Louisa Mellor Apr 7, 2017
Filming is well underway on the fourth series of the brilliant Inside No. 9. Here's who to expect among the guest cast...
Series one and two of Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith's consistently inventive, continually surprising anthology strand Inside No. 9 have recently landed on Netflix UK, which will hopefully bring it to the attention of those who didn't catch it on the first run. If you're among them, then run, don't walk, etc. It's simply one of the best shows around.
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And thrillingly, more of it is incoming. Hot on the heels of the recently aired third series, filming is already well underway on a fourth, to comprise six new standalone stories.
As soon as there's a sniff of an official broadcast date,...
Filming is well underway on the fourth series of the brilliant Inside No. 9. Here's who to expect among the guest cast...
Series one and two of Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith's consistently inventive, continually surprising anthology strand Inside No. 9 have recently landed on Netflix UK, which will hopefully bring it to the attention of those who didn't catch it on the first run. If you're among them, then run, don't walk, etc. It's simply one of the best shows around.
See related The X-Files: an episode roadmap for beginners The X-Files: Fox wants more episodes in 2018 Dirk Maggs Interview: Hitchhiker's, Douglas Adams, Superman, Batman, & more...
And thrillingly, more of it is incoming. Hot on the heels of the recently aired third series, filming is already well underway on a fourth, to comprise six new standalone stories.
As soon as there's a sniff of an official broadcast date,...
- 1/20/2017
- Den of Geek
He can barely make rent - let alone save humanity
Dylan Edwards (High-Rise, Pramface, E4′s forthcoming Wasted) and Natasha O’Keeffe (Sherlock, Peaky Blinders, The Last Panthers) have announced the release of their brand new digital series Difficult Second Coming.
Difficult Second Coming is a digital series following 20-something Jc and his merry band of misfits as they struggle with life in the big smoke. However Jc also happens to be the second coming, Jesus Christ reborn – and he’s struggling to make any impact whatsoever. Not only does nobody know who he is, but like a lot of his generation, he can barely make rent – let alone save humanity!
Difficult Second Coming stars, alongside Dylan and Natasha, Joel Fry (Plebs, Game of Thrones), Fiona O’Shaughnessy (Utopia), Emer Kenny (EastEnders) and Sally Dexter (Poldark).
Dylan Edwards (High-Rise, Pramface, E4′s forthcoming Wasted) and Natasha O’Keeffe (Sherlock, Peaky Blinders, The Last Panthers) have announced the release of their brand new digital series Difficult Second Coming.
Difficult Second Coming is a digital series following 20-something Jc and his merry band of misfits as they struggle with life in the big smoke. However Jc also happens to be the second coming, Jesus Christ reborn – and he’s struggling to make any impact whatsoever. Not only does nobody know who he is, but like a lot of his generation, he can barely make rent – let alone save humanity!
Difficult Second Coming stars, alongside Dylan and Natasha, Joel Fry (Plebs, Game of Thrones), Fiona O’Shaughnessy (Utopia), Emer Kenny (EastEnders) and Sally Dexter (Poldark).
- 3/24/2016
- by admin
- Pure Movies
Jane Turner, Marg Downey, Glenn Robbins, Gina Riley, Magda Szubanski, Michael Veitch, Shane Jacobson and Stephen Curry are matching wits in a new weekly sketch comedy which the producers see as the beginning of a franchise.
Commissioned by The Comedy Channel, Open Slather also features a dozen rising stars on the comedy circuit: Ben Gerrard, Ben Lomas, Dave Eastgate, Demi Lardner, Emily Taheny, George H. Xanthis, Hannah Bath, Holly Austin, Ilai Swindells, Jay K Cagatay, Laura Hughes and Miles O.Neil.
Filmed in Melbourne with a live studio audience, the show takes aim at popular culture, politics, sport, music and media. Among the likely targets: Tony Abbott, reality shows such as The Voice and the soon-to-conclude Mad Men.
