A feast for the eyeballs! That’s what the UK’s new TV drama (British shows returning for another series this year are here) output looks like for 2024 – a year of thrills, chills and laughs, from supernatural escapism to immersive historical dramas, true stories brought to life, and plenty to feed Britain’s crime mystery obsession.
Here’s a flavour of what 2024 holds for your TV: book adaptations include a new imagining of Ian Rankin’s Rebus detective stories coming to the BBC, a scandalous adaptation of Jilly Cooper’s iconic novel Rivals (starring David Tennant), Jack Thorne’s take on Lord of the Flies, and much much more.
There’s high-stakes action in thrillers like Red Eye, Black Doves and Nightsleeper, and you can transport yourself back in time to discover the lives of a notorious eighties jewel thief in Joan, sinister Jacobean power play in Mary and George,...
Here’s a flavour of what 2024 holds for your TV: book adaptations include a new imagining of Ian Rankin’s Rebus detective stories coming to the BBC, a scandalous adaptation of Jilly Cooper’s iconic novel Rivals (starring David Tennant), Jack Thorne’s take on Lord of the Flies, and much much more.
There’s high-stakes action in thrillers like Red Eye, Black Doves and Nightsleeper, and you can transport yourself back in time to discover the lives of a notorious eighties jewel thief in Joan, sinister Jacobean power play in Mary and George,...
- 3/11/2024
- by Lauravickersgreen
- Den of Geek
Mr. Bates vs The Post Office is coming to the United States via PBS. The very popular ITV drama series has been picked up by the network and will air as part of the Masterpiece series.
Starring Toby Jones, Monica Dolan, Julie Hesmondhalgh, Alex Jennings, Ian Hart, Lia Williams, Will Mellor, Clare Calbraith, Shaun Dooley, Amit Shah, Lesley Nicol, Adam James, and Katherine Kelly, the series follows the case of missing money in the post office. The British government accused some of its postal workers of stealing the money a decade ago, and some were sent to prison. It was later discovered that the cause of the disappearance was actually a glitch in the post office’s computer system.
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Starring Toby Jones, Monica Dolan, Julie Hesmondhalgh, Alex Jennings, Ian Hart, Lia Williams, Will Mellor, Clare Calbraith, Shaun Dooley, Amit Shah, Lesley Nicol, Adam James, and Katherine Kelly, the series follows the case of missing money in the post office. The British government accused some of its postal workers of stealing the money a decade ago, and some were sent to prison. It was later discovered that the cause of the disappearance was actually a glitch in the post office’s computer system.
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- 1/30/2024
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Ben Whishaw Unveils First Project Since BAFTA TV Win
Exclusive: Ben Whishaw has unveiled his first project since being awarded his latest BAFTA TV Award. The This Is Going to Hurt star is leading short film Good Boy, the directorial debut from Mainstream co-writer Tom Stuart, which filmed on the Glastonbury Festival site in April. In Good Boy, Whishaw stars with Marion Bailey (The Crown) as a son and mother whose attempt to rob a bank is scuppered by bizarre manifestations from their past. Inspired by the writer-director’s own experience of bereavement, the personal film explores the insidious malleability of grief and the unexpected ways it asserts itself in daily life. “The pandemic has brought us an unprecedented amount of death and behind it a dark wave of grief,” said Stuart. “I’ve learnt that it’s only by talking about my grief that I’m able to loosen...
Exclusive: Ben Whishaw has unveiled his first project since being awarded his latest BAFTA TV Award. The This Is Going to Hurt star is leading short film Good Boy, the directorial debut from Mainstream co-writer Tom Stuart, which filmed on the Glastonbury Festival site in April. In Good Boy, Whishaw stars with Marion Bailey (The Crown) as a son and mother whose attempt to rob a bank is scuppered by bizarre manifestations from their past. Inspired by the writer-director’s own experience of bereavement, the personal film explores the insidious malleability of grief and the unexpected ways it asserts itself in daily life. “The pandemic has brought us an unprecedented amount of death and behind it a dark wave of grief,” said Stuart. “I’ve learnt that it’s only by talking about my grief that I’m able to loosen...
- 5/19/2023
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
U.K. streamer Itvx has released a trailer for three-part drama “You & Me.”
Harry Lawtey (“Industry”), Jessica Barden (“The End of the F***ing World”) and Sophia Brown (“The Witcher: Blood Origin”) star in writer and creator Jamie Davis’ contemporary love story.
The series is produced by Happy Prince, part of ITV Studios, and executive produced by Dominic Treadwell-Collins (“A Very English Scandal”), Alexander Lamb (“We Hunt Together”) and Russell T. Davies (“It’s A Sin,” “Doctor Who”).
Lawtey plays Ben, a young northerner in London who finds his life changed forever when catastrophe strikes on the happiest day of his life. Barden plays Emma, a rising theater star who hides tragedy behind her success and Brown plays Jess, a young woman whose life takes an unexpected turn when she’s running for a bus. The story is told over two separate timelines across the three episodes.
The cast also includes...
Harry Lawtey (“Industry”), Jessica Barden (“The End of the F***ing World”) and Sophia Brown (“The Witcher: Blood Origin”) star in writer and creator Jamie Davis’ contemporary love story.
The series is produced by Happy Prince, part of ITV Studios, and executive produced by Dominic Treadwell-Collins (“A Very English Scandal”), Alexander Lamb (“We Hunt Together”) and Russell T. Davies (“It’s A Sin,” “Doctor Who”).
Lawtey plays Ben, a young northerner in London who finds his life changed forever when catastrophe strikes on the happiest day of his life. Barden plays Emma, a rising theater star who hides tragedy behind her success and Brown plays Jess, a young woman whose life takes an unexpected turn when she’s running for a bus. The story is told over two separate timelines across the three episodes.
The cast also includes...
- 2/21/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Julie Hesmondhalgh has reflected on playing a trans character in Coronation Street.
The actor played Hayley Cropper in the ITV soap from 1998 to 2014, sharing the majority of her scenes with Roy Cropper actor David Neilson.
Hayley was the first permanant transgender character to ever appear in a soap and, for the role, Hesmondhalgh, 52, won several awards.
However, in a new interview, the actor has acknowlegded that she “wouldn’t be able to play” the role now.
In recent years, non-trans actors who have played transgender characters, including The Danish Girl star Eddie Redmayne, have said they regret their casting.
But Hesmondhalgh said that she remains “proud” of her work as “the press were absolutely awful about those issues”, and Hayley’s presence in the soap raised awareness among viewers.
“As a cisgender person, I wouldn’t be able to play that part now so it’s kind of good that I left when I did,...
The actor played Hayley Cropper in the ITV soap from 1998 to 2014, sharing the majority of her scenes with Roy Cropper actor David Neilson.
Hayley was the first permanant transgender character to ever appear in a soap and, for the role, Hesmondhalgh, 52, won several awards.
However, in a new interview, the actor has acknowlegded that she “wouldn’t be able to play” the role now.
In recent years, non-trans actors who have played transgender characters, including The Danish Girl star Eddie Redmayne, have said they regret their casting.
But Hesmondhalgh said that she remains “proud” of her work as “the press were absolutely awful about those issues”, and Hayley’s presence in the soap raised awareness among viewers.
“As a cisgender person, I wouldn’t be able to play that part now so it’s kind of good that I left when I did,...
- 11/17/2022
- by Jacob Stolworthy
- The Independent - TV
Harry Lawtey (“Industry”), Jessica Barden (“The End of the F***ing World”) and Sophia Brown (“The Witcher: Blood Origin”) star in writer Jamie Davis’ contemporary love story “You & Me.”
Produced by Happy Prince, part of ITV Studios, and executive produced by Dominic Treadwell-Collins (“A Very English Scandal”), Alexander Lamb (“We Hunt Together”) and Russell T. Davies (“It’s A Sin”) the three-part series has begun filming on location in Southeast London, and first looks have been revealed. The drama will premiere on ITV’s new, free streaming service Itvx in 2023, and transfer to linear transmission later.
Lawtey plays Ben, a young northerner in London who finds his life changed forever when catastrophe strikes on the happiest day of his life. Barden plays Emma, a rising theater star who hides tragedy behind her success and Brown plays Jess, a young woman whose life takes an unexpected turn when she’s running for a bus.
