Sidse Babett Knudsen, star of returning Danish political TV drama Borgen, has rejected the idea that the series may continue past its brand new fourth season, set to debut in the US and UK on Netflix on June 2.
08.05.2022 - 22:29 / deadline.com
Some of the UK’s biggest stars and creators issued passionate defences of Channel 4 at tonight’s BAFTA TV Awards in the wake of the UK government’s decision to privatize it.
Big names, from 12 Years A Slave creator Steve McQueen to Studio Lambert founder Stephen Lambert and comedy presenter Mo Gilligan, used their BAFTA victory speeches to back the network and criticize the government’s decision.
McQueen, who won Best Factual Series for BBC doc Uprising, said passionately: “The BBC and Channel 4 are things we have to hold on tight to and fight every inch for.”
Lambert, whose production company has created some of the network’s biggest hits, including Come Dine With Me and Gogglebox, which won for Reality & Constructed Factual, described the government’s move as a “destructive plan.”
“If the government goes ahead with this plan to sell Channel 4 then a big part of what makes TV good will have ended for no good reason,” added the pioneering British formats creator.
Late last month, the government issued a landmark Broadcasting White Paper that confirmed it will push on with the sale of Channel 4. The broadcaster has since fought back by publishing its rejected alternative proposal, which was delivered to Boris Johnson’s Conservatives in February. The sale is expected to make the government around £1BN ($1.2BN) but could have a major impact on the nation’s thriving production sector as Channel 4 will for the first time be able to retain the rights to its shows, disrupting the ecosystem that currently ensures producers keep them.
Elsewhere, key Channel 4 talent such as Gilligan showered praise on the Public Service Broadcaster.
“Channel 4 trusted me and let me be myself and bring Black boy joy to our screens,” said Gilligan, who
Sidse Babett Knudsen, star of returning Danish political TV drama Borgen, has rejected the idea that the series may continue past its brand new fourth season, set to debut in the US and UK on Netflix on June 2.
Meghan Markle has been snapped planting a sweet kiss on her husband Prince Harry's lips after he and his team won a polo match in Santa Barbara.The Duchess of Sussex, 40, was pictured in a sweet display of affection with Harry, 37, after presenting her husband with Lisle Nixon Memorial cup at a polo tournament on Sunday. Meghan channeled traditional Hollywood glamour as she attended the event in a black and white polka dot blouse, white floaty shorts and a black sun hat with a large trim and black court toe heels.The polka dot look was very similar to an outfit Harry's mother Princess Diana once wore to a polo match in 1987, where she was pictured kissing Prince Charles.
not grant access to the Netflix camera crews currently following the Duke and Duchess around.“The Sussexes are under huge pressure to make this docuseries juicy and prove they’re worthy of Netflix’s mega-bucks,” says an insider close to Meghan, 40, and Harry, 37, who signed a $100m deal with the streaming giant back in 2020, after stepping down as senior royals and moving to the US. “That money came with certain conditions and expectations, so Netflix need them to deliver ratings gold.
TWICE recently appeared in-person on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert to perform their hit English single ‘The Feels’.On the May 18 broadcast of the late-night American talk show, host Stephen Colbert ushered the nine-member girl group with a brief introduction, before TWICE kickstarted their performance of ‘The Feels’.The girl group utilised much of the talk show’s set during their performance, making use of Colbert’s desk and more to showcase the song’s choreography throughout their performance. Moreover, TWICE also changed up the instrumental for the live version of ‘The Feels’, adding an extra set of horns for the song’s final chorus.Their live appearance on The Late Show marked TWICE’s in-person television debut in the United States.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are said to be attending the Queen's Platinum Jubilee and bringing children Archie and Lilibet with them to the UK The Duke, 37, and Duchess of Sussex, 40 are said to be flying over to celebrate the festivities with their children and the Royal family over the bank holiday weekend.The couple won't be on the balcony for the flypast, as well as Prince Andrew, which was announced shortly before the couple said they'd still be attending. And as the jubilee nears, where will Meghan and Harry be staying as they return to the UK? Let's take a look...
The band is getting back together. A sequel is in the works to the 1984 rock mockumentary "This Is Spinal Tap," with director Rob Reiner returning alongside stars Michael McKean, Christopher Guest and Harry Shearer. The movie package will launch sales at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival.
She has dominated headlines this week as part of an ongoing feud with Coleen Rooney. But long before the courtroom drama, Rebekah Vardy revealed her hopes for Meghan Markle to play her on the silver screen. The news first emerged three years ago, when plans were underway for a Hollywood biopic about Rebekah’s footballer husband Jamie that would chart his rise from a grassroots player to the Premier League star we know today.
The star-studded BAFTA TV Awards 2022 took place on Sunday night, with comedian and IT Crowd actor Richard Ayoade taking to the stage to host the awards for the third time. Richard, 44, wasted no time in making fun of the now-infamous incident when Hollywood actor Will Smith, 53, slapped comedian Chris Rock, 57, across the face as the latter hosted the Oscars in March.
Naman Ramachandran Oscar, BAFTA and Turner Prize winner Steve McQueen has said that broadcasters BBC and Channel 4 are an integral part of British identity. During the Virgin Media BAFTA TV awards on Sunday, McQueen said during his acceptance speech for winning best factual series for BBC documentary “Uprising” that BBC and Channel 4 have to be held tight and fought for every inch. Both broadcasters are facing an existential threat from the U.K.
Doctor Who. The Sex Education star was confirmed to be taking over from Jodie Whittaker as the hit BBC show's next Time Lord on Sunday (May 8) morning.
London’s prestigious National Gallery, containing much of the UK’s most prized art, has removed the name of one of its biggest donors, Sackler – the disgraced pharmaceuticals dynasty.