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InSeason2 - corporateattorneyJoannaHanley(KristinKreuk)findsherselfatatoplawfirminWinnipegreadytomakeafreshstartawayfromherpreviousfirm.There,anewclientdrawsherintotheshadowyworldofhackers,activists,andapoliticalmovementthatwon’ttakeanyprisoners.ThecaseleadsJoannathroughmanytwistsandturns,untilsheeventuallybecomesakiller’starget.Herestrangedfathertriestoassisther,whichleadstoaneventthatwillchangeboththeirlivesforever.Meanwhile,Millwood’slifebloodhasbeenleftdepletedfollowingthebankruptcyofthemill.Withrisingunemploymentrates,tensionsintownarerunninghigh,leavingBillytoretreatfurtherawayfromtown,butwhenhisrecklessbrotherShane(AndrewChown)showsup,Billy(PeterMooney)isforcedtoconfrontchildhoodmemories.

Settobroadcastintwoone-hourfilms,thisfamilytreatisinspiredbytheclassicbooksofBarbaraEuphanToddandispeggedtobetheTVeventoftheseason.MackenzieCrookhastakenScatterbrookfarmandtheinfamouscharactersofthiswell-lovedtaleandinjectedthemwithatenderandauthenticcharm.Thisistheperfectfamilyadventure,packedwithafun,mischievousspiritanddeliveredwithanenvironmentalmessage.MackenzieCrook,(PiratesOfTheCaribbean,Detectorists)whohaswritten,directedandstarsasWorzelGummidge,hasgatheredahostofbothaccomplishedandbrilliantactorswhoaresettoappearinthiseagerlyanticipatedadaptation.PlayingTheGreenMan,creatorofthescarecrows,whoarrivestoScatterbrookinepisodetwo,iscomedylegendSirMichaelPalin.Hesays:“It’salovelypartforme,butthewholescriptisverymemorableandtouching,andveryfunnytoo.Itquiteskillfullyweavesinsomethingforeverybodyallthetime.”ZoëWanamaker(MyFamily,HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone)willplaytheeccentriclocalaristocrat,LadyBloomsburyBartoninepisodetwo.Shesays:“Thewholethingissocharmingandinventive.It’sthesortofthingI’dwatch.I’msureitwillbeahugesuccess.Iknowitwill-it’sdivine.”VickiPepperdine(GettingOn,TheWindsors)takesontheroleoftheformidableAuntSallyinepisodeone.Shesays:“There’ssomethingforeverybody.It’sgotthishearttoit,andyou’dbehardpushedasanadultnottoengagewithit.”StevePemberton(LeagueOfGentleman,Benidorm)willplayMrBraithwaite,thefarmer.Hesays:“Thisisthekindofshowthewholefamilycanenjoytogether.Ithasalotofhumour,alotofvisualhumourtoo,andIthinkkidswillenjoywatchingthechildrenbeingcentraltothestory.”RosieCavaliero(GentlemanJack,CleaningUp)willplayMrsBraithwaite,sheadded:“It’sastoryabouttheimagination,andchildrenescapingintothisdifferentworld.Mackenzie’sversionistotallycontemporary.”OnestowatchIndiaBrown(HettyFeather)andThierryWickens(makinghisTVdebut)willplaySusanandJohn,twocitychildrenspendingtheirsummeratScatterbrookfarmwhoquicklybefriendWorzelandbeginasummerofadventures.Thefirstepisode,TheScarecrowOfScatterbrook,seestwoyoungstrangersarriveinthevillageofScatterbrook.It’snotlongbeforeSusanandJohnencounterWorzelGummidge,theScarecrowofTenAcreField.TheirworldissentspinningintoconfusionwhentheyrealiseGummidgecomestolife.TheonlypersonmoreshockedisWorzel,whenhediscoversthatthechildrenarenotinfactfellowscarecrowsbuthumans.Theirworldsshouldnevercommunebutfatehasconspiredtocreateanextraordinaryunion.Theseasonshavestoppedandtheharvesthasn’tarrived.Therhythmofthenaturalworldisoutofkilterandthisunlikelytriomusttrytoputitright.Magic,mysteryandmayhemunfurl.Thesecondepisode,TheGreenMan,welcomesanothermysteriousarrivaltoScatterbrook.TheGreenManisthecreatorofscarecrowsandkeeperofscarecrowlore.Heisn’tatallhappythatWorzelisconsortingwithhumans.Elsewhere,localaristocratLadyBloomsburyBartonisholdingafete,withaScarecrowcompetitionthatWorzelisdeterminedtowin.WhatwillTheGreenManandWorzel’smostcompetitiverival,SoggyBogartmakeofitall?WorzelGummidgeiswrittenanddirectedbyMackenzieCrookandisaLeopardPictures,TreasureTroveProductionsandLolaEntertainmentproductionforBBCOne.ItisExecutiveProducedbyKristianSmithforLeopardPictures,LisaThomasforLolaEntertainment,MackenzieCrookforTreasureTroveProductions,withrightsholdersPatrickD.PidgeonandEricS.RollmanexecutiveproducersforPidgeonEntertainment,Inc.ItisproducedbyGeorgieFallonandAlexMoodyistheCommissioningEditorfortheBBC.Furthercasting:FrancescaMills-EarthyMangoldTimPlester-ClartyColinMichaelCarmichael-SoggyBogartAndrewJamesSpooner-FlatAlistairPhilHulford-HannahHarrowTomMeeten-HMSOdneyChristopher-RobertBarlow-RagBagKiranShah-ChopperandRootBoundCharlieMayhew-RustleSprouterLucyMontgomery-JackiePuddingGusBrown-OswaldPollypopMalikIbheis-TrikeBenLangley-DriverMariamHaque-Receptionist