The 20-part series is being produced by McWaters Productions, marking the third collaboration between Kath & Kim.s Rick McKenna and Chris Lilley.s producing partner Laura Waters.
McKenna first got the idea...
Commissioned by The Comedy Channel, Open Slather also features a dozen rising stars on the comedy circuit: Ben Gerrard, Ben Lomas, Dave Eastgate, Demi Lardner, Emily Taheny, George H. Xanthis, Hannah Bath, Holly Austin, Ilai Swindells, Jay K Cagatay, Laura Hughes and Miles O.Neil.
Filmed in Melbourne with a live studio audience, the show takes aim at popular culture, politics, sport, music and media. Among the likely targets: Tony Abbott, reality shows such as The Voice and the soon-to-conclude Mad Men.
The 20-part series is being produced by McWaters Productions, marking the third collaboration between Kath & Kim.s Rick McKenna and Chris Lilley.s producing partner Laura Waters.
McKenna first got the idea...
- 4/6/2015
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
The British Comedy Awards 2014 has announced the Cystic Fibrosis Trust as its exclusive charity partner.
Jonathan Ross hosts the star-studded ceremony which takes place tonight (December 16). In an exclusive video titled 'The Breath Before', Frank Skinner highlights the trust's ambitions to beat the life-shortening genetic condition for good.
Raising awareness of the burden that cystic fibrosis places on the lives of patients, the trust also wants to thank the comedians who help bring a smile to those who are ill as the British Comedy Awards celebrates its 25th anniversary.
The video has premiered online ahead of the British Comedy Awards' transmission on Channel 4 tomorrow (December 17) night.
The trust also welcomes support from comedy agent Hannah Begbie and her comedy writer husband Tom Edge (Scrotal Recall, Pramface), who are parents to a 1-year-old boy who has cystic fibrosis.
"We were 31 when we got married, the UK average. Like one in four people,...
Jonathan Ross hosts the star-studded ceremony which takes place tonight (December 16). In an exclusive video titled 'The Breath Before', Frank Skinner highlights the trust's ambitions to beat the life-shortening genetic condition for good.
Raising awareness of the burden that cystic fibrosis places on the lives of patients, the trust also wants to thank the comedians who help bring a smile to those who are ill as the British Comedy Awards celebrates its 25th anniversary.
The video has premiered online ahead of the British Comedy Awards' transmission on Channel 4 tomorrow (December 17) night.
The trust also welcomes support from comedy agent Hannah Begbie and her comedy writer husband Tom Edge (Scrotal Recall, Pramface), who are parents to a 1-year-old boy who has cystic fibrosis.
"We were 31 when we got married, the UK average. Like one in four people,...
- 12/16/2014
- Digital Spy
Getting its world premiere at the London Comedy Film Festival earlier this year, Jamie Adams’ directorial debut, Benny & Jolene, is just weeks away from arriving in cinemas this summer.
Charlotte Ritchie (Fresh Meat) and Craig Roberts (Submarine) top a great cast, and with its June release date fast approaching, Verve have released a great first clip from the film, teasing a little of the comedy, and difficulty, of traversing the music industry as two young rising musicians.
Benny and Jolene are a folk duo, supposedly on the up. But 19 year old Jolene is having trouble convincing her writing partner Benny to become more commercial. Too many industry types get involved, leaving Jolene feeling dazed and confused and Benny marginalised. Now they are on a crowded tour busy on their way to a festival in the most beautiful, yet remote, location – forcing them to confront their ambitions and emotions for the first time.
Charlotte Ritchie (Fresh Meat) and Craig Roberts (Submarine) top a great cast, and with its June release date fast approaching, Verve have released a great first clip from the film, teasing a little of the comedy, and difficulty, of traversing the music industry as two young rising musicians.
Benny and Jolene are a folk duo, supposedly on the up. But 19 year old Jolene is having trouble convincing her writing partner Benny to become more commercial. Too many industry types get involved, leaving Jolene feeling dazed and confused and Benny marginalised. Now they are on a crowded tour busy on their way to a festival in the most beautiful, yet remote, location – forcing them to confront their ambitions and emotions for the first time.
