Outcasts- BBC America: Episode 8 - Sneak Peek Airs Aug 6 '11

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OUTCASTS - BBC AMERICA: Episode 8 - Sneak Peek Airs Saturday, August 6, 2011 at 9/8C

A deadly virus hits Forthaven and Berger puts the blame on the ACs; and attempts to topple Tate's government and bring about a new order.

Guest stars include Langley Kirkwood, Michael Legge, Jeanne Kietzmann and Moshidi Motshegwa.

Outcasts - BBC America Video: Episode 7 Sneak Peek Airs Jul 30 '11

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OUTCASTS - BBC AMERICA VIDEO: Episode 7 Sneak Peek Airs Saturday, July 30, 2011 at 9/8C

President Tate comes face-to-face with his worst fear...they're not alone on this planet.

Cass gets a surprise when he receives a troubling threat from someone who knows his identity; Stella and Tate discover a hostile life force on Carpathia and try to make contact.

Guest stars include Claire Keelan, Adrian Bower, Heather Middleton, Brett Williams and Rory Acton-Burnell.

Outcasts - BBC America Video: Episode 6 Sneak Peek Airs Jul 23 '11

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OUTCASTS - BBC AMERICA VIDEO: Episode 6 Sneak Peek Airs Saturday, July 23, 2011 at 9/8C

Stella receives a radio message from a panicked Josie Hunter outside of Forthaven's gates, but Josie is being held in custody down the hall from her.

A missing woman returns, but her behavior is strange, and Tate and Stella try to solve the mystery.

Guest stars include Juliet Aubrey, Rebekah Nathan, Maddy Baskerville, Dylan Fourie, Melissa Haiden, Sean Cameron Michael and Bongo Mbutuma.

Outcasts - BBC America Video: Episode 5 Sneak Peek Airs Jul 16 '11

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OUTCASTS - BBC AMERICA VIDEO: Episode 5 Sneak Peek Airs Saturday, July 16, 2011 at 9/8C

Patrick Baxter, a Carpathian legend who was presumed to be dead, arrives in Forthaven. Meanwhile, Cass and Fleur venture into unexplored zones of the planet; and Tate deals with Berger's growing power base.

Guest stars include Gary Lewis and Juliet Aubrey.

Outcasts - BBC America Video: Episode 4 Sneak Peak Airs Jul 9 '11

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OUTCASTS - BBC AMERICA VIDEO: Episode 4 Sneak Peek Airs Saturday, July 9, 2011 at 9/8C

A rogue AC enters Forthaven, and Cass and Fleur intervene when a citizen is attacked. The incident also makes Fleur begin to doubt everything Forthaven stands for.

Guest stars include Jeanne Kietzmann, Nonso Anozie, Bo Petersen and Darron Meyer.

Outcasts - BBC America Video: Episode 3 Sneak Peek # 1 Airs Jul 2 '11

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OUTCASTS - BBC AMERICA VIDEO: Episode 3 Sneak Peek # 1 Airs Saturday, July 2, 2011 at 9/8C

President Tate tightens security when a whiteout of unprecedented strength threatens to destroy Forthaven.

A whiteout hits Forthaven and threatens everyone; and Fleur tries to make peace with the ACs.

Guest stars include Jeanne Kietzmann, Jamie Sives, Conrad Kemp and Fiona Button.

Outcasts - BBC America Video: Episode 2 Sneak Peek 'Little Girl for Ransom' - Airs Jun 25 9/8C

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OUTCASTS - BBC AMERICA VIDEO: Episode 2 Sneak Peek 'Little Girl for Ransom' - Airs Saturday, June 25, 2011 at 9/8C

Fleur, Cass and Jack raid the missing survival shuttle in search of Lily. Who took her, and what are they demanding in exchange for her safe return?

A survival shuttle vanishes; Cass, Fleur and Jack search for Stella's daughter, and their quest takes them outside of the settlement.

Guest stars include Jessica Haines, Patrick Lyster, Teague Bidwell, Mélodie Abad, Denzil Thompson and Jonathan Hearns.

Outcasts - BBC America Video: Episode 2 Preview 'A Promise of Safe Return ' - Airs Jun 25 9/8C

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OUTCASTS - BBC AMERICA VIDEO: Episode 2 Preview 'A Promise of Safe Return ' - Airs Saturday, June 25, 2011 at 9/8C

Fleur and Jack promise Stella that they will safely return her daughter back to her. Is this a promise they can keep?

