Laura Timmins Goes out With a Bang!
...not literally though, that would have been great to watch but probably not allowed before the 9.00pm watershed. I am always surprised how beautiful Olivia Hallinan looks in those old fashioned dresses. I can not imagine how uncomfortable and inconvenient it would be to wear a corset. That must be a real nightmare, especially in the summer when you are drinking plenty of fluids to combat the heat. Although the summer of 2007 was not particularly warm in the UK, it was one of the strangest summers that I can remember. In June, monsoon-like rainfall flooded large areas of Britain. This included the location where Lark Rise to Candleford was being filmed and consequently disrupted the outdoor filming.
The final episode ended with the church society tea party or in other words Zillah's birthday celebrations. The grand finale was the demise of the sour faced and miserable housekeeper, Zillah (Liz Smith) much to the astonishment of young Laura Timmins and post mistress Dorcas Lane. It looks like I will have to alter at least one of the cast members for the next series in my cast list. This is not going to be a great loss to the program as this was one character that never really seemed to fit the bill. I hope that the BBC take my advice and remove Dawn French from the cast list for the second series. She was next to useless as the larger than life Caroline Arless. Considering the size of the cast for this production that is not too bad. I do have some concerns about how the BBC plan to precede with the story though. In this final episode Dorcas decided to sell the post office and go travelling with the proceeds. Laura Timmins (Olivia Hallinan) was distraught and made her feeling clear on the subject. This had all arisen when Lady Adelaide had seen her husband Sir Timothy Midwinter and Dorcas in a compromising positions. (what at tea-time?...No No No, they were just having a big friendly hug. In the end Adelaide and Sir Timothy decided to move to London. So Dorcas would not have to sell the post office after all...sadly though, she had already posted the documents via trusty devout Christian postman Thomas Brown (Mark Heap). Mark Heap is the guy who played Doctor Statham in Green Wing. He was also in the comedy sketch show "Big Train" and also played Brian (the artist) in Spaced. The man is a genius and fantastic at playing the role of people with weird personalities. He certainly added a bit of humour to the character of Thomas Brown. It was no surprise that in the final scene Thomas Brown produced the documents that had somehow not made it into the post bag.
So the stage is set for the second series next year. You have to imagine that being such a popular programme will propel Olivia Hallinan into the spotlight and get her some more television roles. Lets hope so...eh. How about a full length Hollywood film version of Sugar Rush?
The series at times was watched by over 7 million viewers. That's pretty impressive for an early evening programme. I enjoyed this series more than the recent Robin Hood, which tended to be quite silly throughout. I do like Lucy Griffiths who played Maid Marian in the series, but she was sadly killed in the final episode of series 2.
We must now wait for news of projects involving Olivia Hallinan. Let's hope it is not too long before she appears on our screens again. Until then it is DVD's, videos and television re-runs and repeats.
The End.
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Thursday, 20 March 2008
Olivia Hallinan | Corsets | Press Gang | Lark Rise
Lark Rise to Candleford - the End is Nigh
Olivia Hallinan is the sexy actress who plays Laura in Lark Rise to Candleford. Olivia Hallinan studied Drama and English at Manchester University for three years. So she is intelligent, attractive and a sublime British actress. The current series of Lark Rise to Candleford comes to an end this week when the tenth and final episode is shown on BBC1. The programme has been a huge success for the BBC and a second series has already been commissioned. I firmly believe that this success is down to the brilliant acting of Olivia Hallinan as the main character Laura Timmins.
Some Strange Connections
In a television interview Olivia Hallinan said that Lark to Candleford was filmed on location just outside Bristol, which is the largest city in the south west of England and is located between Somerset and Gloucestershire. The set was built from scratch from some farm buildings. The interior scenes where filmed in a luxury warehouse, whatever that is! She also expressed some relief at not being type cast as the lesbian from Sugar Rush, saying that people now recognised her as the girl from the costume drama instead. The most interesting point that Olivia Hallinan made was that she had plenty of work in the pipeline. Hopefully we will be seeing quite a lot more of Olivia on our television screens this year. In another interview, Julia Sawalha answered very similar questions to those put to Olivia Hallinan, obviously created from information available in the BBC press pack. This was disappointing as nothing new was learnt about the making of Lark Rise to Candleford. Most of the interview was about the discomfort caused by wearing a corset during filming. Julia Sawalha is probably best known for her role as the over bearing editor Lynda Day in the children’s programme Press Gang. It was a Bafta Award Winning children's comedy drama series about the running of a school newspaper, the Junior Gazette. It ran from 1989 - 1993 and included some other faces that you might recognise. Paul Reynolds was the Thatcherite, Colin Mathews and he also appears in Lark Rise to Candleford as the beer salesman. Reynolds also made a few appearances in the highly acclaimed sitcom Absolutely Fabulous with who Julia Sawalha played the role of studious Saffron Monsoon, alongside Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley. Reynolds and Sawalha also crossed paths in the comedy series "Time Gentlemen Please" which starred Al Murray as the pub landlord.
