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Only Fools and Horses, the legendary British sitcom created by John Sullivan, remains a timeless comedy gem. First hitting screens in 1981, it revolves around the Trotter brothers, Del Boy and Rodney, as they chase dreams of striking it rich through hilariously ill-fated schemes. Living in Peckham, South London, the duo operates their market trading business out of a beaten-up yellow Reliant Regal three-wheeler van.

Del Boy, the older sibling, is a cheeky, quick-witted wheeler-dealer with grand ideas of becoming a millionaire. Rodney, on the other hand, is more level-headed and forever frustrated by his brother’s far-fetched plans.

Only Fools and Horses | Credit: BBC

The show isn’t just about laughs, it’s about family, friendship, and everyday struggles. Alongside Del and Rodney are unforgettable characters like their Grandad, and quirky friends including Trigger, Boycie, and Denzil. From slapstick comedy moments to touching emotional scenes, the series beautifully balanced humor and heart.

Adrian Schiller, the British actor who starred as Lord Aethelhelm in the Netflix drama series The Last Kingdom, has died. He was 60.

Schiller died on April 3 of unspecified causes, his agent, Amanda Evans at Scott Marshall Partners in the U.K., confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter. “It is with the heaviest and saddest hearts that we announce the death of our beloved client, Adrian Schiller, on Wednesday 3 April. He has died far too soon, and we, his family and close friends are devastated by the loss,” the U.K. talent agency said in a statement.

Schiller’s sudden death followed a star turn in Australia in The Lehman Trilogy, where he performed the role of Henry Lehman in the touring production.

Born on Feb. 21, 1964 in London, England, his extensive TV credits included roles in the ITV series Victoria, where he played Cornelius Penge, a footman in the royal household, Father Brown for BBC,...

Kate Beckinsale shared a charged and lengthy post on Instagram Thursday morning in response to what she described as a “horribly cold email” from BAFTA about the death of her stepfather, TV director Roy Battersby.

Shared just as this year’s BAFTA film awards were announced, Beckinsale said in the post that despite Battersby’s lengthy list of credits and honors for his work on the small screen, including a BAFTA for lifetime achievement, the awards body told her they “could not guarantee he would be included in their ‘in memoriam tribute’” to late industry members during this year’s awards shows.

“So a man dead less than a week somehow has to audition in front of a committee after a decades-long career (in which he has been awarded from said organization the highest accolade they have ) to decide If his death is worth mentioning,” Beckinsale said in the post,...

If you often find yourself envying the lives of the rich and famous, it’s time for the annual antidote as I’m a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! returns to ITV.

Back for a 22nd season, the ratings favourite will see a wide range of celebrities scream, cry and whine their way through scary tasks in a bid to become king or queen of the jungle.

Ant and Dec are presenting once again, giving on-the-ground coverage from Australia, as famous faces such as Matt Hancock, Chris Moyles and Boy George face the Bushtucker Trials.

You can find the full list of 2022 contestants here.

One of the brave celebrities signed up for this season of the survival show is Sue Cleaver – here’s all you need to know about her.

Cleaver was born in Hertfordshire but has had ties to Manchester since childhood. After training at the Manchester Metropolitan School of Theatre,...

Gwyneth Powell, who starred in the BBC’s long-running kids drama series Grange Hill as Bridget McClusky has died aged 76, her agent confirmed Monday (12 September).

Her representative, Matthew Lacey, said in a statement on behalf of the family that the actor died after “complications following a major operation for a perforated colon”.

Per the BBC, he added that she “passed away peacefully” with her husband, actor Alan Leith, and niece beside her last Thursday (8 September).

“Gwyneth will be greatly missed by her adoring family and friends along with her many fans from multiple TV appearances,” he added.

Powell played Mrs McClusky, arguably Grange Hill School’s best-known head teacher, for eleven series between 1981 to 1991.

“At first, Mrs McClusky was written as a ‘twin set and pearls’ role, but I was quite young at the time and didn’t want to play it like that,” she told the BBC in 2008.

“My...

In the nearly seven-decade history of the Primetime Emmys, there have only been five instances of a series netting three Best Comedy Supporting Actress nominations in the same year. This precedent was established in 2004 by “Sex and the City” ladies Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis and Cynthia Nixon and was then emulated in 2017, 2018 and 2021 by various trios from “Saturday Night Live.” This year, Sarah Niles, Juno Temple and Hannah Waddingham of “Ted Lasso” added their names to the list. The latter two previously vied for the 2021 prize, which went to Waddingham, while Niles stands as the only Emmy newcomer in the group.

Niles joined the cast of “Ted Lasso” in its second season, which originally streamed on Apple TV+ from July to October 2021. Her character, sports psychologist Dr. Sharon Fieldstone, was hired during the season premiere to help the AFC Richmond team out of a collective funk. Her episode submission, “Headspace,...

