Ten Pound Poms written by Danny Brocklehurst and produced by Eleven first-look images have today been released of Michelle Keegan (Our Girl; Brassic) as Kate, Faye Marsay (Game Of Thrones; Black Mirror) as Annie and Warren Brown as Terry (The Responder; Luther) in upcoming drama Ten Pound Poms which is coming soon to BBC One and BBC iPlayer in the UK and Stan in Australia. Images have also been released of Hattie Hook as Pattie, Finn Treacy as Peter, David Field as Dean, Sophie Gregg as Tina, Cheree Cassidy as Marlene and Rob Collins as Ron. The six-part series follows a group of Brits as they leave dreary post-war Britain in 1956 to embark on a life-altering adventure on the other side of the world. For only a tenner, they have been promised a better house, better job prospects and a better quality of life by the sea in sun-soaked Australia.
- 3/28/2023
- by Thomas Miller
- Seat42F
(L-r) ‘The Pact’ leads Abbie Hern, Julie Hesmondhalgh, Laura Fraser, Eiry Thomas and Heledd Gwynn.
As Wentworth was coming to an end on Foxtel, its originating screenwriter Pete McTighe was keen to create another female-led ensemble series, but one with a point of difference.
Having lived in Wales for three years, crafting episodes of the BBC’s Doctor Who and the Sky/AMC/BBCAmerica supernatural drama A Discovery of Witches, he came up with the idea of a contemporary crime thriller set in Wales.
He wrote the first episode of The Pact, Cardiff-based Little Door Productions pitched it to BBC Wales and it was quickly commissioned.
Now shooting, the six-part drama directed by Eric Styles (Hidden) and Rebecca Johnson (The Flash) and produced by Catrin Lewis Defis follows five friends who get mixed up in a sudden death and a web of lies.
The leads are played by Laura Fraser (Breaking Bad), Julie Hesmondhalgh,...
As Wentworth was coming to an end on Foxtel, its originating screenwriter Pete McTighe was keen to create another female-led ensemble series, but one with a point of difference.
Having lived in Wales for three years, crafting episodes of the BBC’s Doctor Who and the Sky/AMC/BBCAmerica supernatural drama A Discovery of Witches, he came up with the idea of a contemporary crime thriller set in Wales.
He wrote the first episode of The Pact, Cardiff-based Little Door Productions pitched it to BBC Wales and it was quickly commissioned.
Now shooting, the six-part drama directed by Eric Styles (Hidden) and Rebecca Johnson (The Flash) and produced by Catrin Lewis Defis follows five friends who get mixed up in a sudden death and a web of lies.
The leads are played by Laura Fraser (Breaking Bad), Julie Hesmondhalgh,...
- 9/20/2020
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Amazon's small-screen retelling of Joe Wright's 2011 teenage assassin feature Hanna has bolstered its cast for the second season, now shooting in the U.K. and France.
The show — produced by NBCUniversal International Studios and Working Title TV — has added Dermot Mulroney (Homecoming, My Best Friend’s Wedding), Anthony Welsh (Fleabag, Black Mirror), Severine Howell-Meri (Doctors, Casualty), Cherelle Skeete (Ordinary Lies, Call the Midwife) and newcomer Gianna Kiehl to its lineup.
Esme Creed-Miles reprises her title role as Hanna, the extraordinary teenage girl determined to escape from the grasp of the shadowy Utrax organization and its ruthless agenda,...
The show — produced by NBCUniversal International Studios and Working Title TV — has added Dermot Mulroney (Homecoming, My Best Friend’s Wedding), Anthony Welsh (Fleabag, Black Mirror), Severine Howell-Meri (Doctors, Casualty), Cherelle Skeete (Ordinary Lies, Call the Midwife) and newcomer Gianna Kiehl to its lineup.
Esme Creed-Miles reprises her title role as Hanna, the extraordinary teenage girl determined to escape from the grasp of the shadowy Utrax organization and its ruthless agenda,...
- 9/11/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Dermot Mulroney, Anthony Welsh, Severine Howell-Meri, Cherelle Skeete, and newcomer Gianna Kiehl have joined the season 2 cast of Amazon’s Hanna, from NBCUniversal International Studios, Amazon Studios and Working Title Television. They join Esmé Creed-Miles, who returns for the second season in the title role of Hanna along with Mireille Enos, who reprises her role as CIA operative Marissa Wiegler. Filming for Season 2 is underway in the UK and France.
Written by David Farr (The Night Manager), who co-wrote the original film, Hanna is equal parts high-concept thriller and coming-of-age drama. It follows the journey of an extraordinary teenage girl, determined to escape from the grasp of the shadowy Utrax organization and its ruthless agenda. Farr will also direct episodes for the first time this season, along with French director Eva Husson and Icelandic director Ugla Hauksdóttir (Trapped).
Mulroney will play John Carmichael, a former mentor of Marissa’s (Enos) who has taken over the new chapter of the Utrax operation and is determined to see through its ruthless agenda. Welsh will portray the charming and calculated Leo Garner, who is part of the operations team at Utrax, responsible for indoctrinating the trainees. Skeete will play Terri Miller, an up and coming CIA officer who has been recruited to play a crucial role in cultivating the trainees. Howell-Meri will play Helen, and Kiehl will play Jules, joining a wolf pack of all-girl trainees, which includes returning actresses Yasmin Monet Prince as Clara and Áine Rose Daly as Sandy.
Hanna is produced by NBCUniversal International Studios, Working Title Television and Amazon Studios for Amazon Prime Video. Executive producers are Farr, Tom Coan for NBCUniversal International Studios and Andrew Woodhead, Eric Fellner and Tim Bevan for Working Title Television. Marty Adelstein and Becky Clements of Tomorrow Studios also serve as executive producers. Laura Hastings-Smith is series producer.
Written by David Farr (The Night Manager), who co-wrote the original film, Hanna is equal parts high-concept thriller and coming-of-age drama. It follows the journey of an extraordinary teenage girl, determined to escape from the grasp of the shadowy Utrax organization and its ruthless agenda. Farr will also direct episodes for the first time this season, along with French director Eva Husson and Icelandic director Ugla Hauksdóttir (Trapped).
Mulroney will play John Carmichael, a former mentor of Marissa’s (Enos) who has taken over the new chapter of the Utrax operation and is determined to see through its ruthless agenda. Welsh will portray the charming and calculated Leo Garner, who is part of the operations team at Utrax, responsible for indoctrinating the trainees. Skeete will play Terri Miller, an up and coming CIA officer who has been recruited to play a crucial role in cultivating the trainees. Howell-Meri will play Helen, and Kiehl will play Jules, joining a wolf pack of all-girl trainees, which includes returning actresses Yasmin Monet Prince as Clara and Áine Rose Daly as Sandy.
Hanna is produced by NBCUniversal International Studios, Working Title Television and Amazon Studios for Amazon Prime Video. Executive producers are Farr, Tom Coan for NBCUniversal International Studios and Andrew Woodhead, Eric Fellner and Tim Bevan for Working Title Television. Marty Adelstein and Becky Clements of Tomorrow Studios also serve as executive producers. Laura Hastings-Smith is series producer.
- 9/10/2019
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: The Man In The High Castle creator Frank Spotnitz is developing a TV series based on Games Workshop’s Warhammer 40,000 universe.
It marks the first big-budget live-action TV series based on the wargame empire’s hugely popular board games, miniatures and novels.
Spotnitz’s Big Light Productions is developing Eisenhorn, a sci-fi and fantasy series set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe, where mankind teeters on the brink of annihilation.
