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items: Shows returning after a long hiatus are often disappointing, but this is why Doctor Foster has all the ingredients to work
items: Why weren't three major Brassic stars in the show's finale?
items: Brassic alternate ending revealed by star as closing scenes sparked big debate
items: Brassic future teased by star Ryan Sampson as series comes to a close
items: Jodie Whittaker gives update on Attack the Block sequel - and whether she would be part of it
items: Outlander: Blood of my Blood cast tease season 2 – and say fans will "lose their minds"
items: Jodie Whittaker reveals new drama Frauds includes moments you never usually see on TV
items: Outlander: Blood of My Blood cast react to "shocking" season 1 finale: "Nobody saw that coming"
items: Jodie Whittaker reveals the iconic TV role she would have shaved her head for
items: Jodie Whittaker on forgiving Suranne Jones, keeping Doctor Who secrets and the role she would have loved to play
items: Jodie Whittaker on forgiving Suranne Jones, Doctor Who secrets and the role she wishes she'd played
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Shows returning after a long hiatus are often disappointing, but this is why Doctor Foster has all the ingredients to work
type: item
date: 2026-02-27T10:36:56.000Z
creator: Jo Berry
subject: Drama
subject: TV
subject: BBC
subject: Comment
description: The Suranne Jones-starring series is about to start filming a third instalment.
encoded: Nine years after the second season aired, it has been announced that a third season of Doctor Foster is about to start production. Fans of the BBC twisty revenge series are right to be thrilled, but after such a long wait between seasons, should they be nervous as well? There are certainly more than a handful of shows that have excited us by coming back following a long hiatus, only to leave audiences crushingly disappointed when the return finally airs. One of the best – or should that be worst – examples is Sex and the City and its sequel, And Just Like That…, which arrived on our screens 17 years after the original series finished and 11 years after the second Sex and the City movie (which wasn’t exactly a success either). And Just Like That… fell into every pitfall of a series reboot you can possibly imagine, so the makers of Doctor Foster part III would be wise to use that as an example of what not to do. First, the show killed off a major character (Chris Noth’s Mr Big), turning life-loving lead Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker) into a widow and thus dramatically changing the show’s tone and alienating fans who had tuned in hoping for more Sex and the City fun. Then, they seemingly forgot the quirky characteristics of the SATC women (Cynthia Nixon’s Miranda and Kristin Davis’s Charlotte) that made us love the original series. During the hiatus, skilled, on-the-ball lawyer Miranda somehow turned into an out of touch, bumbling fool and, even worse, in the sequel Charlotte become the butt of every joke, and suddenly had debilitating vertigo that had never once been mentioned in the 100+ episodes of SATC and And Just Like That…. Of course, And Just Like That…’s biggest sin was removing one of the core SATC characters completely – Kim Cattrall’s Samantha – which meant that the sequel show could not equal, and certainly never eclipse, the original. While her absence was reportedly due to Cattrall not wanting to return, it did leave the show devoid of the sexy joy Samant…

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Why weren't three major Brassic stars in the show's finale?
type: item
date: 2025-11-03T16:20:45.000Z
creator: Jo Berry
subject: Comedy
subject: TV
subject: Sky Comedy
description: Brassic has come to an end after seven seasons, but some fan favourite characters didn’t make it to the final episode.
encoded: Hit Sky comedy series Brassic has come to an end after seven seasons of mayhem from the Hawley gang of amateur thieves led by Joe Gilgun’s Vinnie O’Neill. The final episode left some questions unanswered, such as who fired the shot in the woods that injured Vinnie, but the biggest mystery for many fans is why fan favourites Carol, Cardi and Erin weren’t in the finale at all. The reason Michelle Keegan, who plays Erin, was absent for much of the season is that she was pregnant during production in late 2024 and early 2025. She filmed some early scenes – in the school reunion episode you can see she is wearing a big coat to hide her pregnancy bump – and then returned after giving birth to daughter Palma to make her final appearance. Erin isn’t in the finale, but in the penultimate episode, she calls Vinnie and has a heartfelt chat with him when she gets stuck in a lift, leaving fans with a long awaited romantic moment between the pair, even if it is over the phone. And while Keegan has other projects in the pipeline, including ITV crime drama The Blame, she doesn’t rule out a return for Erin in the future. “I love this show and for me it’s felt like home,” she said before filming the final episodes of Brassic. “Every year, I’d go off and do other projects and then I’d come back home to Brassic as it was always at the same time every year. "It was the nicest job to do because it was like seeing all your mates again. It’s going to hit me more this year when it’s not coming back, but part of me believes it is still coming back again.” Also absent from the finale are Cardi and Carol (played by Tom Hanson and Bronagh Gallagher) and in fact they barely feature in the final season at all, and don’t reappear for the last episode. It is explained via a video call early on that they are in Ireland, working on their marriage, and the couple aren’t seen again. Part of the reason for their absence is that both Hanson and Gallagher were committed to other projects that clashed with…

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Brassic alternate ending revealed by star as closing scenes sparked big debate
type: item
date: 2025-10-31T18:00:18.000Z
creator: Jo Berry
subject: Comedy
subject: TV
subject: Exclusive
subject: News
subject: NOW
description: Tommo star Ryan Sampson talks to RadioTimes.com about the Brassic finale.**CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR THE BRASSIC FINALE**
encoded: **Warning: Major Brassic finale spoilers ahead.** Sky TV’s hugely popular comedy series Brassic has ended with a literal bang, but actor Ryan Sampson, who plays Tommo, has revealed the final scene could have been very different. Episode 6 of Brassic’s final season has Vinnie (Joe Gilgun), Tommo and the gang meeting rival criminals Davey MacDonagh (Neil Ashton) and Joey Kittens (Dylan Baldwin) for lunch at a remote countryside pub in the snow. Before they arrived, Davey removed the staff and placed his own cousins behind the bar. He also shot Joey, and once everyone is settled in for the meal, he holds them all hostage. Trying to save his friends, Vinnie goes with an unhinged (and armed) Davey into the woods, and after the rest of the gang overpower Davey’s cousins, they head off to find him. Unfortunately, Joey’s niece Fay, who also has a rifle, finds her uncle’s body in the snow and blames Vinnie, aiming the gun at him and then at Davey. Vinnie pulls out the vintage gun he found in the pub, and a stand-off follows when Davey refuses to put his gun down. The search party then hear a gunshot echo through the trees, and viewers see Vinnie lying in the snow, with blood by his side. As the camera draws close, we see flashbacks to Vinnie’s life with his friends, and his love for Erin (Michelle Keegan) and their son Tyler, before he sits up and the end credits roll. “There was a lot of debate over what the exact last second should be,” Sampson confessed in an exclusive interview with RadioTimes.com. “Should he sit up? Should he have the flashbacks? Should someone else? Was it someone else who was going to get shot at one point? It went round in the drafts we had," he explained. "There were so many, and I think they wanted to leave it open, just in case they want to do more Brassic later. So that's why Vinnie opens his eyes and stuff and sits up.” Read more: Brassic future teased by star Ryan Sampson as series comes to a close Farewell to Brassic – one of the funniest and …

