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In 2012, Bird directed the first four episodes of the first series of Peter Moffat's BBC period drama, The Village. [11] Series 2 episode 1 finishes with the tribute 'For Antonia Bird 1951–2013'.
The four first episodes were directed by Antonia Bird, her last work before her death the same year. John Simm used local historian Margaret Wombwell's book Milk, Muck and Memories in his research for how the farmers from the period lived, and Moffat researched locally and at the Imperial War Museum .
Her swansong, The Village (2013), showed that with John Simm and Maxine Peake she had found again exactly the sort of actors that she had been enabling to work with honesty and integrity for ...
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Apr 14, 2013 · Episode #1.3: Directed by Antonia Bird. With David Ryall, Matt Stokoe, Stephen Walters, Bill Jones. March 1916. Conscription is introduced for the first time in British history.
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Oct 26, 2013 · British film and TV director Antonia Bird has died at the age of 54, her agent has said. She was known for films including 1994's Priest, 1997's Face and 1999's Ravenous, all starring ...
Apr 21, 2013 · Episode #1.4: Directed by Antonia Bird. With David Ryall, Bill Jones, Maxine Peake, John Simm. 1st July 1916. The date of the Rondo: an annual wheel barrow race on the cricket field, and unbeknownst to the villagers, the first day of the Battle of the Somme.
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Oct 26, 2013 · English TV and film director Antonia Bird has died after a cancer battle. She was 54. Bird broke through as a director on episodes of EastEnders and worked extensively on the small screen...
