22 h. ago Netflix announces Michael Fassbender to lead gripping new period drama about the Kennedys

The new series will be set in the 1930s and follows an extremely famous family.

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22 h. ago Michael Fassbender lands role in Netflix period drama perfect for The Crown fans

Netflix has announced a new period drama based on a very famous family, with Michael Fassbender set to lead the cast.

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24 h. ago 'Very happy': Axed Rangers chief speaks out after landing new role with Champions League side

Copenhagen delighted to land former Ibrox man

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37 h. ago Former Rangers star lands major role at Premier League side as he is reunited with ex

CHRIS BURKE’S landed the role of Brentford B-team assistant coach after quitting as Kilmarnock’s head of development and under-19s. Former Rangers and Birmingham City star Burke is re-united with Neil MacFarlane who he assists with Scotland’s under-19 side. Ex-Hearts ace MacFarlane was Brentford’s B-team head coach before being promoted in the summer to a first team position. Burke -...

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59 h. ago Catherine Tyldesley details her Corrie comeback as she returns as the Rovers Return landlady and admits she would have once 'killed' for the role

The soap star, 42, played barmaid icon Eva Price from 2011 to 2018, and bid farewell to the cobbles seven years ago when she went to live in France with her daughter Susie.

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3 d. ago David Harewood returns to Othello: ‘I don’t just want to open the door but kick it down for the people behind me’

He first played Othello in 1997, when the role was still synonymous with white thespians ‘blacking up’. Now, nearly three decades on, he, Chiwetel Ejiofor and other Black actors discuss how best to tackle Shakespeare’s formidable tragedy“I had no intention of playing this character again. But as soon as the light went on, the house caught fire – and it’s been burning ever since.” David Harewood is talking about Othello, ahead of a new production from the Tony award-winning director Tom Morris that opens in London’s West End on 23 October. The production, which also features Toby Jones as Iago and Caitlin Fitzgerald as Desdemona, sees Harewood return to the role almost 30 years after his landmark performance at the National Theatre.When he took on Othello in 1997, it was the second time he’d done so in his then-short career. The first was at the Swan theatre in Worcester six years earlier – an opportunity for him to familiarise himself with a text he’d certainly revisit in the future...

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4 d. ago AI bots begin 'takeover' of traditional pub landlord role to run our local boozers

Pub chain Mitchell and Butlers is drafting in droids to deal with manager duties like complaints at its establishments, which include Toby Carvery, Harvester and All Bar One.

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6 d. ago Will Poulter lands role in Netflix's upcoming romance with 'incredible cast'

The film's title has been taken from an astrological phrase.

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6 d. ago Keira Knightley laughs in the middle of a question about Harry Potter boycott over JK Rowling's trans views after claiming she wasn't aware of snub

The English actress, 40, has landed a leading role in the audio adaption of the seven fantasy novels.

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6 d. ago Danny Rohl targets Rangers legend for key Ibrox role if ex Sheffield Wednesday boss lands top job

The 36-year-old is very much in the running to become Russell Martin's successor with Kevin Muscat also in the frame

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7 d. ago Netflix star’s ‘fantastic’ period drama critics ‘got wrong’ given second chance on ITVX

The period drama features stars from Downton Abbey, Ted Lasso and more.

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7 d. ago Netflix’s Department Q icon’s ‘superb’ period drama dubbed ‘best since Queen’s Gambit’

The 'fantastic' series features an A-list cast, including stars from Netflix's Department Q and Apple TV+ show Ted Lasso.

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8 d. ago Emmerdale Kev star Chris Coghill appeared in soap 33 years ago in completely different role

Newcomer Chris Coghill has gone full circle as he returns to the ITV soap after landing his first acting role in the Dales

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9 d. ago Actor Eve Myles looks back: ‘Early on, I was told I wasn’t the typical leading lady. Now I realise my idiosyncrasies are what make me authentic’

The Doctor Who and Torchwood star on growing up in a mining village, how Russell T Davies changed her life, and sausage rollsBorn in 1978 in Ystradgynlais, Wales, actor Eve Myles trained at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama before landing her first major role as Ceri Lewis in the BBC Wales drama Belonging, which ran from 2000 to 2009. She became a mainstream name playing Gwen Cooper in Torchwood, the BBC’s Doctor Who spin-off, from 2006 to 2011, and later won acclaim for her lead performance as Faith Howells in the thriller Keeping Faith/Un Bore Mercher. She lives in Cardiff with her husband, the actor Bradley Freegard, and their three daughters. She stars in ITV’s drama series The Hack this autumn.This photo, taken at my third birthday party, reveals that I was brought up on pork-based foods. For this special occasion, it was sausage rolls and chipolatas on sticks – very posh, and the marker of any good celebration. My mother had obviously gone to town ...

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1 week ago Strictly Come Dancing fans fume 'what is the point' as Hollywood star Cynthia Erivo lands mentor role on show

Strictly Come Dancing fans fumed 'what is the point' as Hollywood star Cynthia Erivo landed a mentor role on the show on Saturday night.

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1 week ago Netflix's 'breathtaking' new period drama all Game of Thrones fans 'must watch'

The eight-part series is already receiving glowing recommendations from viewers.

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1 week ago 'Thrilling' Netflix period drama compared to Game of Thrones available to stream now

Viewers say the new Netflix show is a must watch for fans of the fantasy series

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1 week ago Netflix fans overjoyed as 'impeccable' crime drama with perfect 100% Rotten Tomatoes score finally arrives

The series, which first launched in America, managed to achieve a rare perfect 100 on reviews site Rotten Tomatoes, from both seasoned and at-home critics.

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1 week ago Gareth Southgate lands new role after 'laying out two Man Utd demands'

Gareth Southgate has been out of a managerial role since stepping down as England manager last summer, but has been linked with Manchester United in the event Ruben Amorim is sacked

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1 week ago EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: Earl Spencer's heir Louis lands first major film role... about Hollywood sex pest

Meghan Markle abandoned her acting career as soon as she was presented with an engagement ring, but Prince Harry 's cousin is keen to make his mark in showbusiness.

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