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29th
March 2005
Jonathon left the The Games this morning, for full story please see below. He has , I am sure you will agree, put in a sterling effort at
all the events and whilst
disappointing we of course support his
decision.
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NEWSFLASH:
JONATHON LEAVES THE GAMES
Bread star Jonathon Morris has
quit Channel 4's The Games over worries his health is suffering because
he's physically and mentally tired.
After spending a night in a nearby
hotel, insomniac Jonathon returned to The Village at the Don Valley
Stadium, Sheffield declaring: "Just like Germaine Greer did in Big Brother, I have
completely underestimated the show and I'm going."
He continued: "I can't prepare or get ready physically and mentally
and I am just getting worse and worse."
Since entering The Village on Friday, Jonathon appeared anxious and has had
trouble sleeping. He was also disappointed with the judges' scores in last
night's Vault, in which he came last despite getting his Personal Best.
Show producers called in standby athlete, 25-year-old former Hear'Say
singer Danny Foster, who will join the competition in time for tonight's
Speed Skating.
Jonathon will spend the night at his parents' house near Manchester.
Inside Story:
Jonathon Morris left The Games
this morning, but not before telling his fellow athletes the reasons behind
his sensational decision.
Sitting them down at the table, Jonathon appeared anxious to allay any
fears the others held about his motives for going.
"Don't go, don't go," implored Kirsty,
giving the erstwhile Bread star a big hug before apologising. "Don't
say you're sorry, it's just one of those things. It's life," Jonathon
reassured Kirsty.
"It's to do with me," he continued. "I completely underestimated
what it would take for me inside here.
"My background in sport is pretty different from Kev's or
Phil's - I can't prepare mentally or physically," admitted Jonathon
with admirable honesty and composure.
"We all have our own reasons and our own agendas. The reasons are
manifold. I just want you to respect the decision. "And I leave with
honour and dignity - I love you to bits!" he stated, adding:
"I've enjoyed the experience. This is the best job I've had in
years."
"I want to go home to my kids," he concluded, as the others
continued to worry they could have done more to help.
"Is there anything else we cold have done
to make your time here easier?" asked Anna, drawing a resolute 'No'
from Jonathon.
And with that, the actor packed his bags and left The Village for good.
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27.3.2005
THE GAMES opened to an exciting
start with Jonathon currently taking 3rd overall position, on Friday night we saw Jonathon overcome
his fear of heights to perform two excellent dives and then achieving a
personal best in the weight training challenge on Saturday. To keep fully updated on all the latest information
and his progress (both on and off the track)
you can access latest information at:
www.channel4.com/entertainment/tv/microsites/G/games/index.html
20.3.05
THE
GAMES: Documentaries leading up to live
opening programme on Friday 25th March are now being shown on
Channel 4 every night from Monday 22nd March – Thursday 24th
March at 11.05pm - full schedule for series on both Channel
4 & E4 are listed below.
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THE
GAMES
TX Friday 25 March – Saturday 2 April
2005
Channel 4 & E4
It
produced the Bobby Davro belly-flop, put Charlie Dimmock in a leotard and
turned Lady Isabella and Katy Hill into fierce rivals and now the
ultimate celebrity sporting challenge The Games returns to Channel
4 for a third series.
Jamie
Theakston and Jayne Middlemiss
will once again present the tournament live from Sheffield.
Ten more famous faces will compete against each other in a total of 18
sporting disciplines over nine days to be broadcast on Channel 4 and E4.
Competing
to be the male and female champions of The Games 2005 will be:
Kirsty Gallacher, Craig
Charles, Mel Giedroyc, Chesney Hawkes, Lisa Maffia, Jonathon Morris, Anna
Walker, Philip Olivier, Kevin Simm, Princess Tamara Czartoryski-Borbon
The ten celebrities have spent
a gruelling three months in intensive training with world-class sporting experts
and Olympic medal winners including Greg Searle, Fatima Whitbread and
Colin Jackson. Before entering the
international arenas in Sheffield they were
required to become adept at a range of Olympic sports including; the high
dive, speed-skating, gymnastics and for the first time this series,
sumo-wrestling, rowing, water-ski jump and trampolining. Cameras have followed them every step
of the way and four training documentaries charting their progress will
be broadcast on Channel 4 and E4 in the run-up to the live event.
During
the competition, the celebrities will not only battle to win that coveted
gold medal, they will also compete on behalf of their chosen
charities. The pressure will be on
as every night they will compete before a live audience and under the
critical eye of a team of international standard judges.
