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Jamestown is a popular British television drama that revolves around the time when the colony of Jamestown was founded in 1607. The women who move to the town 12 years later are forced to marry the men who have paid for their passage. Jocelyn, Alice, and Verity are amongst the women who arrive from England.
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Show Details:
TV Series: | Jamestown |
Genre: | Historical drama |
Written by: | Bill Gallagher |
Starring: | Naomi Battrick
Sophie Rundle Niamh Walsh Max Beesley Jason Flemyng Dean Lennox Kelly Shaun Dooley Gwilym Lee Luke Roskell Stuart Martin Burn Gorman Abubakar Salim Abiola Ogunbiyi |
Running time: | 5 May 2017 –
14 June 2019 |
Producers | Sue de Beauvoir
Richard Fell, Bill Gallagher, Nigel Marchant, Gareth Neame |
Directed by: | Bill Gallagher |
Original language: | English |
More about the show:
Jamestown is a popular British drama television series that belongs to the genre of history and period drama. It has been written and helmed by Bill Gallagher. The show stars Naomi Battrick, Sophie Rundle, Niamh Walsh, Max Beesley, Jason Flemyng, Dean Lennox Kelly, Shaun Dooley, Gwilym Lee, Luke Roskell, Stuart Martin, Burn Gorman, Abubakar Salim, and Abiola Ogunbiyi in important roles.
The country of origin of the show is the United Kingdom and its original language is English. The show had three seasons and 24 episodes. The executive producers of the show are Richard Fell, Bill Gallagher, Nigel Marchant, and Gareth Neame.
The show has been produced by Sue de Beauvoir and the production companies involved in the making of the show are Carnival Films. The official distributor of the show was NBCUniversal Intl. and it aired on Sky 1. The show aired from 5 May 2017 to 14 June 2019.
Plot:
The story of the series- Jamestown is set in the seventeenth century in the year 1619, twelve years after men discovered the place known as the colony of Jamestown in the year 1607.
As the rules say, women who arrive in the colony from the country of England must marry the men who have paid for their passage. The horde of women includes Jocelyn, Alice, and Verity who arrive with no plans or ideas about their future and the kind of disruption they are going to bring to the settlement.
In the colony, the new governor who goes by the name – Sir George Yeardley along with his wife arrives to discover the fact that if a company secretary has set his sights on undermining his position, it makes the task of running a settlement fairly difficult.
Characters:
- Naomi Battrick was featured in the role of Jocelyn Woodbryg.
- Sophie Rundle featured in the role of Alice Kett.
- Niamh Walsh featured in the role of Verity Bridges.
- Max Beesley featured in the role of Henry Sharrow.
- Gwilym Lee was featured in the role of Samuel Castell.
- Jason Flemyng featured in the role of Sir George Yeardley.
- Claire Cox featured in the role of Temperance Flowerdew.
- Dean Lennox Kelly featured in the role of Meredith Rutter.
- Stuart Martin featured in the role of Silas Sharrow.
- Steven Waddington featured in the role of Thomas Redwick.
- Matt Stokoe featured in the role of James Read.
- Burn Gorman featured in the role of Nicholas Farlow.
- Luke Roskell featured in the role of Pepper Sharrow.
- Ben Starr featured in the role of Dr. Christopher Priestley.
- Tony Pitts featured in the role of Edgar Massinger.
- Patsy Ferran featured in the role of Mercy Myrtle.
- Kalani Queypo featured in the role of Chacrow.
- Raoul Trujillo was featured in the role of Opechancanough.
- Abubakar Salim was featured in the role of Pedro.
- Abiola Ogunbiyi featured in the role of Maria.
- Rachel Colwell featured in the role of Winganuske.
- Ben Batt featured in the role of Willmus Crabtree.
- Harry Grasby featured in the role of Tamlin Appleday.
Episodes:
The show had three seasons. Its first season had 8 episodes and it aired from 5 May 2017 to 23 June 2017. Its second season had 8 episodes and it aired from 9 February 2018 to 23 March 2018. The third season also had 8 episodes and it aired from 26 April 2019 to 14 June 2019.
- The first episode of the first season aired on 5 May 2017.
- The second episode of the first season aired on 12 May 2017.
- The third episode of the first season aired on 19 May 2017.
- The fourth episode of the first season aired on 26 May 2017.
- The fifth episode of the first season aired on 2 June 2017.
- The sixth episode of the first season aired on 9 June 2017.
- The seventh episode of the first season aired on 16 June 2017.
- The eighth episode of the first season aired on 23 June 2017.
- The first episode of the second season aired on 9 February 2018.
- The second episode of the second season aired on 9 February 2018.
- The third episode of the second season aired on 16 February 2018.
- The fourth episode of the second season aired on 23 February 2018.
- The fifth episode of the second season aired on 2 March 2018.
- The sixth episode of the second season aired on 9 March 2018.
- The seventh episode of the second season aired on 16 March 2018.
- The eighth episode of the second season aired on 23 March 2018.
Will there be a season 4?
Ever since the last season of the show Jamestown aired, fans of the show have been wondering if there is going to be a fourth season. The last season of the show could not manage to satisfy its viewers and did fall short of a good story. Hence, it has been predicted that the makers of the show have canceled its upcoming seasons.