Cheeky Face
In Episode 9 of Lark Rise to Candleford in the Post Office scene where everyone is sat around the table discussing a piece of mysterious needlework found at a graveside, Dorcas Lane tells Laura off for making up wild fantasy's due to reading too many books. This is when we get to see Laura Timmins' 'cheeky face'. It was the best moment in the entire series acted with sheer brilliance by the cast. The episode suffered the same fate as many of the earlier ones. Dawn French's character is the weakest link in this series. I'm sure the BBC thought that French would add some humour to the programme but her acting is terrible and has ruined the entire series. If the BBC wants to improve this programme for the second series they have to give this role to someone who can act or alter the storylines.
Is Olivia Hallinan a Lesbian in Real Life?
I have seen quite a lot of forum posts and questions asking if Olivia Hallinan is a lesbian in real life. This is a tough question because you never know for sure what people get up to behind closed doors. In interviews Olivia Hallinan has always said that she is straight and so that is the answer. There is no reason to doubt this answer at the present time. I’m not sure if people will be pleased or disappointed about this! It is a compliment to her great acting that people were very convinced by her performance. In one interview I read she said that she just imagined that Lenora Crichlow (Sugar) was Brad Pitt. I read some interesting posts on a forum recently where people suggested that you would not employ a criminal to play a criminal as part of this argument. This is quite a good response but it is human nature to wonder about a television personality’s sexuality particularly if they portray a gay character on the screen. Michael Obiara is a straight actor that plays the character of a gay hotel receptionist in BBC1’s Hotel Babylon. He does this brilliantly and is very convincing in his role as Ben Trueman. Michael began his career at the age of seven and starred in several children’s television programmes during his rise to fame.
Well that is everything up to date for now. Remember to watch the last episode of Lark Rise to Candleford. It will be your last chance to see Olivia Hallinan in her corset for quite a while, unless you buy the DVD of course, or you record the series – that’s a good idea. If anything remotely interesting comes to light in respect of Olivia Hallinan I will get it scribbled down and posted here.
Cheers.
Olivia Hallinan is the sexy actress who plays Laura in Lark Rise to Candleford. Olivia Hallinan studied Drama and English at Manchester University for three years. So she is intelligent, attractive and a sublime British actress. The current series of Lark Rise to Candleford comes to an end this week when the tenth and final episode is shown on BBC1. The programme has been a huge success for the BBC and a second series has already been commissioned. I firmly believe that this success is down to the brilliant acting of Olivia Hallinan as the main character Laura Timmins.
Some Strange Connections
In a television interview Olivia Hallinan said that Lark to Candleford was filmed on location just outside Bristol, which is the largest city in the south west of England and is located between Somerset and Gloucestershire. The set was built from scratch from some farm buildings. The interior scenes where filmed in a luxury warehouse, whatever that is! She also expressed some relief at not being type cast as the lesbian from Sugar Rush, saying that people now recognised her as the girl from the costume drama instead. The most interesting point that Olivia Hallinan made was that she had plenty of work in the pipeline. Hopefully we will be seeing quite a lot more of Olivia on our television screens this year. In another interview, Julia Sawalha answered very similar questions to those put to Olivia Hallinan, obviously created from information available in the BBC press pack. This was disappointing as nothing new was learnt about the making of Lark Rise to Candleford. Most of the interview was about the discomfort caused by wearing a corset during filming. Julia Sawalha is probably best known for her role as the over bearing editor Lynda Day in the children’s programme Press Gang. It was a Bafta Award Winning children's comedy drama series about the running of a school newspaper, the Junior Gazette. It ran from 1989 - 1993 and included some other faces that you might recognise. Paul Reynolds was the Thatcherite, Colin Mathews and he also appears in Lark Rise to Candleford as the beer salesman. Reynolds also made a few appearances in the highly acclaimed sitcom Absolutely Fabulous with who Julia Sawalha played the role of studious Saffron Monsoon, alongside Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley. Reynolds and Sawalha also crossed paths in the comedy series "Time Gentlemen Please" which starred Al Murray as the pub landlord.
