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Pierre Morel, the director behind the huge action movie hit Taken which transformed Oscar nominee Liam Neeson into a bona fide action hero, returns to the genre with the new trailer for the Amazon Prime Video action thriller Canary Black (2024). If the Taken filmmakers involvement is not enough to excite you, then perhaps the fact that the movie stars Underworld star Kate Beckinsale, Hitman: Agent 47 star Rupert Friend, and the late, great Punisher: War Zone star Ray Stevenson will achieve the desired effect.

You can check out the newly released trailer for Canary Black below.

Directed by Pierre Morel and written by Matthew Kennedy, Canary Black sounds like the perfect no-nonsense action spy thriller, with Kate Beckinsale leading the movie as a CIA agent on the run. Beckinsale, Rupert Friend, and Ray Stevenson are joined by the likes of Saffron Burrows (The Bank Job), Ben Miles (Andor), Goran Kosti...

The Fugitive Doctor's (Jo Martin) long-awaited Doctor Who audio drama has the mysterious Time Lord incarnation facing her greatest enemies while on the run from Division. Martin made a surprise debut in season 12's "Fugitive of the Judoon" as a Doctor incarnation pre-dating William Hartnell's First Doctor who is evading capture by the Time Lords and hiding on Earth. Martin will make her Big Finish audio debut in the concluding chapter of the 60th-anniversary event "Once and Future" in "Coda-The Final Act," facing off against Jonathan Carley's young War Doctor.

Audiences will finally get a new glimpse into the Fugitive Doctor's life on the run as Big Finish announced the release date for Doctor Who: The Fugitive Doctor: Most Wanted. Set for release in January 2025, the first boxset will see the Doctor grapple with bounty hunters on a prison ship in Robert Valentine's "Fast Times", Rochana Patel's...

Netflix Releases First Look at “Squid Game” Season 2

The game is about to begin (again). Netflix has released a first look at the upcoming second season of its record-setting series “Squid Game.”

The new, brief clip from Season 2 comes as part of Netflix’s complete 2024 slate announcement, with more favorites like “Bridgerton” and “The Umbrella Academy” set to release new seasons across the year.

Watch the Next On Netflix 2024: The Series & Films Preview below:

The streamer also released new photos for “Squid Game” with protagonist Seong Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae), the Recruiter (Gong Yoo), and a new character played by Park Gyu-young.

The series, which debuted on Netflix in September 2021, revolves around 456 players, deep in financial hardship, who risk their lives to play a series of deadly children’s games for the chance to win the ₩45.6 billion prize. The Season 1 cast also included Park Hae-soo, Jung Ho-yeon, O Yeong-su, Heo Sung-tae,...

Thor and Rrr star Ray Stevenson has nabbed the lead role in 1242: Gateway to the West after Kevin Spacey exited the historical Genghis Khan drama last year amid sexual assault charges in the U.K.

Carlos Alperin of Galloping Entertainment, who will continue selling the global rights to the film at the European Film Market in Berlin, confirmed Stevenson’s casting to The Hollywood Reporter. Directed by Péter Soós, the 1242 cast also includes Eric Roberts, Christopher Lambert, Neil Stuke and Genevieve Florence.

“The film is looking simply Epic and will be very well positioned due to Ray Stevenson’s amazing role in Rrr, as well as the political background of the war between Russia and Ukraine,” Alperin told THR in a statement.

Historically, the Mongols invaded both Ukraine and Russia, as well as Poland, before they marched into Hungary in 1242. Alperin added that 1242 has been shooting in Hungary for...

Exclusive: Rrr and Thor star Ray Stevenson has been set to lead cast in historical drama 1242: Gateway to the West, which is now filming in Budapest, Hungary.

Stevenson takes on the role initially due to be played by Kevin Spacey but the latter was removed from the project by producers last year following news of additional sexual assault charges against the actor.

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Stevenson recently played lead antagonist in SS Rajamouli’s Oscar-nominated box office hit Rrr...

