One man’s journey toward some semblance of redemption ends in this final instalment of ITV’s The Trials of Jimmy Rose, and while it’s a conclusion, it ain’t happy by any means. Well, it wouldn’t be happy viewing, would it? Nor would we expect it to be: Jimmy (Ray Winstone), in his desperation to keep his … >
Ray Winstone and Amanda Redman star in ITV’s new three-part drama of crime and passion. Written and created by Alan Whiting (Strike Back, Kingdom), The Trials of Jimmy Rose tells the story of the notorious armed robber, Jimmy Rose (Winstone), who throughout his lifetime has made crime pay. Redman (New Tricks) plays his wife Jackie. > … >
ITV has unveiled a promotional photo of Mr Bean star Rowan Atkinson as the legendary French fictional detective Jules Maigret. Set in the 1950’s in Paris, Maigret Sets A Trap has started filming in Budapest, Hungary. The 120-minute drama is one of two new stand-alone dramatic films and will be followed by Maigret’s Dead Man. … >
The Trials of Jimmy Rose is the kind of frustrating television that leaves me shouting at the people in it for making such terrible decisions. Jimmy (Ray Winstone) is frustratingly stubborn and, in spite of having had the living crap kicked out of him, seems to struggle mightily to learn anything from his experience. Somehow … >
Ray Winstone plays – in a career first – a gruff criminal in ITV’s The Trials of Jimmy Rose, tasked with readjusting to the world and his family after a long prison sentence. The show’s alternate title could probably be A Painfully Out-Of-The-Loop Older Gentleman Makes a Dog’s Breakfast of All The Things. Kingdom writer … >
ITV has released the first trailer for The Trials of Jimmy Rose, starring Ray Winstone and Amanda Redman. Written and created by Alan Whiting (Strike Back, Kingdom), the three-part drama tells the story of the notorious armed robber, Jimmy Rose (Winstone), who throughout his lifetime has made crime pay. Redman (New Tricks) plays his wife … >
EastEnders actor Martin Kemp will guest star in the new season of Birds of a Feather as a love interest for Dorien. The sitcom’s twelfth season – its third for ITV since it was revived in January 2014, following a 16-year break – will air in 2016. > Buy all the classic BBC episodes of … >
ITV has unveiled a set of promotional photos for The Trials of Jimmy Rose, starring Ray Winstone and Amanda Redman. > Buy The Trials of Jimmy Rose on DVD on Amazon. Written and created by Alan Whiting (Strike Back, Kingdom), the three-part drama tells the story of the notorious armed robber, Jimmy Rose (Winstone), who … >
Ashes to Ashes writer Jack Lothian has penned Harry Price: Ghost Hunter, a new one-off drama for ITV. The two-hour film will be set in 1920s London and based on Britain’s most famous real life ghost hunter and sceptic, Harry Price, who investigated tales of the paranormal and supernatural. Based on the novel The Ghost … >
ITV has announced the commission of Marcella, a new original, multi-stranded crime drama. Written by Swedish novelist Hans Rosenfeldt, creator of The Bridge, the eight-part series is set in contemporary London and described as “Scandinavian noir on the streets of Britain”. Marcella follows a single female detective working on a serial murder case and will … >