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The Serial Killer’s Wife arrives on Paramount+ on Friday 15th December, directed by Laura Way.

Is about to shoot his first commercial for charity GambleAware.

Opens next week at the Barbican in ‘Get Happy’ produced by Told By An Idiot.

Has been confirmed for the ‘Strictly’ tour in 2024.

Is currently shooing new BBC crime drama ‘The Jetty’.

Is soon to complete filming on new ITV drama ‘Suspect’.

Has just shot a guest role in ‘Casualty’ her network TV debut.

Opens at Southwark Playhouse very soon in the anniversary tour of ‘Oh What A Lovely War’.

Is about to shoot a new take on ‘La Boheme’ this film version set in present day Shoreditch.

Has just shot a guest role in new action thriller ‘The Cleaner’ starring Clive Owen and Daisy Ridley.

Catch Tara in ‘Apocalypse Clown’ which has just dropped on Netflix UK.

Has been cast in new four-parter for ITV ‘D is Cancelled’.

Fresh from recording BBC Radio 4 afternoon play ‘First Folio’, Paul has been cast in a guest role in Sky comedy/drama ‘Brassic’.

Has been cast in European movie ‘The Dead from the Sea’ shooting in Northern Ireland.

Is soon to start filming on TV four-parter ‘Playing Nice’ based on the book of the same title by JP Delaney.

Has opened in Caryl Churchill’s first play ‘Owners’ at the Jermyn Street Theatre – runs till 11 November.

Has been filming on comedy drama ‘Brassic’.

As well as filming series 3 of ‘Heartstopper’, Alan has also been cast in upcoming drama ‘Gangs of London’.

Has just shot a guest role in Sky hit ‘Brassic’.

Has just started rehearsals for the New Vic in Newcastle Under Lyme’s production of ‘The Nutcracker – A Christmas Fairytale’.

Is currently filming on new Ben Wheatley directed comedy drama ‘Generation Z’ for C4.

Van Der Valk, created by Chris Murray and written by Chris Murray and Maria Ward, has just started filming series 4.

Delighted to say Matt is among the lead cast for new Ben Elton musical . Close – Up The Twiggy Musical which opens at the Menier Chocolate Factory in September telling the story of the rise of the iconic model.

It’s sequins and hopefully perfect ’10s’ for Ellie who has been announced as one of this year’s contestants on ‘Strictly Come Dancing’

Has joined the main cast and started filming on new BBC3/BBC Scotland comedy ‘Dinosaur’.

Has opened in ‘How The Other Half Loves’ at The Mill At Sonning.

Is off to Edinburgh for the Fringe to appear in ‘Unforgettable Girl’ at the Pleasance Courtyard.

Is about to start rehearsal for ‘4 Walls’ which will open in August at Derby Theatre.

Series 2 of Netflix worldwide smash ‘Heartstopper’ drops 2 August.

Is about to film a guest role on ‘Doctors’ for the BBC.

Delighted to say Lucy is about to start rehearsals for the tour of ‘And Then There Were None’ directed by Lucy Bailey.

Has just filmed on ‘Mr Bates vs The Post Office’.

Has just shot a guest role on new C4 coming of age drama ‘Dance School’ set in Leeds.

Recently filmed a guest role on new UKTV drama ‘The Marlow Murder Club’ and is about to shoot on ‘Joan’ the new ITV drama telling the story of real life jewel thief Joan Hannington.

Is in the middle of shooting a guest part in comedy ‘Meet The Richardsons’.

Will soon start shooting the much anticipated new period drama ‘A Thousand Blows’ for Disney+.

Is currently appearing in ‘Y Mabinogi’ touring Wales after which she will start rehearsals for the 60th anniversary tour of ‘Oh What A Lovely War’.

Soon to be back on screens in his semi-reg role in BBC show ‘Doctors’. Daniel is about to film a guest role in ‘Mr Bates Vs The Post Office’ a major new ITV show. The drama tells the story of one of the greatest miscarriages of justice in British legal history.

Has just finished filming a major role in a new drama documentary for Channel Four.

Recently seen in BBC hit comedy ‘Not Going Out’ has just completed filming on ‘The Doll’s House’.

Features in the latest Indiana Jones movie in cinemas now.

Chris is about to film a guest role for the BBC in ‘Doctors’.