Cheeky Face
In Episode 9 of Lark Rise to Candleford in the Post Office scene where everyone is sat around the table discussing a piece of mysterious needlework found at a graveside, Dorcas Lane tells Laura off for making up wild fantasy's due to reading too many books. This is when we get to see Laura Timmins' 'cheeky face'. It was the best moment in the entire series acted with sheer brilliance by the cast. The episode suffered the same fate as many of the earlier ones. Dawn French's character is the weakest link in this series. I'm sure the BBC thought that French would add some humour to the programme but her acting is terrible and has ruined the entire series. If the BBC wants to improve this programme for the second series they have to give this role to someone who can act or alter the storylines.
Is Olivia Hallinan a Lesbian in Real Life?
I have seen quite a lot of forum posts and questions asking if Olivia Hallinan is a lesbian in real life. This is a tough question because you never know for sure what people get up to behind closed doors. In interviews Olivia Hallinan has always said that she is straight and so that is the answer. There is no reason to doubt this answer at the present time. I’m not sure if people will be pleased or disappointed about this! It is a compliment to her great acting that people were very convinced by her performance. In one interview I read she said that she just imagined that Lenora Crichlow (Sugar) was Brad Pitt. I read some interesting posts on a forum recently where people suggested that you would not employ a criminal to play a criminal as part of this argument. This is quite a good response but it is human nature to wonder about a television personality’s sexuality particularly if they portray a gay character on the screen. Michael Obiara is a straight actor that plays the character of a gay hotel receptionist in BBC1’s Hotel Babylon. He does this brilliantly and is very convincing in his role as Ben Trueman. Michael began his career at the age of seven and starred in several children’s television programmes during his rise to fame.
Well that is everything up to date for now. Remember to watch the last episode of Lark Rise to Candleford. It will be your last chance to see Olivia Hallinan in her corset for quite a while, unless you buy the DVD of course, or you record the series – that’s a good idea. If anything remotely interesting comes to light in respect of Olivia Hallinan I will get it scribbled down and posted here.
Cheers.
Friday, 22 February 2008
Olivia Hallinan | Lark Rise | Candleford | Second Series
Lark Rise to Candleford gets Second Series
The BBC has announced that there will be a second series of costume drama 'Lark Rise to Candleford' starring Olivia Hallinan as post office worker, Laura Timmins. The first series consisted of 10 episodes set in the Oxfordshire countryside. It was widely reported that filming was made difficult when severe flooding affected the locations being used for the outdoor scenes. The second series will feature 12 episodes and be broadcast in 2009. The series is based on the memoirs of Flora Thompson and is set in the fictional hamlet of Lark Rise and nearby town of Candleford. The television version bears little resemblance to the original books. The adaptation is (devised) written and produced by Bill Gallagher. Flora Thompson wrote a trilogy of books about her life in the Oxfordshire countryside:-
I'm not sure if a second series is good or bad news for Olivia Hallinan fans. I feel that she is very proffesional in this role but soon to be 25 years old, should she be playing the part of a 16/17 year old girl? The narration is excellent and Hallinan's performances are brilliant in every episode broadcast so far. It is hoped that the BBC realise that Dawn French is letting the side down in this series and remove her from the cast list for the second series. I am not the only person who has come to this conclusion, there are a lot of critics who have written similar statements. In fact many of their depictions of Dawn French are far less tactful than my own observations!
In the cast list adult Laura is played by Sarah Lancashire, beginining from episode seven. This begs the question, will Olivia Hallinan's role and input degenerate during the course of the series. It is not known at this stage how the story will progress but it is likely that the story will move on slowly using a similar cast of characters for the second series. Then the writers may have to decide whether to follow the true path of the original stories by creating a spin-off called Candleford Green or continue the story as though trapped in a time warp. This is a television trick used on programmes like Heartbeat, which is set eternally in the 1960's. I am only speculating on how this might pan out at the end of series two. For now, enjoy the remaining episodes of the first series.
