To Walk Invisible
| To Walk Invisible | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama |
| Written by | Sally Wainwright |
| Directed by | Sally Wainwright |
| Starring |
Finn Atkins Rebecca Callard Charlie Murphy Adam Nagaitis Chloe Pirrie Jonathan Pryce |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 1 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Faith Penhale Sally Wainwright |
| Producer(s) | Karen Lewis |
| Running time | 120 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
BBC Cymru Wales Lookout Point The Open University |
| Release | |
| Original release | 26 December 2016 |
To Walk Invisible is a British special one-off episode about the Brontë family that will air on BBC One on Boxing Day 2016.[1] The drama was written and directed by Sally Wainwright and will focus on the relationship of the three Brontë sisters and their brother, Branwell.[2]
Plot
The plot revolves around the true life setting of the Brontë family in 1840s Haworth, West Yorkshire, which was their home. In particular, attention is drawn to the relationship between the three sisters and Branwell (their brother) in the last three years of his life. After a doomed love affair, he sinks into alcoholism and drug addiction.[3]
Cast
- Charlie Murphy as Anne Brontë
- Adam Nagaitis as Branwell Brontë
- Finn Atkins as Charlotte Brontë
- Chloe Pirrie as Emily Brontë
- Jonathan Pryce as Patrick Brontë[4]
Filming locations
The drama was filmed mostly in Yorkshire with Haworth being used extensively during filming.[5] A replica of the Parsonage at Haworth was constructed on the moorland in Penistone Hill Country Park, just west of Haworth. This allowed external scenes to be filmed without impacting on the real Parsonage in the town. The replica parsonage was also added to with other buildings and a street to make a small set of how Haworth looked at the time of the Brontë's with at least one local councillor pointing out that in their time, the Parsonage was not shaded by trees as it is now.[6]
Internal scenes were filmed in studios at Manchester as filming in the actual Parsonage itself was not possible. Other external scenes were filmed within the city of York[7] and the Calder Valley in West Yorkshire.[8]
Episodes
| # | Title | Director | Writer | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Episode 1" | Sally Wainwright | Sally Wainwright | 26 December 2016 |
References
- ↑ "To Walk Invisible". bbfc.co.uk. BBFC. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
- ↑ Deehan, Tom (24 April 2016). "BBC drama To Walk Invisible will shoot on location in Yorkshire". thelocationguide.com. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
- ↑ "BBC to dramatise the lives of the Brontë sisters". The Telegraph. 18 May 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
- ↑ "Cast revealed for Sally Wainwright's new BBC One drama, To Walk Invisible". bbc.co.uk. BBC Media Centre. 21 April 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
- ↑ "To Walk Invisible". bronte-country.cm. Brontë Country. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
- ↑ Robinson, Andrew (31 March 2016). "Brontë Parsonage film set takes shape on moors above Haworth". Telegraph and Argus. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
- ↑ "To Walk Invisible (2016 TV Movie) Filming Locations". imdb.com. IMDB. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
- ↑ Beever, Susie (15 November 2016). "Yorkshire fans can attend special screening of new Bronte drama". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. Retrieved 19 November 2016.