When they’re not racing or wrestling, the celebrities will
live together in the purpose-built athletes’ village in Sheffield. E4 viewers will get an exclusive insight
into what goes on before and after each event via live streaming. How do they prepare for the nightly
events and how do they wind down afterwards? Will the tension from the competition
boil over into their living quarters?
And who are the rivals both in and out of the sporting
arenas?
Tickets
for the event in Sheffield can be purchased by calling Hallam FM Arena Box Office
on 0114 256 5656 / www.hallamfmarena.co.uk / www.channel4.com/thegames
Channel 4
Friday 25th March – LIVE Launch
programme, 9pm
Jamie Theakston and Jayne Middlemiss present The Games
2005 live from Ponds Forge arena in Sheffield. The launch
show will feature all the highs and lows that our men and women went
through during training, plus it’s opening day of the competition and we
will see the 10 celebrities move into the athletes’ village before they
then make their way to the swimming pool to commence battle. While the girls
face 50m freestyle SWIMMING, the boys tackle DIVING from a
choice of boards from the 1m to the 10m board - will their fitness - and
their nerve - hold? This year they
have to complete two live dives, and the higher they go – the more points
they can score, so who will be the bravest on the night? Also see what
daily life has been like in the purpose-built training village.
Saturday 26th March, 9pm
Jamie Theakston and Jayne Middlemiss present live from Sheffield’s Don Valley
Stadium. Tonight, after spending
three months training with former World Champion Colin Jackson, the five
female celebrities compete in the HURDLES while the men are WEIGHTLIFTING. Viewers get to see how the celebrities
have settled into the athletes’ village after their first night living
under the same roof.
Sunday 27th March, 9pm
Jamie Theakston and Jayne Middlemiss present live from the
English Institute of Sport (E.I.S) in Sheffield. For the first time ever on The Games
the men fight in a SUMO WRESTLING tournament. The women
compete in a CYCLING race.
And catch up with what’s been happening inside the athletes’
village.
Monday 28th March, 9pm
Tonight the 10 celebrity athletes enter the gymnasium
again. Jamie Theakston and Jayne Middlemiss present live from
E.I.S as the boys take on the VAULT and the girls get down to
compete in the event they most dread - FLOOR GYMNASTICS. And catch up
with all the latest action from behind closed doors – how have the
celebrities been getting on in the athletes’ village?
Tuesday 29th March, 9pm
Jamie Theakston and Jayne Middlemiss present as the
celebrity athletes take to the ice rink. Live from Sheffield’s Ice Arena,
the boys take on one of last year’s most exciting events - SPEED
SKATING, while the girls are CURLING. It may be icy cold, but
the competition is hotting up. The programme
also features highlights of life behind the scenes in the athletes’
village.
Wednesday 30th March, 9pm
For the first time ever
Jamie Theakston and Jayne Middlemiss present from the Rother Valley Country Park. Tonight the men test their skill, strength
and nerve in the most terrifying event yet- the WATER SKI JUMP and
the women take to the lake for ROWING. Also find out what has been
happening at the athletes village- how are the celebrities coping with
the competition?
Thursday 31st March, 9pm
Tonight's live competition, presented by Jamie Theakston
and Jayne Middlemiss, comes from the E.I.S. The women see who can
perform the best at TRAMPOLINING; while the men test their fitness
at CYCLING. And catch up with what’s been happening inside the
athletes’ village.
Friday 1st
April, 9pm
Jamie Theakston and Jayne Middlemiss present the grand
finale live from Sheffield’s Don Valley
Stadium. Tonight three months of intensive training and eight days of
tough competition finally come to an end for the 10 celebrity
athletes battling to be champions of The Games 2005. And it's the toughest
competition day yet: first the girls compete in the HAMMER and the boys
in the JAVELIN; then they both face the 100M SPRINT. Watched by friends, family, coaches and
viewers, this is the contestants' final chance to stake their claims
for a medal.
Saturday 2nd April, 9pm
The Games: Champion of Champions
Tonight’s live show heralds the return of The Games
2003 and The Games 2004 champions. Harvey, Terri Dwyer, Josie
D’Arby and James Hewitt from 2003 will be ready to defend their title as Champions
of Champions. Also competing
will be the stars from 2004 - Shane Lynch, Mr Gay UK aka Jarrod
Batchelor, Katy Hill and Lady Isabella Hervey. Jamie Theakston and Jayne
Middlemiss are at Sheffield’s Don
Valley Stadium, where the previous years winners will challenge the new
champions to WEIGHTLIFTING (men) and HAMMER THROWING
(women) competitions. And once
again they’ll all compete against each other in the final 4x100M RELAY
RACE.