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Brassic future teased by star Ryan Sampson as series comes to a close
type: item
date: 2025-10-30T08:00:00.000Z
creator: Jo Berry
subject: Comedy
subject: TV
subject: Exclusive
subject: News
subject: NOW
description: The Mr Bigstuff creator and star has played Tommo since 2019. ***Major Brassic finale spoilers ahead***
encoded: **Warning: Major Brassic finale spoilers ahead.** After seven seasons of friendship, mad heists, exploding bodies and the bonkers monologues of Farmer Jim, Sky’s hit comedy series Brassic has come to an end. The final episode leaves the fate of Vinnie (Joe Gilgun), Ash (Aaron Heffernan), Tommo (Ryan Sampson) and the rest of the Hawley band of amateur thieves up in the air. All of the main cast survive a trip to a remote pub, despite a few fraught moments and a gunshot heard before the end credits. In an exclusive interview with RadioTimes.com, Ryan Sampson told us that while the finale is definitely the end of the series, it may not be the last we see of the Brassic gang. “I would have been a fan of killing us all off, because I just think, if you're gonna do it, do it,” he said. “But I think there's a sneaky idea that Danny’s [writer Danny Brocklehurst] mentioned that he'd kind of like to write a film of it at some point. So who knows if that will happen? I don't know, but it's obviously in the back of his head.” “Would I want it to happen? I can't really add anything, because we've done a lot, you know? I don't think there's any stones that we haven't turned, so I'm kind of happy with it.” However, Sampson doesn’t rule out returning to the role of Rat & Cutter pub manager Tommo, although he wouldn’t want to leave it too long. “Maybe we’ll see Tommo again, but maybe not. I don't know. I think sometimes it's quite good to leave everything when they're quite youthful characters. I can't really see them in their fifties. Tommo with mortgages and gambling debts. Yeah, that might be a bit sad.” The 39-year-old star, who is currently writing the third season of his comedy series Mr Bigstuff, revealed that he’s really going to miss filming the Yorkshire-set series and hanging out with the cast, who have all become close friends during Brassic’s six-year run. “I sort of wish Tommo was real because I'm gonna miss this character that we've made over the years,” he said. “It'…

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Jodie Whittaker gives update on Attack the Block sequel - and whether she would be part of it
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date: 2025-10-15T16:37:15.000Z
creator: Jo Berry
subject: Movies
subject: Sci-fi
subject: Exclusive
subject: News
description: Years before she was the Doctor, Whittaker starred in another hit sci-fi project.
encoded: Pretty much ever since it was released to rave reviews all the way back in 2011, there have been rumours that Joe Cornish could return to make a sequel to his south London-set sci-fi Attack the Block. Those rumours went up a notch in 2021, when it appeared to be confirmed that John Boyega would be reprising his role as Moses in a follow-up, and then again earlier this year, when the star explained that he had read Cornish's "phenomenal" draft for the sequel (via Happy Sad Confused with Josh Horowitz). So when RadioTimes.com recently spoke to Jodie Whittaker for a Big RT Interview about her new ITV drama Frauds, we couldn't help but ask if she'd heard any more news on a timeline for a new film – and if she would be back in her role as Samantha Adams. "There’s been talk of it for years, and I know no more than last time," was her answer. "Which is, is there going to be one? When is it shooting?" She added: "Absolutely I would do it. I think something like Attack the Block, there's always that chat. So hopefully that continues. I need to organise myself, send a self tape to Joe Cornish. I can definitely pop up again – maybe I should send him an aggressive email!" Speaking more generally about her experience making that first film, she described it as one of her "happiest times". "As a kid, I was hugely influenced by all the '80s creature features, the '90s adventure films," she said. "I was in our version of that, and I adored it." Back in 2023, Boyega told RadioTimes.com that the idea of coming back to London to shoot a sequel and revisit his character "just fills me with joy". He added: "It just feels like a treat, a nice treat for myself. Like honestly, sometimes I like to see actors where they've revisited a story because it's something that they hold dear in their heart. "And it's good to know that we have an audience out there that is waiting for this as well, and a new audience that is going to be exposed to all the madness. And I just can't wait to be a Brit in…

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Outlander: Blood of my Blood cast tease season 2 – and say fans will "lose their minds"
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date: 2025-10-11T07:00:58.000Z
creator: Jo Berry
subject: Drama
subject: TV
subject: Exclusive
subject: News
subject: On demand
subject: Video
description: "There’s some wild, wild stuff."
encoded: The first season of Outlander prequel Blood of My Blood may have just come to an end, but the cast, including Harriet Slater (Ellen), Jamie Roy (Brian), Jeremy Irvine (Henry) and Hermione Corfield (Julia) are already back in Scotland and well under way filming the second season of the period fantasy drama. Season 1 ended with Ellen and Brian together at last, on the run from her family (including volatile Mackenzie brothers Dougal and Colum) and the Grants. The show’s other couple, time travelling husband and wife Julia and Henry, meanwhile, were reunited and, with baby William in tow, ended the episode standing at the Craig Na Dun stones, hoping to travel back to the 20th century. While any season 2 plot twists are very carefully guarded secrets, the four stars of the series hinted in an exclusive interview with RadioTimes.com what fans may expect to happen when the show returns for a second season next year. “I can tell you this, season 2 starts in a place that even I couldn’t figure out how that character had got there,” teased Irvine. Corfield added: “We’re now filming episode seven of season 2, and I could not tell you what is about to happen to Julia. I’ve got no idea myself!” Read more: Outlander: Blood of My Blood showrunner teases potential future spin-offs Outlander: Blood of my Blood cast react to "shocking" season 1 finale: 'Nobody saw that one coming' While Irvine joked that “what I’ve learned from this show is no one is safe — are we going to get killed off?,” he also noted that season 2 promises to be even better than season 1. “What you have with season one is you’re setting up all these characters, so a lot of it is about a person and their bit of backstory. So we really get free rein in season 2. "There are some days on set where I just went, ‘where did they get the budget for this?’ This season, it’s gone up a level, and there’s some wild, wild stuff. And I’ve really enjoyed filming this season. I think it’s going to be very exciting.” For the sho…

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Jodie Whittaker reveals new drama Frauds includes moments you never usually see on TV
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date: 2025-10-10T09:00:40.000Z
creator: David Craig
subject: Drama
subject: TV
subject: Exclusive
subject: News
description: The actor spoke to RadioTimes.com about the drama's unusual central dynamic.
encoded: Frauds star Jodie Whittaker has praised the ITV thriller for including moments that women often don't get to perform in mainstream dramas. The Doctor Who alum plays Sam in the new series, a British expat and retired con artist living in Spain, whose former partner-in-crime is released from prison on compassionate grounds. Sam and Bert (Suranne Jones) haven't spoken in years, partly due to the latter being a tremendously reckless influence; naturally, she's looking to pull off one more epic heist before succumbing to a terminal illness. Frauds explores the volatile relationship between these two women, which at times escalates beyond vicious words to physical violence, such as a swimming pool scrap that Whittaker recalled in a chat with RadioTimes.com. "The idea of them is always more fun than the reality," she said of on-screen fights, "but I suppose that [pool] scene made me want to take the job, in a way, because you don't see that. "You don't see women of that age having that kind of response to each other – that response is as normal as crying and cuddling each other, but we only see the crying and the cuddling." Whittaker recalled that shooting the suspenseful sequence – in which Sam holds Bert's head under the water, causing her to struggle desperately and cough up blood – took several hours, with "a massive amount of choreography". "It feels really satisfying, because it becomes this rhythmical dance between the two of you," she explained. "And once you've got that down, then you can add all the elements of the dramatisation, the tension, and the humour. "That's one thing I love about every scene [in Frauds]. There was always something in it that kind of had that tone, where you sit in what you think it is, and then the tone slightly shifts, and it's something completely different." Previously, Whittaker and co-star Jones reflected on how rare it is to see women leading the typically male-dominated heist genre, with the former particularly relishing showing a…

