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Bafta TV awards 2012: who should win?
25 May 2012 6:14 AM, PDT | The Guardian - TV News | See recent The Guardian - TV News news »
Which shows and actors deserve to win at Sunday's TV Baftas ceremony? Could all the big awards go West? Tell us your hopes and fears
Read the full list of 2012 nominations
On Sunday evening the great and good of UK telly will gather at the Royal Festival Hall for the British Academy Television Awards – a celebration of the best programmes and performances of the past year that also tends to provoke controversy. (Last year's big, although entirely foreseeable upset: Towie beating Sherlock to the Bafta YouTube audience award. This year's potential upset: Celebrity Juice doing the same). So who should be sweeping off with what? We discussed the nominations – and in some cases lack of them – in a blog when they were released. But now it's time to pick our winners.
The acting categories seem particularly close this year, with Benedict Cumberbatch, Dominic West, John Simm and Joseph Gilgun all »
- Vicky Frost
Playing yourself – a trend that's played out?
11 May 2012 3:59 AM, PDT | The Guardian - TV News | See recent The Guardian - TV News news »
Matt LeBlanc's self-mocking role in Episodes is the latest in a line stretching back to Larry David's Curb Your Enthusiasm. But is the fad in danger of going stale?
You might know Episodes, which returns for a second series tonight on BBC2, as the show where Stephen Mangan and Tamsin Greig reprise their old Green Wing chemistry. Or you might know it as the show that depicts the television development process with frightening accuracy. But chances are you know it as the show where Joey off Friends plays Joey off Friends.
Or rather, the show where Matt LeBlanc plays a character called Matt LeBlanc. The fictional Matt LeBlanc is vain, paranoid and apparently in possession of a gigantic willy. The real Matt LeBlanc may be none of these things. I haven't checked. It has to be said, though, that Matt LeBlanc does a great Matt LeBlanc. And he's »
- Stuart Heritage
TV highlights 11/05/2012
10 May 2012 4:05 PM, PDT | The Guardian - TV News | See recent The Guardian - TV News news »
Maestro at the Opera | Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream | Very Important People | Episodes | Dexter
Maestro at the Opera
9pm, BBC2
Another contestant will be knocked out this week as the remaining celebs (from a disparate pool comprising DJ Trevor Nelson, comedian Josie Lawrence, Strictly judge Craig Revel Horwood and mathematician Marcus du Sautoy) get thrown baton-first into conducting a famous operatic scene with the Jette Parker Young Artists and the Royal Opera House orchestra. No pressure, then. It's followed by a performance at the Roh's Linbury, after which the musicians decide who gets canned. Ben Arnold
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream
9pm, BBC4
In the hands of Martin Scorsese, Bob Dylan gets three hours, and so does George Harrison. Acing the pair comes this Peter Bogdanovich doc on Tom Petty, weighing in at an unbelievable four hours. Mixing recent live footage, archive bits and interviews, »
- Ben Arnold, John Robinson, Julia Raeside, Jonathan Wright, Phelim O'Neill
Matt LeBlanc: 'Because I'm much more reserved than Joey, people think I'm depressed'
7 May 2012 10:58 AM, PDT | The Guardian - TV News | See recent The Guardian - TV News news »
Matt LeBlanc on playing 'Matt LeBlanc' in hit comedy drama Episodes, shaving his body hair – and how his role in Friends has defined him
At the risk of lowering the tone right away, here's something you might not have guessed Matt LeBlanc would do: he shaves his chest hair into symmetrical designer stubble with a special strimmer. "It's like a chainsaw," he laughs. "No, it's like a trimmer thing really." And not just his chest hair. "No, I manscape." He manscapes? In real life? LeBlanc glances down at his body and nods. "Sure, I manscape." But he would like to make it clear that he has an absolutely "normal-sized penis".
For myself, I would like to make it clear that this isn't typical conversational territory. It's just that a new series of Episodes is about to begin, in which LeBlanc plays an actor called Matt LeBlanc who has »
- Decca Aitkenhead
2012 BAFTA TV nominees: 'Downton Abbey's' Maggie Smith, 'Modern Family' and more
24 April 2012 8:20 AM, PDT | Zap2It - From Inside the Box | See recent Zap2It - From Inside the Box news »
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts announced Tuesday (April 24) the nominations for its 2012 television awards. British miniseries "Appropriate Adult," which chronicles the real-life serial killer Fred West, leads the way with four nominations.
Other notable nominations include Dame Maggie Smith up for Supporting Actress for her work on "Downton Abbey" - it's the only nomination "Downton" received, after earning two nominations the previous year. "Modern Family" also earned a nomination in the International category.