- 4/14/2014
- by Kenji Lloyd
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
"Mean Girls is always an inspiration."
When it comes to playing vapid party girl Danielle Reeves on BBC Three comedy Pramface - returning for a third series this week - actress and writer Emer Kenny has two main sources of inspiration.
The first, she says, is real life - "Bitchy girls are never too far off when you're a young woman" - and the second is Lindsay Lohan's seminal 2004 teen flick.
"Danielle definitely has that Regina George kind of thing - 'You're either with me or you're not with me but please be with me' - she's a needy Queen Bee.
"Teen films and female comedies are a genre that I love, so I soak up that kind of thing without really thinking!"
It's perhaps unsurprising then that 24-year-old Kenny names Mean Girls writer Tina Fey as one of her heroes - along with other female performers like Mindy Kaling,...
When it comes to playing vapid party girl Danielle Reeves on BBC Three comedy Pramface - returning for a third series this week - actress and writer Emer Kenny has two main sources of inspiration.
The first, she says, is real life - "Bitchy girls are never too far off when you're a young woman" - and the second is Lindsay Lohan's seminal 2004 teen flick.
"Danielle definitely has that Regina George kind of thing - 'You're either with me or you're not with me but please be with me' - she's a needy Queen Bee.
"Teen films and female comedies are a genre that I love, so I soak up that kind of thing without really thinking!"
It's perhaps unsurprising then that 24-year-old Kenny names Mean Girls writer Tina Fey as one of her heroes - along with other female performers like Mindy Kaling,...
- 2/24/2014
- Digital Spy
Want to make sure you don't miss anything great on the telly in the next seven days? Never fear, because Tube Talk has done all the hard work for you and smushed all of this week's must-see TV into one snappy rundown. Check out what you should be checking out below...
Silk: Monday (February 24) at 9pm on BBC One
You know what's a surefire way to ruin the vibe of a party? Your friend's son getting arrested for killing a police officer. That's what Rupert Penry-Jones's QC character Clive Reader has to deal with as he tries to celebrate finally being made a silk in the opening episode of... er, Silk.
Enter Martha Costello QC (Maxine Peake), who is convinced that the police have been playing dirty and agrees to defend the boy. With plenty of brilliant courtroom barking, we're so glad that Silk is bringing us some...
Silk: Monday (February 24) at 9pm on BBC One
You know what's a surefire way to ruin the vibe of a party? Your friend's son getting arrested for killing a police officer. That's what Rupert Penry-Jones's QC character Clive Reader has to deal with as he tries to celebrate finally being made a silk in the opening episode of... er, Silk.
Enter Martha Costello QC (Maxine Peake), who is convinced that the police have been playing dirty and agrees to defend the boy. With plenty of brilliant courtroom barking, we're so glad that Silk is bringing us some...
- 2/23/2014
- Digital Spy
It's that time of the week again where we make you feel all cosy inside with some class-a scoop on your favourite shows, kinda like if you were sitting in some form of telly hot springs. Read on for all the details on Bates Motel, Pramface and more...
I like the look of Sky1's new show The Smoke - when does it start?
DS attended a sneak preview screening of The Smoke earlier this week - and it's definitely one to watch! Starring Jamie Bamber and Broadchurch veteran Jodie Whittaker, this red-hot drama is packed full of incredible twists and jaw-dropping moments... but to say any more would spoil things!
Following the adrenaline-fuelled and emotional stories of the White Watch crew of a London fire station, The Smoke kicks off on Thursday, February 20 at 9pm - don't miss it!
I would love to know if there is a UK return date for Bates Motel?...
I like the look of Sky1's new show The Smoke - when does it start?
DS attended a sneak preview screening of The Smoke earlier this week - and it's definitely one to watch! Starring Jamie Bamber and Broadchurch veteran Jodie Whittaker, this red-hot drama is packed full of incredible twists and jaw-dropping moments... but to say any more would spoil things!
