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King and Conqueror” has revealed additional cast members, including “The Crown’s” Luther Ford and “Game of Thrones” actor Joseph Mawle, as it begins production in Iceland. According to its official plot description, “King and Conqueror” is “the story of a clash that defined the future of a country – and a continent – for a thousand years, the roots of which stretch back decades and extend out through a pair of interconnected family dynasties, struggling for power across two countries and a raging sea.

Emiliano De Pablos “Professor T,” the crime series produced by Eagle Eye Drama, and starring Ben Miller (“Bridgerton”), has been greenlit for a fourth season by ITV and PBS Distribution. Attracting audiences of over four million viewers on ITV and making a successful debut on France 3, the highly acclaimed drama has been sold to almost 120 territories worldwide. Most recently, Telekom acquired rights in Germany, TV3 bought the series for Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova 1 for Moldova, and BBC and TVP for Poland.

K.J. Yossman “Bohemian Rhapsody” star Lucy Boynton smoulders as 1950s nightclub owner Ruth Ellis in a new image from upcoming ITV drama “A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story.” Ellis was the last woman to be hanged in Britain in 1955 after she was convicted of shooting dead her lover, racing driver David Blakely. Boynton is joined by Toby Jones (“Tetris”), Laurie Davidson (“Cats”) and Mark Stanley (“Trigger Point”) in the four-part series, which promises to expose the British obsession with class, sex and death.

EXCLUSIVE: ITV‘s drama about Ruth Ellis, the last woman hanged in Britain, is gathering pace and we have an exclusive first-look image of Lucy Boynton in the title role. Scroll down to view it.

Gurinder Chadha, director of Bend It Like Beckham, is teasing the possibility of a sequel to the 2002 film which starred Parminder Nagra and Keira Knightley.

EXCLUSIVE: Toby Jones is to play the solicitor who tried to save Ruth Ellis in ITV’s upcoming drama about the last woman to be hanged in Britain.

Manori Ravindran Executive Editor of International Hayley Atwell, Bill Nighy, Mark Rylance and David Harewood are among a group of 100 actors supporting a new Green Rider contract intended to improve the sustainability of the U.K. film and TV industry.

BBC viewers have issued a warning over the gory new series Wolf, with some describing it as “sick and perverted”.The six-part series, which premiered on Monday (July 31), is based on the novels by late crime writer Mo Hayder. It follows a British family who find themselves the victim of a terrifying psychopath’s cruel games – a premise not too dissimilar from Michael Haneke’s 1997 film, Funny Games.The cast of Wolf includes Sacha Dewan, Game Of Thrones star Iwan Rheon, Owen Teale, and Juliet Stevenson.Every episode is currently available to stream on iPlayer, and those who have already binged the entire series have shared their mixed reviews, with some even warning others to stay away from the disturbing new show.“I really must warn you against Wolf on BBC 1 tonight, unless your tolerance for pointless grizzly nonsense is much higher than mine,” one person wrote.Another tweeted: “It was sick and perverted and it made me feel bad and uncomfortable to watch it!”A third commented: “I found it too frightening and had to turn it off.

Brent Lang Executive Editor Juliet Stevenson seems almost ashamed. There was a moment a few weeks ago when the boundaries between Ruth Wolff, the gifted but abrasive physician whose downfall drives the action of “The Doctor,” and Stevenson became too porous. “I crossed this line and didn’t know who I was,” Stevenson says on a recent afternoon at the Park Avenue Armory, where she has been performing in the play since June.

