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'Not Going Out', 'Hignfy' return to decent ratings for BBC One
7 April 2013 7:25 AM, PDT | Digital Spy | See recent Digital Spy - TV news news »
Have I Got News for You returned to decent ratings on Friday evening for BBC One, overnight data reveals.
Stephen Mangan hosted the long-running panel quiz show, amusing 5.45 million viewers (23.9%) at 9pm.
Not Going Out also returned for its sixth series and first without Tim Vine, attracting 4.21m (19.1%) at 9.30pm, only slightly less than the previous run's opener.
Earlier, MasterChef brought in 3.51m (14.3%) at 8pm, while The Graham Norton Show returned to 3.65m (24.8%) at 10.45pm.
On BBC Two, the Mastermind grand final quizzed 2.12m (9.4%) at 7.30pm. Gardener's World was seen by 2.42m (9.9%) at 8.30pm.
Martin Lewis's Money Show pulled in 3.36m (14.5%) at 8pm on ITV. Piers Morgan's Life Stories with Karren Brady fared only slightly better with 3.37m (15.0%) at 9pm.
Channel 4's special How To Win the Grand National mustered 609k viewers (2.6%) at 8pm, while Alan Carr's Grand National edition of Chatty Man was seen by 1.26m (6.0%) at 9pm. »
The return of Not Going Out
4 April 2013 9:13 AM, PDT | Den of Geek | See recent Den of Geek news »
Feature Simon Brew 5 Apr 2013 - 06:30
Lee Mack's Not Going Out returns to the BBC for its sixth series this evening, with an episode that proves there is life after Tim Vine...
The shadow of My Family hangs over the long-running British sitcom. It shouldn't do, but there's little getting around it: there's a perception that the longer a show goes on, the happier it is to rest on familiarity, rather than continuing to work hard at making people laugh. Granted, there are exceptions to the rule, but it's surely no coincidence that many of the most fondly remembered British situation comedies left the stage before they went stale. Even Only Fools And Horses, generally regarded - with some justification - as Britain's most warmly thought of long-running sitcom only had seven actual series, with the last few years of its run made up of specials.
Which brings us to Not Going Out. »
- louisamellor
This Week's Must-See TV: Five Shows You Shouldn't Miss
31 March 2013 1:00 AM, PDT | Digital Spy | See recent Digital Spy - TV news news »
Happy Easter, everybody! Today may be the only day where you can get away with overdosing on wonderful, chocolatey things, but happily there's some equally delicious telly treats to enjoy, without guilt, over the entire week.
Yes, the next seven days sees not only the return of Game of Thrones and Jonathan Creek, but also the sure-to-be-thrilling conclusion of The Walking Dead's third season. And of course no Tube Talk rundown would be complete without a mention of the latest Doctor Who episode.
'The Rings of Akhaten' (Saturday, April 6 at 6.15pm on BBC One) sees the Doctor (Matt Smith) and new assistant Clara (Jenna-Louise Coleman) on a day trip with a dark twist when they go to check out a festival on the rings of a faraway planet.
Jonathan Creek: Monday (April 1) at 8.30pm on BBC One
It's been three years since Alan Davies last donned the duffle »
Antony Cotton wins 'Let's Dance for Comic Relief'
9 March 2013 12:34 PM, PST | Digital Spy | See recent Digital Spy - TV news news »
Antony Cotton has won the final of Let's Dance for Comic Relief.
The Coronation Street actor beat theatre star Jodie Prenger to be crowned this year's winner of the BBC dance series.
Cotton received the most votes from the public after his tap dancing performance of 'Anything Goes'.
Judge Frank Skinner quipped after his performance: "It was right up my 42nd Street."
Skinner, Jo Brand and Greg Davies judged the final and gave unanimous praise to all the finalists.
Prenger came second with her performance of 1986 Cameo hit 'Word Up', in which the actress dressed as the funk group's frontman Larry Blackmon.
The other finalists were Tim Vine, The Soapstars, Katherine Ryan and Lee Nelson.
Cotton follows in the footsteps of previous winners Robert Webb, Rufus Hound, Charlie Baker and James Thornton and Rowland Rivron. Rivron won the 2012 series with his performance to Fatboy Slim's 'Weapon of Choice'.