Following the adrenaline-fuelled and emotional stories of the White Watch crew of a London fire station, The Smoke kicks off on Thursday, February 20 at 9pm - don't miss it!
I would love to know if there is a UK return date for Bates Motel?...
- 1/30/2014
- Digital Spy
Pramface has received a new trailer for its upcoming third series.
Scarlett Alice Johnson and Sean Michael Verey star in the sitcom, which sees the pair play young parents Laura and Jamie.
Yasmin Paige, Emer Kenny and Angus Deayton will also reprise their roles for the new series, which was commissioned back in April and is coming soon to BBC Three.
Pramface originally launched in February 2012, with its second series airing in early 2013.
The last series bowed out on February 19 with 580,000 viewers.
"At the end of [the] second series, Jamie and Laura's relationship has changed somewhat from the beginning of the series," star Johnson told Digital Spy in January. "So it would be really lovely... for that to be explored a bit more."
Catch up on all the latest TV and Movies releases in Digital Spy's Screen Time:...
Scarlett Alice Johnson and Sean Michael Verey star in the sitcom, which sees the pair play young parents Laura and Jamie.
Yasmin Paige, Emer Kenny and Angus Deayton will also reprise their roles for the new series, which was commissioned back in April and is coming soon to BBC Three.
Pramface originally launched in February 2012, with its second series airing in early 2013.
The last series bowed out on February 19 with 580,000 viewers.
"At the end of [the] second series, Jamie and Laura's relationship has changed somewhat from the beginning of the series," star Johnson told Digital Spy in January. "So it would be really lovely... for that to be explored a bit more."
Catch up on all the latest TV and Movies releases in Digital Spy's Screen Time:...
- 1/8/2014
- Digital Spy
Fresh Meat star Charlotte Ritchie has landed the lead role in a new sitcom.
Ritchie - who currently stars as Oregon Shawcross in the Channel 4 comedy - has signed up to play Hannah in new BBC Three project Siblings.
Hannah and her brother Dan (Tom Stourton) are described as "a pair of obnoxious, lazy, self-centred, underachieving, incompetent and occasionally depraved siblings who cause chaos and disaster wherever they go".
Penned by Fresh Meat writer Keith Akushie, the six-part comedy is directed by Pramface's Dan Zeff and executive produced by Drifters's Simon Wilson.
Wilson said: "We couldn't have wished for two more brilliantly gifted comic performers than Charlotte and Tom to bring Keith Akushie's hilarious creations to life."
BBC commissioning executive Chris Sussman added: "The cast are brilliant. The scripts are very funny. The director is great. I couldn't be more excited about this project."
Guest stars...
Ritchie - who currently stars as Oregon Shawcross in the Channel 4 comedy - has signed up to play Hannah in new BBC Three project Siblings.
Hannah and her brother Dan (Tom Stourton) are described as "a pair of obnoxious, lazy, self-centred, underachieving, incompetent and occasionally depraved siblings who cause chaos and disaster wherever they go".
Penned by Fresh Meat writer Keith Akushie, the six-part comedy is directed by Pramface's Dan Zeff and executive produced by Drifters's Simon Wilson.
Wilson said: "We couldn't have wished for two more brilliantly gifted comic performers than Charlotte and Tom to bring Keith Akushie's hilarious creations to life."
BBC commissioning executive Chris Sussman added: "The cast are brilliant. The scripts are very funny. The director is great. I couldn't be more excited about this project."
Guest stars...
- 12/10/2013
- Digital Spy
Viacom International Media Networks has announced multi-camera sitcom development projects Operation Slut and Medics for Comedy Central.
An agreement has been signed with Tom Edge to adapt Operation Slut, while a pilot for Medics has been green lit to shoot next month.
"Medics is a laugh-out-loud sitcom that perfectly combines adolescent humour with fast-paced drama while Operation Slut is a hilarious satire of modern-day relationships - both of which sit perfectly within our channel portfolio," said by Jill Offman, managing director of Comedy Central UK and senior vice president of international content at Comedy Central.
