My boy is in River City... my dream is to star in a movie with all three sons
Telly hardman David Hayman is planning his dream screen role — acting
alongside his three sons.
The actor-turned-director revealed how the plan was hatched during a special
birthday weekend with his lads in Spain.
The Trial and Retribution star said: “My boys took me to Barcelona at the
weekend — where we visited the Nou Camp and watched a match against Sevilla.
“And while we were out for dinner we started bouncing ideas around about what
we could do together.
“So we’re planning on doing a short film together which will be directed by my
eldest son David and will star all of us.
“Hopefully we can do something at the end of this year or the start of next.
“I’m dying to direct my boys — and I’m also dying to be directed by my boy.”
But first up is youngest son Sean’s screen debut in BBC Scotland soap River
City later this month.
Sean stars in two episodes — the first is on March 19 — and is playing a
character called Petey, who gets into bother with the police and it
escalates — with a sinister conclusion. Sean, 18, is currently studying Film
and Media at Stirling University.
That's my boy .. David says he's proud of Sean's role in River City
David Hayman sinks his teeth into notorious Scots cannibal film role
Actor plays the title role in Sawney: Flesh of Man, a modern-day take on the depraved Scots cannibal Sawney Bean, and he admits the ancient tale has terrified and fascinated him since he was young.
The new film, Sawney, starring David Hayman
He's spent a lifetime preparing for his most bloodthirsty role – and David Hayman could not wait to get tore in.
The
award-winning actor plays the title role in Sawney: Flesh of Man, a
modern-day take on the depraved Scots cannibal Sawney Bean.
In the
film, Bean is a religious psychopath who captures, kills and devours
his victims with the help of his insane, inbred family.
It is
based on the story of 16th century monster Sawney Bean and his clan, who
were said to have lived in a cave at Bennane Head in Ayrshire.
David told the Sunday Mail that the ancient tale is a gruesome story that has terrified and fascinated him since he was young.
He
said: “When I was a wee boy, we used to spend our summer holidays down
the Ayrshire coast in Girvan. My dad had told us the stories of Sawney
Bean and about all the terrible things they had done.
“During the holidays, he would take me to the cave near Ballantrae where it was said the Bean clan lived.
“I
remember it vividly. There was a skinny wee entrance and I was
surprised how small it was. But when you were inside the cave, it was
really scary. The memories from my childhood are really clear.”
So
when the star of Trial and Retribution was asked if he would like to
be in a modern-day film version of the story, there was no
hesitation.
“I jumped at the chance,” said David. “It’s a
low-budget film. There was no money and a very small film crew but I
think they might have pulled off a major coup. It is gory, bloodthirsty
and, I hope, funny as well.”
Others share David’s view because
Sawney: Flesh of Man has landed an US distribution deal and there is
already talk of making a film prequel, which would focus on the 16th
century legend.
Sawney Bean was Scotland's ultimate bogeyman
Tales of the Sawney Bean saga might have scared David witless
when he was a boy but the actor reckons there is a very obvious reason
why the tale of the Scots cannibal has fascinated folk over the
centuries.
He said: “It is because it deals with one of the ultimate taboos of humanity … cannibalism.
“Just
look at the scandal that has been created this week because it has been
discovered that people have eaten horse meat when they thought it was
beef.
“Now, that has created a national fuss, and I appreciate the
health concerns, but really it is nothing compared with eating human
flesh.
“For proof of that, you just need to look at 1972 when a
plane crashed in the Andes and, in order to survive, people ate the
flesh of those who had died.
“That is something many folk would do under those circumstances. I would have done it to stay alive.
“But because of what they did, the survivors still live with the stigma.”
David has known the Sawney Bean story for years and is fascinated by many aspects of it.
Among them is the claim that the Bean clan did most of their vile deeds in winter because food was more scarce then.
But he is well aware that nobody knows for sure if Sawney Bean and his clan even existed at all.
“Whether
the legend of Sawney Bean is true or not, it is a great story,” David
added. “It just shows that there is nothing like a legend.”
Sawney Bean: Flesh of Man will be screened at the Glasgow Film Festival on Friday, February 22.
STV goes In Search of Robert Burns to reveal the face of Scottish poet
Facing the Bard: David Hayman reveals enthralling new look at Robert Burns
A new documentary presented by David Hayman will
exclusively unveil what Scotland’s most famous poet, Robert Burns,
really looked like. In Search of Robert Burns is set to air on STV on January 22
at 8pm. The documentary follows revered actor and Burns enthusiast
David Hayman as he finds out some amazing new details about the globally
renowned Scottish poet.
