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The Walking Dead (season 7)
Promotional poster
Starring
Andrew Lincoln
Norman Reedus
Steven Yeun
Lauren Cohan
Chandler Riggs
Danai Gurira
Melissa McBride
Michael Cudlitz
Lennie James
Sonequa Martin-Green
Jeffrey Dean Morgan
Alanna Masterson
Josh McDermitt
Christian Serratos
Seth Gilliam
Ross Marquand
Austin Nichols
Austin Amelio
Tom Payne
Xander Berkeley
Khary Payton
Country of origin
United States
No. of episodes
16
Release
Original network
AMC
Original release
October 23, 2016 (2016-10-23) – April 2, 2017 (2017-04-02)
Season chronology
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List of The Walking Dead episodes
The seventh season of The Walking Dead, an American post-apocalyptic horror television series on AMC, premiered on October 23, 2016, and concluded on April 2, 2017, consisting of 16 episodes.[1][2] Developed for television by Frank Darabont, the series is based on the eponymous series of comic books by Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore, and Charlie Adlard. The executive producers are Kirkman, David Alpert, Scott M. Gimple, Greg Nicotero, Tom Luse, and Gale Anne Hurd, with Gimple as showrunner for the fourth consecutive season. The seventh season received generally positive reviews by critics. It was nominated for multiple awards and won three, including Best Horror Television Series for the second consecutive year, at the 43rd Saturn Awards.[3]
This season adapts material from issues #100–114 of the comic book series and introduces notable comic characters Ezekiel (Khary Payton) and his pet Bengal tiger, Shiva, including more survivor communities: the Kingdom, the Sanctuary, Oceanside, and the Scavengers.[4] Immediately continuing the events of last season's cliffhanger, the season continues the story of Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) and his group of survivors, who now find themselves brutally overpowered and kneeling helplessly before Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) and the Saviors, as they experience a daunting and life-changing confrontation. What Negan does will haunt and change the lives of those who survive forever.
Contents
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1 Cast
1.1 Main cast
1.1.1 Starring
1.1.2 Also starring
1.2 Supporting cast
1.2.1 Alexandria Safe-Zone
1.2.2 The Hilltop Colony
1.2.3 The Saviors
1.2.4 The Kingdom
1.2.5 Oceanside
1.2.6 The Scavengers
2 Production
3 Episodes
4 Reception
4.1 Critical response
4.2 Accolades
4.3 Ratings
5 Home media
6 References
7 External links
Cast[edit]
Main article: List of The Walking Dead (TV series) characters
The primary characters of the seventh season, from "The Well" onwards, include (from left to right): Sasha, Daryl, Tara, Michonne, Gabriel, Carol, Rick, Carl, Maggie, Jesus, Rosita, Morgan, and Aaron; Absent: Eugene, Negan, Spencer, Dwight, and Gregory.
Main cast[edit]
The seventh season features twenty series regulars overall. For the season premiere, Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Austin Amelio were promoted to series regular status, with Morgan added to the opening credits and Amelio listed under "Also starring". After the first episode aired, the cast faced numerous changes: Steven Yeun and Michael Cudlitz were removed from the opening credits, while Alanna Masterson, Josh McDermitt and Christian Serratos were added to the opening credits, respectively, after previously being credited as "Also starring", in the second episode onwards. Tom Payne and Xander Berkeley were also promoted to series regulars in the second episode and beyond.