Operation Slut was originally written by Taii K. Austin (Underemployed, Nurse Jackie, Scrubs, Ugly Betty) and will be adapted by British writer Edge (Pramface, Threesome, The Midnight Beast) for international broadcast.
The show is about 30-year-old marriage-focused "neurotic do-gooder" Ivy who on being proposed to is not ready to settle down, and instead embarks on...
An agreement has been signed with Tom Edge to adapt Operation Slut, while a pilot for Medics has been green lit to shoot next month.
"Medics is a laugh-out-loud sitcom that perfectly combines adolescent humour with fast-paced drama while Operation Slut is a hilarious satire of modern-day relationships - both of which sit perfectly within our channel portfolio," said by Jill Offman, managing director of Comedy Central UK and senior vice president of international content at Comedy Central.
Operation Slut was originally written by Taii K. Austin (Underemployed, Nurse Jackie, Scrubs, Ugly Betty) and will be adapted by British writer Edge (Pramface, Threesome, The Midnight Beast) for international broadcast.
The show is about 30-year-old marriage-focused "neurotic do-gooder" Ivy who on being proposed to is not ready to settle down, and instead embarks on...
- 11/28/2013
- Digital Spy
Channel 4 has announced its 2013 pilots for the comedy showcase 4Funnies.
Sti comedy Scrotal Recall joins the previously-announced Raised By Wolves - written by Caitlin Moran - in the line-up.
Moran's pilot, co-written with sister Caroline, has been described by the columnist as a "modern day reimagining" of her younger years.
Scrotal Recall - from Pramface writer Tom Edge - follows 20-something Dylan Witter, who must contact everyone he's ever slept with to tell them he has Chlamydia.
Also on the slate is a comedy from Edinburgh Comedy Award winner Roisin Conaty telling the story of Marcella, a hapless 30-year-old doing her very best to muddle through life.
Superhero spoof The Revengers! is the final commission. Daisy Haggard (Episodes, Psychoville) will star in the mockumentary - described as "Batman meets The Office" - which follows an unconventional team of costumed adventurers in Croydon.
"With exceedingly well-crafted scripts and new talent...
Sti comedy Scrotal Recall joins the previously-announced Raised By Wolves - written by Caitlin Moran - in the line-up.
Moran's pilot, co-written with sister Caroline, has been described by the columnist as a "modern day reimagining" of her younger years.
Scrotal Recall - from Pramface writer Tom Edge - follows 20-something Dylan Witter, who must contact everyone he's ever slept with to tell them he has Chlamydia.
Also on the slate is a comedy from Edinburgh Comedy Award winner Roisin Conaty telling the story of Marcella, a hapless 30-year-old doing her very best to muddle through life.
Superhero spoof The Revengers! is the final commission. Daisy Haggard (Episodes, Psychoville) will star in the mockumentary - described as "Batman meets The Office" - which follows an unconventional team of costumed adventurers in Croydon.
"With exceedingly well-crafted scripts and new talent...
- 8/22/2013
- Digital Spy
Casting Call Citizen Khan - Fatima
Series 2 of the hit BBC1 show is back.
Produced by BBC In-House Comedy, Citizen Khan is a warm family comedy written by Adil Ray, Richard Pinto and Anil Gupta. Our director is the talented Ben Gosling Fuller (That Mitchell and Webb Look, The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff) and our producer is the award winning Catherine Gosling (Pramface, Twenty Twelve).
Mr Khan (played by Adil Ray) is a larger than life character with big dreams and strident opinions. In this episode youngest daughter Alia (played by Bhavna Limbachia) has a visitor from France.
We are looking to cast Fatima - Alia’s hijab wearing friend, realistic playing age 17-19 petite, Middle Eastern or North African appearance, flirty, French/Arabic accent.
Please note: for script reasons this role is Not open to white or Asian actresses.
Filming: between 14-20th June
Pay: BBC/Equity agreement...
Series 2 of the hit BBC1 show is back.