While humanity’s armies wage unending war across a million battlefields, in the darkness, a secret conflict rages – fought by the agents of the Imperial Inquisition. Drawing from sci-fi, fantasy and crime genres, Eisenhorn will see Inquisitor Gregor Eisenhorn and his band of investigators fight to thwart the monstrous schemes of aliens, heretics and daemons before mankind’s doom is sealed.
The Eisenhorn series is based on novels written by British comic book author Dan Abnett, who has worked on books...
It marks the first big-budget live-action TV series based on the wargame empire’s hugely popular board games, miniatures and novels.
Spotnitz’s Big Light Productions is developing Eisenhorn, a sci-fi and fantasy series set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe, where mankind teeters on the brink of annihilation.
While humanity’s armies wage unending war across a million battlefields, in the darkness, a secret conflict rages – fought by the agents of the Imperial Inquisition. Drawing from sci-fi, fantasy and crime genres, Eisenhorn will see Inquisitor Gregor Eisenhorn and his band of investigators fight to thwart the monstrous schemes of aliens, heretics and daemons before mankind’s doom is sealed.
The Eisenhorn series is based on novels written by British comic book author Dan Abnett, who has worked on books...
- 7/17/2019
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
“Brits don’t like boasters,” Rob Lowe’s high-flying U.S. cop Bill Hixon is told in the first trailer for ITV drama Wild Bill. He responds by calling East Lincolnshire a “godforsaken cabbage patch,” which nicely sums up the fish-out-of-water series.
The West Wing star plays Hixon, who is appointed Chief Constable of the East Lincolnshire Police Force in the UK in the ITV series, which launches in June. The series is produced by 42, Shiver and Anonymous Content.
Lowe’s Hixon is an analytics expert, a Moneyball-for-police type and he is in Lincolnshire to help bring down the crime rate, while also dealing with his troubled young daughter.
The show was created by The Hunted writer David Griffiths and then Awake creator Kyle Killen came on board with Silent Witness writers Dudi Appleton and Jim Keeble. Lowe acts as an exec producer as well as on-screen star.
He told Deadline earlier this year,...
The West Wing star plays Hixon, who is appointed Chief Constable of the East Lincolnshire Police Force in the UK in the ITV series, which launches in June. The series is produced by 42, Shiver and Anonymous Content.
Lowe’s Hixon is an analytics expert, a Moneyball-for-police type and he is in Lincolnshire to help bring down the crime rate, while also dealing with his troubled young daughter.
The show was created by The Hunted writer David Griffiths and then Awake creator Kyle Killen came on board with Silent Witness writers Dudi Appleton and Jim Keeble. Lowe acts as an exec producer as well as on-screen star.
He told Deadline earlier this year,...
- 5/20/2019
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Joseph Baxter Sep 11, 2019
Amazon wasted little time giving a green light to a second season of its action-drama, Hanna.
Hanna Season 2 is officially a go at Amazon Prime!
The 8-episode inaugural season of the action-drama – focused on the titular deadly, wilderness-trained teenager who's hunted by a relentless CIA agent – only just premiered on March 29. Yet, it seems that early metrics and an array of positive reviews prompted Amazon to announce an early greenlight on April 12 for the second season of Hanna.
With Hanna Season 2 now in production in the U.K. and France, here's everything to know!
Hanna Season 2 News
A group of newcomers have joined the cast of Hanna Season 2, as reported via Deadline.
Dermot Mulroney will play John Carmichael, “a former mentor of Marissa’s (Enos) who has taken over the new chapter of the Utrax operation and is determined to see through its ruthless agenda.” Clearly the bunch's headlining acquisition,...
Amazon wasted little time giving a green light to a second season of its action-drama, Hanna.
Hanna Season 2 is officially a go at Amazon Prime!
The 8-episode inaugural season of the action-drama – focused on the titular deadly, wilderness-trained teenager who's hunted by a relentless CIA agent – only just premiered on March 29. Yet, it seems that early metrics and an array of positive reviews prompted Amazon to announce an early greenlight on April 12 for the second season of Hanna.
With Hanna Season 2 now in production in the U.K. and France, here's everything to know!
Hanna Season 2 News
A group of newcomers have joined the cast of Hanna Season 2, as reported via Deadline.
Dermot Mulroney will play John Carmichael, “a former mentor of Marissa’s (Enos) who has taken over the new chapter of the Utrax operation and is determined to see through its ruthless agenda.” Clearly the bunch's headlining acquisition,...
- 4/12/2019
- Den of Geek
Netflix has announced further casting for their new drama series ‘The Stranger’, a story based on Harlan Coben’s best-selling novel.
The eight-part series has cast Jennifer Saunders, Siobhan Finneran, Hannah John-Kamen, Anthony Head and Stephen Rea. Already attached to the cast are Shaun Dooley, Paul Kaye (Game of Thrones), Dervla Kirwan, and Kadiff Kirwan.
The book description reads:
Adam Price has a lot to lose: a comfortable marriage to a beautiful woman, two wonderful sons, and all the trappings of the American Dream – a big house, a good job, a seemingly perfect life.
Then he runs into the Stranger. When he learns a devastating secret about his wife, Corrine, he confronts her, and the mirage of perfection disappears as if it never existed at all. Soon Adam finds himself tangled in something far darker than even Corrine’s deception, and realises that if he doesn’t make exactly the right moves,...
The eight-part series has cast Jennifer Saunders, Siobhan Finneran, Hannah John-Kamen, Anthony Head and Stephen Rea. Already attached to the cast are Shaun Dooley, Paul Kaye (Game of Thrones), Dervla Kirwan, and Kadiff Kirwan.
The book description reads:
Adam Price has a lot to lose: a comfortable marriage to a beautiful woman, two wonderful sons, and all the trappings of the American Dream – a big house, a good job, a seemingly perfect life.
Then he runs into the Stranger. When he learns a devastating secret about his wife, Corrine, he confronts her, and the mirage of perfection disappears as if it never existed at all. Soon Adam finds himself tangled in something far darker than even Corrine’s deception, and realises that if he doesn’t make exactly the right moves,...
- 3/6/2019
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
British TV veteran Nicola Shindler (“Happy Valley”) has been appointed CEO of Studiocanal’s U.K. office following the departure of Danny Perkins earlier this year. Shindler currently runs the Studiocanal-owned Red Production Company, which she founded in 1998.
In her new role at Studiocanal UK in London, Shindler will be in charge of setting up and spearheading a new in-house film production arm to develop British films, tapping into the U.K.’s vast talent pool. Studiocanal recently launched an in-house production banner in France and is preparing to bow one in Germany.
Shindler will work closely with Ron Halpern, who will continue to head third-party productions around the world, including in the U.K.
Shindler, who will start her new position on Oct. 1, will report to Didier Lupfer. She will also retain her position as CEO of Red Production Company, where Richard Fee, Michaela Fereday and Jemma Rogers will...
In her new role at Studiocanal UK in London, Shindler will be in charge of setting up and spearheading a new in-house film production arm to develop British films, tapping into the U.K.’s vast talent pool. Studiocanal recently launched an in-house production banner in France and is preparing to bow one in Germany.
Shindler will work closely with Ron Halpern, who will continue to head third-party productions around the world, including in the U.K.
Shindler, who will start her new position on Oct. 1, will report to Didier Lupfer. She will also retain her position as CEO of Red Production Company, where Richard Fee, Michaela Fereday and Jemma Rogers will...
- 9/12/2018
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
The genre has never felt more competitive - but it should not be a case of who shouts loudest, says the writer of Netflix’s Safe.