Delighted to say Laura has been nominated for an OFFIE for Lead Performance in ‘Yours Unfaithfully’ and has had glowing notices.

Laura Doddington, emotion skimming her face like clouds, is superb as the wife. The Observer ****

Laura Doddington is particularly impressive. The Times ****

Doddington gives a standout performance. The Guardian ***

Laura Doddington is immense. She offers oceans of feeling, welling deeps of hurt and betrayal, with insouciant charm and grace. It is a subtle but brilliant performance, and looks as effortless as a gliding swan, all unruffled beauty on the surface and churning like a paddle steamer underneath. The Reviews Hub ****

Has been cast in a guest role for ‘Casualty’ and is also about to film on a major new feature.

Is back filming on series two of ‘The Diplomat’ for Netflix with Keri Russell and Rufus Sewell.

It’s the news we’ve been waiting for. Series two of the acclaimed and award winning drama ‘Heartstopper’ starring Corinna as Tara will drop on Netflix in August.

Are to star in in the “unromantic comedy” ‘Yours Unfaithfully’ at the Jermyn Street Theatre opening June.

Chris will be appearing in the darkly comic drama Getaway/Runaway at the Kings Head in Islington later this month.

The award winning LGBT British film ‘In From The Side’ featuring Chris has just dropped on Netflix.

It was a winning night for Di and everyone at Casualty this week when the show took home the RTS ward for Best Soap and Continuing Drama.

Is back from Germany and about to start rehearsals for a tour of the rip roaring Welsh language comedy ‘Golygfeydd or Pla Du’.

Has just started rehearsals for The Visitors which will open at The Watermill Theatre, Newbury.

Delighted to announce Laura has been nominated for an IFTA as Best Director Drama for ‘Maxine’

Has been cast in new Christmas movie ‘Joy to the World’ and will also soon film a guest role in ‘Not Going Out’ for the BBC.

Is just about to shoot on long running BBC comedy ‘Not Going Out’.

Has started rehearsals for the Leeds Playhouse production of the classic ‘Lord of the Flies’ which will also tour.

Has just shot a guest role in new BBC comedy ‘Undoing Martin Parker’ alongside an all star cast.

Delighted to say Laura will be playing the starring role of Anthea in ‘They Don’t Pay, We Don’t Pay’ at the Mercury Theatre Colchester this March in a rip roaring comedy about women who take things into their own hands!

Keep an eye out for Ben who’ll be treading the cobbles very soon in ‘Coronation Street’ as a potential new love interest for Rovers landlady Jenny.

Days after being bumped off on screen in ITV crime drama ‘Vera’ Joyce was shooting a commercial for a leading supermarket chain.

Alan has gone straight from shooting a guest role in ‘Casualty’ to a guest role on ‘Doctors’ in a busy start to 2023.

Delighted to announce Tony is currently in rehearsals for the UK tour of the terrifying two hander ‘When Darkness Falls’.

Has just been cast in the acclaimed three hander by Lucy Kirkwood ‘The Children’ which will be produced by Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds and co star Imogen Stubbs and Gillian Bevan.

Delighted to announce Wesley is in the cast for the UK premiere of new comedy ‘Windfall’ which opens at Southwark Playhouse in February directed by Mark Bell.

Netflix have announced ‘African Queens’ starring Marilyn will air from 15th February.

Is currently filming a guest role on new drama ‘The Killing Kind’ for Paramount +.

Currently in rehearsals for the award winning ‘The Man in the Submarine’ opening at Perth Theatre in February.

Has been incredibly busy, After shooting a commercial in Bulgaria she returned to film ‘Doctors’ and ‘The Sister Boniface Mysteries’ and something we can’t reveal as yet!

‘Haunted’ Tara’s one woman show has opened to acclaim on the Peacock Stage of the Abbey Theatre, Dublin in a double bill with ‘If These Wigs Could Talk’ starring Panti Bliss. Great reviews.

https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/theatre-arts/haunted-and-if-these-wigs-could-talk-at-the-abbey-theatre-review-tara-flynn-and-panti-bliss-give-a-lucid-picture-of-contemporary-campaigning-42150342.html

Is about to shoot a guest role in the BBC ratings topper ‘Call The Midwife’.

