Top gong! Australian drama Home and Away is nominated for the best daytime soap in the UK By Zoe Burrell For Daily Mail Australia Published: 11:35 BST, 19 September 2020 | Updated: 11:35 BST, 19 September 2020 The full list of nominations for the UK’s Inside Soap awards has been revealed. And, the long-running Australian … Read more
ITV serial killer drama Des hit with Ofcom complaints from viewers disturbed by the harrowing details of Dennis Nilsen’s real-life murders By Natasha Hooper For Mailonline Published: 22:48 BST, 18 September 2020 | Updated: 23:31 BST, 18 September 2020 ITV drama Des depicts the true story of British serial killer Dennis Nilsen and his murderous … Read more
EXCLUSIVE: ITV’s new police drama Viewpoint SUSPENDS filming as cast or crew member tests positive for coronavirus Shooting for the thriller, which is one of the broadcaster’s first post-lockdown series, has already resumed thanks to the safety protocols in place A spokesperson for the show told MailOnline: ‘We can confirm there was a positive test … Read more
Line of Duty’s Stephen Graham and Sean Bean join forces to star in gritty new prison drama Time for BBC One By Sean O’grady For Mailonline Published: 01:47 BST, 16 September 2020 | Updated: 02:08 BST, 16 September 2020 Stephen Graham and Sean Bean are teaming up to star in a three-part prison drama series … Read more
Des is ITV’s biggest drama launch of the year as 5.4 million viewers tune in to watch David Tennant’s harrowing portrayal of brutal serial killer The three-part series documents Dennis Nilsen’s arrest and subsequent trial for the brutal murders of 15 young men The first episode peaked at 5.9m and was watched by close to … Read more
David Tennant is terrifying (and terrific) as a real-life Hannibal Lecter: CLAUDIA CONNELL reviews Des, ITV’s chilling new drama portraying the twisted confessions of serial killer Dennis Nilsen By Claudia Connell for the Daily Mail Published: 22:00 BST, 14 September 2020 | Updated: 22:00 BST, 14 September 2020 Rating: Hannibal Lecter’s declaration in The Silence … Read more
Students at RADA have called for George Bernard Shaw’s name to be removed from the drama school’s theatre due to his support for eugenics. The students have demanded the playwright’s name be removed from the George Bernard Shaw Theatre (GBS Theatre) as part of an anti-racism action plan. They have also asked the Royal Academy … Read more
The new legal drama series, For Life, which Curtis ’50 Cent’ Jackson serves as executive producer and guest star, shut down filming in New York on Friday due to issues with COVID-19 testing on set. ‘As a result of some inconsistent test results, and out of an abundance of caution, we paused production earlier today,’ … Read more
When I was 29, I was offered a role that changed my life. It was early summer 1977, and I was on location in Devon alongside John Hurt, Alan Bates and Susannah York filming The Shout, based on a short story by Robert Graves. My role was modest but it afforded me an opportunity to … Read more
Swapping soapland for Singapore: Coronation Street’s Elizabeth Tan to star in period drama The Singapore Grip alongside Charles Dance – and hopes it will pave way for other actresses of East Asian descent Elizabeth Tan, 30, to star in new ITV Sunday night drama The Singapore Grip The actress plays character of refugee Vera Chiang … Read more