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On the JoBlo Movies YouTube channel, we will be posting one full movie every other day throughout the week, giving viewers the chance to watch them entirely free of charge. The Free Movie of the Day we have for you today is the drama Bikini Blue, and you can watch it over on the YouTube channel linked above, or you can just watch it in the embed at the top of this article.

Written and directed by Jaroslaw Marszewski, Bikini Blue has the following synopsis: Set against the backdrop of post-war Europe, an unlikely couple, Dora and Eryk, find themselves torn apart as Eryk struggles with a half-forgotten past. Trying to salvage the remaining time they have together, Dora sets out on a motorcycle journey in an attempt to piece together Eryk’s mysterious past before it can ruin their future.

Set in 1950s London, this Polish production stars Tomasz Kot,...

Despite its smattering of shortcomings, “A Castle For Christmas” is gently disarming, heartening, holiday-themed escapism that’s as satisfying as a cup of hot chocolate on a cold winter’s night. Director Mary Lambert’s romcom is centered on a divorcée who, after a public meltdown, buys a castle in Scotland, meets a dreamy duke and regains her creative vitality. Trading cloying for cute, treacly for tolerable, and caustic for comforting, its sincere, aspirational sentiments about it never being too late to write your own second chapter feel genuinely meaningful, making up for its struggles to pay off unrequited setups.

Sophie Brown (Brooke Shields) is a successful romcom novelist, having released a dozen books in the popular “Emma Gale” series. However, the celebrated author has recently come under fire by her fans since choosing to kill off her protagonist’s love interest — a creative decision motivated by her own bitter...

"Maybe this is my next chapter..." Netflix has released the first official trailer for A Castle for Christmas, a charming romantic comedy holiday movie debuting on Thanksgiving week later this month. The latest film from the intrepid filmmaker Mary Lambert. Famed author Sophie Brown travels to Scotland hoping to buy a small castle, but the prickly owner Duke Myles is reluctant to sell to a foreigner. Working to find a compromise, the pair constantly butt heads, but they may just find something more than they were expecting. Starring two talented "where have they been?" actors: Cary Elwes and Brooke Shields. And a cast including Vanessa Grasse, Suanne Braun, Lee Ross, Andi Osho, Mark Fleischmann, and Eilidh Loan. This looks like the most adorable Christmas movie that's destined to become a new holiday classic! Lots of cheesiness and charm. And a giant castle! And Cary Elwes back to woo another lass!

Director Mike Leigh’s social-personal observations of life as it is lived in the U.K. always get to me — this one may simply be a more realistic soap opera, but it’s so good that one pays no attention to technical matters, who the actors are or when they are ‘acting’ … it just ‘is,’ and it’s so involving that one becomes anxious over the smallest thing. Leigh’s most acclaimed picture is the perfect antidote for bloated event filmmaking. And unlike some of his pictures, you walk out with a smile on your face.

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Starring: Timothy Spall, Phyllis Logan, Brenda Blethyn, Claire Rushbrook, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Elizabeth Berrington, Michelle Austin, Lee Ross, Lesley Manville, Ron Cook, Emma Amos.

Cinematography: Dick Pope

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Because The CW only licenses the Bulletproof series, it's likely much less expensive for the network to air than original scripted programming. At the same time, the ratings aren't very good so it's hard to tell if it will be worth it for the network to want any additional seasons (if they're produced). Will Bulletproof be cancelled or renewed for season three? Stay tuned.  *Status Update Below.

A British crime drama, Bulletproof stars Ashley Walters, Noel Clarke, Lindsey Coulson, Jason Maza, David Elliot, Olivia Chenery, Lucie Shorthouse, Lee Ross, Vanessa Vanderpuye, and Jodie Campbell. Unfolding in London, the series centers on Aaron "Bish" Bishop (Clarke) and Ronald "Ronnie" Pike Jr (Walters) who work as undercover police detectives. Although they are from vastly different backgrounds, these partners have a deep, brotherly bond that finds its foundation in their moral...

Bishop and Pike will return for another case. The CW has picked up a "third season" of the British crime drama series which is comprised of three parts. Set in Cape Town, South Africa, it was filmed earlier this year for Sky and is expected to air in the UK and the United States at some point in 2021.