Six years after Michael Keaton stepped down as the caped crusader and transitioned into a successful career as a dramatic lead in films like "Much Ado About Nothing," "Multiplicity," and "Jackie Brown," Keaton also starred in the heartwarming Christmas film, "Jack Frost." In this wildly depressing family fantasy film, Keaton plays a would-be rockstar named, you guessed it, Jack Frost, who tragically dies in a car accident on the drive home to spend Christmas with his family. Luckily, he's also the proud owner of a magic harmonica that resurrects his spirit into the body of a snowman, like the holly jolly version...

The post Will There Ever Be a Jack Frost 2? Here's What We Know appeared first on /Film.

Exclusive: Adrian Dunbar has become a household name in the UK thanks to his gruff performance as Superintendent Ted Hastings in hit BBC series Line Of Duty. Now, the Irish actor is turning his hand to another detective role — this time for ITV.

Dunbar will headline Ridley, a series in which he will play retiring Detective Inspector Alex Ridley, who is lured back into service as a consultant detective when his former protégée, Carol Farman, needs help cracking a complex murder case.

Penned by Vera and Father Brown writer Paul Matthew Thompson, ITV hopes Ridley can join the ranks of its detective icons, including Brenda Blethyn’s very own Vera Stanhope, David Jason’s A Touch of Frost, and John Thaw’s Inspector Morse.

Like some of these cherished dramas, Ridley’s episodes will play out over two-hour episodes, with All3Media-backed West Road Pictures making an initial season of four.

Frank Zappa, who died in 1993, is one of the least understood artists of the 20th Century, which is ironic because he was also the most prolific. Introduced to the world as a bicycle-playing artiste concrète sitting naked on a toilet, he was a harmonic genius who experimented with sonic assault weapons and visual subversions. Frank Zappa was the Nikola Tesla of music. Alex Winter’s documentary Zappa, which is now available to watch in the UK and Ireland on Altitude.film, clarifies many of the contradictions by highlighting Zappa’s primary focus. The Mothers of Invention bandleader was a composer.

As such, Frank was also a cultural ambassador, a hero of free expression, a hysterical satirist, and a guitar virtuoso. He was celebrated in the Czech Republic after the Velvet Revolution, and castigated by parental control mongers in America. But even Frank knew his rep enough to drop an album...

Stuart Ford’s AGC Studios has optioned rights to David Gilman’s thriller novel The Englishman.

Gilman is a former reconnaissance platoon paratrooper in the British Army, a firefighter and a professional photographer who has also spent time as a writer on ITV series A Touch Of Frost. His published works include the Master Of War historical novels and the adventure series Danger Zone.

Published by Head of Zeus, The Englishman centers on a former soldier whose work in the French Foreign Legion taking on terrorists in sub-Saharan Africa brings him to the attention of MI6. He is soon recruited for a secret, undercover mission that takes him on a relentless search through the network of a dangerous international organized crime operation. The book is viewed as the first in a series.

The deal was negotiated by Ford and Vice President of Legal & Business Affairs Anant Tamirisa on behalf of AGC,...

Thriller follows French Foreign Legionnaire who goes undercover for M16.

Fresh details have emerged on The Englishman, the AGC Studios project based on a new book series by David Gilman that forms part of the company’s burgeoning UK slate.

Screen revealed earlier this week that AGC had optioned the adventure book, which centres on Raglan, a former soldier whose work in the French Foreign Legion taking on terrorists in sub-Saharan Africa brings him to the attention of MI6.

Raglan is recruited for an undercover mission into the heart of organised crime that lands him in a Siberian penal colony...

Halloween may be over, but there's a ton of horror content to look forward to from Shudder this December, including Creepshow and Joe Bob holiday specials:

New Shudder Specials

Joe Bob Saves Christmas — December 11 at 9pm Et

The Christmas spirit takes over The Last Drive-In as Joe Bob and Darcy close out the year with a double feature of holiday horrors. Premieres live on the ShudderTV feed Friday, December 11, and will be made available on demand on Sunday, December 13. (Also available on Shudder Canada)

A Creepshow Holiday Special — December 18

In the holiday themed, hour-long episode, “Shapeshifters Anonymous,” fearing he is a murderer, an anxious man searches for answers for his "unique condition" from an unusual support group. Starring Anna Camp (Pitch Perfect) and Adam Pally (The Mindy Project), the special is written and directed by Creepshow showrunner Greg Nicotero, based on a short story by J.A. Konrath (Last Call...

Kelly Preston, who appeared in films including “Mischief,” “Twins” and “Jerry Maguire,” has died after a two-year battle with breast cancer. She was 57.

John Travolta, her husband of 29 years, confirmed her death on his Instagram account.

“It is with a very heavy heart that I inform you that my beautiful wife Kelly has lost her two-year battle with breast cancer,” Travolta wrote. “She fought a courageous fight with the love and support of so many. …I will be taking some time to be there for my children who have lost their mother, so forgive me in advance if you don’t hear from us for a while. All my love, Jt.”

