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Last night the red carpet was unfurled once more in the capital for the World Premiere of Roger Goldby’s The Time of Their Lives. The event was held at the Curzon Mayfair in London and was attended by Dame Joan Collins, Pauline Collins, Franco Nero, Sian Reeves, Andres Velencoso and Allene Quincy. The director Roger Goldby and producers Sir Tim Rice and Sarah Sulick were also on hand to talk through the production.

We spoke to Dame Joan and Franco Nero, who talked about his work on the classic 1981 movie Enter the Ninja which he admits he ended up directing much of. He also confirms he’ll appear in John Wick 3, which is great news as it’s another piece of confirmation that Keanu Reeves will be back as the eponymous hitman.

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Adam Spiegel Productions, Robert G. Bartner and the Ambassador Theatre Group present the UK and Ireland tour of 'Love Me Tender' - the new musical inspired by and featuring the music of Elvis Presleya revised version of Broadway's All Shook Up. Starring in the production areMica Paris as 'Sylvia',Sian Reeves as 'Mayor Matilda Hyde' andShaun Williamson as 'Jim' with Ben Lewis as 'Chad'. The rest of the company includes Mark Andersonas 'Dennis' Aretha Ayehas 'Lorraine' Chris Howell as 'Sheriff Earl' Felix Mosse as 'Dean' Laura Tebbutt as 'Natalie' Kate Tydman as 'Miss Sandra' Sophie Ayres Jamie Hughes-Ward Will JeffsJacob Maynard Matthew McKenna Elliot PowellStephanie Rojas Ruthie Stephens Paulo TeixeiraLindsey Tierney Sharon Wattis and T'Shan Williams.

Mount Pleasant has been confirmed for a fifth series.

The comedy-drama will return on Sky Living, the channel announced on its official Twitter account.

Filming starts soon on series 5 of #MountPleasant - back on @SkyLivingHD later this year. We'll have more news soon! pic.twitter.com/3C7qIwL96z

— Sky Living (@SkyLivingHD) April 7, 2015

"We'll have more news soon!" promised the tweet.

Mount Pleasant centres on the day-to-day life of Lisa - played by Sally Lindsay - as well as her husband, parents, neighbours and colleagues.

The programme also stars Daniel Ryan, Bobby Ball, Paula Wilcox, Sian Reeves, Samantha Womack and Nigel Harman.

The fourth series, which comprised of eight episodes, concluded on November 4.

Los Angeles, Dec 30: Actress-singer Amanda Holden says she hates making plans for New Year's Eve.

The 42-year-old says she never does anything special to welcome the New Year, but admits that her best and most memorable celebration came after her split from her first husband - Les Dennis, reports contactmusic.com.

When asked about her plans on New Year's Eve, Holden said: "Normally, we have dinner and then go to bed. I hate it."

"Ironically, the best one I've had was after Les and I had spent our first Christmas apart after our divorce and all my girlfriends, including Sian Reeves and Sarah Parish, had split from.

Psycho, celebs and Cillian Murphy - that's just some of the good stuff coming up on your telly in the next seven days. But that's not all - oh no! Check out all of this week's Must-See TV below...

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Powercuts are a nightmare - you burn yourself on candles, you have to actually talk to the people around you and, worst of all, you can't catch up with the latest in entertainment news on Digital Spy! Luckily most power cuts are localised and solved within a few hours at worst, but what would happen in the whole country went dark?

According to Blackout, a terrifying 'found footage' docudrama based on expert advice and research, society will collapse at an alarmingly rapid rate until we're all rioting, looting and fleeing in terror. Mixing fictional scenes with real footage of power cuts, Blackout paints...

Nigel Harman and Samantha Womack have joined the cast of 'Mount Pleasant'. The 'EastEnders' veterans will appear in the third series of the popular Sky Living comedy drama alongside Sally Lindsay, Daniel Ryan, Sian Reeves, James Dreyfus, George Sampson, Paula Wilcox, David Bradley and Bobby Ball. Glamorous couple Tanya (Samantha) and Bradley (Nigel) are set to shake things up when they move to The Close with teenage daughter Ella (Nicola Millbank). Their fun-loving spirit is a hit in the neighbourhood and they soon find themselves being the life and soul of the party, but their perfect façade masks a darker secret. Nigel said:...