Bafta-nominated and International Emmy-winning screenwriter Danny Brocklehurst has been writing for television for two decades, including some of the biggest contemporary dramas of recent years.
As well as working with Paul Abbott on Shameless and Jimmy McGovern on The Street and Accused his solo work with Red Production company has included BBC hits Ordinary Lies, Come Home, Exile, The Driver and In The Dark, and Netflix thriller Safe.
Ahead of his appearance at the...
Bafta-nominated and International Emmy-winning screenwriter Danny Brocklehurst has been writing for television for two decades, including some of the biggest contemporary dramas of recent years.
As well as working with Paul Abbott on Shameless and Jimmy McGovern on The Street and Accused his solo work with Red Production company has included BBC hits Ordinary Lies, Come Home, Exile, The Driver and In The Dark, and Netflix thriller Safe.
Ahead of his appearance at the...
- 6/8/2018
- ScreenDaily
Louisa Mellor Jul 11, 2017
MyAnna Buring plays Di Helen Weeks in new four-part BBC crime drama In The Dark…
This review contains spoilers.
See related Fargo season 3 episode 1 review: The Law Of Vacant Places
Welcome to rainy Polesford. Come for the manhunt, stay for the undisclosed past trauma and complicated interpersonal relationships. Well, you certainly don’t holiday in murder-town for the weather.
Polesford, Derbyshire, has been flooded for weeks—a boon to the killer of a teenage girl; a curse to the police on their trail. Floodwater doesn’t only wreck skirting boards and livelihoods, it also plays havoc with forensic evidence, you see. That’s by-the-by for the Polesford police though, as they’ve already charged local man Stephen Bates.
Bates is innocent. At least, Detective Inspector Helen Weeks, back in her hometown to help out an old friend who happens to be married to him, thinks so. Weeks...
MyAnna Buring plays Di Helen Weeks in new four-part BBC crime drama In The Dark…
This review contains spoilers.
See related Fargo season 3 episode 1 review: The Law Of Vacant Places
Welcome to rainy Polesford. Come for the manhunt, stay for the undisclosed past trauma and complicated interpersonal relationships. Well, you certainly don’t holiday in murder-town for the weather.
Polesford, Derbyshire, has been flooded for weeks—a boon to the killer of a teenage girl; a curse to the police on their trail. Floodwater doesn’t only wreck skirting boards and livelihoods, it also plays havoc with forensic evidence, you see. That’s by-the-by for the Polesford police though, as they’ve already charged local man Stephen Bates.
Bates is innocent. At least, Detective Inspector Helen Weeks, back in her hometown to help out an old friend who happens to be married to him, thinks so. Weeks...
- 7/11/2017
- Den of Geek
BBC drama boss Wenger orders over 25 hours of drama.
Russell T Davies, Stephen Poliakoff and Call the Midwife creator Heidi Thomas have penned dramas for Piers Wenger’s inaugural slate, reports Broadcast.
The BBC drama boss unveiled over 25 hours of new drama commissions across BBC1 and BBC2 at an event co-hosted by director general Tony Hall.
The nine series, seven for BBC1, one for BBC2 and one for BBC3, join recently announced Wenger commissions including Kudos’ Gunpowder and The Forge’s Carey Mulligan-fronted crime drama Collateral.
BBC1
Doctor Who writer Davies has written A Very English Scandal, a 3 x 60-minute series directed by Stephen Frears.
Based on the book A Very English Scandal: Sex, Lies and a Murder Plot at the Heart of the Establishment by John Preston, it follows the true story of Liberal party leader Jeremy Thorpe’s conspiracy to kill his ex-lover Norman Scott.
Commissioned by Wenger and BBC director of content Moore, it...
Russell T Davies, Stephen Poliakoff and Call the Midwife creator Heidi Thomas have penned dramas for Piers Wenger’s inaugural slate, reports Broadcast.
The BBC drama boss unveiled over 25 hours of new drama commissions across BBC1 and BBC2 at an event co-hosted by director general Tony Hall.
The nine series, seven for BBC1, one for BBC2 and one for BBC3, join recently announced Wenger commissions including Kudos’ Gunpowder and The Forge’s Carey Mulligan-fronted crime drama Collateral.
BBC1
Doctor Who writer Davies has written A Very English Scandal, a 3 x 60-minute series directed by Stephen Frears.
Based on the book A Very English Scandal: Sex, Lies and a Murder Plot at the Heart of the Establishment by John Preston, it follows the true story of Liberal party leader Jeremy Thorpe’s conspiracy to kill his ex-lover Norman Scott.
Commissioned by Wenger and BBC director of content Moore, it...
- 5/5/2017
- ScreenDaily
This is the Pure Movies review of The Violators, directed by Helen Walsh, and starring Lauren McQueen (The Mill, Ordinary Lies) and Brogan Ellis (Waterloo Road) alongside Stephen Lord (Penny Dreadful, Shameless, Route Irish), Liam Ainsworth (Kajaki), Derek Barr (Pride) and newcomer Callum King Chadwick. The Violators is a wounding look at a young woman’s navigation through life whilst encountering dangerous men at every corner, chipping away at her hardened exterior. Bestselling author Helen Walsh (The Lemon Grove) has translated her interest in transgressive sexualities, gender and class onto film. With a female writer and director, and starring two female protagonists, The Violators is significant in a time where there is a perceived dearth of women film directors. The events of the story are shocking but the waves this film will make in terms of disturbing the male-dominated status quo of cinema will be more deeply felt.
- 7/12/2016
- by Helen Chapman
- Pure Movies
'Ordinary Lies' has been commissioned for a second series. The BBC One drama proved such a huge hit with viewers when it arrived on screens earlier this year starring Jo Joyner, Shaun Dooley, Jason Manford and Michelle Keegan that it's been given the go-ahead to return for another series. Writer and executive producer Danny Brocklehurst said: ''The audience response to the first series of 'Ordinary Lies' was truly overwhelming so I'm delighted that we can bring it back for a second series. ''We were incredibly lucky with a stellar cast for series one - all of whom gave gripping performances which...
- 12/22/2015
- Virgin Media - TV
BBC One has commissioned a second series of Danny Brocklehurst’s Ordinary Lies. The first series, which debuted this year, reached an average consolidated audience of more 6 million viewers. The second series will feature six hourlong episodes and goes into production next year. The show is produced by StudioCanal-owned and UK-based production company Red and follows the lives of an everyday workforce. The second series will be set in the headquarters of a large national…...
- 12/22/2015
- Deadline TV
Max Beesley is glad to be getting cast in ''serious'' dramas. The 'Hotel Babylon' star has been shaking up Claire Danes' security team in the latest season of American hit drama 'Homeland', and back in the UK he's appearing in British drama 'Ordinary Lies', but revealed there was a time that he couldn't get cast in serious roles. Speaking exclusively to Bang Showbiz, he said: ''There was a point when I was doing 'Hotel Babylon' when I couldn't get cast in a serious part. It's so weird, but then you do serious parts and they go, 'Ooh, I don't know if they'd...
- 12/18/2015
- Virgin Media - TV
Claire Danes has a new “Homeland” underling — and she’ll probably want to keep an eye on this one. The Showtime drama just locked recurring “Suits” actor Max Beesley for one episode. He’ll play Mike Brown, an ex-Royal Marine turned private military contractor. Brown is described as smart, but he is not entirely comfortable working under Carrie Mathison (Danes). Beesley is best known for a variety of roles on British TV including “Hotel Babylon,” “Mad Dogs,” “Ordinary Lies” and “Survivors.” Film-wise, he was a co-lead with Mariah Carey in “Glitter,” and could also be seen in “The Emperor’s Wife” and “Pawn.