Bulletproof stars Ashley Walters, Noel Clarke, Lindsey Coulson, Jason Maza, David Elliot, Olivia Chenery, Lucie Shorthouse, Lee Ross, Vanessa Vanderpuye, and Jodie Campbell. Unfolding in London, the series centers on Aaron "Bish" Bishop (Clarke) and Ronald "Ronnie" Pike Jr (Walters) who work as undercover police detectives. Although they are from vastly different backgrounds, these partners have a deep, brotherly bond that finds its foundation in their moral code. In season two, Bishop and Pike find themselves in a tense,...

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Is The CW's audience interested in a British crime drama? Has the Bulletproof TV show been cancelled or renewed for a third season on The CW and Sky TV? The television vulture is watching all the latest cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of Bulletproof, season three. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you?  

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Airing on The CW television network in the United States, Bulletproof stars Ashley Walters, Noel Clarke, Lindsey Coulson, Jason Maza, David Elliot, Olivia Chenery, Lucie Shorthouse, Lee Ross, Vanessa Vanderpuye, and Jodie Campbell. Unfolding in London, the series centers on Aaron "Bish" Bishop (Clarke) and Ronald "Ronnie" Pike Jr (Walters) who work as undercover police detectives. Although they are from vastly different...

Will Bishop and Pike both survive the second season of the Bulletproof TV show on The CW? As we all know, the Nielsen ratings typically play a big role in determining whether a TV show like Bulletproof is cancelled or renewed for season three. Unfortunately, most of us do not live in Nielsen households. Because many viewers feel frustration when their viewing habits and opinions aren't considered, we invite you to rate all of the second season episodes of Bulletproof here.

A CW crime drama, Bulletproof stars Ashley Walters, Noel Clarke, Lindsey Coulson, Jason Maza, David Elliot, Olivia Chenery, Lucie Shorthouse, Lee Ross, Vanessa Vanderpuye, and Jodie Campbell. Unfolding in London, the series centers on Aaron "Bish" Bishop (Clarke) and Ronald "Ronnie" Pike Jr (Walters) who work as undercover police detectives. Although they are from vastly different backgrounds, these partners have a...

Stars: Louise Brealey, Lee Ross, Sheila Reid, Andrew Leung, Hannah Chalmers, Pippa Nixon, Luke McGibney, William Postlethwaite, Christos Lawton, Gabriel Senior | Written by David Lemon | Directed by Neil McEnery-West

[Note: With 4Digital Media re-releasing the film under the new title of Infected this week, here’s a reposting of our review of Neil McEnery-West’s 2015 horror Containment]

When deadbeat dad and failing artist Mark wakes up in his dingy London council flat late one morning, he thinks the worst that’s going to happen is losing a custody battle for his child. While that is pretty bad, Mark’s day soon goes even further downhill when he discovers that he and every other tenant in his estate has been sealed into their homes and they may or may not have been exposed to a deadly virus.

Thankfully, the dividing walls between abodes are so thin (helpfully demonstrated by Mark’s elderly neighbour...

Back in February (remember February? Pubs and high streets and butterflying blithely in and out of shops and cafes as carefree as a 19th century Parisian flaneur? I digress), Den of Geek ran an interview with Life on Mars co-creator Matthew Graham.

Speaking with us to mark the forthcoming tenth anniversary of the Ashes to Ashes finale, Graham revisited his and Ashley Pharoah’s cult BBC sci-fi crime shows, and bemoaned the lack of a proper ending for John Simm’s character Di Sam Tyler.

“We never got to tie up John,” said Graham, referencing John Simm’s premature exit from the role after two series.

A revival idea however, that would give Di Sam Tyler a final exit and close the Life on Mars door for good, was in the works.

During a Twitter watch-along of Life on Mars’ first episode by Graham and Pharoah held last night at...

Lionsgate has launched the first UK trailer for Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje hard-hitting directorial debut, ‘Farming’.

Written and directed By Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, the film stars Damson Idris, Kate Beckinsale, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, John Dagleish, Jaime Winstone, Ann Mitchell, Genevieve Nnaji, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Lee Ross and Zephan Amissah.

The film premiered at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival and went on to win the ‘Michael Powell Award for Best British Feature Film’ at the 2019 Edinburgh International Film Festival.

Also in trailers – Noomi Rapace is a woman on the brink of madness in trailer for ‘Angel of Mine’

The film is released in UK cinemas October 11th

Farming Synopsis

Based on his own life story, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje’s Farming charts the extraordinary journey of a young fostered Nigerian boy who, struggling to find an identity, falls in with a skinhead gang in 1980’s England.

At six weeks old, Enitan (Zephan Amissah) is left in the care...