Produced by Happy Prince, part of ITV Studios, and executive produced by Dominic Treadwell-Collins (“A Very English Scandal”), Alexander Lamb (“We Hunt Together”) and Russell T. Davies (“It’s A Sin”) the three-part series has begun filming on location in Southeast London, and first looks have been revealed. The drama will premiere on ITV’s new, free streaming service Itvx in 2023, and transfer to linear transmission later.
Lawtey plays Ben, a young northerner in London who finds his life changed forever when catastrophe strikes on the happiest day of his life. Barden plays Emma, a rising theater star who hides tragedy behind her success and Brown plays Jess, a young woman whose life takes an unexpected turn when she’s running for a bus.
- 6/17/2022
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
How will Joe adjust to the changes in his life in the third season of The A Word TV show on SundanceTV and BBC One? As we all know, the Nielsen ratings typically play a big role in determining whether a TV show like The A Word is cancelled or renewed for season four. Unfortunately, most of us do not live in Nielsen households. Because many viewers feel frustration when their viewing habits and opinions aren't considered, we invite you to rate all of the third season episodes of The A Word here.
A SundanceTV family drama series, The A Word stars Lee Ingleby, Morven Christie, Max Vento, Molly Wright, Greg McHugh, Christopher Eccleston, Pooky Quesnel, David Gyasi, and Julie Hesmondhalgh. When five-year-old Joe Hughes (Vento) is diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder, feelings bubble to the surface which only serve to highlight the tensions between...
A SundanceTV family drama series, The A Word stars Lee Ingleby, Morven Christie, Max Vento, Molly Wright, Greg McHugh, Christopher Eccleston, Pooky Quesnel, David Gyasi, and Julie Hesmondhalgh. When five-year-old Joe Hughes (Vento) is diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder, feelings bubble to the surface which only serve to highlight the tensions between...
- 11/5/2020
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Vulture Watch
How will Joe handle the changes that are coming his way? Has The A Word TV show been cancelled or renewed for a fourth season on SundanceTV? The television vulture is watching all the latest cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of The A Word, season four. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you?
What's This TV Show About?
Airing on the SundanceTV cable channel, The A Word stars Lee Ingleby, Morven Christie, Max Vento, Molly Wright, Greg McHugh, Christopher Eccleston, Pooky Quesnel, David Gyasi, and Julie Hesmondhalgh. When five-year-old Joe Hughes (Vento) is diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder, feelings bubble to the surface which only serve to highlight the tensions between the members of his extended family. In season three, Joe is...
How will Joe handle the changes that are coming his way? Has The A Word TV show been cancelled or renewed for a fourth season on SundanceTV? The television vulture is watching all the latest cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of The A Word, season four. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you?
What's This TV Show About?
Airing on the SundanceTV cable channel, The A Word stars Lee Ingleby, Morven Christie, Max Vento, Molly Wright, Greg McHugh, Christopher Eccleston, Pooky Quesnel, David Gyasi, and Julie Hesmondhalgh. When five-year-old Joe Hughes (Vento) is diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder, feelings bubble to the surface which only serve to highlight the tensions between the members of his extended family. In season three, Joe is...
- 11/5/2020
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
In today’s TV news roundup, Netflix unveiled the trailer for “Deaf U,” and Amazon Prime Video set a premiere date for “Truth Seekers.”
Dates
Netflix announced that “David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet,” a documentary on broadcaster David Attenborough and his past experiences visiting the wild places on Earth, will come to the platform on Oct. 4. Attenborough, who lent his voice to the likes of “Planet Earth” and “The Blue Planet,” has traveled the globe over his decades documenting nature. The documentary aims to address challenges life on our planet faces while also offering a message of hope. It is directed by Alastair Fothergill, Jonnie Hughes and Keith Scholey. Watch a trailer below.
Netflix also shared the upcoming dates for new seasons of “Carmen Sandiego” and “The Last Kids on Earth,” as well as premiere dates for “The Cabin with Bert Kreischer” and “Dream Home Makeover.” Season 3 of animated series “Carmen Sandiego,...
Dates
Netflix announced that “David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet,” a documentary on broadcaster David Attenborough and his past experiences visiting the wild places on Earth, will come to the platform on Oct. 4. Attenborough, who lent his voice to the likes of “Planet Earth” and “The Blue Planet,” has traveled the globe over his decades documenting nature. The documentary aims to address challenges life on our planet faces while also offering a message of hope. It is directed by Alastair Fothergill, Jonnie Hughes and Keith Scholey. Watch a trailer below.
Netflix also shared the upcoming dates for new seasons of “Carmen Sandiego” and “The Last Kids on Earth,” as well as premiere dates for “The Cabin with Bert Kreischer” and “Dream Home Makeover.” Season 3 of animated series “Carmen Sandiego,...
- 9/23/2020
- by Eli Countryman
- Variety Film + TV
(L-r) ‘The Pact’ leads Abbie Hern, Julie Hesmondhalgh, Laura Fraser, Eiry Thomas and Heledd Gwynn.
As Wentworth was coming to an end on Foxtel, its originating screenwriter Pete McTighe was keen to create another female-led ensemble series, but one with a point of difference.
Having lived in Wales for three years, crafting episodes of the BBC’s Doctor Who and the Sky/AMC/BBCAmerica supernatural drama A Discovery of Witches, he came up with the idea of a contemporary crime thriller set in Wales.
He wrote the first episode of The Pact, Cardiff-based Little Door Productions pitched it to BBC Wales and it was quickly commissioned.
Now shooting, the six-part drama directed by Eric Styles (Hidden) and Rebecca Johnson (The Flash) and produced by Catrin Lewis Defis follows five friends who get mixed up in a sudden death and a web of lies.
The leads are played by Laura Fraser (Breaking Bad), Julie Hesmondhalgh,...
As Wentworth was coming to an end on Foxtel, its originating screenwriter Pete McTighe was keen to create another female-led ensemble series, but one with a point of difference.
Having lived in Wales for three years, crafting episodes of the BBC’s Doctor Who and the Sky/AMC/BBCAmerica supernatural drama A Discovery of Witches, he came up with the idea of a contemporary crime thriller set in Wales.
He wrote the first episode of The Pact, Cardiff-based Little Door Productions pitched it to BBC Wales and it was quickly commissioned.
Now shooting, the six-part drama directed by Eric Styles (Hidden) and Rebecca Johnson (The Flash) and produced by Catrin Lewis Defis follows five friends who get mixed up in a sudden death and a web of lies.
The leads are played by Laura Fraser (Breaking Bad), Julie Hesmondhalgh,...
- 9/20/2020
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Dawn French is to star in Doc Martin-style drama Glass Houses for ITV.
The British commercial broadcaster has ordered the six-part series from Genial Productions, the nascent ITV-backed producer formed by The Durrells and Men Behaving Badly writer Simon Nye and ex-Tiger Aspect boss Sophie Clarke-Jervoise.
Created and written by Shameless and Cold Feet writer Mark Brotherhood, Glass Houses is set in a picturesque small coastal town with a close-knit community. It follows the stories and fall out for Maggie Connors, played by French, who doesn’t pay attention to the cautionary adage that ‘those in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones’.
Connors is a central character in town who makes it her business to know a bit about everyone’s lives. When a radio journalist interviews her for a small reportage piece about local life she gives him far more detail (and embellishment) about the locals and their...
The British commercial broadcaster has ordered the six-part series from Genial Productions, the nascent ITV-backed producer formed by The Durrells and Men Behaving Badly writer Simon Nye and ex-Tiger Aspect boss Sophie Clarke-Jervoise.
Created and written by Shameless and Cold Feet writer Mark Brotherhood, Glass Houses is set in a picturesque small coastal town with a close-knit community. It follows the stories and fall out for Maggie Connors, played by French, who doesn’t pay attention to the cautionary adage that ‘those in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones’.
Connors is a central character in town who makes it her business to know a bit about everyone’s lives. When a radio journalist interviews her for a small reportage piece about local life she gives him far more detail (and embellishment) about the locals and their...