E4
The Games: Athletes In Training
Friday nights from 4th March at 9.00pm (Ep 4 to transmit on Thursday
24th March at 6.00pm)
Before
The Games begin, viewers will be able to witness all the behind
the scenes action in a four part documentary series. The documentaries
will chart the celebrities sporting progress in the lead up to the live
tournament on Channel 4. Cameras have followed the ten celebrities every
step of the way throughout their three gruelling months of intense
training with world class sporting experts and Olympic medallists.
E4
Daily Programming (Saturday 26 March to Saturday 2 April)
The Games Live (Daily,
times vary)
Daily steaming from inside the purpose built athletes’
village in Sheffield.
The Games: Live at the Heats – Daily, 3pm
Everyday, LIVE from Sheffield, E4 is the
home to the afternoon heats featuring exclusive footage of the 10
celebrity athletes competing in the first round or knockout competitions
of that night's event, with commentary from David Goldstrom. Plus Justin Lee Collins and Caroline
Flack will be trackside to find out exactly how the celebrity athletes
are feeling.
The Games:
Live at Trackside – Daily, 10pm
Every night comedian Justin Lee Collins and Caroline
Flack are live in Sheffield to bring E4
viewers immediate reaction from the 10 celebrities after they have
competed against each other. Straight
after the live competition on Channel 4 a panel of guests and experts
will take E4 viewers through the lighter side of the night's events.
THE GAMES
1.3.2005
If you have access to E4 there will be a series of special
programmes showing the Athletes in training before the show starts later
this month. First one is Friday
4tth March at 9.00pm ( then
repeated at 1.30am).
December 2004 -THE
GAMES
CHANNEL
4’s successful series THE GAMES returns to our screens in Spring. Jonathon will be appearing as one of the contestants and over the next
few months will be in training.
Further details will be posted as and when available,.
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CHRISTMAS NEWS:
In
his other role as a Voice Over Artist - Jonathon will be the 'Voice of
ASDA' this Christmas, having recorded several seasonal adverts for them-
so listen out for him!
He
has also recorded a seasonal programme for the ITV Network which looks
back on previous 'Gotchas' - again further details and screening dates
will be posted when available.
4.10.2004
GO NORTHWEST
The
Transmission dates for the above series have now been confirmed, each
programme will be shown at 7.30pm on
Tuesday Evenings on ITV1/Granada. Dates are as follows:
9th,
16th and 30th November. 14th, 21st and 28th December. Jonathon appears as
a guest presenter in each of the programmes where he visits some of the
local landmarks of interest.
8.9.2004
Jonathon
has just completed filming a new series of 'Go Northwest' which consists
of six programmes for Granada
Television. You will recall he also filmed a programme on Manchester for the
series last year. This is a regional programme only, once we have
transmission dates they will be posted on the Site. Other projects are
being discussed and again we will keep you updated.
2.5.2004
Whilst
things have been quiet on the Website at the moment it hasn't meant that
Jonathon has not been busy since the start of the Year. Having enjoyed
some well earned time off to catch up with family and personal projects,
the last few months have been spent discussing various ideas and new
projects. As soon as we have definite news on these you will be the first
to know and full information will be posted on the Site. In the meantime
Jonathon would like to thank you for both your patience and support.
18.1.2004
Jack
& The Beanstalk ended it's highly successful run at the Floral
Pavilion, New Brighton on
Sunday 11th January. Once again Jonathon broke all Box Office Records for
Pantoni Productions for the third year running and is delighted
particularly having both directed and starred in the lead role.
Congratulations therefore to him and everyone involved.
Jonathon
is now having a well earned break and looking forward to forthcoming
projects this year which we will of course advise you of as soon as we
have the information.
19.12.2003
'STARS
REUNITED' - (the BBC series
which reunites casts from some our favourite programmes) begins a second
series in January . The show featuring BREAD with Jonathon and some of
the other cast members will be shown on BBC 1, 6TH
JANUARY AT 10AM.
