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Merlin co-creator addresses divisive ending – and possibility of a reboot

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Steal a Brainrot cancels this week's Taco Tuesday for special Christmas event

Chas and Aaron clink glasses of mulled wine beside a stall which Charity is attending to, as Robert stands alone sipping from a cup in Emmerdale

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Comment and Opinion

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Louis Emerick on his Hollyoaks future after Brookside crossover twist

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Emmerdale's Joe Absolom teases bad boy Ray’s future and mystery link to the village

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Amadeus star Paul Bettany reveals how a fan's selfie intruded on a tragic family moment.

Don Gilet as DI Mervin Wilson and Don Warrington as Selwyn Patterson in Death in Paradise, looking at a file together

Death in Paradise's Don Warrington teases future as Selwyn future remains unclear.

Tom Hiddleston in The Night Manager season 2, stood by an outdoor pool, wearing a shirt, trousers and sunglasses.

The Night Manager season 2 writer talks new episodes and plans for a trilogy.

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Screenwriter John Jackson: "Why is there a lack of BESEA representation within British TV?"

Ashley Walters in Adolescence, wearing a grey t-shirt and stood in the middle of a police station office.

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CARDIFF, WALES - MARCH 15: Henry Pollock of England goes over to score his team's seventh try during the Guinness Six Nations 2025 match between Wales and England at Principality Stadium on March 15, 2025 in Cardiff, Wales. (Photo by Dan Mullan - RFU/The RFU Collection via Getty Images)

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Drama

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Best Christmas TV for 2025 – your guide to what's worth watching including Call the Midwife and EastEnders

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Red Eye season 2 cast: New and returning actors as ITV thriller returns

Entertainment

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Who is delivering Channel 4's Alternative Christmas Message?

The cast of Celebrity Masterchef Christmas Cook-Off 2025 stand as a group all wearing aprons and smiling at the camera.

Celebrity Masterchef Christmas Cook-Off 2025 line-up: Confirmed cast for festive special

Sam Campbell, John Robins, Andy Zaltzman and Mathew Baynton all running across a red tape finish line.

Taskmaster Champion of Champions 2025 cast: Who is in the line-up?

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Sci-Fi and Fantasy

Sadie Sink as Max Mayfield in Stranger Things season 5

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Jemma Redgrave as Kate Lethbridge Stewart in The War Between the Land and the Sea

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Rhea Seehorn plays Carol in Pluribus; in this scene, she is wearing a white t-shirt and blue jeans, and standing on her driveway looking sad

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Sport

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Ebere Eze, in red and white Arsenal kit, holds his right fist up at the Emirates with Nottingham Forest players in the background.

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Two Man Utd fans, wearing Santa hats and Man Utd tops, face away from the cameras as they look out at the Old Trafford pitch from the stands.

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Soaps

Coronation Street fan-favourite tipped to have signed new contract for another year – meaning character survives crossover carnage

An older Debbie Bates, in a black blazer with silver embellishments, stands in a darkened Queen Vic in EastEnders

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Kevin and Carl, wearing grey suits, walk sister Debbie, who is wearing a white wedding dress and elaborate headdress, down the aisle in Coronation Street

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Film

Martin Freeman and the cast of Nativity!

Where are the Nativity cast now?

Chris Evans stars in Avengers: Doomsday; in this scene, Steve Rogers is looking down fondly at a baby in his arms

Avengers: Doomsday release date and latest news as first trailer drops

Timothée Chalamet in Marty Supreme looking stern

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Documentaries

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Dame Mary Berry reveals her dos and don'ts for the perfect Christmas dinner.

Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders smiling and sitting on armchairs.

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Davina and Nicky for Long Lost Family.

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Gaming

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A ghoul wearing a blue jumpsuit in Fallout: New Vegas.

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