Saturday 30 June 2007

Chilling Quote

While st scanning with my newly acquired Doctor Who Magazine 384 i came across a quote which will be said in tonight's episode Last Of the Timelords. This quote is to be said by The Master aka the brillaint John Simm and it is a look back on The Doctor's life. The quote can be found below.

I can remember the days when the famous Doctor, he was waging a Time War, battling Sea Devils, and Axons, he sealed the Rift at the Medusa Cascada, single-handed. And look at him now! How did he ever come to this? Oh yes! Me!

Friday 29 June 2007

Master Trailers

With The Last Of The Timelords and John's last appearance on Doctor Who for now airing in just under a day its not surprising that their has been alot of clips released today in preparation for the last episode of series 3. A clip was shown on the morning TV show GMTV as well as their being one shown on the children's TV show Totally Doctor Who. These two clips can be watched below.



Thursday 28 June 2007

Doctor Who Episode 12 The Sound Of Drums

The penultimate episode of Doctor Who came last Saturday with a bang as it was yet another fantastic episode. The main highlight of the episode has to be John Simms brilliant acting as The Master. The story followed on from The Doctor's, Martha's and Captain Jacks sticky situation at the end of the episode Utopia but off course thanks to Captain Jacks so called Space Hopper they manged to escape. They return to planet earth to find that Harold Saxon has been elected the prime minster of Great Britain. But in fact Mr Saxon is The Master. Mr Saxon explains to the world that finally Planet Earth will take its place in the universe as a new species are heading to earth, The Toclafane. But of course this made up species are not all that they seem. The story goes on following the trio as they work out what to do to stop The Master. As well as all this The Doctor also talks about his home Gallifrey and the academy which surprisingly made The Master who he is. Captain Jack also reveals a secret off his own that he works for Torchwood which fans off the Doctor Who spin-off Torchwood will already know about. Overall i would give this episode a 9.5/10

Wednesday 27 June 2007

Official Doctor Who BBC Site Update

The Official Doctor Who site has once again been updated for this weeks episode of Doctor Who. All the links can be found below along with some exciting pictures.


"I'm Coming Back"

As well as the usual Official Doctor Who site being updated this week the BBC have updated their Harold Saxon site. All the links can be found below.



Tuesday 26 June 2007

Radio Times Cover

The latest issue of the Radio times magazine on sale today comes complete with its usual excitement and more. Because in this issue like the latest Doctor Who Magazine ( On Sale the 28th June) it comes with two different covers both related to the hit show Doctor Who. On the front of one of the covers is The Doctor played by non other than David Tennant.

On the second cover however guess which Doctor Who star is to be shown. Well you guessed it because it is of course the newly regenerated master John Simm himself. John or The Master is holding in his hand a laser screwdriver who'd have sonic?



As well as all this inside these magazines you can read about visits to the set of Doctor Who for the series finale in the company of Freema Agyeman. It also includes behind the scenes pictures and comments from Freema and hints from Russell T Davies on the plot. There is also a brilliant poster featuring The Doctor (David Tennant) and The Master (John Simm).

This magazine is on sale now for amazingly cheap price of a pound. So get out their and show your support.

Monday 25 June 2007

The Master Timelord

As promised i have inside this post some exciting images of John Simm from the next time trailer for the final episode of Doctor Who series 3 entitled Last Of The Timelords. These images can be found below.

Sunday 24 June 2007

Last Of The Timelords Trailer

Last night we finally saw the last Next Episode Trailer for Series 3 of Doctor Who. This clip was shown just after the episode The Sound Of Drums where John Simm put in yet another brilliant performance. The final next episode trailer of series 3 can be found below.



Look out for some screen caps of John Simm in the episode The Sound Of Drums and also in the next episode trailer. These images will be posted some time this week.

Saturday 23 June 2007

Here Comes The Drums The Sound Of Drums

Tonight see's our ever faithful John Simm appear for the second time in Doctor Who. He is to star as The Master and also Harold Saxon. This episode is the second of a 3 part finale and this weeks episode is called The Sound Of Drums. The Sound Of Drums is to be shown tonight at 7.15pm on BBC 1 so don't miss it. Finally remember to Vote Saxon.

Friday 22 June 2007

Saxons Sound

John Simms second appearance on Doctor Who is now only a day away so there's no time like the present to show you more pictures of John in action. If you did not already know John is currently playing The Master a evil villain last seen in the Doctor Who Movie. The Master then returns to earth and takes on the persona of Harold Saxon. The pictures can be found below. Thanks to cpotey from Doctor Who Mania for these images.

Thursday 21 June 2007

Doctor Who Episode 11 Utopia

Utopia has to be the best way to describe episode 11 of Doctor Who series 3. Why? well apart from probably the best script and most action packed episode of series 3 it also saw the return of two old faces Captain Jack Harkness (John Barrowman) and The Master (Derek Jacobi and John Simm). Jack's return to Doctor Who was a brilliant display of humour and amazing acting. Whereas the great Derek Jacobi (Professor Yana, The Master) and John Simm's short display of The Master are truly to be admired. The basic story line see's the Tardis with its hitchhiker on board (Jack) being flung into the far future to the end of the universe where Gallaxys have collapsed and one man fights to save his people.
Though of course this one man The Professor is not all that he seems. This story also features a enemy known as The Fututrekind who are believed to be the future for all those stuck and waiting to go to Utopia. As well of all this we also had some exciting flashbacks of Rose, Captain Jack, The Face Of Boe's final words and of course them exciting scenes of The Doctor becoming human. Overall I would give this episode a 9.5/10.