7.12.03
Christmas
Documentaries:
We
now have full details of the two shows Jonathon recently recorded and
which will be shown over the Christmas period, these are as follows:
'I'm Dreaming of a TV Christmas'. This
is a 2 hour programme featuring a selection of clips from festive TV
Favourites with contributions from some of the cast. It will be shown on
Christmas Eve on BBC 2 from 9.40pm - 11.40pm.
'That was The Week We Watched'. This
is a short series where various years are selected and looks at the news
and popular shows screened at that time. Jonathon's contribution is
scheduled to be broadcast on Sunday 28th December at 10.30pm , again
on BBC2. ( The
series actually starts on the 26th December and runs for 6 shows so it
may be worth keeping an eye on these as well in case they change the
running order)
On
that note may we take this opportunity of wishing everyone a Great
Christmas.
9.11.03
Further
details now below of this programme which will be screened tomorrow at 5pm on
Granada TV
GO NORTHWEST
Jonathon
Morris takes in the sights and sounds of Manchester. Not
only is he purchasing lots of goodies from the huge range of shops but he
goes all cultural too with a visit to the Imperial War Museum North and
the Lowry gallery.
Obviously
Manchester is
famous for it's nightlife, but Jonathon tries his luck at the Hard Rock
Casino. He finishes off his trip with cruise down the canal, getting the
perfect waterlevel view of Manchester. Also,
it's time for tea with Fred Talbot when he finds some interesting
teashops, and a two couples go on a murder mystery weekend.
15.11.2003
All
links on Homepage have now been updated so please browse through the
same, more material will be added soon.
8.11.2003
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Jonathon
has recently recorded, as main presenter ,a documentary on Manchester for Granada
Television . This will be broadcast in the Granada Region
on 30th November and is entitled Go North
West. Two
further documentaries have also been recorded for the BBC and
once we have transmission details these will be posted.
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11.10.2003
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Despite
now being on a well earned break since Trap For a Lonely Man ended in
August Jonathon has been far from resting! He has recently recorded two
documentaries for Television, one for ITV and the other for BBC and as
soon as we know the full details and screening dates we will post them on
the Site. Jonathon has also been busy with his Voice Over work and
finding time to catch up on all those jobs that get put to one side
whilst Touring - hopefully he will manage to take a Holiday and re-charge
the batteries before Panto rehearsals start in December.
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17.8.2003
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Trap
For a Lonely Man ended a highly successful run at Swansea Grand Theatre
on 9th August. The play received good reviews , it was a demanding role
for Jonathon and he is now looking forward to a well earned rest before
once again embarking on Panto. Tickets are now on sale - contact Floral
Pavilion , New Brighton Box
Office on 0151 6394360. We will post full performance dates on Panto link
as soon as available.
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30.7.2003
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LOOSE LIPS /UPDATE
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Although
Loose Lips was recorded on 29th the programme will now be shown on Friday
1st August at 6pm on
Living TV.
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(Information
from Show's Website - again many thanks to Tracy)
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"He
was the hapless poet Adrian Boswell in Bread, the fishnet wearing Frank N
Furter in Rocky Horror, now he's the loose lips leading man, we welcome
actor Jonathon Morris to the show. He's appearing at the Theatre Royal,
Windsor until Saturday 2nd August, and then moves to the Swansea Grand
from 5-9th August. "
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26.7.2003
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"Jonathon
Morris is appearing on our TV show 'Loose Lips' this coming Tuesday 29th
July, 12pm - 2pm. Please
contact me via email if you can make it to Chiswick, London W4 for
this great chance to be part of the studio audience. Please do not forget
to put your telephone number on the return email. Hope to hear from you
all soon! "
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The
email address is jaimebrannan@screamfilms.com
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(Many
thanks to Tracey for forwarding this information)
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Short
notice but hope some of you may be able to make it.
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12.7.2003
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"Trap
For A Lonely Man" has opened to good reviews, check out our Reviews
page.
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28.6.2003
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"Stars
Reunited" - the Bread reunion programme - is now scheduled to be
shown in January . The series will air in July as mentioned , overall
there are 10 shows and the Bread one will feature in the final five shown
next year. We will of course keep you updated if any change.
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21.7.2003
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"Beside
The Seaside"
will end it's successful run tomorrow and I hope some of you managed to
catch the play, in particular Jonathon's very funny performance! - he
certainly has been busy not only starring in and directing this
Production but also in between has been involved with charity events and
voice over work - luckily though with all the recent good weather he has
managed to enjoy some surfing!
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Next
up will then be a complete change of character for Jonathon who will
start touring in a couple of weeks time in the psychological thriller
"Trap for a Lonely Man" - see Tour link for dates etc.
