Jack Branning’s back!
Actor Scott Maslen made a comeback on tonight’s episode of EastEnders.
It’s the first time he’s been on the show since October 2013 and fans were ecstatic, warmly welcoming him back.
For those who have forgotten, Branning left for France to get back in touch with his daughter Penny.
His shock return tonight spells drama for ex-love Ronnie Mitchell (Samantha Womack), who is currently busy plotting to get rid of Vincent Hubbard (Richard Blackwood).
The site of the Slough office buildings which became infamous after being featured in Ricky Gervais’ classic series The Office has been sold – for an impressive £325m.
While the site – situated on the Slough Trading Estate – belonged to property investors Sergo, it has now been snapped up by property investment fund AEW Europe – part of the French investment bank Natixis.
The area became known to fans of the office as the headquarters of Wernham Hogg, the paper company where David Brent and… Read the full story
Strictly Come Dancing may have come and gone for another year, but the dancefloor shenanigans aren’t over quite yet – as we’ve still got the Christmas special to come.
Christmas Day will see six contenders – all with a past connection to the show – donning their festive sequins and taking to the ballroom in their bid to win the coveted Christmas glitterball.
And here’s why you won’t want to miss a moment of it…
1 Because it’s more Strictly, basically
The rumour mill is in overdrive as to which celebs will be gracing the Big Brother house with their presence this January.
It feels like mere weeks since James Hill walked away with the crown in the series that saw Farrah Abraham cause all kinds of trouble and controversy on the show earlier this summer, but it’s already time for a new load of faces to get locked in the compound for several weeks.
So far we know that there has been a pub installed in the abode, along with a fake pharmacy. There is a giant image of Tower Bridge in the… Read the full story
A case of mistaken identity propels the Doctor into another adventure with River Song as she attempts to steal the most valuable diamond in the universe.
Doctor Who Christmas specials are a strange beast. They have to appeal to a broader audience than usual, many of whom may only watch the show once a year. They often form a bridge between one series finale and the start of the next. And they have to embrace the seasonal spirit in a show which is generally at its most comfortable when dealing with terrifying aliens bent on conquest.
As a result, most Christmas specials have either been so closely tied to a wider story arc… Read the full story
It’s been four years since Harry Judd walked off with the Strictly Come Dancing glitterball trophy, but he’s definitely still got it.
All these years later and the McFly drummer has been crowned the Strictly Christmas Champion, and managed to pick it all up again after just a day of rehearsals, according to his partner Joanna.
The pair danced the American smooth,… Read the full story
The usual Gogglebox families were replaced with a load of kids to create Gogglesprogs and it was pretty much genius.
As were the kids hosting the show.
Like with the adult show, the sprogs were shown programmes that had aired during the year, from a documentary about babies to Jurassic Park, and a seriously emotional programme about Kenya which showed baby elephants nearly drowning. And of course the kids’ reactions were captured on camera.
And listening to their reactions was incredibly insightful. In fact, there were a million mini life lessons hidden in the chat between a load of pre-teens.
1. This is why we have turkeys at Christmas
Warning: Contains spoilers
The Christmas episode of EastEnders was a corker.
Phil’s drinking finally came with one whopper of a consequence – he crashed his car while driving sending little Dennis flying out of the window and giving him a nasty brain injury.
Bobby finally found out that he was really the one who killed Lucy Beale after Dennis kindly told him.
Following the car accident, Phil went on to learn that he has severe liver disease after an injury from his seat belt revealed his blood can’t clot properly meant he is very unwell indeed.
Stacey also dropped another bombshell when Shabnam confronted her about the paternity of her baby – it’s not Kush.
Vincent WASN’T… Read the full story
WARNING: CONTAINS SPOILERS
Five years, six series, 16 deaths (not including the dogs), and hundreds of Dowager Countess put-downs and we… Read the full story
WARNING: This lengthy post is just one long spoiler!
