Around the world in 80 days (France 2): who is Charles Beeson, to whom the seventh episode is dedicated?


The seventh episode of season 1 of the series Around the world in 80 days, broadcast on France 2 this Monday January 3, 2022, was dedicated to Charles Beeson. Who is he ?

This Monday, January 3, 2022, viewers were able to discover on France 2 the conclusion of the series Around the world in 80 days. Worn by David Tennant, In the role of the globe-trotting adventurer Phileas Foggest, this English drama produced by the BBC is a modern, spectacular, funny and very successful version of the eponymous novel by Jules Vernes. An adaptation that takes liberties with the original work published in 1873 and thus allows to breathe new life into the epic quest imagined by the famous French science fiction author.

To whom is episode 7 of the Around the world in 80 days?

Launched last December 20, this 8-episode mini-series ended this evening with the last two chapters of the adventures of Phileas Foggest (before his return for a season 2 already ordered). And during episode 7 of the fiction event, the first of the evening, a detail may have intrigued viewers : it was dedicated to a certain Charles Beeson. Before the end credits, a panel was displayed with the message “In memory of Charles Beeson” in the caption of a photo of the deceased. But who is he really? This British television director, who died a few months ago, directed this seventh episode of the Around the world in 80 days.

A prolific serial director

Born in 1957, Charles Beeson died on April 26, 2021, at the age of 64, of a heart attack. During his career, the British director had mainly distinguished himself on television and had notably directed several cult series. After having cut his teeth in the United Kingdom, he directed episodes of Smallville, Fringe, The Vampire Diaries, Person of Interest or even Terminator: the chronicles of Sarah Connor. He is also found behind the camera of more than ten episodes of the horror series. supernatural, with Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki, or the detective series The Mentalist, with Simon Baker. The making of the seventh episode of the first season of Around the world in 80 days was his last collaboration before his death.

The tribute to Charles Beeson in the series of France 2 Around the world in 80 days Capture France 2



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