Writer Paul Mayhew-Archer has penned comedy drama But When We Dance based on his own experience of Parkinson’s. Here are the details:
Work has finally started on veteran comedy writer Paul Mayhew-Archer’s next project: But When We Dance, a feature length drama which was meant to go into production for the BBC over three years ago, but the pandemic threw the schedule into chaos.
Johnny Campbell is on board to direct from Mayhew-Archer’s script, while the BBC is currently finalising the cast.
The story “centres on two people with lots in common: a great sense of humour, a love of dance, and Parkinson’s,” according to Deadline.
Mayhew-Archer is probably best known for co-writing every episode of The Vicar Of Dibley with Richard Curtis. He has worked behind the scenes in BBC comedy since the 1980s, script editing shows as diverse as Steven Moffat’s Chalk to...
Work has finally started on veteran comedy writer Paul Mayhew-Archer’s next project: But When We Dance, a feature length drama which was meant to go into production for the BBC over three years ago, but the pandemic threw the schedule into chaos.
Johnny Campbell is on board to direct from Mayhew-Archer’s script, while the BBC is currently finalising the cast.
The story “centres on two people with lots in common: a great sense of humour, a love of dance, and Parkinson’s,” according to Deadline.
Mayhew-Archer is probably best known for co-writing every episode of The Vicar Of Dibley with Richard Curtis. He has worked behind the scenes in BBC comedy since the 1980s, script editing shows as diverse as Steven Moffat’s Chalk to...
- 2/28/2024
- by Jake Godfrey
- Film Stories
A Comedic Gem in the Rough The sitcom Mrs Brown’s Boys, with its unorthodox humor and the lovable character of Mrs. Brown played by Brendan O’Carroll, has carved out a special place in the hearts of its viewers. It’s not just the jokes that get us; it’s the way they’re delivered, with a mix of warmth and razor-sharp wit that only Agnes Brown can serve up. Where It All Began The very first episode of Mrs Brown’s Boys sets the tone for the series with Agnes Brown tangled in a hilarious misunderstanding during a phone call. This misheard conversation spirals...
- 1/22/2024
- by Steve Delikson
- TVovermind.com
Get ready to kick off the New Year with laughter as “Mrs. Brown’s Boys” returns to BBC One at 10:00 Pm on Monday, January 1, 2024. In this uproarious episode, Mrs. Brown and her lively gang dive headfirst into the spirit of the new year, embracing a challenging health and fitness regime. Brace yourselves for the comedic chaos that ensues as they attempt to navigate the world of treadmills, dumbbells, and aerobics – because, as the saying goes, it’s a new year, and there’s a new Agnes!
As Mrs. Brown takes on the mantle of a fitness guru, viewers can anticipate a riot of hilarious moments, witty banter, and, undoubtedly, some unexpected twists in the pursuit of a healthier lifestyle. With the signature humor and charm that “Mrs. Brown’s Boys” is known for, this episode promises a delightful start to the year, reminding us all that sometimes the best way to...
As Mrs. Brown takes on the mantle of a fitness guru, viewers can anticipate a riot of hilarious moments, witty banter, and, undoubtedly, some unexpected twists in the pursuit of a healthier lifestyle. With the signature humor and charm that “Mrs. Brown’s Boys” is known for, this episode promises a delightful start to the year, reminding us all that sometimes the best way to...
- 12/26/2023
- by Posts UK
- TV Everyday
Get ready for a night of uproarious laughter as “Mrs Brown’s Boys” graces the screens on BBC One at 10:45 Pm on Monday, December 25, 2023. In this Christmas special, all Mrs. Brown yearns for is a tranquil and peaceful holiday celebration. However, the family has other ideas, and chaos ensues when Cathy takes on the colossal task of cooking Christmas dinner for the first time ever.
As the hilarious matriarch of the Brown family, Mrs. Brown finds herself caught in the whirlwind of festive mayhem. The comedic genius of Brendan O’Carroll and the delightful ensemble promise an evening filled with humor, family antics, and the kind of mishaps that make the “Mrs Brown’s Boys” Christmas specials a beloved tradition.