- 3/1/2019
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Fall behind? Read our previous Doctor Who recap here.
Just in time for the holiday season, Doctor Who has given us an episode that we’ll think of every time we receive a package from Amazon. “Kerblam!”, written by Pete McTighe, showed what could happen when companies become 90 percent automated: People will still be the biggest danger.
Let’s recap.
‘Space Postman. I’Ve Seen It All Now.’ | The Doctor received a package from Kerblam!, the biggest retailer in the galaxy, via teleporting deliverybot. It wasn’t the fez she presumably ordered two regenerations ago that was noteworthy but the...
Just in time for the holiday season, Doctor Who has given us an episode that we’ll think of every time we receive a package from Amazon. “Kerblam!”, written by Pete McTighe, showed what could happen when companies become 90 percent automated: People will still be the biggest danger.
Let’s recap.
‘Space Postman. I’Ve Seen It All Now.’ | The Doctor received a package from Kerblam!, the biggest retailer in the galaxy, via teleporting deliverybot. It wasn’t the fez she presumably ordered two regenerations ago that was noteworthy but the...
- 11/19/2018
- TVLine.com
There’s been something very untraditional about Doctor Who season 11. Well, more accurately, there’ve been many things untraditional about this season. It all started with a female Doctor and it kind of snowballed from there. Under the guidance of new showrunner Chris Chibnall, we’ve had a lot of grounded, human stories – like last week’s tragic, historical “Demons of the Punjab” – which some fans haven’t taken to very well. For those, “Kerblam!” should be something of a gift, as it’s a very traditional package whose concept would have sat right at home in any era of modern Who.
“Kerblam!” sees the Tardis team investigating the titular company, who’s the largest retailer in the galaxy. Many of the 10% of the workforce that are actually human have been going missing, with the obvious answer being that someone’s manipulating the system – and the eerie Kerblam Men robots – for their own nefarious ends.
“Kerblam!” sees the Tardis team investigating the titular company, who’s the largest retailer in the galaxy. Many of the 10% of the workforce that are actually human have been going missing, with the obvious answer being that someone’s manipulating the system – and the eerie Kerblam Men robots – for their own nefarious ends.
- 11/18/2018
- by Christian Bone
- We Got This Covered
Jodie Whittaker’s turn as the timelord was well-received by critics, as well as fans in the U.K. who tuned in in droves to the new season of “Doctor Who.” The series opener garnered a 40.1% audience share for the BBC in the U.K. After the episode came to a close, an extended preview of upcoming installments revealed glimpses of new guest stars who will appear throughout the ten-episode run.
In its new Sunday evening slot on BBC One, “Doctor Who” generated an average of 8.2 million viewers, and a peak of 9 million. Previous Doctor Peter Capaldi’s series opener won 6.8 million. Prior to that, Matt Smith’s first episode won 7.7 million, and David Tennant’s 8 million.
By way of comparison, BBC drama “Bodyguard” was the U.K. pubcaster’s best new drama launch for a decade earlier this year with an overnight audience of 6.8 million.
New “Doctor Who” guest...
In its new Sunday evening slot on BBC One, “Doctor Who” generated an average of 8.2 million viewers, and a peak of 9 million. Previous Doctor Peter Capaldi’s series opener won 6.8 million. Prior to that, Matt Smith’s first episode won 7.7 million, and David Tennant’s 8 million.
By way of comparison, BBC drama “Bodyguard” was the U.K. pubcaster’s best new drama launch for a decade earlier this year with an overnight audience of 6.8 million.
New “Doctor Who” guest...
- 10/8/2018
- by Stewart Clarke
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Sex and the City star Chris Noth and Friends From College star Nat Faxon are among the high-profile guest stars set to appear in the fourth season of Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney’s Catastrophe.
I understand that the pair have been lined up for guest roles in the next six-episode run of the Channel 4 and Amazon comedy, which Horgan and Delaney are currently writing and filming.
Logan Lucky and Phantom Thread star Brian Gleeson, In Living Color and The Carmichael Show’s David Alan Grier and Happy Valley and Broadchurch actor Julie Hesmondhalgh are also set to appear in the comedy.
The latest casting news comes after it emerged last week that Casual’s Michaela Watkins is set to play Delaney’s sister in the season.
The show, which is produced by Last Week Tonight with John Oliver producer Avalon, in association with co-producers including Delaney’s...
I understand that the pair have been lined up for guest roles in the next six-episode run of the Channel 4 and Amazon comedy, which Horgan and Delaney are currently writing and filming.
Logan Lucky and Phantom Thread star Brian Gleeson, In Living Color and The Carmichael Show’s David Alan Grier and Happy Valley and Broadchurch actor Julie Hesmondhalgh are also set to appear in the comedy.
The latest casting news comes after it emerged last week that Casual’s Michaela Watkins is set to play Delaney’s sister in the season.
The show, which is produced by Last Week Tonight with John Oliver producer Avalon, in association with co-producers including Delaney’s...
- 7/2/2018
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
‘The Crown’ Battles It Out With ‘Black Mirror’ & ‘Line Of Duty’ As BAFTA TV Nominations Are Unveiled
Netflix drama The Crown is once again set to duke it out to win at the BAFTA TV Awards after being nominated in three key categories alongside Charlie Brooker’s dystopian anthology series Black Mirror, Thandie Newton-fronted cop drama Line of Duty and domestic British series Three Girls.
The period series was shut out at last year’s event despite picking up five nominations and has once again been nominated in the best drama category, while Claire Foy will go up against Hollywood star Thandie Newton for best actress. Given Foy’s performance over the two seasons, and the recent controversy over her salary, she is the hot favorite to pick up a gong as she exits the Left Bank drama. Similarly, Vanessa Kirby, who is handing over the reins of Princess Margaret to Helena Bonham Carter for seasons three and four of The Crown, is nominated for supporting...
The period series was shut out at last year’s event despite picking up five nominations and has once again been nominated in the best drama category, while Claire Foy will go up against Hollywood star Thandie Newton for best actress. Given Foy’s performance over the two seasons, and the recent controversy over her salary, she is the hot favorite to pick up a gong as she exits the Left Bank drama. Similarly, Vanessa Kirby, who is handing over the reins of Princess Margaret to Helena Bonham Carter for seasons three and four of The Crown, is nominated for supporting...
- 4/4/2018
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Hello and welcome back to our roundup of news from across the industry. From stage to screens big and small, we’ve got you covered. It’s everything you need to know and all you can’t afford to miss. New company to celebrate northern talent.Playwright Jim Cartwright is to establish a new theatre company based in Salford to showcase the best of northern talent. The writer of “The Rise and Fall of Little Voice” and “Road”, recently revived at The Royal Court, has previously called for the vibrant northern theatre scene and working-class voices to be celebrated. Based in Salford University’s new £55m arts centre, actors Warren Brown (“Luther”) and Julie Hesmondhalgh (“Broadchurch”) are to help launch the company on Dec 1. Also performing “Burning Bright”, a selection of Cartwright’s monologues, will be Sue Johnston and Beverley Callard. It will be the inaugural performance inside the 350 seat New Adelphi,...
- 11/28/2017
- backstage.com
Broadchurch wrapped its third and final season this Wednesday on BBC America, a full four months after the series did so “across the pond.” Were you, the Stateside viewer, able to avoid spoilers for the Axehampton rape case resolution?
RelatedPerformer of the Week: Broadchurch‘s David Tennant
Leading up to and with its final hour, the UK drama dangled a few more red herrings before us — by identifying cab driver Clive’s DNA on the football sock, having Ed find and clumsily contaminate the blood-stained twine used to restrain Trish, detailing Jim’s dicking around on the very night of...
RelatedPerformer of the Week: Broadchurch‘s David Tennant
Leading up to and with its final hour, the UK drama dangled a few more red herrings before us — by identifying cab driver Clive’s DNA on the football sock, having Ed find and clumsily contaminate the blood-stained twine used to restrain Trish, detailing Jim’s dicking around on the very night of...
- 8/17/2017
- TVLine.com
Other recipients include Lenny Abrahamson, Tomm Moore and Jim Sheridan.