A survival shuttle vanishes; Cass, Fleur and Jack search for Stella's daughter, and their quest takes them outside of the settlement.

Guest stars include Jessica Haines, Patrick Lyster, Teague Bidwell, Mélodie Abad, Denzil Thompson and Jonathan Hearns.

Outcasts - MSN TV: Tonight's Picks Jun 18 '11 - BBC America 9/8C

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MSN TV: Tonight's Picks Saturday, June 18, 2011

... Outcasts

9:00 PM, BBCAM

In a future where pollution, nuclear war and famine have rendered Earth uninhabitable, an elite group of pioneers is starting over on a planet called Carpathia in this new sci-fi series. Liam Cunningham stars as President Richard Tate, leader of the mission, whose efforts are regularly impeded by the slippery Julius Berger (Eric Mabius, "Ugly Betty"), one of those charged with deciding who gets to come to Carpathia. Jamie Bamber also stars.

Outcasts - Mother Nature Network: Eric Mabius reduces carbon footprint

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OUTCASTS - MOTHER NATURE NETWORK: Eric Mabius reduces carbon footprint, stars in post-apocalyptic 'Outcasts'

Keeping it green by recycling, composting and converting to solar power.

By Gerri Miller
Wed, Jun 15 2011

Eric Mabius recycles, composts and is converting to solar power at home. "Things are getting worse and I don't pretend to know what the solution is — I leave that to the experts — but I think each person trying to reduce their carbon footprint is the right way forward. It's all that we can control on a daily basis," says Mabius, star of the new BBC America sci-fi series "Outcasts," about people who've fled a dying Earth to colonize another planet...



...His character Julius Berger arrives at the established colony on Carpathia with an agenda that will be revealed over time. "We know that President Tate [Michael Cunningham] is not exactly happy about him being there and we're not sure why. He's such a great character in that he's seemingly there to serve. I think that's what he truly believes," says Mabius, last seen in "Ugly Betty." "This is probably one of the most fun characters that I've ever played because he's not black or white."

Shot in South Africa, "Outcasts" premieres June 18 on BBC America.

Outcasts - BBC America Video: 'Last Chance' Premieres Jun 18 '11

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OUTCASTS - BBC AMERICA VIDEO: 'Last Chance' - Premieres Saturday, June 18, 2011 at 9/8C

After five long years, President Tate awaits the safe arrival of a transporter ship carrying the last survivors from Earth to their new home planet Carpathia. Don't miss the premiere of Outcasts on Saturday, June 18th at 9/8c.

Cast includes Liam Cunningham, Hermione Norris, Amy Manson, Daniel Mays, Jamie Bamber, Ashley Walters, Eric Mabius and Michael Legge.

BBC America: NEW Blog - Supernatural Saturday

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BBC AMERICA: Supernatural Saturday Blog

Satisfy your sci-fi/fantasy/geeky cravings with The Supernatural blog, in honor of BBC America's Supernatural Saturday block.

BBCAmerica.com has launched a new blog set to satisfy your sci-fi/fantasy/geeky cravings. We’ve named it…wait for it…The Supernatural, in honor of BBC America’s mega-popular Supernatural Saturday block. Starting June 11th, it will be home to Battlestar Galactica, with the frontier drama Outcasts joining the lineup on June 18th.

To kick things off, check out our first post, which combines sci-fi geekdom with a bit of ripped-from-the-headlines relevance. It’s a “Battlestar Galactica Guide to Surviving Any of Upcoming Apocalypses,” written by Julie Ann Pietrangelo, an absolutely rabid BSG fan. It is sure to come in handy should you ever be faced with an imminent end of days.

And do check us out over on Tumblr.

BBC America Anglophenia: Jamie Bamber Interview

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NOTE: BBC America premieres their new Supernatural Saturday line up June 18, 2011, consisting of Outcasts (co-starring Jamie Bamber) at 9/8C and Battlestar Galactica (co-starring Jamie Bamber) at 10/9c.

