A year after Benjamin Hall was severely injured when his crew vehicle was struck by incoming fire in Ukraine, the Fox News correspondent has published a book, Saved: A War Reporter’s Mission to Make It Home, due to be released Tuesday.
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EXCLUSIVE: Hulu has acquired Daisy May Cooper’s hit BBC comedy-thriller Am I Being Unreasonable?
The streamer has taken U.S. rights to all six episodes of the genre-bending comedy, which was written by the This Country creator and Selin Hizli (Mum), and exec produced by Jack Thorne. Show will debut as a Hulu original on April 11. BBC Studios struck the deal, having shopped the show at Mipcom Cannes.
Am I Being Unreasonable?, which has been recommissioned for a second season, aired to critical acclaim on the BBC last September and is considered a frontrunner for the upcoming UK TV awards season.
The six-parter from Boffola Pictures and Happy Valley producer Lookout Point follows Nic (Cooper), a mother grieving a loss that she can’t share with anyone whilst stuck in a depressing marriage. Only her son, Ollie (Lenny Rush, Apple Tree House), keeps her going. But when Jen (Hizli) arrives in town, her life is lit up with laughter and, through this kindred soul, her secret starts to bubble up. The show also stars Jessica Hynes (There She Goes), Dustin Demri-Burns (Cardinal Burns, The Great), Amanda Wilkin (The Split), David Fynn (Game of Thrones), Juliet Cowan (Back to Life), Ruben Catt (Ted’s Top Ten), and Karla Crome (Under the Dome).
Speaking to Deadline just prior to its BBC launch, Cooper, whose breakout This Country made her a household UK name and was remade by Fox in the U.S., said she challenged herself on Am I Being Unreasonable? by taking a Curb Your Enthusiasm-esque approach to scene improvization.
Former BBC Comedy Controller Shane Allen, who runs Boffola Pictures, has called her “one of the most tantalizing and visionary comedic voices of her generation.”
The comedy is the latest UK show picked up by Hulu. The
A year after Benjamin Hall was severely injured when his crew vehicle was struck by incoming fire in Ukraine, the Fox News correspondent has published a book, Saved: A War Reporter’s Mission to Make It Home, due to be released Tuesday.
Courtney Love has shared a text conversation she had with Dave Grohl, as part of a call for more women to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame.The Hole vocalist took to Twitter and Instagram this week to share the words of author and journalist Jessica Hopper, who shared an article titled “Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame celebrates women who rock.”In response, Hopper wrote: “Do they tho? 719 inductees to the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame, only 61 are women. That’s 8.48 per cent.
A man sparked a huge emergency services response after scaling scaffolding at Trafford Town Hall. Scott Wright, 33, caused a four-hour road closure on December 29 last year.
Daryl Hall and John Oates are going on tour — just not together.From May 24 through June 9, Daryl Hall and the Daryl’s House Band are taking off on an eight-concert tour that includes stops in Montclair, NJ on May 24, Port Chester, NY on June 7 and Atlantic City, NJ on June 9.His bandmate, John Oates will play five spring shows in California, Nashville and Chicago from April 13 through May 25.At the time of publication, none of Oates’ shows are scheduled to take place in the Northeast.No word on whether either Rock and Roll Hall of Famer will appear at each other’s shows either.With that being said, if you want to see half of Hall and Oates — Hall or Oates — here’s everything you need to know.A complete calendar including all tour dates and venues for Hall’s eight 2023 concerts can be found below.A complete calendar of all John Oates tour dates is listed below.Hall went old school in 2022 and dropped the rare double album.“Before After,” comprised of 30 tracks, features Hall’s signature classic sound — the indefinable center between pop and rock.If you want to hear the double album in its entirety, you can find “Before After” here.Last year, Oates dropped just one song — the sensual single “Pushin’ A Rock” that sounds like it could fit in a playlist next to “She’s Gone,” “Maneater” and “Rich Girl.”In 2023, Oates went a bit more downtempo.
BBC Comedy Director Jon Petrie has said his team would be “happy to talk” with John Cleese about the upcoming revival, as he unveiled the next generation of “very British” shows.
Trafford’s inaugural Pride festival is returning for a fifth year with a wide array of cabaret, comedy, theatre and dance celebrating LGBTQ+ culture.
Damon Albarn has recalled his first encounter with The Specials’ Terry Hall in a new interview, calling the late star “the coolest human being on earth”.Hall died in December 2022 after being diagnosed with cancer months earlier. He was 63 years old.Speaking to Radio X, Albarn spoke about the first time he was in Hall’s presence.
A contractor has been appointed to finish restoration work on Royton’s historic Town Hall following frustration that the project had ‘stalled’.
EXCLUSIVE: Black British culture is reaching a “sweet spot” and creatives no longer have to move to the U.S. to achieve stardom, according to the creators of BBC comedy-thriller Black Ops.
An internationally acclaimed film is to be screened at Ayr Town Hall.
Selena Gomez fans are loyal, to a degree where they can get other people in trouble. It seems like this might have happened recently, spiraling a rumor that involved Gomez, Kylie Jenner, and Hailey Bieber. Kendall Jenner proves her hands are not photoshopped with the help of Hailey BieberSelena Gomez’s bff Raquelle Stevens breaks her silence following ‘My Mind & Me’ backlashI could be reaching, but it definitely feels like Kylie Jenner’s IG stories were towards Selena Gomez.
Lucy Hale is opening up about his history of alcoholism.
The brand new trailer for the upcoming series “Rabbit Hole” zips right into the drama.
Kiefer Sutherland is the target in Paramount+'s new espionage drama, .The actor stars in the eight-episode series, which launches Sunday, March 26 with the first two episodes, as John Weir, a master of deception in the world of corporate espionage. When he is framed for murder by powerful forces who have the ability to influence and control populations, John becomes the hunted.ET exclusively debuts the official trailer and key art for the drama, which features an ensemble that includes Charles Dance as Dr.
Kendall Jenner has Bad Bunny are getting closer. After making headlines last week with a rumored club romance, they were spotted on what looked like a double date with Justin and Hailey Bieber.The new fling comes after Kendall and Devin Booker called it quits after dating for over a year and a half. A source recently told PEOPLE, they are “spending time together.”Another source told the outlet.
A consultation on whether to accelerate the demolition of Falkirk Town Hall has sent a message to the council that a replacement must be built soon.
Carey Mulligan was mistakenly announced as a BAFTA award winner during Sunday night’s ceremony.
A 10-month-old baby girl drowned in the bath after a plastic toy got stuck over the plug hole, an inquest heard.
EXCLUSIVE: Peter Kosminsky will not start writing scripts for the BBC’s Grenfell drama until after the findings of the landmark inquiry into the national tragedy have been published, Deadline understands.
A different kind of Valentine’s Day celebration! Lucy Hale is opening up about a special milestone she reached earlier this year.