Update 21/05/24: As confirmed on the latest edition of Richard Osman and Marina Hyde’s The Rest is Entertainment podcast, the latest cast member to be confirmed is Celia Imrie in the role of Joyce Meadowcroft. Joyce would love that, we feel.
As previously reported by Variety in April 2024, Dame Helen Mirren, Sir Ben Kingsley and Pierce Brosnan are also attached to The Thursday Murder Club film adaptation, which is being directed by Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone director Chris Columbus. Mirren will of course play former spy Elizabeth, Kingsley will play psychiatrist Ibrahim, and in something of a casting curveball, Pierce Brosnan will play former union organiser Ron. That just leaves police officers Donna and Chris, and handyman/fixer Bogdan as main characters still to be announced.
Original Article: “Everyone shouts out ‘Helen Mirren! Julie Walters! Dame Judi Dench!’ in the street at me all the time,...
As previously reported by Variety in April 2024, Dame Helen Mirren, Sir Ben Kingsley and Pierce Brosnan are also attached to The Thursday Murder Club film adaptation, which is being directed by Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone director Chris Columbus. Mirren will of course play former spy Elizabeth, Kingsley will play psychiatrist Ibrahim, and in something of a casting curveball, Pierce Brosnan will play former union organiser Ron. That just leaves police officers Donna and Chris, and handyman/fixer Bogdan as main characters still to be announced.
Original Article: “Everyone shouts out ‘Helen Mirren! Julie Walters! Dame Judi Dench!’ in the street at me all the time,...
- 5/21/2024
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
Ever Decreasing Circles is a classic British sitcom set in England in Surrey. It has the charm of the old world and values. Briers plays the role of Martin Bryce who is a committee man. He has committees organized for various things around the neighbourhood. He is obsessive about every detail of everything he does. […]
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The post Paul Enjoys at a Party with Girlfriend, Estranged Wife Shows up Unexpectedly on Ever Decreasing Circles appeared first on Shockya.com.
- 4/13/2022
- by Akansha
- ShockYa
Bob Larbey has passed away at the age of 79, it has been confirmed.
The British television writer was best known for his work on sitcoms The Good Life and As Time Goes By.
According to the BBC, Larbey died on Monday (March 31) from an unspecified cause.
Peter Egan, who starred in Ever Decreasing Circles, tweeted: "Very sad to hear this BBC News. He & John Esmonde were a gr8 team He was a lovely man, gentle humour, gr8 humanity. He will be missed. Sad to hear he's gone."
Born in South London in 1934, Larbey worked for most of his career with John Gilbert Esmonde, who died in August 2008.
He is survived by his son with late wife Patricia Marshall.
The British television writer was best known for his work on sitcoms The Good Life and As Time Goes By.
According to the BBC, Larbey died on Monday (March 31) from an unspecified cause.
Peter Egan, who starred in Ever Decreasing Circles, tweeted: "Very sad to hear this BBC News. He & John Esmonde were a gr8 team He was a lovely man, gentle humour, gr8 humanity. He will be missed. Sad to hear he's gone."
Born in South London in 1934, Larbey worked for most of his career with John Gilbert Esmonde, who died in August 2008.
He is survived by his son with late wife Patricia Marshall.
- 4/5/2014
- Digital Spy
Feature Alex Westthorp 19 Feb 2014 - 07:00
Nostalgia ahoy! With Sherlock Holmes more popular than ever, Alex looks back at eighties children's drama, The Baker Street Boys...
The BBC's contemporary take on Arthur Conan Doyle's short stories has made Sherlock the most popular television drama series in many years. Benedict Cumberbatch has made Sherlock his own, his approach to the role as radical for the current era as the late, great Jeremy Brett's was a generation ago. Martin Freeman has banished our memories of his role as Tim Canterbury in Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant's The Office, with his wonderful re-assessment of Dr John Watson. The corporation is making the most of the Conan Doyle franchise. After from two rather lacklustre yuletide cases, firstly with Richard Roxburgh in 2002 then Rupert Everett in 2004; they finally have a hit on their hands. The benchmark hitherto has always been Granada Television...