Activision and Infinity Ward today debuted the gameplay trailer for ‘Rave in the Redwoods,’ the undead survival co-op mode featured in the upcoming first Dlc Map Pack for Call of Duty®: Infinite Warfare, Sabotage. Rave in the Redwoods continues the… Continue Reading →

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Sherlock's Louise Brealey stars in a new clip from claustrophobic British thriller Containment - exclusive to Digital Spy.

The actress plays a woman who is sealed in her flat against her will.

The movie revolves around the residents of an apartment block, who attempt to escape the locked-down building after being contained with no explanation.

David Lemon writes the film, while Neil Mcenery-West directs.

Lee Ross, Sheila Reid and Pippa Nixon star alongside Brealey in the thriller.

The film is released in select UK theatres from today (Friday, September 11), until Monday, September 21.

Stars: Louise Brealey, Lee Ross, Sheila Reid, Andrew Leung, Hannah Chalmers, Pippa Nixon, Luke McGibney, William Postlethwaite, Christos Lawton, Gabriel Senior | Written by David Lemon | Directed by Neil McEnery-West

When deadbeat dad and failing artist Mark (jeez, close to the bone much?) wakes up in his dingy London council flat late one morning, he thinks the worst that’s going to happen is losing a custody battle for his child. While that is pretty bad, Mark’s day soon goes even further downhill when he discovers that he and every other tenant in his estate has been sealed into their homes and they may or may not have been exposed to a deadly virus.

Thankfully, the dividing walls between abodes are so thin (helpfully demonstrated by Mark’s elderly neighbour who berates him for being a sad-sack from the comfort of her living room) that our downbeat hero is soon...

This tale of the unexplained lockdown of a block of flats is a zippy, clean-cut and ingenious panic-thriller

Struggling artist Mark (Lee Ross) wakes up in his flat one morning in the Southampton tower block where he lives to discover the windows and doors have been sealed shut, locking him inside. The bad day just gets worse when he discovers his neighbours – some of whom come breaking through the walls with sledgehammers - are in the same boat, and people in hazmat suits are enforcing a quarantine by any means necessary.

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First time filmmaker director Neil Mcenery-West provides us with an engaging and terrifying look at human behaviour, with his accomplished indie thriller Containment. Waking up to find that all your windows and doors are glued shut isn’t an ideal situation for anyone, especially our leading man Mark (Lee Ross) – who is desperately trying to

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Film London, global film streaming platform We Are Colony and Edge Hill University have announced the latest phase of an innovative research project which explores ways to capitalize on digital film releases, empower filmmakers and satisfy audiences’ appetite for exclusive content. Don't you wish you were British so you could partake in this project with your film?

Made possible by the Digital R&D fund for the Arts, the project examines the rapidly-evolving world of video on demand, and how the We Are Colony platform can engage fans who are keen to unlock exciting additional content such as deleted scenes, interviews, scripts and trailers. The seven titles selected for the year-long research project are the critically-acclaimed "Appropriate Behavior," Benedict Cumberbatch road movie "Third Star," feted Alternative Miss World documentary "The British Guide To Showing Off," Agyness Deyn’s breakout performance in "Electricity," uncompromising British drama "We Are Monster," high-concept thriller "Containment," and award-winning short film "Some Candid Observations on the Eve of the End of the World."

Adrian Wootton, Chief Executive of Film London and the British Film Commission , said: “Film London exists to help connect ideas, finance and talent at every stage of the filmmaking process, so a project which helps our industry capitalize on new technologies while exploring innovative ways to engage audiences is a perfect fit for us. By bringing together industry nous, entrepreneurial instincts and academic excellence this partnership is proving to be extremely exciting, and I’m looking forward to see how it develops and benefits the seven films we have selected.”

Sarah Tierney, founder of We Are Colony, comments: “We are pleased to be working with a group of forward-thinking and innovative producers, distributors and sales agents, keen to interrogate the potential of new digital models to engage an audience early and through additional content. In addition, with content being delivered to registered account holders in over 100 countries, We Are Colony is looking forward to sharing data from the beta launch, and the results of a significant user survey looking at viewing behaviors and attitudes to content.”

Working with a range of budgets and varying international appeal, the slate aims to reflect the reality of independent production in the UK. As Leeshon Alexander, writer, producer and star of "We Are Monster," comments: “'We Are Monster' is a truly independent film. As such, we feel it’s not only important to be a part of such a study, but a fantastic opportunity to work closely with a progressive screen agency such as Film London and a sector innovator such as We Are Colony.”

