Month: July 2011

Torchwood actor John Barrowman why, if more actors came out, there wouldn’t be such a perception that being openly gay was a ‘problem’ for a career. In the past several openly gay actors have said it is better for someone to remain in the closet if they want a successful career in acting. There’s a perception within the industry – […]

Award-winning former UTV broadcaster David Dunseith has died aged 76. He last appeared on ITV in Northern Ireland in a special programme , UTV50, celebrating 50 years of the company in 2009. Michael Wilson, Managing Director of UTV Television said, “David was an outstanding journalist and a true gentleman. On the few occasions we met, it was always a pleasure […]

Tony Curran, Gary Lewis and Amy Manson are amongst the cast for BBC One’s new drama Young James, a dramatisation of the younger years of vet James Herriot. The vet was previously the subject of the fondly remembered BBC drama All Creatures Great And Small. Iain de Caestecker (The Fades), Amy Manson (Outcasts), Ben Lloyd-Hughes (Miliband Of Brothers), Gary Lewis […]

Doctor Who actors Matt Smith & Karen Gillan will be at this year’s Comic-Con as will Bedlam actor Theo James. BBC America has announced that Smith and Gillan will be part of a panel at Comic Con alongside writer Toby Whithouse (also creator of the UK Being Human) and producers Piers Wenger (who is departing BBC Wales and Doctor Who) […]

UK fans of Torchwood that the BBC are broadcasting the forthcoming new series nearly a week after it premiers in America on Starz. In America Torchwood: Miracle Day will premier on July 8th but the BBC has decided to wait until the following week, Thursday 14th July, for the UK premier. It’s a move that has upset and angered some […]

Starz has cancelled Camelot, its take on the legend of King Arthur. The fantasy drama has been cancelled after just one season following mixed reviews and disappointing ratings – less than a million viewers per episode. Camelot failed to make much of an impact over shadowed by the likes of Game of Thrones and The Borgias. The series stars Joseph […]