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Doctor Who leads Welsh regeneration

31 December 2009 11:01 AM, PST | The Guardian - TV News | See recent The Guardian - TV News news »

He can travel across time and the universe and has an unlikely ability to regenerate himself, but there is one place to which Doctor Who will always return: Cardiff. And, it seems, plenty more television characters are following him.

The long-running BBC1 drama, in which David Tennant will appear for the last time in the title role tomorrow night, has been based in the Welsh capital since it returned to the small screen in 2005.

Now the streets of Cardiff and some of the most familiar landmarks in south Wales are to appear more frequently on the small screen as a slew of television dramas follow Doctor Who's lead, including a new adaptation of Sherlock Holmes, a remake of Upstairs, Downstairs, and BBC1's long-running hospital drama, Casualty, which is to relocate from Bristol.

Ahead of the opening of the BBC's huge new centre in Salford in 2011, Cardiff currently has »

- John Plunkett

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Hollywood Hero turns Bollywood Leading Man!

28 December 2009 2:09 PM, PST | Filmicafe | See recent Filmicafe news »

Ekta Kapoor has managed a casting coup of sorts. She has signed Hollywood sensation Sendhil Ramamurthy (of TV series Heroes) for the lead role in her next directed by Krishna Dk and Raj Nidimoru (directors of 99). It.s a three-hero project.Confirming the news, Ekta says, .It is true. He is one of the biggest Indian actors abroad. It was not easy to sign him and it took us about six months to rope him in. We had to go through a long process of meeting his agency in La and then have the narration. However, the effort was worth it as he is on board. I think it is a big coup for all of us..Talking about the film, Ekta says, .Tusshar (Kapoor) is playing another lead role in the film. We have to finalise one more actor. This is Sendhil.s first mainstream Bollywood film. We are »

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'Holby City's exec producer stands down

14 December 2009 5:46 AM, PST | digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »

Holby City's executive producer Tony McHale is to stand down from his role, it has been announced. McHale co-created Casualty's sister show alongside Mal Young, wrote the first ever episode which aired in 1999 and served as the programme's lead writer, before opting to take a break several years later. He then returned in 2006 as executive producer. Speaking of his decision to stand down, he said: "I've had a terrific four years on Holby and am thrilled with what we've achieved. I'd like to thank cast, crew and production for all their hard work, talent and dedication. I know the show will go on from strength to strength." Controller of drama at the BBC John Yorke said: "It's been a privilege to work with him, and we will (more) »

- By Kris Green

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Strictly Come Dancing: live!

21 November 2009 12:21 PM, PST | The Guardian - TV News | See recent The Guardian - TV News news »

Saturday night means spangles, sequins and spinning around the dance floor. Which celeb will be next to go?

All of last week's Strictly action

Ricky Groves survives to dance again this Saturday night afer winning the judges' vote over Phil Tufnell last week. Was that a deserved victory? General consensus on the blog appeared to be not – with Tuffers seen to have been the more consistent performer.

Still, at least Claudia Winkleman proved herself a hit – even if she did show Tess up somewhat, who was (rather oddly) being aided by Ronnie Corbett because obviously you can't leave two women together in charge of a television programme. Bruce should be returning to the programme this week; leaving Winkleman to head back to It Takes Two.

Following the Tuffers' departure, the contestants are also beginning to look a little bit more thin on the ground, with only seven celebrities left: Chris Hollins, »

- Carrie Dunn

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Ashley Jensen Gives Birth to a Baby Boy, Rep Confirms

11 November 2009 7:46 PM, PST | Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news »

Ashley Jensen and her actor husband Terence Beesley have become first-time parents. A representative confirms that the actress has given birth to a baby boy on date 20 last month. The infant is named Francis Jonathan Beesley and has been going by the nickname of "Frankie Jack".

Further detail of the nearly one-month-old baby boy is not disclosed. But the representative has confirmed to People that mother and child are at home and doing well.

Ashley Jensen got married to Terence Beesley in January 2007. They pair first met in 1999 while working on a stage production of "King Lear". The pair made public announcement in July this year that they were expecting a child. Prior to their son's birth, Ashley and Terence had said that they wanted to wait until the delivery date to find out if they will have a son or daughter.

