TV SERIES · 2017– · UK
Tin Star
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- #001
Although the series does not specify a location, Warton Park and the Prince Wales Hotel are used extensively as the main focus of the fictional town of Little Bear. The sheriff's residence is actually Waterton Lakes National Park (not Warton), and it is a national park rather than a state park. Waterton is also a UNESCO National Heritage Site; the park borders Glacier National Park in Montana and is part of the Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park, designated a World Heritage Site in 1995.
- #002
The role of Myles Peterman (Joe) was previously offered to Gustavo Goulart, who wanted to play it, but most of the first season's shooting dates clashed exactly with the shooting dates of another project, so the actor and singer Gustavo Goulart had to say no, even though he wanted to say yes.
- #003
The backstory of Tim Roth's character appears to have been inspired, at least in part, by the now-notorious behavior of undercover British police officers who are alleged to have entered into long-term intimate relationships with people while living secret lives within organized crime gangs.
- #004
Randy's Roadhouse is located at 111 3. Ave SW, High River, Alberta.
- #005
It was the first original Sky Television production to air on Channel 4 as part of an innovative content-sharing agreement between the British satellite TV broadcaster and its free-to-air "terrestrial" TV rival.
- #006
Tim Roth said that after working on Lie to Me he had not actively taken television roles, but that when the Tin Star project came along he liked the sense of madness in the script and reconsidered.
- #007
The Little Big Bear Police Station is located at approximately 403 1. St SW.
- #008
Oliver Coopersmith appeared in an edition of the BBC's Homes Under The Hammer TV series.
- #009
Early in the series' development, Rowan Joffe read an article about the striking transformation of the real-life Canadian town of Fort McMurray from a small-town paradise into a crime-ridden campus for temporary oil workers. This helped focus Canada as the ideal setting for Joffe's crime-drama narrative.
- #010
When the series' creator, Rowan Joffe, learned that Tim Roth was interested in working on Tin Star, he was in a retro 1960s hotel room in Joshua Tree, California. According to Joffe, he did not sleep at all that night; the next day he drove across the desert to Pasadena to meet Roth and discuss the project.
- #011
During the first season's shoot, as a safety measure, crew members kept watch for grizzly bears and mountain lions and checked the trees to make sure the big cats would not drop down on people from above.
- #012
Rowan Joffe claims that Tim Roth's irreverence and his talent for dark comedy were among the actor's greatest contributions to the character of Jim Worth.
- #013
Genevieve O'Reilly, who plays Angela, found being away from home difficult during the first season's shoot, so she brought her children to Canada for their summer holidays so she could spend time with them while working on the series.
- #014
Accounts of real undercover police officers who became drug addicts partly inspired Rowan Joffe while he was developing the story of Tin Star.
- #015
Abigail Lawrie, who plays Anna, fell completely in love with Canadian poutine while filming the first season in Alberta.
- #016
Oliver Coopersmith, who plays Whitey, said he was astonished by the ability and willingness of crew members working on the first season to wear shorts to work even in cold weather.
- #017
Christina Hendricks said the idea of seeing the oil industry portrayed centrally in a scripted TV series was what initially drew her to play Mrs. Bradshaw.
- #018
Tim Roth said he found the altitude challenging while working in the Rocky Mountains.
- #019
The town of High River, also known as Little Big Bear in Tin Star, sits on land previously inhabited by the Blackfoot First Nation. Episode 101.
- #020
Although most of the buildings still standing in High River, where many scenes of Tin Star were shot, were built between 1930 and 1979, the area was established as a town in 1906 and saw its first settlers in 1877.
- #021
Abigail Lawrie said that one of the greatest challenges while filming Tin Star was figuring out how to convey her character's pain in a way that differed from the other characters.
- #022
Rowan Joffe likens writing for television to writing a novel, saying the process allows for breadth in narrative and character development, whereas the limited running time of a feature film does not.
- #023
Rowan Joffe said that moving from writing film scripts to creating a prestigious cinematic work in the serialized television format was his passion.
- #024
Filming took place in Calgary, High River, Dorothy and Bragg Creek, Alberta.
- #025
Some sets were built right next to Maggie's Diner from the series Heartland, which also filmed in High River, Alberta. In Heartland, High River doubled for Hudson, Alberta. For Tin Star, it doubles for Little Big Bear, Alberta.
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