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Still
awaiting definite confirmation of airing date for "Stars
Reunited", original plans were for the 7th July but of course
schedules are subject to change - as soon as I have the date I will post
it here.
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31.5.2003
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"Stars
Reunited" which brought about a re-union of some of the Bread Cast
was recorded on 27th May in London. Plans
are for the programme to be aired on the 7th July on BBC1 either
at 10am or 11am. Will
confirm once date is definite. The show went well and cast members
featured were of course Jonathon, Jean Boht ( Mrs Boswell) , Nick Conway
( Billy) and Gilly Coman (Aveline) - Writer Carla Lane was also there.
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URGENT
NEWS!
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19.5.2003
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Jonathon
will be recording a Bread re-union show on 27th May at the Riverside Studios
in Hammersmith. The show is part of a series to be aired in the summer
celebrating popular sitcoms of the past and re-uniting some of the cast.
Fans of the show are invited to attend and will have a chance of asking
the cast questions. Those interested in going to the recording please
email anthony.carr@liberty.tv
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18.5.2003
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Jonathon
is returning to New
Brighton for this years's
Pantomime which will be "Jack and The Beanstalk". The Panto is
once again for Pantoni Productions/ David Lee. Jonathon is looking
forward to working with them again, and you will note he has been asked
back by Public demand. Box Office Number & Poster are on Panto Link -
bookings will be taken soon and once we have all dates/times etc these
will be shown.
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Jonathon
has been busy in rehearsals (both acting and as Director) for
"Beside The Seaside"
which opens in Bournemouth on 20th
May and we wish him Good Luck for the opening night.
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26.4.2003
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Full
details now on Tour Link for Beside The Seaside and
second Production - Trap For a Lonely Man, rehearsals will be starting
shortly for first production. Book now!
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14.3.2003
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"Double
Double" will end it's successful Tour run this weekend in Barnstaple. After
a well earned break Jonathon will continue his collaboration with Ian
Dickens Productions in two more plays this Summer, the first of which
Beside the Seaside will be
at The Pier Theatre, Bournemouth in May
and June. The Tour is to be officially announced next week and once I
have the full dates and Venues for both plays from Jonathon, these will
be on the Site on our Tour Link.
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6.1.2003
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Dick
Whittington ended a highly successful run yesterday at the Civic Theatre,
Doncaster
breaking Box Office Records. Congratulations to Jonathon, the Production
team and the rest of the cast, the show was great fun. Jonathon will now
after a few weeks rest recommence a National Tour of "Double
Double" - full details on Tour Link.
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15.12.2002
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The
Curtain went up on Dick Whittington this week, Good Luck to Jonathon and
the rest of the cast - hopefully some of you will be able to get along to
the Panto which is always great fun.
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4.10.2002
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As
mentioned a little while ago Jonathon will be appearing at the Civic
Theatre In Doncaster this
year in the Pantomime "Dick Whittington" - for all booking
information check out our Tour Link. Bookings are going extremely well so
be sure to contact the Theatre early if you are thinking of going along
to the show. Jonathon is delighted to once again be working with his old
friend David Lee of Pantoni Productions.
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17.9.2002
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This
week sees the end of a successful Tour of the play "Double
Double" which finishes at the Lyceum Theatre in Crewe on
Saturday 21st September, I hope some of you managed to catch it. Next for
Jonathon will be the Pantomime in Doncaster, don't
forget to check out our Tour Link for full details.
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BREAD - playback
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A
boxed set is now available of the early series of "Bread" both
on DVD
(region2) and VHS (UK Pal).
The release date is 16th September and if you want to order online Amazon
list the series at £22.49 for the DVD set and
£17.59 for the video set (shipment in 1 - 2 weeks), visit their website
at www.amazon.co.uk for full details.
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13.8.2002
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Good
Luck to Jonathon for tonight which marks the start of the Tour of
"Double Double" in Swansea. Check
out our Tour Link for interview with Jonathon about the Play. Please
accept our apologies for the delay in providing full Tour details, I will
have these by the weekend and put them straight on the Website.
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23.6.2002
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Jonathon
is looking forward to returning to Swansea in
August when he will be Touring in Ian Dickens Production of "Double
Double". The Tour opens at The Grand Theatre, Swansea on the 13th
August 2002 and we will be confirming further tour dates and venues
shortly - please check out our Tour link for details.