Join BBC One at 10:45 Pm for a side-splitting journey into the Brown family’s Christmas shenanigans. With the irresistible charm of Mrs. Brown and her eccentric clan, this Christmas special guarantees...
As the hilarious matriarch of the Brown family, Mrs. Brown finds herself caught in the whirlwind of festive mayhem. The comedic genius of Brendan O’Carroll and the delightful ensemble promise an evening filled with humor, family antics, and the kind of mishaps that make the “Mrs Brown’s Boys” Christmas specials a beloved tradition.
Join BBC One at 10:45 Pm for a side-splitting journey into the Brown family’s Christmas shenanigans. With the irresistible charm of Mrs. Brown and her eccentric clan, this Christmas special guarantees...
- 12/19/2023
- by Posts UK
- TV Everyday
Olivia Colman and Dev Patel are set to star in the horror romance, 'Wicker'.The Oscar winner, 49, will play a "smelly" fisherwoman and the 'Slumdog Millionaire' star will portray the husband she has made for herself out of wicker, Variety reports.The indie film - which will be directed by Alex Huston Fischer and Eleanor Wilson - is based on the tome 'The Wicker Husband' by Ursula Willis-Jones.The premise is: "On the outskirts of a village by the sea, lives of a Fisherwoman (Coleman); smelly, single and perpetually ridiculed. One day, fed up with her stuff, and small-minded neighbours, she commissions herself a husband to be made from wicker (Patel). In an otherwise conservative town, this unconventional romance sparks outrage, jealousy, and chaos."Olivia's upcoming movies include 'Wonka' and 'Paddington in Peru'.It was just confirmed that the latter is heading to UK cinemas...
- 10/25/2023
- by Lizzie Baker
- Bang Showbiz
“Avoidance,” featuring BAFTA-winning British comedian Romesh Ranganathan, will premiere on BritBox International in North America and South Africa in September.
Created and written by Ranganathan and Benjamin Green (“Romantic Getaway”) and starring Ranganathan, the series follows anti-hero Jonathan who is struggling to get back on his feet after breaking up with partner Claire. After Claire has accused him of being impossible to live with and keen to avoid conflict at all costs, Jonathan moves in with his sister and her wife. For the sake of his nine-year-old son, Spencer, Jonathan starts to rebuild his life and pull himself together.
The series will premiere Sept. 20. “Avoidance” is also available on BritBox in Australia.
BritBox will also debut Season 2 of “The Curse” on September 6. Set 18 months after the first season, which saw the show’s cast accidentally pull off the biggest gold heist in history, this time the action moves to Spain...
Created and written by Ranganathan and Benjamin Green (“Romantic Getaway”) and starring Ranganathan, the series follows anti-hero Jonathan who is struggling to get back on his feet after breaking up with partner Claire. After Claire has accused him of being impossible to live with and keen to avoid conflict at all costs, Jonathan moves in with his sister and her wife. For the sake of his nine-year-old son, Spencer, Jonathan starts to rebuild his life and pull himself together.
The series will premiere Sept. 20. “Avoidance” is also available on BritBox in Australia.
BritBox will also debut Season 2 of “The Curse” on September 6. Set 18 months after the first season, which saw the show’s cast accidentally pull off the biggest gold heist in history, this time the action moves to Spain...
- 8/7/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
TV viewers have complained about the return of Mrs Brown’s Boys in the New Year.
The divisive series stars Brendan O’Carroll as Agnes Brown, a mother to six children in Dublin. It is based on the popular theatre show and book series.
Following the “unwatchable” Christmas episode that aired on 25 December, Mrs Brown’s Boys returned for a second special, this time to celebrate New Years on 1 January.
Titled “In Mammy’s Hair Loom”, the story picks up where the Christmas episode left off with suspicion circling around Cathy’s (Jennifer Gibney) creepy boyfriend, Boris.