- 9/1/2015
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
Jason Manford has revealed that the Ordinary Lies cast have signed up for a second series.
However, the comedian and actor added that it is 'on the BBC' to decide the future of the drama. The first series premiered in March and also starred Max Beesley, Michelle Keegan and Mackenzie Crook.
Ordinary Lies: Tell us why you loved the hit BBC One series
Manford told Digital Spy: "I knew it was good as soon as I was sent the script, so I knew we had a special show.
"And then once they filled the rest of the cast and we turned up at the read-through and I saw all the names and faces, I was like 'Oh my God, this is going to be great'.
"So yeah it was really great fun and I was really pleased with it."
Manford went on to speak about the prospect of new episodes,...
However, the comedian and actor added that it is 'on the BBC' to decide the future of the drama. The first series premiered in March and also starred Max Beesley, Michelle Keegan and Mackenzie Crook.
Ordinary Lies: Tell us why you loved the hit BBC One series
Manford told Digital Spy: "I knew it was good as soon as I was sent the script, so I knew we had a special show.
"And then once they filled the rest of the cast and we turned up at the read-through and I saw all the names and faces, I was like 'Oh my God, this is going to be great'.
"So yeah it was really great fun and I was really pleased with it."
Manford went on to speak about the prospect of new episodes,...
- 6/4/2015
- Digital Spy
Congratulations to Michelle Keegan and Mark Wright, who have tied the knot following a ceremony in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk.
Towie stars Lydia Bright and James 'Arg' Argent, Keegan's former Coronation Street co-stars Brooke Vincent and Antony Cotton, Strictly Come Dancing stars Karen Hauer and Kevin Clifton, and Wright's mother Carol were amongst the guests at today's event (May 24).
Wright recently enjoyed a five-day stag do extravaganza with mates in Las Vegas, while Ordinary Lies star Keegan claimed she suffered a three-day hangover after her hen celebration in Morocco.
Earlier this month, Bright shared a picture of her invitation to the wedding - but deleted it within seconds.
Keegan previously revealed that Wright was "really hands-on" with the couple's wedding plans.
Wright and Keegan announced their engagement back in 2013.
Towie stars Lydia Bright and James 'Arg' Argent, Keegan's former Coronation Street co-stars Brooke Vincent and Antony Cotton, Strictly Come Dancing stars Karen Hauer and Kevin Clifton, and Wright's mother Carol were amongst the guests at today's event (May 24).
Wright recently enjoyed a five-day stag do extravaganza with mates in Las Vegas, while Ordinary Lies star Keegan claimed she suffered a three-day hangover after her hen celebration in Morocco.
Earlier this month, Bright shared a picture of her invitation to the wedding - but deleted it within seconds.
Keegan previously revealed that Wright was "really hands-on" with the couple's wedding plans.
Wright and Keegan announced their engagement back in 2013.
- 5/24/2015
- Digital Spy
Lenny Henry is to host the 2015 TV Choice Awards. The 56-year-old comedian will take to the stage to oversee the annual awards ceremony which is to be held at The Hilton on London's Park Lane on September 7. The stars of the nation's favourite shows from soaps to dramas will be in attendance as the magazine marks its 19th year of prize-giving. Included in the long-list of nominations are the BBC's hit new period drama 'Poldark', which saw viewers swoon over 'The Hobbit' actor Aidan Turner, ITV's 'Cilla', 'Ordinary Lies' and the current Sky Living mini-series 'The Enfield Haunting'. The Best Talent Show...
- 5/19/2015
- Virgin Media - TV
Lenny Henry is to host the 2015 TV Choice Awards. The 56-year-old comedian will take to the stage to oversee the annual awards ceremony which is to be held at The Hilton on London's Park Lane on September 7. The stars of the nation's favourite shows from soaps to dramas will be in attendance as the magazine marks its 19th year of prize-giving. Included in the long-list of nominations are the BBC's hit new period drama 'Poldark', which saw viewers swoon over 'The Hobbit' actor Aidan Turner, ITV's 'Cilla', 'Ordinary Lies' and the current Sky Living mini-series 'The Enfield Haunting'. The Best Talent Show...
- 5/14/2015
- Virgin Media - TV
The post apocalyptic zombie thriller, which is being sold by Altitude Films, will be distributed in the UK by Warner Bros.
12 year old newcomer Sennia Nanua is to take the lead in She Who Brings Gifts, which is due to start shooting on May 17 in the West Midlands.
Also joining the cast of the post apocalyptic zombie thriller are Anamaria Marinca (Fury, 4 Months, 3 Weeks And 2 Days) Fisayo Akinade (Ordinary Lies),Anthony Welsh (Starred Up) and Dominique Tipper (Dmx).
Gemma Arterton, Paddy Considine and Glenn Close were confirmed to star back in March. Warner Bros. Pictures will distribute in the UK.
Adapted by M.R. Carey from his novel The Girl With All Gifts, the film is being directed by Colm McCarthy and produced by Camille Gatin and Angus Lamont.
Funded by the BFI Film Fund, Creative England and Altitude Film Entertainment, the film is being sold internationally by Altitude Film Sales.
Colm McCarthy said of...
12 year old newcomer Sennia Nanua is to take the lead in She Who Brings Gifts, which is due to start shooting on May 17 in the West Midlands.
Also joining the cast of the post apocalyptic zombie thriller are Anamaria Marinca (Fury, 4 Months, 3 Weeks And 2 Days) Fisayo Akinade (Ordinary Lies),Anthony Welsh (Starred Up) and Dominique Tipper (Dmx).
Gemma Arterton, Paddy Considine and Glenn Close were confirmed to star back in March. Warner Bros. Pictures will distribute in the UK.
Adapted by M.R. Carey from his novel The Girl With All Gifts, the film is being directed by Colm McCarthy and produced by Camille Gatin and Angus Lamont.
Funded by the BFI Film Fund, Creative England and Altitude Film Entertainment, the film is being sold internationally by Altitude Film Sales.
Colm McCarthy said of...
- 5/13/2015
- by sarah.cooper@screendaily.com (Sarah Cooper)
- ScreenDaily
Michelle Keegan is ''more excited'' than nervous about getting married. The 'Ordinary Lies' actress has revealed she can't wait to tie the knot with her fiance Mark Wright later this month after getting back from her luxurious hen party trip to Dubai last month. Speaking at the British Television Academy Awards at London's Theatre Royal, she exclusively told Bang Showbiz: ''I am, I'm very excited. I think it's natural to be a bit of both but I'm more excited.'' The 27-year-old star - who is set to walk down the aisle in Norfolk in front of friends and family including Mark's 'The Only...
- 5/11/2015
- Virgin Media - TV
Michelle Keegan is thankful to Mark Wright for getting involved in their wedding plans. The 'Ordinary Lies' actor - who is set to marry the 'Take Me Out:The Gossip' presenter later this month - has confessed he is definitely the more organised of the pair and is thrilled he's been helping her out as she's struggling with the seating plan. Asked if she was getting annoyed with him for getting involved, she said: ''No, I'm not getting the hump, I'm thinking, 'Thank you very much'. I'm the most unorganised person you'll ever meet, where Mark is the opposite, so it's balancing...
