The Mighty Boosh joins The League Of Gentlemen and Little Britain in being pulled from Netflix over scenes containing blackface. The BBC comedy show features a character called The Spirit Of Jazz, portrayed by Noel Fielding, meant to portray the ghost of fictional jazz musician Howlin’ Jimmy Jefferson. Noel is yet to respond to the … Read more
Earlier this month, Emmerdale began the first British soap to resume filming after production was halted amid the coronavirus lockdown. And star Danny Miller has opened up about what it’s like to film socially-distanced scenes amid the special lockdown episodes for the ITV soap, saying that at times it had been ‘difficult’. Speaking on Wednesday’s … Read more
Hollyoaks has released a statement after Rachel Adedeji accused the show of racism behind the scenes and slammed its response to the Black Lives Matter movement. They penned: ‘Hollyoaks has been deeply shocked and saddened by issues that have been brought to our attention over the weekend. ‘Lime Pictures strives to have zero tolerance of … Read more
All aboard the new fly-on-the-wall TV series that goes behind the scenes of much-maligned TransPennine Express, as it launches state-of-the-art trains The Railway 24/7 ‘takes an in-depth look at every aspect of the firm’ We meet conductor Nikki May, who has been entertaining passengers for 7 years The series begins at one of the busiest … Read more
Hollyoaks actress Rachel Adedeji has slammed the show’s response to the recent furore over the Black Lives Matter movement. The star, 28, who plays Lisa Loveday on the Channel 4 soap, took to her Twitter to say she doesn’t agree with Hollyoaks’ recent post addressing the movement. Rachel said their response wasn’t progressive before revealing … Read more
Crazy scenes see 400 fans launch pitch invasion during ‘illegal’ football match under lockdown in France as authorities slam those attending game branded as a potential ‘virus bomb’ Authorities were left stunned at ‘illegal’ football match in Strasbourg The eastern France region has a mass gathering ban of more than 10 people Invasion took place … Read more
They’ve inspired four award-winning books, blockbuster movies and a global fan following. But many of the key scenes in Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings and Hobbit are based on little-known places in the British countryside. Expert John Garth spent years retracing the esteemed author’s footsteps and painstakingly studying influences on him during the 20th century … Read more
A baby girl is recreating famous movie and TV scenes – including Die Hard and Silence of the Lambs. Evie Simpson wears a variety of costumes, wigs, makeup and props to copy clips from The Matrix, Hellboy, Breaking Bad and Kill Bill. Her mum Jessica Simpson, 32, a business manager from Indian Queens, Cornwall, started … Read more
For months viewers have watched as evil Geoff Metcalfe continued to mock and verbally abuse with Yasmeen Nazir in a distressing coercive abuse plot. But Friday night’s Coronation Street left fans reeling in shock as Yasmeen, played by Shelley King, lashed out her husband and stabbed him with a broken wine bottle in harrowing and … Read more
It was Britain’s biggest street party: when the Nazis surrendered to the Allies on May 8, 1945, people laid out trestle tables, danced in the streets, paddled in fountains and took part in tug of war races. Now, as the 75th anniversary approaches during lockdown Britain, Channel 4 producers have discovered rare footage of people … Read more