Look Who it Was Random video

More Than A History Lesson (COPPER Making Of)

3,557 views · Published 18 July 2012 · 1:16 · Indexed 30 October 2026

Channel: BBC America · 2012 · Entertainment

Watch on YouTube

"The thing that actually attracts me to it the most isn't the fact that it's a period piece, it's the fact that the people are so interesting." 

So says Tom Weston-Jones (MI-5), star of COPPER., in this exclusive look behind the badge of BBC America's all new original series.

Hear from stars Franka Potente (The Bourne Supremacy, Run Lola Run) and Anastasia Griffith (Royal Pains, Damages) - about how this gripping cop drama is more than an 1860s period piece. 

Says Series Co-Creator and Executive Producer, Emmy® Award-Winner Tom Fontana (Homicide: Life on the Streets, Oz): "I think the characters and the performance by the actors are compelling enough to hold your interest."

Want more Copper? Check out the Ultimate Series Playlist only on BBC America's YouTube channel for more: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDEC0A2F8D12F8F57&feature=plcp

COPPER is a gripping cop drama set in 1860s New York City, and centers on Kevin Corcoran, an intense, rugged Irish-immigrant cop working the city's notorious Five Points neighborhood. Corcoran is struggling to maintain his moral compass in a turbulent world while on an emotional and relentless quest to learn the truth about the disappearance of his wife and the death of his daughter.

Want more COPPER? Visit http://www.bbcamerica.com/copper 

Plus: keep up with COPPER by following us on Facebook and Twitter!
https://twitter.com/#!/CopperTV 
http://www.facebook.com/CopperTV

More from this channel