"If you have a second shot, then you really have to take it." Netflix has revealed the official trailer for a comedy titled I Used to be Famous, a feature film adaption of director Eddie Sternberg's award-winning 2015 short film of the same name. This heartfelt dramedy follows Vince, played by Ed Skrein, a desperate former popstar who dreams of making a comeback. An impromptu jam session with autistic young drummer Stevie sparks an unexpected friendship between the two misunderstood musicians. Together they form a unique bond through the power of music while helping Stevie achieve his dreams. Leo Long co-stars as Stevie, with a cast including Lorraine Ashbourne, Eleanor Matsuura, Neil Stuke, Jamie Wannell, Stanley Morgan, and Eoin Macken. This looks quite good, with a sweet story about a popstar realizing (hopefully) that friendship is more important than fame and how music can really change lives. Take a look.

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Kevin Spacey will no longer be starring in 1242 – Gateway to the West, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.

The news of his departure from the film comes on the same day as a date was set for his U.K. sexual assault trial. On Thursday, the two-time Oscar winner pleaded not guilty to five charges against him, which includes four counts of sexual assault against three men dating back to 2005. Justice Mark Wall, who was overseeing the hearing at London’s historic Central Criminal Court, set the trial date for June 6, 2023.

The actor had been set to star in 1242, a historical Genghis Khan drama that was one of two Spacey-starring features shopped at the 2022 Cannes film market in May. Directed by Péter Soós, the cast also includes Eric Roberts, Christopher Lambert, Neil Stuke and Genevieve Florence.

The search to replace Spacey, who is...

Kevin Spacey is attempting a career comeback after facing dozens of accusations of sexual assault and misconduct, and has two films heading to the Cannes Market next week: “Peter Five Eight” and “1242: Gateway to the West.”

The first project is the modern day thriller “Peter Five Eight” also stars Rebecca De Mornay, Jet Jandreau and Jake Weber, and is directed by Michael Zaiko Hall, according to a spokesperson for Vmi International, which is handling worldwide sales at Cannes.

“Peter Five Eight” centers on Sam (Jandreau), a seemingly poised and glamorous real estate agent in a small mountain community is revealed to be an unhinged and troubled alcoholic with a dark secret, when a charismatic man in a black sedan named Peter (Spacey) shows up in town one day. As she tries to keep her life from unravelling, an older co-worker named Brenda (De Mornay) is targeted by Peter for...

Jodie Whittaker’s first season of Doctor Who was kept completely easily-accessible to new viewers by doing away with all classic monsters, something that came as a controversial decision for hardcore fans. Whovians were overjoyed, then, when a lone Dalek appeared in the New Year’s Day special “Resolution,” as it promised that more familiar foes would be filtered into the series again in season 12. Sure enough, an old alien has now been confirmed to appear in the next run.

The monsters in question are the Judoon, the rhino-headed race known for their short alien language consisting of “o” sounds. The creatures debuted back in 2007’s “Smith and Jones” opposite David Tennant’s Doctor. They then appeared in numerous smaller cameo roles after that – as well as in an episode of spinoff The Sarah Jane Adventures – but haven’t shown up since 2015.

Revealing the news this week, Ep Chris Chibnall...

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Jodie Whittaker is set for another turn in the Tardis in Doctor Who Season 12. Here's everything we know...

Doctor Who Season 12, the second starring the brilliant Jodie Whittaker as the Thirteenth Doctor, will be back sometime in 2020, which isn't so far away... anymore.

We haven't gotten any new Who since the New Year's Eve special at the beginning of the year, with very little promotion or news, either. But we can expect that to change as Doctor Who Season 12 races closer. Here's everything we know about the upcoming season so far...

Doctor Who Season 12 Trailer

Watch the first clip for the premiere episode, "Spyfall," here:

Video of Episode 1 Preview | Spyfall | Doctor Who

A new Doctor Who season 12 trailer has arrived and it's full of monsters:

Video of Official New Season Premiere Date Trailer | Doctor Who | New Year's Day at 8pm | BBC America

And here's the...