Nostalgia ahoy! With Sherlock Holmes more popular than ever, Alex looks back at eighties children's drama, The Baker Street Boys...
The BBC's contemporary take on Arthur Conan Doyle's short stories has made Sherlock the most popular television drama series in many years. Benedict Cumberbatch has made Sherlock his own, his approach to the role as radical for the current era as the late, great Jeremy Brett's was a generation ago. Martin Freeman has banished our memories of his role as Tim Canterbury in Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant's The Office, with his wonderful re-assessment of Dr John Watson. The corporation is making the most of the Conan Doyle franchise. After from two rather lacklustre yuletide cases, firstly with Richard Roxburgh in 2002 then Rupert Everett in 2004; they finally have a hit on their hands. The benchmark hitherto has always been Granada Television...
- 2/18/2014
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
Penelope Wilton talks about the effect Downton Abbey's success has had on her career, the importance of actors listening to each other and why dressing up for premieres is her idea of hell
What first drew you to acting?
It's difficult to know: there was none in my childhood, but I was always fascinated by the theatre. I saw the original production of West Side Story when I was about 10, and felt like I was stepping into a whole other world.
What was your big breakthrough?
Meeting the director Stuart Burge: he gave me my first job, at Nottingham Playhouse. I'd been writing to agents and theatres for a year after drama school (1), and never had any replies. Then Stuart gave me a job on a children's theatre tour. After that, my life in the theatre built up gradually.
Stage or screen: which is more challenging?
Theatre for an actor,...
What first drew you to acting?
It's difficult to know: there was none in my childhood, but I was always fascinated by the theatre. I saw the original production of West Side Story when I was about 10, and felt like I was stepping into a whole other world.
What was your big breakthrough?
Meeting the director Stuart Burge: he gave me my first job, at Nottingham Playhouse. I'd been writing to agents and theatres for a year after drama school (1), and never had any replies. Then Stuart gave me a job on a children's theatre tour. After that, my life in the theatre built up gradually.
Stage or screen: which is more challenging?
Theatre for an actor,...
- 11/20/2013
- by Laura Barnett
- The Guardian - Film News
Odd List Ryan Lambie 4 Oct 2013 - 06:41
They're funny, they're sad, they're weird. Here are 50 famous last words from characters in the movies...
Please Note: There are potential spoilers ahead. Check the name of the film, and if you haven't seen it, don't read the entry!
As someone famous probably once said, “We’ve all gotta go sometime,” and if we’re going to die, we might as well do so with a witticism or a memorable line rather than a scream and a cry for mother. Which is the subject of this lengthy but far from definitive list: the memorable things movie characters have uttered shortly (not necessarily immediately) before they’re about to meet their maker.
Some of these last words are long, tear-jerking monologues. Others amount to little more than a word or two. But all of them, in our estimation, are worthy of mention, and one...
They're funny, they're sad, they're weird. Here are 50 famous last words from characters in the movies...
Please Note: There are potential spoilers ahead. Check the name of the film, and if you haven't seen it, don't read the entry!
As someone famous probably once said, “We’ve all gotta go sometime,” and if we’re going to die, we might as well do so with a witticism or a memorable line rather than a scream and a cry for mother. Which is the subject of this lengthy but far from definitive list: the memorable things movie characters have uttered shortly (not necessarily immediately) before they’re about to meet their maker.
Some of these last words are long, tear-jerking monologues. Others amount to little more than a word or two. But all of them, in our estimation, are worthy of mention, and one...
- 10/2/2013
- by ryanlambie
- Den of Geek
Feature Simon Brew 28 Jun 2013 - 07:11
Ever watched a big movie, and stopped with a jolt when a star of a British sitcom pops up? Us too...