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ROPE
is enjoying a very successful run and finishes in Darlington in a
couple of weeks time we hope some of you will have managed to catch this
excellent production.
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12.5.2002
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The
National Tour of ROPE opened at Swansea Grand Theatre on 7th May and is
receiving a great response.
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I
caught up with Jonathon over the weekend, who tells me he is enjoying
playing such a challenging role and he certainly gives a unique
performance. We now have a couple of Interviews with Jonathon as well the
first few Reviews of the Production on our Tour link - if their anything
to go by then this will be a highly successful Tour and deservedly so -
do catch the production if you can and give Jonathon your support.
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29.3.2002
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ROPE - TOUR
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Jonathon
will be commencing National Tour of this thriller opening in Swansea on 7th
May. Dates have only just been confirmed with a few still to be
announced. Full details on Tour link.
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8.2.2002
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Still
waiting to hear with transmission date for the programme "TV
Scrabble" which Jonathon recorded on the 30th January. However if
you want to keep an eye on the programme it is shown daily on CHALLENGE
TV (Cable) at 5pm.
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2.2.2002
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As
mentioned below The premier for "BAD PEAR DAY"
took place last Thursday, it was a highly successful evening with the
film enjoying a good reception and the auditorium packed to full
capacity. For photos and further details see link on our Films Page.
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15.1.2002
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"BAD
PEAR DAY"
will have it's World Premiere in London on 31st
January which Jonathon will be attending. The screening is by private
invitation only but we will be obtaining full details of the event and
taking photos for the Site.
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THE GAMES
TX Friday 25 March – Saturday
2 April 2005
Channel 4 & E4
It produced the
Bobby Davro belly-flop, put Charlie Dimmock in a leotard and turned Lady
Isabella and Katy Hill into fierce rivals and now the ultimate celebrity
sporting challenge The Games returns to Channel 4 for a third
series.
Jamie Theakston and Jayne Middlemiss will once again present the
tournament live from Sheffield. Ten more famous faces will compete against each other in a
total of 18 sporting disciplines over nine days to be broadcast on Channel 4
and E4.
Competing to be
the male and female champions of The Games 2005 will be:
Kirsty
Gallacher, Craig Charles, Mel Giedroyc, Chesney Hawkes, Lisa Maffia, Jonathon
Morris, Anna Walker, Philip Olivier, Kevin Simm, Princess Tamara
Czartoryski-Borbon
The ten celebrities have spent a gruelling three months
in intensive training with world-class sporting experts and Olympic medal
winners including Greg Searle, Fatima Whitbread and Colin Jackson. Before entering the international arenas in
Sheffield they were required to become adept at a
range of Olympic sports including; the high dive, speed-skating, gymnastics
and for the first time this series, sumo-wrestling, rowing, water-ski jump
and trampolining. Cameras have
followed them every step of the way and four training documentaries charting
their progress will be broadcast on Channel 4 and E4 in the run-up to the
live event.
During the
competition, the celebrities will not only battle to win that coveted gold medal,
they will also compete on behalf of their chosen charities. The pressure will be on as every night they
will compete before a live audience and under the critical eye of a team of
international standard judges.
When they’re not
racing or wrestling, the celebrities will live together in the purpose-built
athletes’ village in Sheffield. E4
viewers will get an exclusive insight into what goes on before and after each
event via live streaming. How do they
prepare for the nightly events and how do they wind down afterwards? Will the tension from the competition boil
over into their living quarters? And
who are the rivals both in and out of the sporting arenas?
Tickets for the event
in Sheffield can be purchased by calling Hallam FM Arena Box Office on 0114
256 5656 / www.hallamfmarena.co.uk
/ www.channel4.com/thegames
Channel 4
Friday 25th
March – LIVE Launch programme, 9pm
Jamie Theakston
and Jayne Middlemiss present The Games 2005 live from Ponds Forge
arena in Sheffield. The launch show will feature all the highs
and lows that our men and women went through during training, plus it’s
opening day of the competition and we will see the 10 celebrities move into
the athletes’ village before they then make their way to the swimming pool to
commence battle. While the girls face 50m freestyle SWIMMING, the boys
tackle DIVING from a choice of boards from the 1m to the 10m board -
will their fitness - and their nerve - hold?
This year they have to complete two live dives, and the higher they go
– the more points they can score, so who will be the bravest on the night?
Also see what daily life has been like in the purpose-built training village.