In what appears to be a further step in expanding its creation of original content, Netflix is to partner with UK’s ITV to co-produce a new eight-part thriller titled Paranoid. The show will be broadcast on UK television before arriving on the streaming platform later in 2016. The television event is being written by Bill Gallagher (Lark Rise To Candleford), and features a seemingly small but tragic incident that leads to international drama.

Paranoid will begin with a young woman doctor being brutally stabbed to death by a masked man while she plays with her three year old son in a busy community play park. The attack occurs in full view of multiple witnesses, and a group of detectives are tasked with investigating the incident, in order to figure out what happened and why. The information from one witness points to a much greater threat than anyone was expecting, however,...

[caption id="attachment_45756" align="aligncenter" width="590"] Susie Parks (Sara Stewart), Gemma Foster (Suranne Jones), Kate Parks (Jodie Comer), Chris Parks (Neil Stuke), Simon Foster (Bertie Carvel) and Andrew Parks (Charlie Cunniffe). Photo by Des Willie. Copyright 2016./caption]

Below, watch a trailer for Lifetime's Doctor Foster: A Woman Scorned TV series. The show premieres Sunday, April 10, 2016, at 9:00pm Et/Pt. In UK, the series airs as Doctor Foster. Last fall, BBC One renewed Doctor Foster for a second series (season).

Suranne Jones stars as Gp Gemma Foster. She suspects her husband, Simon (Bertie Carvel) is unfaithful. The cast also includes: Clare-Hope Ashitey, Cheryl Campbell, Jodie Comer, Navin Chowdhry, Victoria Hamilton, Martha Howe-Douglas, Adam James, Thusitha Jayasundera, Sara Stewart, Neil Stuke, Tom Taylor, and Robert Pugh.Read More…...

BBC One announces the renewal of its new, hit series, Doctor Foster. The first series (Us: season) finale was the second highest rated BBC drama episode of 2015, with an audience of 10.1 million viewers. Doctor Foster focus on Gp Gemma Foster (Suranne Jones), who suspects her husband, Simon (Bertie Carvel) of having an affair.

The cast also includes: Clare-Hope Ashitey as Carly; Cheryl Campbell as Helen Foster; Jodie Comer as Kate Parks; Navin Chowdhry as Anwar; Victoria Hamilton as Anna; Martha Howe-Douglas as Becky; Adam James as Neil; Thusitha Jayasundera as Ros Ghadami; Sara Stewart as Susie Parks; Neil Stuke as Chris Parks; Tom Taylor as Tom Foster; and Robert Pugh as Jack Reynolds. Continue on for more about the renewal. Read More…...

War Machine

Will Poulter ("We're the Millers," "The Maze Runner") has joined the cast of David Michod's Netflix black comedy feature "War Machine" alongside Brad Pitt, Topher Grace, Scoot McNairy, Emory Cohen, John Magaro and Anthony Michael Hall.

Pitt plays a four-star general whose track record lands him the commanding job in the American conflict in Afghanistan. Filming begins this Fall and Netflix will open the film in select cinemas next year along with streaming it on its online service. [Source: Variety]

The Comedian's Guide To Survival

James Buckley ("The Inbetweeners") has scored a role in Mark Murphy's "The Comedian's Guide To Survival" alongside Paul Kaye, MyAnna Buring and Neil Stuke.

Buckley plays failed comic James Mullinger, who travels the world interviewing more successful funny types to find the secret to comedy. Various famed comedians like Jimmy Carr, Omid Dalilli and Gilbert Gottfried will appear. [Source: Screen]

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Usually found (wrongly) bragging about his status with the opposite sex as Jay in The Inbetweeners on big and small screens, James Buckley is striking out away from the gang for a starring role in The Comedian’s Guide To Survival. With Paul Kaye, MyAnna Buring and Neil Stuke in the cast, the film finds Buckley as failed comic James Mullinger, who travels the world interviewing more successful funny types to find the secret to comedy. And because he has to talk to funny types, the film, which is in production right now, features a host of cameos from people who make their trade cracking gags at a variety of levels including Jimmy Carr, Omid Dalilli, Gilbert Gottfried and more. Mark Murphy wrote the script for this one and is directing, including a stint at the Just For Laughs comedy festival in July. Expect the film to hit festivals and...

