Gillian Anderson is a great actress. She must be, because there is absolutely no way she could possibly be as calm and collected as she appears to be, while being picked up and swung around by a man so incredibly handsome, it is almost absurd. If she is having the same teenage palpitations as the rest of the Red photoshoot crew in her co-star Jamie Dornan’s presence, then for God’s sake, someone give this woman an Oscar because, honestly, you would never know. It is late on a Monday afternoon, and Anderson (who needs no introduction to anyone who owned a television in the 1990s) ... [Continua a leggere]

Featuring a truly terrific performance from Emmy award-winner Gillian Anderson, The Fall is a gripping, intelligent and highly addictive psychological thriller (I watched all five hours in one sitting because it’s so engrossing) that forensically examines the lives of two hunters, one of whom is a serial killer (played by Once Upon A Time star Jamie Dornan) that stalks his victims at random, and the other is a high-powered detective superintendent brought in to catch him.  It is a high-stakes cat-and-mouse game with twists and turns that unfold until the very end. During this recen ... [Continua a leggere]

Shortly after the series premiered as BBC Two’s highest rated drama series in 8 years TVWise broke the news that the core cast of The Fall had signed on to do a second run and that BBC Two controller Janice Hadlow was on the verge of green-lighting the second season. Hadlow and the BBC’s Controller of Drama Ben Stephenson have now pulled the trigger on that and formally renewed the series for a second season. There is no official word from the BBC on the number of episodes ordered for the second season or when production will commence, but sources tell me that the order is fo ... [Continua a leggere]

The Fall è un Dexter in versione irlandese? A volerlo bollare così, alla buona, sì. È infatti la storia di un serial killer insospettabile, niente di più, niente di meno. Fin da subito sappiamo chi è. Sappiamo che è lui. Il giochino thriller proposto non è allora quello di indovinare chi è l’assassino, che ormai non è più il maggiordomo come nei buoni vecchi gialli di una volta, bensì quello di aspettare che venga beccato, o che perlomeno qualcuno si renda conto che non è una persona normale. &Egra ... [Continua a leggere]

It's been 20 years since Gillian Anderson first picked up the FBI badge and flashlight as Special Agent Dana Scully on The X-Files. Since the series ended, we were more likely to find her on PBS or the BBC than on any major network. That, thankfully, is about to change as she returns to NBC. First in a guest arc on Hannibal (Thursday nights) and later this fall when her pilot Crisis airs. To sate us in the meantime, she's getting back into Scully mode, tracking down a serial killer on the British miniseries The Fall, which will be coming to Netflix May 28. Consider this your much-belated Gilli ... [Continua a leggere]

The Fall became BBC Two’s biggest drama series launch in eight years on Monday night. The series dominated its time-slot and opened with an average audience of 3.5 million and 15.4 percent share, peaking at 3.6 million, making it the highest drama series launch on the channel since Romein 2005. It also beat the BBC Two slot average of 1.79 million (7.4 percent) for the past 12 months. Starring Gillian Anderson and Jamie Dornan, The Fall is a psychological thriller that examines the lives of two hunters. One is a serial killer who stalks his victims at random in and around Belfast and t ... [Continua a leggere]

EXCLUSIVE: Allan Cubitt’s new thriller series The Fall, which stars Gillian Anderson (The X-Files) and Jamie Dornan (Once Upon A Time), opened big for BBC Two last night. The series premiered to 3.5 million viewers and a 15% share in its Monday night 9pm time-slot, with consolidated figures expected to raise that number even higher. With those numbers The Fall easily beat off all competition to win the slot. The impressive ratings also make the series the highest rated drama launch on BBC Two in nearly 8 years, since Rome debuted in 2005 with over 6 million viewers in the overnights ... [Continua a leggere]

What compelled you to take the role of DSI Stella Gibson? She feels a little like an island but I find that interesting and it makes me want to know more, which is always a good thing where character and drama is concerned. Can you tell us a detail from the script where you felt a connection to Stella? It's hard to say. I am intrigued by her no-nonsense way of being. And that over time we get to see warmth and what she cares about. She is an enigma. What are the key factors behind Stella's professional decisions? I think she is professional and driven and has a mind for this kind of work and ... [Continua a leggere]

