ray winstone leads a gang of smugglers in sky's new family drama, moonfleet.
written by ashley pharoah (life on mars, ashes to ashes), this two-part adaptation of the much-loved
john meade falkner novel is set in the small dorset village of moonfleet.
in the story, young john trenchard (aneurin barnard - the truth about emanuel, the white queen) is
desperate to join the local band of smugglers led by elzevir block (winstone - the departed, hugo,
snow white and the huntsman). together they embark on an adventure full of action, friendship, and
humour, and hunt for a fabled lost diamond. their journey takes them from 18th century dorset, to the
jewellery quarter of the hague, and on to a gripping, final sea voyage.
newcomer sophie cookson joins the cast as john's first love, grace, who is also the daughter of
moonfleet's anti-smuggling magistrate, mohune, played by ben chaplin (mad dogs, dorian gray). omid
djalili (gladiator) will appear as a diamond merchant, aldobrand, and martin trenaman (the
inbetweeners) as the turnkey. lorcan cranitch (silent witness, cracker) and anthony ofoegbu (spooks,
the bill) play elzevirs fellow smugglers, meech and loder.
the show is directed by andy de emmony (the bletchley circle) and produced by dan mcculloch
(endeavour).
moonfleet was on sky 1 hd on saturday 28th and sunday 29th december 2013 at 8pm.
written by ashley pharoah (life on mars, ashes to ashes), this two-part adaptation of the much-loved
john meade falkner novel is set in the small dorset village of moonfleet.
in the story, young john trenchard (aneurin barnard - the truth about emanuel, the white queen) is
desperate to join the local band of smugglers led by elzevir block (winstone - the departed, hugo,
snow white and the huntsman). together they embark on an adventure full of action, friendship, and
humour, and hunt for a fabled lost diamond. their journey takes them from 18th century dorset, to the
jewellery quarter of the hague, and on to a gripping, final sea voyage.
newcomer sophie cookson joins the cast as john's first love, grace, who is also the daughter of
moonfleet's anti-smuggling magistrate, mohune, played by ben chaplin (mad dogs, dorian gray). omid
djalili (gladiator) will appear as a diamond merchant, aldobrand, and martin trenaman (the
inbetweeners) as the turnkey. lorcan cranitch (silent witness, cracker) and anthony ofoegbu (spooks,
the bill) play elzevirs fellow smugglers, meech and loder.
the show is directed by andy de emmony (the bletchley circle) and produced by dan mcculloch
(endeavour).
moonfleet was on sky 1 hd on saturday 28th and sunday 29th december 2013 at 8pm.