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Outlander: Blood of My Blood cast react to "shocking" season 1 finale: "Nobody saw that coming"
type: item
date: 2025-10-10T07:01:59.000Z
creator: Jo Berry
subject: Drama
subject: TV
subject: Exclusive
subject: News
subject: On demand
description: "I honestly think it is going to split fans."
encoded: Warning: contains major spoilers for the Outlander: Blood of My Blood season 1 finale. The first season of Blood of My Blood has come to an end in typically jaw-dropping Outlander fashion, with the prequel series boasting a time-travelling cliffhanger and a shocking death. While most fans expected that the series’ two romantic pairs – 18th century Highlanders Brian Fraser and Ellen MacKenzie, and 20th century English married couple Julia and Henry Beauchamp – would be reunited by the finale (at least for the time being), there was one plot twist that surprised even the cast when they were first given the scripts. In the first season of Outlander, Jamie Fraser told his new wife Claire how his parents, Brian and Ellen, had escaped Castle Leoch, saying: “They slipped out of the castle, right under the noses of three hundred clansmen!” And in the first season finale of Blood of My Blood, viewers finally saw that happen, as Brian came to spirit Ellen away before her wedding to Malcolm Grant could take place. Unfortunately, Malcolm discovered them in a Leoch hallway and refused to let Ellen go without a fight, resulting in a violent and bloody confrontation between Malcolm and Brian that ended in Malcolm’s death. Speaking about the shock scene, Harriet Slater, who plays Ellen, told RadioTimes.com exclusively: “Everything to do with Malcolm was a huge surprise. Nobody saw that coming. So when we all read that, it was like, ‘What? Sweet, sweet Malc!’ “It’s so satisfying because I feel like we’ve waited for it. We’ve waited 10 whole episodes for them to finally be free and have each other, and for Ellen to be free of that betrothal that she never wanted in the first place. I think killing Malcolm was the only way they were ever going to get out of that.” She continued: “They didn’t want to kill him. Brian says a couple of times, ‘Please don’t do this,’ because he knows how it’s going to end. They give him opportunities to back down but he’s hell bent on revenge instilled in …

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Jodie Whittaker reveals the iconic TV role she would have shaved her head for
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date: 2025-10-09T05:00:50.000Z
creator: James Hibbs
subject: Drama
subject: TV
subject: Exclusive
subject: News
encoded: Currently starring in Frauds on ITV, and having had many notable roles in series including Toxic Town, Time, Broadchurch and Doctor Who, there is still one part that Jodie Whittaker has revealed she wished she had gotten to play. Speaking with RadioTimes.com for The Big RT Interview, Whittaker has said that she would have happily shaved her head, if she had been able to play Eleven in the first season of Stranger Things. She said: "I would have loved to have been Eleven in Stranger Things. I would have loved to have been a kid with a shaved head!” "When I saw the first series I thought, 'Oh my God, to be Millie Bobby Brown right now, what a part,'" Whittaker continued. "The first season of that show was incredible. It homages everything I adore, and that part is incredible. If I could have been a child with a skinhead, that would be the role for me, but I don’t think I was in the running." Whittaker laughed as she said: "So, no animosity to Millie Bobby Brown," before suggesting that "Maybe if I had tried a little bit of sellotape to make me look a bit younger?" Stranger Things fans are currently waiting for the show's fifth and final season, which will be released in three parts starting later this year, while Whittaker can currently be seen playing con-woman Sam in ITV's Frauds, opposite Suranne Jones. Explaining what drew her to Frauds, Whittaker previously said: "When I read it, I was just blown away by how different these characters felt [and] this particular relationship, and the world that we were in… but it still felt authentic. I felt like I knew these people. "As extreme as some of the characters are – we're all pretty heightened – but there's some kind of familiarity with it, and within this specific friendship." She also made a return to her role as the Doctor on Doctor Who earlier this year, for a cameo appearance in Ncuti Gatwa's final episode, and has said she "wouldn't hesitate" to come back again in future. "It’s just my absolute happiness, Doctor W…

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Jodie Whittaker on forgiving Suranne Jones, keeping Doctor Who secrets and the role she would have loved to play
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date: 2025-10-05T06:00:29.000Z
creator: Jo Berry
subject: Drama
subject: TV
subject: Exclusive
subject: ITV
subject: The Big RT Interview
description: Three years on from Doctor Who, Jodie Whittaker swaps the TARDIS for Tenerife in ITV’s darkly comic heist drama Frauds, a tale of friendship, betrayal – and a few bruising fight scenes.
encoded: In the three years since she retired her sonic screwdriver in Doctor Who, Jodie Whittaker has tackled serious roles in gritty Australian drama One Night, Jimmy McGovern’s acclaimed prison series Time and the fact-based miniseries Toxic Town. Jodie’s latest role, however, gives her the chance to mix the dark scenes she often plays with funnier ones as she teams up with Suranne Jones to play Sam and Bert, two old friends and former partners in crime who embark on one last money-making heist together in ITV’s Frauds. Co-created by Jones (who plays Bert) and writer Anne-Marie O’Connor, the project appealed to Jodie, 43, because it was so different from anything she had done before. “I think what is amazing about Frauds is having Suranne as one of the creators and she’s telling stories that she doesn’t feel that she’s been a part of before,” Jodie says, speaking exclusively to RadioTimes.com. Filmed in Tenerife (doubling for mainland Spain), the series begins with the pair reconnecting when Bert is released from prison after serving time for a crime they were both involved in. While Sam is pleased to see her friend, she is also wary of their relationship (which Jodie describes as “toxic”), especially when Bert uses devious means to convince her to commit a dangerous robbery. “Sam is such a different kind of role for me to play within this dynamic,” Jodie explains. “It was a wonderful challenge to have that kind of repressed rage that she has, and also there’s such a complicated back story between them, and having the moments where it flashes. It’s like someone trying to contain this, and contain Bert, but also themselves. "I’m used to playing a lot of different types of roles, but I would say that a lot of the time I play people where their emotions are quite quick to the surface, and Sam is the opposite of that.” The role of Sam is also quite physical, with Jodie and Suranne’s characters having a play fight in a bull ring in the first episode that involved Suranne wield…

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Jodie Whittaker on forgiving Suranne Jones, Doctor Who secrets and the role she wishes she'd played
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creator: Jo Berry
subject: App
subject: App features
description: Three years on from Doctor Who, Jodie Whittaker swaps the TARDIS for Tenerife in ITV’s darkly comic heist drama Frauds, a tale of friendship, betrayal – and a few bruising fight scenes.
encoded: Add Frauds to your watchlist In the three years since she retired her sonic screwdriver in Doctor Who, Jodie Whittaker has tackled serious roles in gritty Australian drama One Night, Jimmy McGovern’s acclaimed prison series Time and the fact-based miniseries Toxic Town. Jodie’s latest role, however, gives her the chance to mix the dark scenes she often plays with funnier ones as she teams up with Suranne Jones to play Sam and Bert, two old friends and former partners in crime who embark on one last money-making heist together in ITV’s Frauds. Co-created by Jones (who plays Bert) and writer Anne-Marie O’Connor, the project appealed to Jodie, 43, because it was so different from anything she had done before. “I think what is amazing about Frauds is having Suranne as one of the creators and she’s telling stories that she doesn’t feel that she’s been a part of before,” Jodie says, speaking exclusively to RT. View Green Video on the source website Filmed in Tenerife (doubling for mainland Spain), the series begins with the pair reconnecting when Bert is released from prison after serving time for a crime they were both involved in. While Sam is pleased to see her friend, she is also wary of their relationship (which Jodie describes as “toxic”), especially when Bert uses devious means to convince her to commit a dangerous robbery. “Sam is such a different kind of role for me to play within this dynamic,” Jodie explains. “It was a wonderful challenge to have that kind of repressed rage that she has, and also there’s such a complicated back story between them, and having the moments where it flashes. It’s like someone trying to contain this, and contain Bert, but also themselves. "I’m used to playing a lot of different types of roles, but I would say that a lot of the time I play people where their emotions are quite quick to the surface, and Sam is the opposite of that.” The role of Sam is also quite physical, with Jodie and Suranne’s characters having a play fight in a bu…