Disney+动画剧集《奇奇与蒂蒂：公园生活》(Chip‘N’Dale:ParkLife，暂译)释出首张剧照，并确定于7月23日开播。该剧由让·凯罗尔执导，讲述两个小捣蛋鬼试图在大城市公园里过上美好的生活，同时也在经历巨大的、天马行空的冒险。该剧共36集，每集7分钟。

Thevitaminindustryisworthmorethan£400millionayearintheUKalone,butwhatarethesepillsactuallydoingforpeople’shealth?DrGilesYeoaimstofindout,exploringifvitaminandmineralsupplementsarewhattheyappeartobeandputtingpeople’sdietstothetesttofindoutiftheyreallyneedthesesupplements.ThosehemeetsincludeascientistinCopenhagen,whosegroundbreakingresearchintoantioxidantsindicatestheymaynothavetheextraordinaryhealth-enhancingpropertiesthatpeoplebelieve,andanutritionscientistfromtheUniversityofGreenwich,whotellsGilesthatonaveragemostpeopleintheUKaremeetingtheirvitaminrequirementsthoroughtheirdiet.

After20yearsoflivinginWashington,D.C.,MarkKleinseeksmuch-neededsolacebymovingtotheremotewildsofWestVirginia.Toeasehisloneliness,hesendsregularvideoupdatestomembersofhisOCD-supportgroupbackinthecity.ButMarkgraduallyrealizesthatdespitehisnew,isolatedsetting,hemaynotbealone.Fromtheendlesswoodssurroundinghishome,somethingelseiswatching.

DarkSpellisastoryaboutthegirlnamedZhenyawhosuffersfrombeinginlovewithherhusbandthathaslefther,soshedecidestobringhimback.Desperateheroinecastsaspellcalled"BlackWedding",whichisamagicalritualknownforitsgreatpowerandirreversibility.Aftertheritual,herbelovedhusbandcomesback,althoughhislovebecomesmorelikeanobsession:heisevenreadytokillZhenya,soasnottogivehertoanyone.Whenthemaddenedhusbanddies,thespelldoesnotstop:becauseevendeathwillnotpartthosewhowerebetrothedbythedemonofblackwedding.

CampersfindthemselvesinafightforsurvivalagainstaclanofcannibalsintheAppalachianwoods.

SuccessfularchitectWillRobertsorganizesagrandsurprisebirthdaypartyforhiswifeMandywiththeirdaughterKellyandcollegedaysfriend,onlytobetoldafterwardshewantsadivorcetoleadherownlife.Sooneachspousecommitstoanotherlover.@www.pniap.com

Thisearly70’sgiallobyUmbertoLenziiscertainlyamongthebestinhisfilmographyandalsointhewholegenre.PersonallyIthinkLenzi’sbestfilmsarethefunnycartoon-turned-filmKriminal,thestylishgialloSevenBlood-StainedOrchids,theexplosiveNapoliviolentaandthis.IntheeightieshedidplentyoffilmtrashinformofEatenAlive,HitcherintheDarkorBlackDemons,allofwhicharerippingsomethingoffand/orverydullandslowmoving.KnifeofIcecamewhenthegialloboomwasatitshottestandtheresultisconvincing.Technicallythefilmissuperb,containinggreatcinematographyinthebeginningwhenwelearnaboutthemaincharacter’straumatowardstrains.Fromthispointon,Lenzishowsushisabilitytobenefitthewidescreenand,forexample,thebicyclerideneartheforestisgenuinelybeautiful!ThisscenealsoshowsLenzi’sabilitytobuildsuspense,veryslowlybutmeaningfully.Afterall,therearen’tsomanymurdersinthewholefilm,onlythesuspensecirculatingaroundthemurderer’sidentity.Onesuspectisadevilworshipperwhichbringsnewaspectstothemystery.Sincethefinalscenetakesplaceinachurch,onecanwonderifLenziwantedtocommentonsomething,maybethehypocriticalmoraleofchurchandsuperstition.Themaincharacter(CarrolBaker)ismutewhichdemandsalotfromherfaceandeyes.Theactressworksverywell,givingusabelievableperformancecirculatingaroundtheemotionsoffearandmentalpain.Theotheractorsaregood,too.Thefinally,however,maynotgivetoopositiveasightaboutfemalesexsincetheyallareexpressedrathernegativelyinthefilm,onewayoranother.Stillthisiseasilyamongthemostnoteworthyinthegenre,notasbloodyastheArgentofilms,forexample,butequallysuspensefulandvisuallyalsointeresting.