Day 17: Favourite Leading Role - Television Helen Hewitt, The GovernorFierce Helen Hewitt is Fierce.
Day 17: Favourite Leading Role - Television Helen Hewitt, The GovernorFierce Helen Hewitt is Fierce. I tend to think of The Governor as being the original, British version of HBO’s Oz, minus the anal rape and swastika branding, though there was some pretty intense violence in this program. This was yet another role in which Janet showed off her versatile talents - playing a strong, confident, but vulnerable 30something woman who literally goes from social worker to Governor of an all male prison over night. Hewitt was surrounded daily with men and she constantly had to prove herself in a dog-eat-dog environment. I have to commend her, because not many people, male or female, would take on a responsibility as significant as being in charge of a maximum security prison, but she dove in and held her own. We the audience see Hewitt develop as a character over the first series, and once again, Janet’s acting talent leaves me in awe. It really is an amazing transformation she undergoes - appearance wise and as a person dealing with high levels of stress almost constantly. I actually think a lot of Janet’s personality shone through in Helen - her humor, her vulnerability - and it’s exciting to see her in episodic television, as I believe it’s intriguing to watch the character development over a period of time rather than for two hours during a film. I really wish Janet would consider doing an American television show at some point in her career. Obviously women of a certain age have found that television is the perfect medium for them (*coughGlennCloseHollyHunterKyraSedgwickEdieFalcocough*).<—LOL I wrote this over two years ago and my wish came true: Janet is on Damages now. ;) -- source link
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