Bradley Whitford's Next Gig - on BBC Two

[mcscajun]

'West Wing' star gets BBC gig
From United Press International
October 10, 2007 7:37 AM EDT

LONDON, Oct 10, 2007 (UPI via COMTEX) -- Hollywood actor Bradley Whitford has signed on to star in "Burn Up," a British television series slated to air next year, the BBC said Wednesday.

Whitford is an Emmy Award-winning actor best-known for his good-guy roles on Aaron Sorkin's TV dramas, "The West Wing" and "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip."

Set to air on BBC Two, "Burn Up" will also feature "Spooks" actor Rupert Penry-Jones and "Party of Five" alum Neve Campbell.

The drama is expected to start shooting this month in Canada before moving to London next year.

Stephen Garrett of Kudos Film and Television described "Burn Up" as "a potent cocktail of fiction and fact that we hope will enlighten as much as it will entertain."

The show is about the clashes between a politician, an environmental activist and an oil industrialist as they prepare to attend a summit on climate change, the BBC said.

URL: www.upi.com

[tjwmason]

1. Brilliant news.

:bounce: :bounce:

The more of him we see the better.

[mcscajun]

6. Yup. I'm hoping for it to make it to DVD

or, longshot, that my cable company FINALLY picks up BBC America and it airs there at some point.

[Phillycat]

2. I'm sorry, where is the link?

My husband and I are re-watching The West Wing right now, and I want to send him the story. I went to the UPI site, but I can't find it!

[tjwmason]

3. I think that this is it

http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Entertainment/2007/10/10/west_wing_star_gets_bbc_gig/4084/

I just stuck "Whitford" into the search box.

[Phillycat]

4. Thank you, that works! :)

[mcscajun]

5. Sorry 'bout that.

I just took the link from the story. :hi:

I'm hoping eventually this makes it to DVD.