The Comedians Guide To Survival also features Paul Kaye, MyAnna Burin and Neil Stuke.

Principal photography is underway in London on The Comedians Guide to Survival, starring The Inbetweeners’ James Buckley, Paul Kaye, MyAnna Buring and Neil Stuke.

Buckley stars as a failed comedian who travels the world to discover the secret of comedy.

The film, which also shot in Canada at the Montreal Just for Laughs comedy festival in July, features cameos from international comedians including Jimmy Carr, Omid Djalili and Gilbert Gottfried.

Mark Murphy (The Crypt) wrote and directs. Alan Latham produces through Yorkshire-based Gsp Studios in association with Solar Productions.

Financing came through Red Rock Entertainment, Premiere Pictures and Goldfinch Pictures. Gsp Studios International, led by Simon Barnes, will handle international sales.

The Comedians Guide To Survival also features Paul Kaye, MyAnna Burin and Neil Stuke.

Principal photography is underway in London on The Comedians Guide to Survival, starring The Inbetweeners’ James Buckley, Paul Kaye, MyAnna Buring and Neil Stuke.

Buckley stars as a failed comedian who travels the world to discover the secret of comedy.

The film, which also shot in Canada at the Montreal Just for Laughs comedy festival in July, features cameos from international comedians including Jimmy Carr, Omid Djalili and Gilbert Gottfried.

Mark Murphy (The Crypt) wrote and directs. Alan Latham produces through Yorkshire-based Gsp Studios in association with Solar Productions.

Financing came through Red Rock Entertainment, Premiere Pictures and Goldfinch Pictures. Gsp Studios International, led by Simon Barnes, will handle international sales.

Silk: BBC One - 9pm

Tonight, Martha (Maxine Peake) has to put aside her existing loyalties when she is asked to defend a close friend from her past on trial for a gang related murder. Martha remains unconvinced that her friend is guilty, despite overwhelming evidence against him.

Meanwhile, Billy (Neil Stuke) is left shocked when double-agent Mickey Joy (Phil Davis) re-appears looking for a second chance.The internal tribunal continues to deliberate and as opinions are split, things turn nasty.

Moone Boy: Sky1, 9pm

The concluding episode tonight centres on Dessie (Ronan Raftery) and Fidelma's (Clare Monnelly) wedding day, and things get off to a bad start as there is a disaster with the wedding dress.

However, the dress soon becomes the least of everyone's worries, as Fidelma goes into labour right in the middle of the ceremony.

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'Silk' is to end after three series. The BBC One courtroom drama will come to an end following the conclusion of the current series later this month, the show's creator has confirmed. The series stars Maxine Peake, Rupert Penry-Jones and Neil Stuke as a team of expert barristers. Creator Peter Moffat told Radio Times: ''It has been a complete joy to work with a group of actors as good as this and with a lead actress who I consider to be the best there is. ''The main characters in 'Silk' all have personal and professional stories which are coming to a natural conclusion at...

Silk will not return for a fourth series.

BBC One's BAFTA-nominated drama starring Maxine Peake will draw to a close following two final episodes, airing on March 24 and 31.

Series creator Peter Moffat told Radio Times: "It has been a complete joy to work with a group of actors as good as this and with a lead actress who I consider to be the best there is.

"The main characters in Silk all have personal and professional stories which are coming to a natural conclusion at the end of this current series.

"It would be dishonest as a writer, and unfair to the integrity of the show and everyone involved in it, to prolong the series beyond what I hope is a powerful and compelling denouement."

