New Bluestone 42 Promo Photo, Clips & Episode 3 Description

A new promotional photo of Matt Lewis in Bluestone 42 may be seen in the gallery. Additionally, BBC Three has posted a description for Episode 3, airing tomorrow.

Nick and the Lt Colonel find themselves in an unexpected battle of wills. Rocket gets himself a pet rat, much to Bird’s disgust.

Finally, a couple new clips from the episode have been released. They are titled “A kite with a webcam” and “Dad’s new girlfriend” respectively and may be watched below, there is strong language so those under the age of 16 should ask parents permission.

New Photos and Character Description for “Towerblock”

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The BBC Three website has been updated with new photos and character descriptions for Bluestone 42 series 2.  View the ten (high resolution) photos in the gallery and read Corporal Gordon’s bio below:

Corporal Gordon House (aka Towerblock)

A butcher’s son from Armley, he’s proud of his Yorkshire heritage.

Into machinery and stuff that goes bang, Nick’s new number 2 knows his stuff and isn’t afraid to say so.

Likes: Leeds FC; Leeds Rhinos.

Hates: Man Utd; Bradford Bulls

Prized Possession: My Subura Cosworth Impreza. Oh, and my nipper. And missus.

 

New Bluestone 42 Photos & Ten Reasons to Watch

A couple new promotional photos from Bluestone 42 have been released, view them in the gallery.  Additionally, there are a couple new mentions of the show on various websites.  First, Metro News has posted a short description of the show, for those uninitiated.

The controversial war-zone comedy returns for a second tour of duty as we catch up with bomb disposal unit Bluestone 42 in Helmand Province, where the humour is as dark and blue as ever. Tony Gardner (Fresh Meat) is back at the top of the food chain as Lt Col Philip Smith, coolly exerting his leadership over hot-blooded troops who bicker and battle as a distraction from the ever-present threat of attack. While Captain Nick Medhurst (Oliver Chris) weighs up his handgun against that of new arrival Cpl Gordon House (Matthew Lewis), Padre Mary Greenstock (Kelly Adams) announces a special award – to the ‘filthiest bastard on the base’.

Second, Radio Times has posted 10 reasons to watch Bluestone 42 and, of course, Matthew is one of them. Read some of the reasons below:

1. Who thought a comedy about a bomb disposal unit would ever work…

… but it does. There were more than a few raised eyebrows when BBC3 first announced their comedy set in Afghanistan and it takes some skilful writing to squeeze within the realms of acceptability, but James Cary and Richard Hurst have done just that. Killing off an Army boss in the opening scenes of series one was certainly a risky business, but they pulled it off and the show has since deservedly won itself a loyal fan base.

2. Men in Uniform

Seriously. What’s not to love about men (and women) in army fatigues? Especially those bearing an uncanny resemblance to Prince William. Speaking of…

6. Neville Longbottom from Harry Potter

We know what you’re thinking. When did the gap-toothed, gormless kid from Hogwarts transform into such a hunk? It’s a wonder what a few gym sessions, some stubble and a decent haircut can do for a fella. If you tuned in at Christmas you’d have seen Matthew Lewis join proceedings as Nick’s deputy Gordon “Towerblock” House, replacing Gary Carr’s Sergeant Millsy. We’ve been promised shirtless scenes.

7. The explosions

What’s a bomb disposal comedy without an explosion or two, eh?

And according to Matthew Lewis, we can expect several more blasts in the upcoming second series. “That’s what the show’s about. It’s a danger these bombs are likely to detonate and a couple of times they really do.”

Don’t forget, Bluestone 42 airs on BBC Three TONIGHT (Thursday, February 27th) at 10pm.

Matt Lewis Visits Armley Helping Hands

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Yesterday, Harry Potter actor, Matthew Lewis visited the Armley Helping Hands to help out with their exercise class; see a photo in the gallery. The Reconnect Community Project, which is run by Armley Helping Hands, supports older people to take up hobbies and get more involved in the local community.

Armley Helping Hands is a Registered Charity supporting older people in the Armley & Wortley district of Leeds, West Yorkshire. The charity’s aim is to provide facilities for the advancement of educational, recreational and leisure time activities with a view to improving quality of life, promoting independence, safeguarding older people and reducing social isolation.

He went as a supporter of Sport Relief, which helps to raise money for charities like this, and has asked people to sign up for the Sport Relief Games to raise money and help similar projects across the city, and the UK. The first ever Sainsbury’s Sport Relief Games will take place from Friday, March 21, to Sunday, March 23. Participants can choose from three events – the Mile, the Swimathon and the Cycle.

Of the experience, Matt had this to say:

Matthew said: “I was keen to visit Armley Helping Hands as I’d read about the fantastic work it does to help older people to live independently within the local community. After visiting here today and seeing what an impact money raised through Sport Relief can have I’d like to urge the people of Leeds to sign up to the Sainsbury’s Sport Relief Games.

“The people here are so inspiring. I hope seeing them getting active encourages everyone to get involved. The money you raise will change lives in your local community, across the UK and around the world.”

While there, Matt met a lot of the folks who use the services and have benefited from Sport Relief donations. While there he met a girl named Lauren Firth who is on an apprenticeship funded by money raised through Sport Relief. She said: “Matthew’s visit was fantastic. It was so exciting for everyone here. It was great that he could experience for himself what we do here at the project and the difference we make.”

Anthony Lewis’ Totally Lit Expanding To Leeds

Back in August we reported about Totally Lit, a drama school started by Matthew Lewis’ older brother, Anthony.  They will be expanding to Leeds in February and Matt will once again be a guest mentor in the Masterclass program.  There is a special new site, Totally Lit North, for the Leeds location. Last night they held a launch event, photos from Matt at the event may be viewed in the gallery. Additionally, the brothers chatted with BBC Radio Leeds this morning, you can listen to that here.

Anthony discussed the program and why he started it with North Leeds Life Magazine:

“Many people will think that it’s just another drama school, but what we are doing is unique”, says Artistic Director Anthony Lewis. “We are offering up to 40 young people an amazing opportunity to work on a regular basis with genuine British Talent and all of the artists have such great reputations, not only as good actors, but as disciplined and focused professionals. We think this is hugely significant and this makes everyone that we work with to be a relevant and pertinent role model for our students.

“Being a former child actor from Leeds myself, I am fully aware of the huge amount of talent in this area and I am very excited to be working with and encouraging the next crop of young talented actors, as they take their first steps in a hugely competitive industry.”

Of helping out with the program, Matt says:

I am really proud to be a Patron of Totally Lit. As a former child actor myself, I can see the huge value in fine-tuning the key skills needed to work in this industry as a professional. The work that the creative team are doing is fantastic and something I would have hugely benefitted from at that age.

Auditions for the first term are on February 9th and you can sign up for a slot on the website. Audition information is as follows:

All prospective students will be invited to attend either a free taster/sampling session, or a one hour open workshop audition. The purpose of this is to assess each of the candidates, over a range of disciplines, including improvisation and scripted tasks. Although we will be using it as an opportunity to assess you, we will treat it as a regular session and hope that it gives you some idea of how things work, week in, week out.

In addition to looking for very talented young people, we are also looking for people who display a good, positive attitude and can work quickly and co-operatively with others.

AGE GROUPS:
11-14 Years         Sunday  10:30am – 1:30pm
15-19 Years         Sunday    2:30pm – 5:30pm

COST…
For a place on the workshop programme the cost is £300.00/Term
Deposit of £50.00 to be paid upon accepting a place.

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