Lacey Turner explains ‘Our Girl’ exit

EastEnders actress Lacey Turner has commented on her departure from BBC One’s Our Girl. The army drama will return for a second season in 2016, it was announced yesterday. However, former Coronation Street actress Michelle Keegan will replace Turner in the lead role. Lacey Turner, who has played Stacey Branning in EastEnders since 2004, responded: “I … >

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‘EastEnders’ actor’s ‘X-Men: Apocalypse’ role confirmed

EastEnders star Ben Hardy’s role in the next X-Men movie has been revealed. Directed by Bryan Singer, the follow-up to X-Men: Days Of Future Past is due to arrive in UK cinemas in May 2016. Singer told Empire: “Ben Hardy is Angel – I shall confirm it for you!” He teased: “But he’s not a … >

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‘Spamalot’ musical review

It’s odd, the boxes we put people in. Joe Pasquale is generally thought of as a squeaky-voiced light entertainment performer, Todd Carty is often considered a depressed barrow boy (or an overly cheerful school kid, depending on your age), and Monty Python is regarded as the summit of all sketch shows. It’s this last that’s … >

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Tracy-Ann Oberman joins ‘New Tricks’ cast as regular

EastEnders star Tracy-Ann Oberman will become a regular cast member in the final season of New Tricks. Oberman joins in the first episode of Season 12 as Fiona Kennedy, forensic pathologist and partner to Nicholas Lyndhurst’s character, Danny Griffin. The Friday Night Dinner actress commented: “I’m delighted to be a part of the final series … >

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Monty Python’s ‘Spamalot’ gallops into Brighton

Based on the classic comedy movie Monty Python and the Holy Grail, hit musical Spamalot arrives in Brighton next week. Following a hugely successful run at The Playhouse in London, the show is playing at Theatre Royal in Brighton from Monday 30 March until  Saturday 4 April with Joe Pasquale as King Arthur and EastEnders … >

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‘EastEnders’ actor joins ‘X-Men: Apocalypse’ cast

EastEnders star Ben Hardy has now officially joined the cast of the next X-Men movie. Hardy has played Peter Beale since 2013 and departed the BBC One soap in last night’s episode. Variety reports that the exact role is “unknown at this time, but sources say the part is significant to the X-Men universe”. The … >

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BBC One has axed ‘New Tricks’ after 12 years

The BBC has confirmed that New Tricks will end after its twelfth season later this year. The long-running crime drama began in March 2003 and Dennis Waterman is the only remaining member of the original cast. BBC One controller Charlotte Moore and BBC drama controller Ben Stephenson announced today: “We are incredibly proud of New … >

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