When Helena Brown moved back to the UK after years spent travelling the world as a flight attendant, she was at a loss over what to do next with her life.
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EXCLUSIVE: Tubi has acquired Aardman Animations’ series Lloyd of the Flies.
The series, originally for CITV in the UK, will be badged as a Tubi Original in the U.S. and Canada. It will launch exclusive on the free streaming service on August 6.
The 52-episode series follows Lloyd, a young fly who is the middle child of 451, who lives in an apple with his long-suffering parents, cheeky little sister and 224 maggots. Along with his best friend, woodlouse Abacus, his faces endless endless awkward, annoying and occasionally life-threatening situations largely of his own devising, because when you’re only one centimeter high, even tiny problems can lead to massive consequences.
Tom Rosenthal (Friday Night Dinner, Plebs) plays Lloyd and Alex Lawther, who we revealed on Friday is among the leads for new FX series Alien plays Abacus. Lauren Patel (Everybody’s Talking About Jamie), Callum Scott Howells (It’s a Sin), Teresa Gallagher (Thomas & Friends: Marvelous Machinery) are also part of the cast, alongside Ayesha Antoine (Blippi Wonders) and Rob Rackstraw (Octonauts & The Great Bar).
Lloyd of the Flies comes from Aardman, the storied British animation producer behind the Wallace and Gromit, Chicken Run and Shaun the Sheep franchises. It was the first CGI series Aardman has produced entirely from its creative hub at its headquarters in Bristol, though it is best known for its influential stop-motion productions. The company has traditionally sold its films and TV shows directly through its own sales arm.
Lloyd of the Flies was created and directed by Matthew Walker, with Jane Davies co-director and voice director. Sarah Cox and Beth Parker are the executive producers; Sean Clarke, Kerry Lock and Alison Taylor are co-executive
When Helena Brown moved back to the UK after years spent travelling the world as a flight attendant, she was at a loss over what to do next with her life.
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Follow OK! on Threads here: https://www.threads.net/@ok_mag This series' Love Island stars have been seen at the airport in Spain as they make their way home following two months of sunshine in the Majorcan villa.The final four couples, including winners Jess Harding and Sammy Root, runners-up Whitney Adebayo and Lochan Nowacki, third place Islanders Tyriqye Hyde and Ella Thomas, and fourth place's Molly Marsh and Zachariah Noble were all making the trip home. Jess and Sammy won the show during Monday night's final, 31 July, and ITV revealed the voting figures, which saw them receive 34.57% of the whole vote, whereas Whitney and Lochan got 26.85%.Third place couple Ella Thomas and Tyriqye Hyde were close with 24.21%, whilst Molly Marsh and Zachariah Noble came in fourth place with 14.37% of the public vote. The Islanders looked jubilant and firm friends after spending eight weeks together.
Roland Emmerich’s upcoming gladiator series Those About to Die has been picked up by Prime Video across Europe.
Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Prime Video has acquired the Ancient Rome gladiator drama series “Those About to Die” in multiple European territories. The show is directed by “Independence Day” helmer Roland Emmerich and Marco Kreuzpaintner. The 10-episode first season will debut exclusively on Prime Video in Germany, the U.K., France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands, Austria, Switzerland, Ireland, Poland, Turkey, Andorra, Monaco, Luxembourg and Belgium.
With the British summer turning out to be nothing more than a very damp squib, you might be dreaming of a sunny holiday to escape all the rain. While destination opportunities may seem endless, trips abroad can prove quite costly, especially when you start to add up the price of flights, hotels, food, and tourist attractions.
Manchester City's stars have continued to make their mark on the Women’s World Cup, with Alex Greenwood and Alanna Kennedy among those to impress in recent days.
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There ain’t no party like an S Club party!
phone hacking case against the publication’s parent publisher, News Group Newspapers, on Thursday.Justice Timothy Fancourt has also discharged Harry’s claim that there is a “secret agreement” between Buckingham Palace and the media.However, the court is allowing Harry, 38, to take the Sun to trial over what he alleges were illegal practices to obtain information against him.The case is set to hit the UK’s High Court in January 2024.The Sun is part of NewsCorp, which is the parent company of The New York Post.According to the Associated Press, the judge said that the Invictus Games founder was aware of the phone hacking issue earlier and should have brought it up sooner to the court.News Group Newspapers asserted that the suit should be canceled because the allegations had been made after the six-year window for bringing them was over.“There is no evidence currently before me that the Duke knew before the (deadline to file a suit) that NGN had done anything other than hack his mobile phone (at the News of the World),” Fancourt said.
EXCLUSIVE: Vertical has locked down rights to the romantic comedy Match Me If You Can for North America, the UK and Ireland. Marking the feature debut of director Marian Yeager, the film is now set for a day-and-date release on August 11th. Among the major titles opening against it are Sony’s Gran Turismo and Universal’s Last Voyage of the Demeter.
Thousands of Britons returned back to the UK overnight after fleeing from wildfires on the Greek island of Rhodes.
The British Miracle Meat, with some praising it as “absolute genius” and others labelling it “gross”.The one-off show – which aired on Channel 4 yesterday (July 24) – is a spoof documentary that was presented as a real investigation into a company that sold “engineered human meat” as a solution to the cost of living crisis.“With food prices soaring, Gregg Wallace explores a cheap new lab-grown meat product that its makers claim could be a solution to the cost-of-living crisis,” a synopsis for the show reads.At the end of the documentary, Wallace learns that the best tasting meat comes from children.TONIGHT at 8.30pm! @GreggAWallace explores the answer to rising food prices and the cost-of-living crisis in Gregg Wallace: The Miracle Meat. You don't want to miss it… #MiracleMeat pic.twitter.com/aohJrR5KE9— Channel 4 (@Channel4) July 24, 2023The Guardian said that “the anger of it will linger for years”, asking if the show was “the most disturbing TV satire ever”.Confused and disgusted viewers also took to Twitter to share their reactions to the show, with many questioning whether Wallace’s show was real or fake.“This is either great comedy or we’re all doomed!” one person wrote.
It was a major win for the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team as they made their debut at the 2023 Women’s World Cup and a record-breaking win for U.S. networks airing the championship.