Reconstructed using state-of-the-art forensic technology, Professor
Caroline Wilkinson and her team at The University of Dundee, have
created a life-size model of Robert Burns’ head.
The conclusion of In Search of Robert Burns reveals the newly constructed head of Scotland’s beloved bard at a public event for the very first time.
While experts work on the reconstruction, David Hayman delves into the world of Robert Burns (1759 – 1796).
Hayman admitted: “A fascinating and extraordinary journey into the heart of a truly exceptional man, I loved every minute of it.
“I hope our audience will enjoy it as much as I did. I am a lover of
Burns but I discovered something new about him every day on this film,
it is a little gem."
On his journey the presenter finds out how Burns’ upbringing,
education, tough life and romantic spirit forged a creative genius that
would transform him from humble farmer to one of the world’s best known
poets.
Elizabeth Partyka, deputy head of channels at STV, said: “This unique
documentary offers a fantastic insight into not only Robert Burns’
background but, for the first time, what he actually looked like.
“David Hayman is the perfect narrator as we journey through Burns’
world and viewers are sure to be surprised by the real face of this
iconic poet.”
Caroline Wilkinson, professor of craniofacial identification at The
University of Dundee, added: “This project has been quite a challenge
and an enormous responsibility.
“We assessed as much material as we could for this reconstruction,
including skeletal and anatomical structure, facial proportions from the
Reid miniature and the Miers silhouette and texture details from the
portraits.
“This 3D depiction is as accurate as possible based on the available information and shows Burns in his full living glory.”
In Search of Robert Burns will be shown on STV at 8pm on January 22, and repeated on January 25.
A documentary about the forthcoming referendum, a film about Robert
Burns and a new series of Grant Lauchlan's film review show Moviejuice
are the highlights of STV's new schedule.
The Scottish broadcaster
also unveiled a new cookery series featuring celebrity chefs Nick
Nairn and Paul Rankin at their 2013 launch yesterday. The foodies will explore the links between food in Scotland and Northern Ireland.
A
one-off documentary narrated by actor David Hayman, In Search of
Robert Burns, is set to reveal "a brand new vision" of the Bard.
Former
Doctor WhoDavid Tennant's turn in ITV drama Broadchurch will also be
shown, as will network dramas Ice Cream Girls starring Greenock's Martin
Compston. Jill Halfpenny will feature in drama Lightfields while Mr
Selfridge, starring Corrie's Katherine Kelly, will also be shown in
Scotland.
Meanwhile, Taggart pair Blythe Duff and Alex Norton and
weathergirls Cat Cubie are among the names in the new series of Scottish
Passport, presented by Daily Record journalist Paul English and
featuring Record fashion expert Julie Hannah.
David Hayman to deliver the Bill Speirs Annual Memorial Lecture
David Hayman is an honorary graduate of GCU
Leading
actor and humanitarian David Hayman will deliver a lecture in memory of
Scottish trade unionist Bill Speirs at Glasgow Caledonian University.
Mr Hayman, an honorary graduate of GCU, will deliver the Bill Speirs
Annual Memorial Lecture on the subject of ‘Activate your Humanity and
Change the World’.
The event is held to further the interests championed by Bill Speirs and to celebrate his strengths.
Mr Hayman, who played a hard-nosed Scottish detective in the ITV drama Trial and Retributionsaid:
“Bill Speirs lived his life dedicated to improving the lives of
everyone, whether in Scotland or anywhere else in this world.
“He had a belief in the power of culture to change people’s lives and to lift their aspirations.
“He used his wit, intellect, energy and enthusiasm to develop an
incredible knowledge and appetite for life based on socialist values of
democracy, both at home in Scotland and throughout the world.”
Mr Hayman has appeared in more than 40 films, including the
soon-to-be-released Screwed, Domino and Jack Ryan. He recently played
Jonus Franks in the BBC series The Paradise.
In 2001, David founded the humanitarian charity Spirit Aid which is
dedicated to children of the world whose lives have been devastated by
war, genocide, poverty, abuse or lack of opportunity at home and abroad.
David has four Honorary Doctorates and a Fellowship for services to
the Arts and Humanity. He was awarded the Institute of Contemporary
Scotland’s Alistair Hetherington Gold Medal for Services to Humanity and
was commended by the Beacon Trust for Bravery in Afghanistan. In 1991
he was given the City of Glasgow’s Gold Medal for Services to the Arts.
