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Saturday Play – Playing With Trains PDF Print E-mail

Zoe TapperZoë is to play Roxanna in a new two-part radio adaptation of the Stephen Poliakoff play Playing With Trains on BBC Radio 4 from 20th March 2010.

The play, broadcast on BBC Radio 4 between 2.30 and 3.30pm on Saturday March 20th 2010 tells the story of a maverick inventor over two decades.

Poliakoff is reunited with leading actor Timothy Spall in a new radio version of his drama Playing With Trains. Spall is joined by Zoë Tapper – whose recent TV credits include lead roles in Survivors, Desperate Romantics and Affinity – and Geoffrey Streatfeild.

More information on the News Page.

 
Survivors DVD Box Sets PDF Print E-mail

Survivors S2 DVD Box SetAs previously reported, the DVD box sets of Survivors Series One and Two have been delayed. However, due to transmission delays (bad weather and football!) this date has now been delayed even further to 1st March 2010. This new date ensures that all of the episodes from Series Two have aired on UK TV.

Details of the box sets are on the Survivors DVD page and the DVD's are available for pre-order\order through our Online Shop

 
"Jennifer" PDF Print E-mail

Richard T KellyAs part of the Channel Four 'Coming Up' series, Zoë is starring alongside Andrew Buchan in author Richard T Kelly's drama "Jennifer".

At first glance, the drama appeared to be about the Oscar Award-winning American actress Jennifer Jones (1919-2009), however as Richard confirms in his blog, the film Jennifer is not a Hollywood true story but an entirely fictional tale, set in present-day London.

'Coming Up' is the Channel 4 talent scheme where new writers and directors have the opportunity to make an original film with a guaranteed network broadcast - and this 30 minute teleplay written by Richard is to appear as part of it's fourth series (sometime) in 2010.

The News article about Jennifer explains.....

 
Zoe Tapper and Robyn Addison: “It’s high octane stuff!” PDF Print E-mail

TotalsciFiOnline

Total Sci-Fi Online interviewed Zoë and Robyn Addison about their roles as Anya and Sarah in Survivors Series 2 and the second series in general.

The full interview is in the Interviews Section - Total Sci-Fi Online Interview with Zoe Tapper and Robyn Addison - February 2010.

 
Survivors Ends with 4m Viewers PDF Print E-mail

The final episode of Survivors Series 2 aired on UK TV - Tuesday 23rd February 2010 - capturing the number one slot for the channel in that timeslot. With 3.66 million viewers, this was 14.4% of the audience share.

A full ratings listing and comparisons for each (UK) episode is on the Survivors Ratings (UK) Page.

 
Sexiest Women on TV 2010 PDF Print E-mail

Zoe TapperZoë features again this year in Dan's Media Digest "Sexiest Women on TV 2010" rating at number 49 (out of 57). This is the second year that Zoë has rated, in last year's list she was rated 34 (out of 40).

The Zoë articles are in the Interviews Section and Dan's Media Digest has the full listing from 57 to 1.

 
Survivors in America PDF Print E-mail

BBC America - Survivors

BBC America has announced the launch date for post-apocalyptic drama series Survivors.

Survivors, which is an adaptation of the cult classic 1970s series, will have its US premiere on Saturday, February 13th at 8 pm ET/PT, before shifting to its regular timeslot at 9 pm ET/PT the following week. BBC America will show all six episodes of series one and immediately follow them with the six episodes of series two.

The BBC America Survivors Page carries the details for US Fans.

 
Survivors Gallery PDF Print E-mail

Survivors

More new screencaps and video clips added to the Survivors Gallery (S2) and the Survivors Gallery (S1).

Pictures from Survivors Series 1 - are in the Survivors Gallery (S1) along with a few short video clips per episode depicting Zoë as Doctor Anya Raczynski.

An interview with Zoe from the BBC posted in the Interviews Section, speaking about the role of Anya in Series Two of Survivors and issues of SFX Magazine (191) and SciFiNow Magazine feature articles about the filming of Survivors Series Two along with some cast interviews.

 
Demons PDF Print E-mail

DemonsDemons - the Fantasy drama Demons is a new spin on the classic tale of Dracula, set in modern day London. The story begins when teenager Luke Rutherford (Christian Cooke) is greeted by the sudden arrival of Rupert Galvin (Philip Glenister), his brash American godfather.