- 5/5/2015
- Virgin Media - TV
Michelle Keegan returned to the spot in Dubai where Mark Wright proposed to her while on her hen-do. The 'Ordinary Lies' actress has admitted she couldn't stop thinking about the 28-year-old 'Take Me Out: The Gossip' presenter while on holiday and was thrilled to show her friends and family where he popped the question. The loved-up star said: ''I went back to the exact same spot where Mark proposed on the beach with some of the girls. ''I did a rerun of what happened. It was so nice for them to see it.'' The 27-year-old beauty - who was recently crowned FHM's Sexiest...
- 5/5/2015
- Virgin Media - TV
Remember the name! Rising star Michelle Keegan just beat out huge stars to nab the title of FHM's Sexiest Woman in the World. The British actress, 27, topped the lad magazine's 2015 list, taking a title previously held by the likes of Jennifer Lawrence, Mila Kunis, and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley. Keegan moved up a spot from the 2014 list, rising from No. 2 to No. 1. The Ordinary Lies star was celebrated by FHM for her growing television career and "mind-bendingly sexy" look. Keegan narrowly beat out Kendall Jenner, [...]...
- 4/28/2015
- Us Weekly
BBC One's Ordinary Lies drew to a close tonight, with a dramatic, high-emotion episode which saw Beth (Jo Joyner) reunited with missing husband Dave (Shaun Dooley).
Danny Brocklehurst's six-part drama about the 'ordinary' lives - and lies - of the staff at Js Motors has drawn solid ratings and strong critical reviews - and it's been a top trend on Twitter every week it's aired.
Now Digital Spy wants your thoughts on the series - did you love it, and what about the show appealed to you?
Which episode stood out as the strongest? Some episodes drew controversy - particularly Rick and Ruby's romance in episode four - so did Danny Brocklehurst ever go too far?
Looking to the future - would you tune in for a second series? Or has Ordinary Lies run its course? Have your say in the comments section:
Michelle Keegan "really nervous" about...
Danny Brocklehurst's six-part drama about the 'ordinary' lives - and lies - of the staff at Js Motors has drawn solid ratings and strong critical reviews - and it's been a top trend on Twitter every week it's aired.
Now Digital Spy wants your thoughts on the series - did you love it, and what about the show appealed to you?
Which episode stood out as the strongest? Some episodes drew controversy - particularly Rick and Ruby's romance in episode four - so did Danny Brocklehurst ever go too far?
Looking to the future - would you tune in for a second series? Or has Ordinary Lies run its course? Have your say in the comments section:
Michelle Keegan "really nervous" about...
- 4/21/2015
- Digital Spy
Ordinary Lies has become one of BBC One's most talked-about new drama series of 2015, with viewers hooked as writer Danny Brocklehurst weaved in-and-out of the lives of the staff at Js car dealership.
The first series draws to a close tomorrow night (Tuesday, April 21) - with Beth (Jo Joyner) taking centre stage for a painful reunion with her long-lost husband Dave (Shaun Dooley).
Dooley spoke to Digital Spy about what to expect from the dramatic climax... and whether Ordinary Lies come could back for a second series.
The response to Ordinary Lies so far has been hugely positive - have you been following the reaction?
"I have, yeah - the reaction around Michelle Keegan's episode, and Sally Lindsay's… and what was interesting was the reaction to Holly [Earl] and Shazid [Latif's] episode [which depicted a relationship between an adult male and 15-year-old girl]... that was really interesting.
"I think what Danny does brilliantly is he creates things that get people...
The first series draws to a close tomorrow night (Tuesday, April 21) - with Beth (Jo Joyner) taking centre stage for a painful reunion with her long-lost husband Dave (Shaun Dooley).
Dooley spoke to Digital Spy about what to expect from the dramatic climax... and whether Ordinary Lies come could back for a second series.
The response to Ordinary Lies so far has been hugely positive - have you been following the reaction?
"I have, yeah - the reaction around Michelle Keegan's episode, and Sally Lindsay's… and what was interesting was the reaction to Holly [Earl] and Shazid [Latif's] episode [which depicted a relationship between an adult male and 15-year-old girl]... that was really interesting.
"I think what Danny does brilliantly is he creates things that get people...
- 4/19/2015
- Digital Spy
Midsomer Murders will return for an 18th series, it has been confirmed.
ITV has commissioned six new feature-length episodes of the popular drama to air in 2016.
Filming has already begun on the episodes, which will once again star Neil Dudgeon and Gwilym Lee.
Manjinder Virk (Ordinary Lies) will join the cast as Dr Kam Karimore, a pathologist who helps Dci John Barnaby (Dudgeon) and DS Charlie Nelson (Lee) in their investigations.
Executive Producer Jo Wright said: "We are back for even more episodes next year thanks to ITV, which gives us the chance to explore more strange and entertaining tales of Midsomer life. And with a new pathologist who will cause DS Nelson trouble in more ways than one."
Steve November, ITV's Director of Drama, added: "Midsomer Murders is one of ITV's most enduring and successful dramas. We're delighted to be recommissioning a further six episodes and to be continuing...
ITV has commissioned six new feature-length episodes of the popular drama to air in 2016.
Filming has already begun on the episodes, which will once again star Neil Dudgeon and Gwilym Lee.
Manjinder Virk (Ordinary Lies) will join the cast as Dr Kam Karimore, a pathologist who helps Dci John Barnaby (Dudgeon) and DS Charlie Nelson (Lee) in their investigations.
Executive Producer Jo Wright said: "We are back for even more episodes next year thanks to ITV, which gives us the chance to explore more strange and entertaining tales of Midsomer life. And with a new pathologist who will cause DS Nelson trouble in more ways than one."
Steve November, ITV's Director of Drama, added: "Midsomer Murders is one of ITV's most enduring and successful dramas. We're delighted to be recommissioning a further six episodes and to be continuing...
- 4/15/2015
- Digital Spy
Ordinary Lies: BBC One, 9pm
Salesman Pete (Mackenzie Crook), a severe hypochondriac, comes under financial stress when he finds out he and his wife are expecting a baby.
Things worsen when he and Jason (George Bukhari) are carjacked during a double test drive and the police begin to suspect their involvement.
Critical: Sky 1, 9pm
Medical drama following a team of emergency medics in a state-of-the-art trauma centre.
A fire breaks out in the women's changing room, and the victim is horrifically burnt beyond recognition. The team must fight to save her life, whilst her identity slowly becomes clear.
Later Live... with Jools Holland: BBC Two, 10pm
The musical extravaganza returns for its 46th series.
With performances from the likes of Blur - with tracks from their forthcoming album The Magic Whip - The Vaccines and Laura Marling. Marc Almond also joins Jools for a chat.
Supernatural: E...
Salesman Pete (Mackenzie Crook), a severe hypochondriac, comes under financial stress when he finds out he and his wife are expecting a baby.
Things worsen when he and Jason (George Bukhari) are carjacked during a double test drive and the police begin to suspect their involvement.
Critical: Sky 1, 9pm
Medical drama following a team of emergency medics in a state-of-the-art trauma centre.
A fire breaks out in the women's changing room, and the victim is horrifically burnt beyond recognition. The team must fight to save her life, whilst her identity slowly becomes clear.
Later Live... with Jools Holland: BBC Two, 10pm
The musical extravaganza returns for its 46th series.
With performances from the likes of Blur - with tracks from their forthcoming album The Magic Whip - The Vaccines and Laura Marling. Marc Almond also joins Jools for a chat.
Supernatural: E...
