This Easter join Sky1 for a magical journey… David Almond’s SKELLIG in stunning high-definition

“Them that can walk, should walk. Them that can fly…” This Easter Sky1 takes you on a journey of hope and discovery with a sumptuous adaptation of David Almond’s Whitbread Children’s Award winning novel, SKELLIG.

SKELLIG features an all-star cast including Academy Award® nominee and BAFTA® winner Tim Roth (The Incredible Hulk, Reservoir Dogs, Funny Games) in the title role, Academy Award® nominee Kelly MacDonald (No Country For Old Men, Trainspotting), Bill Milner (Son Of Rambow, Is There Anybody There?) and BAFTA® nominee John Simm (Life On Mars, State Of Play). Navin Chowdry (Ny-Lon, Teachers), Alexander Armstrong (Mutual Friends, The Armstrong and Miller Show) and Edna Dore (Nil By Mouth, EastEnders) also star.

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Sky1 have announced the start of production on SKELLIG, an adaptation of the David Almond’s Whitbread Children’s Award winning best-seller.

SKELLIG, the first production to benefit from Sky1’s multi-million pound HD drama investment fund, commenced principal photography on location in Cardiff this week.

Academy Award® nominee and BAFTA® winner Tim Roth (The Incredible Hulk, Funny Games) stars in the title role and heads an all-star cast that includes Academy Award® nominee Kelly MacDonald (No Country For Old Men, Trainspotting), Bill Milner (Son Of Rambow, Is There Anybody There?) and BAFTA® nominee John Simm (Life On Mars, State Of Play). Read more & comment »