The full list of nominations:
Leading Actor
Benedict Cumberbatch - Sherlock (BBC One)
Dominic West - Appropriate Adult (ITV)
Joseph Gilgun - This is England '88 (Channel 4)
Leading Actress
Emily Watson - Appropriate Adult (ITV1)
Nadine Marshall - Random (Channel 4)
Romola Garai - The Crimson Petal and the White (BBC Two)
Vicky McClure - This is England '88 (Channel 4)
Supporting Actor
Andrew Scott - Sherlock »
- editorial@zap2it.com
Bafta TV awards 2012: full list of nominations
24 April 2012 4:53 AM, PDT | The Guardian - TV News | See recent The Guardian - TV News news »
Nominations for the 2012 Arqiva British Academy Television awards, which will be presented at Royal Festival Hall on 27 May
Leading actor
Benedict Cumberbatch, Sherlock (BBC1)
Dominic West, Appropriate Adult (ITV1)
Joseph Gilgun, This is England '88 (Channel 4)
Leading actress
Emily Watson, Appropriate Adult (ITV1)
Nadine Marshall, Random (Channel 4)
Romola Garai, The Crimson Petal and the White (BBC2)
Vicky McClure, This is England '88 (Channel 4)
Supporting Actor
Andrew Scott, Sherlock (BBC1)
Joseph Mawle, Birdsong (BBC1)
Martin Freeman, Sherlock (BBC1)
Stephen Rea, The Shadowline (BBC2)
Supporting actress
Anna Chancellor, The Hour (BBC2)
Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey (ITV1)
Miranda Hart, Call the Midwife (BBC1)
Monica Dolan, Appropriate Adult (ITV1)
Entertainment performance
Alan Carr, Alan Carr Chatty Man (Channel 4)
Dara O' Briain, Mock The Week (BBC2)
Graham Norton, The Graham Norton Show (BBC1)
Harry Hill, Harry Hill's TV Burp (ITV1)
Female performance in a comedy programme
Showtime’s Episodes Season 2 Poster
18 April 2012 7:15 AM, PDT | Boomtron | See recent Boomtron news »
Showtime’s summer comedy, Episodes, is primed and ready to go and this new teaser poster seemingly wants us to believe Season 2 will be just as fun as the first. You’ll note the tagline for the season, placed just below series star Matt LeBlanc, says “Who needs friends.” Could that be a not so subtle reference to LeBlanc’s time on Friends? I can’t imagine somebody in charge of marketing not realizing the connection. You’d think they could come with something a little cleverer. It’s been a long time since Friends was on air, so let’s stop associating its former stars with it for all eternity, okay?
TVLine had the first look at the poster, which features Lablanc and his co-stars, Tamsin Greig and Stephen Mangan, in a pool of water with Lablanc hanging out nice and dry on an inflatable tube. The other two »
- Brody Gibson
'Episodes': Matt LeBlanc hits the pool in season two promo image
16 April 2012 12:18 PM, PDT | digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »
A promotional picture for the second season of Matt LeBlanc's comedy-drama Episodes has been released. In the artwork, the ex-Friends star floats comfortably in a pool dressed in his tuxedo, while co-stars Tamsin Greig and Stephen Mangan (Beverley and Sean Lincoln) flounder with soaked scripts. Earlier this year, LeBlanc won a Golden Globe for his Episodes role, a fictional version of himself (more) »
- By Daniel Sperling
TV highlights 12/04/2012
12 April 2012 1:55 AM, PDT | The Guardian - TV News | See recent The Guardian - TV News news »
Animal Underworld | Wars: Out Of Africa | White Heat | Playhouse Presents: The Minor Character | Derek | Eastbound & Down
Animal Underworld
7.30pm, Nat Geo Wild
This show looks at mankind's often unreasonable and unfair relationship with the rest of the animal kingdom. From the economical (eating roadkill) to the barbaric (a farm where bile is harvested from living bears). There are some things here that are hard to watch, so it's comforting to have the wise and tough Henry Rollins as host; he toured with Black Flag, so seeing snakes milked for venom shouldn't faze him too much. But he's also one to stand up for the underdog, so just how much of this mistreatment of animals will he take? Phelim O'Neill
Ivory Wars: Out Of Africa
9pm, BBC1
A Rageh Omaar-fronted Panorama making pointed inquiries about the future of the African elephant – specifically, whether or not it actually has much of a future. »
- Phelim O'Neill, Andrew Mueller, Jonathan Wright, Ali Catterall, Julia Raeside, David Stubbs
TV review: Natural World: Queen of the Savannah – The Honeybee
29 March 2012 4:06 PM, PDT | The Guardian - TV News | See recent The Guardian - TV News news »
Despite sibling rivalry and murder, this tale of bees is just not buzzy enough
In a harsh landscape of barren plains, twisted forests, mighty peaks and soaring eagles, two beautiful princesses are born. Twin sisters, one of whom will become queen and reign supreme. She will command an army of devoted soldiers who will unleash terror across the land. They will take on enormous fire-wielding foes in order to defend their queen and her precious hoard of liquid gold. The other princess will die. Only one survives. Today they must fight, to the death …
The new season of Game of Thrones? I wish. No, you have to wait until Monday for that, I'm afraid. This, my friends, is Natural World: Queen of the Savannah – The Honeybee (BBC2).
