Monthly Archives: October 2010
Moving On: Plays For Our Today
“IT feels a lot harder now than when I started,” said writer John Fay. “There’s definitely more writers and actors out of work. There’s less getting done. “And I do think that comes down to money. If people aren’t investing … Continue reading
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Spooks: True North
“THE dream is over now…” Spooks series nine, episode seven. Where we finally get some answers about Lucas North / John Bateman and Vaughn Edwards. And much more.
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Merlin: Series Four
MAGIC news today for fans of Merlin, which has been recommissioned for a fourth BBC1 series. The current series is being watched by an average of over six million viewers, even though it has been pitched into direct battle with … Continue reading
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Downton Abbey: Joanne Froggatt
THE 6am alarm call is never welcome on a Saturday. But it has afforded me time to polish the silver and iron the morning newspapers. Now, in a brief respite from my duties, I am told the Manchester Evening News … Continue reading
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Spooks: The One With The Spade
“YOU have a name, a life, that were never meant to be yours. “You’ve got no friends, no family, no past. You’re not a real person.” Spooks series nine, episode six finds Lucas / John caught on a hook. Reeled … Continue reading
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Downton Abbey Podcast
CREATOR Julian Fellowes and the cast of Downton Abbey – just recommissioned for a second series – talk about the making of the ITV1 period drama. This Life of Wylie podcast includes contributions from Hugh Bonneville, Elizabeth McGovern, Jim Carter, … Continue reading
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Spooks: The Sickness Unto Death
“THE greatest hazard of all, losing one’s self, can occur very quickly in the world. “Almost as if it were nothing at all.” Sir Harry quotes Kierkegaard in Spooks series nine, episode five.
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Christopher And His Kind: Matt Smith
IT begins in the Los Angeles of 1976 as Christopher Isherwood types out his autobiography. Before taking us to Berlin in the 1930s. Matt Smith was at BAFTA in London last night – both in person and on the big … Continue reading
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Coronation Street Tram Crash
ITV has released behind the scenes photos of the tram crash set to devastate lives in Coronation Street. They include the first image of the “replica tram” after it was positioned on the cobbles, ahead of filming of the disaster … Continue reading
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Coronation Street Podcast
THE stars of Coronation Street talk to me on the cobbles about the show’s 50th birthday – and the tram crash. This 20 minute podcast includes interviews with actors Ian Puleston-Davies (Owen Armstrong), Antony Cotton (Sean Tully), Craig Gazey (Graeme … Continue reading
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