A forthcoming film from BAFTA winner Neasa Hardiman and upcoming projects from Oscar nominees Lenny Abrahamson, Tomm Moore and Jim Sheridan are among those being supported by the Irish Film Board in its latest round of funding decisions.
Levels of production funding have significantly increased this quarter, indicating that the Irish film industry is gearing up for a buoyant production period.
Hardiman, a co-bafta winner this year for her work on Happy Valley, has written and will direct Sea Fever, described as “a very smart monster movie” by production company Fantastic Films.
€700,000 in Ifb production funding was awarded to the film, which centres on a female protagonist, a gifted marine biology student who, along with her crew, encounter a large and dangerous mysterious sea creature. Epic is handling international sales.
Fantastic Films were also awarded €750,000 in production funding for Vivarium, a sci-fi...
A forthcoming film from BAFTA winner Neasa Hardiman and upcoming projects from Oscar nominees Lenny Abrahamson, Tomm Moore and Jim Sheridan are among those being supported by the Irish Film Board in its latest round of funding decisions.
Levels of production funding have significantly increased this quarter, indicating that the Irish film industry is gearing up for a buoyant production period.
Hardiman, a co-bafta winner this year for her work on Happy Valley, has written and will direct Sea Fever, described as “a very smart monster movie” by production company Fantastic Films.
€700,000 in Ifb production funding was awarded to the film, which centres on a female protagonist, a gifted marine biology student who, along with her crew, encounter a large and dangerous mysterious sea creature. Epic is handling international sales.
Fantastic Films were also awarded €750,000 in production funding for Vivarium, a sci-fi...
- 8/7/2017
- ScreenDaily
The Performer | Carrie Preston
The Show | Claws
The Episode | “Bats–t” (July 9, 2017)
The Performance | Picking a favorite member of Claws‘ terrific ensemble of actresses is like picking a favorite shade of nail polish. (They’re all so good!) But this week, it was Preston’s turn to shine and sparkle, as Polly dropped the sweet-as-sugar act and got downright scary on us.
Normally, Polly’s all smiles and sunshine, but that ankle monitor of hers reminds us she’s not as squeaky-clean as she seems. Preston happily delved into Polly’s dark side as the ex-con ambushed Virginia in her home,...
The Show | Claws
The Episode | “Bats–t” (July 9, 2017)
The Performance | Picking a favorite member of Claws‘ terrific ensemble of actresses is like picking a favorite shade of nail polish. (They’re all so good!) But this week, it was Preston’s turn to shine and sparkle, as Polly dropped the sweet-as-sugar act and got downright scary on us.
Normally, Polly’s all smiles and sunshine, but that ankle monitor of hers reminds us she’s not as squeaky-clean as she seems. Preston happily delved into Polly’s dark side as the ex-con ambushed Virginia in her home,...
- 7/15/2017
- TVLine.com
“Broadchurch” wraps up a three-season arc by pulling off an ambitious storyline about rape that is as devastating as it is instructive.
It’s a fitting capper to a series that uses the sleepy Dorset town of Broadchurch as a microcosm to examine society’s ills. On the show, it’s been five years since the killing of local boy Danny Latimer, a devastating storyline that consumed “Broadchurch’s” excellent Season 1. [The less cohesive Season 2, which took place three years later, went off the rails a bit with Danny’s subsequent murder trial.]
Creator and writer Chris Chibnall guides “Broadchurch” steadily back home to finish off the trilogy with the help of his detective duo Alex Hardy (David Tennant) and Ellie Miller (Olivia Colman), who provide the only humor on the show through their comfortable and mutually irascible personalities. We’re going to miss their banter.
Read More: David Tennant on Why ‘Broadchurch’ Is Like Nothing Else on TV, and Why He’s Glad It Has an Ending
In a letter to journalists,...
It’s a fitting capper to a series that uses the sleepy Dorset town of Broadchurch as a microcosm to examine society’s ills. On the show, it’s been five years since the killing of local boy Danny Latimer, a devastating storyline that consumed “Broadchurch’s” excellent Season 1. [The less cohesive Season 2, which took place three years later, went off the rails a bit with Danny’s subsequent murder trial.]
Creator and writer Chris Chibnall guides “Broadchurch” steadily back home to finish off the trilogy with the help of his detective duo Alex Hardy (David Tennant) and Ellie Miller (Olivia Colman), who provide the only humor on the show through their comfortable and mutually irascible personalities. We’re going to miss their banter.
Read More: David Tennant on Why ‘Broadchurch’ Is Like Nothing Else on TV, and Why He’s Glad It Has an Ending
In a letter to journalists,...
- 6/28/2017
- by Hanh Nguyen
- Indiewire
Detective Sergeant Ellie Miller and Detective Inspector Alec Hardy are back to investigate one last case. BBC America has released the trailer for the third and final season of its drama series “Broadchurch,” which centers on the murder investigation of 11-year-old Danny Latimer in the once-sleepy seaside town of Dorset, England. The series is created by Chris Chibnall (“Camelot,” “Gracepoint”) and stars Olivia Colman and David Tennant as the detective duo.
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Season 3 picks up three years after the end of the second season, and five years after the beginning of the series. The new chapter finds the detectives investigating a new crime: a violent sexual assault that may or may not be related to Danny’s murder. The returning cast includes Jodie Whittaker and Andrew Buchan as Beth and Mark Latimer, Arthur Darvill as Vicar Paul Coates, Carolyn Pickles...
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Season 3 picks up three years after the end of the second season, and five years after the beginning of the series. The new chapter finds the detectives investigating a new crime: a violent sexual assault that may or may not be related to Danny’s murder. The returning cast includes Jodie Whittaker and Andrew Buchan as Beth and Mark Latimer, Arthur Darvill as Vicar Paul Coates, Carolyn Pickles...
- 5/25/2017
- by Yoselin Acevedo
- Indiewire
3:15 Am Pt -- The death toll has risen to 22. 4:50 Pm Pt -- Police are now treating this as a terrorist act. There are reports the explosive device was a "nail bomb" ... which explains the images of victims, several bleeding profusely on the scene. [[tmz:video id="0_n515u78n"]] 4:25 Pm Pt -- People connected with the show tell us they heard what sounded like an explosion in the rotunda area where merchandise is sold -- in the venue but outside the seating area.
- 5/23/2017
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Louisa Mellor Apr 26, 2017
As Broadchurch series 3 comes out on DVD, we chatted to Jodie Whittaker, the actor behind Beth Latimer. Spoilers...
Warning: contains Broadchurch series 1-3 spoilers.
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David Tennant and Olivia Colman may have been Broadchurch’s leads, but Jodie Whittaker and Andrew Buchan were its heart. As bereaved parents Beth and Mark Latimer, those two formed the drama’s emotional spine. Their poignant performances were a constant across three series telling a long-form story about grief and resilience.
With Broadchurch series three out now on DVD, I spoke to Jodie Whittaker about the role of Beth, different responses to grief, the importance of female friendship and the hope contained in the Latimers’ final scenes…
Would you say Beth’s story—which shows that humans can...
As Broadchurch series 3 comes out on DVD, we chatted to Jodie Whittaker, the actor behind Beth Latimer. Spoilers...
Warning: contains Broadchurch series 1-3 spoilers.
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David Tennant and Olivia Colman may have been Broadchurch’s leads, but Jodie Whittaker and Andrew Buchan were its heart. As bereaved parents Beth and Mark Latimer, those two formed the drama’s emotional spine. Their poignant performances were a constant across three series telling a long-form story about grief and resilience.
With Broadchurch series three out now on DVD, I spoke to Jodie Whittaker about the role of Beth, different responses to grief, the importance of female friendship and the hope contained in the Latimers’ final scenes…
Would you say Beth’s story—which shows that humans can...
- 4/25/2017
- Den of Geek
Louisa Mellor Apr 18, 2017
Spoilers from the start in our review of Broadchurch’s final episode, which finally reveals who attacked Trish...
This review contains spoilers.
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To really catch your whodunnit audience off-guard, make the culprit a kid. Twelve-year-old Bobby killed Lucy Beale on EastEnders. One-year-old Maggie shot Mr Burns on The Simpsons. And sixteen-year-old Michael raped Trish Winterman on Broadchurch. He didn’t want to; a bigger boy made him. That’s about the long and short of it.