Keep an eye out for Becca in ‘The Tuckers’ on BBC2 who has also just finished shooting for C4 on the new season of the BAFTA nominated anthology series ‘4Stories’.

Currently in Birmingham filming for BBC ‘Doctors’.

Produced by Jo, the hard hitting new drama ‘The Walk-In’ starring Stephen Graham is currently on ITV.

Has recently returned from filming in France on new Netflix drama ‘The Diplomat’.

Has just opened at the historic County Hall in the Agatha Christie classic courtroom drama ‘Witness for the Prosecution’ as Janet McKenzie. Whodunit?!

Will begin filming on the ‘Sister Boniface Mysteries’ next week.

Season 2 of the massive hit ‘Heartstopper’ has just started filming with Corinna back as Tara.

Is currently recording the iconic role of Mellors in ‘The Chatterleys’.

Is about to start filming on new drama ‘Supacell’.

Has just been cast and about to shoot popular crime show ‘Sister Boniface Mysteries’.

‘Fate: The Winx Saga’ series two has just dropped on Netflix and we can finally reveal Shameem joins as regular character Bavani. Catch the trailer here.

Delighted to say Alan will soon start rehearsals for the musical ‘From Here To Eternity’ opening in the West End in October.

Fresh from completing filming on ‘Hotel Portofino’, Melanie is heading back to Europe to shoot on ‘The New Look’.

Flies to Belgium next week to film on new drama ‘Before We Die’.

Is currently filming a guest role on series two of returning drama ‘Crime’.

Has just completed filming on two TV shows ‘The Sixth Commandment’ and series two of ‘The Tower’.

Delighted to say Maceo has started rehearsal’s for the national tour of ‘An Inspector Calls’

Has just been back filming on ‘Casualty’.

Will be shooting in South Africa till the end of July on Netflix show ‘African Queens’.

Has just been cast in BBC long-runner ‘Doctors’.

Guildhall graduate Mukamajule has shot her television debut in new romantic comedy TV show ‘The Lovers’ for AMC/SKY.

Is in the midst of filming for ‘Mrs Sidhu Investigates’ the TV adaptation of the hit radio comedy which will again star Meera Syal in the title role.

Has joined the all star cast of new Netflix series ‘All the Light We Cannot See’ shooting in Europe.

Will soon start shooting on the new TV version of iconic comedy ‘The Full Monty’.

Has been cast and will soon start filming as a regular in series 2 of ‘Hotel Portofino’.

Currently filming on new drama ‘Better’.

Has just been cast in and about to film ‘Outlander’.

Fresh from filming ‘Better’ is extremely busy shooting on ‘The Long Shadow’ and ‘True Love’.

Is currently midway through filming on ‘Firebrand’ opposite Jude Law and Alicia Vikander which tells the story of Henry VIII’s marriage to Catherine Parr.

Is about to film a role in ‘Doctors’ for the BBC.

Is just back from Istanbul where she has been filming a guest role in ‘The Turkish Detective’.

Has just shot a guest role across two episodes of new drama ‘Better’.

Fresh from our screens in ‘The Thief, His Wife and The Canoe’, Marilyn is filming a major guest role for the BBC in ‘Doctors’.

Has just completed filming on new Gal Gadot film ‘Heart of Stone’ and is currently in Germany filming another major new movie opposite Iain Glen.

Is currently in rehearsals for ‘Would You Bet Against Us’ which opens in Birmingham next month.

https://www.toldbyanidiot.org/would-you-bet-against-us

Is just completing filming on two action packed episodes of BBC favourite ‘Casualty’.

Delighted to announce Mary is in rehearsals for the UK tour of ‘The Play That Goes Wrong’.

Will open later this month in two-hander ‘I Wanna Be Yours’ at the Leeds Playhouse.

Has started rehearsals for ‘First Touch’ which opens at the Nottingham Playhouse in May.

Has just finished filming in Budapest on new TV series ‘The Continental’.

Has just shot a guest role in ‘Doctors’.

Still time to catch Alice in the tour of ‘Frankenstein’ until the end of March.

Delighted to announce Ashling has joined the cast of ‘Hollyoaks’ as new regular Nadira. First episode airs All4 on 24 March.

Rehearsals have just begun for ‘The Taxidermist’s Daughter’ which opens at the Chichester Festival Theatre next month.

Still time to Catch Nick in ‘Death in Paradise’.