Farewell to Brassic – one of TV's funniest and rudest shows
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creator: Jo Berry
subject: App
subject: App features
description: After seven seasons, the Sky series created by Joe Gilgun and Danny Brocklehurst is coming to an end.
encoded: Add season seven of Brassic to your watchlist After seven gloriously debauched seasons, it is time to say goodbye to Sky TV’s hit comedy crime series Brassic. Created by Shameless and Fool Me Once writer Danny Brocklehurst and This Is England and Misfits star Joe Gilgun, Brassic has followed the lives of Vinnie O’Neill (Gilgun) and his band of friends/petty thieves who live in the fictional northern town of Hawley where they all scrape together a living by growing weed and stealing everything from a prize Shetland pony to an entire wedding. While their capers – which usually go hilariously wrong – are a highlight of each episode, the heart of the series belongs to the characters themselves, each brought to glorious and sweary life by the show’s stars. There is single mum Erin (Michelle Keegan), whom Vinnie has always adored, Vinnie’s childhood best friend Dylan (Damien Molony, who left in series four to go and be Bergerac), gentle and sweet Cardi (Tom Hanson) and his fiery wife Carol (Bronagh Gallagher), Irish amateur boxer Ash (Aaron Heffernan), mechanic and podcast obsessive JJ (Parth Thakerar), Erin’s best friend Sugar (Joanna Higson), and entrepreneur Tommo (Ryan Sampson), whose various business enterprises have included local nightclub/sex den The Rat & Cutter and a van he converted into an "erotic love bus" that is so iconic to Brassic fans that it’s now available to rent via Airbnb. The core cast are backed up by some cracking supporting players. Steve Evets, who is best known for his lead role in the Ken Loach movie Looking For Eric, turned what started out as a minor role as grumpy Farmer Jim into a shabbily-dressed, foul-mouthed legend of the show, most memorably in a scene where he offensively rants about a rave (“who wants a disco biscuit?” is the only line we can share, but check out season 2 episode 5 and you won’t regret it). There’s also Ramon Tikaram (as Terence McCann), Neil Ashton (as Davey MacDonagh) and Rachid Sabitri (as Manolito), who have all…

Farewell to Brassic – one of the funniest and rudest shows on TV
type: item
date: 2025-09-25T07:00:00.000Z
creator: Jo Berry
subject: Comedy
subject: TV
subject: Comment
subject: NOW
subject: On demand
subject: Sky Comedy
description: After seven seasons, the Sky series created by Joe Gilgun and Danny Brocklehurst is coming to an end.
encoded: After seven gloriously debauched seasons, it is time to say goodbye to Sky TV’s hit comedy crime series Brassic. Created by Shameless and Fool Me Once writer Danny Brocklehurst and This Is England and Misfits star Joe Gilgun, Brassic has followed the lives of Vinnie O’Neill (Gilgun) and his band of friends/petty thieves who live in the fictional northern town of Hawley where they all scrape together a living by growing weed and stealing everything from a prize Shetland pony to an entire wedding. While their capers – which usually go hilariously wrong – are a highlight of each episode, the heart of the series belongs to the characters themselves, each brought to glorious and sweary life by the show’s stars. There is single mum Erin (Michelle Keegan), whom Vinnie has always adored, Vinnie’s childhood best friend Dylan (Damien Molony, who left in series four to go and be Bergerac), gentle and sweet Cardi (Tom Hanson) and his fiery wife Carol (Bronagh Gallagher), Irish amateur boxer Ash (Aaron Heffernan), mechanic and podcast obsessive JJ (Parth Thakerar), Erin’s best friend Sugar (Joanna Higson), and entrepreneur Tommo (Ryan Sampson), whose various business enterprises have included local nightclub/sex den The Rat & Cutter and a van he converted into an ‘erotic love bus’ that is so iconic to Brassic fans that it’s now available to rent via Airbnb. The core cast are backed up by some cracking supporting players. Steve Evets, who is best known for his lead role in the Ken Loach movie Looking For Eric, turned what started out as a minor role as grumpy Farmer Jim into a shabbily-dressed, foul-mouthed legend of the show, most memorably in a scene where he offensively rants about a rave (“who wants a disco biscuit?” is the only line we can share, but check out season 2 episode 5 and you won’t regret it). There’s also Ramon Tikaram (as Terence McCann), Neil Ashton (as Davey MacDonagh) and Rachid Sabitri (as Manolito), who have all delivered their own quirky slices of menace a…

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Ridley's Adrian Dunbar reveals how a friend's tragedy is at the heart of police drama
type: item
date: 2025-08-04T14:49:43.000Z
creator: Jo Berry
subject: Drama
subject: TV
subject: Exclusive
subject: ITV
subject: ITVX
subject: News
description: The actor spoke to RadioTimes.com as the ITV detective series returns.
encoded: Adrian Dunbar is back on our screens as a no-nonsense policeman, but this time he’s not playing Line of Duty’s iconic Ted Hastings. Instead, Dunbar has returned to the role of retired detective turned police consultant (and jazz club owner and singer) Alex Ridley in four new feature-length episodes of ITV’s north of England-set crime drama Ridley. Set two years after the original 2022 season, the new episodes follow Alex as he works with his former protégée DI Carol Farman (Bronagh Waugh), while still coping with his grief following the death of his wife and adult daughter four years before — a grief that causes him to imagine his daughter is still alive when he sees a woman who looks similar to her. That heartbreaking scene in the first episode is directly inspired by one of Dunbar’s friends. "I remembered there was someone I knew, whose daughter had died tragically in a car crash, and he never quite got over it," Dunbar said in an exclusive interview with RadioTimes.com. "He never got over it to the extent that he didn’t quite believe that she was dead, and that somehow he would turn a corner and she'd be there. It’s a kind of strange reluctance of the mind to accept something. "So I thought, when a young girl shows up at the start [of the first episode], why don't we try and let Ridley immediately project onto her? Because I know this person did this, he would meet a young woman who was so close to the attributes of his daughter and it was almost like she had shown up." "These things can be disturbing. So I thought, let’s use that element. I didn’t want to leave his grief behind," explained Dunbar. "The first series was set two years beyond that moment [when his wife and daughter died], and then at the start of the second series it is another two years along, but that particular incident of losing his wife and daughter, that is the noise in the background for the rest of his life, and so it’s never going to leave him. "At the same time, I think it’s important for…

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How TV classic Poldark paved the way for Bridgerton and Rivals
type: item
date: 2025-07-16T09:43:06.000Z
creator: Jo Berry
subject: Drama
subject: TV
subject: BBC
subject: BBC iPlayer
subject: RT Rewind
description: The Aidan Turner-led series is currently celebrating its 10th anniversary.
encoded: Ten years ago, a new adaptation of Winston Graham’s historical Poldark novels arrived on our screens. The books had previously been made into a beloved TV series in the 1970s, but the new version offered more than just dreamy images of the Cornish coastline and the twisting tale of a British army captain who returns home from the American Revolutionary War to find the woman he loves is to marry his cousin, and his father has left the family estate in ruins. As tousle-haired star Aidan Turner skinny-dipped in the second episode and waved around his manly scythe while bare-chested in episode 3, it was clear that the BBC had finally discovered that prime time period dramas didn’t have to be prim and proper literature adaptations — they could be sexy, and just a little bit trashy too. While some viewers’ hearts may have skipped a beat when Colin Firth emerged from a lake in a wet shirt a decade before in 1995’s Pride & Prejudice, prior to Poldark most mainstream period dramas on terrestrial TV were stuffy adaptations in which the only chests on display were the ones spilling out of the heroine’s corsets. (Sorry, Downton Abbey fans - that show, which debuted in 2010, is utterly lovely, but it will never, ever be sexy.) Poldark changed all that. It doesn’t actually have explicit sex scenes — the show was on BBC One on Sunday evenings, and we wouldn’t want granny to pass out from shock in front of the TV — but it does have sexiness at every turn. It’s most obvious in the budding romance between Turner’s Ross Poldark and his kitchen maid Demelza (Eleanor Tomlinson), and also in the smouldering looks between Ross and his former love Elizabeth (Heida Reed), but flirtatious plots involving villainous George Warleggan (Jack Farthing), Dr Dwight Enys (Luke Norris) and Caroline Penvenen (Gabriella Wilde) all contribute to the general feeling that the county of Cornwall is far steamier than any travel show would have you believe. Of course, the BBC’s delicious historical romp was …