If I sound withering, forgive me. Broadchurch has done a great many things right this series, but revealing that Michael—groomed by swaggery young shit and serial rapist Leo—attacked Trish wasn’t among them.
Perhaps it’s plausible and rapists routinely recruit and induct apprentices, but Michael’s guilt had a little too much ‘Aha! Didn’t see that coming did you?...
Spoilers from the start in our review of Broadchurch’s final episode, which finally reveals who attacked Trish...
This review contains spoilers.
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To really catch your whodunnit audience off-guard, make the culprit a kid. Twelve-year-old Bobby killed Lucy Beale on EastEnders. One-year-old Maggie shot Mr Burns on The Simpsons. And sixteen-year-old Michael raped Trish Winterman on Broadchurch. He didn’t want to; a bigger boy made him. That’s about the long and short of it.
If I sound withering, forgive me. Broadchurch has done a great many things right this series, but revealing that Michael—groomed by swaggery young shit and serial rapist Leo—attacked Trish wasn’t among them.
Perhaps it’s plausible and rapists routinely recruit and induct apprentices, but Michael’s guilt had a little too much ‘Aha! Didn’t see that coming did you?...
- 4/18/2017
- Den of Geek
Louisa Mellor Apr 3, 2017
Broadchurch delivered a powerfully affecting episode this week. Spoilers ahead in our review...
This review contains spoilers.
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Please say it’s not so.
If the ITV website had a ‘choose your own ending’ option to save Mark Latimer, I’d click morning, noon and night between now and next Monday to get that poor man out of the water. Money, even. I’d give cold, hard cash to ensure that just out of shot in the final, terrible moment of this week’s emotional episode, is Ellie Miller standing Boudicca-like at the helm of a coastguard rescue boat, hair waving in the wind, ready with a foil blanket and a thermos of hot tea.
We’re powerless though. One way or the other,...
Broadchurch delivered a powerfully affecting episode this week. Spoilers ahead in our review...
This review contains spoilers.
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Please say it’s not so.
If the ITV website had a ‘choose your own ending’ option to save Mark Latimer, I’d click morning, noon and night between now and next Monday to get that poor man out of the water. Money, even. I’d give cold, hard cash to ensure that just out of shot in the final, terrible moment of this week’s emotional episode, is Ellie Miller standing Boudicca-like at the helm of a coastguard rescue boat, hair waving in the wind, ready with a foil blanket and a thermos of hot tea.
We’re powerless though. One way or the other,...
- 4/3/2017
- Den of Geek
Louisa Mellor Mar 27, 2017
Cruelty was a theme of episode five, which saw threats and accusations flying around town. Spoilers ahead...
This review contains spoilers.
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Welcome back to Broadchurch, or, to call it by its Chinese translation, Terrible Things Happen in Beautiful Rural Locations. This week, a gorgeous cornfield joined the bucolic, rolling grounds of Axehampton House as a site of human misery. Following new testimony and a fresh lead thanks to Beth’s mentor, it’s looking as though the man who attacked Trish is a serial rapist.
Episode five opened on a distressing interview with Laura Benson, the woman who came forward at the end of last week’s hour. Two years ago, she was attacked by a rapist with a strikingly similar Mo to Trish’s attacker,...
Cruelty was a theme of episode five, which saw threats and accusations flying around town. Spoilers ahead...
This review contains spoilers.
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Welcome back to Broadchurch, or, to call it by its Chinese translation, Terrible Things Happen in Beautiful Rural Locations. This week, a gorgeous cornfield joined the bucolic, rolling grounds of Axehampton House as a site of human misery. Following new testimony and a fresh lead thanks to Beth’s mentor, it’s looking as though the man who attacked Trish is a serial rapist.
Episode five opened on a distressing interview with Laura Benson, the woman who came forward at the end of last week’s hour. Two years ago, she was attacked by a rapist with a strikingly similar Mo to Trish’s attacker,...
- 3/27/2017
- Den of Geek
Louisa Mellor Feb 27, 2017
Broadchurch series three starts strong by going back to its roots and sensitively exploring the human impact of a devastating crime...
This review contains spoilers.
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Rewind two years and the atmosphere surrounding the new series of Broadchurch was one of gentle hysteria. Preview access was fiercely guarded and press releases were accompanied by secrecy oaths sworn in blood. The success of the first run and the anticipation for its sequel were so great that it felt less like series two was airing than making an official state visit.
No show can bear the weight of that much expectation. The frenzy drained away and the follow-up was tossed like a limp dog toy between snapping muzzle headlines about falling ratings. Millions kept watching...
Broadchurch series three starts strong by going back to its roots and sensitively exploring the human impact of a devastating crime...
This review contains spoilers.
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Rewind two years and the atmosphere surrounding the new series of Broadchurch was one of gentle hysteria. Preview access was fiercely guarded and press releases were accompanied by secrecy oaths sworn in blood. The success of the first run and the anticipation for its sequel were so great that it felt less like series two was airing than making an official state visit.
No show can bear the weight of that much expectation. The frenzy drained away and the follow-up was tossed like a limp dog toy between snapping muzzle headlines about falling ratings. Millions kept watching...
- 2/24/2017
- Den of Geek
“Broadchurch” is back for its third and final season, with David Tennant and Olivia Colman returning as Detective Inspector Alec Hardy and Detective Sergeant Ellie Miller, respectively. This time, they team up to investigate one last case: a violent sexual assault. Check out the first teaser trailer below.
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In this season, a three-year flash-forward finds the two detectives investigating another crime in their once-sleepy seaside town, which may or may not be related to the Danny Latimer case that plagued the townspeople in season one.
Among other returning cast members are Jodie Whittaker and Andrew Buchan as Beth and Mark Latimer. Also coming back: Arthur Darvill as Vicar Paul Coates; Carolyn Pickles as newspaper editor Maggie Radcliffe; Charlotte Beaumont as Mark and Beth’s daughter Chloe; and Adam Wilson as Ellie’s son Tom.
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In this season, a three-year flash-forward finds the two detectives investigating another crime in their once-sleepy seaside town, which may or may not be related to the Danny Latimer case that plagued the townspeople in season one.
Among other returning cast members are Jodie Whittaker and Andrew Buchan as Beth and Mark Latimer. Also coming back: Arthur Darvill as Vicar Paul Coates; Carolyn Pickles as newspaper editor Maggie Radcliffe; Charlotte Beaumont as Mark and Beth’s daughter Chloe; and Adam Wilson as Ellie’s son Tom.
- 1/31/2017
- by Yoselin Acevedo
- Indiewire
BAFTA winner Lenny Henry has joined the cast of the third season of hit ITV crime drama "Broadchurch" which just began production today. The series will mark the final outing for David Tennant and Olivia Colman in their famed roles as detectives Hardy and Miller.
In the new eight episode season, the pair reunite to investigate a serious sexual assault. The season looks at the emotional cost for all of those involved and the irreparable damage to friendships and relationships.
Roy Hudd, Julie Hesmondhalgh, Georgina Campbell, Sarah Parish, Charlie Higson and Mark Bazeley also join the cast this time while returning members include Jodie Whittaker, Andrew Buchan, Arthur Darvill, Carolyn Pickles, Charlotte Beaumont and Adam Wilson.
Source: Deadline...
In the new eight episode season, the pair reunite to investigate a serious sexual assault. The season looks at the emotional cost for all of those involved and the irreparable damage to friendships and relationships.
Roy Hudd, Julie Hesmondhalgh, Georgina Campbell, Sarah Parish, Charlie Higson and Mark Bazeley also join the cast this time while returning members include Jodie Whittaker, Andrew Buchan, Arthur Darvill, Carolyn Pickles, Charlotte Beaumont and Adam Wilson.
Source: Deadline...
- 5/23/2016
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Z
Shane West will star opposite Leslie Bibb in Jonathan Wright's thriller "Z" for Sony Pictures. Michael Baker and Jeff Sackman will produce.