Nigel Harman and Samantha Womack have joined the cast of 'Mount Pleasant'. The 'EastEnders' veterans will appear in the third series of the popular Sky Living comedy drama alongside Sally Lindsay, Daniel Ryan, Sian Reeves, James Dreyfus, George Sampson, Paula Wilcox, David Bradley and Bobby Ball. Glamorous couple Tanya (Samantha) and Bradley (Nigel) are set to shake things up when they move to The Close with teenage daughter Ella (Nicola Millbank). Their fun-loving spirit is a hit in the neighbourhood and they soon find themselves being the life and soul of the party, but their perfect façade masks a darker secret. Nigel said:...

A host of 'Emmerdale' actress will guest present 'Loose Women' next week. To celebrate the ITV1 soap's 40th anniversary, stars from the past and present - Claire King, Sheree Murphy, Gaynor Faye, Sian Reeves and Lorraine Chase - will each take a seat on the lunchtime panel as part of 'Diva Of The Dales Week' starting on Monday (01.10.12). All the actresses are thrilled about the opportunity and can't wait to share gossip about the show. Claire - who played Kim Tate - said: ''I've enjoyed guesting on 'Loose Women' many times and I'm thrilled to be switching seats to join as a...

A host of 'Emmerdale' actress will guest present 'Loose Women' next week. To celebrate the ITV1 soap's 40th anniversary, stars from the past and present - Claire King, Sheree Murphy, Gaynor Faye, Sian Reeves and Lorraine Chase - will each take a seat on the lunchtime panel as part of 'Diva Of The Dales Week' starting on Monday (01.10.12). All the actresses are thrilled about the opportunity and can't wait to share gossip about the show. Claire - who played Kim Tate - said: ''I've enjoyed guesting on 'Loose Women' many times and I'm thrilled to be switching seats to join as a...

Former Emmerdale actress Sian Reeves has said that she would love a role in Coronation Street. Reeves, who played stalker Sally Spode in the Yorkshire soap and is currently starring in Sky Living comedy-drama Mount Pleasant, said a move to Manchester would enable her to stay near her daughter who plans to go to university in the area this autumn. "I would love to do Corrie. EastEnders would be good as well because it's near home - although soon [my daughter] Bessie's going to be off getting drunk at Leeds or Manchester University so maybe I can go and join her," she said. "You do work much harder in a soap, because the episode turnover is just horrific, but I'd never say no because something interesting might come up." Reeves left Emmerdale two years ago, when her (more)...

By Sophie Hall

Saturday Night Entertainment television is very horrible.

Don’t get me wrong. I do not mean in terms of the content, because I love it when Phillip Schofield gets all ‘Prime time’ on me. I merely mean in terms of the pressures they set upon society. Am I Right, Cruel World?

Oh us. The unsuspecting general public, who just like something to watch whilst we sip from mugs. Because sometimes mug sipping is just not enough. Sometimes the mugs are merely empty. (This isn’t a metaphor for the depravity of life, it was a mug-based analysis only.) But nowadays, turning on the television is like reawakening a rubbish school bully who gives your trousers a ‘look’. So many demands and threats are suddenly thrust upon us:

Got to Dance.

Strictly come Dancing.

Do You think you can dance?

and

How Do you solve a problem like Maria?...

Four ex-cons make a heist with plans of escaping to Barbados and spending the rest of their lives in the sun. Did I mention these four are women? Bad luck follows them, and they end up hiding away as owners of a tiny hotel in very very rural Scotland. Will they be able to keep a low profile until they can fulfill their plans? Four ladies Elle (Alex Kingston), Hannah (Sian Reeves), Josie (Vinette Robinson) and Shoo (Christine Bottomly) have planned this heist since their time in jail brought them together. It will get them funds and will be double-crossing Elle.s no good husband. The first part of the job is perfect, but the rest of the plan...

