Ed Westwick
- Actor
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White Gold preview
Men behaving Badly in a period piece? White Gold could be the British answer to Mad Men... or The Wolf Of Wall Street? The Wolf of Westcliff, perhaps, given its setting in Essex in the the world of 1980s double-glazing salesmen.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 24th May 2017White Gold: Inbetweeners double-glaze UK in the 80s
Stars of The Inbetweeners and Gossip Girl have come together to flog windows in a new TV comedy that perfectly captures the cash-flashing, un-PC 1980s.
Rachel Aroesti, The Guardian, 24th May 2017White Gold review
If you've never seen The Inbetweeners, you'll find this comedy hilarious. But if you have...
Frances Taylor, Radio Times, 24th May 20175 White Gold moments that are like The Inbetweeners
From indecent exposure to weak bladders - Damon Beesley's new BBC2 comedy feels very familiar indeed.
Ellie Harrison, Radio Times, 24th May 2017White Gold review: hollow and full of caricatures
Nice to look at but slightly hollow, White Gold isn't quite shoddy merchandise - but I'm not sure I'm buying what it's peddling.
Ed Power, The Telegraph, 24th May 2017Ed Westwick interview
"It was quite exhausting to play him, I'm pretty much in every scene," he admits. "The dialogue is fantastic, but it was a lot at times in what were often constructed shots, so it was a test of all my skills for sure, but I had a lot of fun playing in this world, it just made me laugh."
The Huffington Post, 23rd May 2017Ed Westwick interview
Ed Westwick on playing a 1980s salesman in new BBC comedy White Gold. The star and Damon Beesley, creator of The Inbetweeners reunion of sorts, also discuss 1980s nostalgia on TV, as well as Brexit and Trump.
Hollywood Reporter, 22nd May 2017White Gold: The new Inbetweeners
The "white gold" of the title refers to "the dirt-cheap white plastic bits that go round your windows" and the show is both something of a labour of love for [writer] Damon Beesley, whose own father Dennis was "a slightly deranged double-glazing salesman... like having Del Boy for a dad" and an entertaining take on 1980s excess.
Sarah Hughes, i Newspaper, 11th May 2017BBC Two sitcom White Gold reunites half of The Inbetweeners
BBC Two has announced new sitcom White Gold. Written by The Inbetweeners co-creator Damon Beesley, the 1980s set comedy features stars including Joe Thomas and James Buckley.
British Comedy Guide, 26th August 2016Video: Bailey 'horrified' at appearing nude by accident
Bill Bailey has described his horror on learning that a moment when he accidentally dropped his towel during filming had been included as a nude scene in his new romantic comedy, Chalet Girl.
The comedian was joined on BBC Breakfast by actress Felicity Jones, who plays Bill's daughter Kim in their film about a young woman who leaves home to work on a ski resort.
Chalet Girl, which also stars Sophia Bush, Ed Westwick and Bill Nighy, is released in the UK on 16 March 2011, rated 12A.
BBC News, 8th February 2011