Cecilia Frugiuele of Parkville Pictures, producer of "Appropriate Behavior" and short film "Some Candid Observations on the Eve of the End of the World" also comments: “The international reach of the platform is also a way for producers and Sales Agents to be in control of their film’s destiny offering new ways to exploit a title without a traditional distributor.”

Core to We Are Colony’s unique place in the VOD market is the release of ‘special edition bundles,' releasing quality films with a range of (often exclusive) additional and behind-the-scenes content. Franki Goodwin of Western Edge Pictures, who produced "Third Star," adds: “For us, the opportunity to partner with We Are Colony to bring additional content to our fans, and in turn to support a fantastic new VOD platform, was a no-brainer. This is a huge opportunity for film makers to offer their audiences more than just a movie.”

In addition, the platform works hands-on with licensors in a marketing role, delivering content and creative, plus organic and paid marketing. Cecilia Frugiuele states: “We Are Colony is an empowering tool for filmmakers. It encourages them to think of audience engagement earlier in production, helping them shape their future distribution strategy.”

Lastly, as part of the research phase, the We Are Colony platform will be trialing new windows, including an innovative pre-sale model where users pay early in exchange for instant fulfillment on extra content, ahead of general release. One title currently in pre-sales in the UK is Containment, and producer Christine Hartland states: “We’re thrilled to be partnering with We Are Colony for the release of 'Containment.' We will be able to offer audiences a deeper experience of the film and a chance to engage in its world in innovative ways. As independent filmmakers we’re very aware of the crowded marketplace for indie British thrillers, and are excited about the possibilities of offering our audience more than just a conventional cinema experience. By connecting with audiences early and building their investment in the film, we intend to build a fanbase even ahead of release”.

The report, lead by Prof. Philip Drake of Edge Hill University and researcher Michael Franklin, co-authored by the project partners, is due to release in Q4 2015.

About the seven films selected for the project:

"Appropriate Behavior," the sexually-frank romantic comedy written, directed and starring Desiree Akhavan ("Girls"), produced by Cecilia Frugiuele, nominated in the Independent Spirit Awards 2014. The film was licensed from Peccadillo Pictures (UK), Gravitas Ventures (North America) and Transmission Films (Australia and New Zealand).

"The British Guide To Showing Off," the critically-acclaimed documentary which pays homage to the eccentric universe of the Alternative Miss World Show, directed by Jes Benstock and produced by Dorigen Hammond.

"Third Star," the critically-acclaimed British road movie starring Benedict Cumberbatch ("The Imitation Game," "Sherlock"), Tom Burke ( The Musketeers"), Jj Feild ("Captain America"), Adam Robertson and Hugh Bonneville ("Downton Abbey"), re-released internationally through the We Are Colony platform. The film was licensed from Independent Film Sales.

"Electricity," the startling 'Alice in Wonderland' tale with a breakout performance by Agyness Deyn, directed by Bryn Higgins and produced by Clare Duggan. Licensed from Soda Pictures (UK).

"We Are Monster," the critically-acclaimed, uncompromising British drama written, produced and starring Leeshon Alexander, directed by Antony Petrou, with producers including Noel Clarke ("Adulthood, Kidulthood"). The film was licensed from Metrodome Distribution (UK).

"Containment," the high-concept British thriller with an ensemble cast including Lee Ross ("The English Patient," "Dawn of the Planet of the Apes") and Louise Brealey ("Sherlock"), directed by Neil Mcenery-West and produced by Christine Hartland, Casey Herbert and Pete Smyth. The film was licensed by Vision Films (international sales).

And "Some Candid Observations on the Eve of the End of the World," the award-winning short film starring Theo Barklem-Biggs ("KIngsman: The Secret Service," "The Inbetweeners Movie") and Adrian Scarborough ("The King’s Speech," "Les Misérables").

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Exclusive: Us sales outfit boards rights to UK thriller.

Vision Films has boarded rights to UK thriller Containment, the debut feature from London-based director Neil Mcenery West.

Lee Ross, Louise Brealey, Sheila Reid, Andrew Leung and rising theatre stars Pippa Nixon and Andrew Postlethwaite star in the story of an artist who wakes one morning to discover that the doors and windows of his apartment have been sealed shut with sinister figures lurking outside and a killer virus from within.

The deal was brokered between Lise Romanoff at Vision Films and Simon Sole at Bandoola Productions, the financing and production outfit behind the film.

Producers are Christine Hartland of Patchwork Productions and Casey Herbert and Pete Smyth of Bright Cold Day Films.

