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Thirteen years on since his iconic turn in Channel 4's Shameless, David Threlfall is barely recognisable with his grey hair and bushy beard in the new ITV drama Passenger.The 70 year old actor, who was famous for playing Frank Gallagher in the irreverent comedy series, looked worlds away from his old character in new photos snapped on set. In pictures from the upcoming show, David stars as Jim Bracknell, and was spotted wearing a hi-vis jacket, brown beanie hat and orange shirt - a far cry from his former alter-ego Frank, who was often spotted with a can and cigarette in hand, and best known for sporting long brown hair.

EXCLUSIVE: This Is Us lead Chrissy Metz has joined the cast of Bank of Dave: The Sequel, director Chris Foggins’ follow-up to his 2023 British feel-good comedy Bank of Dave, based on a true story.

EXCLUSIVE: Swede Caroline, a British mockumentary starring Aisling Bea and Jo Hartley (After Life) from Nicola Pearcey, formerly President, Lionsgate UK & Europe, and now CEO of Picnik Entertainment, has landed both a theatrical and digital release. 

EXCLUSIVE: Samuel Goldwyn Films has locked down North American rights to the British feel-good comedy Bank of Dave, starring Joel Fry (Our Flag Means Death), Rory Kinnear (Men), Jo Hartley (After Life) and Phoebe Dynevor (Bridgerton). The film featuring music and performances by English rock band Def Leppard is slated for release in theaters and on digital platforms later this year.

Lorraine fans were left in stitches as Ricky Gervais's dog from After Life, Anti, howled the presenter's name as they said goodbye. The 60 year old actor and writer appeared on the ITV morning show to talk to Lorraine Kelly about the third and final series of his hit Netflix series.

After Life, sharing some new behind-the-scenes photos from set.Last month, Gervais revealed on Twitter that filming of the show’s third and final season had begun, sharing an image of himself with the script.Now, Netflix has revealed some other familiar faces set to appear in the forthcoming series, posting photos of Gervais with co-stars Penelope Wilton, Joe Wilkinson, Tim Plester, Tony Way and Jo Hartley.

BAFTA has named the five contenders for its Rising Star award this year: Kingsley Ben-Adir, Conrad Khan, Bukky Bakray, Sope Dirisu, and Morfydd Clark.

Gallery: The Golden Raspberry Awards: Are these the worst actors in Hollywood!? (BANG Showbiz)Previous winners of the awards include James McAvoy, Tom Hardy, Kristen Stewart and Letitia Wright. It is the only BAFTA category to be voted for by the public and is now in its sixteenth year.

Simon Rimmer showed Sunday Brunch viewers how to make a burger using Spam as he co-hosted the programme from home for the second week in a row.