Rupert Penry-Jones and Neil Stuke also star in Silk, which debuted on BBC One in 2011.

The legal drama's most recent series has been pulling in overnight audiences of around 4m,...

'Silk' is to end after three series. The BBC One courtroom drama will come to an end following the conclusion of the current series later this month, the show's creator has confirmed. The series stars Maxine Peake, Rupert Penry-Jones and Neil Stuke as a team of expert barristers. Creator Peter Moffat told Radio Times: ''It has been a complete joy to work with a group of actors as good as this and with a lead actress who I consider to be the best there is. ''The main characters in 'Silk' all have personal and professional stories which are coming to a natural conclusion at...

BBC One has debuted a first-look trailer for the new series of Silk.

The courtroom drama will return for its third run on Monday, February 24 at 9pm.

Created by Peter Moffat, Silk stars Maxine Peake, Rupert Penry-Jones and Neil Stuke.

Series two drew to a close back in June 2012, pulling in 5.28m viewers for BBC One.

A third series was originally announced on the same day, with Moffat promising "characters, relationships, politics as well as a great deal of unfinished business" from series two.

Filming began on the latest batch of episodes in June 2013, with guest stars Miranda Raison (Spooks), Alex Arnold (Skins) and Jessica Henwick (The Thick of It) joining the regular cast.

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Remember the dark days when you used to sit around weeping because you had no idea what time - oh, what's a really archaic show? Peak Practice! - because you had no idea what time Peak Practice was on? Those days are ancient history, friends, and it's all because of us! Look at what stuff we've found out this week...

The new Homeland trailers look great - when is it back on?

Soon! As us lot at the Tube Talk Q&A predicted a few weeks back, Homeland's third season will premiere on Channel 4 on Sunday, October 6 at 9pm - just one week after Us transmission, as with season two.

Season three sounds like a cracker too, with Brody (Damian Lewis) on the...

On Sunday, Aug. 25 (check local listings), PBS' "Masterpiece Mystery!" premieres the three-part BBC drama "Silk," created and written by Peter Moffat.

It does feature people in white wigs and robes, but it's not a period piece. Silk fabric does figure in the plot, but nobody's on his or her way to, or returning from, the Far East with bolts of cloth. There's a bar but no juggling of glasses.

Instead, Moffat drew on his experiences as a barrister (in the U.K. split legal profession, they specialize in courtroom advocacy and drafting legal pleadings) to tell the story of up-and-coming junior barristers -- Martha Costello (Maxine Peake) and Clive Reader (Rupert Penry-Jones, "Whitechapel") -- in a barristers' chambers in London, who are attempting to attain the coveted rank of Queen's (or King's) Counsel.

Co-starring are Neil Stuke as Billy Lamb, the senior clerk in the chambers, and Natalie Dormer ("The Tudors") as Clive's pupil,...

ITV has teamed up with Prostate Cancer UK to produce a special film as part of the network's week-long 'Stand by Your Man' campaign.

Ray Winstone, Charles Dance, Tamzin Outhwaite, John Simm and Neil Stuke all star in the 18-minute film, which aims to raise awareness of the disease.

The movie, titled Father's Day, hopes to spark discussion and encourage men to talk more openly about such illnesses and reassure them that they are not alone, reports The Red Pages.

Game of Thrones actor Dance said: "I did recognise the reluctance of the men in the film to talk about such issues, I think that's true.

"While men tend to make more of a drama than women about everyday illness, they tend not to open up as much about more difficult matters."

Father's Day airs on June 16 at 11.45pm on ITV4.

Watch a trailer for the film below:...

Emma Stone photobombed boyfriend Andrew Garfield last night and the resulting photo is the best thing we've ever seen. While attending the opening night afterparty for the off-Broadway production of Bull at 59E59 Theaters in NYC, the cute couple got silly while posing for pics with castmembers Eleanor Matsuura, James Corden and Neil Stuke. As Garfield, dressed in a plaid shirt and brown jacket, flashed a smile for the camera, Stone popped her head up behind him to make a wide-eyed, open-mouthed funny face. The adorable photobombing had Matsuura cracking up during the photo session. The 29-year-old actor and his 24-year-old blond beauty are currently in NYC shooting The Amazing Spider-Man 2...

