If, like us, you're stuffed full of Easter chocolate and unable to move, never fear - at least there's lots of telly on the box. Take tonight, when Tommy Cooper gets the ITV biopic treatment in two-hour film Tommy Cooper: Not Like That, Like This. With a biopic about Cilla Black on the way as well, DS couldn't help but wonder what other legends we'd like to see get the BAFTA-worthy drama treatment. Read on for our picks, while we polish our shoes ready for the inevitable awards ceremony call...
Gary Numan - Electric Friend (Tom Eames, Entertainment Reporter)
A film about the godfather of electro pop and industrial paranoia is crying out to be made, and maybe a TV film would be the best platform. Electric Friend would chart the story of a shy, socially awkward youth who would often get into trouble at school, turning to the...
Gary Numan - Electric Friend (Tom Eames, Entertainment Reporter)
A film about the godfather of electro pop and industrial paranoia is crying out to be made, and maybe a TV film would be the best platform. Electric Friend would chart the story of a shy, socially awkward youth who would often get into trouble at school, turning to the...
- 4/21/2014
- Digital Spy
Veteran British comedian Ken Goodwin has died at the age of 78.
The funnyman passed away at a nursing home in Wales on Saturday following a long battle with Alzheimer's disease.
Goodwin rose to fame in the 1970s with TV appearances on Opportunity Knocks before becoming a regular on hit show The Comedians.
Coincidentally, beloved Northern Irish comedian Frank Carson - another star from The Comedians and Opportunity Knocks - passed away on Wednesday.
The funnyman passed away at a nursing home in Wales on Saturday following a long battle with Alzheimer's disease.
Goodwin rose to fame in the 1970s with TV appearances on Opportunity Knocks before becoming a regular on hit show The Comedians.
Coincidentally, beloved Northern Irish comedian Frank Carson - another star from The Comedians and Opportunity Knocks - passed away on Wednesday.
- 2/23/2012
- WENN
Frank Carson, who passed away at the age of 85 yesterday, had a long and varied career on television. The comedian starred in everything from Opportunity Knocks to Tiswas to Noel's House Party - here, we present a selection of clips of his TV appearances. Opportunity Knocks
Carson made his first mainstream appearance on the talent show Opportunity Knocks. Here is a clip featuring the Northern Irish comedian alongside Les Dawson and Hughie Green. The Comedians
After winning Opportunity Knocks three times, Frank Carson graduated to The Comedians to show off his stand-up comedy routines. Tiswas
Carson was a perfect fit on the riotous children's show Tiswas and soon became a regular part of the programme. (more)...
Carson made his first mainstream appearance on the talent show Opportunity Knocks. Here is a clip featuring the Northern Irish comedian alongside Les Dawson and Hughie Green. The Comedians
After winning Opportunity Knocks three times, Frank Carson graduated to The Comedians to show off his stand-up comedy routines. Tiswas
Carson was a perfect fit on the riotous children's show Tiswas and soon became a regular part of the programme. (more)...
- 2/22/2012
- by By Catriona Wightman
- Digital Spy
Frank Carson passed away today (February 22) at the age of 85 from a long term illness. The Northern Irish comedian - famous for his catchphrases "It's a cracker" and "It's the way I tell 'em" - built up a large amount of fans and celebrity admirers over his six-decade career. At the height of his showbusiness career he appeared in various mainstream television shows including Opportunity Knocks, The Comedians (more)...
- 2/22/2012
- by By Tom Eames
- Digital Spy
Beloved Northern Irish comedian Frank Carson has died, aged 85.
The funnyman became a national treasure after winning U.K. talent show Opportunity Knocks in the 1960s. He was a TV regular on hit shows The Comedians, The Wheeltappers and Shunters Social Club and Tiswas.
In 1987, Pope John Paul II knighted Carson into the order of St Gregory at a private audience in Rome, in recognition of his charity work in Northern Ireland.
Carson died at his home in Blackpool, England on Wednesday. He will be buried in his native Belfast.
The funnyman became a national treasure after winning U.K. talent show Opportunity Knocks in the 1960s. He was a TV regular on hit shows The Comedians, The Wheeltappers and Shunters Social Club and Tiswas.
In 1987, Pope John Paul II knighted Carson into the order of St Gregory at a private audience in Rome, in recognition of his charity work in Northern Ireland.
Carson died at his home in Blackpool, England on Wednesday. He will be buried in his native Belfast.
- 2/22/2012
- WENN
Frank Carson was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland on November 6, 1926 from a family of Italian descent. He began his working life as a plasterer and electrician before joining the Parachute Regiment. He served in the Middle East for three years during the 1950s, before he tried his hand at stand-up comedy. Carson soon became popular on Irish television and later moved to England. He appeared in the music hall show The Good Old Days and eventually hit the mainstream with his appearances on talent show Opportunity Knocks, which he won three times. Carson went on to reach further fame by appearing alongside fellow comics including Charlie Williams, Bernard Manning, Mike Reid and Jim Bowen in The Comedians in the 1970s. Over the next two decades he would appear in various UK television shows including Who Do You Do? and The (more)...
- 2/22/2012
- by By Tom Eames
- Digital Spy
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