Saturday 26th
March, 9pm
Jamie Theakston
and Jayne Middlemiss present live from Sheffield’s Don Valley Stadium.
Tonight, after spending three months training with former World
Champion Colin Jackson, the five female celebrities compete in the HURDLES
while the men are WEIGHTLIFTING.
Viewers get to see how the celebrities have settled into the athletes’
village after their first night living under the same roof.
Sunday 27th
March, 9pm
Jamie Theakston
and Jayne Middlemiss present live from the English Institute of Sport (E.I.S)
in Sheffield. For
the first time ever on The Games the men fight in a SUMO WRESTLING tournament. The women
compete in a CYCLING race. And catch
up with what’s been happening inside the athletes’ village.
Monday 28th
March, 9pm
Tonight the 10 celebrity athletes enter the gymnasium again. Jamie Theakston and Jayne Middlemiss present
live from E.I.S as the boys take on the VAULT and the girls get down to
compete in the event they most dread - FLOOR GYMNASTICS. And catch up with all the latest action from
behind closed doors – how have the celebrities been getting on in the
athletes’ village?
Tuesday 29th March, 9pm
Jamie Theakston
and Jayne Middlemiss present as the celebrity athletes take to the ice rink.
Live from Sheffield’s Ice Arena, the boys take on one of last
year’s most exciting events - SPEED SKATING, while the girls are CURLING.
It may be icy cold, but the competition is hotting up. The programme also features highlights of life behind
the scenes in the athletes’ village.
Wednesday 30th
March, 9pm
For
the first time ever Jamie Theakston and Jayne Middlemiss
present from the Rother Valley Country Park. Tonight the men test their skill, strength and nerve
in the most terrifying event yet- the WATER SKI JUMP and the women take to the lake for ROWING. Also find
out what has been happening at the athletes village- how are the celebrities
coping with the competition?
Thursday 31st
March, 9pm
Tonight's live
competition, presented by Jamie Theakston and Jayne Middlemiss, comes from
the E.I.S. The women see who can perform the best at TRAMPOLINING;
while the men test their fitness at CYCLING. And catch up with what’s
been happening inside the athletes’ village.
Friday 1st April, 9pm
Jamie Theakston
and Jayne Middlemiss present the grand finale live from Sheffield’s Don Valley Stadium. Tonight three months of
intensive training and eight days of tough competition finally come to an end for the 10 celebrity athletes battling to be champions of The Games
2005.
And it's the toughest
competition day yet: first the girls compete in the HAMMER and the boys in the JAVELIN; then they both face the 100M SPRINT. Watched by
friends, family, coaches and
viewers, this is the contestants' final chance to stake their claims for a medal.
Saturday 2nd April, 9pm
The Games:
Champion of Champions
Tonight’s live
show heralds the return of The Games 2003 and The Games 2004 champions.
Harvey, Terri Dwyer, Josie D’Arby and James Hewitt from 2003 will be ready to
defend their title as Champions of Champions. Also competing will be the stars from 2004
- Shane Lynch, Mr Gay UK aka Jarrod Batchelor, Katy Hill and Lady Isabella
Hervey. Jamie Theakston and Jayne Middlemiss are at Sheffield’s Don Valley Stadium, where the
previous years winners will challenge the new champions to WEIGHTLIFTING
(men) and HAMMER THROWING (women) competitions. And once again they’ll all compete against
each other in the final 4x100M RELAY RACE.
E4
The Games:
Athletes In Training
Friday nights
from 4th March at 9.00pm (Ep 4 to transmit on Thursday 24th
March at 6.00pm)
Before The
Games begin, viewers will be able to witness all the behind the scenes action
in a four part documentary series. The documentaries will chart the
celebrities sporting progress in the lead up to the live tournament on
Channel 4. Cameras have followed the ten celebrities every step of the way
throughout their three gruelling months of intense training with world class
sporting experts and Olympic medallists.
E4 Daily
Programming (Saturday 26 March to Saturday 2 April)
The Games Live (Daily, times vary)
Daily steaming
from inside the purpose built athletes’ village in Sheffield.
The Games: Live at the Heats – Daily, 3pm
Everyday, LIVE
from Sheffield, E4 is the home to the afternoon heats
featuring exclusive footage of the 10 celebrity athletes competing in the
first round or knockout competitions of that night's event, with commentary
from David Goldstrom. Plus Justin Lee
Collins and Caroline Flack will be trackside to find out exactly how the
celebrity athletes are feeling.
