Noel Coward’s Private Lives, aged just over 85 and showing no signs of maturing, fizzes onto stage for a tour (playing in Brighton through until Saturday 6 February) prior to the West End. It’s the one where two recent divorcees Amanda and Elyot run into each other while celebrating their brand new and ill-advised honeymoons, … >
So Cuffs, BBC One’s cop drama set in Brighton, will not be renewed for a second season. The official line (as always) is that the BBC are “proud” of the show, but they are seeking to make way for new programmes. It’ll be interesting to see what the next attempt to fill the mid-week early-evening … >
The cast of Cuffs have revealed that BBC One’s new Brighton-based police drama has been axed after just one season. Written by Julie Gearey (Prisoners’ Wives, Secret Diary Of A Call Girl), the “fast-paced contemporary cop show” began in October on BBC One and the eighth episode aired last night. > Buy Season 1 on … >
The penultimate instalment of BBC One’s Cuffs largely centres on Eleanor Matsuura’s Donna (who could front a series all by herself). This episode begins with her being put forward for a recommendation as a result of her quick thinking in the line of fire that potentially saves the lives of three police officers, and certainly … >
From Prisoners’ Wives writer Julie Gearey, Cuffs is BBC One’s new fast-paced contemporary cop show set in Brighton. Cuffs is a fresh, authentic and visceral drama that will take the audience on an exhilarating ride through the challenges of front-line policing. Adrenalized and vibrant, the show is packed full of dramatic incidents and colourful characters. From … >
Bringing the Swinging ‘60s to Brighton, hit musical Hairspray opened last night at Theatre Royal. The Broadway musical has had a long-running stint at the West End, and now embarks on a huge UK tour of smaller theatres across the country. The adaptation from much larger stages to that of the smaller venues such as … >
The second episode of BBC One’s new police drama does not have the challenge of the first, which had to introduce a whole brace of characters. It’s clear that Cuffs is channelling the mid-era highs of The Bill, since each episode is reasonably self-contained: no crimes are going to be investigated over the course of … >
42 years after its first appearance, Richard O’Brien’s Rocky Horror Show begins a new year-long national tour later this year. The tour starts at Theatre Royal in Brighton on Friday 18 December, with X Factor singer Diana Vickers playing Janet Weiss, Emmerdale actor Ben Freeman as Brad Majors and S Club 7 star Paul Cattermole … >
A set of new promotional photos for BBC One’s new police drama Cuffs has been released. Starring Amanda Abbington (Sherlock) and Ashley Walters (Top Boy), the eight-part series was filmed on location in Brighton, Shoreham-by-Sea and surrounding areas this summer. Written by Julie Gearey (Prisoners’ Wives, Secret Diary Of A Call Girl), Cuffs begins at … >
Brighton is a city that is difficult to get a bead on. It’s either the unkempt town notoriously savaged by a ‘Sun Says’ column a few years back, or it’s the cheerful, brightly coloured party trick beloved of hen parties and misfits. Most of the time, of course, it’s both at the same time. So … >