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The BBC has released a first-look image of Paul Whitehouse in new comedy drama Nurse.

The image follows the BBC's announcement earlier today (July 10) that the sitcom has begun filming.

The series is based on the acclaimed Radio 4 series of the same name, which features Esther Coles as community psychiatric nurse Liz. The Fast Show comedian takes on multiple roles as Liz's patients, as the show sees a mixture of returning characters from the radio series as well as many new additions.

Whitehouse and David Cummings, who have collaborated previously on The Fast Show, Down the Line and Happiness, have written the comedy.

"Nurse has gone down very successfully on radio and we are very excited about the TV version," Shane Allen, comedy commissioning for the BBC, said.

"Paul is the leading character comedian of his generation and he has the ability to make you cry with laughter one minute...

Las Vegas -- Walking around the Adult Entertainment Expo (Aee) in Las Vegas, you'd never know the porn industry was at half-mast, sales-wise.

There are floor-to-ceiling billboards of scantily clad sex actresses and HD TV screens showing every conceivable type of fornication (and a few unconceivable ones as well). Fans can take pictures with stars like Lisa Ann (the porn version of Sarah Palin), Julia Ann (no relation) and Alexis Texas (formerly Alexis Texass). If polite enough, the fanboy or frangirl might even get to touch a breast.

If the Aee was one's only exposure to the industry, the crowded convention hall might seem proof that porn is truly recession-proof. But insiders claim the business has gone limp -- metaphorically speaking -- because more people are watching porn for free over the Internet instead of purchasing it.

The end result means fewer gigs for hard-working porn performers like Dave Cummings,...

With the Oscars quickly approaching, it may be a good time to look at the achievements of other talented people from the world of film — and by look, I mean see naked. The X-Rated Critics Organization has just inducted Dave Cummings, 70, into the Hall of Fame Class of 2011, an honor reserved for "only the best and brightest in the world of porn." This makes Cummings the oldest actor to enter the Xrco's most hallowed ranks. What earned him the distinction? According to Xrco member Gram Ponante, "I live in Los Angeles, and when I go to lecture in other parts of the country, [Cummings] is one of the few names people know. He bridges the gap between 'creepy uncle' and the person the creepy uncle wanted to be."  And the honor is not lost upon Cummings either. As he told AOL News, &[...]...