Produced by BBC In-House Comedy, Citizen Khan is a warm family comedy written by Adil Ray, Richard Pinto and Anil Gupta. Our director is the talented Ben Gosling Fuller (That Mitchell and Webb Look, The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff) and our producer is the award winning Catherine Gosling (Pramface, Twenty Twelve).
Mr Khan (played by Adil Ray) is a larger than life character with big dreams and strident opinions. In this episode youngest daughter Alia (played by Bhavna Limbachia) has a visitor from France.
We are looking to cast Fatima - Alia’s hijab wearing friend, realistic playing age 17-19 petite, Middle Eastern or North African appearance, flirty, French/Arabic accent.
Please note: for script reasons this role is Not open to white or Asian actresses.
Filming: between 14-20th June
Pay: BBC/Equity agreement...
- 5/16/2013
- by noreply@blogger.com (ScreenTerrier)
- ScreenTerrier
Jamie and Laura are back, and now they’ve got the baby in tow. The second season opens with our non-couple in the thick of parenting, and few ideas about how to cope. They can’t even pick a name, and time’s running out, because everyone is involved in planning the Christening.
Pramface delivered a lot of laughs in the first season, and the truly ensemble show doesn’t let up for the second. A wonderfully clever series that makes great use of its entire cast, Pramface is a fast-paced vehicle that manages to explore not only the teenagers, but their parents as well, and strips away the varnish to show off how people really are. Well, sort of.
The first season’s drunken one-night stand that turned into teen pregnancy takes off, as I said, in the parenting trenches, but Jamie and Laura also have to deal with their friends,...
Pramface delivered a lot of laughs in the first season, and the truly ensemble show doesn’t let up for the second. A wonderfully clever series that makes great use of its entire cast, Pramface is a fast-paced vehicle that manages to explore not only the teenagers, but their parents as well, and strips away the varnish to show off how people really are. Well, sort of.
The first season’s drunken one-night stand that turned into teen pregnancy takes off, as I said, in the parenting trenches, but Jamie and Laura also have to deal with their friends,...
- 5/8/2013
- by Marc Eastman
- AreYouScreening.com
Him & Her is to return to BBC Three for a fourth and final series.
The six-part Him & Her: The Wedding - starring Russell Tovey and Sarah Solemani - will be set entirely during Laura's (Kerry Howard) wedding.
In addition, the channel has recommissioned Pramface - the sitcom, which stars Scarlett Alice Johnson and Sean Michael Verey as two young parents, will return for a third series.
Alongside the two returning series, BBC Three controller Zai Bennett has also ordered several new comedies for TV and online.
Uncle stars stand-up comedian Nick Helm as Andy, a dissolute out-of work musician who forges an unlikely alliance with his 11-year-old nephew, while People Just Do Nothing is a mockumentary about pirate radio station Kurupt FM and its crew.
In addition, eight comedy pilots have been commissioned for BBC iPlayer to showcase up-and-coming comedy talent.
> Russell Tovey, Sarah Solemani Him & Her series three Q...
The six-part Him & Her: The Wedding - starring Russell Tovey and Sarah Solemani - will be set entirely during Laura's (Kerry Howard) wedding.
In addition, the channel has recommissioned Pramface - the sitcom, which stars Scarlett Alice Johnson and Sean Michael Verey as two young parents, will return for a third series.
Alongside the two returning series, BBC Three controller Zai Bennett has also ordered several new comedies for TV and online.
Uncle stars stand-up comedian Nick Helm as Andy, a dissolute out-of work musician who forges an unlikely alliance with his 11-year-old nephew, while People Just Do Nothing is a mockumentary about pirate radio station Kurupt FM and its crew.
In addition, eight comedy pilots have been commissioned for BBC iPlayer to showcase up-and-coming comedy talent.
> Russell Tovey, Sarah Solemani Him & Her series three Q...
- 4/29/2013
- Digital Spy
It's that time of week, people. Slip on your driving moccasins and take the next turn into Tube Talk Q&A town - home to small-screen scoop and telly teasers.