Vision Films’ managing director and CEO Lise Romanoff said: “This is a film about ordinary people like us, people who think they’re at a distance from a world pandemic crisis. It’s a film...

Hot projects new to Screenbase include Joel Novoa’s sequel ID2, Adam Stephen Kelly’s thriller Kill Kane, and action film from Mark McQueen Gunned Down.Joel Novoa’s ID2

Lee Ross, Tamzin Outhwaite, Paul Popplewell, Christine Tremarco, and Linus Roache return in Joel Novoa’s sequel feature.

The film, produced by Sally Hibbin for Parallax and Patrick Cassavetti, is funded by Screen Yorkshire’s Yorkshire Content Fund.

Vincent O’Connell returns as the writer for the hooligan drama, which is currently filming in Hull.

Adam Stephen Kelly’s Kill Kane

Filming begins in April on this crime thriller, marking Adam Stephen Kelly’s feature film directorial debut.

Vinnie Jones joined the cast of the film, alongside Sean Cronin, Nicole Faraday, and Sarah Alexandra Marks.

Andrew Jones and Emily Coupland serve as producers for North Bank Entertainment, with Robert Graham executive producing. Independent Moving Pictures and Hood & Co are financing the production.

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Exclusive: First images released as UK funding body backs sequel to 1995 football hooligan film.

Screen Yorkshire’s Yorkshire Content Fund has invested in the sequel to 1995 football hooligan drama I.D.

Vincent O´Connell, who wrote the first film centred on a policemen who goes undercover to infiltrate a gang of football hooligans, has returned to write the sequel.

Directed by Joel Novoa (God’s Slave), filming is underway in Hull.

Producers are Sally Hibbin for Parallax (I.D.) and Patrick Cassavetti (Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas).

Linus Roache, Simon Rivers and Neil Pearson star alongside Lee Ross, Richard Graham and Perry Fenwick, who all appeared in the original.

The plot centres on a young British Muslim undercover cop (Rivers) who is given the task of shadowing a football gang on their European tours.

Rivers is best known for his three-year stint on BBC1’s Doctors, appearing in more than 400 episodes of the medical soap.

Hugo Heppell, head of...

Chicago – It’s impossible to simply play spectator through the forward-moving experimental indie “Locke” without analyzing your own past. And only a zombie could sit through this one-man film without questioning what choices you’d make in Tom Hardy’s shoes.

The 85-minute film, which stars Tom Hardy and features only him on screen simply in a car, isn’t a movie you can simply be entertained by. Though the credits only list Hardy (who played Bane in “The Dark Knight Rises”) along with various other people for their voice work, the other star of the film who is quietly uncredited is you.

Rating: 4.5/5.0

And that is this visionary film’s primary power. From a box-office perspective, the film’s challenge is its small release: only 25 theatres and $112,000 earned domestically over the past week since it opened anywhere. But for those who are able to find it, you’ll see...

Chicago – In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 50 pairs of advance-screening movie passes up for grabs to the new experimental thriller “Locke” starring Tom Hardy (who played Bane in “The Dark Knight Rises”)!

“Locke,” which is rated “R” and opens in Chicago on May 2, 2014, also stars Olivia Colman, Ruth Wilson, Andrew Scott, Ben Daniels, Tom Holland, Bill Milner, Danny Webb, Alice Lowe, Silas Carson, Lee Ross and Kirsty Dillon from writer and director Steven Knight. Note: You must be 17+ to win and attend this “R”-rated screening.

To win your free “Locke” passes courtesy of HollywoodChicago.com, just get interactive with our social media widget below. That’s it! This screening is on Tuesday, April 29, 2014 at 7:30 p.m. in downtown Chicago. The more social actions you complete, the more points you score and the higher yours odds of winning! Completing these social actions only increases your odds...

A24 has released, via Yahoo! Movies , both the domestic trailer and poster for writer/director Steven Knight's Locke , starring Tom Hardy, Ruth Wilson, Andrew Scott, Olivia Colman, Tom Holland, Ben Daniels, Danny Webb, Alice Lowe, Bill Milner, Lee Ross, Silas Carson and Kirsty Dillon. Check them both out below! Locke is the story of one man's life unraveling in a tension-fuelled ninety minute race against time. Ivan Locke has the perfect family, his dream job, and tomorrow should be the crowning moment of his career. But one phone call will force him to make a decision that will put it all on the line. Locke hits UK theaters on April 18 and A24 will release the film in North America on April 25.