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TV highlights 06/03/2013
5 March 2013 11:00 PM, PST | The Guardian - TV News | See recent The Guardian - TV News news »
America's Poor Kids | Michael Grade And The World's Oldest Joke | Show Dogs: The Road To Crufts | Russell Brand's Give It Up For Comic Relief | Parks And Recreation | First Among Equals: The Laurie Cunningham Story | Anna & Katy
America's Poor Kids
9pm, BBC2
This documentary opens with a statistic that feels scandalous, recession or no recession: 16 million American children live within the technical definition of poverty. Jezza Neumann's affecting but unsentimental film is a companion to a study he made of poor British children in 2011. He meets young Americans doomed, through no fault of their own, to lives of struggle. In no case is the American dream entirely extinguished, but it's horrible to listen to children being so grimly pragmatic about their prospects. Andrew Mueller
Michael Grade And The World's Oldest Joke
9pm, BBC4
The former chief exec of Channel 4 goes in search of the origins of the »
- Andrew Mueller, Julia Raeside, Hannah Verdier, Martin Skegg, Rebecca Nicholson, Gwilym Mumford, Ben Arnold
'Not Going Out' returning to BBC One for sixth series in April
4 March 2013 3:55 AM, PST | Digital Spy | See recent Digital Spy - TV news news »
Not Going Out is to return to BBC One for a sixth series this April.
Lee Mack (Lee), Sally Bretton (Lucy) and Katy Wix (Daisy) will all return for the new episodes, though Tim Vine will not be back.
Wix recently told Digital Spy that the other cast members "did everything to persuade" Vine to return, but said that the comic had "his reasons" for moving on.
Bobby Ball will make another appearance in the new series of Not Going Out as Lee's trouble-making father, while other storylines will include a jealous Lee fighting for Lucy's attention when she reunites with her first love, and Lee, Lucy and Daisy getting stuck in a cable car on an Eastern European skiing trip.
Not Going Out was originally cancelled after three years, but was later revived by the BBC, with a fifth and sixth series being ordered together after a fourth run attracted impressive ratings. »
Anna & Katy interview: 'We gave up all hope of getting a series'
4 March 2013 2:00 AM, PST | Digital Spy | See recent Digital Spy - TV news news »
She's Anna, she's Katy, and together they are Anna and Katy!
A couple of years after their well-received Comedy Lab, Anna Crilly and Katy Wix have finally got their own full-length sketch show, which starts this Wednesday on Channel 4.
As big fans of sketch, Digital Spy were very excited to sit down with the duo to quiz them about comedy, controversy, and sharing an award nomination with Rylan Clark. Here's what they had to say.
When did you decide to start doing sketch together?
Anna: "We met doing stand-up in 2003 and we weren't very good at it! Either of us. We both thought each other were funny."
Katy: "Dreadful... I hadn't really seen any comedy, that was my problem."
Anna: "I certainly wasn't ready to do an hour of stand-up at Edinburgh the following year. So I said to old Wixy, 'Let's get together and do some sketches'. And the rest is herstory. »
Lee Nelson, Jodie Prenger for 'Let's Dance for Comic Relief' final
2 March 2013 12:30 PM, PST | Digital Spy | See recent Digital Spy - TV news news »
Jodie Prenger and Lee Nelson have made it to the final of Let's Dance for Comic Relief.
Prenger was the first to make it through, having topped the public vote with a routine to the 1986 Cameo hit 'Word Up', in which the actress dressed as the funk group's frontman Larry Blackmon.
Judges Arlene Phillips, Greg James and Lee Mack then had to choose between Vanessa Feltz, who danced to Cher's 'If I Could Turn Back Time' in leotard and fishnet tights, and Nelson, who was joined by Britain's Got Talent stars Twist & Pulse for a hip-hop spin on Tchaikovsky's 'Swan Lake'. The trio eventually decided to save Nelson.
Newsreaders Ore Oduba and Sonali Shah and ventriloquist Nina Conti received the fewest public votes and were automatically eliminated.
Oduba and Shah performed to the Outkast track 'Hey Ya', while Conti teamed up with her puppet Monk for a gorilla-themed routine »
'Let's Dance for Comic Relief': Sneak peek of this week's performances
1 March 2013 8:18 AM, PST | Digital Spy | See recent Digital Spy - TV news news »
Digital Spy snuck into BBC Television Centre yesterday (February 28) for an exclusive preview of this week's Let's Dance for Comic Relief performances.
Vanessa Feltz, Lee Nelson and Britain's Got Talent duo Twist and Pulse, ventriloquist Nina Conti and Newsround presenters Ore Oduba and Sonali Shah showed off their moves during last-minute rehearsals for tomorrow's (March 2) show.
Asked to sum up her dance, 51-year-old Feltz promised an "arousing" and "near the knuckle" display, saying: "I'm going to bare almost all my buttocks and thighs and breasts and just everything else I've got going on."
She added: "Lady GaGa's followers, once they've seen me doing this, I'm going to exceed her."
Oduba commented that his dance with Shah would feature "a lot of shaking from downtown" and "thrusting", while Conti - accompanied by her ape acquaintance Monk - predicted that hers would be a "disaster".
