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Jackie Bassett Returns to TV After Six Decades, Stars in 'All Stars, No Spark
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In Short: Jackie Bassett, who first appeared on TV at age seven in a 1964 documentary, now stars in 'All Stars, No Spark,' a movie that reunites the cast of the hit French series 'Call My Agent!'.
Jackie Bassett, who first appeared on TV at age seven in a 1964 documentary, is now starring in 'All Stars, No Spark,' a movie that reunites the cast of the hit French series 'Call My Agent!'. Six decades after her first TV appearance, Bassett's return to the screen marks a significant milestone in her career. The movie, which sees the return of the entire cast of the fictional ASK talent agency, alongside some not-so-fictional stars, aims to bring back the magic of the original series.
The movie, an addendum to the hit French language series' fourth season, which capped off in 2020, sees the return of the entire cast of the fictional ASK talent agency, alongside some not-so-fictional stars, including George Clooney, Eva Longoria, Laetitia Casta, Vincent Macaigne, and Laurent Lafitte. Mathias, played by Thibault de Montalembert, and his daughter Camille (Fanny Sidney) are central to the plot, with Camille side-swiping her father to represent the film's leading lady, Laetitia Casta.
Meanwhile, Camille Cottin, who plays Andréa in the series, is juggling promotion for three separate projects at once: a film adaptation of Les Misérables, a film version of Call My Agent! on Netflix, and a brilliant coming-of-age comedy called 'Just an Illusion' that arrives in UK and Irish cinemas this week. The delicate act of managing high-strung stars feels true to the original series, but there is too much distance between the worlds of our agents (and former agents) to produce the same level of workplace comedy magic that made the show so successful.
According to reports, the movie aims to bring back the magic of the original series, but the distance between the worlds of the agents and the stars makes it harder to replicate the same level of comedy that made the show so successful. Despite the challenges, the return of the beloved cast and the addition of some not-so-fictional stars promise to make 'All Stars, No Spark' an entertaining watch for fans of the series.
What's confirmed
- Jackie Bassett, who first appeared on TV at age seven in a 1964 documentary, is now starring in 'All Stars, No Spark,' a movie that reunites the cast of the hit French series 'Call My Agent!'. Six decades after her first TV appearance, Bassett's return to the screen marks a significant milestone in her career. The movie, which sees the return of the entire cast of the fictional ASK talent agency, alongside some not-so-fictional stars, aims to bring back the magic of the original series.
- The movie, an addendum to the hit French language series' fourth season, which capped off in 2020, sees the return of the entire cast of the fictional ASK talent agency, alongside some not-so-fictional stars, including George Clooney, Eva Longoria, Laetitia Casta, Vincent Macaigne, and Laurent Lafitte. Mathias, played by Thibault de Montalembert, and his daughter Camille (Fanny Sidney) are central to the plot, with Camille side-swiping her father to represent the film's leading lady, Laetitia Casta.
- Meanwhile, Camille Cottin, who plays Andréa in the series, is juggling promotion for three separate projects at once: a film adaptation of Les Misérables, a film version of Call My Agent! on Netflix, and a brilliant coming-of-age comedy called 'Just an Illusion' that arrives in UK and Irish cinemas this week. The delicate act of managing high-strung stars feels true to the original series, but there is too much distance between the worlds of our agents (and former agents) to produce the same level of workplace comedy magic that made the show so successful.
- According to reports, the movie aims to bring back the magic of the original series, but the distance between the worlds of the agents and the stars makes it harder to replicate the same level of comedy that made the show so successful. Despite the challenges, the return of the beloved cast and the addition of some not-so-fictional stars promise to make 'All Stars, No Spark' an entertaining watch for fans of the series.
What's still developing
- It was 1964 and she had been selected by teachers at her east London primary school to appear in a documentary called 7 Up.
- "I think he still thought we were all in the kitchen, as I mentioned to him at 21. I just thought, 'No, come on, it's about time one of us called you out on it, because he never never asked us questions about politics. It was nearly always domestic," she said.... and filming 35 Up with director Michael Apted on the left Jackie was not the only cast member to clash with Apted.
- 70 Up stars from left to right: Peter Davies, Symon Basterfield, Paul Kligerman, Tony Walker, Neil Hughes, John Brisby, Andrew Brackfield, Bruce Balden, Jackie Bassett, Suzy Lusk, Sue Davis Six decades have passed since Jackie Bassett first appeared on TV aged seven, skipping down the road with her little sister.
- Mathias starts a new talent agency with his daughter Camille (Fanny Sidney), Gabriel joins rival agency Starmédia, junior agent Hervé (Nicolas Maury) decides to pursue an acting career, and Mathias’ former assistant and current girlfriend Noémie (Laure Calamy) becomes a producer.
- The Movie, in which she struggles to complete her debut feature film, the story of a woman who escapes to the wilderness after killing her husband, only to fall in love with the detective tracking her down. (Meanwhile, Arlette appears mostly in voiceover, as a kind of mentor/therapist for Andréa.) While it is heartwarming to see the gang back together, there is a lot of slog to get through in order to reunite them.
- Andréa’s future is left undecided, but it’s no surprise to find her working as a director in Call My Agent!
- As she stars in both the coming-of-age comedy ‘Just an Illusion’ and the film version of the beloved ‘Call My Agent!’, she speaks to Adam White about being heckled in public, how motherhood can make adventure tricky, and why her remake of ‘Fleabag’ didn’t work C amille Cottin is teaching me to swear in French.
- But then Call My Agent! started being binged, and that encouraged the producers to think, OK – why did we end this?