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The lead in a BBC drama has praised a filming location in Worcestershire as being like a "French fantasy". Mark Williams, from Bromsgrove, is back as Father Brown, the crime-busting clergyman based on the classic character created by GK Chesterton. The programme returns for its 13th series with filming locations across the UK, including The Chateaux Impney in Droitwich and the theatre in Chipping Norton. Discussing the site, which is […]
His Talk TV colleague and friend Mike Graham read an obituary on air and paid tribute to James Whale, who had been battling stage four kidney cancer. Whale was first diagnosed with cancer back in 2000 and had to have one of his kidneys removed. Then, in 2020, the TalkTV host revealed that the cancer had returned in his kidney, spine, brain and lungs. Graham said: “James began his remarkable […]
Two “incredible” new professional dancers will join the Strictly Come Dancing cast, the BBC has announced. American-born Alexis Warr and Australian-born Julian Caillon will join the hit dance competition series as it returns to BBC One and iPlayer this autumn. Warr, who is best known for winning the US dance series So You Think You Can Dance in 2022 and was crowned America’s favourite dancer, became the first female ballroom […]
Traitors winner Harry Clark, media personality Rebecca Loos and former Premier League Footballer Troy Deeney will be pushed to their limits as they join the new series of Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins. The Channel 4 reality spin-off series will follow 14 famous faces – which includes professional boxer Conor Benn, S Club star Hannah Spearritt and the first celebrity deaf recruit, former Love Island contestant Tasha Ghouri – as […]
An upcoming series of MasterChef which was filmed last year before allegations against Gregg Wallace and John Torode were upheld will be broadcast on BBC One and BBC iPlayer from August 6. A decision on airing the celebrity series and Christmas special has not been decided, with plans to be confirmed later in the year, the BBC said. A BBC spokesperson said: “After careful consideration and consultation with the contestants, […]
Ncuti Gatwa has left Doctor Who and said he “loved every minute of it” as he is seen regenerating into Billie Piper in the season finale. Piper, 42, first appeared in the series as the companion to the ninth Doctor in 2005, playing Rose Tyler alongside Christopher Eccleston’s Time Lord – and then again for the 10th Doctor played by David Tennant. Piper appeared to replace Gatwa, who leaves Doctor […]
The 46-year-old will play Ray, an old contact of Mackenzie Boyd (Lawrence Robb), in the ITV soap, having previously played Matthew Rose in BBC soap EastEnders from 1997 to 2000. ITV says Ray will arrive at the farm claiming to be selling farm machinery, but it is not long before his true drug-dealing ways become clear. Absolom said of his new role: “Well, what an honour to join such a […]
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