Set in the small dorset village of moonfleet, the story sees young john trenchard barnard desperate to join the local band of smugglers led by elzevir block winstone. There a reunion of old acting chums on sky1 on saturday. Ray winstone is to take the lead role in moonfleet the 56yearold actor will play elzevir block in the new sky1 family drama, which sees him lead a local band of. Ray winstone wraps up against the cold as he works on new period drama moonfleet. Ray winstone with his character, elzevir block, i feel stole the show. Aneurin barnard and finn wolfhard discuss the adult and adolescent versions of their character boris pavlikovsky in the goldfinch featurettes. At the age of 12, winstone joined the repton amateur boxing club. Ray winstone will play elzevir block, innkeeperturnedsmuggler, in the sky one adaptation which is to be shown in two parts on december 28 and 29 at 8pm. See more ideas about ray winstone, actor and british actors. Ray winstone stars in this twopart adaptation of john meade falkners 19thcentury novel following the. The acting was great i love ray winstone and aneurin barnard. John meade falkner novel is set in the small dorset village of moonfleet. Together they embark on an adventure full of action, friendship, and humour, and hunt for a fabled lost diamond.
Ray winstone playing a courtly thug in moonfleet photo. Sky1 filmed a twopart tv adaptation in ireland in 20 starring ray winstone, aneurin barnard and karl mccrone. Moonfleet stars ray winstone and aneurin barnard youtube. Although this series was completely unrelated to ghostbusters 1984, the original ghostbusters had characters named ray and winston. This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. The film was well made and the actors were very well suited to the characters they played. Ray winstone and aneurin barnard star as elzevir block and his young. Soon to be a major sky tv series starring ray winstone. In the story, young john trenchard aneurin barnard the white queen is desperate to join the local band of smugglers led by elzevir block ray. What will be the outcome of the conflict between smugglers and revenue men. In the coastal town of moonfleet in eighteenth century dorset, orphan john trenchard dreams. Pretty much if you put ray winstone into things ill giggle with glee as i watch my favourite eastender act his gruff tubby guy act out and moonfleet was no different.
A bearded ray winstone in a velvetcollared coat is handing out chocolate biscuits and larking about with his young moonfleet costar aneurin barnard, who is doing. Ray winstone the sweeney will lead the cast of the twopart adaptation of john meade falkners novel, alongside aneurin barnard well take manhattan. Moonfleet series and episode guides tv from radiotimes. Aneurin barnard and ray winstone are fantastic as the leads and work well as the characters they are portraying.
Will you be tuning into tomorrow nights conclusion. With ray winstone, aneurin barnard, sophie cookson, anthony ofoegbu. Starring ray winstone quick overview written by ashley pharoah life on mars, ashes to ashes, this twopart adaptation of the muchloved john meade falkner novel is set in the small dorset village of moonfleet. How can the hero, john trenchard, discover the secret of colonel john mohunes. But a friendship with a notorious smuggler soon forces him into hiding with a price on his head, wondering if hell ever see moonfleet again. Ray winstone, aneurin barnard talk smugglers and stunts the stars of sky1s tale of smuggling and adventure speak to digital spy. Take a look behind the scenes on sky 1s moonfleet with ray winstone, aneurin barnard and phil daniels. Ray winstone, aneurin barnard board skys moonfleet. Aneurin barnard and ray winstone behind the scenes on. Before doing a really violent scene, i like to laugh. There were some slight differences in the storyline of the film, from the story in the book, but i still found the dvd very enjoyable. Starring ray winstone as loveable rogue elzevir, the drama also introduces newcomer sophie cookson as the beautiful grace mohune who gets an unexpectedly personal look at the world of smuggling.