The story follow a down-on-their-luck blue-collar couple young who discover a serial killer's film reels and take a chance to capture him for the major reward - they soon end up in his crosshairs. Filming begins in Ottowa in late May. [Source: Deadline]
The White Princess
Jodie Comer ("Doctor Foster") has scored the title role in Starz's "The White Princess," the sequel to the acclaimed historical TV drama "The White Queen". Based on Philippa Gregory's Cousins' War novels, this continues the story of the beautiful eldest daughter of Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville – the White Queen – the young princess Elizabeth.
Forced into marriage with Henry VII, she must reconcile her slowly growing love for him with her loyalty to the House of York, and choose between her...
Shane West will star opposite Leslie Bibb in Jonathan Wright's thriller "Z" for Sony Pictures. Michael Baker and Jeff Sackman will produce.
The story follow a down-on-their-luck blue-collar couple young who discover a serial killer's film reels and take a chance to capture him for the major reward - they soon end up in his crosshairs. Filming begins in Ottowa in late May. [Source: Deadline]
The White Princess
Jodie Comer ("Doctor Foster") has scored the title role in Starz's "The White Princess," the sequel to the acclaimed historical TV drama "The White Queen". Based on Philippa Gregory's Cousins' War novels, this continues the story of the beautiful eldest daughter of Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville – the White Queen – the young princess Elizabeth.
Forced into marriage with Henry VII, she must reconcile her slowly growing love for him with her loyalty to the House of York, and choose between her...
- 4/17/2016
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
ITV's Broadchurch TV series is ending. The press release announcing new cast members for the third season (or series) of Broadchurch, referred to the installment as the final one, leaving the show effectively cancelled. The Broadchurch season two finale aired on February 23, 2015.
David Tennant, Olivia Colman, Jodie Whittaker, and Andrew Buchan are returning for the third and final season of Broadchurch. New to the cast in season three are Julie Hesmondhalgh, Georgina Campbell, Sarah Parish, Charlie Higson, and Mark Bazeley.
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David Tennant, Olivia Colman, Jodie Whittaker, and Andrew Buchan are returning for the third and final season of Broadchurch. New to the cast in season three are Julie Hesmondhalgh, Georgina Campbell, Sarah Parish, Charlie Higson, and Mark Bazeley.
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- 4/12/2016
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
As ITV’s acclaimed crime drama Broadchurch heads into its final chapter, new cast has been added alongside returning stars David Tennant, Olivia Colman, Jodie Whittaker and Andrew Buchan. Taking significant roles in Season 3 are Julie Hesmondhalgh (Happy Valley), Georgina Campbell (Murdered By My Boyfriend), Sarah Parish (Atlantis), Charlie Higson (The Fast Show) and Mark Bazeley (Home Fires). The eight-part drama is co-produced for ITV by Kudos, Imaginary Friends and…...
- 4/12/2016
- Deadline TV
Louisa Mellor Rob Leane Feb 15, 2017
Broadchurch series 3 arrives on ITV on Monday the 27th of February in the UK...
David Tennant and Olivia Colman will return for Broadchurch series 3 this year, as writer Chris Chibnall delivers the show's final series before heading off to become the Doctor Who showrunner.
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Today, ITV has released the first trailer for the new run. Here it is...
Broadchurch series 3 UK air date
Series 3 of Broadchurch will start on Monday the 27th of Feburary on ITV in the UK.
Broadchurch series 3 cast
Comedian, actor, writer, campaigner and knight bachelor Sir Lenny Henry has joined the ensemble cast of ITV's Broadchurch series three in an as-yet-undisclosed role. Don't expect it to be a comic part though, given the series' "serious sexual assault" storyline.
Broadchurch series 3 arrives on ITV on Monday the 27th of February in the UK...
David Tennant and Olivia Colman will return for Broadchurch series 3 this year, as writer Chris Chibnall delivers the show's final series before heading off to become the Doctor Who showrunner.
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Today, ITV has released the first trailer for the new run. Here it is...
Broadchurch series 3 UK air date
Series 3 of Broadchurch will start on Monday the 27th of Feburary on ITV in the UK.
Broadchurch series 3 cast
Comedian, actor, writer, campaigner and knight bachelor Sir Lenny Henry has joined the ensemble cast of ITV's Broadchurch series three in an as-yet-undisclosed role. Don't expect it to be a comic part though, given the series' "serious sexual assault" storyline.
- 4/12/2016
- Den of Geek
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The closer Vinyl sticks to the music, the better everything works...
This review contains spoilers.
1.8 E.A.B.
In January 1977, around three or so years after the events of Vinyl’s first season, punk fanzine Sideburns carried a simple drawing of the finger placings for three guitar chords. Its text ran as follows: "here’s a chord. Here’s another one. Here’s a third. Now go and form a band". The cartoon became legendary (and frequently attributed to the better known Sniffin’ Glue fanzine) largely because it seemed to encapsulate the punk ethic. The conventional narrative is that the simple, direct ‘anti-musicianship’ was a necessary response to the bloated virtuosity of mainstream performers. Punk, so the theory goes, was a corrective moment that stripped music right back to basics. Three chords, E, A, B.
Lester Grimes’ patient tutorial for the Nasty Bitz (who are still not...
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The closer Vinyl sticks to the music, the better everything works...
This review contains spoilers.
1.8 E.A.B.
In January 1977, around three or so years after the events of Vinyl’s first season, punk fanzine Sideburns carried a simple drawing of the finger placings for three guitar chords. Its text ran as follows: "here’s a chord. Here’s another one. Here’s a third. Now go and form a band". The cartoon became legendary (and frequently attributed to the better known Sniffin’ Glue fanzine) largely because it seemed to encapsulate the punk ethic. The conventional narrative is that the simple, direct ‘anti-musicianship’ was a necessary response to the bloated virtuosity of mainstream performers. Punk, so the theory goes, was a corrective moment that stripped music right back to basics. Three chords, E, A, B.
Lester Grimes’ patient tutorial for the Nasty Bitz (who are still not...
- 4/6/2016
- Den of Geek
Simon Cowell has opened up about the death of mother, Julie, who passed away at the age of 89 in July.
The X Factor judge revealed that he was thinking of her while watching an emotional performance of Labrinth's 'Jealous' from Josh Daniels recently.
Speaking to Loose Women's Ruth Langsford and Jane Moore, Cowell spoke about the tearful audition, saying: "… it was quite near when it all happened and I think it was the last audition and I wasn't really expecting what happened."
He added: "... and of course the lyric of the song and it was quite difficult because I thought, 'God this is going to be really hard to sit through this.'
"But then you've got to think of [Josh] and it's his moment but yes it was very emotional."
Speaking about his mother, Simon said: "She was a huge fan of the show, she loved the show,...
The X Factor judge revealed that he was thinking of her while watching an emotional performance of Labrinth's 'Jealous' from Josh Daniels recently.
Speaking to Loose Women's Ruth Langsford and Jane Moore, Cowell spoke about the tearful audition, saying: "… it was quite near when it all happened and I think it was the last audition and I wasn't really expecting what happened."
He added: "... and of course the lyric of the song and it was quite difficult because I thought, 'God this is going to be really hard to sit through this.'
"But then you've got to think of [Josh] and it's his moment but yes it was very emotional."
Speaking about his mother, Simon said: "She was a huge fan of the show, she loved the show,...
- 9/6/2015
- Digital Spy
Doubt
Katherine Heigl and her former "Grey's Anatomy" executive producers Tony Phelan and Joan Rater are teaming for the re-tooled CBS drama pilot "Doubt". Heigl replaces KaDee Strickland in the role.
Heigl will play a smart, chic, successful defense lawyer at a boutique firm who shockingly gets romantically involved with one of her clients who may or may not be guilty of a brutal crime. Dule Hill, Laverne Cox, Kobi Libii, Elliott Gould and Dreama Walker also star. [Source: THR]
Happy Valley
Matthew Lewis ("Harry Potter"), Shirley Henderson ("Filth"), Kevin Doyle ("Downton Abbey"), Katherine Kelly ("Mr. Selfridge"), Julie Hesmondhalgh ("Coronation Street") and Amelia Bullmore ("Scott & Bailey") have joined the cast of the second season of the BBC's acclaimed drama "Happy Valley" which begins shooting this week.
Sarah Lancashire and James Norton return for the follow-up to the dark West Yorkshire-set cop drama in which Catherine suspects there might be another serial killer...