"I've never squatted so much in my life, »
Antony Cotton, Katherine Ryan for 'Let's Dance for Comic Relief' final
23 February 2013 12:33 PM, PST | Digital Spy | See recent Digital Spy - TV news news »
Antony Cotton and Katherine Ryan have made it through to the final of Let's Dance for Comic Relief.
Cotton topped the public vote after surprising with a tap-dancing performance to 'Anything Goes'.
Judges Lisa Riley, Jason Manford and Paloma Faith then voted to send Katherine Ryan into the final ahead of the cast of Waterloo Road.
Ryan performed in a body suit to Nicki Minaj's 'Starships', while the Waterloo Road cast performed the Spice Girls' 'Spice Up Your Life'.
Jon Culshaw and Kim Woodburn and Rosemary Shrager received the fewest public votes and were automatically eliminated. Culshaw performed to Fatboy Slim's 'Praise You', and Woodburn and Shrager dressed as Marilyn Monroe for a dance to 'Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend'.
Cotton and Ryan join Tim Vine and The Soap Stars in the final on 9 March.
Let's Dance for Comic Relief continues next Saturday at 7pm on »
Waterloo Road stars train for Let's Dance for Comic Relief - pictures
22 February 2013 4:01 PM, PST | Digital Spy | See recent Digital Spy - TV news news »
Some of the competitors in Let's Dance for Comic Relief's second episode have been snapped in rehearsals.
Jon Culshaw, the Waterloo Road stars, Rosemary Shrager and Kim Woodburn posed for the cameras prior to their performances tonight (February 23).
Shrager's appearance has been in jeopardy, after she bruised her leg and foot falling down some stairs at a cheese factory five days ago.
The former I'm a Celebrity contestant said: "I have never danced with four young hunky men before, and to top it off they'll be lifting me during the performance. I hope they're strong boys. I'm loving dancing with them and I hope it's the first dance of many."
Waterloo Road actor Carl Au told Digital Spy that he was "nervous" and "excited" about his upcoming performance, adding: "I think I'm always nervous when it comes to things. An element of nerves is always a good thing, because it »
Tim Vine: I haven't got over Fame Academy axe
17 February 2013 1:00 AM, PST | Virgin Media - TV | See recent Virgin Media - TV news »
Tim Vine has ''never got over'' being booted off 'Comic Relief Does Fame Academy'. The 45-year-old comedian insists it was a ''travesty'' when he was voted off the charity version of the singing talent show - a spin off of the BBC's 'Fame Academy' - in 2007, but he isn't worried about making any mistakes when he stars in 'Let's Dance for Comic Relief' next month. He said: ''As a comedian, you have the great get-out clause of 'I'm an idiot,' so if I look like an idiot, it doesn't matter. I'm sure I won't be fantastic. I did 'Comic Relief »
Tim Vine, Soap Stars for 'Let's Dance for Comic Relief' final
16 February 2013 12:19 PM, PST | Digital Spy | See recent Digital Spy - TV news news »
Tim Vine and The Soap Stars have made it through to the final of Let's Dance for Comic Relief.
The comedian won the public vote after impressing with his performance to Justin Timberlake's 'Rock Your Body'.
The Soap Stars - Natalie Cassidy, Ricky Groves, Claire Sweeney and Dean Gaffney - opened the show to 'You Can't Stop the Beat' from the musical Hairspray. They were put through to the final by judges Tameka Empson, Bradley Walsh and Mel Giedroyc.
Gaffney still managed to appear on the show despite being in a serious car crash on January 30.
Destiny's Dad - Hal Cruttenden, Shaun Keaveny and Mark Dolan - performed to Destiny's Child's 'Bootylicious' but didn't make it through to the final.
Olivia Lee also left the competition tonight following her dance to Lady GaGa's 'Bad Romance'.
Boxer Ricky Hatton danced to Robbie Williams's 'Let Me Entertain You' »
Olympic medallist auditions for The Voice
14 February 2013 8:00 AM, PST | Virgin Media - TV | See recent Virgin Media - TV news »
Tim Vine has ''never got over'' being booted off 'Comic Relief Does Fame Academy'. The 45-year-old comedian insists it was a ''travesty'' when he was voted off the charity version of the singing talent show - a spin off of the BBC's 'Fame Academy' - in 2007, but he isn't worried about making any mistakes when he stars in 'Let's Dance for Comic Relief' next month. He said: ''As a comedian, you have the great get-out clause of 'I'm an idiot,' so if I look like an idiot, it doesn't matter. I'm sure I won't be fantastic. I did 'Comic Relief »
Tim Vine rejected Dancing on Ice
14 February 2013 1:00 AM, PST | Virgin Media - TV | See recent Virgin Media - TV news »
Tim Vine once turned down an offer to do 'Dancing on Ice'. The 45-year-old comedian - who is to star in 'Let's Dance for Comic Relief' - refused to take part in the ITV talent show because he was worried about injuring his tall frame, but he would happily appear on a similar type of programme which isn't as dangerous. He said: ''I got a call from 'Dancing on Ice', but I said no. I'm 6ft 2ins - if I fall over, things are going to break. I don't want to do anything on ice. I said, 'If they come »
Brad Pitt Chanel perfume ad spoofed by Alexander Armstrong - watch
13 February 2013 3:16 AM, PST | Digital Spy | See recent Digital Spy - TV news news »
Brad Pitt's Chanel perfume adverts have been spoofed by comedian Alexander Armstrong.
