Moonshot Airs Monday 20 July

Hi everyone - the broadcast details have finally come through and here they are:

MOONSHOT: The Flight of Apollo 11
Premieres Monday 20 July 2009

ITV1 at 10:50pm GMT (UK)
More details here

The History Channel - 9pm ET (USA)
More details here (including video preview)

Synopsis:

Starring Daniel Lapaine (Hotel Babylon, Muriel’s Wedding) as Neil Armstrong, James Marsters (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Smallville) as Buzz Aldrin and Andrew Lincoln (Afterlife, Teachers) as Michael Collins, this drama documentary weaves the story of the men who undertook the mission with HD Nasa footage of Apollo 11 to bring together a unique testimony of this historic event.

Written by Tony Basgallop (Hotel Babylon), and directed by Richard Dale (Diana: The Last Days of a Princess, 9/11: The Twin Towers), Moonshot is the compelling story of the moment that united 600 million people around the world.

Dramatising key moments and events in the years spent preparing for their mission, the film builds a picture of the astronauts’ lives on the ground and how they shaped what happened in space and on the moon.

Moonshot Screening

Very excited to announce the 1st screening of Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11 at the BFI Southbank this Friday 3rd July. After the screening there will be a Q&A with the director and some of the cast. You can book your tickets at the BFI website. Here's the BFI's intro to the evening:

A fine new TV docu-fiction, Moonshot interweaves cinematic drama with hi-definition NASA footage in presenting glimpses of life behind the scenes in Houston alongside edge-of-your-seat moments in space. Written by Tony Basgallop (Hotel Babylon) and directed by Richard Dale (Diana: The Last Days of a Princess; 9/11: The Twin Towers), Moonshot is the compelling story of the moment that united 600 million people around the world.

Moon Shot

I am playing Pat Collins, wife of Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins, in Moon Shot by BAFTA nominated writer Tony Basgallop (Hotel Babylon). Directed by Emmy winner Richard Dale (9/11: The Twin Towers) for Dangerous Films and ITV, Moon Shot is a feature length factual drama celebrating the 40th anniversary of the moon landing. It shoots in Lithuania in June and is due to broadcast on ITV1 and the History Channel in 2009. Visit the Dangerous Films website for details. Casting by Julie Harkin and Suzanne Smith.

Principal cast:
Neil Armstrong - Daniel Lapaine
Buzz Aldrin - James Marsters
Michael Collins - Andrew Lincoln
Janet Armstrong - Anna Maxwell Martin
Pat Collins - Kosha Engler
Joan Aldrin - Kelli Kerslake
Al Shepherd - Trevor White
Gene Aldrin - Michael J Reynolds
Bill Anders - Ian Porter
Frank Boreman - Martin McDougall
Tom Stafford - Richard Dillane
Faye Stafford - Jennifer Woodward
Marilyn Lovell - Ursula Burton
Deke Slayton - Nigel Whitmey
Chris Kraft - Colin Stinton