Ted Sarandos To Speak AT RTS London Convention
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Tamara Lawrance & Sharon D. Clarke Board BBC‘s ‘Mr Loverman’
The BBC has revealed first look images of Lennie James in its Mr Loverman adaptation, with the likes of Tamara Lawrance and Sharon D. Clarke boarding. Deadline revealed the series several months back and it is a TV adaptation of Booker winner Bernardine Evaristo‘s seventh novel. Alongside the previously announced James (Save Me, Line of Duty) as the exuberant protagonist Barrington Jedidiah Walker will be three-time Olivier Award winner Clarke, Time star Lawrance, Ariyon Bakare, Morris De La Roux and Sharlene Whyte (Small Axe, Stephen). The series follows Barrington, Barry to his mates, a 74 year old, Antiguan born, exuberant Hackney personality, renowned for his dapper taste and fondness for retro suits. Carmel, his wife of 50 years, senses that Barry has been cheating on her with other women. Little does she know what’s really going on: a secret, passionate affair with his best friend and soulmate, Morris. Mr Loverman was filmed in and around London and also in Antigua. Noughts + Crosses and The Outlaws scribe Nathaniel Price is penning the eight-parter, director is Hong Khaou (Baptiste) and production outfit is Fable Pictures, the Sony-backed indie that made Sarah Gavron’s Rocks.
Former ID Unscripted Boss To Launch Consultancy
Sara Kozak, who used to run unscripted for Investigation Discovery, is launching a media consultancy. Hudson House Media will kick off over the summer. The company will offer a mix of management consultancy and “strategic troubleshooting” with a strong emphasis on unscripted content. Kozak has more than 40 years of experience in both the U.S. and UK markets. She led nonfiction content for Investigation Discovery for 17 years along
Ted Sarandos To Speak AT RTS London Convention
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Doctor Who’s Ncuti Gatwa and W1A’s Hugh Skinner will star in a National Theatre revival of Oscar Wilde’s play about courtships, betrothals, and confused identities. The Importance of Being Earnest also stars three-time Olivier Award winner Sharon D. Clarke playing the imperious Lady Bracknell.
Can you tell who has a “good” voice and who has a “bad” voice just by looking someone in the face who is lip-syncing to a song? This is the question posed to participants weekly on the Fox game show I Can See Your Voice, hosted and created by Ken Jeong.
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The BBC has unveiled a landmark natural history series on insects as its head of unscripted brands the notion that the streamers are taking over “utter bollocks.”
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Fresh from his exit in Death in Paradise, much-loved star Tahj Miles has landed a huge new rule in an upcoming BBC drama.The 22 year old star is best known to fans for playing Officer Marlon Pryce in the Caribbean detective series, but in this new role, Tahj will be taking on a mysterious new character named Daniel in a production of Mr Loverman. Based on Booker prize-winning author Bernardine Evaristo's novel, Mr Loverman follows Barrington Jedidiah Walker, a 74-year-old man who is forced to hide his steamy affair with his best friend and soulmate, Morris, from his wife of 50 years, Carmel.
With just three days left to go until Britain’s Got Talent returns to our screens for its 17th series, judge Bruno Tonioli has dished the dirt on what fans can expect from the latest series while appearing on Wednesday’s edition of Lorraine. And alongside a sneaky preview of what happens this year - including his now infamous buzzer breaking shenanigans - Bruno was also quick to defend his fellow huge Simon Cowell from recent criticism. For the past several weeks Simon has been caught up in a controversial feud with his former co-stars Sharon Osbourne and Louis Walsh, who appeared together on Celebrity Big Brother and slammed the star for his attitude, dress sense and behaviour from their X-Factor days.
Caitlin Clark, who helped grow the popularity of women’s basketball with her record-breaking college career at the University of Iowa, was the most no-brainer pick of the WNBA Draft on Monday, going No. 1 to the Indiana Fever.
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As an embittered feud continues to rage on between Simon Cowell and Sharon Osborne, the Britain's Got Talent icon has brutally shut down her criticisms with a six word response, while fellow judge Amanda Holden leapt to his defence.The pair have been hurling insults since Sharon appeared on the ITV reboot of Celebrity Big Brother and she didn't mince her words when it came to former pal Simon, who she worked with on the X Factor back in the Noughties. From blasting his appearance, to saying she was "furious" he cost her a big job on the American version of The Masked Singer when he didn't renew her X Factor contract, Sharon refused to hold back as she explained what she really thought of Simon. Revealing they no longer speak, the 71 year old shared the reason why and said: "I missed a huge gig.That's why I was furious.
Sharon Osbourne has launched a scathing attack on Amanda Holden, branding the Britain's Got Talent judge 'bitter and pathetic'.
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Former Celebrity Big Brother star Bradley Riches has revealed unseen drama from Sharon Osbourne 's time in the Big Brother house. Speaking on The Useless Hotline podcast, Bradley dropped a bombshell about an unaired moment that had everyone talking. "Apparently, they didn't air her best moment," the Heartstopper actor spilled during the podcast.