Unfortunately, viewers were as unhappy with the New Year’s special as they were with the Christmas episode – perhaps even more so considering its timing.
The special followed immediately after the much-anticipated return of Happy Valley.
The critically acclaimed and fan-favourite crime drama series, starring Sarah Lancashire and James Norton, returned for its third season on...
The divisive series stars Brendan O’Carroll as Agnes Brown, a mother to six children in Dublin. It is based on the popular theatre show and book series.
Following the “unwatchable” Christmas episode that aired on 25 December, Mrs Brown’s Boys returned for a second special, this time to celebrate New Years on 1 January.
Titled “In Mammy’s Hair Loom”, the story picks up where the Christmas episode left off with suspicion circling around Cathy’s (Jennifer Gibney) creepy boyfriend, Boris.
Unfortunately, viewers were as unhappy with the New Year’s special as they were with the Christmas episode – perhaps even more so considering its timing.
The special followed immediately after the much-anticipated return of Happy Valley.
The critically acclaimed and fan-favourite crime drama series, starring Sarah Lancashire and James Norton, returned for its third season on...
- 1/2/2023
- by Annabel Nugent
- The Independent - TV
The Mrs Brown’s Boys Christmas special has aired – and viewers are not happy.
The series, which is based on the popular theatre show and book series, stars Brendan O’Carroll as Agnes Brown, a mother to six children in Dublin.
The Christmas episode – titled “Shining Mammy” – aired on Sunday night (25 December). In it, unlucky-in-love daughter Cathy (Jennifer Gibney) begins dating a strange Englishman, who Agnes’s friend believes might be a vampire.
The episode has been slated by viewers, with many posting criticisms of the sitcom on Twitter when it was broadcast at 10.25pm on Christmas Day.
“Mrs Brown’s Boys should be removed from existence,” wrote one person.
“This Christmas, I am thankful for my wife, my daughter and living in a country in which nobody watches Mrs Brown’s Boys,” said someone else.
A third person wrote: “I used to love Mrs Brown’s Boys but then it got worse over...
The series, which is based on the popular theatre show and book series, stars Brendan O’Carroll as Agnes Brown, a mother to six children in Dublin.
The Christmas episode – titled “Shining Mammy” – aired on Sunday night (25 December). In it, unlucky-in-love daughter Cathy (Jennifer Gibney) begins dating a strange Englishman, who Agnes’s friend believes might be a vampire.
The episode has been slated by viewers, with many posting criticisms of the sitcom on Twitter when it was broadcast at 10.25pm on Christmas Day.
“Mrs Brown’s Boys should be removed from existence,” wrote one person.
“This Christmas, I am thankful for my wife, my daughter and living in a country in which nobody watches Mrs Brown’s Boys,” said someone else.
A third person wrote: “I used to love Mrs Brown’s Boys but then it got worse over...
- 12/27/2022
- by Annabel Nugent
- The Independent - TV
The Mrs Brown’s Boys Christmas special has aired – and viewers are not happy.
The series, which is based on the popular theatre show and book series, stars Brendan O’Carroll as Agnes Brown, a mother to six children in Dublin.
The Christmas episode – titled “Shining Mammy” – aired on Sunday night (25 December). In it, unlucky-in-love daughter Cathy (Jennifer Gibney) begins dating a strange Englishman, who Agnes’s friend believes might be a vampire.
The episode has been slated by viewers, with many posting criticisms of the sitcom on Twitter when it was broadcast at 10.25pm on Christmas Day.
“Mrs Brown’s Boys should be removed from existence,” wrote one person.
“This Christmas, I am thankful for my wife, my daughter and living in a country in which nobody watches Mrs Brown’s Boys,” said someone else.
A third person wrote: “I used to love Mrs Brown’s Boys but then it got worse over...
The series, which is based on the popular theatre show and book series, stars Brendan O’Carroll as Agnes Brown, a mother to six children in Dublin.