Jinga’s cannibal horror 'Sawney' sells to Grindstone for North America
Grindstone Group have acquired all North American rights to Ricky Wood Jnr’s Scottish horror Sawney: Flesh of Man
starring David Hayman as legendary cannibal Sawney Bean who abducts
unholy souls for his communion of flesh. His insane family of inbred
killers drag their victims to the hills where they are fed to a chained
mutant. Flesh Of Man is a contemporary spin on the 15th
century legend of Sawney Bean, the head of a 48-member clan who were
responsible for the murder and cannibalization of over 1000 people.
Said Jinga’s Julian Richards. “It’s possible this legend influenced Wes Craven’s The Hill’s Have Eyes as well as Jack Ketchum’s Off Season and Offspring, but Sawney: Flesh of Man is the closest we have got to a “faithful” account”.
Source: Screen Daily
New BBC drama The Paradise kicks off with gripping first episode The UK’s finest period drama stars unite in BBC adaptation of Emile Zola’s The Paradise
The first episode of The Paradise was a period drama Who’s Who with a cast including Sarah Lancashire (Lark Rise To Candleford), David Hayman (Trial And Retribution), and Joanna Vanderham (Dancing on the Edge), as well as newer stars Elaine Cassidy (Harper's Island), Matthew McNulty (The Syndicate, Misfits), and Emun Elliott (Game Of Thrones).
Bill Gallagher’s adaptation sees Emile Zola’s classic French novel relocated to a British department store.
Denise Lovett (Vanderham) arrives in the big city, all wide-eyed and angelic, with the aim of working at her Uncle Edmund’s drapers store. However business is bad, mainly due to the new neighbour across the road, the new department store The Paradise. Changing tact, (and albeit quite disloyally!) Denise goes in search of a job at the new store, where her eyes are well and truly opened to opulence, indulgence and luxury.
Here she meets authoritarian Ladieswear overseer Miss Audrey (Sarah Lancashire) and The Paradise owner himself, John Moray (Emun Elliot), a dashing Victorian capitalist.
Striving to be the object of said retail tycoon's affections is Katherine, the daughter of a rich banker. John needs financial backing and it is uncertain as to whether he is erring on the side of gold digger in regards to his affections towards the banker’s daughter, or whether he is cautious because of his widower status. We will have to wait and see…
On Denise’s first day we are introduced to the store’s big characters. First up are fellow sales girls giggly Pauline and the spiteful Clara, next Dudley, Moray’s right hand man striving to keep him out of trouble, and finally the creepy Jonas Franks, who the rest of the staff seem quite terrified of.
Denise gives her first sale pitch to the haughty Katherine and lo and behold the sexy Victorian capitalist Moray is watching, securing both Denise’s future at the store and what seems to be a bit of a crush on both sides.
At the heart of tonight’s episode is the huge store sale that Mr Moray has organised. Dudley is concerned about the economic risks as Moray seems to have bought more than he can sell. We learn that Moray is a real risk taker, as he ends the heated discussion with Dudley by gambling his store: he asserts that if he can’t pay for the stock then the manufacturers can have his store.
In a night time visit Clara sneaks to John Moray’s bedroom and it is brought to the viewer’s attention that these two have history. When rebuffed, Clara threatens to tell all and sundry “how his wife really died.” The threat does however remain empty, for this episode at least.
The sale day is ultimately a huge success and plays host to a scene in which Moray forthrightly asks Katherine’s father for financial backing and then pretty much in the same sentence delays his and Katherine’s engagement indefinitely.
At the end of sale day Moray boldly brings all the days wages into the store and leaves everyone to collect their bonuses in cash. Hurrah!
The sexual tension surrounding Moray and the many unanswered questions left viewers wanting next week’s visit to the 1870s department store to come a lot sooner!
Emun Elliott introduces the dashing Moray Emun Elliott explains the appeal of his modern and fashion-forward character, Moray.
Source: BBC
Joanna Vanderham - From Student to Star
The Paradise sees the BBC once again going back in time,
with the period drama aiming to make the most of the launch of Downton
Abbey’s third series and capture a Tuesday night audience.
Perhaps the biggest story of all though is the rise of its star,
Joanna Vanderham, the 20 year old from Perth who merely a year ago was a
drama student in college and is now the face of a major BBC drama.