Yeah, I know, but I really struggled today. Panorama wasn't available. I've lost patience with White Heat. Love Life is unspeakably and depressingly lame. »
- Sam Wollaston
TV highlights 29/03/2012
28 March 2012 4:05 PM, PDT | The Guardian - TV News | See recent The Guardian - TV News news »
Natural World: Queen of the Savannah | White Heat | Love
Life | Sex and Sensibility: The Allure of Art Nouveau | The Good Wife | Eastbound & Down
Natural World: Queen of the Savannah
8pm, BBC2
A monarch is dead, murdered by her sister. The court is abuzz. Under the blue skies of the African savannah, "a tiny queen is about to commence her rule …" A honeyed-voiced Tamsin Greig narrates this insect's-eye-view of the life of a queen bee; they might not look dissimilar to their workers, but are distinguished by their pheromone: they smell like royalty. In this mesmerising film, we discover how such a tiny creature comes to "rule in a land made for giants". Ali Catterall
9pm, BBC2
The flashback flatshare drama reaches 1979 and, in the words of posh Jack's father, Edward, the era of "consensus politics is over". The rise of Margaret Thatcher, it appears, may even persuade a »
- Ali Catterall, Jonathan Wright, Martin Skegg, John Robinson
Showtime announces return dates for 'Weeds' and 'Episodes'
14 March 2012 3:59 PM, PDT | Zap2It - From Inside the Box | See recent Zap2It - From Inside the Box news »
Well this is some fun news for summertime TV viewers. Showtime has announced when its programs "Weeds" and "Episodes" will return.
Season 8 of the Mary-Louise Parker pot dramedy will start on July 1 at 9 p.m. Et. So we'll soon find out whether Nancy is hit by the sniper's bullet. As usual, they will have a 13-episode season.
The second season of "Episodes," featuring Golden Globe winner Matt LeBlanc, will debut after the conclusion of "Weeds." It's been renewed for a nine-episode run.
In a release announcing the "Episodes" return, the network previews the season saying, "The second season...picks up four months after the finale with Sean (Stephen Mangan) and Beverly (Tamsin Greig) no longer living together, but forced into an awkward working relationship with Matt, as 'Pucks!' goes from a pilot to full-blown series. As Beverly struggles to save her marriage, Matt is determined to save his 'bromance' with Sean, »
- editorial@zap2it.com
'Friday Night Dinner' returning for autumn series, Christmas special
12 March 2012 4:03 AM, PDT | digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »
Friday Night Dinner has been confirmed to return for a six-part series later this year and a Christmas special. A second run of the Channel 4 sitcom - which stars Tamsin Greig, Simon Bird, Mark Heap, Paul Ritter and Tom Rosenthal - has begun filming in North London and is scheduled to air in the autumn. The forthcoming series will introduce Martin's (Ritter) mother, known as 'horrible grandma', and see both Adam (Bird) and Jonny (Rosenthal) start new romances. "Having spent the past eight months in almost solitary confinement as I wrote the show, I'm so excited to be out the house again among living human beings," producer Robert Popper quipped. "Friday Night Dinner was such a thrill to make last year, and I'm chomping at the bit to start again. And by 'chomping at the bit', I mean I (more) »
- By Daniel Sperling
White Heat: 'What women went through in the 60s was seismic'
2 March 2012 4:08 PM, PST | The Guardian - TV News | See recent The Guardian - TV News news »
Screenwriter Paula Milne says her own experiences inspired the new BBC2 drama about a group of people through the decades
Sixteen years ago, BBC2 broadcast Our Friends in the North, a much lauded tale of four friends and social and political change that began in the 60s. Next week the channel will attempt a similar feat with White Heat.
