‘Winchester Cathedral,’ ‘A Kind of Hush,’ ‘Crying Game’ Songwriter Geoff Stephens Dies

Boris Johnson in Michael Winterbottom’s new coronavirus TV series, it has been confirmed.The show, which is called This Sceptred Isle, will chart the UK’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and will be told across five episodes.According to Variety, the show will look at the events that took place during the country’s first wave, including Johnson’s hospitalisation after contracting the virus in March.In a statement, Winterbottom said: “The first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic will be remembered

Manori Ravindran International EditorKenneth Branagh will play U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson in a new Sky TV series detailing Britain’s muddled response to the COVID-19 crisis.

Henry V star Kenneth Branagh is to play British Prime Minister in Sky drama This Sceptred Isle.

At The Playlist, we are firm believers that more Tilda Swinton is always a good thing. So, when we find out the actress has not one, but two new projects in development, we can’t help but jump for joy.

Hugh Grant wants to cast his ex Elizabeth Hurley in the next installment in the “Paddington” franchise! The 60-year-old British star, who played the delightful villainous actor Phoenix Buchanan in the 2017 film “Paddington 2”, had some fun with Hurley’s recent post.

Hugh Grant wants to cast his ex Elizabeth Hurley in the next installment in the franchise! The 60-year-old British star, who played the delightful villainous actor Phoenix Buchanan in the 2017 film, had some fun with Hurley's recent post. In the tweet, the 55-year-old actress shared a shot of herself holding up two jars of marmalade, writing, «Lockdown has turned me into a demented housewife: 47 jars of marmalade are nestling in my larder and another sack of Seville oranges await me.» Grant

We are deep into the mid-career renaissance of Hugh Grant. After becoming the romantic comedy king in the ’90s and early ’00s, he’s spent the last five years or so going in a markedly different direction with dramatic roles in “Florence Foster Jenkins” and “A Very English Scandal.” And, of course, who can forget his iconic musical turn in “Paddington 2.” But with last fall’s HBO mini-series “The Undoing,” Grant showed he could bring a significantly darker character to life.

Hugh Grant is recognized a lot for his role as British prime minister, David, in Love Actually, but doesn’t seem to remember what the movie is actually about.

Though Love Actually fans will always remember Hugh Grant‘s dance scene in the 2003 rom-com, the British actor can barely recall the plot of the 2003 rom-com.

Barry Gibb earns his first solo UK Number 1 on the Official Albums Chart with Greenfields: The Gibb Brothers’ Songbook (Vol. 1).

Richard Sharp, the millionaire former banker on the cusp of being appointed as the BBC’s next chair, has used his first public appearance to praise the work of the British broadcaster and its role on the world stage — but he couldn’t help having a dig at recent Hugh Laurie series Roadkill.

Jordan Moreau Siegfried Fischbacher, who worked with Roy Horn to create the famous animal training and magic duo of Siegfried & Roy, has died, according to the Associated Press and German outlets. He was 81.Fischbacher died after a battle with pancreatic cancer.

Barry Gibb is on track for his very first UK Number 1 as a solo artist with Greenfields: The Gibb Brothers' Songbook (Vol. 1).

Variety, Stephens’ children said he “passed away with my Mum, his wife of 63 years, by his bedside”.Born in 1934 in London, Stephens kicked off his songwriting career in musical theatre, before eventually moving into pop music. He made his big break in the pop world with his 1964 single for The Applejacks, ‘Tell Me When’, co-written with Les Reed, which landed in the UK Top Ten.