- 4/14/2015
- Digital Spy
Michelle Keegan has landed her first film role. The 27-year-old actress - who is currently starring in BBC drama 'Ordinary Lies' - is set to star opposite former 'Shameless' actor Stephen Lord in 'Strangeways Here We Come', a comedy drama about a loan shark's downfall. Stephen said: ''We are thrilled at being able to present Michelle Keegan her first film role and she is embracing her character, Demi, fully, testing herself as an actress and showing no signs of being afraid of getting down and dirty with the rest of our great cast...Michelle is very excited about the film and the challenge.'' Michelle,...
- 4/8/2015
- Virgin Media - TV
BBC One's Ordinary Lies fell below 5 million viewers for its third episode, according to overnight figures for Tuesday (March 31).
The Jason Manford-led drama averaged 4.51m (20.1%) at 9pm when up against ITV's coverage of England's international fixture. Costa Del Sol: Last Brits Standing was seen by 2.41m (22.7%) at 10.45pm.
On ITV, England's draw with Italy was the night's most-watched programme outside of soaps, with an audience of 5.43m (24.8%) between 7.30pm and 10pm. A further 72,000 (0.4%) tuned in on ITV+1.
On BBC Two, Alex Polizzi: The Fixer interested 1.16m (5.9%) at 7pm, before Back in Time for Dinner entertained 2.50m (11.2%) at 8pm, and Dara and Ed's Great Big Adventure averaged 1.51m (6.7%) at 9pm. Nurse followed with 740k (4.4%) at 10pm.
Channel 4's Burger Bar to Gourmet Star continued with 670k (3.0%) at 8pm (75k/0.3%), while One Born Every Minute brought in 1.29m (5.8%) at 9pm (296k/1.9%). The latest episode of Teens gathered 420k (2.7%) at...
The Jason Manford-led drama averaged 4.51m (20.1%) at 9pm when up against ITV's coverage of England's international fixture. Costa Del Sol: Last Brits Standing was seen by 2.41m (22.7%) at 10.45pm.
On ITV, England's draw with Italy was the night's most-watched programme outside of soaps, with an audience of 5.43m (24.8%) between 7.30pm and 10pm. A further 72,000 (0.4%) tuned in on ITV+1.
On BBC Two, Alex Polizzi: The Fixer interested 1.16m (5.9%) at 7pm, before Back in Time for Dinner entertained 2.50m (11.2%) at 8pm, and Dara and Ed's Great Big Adventure averaged 1.51m (6.7%) at 9pm. Nurse followed with 740k (4.4%) at 10pm.
Channel 4's Burger Bar to Gourmet Star continued with 670k (3.0%) at 8pm (75k/0.3%), while One Born Every Minute brought in 1.29m (5.8%) at 9pm (296k/1.9%). The latest episode of Teens gathered 420k (2.7%) at...
- 4/1/2015
- Digital Spy
The Flash: Sky1, 8pm
Barry Allen (Grant Gustin) must retrace his own footsteps after being transported back in time, as the Us superhero series continues.
Time displacement isn't the only threat faced by The Flash either, as Captain Cold (Wentworth Miller) and Heat Wave (Dominic Purcell) return to stir up trouble.
Ordinary Lies: BBC One, 9pm
Former Coronation Street actress Sally Lindsay takes centre stage in tonight's episode of the drama, which focuses on Kathy - an unhappily-married woman.
Embarking on an affair with estate agent Niall (Edward MacLiam), Kathy is soon faced with a difficult moral conundrum.
Critical: Sky1, 9pm
If you have a strong stomach, Sky1's adrenaline-fuelled medical drama Critical is recommended viewing.
Tonight, Glen Boyle (Lennie James) and his team face a fresh crisis when a woman attempts suicide in the hospital.
Nurse: BBC Two, 10pm
Paul Whitehouse's thoughtful comedy -...
Barry Allen (Grant Gustin) must retrace his own footsteps after being transported back in time, as the Us superhero series continues.
Time displacement isn't the only threat faced by The Flash either, as Captain Cold (Wentworth Miller) and Heat Wave (Dominic Purcell) return to stir up trouble.
Ordinary Lies: BBC One, 9pm
Former Coronation Street actress Sally Lindsay takes centre stage in tonight's episode of the drama, which focuses on Kathy - an unhappily-married woman.
Embarking on an affair with estate agent Niall (Edward MacLiam), Kathy is soon faced with a difficult moral conundrum.
Critical: Sky1, 9pm
If you have a strong stomach, Sky1's adrenaline-fuelled medical drama Critical is recommended viewing.
Tonight, Glen Boyle (Lennie James) and his team face a fresh crisis when a woman attempts suicide in the hospital.
Nurse: BBC Two, 10pm
Paul Whitehouse's thoughtful comedy -...
- 3/31/2015
- Digital Spy
Michelle Keegan cuddles an old jumper in bed. The 'Ordinary Lies' actress - who is engaged to former 'The Only Way Is Essex' star Mark Wright - never goes anywhere without a sweater she has worn since she was 14 and always needs to have it with her to feel ''comfortable'' when she sleeps. She said: ''I like to carry my very embarrassing childhood jumper. I've had it since I was 14 and it makes me feel comfortable. I even sleep with it. ''Mark is really sweet. If I lose it in my sleep or it goes over to his side [of the...
- 3/30/2015
- Virgin Media - TV
Marvel's Agents of Shield: Channel 4, 8pm
It's back - following a hiatus, Coulson and company return to the UK with new episodes of Marvel's Agents of Shield.
In 'Aftershocks', the team face the consequences of Trip's demise and Skye's transformation.
The Musketeers: BBC One, 9pm
It's the last in what's been a sterling series of BBC One's period romp - fingers crossed that next year, The Musketeers will return to Sunday nights where it belongs!
In series two's finale, our dashing heroes must risk everything to save France from their formidable foe Rochefort (Marc Warren).
Crisis: Watch, 9pm
This slick Us thriller starring Gillian Anderson draws to a close tonight - there's no season two either, so don't miss the series finale!
In the last of 13 episodes, Gibson (Dermot Mulroney) goes on a mission planned by Beth Ann's kidnapper while Finley (Lance Gross) and Dunn...
It's back - following a hiatus, Coulson and company return to the UK with new episodes of Marvel's Agents of Shield.
In 'Aftershocks', the team face the consequences of Trip's demise and Skye's transformation.
The Musketeers: BBC One, 9pm
It's the last in what's been a sterling series of BBC One's period romp - fingers crossed that next year, The Musketeers will return to Sunday nights where it belongs!
In series two's finale, our dashing heroes must risk everything to save France from their formidable foe Rochefort (Marc Warren).
Crisis: Watch, 9pm
This slick Us thriller starring Gillian Anderson draws to a close tonight - there's no season two either, so don't miss the series finale!
In the last of 13 episodes, Gibson (Dermot Mulroney) goes on a mission planned by Beth Ann's kidnapper while Finley (Lance Gross) and Dunn...
- 3/27/2015
- Digital Spy
Jason Manford's Ordinary Lies topped the ratings outside soaps on Tuesday evening, overnight data reveals.
The drama added almost 400,000 viewers for its second episode and was watched by 5.08m (23.5%) at 9pm. Call Security followed with 1.62m (17.4%) at 10.45pm.
On BBC Two, The Great British Bake Off Easter Masterclass appealed to 1.73m (8.7%) at 7pm, while Back in Time for Dinner rose to 3.06m (14.5%) at 8pm. Later, Dara and Ed's Great Big Adventure entertained 1.99m (9.2%) at 9pm. Nurse continued with 900k (5.4%) at 10pm.