Starring[edit]
Andrew Lincoln as Rick Grimes, the series' protagonist and leader of Alexandria, who is forced to adapt under the rule of Negan.[5]
Norman Reedus as Daryl Dixon, the group's primary hunter and a recruiter for Alexandria.[5]
Steven Yeun as Glenn Rhee, Maggie's resourceful husband, who stands as the group's moral compass.[5]1
Lauren Cohan as Maggie Rhee, Glenn's strong-willed and pregnant wife.[5]
Chandler Riggs as Carl Grimes, Rick's teenage son, who struggles to maintain his renewed morality that he achieved from residing in Alexandria.[5]
Danai Gurira as Michonne, a katana-wielding warrior, who has opened up from her previous solitary life and has recently begun a relationship with Rick.[5]
Melissa McBride as Carol Peletier, an empowered member of the group, whose several tragedies force her to question her ruthless methods.[5]
Michael Cudlitz as Sgt. Abraham Ford, a former military sergeant, whose reevaluation of his life led him to break up with Rosita and pursue Sasha.[5]1
Lennie James as Morgan Jones, the first survivor Rick had ever encountered, who is questioning the pacifist philosophy he had adopted.[5]
Sonequa Martin-Green as Sasha Williams, a former firefighter, Abraham's girlfriend and a guard of Alexandria, who has overcome various traumas.[5]
Alanna Masterson as Tara Chambler, a caring member of the group, who found a community named Oceanside and struggles to keep it a secret.[5]
Josh McDermitt as Dr. Eugene Porter, a survivor, who struggles to prove his worth to the group after lying to them about knowing a possible cure to the walker virus.[5]
Christian Serratos as Rosita Espinosa, a pragmatic and protective member of the group, and ex-girlfriend of Abraham.[5]
Jeffrey Dean Morgan as Negan, the manipulative and totalitarian leader of the Saviors who served as the primary antagonist of the season.[5]
Also starring[edit]
Seth Gilliam as Gabriel Stokes, a priest, who has managed to earn the group's trust after previously betraying them.[5]
Ross Marquand as Aaron, an Alexandrian recruiter, who brought Rick's group to Alexandria and serves as a bridge between the two factions.[5]
Austin Nichols as Spencer Monroe, a guard of Alexandria and the only surviving member of his family.[5]
Austin Amelio as Dwight, a ruthless, reluctant member of the Saviors and one of Negan's top lieutenants, who forms a hostile rivalry with Daryl.[5]
Tom Payne as Paul "Jesus" Rovia, a scout for the Hilltop Colony, who introduced Rick's group to their compound.[5]
Xander Berkeley as Gregory, the selfish and arrogant leader of the Hilltop Colony.[5]
Khary Payton as King Ezekiel, a former zookeeper and the flamboyant leader of the Kingdom..[6]
Supporting cast[edit]
Alexandria Safe-Zone[edit]
Katelyn Nacon as Enid, an isolated teenager residing in Alexandria, who forms a special bond with Maggie and is starting to show feelings for Carl[5]
Jason Douglas as Tobin, the foreman of Alexandria's construction crew, who had a brief relationship with Carol.[1]
Corey Hawkins as Heath, a supply runner for Alexandria who went missing.[7]
Ann Mahoney as Olivia, an Alexandria resident, who is in charge of the community's food and armory.[7]
Jordan Woods-Robinson as Eric Raleigh, Aaron's boyfriend and his former recruiting partner.
Kenric Green as Scott, a supply runner in Alexandria.
Ted Huckabee as Bruce, a member of Alexandria's construction crew.
Dahlia Legault as Francine, a member of Alexandria's construction crew.
The Hilltop Colony[edit]
R. Keith Harris as Dr. Harlan Carson, the doctor of the Hilltop Colony.
James Chen as Kal, a guard of the Hilltop Colony.
Peter Luis Zimmerman as Eduardo, a guard of the Hilltop Colony.
Jeremy Palko as Andy, a resident of the Hilltop Colony.
Karen Ceesay as Bertie, a resident of the Hilltop Colony.
Brett Gentile as Freddie, a resident of the Hilltop Colony.
Ilan Srulovicz as Wesley, a resident of the Hilltop Colony.
The Saviors[edit]
Christine Evangelista as Sherry, Dwight's ex-wife and now one of Negan's harem.[8]
Steven Ogg as Simon, Negan's right-hand man.[9]
Joshua Hoover as Fat Joey, a member of the Saviors.
Elizabeth Ludlow as Arat, one of Negan's top lieutenants.
Tim Parati as Dr. Emmett Carson, the doctor of the Sanctuary.
Aerli Austen as Isabelle, a member of the Saviors.
Lindsley Register as Laura, one of Negan's top lieutenants.
Martinez as David, a sexually deviant member of the Saviors.
Mike Seal as Gary, a member of the Saviors.
Brian Stapf as Roy, a member of the Saviors.
Jayson Warner Smith as Gavin, one of Negan's top lieutenants, who extorts the Kingdom.
Joshua Mikel as Jared, a hostile member of the Saviors who works with Gavin and forms a hostile rivalry with Richard.