"Welcome to Belfast," sighs the assistant chief constable, grimacing apologetically as he hands DS Stella Gibson (Gillian Anderson) a bulging case file. "I've done 28-day reviews before, you know," she tuts, flicking regally through a wadge of blotchy mortuary snaps and false-lead suspect profiles. "Not here you haven't," continues Constable Roflz, scowling significantly out of the window. "Things are different here." He's not wrong. Things are different here. Very different. So different, in fact, are things in The Fall(Monday, 9pm, BBC2) that it's probably easier to list the things that it' ... [Continua a leggere]

IN the first episode of The Fall, Gillian Anderson’s police investigator Stella Gibbons is a woman on a mission. After spotting a handsome police officer she likes the look of, she demands to be introduced - and then purposefully tells him which hotel room she is staying in. It’s a far cry from prim FBI agent Dana Scully, who spent years in The X-Files refusing to get too close to her partner Fox Mulder (DavidDuchovny) before she finally gave in to her feelings. “When I’ve been asked about the differences between the two of them, suddenly it occurred to me that Scully ... [Continua a leggere]

The X Files’ Gillian Andersonstars in powerful new thriller The Fall, which screens on BBC2 on Monday at 9pm and sees her as a London detective who is seconded to Belfast to track down a serial killer. TV & Satellite Week caught up with her to find out more… How does your character DSI Stella Gibson compare to The X Files' Scully?“They are both law enforcement officials and they look a bit like each other! Stella is one of my most favourite characters to have played and I actually prefer playing her to Scully. Scully started out very young, so we saw her pretending to b ... [Continua a leggere]

A veteran of quality television on both sides of the Atlantic, Gillian Anderson's latest role sees her play the lead in BBC Two's new crime thriller The Fall.The Belfast-set psychological thriller follows Detective Superintendent Stella Gibson (Anderson) and her hunt for a brutal killer - one Paul Spector, played by Once Upon a Time's Jamie Dornan.Digital Spy and other journalists spoke with the former X-Filesstar about why she's turned down law-enforcement roles in the past, her own Irish heritage and the differences between working in Hollywood and the UK... What was the appeal of The Fall ... [Continua a leggere]

It seems churlish to introduce an actor of Gillian Anderson’s calibre by referring to her hair, but good grief, the woman has superb tresses. Her locks epitomise what we refer to in the Stylist offices as RPH – rich person’s hair – that perfect, bouncy blow wave sported by A-listers that we try to emulate, but rarely achieve. Impressive as it is, I’m not here today to talk about her styling. I’ve met 44-year-old Gillian at a London hotel to discuss her brilliant new five-part BBC2 thriller, The Fall, from the writer of Prime Suspect. Twenty years (that&rsquo ... [Continua a leggere]

Dagli alieni di X-Files a una caccia all'uomo in The Fall, Gillian Anderson torna sul piccolo schermo con un ruolo di detective nella miniserie della BBC Two creata da Allan Cubitt. La serie è ambientata nell'Irlanda del Nord e segue le indagini su una serie di omicidi a sfondo sessuale; trascorsi 28 giorni le forze dell'ordine locali sono raggiunte dalla Detective Sovraintedente Stella Gibson (Anderson) della Polizia Metropolitana. Sotto la sua leadership le indagini prendono nuova linfa e gli ufficiali ai suoi ordini lavorano strenuamente per catturare il serial killer che sta terrori ... [Continua a leggere]

But talking about her own private live, twice married Gillian Anderson has revealed her regret at putting love first. In an interview with next week’s Stella magazine, Anderson, 44, who has three children, said she would tell her eldest Piper, 18, to “make the most of your life before you start” - and to not to spend time following men. The actress was first cast as Scully, alongside David Duchovny as agent Fox Mulder, when she was 24. Before that, when she was 21, she followed a boyfriend to Los Angeles from New York. “I went to visit him and ende ... [Continua a leggere]