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- AceShowbiz.com

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TV ratings - 7 November: The X Factor still steps ahead of Strictly Come Dancing

9 November 2009 7:07 AM, PST | The Guardian - TV News | See recent The Guardian - TV News news »

BBC dance contest Strictly Come Dancing attracts series high of 8.7 million but is still eclipsed by ITV singing show The X Factor

Strictly Come Dancing enjoyed its biggest audience of the seventh series so far but still lagged far behind ITV1's The X Factor in the ratings battle on Saturday 7 November.

The BBC1 celebrity dance show, which saw the exit of Craig Kelly and his dancing partner Flavia Cacace, pulled in 8.7 million viewers and a 38% share between 6.25pm and 8.15pm, according to unofficial overnight figures.

The X Factor, which clashed with Strictly Come Dancing for just 15 minutes, averaged 11.8 million viewers and a 47% share between 8pm and 9.35pm.

Strictly Come Dancing had the better of ITV1's New You've Been Framed! and Harry Hill's TV Burp, which drew 4 million and 5.4 million viewers respectively, while The X Factor beat BBC1's Casualty, which averaged 4.6 million viewers and an 18% share, between 8.25pm and 9.15pm. »

- John Plunkett

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Actor MacCorkindale Has Terminal Cancer

9 November 2009 4:16 AM, PST | WENN | See recent WENN news »

Doctors have given British actor Simon MacCorkindale just three years to live after he was diagnosed with terminal cancer.

The 57-year-old actor, best known for his roles in Jaws 3 and U.K. medical drama Casualty, was diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2006 after complaining of stomach cramps while filming in Bristol, England.

He only disclosed the terrifying news to his wife of 25 years, Straw Dogs actress Susan George, and the pair kept the cancer a secret while MacCorkindale underwent surgery to remove a section of his bowel.

But just a year later, doctors admitted the disease had spread to his lungs and was incurable.

MacCorkindale has revealed medics have now given him just three years left to live.

He says, "It came as a complete bombshell. I thought I had beaten bowel cancer. The oncologist said I had lung cancer - me, who never smoked a cigarette my whole life and always tried to live a healthy lifestyle.

"We thought no one needed to know because, for the first year or so, we didn't think it was that serious. On a more practical level, showbusiness is a difficult place in which to work when people think you're sick. But the news has been slowly creeping out and at least this way we can tell the story in our own words."

And the actor is adamant he will continue fighting the disease. He adds, "I don't want people to think that I'm pale, losing my hair, losing weight and on the way out. I'm not. I'm as active as I've ever been. I really believe we will get through this." »

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News: The Waters of Mars Preview

8 November 2009 3:16 PM, PST | Kasterborous.com | See recent Kasterborous news »

David Tennant returns in Doctor Who on Sunday, 15th November on BBC One in The Waters Of Mars, the second of four special editions of the BBC's flagship drama series throughout 2009. Actress Lindsay Duncan co-stars as Adelaide, commander of Bowie Base One on Mars. Neighbours, Flying Doctors and Casualty star Peter O'Brien also guest stars as Ed, Adelaide's second-in-command at the base. You can view a short interview with Russell T Davies about The Waters of Mars on the BBC Official Doctor »

- Christian Cawley info@kasterborous.com

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Ex 'Casualty' star has incurable cancer

8 November 2009 2:01 PM, PST | digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »

Simon MacCorkindale has reportedly revealed that he is battling terminal cancer. The former Casualty star said that doctors gave him five years to live when he was daignosed with the disease in 2007. MacCokindale, who has been married to actress Susan George for 25 years, told The Mail on Sunday that they kept the prognosis quiet because he "didn't want to make a fuss". "We are very private people and wanted to deal with it on our own," he said. The 57-year-old was first diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2006, but was told it had been caught (more) »

- By Sarah Rollo

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News: Bbca Announces Who Airdates

30 October 2009 8:09 AM, PDT | doorQ.com | See recent doorQ.com news »

The BBC today announced the dates for the last  Doctor Who episodes starring David Tennant as the Doctor. 