BBC AMERICA ANGLOPHENIA: Jamie Bamber on the New British Invasion: ‘American TV Has Been Transformed’

by Kevin Wicks
Thursday, April 21st, 2011

... After a stint in Britain as DS Matt Devlin on Law & Order: UK and, recently, Mitchell on the sci-fi drama Outcasts, Bamber may return to American TV this fall. He has re-teamed with Battlestar exec producer Ron Moore for the NBC pilot 17th Precinct, an innovative cop drama with supernatural elements. Bamber plays a Yankee police officer on the series, trading in Apollo's patrician tones for a working-class Irish accent. "My preparation was pretty minimal," he says, "although I did re-watch The Fighter and The Town to absorb a hint of Bostonian Irish."

Bamber joins the likes of Minnie Driver, Ioan Gruffudd, Jason Isaacs, and Toby Stephens in the cadre of UK-based actors booking U.S. pilots this season. We had the chance to ask the 38-year-old star why so many British thespians make the westward pilgrimage each year. And he gives an illuminating look at the ins and outs of the TV business on both sides of the pond...



... British TV’s shorter seasons provide actors with a bit more freedom. If 17th Precinct becomes a 24-episode-per-season network series, you’ll have potential job security but also less time to explore film and stage roles – how do you reconcile that?

Jamie Bamber: "We all would prefer to retain the freedom to pursue different parts in different projects whenever we choose. Absolutely. Even working on 17th Precinct for my trusted friend, Ron Moore, was a dilemma for me because of the six years I had to sign away and because it shoots in Canada. But this was Ron and so I did.

So little TV shoots in L.A. now and practically every TV contract includes language that could demand you move to, say, Shreveport, Louisiana, for nine months of the year. That is very hard for a father or mother to embrace. No offense to Shreveport. But the same is true in the UK. I have recently been offered things there that ask me to spend six months in South Africa, India, Bulgaria on multiple year contracts — lovely places all, that I would dearly love to visit — but to bring up my family? On a whim? Just can't do it. If I were single and childless, I might have made more daring artistic choices but actually I am not sure. In any case I hope to be able to earn the freedom to make those choices in my 40s or 50s!"

Outcasts - BBC America Video Featurette: Series Promo - Premieres Jun 18 '11

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OUTCASTS - BBC AMERICA VIDEO FEATURETTE: Series Promo - Premieres Saturday, June 18, 2011 at 9/8C

When a group of pioneers flee a stricken Earth and settle on a far-off planet to begin a new life, they quickly realize that Carpathia is no ordinary planet. Don't miss Outcasts premiering on Saturday, June 18th at 9/8c only on BBC America.

Carpathia awaits the arrival of what could be the last transporter ship from Earth. Loyalties are tested as the head of Forthaven's Expeditionaries attempts to break away from the settlement, and the beginnings of a mystery which goes right to the heart of human life on Carpathia are uncovered.

Cast includes Liam Cunningham, Hermione Norris, Amy Manson, Daniel Mays, Jamie Bamber, Ashley Walters, Eric Mabius and Michael Legge.

BBC America - NEW Supernatural Saturday Line Up June 18 '11 - Outcasts & Battlestar Galactica

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OUTCASTS - USA premiere Saturday, June 18, 2011 at 9/8C

Settled in the town of Forthaven on Carpathia, the Outcasts are passionate about their jobs, confident of their ideals and optimistic about the future. They work hard to preserve what they've built on this planet they now call home, having embraced all the challenges that come with forging a new beginning.

They are led by President Tate and his core team of Stella, Cass and Fleur – they took charge and settled here first alongside Expeditionaries Mitchell and Jack.

They are a diverse group of individuals who left their old lives behind in extraordinary circumstances; promised a second chance at life they created a society, far away from their home, friends, family... and their pasts.

The planet offers the possibility for both corruption and redemption; while they try to avoid the mistakes made on Earth, inevitably our heroes cannot escape the human pitfalls of love, greed, lust, loss, and a longing for those they've left behind.

As they continue to work and live together they come to realise this is no ordinary planet... is there a bigger purpose at work? Mystery lurks around them and threatens to risk the fragile peace of Forthaven.

Cast includes Liam Cunningham, Hermione Norris, Amy Manson, Daniel Mays, Jamie Bamber, Ashley Walters, Eric Mabius and Michael Legge.