The BBC has announced that there will be a second series of costume drama 'Lark Rise to Candleford' starring Olivia Hallinan as post office worker, Laura Timmins. The first series consisted of 10 episodes set in the Oxfordshire countryside. It was widely reported that filming was made difficult when severe flooding affected the locations being used for the outdoor scenes. The second series will feature 12 episodes and be broadcast in 2009. The series is based on the memoirs of Flora Thompson and is set in the fictional hamlet of Lark Rise and nearby town of Candleford. The television version bears little resemblance to the original books. The adaptation is (devised) written and produced by Bill Gallagher. Flora Thompson wrote a trilogy of books about her life in the Oxfordshire countryside:-
- Lark Rise - published 1939
- Over to Candleford - published 1941
- Candleford Green - published 1943
I'm not sure if a second series is good or bad news for Olivia Hallinan fans. I feel that she is very proffesional in this role but soon to be 25 years old, should she be playing the part of a 16/17 year old girl? The narration is excellent and Hallinan's performances are brilliant in every episode broadcast so far. It is hoped that the BBC realise that Dawn French is letting the side down in this series and remove her from the cast list for the second series. I am not the only person who has come to this conclusion, there are a lot of critics who have written similar statements. In fact many of their depictions of Dawn French are far less tactful than my own observations!
In the cast list adult Laura is played by Sarah Lancashire, beginining from episode seven. This begs the question, will Olivia Hallinan's role and input degenerate during the course of the series. It is not known at this stage how the story will progress but it is likely that the story will move on slowly using a similar cast of characters for the second series. Then the writers may have to decide whether to follow the true path of the original stories by creating a spin-off called Candleford Green or continue the story as though trapped in a time warp. This is a television trick used on programmes like Heartbeat, which is set eternally in the 1960's. I am only speculating on how this might pan out at the end of series two. For now, enjoy the remaining episodes of the first series.
Sunday, 3 February 2008
Olivia Hallinan | Biography |
Welcome to my "Olivia Hallinan" Website.
Olivia Hallinan - Biography
Olivia Hallinan is very talented British Actress and starred as Ellie Allard in Girls in Love, Kim Daniels in Sugar Rush (along side Lenora Crichlow) and Laura
Birthday:
Height 5' 6"
Olivia Hallinan has appeared in several popular television programmes including The Bill,
I will use this blog to write articles and publish information about Olivia Hallinan and anything that may be relevant or related to this subject. If it is just pictures you are looking for, and I don't blame you by the way, Olivia Hallinan is a beautiful young woman, try Google image search. It is a waste of time looking of nude pictures or photo's as to my knowledge they do not exist for this celebrity. There are plenty of video clips you can watch for free on video website YouTube of Olivia Hallinan, mostly as Kim in Sugar Rush. Sugar Rush series 1 and 2 is currently available on DVD.
Kim Daniels in Sugar Rush
Sugar Rush is a Channel 4's drama series about a teenage lesbian called Kim Daniels. In the series her dysfunctional family moved to
Laura Timmins in Lark Rise to Candleford
Olivia Hallinan fans did not have to wait too long to see her back in action, she plays 16 year old naïve post office worker Laura Timmins in this BBC drama series. Olivia Hallinan does not narrate the voice over, as she did with Sugar Rush and Girls in Love. Sarah Lancashire narrates the series as adult Laura. Lark Rise to Candleford is a light-hearted period costume drama set in the 19th Century. It is an adaptation of the semi autobiographical books by author Flora Thompson who grew up in the Oxfordshire countryside. It is worlds apart from Sugar Rush, overall a much more placid and docile piece of television. Julia Sawalha is convincing in her role as the proprietor of Candleford post office and forge. Laura is played excellently by Olivia Hallinan who has a real skill for capturing youthful exuberance in her performances.
The good news is that the BBC has commissioned another series of Lark Rise to Candleford. This does not automatically mean that Olivia Hallinan will be in the new series but considering that she plays the central character it would be a reasonable assumption that Olivia Hallinan will remain as Laura Timmins. As soon as I know anything more I will post it here. Well, that is quite a large welcome to my Olivia Hallinan website. I hope you stay and have a look around. Thank you for visiting my website.
Combing over the BBC press release regarding the second series it does appear that they have secured the full cast for the next series. The main characters all seem to be listed for the second series. It will be filmed in the summer of 2008. The sets used in the series were built using disused farm. They actually built both the hamlet and town from scratch making for a very impressive set design. The first series was disrupted by the severe weather during the summer of 2007. Oxfordshire was one of the areas severely affected by the flooding which devastated large areas of the country.
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