Category: Monroe

Monroe 2×01

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Monroe 2×01

Eighteen months have passed since the events of the season 1 finale and a lot has changed at the fictional St Matthew’s Hospital. cardiothoracic surgeon Jenny Bremner (Sarah Parish) now has a baby with anaesthetist Lawrence Shepherd (Tom Riley), there’s a new Head of Clinical Services Alistair Gillespie (Neil Pearson) and Andrew Mullery (Andrew Gower) has transferred to general surgery and is now a registrar.

Changing his specialty has also given a boost of confidence to Mullery, who is now a much more accepted member of staff at the hospital and has become friends with fellow registrar Sarah Witney (Christina Chong). Together with trainees Daniel Springer (Luke Allen-Gale) and Kitty Wilson (Michelle Asante), they have formed a close-knit circle much like the older doctors.

On her first day back at work after maternity leave, Bremner is torn between her guilt as a young mother leaving her baby in the care of a stranger and feeling sidelined after being out of her job for so long. Dr Monroe (James Nesbitt) still struggles with accepting all the differences at work, when his son announces his engagement to girlfriend Donna (Karla Crome).

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Monroe season 2 starts tonight

If you’ve missed the sharp wit and warped humour of maverick neurosurgeon Gabriel Monroe then your wait is over as we return to St Matthews for another nail-biting series.

The Daily Mirror, Monday 1 October

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Monroe season 2 starts tonight (Monday 1 October) on ITV at 9pm. There have been lots of previews in the press today and everything we’ve seen has been hugely positive.

The Telegraph says that Monroe “returns with renewed vigour and trolley-loads of whip-sharp dialogue” while the Metro calls it “a slick and enjoyable drama”. GQ pushes aside the “House comparisons”, saying that “when it started last year, [it] drew understandable comparisons to the recently-departed House… Thankfully, Monroe has developed into a compelling drama – primarily thanks to James Nesbitt’s confidence in the lead role.”

Journalist Ian Wylie has today posted a transcript of the recent press launch for Monroe on his website, you can read it here.

James Nesbitt, Tracy Ann Oberman, Sarah Parish and Neil Pearson appeared on Daybreak this morning to talk about the new series, you can watch it again on ITV Player; it’s around 1 hour 37 minutes in. Sarah Parish also appeared on This Morning around 11.45am, which you can watch again here.

Showreel 2012

Andrew Gower‘s showreel has been added to his Spotlight CV; it includes some great clips from Frankenstein’s Wedding, Monroe and Being Human. You can watch it below:

Keep an eye on his Vimeo page as well as there are also the “Wires” and “Make This Go On Forever” clips from Frankenstein’s Wedding on there – more may be added in the future.

You can view Andrew’s Spotlight CV here.

New Mullery images

Huge thanks to Natasha at ITV1 for giving us permission to use these shots of Andrew Gower as Dr Andrew Mullery in season 2 of Monroe. The photos were taken by Justin Slee and show Mullery in his new red scrubs as part of Head of Clinical Services, Alistair Gillespie’s team (played by Neil Pearson).

Lisa Millet as Jill McHeath and Andrew Gower as Andrew Mullery, Monroe S2
Credit ITV/Justin Slee
Andrew Gower as Andrew Mullery, Monroe S2
Credit ITV/Justin Slee

Monroe season 2 starts on ITV1 on Monday 1 October at 9pm.

New Monroe cast photo – TV & Satellite Week

TV and Satellite Week magazine has featured the new series of Monroe in this week’s issue, including a new shot of the full cast.


Thanks to Tom-Riley.com for the image, please head over there to read the article too.

Monroe season 2 confirmed for 1 October

As Dr Andrew Mullery in Monroe (season 2)
With James Nesbitt as Gabriel Monroe and Tom Riley as Laurence Shepherd
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ITV have now confirmed on their press centre page that the new season of Monroe will start on Monday 1 October at 9pm. The page has a fairly long synopsis of episode one.

Monroe season 2 press pack

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ITV have made their press pack available for the new season of Monroe, which is likely to air on Monday 1 October at 9pm.

There is a small quote from Andrew Gower, who plays Dr Mullery, which is reproduced below, and also an episode synopsis for each scene which is absolutely full of spoilers so read it at your peril!

Andrew Gower on playing Mullery
“Mullery on the surface does not strike you as your typical surgeon…far from! But this second series allows you to see how throughout the hospital he’s actually becoming that little bit more ‘sought after’… And has the respect of his peers!
“With his new mentor and new specialty he’s more likely to speak his mind! And with that I think we discover he’s a surgeon who wears his heart on his sleeve!
“Peter Bowker writes beautiful tragic male characters and Mullery definitely falls into that bracket. Which makes him a pleasure to play!”

Dr Mullery’s role at St Matthew’s has changed since we last saw him:

Once Bremner’s cardio trainee, Mullery is now Gillespie’s registrar, specialising in general and vascular surgery. He seems slightly lost in the competitive world of surgery, but his sudden flashes of brilliance suggest that he might one day be an incredible surgeon.

It also has the cast list for each episode and we were pleased to see Karla Crome appearing in two episodes; Andrew will be appearing in the new series of Misfits with Karla Crome (read more), whose roles in Hit and Miss and Murder: Joint Enterprise were some of our standout performances of this year.

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Monroe season 2 air date?

We are still waiting for the ITV announcement (it is expected today) of the air date for season 2 of Monroe, however several avenues have stated Monday, 1 October at 9pm is when we will see Dr Andrew Mullery return to our screens.

The Radio Times has popped up this morning with the 1 October air date. There is also an interview with James Nesbitt in today’s Metro newspaper that states Monroe will return on 1 October. Luke Allen-Gale, who plays Daniel Springer, has also announced it on his Twitter account.

https://twitter.com/LukeAllenGale/status/248362459990204416

So – looks like it’s time to put Monday 1 October at 9pm in those diaries!

ITV website updated for Monroe season two

The ITV Drama website has been updated with several cast videos and more details about the new season of Monroe. There are several interviews with Andrew in the different videos alongside interviews with the rest of the cast.

There is still no screening date but it’s widely assumed that the date will be released this week.

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Take a look here. We’ll update as soon as we know the screening date, which will be sometime in October.

New Monroe season 2 trailer

MIPTV have added a new trailer, brief synopsis and promo shot for season 2 of Monroe to their site. It features a couple of scenes with Andrew in, including one that looks very exciting…

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Neil Pearson, Tom Riley, James Nesbitt, Sarah Parish and Tracy-Ann Oberman

The synopsis is a little spoilery so click the link to read more only if you want to. You can also watch the promo here.