Helping Galvin with this task is the beautiful but icy cold Mina Harker (Zoe Tapper), a blind concert pianist who is regarded as the primary authority on the so-called "half-lives" (vampires, demons, zombies, werewolves, et al).

Demons is currently airing in the US on BBC America.

The Demons Section has links to screencaps, video clips and interviews with Zoë.

 
Survivors Reviews and Ratings PDF Print E-mail

Survivors

Two new sections added to the Survivors area are for reviews and ratings from the episodes in the second series run.

Soon after each episode is transmitted, the ratings and reviews sections will be updated with the latest viewing figures and the latest opinions on how the second series is faring with the critics.

The Ratings page has ratings for the episodes as aired, along withratings against other programmes aired on that evening as a comparison.

The Reviews page has episode reviews by Paul Simpson from Total Sci-Fi Online.

 
WORLDS APART: the unofficial and unauthorised guide to the BBC's remake of Survivors PDF Print E-mail

Worlds ApartThe Survivorsbbctv blog announced yesterday the forthcoming publication of a new guidebook on the BBC’s remake of Survivors, written by the author of the blog and published by Classic TV Press. Full details here.

Author: Rich Cross
Format: Paperback (290 pages approx.)
Published: March 2010
Recommended Retail Price: £14.99

 
The Curse of Steptoe PDF Print E-mail

Zoe Tapper as Shelia SteafelThe Curse of Steptoe - the BBC Drama play originally aired in March 2008 as part of the BBC FOUR "Curse of Comedy" Season - is to be repeated on the BBC HD Channel Wednesday 2nd December 2009 at 9pm.

Zoë co stars as Shelia Steafel in this dark docu-drama centering around the two actors that made Steptoe and Son a household name in UK homes in the 1970's.

Short video clips and screencaps of the play featuring Zoë in her role as Shelia Steafel are on The Curse of Steptoe Gallery Page.

 
Desperate Romantics PDF Print E-mail

Desperate Romantics, the BBC Drama co-starring Zoë as Effie Ruskin has now completed it's six part run on BBC2 and BBCHD.

Zoe Tapper as Effie RuskinThere's plenty of articles here on the website though, including the Video and Picture Galleries, with short video clips featuring Zoë as Effie Ruskin\Millais and screencaps from the episodes. There's a few non-Zoë related articles that may be of interest to Pre-Raphealite Brotherhood fans too!

There are episode reviews, ratings and other related articles  to do with Desperate Romantics. There are currently several pre-episode reviews (before the series started to air) and several post-episode reviews from major reviewers such as The Times, The Guardian, Digital Spy and BroadcastNow.

There's an episode guide which will tell you what's coming up in the episodes - of course these contain spoilers, so don't read them if you haven't seen it yet and don't want to know!!

All of this can be found on the Desperate Romantics Page - the links to articles are at the bottom of that section, or you can access them at any time from the top main menu, or the Quick Links menu on the left.

 
Zoë Tapper Appreciation Community PDF Print E-mail

There's is a new Zoë Tapper Appreciation Community forum created on the LiveJournal Community websites recently.  The forum discusses all aspects of Zoë's career and appearances, including Demons and Survivors.  Browse over and read and\or participate. [Note you have to be registered with a LiveJournal login to post.]

 

Latest Site Update

10th March 2010

Added a News Page item about Zoë in the Saturday Play next week and added the same (but shorter) items to the news tickers, Front Page and the New panel. Updated the Filmography and Biographies to match.

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Demons News

Demons S1 on Bluray

Demons Series One released on Bluray Disc on April 9th 2009 (UK).  Release details in the Work Section. The disc is also available from the Online Shop.

 
Demons in America!

Demons, the British ITV-made Fantasy Drama, enjoyed it's premiere on BBC America, starting on Saturday 2nd January 2010 at 22:00.

Our Demons Section contains full episode synopses and the Gallery Section screencaps, video clips and reviews.

 

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Playing With Trains

Zoë is to play Roxanna in a new two-part radio adaptation of the Stephen Poliakoff play Playing With Trains on BBC Radio 4 from 20th March 2010.

More on the News Page.

 
Romantics in Australia

BBC drama Desperate Romantics is to be aired to audiences in Australia as part of a raft of sales down under. The 6 x 60-minute period drama, described as a 19th century Entourage, has been picked up by public broadcaster ABC TV in a deal with BBC Worldwide. More on the News Page.