If there's one thing we love more than seeing photos of criminally cute couple Emma Stone and Andrew Garfield, it's seeing Stone adorably photobomb her beau.

Thursday night, the pair attended the New York opening of the play "Bull," and while Garfield, 29, posed with actors Eleanor Matsuura, James Corden and Neil Stuke, Stone, 24, popped in the picture to make a silly face.

Last summer, Garfield opened up to MTV News about how their easygoing relationship began on the set of "The Amazing Spider-Man."

"We got on really well as people, in between [takes]," Garfield told MTV. "That was the fun stuff: In between, we'd just mess around, and I felt, 'Ah, this is different.' I wasn't really aware what was happening in the screen test. She keeps you on your toes, and that wakes you up. That was the beginning."...

Imagine photobombing Spider-Man. Emma Stone got her goof on Thursday at the New York City opening-night party of the Mike Bartlett play Bull, popping up in the background of a group shot with her boyfriend Andrew Garfield and the actors in the stage show at the 59E59 Theaters: Eleanor Matsuura, Adam James, James Corden and Neil Stuke. Stone, 24, and Garfield, 29, have their own creative project together, filming The Amazing Spider-Man 2, which is set to open exactly a year from now. The couple of more than a year costar in it alongside Jamie Foxx, Martin Sheen and Sally Field. -...

Emma Stone got silly last night when she photobombed her boyfriend, Andrew Garfield, at the opening night party for the new play Bull in NYC. When she wasn't goofing off with Andrew, Emma chatted with the play's British stars Eleanor Matsuura and Adam James, as well as actors James Corden and Neil Stuke. The couple dropped by the premiere during a break from filming The Amazing Spider-Man 2 in the Big Apple, which they have been working on over the past month. In addition to filming her new project, Emma has been busy promoting Revlon - be sure to check out our interview with Emma Stone, where she talks about her beauty secrets! View Slideshow ›...

John Torode and Gregg Wallace have chosen their three favourite cooks for this week's Celebrity MasterChef final. Christine Hamilton, Lisa Faulkner and Dick Strawbridge edged out actor Neil Stuke in last week's semi-final and will battle it out over three shows this week for the title of Celebrity MasterChef 2010. Challenges last week included cooking for 200 people from the Sealed Knots Society, preparing lunch for over 800 school boys at Harrow, catering for 400 workers at London's Olympic Stadium and serving up a VIP dinner at London's oldest fish smokery (more)...

The details of the Celebrity MasterChef semi-final challenges have been revealed. TV star Dick Strawbridge, actor Neil Stuke, Lisa Faulkner and Christine Hamilton are the four remaining contestants hoping to win the fifth celebrity version of the reality show. On this evening's show the final four will cater for the Sealed Knot, an English Civil War re-enactment society, and 800 schoolboys at Harrow. Meanwhile, Thursday's task will feature (more)...

Chris Walker has been voted off Celebrity MasterChef at the end of Knockout Week. The actor was edged out of the semi-final slots by Lisa Faulkner, Christine Hamilton, Neil Stuke and Dick Strawbridge, who will continue in the competition this week. In the final test, Walker served a loin of pork with a black pudding crust topped with maple syrup caramelised apples on puy lentils and sherry vinegar with a side of celeriac mash, crackling and a calvados and cider sauce. "I know you push yourself, but it's just a little bit (more)...