Sian Reeves thinks she's hated by 'Emmerdale' fans. The actress - who portrays marriage-wrecker Sally Spode in the ITV1 soap - regularly faces abuse and hostility from members of the public who confuse her with her bitchy alter-ego. She said: ''When it first happened, I thought it was being done in a tongue-in-cheek way but then I realised there was some real hatred in people's eyes. ''I've even had it from members of staff on trains, including one stewardess who came storming up to me, looked me in the eye and said, 'My husband absolutely hates you.' '' The 44-year-old actress believes the levels of ..

DVD Playhouse—April 2010

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Allen Gardner

Ride With The Devil (Criterion) Ang Lee’s revisionist take on the Civil War is awash in moral ambiguity, along with some stunning cinematography, production design, and fine performances. Set during the Kansas-Missouri border war, Tobey Maguire and Skeet Ulrich star as two friends who join up with the Confederate-sympathizing Bushwhackers, finding an odd ally in a former slave (Jeffrey Wright). While it’s fascinating to see America’s bloodiest conflict through the eyes of a foreigner, thereby allowing much of the previously mentioned ambiguity a certain latitude, the film never loses the bad taste it leaves for one simple reason: it asks us, the audience, to side with not just the Confederates, but some of the lowest trash that made up the dregs, and the fringes, of the movement. Big points for audacity, but snake eyes on the story itself. Singer Jewel is impressive in her film debut.

John Middleton has said that the latest twist in his Emmerdale storyline tackled an important issue. Earlier this month, viewers saw unstable Sally Spode (Siân Reeves) drugging Middleton's character Ashley Thomas at his home before leading him upstairs to spend the night with him. In an interview with This Morning today, the actor explained that the dark moment marked a crucial turning point in the plot, which has seen Sally scheming against Ashley and his wife Laurel (Charlotte Bellamy) for months. Middleton commented: "It [was] very sinister. I hesitate to get too heavy about it, but it is an issue - men being attacked in this (more)...

Sian Reeves has to wear a wig in public to stop angry 'Emmerdale' fans from recognising her. The actress - who portrays marriage-wrecker Sally Spode in the ITV1 soap - often feels ''frightened'' when she goes out in public because viewers of the show regularly confuse her with her alter-ego and lash out at her. She said: ''It's been quite frightening. I've been travelling in a blonde Britney Spears-style wig recently and I look awful, but it doesn't matter, because nobody recognises me and I feel much safer.'' The 45-year-old actress was recently screamed at by a pizza delivery man, who shouted: ''You're ..

Emmerdale actress Charlotte Bellamy has revealed that she has been joking with co-star Siân Reeves over their heated fight scenes. The tension between the pair's characters Laurel Thomas and Sally Spode will intensify over the next few weeks after scheming Sally claims that she is expecting a baby with Laurel's husband Ashley (John Middleton). While filming some of the most fiery moments, Bellamy penned a diary for the Yorkshire Evening Post which appears in the newspaper today. In one entry, the soap star quips: "8am: First scene, just a simple, low key one - breaking into a flat and rage-fuelled fight scene with Siân Reeves which eases us into the day nicely... " Later, she adds: "10.30am: Instant coffee break (more)...

Emmerdale star Siân Reeves has started wearing a blonde wig when she goes out in public because she feels 'frightened' by a growing backlash from viewers. In an interview with The Sun, Reeves confirmed that some fans of the soap are continuing to confuse her with her twisted character Sally Spode, who has been plotting to split up vicar Ashley Thomas (John Middleton) and his wife Laurel (Charlotte Bellamy) for months. Speaking of the storyline's impact, the actress explained: "It's been quite frightening. I've been travelling in a blonde Britney Spears-style wig recently and I look awful, but it doesn't matter, because nobody recognises me and I feel much safer." Reeves said that a pizza delivery man recently branded her (more)...

Sally Spode will return to 'Emmerdale' and drug Ashley Thomas. The unstable character, played by Sian Reeves, left the soap after her obsession with Ashley (John Middleton) came to a head and her plot to ruin the vicar's marriage was exposed, but series producer Gavin Blyth has promised she will soon return with a new plot to win over her ex-lover. He said: ''We've certainly not seen the last of Sally - her worst is yet to come. The last time we saw her, she was trashing Ashley's house, but like any great story of this ilk, it has to have ..