The Christmas episode – titled “Shining Mammy” – aired on Sunday night (25 December). In it, unlucky-in-love daughter Cathy (Jennifer Gibney) begins dating a strange Englishman, who Agnes’s friend believes might be a vampire.
The episode has been slated by viewers, with many posting criticisms of the sitcom on Twitter when it was broadcast at 10.25pm on Christmas Day.
“Mrs Brown’s Boys should be removed from existence,” wrote one person.
“This Christmas, I am thankful for my wife, my daughter and living in a country in which nobody watches Mrs Brown’s Boys,” said someone else.
A third person wrote: “I used to love Mrs Brown’s Boys but then it got worse over...
- 12/27/2022
- by Annabel Nugent
- The Independent - TV
Over the past few years, a new Christmas ritual has entered my life. I find it easily the most irksome of them all, far outstripping cranberry sauce and Whamageddon. I refer, of course, to the duty that falls to me to review Mrs Brown’s Boys, which never fails to disappointment me in its abject poverty of ambition.
But this year, in honour of the recently departed Victor Lewis-Smith, the brilliant satirist and the finest television critic of our times, I thought I’d try to give Mrs Brown’s Boys a bit of a reappraisal. Lewis-Smith, you may recall, was not only a rare blend of the eloquent, the profane and the downright vicious, but an original thinker, and his take on Mrs Brown’s Boys lay far outside the consensus. He praised it because, in his words, every scene in the “unashamedly Rabelaisian comedy ... brimmed over with so much innocent joy...
But this year, in honour of the recently departed Victor Lewis-Smith, the brilliant satirist and the finest television critic of our times, I thought I’d try to give Mrs Brown’s Boys a bit of a reappraisal. Lewis-Smith, you may recall, was not only a rare blend of the eloquent, the profane and the downright vicious, but an original thinker, and his take on Mrs Brown’s Boys lay far outside the consensus. He praised it because, in his words, every scene in the “unashamedly Rabelaisian comedy ... brimmed over with so much innocent joy...
- 12/26/2022
- by Sean O'Grady
- The Independent - TV
Brendan O’Carroll has said that it gives him “goosebumps” knowing Mrs Brown’s Boys has become part of many household’s Christmas traditions.
The Irish comedian writes and stars in the hugely divisive BBC comedy as matriarch Agnes Brown.
The show will return this Christmas Day with an episode titled “Shining Mammy”.
Speaking to The Sun, O’Carroll said that it was a joy to know the show had become a Christmas staple.
“I absolutely love it - I get goosebumps that Mrs Brown has become part of Christmas,” he said.
“That’s what people who come to the show say – ‘Ah, it wouldn’t be Christmas without Mrs Brown.’ You’re kinda going, ‘Oh my God, we established that.’”
O’Carroll also shared that the team were hoping to film a four-episode miniseries next year as part of the BBC’s centenary celebrations, as well as two more Christmas specials.
The Irish comedian writes and stars in the hugely divisive BBC comedy as matriarch Agnes Brown.
The show will return this Christmas Day with an episode titled “Shining Mammy”.
Speaking to The Sun, O’Carroll said that it was a joy to know the show had become a Christmas staple.
“I absolutely love it - I get goosebumps that Mrs Brown has become part of Christmas,” he said.
“That’s what people who come to the show say – ‘Ah, it wouldn’t be Christmas without Mrs Brown.’ You’re kinda going, ‘Oh my God, we established that.’”
O’Carroll also shared that the team were hoping to film a four-episode miniseries next year as part of the BBC’s centenary celebrations, as well as two more Christmas specials.
- 12/24/2022
- by Isobel Lewis
- The Independent - TV
Brendan O’Carroll has said that he isn’t fazed by accusations that his show Mrs Brown’s Boys is transphobic.
The Irish actor has starred as matriarch Agnes Brown in the sitcom since 2011, having originally imagined the character for a radio play in 1992.
Over the years, Mrs Brown’s Boys has been near-universally panned by critics, with The Independent’s Sean O’Grady writing that the 2021 Christmas special was “a hellish place where wit has gone to die”.