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Call the Midwife isn't ending yet – but should it end soon?
type: item
date: 2025-07-04T12:33:25.000Z
creator: Jo Berry
subject: Drama
subject: TV
subject: BBC
subject: BBC iPlayer
subject: Comment
description: Creator Heidi Thomas has no plans to stop anytime soon, but is that the right call?
encoded: At the end of last month, Call the Midwife fans were hit with the upsetting news that the 15th season, due in early 2026, could be the last full run of the beloved period drama, which has been a mainstay of the BBC schedule since 2012. The broadcaster was quick to dispel the rumours, however, confirming that viewers could look forward to "two Christmas specials, a new series, a film and prequel series, before a 16th series in due course. Call the Midwife isn’t going anywhere". That’s great news, of course, but with the 15th instalment being set in 1971 and the spin-off film following some of the characters on an overseas break from Poplar in 1972, the nostalgic nursing drama is already a long way from its late 1950s origins. During its impressive 13-year run, the show has already had to adapt to explore advances in NHS care and changes in attitudes to parenthood, relationships and the roles of nuns and midwives across the various decades, but if the show wades further into the 1970s, there will more sizeable developments on the cards, which could alter the tone of the show and subsequently turn it into something else entirely. So — as much as we love Call the Midwife — would it be better for the original series to come to an end sooner rather than later, before it becomes too modern? Should the now-confirmed 16th season, which will presumably be set in 1972 or 1973, be the final goodbye to the midwives at Nonnatus House? For those who loved the historic charm of the earlier seasons, the answer is yes. If the series carries on (and on), future storylines could include maternity breakthroughs such as IVF (the first test tube baby was born in 1978), the rise of doulas and the routine use of ultrasound tests in pregnancy. And as it moves towards later decades, when many more audience members would have been alive, it may feel less like a warm period drama and more like Casualty, which confusingly now has ex-Call the Midwife star Olly Rix among its cast. Moving further i…

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Why Selwyn's Death in Paradise departure isn't as disappointing as it initially appeared
type: item
date: 2025-03-28T22:30:39.000Z
creator: Jo Berry
subject: Drama
subject: TV
subject: BBC
subject: Comment
description: Commissioner Selwyn Patterson quietly left Saint Marie in the season finale, but that's exactly how it should have been.
encoded: Detective inspectors may come and go in Saint Marie, but if there was one constant Death in Paradise viewers could count on, it was the larger-than-life presence of the island’s Commissioner Selwyn Patterson. His wise words, sly moments and grumpy demeanour, superbly brought to life by actor Don Warrington, have been one of the true joys of the murder mystery series since it first began airing in 2011. So, when it was rumoured that Selwyn would be departing the island this year, presumably moving somewhere with fewer murders, it was naturally assumed that the character would get a big on-screen send-off. However, Selwyn's departure in the season 14 finale didn’t involve a party, a big speech, or even a goodbye cake. There were no former detective inspectors returning to bid him a fond farewell either, as much as we may have wanted to see Kris Marshall, Ardal O’Hanlon and Ralf Little together on-screen with newbie Don Gilet (sorry, Ben Miller, but one downside to your character being killed off is you don’t get to pop up at Saint Marie reunions). Instead, it was all surprisingly low-key. Selwyn, whose Commissioner position has been hanging in the balance all season, finally got his job back... and then decided not to take it. He also kept his big decision pretty quiet, only telling Catherine of his plans to leave Saint Marie when he turned up at her bar for one last chat while everyone else was off celebrating solving another case. <img src="https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/3/2025/03/death-in-paradise-selwyn-patterson-don-warrington-97c8076.jpg" width="1605" height="1070" alt="Don Warrington as Commissioner Selwyn Patterson, wearing a bright blue shirt with orange foliage design. There are palm trees in the background and he is looking at the camera scowling." title="Don Warrington as Commissioner Selwyn Patterson in Death in Paradise" /> After she asked why he had decided to turn down his boss's offer, he told her: “I don’t know, but it felt …

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Blue Bloods season 14: Release date, cast and latest news
type: item
date: 2024-12-13T13:25:52.000Z
creator: Jo Berry
subject: Drama
subject: TV
subject: NOW
subject: Sky
description: Everything you need to know about the long-running police drama.
encoded: It's a bittersweet time for fans of Blue Bloods - while new episodes have been airing weekly on both sides of the pond, the show is coming to an end, with the series finale about to arrive in the US. UK fans have a couple more weeks to prepare themselves for the series's climax on Sky Witness and NOW, but it's a major moment, as it brings the show to a close after 14 years on air. The long-running procedural stars Tom Selleck as a police commissioner and patriarch of the Reagan family, who have a long history of working in the police force, while other stars include Bridget Moynahan and Donnie Wahlberg. The cast and crew have teased an emotional send-off (and have made clear that they're not entirely happy with the series being brought to an end by broadcaster CBS. But how will it all turn out for the Reagans and what do we know about the show's final episodes? Read on for everything you need to know about Blue Bloods season 14. Will Blue Bloods season 14 be the show's final season? Sadly, it will. It has already been announced that the 14th season of the long-running series will be its last. Tom Selleck said: "For the past 13 years it has been an honour and a privilege to work on a show that not only celebrates the men and women who protect and serve in New York City, but also displayed the importance of family. "Working alongside these incredible actors, writers, producers, directors and crew has been a dream come true and I'm grateful to have been a part of this extraordinary group for over 275 episodes. "Thank you to CBS Studios and CBS Network for their steadfast support, and we offer heartfelt gratitude to the fans who gathered with us for dinner every Friday night." Selleck later went on to admit he was "kind of frustrated" by CBS's decision to end the series, saying: "My frustration is the show was always taken for granted because it performed from the get-go. So how do I feel? It’s going to take a long time to sort all of this out. "I remember after the wee…

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Blue Bloods cast: Meet the characters
type: item
date: 2024-09-04T09:12:02.000Z
creator: Jo Berry
subject: Drama
subject: TV
description: The long-running police drama is packed with recognisable faces.
encoded: Blue Bloods season 14 has finally landed in the UK, following a seven-month wait for the final chapter in the Reagan family's story. Indeed, the long-running crime drama kicked off its concluding run back in February in the US, with fans – and star Tom Selleck – still reeling over the shock decision to end the show at this moment. The moustachioed Friends and Magnum PI actor has made several public statements about the future of Blue Bloods, including that he hopes broadcaster CBS "come to their senses" over their decision to end it while ratings remain strong. "We’re the third-highest scripted show in all of broadcast," he told CBS News in May. "We’re winning the night. All the cast wants to come back. And I can tell you this: we aren’t sliding off down a cliff. "We’re doing good shows, and still holding our place. So, I don’t know. You tell me!" Alas, the network held firm on their decision and it looks as if Blue Bloods will indeed be bowing out after these final 18 episodes, with co-star Donnie Wahlberg paying tribute to his "special" journey with the show via Instagram in July. So, who are the key players heading into season 14? Read on for everything you need to know about the current cast and characters of Blue Bloods. Who's in the cast of Blue Bloods? Tom Selleck plays Frank Reagan Who is Frank? New York City police commissioner Frank is patriarch of the American Irish Catholic Reagan family – many of whom work in law enforcement. What else has Tom Selleck been in? Remembered (and adored) for his role as Monica’s older ophthalmologist boyfriend Richard Burke in '90s sitcom Friends, Selleck won his first major acting role back in 1980 as the lead in Hawaii-set detective series Magnum PI. That part won him an Emmy – and also cost him the lead in Raiders of the Lost Ark, because he couldn’t be released from his Magnum contract – and led to roles in the hit movies Three Men and a Baby (alongside Ted Danson and Steve Guttenberg) and In & Out. Bridget Moynahan pla…

