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Netflix has released the trailer for their upcoming murder mystery thriller with Carey Mulligan called Collateral. The trailer for the series does a great job of setting up the premise...  who murdered the pizza delivery driver and why?

Set over the course of four days, the story centers on Detective Inspector Kip Glaspie, who refuses to accept that the murder is a random act of senseless violence and becomes determined to discover if there is a darker truth. Politician David Mars instantly is embroiled in the drama through his turbulent relationship with his troubled and unpredictable ex, Karen. All the while, Jane Oliver, a compassionate vicar, struggles to conceal her affair with the only witness to the crime.

The movie originally premiered on BBC Two, so this isn't a Netflix original. But, it does get the Netflix seal of quality in the United States. As a fan of crime thriller stories,...

Former EastEnders star Kim Medcalf has revealed that fans still approach her in public. The actress, who played Sam Mitchell for three years from 2002, admitted that she is surprised people still remember her from the BBC One soap. "I'm still completely amazed that people know me from the show!" Medcalf told Inside Soap magazine. "The public often want to talk about Sam. "I left six years ago, so it always surprises me that people might still remember me from that. But I suppose that's the power of EastEnders, isn't it? "My favourite moments on the show were (more)...

Denise Van Outen led a charity run for pregnant women yesterday (18.02.10). The TV star - who is six months pregnant with her first child with husband Lee Mead - recruited some of her pregnant famous friends to take part in the Bumps and Babies Mile in Battersea Park, London to help raise money for Sport Relief. Denise was joined in the run by Five News presenter Natasha Kaplinsky, Radio 6 DJ Nemon and her seven-month-old daughter Ella, Carly Zucker, former 'EastEnders' actress Kim Medcalf and Olympic badminton player Gail Emms. Denise said: ''It's brilliant that these five lovely ladies have agreed to undertake ..

Danniella Westbrook has claimed that the door is being left open for her to return to EastEnders. The actress finished filming a three-month stint with the BBC soap late last year, though her character Sam Mitchell has not yet bowed out on screen. Westbrook's brief return saw her playing the part of Sam for the first time in nine years. However, Kim Medcalf had appeared in the role between 2002 and 2005. Speaking to The Mirror about Sam's future, Westbrook explained: "I can't reveal (more)...

Kim Medcalf has flown out to Thailand to visit children who were orphaned in the 2004 tsunami. The former EastEnders star, who temporarily took over the role of Sam Mitchell from Danniella Westbrook between 2001 and 2005, was invited over by children's charity Plan UK to mark the fifth anniversary of the disaster. Medcalf, who is 16 weeks pregnant with her first child, told The Sun: "As a mother-to-be, it's particularly upsetting and emotional to hear what happened to them. (more)...

Kim Medcalf has flown out to Thailand to visit children who were orphaned in the 2004 tsunami. The former EastEnders star, who temporarily took over the role of Sam Mitchell from Danniella Westbrook between 2001 and 2005, was invited over by children's charity Plan UK to mark the fifth anniversary of the disaster. Medcalf, who is 16 weeks pregnant with her first child, told The Sun: "As a mother-to-be, it's particularly upsetting and emotional to hear what happened to them. (more)...

Danniella Westbrook has said that she returned to EastEnders for closure on the role she first played in 1990. The actress was replaced as Samantha Mitchell by Kim Medcalf in 2002, but Westbrook returned to reprise the character once again this year, with her last episode airing tonight on BBC One. Westbrook told The Mirror: "It's where I feel I belong. For me EastEnders was unfinished business. It was great to be asked back - I wanted closure. "They've never recast a character, then invited back the original actress. I've had so much fun and the cast are a great bunch." Of the criticism she received when returning to the soap, Westbrook continued: "I think they expected (more)...

EastEnders star Danniella Westbrook has admitted that she hasn't seen any of Kim Medcalf's scenes as Sam Mitchell on the soap. The 35-year-old actress recently returned to the classic Walford role following a break from the spotlight, which saw her battling a drug problem before focusing on life as a stay-at-home mum. Prior to her comeback, Westbrook had last been seen in the part in 2000. Medcalf went on (more)...

Former EastEnders actress Tracy-Ann Oberman has revealed that she would love to finish off her character's storyline. The 39-year-old, who played cold-blooded murderer Chrissie Watts for a year-and-a-half, was written out of the BBC soap in December 2005 when she was left languishing in prison for killing her husband Den (Leslie Grantham). Due to the unavailability of Oberman and the other actors involved - Michelle Ryan (Zoe Slater) and Kim Medcalf (Sam Mitchell) - Den's murder trial was shelved and Chrissie was last seen returning to her cell after a visit from Jake Moon (Joel Beckett). With no resolve to Chrissie's story, Oberman hopes to one day discover what happened to her Walford counterpart. Speaking exclusively to Digital Spy, she enthused: "I'd love to finish off Chrissie's storyline because I love (more)...

EastEnders executive producer Diederick Santer has revealed more information about the return of Sam Mitchell to the show. Last month, it was announced that Danniella Westbook is to return to the BBC soap as original Mitchell sister Sam, as opposed to Kim Medcalf, the last actress to play her. Speaking in an exclusive interview with Digital Spy, Santer said of Sam's comeback: "What makes Sam interesting for me is that she's Ricky's first love and first wife. As Bianca and Ricky spend more time together and have more shared experiences around Tiffany and Whitney, the inevitability of them at some point coming together increases. What's stopping them? Well, it's Sam. "Sam and Ricky had a good thing going all those years ago. (more)...

Former EastEnders actress Danniella Westbrook is to make a shock comeback to Albert Square as Sam Mitchell. Despite Kim Medcalf being the last actress to play the character, the 35-year-old is due to return to filming with the soap this summer. The Mitchell sibling was last seen escaping to Brazil pending the trial for Den Watts's murder. Speaking of her comeback, Westbrook said: "I'm really happy - it feels just like coming home. "I'm really looking forward to working with Barbara, Steve, Sid and Patsy and I'm over the moon to be working with the new boss Diederick Santer as he's done such great things in turning the show around. I can't wait to get the scripts to see what Sam has been up to since she was last in the Square." Executive producer Diederick Santer said: "With all the turmoil (more)...

Former EastEnders actress Daniella Westbrook could potentially make a return to the Walford soap, a tabloid report claims. Producers are allegedly considering writing the 35-year-old back into the soap as Sam Mitchell, despite Kim Medcalf being the last actress to play her. A source told The Sun: "[Daniella] was the original Sam and the chemistry with Sid Owen as Ricky was exciting stuff. If she returns it will be the talk of soapland for months." They added: "This would hark back to the Albert Square brat pack - Ricky, Bianca, Janine and Sam." Sam was last seen in Albert Square in 2005 when she was falsely accused of murdering Den Watts. However, when his wife Chrissie was exposed as Den's real killer, Sam was released pending trial for perverting the course (more)...