainment (DStv channel 120) at 7pm in South Africa.

Set in Britain, Primeval, a relatively successful science fiction series, follows a team of scientists as they investigate certain imaginary phenomena.

When we put time portals into the mix, the show immediately takes me back to the concept around which the series Fringe is based.

We are told a new season of the multi-award winning series returns with the team facing new challenges, questions, bosses and recruits as well

as a new ARC base. A new team has been recruited to replace the missing trio.

Team leader Matt is more than an ex-soldier – he’s an ethologist, with an uncanny ability to understand animals, but there’s mystery surrounding his background. Jess now facilitates the team’s operations from the ARC Control Centre and, having resigned from the military, Becker now works as a private soldier for Philip’s organisation.

Regular viewers will remember that in the year the team spent stranded in the Cretaceous era, Connor and Abby have become closer in every sense and are now very much in love. Danny, however, remains missing in action, and when he does eventually return, the information he has about Helen Cutter is to have a profound effect on the team.

The thrills and special effects, very similar to the ones one might find on shows like the previously mentioned Fringe, make this one great if you’re down for a goose-bump enduring night in. We just hope you don’t hallucinate later.

Source: The New Age

Den Of Geek has listed the 10 things they'd like to see from Primeval in 2012. The article contains mild spoilers. What I'd like to see is series 6 and Stephen&Cutter back, how about you?

Primeval. The ITV series in which a team of amateurs try to solve the mystery of why anomalies – gateways to the past and present – keep appearing, while also dealing with the aggressive creatures that come through them.

It’s been a while since we’ve heard much about Primeval, and the latest series has yet to make its terrestrial debut. Admittedly, it’s a show you either love or hate. Personally, it is one of my favourite series of all time that, although not perfect, has sat in the shadow of Doctor Who more than it really should.

Already brought back from extinction at the end of series three, we have so far enjoyed two more runs since then, with series four debuting on ITV and series five on Watch. Though the future of its UK version is still uncertain, a Canadian spin-off is due to start filming very soon.

So as a new year begins, what would we like to see from Primeval in 2012? Let’s take a look… Read more.

Source: Den Of Geek

During January BBC Entertainment (DStv channel 120) will broadcast new series and seasons of favourites like Four Weddings, Doctor Who, Primeval and many more.

Primeval
Series four - From Saturday, 7 January at 19:00
Series continues every Saturday at 19:30

Multi-award winning monster hit Primeval returns, and one year on from the traumatic events of the previous series, the team faces fresh questions, a new boss, new recruits, a new ARC base and even more terrifying creatures.

Following the death of Johnson and the disappearance of three key ARC personnel - Danny, Connor and Abby – the government has lost faith in Lester's abilities to manage the operation on his own. The ARC is now in the hands of a public/private partnership; part-owned by the government, and partly by entrepreneurial scientist Philip Burton. But who's really in charge?

A new team has been recruited to replace the missing trio; team leader Matt is more than an ex-soldier – he's an ethologist, with an uncanny ability to understand animals, but there's mystery surrounding his background. Jess now facilitates the team's operations from the ARC Control Centre and, having resigned from the military, Becker now works as a private soldier for Philip's organisation.

Meanwhile, in the year they spent stranded in the Cretaceous, Connor and Abby have become closer in every sense and are now very much in love. Danny, however, remains missing in action, and when he does eventually return, the information he has about Helen Cutter is to have a profound effect on the team.

With all the action, thrills and dazzling special effects audiences have come to expect from this blockbuster franchise, this series of Primeval is the most thrilling yet.

Source: MediaUpdate

Happy New Year everyone! Looking back, this year has been pretty great. Here's what happened:

- Primeval Series 4 debut in January ( my fave: the one with the school: ep4)
- Primeval Series 5 debut in May (my fave: the one that could be the last: ep6)
- Getting a personal video message from Captain Becker
- Being invited to Primeval Series 5 premiere in London
- Meeting Hannah and Andrew in London and getting a picture with them and autographs
- Oh-Hannah reaching 100,000 hits

Lucy Brown has tweeted about a hacker stealing and leaking personal pictures and videos. They include Andrew and Benedict Cumberbatch amongst others. Please spread the word.

@ILucyBrown: To my dearest Twitterati, -

There is a Youtube Channel user calling themselves ‘opoulet’ – this is NOT Olivia Poulet. This person has illegally hacked in to her accounts and obtained private and personal video footage and posted it publicly. What sort of person does this?? Anyway, as you can imagine this has been deeply unsettling for all of us as it has effected me too. Most recently he/she (opoulet) has posted a re-named version of our ‘Mondays are Beautiful’ film, please post comments on this video page to this person asking them to delete the account and the videos immediately and do spread the word. Enough is enough when it comes to hacking people’s private information and well, ‘opoulet’ chose the wrong girls to mess with!!

X LB

p.s Olivia and I ‘s official YouTube channel in BrownChickenProduces

Here's another treat: stickers that BBC used to promote Primeval. The stickers are sadly no longer available but at least we have the pictures:


Series 5 - Advertising - BBC stickers

I'd like to wish you all a very merry Christmas! Here's my little present for you, pictures from Snow! The Musical back in 2005. There are 4 great pictures that I tagged because they were really hard to find and then some with a nasty tag in the middle. Anyway, I hope you enjoy them!


Theatre - Snow! The Musical

I'm shamelessly promoting Primeval-Fans here because I'd love to get 500 Twitter followers and 400 Facebook likes before New Year. Twitter is easy, we only need 3 more but Facebook is a bit trickier. Help me reach the goal and ensure you get all the best updates as they happen:

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It's the end of another era as Primeval 5 ends in America and in Canada. The season finale was one of my favourite episodes ever, I hope everyone enjoyed it as much as I did. Check out the screen captures here.