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EXCLUSIVE: John Simm is leading a mystery thriller series titled I, Jack Wright for Federation Stories and UKTV.

Omid Scobie’s new book "Endgame" about the British royal family is meant to be shocking when, in fact, it's high camp fun and totally nuts without a shred of evidence to back up its claims. So, on that count… it works. You know the world all needs escapism.

Dame Joan Collins had a surprise in store for her Instagram fans this week.MORE: Dame Joan Collins stuns in family photo with her children and sister Jackie's daughterThe 89-year-old shared a stunning snapshot showing her posing in a plunging red and black lace bodice, teamed with a military cap and a fur coat. WATCH: Joan Collins, 89, dances around in a bikini!Joan looks fabulous in the throwback image as she showcases her curves – and, understandably, her followers went wild for the post.READ: Dame Joan Collins pictured with her rarely-seen brother Bill - fans reactMORE: Dame Joan Collins, 88, is age-defying as she shows off endless legs on holidayThe image shows her in character as Fontaine Khaled in the 1979 movie The Bitch – based on the novel by Joan's late sister Jackie Collins.A post shared by Joan Collins (@joancollinsdbe)Joan stunned fans with her bold pictureJoan wrote in the caption: "I hear they are reissuing The Bitch as it made a lot of money.

K.J. Yossman COMMISSIONFormer “The Great British Bake-Off” host Mel Giedroyc is set to present a raunchy new show for Channel 4 featuring celebrities and puppets. In each 30-minute episode of “The Really Really Rude Puppet Show,” Giedroyc will invite a different celebrity to read some erotic fan fiction written by viewers in which the celebrity is the protagonist – Giedroyc and her guest will then act out and voice the entire story with puppets.“This is going to be a celebration of erotic fan fiction.

Carson Burton Morton Janklow, one of the nation’s most powerful literary agents who elevated the power of the profession in advocating for authors, died Wednesday morning of heart failure at his home in Water Mill, N.Y.. He was 91 years old.Janklow’s clients included the likes of Sidney Poitier, Sidney Sheldon, Danielle Steel, Jackie Collins, Nancy Reagan and Ted Turner. His death was confirmed by publicist Paul Bogards to The New York Times.Janklow began his career as a literary agent in 1972 when his client and friend William Safire asked him to help with a book he was writing about President Richard Nixon.

Dame Joan Collins had a very special treat in store for her fans this Easter.MORE: Dame Joan Collins pictured with her rarely-seen brother Bill - fans reactThe 88-year-old took to Instagram to share a striking throwback photo of her family – and sparked a major reaction in the process. WATCH: Joan Collins proudly introduces family members as she marks birthdayThe black and white polaroid shows Joan looking stunning with an asymmetrical bob cut, posing with her two eldest children – Tara and Alexander.READ: Dame Joan Collins poses for striking photo with youngest daughter KatyaMORE: Dame Joan Collins, 88, is age-defying as she shows off endless legs on holidayAlso in the photo is Joan's younger sister, novelist Jackie Collins, and her daughter, Tiffany Lerman; the middle of her three children. Jackie sadly passed away in 2015 from breast cancer, two weeks before her 78th birthday.A post shared by Joan Collins (@joancollinsdbe) Fans loved the nostalgic post, and quickly flooded the comments section.

Acclaimed author Jackie Collins’ bestselling novel Lovers & Gamblers is to be reworked for TV by Sarah Phelps, the director of a host of BBC Agatha Christie adaptations.

Dame Joan Collins has taken to Instagram with a heartbreaking post on the anniversary of her sister's death.The 88-year-old actress shared a throwback family snapshot showing her sat with her younger sibling Jackie on her knee.

Sometimes life can be just as compelling as fiction – and best-selling author Jackie Collins was proof of that.The late star, who passed away from breast cancer in 2015, aged 77, became an icon thanks to her fabulously raunchy romantic novels, unashamed ambition and penchant for all things leopard-print. While her motto “Girls can do anything” and strong female characters inspired a generation of women to grab life by the horns.

Jackie Collins, who mastered the art of the Hollywood potboiler, spinning tales of sex and celebrity into an extraordinary literary career, is the subject of a new documentary coming to CNN at the end of the month.

When he won the role of Hannibal Lecter in 1991's The Silence of the Lambs, Anthony Hopkins was just about done with Hollywood. Movie gigs had dried up for the Welshman, whose résumé at the time included the 1985 miniseries Hollywood Wives, based on the Jackie Collins novel.