Autumn Dial as Amber, one of Negan's harem.
Elyse Nicole DuFour as Frankie, one of Negan's harem.
Chloe Aktas as Tanya, one of Negan's harem.
Griffin Freeman as Mark, a member of the Saviors and Amber's ex-boyfriend.
The Kingdom[edit]
Logan Miller as Benjamin, a young resident of the Kingdom, who forms a bond with Morgan.
Cooper Andrews as Jerry, Ezekiel's bodyguard.
Karl Makinen as Richard, one of Ezekiel's top soldiers.
Kerry Cahill as Dianne, one of Ezekiel's top soldiers.
Daniel Newman as Daniel, one of Ezekiel's top soldiers.
Carlos Navarro as Alvaro, one of Ezekiel's top soldiers.
Macsen Lintz as Henry, a resident of the Kingdom and Benjamin's younger brother.
Jason Burkey as Kevin, a resident of the Kingdom.
Nadine Marissa as Nabila, a resident of the Kingdom.
Oceanside[edit]
Deborah May as Natania, the vigilant leader of Oceanside.
Sydney Park as Cyndie, a member of Oceanside and Natania's maternal granddaughter.
Mimi Kirkland as Rachel, an aggressive young member of Oceanside.
Briana Venskus as Beatrice, a top member of Oceanside.
Nicole Barré as Kathy, a top member of Oceanside.
The Scavengers[edit]
Pollyanna McIntosh as Jadis, the impassive leader of the Scavengers.
Thomas Francis Murphy as Brion, a superior member of the Scavengers.
Sabrina Gennarino as Tamiel, a superior member of the Scavengers and the right-hand of Jadis.
Anja Akstin as Farron, a member of the Scavengers.
Gino Crognale as Winslow, a zombificated and armored member of the Scavengers with swords and spikes shoved through it, who fights Rick in a garbage pit.
Cast notes
* ^1 Steven Yeun and Michael Cudlitz are only credited as main cast members in the season premiere. Cudlitz makes a re-appearance in the season finale as a special guest.
Production[edit]
The promotional poster for the season at the San Diego Comic-Con.
The Walking Dead was renewed by AMC for a 16-episode seventh season on October 30, 2015.[10] Filming for season 7 began in Georgia on May 2, 2016 and concluded on November 18, 2016.[11][12] Actors Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Xander Berkeley, Tom Payne, and Austin Amelio were all promoted to series regulars for the seventh season, after having recurring roles in the sixth season.[5] The seventh season has featured several extended episodes, running longer than its usual 43-minute running time (without commercials). Extended episodes have ranged from 46 to 62 minutes in length.[13][14]
The finale was dedicated in memory of American comic artist Bernie Wrightson, who died on March 18, 2017.[15]
Episodes[edit]
See also: List of The Walking Dead episodes
No.
overall
No. in
season
Title
Directed by
Written by
Original air date
U.S. viewers
(millions)
84
1 "The Day Will Come When You Won't Be" Greg Nicotero Scott M. Gimple October 23, 2016 (2016-10-23) 17.03[16]
Negan's victim is revealed to be Abraham, who is beaten to death in front of Rick's group. Daryl punches Negan out of anger, prompting Negan to also murder Glenn. After several tests, Negan ultimately breaks Rick's resolve by nearly forcing him to hack off Carl's arm. Negan and his crew then leave with Daryl as hostage, while Sasha volunteers to take Maggie to Hilltop to recover, along with the bodies of Glenn and Abraham.
85
2 "The Well" Greg Nicotero Matthew Negrete October 30, 2016 (2016-10-30) 12.46[17]
Carol and Morgan arrive at the Kingdom, a well-established community run by flamboyant former zookeeper "King" Ezekiel. The Kingdom, like Hilltop, has been producing for the Saviors under the threat of violence, although Ezekiel has kept this arrangement secret from most residents of the Kingdom. Carol recuperates and eagerly prepares to abandon the community, but opts to stay in an isolated house nearby after bonding with Ezekiel.
86
3 "The Cell" Alrick Riley Angela Kang November 6, 2016 (2016-11-06) 11.72[18]
Daryl is locked in a cell at the Sanctuary, where Negan and Dwight constantly torture him in an effort to break him down to obedience. Negan sends Dwight on a mission to retrieve an escaped Savior, who says he would rather die than return to the Sanctuary. Dwight, therefore, ultimately mercy-kills the man. Daryl is given the opportunity to become a Savior but adamantly refuses.
