“I’m so thrilled by the success of this wonderful series and that you have loved the second season of Baptiste so much. Thank you for all your kind messages! I loved every moment of this job and am very grateful to have been a part of this exciting investigation alongside FIona Shaw and Tchéky Karyo. Anyone who hasn’t seen it on BBC One can now watch it online in England, and I hope you won’t have to wait much long in other countries either!”
Dorka Gryllus
source (Facebook post ; video; picture): https://www.facebook.com/gryllusdorka; Baptiste | Series 2 Trailer – BBC Trailers, BBC Trailers, Youtube
What happens in Baptiste Season 2?
When we spoke to Tchéky Karyo, he told us his dogged detective is more troubled than he has been before. He said: “In the present day, we see Julien down and yelling at the world with his pain. His family’s a wreck. People love this character because you can rely on him, but now he’s losing his temper and drinking. It’s a special journey for him this time.
‘Baptiste’ star Tchéky Karyo: ‘There are a lot of amazing surprises!’
If that makes it sound like there’s plenty more gritty drama to look forward to in the new series, the BBC synopsis for Baptiste Season 2 confirms it! It says: “Julien Baptiste is not the man we knew before. After enduring a horrific personal tragedy, Julien has pushed his wife Celia away and is looking for any distraction — whether that be the bottom of a bottle or a new case — to consume him.
“When British Ambassador Emma Chambers’ whole family disappears whilst on a skiing holiday in the Hungarian mountains, Baptiste immerses himself into Emma’s world, committed to finding her husband and two sons.
“However, when the case turns into something far more brutal and desperate, Julien must navigate a Hungarian police force he doesn’t trust and unrelenting media who are hungry for information on such a high-profile international case. Julien must remain rational in the face of chaos in order to find Emma’s family. Will he be able to solve his most complex case yet?”
Baptiste creators confirm the series won’t return for a third season
Who is in the cast for Baptiste Season 2?
Of course, Tchéky Karyo is reprising his role as Julien Baptiste, who first appeared in the drama The Missing between 2014-2016. Speaking about the new season, he said: “I am so excited and proud of Harry and Jack [Williams, the show’s writers] for their new audacious story in Hungary. I can’t wait to prepare for Julien’s new adventure and for the emotions that he is about to go through.
“I’m looking forward to sharing this incredible journey with an amazing cast.”
Killing Eve’s Fiona Shaw will also be joining this season, starring as British Ambassador Emma Chambers. Emma’s world is turned upside down when her whole family goes missing, and Baptiste must help her find out what happened.
Speaking about her role, she said, “I’m honoured to be joining this hugely talented and committed team with the superb writing of Harry and Jack and under the direction of Thomas Napper. I’m so lucky to be working with all the best of the new generation!”
Karyo has really enjoyed working with Fiona Shaw, too! He said: “I was thrilled. Fiona’s fantastic, moving and a very strong personality, who I really enjoy acting with. It’s fun. We have a lot of ways of approaching things in common.”
source (article): ‘Baptiste’ Season 2 — US release date, plot, cast, episode recaps, and all you need to know, whattowatch.com
A következő videóban pedig a Baptiste Season 1 főbb szereplőiről tudhattok meg érdekes információkat. A videó megnézése után döntéstek el, hogy a következő állítások igazak (T), hamisak (F), vagy nem volt róluk szó a videóban (NM).
- Although Julien Baptiste had a tumor, he refused to go through a heavy surgery.
- Baptiste spends loads of time trying to work out exactly who Edward is.
- Edward’s Stratton is a very isolated, lonely figure, working as an undercover man.
- Martha’s seen as intelligent, narrow-minded, and she knows what she’s doing.
- Although Marta had a relationship with Julien a long time ago, they weren’t partners at work.
- Niels has not only been diagnosed with testicular cancer, but he has lost his father.
- Niels wants to prove to Julien Baptiste that he’s man enough to do what he’s supposed to do.
- Genevieve’s quite blunt and tactless, and rubs people the wrong way.
keys/megoldások:
1. F, he went through a heavy surgery; 2. T; 3. NM, he is very isolated and a lonely figure, but we don’t know whether he works as an undercover man, or not.; 4. T, short-minded means the same as narrow-minded; 5. F, they were partners, also on the job; 6. T; 7. F, not only to Julien Baptiste, but to his mother as well; 8. T
Vocabulary
| grateful | hálás |
| investigation | nyomozás |
| dogged | makacs/kitartó |
| troubled | nyugtalan/zaklatott |
| to yell at | ráüvölteni valakire |
| wreck | roncs |
| to lose his temper | elveszíteni az önuralmát |
| gritty drama | kemény dráma |
| synopsis | összefoglaló |
| to confirm | megerősíteni |
| to endure | elviselni valamit |
| distraction | (figyelem) elterelés |
| to consume | felemészteni/kimeríteni |
| whilst | miközben |
| to immerse into | belemerülni |
| to be committed to | el van kötelezve valami iránt |
| desperate | elkeseredett |
| unrelenting | könyörtelen |
| rational | józan/racionális |
| in order to | azért, hogy |
| to reprise | megismételni |
| audacious | merész/vakmerő |
| to turn upside down | felfordulni |
| to be honoured | megtiszteltetve |
| to approach | megközelíteni |
| in common | közösen |
| to refuse to | nem hajlandó valamit megtenni |
| to work out | kibogozni |
| undercover man | beépített ember |
| testicular cancer | hererák |
| to prove to | bizonyítani valakinek |
| to suppose | elvárni valakitől, hogy megtegyen valamit |
| blunt | nyers (modor) |
| tactless | tapintatlan |
| to rub people the wrong way | bosszantani az embereket |
