A fan's guide to the television, theatre, film and radio roles of Joe Armstrong including images, review excerpts, and where to find.
Joe's Hustle episode airing Saturday, 19 May in the U.S.Heads up Americans! The episode "Old Sparks Come New" will be shown Saturday, May 19th on HDNet. Check to see if you have this cable station here: www.hd.net/subscribe Times appear to be as follows (but double check your schedule): |
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Henry IV, Part 1 will reportedly air on Saturday, 7 July on BBC2, although this date has not yet been confirmed by the BBC. Henry IV, Part 2 and Henry V will air on subsequent Saturdays, while Richard II airs in late June. The films will also be shown in the U.S. on Great Performances on PBS later in the year. More information and clips of the series, entitled The Hollow Crown, are forthcoming at the BBC site.
Joe Armstrong plays the key role of Hotspur in Henry IV, Part 1. From the official BBC Press Release:
Continuing with the incredibly high standard set by Richard II, Jeremy Irons plays the role of King Henry IV in this production adapted and directed by Richard Eyre. Tom Hiddleston joins the cast as Prince Hal, Simon Russell Beale plays Falstaff and Alun Armstrong plays the Earl of Northumberland. Lady Northumberland is played by Niamh Cusack with Hotspur played by Joe Armstrong.
As with Richard II and Henry V, these bold adaptations are set in the medieval period and are being shot at some of the UK’s most stunning locations. The films will bring a new scale to Shakespeare in one of the most ambitious television projects of recent years.
Henry Percy - known as Hotspur because of his impetuous nature - is one of the leaders of the rebellion against Henry IV, which culminates in a fateful meeting at the Battle of Shrewsbury between Hotspur and the King's son, Prince Hal.
New images from Protection and A Night at the DogsThe Arenapal performing arts picture library has some previously unpublished, watermarked photos from two of Joe Armstrong's early plays:
If the links don't work search for "Joe Armstrong" plus the play titles at the Arenapal site. |
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The 5-part radio play Ruthless can be purchased as a download from Audio Go. In this light-hearted look at office politics, Joe plays Toby the IT guy who gets involved in intrigue and a bit of romance with Ruth, a newly hired personal assistant whose predecessor abruptly disappeared. Ruthless aired on Radio 4 in January 2012.
New Flare Path imagesAn Italian stock photography site, TipsImages, has a number of previously unpublished but heavily watermarked photographs by Johan Persson from the 2011 production of Flare Path. Several feature Joe Armstrong including one of Dusty and his wife Maudie; Dusty by the fireplace; Dusty laughing; a group shot; another group shot; and a third group shot. See the full array of photos here. If the links don't work, go to www.tipsimages.it and search for "Flare Path" under Immagini Editorial. |
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Public Enemies Region 2 DVD now available; screencaps updatedThe three-part television drama Public Enemies starring Anna Friel and Daniel Mays was released on DVD on 30 April 2012. Daniel Mays plays Eddie, a man released from prison after serving ten years for the murder of his girlfriend, who tries to adjust to life outside with the help of his probation officer, played by Friel. Joe Armstrong appears briefly in each episode as a friend from Eddie's youth who may know more about past events than he's admitted. The Region 2 (UK/Europe) DVD is available from Amazon UK. Better quality screencaps of Episode 1, Episode 2 & Episode 3 have been added. |
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Closer to the Moon coming in 2012Closer to the Moon was filmed in Bucharest from 5 September to 7 November 2011. A theatrical release is planned for 2012. The film by Nae Caranfil is based on a 1959 bank
robbery in Communist Romania for which a group of highly placed
members of Romanian society were charged and sentenced to death.
While they awaited execution, they were forced to take part in a
propaganda film reconstructing the heist. Joe Armstrong plays
Razvan, one of the convicted robbers. The film also stars Vera
Farmiga, Mark Strong and Harry Lloyd. The Closer to the Moon image gallery includes high quality promotional photos of Joe Armstrong and the cast. |
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