Diesel celebrate Luke Evans! On the occasion of his 32nd birthday, Welsh actor Luke Evans is set to star as both a Greek god and a French literary legend. Soon to be seen on screen as Zeus in The Immortals and Aramis in The Three Muskateers, Evans recently celebrated another remarkable year in the company…Continue readingGQ: Diesel celebrate Luke Evans!
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Mummy, what did you get up to during the war? What are we talking about? The BBC adaptation of Sarah Waters’s bestselling Second World War novel. Elevator Pitch The Night Watch turns TV must-watch. Prime Movers Screenwriter Paula Milne, who penned Small Island, The Virgin Queen and The Politician’s Wife; Richard Laxton, also director of…Continue readingThe Independent: Heads Up: The Night Watch
Gorby’s 80th Gala Party It was THE party of the year — well, so far — and stars from around the world gathered at the Royal Albert Hall last night to celebrate the 80th birthday of former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev at a lavish concert organised by his granddaughters. Dame Shirley Bassey, former Governor of…Continue readingThe Mail on Sunday: Gorby’s 80th Gala Party
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Jean Marsh on The One Show
A preview clip of Upstairs Downstairs was shown on The One Show when Jean Marsh was on. The BBC programme page is up, featuring another new logo for the new show. Lady Agnes graces the front cover of The Daily Mail’s Christmas TV Guide. Don’t forget to buy the Daily Mail this weekend, Saturday December…Continue readingJean Marsh on The One Show
Cream teas at 30,000ft, stealing Madonna’s limo — and Keeley’s bathtime heroics… The secrets of bringing Upstairs Downstairs back for Christmas In two weeks’ time, I will get the Christmas present of a lifetime. Upstairs Downstairs — one of the best-loved television programmes in history — is coming back. I’m so excited, I keep forgetting…Continue readingThe Daily Mail: Heidi Thomas on bringing Upstairs Downstairs back for Christmas
I use my Mac for make-up tutorials MacFormat: What about Apple kit makes you choose it for your personal and professional life? Lisa Eldridge: Apple’s computers have always felt less about ‘using a computer’ and more about what you are doing with it — and of course they look fabulous and are very cool too!…Continue readingMacFormat: I use my Mac for make-up tutorials (Lisa Eldridge interview)
The first time we heard of the new family pet (Nana) was when Matthew Macfadyen told Jonathan Ross when he appeared on BBC Radio 2. Additionally, Keeley confirmed on Twitter that she knitted the scarf Matthew wears in the photo with Wossy. JR: Look. I have my dog Sweeney in the bed with me the…Continue readingBBC Radio 2 Matthew Macfadyen Interview
Critics panned his co-star’s performances but DCI Hunt’s not having it FOR the most part, Phil Glenister is as polite and mild-mannered as his famous TV character is rude and aggressive. But as a new series of Ashes To Ashes reaches our screens and Phil’s alter-ego, DCI Gene Hunt, once again fires up the Quattro…Continue reading**The Daily Record: Don’t bash Ashes (Philip Glenister)
At the Ashes to Ashes story conference we talk about 1982, the Falklands and the IRA bomb in Hyde Park. How will Gene Hunt survive in a post-Scarman London? Off to South Africa for a week’s holiday, escaping the chill of Somerset for some beating heat. A four-hour journey from Cape Town, across vast agricultural…Continue readingNew Statesman: Ra-ra skirts and Glenn Hoddle’s mullet (by Ashley Pharoah)
Tough TV cop: Society’s too soft now As DS Ray Carling in Ashes to Ashes, he’s sexist, stroppy and stubborn. But Dean Andrews, who plays the 1980s permed copper, says today’s world has gone over the top with political correctness. Here the 44-year-old actor also reveals the secrets behind sex scenes as Brenda Blethyn’s toyboy,…Continue readingThe People: Ashes to Thrashes (Dean Andrews interview)