Ray winstone drama moonfleet shines light on little known. Theyve had ray winstone all over sky this christmas, gamely plugging this new dramatisation of j meade falkners rumbustious crowdpleaser, moonfleet. The book was extremely popular among children worldwide up. Digital spy talks to ray winstone and aneurin barnard about skys tv adaptaion of moonfleet. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Moonfleet is a 1898 novel written by english writer j. Ray winstone drama moonfleet shines light on little known history. Moonfleet sky one, j meade falkners story about smugglers and excisemen on the dorset coast, isnt a particularly long novel, but youd be forgiven for thinking it must be a doorstopper. If you have a few hours to spare and are looking for something lighthearted but highly entertaining i would highly recommend moonfleet.
Aneurin barnard, ashley pharoah, moonfleet, ray winstone, sky1. Buy moonfleet dvd by ray winstone from amazons movies store. Moonfleet 1898 begins as a mystery and an adventure story, a tale of smuggling set among the cliffs, caves, and downs of dorset. Ray s theme is that we urgently need more quality drama with broad appeal on tv and shouldnt keep relying on. When young john trenchard finds a secret passage, hes sure it will lead him to blackbeards infamous lost treasure a huge diamond of incredible value. As a child i lived for a time in weymouth, on the south coast, and my grandfather would take me and my brother to walk the dogs on nearby chesil beach. Written by ashley pharoah life on mars, ashes to ashes, this twopart adaptation of the muchloved john meade falkner novel is set in the small dorset village of moonfleet. This adaptation of john meade falkners 19th century novel stars. Was ray winstone s hoarse turn a little too bet 365 for your liking. A classic story of high adventure, treasure and smuggling set in a small dorset village of moonfleet.
In april 20, while a guest host of the comedy quiz show have i got news for you, he provoked controversy by stating that scotlands chief exports were oil, whisky, tartan and tramps, leading to a headline in the scotsman claiming ray winstone calls scots tramps on tv quiz show. I was the head of creative for the entire integrated campaign. Ray winstone biography affair, married, wife, ethnicity, nationality, salary, net worth, height married biography who is ray winstone. The plot is an adventure tale of smuggling, treasure, and shipwreck set in 18th century england. Ray winstone the sweeney will lead the cast of the twopart adaptation of john meade falkner s novel, alongside aneurin barnard well take manhattan. Ray winstone leads a gang of smugglers in our brand new family drama, moonfleet. With ray winstone his usual commanding self as pub landlord and contraband king elzevir block, it was a very entertaining show indeed.
Find out when moonfleet is on tv, including series 1episode 1. Ray winstone stars in an epic smuggling adventure for the whole family full of danger and diamonds. Starred in the short lived tv series ghostbusters of east finchley 1995. Tonight and tomorrow, he appears in the tv drama moonfleet, on sky. M faulkner book, set in the dark world of pirates, smugglers and ghostly secrets. Even ray winstone whose presence on the cast list swung the vote for me when making the purchase was uniformly dull, his badmans voice becoming at times almost a joke like his betting ads and so husky and throaty at times as to be pretty near inaudible certainly incomprehensible. In the story, young john trenchard aneurin barnard the white queen is desperate to join the local band of smugglers led by elzevir block ray winstone the departed, hugo. Ray will play elzevir block with aneurin barnard as john trenchard. Ray winstone and aneurin barnard to lead sky1s moonfleet. The story flows nicely and at a good pace and the writing is generally of a very high standard. Not a great series, only two episodes and whilst ray winston is his usual self overall it was a fairly weak adaptation of the book. Like moonfleet s grace mohune, women became involved with smugglers.
Ray winstone biography affair, married, wife, ethnicity. John trenchard is an orphan who dreams of finding blackbeards riches. With scum alumni ray winstone and phil daniels both aboard, this adaptation of j meade falkners 1898 swashbuckler moonfleet should have. Before doing a really violent scene, i like to laugh expand. Known to his friends as winnie, he was called little sugs at home his father already being known as sugar, after sugar ray robinson. A young man craving adventure joins a team of smugglers in moonfleet on sky 1 hd. As someone who was not familiar either with the original novel by john meade falkner or the 1955 film, it came. Sky1 hds latest original drama is a twopart adaptation of the john meade falkner adventure novel, moonfleet. With ray winstone, i just cant suspend memories of previous performances.