YAY BBC ‘s new TV film The Whale with Jonas Armstrong in the lead has now been officially confirmed by the press!
So past weekend I was able to tell you that Jonas is playing First Mate – Owen Chase and today thanks to the very lovely Luke from Custard Tv can provide you with a picture from the set! 
Jonas Armstrong in a read through for BBC ONE’s The Whale with Alrick Riley, Director
Picture credit: BBC
Jonas Armstrong (left) during a read-through for BBC One’s The Whale with director Alrick Riley (Credit The Guardian)
Picture credit: BBC
Press Links
- The Custard TV : Credit for the above picture + synopsis and info. Many thanks for passing this on Luke! =D
- BBC Press Centre: Official press release
- DigitalSpy: confirmation of project
- InsideMediaTrack: casting info & synopsis
- TV Wise: synopsis and casting info
- CultBox: synopsis & casting info
- The Guardian: synopsis & info + credit for pic 2
Joe Armstrong who was his co-star in Robin Hood will play Lawrence, and you can find more info about his character if you click on the links I provided HERE
UPDATE 09/04 : Joe has now been replaced by Jolyon Coy you can read about the cast change at: http://www.tvwise.co.uk/2013/04/joe-armstrong-exits-bbc-ones-the-whale/
It’s very interesting that the project is produced by Mike Dormer who worked on Paul Abbott’s Clocking Off as Jonas starred in two Paul Abbott projects back to back last year: Hit and Miss & Twenty8k. Furthermore the co-producer John Chapman worked on The Street, and Jonas starred as Nick the wounded soldier returning from Afghanistan in Series 3. So Jonas must have left a strong impression to be cast as Chase in The Whale! Great stuff!
Disclaimer: as always no copyright infringement intended! The pictures provided remain the property of their respective owners (BBC)
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