The Lottery Shows will no longer be produced in London and will instead shift to Scotland and Northern Ireland. Contains the BBC Press Release. Mark Linsey, BBC Controller of Entertainment Commissioning, has announced that production of the BBC National Lottery show formats will shift to Scotland and Northern Ireland as part of the BBC’s Network Supply strategy. The BBC has […]
Read moreAccording to tabloid newspaper The Sun a Coronation Street legend is to be sacked from The Rovers. Contains mild spoilers. Tabloid newspaper The Sun is reporting that Corrie legend Betty Williams [Betty Driver] will be sacked from The Rovers in a forthcoming storyline. However, despite the characters exit from behind the bar at the pub the character will still remain […]
Read moreITV has announced that it’s commissioned a second season of Piers Morgan’s chat-show, Piers Morgan’s Life Stories. ITV has announced that Piers Morgan will return to ITV1 for another round of his Life Stories chat-shows. The first season, which aired earlier in the year, attracting average audiences of around five million and saw celebrities such as Sharon Osbourne, Katie Price […]
Read moreNeighbours Script Editor Pete McTighe has said that a controversial plot will air in the Aussie soap later this year. Speaking to Neighbours fansite The Perfect Blend, McTighe promised that the upcoming storyline is likely to be the focus of debate when it airs. “We have controversy-central coming up on air in 2009. It’s a huge story, and is likely […]
Read moreITV have announced that Aidan Gillen and Keeley Hawes will lead the cast for their brand new drama, Identity. Identity, a new six part ITV drama series starring Aidan Gillen and Keeley Hawes, follows an elite police unit formed to combat the explosion of identity-related crime. Ed Whitmore’s newly created Identity is here to tackle the darker side of reinvention: […]
Read moreLegendary Carry On producer Peter Rogers has passed away at the age of 95. Peter Rogers, producer of the Carry On series of films, has passed away at the age of 95. Rogers was one half of the creative duo that brought the Carry On franchise to screens with his partnership with director Gerald Thomas spanning 31 films between 1958 […]
Read moreAfter much persuasion we’ve decided to re-launch our gay spy section as a bi-weekly magazine style round up of the latest news from the LGBT world but as you’ve come to expect from us we don’t just report the news, we comment on it as well. So along with news and views we also have a few other features […]
Read moreCorrie star Mikey North, Gary Windass in the ITV1 soap, has been brutally attacked by two thugs as he made his way home from a nightclub. The 22 year old was left covered in blood on the pavement after the thugs attacked him from behind. The attackers are believed to have goaded him about his role in the ITV1 soap […]
Read moreThe BBC has reportedly axed its impressionist show Dead Ringers after seven television series’. Tabloid newspaper The Mirror is reporting that the BBC has axed its long-running impressionist series, Dead Ringers. The series originally started on Radio Four before crossing over to television and has so far run for seven series’. Amongst its stars are Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Phil […]
Read moreAs unlikely as it may seem Ken Barlow is at the centre of complaints after the Corrie character spoke out against Christianity in an episode screened over Easter. It’s probably a real first for Coronation Street that Ken Barlow should be at the centre of complaints. Though it’s not a first the soap will probably be celebrating. Why has Ken […]
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