Misfits star Joseph Gilgun has praised his new co-stars in the show's fourth series.

Speaking to Digital Spy at the recent Arqiva British Academy Television Awards Nominations party, Gilgun confirmed that filming had begun on new episodes of the E4 drama.



"It's pretty intense, but... we always get some good stuff," Gilgun said. "It's very funny."

The new series of Misfits will introduce three new regular characters following the departures of Lauren Socha (Kelly), Iwan Rheon (Simon) and Antonia Thomas (Alisha).

"It's been an absolute joy," said Gilgun. "They really are lovely, lovely people. You can see they're a bit wide-eyed - I remember feeling like they feel. I know how it feels to be the newbie."

Gilgun also admitted that it felt "extraordinary" to receive a BAFTA nomination for his role as Woody in Channel 4's This Is England '88.

"It is the most unbelievable feeling," the 28-year-old revealed. "As an actor, it doesn't get much better."

The BAFTA Television Awards 2012 take place at the Royal Festival Hall at London's South Bank center on Sunday, May 27.

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With filming underway on Series 4 of E4's award-winning series Misfits, Screenterrier can exclusively reveal the two new young stars joining the series after the departures of Iwan Rheon and Antonia Thomas.

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ITV Studios announces cast of contemporary new drama Homefront.

Claire Skinner, Clare Higgins, Nicola Stephenson and Antonia Thomas are the Military wives and girlfriends in ITV Studios contemporary new drama series Homefront

Claire Skinner (Outnumbered, Doctor Who), Clare Higgins (The Syndicate, The Golden Compass, Silent Witness), Nicola Stephenson (Strike Back, Moving On, The Chase) and Antonia Thomas (Misfits, The Deep) will portray the remarkable wives and girlfriends of soldiers serving in war torn Afghanistan in ITV Studios new six part drama series Homefront.

International and award-winning director Terry McDonough (Breaking Bad, No Ordinary Family, The Street) and former Coronation Street producer Kim Crowther bring to life this compelling and emotional drama lead by four profound women.

Paula Raveley (Higgins) a veteran army wife is glad to be on civvy street with husband Howard (George Costigan). She’s beyond proud that her precious younger son Matt has headed out to Helmand to serve alongside his brother Tom (Chris Reilly), but she doesn't always see eye to eye with Matt’s young wife, Tasha (Thomas). After a troubled upbringing by single mum Cheryl (Lorraine Ashbourne) Tasha’s even more determined to prove herself as a brilliant wife and good mother to toddler son, Alfie.

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Lauren Socha will not appear in the fourth series of Misfits.

A Channel 4 spokesperson confirmed to Digital Spy that the 21-year-old actress will not reprise her role as Kelly in the E4 drama.

"A mutual decision was reached between Clerkenwell and Lauren earlier this year that she would not be returning for the fourth series," it was announced in a statement.

"Misfits has been in production for a number of weeks now and Lauren is not part of the lineup."

It was also confirmed that Socha's departure is not related to her recent conviction for racially-aggravated assault.

The spokesperson added: "No. Clerkenwell Films and Lauren Socha agreed some time ago that along with other cast members, including Iwan Rheon and Antonia Thomas, she would not be returning for the fourth series of Misfits, which is currently in production. Channel 4 supports both parties' decisions."

Misfits will return to E4 in late 2012.


ever since I read about this, I don't think I'll miss her too much. can we just have a show with Curtis and Rudy adventures and salvage what little there is left?

Okay, so I couldn't resist posting this.



The mag hits newsstands 10 May 2012.

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Joe Gilgun has joined the cast of BBC One thriller Ripper Street.

The Misfits star told SFX that he has won a "guest lead part" in the period drama.

"I'm shooting in Dublin," Gilgun confirmed. "[It's] f**king so ace, I can't even tell you, I've grown a mustache and everything. It's epic, it's grown over my lip and I can curl it. I look like Charles Bronson after a famine."

The actor added that he is "bloody thrilled" to have won a role in the eight-part series, which stars Matthew Macfadyen.

"It's set in the time of Jack the Ripper," he said. "It's a guest lead part so I'm bloody thrilled with it. It's just such a bloody great job."

Set in 1899 London, Ripper Street will focus on H Division, the notorious police precinct charged with keeping order in Whitechapel.

Jerome Flynn (Game of Thrones), Adam Rothenberg (Alcatraz) and MyAnna Buring (Twilight) will also star in the project, written by Mistresses scribe Richard Warlow.

Shooting on Ripper Street is expected to conclude in July. The series will air on BBC One in the UK and on BBC America in the US.

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Matthew Macfadyen OMG. Yes please!

Misfits star Joe Gilgun has insisted that the fourth series will be "disgusting and completely outrageous".

The actor - who plays Rudy on the E4 drama - told SFX that he is yet to see scripts for the new episodes.

"I'm properly looking forward to it this year and the storyline is always f**king hilarious," he said. "[Series creator] Howard [Overman] is just a fricking genius."

He added: "[I don't know] b*llocks. Literally, they don't trust me. I don't blame them neither. It's a case of wait and see, really.

"I'm sure it'll be disgusting and completely outrageous. And it'll have an effect on the people that watch it."

Misfits will introduce three new regular characters, following the departures of Iwan Rheon (Simon) and Antonia Thomas (Alisha).

"I don't know who's playing them," said Gilgun. "I've no doubt they'll be exceptional people.

"The casting people... do know what they're doing and they don't want to f**k up and let the the audience down because it's got a massive following."

Misfits was officially picked up for a fourth year in December.

The series will return to E4 in late 2012.

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What are the challenges of going from TV to the stage?

As an actor you have to use different muscles – without sounding too pretentious. Technically your articulation and physicality have to be exaggerated on stage to express the emotions going on, but for TV you have to convey those more subtly, which is actually more of a challenge.

Favourite TV role?

Misfits was very unexpected as I hadn’t done very much television, so it was a huge education. It is great getting to know a character and feeling familiar with them and then, as storylines develop, you discover new sides of them and they grow with you as you get older, so it has been fantastic.

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