Her daughter Ella also posted a tribute on Instagram, writing “I have never met anyone as courageous, strong, beautiful and loving as you. Anyone who is lucky enough to have known you or to have ever been in your...

HBO Max is out with its list of everything coming and going from the new streaming service, and the list includes the 2019 film “Harriet” starring Cynthia Erivo as Harriet Tubman.

The HBO Originals coming next month include season four of “Room 104,” HBO Europe’s “Foodie Love,” and documentaries like “Stockton on My Mind” and “Showbiz Kids.” Other films joining include “Motherless Brooklyn,” “Midway,” and “Last Christmas.”

Leaving at the end of the month are “Aquamarine,” “Crazy Rich Asians,” “Long Shot,” “Crimson Peak,” “The Sun Is Also a Star” and “X-Men.”

Also Read: iHeartMedia, WarnerMedia to Co-Produce Companion Podcasts for HBO Max Shows

Here is the full list of everything new and leaving in July:

July 1

Absolute Power, 1997

The Adventures of Pinocchio, 1996

The Amazing Panda Adventure, 1995

American Graffiti, 1973 (HBO)

American History X, 1998

Angels in the Outfield, 1951

Angus, 1995

August Rush, 2007

The Bachelor, 1999

Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero, 1998

Batman and Harley Quinn , 2017

Batman vs.

HBO Max is set to enter into its second month of existence. And you know what that means: it’s Christmas in July!

HBO Max’s list of new releases for July 2020 is highlighted by one prominent Christmas movie: last year’s Emilia Clarke-starring Last Christmas. But the real cause for Christmas in July is all the exciting animated DC content coming our way on the first of the month. July 1 sees the arrival of just about every animated Batman project ever created. July 1 also features the arrival of just about every Justice League animated series ever created as well.

If that weren’t enough, July 1 is also when every live-action Superman movie (save for Man of Steel) makes it streaming debut. July is starting to look like a month where HBO Max establishes its real potential and geek culture bonafides…despite an at-times difficult rollout.

The HBO original...

When HBO Max launched last month, DC fans hoped it would be the premiere place to go to watch all their favorite DC content. While the streaming service did have an impressive array of films and TV shows available on launch, there were a lot of notable missing titles, too, due to pre-existing licenses getting in the way. As time goes on, though, more DC properties will end up on the site. Case in point: this July will see a whole heap of superhero content go up on HBO Max.

Below you can find the full list of every movie and TV series coming to HBO Now, Go and Max next month, broken down by day of release. It includes an enormous amount of DC animated movies, mostly featuring Batman, the Justice League and Green Lantern. All of the Christopher Reeve Superman films will be up on HBO Max as of July,...

Filmmakers Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala know how to let a movie get under an audience’s skin. Even the simplest of their shots, such as Riley Keough scratching her knees, elicit discomfort. They maintain that mood of dread throughout the their newest film, The Lodge, their followup to Goodnight Mommy. Their latest is a chilly head trip of a […]

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One of Britain’s best-known TV actors, David Jason, will travel around the West Coast of the U.S. in a new UKTV series “David Jason: Planes, Trains & Automobiles.”

Jason is beloved in the U.K. for his turns in classic BBC comedy “Only Fools and Horses” and ITV detective series “A Touch of Frost.” In his travel show for UKTV’s Gold channel, Jason, an avid train buff, a pilot, and a trained mechanic, will travel 1,300 miles from Seattle to Los Angeles on the iconic Amtrak Coast Starlight train.

He will make pit stops along the way, delving into local history, checking out feats of engineering, and riding cable cars and motorbikes, flying vintage airliners, and driving trucks.

“The West Coast of America has seen – and is still witnessing – some of the greatest innovations in transport history. I can’t wait to find out for myself how they do things over there,...

UKTV ratings roundup - data supplied by Barb

BBQ Champ served up 2.29 million viewers (12.8%) for ITV on Friday evening (July 31).

'Great British BBQ Rip Off' - here's what Twitter thought of BBQ Champ

Featuring Adam Richman, Mark Blatchford and Myleene Klass, the brand new cooking competition peaked with 2.51 million between 9-10pm.

Gino's Italian Escape: A Taste of the Sun was ITV's highest rated show outside of soaps, attracting 2.39 million (13.6%) at 8pm.

Both shows were outperformed by the returning Ripper Street on BBC One, which entertained 3.73 million (20.8%) at 9pm.

BBC One's evening began with 2.32 million (13.6%) for Animal Super Parents at 7pm, and continued with 2.95 million (15.6%) for Would I Lie to You at 8.30pm.

The night ended with 1.97 million (16.8%) for Room 101 at 10.35pm.

BBC Two's evening was dominated by the rugby league match between Leeds Rhinos and St Helens, which was seen by 1.02 million (5.7%) from 7.30pm.

It...

Subscription VoD service Presto TV will commission original Australian programming and source other content exclusively for the platform.