The
Games: Live at Trackside – Daily, 10pm
Every night
comedian Justin Lee Collins and Caroline Flack are live in Sheffield to bring E4 viewers immediate reaction from the 10
celebrities after they have competed against each other. Straight after the live competition on Channel 4 a
panel of guests and experts will take E4 viewers through the lighter side of
the night's events.
THE GAMES
1.3.2005
If you have access to E4 there will be a series of special
programmes showing the Athletes in training before the show starts later this
month. First one is Friday 4tth
March at 9.00pm ( then repeated
at 1.30am).
December 2004 -THE GAMES
CHANNEL 4’s successful series THE GAMES
returns to our screens in Spring.
Jonathon will be appearing as
one of the contestants and over the next few months will be in
training. Further details will be
posted as and when available,.
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CHRISTMAS NEWS:
In his other role as a Voice Over Artist -
Jonathon will be the 'Voice of ASDA' this Christmas, having recorded several
seasonal adverts for them- so listen out for him!
He has also recorded a seasonal programme
for the ITV Network which looks back on previous 'Gotchas' - again further
details and screening dates will be posted when available.
4.10.2004
GO NORTHWEST
The Transmission dates for the above series
have now been confirmed, each programme will be shown at 7.30pm on Tuesday Evenings on ITV1/Granada. Dates are as
follows:
9th, 16th and 30th November. 14th, 21st and
28th December. Jonathon appears as a guest presenter in each of the
programmes where he visits some of the local landmarks of interest.
8.9.2004
Jonathon has just completed filming a new
series of 'Go Northwest' which consists of six programmes for Granada Television. You will recall he also filmed a programme
on Manchester for the series last year. This is a regional programme
only, once we have transmission dates they will be posted on the Site. Other
projects are being discussed and again we will keep you updated.
2.5.2004
Whilst things have been quiet on the
Website at the moment it hasn't meant that Jonathon has not been busy since
the start of the Year. Having enjoyed some well earned time off to catch up
with family and personal projects, the last few months have been spent
discussing various ideas and new projects. As soon as we have definite news
on these you will be the first to know and full information will be posted on
the Site. In the meantime Jonathon would like to thank you for both your
patience and support.
18.1.2004
Jack & The Beanstalk ended it's highly
successful run at the Floral Pavilion, New Brighton on Sunday 11th January. Once again Jonathon broke all
Box Office Records for Pantoni Productions for the third year running and is
delighted particularly having both directed and starred in the lead role.
Congratulations therefore to him and everyone involved.
Jonathon is now having a well earned break
and looking forward to forthcoming projects this year which we will of course
advise you of as soon as we have the information.
19.12.2003
'STARS REUNITED' - (the BBC series which reunites casts from some our favourite
programmes) begins a second series in January . The show featuring BREAD with
Jonathon and some of the other cast members will be shown on BBC 1, 6TH JANUARY AT 10AM.
7.12.03
Christmas Documentaries:
We now have full details of the two shows
Jonathon recently recorded and which will be shown over the Christmas period,
these are as follows:
'I'm Dreaming of a TV Christmas'. This is a 2 hour programme featuring a selection of
clips from festive TV Favourites with contributions from some of the cast. It
will be shown on Christmas Eve on BBC 2 from 9.40pm - 11.40pm.
'That was The Week We Watched'. This is a short series where various years are
selected and looks at the news and popular shows screened at that time.
Jonathon's contribution is scheduled to be broadcast on Sunday 28th December
at 10.30pm , again on BBC2. ( The series actually starts on the 26th December
and runs for 6 shows so it may be worth keeping an eye on these as well in
case they change the running order)
On that note may we take this opportunity
of wishing everyone a Great Christmas.
9.11.03
Further details now below of this programme
which will be screened tomorrow at 5pm
on Granada TV
GO
NORTHWEST
Jonathon Morris takes in the sights and
sounds of Manchester. Not only is he purchasing lots of goodies from the
huge range of shops but he goes all cultural too with a visit to the Imperial
War Museum North and the Lowry gallery.
Obviously Manchester is famous for it's nightlife, but Jonathon tries his
luck at the Hard Rock Casino. He finishes off his trip with cruise down the
canal, getting the perfect waterlevel view of Manchester. Also, it's time for tea with Fred Talbot when he
finds some interesting teashops, and a two couples go on a murder mystery
weekend.
15.11.2003
All links on Homepage have now been updated
so please browse through the same, more material will be added soon.
8.11.2003
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