The next special, Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars airs on BBC America, Saturday December 19, 9:00pm Et/Pt. It stars Tennant and British stage and screen actress Lindsay Duncan (Rome, Langford) as Adelaide, his cleverest and most strong-minded companion.

All will be revealed as the Doctor and his companion Adelaide face terror on the Red Planet in one of the scariest adventures yet. Peter O'Brien (Casualty, Neighbours) guest stars as Ed, Adelaide's second-in-command at the base.

The Waters of Mars is written by Russell T Davies (Torchwood, Queer as Folk) and Phil Ford and directed by Graeme Harper. The executive producers are Russell T Davies and Julie Gardner (Torchwood, Life on Mars).

The remaining episodes, starring Tennant, will air over the holiday season as a two-part special.

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Sarah Manners joins 'The Bill'

23 October 2009 3:23 AM, PDT | digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »

Former Casualty actress Sarah Manners has signed up to star in The Bill. Manners, who played Bex Reynolds in the BBC One hospital drama, will join the cast as area car driver Kirsty Knight from February. Her character will be involved in a storyline alongside Sgt Callum Stone (Sam Callis). "Kirsty is a lively addition to the team. She has an irreverent sense of humour and a love of the adrenaline-fuelled side of the job," producer Tim Key told (more) »

- By Alex Fletcher

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Ciff 2009: The winners! And our reviews

22 October 2009 6:39 PM, PDT | blogs.suntimes.com/ebert | See recent Roger Ebert's Blog news »

Tina Mabry's "Mississippi Damned," an independent American production, won the Gold Hugo as the best film in the 2009 Chicago International Film Festival, and added Gold Plaques for best supporting actress (Jossie Thacker) and best screenplay (Mabry). It tells the harrowing story of three black children growing up in rural Mississippi in circumstances of violence and addiction. The film's trailer and an interview with Mabry are linked at the bottom.

Kylee Russell in "Mississippi Damned"

The win came over a crowed field of competitors from all over the world, many of them with much larger budgets. The other big winner at the Pump Room of the Ambassador East awards ceremony Saturday evening was by veteran master Marco Bellocchio of Italy, who won the Silver Hugo as best director for "Vincere," the story of Mussolini's younger brother. Giovanna Mezzogiorno and Filippo Timi won Silver Hugos as best actress and actor, »

- Roger Ebert

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Mill Valley Film Festival '09: Honorary Guests and Must-Sees

8 October 2009 1:48 PM, PDT | JustPressPlay.net | See recent JustPressPlay news »

The Mill Valley Film Festival opens tonight, filling the next 10 days with some of the most anticipated films of the rest of the year, as well as a selection of international films making its way to the Bay Area. In addition, the festival will also host the awarding of talents such as Woody Harrelson, Clive Owen, Uma Thurman, Jason Reitman and screen legend Anna Karina.

We'll have reviews coming in for the festival soon, but for the moment, here's a brief preview of what to look for.

Clive Owen gets a spotlight for bringing his latest work, the patriarchal drama The Boys Are Back, which opens the festival tonight. Owen plays a father who has to raise his two sons on his own after his wife's sudden death. As part of the program is a screening of Owen's breakout role in the gambling thriller Croupier.

Paired with fatherhood is Motherhood, »

- Arya Ponto

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'Casualty' announces one-off webisode

7 October 2009 3:48 AM, PDT | digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »

Casualty producers have announced that fans will be able to watch a special webisode on the show's website later this month. The one-off instalment will focus on the programme's new homeless character Alistair (Joe McFadden) and his friendship with paramedic Polly Emmerson (Sophia di Martino). In Casualty's regular October 31 episode, viewers will see Polly making the surprise decision to call the police about Alistair. Once the TV broadcast concludes, fans will then be invited to follow the storyline online as the mysterious figure continues to struggle with life on the streets and discovers that Polly has turned against him. Discussing the project, McFadden commented: "It was really interesting to shoot in a very different way and great fun to explore my character in a bit more depth and show a gritty side of Casualty that (more) »

- By Daniel Kilkelly

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Sunita's new fiancé cast in Corrie