A joint venture between Foxtel and Seven West Media, Presto TV launched last Sunday. Subscribers pay a monthly fee of $9.99 for the TV stream, the same amount for Foxtel.s 10-months-old Presto Movies, and $14.99 for both.

Presto TV will commission original productions including drama, Seven Network director of programming Angus Ross tells If.. "We will make stuff for Presto TV," he said, without giving any specifics.

As for acquisitions, he flagged the streaming service would buy content such as .binge-worthy dramas. and more children.s programming.

Ross said, .My mantra for Seven.s primary channel is that I will buy something if I think it will rate. That.s the same in finding content we think will work for Presto TV..

Pre-launch, Presto TV announced it had bought non-exclusive rights to a...

The British public's top ten favourite TV detectives have been revealed.

Britain's Favourite Detectives - a celebration of the UK's greatest fictional crime solvers - will air on Saturday, April 19 on Channel 5.

Benedict Cumbarbatch's dashing Sherlock Holmes, David Suchet's intellectual Hercule Poirot and Life on Mars double-act Sam Tyler (John Simm) and Gene Hunt (Philip Glenister) are among the top 'tecs featured.

Digital Spy can reveal who has made the top ten - though you'll have to tune in at 9.25pm on Saturday to find out which order they come in, and which detective has claimed the top spot.

The top ten list is as follows...

Jonathan Creek (Jonathan Creek)

Miss Marple (Marple)

Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock)

Inspector Morse (Morse)

Di Alec Hardy (Broadchurch)

Di Frost (A Touch of Frost)

Sam Tyler & Gene Hunt (Life on Mars)

Hercule Poirot (Poirot)

Dci Tom Barnaby (Midsomer Murders)

Detective Columbo (Columbo)

Britain's Favourite...

Have I Got News For You was once again Friday's (April 11) highest-rated show outside of soaps.

Hosted by Green Wing and Episodes actor Stephen Mangan, the comedy panel show was seen by an average of 4.71 million people (22.1%).

The One Show opened the evening with 3.26 million viewers (19%) at 7pm, and was followed by 2.85 million (15.1%) for A Question of Sport at 7.30pm.

Ratings jumped to 3.95m (17.6%) for the latest episode of Masterchef at 8.30pm, while Outnumbered attracted 3.05 million (14.7%) at 9.30pm.

BBC One capped off the evening with 2.80 million (21.4%) for The Graham Norton Show at 10.35pm. Norton was joined by Spider-Man stars Emma Stone, Jamie Foxx and Andrew Garfield, as well as musical guest Paolo Nutini.

Over on ITV, The Cube: Celebrity Special saw Joey Essex and Coronation Street's Kym Marsh attempt to win £250k for charity. The episode entertained 2.91 million (14.1%) at 9pm.

Elsewhere, Weekend Escapes with Warwick Davis was seen by 2.61 million (12.6%) at 8pm.

BBC One maintained its Friday night ratings grip outside of soaps last night (November 1), with Have I Got News For You and The Graham Norton Show securing more than a fifth of the audience.

This week's instalment of topical panel show Have I Got News For You featured Kirsty Young as guest host, alongside panelists Ian Hislop, Paul Merton, Max Keiser and Tony Law. The 9pm show brought in 4.49 million viewers, with an audience share of 20.6%.

Citizen Khan attracted 2.86m (13.9%) viewers at 9.30pm, but ultimately lost out to ITV 1's Piers Morgan's Life Stories. The Graham Norton Show returned BBC One to the top of the ratings pile with 3.59m viewers - a 26.4% share.

Piers Morgan's Life Stories with Riverdance star Michael Flatley attracted an audience of 3.82m (18%) on ITV 1. However, the channel's Friday night film, Closer, only pulled in 610,000 viewers (6.5%).

Channel 4's Friday night comedy lineup continued to...

Comedy legend David Jason returns to one of his key roles, Granville from Open All Hours, in a one-off special this Christmas.

Jason also of course played Del Boy in Only Fools and Horses, Inspector Jack Frost in A Touch of Frost and many more.

Today he releases his long-awaited autobiography My Life, and in the video above teases some anecdotes about his most famous roles.

David Jason: My Life is on sale now.

In a manner similar to what happens with the television schedules, the streaming services suddenly go quiet in the summer. For true cinema fans this is pretty good news because the art house stuff comes along as well as some of the better catalogue titles that might have appeared elsewhere before.

It will probably be September before any subscription winning blockbusters are added again but the smart money is on one of the big ones adding The Avengers and (fingers crossed) the last season of Breaking Bad.

By the time you read this, the new Netflix exclusive series Orange is the New Black from the creator of Weeds, will be available on Netflix. Early word is that it’s actually the best Netflix exclusive title so far, which is good news after the horrendous Hemlock Grove. I will weigh in with an opinion next month.

Films

Holy Motors (2012)

Starring: Denis Lavant,...

