The Village

The Village is a new drama set in a Derbyshire village during WWI. BBC seems to have big plans for this show, perhaps still looking for a rival to ITV's Downton Abbey. An earlier attempt, the "new" Upstairs Downstairs, fizzled out pretty quick, so who knows how this one will make out? It's set to return next year sometime and will be taking the story into the 1920's. Written by Peter Moffat (North Square, Criminal Justice, Silk, Cambridge Spies, Einstein and Eddington) who has stated he would like to see it extended to 42 episodes spanning nearly a century. Starring John Simm (Mad Dogs, Exile, The Devil's Whore, Life On Mars, State Of Play, The Lakes, Men Of The World), Maxine Peake (dinnerladies, The Way We Live Now, Early Doors, Shameless, The Devil's Whore, Little Dorrit, Criminal Justice, Silk), Nico Mirallegro (Hollyoaks, Exile, Upstairs Downstairs), Juliet Stevenson (The Mallens, The Hour, White Heat) and others.
The Village