BBC iPlayer – Death in Paradise – Series 11: Episode 6

Currently in rehearsals for ‘The Birds and The Bee’s which opens later this month in Ipswich before touring till early May.

She’s back in Emmerdale after nearly 50 years as new regular Mary who’s going to be ruffling feathers in the Dales.

New client Lou is currently filming out in Budapest for a new US crime drama.

Catch Penny on screens soon in the fabulous ‘Granny’.

Delighted to announce Guy is among the cast of ‘Straight Line Crazy’ directed by Nicholas Hytner coming to the Bridge Theatre later this Spring.

Delighted to announce Wesley will be playing Colonel Mustard in the UK tour of ‘Cluedo’. Was it in the library with the lead piping ….?

It’s been for star reviews all the way for ‘Very Special Guest Star’ starring Alan.

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2021/nov/26/very-special-guest-star-review-sex-lies-and-bigotry-in-suburbia

Starting to feel festive – catch Kelly in this feel good seasonal movie.

Has just been cast in the new series of ‘Derry Girls’.

Penny is one of the stars of this hilarious new online comedy ‘Going the Distance’.

The wheels aren’t going round and round for Robyn in the new Axa ad.

Melanie takes her eye of the cake in this new campaign for Matalan.

Is currently in Guadalupe filming in ‘Death In Paradise’.

Delighted to announce Alan will be starring in ‘Very Special Guest Star’ by Rikki Beadle-Blair at the Omnibus Theatre later this year.

Keep an eye out for dates being announced for Louise’s one woman show ‘Shakespeare’s Mistress’ this Autumn.

Has just finished filming on ‘EastEnders’ for the BBC and cast in a major new ITV drama details to follow.

Has been cast in new Netflix/BBC crime thriller ‘Inside Man’.

Marilyn is about to film a guest role on new Netflix film ‘I Came By’ while also rehearsing for two new plays being produced by Dropped Tea.

Is currently on the cobbles filming a guest role in ‘Coronation Street’.

Fresh from our screens in ‘Casualty’, Alison has just shot a guest role in ‘EastEnders’.

Has just finished filming on new drama ‘Embankment’.

Mark has just shot a guest role in the latest series of ‘Meet The Richardsons’.

Is about to shoot a guest role on ‘The Midwich Cuckoos’.

It’s the height of summer but Kelly has just finished shooting on the festive movie ‘Christmas Number One’ starring Iwan Rheon and Frieda Pinto.

It may have been a damp opening night but great review for ‘Carousel’ at Regents Park. Also keep an eye out for Brendan in ‘Casualty’ this Saturday (14 August).

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/carousel-review-an-adventurous-and-very-british-reinvention-of-the-classic-musical-lpkhjfjt7

Has just completed shooting a guest role in popular crime drama ‘Agatha Raisin’.

Delighted to announce Alan will be appearing later this month in the revival of this iconic play at the Turbine Theatre.

Maggie has just completed shooting a guest role in with the midwives of Nonnatus House in BBC ratings topper ‘Call the Midwife’.

Joyce is busy filming a guest lead in ITV drama ‘Vera’ and in addition can be seen in ‘Trying’ currently airing on Apple Tv.

Delighted to say Wesley will be back on tour in ‘Not Lady Chatterley’s Lover’ this Autumn playing Mellors in a fun and sometimes moving take on the controversial work by DH Lawrence..

Following her debut in the last episode of series one of BAFTA nominated comedy ‘The Tuckers’, Rebecca is back filming as regular character Dawn.

Is currently filming on new Peter Kosminsky project ‘The Undeclared War’.

Delighted to announce Brendan will be appearing all summer in the Regents Park Open Air production of the classic ‘Carousel’ directed by Tim Sheader.

Victoria has just filmed a guest role in the movie ‘Love Without Walls’ and been cast in a new TV drama – details of that to follow.

Fresh from shooting a commercial for DHL last week, Michael has this week shot a guest role in ‘The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe’.

Has just reprised his role in ‘Doctors’ for the BBC.

Laura has begun filming a recurring role in the Sky TV remake of ‘The Midwich Cuckoos’.

Kim has just finished shooting a couple of episodes of ‘Doctors’.

Catch the trailer for Colson’s documentary ‘Bored of Being The Fat Kid’ here.