This feature is all the fault of the late Richard Marner. As the incompetent Colonel in 'Allo 'Allo, he built a performance that was indelible in our eyes. Thus, when he turned up in a big Hollywood thriller as the President of Russia, we unsuccessfully stifled a guffaw. A big guffaw.
And it got us thinking: what other times has a British sitcom star appeared out of the blue in a big movie, causing a sedentary double take from the comfort of our local Odeon? Glad you asked.
Two things. Firstly, this isn't designed to be a complete list, and also, we've covered films made after the actor or actress confirmed rose to prominence in a sitcom. Oh, and another thing: none of...
Ever watched a big movie, and stopped with a jolt when a star of a British sitcom pops up? Us too...
This feature is all the fault of the late Richard Marner. As the incompetent Colonel in 'Allo 'Allo, he built a performance that was indelible in our eyes. Thus, when he turned up in a big Hollywood thriller as the President of Russia, we unsuccessfully stifled a guffaw. A big guffaw.
And it got us thinking: what other times has a British sitcom star appeared out of the blue in a big movie, causing a sedentary double take from the comfort of our local Odeon? Glad you asked.
Two things. Firstly, this isn't designed to be a complete list, and also, we've covered films made after the actor or actress confirmed rose to prominence in a sitcom. Oh, and another thing: none of...
- 6/27/2013
- by ryanlambie
- Den of Geek
Ricky Gervais has called for the BBC to repeat one of Richard Briers's most classic sitcoms.
The TV icon died aged 79 on Sunday (February 17) at his London home, after years of battling emphysema.
Gervais said that he would be happy to wave his rerun fee for his show The Office if the BBC repeated Ever Decreasing Circles.
Dear BBC, I'll let you repeat The Office for free if you repeat Ever Decreasing Circles this year.
— Ricky Gervais (@rickygervais) February 19, 2013
Richard Briers starred as the obsessive Martin Bryce from 1984 to 1989 in the BBC sitcom opposite Penelope Wilton and Peter Egan.
Insiders have claimed that BBC bosses had hoped to repeat one of Briers's shows on Monday, but it could not be sorted out in time, according to The Sun.
However, the BBC has reportedly outlined plans for several tribute specials for Richard Briers in the near future.
A spokesman said:...
The TV icon died aged 79 on Sunday (February 17) at his London home, after years of battling emphysema.
Gervais said that he would be happy to wave his rerun fee for his show The Office if the BBC repeated Ever Decreasing Circles.
Dear BBC, I'll let you repeat The Office for free if you repeat Ever Decreasing Circles this year.
— Ricky Gervais (@rickygervais) February 19, 2013
Richard Briers starred as the obsessive Martin Bryce from 1984 to 1989 in the BBC sitcom opposite Penelope Wilton and Peter Egan.
Insiders have claimed that BBC bosses had hoped to repeat one of Briers's shows on Monday, but it could not be sorted out in time, according to The Sun.
However, the BBC has reportedly outlined plans for several tribute specials for Richard Briers in the near future.
A spokesman said:...
- 2/20/2013
- Digital Spy
Also this week, Ronnie Corbett couldn't make it in comedy now, Billy Connolly smoked the Bible and Marmite man Judd Apatow
In the week we lost Richard Briers, one of the all-time TV comedy greats, confirmation of a new – and intriguing – addition to the UK's sitcom pantheon. Jessica Hynes, star of Spaced and Twenty Twelve, has written and will star in a new BBC4 comedy series about the suffragette movement. "It's a kind of a character study," Hynes recently told an interviewer, "and hopefully, on a good day, it will be a kind of female Dad's Army." The sitcom is set in 1910, and traces the unlikely politicisation of the Banbury Intricate Craft Circle. "Margaret has been to London and discovered Women's Suffrage," runs the BBC's blurb, "so she decides [the Craft Circle] need to set up their own movement." Rebecca Front and Getting On's Vicki Pepperdine will also star.
From Dad's Army...