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Chicago Med season 9: Release date, cast and latest news
type: item
date: 2024-04-05T12:15:53.000Z
creator: Jo Berry
subject: Drama
subject: TV
subject: NOW
subject: On demand
subject: Sky
description: Everything you need to know about the medical drama.
encoded: After a long delay, Chicago Fire, Chicago PD and Chicago Med, the three shows set in the 'One Chicago' universe, are all coming back to UK screens. The new season of Chicago Med will consist of 13 episodes, and like the Chicago-set hospital dramas ER and Chicago Hope that came before it, it mixes often nail-biting medical cases with the behind the scenes relationships between the doctors and nurses. All of that takes place under the watchful eye of the hospital’s chief administrator, Sharon Goodwin (S Epatha Merkerson), but there have been some major cast changes since the season first launched in 2015, with Dr Will Halstead, Dr Natalie Manning, Dr Sarah Reese and Dr Connor Rhodes among the key characters who have hung up their scrubs and moved on to pastures new. There have also been notable new arrivals to the team, with Blindspot's Luke Mitchell joining the season 9 cast in a recurring role as Dr Mitch Ripley. We don't yet know how long he will be sticking around, but we do know that the show itself will be remaining on our screens for a while longer, with it having already been renewed for season 10. Read on for everything you need to know about Chicago Med season 9. When will Chicago Med season 9 air? Like the other One Chicago dramas from executive producer Dick Wolf – Chicago PD and Chicago Fire – production on the new season of Chicago Med was delayed by the actors’ and writers’ strikes in the US last year. Chicago Med season 9 then premiered on Wednesday 17th January 2024 at 8pm ET and 7pm Central Time in the US on NBC, with episodes streaming the next day on Peacock. For UK viewers, Chicago Med season 9 is finally debuting on Friday 5th April 2024 at 8pm, and will be available to watch on Sky Witness and NOW. Chicago Med season 9 cast: Who’s returning? It’s probably easiest to start with who isn’t returning, as a few fan favourites unfortunately won’t be back for the next season. Dr Will Halstead’s story came to an end when he left for Seattle at the end o…

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Chicago PD season 11: Release date, cast and latest news
type: item
date: 2024-04-05T11:50:16.000Z
creator: Jo Berry
subject: Drama
subject: TV
subject: NOW
subject: On demand
subject: Sky
description: Everything you need to know about the Windy City-set police drama.
encoded: The Dick Wolf 'One Chicago' universe returned in the US for new seasons of all three series – PD, Med and Fire – earlier this year, but now UK fans are getting the chance to catch up, with the new seasons finally arriving on Sky Witness and NOW. The 11th season of Chicago PD, the police drama in the One Chicago universe, will see the departure of one of its main stars, Tracy Spiridakos, but she will still be featured in the season's earlier episodes as Detective Hailey Upton Halstead. Her departure comes after former her co-star Jesse Lee Soffer, who played Hailey's husband Detective Jay Halstead, bid farewell to the series back in October 2022. Chicago PD has been running since 2014 and has proven popular ever since, following the officers in the Intelligence Unit of the 21st District of the Chicago police department. It seems that's not about to change either, as the series has already been renewed for a 12th season. Read on for everything you need to know about Chicago PD season 11. When will Chicago PD season 11 air? Chicago PD was renewed for an 11th season back in April 2023, but filming was delayed due to the actors’ and writers’ strikes. Chicago PD then premiered in the US on Wednesday 17th January 2024, at 10pm Eastern Time Zone on NBC, while it is just now debuting in the UK on Sky Witness and NOW, with the first episode airing at 10pm on Friday 5th April 2024. Chicago PD season 11 cast: Who’s returning? Of course, the big news going into season 11 is that Tracy Spiridakos will be exiting the series as Hailey Upton Halstead, but there's been no word yet as to when exactly that departure will come in the series. Upton will be struggling with the departure of her husband Detective Jay Halstead (Jesse Lee Soffer) who resigned from the force in season 10 to return to the army, so it is unlikely he’ll also be seen in the new season. One character's life that hangs in the balance going into the new season is also Patrick Flueger's Adam Ruzek, after that shock se…

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Who will replace Ralf Little on Death in Paradise?
type: item
date: 2024-03-25T19:00:05.000Z
creator: Jo Berry
subject: Drama
subject: TV
subject: BBC
subject: BBC iPlayer
subject: Comment
description: As Ralf Little sails off into the sunset, we look at his possible replacements…
encoded: The 13th season of family favourite crime drama Death in Paradise has come to a close, and so has Ralf Little's tenure as DI Neville Parker, who left the Caribbean to pursue a romance with fellow detective Florence Cassell (Joséphine Jobert). Of course, it's not the first time the show has waved goodbye to its British-copper-in-residence. The original detective inspector on the island was Richard Poole (Ben Miller), who solved murders for two seasons before being murdered himself at the start of season 3. He was replaced by fan favourite Humphrey Goodman (Kris Marshall), who departed in season 6 to live in London with his girlfriend Martha (and to later move to the Devon coast in spin-off Beyond Paradise). Jack Mooney (Ardal O'Hanlon) then arrived on the scene, before eventually making way for Neville in season 9. Now, 38 episodes and five years after he first stepped foot onto the sandy beaches of Saint Marie (or more precisely Guadeloupe, where Death In Paradise is filmed), Neville has departed. As soon as Little confirmed that Neville isn't coming back – the ending of the episode saw him sail away with Florence, but it could have feasibly been for a holiday rather than a permanent departure – speculation began as to who could head to the Caribbean and join Shantol Jackson, Don Warrington, Ginny Holder and Danny John-Jules, who recently returned to the show. It's likely Little's replacement will be confirmed pretty soon because Death in Paradise usually films during the summer months, as executive producer Tim Key explained in an interview with Radio Times to celebrate the 100th episode earlier this year. "We start filming in April, and then we go right the way through until the end of October," he explained. "It's a big commitment. Some of the crew, they are out in Guadeloupe from March to November, and it's a very, very long time for them to be away. And the lead actors, they can't be doing other auditions, they can't be doing other work, and by the time you get…

