Richard Madden takes lead as Scots actor most likely to play next James Bond

Doctor Who is finally over with Ncuti Gatwa's inspirational appointment as the next incumbant of the prestigious TV role. The Sex Education star has been announced as the Time Lord's latest regeneration. The 26-year-old actor, who has a massive following among young people on social media, will be the first black actor to play the Doctor.

Today it was announced that Scots actor Ncuti Gatwa will be the next Doctor Who and the news was welcomed by many.

Scotland-raised Gatwa, 29, will be the first Black actor to helm the quintessential British sci-fi show, but he won’t be the first Black Doctor — Jo Martin has played “Fugitive Doctor” in several episodes.Whittaker became the 13th Doctor — and the first woman to play the central galaxy-hopping, extraterrestrial Time Lord who regenerates into new bodies — in 2017, when she took over from Peter Capaldi. Her last episode of “Doctor Who” is expected to air later this year.The original run of “Doctor Who” spanned 1963 to 1989.

Sharareh Drury administratorBarely a week has passed since the intense sixth season finale of “Outlander,” and Starz has already added a fresh cast member for its upcoming seventh season.Charles Vandervaart (“Lost in Space,” “The Craft: Legacy”) is joining the historical drama series in the role of William Ransom, who is the secret son of Jamie Fraser, played by Sam Heughan.Production for Season 7 began in Scotland last month, with Vandervaart joining series regulars Caitríona Balfe, Sophie Skelton, Richard Rankin and John Bell. He is a highly anticipated character from Diana Gabaldon’s books, of which the Starz series is based on.William, the ninth Earl of Ellesmere, will enthusiastically arrive in Wilmington to join the British Army and help put an end to the escalation tensions in the American Colonies.

Jamie Fraser’s (Sam Heughan) son William Ransom will be all grown up when Starz’s Outlander returns for Season 7 and he’ll be portrayed by Charles Vandervaart (Lost in Space, The Craft: Legacy).

Scotland is a land with a deep history of Viking raids, clan fighting and invasions by English kings meaning that it has been no stranger to warfare down through the ages.

shortened season 6 took its bow on Sunday night, as the Fraser clan faced yet another dangerous threat to their livelihood. This time, it comes in the form of Richard Brown and his committee, who storm Fraser's Ridge to demand justice for the murdered Malva, with his sights set on arresting Claire (Caitriona Balfe).  After a tense showdown, Claire and Jamie (Sam Heughan) ultimately agree to go with the committee to a nearby town in order for Claire to stand trial — thanks, in part, to an unlikely ally they find in Tom Christie (Mark Lewis Jones), who vows to help keep Claire safe, even though the person she stands accused of murdering was his own daughter.

Sasha Urban editorAs soon as Daniel Craig announced in 2019 that “No Time to Die” would be his fifth and final film as international spy James Bond, rumors began — and haven’t stopped — swirling about who might take his place.Tom Hardy, Henry Cavill, Idris Elba and even “Euphoria” star Jacob Elordi have been whispered about in relation to the coveted role, and Lashana Lynch became the first woman to hold the 007 title when her role of Nomi took over Bond’s position in the last film.But Bond franchise producer Barbara Broccoli says “it’s going to take some time” before Craig’s replacement is named.“It’s a big decision,” Broccoli told Variety at the Longacre Theatre on Thursday at the opening night of “Macbeth” on Broadway, which she is producing and in which Craig is also starring. “It’s not just casting a role.

Is this a Walther PPK which I see before me? Almost! It’s former James Bond actor Daniel Craig, who’s starring as the Scottish king killer in “Macbeth” on Broadway. His uninvolving and ponderous production (it opened Thursday night at the Longacre Theatre, but barred critics from publishing reviews till midday Friday for reasons that will soon become obvious to you) is a real Blunderball.Two hours and 20 minutes, with one intermission. At the Longacre Theatre, 220 W 48th Street.

Sam Heughan is back playing Jamie Fraser in the highly-anticipated Outlander Season 6. The Scottish actor has returned to our screens in the hugely popular Outlander series. Outlander Season 6 is available from March 6 – and Heughan himself was on the red carpet for the world premiere last month.

Total harmony! Ewan McGregor and Mary Elizabeth Winstead are in a great place with their families after their wedding, an insider exclusively reveals in the new issue of Us Weekly.

It looks as if Kate Middleton will be featured in an upcoming final season of “The Crown”.

A pensioner is to stand trial accused of threatening Nicola Sturgeon.

Sam Heughan is back playing Jamie Fraser in the highly-anticipated Outlander Season 6. The Scottish actor has returned to our screens in the hugely popular Outlander series. Outlander Season 6 is available from March 6 – and Heughan himself was on the red carpet for the world premiere last month.

Dr No, which should have been called Dr No Thanks, to A View to a Kill, which nobody would kill to see, there have been some distinctly less impressive entries to the Bond canon. Not so much James Bond, you could say, as Lames Bond. Yes, that is pretty clever, cheers.