In the week we lost Richard Briers, one of the all-time TV comedy greats, confirmation of a new – and intriguing – addition to the UK's sitcom pantheon. Jessica Hynes, star of Spaced and Twenty Twelve, has written and will star in a new BBC4 comedy series about the suffragette movement. "It's a kind of a character study," Hynes recently told an interviewer, "and hopefully, on a good day, it will be a kind of female Dad's Army." The sitcom is set in 1910, and traces the unlikely politicisation of the Banbury Intricate Craft Circle. "Margaret has been to London and discovered Women's Suffrage," runs the BBC's blurb, "so she decides [the Craft Circle] need to set up their own movement." Rebecca Front and Getting On's Vicki Pepperdine will also star.
From Dad's Army...
- 2/19/2013
- by Brian Logan
- The Guardian - Film News
The Good Life
Veteran British TV actor Richard Briers has passed away aged 79 after a long battle with lung disease. Briers had recently spoken publicly about his struggles with emphysema. Briers ranks as one of the most respected comedy actors of his generation. Fans on both sides of the Atlantic grew to love him when he starred alongside Felicity Kendall in The Good Life (Aka Good Neighbors). His other work included Monarch of the Glen, and Ever Decreasing Circles as well as number of Shakespearean roles.
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Veteran British TV actor Richard Briers has passed away aged 79 after a long battle with lung disease. Briers had recently spoken publicly about his struggles with emphysema. Briers ranks as one of the most respected comedy actors of his generation. Fans on both sides of the Atlantic grew to love him when he starred alongside Felicity Kendall in The Good Life (Aka Good Neighbors). His other work included Monarch of the Glen, and Ever Decreasing Circles as well as number of Shakespearean roles.
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- 2/18/2013
- by Edited by K Kinsella
We may all remember him for sitcoms such as The Good Life – but his career encompassed everything from Doctor Who to Shakespeare. And who can forget the classic Roobarb?
With more than 50 years of work to his name, Richard Briers was one of the most instantly recognisable – and most beloved – actors in Britain. Much of this is down to his sitcom work, primarily The Good Life. Although it only ran for three years, The Good Life managed to latch onto a prevailing public mood – that of suburban alienation and a desire to connect with the earth – which is why it has been so endlessly repeated (and used as the basis for more than one reality show) over the years. Despite being the work he'll be most remembered for, Briers never got on with his character, often calling him stubborn and unlikable in the press.
There was much more to Briers's...
With more than 50 years of work to his name, Richard Briers was one of the most instantly recognisable – and most beloved – actors in Britain. Much of this is down to his sitcom work, primarily The Good Life. Although it only ran for three years, The Good Life managed to latch onto a prevailing public mood – that of suburban alienation and a desire to connect with the earth – which is why it has been so endlessly repeated (and used as the basis for more than one reality show) over the years. Despite being the work he'll be most remembered for, Briers never got on with his character, often calling him stubborn and unlikable in the press.
There was much more to Briers's...
- 2/18/2013
- by Stuart Heritage
- The Guardian - Film News
Veteran stage and screen actor Richard Briers passed away at his London home on Sunday. He was 79. Briers is best known to UK audiences for his work in such BBC series as The Good Life, Ever Decreasing Circles and Monarch Of The Glen. His TV breakout was the 1960s sitcom Marriage Lines in which he starred opposite Prunella Scales, but it was The Good Life (1975-1978) that made him a household name as the obstinate Tom Good. Briers began acting in the theater in the late 1950s and went on to become a member of Kenneth Branagh’s Renaissance Theatre Company, taking on parts in classic Shakespeare works. He also had roles in several of Branagh’s movies including Peter’s Friends, Much Ado About Nothing, Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, Henry V and Hamlet. Branagh said today, “He was a national treasure, a great actor and a wonderful man. He...