Katherine Heigl and her former "Grey's Anatomy" executive producers Tony Phelan and Joan Rater are teaming for the re-tooled CBS drama pilot "Doubt". Heigl replaces KaDee Strickland in the role.
Heigl will play a smart, chic, successful defense lawyer at a boutique firm who shockingly gets romantically involved with one of her clients who may or may not be guilty of a brutal crime. Dule Hill, Laverne Cox, Kobi Libii, Elliott Gould and Dreama Walker also star. [Source: THR]
Happy Valley
Matthew Lewis ("Harry Potter"), Shirley Henderson ("Filth"), Kevin Doyle ("Downton Abbey"), Katherine Kelly ("Mr. Selfridge"), Julie Hesmondhalgh ("Coronation Street") and Amelia Bullmore ("Scott & Bailey") have joined the cast of the second season of the BBC's acclaimed drama "Happy Valley" which begins shooting this week.
Sarah Lancashire and James Norton return for the follow-up to the dark West Yorkshire-set cop drama in which Catherine suspects there might be another serial killer...
- 8/25/2015
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Season 2 of the BBC’s acclaimed drama Happy Valley begins shooting this week with some new names among the cast. Among those joining Sarah Lancashire, James Norton and other returning actors are Downton Abbey's Kevin Doyle, Harry Potter‘s Matthew Lewis, Mr Selfridge‘s Katherine Kelly, Coronation Street‘s Julie Hesmondhalgh, Filth‘s Shirley Henderson and Scott & Bailey‘s Amelia Bullmore. The BBC One drama is created by Sally Wainwright and won the Best Drama Series BAFTA…...
- 8/25/2015
- Deadline TV
Season 2 of the BBC’s acclaimed drama Happy Valley begins shooting this week with some new names among the cast. Among those joining Sarah Lancashire, James Norton and other returning actors are Downton Abbey's Kevin Doyle, Harry Potter‘s Matthew Lewis, Mr Selfridge‘s Katherine Kelly, Coronation Street‘s Julie Hesmondhalgh, Filth‘s Shirley Henderson and Scott & Bailey‘s Amelia Bullmore. The BBC One drama is created by Sally Wainwright and won the Best Drama Series BAFTA…...
- 8/25/2015
- Deadline
The cast for the second series of Happy Valley has been announced in full, and there are plenty of new and familiar faces.
Sarah Lancashire will return in the lead role, alongside the likes of James Norton, Siobhan Finneran, George Costigan, Karl Davies and Charlie Murphy.
Harry Potter's Matthew Lewis (Neville Longbottom) is among the newcomers to the show. He'll be joined by former Coronation street stars Katherine Kelly and Julie Hesmondhalgh.
Shirley Henderson, Amelia Bullmore, Downton Abbey's Kevin Doyle and Cucumber's Con O'Neill and Vincent Franklin also star.
Airing next year, the six-episode series sees Catherine and her team hunt down a potential new serial killer in Calder Valley.
Writer and Executive Producer Sally Wainwright said: "I am thrilled to be embarking on a second series. We were delighted and overwhelmed with the viewers' response to series one and it's clear that there's a huge appetite...
Sarah Lancashire will return in the lead role, alongside the likes of James Norton, Siobhan Finneran, George Costigan, Karl Davies and Charlie Murphy.
Harry Potter's Matthew Lewis (Neville Longbottom) is among the newcomers to the show. He'll be joined by former Coronation street stars Katherine Kelly and Julie Hesmondhalgh.
Shirley Henderson, Amelia Bullmore, Downton Abbey's Kevin Doyle and Cucumber's Con O'Neill and Vincent Franklin also star.
Airing next year, the six-episode series sees Catherine and her team hunt down a potential new serial killer in Calder Valley.
Writer and Executive Producer Sally Wainwright said: "I am thrilled to be embarking on a second series. We were delighted and overwhelmed with the viewers' response to series one and it's clear that there's a huge appetite...
- 8/22/2015
- Digital Spy
Heathers, John Hughes, Back To The Future, Nora Ephron, Coming To America and more, as we chat 80s movies with Hadley Freeman...
Hadley Freeman's latest book has harnessed her love of 80s movies, and gone into detail about just why they work so well. Entitled Life Moves Pretty Fast, you won't be surprised to hear that Ferris Bueller's Day Off features in there. But then so does Dirty Dancing, Top Gun, Ghostbusters, Back To The Future and Eddie Murphy.
So what makes 80s movies so special? That seemed a logical place to start, as we caught up with Hadley for a chat...
Can I start by throwing a paraphrased movie quote at you? That line in The Truman Show about accepting the reality with which we're presented? At what point did you come to accept and realise that the movies of the 80s were so special to you? As you grew up with them,...
Hadley Freeman's latest book has harnessed her love of 80s movies, and gone into detail about just why they work so well. Entitled Life Moves Pretty Fast, you won't be surprised to hear that Ferris Bueller's Day Off features in there. But then so does Dirty Dancing, Top Gun, Ghostbusters, Back To The Future and Eddie Murphy.
So what makes 80s movies so special? That seemed a logical place to start, as we caught up with Hadley for a chat...
Can I start by throwing a paraphrased movie quote at you? That line in The Truman Show about accepting the reality with which we're presented? At what point did you come to accept and realise that the movies of the 80s were so special to you? As you grew up with them,...
- 6/3/2015
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
Anne Kirkbride was honoured with a memorial service on Saturday (30.05.15). Stars from 'Coronation Street' as well as friends and family attended the service at Manchester Cathedral to pay their respects to the late actress, who played Deirdre Barlow in the soap, following her death from cancer aged 60 back in January. The 600-strong congregation included famous faces from the ITV soap such as Liz Dawn (Vera Duckworth), Julie Hesmondhalgh (Hayley Cropper), Helen Worth (Gail McIntyre) and Kym Marsh (Michelle Connor), with some of the longest-running screen stars speaking at the memorial. Beverley Callard - who plays Liz McDonald - cracked jokes about...
- 5/31/2015
- Virgin Media - TV
Successful scripted comedy is, for the most part, built on firmly established characters that an audience grows to loathe, love or basically care one jot about. Which is why Inside No 9 is such a wonderful anomaly.
The BBC Two anthology series – written by Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith – invites the audience into six standalone and terrifyingly bonkers worlds where the only constant is the number on the door of the house / booth / train carriage.
The first episode in the returning series, which begins tonight, is every bit as farcical, dark and hilarious as the comedy we've come to expect from Pemberton and Shearsmith.
'La Couchette' sees irritable Dr Maxwell (Shearsmith) trying and failing to fall asleep on an overnight train from Paris to Bourg St Maurice. He has an important job interview the following morning at the World Health Organisation.
Any chance of actually getting to sleep is thwarted by...
The BBC Two anthology series – written by Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith – invites the audience into six standalone and terrifyingly bonkers worlds where the only constant is the number on the door of the house / booth / train carriage.
The first episode in the returning series, which begins tonight, is every bit as farcical, dark and hilarious as the comedy we've come to expect from Pemberton and Shearsmith.
'La Couchette' sees irritable Dr Maxwell (Shearsmith) trying and failing to fall asleep on an overnight train from Paris to Bourg St Maurice. He has an important job interview the following morning at the World Health Organisation.
Any chance of actually getting to sleep is thwarted by...
- 3/26/2015
- Digital Spy
The world of Doctor Who has changed greatly in the space of just 10 years. The cast and crew have almost completely been replaced since 2005, including a number of new actors to play the errant Time Lord and his companions.
But what has happened to the class of '05? Where are Rose and Mickey now? What is the writer of 'Dalek' up to? And where can you see more work from the director of 'Rose'?
Here it is then, your guide to the main players of Doctor Who series one.
The Cast
After his three-month on-screen stint as the Doctor, Christopher Eccleston's career continued in much the same vein, taking in theatre, interesting television roles and the odd blockbuster.
Post-2005, the Northern actor went Stateside to take on the role of invisible man Claude in the Us series Heroes. From there, he popped up in a very amusing Doctor Who-esque cameo as Dr.