Lionsgate has released the UK trailer for writer/director Steven Knight's Locke , starring Tom Hardy, Ruth Wilson, Andrew Scott, Olivia Colman, Tom Holland, Ben Daniels, Danny Webb, Alice Lowe, Bill Milner, Lee Ross, Silas Carson and Kirsty Dillon. Locke is the story of one man's life unraveling in a tension-fuelled ninety minute race against time. Ivan Locke has the perfect family, his dream job, and tomorrow should be the crowning moment of his career. But one phone call will force him to make a decision that will put it all on the line. Locke hits UK theaters on April 18 and A24 will release the film in North America on April 25.

The Driver, about an ordinary man who makes a terrible decision, is a three-part thriller from BAFTA Award-winning screenwriter Danny Brocklehurst (Shameless UK). The Walking Dead‘s David Morrissey will play taxi driver Vince McKee, who blames himself for a family mystery and accepts an offer to start driving for a criminal gang. But, says the BBC, it’s ultimately a redemptive story about getting a second chance under incredible circumstances. Jim Poyser co-created the drama which is co-produced by Morrissey’s Highfield Pictures and Red Production Company for BBC One. Jamie Payne (Doctor Who, The White Queen, The Hour) is director. Ian Hart, Colm Meaney, Shaun Dingwall, Claudie Blakeley, Sacha Parkinson and Lee Ross also star. Morrissey, who is also toplining AMC pilot Line Of Sight, is executive producing The Driver for Highfield with Nicola Shindler for Red and Polly Hill for BBC One. Producer is Jolyon Symonds (Breathless...

Traversing these stormy waters in the Good Ship Shadowlocked, we're coming to the finishing point in the very near future. Having visited destinations such as Skaro, Gallifrey and Eden, and having done hearty battle with rum baddies such as The Master, Davros and Murray's Pompous Choir, looking back in the ship's log, one other danger is that in the latter stages of the voyage, that queasy feeling of Déjà vu can creep into one or two stories. The Doctor's Daughter conclusion felt too much like the end of Last Of The Time Lords. The Vampires Of Venice felt like State Of Decay and School Reunion, but with false teeth. And now, one more adventure to chalk up to experience is The Curse Of The Black Spot.

In other words, it's a light-hearted diversion from the main dilemma of the season. Buffy and Angel did this sort of thing back in...

It seems that during every series of Doctor Who we reach this point. After a run of great episodes we’re treated to something decidedly…not great. Some might say average. Some might say extremely poor. Because as magnificent as Doctor Who is when someone like Stephen Moffat or Paul Cornell is writing it, you have to remember that the show will always have its peaks and troughs, the quality level will always rise and fall, and at some point you’ll get an episode that doesn’t really work.

The other thing you have to remember, crucially, is that Doctor Who for all its wibbly wobbly timey wimey stuff is, was, and always will be for children. It’s not exclusively for children, and at times it treads a pretty fine line between child and young adult, but this is not a show intended for grown ups, and sealed away beyond the watershed.

Linus Roache and Geraldine Somerville will star in Titanic, ITV's upcoming miniseries created by producer Nigel Stafford-Clark and writer Julian Fellowes. The four-hour miniseries serves to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the sinking of grand ocean liner Titanic. Also starring in Titanic are Celia Imrie, Toby Jones (Captain America: First Avenger), Perdita Weeks, Lee Ross, Jenna-Louise Coleman, Steven Waddington and Stephen Campbell Moore. Jon Jones directs the mini produced by Stafford-Clark and Chris Thompson. "There is a lasting fascination with the Titanic's one and only voyage, and never more so than in the year of its hundredth anniversary," said Stafford-Clark. "We will tell the story in a way that is bold, fresh and gripping...

Linus Roache and Geraldine Somerville will star in Titanic, ITV's upcoming miniseries created by producer Nigel Stafford-Clark and writer Julian Fellowes. The four-hour miniseries serves to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the sinking of grand ocean liner Titanic. Also starring in Titanic are Celia Imrie, Toby Jones (Captain America: First Avenger), Perdita Weeks, Lee Ross, Jenna-Louise Coleman, Steven Waddington and Stephen Campbell Moore. Jon Jones directs the mini produced by Stafford-Clark and Chris Thompson. "There is a lasting fascination with the Titanic's one and only voyage, and never more so than in the year of its hundredth anniversary," said Stafford-Clark. "We will tell the story in a way that is bold, fresh and gripping...

