KEELEY Hawes is reported today to have “slammed” Ashes To Ashes “for its weak storylines”.
Which didn’t ring true to me when I read it first thing this morning.
Month: June 2010
“FOR heaven’s sake, sit down,” pleads John Lennon’s estranged father.
“I’ve not sat down since 1962,” his son replies.
Lennon Naked (BBC4, 9:30pm tonight) is a marvellous film with another top class performance by Christopher Eccleston.
Although the one-off 90-minute drama begins in the middle of black and white Beatlemania, it mainly focuses on the years 1967 to 1971.
Including the break-up of The Beatles and John’s life changing meeting with Yoko Ono, played by Torchwood star Naoko Mori.
IT was one of those moments where you can’t quite believe what is happening.
The nation sat down last night to watch England’s first match in the 2010 World Cup against the USA.
In pubs, clubs, living rooms, kitchens and back gardens across the land.
Some, like me, were watching ITV1’s coverage on their HD channel.
Four minutes into the game, the picture suddenly switched to an ad for one of the sponsors of ITV’s World Cup coverage.
Cutting back to the football as England captain Steven Gerrard was embraced by team mates after scoring a goal an estimated 1.5 million out of 15 million viewers missed.
HE stars tonight – and the next three nights – in Father and Son.
One of the best dramas you’ll see on ITV1 this year.
I met up with Dougray Scott on the banks of the Thames in London at the end of April to talk about his role as reformed gangster Michael O’Connor.
Having also spoken to him at BAFTA last year for Day of the Triffids.
You can read more about Father and Son in my MEN feature here.
We also chatted about the future, including Dougray’s reported involvement in a revival of ITV’s classic 1960s series The Saint.
Life of Wylie 