Simm to play Van Gogh for C4
Life on Mars actor John Simm will star as Vincent Van Gogh in a one-off arts drama to be broadcast on Channel 4 next year.
John Simm as Sam in Life on Mars on BBC One Photo: BBC / Kerry Brown
Entitled The Yellow House, the 75-minute piece looks at the relationship between Van Gogh and Paul Gauguin, who will be played by Bleak House star John Lynch.
The artists shared a house in southern France during November and December 1888, and the piece will look at the intense nature of their friendship and its impact on their now world famous and multi-million pound work.
The cast includes Sarah Smart and Clive Russell and has been penned by Simon Bent.
Chris Durlacher is producing and directing the production, which is being made by Talkback Thames.
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- Entry for Chris Durlacher in IMDB
- Entry for Sarah Smart in IMDB
- Entry for John Simm in IMDB
- Entry for Clive Russell in IMDB
- Entry for Simon Bent in IMDB
- Entry for John Lynch in IMDB
- Channel 4
- Life on Mars
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