It all started with her role in Sky’s Martina Cole adaptation The
Runaways. Plucked out of only her second year at the Royal Welsh College
of Music and Drama in Cardiff, Vanderham was thrust into the limelight
as joint lead Cathy, caught in a tragic love story with her lifelong
companion Eamonn. For the outside viewer, it was impossible to see that it was her
first role on TV, as right out of the gate she was stunning in the role,
never showing anything like nerves.
Joanna didn’t show any signs of stopping from there, snaring a role
in the BBC’s Young James Herriot drama as the antagonistic love interest
Jenny. Jenny was all aloof disdain and high expectations, delivered in
smooth style by Vanderham, yet again belying her inexperience.
With a bit part in ITV’s crime drama Above Suspicion to tide her
over, it was only a short wait until she was leading a cast list one
again in her fledgling career.
Now, playing the earnest and go-getting Denise, Joanna’s set to
become a mainstay of BBC One for the next two months as the emotional
heart of The Paradise.
The future looks incredibly bright for her too, as she’s secured
roles in both the BBC’s massive Stephen Poliakoff drama Dancing On The
Edge (alongside such stars as Chiwetel Ejiofor and Jenna-Louise Coleman)
and movie What Maisie Knew, which will see her working with Julianne
Moore and Alexander Skarsgard.
This could be the start of something very big indeed for the young Scot. Remember the name.
After a
successful run at A Play, a Pie and a Pint at Glasgow's Oran Mor and an
extensive tour of Scotland, David Hayman brings Rony Bridges' autobiographical
Six and a Tanner to the Edinburgh Fringe.
Standing over
the coffin of his abusive father, a Springburn man recounts the heartaches of
his childhood, laying his father's imposing leather belt before him and telling
the story of the man who both made and wronged him.
What opens as
a personal exorcism of childhood demons develops into a funny and captivating
seance of the loves and loathes of the character's life, offering a nostalgic
yet bitter look at old Glasgow, its people and its romanticised decay.
David Hayman
proves himself to be one of Scotland's finest actors. His voice, gruff and full
of the private memories of a neglectful childhood, fills the Assembly Room's
ballroom like the most potent incense, dramatic in its effect and at times
breathtaking. His emotional intensity is rapturous and his handling of the
gallows humour both poignant and affecting.
Sylvia Plath
gave to the arts poetic patricide; Rony Bridges has achieved something similar
in Six and a Tanner. Emotionally powerful and outstandingly acted, this a truly
unmissable performance.
Mark Lawson
reports from Edinburgh's Festival and Fringe, in a programme recorded in front
of an audience, with guests including David Hayman, Tom Thum and Virginia
Ironside.
The Edinburgh
Fringe Festival has just reached the half-way mark, and this evening Front Row
comes from the world's largest arts festival. Recorded in front of a live
audience in the big blue tent, Mark Lawson will be providing at taste of this
year's Fringe.
Guests
include the Scottish actor David Hayman, whose show Six and a Tanner is a solo
performance of one man railing against his dead father; Australian beatboxer
Tom Thum demonstrates his extraordinary vocal talents; the writer of a new play
based on the story of Anders Breivik who killed 77 people in Norway last
summer discusses the background to his play The Economist.
Fresh from a
hugely acclaimed run as King Lear at Glasgow Citizen's Theatre this spring,
David Hayman takes centre stage in the Assembly Rooms Fringe single-hander Six
And A Tanner.
Set in a
Glasgow funeral parlour, Hayman plays a middle-aged man reliving the joys and
tragedies of his 1950s childhood as he rages at the coffin of his dead father.
Hayman's
remarkable career began in the Citizen's and he rose to international fame when
he played hard man and convicted murderer Jimmy Boyle in the film A Sense Of
Freedom in 1979.
He has
appeared in and directed many film and television productions, from Hollywood
to arthouse to documentaries. He is well known for his role as DCS Mike Walker
in the long-running TV crime thriller series Trial And Retribution which ran on
ITV until 2009.
An outspoken,
radical but non-party-aligned public personality, Hayman has been a prominent
supporter of Scottish independence.
Proceeds from
the Assembly Rooms show will go to the charity Spirit Aid which Hayman
established in 2001.
It aims to
provide support for "children and young people whose lives have been
devastated by war, poverty, genocide, ethnic cleansing and all forms of
abuse." The charity has run projects in places such as Kosovo, Guinea
Bissau, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, South Africa as well as in Scotland.