The second launch episode of Big Brother: Secrets & Lies brought 1.96 million (9.8%) viewers to Channel 5 from 9pm on Friday (June 15), overnight data shows.

The show, which introduced housemates including socialite Gina Rio and mother-daughter duo Jackie and Charlie, held on to most of its viewers from Thursday's launch episode (1.99m/9.3%). A further 158k (1%) caught the programme on Channel 5+1.

Over on BBC One, Miranda earned 3.27m (15.6%) at 9pm and Mrs Brown's Boys had 3.65m (17.7%) half an hour later.

Earlier, Would I Lie To You grabbed 2.55m (11.7%) at 8.30pm, while The Graham Norton Show was watched by 3.5m (25.4%) at 10.45pm.

On BBC Two, Antiques Road Trip interested 1.12m (6%) from 6.45pm and The Time Traveller's Guide to Elizabethan England continued with 1.38m (6.6%) at 9pm.

Ben Fogle's Harbour Lives brought 3.49m (17.1%) to ITV at 8pm and David Lynch's 2006 movie Inland Empire attracted 160k (2.2%) from 10.45pm.

Meanwhile, Channel 4's The Million...

Classic ITV drama series are to be made available online via Clubcard TV.

Clubcard TV is a free ad-supported movie and TV service launched by Tesco in March 2013.

Cracker, A Touch of Frost, Above Suspicion, Inspector Morse, Lewis, Miss Marple and Prime Suspect will all be available to watch on the new ad-supported service.

Selected episodes of Cold Feet, The Darling Buds of May and a number of cooking shows including Hell's Kitchen USA will also be accessible.

"It's great news for fans of quality drama that some of ITV's best loved shows are coming to Clubcard TV," said Scott Deutrom, MD of Clubcard TV.

"This is a significant new deal for us as many of the shows added will appeal to our heartland audience."

Clubcard TV is available to all Tesco clubcard holders and has deals with producers including Aardman, Endemol and Warner Bros....

Su Pollard has led the tributes to the late actor Paul Shane.

Shane died yesterday (May 16) at the age of 72, after a short illness.

Pollard starred opposite Shane in the sitcoms Hi-de-Hi! and You Rang, M'Lord?, for which they were both perhaps most well-known.

The pair remained close friends throughout Shane's life, and she visited him a few days before his passing.

"I just remember the great fun we had, always laughing, every single day," Pollard told BBC Breakfast.

"He would never be the one to push himself forward, but as soon as he was Ted Bovis [in Hi-de-Hi!], he came into his own. There was very definitely two sides to him, but [they were] equally lovely."

Ricky Gervais also paid tribute to Shane on Twitter, calling him an "old school Britcom hero".

Austin Powers star Mike Myers wrote: "Rip Paul Shane. Great British Comic, actor and talent. Rest in peace sir."

Paul Shane...

London, May 17: British actor Paul Shane, best known for his stint with 1980s comedy show 'Hi-de-Hi!,' died after a short illness on Thursday in South Yorkshire. He was 72.

He was surrounded by his family members at the hospice in Rotherham.

Shane's other TV credits includes 'Holby City,' 'A Touch of Frost,' 'Emmerdale' and 'Oh, Doctor Beeching!,' the Sun reported.

His show 'Hi-de-Hi!' - set in a holiday camp - was aired on TV from 1980 to 1988.

According to his agent Linda Kremer, Shane had "lightened" her life.

Shane, whose wife Dory expired in Apr 2001, leaves behind three daughters and six grandchildren..

Paul Shane has died at the age of 72.

The actor is best known for playing Ted Bovis in Hi-de-Hi!.

Shane passed away after a short illness today (May 16) in a Rotherham hospice surrounded by his family.

His agent Linda Kremer described Shane as "a consummate professional, a true gentleman, a good friend and a joy to work with over the past 15 years".

"He didn't suffer fools, always maintained his sense of humour, never stinted on the time he gave to his fans," she told ITV News. He lightened my life and I'll miss him enormously."

The actor, who was born George Frederick Speight in South Yorkshire, originally worked as a miner before retiring from the job aged 27 following an accident.

As well as his role in the popular BBC sitcom, Shane starred in Turtle's Progress, You Rang, M'Lord? and Oh, Doctor Beeching!, and has also appeared in Emmerdale and A Touch of Frost.

Feature Jason D'Allison 17 May 2013 - 07:08

Grange Hill. The only school kids ever seemed to be interested in. Us included…

At your school, did anyone die in the swimming pool? Did you have to contend with vicious bullies (and we’re talking about the teachers!)? Did everyone have London accents coarse enough to strip the paint off the classroom doors? Yes? Flippin’ ’eck, you must have gone to Grange Hill!

If you grew up in the 1980s but don’t have a fondness for Grange Hill, there’s probably only one explanation: you were banned from watching it. Yep, for those of us who could get away with it, this rites-of-passage drama series about the pupils of a north-London comprehensive was must-see television, but by parents and teachers it was generally despised. It all started in 1978, and continues to this day (just about), but its golden age was undoubtedly the 1980s.