87
4 "Service" David Boyd Corey Reed November 13, 2016 (2016-11-13) 11.40[19]
As the grieving survivors struggle to come to terms with life under Negan's rule, Negan and the Saviors arrive at Alexandria days ahead of schedule for their first offering and take most of Alexandria's furniture and medicine, and all their firearms. Feeling powerless, Rick informs the survivors that he is no longer in charge and they must learn to live by Negan's terms. Rosita finds an empty cartridge case and brings it to Eugene, tasking him to craft a loaded cartridge for a gun she found in the woods.
88
5 "Go Getters" Darnell Martin Channing Powell November 20, 2016 (2016-11-20) 11.00[20]
Carl accompanies Enid to Hilltop to visit Maggie, who is recovering there with Sasha. Gregory is furious with Maggie and Sasha for not fulfilling their deal to kill the Saviors, and demands they leave. However, after they help defend Hilltop from a walker attack, Jesus convinces Gregory to let them stay. While the Saviors raid Hilltop's supplies, Sasha asks Jesus if he can find where Negan lives, which he agrees to do. Jesus then sneaks onto one of the Saviors' trucks, where he finds Carl hiding.
89
6 "Swear" Michael E. Satrazemis David Leslie Johnson November 27, 2016 (2016-11-27) 10.40[21]
Two weeks after the attack at the Saviors' satellite station outpost, Tara is separated from Heath when she falls off a bridge during a walker attack. She washes up on a beach, where she is revived by a girl named Cyndie. Tara follows Cyndie to her community, Oceanside, a secluded group consisting of heavily-armed women and children; any men in the group had been slaughtered by the Saviors. Cyndie helps Tara find her way back to Alexandria and makes her swear to never mention Oceanside to anyone.
90
7 "Sing Me a Song" Rosemary Rodriguez Angela Kang & Corey Reed December 4, 2016 (2016-12-04) 10.48[22]
Upon nearing the Sanctuary, Jesus jumps off the Saviors' truck to recon the area, but Carl stays behind to kill Negan on his own. Dwight subdues Carl, but Negan is impressed by Carl's bravery and tours him around Sanctuary. Rosita and Eugene manage to craft a live cartridge, while Spencer scavenges for supplies in the woods. Upon returning to Alexandria, the trio finds Negan and the Saviors are there.
91
8 "Hearts Still Beating" Michael E. Satrazemis Matthew Negrete & Channing Powell December 11, 2016 (2016-12-11) 10.58[23]
With help from Jesus and an anonymous source, Daryl finally escapes from the Sanctuary. During a discussion about Rick's leadership, Negan guts and kills Spencer, enraging Rosita, who shoots at Negan but hits Lucille instead. As punishment, Arat kills Olivia. Negan and the Saviors then leave with Eugene as hostage. After a talk with Michonne, Rick is finally motivated to fight the Saviors. Rick's group travels to Hilltop to reunite with Maggie, Sasha, and Enid; Daryl and Jesus emerge, and the group embraces.
92
9 "Rock in the Road" Greg Nicotero Angela Kang February 12, 2017 (2017-02-12) 12.00[24]
After Hilltop rallies behind Rick's group in the fight against the Saviors, Jesus introduces the group to the Kingdom, where they meet "King" Ezekiel and reunite with Morgan. Although Ezekiel hesitates to join the proposed alliance, he offers Daryl asylum at the Kingdom. In Alexandria, a group of Saviors raids the community in search of Daryl but leaves after they are unable to find him. Rick's group pursues Father Gabriel, who had taken the group's supplies and left clues leading to a dilapidated yard. Upon their arrival, the group is surrounded by the Scavengers.
93
10 "New Best Friends" Jeffrey F. January Channing Powell February 19, 2017 (2017-02-19) 11.08[25]
Rick manages to convince the Scavengers to join Alexandria in the fight against the Saviors, but their leader, Jadis, demands Rick's group deliver them guns in exchange for their assistance. Richard plans to have Carol killed by the Saviors, believing that her death would motivate Ezekiel to fight. When Daryl learns of Richard's plans, he threatens to kill him should Carol be harmed in any way. After reuniting with Carol and lying to her about Glenn and Abraham's fates, Daryl travels to Hilltop to prepare for battle against the Saviors.