ITV's River Monsters averaged 1.91m (9.3%) at 7.30pm (79k/0.4% on +1), while Midsomer Murders gathered 2.07m (9.7%) between 8pm and 10pm (162k/0.9%).
Over on Channel 4, Burger Bar to Gourmet Star was seen by 1.15m (5.5%) at 8pm (76k/0.3%), before One Born Every Minute with 1.55m (7.1%) at 9pm (233k/1.6%). Teens kicked off with 470k (3.2%) at 10pm (65k/0.9%).
On Channel 5, Costa Del Casualty attracted 1.01m (4.8%) at 8pm, followed by Breaking the Law with 1.0m (4.7%) at 9pm.
The drama added almost 400,000 viewers for its second episode and was watched by 5.08m (23.5%) at 9pm. Call Security followed with 1.62m (17.4%) at 10.45pm.
On BBC Two, The Great British Bake Off Easter Masterclass appealed to 1.73m (8.7%) at 7pm, while Back in Time for Dinner rose to 3.06m (14.5%) at 8pm. Later, Dara and Ed's Great Big Adventure entertained 1.99m (9.2%) at 9pm. Nurse continued with 900k (5.4%) at 10pm.
ITV's River Monsters averaged 1.91m (9.3%) at 7.30pm (79k/0.4% on +1), while Midsomer Murders gathered 2.07m (9.7%) between 8pm and 10pm (162k/0.9%).
Over on Channel 4, Burger Bar to Gourmet Star was seen by 1.15m (5.5%) at 8pm (76k/0.3%), before One Born Every Minute with 1.55m (7.1%) at 9pm (233k/1.6%). Teens kicked off with 470k (3.2%) at 10pm (65k/0.9%).
On Channel 5, Costa Del Casualty attracted 1.01m (4.8%) at 8pm, followed by Breaking the Law with 1.0m (4.7%) at 9pm.
- 3/25/2015
- Digital Spy
Michelle Keegan loves tanning Mark Wright. The 'Ordinary Lies' actress is happy to give her fiance a bronzed glow at home but admits her efforts weren't good enough when he was competing on 'Strictly Come Dancing'. She said: ''I did it all the time when he was on 'Strictly' but he was never brown enough - the professionals had to take over. ''I think he enjoyed it. ''So many men get their wives to put a cheeky bit of tan on them, and they actually look good and benefit from it.'' Michelle regularly tans herself and has perfected her own technique over the years. She explained:...
- 3/25/2015
- Virgin Media - TV
Jason Manford's new BBC One series topped the ratings outside soaps on Tuesday evening, overnight data reveals.
Ordinary Lies was seen by an average audience of 4.69 million viewers (21.6%) at 9pm. Later, documentary Life After Suicide was seen by 1.34m (14.8%) at 10.35pm.
ITV's coverage of Arsenal's Champions League exit scored 4.23m (19.7%) from 7.30pm.
On BBC Two, Hairy Bikers and Lorraine Pascale brought in 1.61m (8.1%) at 7pm. Back In Time for Dinner - this week featuring an appearance from Mary Berry - followed with 2.17m (10.1%) at 8pm. Horizon appealed to 1.03m (4.7%) at 9pm, while Nurse continued with 661,000 (4.0%) at 10pm.
Channel 4's Secret Shopper gathered 1.26m (5.9%) at 8pm (124k/0.6% on +1), while One Born Every Minute amazed 1.54m (7.1%) at 9pm (231k/1.6%). A Gogglebox repeat tickled 1.10m (7.5%) at 10pm (171k/2.3%).
On Channel 5, Costa Del Casualty attracted 1.00m (4.7%) at 8pm, followed by Benefits Estate with 891k (4.1%) at 9pm.
BBC Three's World's Toughest Jobs was seen by 317k (1.5%) at 9pm.
Ordinary Lies was seen by an average audience of 4.69 million viewers (21.6%) at 9pm. Later, documentary Life After Suicide was seen by 1.34m (14.8%) at 10.35pm.
ITV's coverage of Arsenal's Champions League exit scored 4.23m (19.7%) from 7.30pm.
On BBC Two, Hairy Bikers and Lorraine Pascale brought in 1.61m (8.1%) at 7pm. Back In Time for Dinner - this week featuring an appearance from Mary Berry - followed with 2.17m (10.1%) at 8pm. Horizon appealed to 1.03m (4.7%) at 9pm, while Nurse continued with 661,000 (4.0%) at 10pm.
Channel 4's Secret Shopper gathered 1.26m (5.9%) at 8pm (124k/0.6% on +1), while One Born Every Minute amazed 1.54m (7.1%) at 9pm (231k/1.6%). A Gogglebox repeat tickled 1.10m (7.5%) at 10pm (171k/2.3%).
On Channel 5, Costa Del Casualty attracted 1.00m (4.7%) at 8pm, followed by Benefits Estate with 891k (4.1%) at 9pm.
BBC Three's World's Toughest Jobs was seen by 317k (1.5%) at 9pm.
- 3/18/2015
- Digital Spy
Michelle Keegan ''couldn't do'' 'Strictly Come Dancing'. The former 'Coronation Street' actress claims she has no plans to follow in the footsteps of her fiance Mark Wright by competing on the BBC One ballroom dance show as she found watching him take part excruciating. Asked if she'd consider doing it, she said: ''No - because it was so horrible watching Mark!'' The 27-year-old beauty - who is currently starring in new BBC drama 'Ordinary Lies' - doesn't think she'd do as well as the former 'The Only Way Is Essex' star, who made it to the final, because she's far too shy. She...
- 3/17/2015
- Virgin Media - TV
Ordinary Lies: BBC One, 9pm
In a car showroom, each character in this brand new drama has secrets and lies that have the potential to spiral out of control.
When Marty (Jason Manford) misses another day at work because of his drinking, he panics and tells everyone his wife died. Everyone feels sympathy and he even forms new bonds with a few female co-workers, but it soon becomes clear he can't keep the lie up for long. Michelle Keegan and Jo Joyner also star.
Critical: Sky 1, 9pm
Lesions and lacerations are just the beginning in this week's instalment of Jed Mercurio's medical drama, set in a major trauma centre.
The doctors realise they're dealing with something much more dangerous and the centre is forced to go into lockdown.
The 100: E4, 9pm
The CW's post-apocalyptic teen drama set on a barren Earth teeming with reapers, grounders, and mountain men continues.
In a car showroom, each character in this brand new drama has secrets and lies that have the potential to spiral out of control.
When Marty (Jason Manford) misses another day at work because of his drinking, he panics and tells everyone his wife died. Everyone feels sympathy and he even forms new bonds with a few female co-workers, but it soon becomes clear he can't keep the lie up for long. Michelle Keegan and Jo Joyner also star.
Critical: Sky 1, 9pm
Lesions and lacerations are just the beginning in this week's instalment of Jed Mercurio's medical drama, set in a major trauma centre.
The doctors realise they're dealing with something much more dangerous and the centre is forced to go into lockdown.
The 100: E4, 9pm
The CW's post-apocalyptic teen drama set on a barren Earth teeming with reapers, grounders, and mountain men continues.
- 3/17/2015
- Digital Spy
Michelle Keegan has said that she is "really nervous" about being seen in her first television role since leaving Coronation Street.
The actress, whose role in BBC drama Ordinary Lies is her first since her exit from the ITV soap last summer, told the Daily Star that she feels a huge amount of pressure to have her role well received.
"I felt there was so much pressure after leaving Corrie," said Keegan. "I knew I had to make the right decision about my first role. Everyone was waiting to see what I did and getting ready to judge me if I made a mistake.