Sian Reeves is regretting asking her family over for Christmas dinner. The 'Emmerdale' actress and partner Jeremy Campbell have decided to play hosts for this year's festivities but she is worried they have taken on too much. She said: ''This Christmas, I'm really looking forward to my mum, dad and sister coming over. I'm playing host for the first time. My partner and I said, 'Let's do the most fantastic Christmas dinner - invite them round!' Now we're both thinking, 'What have we done?' '' Earlier this year, Sian revealed she was terrified she would never work again. The star - who plays Sally Spode ..

Siân Reeves has revealed that she gets confronted in the street over the behaviour of her Emmerdale character Sally Spode. Crazed Sally is an old flame of vicar Ashley Thomas (John Middleton) and has caused nothing but trouble for his relationship with show favourite Laurel (Charlotte Bellamy) since arriving in the village earlier this year. Last month, viewers saw Sally's schemes taking a disturbing new twist as she set the local church alight, trapping Laurel inside. Following a dramatic rescue, Laurel has remained suspicious of the newcomer's (more)...

Emmerdale's unhinged Sally Spode (Siân Reeves) takes her quest to become Laurel (Charlotte Bellamy) to the next level during tonight's episode when she traps her inside the church before it catches fire. Still on a mission to erase all trace of Laurel from Ashley's (John Middleton) life, Sally argues with her in the church and when Sally storms out, she moves the heater next to the vestry curtain and a huge fire begins. Sally then leaves and locks the door on her way out, leaving Laurel still inside. Speaking of her role, Reeves recently told Digital Spy: "Sally's mad... I had a bit of a moment (more)...

Emmerdale actress Charlotte Bellamy has insisted that she felt happy and relaxed when she filmed shocking fire scenes for the soap recently. The star was heavily pregnant with her third child when she shot the show's surprise plot twist, which sees her character Laurel Thomas being trapped in a burning church by love rival Sally Spode (Siân Reeves). Bellamy told Inside Soap: "I was fine - I treated it like a yoga class. I'm so relaxed about things like that. Everyone else has been more worried about my condition than I have!" Discussing the pressures of working while pregnant, she continued: "I had to be quite disciplined about things, (more)...

Emmerdale actress Siân Reeves has promised that the soap's forthcoming fire scenes will look "fantastic" on screen. The star's unstable character Sally Spode will be seen starting a blaze at the village church next week, trapping her love rival Laurel Thomas (Charlotte Bellamy) inside. Sally's shocking behaviour is the latest twist in a storyline which has followed the Dales newcomer as she schemes to take Laurel's place in the affections of vicar Ashley (John Middleton). Speaking about the fire episode, Reeves told Digital Spy: "I can't wait to see it. Lee Salisbury directed it and it's going to be fantastic. We had a great time filming it. We did night shoots, though, so it was difficult but (more)...

Emmerdale star Siân Reeves has revealed that she wants her character to commit suicide at the end of her current storyline. The actress's crazed alter ego Sally Spode has been scheming to steal old flame and village vicar Ashley Thomas (John Middleton) from his wife Laurel (Charlotte Bellamy) since arriving in the Dales earlier this year. Discussing how the plot could reach a conclusion, Reeves told Digital Spy: "I'm hoping that she'll drown herself! It has to be something as fabulous as that. Unrequited love and utter madness." She continued: "She'll try to do something (more)...

Emmerdale star Siân Reeves has joked that her husband wants her to start acting like her crazed character Sally Spode. Reeves claimed that the Yorkshire soap's new villain is appealing to men because she would make a perfect housewife. Charity worker Sally was first seen in the programme in August. The new arrival is an old flame of Ashley Thomas (John Middleton) and appears determined to cause trouble for his relationship with wife Laurel (Charlotte Bellamy). Speaking to Inside Soap, Reeves commented: "My other half would love me to be more like Sally! Who wouldn't want to be waited on hand and foot? "I think she'd (more)...