- 2/18/2013
- by NANCY TARTAGLIONE, International Editor
- Deadline TV
The sad news broke today (Monday, February 18) that actor Richard Briers has died, following a battle with lung disease. Perhaps best known for his role in '70s BBC sitcom The Good Life, Briers had a long acting career that spanned five decades and included both dramatic and comedic roles.
His extensive theatre work, which included a number of Shakespearean roles, later extended into cinema when he appeared in nine of Kenneth Branagh's films including 1993's Much Ado About Nothing, 1996's Hamlet and most recently 2006's As You Like It - but it is in the arena of television that Briers is perhaps best remembered.
Digital Spy pays tribute to Briers - who passed away at the age of 79 - and recalls his best-known roles below:
The Good Life (1975-1978)
To many fans, Briers will always be Tom Good, the amiable former draughtsman who turned his back on the...
His extensive theatre work, which included a number of Shakespearean roles, later extended into cinema when he appeared in nine of Kenneth Branagh's films including 1993's Much Ado About Nothing, 1996's Hamlet and most recently 2006's As You Like It - but it is in the arena of television that Briers is perhaps best remembered.
Digital Spy pays tribute to Briers - who passed away at the age of 79 - and recalls his best-known roles below:
The Good Life (1975-1978)
To many fans, Briers will always be Tom Good, the amiable former draughtsman who turned his back on the...
- 2/18/2013
- Digital Spy
News Simon Brew Feb 18, 2013
The wonderful Richard Briers has died, it's been announced.
We've got some really sad news to bring you: the mighty Richard Briers has died, at the age of 79.
Just last year, we saw him in the big screen, stealing any part of Cockneys Vs Zombies he was let near. We also saluted his wonderful work in Kenneth Branagh's unfairly forgotten festive film, In The Bleak Midwinter, a film that arguably gives him his funniest big screen role. We described his turn in that film as a masterclass, but truthfully, there are all manner of things that he did that the word could be applied to his work in.
Such was the diversity of Briers' career that there's no small number of things you may know him for. Ever Decreasing Circles. The Good Life. His Hitler-esque turn in the Doctor Who story, Paradise Towers. Watership Down.
The wonderful Richard Briers has died, it's been announced.
We've got some really sad news to bring you: the mighty Richard Briers has died, at the age of 79.
Just last year, we saw him in the big screen, stealing any part of Cockneys Vs Zombies he was let near. We also saluted his wonderful work in Kenneth Branagh's unfairly forgotten festive film, In The Bleak Midwinter, a film that arguably gives him his funniest big screen role. We described his turn in that film as a masterclass, but truthfully, there are all manner of things that he did that the word could be applied to his work in.
Such was the diversity of Briers' career that there's no small number of things you may know him for. Ever Decreasing Circles. The Good Life. His Hitler-esque turn in the Doctor Who story, Paradise Towers. Watership Down.
- 2/18/2013
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
Much-loved TV and Shakespearean actor Richard Briers has died aged 79. He died peacefully at home after suffering from a chronic lung complaint for a number of years.Born in Surrey in 1934, Briers became a living room staple thanks to a long-standing stint in the BBC’s The Good Life, in which he played cantankerous Tom Good to Felicity Kendal’s Barbara from 1975 to 1978, but his profile had already been established thanks to a successful career as a stage and TV actor.Encouraged by his mother’s career as a drama teacher, as a teenager Briers made his way into Rada via stints as a filing clerk and national service in the Raf. From there he made a name for himself on stage doing repertory theatre in Liverpool and Coventry. His performances in West End productions caught the eye of TV producers who cast him in Marriage Lines and Brothers In Law.
- 2/18/2013
- EmpireOnline
The actor Richard Briers died yesterday at the age of 79, following a long struggle with lung disease. Popular for his television sitcom work, which included The Good Life and Ever Decreasing Circles, he was alo a highly respected Shakespearean actor who delivered many of his greatest performances on film. From Henry V to Much Ado About Nothing, Love's Labours Lost and As You Like It, he has left a legacy of work that will inspire generations to come.
