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The current issue of Emmy Magazine, has a behind the scenes feature on 24 Live Another Day, which includes this small photo of Joseph, looking a little 'unwell'. The magazine is available to buy from Zinio. 

Recent interviews with Jimmy McGovern, to promote his new BBC show, include mentions of Banished, which he says is pretty good here, and offers more detail in The Telegraph.

Three new, gorgeous, but sadly small photos of Joseph, have been shared by photographer Garry Lake on Tumblr. While the Australian end of shooting Banished finishes soon, a new interview with cast member Ned Dennehy has been shared online. He seems very excited about the production. 

The Australian project is the most interesting of the lot, because it is this very interesting story of the start of the convict soldiers and female convicts in a prison camp in Australia with the natives. I think that is going to be a very interesting project. Jimmy McGovern has written the script for it: he has written The Street, The Accused, and Cracker. It should be a really big deal and I think it is a very interesting subject matter. 

According to a new article on SMH.au Banished will complete filming in Sydney next Monday, before moving back to Manchester. 

On the western bank of the dam, groups of abject prisoners and musket-carrying soldiers in scarlet coats go about their business among smoky cooking fires, mean canvas tents and rough-hewn slab huts. At one end of the settlement a Union flag flutters, while at the other a scaffold casts an ominous shadow over the whole scene at the popular beauty spot. This pitch-perfect, extensive recreation of the settlement established at Sydney Cove by Arthur Phillip is the backdrop to a new seven-part epic TV series tracing the privations and challenges faced by the settlers.

The first photo of filming Banished in Australia has appeared online. The Australian Daily Telegraph has a photo of David Wenham on the Manly Dam set. Sadly no Joseph to be seen. 

There is a new IMDb page for Banished, but it has little information on it yet. Joseph tweeted about flying to Australia this week - Banished starts filming on Monday 7th April. More details about the production have been shared on this website. 

The lead director is Englishman Daniel Percival, who is directing the first three episodes which will shoot at Manly dam, assorted beaches and the Blue Mountains.