 
Baseline

Baseline - a new film currently in production and co-starring Zoë as Jessica:

Minor update on the film on the News Page.

 

Survivors News

High Octane Interview

Total Sci-Fi Online interviewed Zoë and Robyn Addison about their experiences in Series 2 of Survivors and their characters, Anya and Sarah.

The interview is here: Total Sci-Fi Online Interview with Zoe Tapper and Robyn Addison - February 2010.

 
DVD Box Sets

The DVD box set for Survivors Series 2 release date has been put back to 1st March 2010 (due to transmission delays) and there is to be a box set containing both Series 1 and Series 2 of Survivors!

More details on the Survivors DVDs Page.

 
BBC America

BBC America have a section of their US-based website for Survivors Fans.

The Survivors pages are here.

 
Survivors on iPlayer

All six episodes of series two of Survivors will be available for streaming (or time-limited download) on the BBC iPlayer service. Rather than the standard seven-day access to a single episode (after which a new episode replaces the previous one) the entire series will be ’stacked’ on the iPlayer.

More on the News Page.

 
Monumental End!

In an interview on the Digital Spy website, Survivors actor Paterson Joseph (Greg) suggests that series two will conclude with a ‘monumental’ finale, as key storylines play out in episodes five and six.

Please note that the interview contains significant ***SPOILERS*** concerning end of series two plot developments.

 
Ratings

A new page in the Survivors Section called Ratings, reflects the UK ratings for each episode of Survivors just after they air.

 
Worlds Apart

The Survivorsbbctv blog announced yesterday the forthcoming publication of a new guidebook on the BBC’s remake of Survivors, written by the author of the blog and published by Classic TV Press. Full details here.

 
Daily Mail Interview - Jan 2010

A new interview with Zoë by UK newspaper The Daily Mail posted in the Interviews Section. In the interview, Zoë talks about her acting career from when she first started acting in Stage Beauty, to her current role in Survivors, Series 2 of which is to be aired in the UK on January 12th and Series 1 airing in the US on February 13th.

The complete interview is in the Interviews Section and the Survivors Section has the details about both Series of Survivors, including the UK trailer for Series 2 and a YouTube catch-up video for Series 1.

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The Curse of Steptoe

Recently added to The Curse of Steptoe Gallery - pictures and video clips of Zoë as Shelia Steafel in the BBC play The Curse of Steptoe.


About Zoë Tapper

Born Zoë Tapper on 26th October 1980, Bromley, Greater London, England. (She is also billed as Zoe Tapper.)

Zoe TapperShe has been an actress since 2003 and first came to prominence playing Nell Gwynne, in Richard Eyre's award-winning film Stage Beauty (2004).

Zoë has recently appeared as the Vampire Monster-Smiter Mina Harker, in the fated ITV1 series Demons (which will no longer run).

She has completed filming for The Grind - a story about the dark side of running an Eastend Nightclub and has filmed a crime drama - The Baseline - playing a character called Jessica, due for release sometime in 2010.

She has also filmed Desperate Romantics - a story in six parts shown on BBC2 and BBCHD in 2009, that follows the life and love affairs of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood.

She reprised her role as Dr Anya Raczynscki in the second series of the BBC Drama Survivors, which aired on UK TV during January\February 2010 - both Series in the US during Feb\April\May.

A more in-depth Biography on the Biography Page.

What's On This Website

Zoë Tapper | The Fan Website is just about the most comprehensive fan website on the internet, dedicated to the very talented Ms Zoë Tapper and her professional career.

This website has a detailed Filmography of all Zoë's work to date and her current Biography.  Speaking of Filmography, there are numerous articles here on this website related to her work - Reviews, Character Assessments and all manner of Episode Synopses and various bits of information to do with her work...these are in the Work Section.

Related to her work - there is an Interviews Section with interviews with, or about Zoë, or about her performances on television and stage.

There's also a Gallery, with pictures of Zoë both in and out of her various characters.

A comprehensive Links Page is provided with various links to third party websites.

Finally, the News Page - up to date information on Zoë's work and any snippets of information we come across, such as news of forthcoming appearances in shows.  The Latest News on the right of the page is kept up to date with brief news items - the main News Page has the details!