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Sherlock Holmes’ smarter, younger sister is back.

EXCLUSIVE: When Murray Ferguson left UK drama house Clerkenwell Films in 2021 after more than two decades, it was a true changing of the guard. Today marks a big day for his successors, Petra Fried and Wim de Greef.

Naman Ramachandran Over 800 Black women and non-binary actors have signed an open letter condemning the online racial abuse of Francesca Amewudah-Rivers, who was recently cast as Juliet in a London West End production of “Romeo & Juliet” alongside Tom Holland. The letter, published in The Guardian on Wednesday, was the initiative of “Enola Holmes” actor Susan Wokoma and “Crowning Glory” playwright Somalia Nonyé Seaton. It reads, “When news of Francesca Amewudah-Rivers’ casting in Jamie Lloyd’s production of ‘Romeo & Juliet’ was announced so many people celebrated and welcomed this news.

Prominent Black actors including No Time to Die star Lashana Lynch and Enola Holmes’ Susan Wokoma have signed an open letter decrying the abuse faced by Francesca Amewudah-Rivers after she was cast in a West End theatre production of Romeo & Juliet.

Taskmaster is coming this month, and the date for release has now been confirmed.The comedy panel game show announced the cast of its 17th season in January, promising a star-studded group including Happy Valley and Benidorm actor Steve Pemberton and Ted Lasso star Nick Mohammed among others.Today (March 12) a promotional photograph was posted to the show’s official Instagram page, featuring this season’s cast, rounded off with Joanne McNally, John Robins and Sophie Willan.The caption to the post read: “Good day! A new series of #Taskmaster approaches.”It continued: “Witness the best of tasks, and the worst of tasks from Joanne McNally, John Robins, Nick Mohammed, Sophie Willan & Steve Pemberton, Thursday 28th March at 9pm on @channel4.”A post shared by Taskmaster (@taskmaster)This marks the 17th series of the popular game show, which is hosted by comedians Greg Davies and Alex Horne.Across ten episodes, the cast will take part in various challenges, set by series creator Horne.

EXCLUSIVE: Netflix has set a March 29, 2024, global launch for Homeless World Cup movie The Beautiful Game, which stars Oscar nominee Bill Nighy (Living) and BAFTA nominee Micheal Ward (Top Boy).

Taskmaster.In a video announcement on Wednesday (December 13), show hosts Greg Davies and Alex Horne shared plans for Taskmaster: The Live Experience which would allow viewers to “take part in the same ludicrous tasks that these so-called comedians do”.The duo have launched a mailing list to gauge interest in the idea, with 100,000 sign-ups required to get the project off the ground.In a rallying cry to fans of the show, Davies and Horne said: “Please sign up to the Taskmaster: Live Experience mailing list. If we get 100,000 sign ups then we’ll know, and Taskmaster: The Live Experience will become a thing, soon-ish.“So what are you waiting for? Sign up now and become a hero.

Naman Ramachandran Feature debutant Raine Allen-Miller’s “Rye Lane” led the nominations at the 2023 British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) with 16 nods. “Scrapper” by debutant Charlotte Regan and veteran Andrew Haigh’s “All of Us Strangers” scored 14 nominations each while Molly Manning Walker’s “How to Have Sex” had 13, Sam H.

This week’s new series of Taskmaster brings a fresh batch of comedians to our screens, including Lucy Beaumont, who is not the first in her family to take part in the competition. Lucy’s husband, comedian Jon Richardson, was runner-up in 2016 – but the Meet The Richardsons star says she wasn’t too bothered about getting tips from her other half. “He said, ‘Really think about the prize you take in’ – but I didn’t listen to him,” she admits.

EXCLUSIVE: It’s a Sin star and musician Olly Alexander has created an original song for upcoming Sky’s coming-of-age love story Bonus Track.

Channel 4 has announced Taskmaster series 16 will kick off later this month.The comedy game show returns on September 12 on Channel 4 at 9pm, with a new batch of celebrities joining hosts Greg Davies and Alex Horne.In the sixteenth series, the line-up includes comedians Julian Clary, Lucy Beaumont, Sam Campbell and Sue Perkins. Rounding out the roster is actor Susan Wokoma, best known for starring in Chewing Gum, Cheaters and Enola Holmes.A synopsis for the series reads: “Week by week this fragrant five will wrangle giant ducks, design fresh sausages and create googly-eyed gangs as they seek to attract a word of praise from the Taskmaster.Big news! Series 16 of #Taskmaster is arriving on @Channel4 Thursday 21st September at 9pm.

K.J. Yossman “Tabby McTat,” the lively children’s story by writer Julia Donaldson and illustrator Axel Scheffler, is set to get the BBC treatment with a new adaptation by longtime Donaldson/Scheffler collaborators Magic Light Pictures. “Doctor Who” star Jodie Whittaker will narrate the tale about a cat who gets separated from his owner while Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísú (“Gangs of London”) will voice Tabby. Other stars lending their voices to the short include Rob Brydon (“Gavin and Stacey”), Cariad Lloyd (“Peep Show”), Joanna Scanlan (“The Thick of It”) and Susan Wokoma (“Enola Holmes”). “Superworm” directors Sarah Scrimgeour and Jac Hamman will helm the project, which was written by Max Lang and Suzanne Lang. Barney Goodland and Michael Rose of Magic Light Pictures will produce. BBC chief content office Charlotte Moore and BBC drama commissioning editor Nawfal Faizullah acquired the film for the BBC. Red Star Studio will provide animation services.