Wednesday 20 June 2007

There He Is Again

The Official BBC Doctor Who website has today been updated with brand new pictures of the one and only John Simm who is currently playing the Master. I will also soon be uploading some screen caps of John's appearance in last weeks episode of Doctor Who shortly. Below are the pictures.


In other news John is also going to appear on two special edition covers for Doctor Who Magazine 384. John will also be interviewed in this particular issue about his time on Doctor Who playing The Master. This issue will go on sale from Thursday 28th June priced at £3.99. The two covers can be found below. Thanks to Mark from Tardis and Torchwood Treasures for making this picture.

Tuesday 19 June 2007

Did You Spot Him?

Last Saturday night yet again there was another brilliant episode to be watched but the appearance of a certain someone really livened up the episode. Who was this person? well of course it was the one and only John Simm. Although John only appeared at the end of the episode he will in fact be a guest start in the final two episodes of Doctor Who. John Simm plays The Master who was a recurring character in the classic series of Doctor Who and has just been brought back. If you did happen to miss John appear then there is a video below of John's first shots on screen for Doctor Who.

Monday 18 June 2007

A Bit About John

Well since i will soon be posting quite a lot of information on the wonderful John Simm I'd thought I'd start off with some interesting information and back story on him.(Information below tooken from Wikipedia).


Simm was born in Leeds, West Yorkshire and grew up in Nelson, Lancashire. His father, Ronald, was a local musician who taught him to play guitar. John would join his father on stage in the working men’s clubs playing the guitar, he made his debut singing Elvis's Wooden Heart, and they called themselves 'Us2'. He carries his father's name, Ronald, as his middle name.


In the 90s, the band John played guitar in, Magic Alex (named after The Beatles' electrician) toured with Echo and the Bunnymen on two tours, and also sang backing vocals on an album by Echo and the Bunnymen singer Ian McCulloch. He also made his TV debut in 1992 with a role in the TV series Rumpole of the Bailey.He starred in Boston Kickout and won the Best Actor award at the Valencia Film Festival.
In 1997 John starred in the first series of the critically acclaimed and often controversial The Lakes, a BBC series written by Jimmy McGovern. In 1999 he starred in the second series of The Lakes as well as appearing in Human Traffic and Wonderland.
In 2000 he starred in the opening episode of the acclaimed drama Clocking Off written by Paul Abbott, who he would later work with again for the award-winning political thriller series State of Play.
In 2002 he featured in the film 24 Hour Party People as enigmatic New Order frontman Bernard Sumner. It was also this year that he played Raskolnikov in the BBC adaptation of Crime and Punishment which is also his favourite book. At a live concert in Finsbury Park the same year, Simm sang "Digital" onstage with New Order.
In 2004 he played a researcher and investigator for a charity in a Channel 4 drama Sex Traffic, the hard hitting drama that follows the plight of two young Moldovan sisters sold into sexual slavery.

He recently starred as Detective Inspector Sam Tyler in the popular 2006 BBC series Life on Mars in which he played a police officer apparently sent back in time to 1973. The second series began on BBC One on February 13, 2007. The show won the Pioneer Audience Award for Best Programme at the 2007 BAFTA TV Awards, although Simm lost out on the award for Best Actor.In March 2007, he appeared on Channel 4 in The Yellow House, a biographical drama produced by talkbackTHAMES about the lives of artists Vincent van Gogh (Simm) and Paul Gauguin (John Lynch).
In February 2007, it was reported that Simm was to appear in the third (current) series of the BBC science fiction series Doctor Who as the Master. Simm himself on the Simon Mayo radio programme on Five Live on March 22, 2007, confirmed he would appear on Doctor Who as "Mr Saxon". He made his first appearance on the June 16, 2007 episode, "Utopia", where he appeared as the Master, a recurring enemy of the Doctor, following Derek Jacobi's brief portrayal of the character.
In April 2007, it was announced that Simm would resume the role of Cal McCaffrey in the second series of State of Play, with Bill Nighy also returning to the show although Simm has said himself that he would not be reprising the role. It is not known if the likes of David Morrissey and Philip Glenister will return to the show.
He will reunite with his Life on Mars co-star Philip Glenister— with whom he also appeared in Clocking Off and State of Play—in the forthcoming 1980s-set crime film Tuesday, in which the pair play bank robbers. Upon the announcement of the film, Glenister joked that he and Simm were contractually obliged to work with each other once a year.

Sunday 17 June 2007

Welcome To John Simm PR

Hello and welcome to my brand new blog called John Simm PR. This blog is to be dedicated to the amazing actor John Simm and his appearances in various shows. If you did not already know i also run two other blogs which are Bad Wolf PR and Torchwood PR. I'm looking forward to posting for you all soon and if anyone would like to contribute please email poppr@hotmail.co.uk and all entries will be considered.