94
11 "Hostiles and Calamities" Kari Skogland David Leslie Johnson February 26, 2017 (2017-02-26) 10.42[26]
Eugene settles in quickly at the Sanctuary, as he's rewarded for his intelligence and willingness to submit to Negan's demands. Eugene bonds with two of Negan's wives. At their request, he makes poison capsules; however, he refuses to give them the capsules after learning of their intentions to kill Negan. Dwight discovers a note from Sherry that reveals she helped Daryl escape from the Sanctuary and then fled to parts unknown. Dwight frames Dr. Emmett Carson for Daryl and Sherry's disappearances, leading Negan to murder Carson by hurling him into a furnace.
95
12 "Say Yes" Greg Nicotero Matthew Negrete March 5, 2017 (2017-03-05) 10.16[27]
Rick and Michonne embark on a hunt for guns to bring to the Scavengers and find an abandoned school carnival, where they acquire dozens of guns. They bring the guns back to the Scavengers, but Jadis is unsatisfied and demands more. Tara contemplates whether or not to tell Rick about Oceanside, knowing Rick's group's need for weapons and reinforcements. Frustrated with the delay, Rosita travels to Hilltop and meets with Sasha; they make a pact to kill Negan together.
96
13 "Bury Me Here" Alrick Riley Scott M. Gimple March 12, 2017 (2017-03-12) 10.68[28]
Ezekiel and his group meet the Saviors for the Kingdom's weekly tribute. After the Saviors notice a single cantaloupe is missing, Jared shoots Benjamin, who bleeds to death. Morgan, who finds the missing cantaloupe hidden in the street and learns that Richard sabotaged the drop-off in an effort to get himself killed and become a martyr for war, strangles Richard to death for causing Benjamin's murder. Morgan reveals the truth about Glenn, Abraham, Spencer, and Olivia to Carol, leading her to return to the Kingdom prepared to fight the Saviors alongside Ezekiel.
97
14 "The Other Side" Michael E. Satrazemis Angela Kang March 19, 2017 (2017-03-19) 10.32[29]
The Saviors raid Hilltop unexpectedly, forcing Daryl and Maggie into hiding; the Saviors leave with Dr. Harlan Carson in tow to replace his now-deceased brother as their doctor. While sneaking into the Sanctuary on a secret mission, Sasha and Rosita encounter Eugene and urge him to escape, but he refuses. Sasha then locks Rosita out, telling her to go back to Alexandria because the group needs her. As Sasha breaks into the Sanctuary to kill Negan herself, Rosita flees and notices someone watching her.
98
15 "Something They Need" Michael Slovis Corey Reed March 26, 2017 (2017-03-26) 10.54[30]
Tara leads the group to Oceanside in hopes of convincing that community to join the fight against the Saviors. Natania refuses to have her people fight but ultimately capitulates to Rick's group's demands to take their guns. After imprisoning Sasha, Negan reveals he is aware of Rick's plans to fight him and encourages Sasha to join him. She confides in Eugene and asks him for a weapon, then a way to kill herself; in response, he gives her one of the poison capsules he had made. Upon their return to Alexandria, Rick's group is greeted by Rosita, who after running into Dwight while fleeing the Sanctuary, reveals Dwight's intentions of helping take down Negan.
99
16 "The First Day of the Rest of Your Life" Greg Nicotero Scott M. Gimple & Angela Kang & Matthew Negrete April 2, 2017 (2017-04-02) 11.31[31]
Negan and the Saviors travel to Alexandria with Sasha in a coffin as a gimmick to confront Rick. On the way, Sasha commits suicide with the poison capsule Eugene had given her. At Alexandria, the Scavengers double-cross Rick's group, revealing they've been dealing with Negan all along. After a standoff, a gun fight ensues, with the unexpected arrival of Kingdom and Hilltop fighters forcing Negan and the Saviors and the Scavengers to retreat. Alexandria, the Kingdom, and Hilltop are hit badly, but are prepared for all-out war against their enemies, while the undead Sasha is put down by Maggie and Jesus.