But what has happened to the class of '05? Where are Rose and Mickey now? What is the writer of 'Dalek' up to? And where can you see more work from the director of 'Rose'?
Here it is then, your guide to the main players of Doctor Who series one.
The Cast
After his three-month on-screen stint as the Doctor, Christopher Eccleston's career continued in much the same vein, taking in theatre, interesting television roles and the odd blockbuster.
Post-2005, the Northern actor went Stateside to take on the role of invisible man Claude in the Us series Heroes. From there, he popped up in a very amusing Doctor Who-esque cameo as Dr.
- 3/24/2015
- Digital Spy
Sarah-Louise Platt is coming back to 'Coronation Street' as a barmaid in the Rovers Return. Tina O'Brien is returning as the character after seven years away from Weatherfield and Sarah will be put behind the bar of the famous pub later this month. Sarah will take Eileen Grimshaw's job which will lead to ever more tensions between Eileen and Sarah's mother Gail McIntyre. The decision to get Sarah pulling pints means Tina will be at the heart of the show and will follow in the footsteps of such 'Corrie' legends as Julie Goodyear, Beverley Callard and Elizabeth Dawn. A source on the programme told...
- 3/17/2015
- Virgin Media - TV
Russell T Davies's big TV comeback Cucumber and its companion series Banana are out on DVD from today - as individual editions or as one special box-set.
Cel Spellman played Adam in Cucumber - nephew to Henry (Vincent Franklin) who, unlike his uncle, was fazed by very little about modern sexuality.
Digital Spy spoke to Cel about getting his top off, lip-syncing to Katy Perry, getting intense for Screwdriver and whether we'll ever see Adam again.
Cucumber, Banana: Get an extra slice with behind-the-scenes clips
So how did you first get involved with Cucumber?
"It started out the same as anything - with the audition - and I'll be quite honest, I wasn't too aware of what it was really about, 'cos we only got sent a brief synopsis. So I went for it - but when I got the recall, I got a fuller pitch - that...
Cel Spellman played Adam in Cucumber - nephew to Henry (Vincent Franklin) who, unlike his uncle, was fazed by very little about modern sexuality.
Digital Spy spoke to Cel about getting his top off, lip-syncing to Katy Perry, getting intense for Screwdriver and whether we'll ever see Adam again.
Cucumber, Banana: Get an extra slice with behind-the-scenes clips
So how did you first get involved with Cucumber?
"It started out the same as anything - with the audition - and I'll be quite honest, I wasn't too aware of what it was really about, 'cos we only got sent a brief synopsis. So I went for it - but when I got the recall, I got a fuller pitch - that...
- 3/16/2015
- Digital Spy
Here's a spoiler-free look at what to expect from the second series of Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith's glorious Inside No. 9...
Inside No. 9 returns to BBC Two on Thursday the 26th of March for six more ingenious genre slices of horror, suspense and psychology. Those who were rattled and gripped by the first round of half-hour plays from Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith know to expect to be skilfully sucker-punched with sharp, tricksy writing and well-drawn characters.
Viewers engrossed by the psychological character focus of series one’s Tom & Gerri, the jump scares of series finale The Harrowing, and the unexpected emotional sting of opener Sardines have lots to look forward to from the second series’ first brace of episodes. La Couchette and The 12 Days Of Christine tell the respective stories of a fraught overnight train journey and a woman plagued by a mysterious visitor, featuring guest roles from Mark Benton,...
Inside No. 9 returns to BBC Two on Thursday the 26th of March for six more ingenious genre slices of horror, suspense and psychology. Those who were rattled and gripped by the first round of half-hour plays from Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith know to expect to be skilfully sucker-punched with sharp, tricksy writing and well-drawn characters.
Viewers engrossed by the psychological character focus of series one’s Tom & Gerri, the jump scares of series finale The Harrowing, and the unexpected emotional sting of opener Sardines have lots to look forward to from the second series’ first brace of episodes. La Couchette and The 12 Days Of Christine tell the respective stories of a fraught overnight train journey and a woman plagued by a mysterious visitor, featuring guest roles from Mark Benton,...
- 3/16/2015
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
Inside No 9 will return to BBC Two later this month.
The second series of the dark comedy series from Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith will premiere on March 26.
A new series of twists and turns from @ReeceShearsmith and Steve Pemberton, #InsideNo9 returns Thursday 26 March. pic.twitter.com/2e2wQdvYFT
— BBC Two (@BBCTwo) March 11, 2015
Reece Shearsmith: 'TV commissioners fixate on things you don't care about'
The news was revealed via Twitter, with BBC Two posting: "A new series of twists and turns from @ReeceShearsmith and Steve Pemberton, #InsideNo9 returns Thursday 26 March."
It was previously announced that Sheridan Smith and Jack Whitehall will be among the guest stars of Inside No 9's second series.
Alice Lowe, Alison Steadman, Claire Skinner, David Warner, Jane Horrocks, Jim Howick, Julie Hesmondhalgh, Mark Benton, Michele Dotrice, Paul Kaye and Tom Riley will also feature in the series.
The first series of Inside No 9 ran for...
The second series of the dark comedy series from Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith will premiere on March 26.
A new series of twists and turns from @ReeceShearsmith and Steve Pemberton, #InsideNo9 returns Thursday 26 March. pic.twitter.com/2e2wQdvYFT
— BBC Two (@BBCTwo) March 11, 2015
Reece Shearsmith: 'TV commissioners fixate on things you don't care about'
The news was revealed via Twitter, with BBC Two posting: "A new series of twists and turns from @ReeceShearsmith and Steve Pemberton, #InsideNo9 returns Thursday 26 March."
It was previously announced that Sheridan Smith and Jack Whitehall will be among the guest stars of Inside No 9's second series.
Alice Lowe, Alison Steadman, Claire Skinner, David Warner, Jane Horrocks, Jim Howick, Julie Hesmondhalgh, Mark Benton, Michele Dotrice, Paul Kaye and Tom Riley will also feature in the series.
The first series of Inside No 9 ran for...
- 3/11/2015
- Digital Spy
"Queer as Folk" fans, you're in luck -- Russell T Davies' ("Doctor Who") highly anticipated new interconnected dramas "Cucumber" and "Banana" will premiere March 2 on Logo, following the premiere of "RuPaul's Drag Race." The two interwoven drama series will explore the lives of 21st century gay life in Manchester, England. The hour long "Cucumber" follows Henry Best (Vincent Franklin) and his boyfriend of nine years, Lance Sullivan (Cyril Nri), while the half-hour long "Banana" follows the lives of the younger characters in Henry's world. In this clip from "Banana," we see one of the characters, Dean (Fisayo Akinade), experience something we've all done, whether we care to admit it or not: seeing an attractive stranger on public transport and promptly fantasizing about a life together. "Cucumber" and "Banana" also stars Julie Hesmondhalgh ("Coronation Street"), Freddie Fox...
- 2/27/2015
- by Jena Keahon
- Indiewire
Julie Hesmondhalgh has opened up about her new role in Channel 4's Cucumber.
The actress – who left Coronation Street last year after 15 years playing Hayley Cropper – said that her new role will change people's perceptions of her.
She said: "When I accepted the part, they said 'you might want to read episode four' and I laughed with my husband and said 'what could it possibly be? What could put me off this unless it's a sex scene?!'
"I started reading episode four and shouted to my husband in the other room 'I'm on a date!' and sure enough I do have a sex scene of sorts, which was a bit terrifying but turned out to be more than fine actually.
"I enjoyed it a little bit more than I could have anticipated. Having not even kissed anyone else apart from my husband for about 17 years it was...
The actress – who left Coronation Street last year after 15 years playing Hayley Cropper – said that her new role will change people's perceptions of her.
She said: "When I accepted the part, they said 'you might want to read episode four' and I laughed with my husband and said 'what could it possibly be? What could put me off this unless it's a sex scene?!'
"I started reading episode four and shouted to my husband in the other room 'I'm on a date!' and sure enough I do have a sex scene of sorts, which was a bit terrifying but turned out to be more than fine actually.
"I enjoyed it a little bit more than I could have anticipated. Having not even kissed anyone else apart from my husband for about 17 years it was...
- 1/29/2015
- Digital Spy
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