78 judges from the United States, United Kingdom, Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia and New Zealand have completed the shortlisting for the 2012 Pacific Area Newspaper Publishers’ Association (Panpa) Newspaper of the Year Awards.

The announcement:

Daily Newspapers

90,000+

Finalists:

The Advertiser (South Australia), The Age, The Australian, The Sydney Morning Herald,

Courier-Mail, The Daily Telegraph, Herald Sun, New Zealand Herald, Manly Daily, The West Australian

25,000-90,000

Finalists:

Canberra Times, The Examiner (Launceston), The Dominion Post, Fiji Times, Otago Daily Times, The Herald

(Newcastle), Geelong Advertiser, Gold Coast Bulletin, The Press (Christchurch), Townsville Bulletin, The

Australian Financial Review

10,000-25,000

Finalists:

Nt News, Sunshine Coast Daily, The Courier (Ballarat), Bay of Plenty Times, Border Mail, Bendigo Advertiser,

Wanganui Chronicle, The Advocate (Burnie), Daily Post, NewsMail (Bundaberg), Daily Mercury

Up to 10,000

Finalists:

Ashburton Guardian, Kalgoorlie Miner, Gladstone Observer, Shepparton News, Wairarapa Times-Age

Sunday Newspaper

Finalists:

The Sunday Times (Fiji), Herald on Sunday, The Sunday Age, Sunday...

England's devastating Euro 2012 exit was seen by over 23 million viewers last night (Sunday, June 24)), overnight data shows. Coverage of the quarter-final between England and Italy averaged 17.37m (62.3%) for BBC One between 7pm and 10.45pm, peaking with 23.2m (77.4%) for the penalty shoot-out. Interest in the football affected the other terrestrial channels, as Channel 5's Once Upon a Time (776k/2.5%) and Big Brother (775k/2.5%) both sunk to all-time lows. Emmerdale was ITV1's best-rated programme with 4.56m (21.3%) at 7pm (+1: 186k/0.6%), then 2.14m (8.5%) stuck around for You've Been Framed. A Touch of Frost repeat took 1.96m (6.5%) between 8pm and 10pm, adding (more)...

Last night saw the series finale of Excess Baggage, Nine’s celebrity fatcamp show that was ignominiously booted off Nine and onto Gem.

Obviously it’s not fair to compare the show’s performance on Gem to the main free to air channels. So let’s see how it did against the rest of the shows on digital last night. Here are the shows that beat it:

The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Two A Touch Of Frost Two The Royal Neighbours Spicks And Specks-Ev Doctor Who-ev The Simpsons Thurs The Simpsons The Big Bang Theory -Ev Timmy Time-am The Pajanimals-ev In The Night Garden-ev Bananas In Pyjamas-Pm Friends -Ev TX3 Driver Dan’S Story Train-ev Mike The Knight-am Roary The Racing Car-am Spicks And Specks: Comedy Special-ev Microscopic Milton-am Miffy And Friends-pm Fun With Claude-pm Play School-Am The Whole Nine Yards Play School...

British audiences love a quality crime thriller series to immerse themselves into. To celebrate the release of ITV’s Crime Thriller DVD Collection (available now) and the upcoming ITV3 Crime Thriller Awards on October 11th, we have compiled a list of some of Britain’s best-loved crime thriller shows, complete with the iconic, sleuth characters that have since formed legacies of their own.

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

Jeremy Brett’s portrayal of the daring detective with his faithful sidekick, Dr. Watson, remains one of the most popular portrayals despite the numerous reimaginings of the infamous and ingenious super sleuth. Before Brett’s tragic death in 1995, he ignited new energy into the role of Sherlock Holmes that British audiences fell in love with, portraying one of the truest screen adaptations of the many Holmes tales. The answer to whether Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are incomparable to any other pair of detectives is elementary!

Sky 1 HD are continuing to announce new UK productions and their second of the day is a two-hour comedy crime drama titled A Touch of Cloth which promises to be ‘a spoof of every British crime drama made in the last decade.’ We would imagine most obviously A Touch of Frost but no doubt Taggart, Rebus, Silent Witness…. all them shows that send people to sleep and will be like a U.K. version of Police Squad.

Written by Charlie Brooker (Dead Set) and Daniel Maier (Harry Hill’s TV Burp) the one-off show will star John Hannah as the awesomely named Dci Jack Cloth a “maverick, heavy drinking loner who has thrown himself into his work following the mysterious death of his wife”, a role that he has probably played straight a few times in his career, alongside the “plucky no-nonsese” female partner DC Anne Oldman (Suranne Jones).

Brooker...