Not that we like to blow our own trumpet, but it's a particularly cracking Q&A this week - alongside the usual UK airdates and TV queries, we've got exclusive scoop on Vampire Diaries spinoff The Originals and Sky Living's latest Us import Hannibal!
Any word on when Sky will air the remake of The Bridge?
Sky Atlantic's own take on Scandinavian hit The Bridge - rebranded as The Tunnel - has been shooting for the past few months, with some location shooting taking place within the Channel Tunnel itself...
Stephen Dillane (Game of Thrones), Clémence Poésy (Birdsong), Angel Coulby (Merlin) and Keeley Hawes (Spooks) will all star in the eight-part series, which is a co-production with French broadcaster Canal+.
As for an airdate,...
Not that we like to blow our own trumpet, but it's a particularly cracking Q&A this week - alongside the usual UK airdates and TV queries, we've got exclusive scoop on Vampire Diaries spinoff The Originals and Sky Living's latest Us import Hannibal!
Any word on when Sky will air the remake of The Bridge?
Sky Atlantic's own take on Scandinavian hit The Bridge - rebranded as The Tunnel - has been shooting for the past few months, with some location shooting taking place within the Channel Tunnel itself...
Stephen Dillane (Game of Thrones), Clémence Poésy (Birdsong), Angel Coulby (Merlin) and Keeley Hawes (Spooks) will all star in the eight-part series, which is a co-production with French broadcaster Canal+.
As for an airdate,...
- 4/25/2013
- Digital Spy
Parade's End is the leading nominee for the 2013 Broadcasting Press Guild Awards.
The BBC One period drama - based on the novels by Ford Madox Ford - is nominated five times, with stars Benedict Cumberbatch and Roger Allam going head-to-head in the same category.
Both Cumberbatch and Allam are actually given the nod for more than one show, bringing their respective performances in Sherlock and The Thick of It into contention.
Elsewhere, The Hour receives three nominations for stars Peter Capaldi, Ben Whishaw and Anna Chancellor, while Twenty Twelve, Doctor Who and The Great British Bake Off also feature in a list which is heavily dominated by BBC output.
ITV's Exposure: The Other Side of Jimmy Savile, the documentary which first revealed the extent of the TV presenter's sexual abuse and has prompted a number of reports, inquires and a major police investigation, is nominated for 'Best Single Documentary'.
[Left: Clare Balding / Right: Adam Hills]
Clare Balding...
The BBC One period drama - based on the novels by Ford Madox Ford - is nominated five times, with stars Benedict Cumberbatch and Roger Allam going head-to-head in the same category.
Both Cumberbatch and Allam are actually given the nod for more than one show, bringing their respective performances in Sherlock and The Thick of It into contention.
Elsewhere, The Hour receives three nominations for stars Peter Capaldi, Ben Whishaw and Anna Chancellor, while Twenty Twelve, Doctor Who and The Great British Bake Off also feature in a list which is heavily dominated by BBC output.
ITV's Exposure: The Other Side of Jimmy Savile, the documentary which first revealed the extent of the TV presenter's sexual abuse and has prompted a number of reports, inquires and a major police investigation, is nominated for 'Best Single Documentary'.
[Left: Clare Balding / Right: Adam Hills]
Clare Balding...
- 2/7/2013
- Digital Spy
'Inbetweeners', the hit awkward coming-of-age E4 comedy, may be over. But now the female stars of its record-breaking spin-off film are set to get their own show.
Broadcaster E4 has announced a new comedy called 'Drifters' starring and written by Jessica Knappett, who played clubber Lisa in the box office success set in Malia, where the 'Inbetweeners' lads were on holiday.
Lydia Rose Bewley, who played Jane in the film, will also star in the show, alongside Lauren O’Rourke, who played Neil's girlfirned Nicole. Bob Mortimer will play Meg's (Jessica Knappett's) dad, Frank.
Jessica Knappett at The Inbetweeners Movie premiere
An E4 press statement reads:
Drifters is a comedy drama about three twenty-something young women experiencing their first slice of the real world post-University - making terrible decisions, but having a brilliant time doing it. For the ‘Drifter' girls it's time to start asking some serious questions: What do they do now?...
