Monthly Archives: March 2009
Ashes To Ashes Series 2: The First Review
IT starts on the day Alex Drake was shot by Arthur Layton.
Ending with a stunning revelation for the Detective Inspector trapped in 1982.
I have just watched the first episode of Ashes To Ashes series two.
And I’m still trying to get my breath back…
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Ashes To Ashes: Almost Here
THE Ashes To Ashes series two press pack has arrived.
Be warned…there are spoilers ahead.
So don’t read on unless you want to know…
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National TV Awards ‘Axed’
VIEWERS may be shocked to learn that ITV is to axe the 2009 staging of the National Television Awards.
But all may not be lost…yet….
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Coronation Street: Pint Please
CORONATION Street beer – it’s official.
From next month fans will be able to sup a Corrie pint, a nice chap at ITV told me today.
But there’s a catch…
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Life Of Wylie: Twitter
Yes, I know…they are possibly the five most boring words on the web at the moment.
“I am now on Twitter.”
I’m still to be convinced that Twitter is not a triumph of hype over actual substance…
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Waterloo Road: Angela Griffin
ANGELA Griffin made quite an impact when she returned to Waterloo Road this week.
The former Coronation Street star told me it was a big episode for her character Kim Campbell.
And she wasn’t kidding…
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The Apprentice: A Total Shambles
SIR Alan Sugar was on good form at the press launch for a new series of The Apprentice.
“You’re sounding like that Geordie,” he told me…
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Ashes To Ashes: Keep The Faith
DON’T get too excited.
The embargo is still in place on Ashes To Ashes material.
But I spoke again this afternoon to Dean Andrews (Ray) and Montserrat Lombard (Shaz)…
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Coronation Street: Ant and Dec
SOAP fans could have been forgiven for thinking it was all part of ITV’s plans to cut costs.
Especially if they switched on their TV in the middle of Ant and Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway.
For there was Ant McPartlin starring as a new cast member in Coronation Street…
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John Thaw: So What About Love?
SHEILA Hancock was being brutally honest.
Her husband John Thaw was one of Britain’s favourite actors when he died in 2002.
But she believed that as future generations moved on and new stars emerged, he would mostly be forgotten…
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