The upcoming 23rd James Bond movie may still be untitled (let’s be honest, it’ll have some ridiculous name anyway, probably including the worlds ‘day’, ‘die’ and ‘gold’ in there somewhere) but some very exciting details from the movie have already emerged, not least the latest news on Friday that Pirates of the Caribbean actress Naomie Harris is being lined up to play Miss Moneypenny, a return for the iconic character who has so far gone unfeatured in the Daniel Craig movies.

With Moneypenny back at MI6, many have already presumed that a return for everyone’s favourite grouchy, gadget God – Q, may also be on the cards, another long-time Bond cornerstone who in the 2006 reboot was dismissed as being old hack. But now with Morgan Freeman’s Q-esque take on the Lucius Fox character in the Batman franchise having shown the world that a sophisticated go-to gadgets man...

Digital Spy presents the list of winners at the 2011 National Television Awards, held tonight at The O2 arena, London with Dermot O'Leary as host: Best Talent Show

Dancing On Ice (ITV)

Britain's Got Talent (ITV)

Strictly Come Dancing (BBC)

The X Factor (ITV) - Winner! Best Comedy Programme

Benidorm (ITV) - Winner!

Harry Hill's TV Burp (ITV)

Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow (BBC)

Outnumbered (BBC) Best Drama

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Waterloo Road (BBC) - Winner! Best Drama Performance

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David Jason (A Touch Of Frost) - Winner!

Matt Smith (Doctor Who)

Benedict Cumberbatch (Sherlock) Best Digital Choice

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Matt Smith and Benedict Cumberbatch have been nominated for Best Drama Performance for their roles as Doctor Who and Sherlock respectively at this year's National TV Awards. The pair will face off against each other for the award, along with David Jason for A Touch of Frost and Philip Glenister for Ashes to Ashes. Their respective series have also been nominated for Best Drama along with Shameless and Waterloo Road. Elsewhere, X Factor host Dermot O'Leary has been nominated for the first time in the Best Entertainment Presenter category, alonside Ant & Dec, Davina McCall and Paul O'Grady. The X Factor will face Britain's Got Talent, Dancing on Ice and Strictly Come Dancing in the Best Talent Show category. Coronation Street is up for Best Serial against EastEnders, (more)...

Doctor Who star Matt Smith will go head-to-head with Sherlock's Benedict Cumberbatch at the National Television Awards.

Both stars, who were thrust into the limelight last year as the 11th incarnation of the Doctor and the quirky detective Sherlock Holmes respectively, have been nominated for best Drama Performance.

Philip Glenister also competes for the title, for his role in Ashes to Ashes, as does five times National Television Awards winner David Jason for A Touch of Frost.

Matt, 28, and 34-year-old Benedict's BBC1 dramas, Doctor Who and Sherlock, have also been shortlisted for best Drama, against rivals Shameless (Channel 4) and BBC1 school series Waterloo Road.

X Factor host Dermot O'Leary will be up for his first National Television Award for best Entertainment Presenter at the ceremony, which takes place later this month.

He will compete against Britain's Got Talent stars Ant and Dec, who are aiming for their record-breaking...

A triple firing on The Apprentice pulled in almost 8 million viewers on Wednesday evening, according to overnight audience data. Lord Alan Sugar's dismissal of Stuart Baggs, Joanna Riley and Jamie Lester was seen by 7.91m (30.3%) on BBC One from 9pm, up 770k week-on-week. Spinoff show The Apprentice: You're Fired! had 3.9m (17.9%) on BBC Two from 10pm, up 610k on last week's episode. Earlier on BBC One, The One Show grabbed 4.65m (21.4%) from 7.30pm, before Dig 1940 opened with 4.61m (21.3%). Jimmy's Food Factory and Nigel Slater's Simple Suppers cooked up respective audiences of 3.65m (15.9%) and 3.55m (14.6%) from 8pm. Film 2010 with Claudia Winkleman entertained 1.5m (11.5%) from 10.45pm. On ITV1, The Lakes pulled in 3.49m (16.1%) from 7.30pm, before A Touch Of Frost took 3.35m (13.4%) between 8pm (more)...

A BBC Two documentary on the doomed Roman town of Pompeii was watched by more than 3m on Tuesday evening, according to overnight audience data. Pompeii: Life And Death In A Roman Town - investigating the place famously devastated by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 Ad - averaged 3.15m (13.5%) for BBC Two in the 9pm hour. On ITV1, Tonight: Living In Fear was seen by a combined audience of 2.68m (11.5%) from 7.30pm, down 2.3m week-on-week. Later, a repeat of A Touch Of Frost brought in 3m (13%) between 8pm and 10pm. David Jason's detective programme was soundly beaten in primetime by BBC One, after Holby City and Crimewatch fetched respective audiences of 5.72m (24.7%) and 4.65m (20%) from 8pm. Earlier, The One Show appealed to 5.09m (23.3%) from 7pm. On Channel 4, Kirsty's Homemade Home grabbed 1.87m (8.1%) in the 8pm hour (more)...

