Author: Meg

The BBC have announced that the second series of Bluestone 42, which Matt Lewis joined this year, will air on December 23rd at 10pm on BBC Three.  This will be the show’s Christmas special and as we posted last week, the synopsis is:

It’s Christmas Eve and the team are joined by Nick’s new number two, Corporal Gordon House, aka Towerblock, on his first tour of duty.

Captain Nick Medhurst is tasked with getting him up to speed, but as Towerblock finished top of his class on the High Threat Course, he thinks he knows it all. He soon finds out things are different in the field, even on Christmas Day. The Taliban don’t stop for Christmas and it’s up to Nick to pull the team together.

A promotional photo of the cast has also been released and may be seen in high resolution in the gallery.

The synopsis for the Christmas Episode of Matt Lewis’ new project has been released by BBC and may be read below.  This will be the first episode of series (season for those of you in the US) 2 of the hit show.  The show is  a comedy drama following the lives of a bomb disposal detachment serving in Afghanistan, Matthew plays new character Corporal Gordon House in the series.

It’s Christmas Eve and the team are joined by Nick’s new number two, Corporal Gordon House, aka Towerblock, on his first tour of duty.

Captain Nick Medhurst is tasked with getting him up to speed, but as Towerblock finished top of his class on the High Threat Course, he thinks he knows it all. He soon finds out things are different in the field, even on Christmas Day. The Taliban don’t stop for Christmas and it’s up to Nick to pull the team together.

Last month we reported that Matthew would be filming a project for BBC in South Africa. And today we can finally reveal: Matt has confirmed to us that he will be starring in Season 2 of Bluestone 42 on BBC Three as Corporal Gordon House, an ammunition technician. A photo of Matthew in costume may be seen in the gallery!  The show, which was renewed in April, follows a British bomb disposal detachment serving in Afghanistan and features a group of soldiers who really enjoy being soldiers. The series was carefully researched and informed by serving and former members of the armed forces and military experts. Mark Freeland, Head of BBC:

In-house Comedy is at its best when we try extraordinary and slightly scary things. I believe Bluestone 42 is both. We tried to excite audiences, as well as respect the subject matter and those in conflict. The team cannot wait to pick up this challenge again.“

If you want to catch up with the show, you can watch Season 1 on iTunes. Links to purchase may be found on BBC’s website.

UPDATE: According to the BBC,

Lewis plays ammunition technician Gordon House, nicknamed Towerblock, a smart and affable butcher’s son from Leeds with a penchant for danger.

Lewis said: “I’m really excited to be joining the cast of Bluestone 42. I watched the first series and remember thinking that I’d love to be part of a show like that. It’s a comedy and it aims to make people laugh but it’s not trivialised. The issues that are dealt with are serious issues.

“I’m playing Corporal Gordon House who is effectively Captain Medhurst’s number two. He’s a Yorkshireman with a bit of a class chip on his shoulder, but he’s a great bloke and a very good soldier. He’s a lad and loves getting stuck in with the banter – especially giving Medhurst stick for being a posh public schoolboy.”

Executive producer Stephen McCrum says: “We’re thrilled that Matthew Lewis, star of Harry Potter, the most successful British franchise of all time, is to join the cast of Bluestone 42 in his comedy debut.  Matthew is a wonderful talent and we are delighted he will be part of this incredibly exciting second series, joining Nick Medhurst (Oli Chris) and the team in Afghanistan in the search for better food, more dangerous home-made games and, oh yes, the fight against IEDs.”