There were also a host of other films. Most recently, Briers showed his mettle battling the undead in Cockneys Vs Zombies, but children will remember him for his voice acting work in Watership Down. He also voiced Rat in several TV movies based on The Wind In The Willows. Briers, who grew up in a flat above a cinema, loved his craft and was the proud recipient of a...
There were also a host of other films. Most recently, Briers showed his mettle battling the undead in Cockneys Vs Zombies, but children will remember him for his voice acting work in Watership Down. He also voiced Rat in several TV movies based on The Wind In The Willows. Briers, who grew up in a flat above a cinema, loved his craft and was the proud recipient of a...
- 2/18/2013
- by Jennie Kermode
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Richard Briers has died. The British actor - best known for roles in shows such as 'Ever Decreasing Circles', 'Marriage Lines' and 'Monarch of the Glen' - passed away ''peacefully'' at his London home yesterday (17.02.13) at the age of 79, his agent has confirmed. Richard had been battling a serious lung condition for a number of years and said recently years of smoking had been to blame for his emphysema. Explaining he was diagnosed five years ago with the condition, Richard - who quit his deadly habit a decade ago - said: ''It's totally my fault. So, I get very...
- 2/18/2013
- Virgin Media - TV
Richard Briers has died. The British actor - best known for roles in shows such as 'Ever Decreasing Circles', 'Marriage Lines' and 'Monarch of the Glen' - passed away ''peacefully'' at his London home yesterday (17.02.13) at the age of 79, his agent has confirmed. Richard had been battling a serious lung condition for a number of years and said recently years of smoking had been to blame for his emphysema. Explaining he was diagnosed five years ago with the condition, Richard - who quit his deadly habit a decade ago - said: ''It's totally my fault. So, I get very...
- 2/18/2013
- Virgin Media - Celebrity
Richard Briers has died. The British actor - best known for roles in shows such as 'Ever Decreasing Circles', 'Marriage Lines' and 'Monarch of the Glen' - passed away ''peacefully'' at his London home yesterday (17.02.13) at the age of 79, his agent has confirmed. Richard had been battling a serious lung condition for a number of years and said recently years of smoking had been to blame for his emphysema. Explaining he was diagnosed five years ago with the condition, Richard - who quit his deadly habit a decade ago - said: ''It's totally my fault. So, I get very...
- 2/15/2013
- Virgin Media - TV
Downton Abbey Christmas 2012. co. ITV
N Conrad
The Downton Abbey 2012 Christmas special was set precisely one year after Sybil’s sudden death. Before the night was done, traumatized viewers would have to say goodbye to another of the Abbey’s most popular characters but we’ll come to that in a minute.
First things first. We met Sybil’s replacement, Rose. She is a great niece of the Dowager Countess of Grantham. Rose is being shipped off to Downton because she can’t stand to be around her cantankerous mother and her father is about to lose his fortune. Peter Egan played the role of the wayward girl’s father “Shrimpy” although there was no time for an onscreen reunion with his former Ever Decreasing Circles co-star Penelope Wilton.
Downton Abbey episodes are never complete without a healthy smattering of romance and in tonight’s episode Branson had a brief...
N Conrad
The Downton Abbey 2012 Christmas special was set precisely one year after Sybil’s sudden death. Before the night was done, traumatized viewers would have to say goodbye to another of the Abbey’s most popular characters but we’ll come to that in a minute.
First things first. We met Sybil’s replacement, Rose. She is a great niece of the Dowager Countess of Grantham. Rose is being shipped off to Downton because she can’t stand to be around her cantankerous mother and her father is about to lose his fortune. Peter Egan played the role of the wayward girl’s father “Shrimpy” although there was no time for an onscreen reunion with his former Ever Decreasing Circles co-star Penelope Wilton.
Downton Abbey episodes are never complete without a healthy smattering of romance and in tonight’s episode Branson had a brief...