Reception[edit]
Critical response[edit]
The seventh season of The Walking Dead has received favorable reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the season holds a score of 63% with an average rating of 6.97 out of 10, based on 10 reviews, and an average episode score of 77%. The site's critical consensus reads: "Increased character depth and effective world-building helps The Walking Dead overcome a tiresome reliance on excessive, gratuitous violence."[32]
The first episode of the season, "The Day Will Come When You Won't Be", received criticism for the amount of violence depicted in the episode, with one writer calling it the equivalent of "torture porn".[33] Subsequently, the first half of the seventh season has seen some of the show's lowest critical ratings. The show's executive producer Gale Anne Hurd claimed that in light of the negative feedback, they tamed some of the more gruesome scenes that were in episodes being filmed for the second half of the season. Hurd said that "this is not a show that's torture porn...Let's make sure we don't cross that line".[34] However, this claim was countered by executive producers Scott M. Gimple and Greg Nicotero. Gimple said that the violence used in the episode was "pronounced for a reason", specifically that "there was a purpose of traumatizing these characters to a point where maybe they would have been docile for the rest of their lives", but noted that he felt that this episode shouldn't represent "the base level of violence that necessarily should be on the show".[35] On Rotten Tomatoes, it holds a 69% with an average rating of 7.12 out of 10, based on 48 reviews. The site's consensus reads: The flashback-laden "The Day Will Come When You Won't Be" is slow to deliver the payoff from last season's finale -- but ultimately delivers with sadistic acts of gut-wrenching violence that will push Walking Dead fans to their limit.[36]
The Walking Dead (season 7): Critical reception by episode
Season 7 (2016–17): Percentage of positive reviews tracked by the website Rotten Tomatoes[32]
Accolades[edit]
See also: List of awards and nominations received by The Walking Dead
For the 43rd Saturn Awards, the seventh season of The Walking Dead received seven nominations and three wins. The wins were for Best Horror Television Series, Best Actor on Television (Andrew Lincoln), and Best Guest Starring Role on Television (Jeffrey Dean Morgan).[3] The nominations were for Best Supporting Actor on Television (Norman Reedus), Best Supporting Actress on Television (Danai Gurira and Melissa McBride), and Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Television Series (Chandler Riggs).[37]
The first half of the season was nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series at the 23rd Screen Actors Guild Awards.[38] Additionally, for his portrayal of Negan, Jeffrey Dean Morgan earned himself a nomination and win for Best Guest Performer in a Drama Series at the 7th Critics' Choice Television Awards for the first half of the season, in addition to his guest appearance in the season six finale, "Last Day on Earth".[39][40] Morgan was also nominated at the 26th MTV Movie & TV Awards for Best Actor in a TV Show and Best Villain, winning the latter.[41][42]
Ratings[edit]
The Walking Dead's seventh season premiere ("The Day Will Come When You Won't Be") received 17.03 million viewers in its initial broadcast on AMC in the United States. The viewership steadily declined every week after the premiere, until the seventh episode ("Sing Me a Song"), with the sixth episode ("Swear") of the season dropping to 10.40 million viewers, the lowest rating the show has had since season three. Viewing increased to 12 million viewers in the ninth episode ("Rock in the Road"), following this viewing decreased with the twelfth episode ("Say Yes") reaching a season low with 10.16 million viewers.[43]
No.