"I am really nervous about how it does in the ratings. I do feel a lot of pressure, but I just hope it does well. I know the producers and BBC are very happy with the outcome so hopefully the viewers will like it too."
The actress,...
The actress, whose role in BBC drama Ordinary Lies is her first since her exit from the ITV soap last summer, told the Daily Star that she feels a huge amount of pressure to have her role well received.
"I felt there was so much pressure after leaving Corrie," said Keegan. "I knew I had to make the right decision about my first role. Everyone was waiting to see what I did and getting ready to judge me if I made a mistake.
"I am really nervous about how it does in the ratings. I do feel a lot of pressure, but I just hope it does well. I know the producers and BBC are very happy with the outcome so hopefully the viewers will like it too."
The actress,...
- 3/16/2015
- Digital Spy
Michelle Keegan is nervous about her new role. The 27-year-old actress has confessed she is worried about what fans and critics will say about her performance when she returns to TV screens in the new BBC drama 'Ordinary Lies', ten months after leaving 'Coronation Street'. She said: ''I felt there was so much pressure after leaving Corrie. I knew I had to make the right decision about my first role. ''Everyone was waiting to see what I did and getting ready to judge me if I made a mistake. ''I am really nervous about how it does in the ratings. I do...
- 3/15/2015
- Virgin Media - TV
Jo Joyner has admitted that she was "surprised" by co-star Jason Manford's performance in BBC One's Ordinary Lies.
The series, from BAFTA-winning writer Danny Brocklehurst, follows the employees of a motor showroom and explores how lies can cause lives to unravel.
"Each episode is its own little entity," Joyner told press including Digital Spy. "I love that premise, like Clocking Off and The Street, where you meet all these people and each week, you dip in and learn a little bit about each of them.
"Genuinely when I read the first two episodes of this for the audition, I loved it and I wanted to see it immediately - I couldn't wait to watch it. I'd be watching this even if I wasn't in it!"
Joyner plays Beth, the head of sales still reeling from the disappearance of her husband.
"Beth's story really comes alive in episode six,...
The series, from BAFTA-winning writer Danny Brocklehurst, follows the employees of a motor showroom and explores how lies can cause lives to unravel.
"Each episode is its own little entity," Joyner told press including Digital Spy. "I love that premise, like Clocking Off and The Street, where you meet all these people and each week, you dip in and learn a little bit about each of them.
"Genuinely when I read the first two episodes of this for the audition, I loved it and I wanted to see it immediately - I couldn't wait to watch it. I'd be watching this even if I wasn't in it!"
Joyner plays Beth, the head of sales still reeling from the disappearance of her husband.
"Beth's story really comes alive in episode six,...
- 3/13/2015
- Digital Spy
Jo Joyner has said she would not appear as a contestant on Strictly Come Dancing, as she would be "rubbish".
The EastEnders actress won't be following in the footsteps of her co-star Jake Wood, who competed in the 2014 series.
Speaking to Digital Spy and other reporters, she said: "No - I'd be rubbish - and clearly live is not my forte! They did ask - they've asked a couple of times and I would love to learn to dance, but… I'm a bit competitive and if I wasn't going to win it, what's the point in doing it?"
The actress recently made a slip-up during the live shows marking EastEnders' 30th anniversary.
During a scene with Jane Beale (Laurie Brett), she referred to the character Ian Beale using the first name of the actor (Adam Woodyatt) who plays him.
The actress spoke out after the mistake, saying she was "upset" she had made it.
The EastEnders actress won't be following in the footsteps of her co-star Jake Wood, who competed in the 2014 series.
Speaking to Digital Spy and other reporters, she said: "No - I'd be rubbish - and clearly live is not my forte! They did ask - they've asked a couple of times and I would love to learn to dance, but… I'm a bit competitive and if I wasn't going to win it, what's the point in doing it?"
The actress recently made a slip-up during the live shows marking EastEnders' 30th anniversary.
During a scene with Jane Beale (Laurie Brett), she referred to the character Ian Beale using the first name of the actor (Adam Woodyatt) who plays him.
The actress spoke out after the mistake, saying she was "upset" she had made it.
- 3/12/2015
- Digital Spy
Michelle Keegan is nervous about her new role. The 27-year-old actress has confessed she is worried about what fans and critics will say about her performance when she returns to TV screens in the new BBC drama 'Ordinary Lies', ten months after leaving 'Coronation Street'. She said: ''I felt there was so much pressure after leaving Corrie. I knew I had to make the right decision about my first role. ''Everyone was waiting to see what I did and getting ready to judge me if I made a mistake. ''I am really nervous about how it does in the ratings. I do...
- 3/12/2015
- Virgin Media - TV
The first trailer for BBC One's Ordinary Lies has been released.
Michelle Keegan faces a dilemma as secrets threaten to distort the lives at the centre of the six stories in the clip.
Keegan, Jason Manford, Jo Joyner, Mackenzie Crook and Max Beesley star in the new six-part drama series coming soon to BBC One.
Ordinary Lies comes from Red Production Company - the creators of Happy Valley and Last Tango in Halifax - and Shameless director Danny Brocklehurst.
Sally Lindsay, Belinda Stewart-Wilson, Shazad Latif, George Bukhari, Cherrelle Skeet, Shaun Dooley and Fisayo Akinade also appear in the dark thriller with comedic undertones.
The series, which was commissioned by the BBC back in September 2014, will be set on the shopfloor of a motor showroom, and follows each character's lies and secrets leading to life-changing consequences.
Ordinary Lies' first one-hour episode airs on BBC One at 9pm on March...
Michelle Keegan faces a dilemma as secrets threaten to distort the lives at the centre of the six stories in the clip.
Keegan, Jason Manford, Jo Joyner, Mackenzie Crook and Max Beesley star in the new six-part drama series coming soon to BBC One.
Ordinary Lies comes from Red Production Company - the creators of Happy Valley and Last Tango in Halifax - and Shameless director Danny Brocklehurst.
Sally Lindsay, Belinda Stewart-Wilson, Shazad Latif, George Bukhari, Cherrelle Skeet, Shaun Dooley and Fisayo Akinade also appear in the dark thriller with comedic undertones.
The series, which was commissioned by the BBC back in September 2014, will be set on the shopfloor of a motor showroom, and follows each character's lies and secrets leading to life-changing consequences.
Ordinary Lies' first one-hour episode airs on BBC One at 9pm on March...
- 3/4/2015
- Digital Spy
Michelle Keegan thinks 2015 will be the best year ever. The former 'Coronation Street' actress is set to tie the knot with fiance Mark Wright next year and is also excited about her professional commitments. She said: ''It will be the best year! I'm getting married, I've got an amazing Lipsy collection coming out and 'Ordinary Lies' will be on TV in the spring. I play a receptionist called Tracy. Each character has an episode that focuses on how their one lie affects the lives of everyone around them. ''We filmed nine days in the Caribbean recently, it was incredible. ''I have so much...
- 12/31/2014
- Virgin Media - TV
Michelle Keegan thinks 2015 will be the best year ever. The former 'Coronation Street' actress is set to tie the knot with fiance Mark Wright next year and is also excited about her professional commitments. She said: ''It will be the best year! I'm getting married, I've got an amazing Lipsy collection coming out and 'Ordinary Lies' will be on TV in the spring. I play a receptionist called Tracy. Each character has an episode that focuses on how their one lie affects the lives of everyone around them. ''We filmed nine days in the Caribbean recently, it was incredible. ''I have so much...
- 12/29/2014
- Virgin Media - TV
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