- 12/26/2012
- by Edited by K Kinsella
According to tradition, a “Cockney” is a someone who was born within earshot of the bells of London’s historic St Mary-le-Bow church. Meanwhile, a “zombie” — at least since George A. Romero’s undead classic Night of the Living Dead — is a revived corpse who enjoys luncheoning on the innards of the still-breathing. Put them together and what do you get? That’s right, a revived corpse who was born within the sound of “Bow bells.” And the new British horror comedy Cockneys vs Zombies, which stars Michelle Ryan (the Bionic Woman revival), Alan Ford (Snatch), Honor Blackman (Goldfinger, cult...
- 8/4/2012
- by Clark Collis
- EW - Inside Movies
Inspector George Gently
By Kieran Kinsella
With most of the nation under extreme heat advisories there has never been a better time to close the curtains, crank up the A/C and power up the DVD player. You can begin your summer TV-fest by watching Acorn Media’s George Gently series 4. Gently is utterly captivating. It’s set in the same dreary North Eastern corner of England as ITV’s Vera but unlike that show, Gently is set in the swinging sixties rather than the present time. Both shows tackle hard hitting subjects but George Gently isn’t as soul destroyingly depressing as Vera.
Series 4 consists of two feature length episodes. The first centers around a group of teenage girls who are desperate to enjoy the new found freedoms of the era regardless of their parent’s concerns. Things change pretty quickly when one of the girls is murdered. Gently...
By Kieran Kinsella
With most of the nation under extreme heat advisories there has never been a better time to close the curtains, crank up the A/C and power up the DVD player. You can begin your summer TV-fest by watching Acorn Media’s George Gently series 4. Gently is utterly captivating. It’s set in the same dreary North Eastern corner of England as ITV’s Vera but unlike that show, Gently is set in the swinging sixties rather than the present time. Both shows tackle hard hitting subjects but George Gently isn’t as soul destroyingly depressing as Vera.
Series 4 consists of two feature length episodes. The first centers around a group of teenage girls who are desperate to enjoy the new found freedoms of the era regardless of their parent’s concerns. Things change pretty quickly when one of the girls is murdered. Gently...
- 6/30/2012
- by Edited by K Kinsella
The Celebrity line-up has been announced for this month's Winter Memorabilia Show at the NEC, near Birmingham.
Movie stars, TV personalities and sporting legends will be meeting fans and giving autographs at the UK convention.
Game of Thrones actors Finn Jones, Roxanne McKee, James Cosmo (above), Miltos Yerolemou (below) and Spencer Wilding will be among those in attendance - and they're bringing the hit fantasy series' iconic Iron Throne along with them.
James Cosmo (Braveheart, Highlander) plays Jeor Mormont, the 997th Lord Commander of the Night's Watch and the estranged father of Ser Jorah, while Roxanne McKee (Hollyoaks) plays Doreah, a handmaid and companion of Daenerys Targaryen who schools the young princess in the art of love.
Attending Memorabilia on November 19 only, Finn Jones plays the handsome Ser Loras Tyrell, a champion jouster known as the Knight of Flowers.
Miltos Yerolemou plays Syrio Forel, former First Sword of the Sealord of Braavos,...
Movie stars, TV personalities and sporting legends will be meeting fans and giving autographs at the UK convention.
Game of Thrones actors Finn Jones, Roxanne McKee, James Cosmo (above), Miltos Yerolemou (below) and Spencer Wilding will be among those in attendance - and they're bringing the hit fantasy series' iconic Iron Throne along with them.
James Cosmo (Braveheart, Highlander) plays Jeor Mormont, the 997th Lord Commander of the Night's Watch and the estranged father of Ser Jorah, while Roxanne McKee (Hollyoaks) plays Doreah, a handmaid and companion of Daenerys Targaryen who schools the young princess in the art of love.
Attending Memorabilia on November 19 only, Finn Jones plays the handsome Ser Loras Tyrell, a champion jouster known as the Knight of Flowers.