Title
Air date
Rating/share
(18–49)
Viewers
(millions)
DVR
(18–49)
DVR viewers
(millions)
Total
(18–49)
Total viewers
(millions)
1 "The Day Will Come When You Won't Be" October 23, 2016 8.4 17.03[16] 2.3 4.50 10.7 21.53[44]
2 "The Well" October 30, 2016 6.1 12.46[17] 2.9 5.49 9.0 17.95[45]
3 "The Cell" November 6, 2016 5.7 11.72[18] 2.9 5.49 8.6 17.21[46]
4 "Service" November 13, 2016 5.4 11.40[19] 2.3 4.32 7.7 15.72[47]1
5 "Go Getters" November 20, 2016 5.2 11.00[20] 2.7 5.31 7.9 16.31[48]
6 "Swear" November 27, 2016 4.9 10.40[21] 2.5 4.69 7.4 15.10[49]
7 "Sing Me a Song" December 4, 2016 5.0 10.48[22] 2.7 5.29 7.7 15.78[50]
8 "Hearts Still Beating" December 11, 2016 5.1 10.58[23] 2.8 5.42 7.9 16.02[51]
9 "Rock in the Road" February 12, 2017 5.7 12.00[24] 2.5 4.82 8.2 16.84[52]
10 "New Best Friends" February 19, 2017 5.3 11.08[25] 2.6 5.08 7.9 16.17[53]
11 "Hostiles and Calamities" February 26, 2017 5.0 10.43[26] 2.7 5.32 7.7 15.76[54]
12 "Say Yes" March 5, 2017 4.7 10.16[27] 1.9 3.50 6.6 13.67[55]1
13 "Bury Me Here" March 12, 2017 4.9 10.68[28] 2.0 3.74 6.9 14.43[56]
14 "The Other Side" March 19, 2017 4.7 10.32[29] 2.3 4.45 7.0 14.78[57]
15 "Something They Need" March 26, 2017 4.9 10.54[30] 2.1 4.22 7.0 14.77[58]
16 "The First Day of the Rest of Your Life" April 2, 2017 5.4 11.31[31] 2.6 5.09 8.0 16.42[59]
^1 Live +7 ratings were not available, so Live +3 ratings have been used instead.
Home media[edit]
The season was released on Blu-ray and DVD in region 1 on August 22, 2017.[60] The season will also be released in region 2 on September 25, 2017,[61] and in region 4 on September 27, 2017.[62] The "Limited Edition Spike Walker Statue" set, which is exclusive to Amazon.com and will be available in October 2017, was created by McFarlane Toys to pay homage to the zombie character featured in the "New Best Friends" episode in season 7.[63]
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Church of St Luke, Liverpool
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Church in Merseyside, England
St Luke's Church, Liverpool
St Luke's Church, Liverpool, from the southeast
St Luke's Church, Liverpool
Location in Liverpool
Coordinates: 53°24′06″N 2°58′31″W / 53.4017°N 2.9752°W / 53.4017; -2.9752
OS grid reference
SJ 353,899
Location
Berry Street, Liverpool, Merseyside
Country
England
Denomination
Anglican
History
Status
Former parish church
Architecture
Functional status
Redundant
Heritage designation
Grade II*
Designated
28 June 1952
Architect(s)
John Foster, senior,
John Foster, junior
Architectural type
Church
Style
Gothic Revival (Perpendicular)
Groundbreaking
1811
Completed
1832
Specifications
Length
177 feet 6 inches (54 m)
Width
60 feet (18 m)
Other dimensions
Tower height 133 feet (41 m)
Materials
Sandstone
Irish Famine Memorial in the churchyard
St Luke's Church, commonly known in Liverpool as the Bombed Out Church,[1] is a former Anglican parish church, which is now a ruin. It stands on the corner of Berry Street and Leece Street, looking down the length of Bold Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England. The church was built between 1811 and 1832, and was designed by John Foster, senior and John Foster, junior, father and son who were successive surveyors for the municipal Corporation of Liverpool. In addition to being a parish church, it was also intended to be used as a venue for ceremonial worship by the Corporation, and as a concert hall. It was badly damaged during the Liverpool Blitz in 1941, and remains as a roofless shell. It now stands as a memorial to those who were lost in the war, and is also a venue for exhibitions and events. The church, and the surrounding walls, gates and railings are recorded in the National Heritage List for England as designated Grade II* listed buildings.
Contents
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1 Present day
2 History
3 Architecture
3.1 Lost features
3.2 Remaining structure
4 External features
5 See also
6 References
7 External links
Present day[edit]
From 2007 till 2014, Urban Strawberry Lunch organised the day-to-day maintenance of St Lukes and coordinated a diverse calendar of regular exhibitions and events inside the grounds. In addition to this, they arranged showings of films, and many dance, poetry, and drama performances.[2][3][4]
Since 2014 to present day, Ambrose Reynolds, former Artistic Director for Urban Strawberry Lunch, joined other members of the community to create a new organisation, 'Bombed Out Church'; named after the building's colloquial name. They have since continued the work started by USL, maintaining the church as a creative hub for the community.
