25 h. ago Channel 5 revives Play For Today to 'help shape future of British drama'

Play for Today is being revived on Channel 5, to give young writers, actors and producers from lower-income backgrounds a way into TV, helped by established talent

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30 h. ago Channel 5 revives BBC’s Play for Today to ‘help shape future of British drama’

Series aims to follow original in tackling ‘thornier issues’, and to support talent from lower-income backgroundsIt was one of the most influential British television series of the last century, renowned for exploring thorny societal issues and bringing the work of emerging talent, such as Ray Winstone, Alison Steadman, Helen Mirren and Dennis Potter, to mass audiences.Now Play for Today is being revived on Channel 5, to give young writers, actors and producers from lower-income backgrounds a way into TV, helped by established talent. Continue reading...

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47 h. ago 'Hidden gem' crime drama starring British Oscar winner is on TV tonight

The film first hit cinemas in 2019

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4 d. ago Diamonds, drama and a very British kind of shade: Meet the Real Housewives of London

The global reality juggernaut has finally arrived in the capital. From a royal baker to the ‘Longest Legs in Belgravia’, six women are delivering high style, bold personalities and cutting one-liners as they lift the lid on London’s social scene. Lisa McLoughlin meets the cast destined to be your next reality TV obsession

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6 d. ago Suranne Jones watched Starmer and Sunak ‘battle’ in preparation for new role

Jones discusses her new Netflix drama Hostage in which she plays a British prime minister whose husband is kidnapped.

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6 d. ago Amanda Holden shares picturesque Corfu home that starred in iconic ITV series

The TV show was a comedy-drama about a British family adjusting to life on the Greek island of Corfu

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7 d. ago Ray Brooks, British actor and voice of Mr Benn, dies aged 86

The EastEnders and Cathy Come Home actor had been diagnosed with dementia, his family revealedRay Brooks, the British actor who starred in EastEnders, Ken Loach’s drama Cathy Come Home and narrated the 1970s children’s TV show Mr Benn, has died at the age of 86.Brooks died peacefully on Saturday with his loved ones at his bedside after a short illness, according to a statement shared by his family with the BBC. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Coronation Street viewers speechless as they spot former star on iconic UK comedy

Coronation Street fans were left stunned as they spotted Annabelle Apsion in the "best British drama"

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8 d. ago 'Captivating' 90s TV drama with a 'rich cast' is available to stream and fans are loving it

The BBC drama This Life was first broadcast in 1996 and ran for two series and 33 episodes, but it is still considered a classic by fans and has been hailed as the 'best British TV drama ever'

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8 d. ago 90s cult series hailed the 'best British TV drama ever' is now streaming

Starring Andrew Lincoln and Jack Davenport, This Life was the hit BBC series of the 90s about a group of young lawyers who shared a house and partied hard

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1 week ago ITV commissions true crime series about ‘one of most prolific sex attackers’

Written by award-winning screenwriter, Jeff Pope, the series, Believe Me, will recount the story of three victims who were assaulted by John Worboys.

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