Linus Roache and Geraldine Somerville will lead the cast of ITV's drama Titanic. ITV confirmed that it had greenlit production on the programme last month. It has been written by Oscar-winning, Downton Abbey scribe Julian Fellowes. Titanic is being produced as a 2x90 minute and 4x60 minute miniseries. It will begin filming in Hungary from the end of April ahead of broadcast - which will coincide with the 100th anniversary of the ship's sinking in 2012. Linus Roache, who recently appeared in Coronation Street alongside his father Bill Roache, and Geraldine Somerville, who has portrayed Lily Potter in the Harry Potter series, will be joined by performers including Celia Imrie, Toby Jones, Perdita Weeks, Lee Ross, Jenna-Louise Coleman and Sophie Winkleman. Also among the ensemble cast will be Stephen Waddington, (more)...

Two more actors have signed up for roles in the next series of Doctor Who. According to the site of acting agency Gordon and French, former EastEnders actor Lee Ross will play the character 'Boatswain' in an upcoming episode. Ross played Owen Turner on the BBC soap until 2009 and also featured as Dci Litton in both Life On Mars and its follow-up Ashes to Ashes. In 2009, he appeared alongside Doctor Who star Matt Smith in BBC crime drama Moses Jones. Gordon & French (more)...

Kim Cattrall has been nominated for a coveted theater award. The "Sex and the City" star's turn as Amanda in "Private Lives" sees her considered for the Best Actress in a Play prize at the 11th Whatsonstage.com Awards.

She will face competition from "End of the Rainbow" star Tracie Bennett, Helen McCrory for her role in "The Late Middle Classes", "Ruined" star Jenny Jules, Nancy Carroll from "After the Dance" and "All My Sons" actress Zoe Wanamaker.

The Best Actor in a Play award will be contested by Benedict Cumberbatch from "After the Dance", Kim's "Private Lives" co-star Matthew Mcfadyen, "Hamlet" and "Measure For Measure" star Rory Kinnear, "Deathtrap" and "London Assurance" actor Simon Russell Beale, "The Real Thing"'s Toby Stephens and "All My Sons" star David Suchet.

"All My Sons" received more nominations than any other production, being considered for accolades in six different categories. The most...

More character posters for British historical thriller film Centurion have been outed by Celador Films.

Centurion is directed by Neil Marshall, about the ill-fated Ninth Legion marching north to Caledonia to wipe out the Picts and their leader. Michael Fassbender, Dominic West, Olga Kurylenko, Noel Clarke, Jj Feild, Imogen Poots, David Morrissey, Paul Freeman, Lee Ross, Ulrich Thomsen and Riz Ahmed star.

Based on the legend of the Ninth Legion, an army of 3000 unstoppable Roman warriors who vanished without trace, Centurion is the tale of their vicious conflict with a murderous adversary, the Picts. Quintus Dias (Michael Fassbender), a Roman corporal, is taken hostage by the Pict King, Gorlacon and the Ninth are charged with bringing him home and ending Pict domination of Britain. Led by General Virilus (Dominic West) and guided by a Pict prisoner and warrior woman named Etain (Olga Kurylenko), the army marches towards enemy territory and...

EastEnders' executive producer Diederick Santer has revealed that "brilliant" twists are planned for the soap's ongoing Lucas Johnson plotline. Sinister man of the cloth Lucas, played by Don Gilet, was seen accidentally killing his wife Trina (Sharon Duncan-Brewster) in September this year. He then hastily covered up his involvement in her passing. Meanwhile, last month, the priest claimed a second victim when he targeted Owen Turner (Lee Ross), the ex-husband of his new partner Denise (Diane Parish). Speaking about the character's future in an interview with Digital Spy, Santer teased: "Lucas is doing the Lord's work and who knows what that's doing to his head - maybe he'll kill again. "Lucas's story is (more)...

Lucas (Don Gilet) and Denise (Diane Parish) finally tie the knot during tonight's hour-long edition of EastEnders, but the day is marred for Walford's pastor by Owen's (Lee Ross) ongoing murder accusations. Following a brutal showdown with Owen in the wedding car, Lucas arrives at his wedding and happily exchanges vows with Denise, who is completely unaware of the latest turn of events with Owen. How will (more)...

This is the jaw-dropping moment that EastEnders pastor Lucas Johnson murders his wife-to-be's ex-husband Owen Turner in cold blood - by strangling him. Panicking that Owen (Lee Ross) is about to expose his involvement in Trina's (Sharon Duncan-Brewster) death earlier in the year, Lucas - played by Don Gilet - drives the pair to a secluded location where a showdown ensues. Rattled by Owen's accusations, Lucas's mind goes into overdrive. Pushed further to the edge by Owen's words, Lucas removes his bow tie, forms a ligature and swiftly strangles him. With a body on the back seat of the wedding car, Lucas finds some spare carpet in a nearby skip and wraps him inside, before bundling him in the boot of the motor. With that, Lucas turns up at his wedding and happily (more)...