Broadcaster E4 has announced a new comedy called 'Drifters' starring and written by Jessica Knappett, who played clubber Lisa in the box office success set in Malia, where the 'Inbetweeners' lads were on holiday.
Lydia Rose Bewley, who played Jane in the film, will also star in the show, alongside Lauren O’Rourke, who played Neil's girlfirned Nicole. Bob Mortimer will play Meg's (Jessica Knappett's) dad, Frank.
Jessica Knappett at The Inbetweeners Movie premiere
An E4 press statement reads:
Drifters is a comedy drama about three twenty-something young women experiencing their first slice of the real world post-University - making terrible decisions, but having a brilliant time doing it. For the ‘Drifter' girls it's time to start asking some serious questions: What do they do now?...
- 11/8/2012
- by The Huffington Post UK
- Huffington Post
Young British newcomer 21 year old Scott Chambers will star alongside Submarine star Yasmin Paige in the film directorial debut of up-and-coming British director Joe Stephenson.
They team up with Weekend star Chris New in Chicken, an adaptation of a stage play, which the original author Freddie Machin will be scripting, along with New.
Scott (represented by Curtis Brown) will reprise a role he played in the original play, with New playing his brother. The two brothers live in a caravan on someone else’s land and have their lives turned upside down with the arrival of a new land-owner and his daughter Annabel (Paige).
21 year old Yasmin (also Curtis Brown) was nominated for a Best British Newcomer Bifa in 2010 for her performance in comedy-drama Submarine. She is familiar to TV audiences for her roles in The Sarah Jane Adventures and Ballet Shoes and most recently Pramface.
Chris New was nominated...
They team up with Weekend star Chris New in Chicken, an adaptation of a stage play, which the original author Freddie Machin will be scripting, along with New.
Scott (represented by Curtis Brown) will reprise a role he played in the original play, with New playing his brother. The two brothers live in a caravan on someone else’s land and have their lives turned upside down with the arrival of a new land-owner and his daughter Annabel (Paige).
21 year old Yasmin (also Curtis Brown) was nominated for a Best British Newcomer Bifa in 2010 for her performance in comedy-drama Submarine. She is familiar to TV audiences for her roles in The Sarah Jane Adventures and Ballet Shoes and most recently Pramface.
Chris New was nominated...
- 9/27/2012
- by noreply@blogger.com (ScreenTerrier)
- ScreenTerrier
New details have been released about series two of Beaver Falls. The E4 comedy-drama was picked up for a second run in October last year. The 2012 episodes will introduce three new regular characters, Mac (Tom Austen), Hope (Emer Kenny) and Pj (Scarlett Alice Johnson). Charming sports star Mac - played by The Borgias star Austen - will join the show as the new husband of Rachael (Kristen Gutoskie), devastating A-Rab (Arsher Ali). EastEnders and Pramface actress Kenny will play Hope, who becomes obsessed with A-Rab. Described as "ditzy" but also "slightly unhinged" and "utterly ruthless" when it comes to getting what (more)...
- 7/4/2012
- by By Morgan Jeffery
- Digital Spy
David Walliams and Paloma Faith have joined the cast of new BBC One comedy Blandings. Starring Jennifer Saunders and Timothy Spall, the series is set in 1929 and follows a chaotic family at the fictional Blandings Castle. David Bamber and Harry Potter actor Mark Williams have also signed up to star in the show, which is based on PG Wodehouse's stories and will air as six self-contained episodes. Spall plays Lord Emsworth (known as Clarence), who longs to be left at peace with his beloved pig The Empress, while Saunders stars as his sister Connie. Williams will play Beach, Lord Emsworth's long-suffering and loyal butler. Bamber plays the role of Herr Schnellhund, Clarence's dance teacher. Pramface star Jack Farthing (more)...
- 4/14/2012
- by By Colin Daniels
- Digital Spy
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