Julian Fellows, creator and writer of ITV’s Downton Abbey, has admitted he “got the hump” about critics who pointed out mistakes in the first series of the Edwardian drama. In a new interview with the Radio Times ahead of Downton Abbey’s second season premier (this Sunday) the writer and creator discussed the reaction to the first series. The Edwardian drama […]
Read moreThe new series of Big Brother is failing to find its sparkle on Channel 5 The decision to launch the 12th series of Big Brother straight after the finale of the Celebrity version appears not to be paying off for Channel 5. Last night’s edition attracted just 1.43 million viewers, a similar number to those who watched Sunday’s highlights show. […]
Read more{jcomments on}Sir Martin Sorrell, chief executive of the marketing services company WPP, has given his support to a possible launch of the Sun on Sunday. Sorrell believes that News International should launch a Sunday version of the weekday tabloid The Sun because the newspaper market, on a Sunday, has been damaged by the demise of the News of the World. […]
Read moreKatie Mulgrew thinks there should have been a Star Trek: Voyager movie ala the Next Generation films. The actress played Captain Kathryn Janeway in Star Trek Voyager that ran between 1995 and 2001. The series revolved around the crew of Voyager who were stranded in the Delta Quadrant and their struggle to survive and return home. Mulgrew was the first […]
Read moreABC soap All My Children will dedicate one of its last episodes to the actress Mary Fickett who passed away earlier this month. The actress passed away on 8th September and to millions of fans will forever be known as Ruth Parker Brent in All My Children. Fickett was an original cast member on the ABC soap appearing in 1970 […]
Read moreStephen Fry is returning as host of the British Academy Film Awards next year taking over from Jonathan Ross who replaced the comedian in 2006.
Read more{jcomments on}Ratings for the “normal” version of Big Brother on Channel Five dropped below 2 million viewers over the weekend. On Thursday evening Celebrity Big Brother ended when Paddy Doherty won the series beating favourites Jedward. Just one day after the Celebrity finale and the “normal” version of Big Brother launched on Channel Five as “ordinary” members of the public […]
Read more{jcomments off}The classic Doctor Who story Day of the Daleks, starring Jon Pertwee and Katy Manning is out today on DVD. The 1972 Dalek story was one of the few in the original series not to be written by the mental monsters creator Terry Nation. Instead it was written by Louis Marks who didn’t include the Daleks in the original […]
Read moreEastEnders are hoping to lure Nick Berry and Michael French back to the BBC One soap for the exit of Pat Butcher (Pam St Clement) later this year. Producers are said to be keen to lure back the two actors to reprise their roles of Simon and David Wicks for the departure of their on-screen mother Pat over the Christmas […]
Read moreRatings for the latest episode of Doctor Who reveal more than 6 million viewers tuned in meaning the BBC sci-fi series once again beat competitors Ant and Dec with their brand new ITV game-show. The Girl Who Waited, a different kind of Doctor Who story, pulled in 6.1 million viewers for BBC One at 7.15pm. The ratings are up on […]
Read more