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Monroe 1×02

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Monroe 1×02

The “patients of the week” at St Matthew’s hospital are teenagers James and Danny. James tried to commit suicide by shooting himself in the head, after he accidentally fired the gun at his younger brother Danny and hit him in the chest. Dr Bremner’s team operate on young Danny to fix his heart while Monroe and his assistant Sally Fortune (Manjinder Virk) perform brain surgery on James.

Things are being complicated by the fact that James and Danny’s parents can’t stand to be in the same room after being recently seperated which is a constant reminder for Dr Monroe on the effects a split-up can have on children as he is struggling to admit the true reason for the failure of his own marriage to his son Nick (Perry Millward).

During Danny’s operation it is trainee surgeon Sarah Whitney (Christina Chong), who shows initiative, leaving Mullery (Andrew Gower) at a disadvantage. Mullery’s moment to earn Bremner’s respect comes soon after, however, when he senses her discomfort while dealing with Danny’s desperate and emotional mother, and rescues her.

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Frankenstein’s Wedding: Behind the scenes

Digital Spy have uploaded an interview with the cast of Frankenstein’s Wedding, including interviews with Andrew as well as David Harewood and Lacey Turner.

Monroe: Press Reviews

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  • 10 March 2011: Sam Wollaston for The Guardian

Clue: it’s a medical drama named after its protagonist – a cynical, unconventional, emotionally damaged genius doctor who shows a sardonic contempt for authority… Got it, you say. House, starring Hugh Laurie. Ha, wrong; it’s Monroe (ITV1), starring James Nesbitt. […]

Monroe is slick, sharply written; it has a refreshing feeling of confidence. And Nesbitt has a magnetic screen-filling presence. It’s good; a welcome addition to the barren Thursday-night schedule for people who still watch telly as it goes out. It’s just not as good as House.

(Source: The Guardian)

  • 11 March 2011: Jason Preston for The Telegraph

There’s nothing wrong with […] Nesbitt’s performance. [Monroe]’s a smartarse, and although he’s clearly meant to be a brilliant, eccentric and unique smartarse, he’s actually a smartarse off the smartarse production line. While undoubtedly clever, Monroe’s lines had a carefully minted feel to them, suggesting that writer Peter Bowker had laboured long and hard buffing them to a brilliant finish.

(Source: The Telegraph)

Monroe 1×01

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Monroe 1×01

The medical drama follows neurosurgeon Gabriel Monroe (James Nesbitt) and the staff at St Matthew’s Hospital. The series was created by Peter Bowker for ITV and filmed in Leeds starting on 26 September 2010. The former Leeds Girls’ High School was used as the principal set of the series and transformed into the fictional St Matthew’s Hospital.

The main protagonist Dr Monroe is a blunt and unconventional yet brilliant surgeon who – underneath his hard shell – cares deeply for his patients, who are not only “bundles of symptoms” for him but human beings that he tries to help even beyond the operation table. This, however, does not help his strained relationship with his wife, who leaves him after their son goes to university.

At the hospital he is constantly at odds with cardiothoracic surgeon Jenny Bremner (Sarah Parish), who is usually flanked by her two trainee surgeons Sarah Witney (Christina Chong) and Andrew Mullery (Andrew Gower). Monroe’s best friend at work is anaesthetist Lawrence Shepherd (Tom Riley).

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Lacey Turner and David Harewood on BBC Breakfast

Lacey Turner and David Harewood joined the BBC Breakfast team to discuss Frankenstein’s Wedding. Andrew is not part of the interview but it’s still an interesting watch.

Trailer for Monroe 1×01

ITV have released a trailer for the first episode of new medical drama Monroe, view it below and see if you can spot Andrew Gower in his very first professional role.

Thanks to tom-riley.com for the upload!

The Monster’s Video Diary

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Another video diary for Frankenstein’s Wedding, this time from Frankenstein’s monster, with a lovely scene featuring Andrew Gower as Victor Frankenstein and Lacey Turner as his fiancé Elizabeth Lavenza.

Watch it below!

The creature, observing society from the shadows has learnt human ways – what is good and what is evil. Which way will he go?

Frankenstein’s Wedding will be performed live at Kirkstall Abbey in Leeds and broadcast simultaneously on BBC Three on 19 March 2011.

Frankenstein’s Wedding: Victor’s Diary

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In the run-up to the live broadcast of Frankenstein’s Wedding, the BBC are releasing a series of Video Diaries that give us an insight into the three main characters, Victor Frankenstein (Andrew Gower), his fiancé Elizabeth Lavenza (Lacey Turner) and the Creature (David Harewood).

Watch Victor’s Diary below!

“I thought again of his words ‘I will be with you on your wedding-night’. That then was the period fixed for the fulfilment of my destiny.” Victor Frankenstein

Dr Victor Frankenstein, the troubled genius, has always been ambitious, obsessed with pushing the boundaries of science. He justifies his desire to create life by saying he wants to benefit humanity but instead he creates a threat that could destroy everything. He’s made a bargain with his creation and the stakes are high.

Elizabeth knows nothing about Victor’s secret but the wedding is getting closer, will the Creature’s threat turn into reality?

Frankenstein’s Wedding will be performed live at Kirkstall Abbey in Leeds and broadcast simultaneously on BBC Three on 19 March 2011.

Q&A at Perform 2011

Andrew Gower will be taking part in a Q&A session with Will Davies at Perform 2011 as part of Spotlight’s In My Experience session.

We feel he’s a very good example of someone who has trained and is now out there in the industry and making very good progress.

Will Davies, Spotlight

Read more here.

BBC press release: Frankenstein’s Wedding

The BBC’s press office have issued a press release about Frankenstein’s Wedding. You can read it here.