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Call the Midwife's Trixie and Matthew saga should never have happened
type: item
date: 2024-03-03T21:00:04.000Z
creator: Jo Berry
subject: Drama
subject: TV
subject: BBC iPlayer
subject: BBC One
subject: Comment
description: Season 13's threat to their marriage arrived far too quickly.
encoded: Call the Midwife – the usually warm-hearted staple of a winter Sunday night – has certainly put central character Trixie (Helen George) through the emotional wringer over the years, but never has her storyline been as frustrating as in the current season. The sparky, outspoken midwife – who, if you remember, previously battled alcoholism, recovered from a broken engagement and has dealt with more than her fair share of complex (and sometimes fatal) maternity cases during her time at Nonnatus House – finally looked like she was getting a happy ending when she married dashing Matthew Aylward (Olly Rix) at the end of season 12. We may have expected at least a season or two of marital bliss before they encountered any problems, but oh no, the Call the Midwife writers callously decided that poor old Trixie wasn’t allowed to have even one year of loved-up happiness with her husband, who has deserted his new bride and moved to New York with his toddler son Jonty. While their storyline has been left open-ended, with the possibility of a reunion for the couple (more on that later), the clumsy way that their marriage has been handled is infuriating for fans of the newlyweds (and fans of happily-ever-afters in general). Barely eight months after their wedding (good grief, even a marriage on EastEnders lasts a few weeks longer than that), this season's mean-spirited storyline revealed that there are already severe cracks in the Aylwards' relationship. Matthew has been hiding financial problems from his wife and expecting her to prioritise being a housewife and stepmother to Jonty over her own career, while Trixie has found his demands for her attention distracting (to the extent that she endangered a patient during a home birth in episode 4), and has been spending their money on expensive sofas and eyeing up a new sports car, unaware that they don't have the riches they once did. Of course, you can argue that back in 1969, when the series is set, many husbands didn't share thei…

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FBI: International season 3 – Release date and latest news
type: item
date: 2024-02-14T09:30:43.000Z
creator: Jo Berry
subject: Drama
subject: TV
subject: NOW
subject: On demand
subject: Sky
description: Everything you need to know about the Budapest-set FBI drama series.
encoded: FBI: International is back on US screens for its anticipated third season and boy, did the premiere episode deliver. Not only did it follow on from the (literally) explosive season 2 finale, we also saw the last of Heida Reed's Special Agent Jamie Kellett. Fans of the show were surprised to learn that the actress would be departing the series after being a mainstay since the very first episode of the FBI spin-off series. According to Deadline, Reed's departure is a creative decision but confusion remained as to how the character would be written out of the show. Well, in the season 3 premiere, Kellett bid farewell to the fly team and stated that she'd decided to transfer to the Washington DC field office in a bid to deal with the grief of her sister's death. Her send off was marked with a heartfelt farewell at the train station by former flame and colleague Scott (Luke Kleintank). How will the team continue without one of its main agents? Luckily, the new arrival of Christina Wolfe as Special Agent Amanda Tate seems to be well-timed and we can't wait to see how she'll slot into the action. The new series marks another instalment of the already popular FBI franchise from Law & Order producer Dick Wolf. Following on from the original FBI series and FBI: Most Wanted, FBI: International follows the elite operatives from the FBI’s "fly team" – Special Agents who neutralise threats against the US from their scenic base in Budapest. The team, led by agent Scott Forrester, have already spent the previous two seasons dealing with worldwide criminal and terrorist threats as well as the bureaucratic red tape that comes with working in foreign countries – which also means they can’t wave their guns around as much as their US-based counterparts. With the new series already underway in the US, here's everything you need to know about the upcoming third season of FBI: International. FBI: International season 3 release date: When will it air? Last year's now-resolved writers’ and a…

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FBI: International cast - Meet the characters
type: item
date: 2024-02-12T16:00:55.000Z
creator: Jo Berry
subject: Drama
subject: TV
subject: NOW
subject: Sky
description: There's set to be a major character departure in the upcoming third season.
encoded: The third season of FBI: International is premiering in the US this week, and will once again see the 'Fly Team' tackle a host of different tasks to their US counterparts. As well as the usual catching of bad guys from around the world who are threatening the States, they also have to deal with policing in foreign countries and the international red tape (there are not as many guns as original series FBI). The new season will see the return of Special Agent Scott Forrester, but also marks a big casting change after the announcement of Heida Reed's departure. That means it's farewell to Special Agent Jamie Kellett this season. However, we're also getting a new character, played by Christina Wolfe (The Weekend Away) as an additional agent on the force, so we'll just have to wait and see what she brings to the team! Aside from working in picturesque Budapest, the team also find themselves jet-setting to places like Croatia, Spain, Germany and Italy while on their mission to stop terrorists and other bad guys. Two seasons of the series – a spin-off, of course, from the original FBI – have already aired, and a third is due imminently, which will feature the return of the dedicated international team. Read on for everything you need to know about the current and upcoming cast and characters of FBI: International. FBI: International cast The main cast of FBI: International is set to return for season 3, but Reed will be leaving the series in its early episodes, according to Deadline. The FBI: International cast is as follows, but scroll on to find out more about the characters and where you may have seen them before. Luke Kleintank plays Special Agent Scott Forrester Heida Reed plays Special Agent Jamie Kellett Vinessa Vidotto plays Special Agent Cameron Vo Eva-Jane Willis plays Megan 'Smitty' Garretson Carter Redwood plays Special Agent Andre Raines Christina Wolfe plays Special Agent Amanda Tate Luke Kleintank plays Special Agent Scott Forrester Who is Forrester? Scott F…

FBI: Most Wanted season 5 - Release date, plot and latest news
type: item
date: 2024-02-12T15:00:48.000Z
creator: Jo Berry
subject: Drama
subject: TV
subject: NOW
subject: On demand
subject: Sky
description: Everything you need to know about the action crime drama's upcoming season.
encoded: Fans of FBI: Most Wanted are in luck, as season 5 is being released this week in the US. The original series, FBI, has gone from strength to strength - with Most Wanted focusing on the work of the Fugitive Task Force. The force in question is made up of men and women whose job it is to track down criminals who have gone on the run and are listed on the Bureau’s infamous Most Wanted list. Season 5 will see Dylan McDermott return as Remy Scott, while Roxy Sternberg and Keisha Castle-Hughes are also expected to come back as former NYPD detective Sheryll Barnes and hacker/intelligence analyst Hana, respectively. Unfortunately, not every series regular is set to return. It was confirmed earlier this year that fan favourite character Special Agent Kristin Gaines – as played by Alexa Davalos – will not be back for the fifth season, after being left without a proper ending in the previous instalment. A new face joining the cast for season 5 is Steven Williams (The X-Files), who will be starring as Ray Cannon Sr, the father of Ray Cannon (Edwin Hodge). Shantel VanSanten will also be moving from FBI and taking on the role of Special Agent Nina Chase in FBI: Most Wanted season 5, with her character described as a skilled agent. Read on for everything you need to know about FBI: Most Wanted season 5. FBI: Most Wanted season 5 release date Following the conclusion of the US actors' and writers' strikes, season 5 will premiere on Tuesday 13th February 2024 at 10pm ET on CBS, it has been confirmed. It will also become available to stream on Paramount Plus. As for UK viewers, it's not yet been revealed when we can expect the season to air, but we do know though that FBI: Most Wanted will likely return to its place on Sky Witness and NOW. FBI: Most Wanted season 5 cast - Who’s returning? One of the most surprising points of contention about the cast for FBI: Most Wanted season 5 is the fact that Alexa Davalos, who played Special Agent Kristin Gaines, will not be returning for the ne…