History[edit]
The site for the church was given by Edward Smith-Stanley, 12th Earl of Derby in 1791 on condition that the land should never be used for any other purpose than that of a church.[1] Plans for the design of the church were first drawn up in 1802 by John Foster, senior, the surveyor of the Corporation of Liverpool, but the foundation stone was not laid until 1811. Building work, supervised by Foster, progressed slowly, and during this time the plans were amended to make the building suitable both as a ceremonial place of worship for members of the Corporation, and also for use as a concert hall.[5] In 1822 it was decided to add a chancel to the church. Foster's son, also named John, took over the role of Corporation surveyor and continued to supervise the building, making further changes to the design in 1827.[6] Building was finally completed in 1832.[5] The church was known as "the doctor's church" because of its location near to Rodney Street, the home of many doctors.[1] It continued to be used as a concert hall as well as a church until the Philharmonic Hall in Hope Street opened in 1849.[5][7] Between 1864 and 1873 minor alterations were made to the church by W. & G. Audsley.[5]
On 6 May 1941, during the Liverpool Blitz, the church was hit by an incendiary device that caused a large fire, leaving only the burnt-out shell of the former church. It has since been nicknamed "the bombed-out church".[8] It has been decided to maintain the church as it is, a burnt-out shell, as a memorial to those who died as a result of the war.[6][8] The church was designated as a Grade II* listed building on 28 June 1952.[5] This is the middle of the three grades, which is defined by English Heritage as containing "particularly important buildings of more than special interest".[9]
Architecture[edit]
Lost features[edit]
Originally there were two aisles, and the nave had a groined ceiling, which was "richly ornamented".[1] The whole roof and the arcades separating the aisles from the nave were lost as a result of the bomb damage.[5] The roof of the tower has also been lost.[8] Many of the windows contained stained glass, but now only fragments of glass remain.[10] There was a ring of eight bells, cast in 1818 by William Dobson of Downham Market at a cost of £645 (equivalent to £40,000 in 2016).[11][12] As a result of the fire in 1941, five of the bells fell from the tower and the other three were badly cracked. The clock, made by Roskell's of Derby, also fell to the ground.[8] The three-manual pipe organ was also destroyed in the fire. It had been made by Gray and Davison in 1865, and improvements had been made to it by Rushworth and Dreaper in 1902.[13]
Remaining structure[edit]
View east along the nave
St Luke's is constructed in ashlar sandstone, and is in Perpendicular style. Its plan currently consists of a five-bay nave, a four-bay chancel with an apsidal end, and a west tower. There are porches in the angles between the tower and the nave, and between the nave and the chancel. The tower is in three stages, with polygonal buttresses at the corners. The bottom stage of the tower contains a west entrance. In the middle stage, on all sides, are three-light windows, a traceried frieze, and a clock face. In the top stage are four-light windows under ogival hood moulds. At the summit of the tower is a battlemented parapet, with flat-headed pinnacles at the corners. Within the tower is the surviving cast iron bell frame, made in 1828 by George Gilliband.[5] This is considered to be the first metal bell frame to be made in the world.[5][12] Along the sides of the nave are five three-light windows, separated by panelled buttresses that rise to crocketed pinnacles. The windows at the sides of the chancel also have three lights, and the east window has five lights. The chancel buttresses rise to octagonal finials with flat tops. Inside the church is a surviving brick chancel arch.[5] Under the church is a crypt, which is not accessible to the general public. One of its windows has retained stained glass that depicts a liver bird.[14]
External features[edit]
The area around the church has never been used for burials, and was laid out as a garden in 1885.[6] Originally it was enclosed by a solid wall, with doorways under pointed arches. This was replaced between 1829 and 1832 by John Foster, junior, by the current enclosure. This consists of cast iron railings on sandstone plinth walls, and cast iron gates between sandstone piers. Steps lead down on all sides to the surrounding streets. The gate piers are panelled, and have crocketed heads. The whole structure was designated as a Grade II* listed building on 14 March 1975.[6][15] In the churchyard is the Irish Famine Memorial, sculpted by Aemonn O'Docherty, which has been erected to commemorate the Irishmen who died as a result of the Irish Famine in the middle of the 19th century.[16][17] It was opened by the President of Ireland in 1998, and carries inscriptions in Gaelic and in English.[18]
See also[edit]
Merseyside portal
Grade II* listed buildings in Merseyside
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