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Anne (British TV series)

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Anne
Written byKevin Sampson
Directed byBruce Goodison
StarringMaxine Peake
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes4
Production
Executive producer
  • Simon Heath
ProducerJulia Stannard
Production companyWorld Productions
Original release
NetworkITV
Release2 January (2022-01-02) –
5 January 2022 (2022-01-05)

Anne, subtitled One Mother's Story, is a British historical drama television miniseries developed by World Productions. Starring Maxine Peake as the titular campaigner Anne Williams, the four-part drama revolves around the Hillsborough disaster of 1989 and its aftermath. The series premiered on ITV on 2 January 2022 and aired for four consecutive nights.[1]

Cast

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Production

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Development

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The series was in development as of 2018. After some deliberation, the dramatisation of Anne Williams' life and work by World Productions for ITV received approval from her real life daughter Sara, who was nine when the disaster occurred.[2] She would help with the script, written by Kevin Sampson, author of Hillsborough Voices. Bruce Goodison would direct and Simon Heath of World Productions would executive produce the drama.[3]

Casting

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It was announced in September 2018 that Maxine Peake would star as Anne Williams. Stephen Walters would co-star as Williams' husband Steve.[4]

Filming

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Principal photography was scheduled to begin on location in Liverpool in summer 2018.[5] Cast and crew were reported in Formby, at St George's Hall, and at Anfield that October.[6] Steve Kelly, who lost his brother Michael in the Hillsborough disaster and was consulted for the series, stated he did a "double take" watching Peake on set.[7]

Reception

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Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 100% based on 7 reviews, with an average rating of 8.4/10.[8]

Awards

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Year Award Category Nominee Result Ref.
2022 Seoul International Drama Awards Best Mini-Series Anne Won
(shared with Last Summers of the Raspberries) 		[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Anne". ITV Press Centre. 2 January 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  2. ^ Fearn, Rebecca (24 October 2021). "Maxine Peake's New Drama Tackles A Tragic Story". Bustle. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  3. ^ "DRAMA – Anne – World Productions for ITV". No Drama. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Maxine Peake to play Hillsborough campaigner Anne Williams in TV drama". BBC. 14 September 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Anne – Miniseries". World Productions. 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Filming of 'Anne' in Formby today - new Hillsborough drama about the inspirational Anne Williams". Formby Bubble. 25 October 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Anne Williams: Maxine Peake 'captures Hillsborough campaigner's spirit'". BBC. 14 October 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  8. ^ "Anne". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  9. ^ @seouldramaawards (23 September 2022). "SDA 2022 winners" – via Instagram.
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