News has come through from Deadline that frequent Scorsese/DiCaprio collaborator Graham King is set to produce a feature adaptation of the 2009 UK miniseries Unforgiven. British readers who may not be aware of this programme may be interested to know that the original version was screened on ITV.

Whatever next? A Hollywood remake of A Touch of Frost starring Al Pacino?

The miniseries was a three-part drama about a woman newly released from prison after serving 15 years for murder and attempting to re-adjust to life outside, while avoiding the two sons of one of her victims who are planning their revenge.

I didn’t see this when it was broadcast, but there must be the potential to do something interesting here as The Usual Suspects scribe, Christopher McQuarrie (who was one of the writers on the upcoming Jolie and Johnny Depp thriller The Tourist) has been tapped to write this version.

A document detailing Bruce Forsyth's expenses claims was mistakenly used as a prop on the set of A Touch Of Frost, it has been reported. Staff on the ITV drama, who had been told to find more paperwork to use during an office scene, brought in what they thought was a box of old administration, only to discover that the documents contained a secret list of Forsyth's past expenses, says The Sun. The file, which apparently shows Forsyth's claims during his time as the host on ITV's The Price Is Right, is believed to have been identified by Inspector Frost actor David Jason. A source said: "Top brass did not see the funny side and went berserk. They demanded an inquiry into how on earth the top-secret (more)...

ITV1's Touched By Frost: Goodbye Jack pulled in 3.26m (13.8%) for ITV1 last night, according to early viewing figures. The one-off special, which marked the end of A Touch Of Frost, came second during the 8pm hour behind Holby City, which took 5.35m (22.7%) for BBC One. Elsewhere at 8pm, Supersize Vs. Superskinny logged 2.1m (8.9%) for Channel 4, Five's Egypt's Lost Tomb: Revealed grabbed 1.18m, and Grow Your Own Drugs and The Delicious Miss Dahl put in 1.75m (7.6%) and 1.81m (7.5%) for BBC Two. MasterChef won the 9pm hour, drawing 5.04m (20.6%) for BBC One. Its nearest rival, BBC Two's (more)...

The final series of A Touch of Frost got off to a decent start on Sunday night, the latest viewing figures show. The first instalment of the final two-part episode averaged an impressive 7.18m (28.2%) between 8pm and 10pm, easily beating its competitors. Over on BBC One, Jonathan Creek took 5.45m (21.3%) between 8pm and 9.30pm, then 3.83m (16.7%) watched Michael McIntyre: Live & Laughing from 9.30pm. Tropic of Cancer interested 1.83m (7.2%) for BBC Two at 8pm, then the audience climbed to 2.42m (9.5%) during the 9pm screening of Wonders of the Solar System. Come Dine With Me (more)...

Alan Davies has criticised the scheduling of Jonathan Creek over the Easter weekend. The comedian returned to the detective series for one-off special 'The Judas Tree', which aired at 8pm on Sunday night. The first part of the final ever A Touch of Frost screened at the same time on ITV1. Writing on Twitter beforehand, Davies said: "Apologies to fans of both Frost and Creek for the arse-numbingly moronic scheduling fiasco about to unfold. Creek is on Bbchd at 10 by the way." Later, he joked: (more)...

The Eleventh Hour scored an Appreciation Index score of 86 making it one of the most enjoyed programmes of the weekend.

The Appreciation Index or AI is a measure of how much an audience enjoyed a programme. Figures are based on ratings from a selected panel of 5000 people. The average score for BBC One is 80 with the average for the current Doctor Who timeslot being 82, and the average for Drama being 85.

The score is higher than previous Doctors' premieres: David Tennant's first appearance in The Christmas Invasion scored 84, and Christopher Eccleston's first story, Rose, scored 76. AI figures tend to grow throughout a series as the audience becomes familiar with the characters and the concept. Doctor Who's highest score so far was 91 for The Stolen Earth and Journey's End.

The programme was most enjoyed by female viewers who rated it significantly higher than males watching. It also scored highest...

Sir David Jason has admitted that he was sad about the end of A Touch Of Frost. Speaking to the Daily Mail, the actor revealed that he had decided to leave the programme's wrap party early because he felt emotional. "I had a quiet word with my driver and told him I just wanted to slip away from the party, which I did without any fuss or bother," he explained. "It wasn't the way I wanted things to end but I was exhausted, sad and deflated. I didn't want to say goodbye to Frost. But don't misunderstand me - I knew I had to. "Frost had simply grown too old. TV allows you a certain amount of freedom and dramatic licence and we had never pretended (more)...

A Touch of Frost star Bruce Alexander has claimed that he does not know how the long-running programme will conclude.

Producers of the detective drama have filmed three different endings for its final episode, which airs on ITV1 on Easter Monday. In an interview with This Morning, Alexander - who plays Superintendent Norman Mullett - insisted that he has not been told which of the endings is likely to be broadcast on the night. The actor explained: "It's all been kept completely under wraps. We did a certain number of alternative endings, which eventually will (more)...