Forgive Me (TV series)
| Forgive Me | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | Drama |
| Starring |
Mike McLeod John Dunsworth Jane Alexander Hugh Thompson Olympia Dukakis Brenda Fricker Edward Asner Wendy Crewson Candy Palmater Jeremy Akerman Rob Joseph Leonard Gharrett Patrick Paon Ryan Doucette Craig Layton Lauren Liem Daniel Fanaberia Mary-Colin Chisholm Juanita Peters Susan Leblanc Shawn Duggan |
| Theme music composer | Christopher Francis Mitchell |
| Composer(s) | Warren Robert |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Doug Pettigrew, Thom Fitzgerald |
| Production location(s) | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Running time | 25 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Emotion Pictures Inc. |
| Release | |
| Original network | Super Channel |
| Original release | September 4, 2013 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Forgive Me is a Canadian television series. A young insomniac priest gets caught up in the sins of his congregants while a secret from his own past threatens his calling.
The series is written and directed by Thom Fitzgerald. It stars Mike McLeod, John Dunsworth, Jane Alexander, Hugh Thompson, Olympia Dukakis, Brenda Fricker, Wendy Crewson, Edward Asner, Jeremy Akerman, Ryan Doucette, Candy Palmater, Gharrett Patrick Paon and Rob Joseph Leonard.[1]
The series began its original broadcast on September 4, 2013 on Super Channel in Canada.[2]
Critical response
The series was generally well-received, attaining positive reviews. John Doyle of The Globe and Mail praised Mike McLeod's performance as "superb", noted "a visual sumptuousness that's startling" and called it "a powerful 30 minutes of television."[3] Brad Oswald of the Winnipeg Free Press wrote "The confessional-confined dialogue is smart, and the stripped-down performances are seamlessly delivered and punctuated with moments of pure, stark, painful honesty."[4]
Web series
In 2016, the companion web series Forgive Me Web Confessions was launched, starring Mike McLeod as The Priest, with Keelin Jack, Krista MacDonald and Callum Dunphy as penitents. The web series was also well received, with nominations for most of the cast from the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists ACTRA Awards.
Awards and nominations
- 2017 ACTRA Award for Best Leading Actor, Mike McLeod, Forgive Me Web Confessions for the episode Sodomy[5]
- 2017 ACTRA Award nomination for Best Leading Actress, Keelin Jack, Forgive Me Web Confessions for the episode Revenge[5]
- 2017 ACTRA Award nomination for Best Leading Actress, Krista MacDonald, Forgive Me Web Confessions for the episode Fornication[5]
- 2017 Canadian Screen Award for Best Performance in a Guest Role, Dramatic Series Edward Asner [6][7]
- 2016 ACTRA Award for Best Leading Actor, Mike McLeod[8]
- 2016 ACTRA Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress, Mary-Colin Chisholm[8]
- 2016 ACTRA Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor, Gharrett Patrick Paon[8]
- 2015 ACTRA Award for Best Leading Actor, Mike McLeod[9]
- 2015 ACTRA Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress, Candy Palmater[10]
- 2015 Screen Nova Scotia Award nomination for Best TV Series[10]
- 2015 Canadian Screen Award (Gemini Award) nomination for Best Writing in a Dramatic Series, Thom Fitzgerald for the episode "Hallowed Be Thy Name"[11]
- 2015 Canadian Screen Award (Gemini Award) nomination for Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role, Mike McLeod[11]
- 2015 Canadian Screen Award (Gemini Award) nomination for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Series, Hugh Thompson, for the episode "Hallowed Be Thy Name"[11]
- 2015 Canadian Screen Award (Gemini Award) nomination for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Series, Jane Alexander, for the episode "Forgive Us Our Trespasses"[11]
- 2015 Canadian Screen Award (Gemini Award) nomination for Best Performance in a Guest Role, Dramatic Series, Brenda Fricker, for the episode "Thy Will Be Done"[11]
- 2014 ACTRA Award for Outstanding Male Performance in a Feature Film, MOW, TV Series or Web Series, John Dunsworth, Forgive Me[12]
- 2014 ACTRA Award for Outstanding Female Performance in a Feature Film, MOW, TV Series or Web Series, Jane Alexander, Forgive Me[12]
- 2014 ACTRA Award Nomination for Outstanding Female Performance in a Feature Film, MOW, TV Series or Web Series, Lauren Liem, Forgive Me[12]
- 2014 ACTRA Award nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Male, Hugh Thompson, Forgive Me [13]
References
- ↑ "Internet Movie Database". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
- ↑ Nemetz, Andrea (3 September 2013). "Fitzgerald's divine intervention". The Chronicle Herald. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
- ↑ Doyle, John (4 September 2013). "Forgive Me: A fine, fraught new series about sinners". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
- ↑ Oswald, Brad (4 September 2013). "It's no sin to confess Forgive Me is revealing". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
- 1 2 3 Cooke, Stephen (28 April 2017). "ACTRA Maritimes shows diversity of roles in annual awards nominations". Local Xpress (28 April 2017). Village Media. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
- ↑ "Orphan Black, Schitt's Creek, Kim's Convenience up for Canadian Screen Awards". CBC News. Canadian Broadcast Corporation. CBC News. 17 January 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
- ↑ Watters, Haydn (8 March 2017). "Canadian Screen Awards 2017: Baroness von Sketch Show, Orphan Black big winners". CBC News. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. CBC. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
- 1 2 3 "2016 Screen Nova Scotia Award Winners". Sea and Be Scene. Sea and Be scene. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- ↑ "Jonathan Torrens host and winner at Screen Nova Scotia awards". The Chronicle Herald. The Chronicle Herald. 3 May 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
- 1 2 "Screen Nova Scotia announces nominees". The Chronicle Herald. The Chronicle Herald. 28 April 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "2015 CANADIAN SCREEN AWARDS Television Nominations" (PDF). Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Official Website. Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 February 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
- 1 2 3 Webb, Jeremy. "OTL- October 4, 2013". Off The Leash website. offtheleash.ca. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
- ↑ Barnard, Elissa (14 January 2014). "Actor gets nod for ACTRA nomination". The Chronicle-Herald. Retrieved 17 January 2014.