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BATTLESTAR GALACTICA - June 18, 2011 at 10/9c

Emmy and Peabody award-winning science-fiction series Battlestar Galactica, joins BBC AMERICA’s Supernatural Saturday lineup, with stars Edward James Olmos, Mary McDonnell, Katee Sackhoff, James Callis, Tricia Helfer, Grace Park and Jamie Bamber. The cult-favorite is the gripping saga of humanity's last remnants and their struggle to find a new home while fleeing from their deadly Cylon enemies. Faced with an un-winnable battle against a deadly enemy, they are forced to flee under the protection of their one remaining warship, the outdated Battlestar Galactica. Pursued by the Cylons, some of whom have now taken human form, Commander Adama (Olmos) and President Roslin (McDonnell) lead these last remaining humans in search of a new home - a planet called Earth. BBC AMERICA will begin with the two-part miniseries which re-launched the franchise, allowing viewers to start from the beginning of this saga. Battlestar Galactica “Night 1” premieres on Saturday, June 11, 10:00pm ET/PT and “Night 2” airs in its new regular timeslot on Saturday, June 18, 7:00pm ET/PT. Two episodes will premiere back-to-back each week starting on Saturday, June 25 with Season 1 Episode 1 at 7:00pm ET/PT and Episode 2 at 8:00pm ET/PT.

Outcasts - BBC Video Featurette: Behind the Scenes - Episode 8 - "How to clone a President "

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OUTCASTS - BBC VIDEO FEATURETTE: Behind the Scenes - Episode 8 - "How to clone a President"

Visual effects supervisor Alan Marques explains how scenes with two Tate's were filmed using green screen technology.

Outcasts - Total SciFi Online: Ashley Walters & Michael Legge Interview

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OUTCASTS - TOTAL SCIFI ONLINE: Ashley Walters and Michael Legge Interview

Thursday 10 March 2011
by Paul Simpson

In Outcasts, Ashley Walters plays Expeditionary Force leader Jack, while Michael Legge is Tipper, the rebellious genius who helps prevent the settlement on Carpathia avoid destruction. Speaking at the launch of the show, they shared their hopes with Paul Simpson...


... What are your characters looking for?



Ashley Walters

Ashley: For Jack it’s a new opportunity to get the respect that he thinks he deserves. He spends a lot of time trying to prove his intelligence and understanding about what’s going on around him. He’s looked down on a bit in the beginning by others than Mitchell.

There’s a huge division between the PAS officers and the expeditionaries, which creates loads of conflict. Jack’s problem is that some of his friends are PAS officers as well, but he’s such a determined and forceful character that he will do whatever it takes to get the job done. A lot of time you see him turn on people you think are his friends but it’s for the greater good to uphold what he’s there for, which is to protect the people there.

Jack has a very strong mentality and is physically very strong. He is able to do a lot of things that most humans are not capable of when it comes to strength and his physicality. He is basically a brute.



Michael Legge

Michael: Unlike some of the other characters, Tipper has no other choice; he’s been taken away to this planet as a boy, because he’s a child genius; he has a photographic memory and a very high IQ. When he gets to the planet, he wants to rebel against why he’s there, so he doesn’t work for PAS. Because he doesn’t have family and friends around him in transit or on Carpathia, he becomes fiercely independent.

He also has his music, so he sets up a pirate radio station. His objective is just to live in the present and have fun. PAS frequently ask him to help because of his genius, and often he says no. He just wants to run his shack with his decks in. He’s one of the few light characters – he deflects a lot of the darkness in Forthaven...

Outcasts - BBC Video: Episode 8 Sneak Peek

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OUTCASTS - BBC VIDEO: Episode 8 Sneak Peek

Tipper's life hangs in the balance when a new, deadly virus hits Forthaven.

Outcasts - BBC Video: Episode 6 Behind The Scenes

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OUTCASTS - BBC VIDEO: Episode 6 Behind The Scenes

Ashley Walters talks about filming the scene where the XP's are ambushed by AC's

Outcasts - BBC Video: Episode 7 Sneak Peek

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OUTCASTS - BBC VIDEO: Episode 7 Sneak Peek

Cass finally asks Fleur out on a date but secrets from his past threaten to ruin their relationship for good.

BBC's new series, "Outcasts," premiered on Monday, February 7 at 21:00 on BBCOne, and will also air in the US on BBC America [premiere date pending].