5 October 2009 4:38 AM, PDT | digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »

Former Casualty star Christopher Colquhoun has landed a role in Coronation Street. The 39-year-old actor, best known for his role as Simon Kaminski in the BBC One medical drama, will play a new love rival for Dev Alahan (Jimmy Harkishin) on the soap. Colquhoun's character Matt Davis is the fiancé of Weatherfield returnee Sunita (Shobna Gulati), who was written out in 2006 after discovering that husband Dev had been unfaithful. It is thought that Dev (more) »

- By Daniel Kilkelly

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Jade Ewen 'always wanted to be famous'

30 September 2009 4:37 AM, PDT | digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »

New Sugababe Jade Ewen has revealed that she always wanted to be a performer. The singer, who replaced Keisha Buchanan in the girl band last week, appeared in West End stage shows and on television from the age of 11 before focusing on her music. "I began in The Lion King, playing the lioness Nala. I loved it. Soon after that I was in Whistle Down The Wind," she told The Sun. "I went on to do a lot of acting - I was in Casualty and The Bill a lot when I was about 15. There were some pretty cool parts. I got to be (more) »

- By David Balls

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The Messenger Messages

29 September 2009 7:26 PM, PDT | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »

Tiny distributor Oscillope earned our goodwill less than a year ago by coaxing some theatrical life out of the largely unmarketable but worthy and delicate gem Wendy & Lucy. My how that film lingers. They've just released the poster for their latest release The Messenger. It's the directorial debut of Oren Moverman who previously crafted screenplays for must-see arthouse titles like Jesus Son and I'm Not There.

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What message are you getting from The Messenger's poster? I think it's striking. The backwards flag in the title -- nice design element there -- leads me to believe this isn't a happy or blindly patriotic war movie. Yep, it's about an Iraq war vet (Ben Foster) assigned to the Casualty Notification service. I don't like to know any more about plots than that before I see a movie. I hope this doesn't sound callous but I hope Samantha Morton suffers like Job. »

- NATHANIEL R

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Gays of our Lives (September 29, 2009)

29 September 2009 5:07 AM, PDT | AfterElton.com | See recent AfterElton.com news »

Welcome to another edition of Gays of Our Lives. We start with, as always, Gool Theater. This week, we bring you the return of Spanish teen drama Física o Química, Phillip Chancellor makes a rare appearance on The Young and The Restless, Luke and Noah have another silly fight on As The World Turns, Kyle confronts Oliver’s father on One Life To Live and we take a second look at Welsh drama People of the Valley.

In Gool Scoops And Spoilers, Kyle, Oliver and Nick all go after what they want on One Life To Live, the Glee kids get a new mentor, Carsten makes a confession on the German version of Good Times, Bad Times, Christian and Syed make a startling discovery on EastEnders and the latest spoilers for Forbidden Love are simply unbelievable – and not in a good way.

Want the lowdown on the outrageous and controversial »

- Anthony D. Langford

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Ex-'Oaks actor to guest in 'Casualty'

17 September 2009 8:45 AM, PDT | digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »

Former Hollyoaks actor Barry Sloane is to make a guest appearance in Casualty, Digital Spy can exclusively reveal. The 28-year-old - who appeared as Myra McQueen's unhinged secret son Niall Rafferty in the Channel 4 teen soap - takes on the role of Davey Blake, an old friend of one of the medical show's new trainee doctors Lenny Lyons (Steven Miller). Speaking exclusively to Digital Spy, Sloane said: "Davey's an old friend of Lenny's - they were best friends who lived in a children's home together when they were younger. They hated the place and made a vow to burn it down. "It's been 14 years to the day since they made the pact and Davey turns up looking for his mate. (more) »

- By Kris Green

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News: Georgia Moffett on Doctor Who

14 September 2009 4:45 AM, PDT | Kasterborous.com | See recent Kasterborous news »

Lovely Georgia Moffett appeared in the first two episodes of the new run of Casualty on BBC One over the weekend - and the daughter of former Doctor Who Peter Davison is interviewed in the current Radio Times. Ms Moffett is asked about Doctor Who in particular (hardly surprising given her pedigree and recent relationship) and it seems as though from this response that the interviewer isn't treating her connection with the show entirely seriously... “C’mon, Doctor Who is »

- Christian Cawley info@kasterborous.com

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