Anne (British TV series)

British TV miniseries

Anne

Written by| Kevin Sampson
Directed by| Bruce Goodison
Starring| Maxine Peake
Country of origin| United Kingdom
Original language| English
No. of series| 1
No. of episodes| 4
Production
Executive producer|

* Simon Heath

Producer| Julia Stannard
Production company| World Productions
Original release
Network| ITV
Release| 2 January (2022-01-02) –
5 January 2022 (2022-01-05)

Anne, subtitled One Mother's Story, is a British historical four-part television drama developed by World Productions. Starring Maxine Peake as the titular campaigner Anne Williams, the four-part drama revolves around the Hillsborough disaster of 1989 and its aftermath. The series premiered on ITV on 2 January 2022 and aired for four consecutive nights.[1]

## Cast

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* Maxine Peake as Anne Williams
* Stephen Walters as Steve Williams
* Campbell Wallace as Kevin Williams
* Bobby Schofield as Michael Williams
* Lily Shepherd and Ellie May Davies as Sara Williams
* Clare Calbraith as Sheila Coleman
* Rob Jarvis as John Glover
* Matthew McNulty as Andy Burnham
* Polly Kemp as Ann Adlington
* Raymond Waring as Steve Hart
* Ian Puleston-Davies as Phil Scraton
* Gracie Kelly as Debra Martin

## Production

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### Development

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The series was in development as of 2018. After some deliberation, the dramatisation of Anne Williams' life and work by World Productions for ITV received approval from her real life daughter Sara, who was nine when the disaster occurred.[2] She would help with the script, written by Kevin Sampson, author of Hillsborough Voices. Bruce Goodison would direct and Simon Heath of World Productions would executive produce the drama.[3]

### Casting

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It was announced in September 2018 that Maxine Peake would star as Anne Williams. Stephen Walters would co-star as Williams' husband Steve.[4]

### Filming

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Principal photography was scheduled to begin on location in Liverpool in summer 2018.[5] Cast and crew were reported in Formby, at St George's Hall, and at Anfield that October.[6] Steve Kelly, who lost his brother Michael in the Hillsborough disaster and was consulted for the series, stated he did a "double take" watching Peake on set.[7]

## Reception

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Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 100% based on 7 reviews, with an average rating of 8.4/10.[8]

### Awards

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Year  | Award  | Category  | Nominee  | Result  | Ref.

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2022  | Seoul International Drama Awards | Best Mini-Series  | Anne | Won
(shared with Last Summers of the Raspberries) | [9]

## References

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1. ^ "Anne". ITV Press Centre. 2 January 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
2. ^ Fearn, Rebecca (24 October 2021). "Maxine Peake's New Drama Tackles A Tragic Story". Bustle. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
3. ^ "DRAMA – Anne – World Productions for ITV". No Drama. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
4. ^ "Maxine Peake to play Hillsborough campaigner Anne Williams in TV drama". BBC. 14 September 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
5. ^ "Anne – Miniseries". World Productions. 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
6. ^ "Filming of 'Anne' in Formby today - new Hillsborough drama about the inspirational Anne Williams". Formby Bubble. 25 October 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
7. ^ "Anne Williams: Maxine Peake 'captures Hillsborough campaigner's spirit'". BBC. 14 October 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
8. ^ "Anne". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
9. ^ @seouldramaawards; (23 September 2022). "SDA 2022 winners" - via Instagram.

## External links

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* Anne at IMDb

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