It was quite fitting that the final ever episode of Downton Abbey had Tom Branson declaring ‘I hate goodbyes’ to which Lady Mary responded ‘there seem to be so many of them these days’…
Because on Christmas Day 2015 the UK had to bid a final farewell to the Crawleys in an emotional episode that had us both weeping and laughing into the family silver. Thankfully their send off was a fitting – yet gentle – end to the show which has held us enthralled for six seasons with every storyline beautifully and happily tied up with a festive bow.
And no – no one… Read the full story
WARNING: This post contains major spoilers from the Christmas 2015 Downton Abbey special
Blub!
Most of the UK wobbled more than one of… Read the full story
And so it’s done – the Downton Abbey Christmas finale has aired and therefore marked the end… Read the full story
Downton Abbey came to an end on Christmas Day, devastating the nation and the world beyond.
And it turns out, the reason why the ITV period drama came to a close after six seasons is because of one… Read the full story
Carly Rae Jepsen has signed on to redo the theme tune for the Full House reboot.
The new version of the classic ’80s sitcom, which will be called Fuller House, has been commissioned by Netflix and the pop singer has been called in to do a new version of the original theme tune ‘Everywhere You Look’, written by Jesse Frederick and Bennett Salvay.
Carly announced the news via Twitter:
Ryan Thomas has reportedly been dropped from Bear Grylls’ Mission Survive because of concerns over his ‘lifestyle’.
The Sun reports that the Coronation Street had agreed a deal to appear on the adventurous reality show, but producers felt he wasn’t up to meeting the challenges.
‘Ryan saw Mission Survive as great exposure,’ a source told… Read the full story
Downton Abbey has emerged as the small screen champion of Christmas Day 2015 – as its final ever… Read the full story
Jack Branning made a shock return to EastEnders on Christmas Eve and it looks like he isn’t leaving Walford any time soon.
Scott Maslen, the actor who plays the soap favourite, says that’s excited to be back for a long time.
‘I’m back for a few episodes but then I’m back properly from January,’ the soap star explained.
‘I’m looking forward to working with Dominic [Treadwell-Collins]. I worked with him before when he was a storyliner there. I’m really looking forward to working with him and the newer faces. There’s so many exciting things going on at the minute.
He added: ‘It was like I hadn’t left. It felt a bit strange because there… Read the full story
As the Strictly Come Dancing ‘fix’ row rumbles on, actress Helen George has waded in to the debate after she claimed the show was ‘somewhat controlled’.
The Call The Midwife star said in an interview with The Sun that producers on the BBC One show did have to create drama due to the nature of the show – and its place in the primetime viewing schedules
‘It is a dance show and a television show so there has to be drama and it has to be somewhat controlled for it to fit the format,’ she pointed… Read the full story
He’s a two-time Academy Award winner, with SAG, Golden Globe, BAFTA and Laurence Olivier Awards under his belt too.
So we reckon thousands of would-be actors will be signing up to Kevin Spacey’s acting masterclasses.
The House Of Cards star is offering up his acting knowledge, skills and techniques in 29 video tutorials for those wanting to learn his craft – for $90.
From performing a monologue to casting room etiquette, those who secure a place also get a 40-page downloadable workbook and the chance to have him critique your work personally.
Kevin isn’t the only star on Masterclass.com sharing their professional knowledge. Apparently you… Read the full story
Lea Michele has started a rumour that One Direction star Harry Styles could be joining Scream Queens.
Not on purpose, mind, but thanks to a little interview she gave recently where she discusses the show a lot of people are getting rather agitated about the idea.
‘I heard a rumour that he may, I don’t know if this is true, but he said at a press thing recently that he is talking to a male pop star to come for next year,’ Lea told InStyle magazine.
‘If it’s Harry Styles, everybody better calm down. I love One Direction. Everybody knows this.’
There’s been a mixed reaction about the idea of the One Direction… Read the full story
