Arthur & George (TV series)
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Arthur & George is a three-part British television drama based on the 2005 book of the same name by Julian Barnes, based in turn on the real-life Great Wyrley Outrages. The first episode aired on 2 March 2015 on ITV. It stars Martin Clunes as Arthur Conan Doyle.Stephenson, David [http://www.express.co.uk/life-style/life/560815/Martin-Clunes-Arthur-and-George-interview Martin Clunes: 'Everything becomes difficult at my age'] The Sunday Express, 1 March 2015. Accessed 8 July 2015
Cast
- Martin Clunes as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
- Arsher Ali as George Edalji
- Charles Edwards as Alfred Wood
- Art Malik as Reverend Shapurji Edalji
- Emma Fielding as Charlotte Edalji
Fictions
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While the source book itself is not intended to be strictly historically accurate, the TV series contains additional inventions, such as the murder of a blacksmith and the death of a dog walker at the fictional Rugeley Falls. Conan Doyle's chief suspect Royden Sharp is included in the story, but his suicide is invented to provide a tidy conclusion to the drama.
Production
The production filmed sections of episodes two and three in Kent. The Chatham Historic Dockyard was used to film London street scenes, including the outside of the Metropolitan Police station, George Edalji's lodgings and the night sequence in which Sir Arthur secretly follows George Edalji. Filming also took place at Blists Hill Victorian Town at Ironbridge and at{{Cite web|last=Laws|first=Roz|date=2014-11-19|title=Sherlock Holmes series filmed at Black Country Living Museum|url=http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/whats-on/sherlock-holmes-series-filmed-black-8134007|access-date=2021-12-26|website=BirminghamLive|language=en}} The Black Country Museum in Dudley.{{cite web|author=Kent Film Office|url=http://kentfilmoffice.co.uk/2015/02/arthur-george-2015/|title=Kent Film Office Arthur & George Article|date=24 February 2015 }}
Awards
- Nominee Critics Choice Television Awards 2016 {{cite web|author=IMDb|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4439928/awards?ref_=tt_awd|title=Arthur & George Critics Choice Television Award| website=IMDb }}. Best Actor in a Movie Made for Television or Limited Series — Martin Clunes
- Nominee Satellite Awards 2016 {{cite web|author=IMDb|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4439928/awards?ref_=tt_awd|title=Arthur & George Satellite Award| website=IMDb }}. Best Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television — Martin Clunes
Ratings
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| Episode | Ratings (in millions) Sourced by BARB |
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| {{center|1}} | 6.29 |
| {{center|2}} | 4.32 |
| {{center|3}} | 3.91 |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|id=4439928|title=Arthur & George}}
- Conan Doyle, Arthur. [http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks12/1202671h.html#pt1 The Case of Mr George Edalji] at Project Gutenberg Australia. Accessed 8 July 2015
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Category:2015 British television series debuts
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Category:2010s British drama television series
Category:2010s British television miniseries
Category:Cultural depictions of Arthur Conan Doyle
Category:British English-language television shows
Category:ITV television dramas
Category:Television shows based on British novels
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