Miltos Yerolemou plays Syrio Forel, former First Sword of the Sealord of Braavos,...
- 11/14/2011
- by David Bentley
- The Geek Files
From sci-fi to soaps, cult TV to classic comedy, Memorabilia Birmingham is a Mecca for collectors, film buffs and sci-fi fans – and HeyUGuys has five pairs of Saturday early entry e-tickets to give away for the 19-20 November show at NEC Birmingham.
This year’s Memorabilia guest list includes Kai Owen (Torchwood); Sir Derek Jacobi (The King’s Speech, I Claudius); Colin Baker (Doctor Who); Arthur Darvill (Doctor Who); Bruce Boxleitner (Tron, Babylon 5); John Challis (Only Fools And Horses); Doctor Who companions Katy Manning, Sophie Aldred, Deborah Watling, Sarah Sutton and Louise Jameson and five of the cast of HBO fantasy hit Game of Thrones.
Other stars meeting fans and signing autographs at the show include Marshall Lancaster (Ashes To Ashes, Life On Mars); Anthony Valentine (Coronation Street); Ian Ogilvy (Return Of The Saint); Alexandra Bastedo (The Champions); Barry Howard (Hi-De-Hi!); Susan Jameson (New Tricks, Coronation Street); Peter Egan...
This year’s Memorabilia guest list includes Kai Owen (Torchwood); Sir Derek Jacobi (The King’s Speech, I Claudius); Colin Baker (Doctor Who); Arthur Darvill (Doctor Who); Bruce Boxleitner (Tron, Babylon 5); John Challis (Only Fools And Horses); Doctor Who companions Katy Manning, Sophie Aldred, Deborah Watling, Sarah Sutton and Louise Jameson and five of the cast of HBO fantasy hit Game of Thrones.
Other stars meeting fans and signing autographs at the show include Marshall Lancaster (Ashes To Ashes, Life On Mars); Anthony Valentine (Coronation Street); Ian Ogilvy (Return Of The Saint); Alexandra Bastedo (The Champions); Barry Howard (Hi-De-Hi!); Susan Jameson (New Tricks, Coronation Street); Peter Egan...
- 11/11/2011
- by Competitons
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Downton Abbey
By N Conrad
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In season one of Downton Abbey Cora and Mrs Crawley has to do battle with Lady Grantham but having successfully fended off her attacks the two women now have their sights set on each other. So far Cora has the edge even though she has lost her cool on a couple of occasions. Who could blame her? Penelope Wilton as Mrs Crawley is almost as meddlesome as she was when she played poor old Richard Brier’s wife Anne in Ever Decreasing Circles. If she keeps it up then Cora might have to administer the New York smackdown.
While the older women have been getting catty, Edith and Mary cannot seem to decide if they want to be good or bad. Last week the duo were up to their...
By N Conrad
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In season one of Downton Abbey Cora and Mrs Crawley has to do battle with Lady Grantham but having successfully fended off her attacks the two women now have their sights set on each other. So far Cora has the edge even though she has lost her cool on a couple of occasions. Who could blame her? Penelope Wilton as Mrs Crawley is almost as meddlesome as she was when she played poor old Richard Brier’s wife Anne in Ever Decreasing Circles. If she keeps it up then Cora might have to administer the New York smackdown.
While the older women have been getting catty, Edith and Mary cannot seem to decide if they want to be good or bad. Last week the duo were up to their...
- 10/3/2011
- by admin
Veteran British actor Richard Briers has been interviewed on the Digital Spy website, covering naturally his memorable shows The Good Life, Ever Decreasing Circles and of course his appearances in Doctor Who (Paradise Towers, as the Chief Caretaker) and Torchwood (A Day in the Death as Henry Parker). On the matter of Torchwood - about which he is quizzed directly, Briers remarks: "I was bed-ridden for most of it, just lying there trying to remember the next line! The trouble with that...
- 5/5/2009
- by Christian Cawley info@kasterborous.com
- Kasterborous.com
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