The Governor (real name Philip Blake in the TV series and Brian Blake in the comic and novels) is a fictional character from the comic book series The Walking Dead, and is portrayed by David Morrissey in the television series of the same name. Created by Robert Kirkman and artists Charlie Adlard and Cliff Rathburn, the character made his debut in The Walking Dead #27 in April 2006. A primary antagonist of both series, the Governor is the seemingly charismatic leader of Woodbury, Georgia, who is revealed to be a brutal, insane leader that comes into conflict with protagonist Rick Grimes. The Governor is responsible for several deaths of primary characters in both forms of media. The character's origins are explored in the novel The Walking Dead: Rise of the Governor, which was written by Kirkman and Jay Bonansinga.
In the television series, the Governor first appears in the show's third season. As with his comic adaptation, he is the leader of Woodbury; however, his disturbing motives are reflected in his authoritarian ways in dealing with threats to his community primarily by executing most large groups and only accepting lone survivors into his community. His dark nature escalates when he comes into conflict with Rick Grimes and his group occupying the nearby prison, whom he vows to eliminate, leaving several key characters dead both in Rick's group and his own and also has a relationship with Andrea. In the series' fourth season, he becomes alarmed by his cold ways and attempts to redeem himself upon meeting a new family, using the name Brian Heriot, although he reverts to his old persona to ensure the family's survival which leads to several more characters dead and forcing Rick and his family to abandon the prison.
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The Governor was a ITV television drama series that began in 1995 and ended in 1996, with just two series being broadcast. It was devised and written by Lynda La Plante, known for her hit television series Prime Suspect, which went on hiatus in the same year. Each episode of the The Governor was forty-five minutes long, with the exception of the first episode which was double-length. La Plante felt that the series had reached a natural end and decided not to write any further episodes, thus meaning the last episode was broadcast on April 27, 1996.
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The Governor (Turkish: Vali) is a 2009 Turkish action film, directed by M. Çağatay Tosun, about the idealist governor of the Aegean city of Denizli, where a team of engineers from the Turkish Mining Exploration Institute (MTA) have recently discovered reserves of uranium. The film, which went on nationwide general release across Turkey on January 9, 2009 (2009-01-09), was one of the highest-grossing Turkish films of 2009.
Production
The film was shot on location in Istanbul, Ankara and Uşak, Turkey.
Synopsis
Faruk Yazıcı (Erdal Beşikçioğlu) is the idealist governor of the Aegean city of Denizli, where a team of engineers from the Turkish Mining Exploration Institute (MTA) have recently discovered reserves of uranium.
The governor joins forces with his childhood friend Ömer Uçar (Uğur Polat), who heads the team of MTA engineers, in a fight against the beautiful and scheming bureaucrat Ceyda Aydın (Şebnem Dönmez), who actually works to get mines in Turkey under the control of foreign companies. Interestingly, a number of unexplained murders are uncovered only a short while after the governor and the MTA engineers focus on the reserves in Denizli.