Emmerdale's Laurel Thomas is left fighting for her life next month when an unstable Sally Spode sets fire to the church with her love rival still inside. According to the Daily Star, Sally - played by 44-year-old Siân Reeves - continues in her attempts to become Laurel (Charlotte Bellamy) and re-establish herself in Ashley Thomas's (John Middleton) life. Over the last few weeks, Laurel and Ashley have been forced to deal with Sally's over-bearing nature and underhand attempts to rekindle her teen romance with Ashley. Events, however, takes a shock twist when Sally sets the church alight knowing (more)...

Emmerdale star Siân Reeves has admitted that her stage accident had a permanent impact on her life. The actress, who recently joined the Yorkshire-based drama for a six-month guest stint as Sally Spode, suffered a punctured lung and crushed ribcage after falling down a trapdoor at London's Young Vic theatre in 2007. She had been rehearsing for a production of Vernon God Little at the time. Reeves's injuries left her bed-ridden for a year and unsure if she would ever be able to work again. Discussing the long-term consequences of her experience, Reeves told The Mirror: "It changes you when something terrible happens. I definitely think more about my financial security and my health. "I'm still worrying that I'm going to have another accident (more)...

Emmerdale's Reverend Ashley Thomas (John Middleton) gets a blast from the past this week when his first love Sally Spode walks back into his life and agitates old feelings he thought he'd buried. Sally - played by EastEnders and Cutting It actress Siân Reeves - turns up in the village out of the blue with her husband Vincent (Antony Byrne), much to the shock of Ashley and Laurel (Charlotte Bellamy). With a cricket match on the horizon, Ashley and Laurel are forced to practice closely with the pair, but to their disdain. Explaining Sally and Ashley's relationship, Reeves explains: "Sally and Ashley fell in love when they were a lot younger. He was Sally's first love but I think she was the love of his life." She continues: "Sally then left him, she broke Ashley's heart and went off with a very successful vicar, (more)...

Former Cutting It star Siân Reeves has claimed that the BBC failed to support her recent drama series Hope Springs. The actress, who played Hannah Temple on the Sunday night show, confirmed that she is unsure whether it will return to BBC One next year after it failed to set the ratings alight. Hope Springs launched with an impressive 6.01m viewers in early June, but the programme's audience had dropped to 3.78m by the end of its eight-episode run. Speaking to the Daily (more)...

Emmerdale newcomer Siân Reeves has admitted that she is struggling to adjust to the show's intensive filming schedule. The 44-year-old actress recently signed up to play scheming Sally Spode in a six-month guest stint on the programme. Reeves has previously appeared in EastEnders for a brief role as Elaine Jarvis in 2006, but is most recognisable for parts in theatre and post-watershed dramas. Speaking to the Daily Record during a break from filming Emmerdale, she explained: "This is my first proper attempt at diving into this world and I'm drowning a bit at the moment. "But everyone has been lovely. I was getting a bit uptight today because I (more)...

Emmerdale star Siân Reeves has spoken of how a stage accident almost ended her acting career. The 44-year-old, who recently joined the ITV1 soap for a six-month guest stint, was left with severe injuries following an incident in rehearsals for Vernon God Little at London's Young Vic in 2007. "Someone had left a trapdoor open backstage," she told the Daily Star. "I fell down it on to a steel ladder and punctured my lung and crushed my upper rib cage.

"I might have been paralysed but I was flat on my back (more)...

Former Cutting It actress Siân Reeves has joined the cast of Emmerdale for a six-month stint. The 44-year-old, who played Sydney Henshall in the BBC salon drama, will take on the role of Sally Spode, an old love interest of Ashley Thomas (John Middleton). Ashley's wife Laurel (Charlotte Bellamy), however, takes an immediate disliking to her. Of her casting, Reeves said: "Sally was Ashley's first love and he is a bit unnerved to see her in the village. I'm delighted to be joining such a celebrated show and looking forward to filming my first scenes."

Emmerdale series producer Gavin Blyth said: "We're delighted (more)...

Nigel Havers and Sian Reeves have been cast in a new BBC Three comedy. The six-part series, titled Admin, sees the duo star alongside Steve John Shepherd and a cast of new young talent. Set in the administration department of a personal injury firm, the comedy follows the characters as they attempt to fill their time with anything other than work. Havers plays solicitor Mike, while Reeves is (more)...