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NCIS: Hawai'i cast - Meet the characters
type: item
date: 2024-02-08T17:00:21.000Z
creator: Jo Berry
subject: Drama
subject: TV
subject: Disney Plus
subject: On demand
description: The NCIS spin-off is getting a new cast member.
encoded: The fourth spin-off series in the expansive NCIS franchise, NCIS: Hawai'i is back next week at long last. After experiencing some delays due to last year's strikes, season 3 returns in the US on Monday 12th February. Not only does it signal the return of Vanessa Lachey as lead agent Jane Tennant, but also sees the introduction of LL Cool J in the Hawai'i-based Naval Criminal Investigative Service. Now, NCIS fans know that LL Cool J is certainly no stranger to the franchise, having been at the helm of NCIS: Los Angeles as Sam Hanna for a staggering 14 years since it premiered in 2009. Well, the star made a surprise appearance in NCIS: Hawai'i's season 2 finale and it looks as though Sam Hanna is here to stay. Unlike its other seasons, this NCIS spin-off deals with the gritty crimes as well as cases involving the glorious landscape of Hawai'i. We follow the team of investigators in the Naval Criminal Investigate Service, who solve naval and marine related cases, this time from the Pearl Harbor office in Hawai'i. While the series focuses on Special Agent Jane Tennant, the cast also includes Alex Tarrant, Noah Mills and – for the upcoming season 3 – LL Cool J. Read on for everything you need to know about the cast of NCIS Hawai’i. NCIS: Hawai'i cast – Full list of characters and actors in police drama As with any procedural drama, there will be a whole host of guest stars across the new episodes of season 3. The following cast members make up the main cast of NCIS: Hawai'i and scroll on to find out more about the characters, plus where you've seen the actors before. Vanessa Lachey as Jane Tennant Noah Mills as Jesse Boon Yasmine Al-Bustami as Lucy Tara Alex Tarrant as Kai Holman Tori Anderson as Kathrine Marie Whistler Jason Antoon as Ernie Malik LL Cool J as Sam Hanna Vanessa Lachey plays Jane Tennant Who is Jane Tennant? Jane holds the distinction of being the first female Special Agent in Charge at the NCIS Pearl Harbor field office. A divorced mum of two (son Alex a…

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NCIS: Hawai’i season 3 - Release date, cast and latest news
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date: 2024-02-08T15:30:40.000Z
creator: Jo Berry
subject: Drama
subject: TV
subject: Disney Plus
subject: On demand
description: Everything you need to know about the next season of the crime drama’s tropical island spin-off.
encoded: It's no secret that the NCIS franchise is an incredibly successful one, with spin-off series set in Los Angeles, New Orleans an upcoming exciting Origins series, which will explore the backstory of Mark Harmon's Leroy Jethro Gibbs. For now, fans of the crime drama have another spin-off to get excited about as NCIS: Hawai’i is set to air in just a matter of days over in the US on Monday 12th February. Hawai’i is the third spin-off from the NCIS franchise and launched in 2021, becoming the first instalment to be set outside the US mainland and ultimately paving the way for NCIS: Sydney. Hawai’i was also the first NCIS series to feature a female lead. with Vanessa Lachey starring as mother-of-two Jane Tennant, the first female Supervisory Special Agent in NCIS history to be in charge of the Pearl Harbor Field Office. Of course, fans of Lachey's may be more familiar with her current work as co-host of Love Is Blind with her husband Nick but here, she takes the lead as the formidable head of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service. Her team of Naval criminal investigators solve crimes on the Hawaiian islands and includes the likes of right-hand man Jesse Boone, new recruit Kai and tech whiz Ernie Malik, alongside junior field agent Lucy Tara. And in exciting news for NCIS fans, Los Angeles regular LL Cool J is joining the cast of Hawai’i for season 3 after a surprise appearance in the season 2 finale. Over the course of the first two seasons, the team bonded while catching murderers, hunting escaped exotic animals and even surviving being held hostage by pirates. What could be in store for them in season 3? Read on for everything you need to know about the upcoming NCIS: Hawai’i season 3. Has NCIS: Hawai’i been renewed for season 3? Yes. After two hit seasons in 2021 and 2022, NCIS: Hawai’i was renewed for a third season back in February 2023. NCIS: Hawai'i season 3: When will it air? NCIS: Hawai’i will air in the US on Monday 12th February at 10pm EST, resuming its usu…

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Death in Paradise: The show critics hate and audiences love celebrates 100 episodes
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date: 2024-02-03T07:00:27.000Z
creator: Jo Berry
subject: Drama
subject: TV
subject: BBC
subject: Exclusive
subject: Interview
description: "It's changed a lot, and also kind of not changed at all."
encoded: It was in October 2011 that BBC viewers were first introduced to the inhabitants of sunny Saint Marie when Richard Poole (Ben Miller) arrived on the fictional Caribbean island. He wasn't there to track down a rare species of bat or sample some local cuisine. The Metropolitan Police detective inspector had flown halfway across the globe to solve the murder of a fellow British police officer and lo, Death In Paradise was born. Fast forward 13 years and a series that was once described as "like watching EastEnders from a pedalo" (Daily Telegraph), "borderline patronising" (Metro) and "the TV equivalent of a boring holiday timeshare" (The Guardian) has defied its critics and delighted fans for an impressive 100 episodes. It remains one of the BBC's most-watched series and is broadcast in over 200 territories around the world. The 100th episode, which launches its 13th season, features a nod to those early criticisms when the current Brit-copper-on-the-island Neville (Ralf Little) muses that he would like to start a blog about his adventures in the Caribbean. Despite his enthusiasm, local officer Marlon (Tahj Miles) politely tells his boss that such a subject is a "bit on the boring side". "It's a little in-joke," explains executive producer Tim Key. "Would you be interested in watching a story about a British detective in the Caribbean? The answer, it seems, is lots of people are quite interested in it." As fans know, each episode follows a similar formula – a murder is committed in the opening pre-credits scene, a series of red herrings, clues and suspects are explored by the Saint Marie police team, and then in a flash of genius, our detective figures out the crime and assembles all the suspects to explain whodunit, how and why. Over the years, a variety of murderous methods have been employed to strike down countless individuals, including poisonings (cyanide and puffer fish venom are among the deadly liquids, plus a Seinfeld-style poisoned envelope), being chucked o…

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Who is Tyler Cruickshank? Love Island: All Stars contestant and Kaz Kamwi's ex
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date: 2024-01-23T12:00:42.000Z
creator: Jo Berry
subject: Entertainment
subject: Reality TV
subject: TV
subject: ITV
subject: ITVX
description: Tyler returned to the villa and it looks like he wants his girl back!
encoded: It's all happening on Love Island: All Stars, and the show have only gone and added another ex to the mix with Tyler Cruickshank making his villa comeback. The 28-year-old returned to the villa on Monday 22nd January and was given the opportunity to steal one girl, leaving a guy single. Despite there being lots of "gorgeous women" in front of him, Tyler decided that there was only one girl he wanted to be in a couple with – his ex Kaz Kamwi. Kaz didn't quite think his speech was a good enough reason, but it meant that they were now in a couple, with Luis Morrison and Demi Jones being dumped from the island. With Tyler now back, could him and Kaz give their relationship a real go this time round? Here’s everything you need to know about the estate agent, who is one of the contestants in the Love Island: All Stars 2024 line-up. Tyler Cruickshank – Key facts Age: 28 Job: Estate agent From: Croydon Season: 7 Instagram: @tylercruickshank_ Who is Tyler Cruickshank? Tyler Cruickshank is best known for taking part in season 7 of Love Island. He joined the show as a bombshell and went straight for Kaz, who was yet to find love on the show. Prior to the show, Tyler worked as an estate agent. Why has Tyler returned to Love Island? View oEmbed on the source website After being single for two years, Tyler is ready to get back in the dating scene. "My last serious relationship was two years ago. It’s amazing to get another opportunity to go back into the Villa. I loved the experience the first time and never thought I’d get the chance to do it again. Hopefully I’ll find the love of my life after being out of the dating game for two years." Speaking of his ex Kaz, he said: "I haven’t seen Kaz for two years, which is a long time. She is a lovely girl and has a heart of gold. "There shouldn’t be any bad blood between us, especially not on my side. Kaz deserves the world. I won’t know how I feel seeing her until I see her." What season of Love Island was Tyler on? Tyler appeared on s…

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