Denise's (Diane Parish) ex-husband Owen (Lee Ross) crashes her hen night during this evening's episode of EastEnders and demands that she rethink her decision to marry Lucas (Don Gilet). With his suspicions about Lucas's true nature at the forefront of his mind, Owen storms into The Vic and brings the party to a halt. Denise is furious by his claims about her husband-to-be, while Libby (more)...

EastEnders actor Don Gilet has insisted that his character Lucas Johnson does not simply regard Denise Wicks as a trophy partner. Troubled priest Lucas will be seen killing off Denise's ex-husband Owen Turner (Lee Ross) next week after his suspicions threaten to spoil their wedding plans. Speaking in an interview with Digital Spy, Gilet explained that Lucas and Denise's (Diane Parish) relationship cannot be classed purely as true love nor a marriage of convenience, describing the shop assistant as "the good woman [Lucas] thinks he should have". "It's not quite as simple as a token wife. She's a strong woman and she's his rock, so if those two can survive, they can take on the world," Gilet commented. He continued: "[Lucas has] found a woman who's strong-willed, strong-minded, a good mother (more)...

EastEnders star Don Gilet has admitted that he had mixed feelings when he was told about his character's forthcoming murder twist. The actor's malevolent Lucas Johnson will provide a new Walford shock next week when he kills off his fiancée's ex-husband Owen Turner (Lee Ross). In an interview with Digital Spy, Gilet revealed that while he was thrilled to be offered such a high-profile plot, he also felt sadness when he realised that Lucas's Albert Square journey could soon be over. He commented: "I was excited. I was very happy but of course it's a double-edged sword. You can only do so many bad things in a soap or any kind of drama. There's a ticking clock to say these characters can only stay for so long once they go down the path of doing so much evil. "Somehow they have to make an exit, if it's not with their...

EastEnders actor Don Gilet has admitted that he does not know what to expect next from his sinister Walford character Lucas Johnson. Viewers have already seen man of the cloth Lucas accidentally killing wife Trina (Sharon Duncan-Brewster) before desperately covering up his involvement in her death. In next week's episodes of the Walford-based drama, Lucas's menacing side will emerge again as he bumps off Owen Turner (Lee Ross), the ex-husband of his fiancée Denise Wicks (Diane Parish). Discussing how Lucas's storyline could continue, Gilet told Digital Spy: "I really don't know. Using common sense you feel there's a natural end to certain things - there's an arc of a story - and you think how long can you get away with this? Is there more to him? Is he likely (more)...

EastEnders holier-than-thou priest Lucas Johnson is to commit murder at the end of the month when he kills his fiancée's ex-husband Owen Turner. In a one-hour episode, Lucas - played by Babyfather actor Don Gilet - reaches boiling point with Owen (Lee Ross) on his wedding day to Denise (Diane Parish) as Owen continues to push for the truth about Trina's (Sharon Duncan-Brewster) death. On the eve of Lucas's nuptials, Owen realises the true extent of Lucas's involvement in his ex-wife's demise and confronts Walford's man of the cloth with his beliefs. However, (more)...

Liz Turner (Kate Williams) is worried by her son Owen's (Lee Ross) return to Walford during tonight's episode of EastEnders, expressing her concerns that he'll return to his old ways. Having served time for trying to kill his daughter Libby (Belinda Owusu), Owen hopes to reconnect with his estranged family, including his former lover Denise (Diane Parish). Liz takes Owen home (more)...

Former EastEnders stars Lee Ross and Kate Williams are to return to the BBC soap later this year as screen mother and son Owen and Liz Turner. Ross, 38, first appeared as Denise Wicks's (Diane Parish) alcoholic ex-husband Owen in June 2006 when he arrived in Walford to make contact with his daughter Libby (Belinda Owusu). During his stay, he rekindled his romance with Denise, but his violent behaviour soon reared its head when he hit her and subsequently held her hostage in her own flat. The police arrested him and he was remanded in custody pending trial. In September 2006, Owen's mother Liz (Williams) visited her son in prison prior to his court appearance, in which he received a six-month custodial sentence, suspended for two years. Following his release, Liz urged her son to start a new life in Wales but at a low ebb, Owen knocked his mother unconscious (more)...