Kicking off in 1965, the drama focuses on a group of flatmates as they move through the decades to the present day. With acclaimed screenwriter Paula Milne behind the scripts, it is perhaps little wonder the drama is being thought of as Our Friends in the South.
"As a woman, this piece is semi-autobiographical – so that is what you see on screen," said Milne. "The inevitable comparison is with Our Friends in the North, and that is a brilliant drama and showed the audience is interested in long television stories. But it »
- Vicky Frost
Shalhoub & Janney To Play Jewish Couple In Reworked British TV Hit
8 February 2012 12:01 AM, PST | WENN | See recent WENN news »
Veteran U.S. TV stars Tony Shalhoub and Allison Janney are to play husband and wife in the re-imagined American version of British hit Friday Night Dinner.
The pair will play a middle-aged Jewish couple who insist on sharing the sabbath with their 20-something kids.
The original Friday Night Dinner, which debuted last year, featured Tamsin Greig and Paul Ritter.
Ken Kwapis will direct the pilot for America. »
Allison Janney, Tony Shalhoub will topline NBC's 'Friday Night Dinner'
7 February 2012 2:49 PM, PST | Hitfix | See recent Hitfix news »
NBC has lined up a pair of Emmy winners to star in the network's "Friday Night Dinner" pilot. According to Deadline.com, Allison Janney and Tony Shalhoub will play the parents in Greg Daniels' adaptation of Robert Popper's successful British format, which focuses on a somewhat odd family and their Friday night dinners. Tamsin Greig and Paul Ritter played the roles in the original series. The NBC "Friday Night Dinner" pilot will be directed by Ken Kwapis, with Daniels, Popper and Howard Klein executive producing. Janney won four Emmys for her performance on "The West Wing" and received »
- HitFix Staff
Janney Sits For Friday Night Dinner
7 February 2012 2:22 PM, PST | EmpireOnline | See recent EmpireOnline news »
Somewhere in the mid-Atlantic, on the deep ocean floor, there’s a waste pile of comedy ideas that didn’t quite make the transition from the UK and the Us. The challenge of translating British comedy for American audiences is fraught with failure, with every Office countered by ten Couplings. But that doesn’t stop networks from trying, and now Allison Janney and Tony Shalhoub are set for the pilot of Friday Night Dinner.The Channel 4 original has been a hit over here, featuring Tamsin Greig, Paul Ritter, Simon Bird, Tom Rosenthal and Mark Heap as the bickering Goodman family (and their creepy/weird dog-owning neighbour Jim) who spend every Friday night round the dinner table, which never quite goes to plan.Created by Robert Popper, the show was aired across the Pond on BBC America, and now NBC wants to give a Us version a try, with Janney and »
Allison Janney & Tony Shalhoub To Star In Greg Daniels’ NBC Pilot ‘Friday Night Dinner’
7 February 2012 1:45 PM, PST | Deadline TV | See recent Deadline TV news »
Emmy winners Allison Janney and Tony Shalhoub are finalizing deals to star in Greg Daniels’ NBC comedy pilot Friday Night Dinner. The single-camera project, based on the British format, centers on a quirky family that has dinner together every Friday night. Janney will play Barbara and Shalhoub will play Gene, the matriarch and patriarch of the family. On the British series the roles are played by Tamsin Greig and Paul Ritter. Daniels is executive producing the pilot with Howard Klein and the original series’ creator Robert Popper and producer Big Talk TV. Ken Kwapis, who helmed the pilot for Daniels’ NBC adaptation of another British comedy, The Office, is on board to direct. The casting brings together Janney, four-time Emmy winner for The West Wing; Shalhoub, 3-time Emmy winner for Monk; and Greg Daniels, five-time Emmy winner for SNL, The Simpsons, King Of The Kill and The Office. Wme-repped Janney »
- NELLIE ANDREEVA
Matt LeBlanc's career renaissance
17 January 2012 7:34 AM, PST | Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news »
Matt LeBlanc, the former "Friends" star Joey has made a new name for himself as a heightened version of Matt LeBlanc on Showtime's hit series .Episodes. which netted the handsome actor a Golden Globe on Sunday. .This is [my] fourth nomination and first win,. Matt told Access Hollywood.s Billy Bush backstage on Sunday night at the ceremony. Matt revels in playing an over-the-top fictionalized version of himself on the show, starring with exceptional actors Stephen Mangan and Tamsin Greig. The series is cleverly penned by writers David Crain and Jeffrey Klaric. Filming for Season 2 will follow up the major cliffhanger at the end of Season 1 . as the Lincolns (Stephen Mangan and Tamsin Greig) got their series »
- April MacIntyre
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