Netflix, Creative U.K. Launch Genre Filmmaker Program ‘Breakout’

EXCLUSIVE: Irish filmmaker Alexandra McGuinness (She’s Missing) has set the film Lucia, about James Joyce’s daughter of the same name, as her next project, with Esme Creed-Miles (Amazon’s Hanna) signing on to star.

TV chat king Graham Norton sees his best-selling novel, Holding , brought to life in an ITV adaptation he describes as a show like no other.The darkly comic whodunnit opens with the discovery of human remains on an Irish farm. But the investigation by Sergeant PJ Collins (Game Of Thrones ’ Conleth Hill) opens up a can of worms.The drama has been brought to the small screen by Dominic Treadwell-Collins, the former showrunner on EastEnders who went on to produce the dramas A Very English Scandal and A Very British Scandal. The cast includes My Left Foot Oscar winner Brenda Fricker, who made her name as Megan Roach, one of the original characters in Casualty and Father Ted ’s Pauline McLynn.

Prince Harry is ready for this year’s Invictus Games.

Congrats to Lashana Lynch!

Lashana Lynch was named the EE Rising Star at this year’s Bafta Awards while western The Power of the Dog won Best Film. The actress, who played MI6 agent Nomi in the latest Bond film, thanked everyone involved in her career as well as her “supportive” parents and grandparents who came to London as part of the Windrush Generation.

Ghost celebrated the release of fifth album ‘Impera’ with a four-song livestream on Friday night (March 11) – watch the gig below.Fresh from a US co-headline tour with Volbeat, Ghost took to The Ministry for a “release ritual”. The nine-piece band played four songs from the recently released ‘Impera’ starting with a thundering ‘Kaisarion‘.They then played lead single ‘Call Me Little Sunshine’ followed by their contribution to Halloween Kills soundtrack, ‘Hunter’s Moon‘.The blistering set was then finished with a keyboard-led rendition of ‘Spillways’.

Tom Hiddleston and Lashana Lynch step out on the orange carpet while attending the 2022 British Academy Film Awards Gala Dinner on Friday (March 11) at The Londoner Hotel in London, England.

Vikings: Valhalla has swung its sword to the top of Netflix’s weekly ratings chart as the streamer has revealed how its 24-episode order will be split up.

The new Apple iPad Air 5 is on sale in the UK on 18 March and pre orders are open on Friday from £599.

Emerald Airlines are launching a new service from Manchester Airport to Belfast later this month with tickets now on sale.

It's no secret that weddings costs a small fortune, so we are all for any way to save precious pennies whilst planning your dream day. There are many ways to cut down costs at weddings – from hosting in your garden to cutting back on food and getting guests to bring their own booze – but have you ever thought about renting your wedding and bridesmaid dresses? Whilst a few years ago the idea of renting any dress, let alone your wedding dress, seemed ludicrous, as the world has moved towards more sustainable options, the rise of rental fashion has gained a huge following.

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentThe Mediapro Studio has unveiled first key cast for Season 2 of crime thriller “The Head,” one of its biggest international hits, with John Lynch (“The Terror,” “In the Name of the Father”) and Katharine O’Donnelly (“Mary Queen of Scotts,” “Clique”) reprising their lead roles as biologist Arthur Wilde and young doctor Maggie Mitchell.They will be joined by the Spanish actor of Armenian-Lebanese origin Hovik Keuchkerian who shot to fame playing Moscow in “Money Heist,” as well as Ireland’s Moe Dunford (“Vikings”), Sweden’s Josefin Nelden (“The Restaurant”) and British thesp Olivia Morris (“Hotel Portofino”). More substantial name cast will be announced in upcoming weeks.

ITV has announced plans to launch a brand new streaming service later this year.