Gregg Wallace and John Torode have sent through all three contestants on Celebrity MasterChef. The judges were unable to choose one competitor to eliminate in the second episode of Knockout Week, so decided to send the full trio to the next round. Lisa Faulkner, actor Chris Walker and Scrapheap Challenge's Dick Strawbridge join Wednesday's victors Christine Hamilton and Neil Stuke in the next stage of the competition. Before revealing the news, Wallace said: "I'm struggling, John. I'm really struggling, John, to find one of these to go. I think the standard is high and they have pushed themselves." Torode added: "They all have skill. (more)...

Colin Jackson has departed Celebrity MasterChef in the first episode of Knockout Week. The Olympic hurdler was edged out of the cookery reality show by Christine Hamilton and actor Neil Stuke. Hosts Gregg Wallace and John Torode admitted that it was a tough decision, but opted to favour Stuke's skill and Hamilton's experience over Jackson's raw talent and potential in the kitchen. In the final test, Jackson served the judges lamb fillet with mustard mash and white wine sauce, followed by apple sponge pudding with a butterscotch sauce. Wallace praised the athlete's dessert, commenting: "It may not look exactly right, but it absolutely tastes fantastic. Sweet apple with cinnamon and that light (more)...

Actress Alex Fletcher has been voted off Celebrity MasterChef after the first quarter-final. Fletcher failed to impress hosts Gregg Wallace and John Torode and guest judges from the W.I. with her second performance in the kitchen. Her main course of smoked haddock florentine served with puff pasty and a chive and butter sauce topped with a poached egg was described as "messy". Judge John Torode commented: "I want to love it, but the sauce is just wrong." The panel were more impressed with her pudding of poached pear with walnuts and an orange and walnut cream. However, it was still not good enough for Fletcher as actor Neil Stuke, TV personality (more)...

Christine Hamilton and Colin Jackson won the second Celebrity MasterChef heat last night. The duo knocked out Tricia Penrose, Martin Roberts and Jenny Powell in the cookery competition and join Neil Stuke and Alex Fletcher in tonight's quarter-final. Hamilton impressed in the final challenge with her mixed fish ragu with rice, samphire and basil, followed by an apple, ginger and Amaretti tart. Judge Gregg Wallace commented on her dessert: "It is very good. Sugar, apple and cinnamon are the closest to a cuddle you will ever get on a plate of food." Jackson was successful with his final dishes of chicken in a spicy coconut sauce with rice and spinach, followed by fried banana in a coconut (more)...

Actor Neil Stuke and soap star Alex Fletcher have progressed to the second round on Celebrity MasterChef. The duo knocked out Dragons' Den entrepreneur Richard Farleigh, Radio 1 DJ Nihal Arthanayake and athlete Tessa Sanderson after a series of cooking challenges, judged by hosts Greg Wallace and John Torode. In the final test, Fletcher served up a chicken pot pie with carrots and green beans, followed by apple, cinnamon and pecan nut crumble with homemade vanilla custard. Torode praised her main course, commenting: "I think that is a really comforting, really warming and it makes you feel good inside." Wallace added: "This tastes great. This is a winner." Cult actor Stuke dished up monkfish wrapped (more)...

Terry Johnson returns to the Menier Chocolate Factory to direct Ben Travers? farce Rookery Nook with a cast including Edward Baker-Duly, Lynda Baron, Nick Brimble, Mark Hadfield, Kellie Shirley, Neil Stuke, Clare Wilkie and Sarah Woodward. Rookery Nook previews from 16 April with press night on 29 April, and runs until 20 June. Designs are by Tim Shortall with lighting by Jason Taylor.

Martin Clunes has signed up to star in a reimagining of classic BBC sitcom The Fall And Rise Of Reginald Perrin. The Doc Martin star will play the title role, while Cold Feet's Fay Ripley, Butterflys actress Wendy Craig, Worst Week Of My Life star Geoffrey Whitehead, Game On's Neil Stuke and Moving Wallpaper's Lucy Liemann are also confirmed for the cast. Simon Nye, who worked with Clunes of Men Behaving Badly, will write the script with original creator David Nobb. The six 30-minute episodes will air later this year. "I am really excited about Reggie Perrin (more)...