If you loved Sherlock and Inside Man and like sleeping with one eye open, then the BBC’s dark new crime thriller Wolf might be your next TV treat. Based on the horror novel by Mo Hayder, Wolf has an all-star cast from Ukweli Roach and Juliet Stevenson, to Game of Thrones stars Owen Teale and Iwan Rheon But Juliet - who plays middle-class hostage Matilda Anchor-Ferrers - admits filming the terrifying horror left her unable to relax in her own home without checking all her cupboards for lucking baddies. “I love thrillers,” confesses Juliet.

the award-winning podcast, The Guilty Feminist, comedian and writer Deborah France-White has an incredibly inclusive and no-holds-bar approach to discussing the nuances of modern feminism.Citing the likes of Emma Thompson and Lizzo as her favourite inspirational women, the star exclusively chatted with HELLO! to discuss the importance of her female friendships, how to effectively be an ally at work as well as her own exciting projects, including her upcoming play Never Have I Ever. Emma has been a guest on The Guilty Feminist Deborah is dedicated to creating a space for women to feel validated as well as being an ambassador for charities Choose Love and Amnesty International, therefore she is the perfect candidate to give her thoughts and advice as International Women's Day approaches…"I would say the most inspirational women in my life are Emma Thompson, Susan Wokoma, Juliet Stevenson, Josie Naughton and Sindhu Vee."Emma Thompson really cares about women and she's Dame Emma Thompson, she's incredible.

Twitter, saying she felt a “weight come off” once she deleted it. The Bafta-nominated British star, known for roles in films such as Truly, Madly, Deeply and Bend It Like Beckham, explained she is still on Instagram, but does not use Twitter any more.

Family and friends of Ashley Dale gathered for the funeral of the 28-year-old 'rising star', who was murdered by a gunman in her Liverpool home in August.

Stephen Joseph theatre, Scarborough, 2 September-1 October. At the National Theatre in 2019, Inua Ellams adapted Anton Chekhov’s Three Sisters, transposing its drama to the Biafran war with virtuosity. Now he turns to Sophoclean tragedy with this play in the Theban cycle about rebel children, tyrant kings and divine interventions.

British actor Christopher Eccleston believes that white, middle-class, male, straight actors like him are “the new pariahs of the industry.”

Acting Your Age Campaign (AYAC), which was founded four years ago by Nicky Clark, is calling for equal representation in the UK between men and women aged over 45.Women in the UK only have a “shelf life” on screen while their male colleagues have a “whole life”, the letter claims while outlining the campaign’s wishes for a “parity pledge” to help tackle “entrenched” ageism in the entertainment industry.Juliet Stevenson, Meera Syal, David Tennant, Lesley Manville and Sanjeev Bhaskar are also among the letter’s 100+ signatories.“Today’s in-demand young actress is tomorrow’s unemployed middle-aged actress,” part of the letter reads. “We are fighting to ensure that our generation of excluded women is the last generation of excluded women.“Ageism targeting women is an entrenched industry staple that is outdated, harmful and neglects the millions of audience members who appreciate seeing women over 45 telling the stories of our lives.AYAC has laid out multiple recommendations for broadcast and production company commissioners, as well as for those working in news and current affairs.

More than 100 actors and public figures in the UK have put their name to an open letter calling for better onscreen representation of older women, to help fight “entrenched ageism” of the entertainment industry.

Juliet Stevenson, who has married Hugh Brody, her partner of 29 years, on December 11 last year, the Londoner can reveal. The two tied the knot “at a small registry office in Suffolk,” before Christmas Stevenson tells us. Previously the Truly, Madly, Deeply star, above , has said she has never “seen the point” of marriage, calling it an “old-fashioned idea”.

Gallery: It took him FOUR MONTHS to call! Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman’s love story (BANG Showbiz)Speaking in April, she said: "Tomo was one of the most beautiful human beings who ever walked the Earth. "He was incapable of lying.

Blindness should feel like onboarding for a voyage to outer space. The Shakespeare Theatre’s first in-person presentation in over a year — and this critic’s first trip in 14 months to the interior of any theater — represents both a welcome return to the familiar, and in several senses, a bold exploration of a strange new world.Under any circumstances, the international hit sound and light installation, produced by London’s Donmar Warehouse, would promise a thrilling and disorienting ride.

Game of Thrones star Jack Gleeson is making his TV comeback, six years after playing the bratty King Joffrey.

Phoebe Waller-Bridge, James McAvoy, and Wendell Pierce are among the stars who have secured top nominations for the 2020 Olivier Awards.

By Peter White

The live production of Fleabag has been nominated for the best entertainment or comedy play prize at the Olivier Awards.