Filming a guest role very soon on much anticipated new Netflix show ‘Heartstopper’.

Has been cast and will soon be filming on ‘The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe’.

Has just completed filming a guest role for ‘Doctors’.

Has been cast in the next series of hit comedy ‘Afterlife’.

Will be starting rehearsals next week for the Leeds Playhouse production of ‘Fairy Poppins’.

Has just finished filming on new sitcom pilot ‘Winning’.

Fresh from filming ‘Casualty’, Kelly is about to start shooting on another BBC long runner ‘Doctors’.

Marilyn has just completed filming in ‘The Thief, His Wife & the Canoe’.

The ITV drama tells the real life story of John Darwin who faked his own death to fraudulently collect his life insurance payout and fled to Panama. Eddie Marsan and Monica Dolan will star in the title roles.

Brendan is currently filming in Cardiff in a guest role on ‘Casualty’.

We are delighted to finally announce that Corinna has been cast as Tara one of the series leads in new Netflix show ‘Heartstoppers’ The adaptation of Alice Oseman’s YA graphic novel is being made by See Saw Film.

Tara has just shot her scenes in new feature film ‘Provision’ starring Leticia Wright.

Mark is currently filming on new comedy drama ‘Frayed’

As well as continuing to film ‘Casualty’ Di is currently filming series two of the award winning ‘In My Skin’ reprising her role as Nana Marge.

Ashling is about to start rehearsals for the Exeter Northcott Theatre digital production of ‘Antigone’ directed by Daniel Buckroyd.

We’re delighted to announce Nicholas Bailey and Louise Jameson will star in The Mousetrap when the iconic Agatha Christie play – the longest runner in West End history – relaunches in May as Theatreland opens once more.

Delighted to say Andrew has just started filming on ITV ‘Darling Buds of May’ reboot ‘The Larkins’ with Bradley Walsh and Joanna Scanlon.

Our Celia is about to start filming on series 2 of comedy ‘Back to Life’.

‘Archers’ regular Alison is currently in the middle of filming three episodes of ‘Casualty’ for the BBC.

Catch Di on a ‘Pointless’ celebrity special at 730pm this Saturday and see how she and George Rainsford do. Then at 820pm she’s breaking all the rules on ‘Casualty’.

Mark is currently filming a guest role in ‘Doctors’.

Delighted to announce Louise will be starring in John Byrne’s first new work in over ten years. ‘Tennis Elbow’ part of the Pitlochry Festival Theatre/ Royal Lyceum ‘Sound Stage’ season.

https://lyceum.org.uk/whats-on/production/tennis-elbow

Kelly is currently in Cardiff shooting a guest role in BBC long runner ‘Casualty’.

Currently filming a guest lead in ‘Doctors’.

‘Affairs of the Heart’ featuring the voice of Brendan has just won Best International Animated Film at the Clermont Ferrand Film Festival.

You can’t miss Usman making his commercial debut in the new Mini campaign – especially in those trousers!

Sarah’s just back from Cardiff where she has been filming on new 8 part Sky drama ‘Extinction’.

See Andrew coping with a very curious child in this new ad for Amazon.

Tickets for the online Romeo & Juliet featuring Lucy as The Nurse are now available. The show runs until the end of February see the trailer here.

Series 2 of ‘Back’ starts on C4 this Thursday – keep an eye out across the series for Penny.

Nimmy has just completed shooting a guest lead in the 22nd series of TV favourite ‘Midsomer Murders’. Will she be the guilty party or an innocent victim find out later in the year.

You’ll soon be able to see Ashling in series 2 of ‘Temple’ for which she’s just shot a guest role.

Kim has just filmed an episode of the new series of Dave comedy ‘Sliced’ which will be back later in the year.

Kelly has just shot a guest role in ‘Close to Me’ a new drama starring Connie Nielson based on the novel by Amanda Reynolds, described as a brooding, inventive, darkly funny psychological drama it has been produced by Viaplay and C4.

We are delighted to announce Marilyn has joined the BBC Radio Drama company – keep an ear out for her on Radio 4 in the future.

The latest series of ‘The Secret Life of Boys’ has just completed filming with Louise back as ‘Grandma Bob’

Watch Brendan Charleson talk about touring with Rapture Theatre and perform poems by W.H.Davies: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-8alW4lKZI&feature=youtu.be