The comic has mocked the Hollywood actor's recent ultra-serious ad campaign with the promo for the second series of his Big Ask series on Dave.
The full advert will start airing on TV from Valentine's Day, when it will debut during the latest episode of Suits.
Jo Brand, Tim Vine and Stephen Mangan are confirmed as guests for the first episode of the comedy show's new series.
Alexander Armstrong's Big Ask returns on February 26 at 10pm on Dave. »
Ashleigh Butler: Pudsey gets jealous of other dogs
12 February 2013 1:00 AM, PST | Virgin Media - TV | See recent Virgin Media - TV news »
Tim Vine once turned down an offer to do 'Dancing on Ice'. The 45-year-old comedian - who is to star in 'Let's Dance for Comic Relief' - refused to take part in the ITV talent show because he was worried about injuring his tall frame, but he would happily appear on a similar type of programme which isn't as dangerous. He said: ''I got a call from 'Dancing on Ice', but I said no. I'm 6ft 2ins - if I fall over, things are going to break. I don't want to do anything on ice. I said, 'If they come »
Alex Jones: 'Strictly Come Dancing' Bruce Forsyth quit rumours upset me
11 February 2013 7:30 AM, PST | Digital Spy | See recent Digital Spy - TV news news »
Let's Dance for Sport Relief host Alex Jones has said that she is saddened by suggestions that Sir Bruce Forsyth is too old for Strictly Come Dancing.
Speaking to Digital Spy, the One Show presenter - who finished fifth in the 2011 series of Strictly - said that people should "bow down" to the 84-year-old light entertainment legend, rather than try to force him out.
"[Bruce has] done a brilliant job," Jones said. "It'll be a sad day when he steps down. It won't be the same without him.
"I know lots of people have got varying opinions [on him and Tess Daly presenting], but actually if you picture it without them it would be a very different show I think.
"People are already kind of speculating who will take Bruce's place and I just think, 'Oh, love him. He's still there'. He's really good at his job so let's just let him be."
However, Jones did say that »
Paul Hollywood, Jessie Wallace for 'Let's Dance for Comic Relief'
10 February 2013 4:01 PM, PST | Digital Spy | See recent Digital Spy - TV news news »
Paul Hollywood and Jessie Wallace are competing in this year's Let's Dance for Comic Relief, host Alex Jones has revealed to Digital Spy.
The Great British Bake Off and EastEnders stars have been practicing for the fifth series of the BBC dance contest, which returns on February 16.
They join previously-announced contestants Tim Vine, Ricky Hatton, Nina Conti, Jon Culshaw and Natalie Cassidy.
Jones told us that she believes Hollywood will put on an "amazing" Let's Dance performance, adding: "He started practising ages ago.
"Jon Culshaw and Paul Hollywood are taking it incredibly serious. I think those two will probably be strong contenders."
Asked if Hollywood's Great British Bake Off co-star Mary Berry will make a cameo for his dance, Jones stated: "I hope so, that would be great, wouldn't it?
"I'd love to see the pair of them. They've become national treasures in the last year or so."
The One Show host, »
'Bake Off' star Paul Hollywood for 'Let's Dance for Comic Relief'
10 February 2013 4:01 PM, PST | Digital Spy | See recent Digital Spy - TV news news »
The Great British Bake Off star Paul Hollywood is competing in this year's Let's Dance for Comic Relief, host Alex Jones has revealed to Digital Spy.
The celebrity baker star has been practicing for the fifth series of the BBC dance contest, which returns on February 16.
He joins previously-announced contestants Tim Vine, Ricky Hatton, Nina Conti, Jon Culshaw and Natalie Cassidy.
Jones told us that she believes Hollywood will put on an "amazing" Let's Dance performance, adding: "He started practising ages ago.
"Jon Culshaw and Paul Hollywood are taking it incredibly serious. I think those two will probably be strong contenders."
Asked if Hollywood's Great British Bake Off co-star Mary Berry will make a cameo for his dance, Jones stated: "I hope so, that would be great, wouldn't it?
"I'd love to see the pair of them. They've become national treasures in the last year or so."
The One Show host, »
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