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BBC quiz show Pointless had a new look as co-host Richard Osman was replaced by actress Sally Lindsay. The former Coronation Street star, from Stockport, said she was 'excited' as she joined regular host Alexander Armstrong on the long-running BBC One show on Tuesday as part of an all-star line-up of guest presenters.

BBC legal drama The Split is returning to our screens for a two-part special after the show came to an end in 2022 - and its welcoming a new cast member.The series stars Nicola Walker as family lawyer Hannah Defoe, navigating her high-intensity career with her complicated love life. While the drama came to a close with series three, the BBC has revealed that the Defoe family will be back for a two-part special.

K.J. Yossman Abi Morgan’s compulsive legal drama “The Split” is set to return for a two-part special. “The Split” is focused on high-powered divorce attorney Hannah Defoe and her family.

Green Wing was released on Audible yesterday (April 29), and fans are taking to social media to show their support.The original sitcom ran between 2004 and 2006, and was created by Smack The Pony producer Vicky Pile. Starring Tamsin Greig and Mark Heap of Friday Night Dinner, along with comedian Stephen Mangan and Fleabag star Olivia Colman, the series follows the lives of staff at a fictional NHS hospital.Now, ahead of the 20th anniversary of the release of the first series, an audio reboot of the show has been made, titled Green Wing: Resuscitated.The reboot sees many of the original cast, including Colman, Mangan and Grieg reprising their roles.

We’ve heard no noises so far about the popular series making it back to telly.

EXCLUSIVE: Banijay is checking into The Fortune Hotel ahead of Mipcom Cannes.

Naman Ramachandran The U.K. edition of iconic game show “Password” will bow imminently on broadcaster ITV, and new countries are being added. Variety can reveal that the Fremantle-owned format is getting versions in Greece (Alpha TV), Hungary (TV2), Israel (Channel 13), Mexico (TV Azteca) and Slovakia (TV JOJ).

Hit U.S. Gameshow ‘Password’ Coming To ITV

K.J. Yossman Iconic game show “Password” – currently fronted by Keke Palmer and Jimmy Fallon – is getting a U.K. adaptation. Broadcaster ITV has commissioned a version of the Fremantle-owned format, with Stephen Mangan serving as host while Alan Carr and Daisy May Cooper are set to be team captains. The word association game, which first launched on CBS in 1961, sees captains and contestants try to guess their teammates’ passwords with the help of one-word clues. The ITV version will offer a cash prize in the final. In the U.S., the show has run in every decade across CBS, ABC and NBC. The most recent version, starring Palmer and Fallon, launched last year on NBC and quickly became one of the network’s most popular shows.

Gogglebox has just become that much more star-studded with the additions of Adam Lambert and Beverley Knight. The new series of the Channel 4 programme has seen several new faces join the line-up, including the likes of comedian Katherine Ryan, singer Tom Grennan and singer Jane McDonald. It provides viewers with a fascinating look into the living rooms of some of their favourite celebrities while answering some very important questions… What are their hot beverages of choice? What kind of biscuit is their fave? You know, the real head scratchers.

Richard Osman is the latest celebrity to delve into his family history with an appearance on Who Do You Think You Are? – discovering that one of his ancestors had a nice line in amateur sleuthing. The TV presenter learns in the show that one of his relatives became caught up in a notorious murder trial in Brighton, after playing detective – which is reminiscent of the theme of his best-sellers The Thursday Murder Club and The Man Who Died Twice. Richard announced his exit from Pointless after over a decade in the hot seat, in order to focus on his career as a writer.

Richard Osman’s replacement on popular quiz show Pointless has been revealed, after he announced he was leaving the show. Richard co-hosted the BBC show for 13 years, alongside Alexander Armstrong, however, in April, he revealed that he was leaving to focus on writing his books, such as The Thursday Murder Club which have become hugely popular.

Fans of The Split were delighted on Monday night as the series finally returned to TV screens. But it does come with a tinge of sadness for those who have followed the Defoe family as the third run of the legal drama will be the last.

ITV ’s Tipping Point, alongside Made in Chelsea's Sam Thompson and comedian Suzi Ruffell. This isn’t the star’s first stint on a celebrity TV show - he has previously appeared on Would I Lie To You?, Never Mind The Buzzcocks and Richard Osman’s House of Games. READ MORE: ITV The Masked Singer: Fans are absolutely convinced this one contestant is Amanda Holden Stephen grew up in Enfield in North London, where he resides now with his family.

Abi Morgan, the creator and writer behind BBC series The Split, is making her debut in the directing chair on season three of the show.

Married At First Sight is currently airing on E4 and fans have been left baffled over the narrator of the reality show. The UK series, which sees strangers tie the knot after they are matched by experts, is narrated by Chloe Massey who has taken over the role from Stephen Mangan, who narrated episodes in 2018 and 2019, and Mark Bazeley who recorded for the 2020 series.

READ MORE: Is there going to be another series of Line of Duty?After Stephen explained the premise of The Confessional, BBC Breakfast presenter Louise Minchin asked the actor how he persuades celebrities to come on the show and reveal their secrets. Dan chimed in, saying: "I'm thinking the same thing as Louise.

The BBC and AMC’s SundanceTV have renewed Sister relationship series The Split for a third and final season.

Portrait Artist of the Year last week, asking host Stephen Mangan to refer to her as such.“I try to do things that I think are interesting, and this is the first program I’ve asked if I can be she and her. A little transition period,” Izzard explained to contestant Curtis Holder.She added of how it felt to announce her pronouns: “Well it feels great, because people just assume that they just know me from before, but I’m gender fluid.

Sky Arts competition as one of them exclaims: ‘My friends are going to be so jealous.’Speaking to host Stephen Mangan, Paul spoke about how Normal People, the hit adaptation of Sally Rooney’s novel, has changed his life explaining:He said: ‘I think it will be clearer in a couple of months when things go back to a little bit of normal,’ adding he feels like he is in ‘The middle of the storm.’When asked if he is a fidgety person, he said: ‘Probably, when I’m nervous.’The seventh series of the show

BBC Children in Need is back on our TV screens this evening with a huge appeal anniversary of 40 years.

BBC Children in Need returns to our television screens for its 40th annual fundraiser tonight.The evening of entertainment will see a line-up of familiar faces come together to help raise money for disadvantaged children around the UK.The programme will be hosted by TV presenters Mel Giedroyc and Alex Scott, along with comedians Stephen Mangan and Chris Ramsey.Musical performances from the casts of West End shows Cinderella The Musical and Six will feature.Singers Beverley Knight and Shawn

Jake Kanter International TV EditorThe BAFTA TV Craft Awards will be one of the industry’s first major awards ceremonies of the pandemic era. The event, which celebrates the best of British TV’s behind-the-scenes talent, will be hosted by Stephen Mangan and feature pre-recorded skits between the Episodes actor and comedian Rachel Parris.The night’s big awards include best Writer in both Drama and Comedy categories.

"I am as surprised as you are that this is still going ahead"

The Bafta television awards will be hosted by Richard Ayoade behind closed doors and nominees will accept their awards virtually, it has been announced.