The Space: INTERVIEWS WITH PHIL DAVIS & CHRIS DICKENS (AND AUDIENCE Q&As)
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PHIL DAVIS
Phil Davis is among the most familiar actors on British television, having appeared in many popular TV dramas over the past fifty years. Notable roles were series’ such as Poldark, Sherlock, as the villain in the first episode, Bleak House, based on Charles Dickens’ novel, Whitechapel and the supernatural drama Being Human. He was also in series’ such as Silent Witness, Inspector Morse and Play for Today, from 1977 to 1980. Phil’s film appearances include Quadrophenia, The Bounty and Mike Leigh’s High Hopes and Vera Drake, for which he was BAFTA-nominated, as well as In the Name of the Father and Alien 3. Daniel Day Lewis, a co-star of The Bounty and In the Name of the Father, cited him as being among his greatest influences.
CHRIS DICKENS
Chris Dickens is an Oscar and a BAFTA-winning editor, winning them for Slumdog Millionaire, directed by Danny Boyle. Other films that he edited include Edgar Wright’s first two cinema releases, Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz. He was also the editor of the director’s TV sitcom, Spaced, which also starred Simon Pegg and Nick Frost. Chris also edited the highly popular Elton John biopic, Rocketman, as well as the 2012 film of Les Misérables. Other films include the acclaimed Berberian Sound Studio, starring Toby Jones, and Submarine and The Double, which were both directed by Richard Ayoade. All five episodes of director Steve McQueen’s mini-series, Small Axe, were edited by him.