A former
steelyard apprentice, Hayman was awarded an honorary doctorate earlier this
month from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland - as the Royal Scottish Academy
of Dramatic Art where he trained is now called - for his services to the arts.
David Hayman
is appearing in Six And A Tanner at The Assembly Rooms until August 26.
The Crews is now available online, as is Sandwich, the short film on which it was based.
Filmed in Glasgow, The Crews follows the exploits of two seasoned underworld figures Tommy Granger (Robert Harrison) and Mick Turner (Jim Sweeney) and the police who are trying to convict them.
The series features cameos from renowned Scottish actors David Hayman and Stephen McCole, and World Snooker Champion John Higgins.
Actor David
Hayman has told Scotland Tonight of his “great honour” at being awarded a
doctorate from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.
Mr Hayman
told John MacKay: “It was very moving and I’m very humbled and honoured.”
The thespian
has appeared in the films The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, Where the Truth Lies,
and The Last Great Wilderness. He also appeared in the popular television drama
series Trial and Retribution.
He has
directed a number of screen productions, including Silent Scream, The Hawk, and
television’s Harbour Lights.
Mr Hayman was
awarded the honorary doctorate in recognition of his services to the arts.
Mr Hayman –
who studied at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, as the
Conservatoire was once known – said he turned to acting as a 16-year-old when
he became disenchanted with his steelwork apprenticeship.
He said: “I
was kicked out of school when I was 16 and I had no qualifications to my name.
I started as an apprentice in the steelyard my father worked in. I'd been there
for about 18 months and on my way home one night I walked up the steps of the
Academy in my boiler suit, stinking of engineering oil and grease and iron filings,
and burst through the door and announced I wanted to be an actor."
The actor
also discussed his political views, including his support for Scottish
independence and his belief in a republican political system.
The BBC have
announced more cast for their adaptaion of Emile Zola's classic novel Au
Bonheur Des Dames, now titled The Paradise.
Sarah
Lancashire (Five Daughters), David
Hayman (Trial and Retribution), Elaine Cassidy (Fingersmith), Matthew
McNulty (The Syndicate) and Emun Elliott
(Game of Thrones) will join the previously announced Joanna Vanderham (The Runaway) in the 8 part series.
The series
will be filmed on location in the North East of England and has been adapted by
Bill Gallagher (Larkrise to Candleford). Gallagher had this to say, "I
like writing long-run ensemble dramas because I can write for actors. Any
writer would relish writing for this wonderful cast."
The Paradise
centres around the ambitious Denise Lovett (Vanderham) who arrives in the city
to work in her uncle's shop but when he cannot help she lands a job in the
glamorous department store The Paradise which provides a backdrop for her rags
to riches tale. It is here that Denise meets The Paradise's dashing owner John
Moray (Elliot) who inspires in her a passion and creativity she didn't know she
had.
Pat Connor
of BBC North said, " The Paradise is the biggest BBC drama to be made in
the North East. BBC North is proud to support this production which underlines
our commitment to making the very best programming here in the North for the
entire UK."
Controller
of BBC Drama Commissioning, Ben Stephenson described the series as, "a
romantic relationship drama set in a bustling Northern department store where
Bill Gallagher's well crafted characters will bring an addictive mix of love
and gossip to BBC One."
The drama
begins filming on location outside Durham in June and will be produced by BBC
Drama Productions.
Ahead of its rebrand to Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in September, the Royal Academy of Music and Drama (RSAMD) has rolled out a poster campaign to highlight its 60th Anniversary.
The campaign, devised by the in-house marketing team, is made up of 30 posters, features well known and recent graduates from the Glasgow based academy including actors Alan Cumming, James Fleet, Billy Boyd and David Hayman alongside artistic director Paul Tyers, and actress Hannah Gordon, as well as some current students.
RSAMD will change its name on 1 September, which is highlighted within the campaign which aims to celebrate the success of some of its former students.
Each graduate features in their own poster alongside text that alludes to their success.
Photography was by K.K.Dundas, and around 60 portraits will be shown as part of an exhibition in the Scottish National Portrait Gallery.
"The RSAMD’s School of Drama has produced hugely successful actors such as David Tennant, James McAvoy, Daniela Nardini, Maureen Beattie, Colin Morgan, Phyllis Logan, Bill Paterson, Elaine C Smith, Alan Cumming, David Hayman, Ruby Wax, Robert Carlyle, Emma Fielding, John Hannah, Greg Wise ... the list is long and glittering."