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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.

EXCLUSIVE: Susan Wokoma (Enola Holmes 2), Harriet Walter (Succession), Omari Douglas (It’s A Sin), Elizabeth McGovern (Downton Abbey), Sinead Cusack (MotherFatherSon) and Peter Egan (Downton Abbey) have joined Aisling Bea, Colin Hanks and Billie Lourd in dramedy And Mrs.

The trailer for Millie Bobby Brown‘s upcoming movie Enola Holmes 2 has been revealed!

— which stars Millie Bobby Brown as the titular sleuth — during their Tudum fan event on Saturday. Like the original, is based on Nancy Springer's young adult series of the same name, and features Brown's character up to more hijinks as she attempts to solve yet another tangled mystery amid London's high society.The trailer kicks off with Enola on the run from some policemen, before she turns to camera to explain.

“Enola Holmes 2,” which dropped Saturday morning as part of Netflix’s Tudum global fan event. Brown returns alongside Henry Cavill and Helena Bonham Carter for the film, where a major case will take more than one Holmes sibling to solve. “My name is Enola Holmes,” she says in the new trailer, which you can watch here.

EXCLUSIVE: Well Go USA Entertainment has acquired North American rights to the coming-of-age horror-comedy The Loneliest Boy in the World, starring Max Harwood (Everybody’s Talking About Jamie). The international and indie distributor has slated the film for release in theaters on October 14, with plans to unveil it across VOD platforms on the 18th.

There are stranger things afoot for Enola Holmes.

Enola Holmes 2 is coming!

Article updated on 13/04/2022: After Stranger Things star Millie Bobby Brown confessed that 'inappropriate comments, sexualisation, and unnecessary insults’ led to 'pain and insecurity’, the actor has spoken out about the way people comment about her now she's 18. Appearing on The Guilty Feminist podcast with Deborah Frances-White and Susan Wokoma, the actor said that coming of age 'can be really overwhelming'. 'I have definitely been dealing with that, more within the last two weeks of turning 18.

Millie Bobby Brown is once again opening up about sexualization of young girls, but this time she brings added perspective now that she recently turned 18.The  star spoke to Deborah Frances-White and Susan Wokoma on podcast and revealed that, in the wake of turning 18 in February, she's «definitely seeing a difference between the way people act, and the way that the press and social media have reacted to me becoming of age.»«But it's gross and it's true,» she added, «and so I think it's just a very good representation of what's going on in the world and how young girls are sexualized. And so I have been dealing with that but have also been dealing with that for forever.»Brown — who burst onto the scene as a 12-year-old playing Eleven on the hit Netflix series — had previously opened up about the topic when she turned 16 back in February 2020.

Millie Bobby Brown has been in the public eye since she was just 13-years-old, when she first rose to fame for her beloved role in Stranger Things.Now, 5 years later, the actress recently turned 18, becoming an “adult” in the eyes of the law. Unfortunately, even though she’s still quite young, that’s caused a “gross” shift in the way certain people talk about Brown.During a recent appearance on The Guilty Feminist podcast with Deborah Frances-White and Susan Wokoma, the Enola Holmes star opened up about this shift, talking about how coming of age “can be really overwhelming.”A post shared by Millie Bobby Brown (@milliebobbybrown)“I have definitely been dealing with that, more within the last two weeks of turning 18,” said the star, whose 18th birthday was on February 19.

Millie Bobby Brown is getting candid about growing up in the spotlight.

Netflix has announced the cast of The House, its upcoming stop motion dark comedy animation anthology from Nexus Studios. The news was revealed Monday at the Annecy International Film Festival.

2021 BAFTA Awards nominees were announced on Tuesday, presented by comedian Aisling Bea and actress Susan Wokoma live from the Royal Albert Hall in London. and were the most-nominated films of the year, with seven nominations apiece.BAFTA previously announced the all-British nominees for its Rising Star Award, including Bukky Bakray (), Conrad Khan (), Kingsley Ben-Adir (), Morfydd Clark () and Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù ().The winners will be announced on Sunday, April 11, with the ceremony having been

The British Academy is unveiling the nominations for the 2021 BAFTA film awards on Tuesday, with a virtual announcement being made by BAFTA chairKrishnendu Majumdar alongside Aisling Bea and Susan Wokoma. For the first time, the longlists across all categories have already been announced, part of a major review and overhauling of the film awards rules and regulations introduced late last year aimed primarily at addressing the lack of diversity in the film awards.

Nominations for the EE British Academy Film Awards are being announced today in London via a livestream [above] that begins at 14:00 GMT/6:00AM PST.

Dating No Filter, which has previously existed as a US tv show, is coming to Britain next month, airing on Sky.“I cannot tell you the amount of times Susie and I have been sat in Wetherspoons pissed on Pinot analysing other people’s cringey Tinder dates,” Cooper said in a statement.

Truth Seekers – the new comedy show from Simon Pegg and Nick Frost.The series is a supernatural dramedy focusing on a team of part-time paranormal investigators searching the UK for ghost sightings.Truth Seekers stars Frost and Pegg, alongside Malcolm McDowell, Samson Kayo, Susan Wokoma and Emma D’Arcy.A virtual panel about the show will be held as part of Comic-Con@Home later this week, a five-day virtual event featuring talks and previews for titles including His Dark Materials, The Walking