However, the show has remained hugely popular, with the show returning for a Christmas special once again this year.
Speaking to The Sun, O’Carroll was asked about critics who apparently claim that the show is transphobic for featuring the actor in a female role.
“I don’t think about them, I write the show I write,” he responded.
“I don’t ever think of myself as being a man playing a woman – when Mrs...
The Irish actor has starred as matriarch Agnes Brown in the sitcom since 2011, having originally imagined the character for a radio play in 1992.
Over the years, Mrs Brown’s Boys has been near-universally panned by critics, with The Independent’s Sean O’Grady writing that the 2021 Christmas special was “a hellish place where wit has gone to die”.
However, the show has remained hugely popular, with the show returning for a Christmas special once again this year.
Speaking to The Sun, O’Carroll was asked about critics who apparently claim that the show is transphobic for featuring the actor in a female role.
“I don’t think about them, I write the show I write,” he responded.
“I don’t ever think of myself as being a man playing a woman – when Mrs...
- 10/6/2022
- by Isobel Lewis
- The Independent - TV
Throughout her life, Queen Elizabeth II was a constant presence on screen.
The British monarch was portrayed, evoked, parodied and mimicked in everything from wacky comedies (The Naked Gun)to psychological dramas (Spencer).
But she was not the only royal to have graced the world of Hollywood.
Since its inception, the film industry has revelled in tales of royal exploits, whether that’s in period dramas or more contemporary biopics.
While foreign monarchs have also provided ample inspiration for Hollywood scriptwriters – think Marie Antoinette or Coming to America – the most lucrative source material has always seemed to be the British monarchy.
Here’s a rundown of eight of the best royal films.
The Favourite
Directed by the idiosyncratic Killing of a Sacred Deer filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos, The Favourite is a riotous, blackly comic exploration of a love triangle involving Queen Anne (Olivia Colman) in the early 18th century. Colman is...
The British monarch was portrayed, evoked, parodied and mimicked in everything from wacky comedies (The Naked Gun)to psychological dramas (Spencer).
But she was not the only royal to have graced the world of Hollywood.
Since its inception, the film industry has revelled in tales of royal exploits, whether that’s in period dramas or more contemporary biopics.
While foreign monarchs have also provided ample inspiration for Hollywood scriptwriters – think Marie Antoinette or Coming to America – the most lucrative source material has always seemed to be the British monarchy.
Here’s a rundown of eight of the best royal films.
The Favourite
Directed by the idiosyncratic Killing of a Sacred Deer filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos, The Favourite is a riotous, blackly comic exploration of a love triangle involving Queen Anne (Olivia Colman) in the early 18th century. Colman is...
- 9/16/2022
- by Louis Chilton
- The Independent - Film
Tyler Perry’s A Madea Homecoming Review — Tyler Perry’s A Madea Homecoming (2022) Film Review, a movie directed by Tyler Perry and starring Tyler Perry, Cassi Davis, David Mann, Tamela J. Mann, Gabrielle Dennis, Brendan O’Carroll, Jennifer Gibney, Brandon Black, Isha Blaaker, Candace Maxwell, Geneva Maccarone, Amani Atkinson, Maurice G. Smith, R.J. Atkins, Kevin [...]
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- 3/8/2022
- by Thomas Duffy
- Film-Book
How old is Tyler Perry’s spitfire matron Madea? Her age isn’t specified (I’d say she’s in her mid-70s), but whatever it is she’s that many years young. She has a sneaky-dog irascibility that won’t quit. And Tyler Perry can’t quit her. He had hinted that “A Madea Family Funeral,” in 2019, might be the last Madea outing. But the pandemic changed his mind. I say that with or without it, Perry would have returned to Madea, because she’s more than his greatest hit — she’s his unleashed id, the character he’s addicted to playing because she expresses so many of his angels and demons.
Of course, she’s also an eternal crowd-pleaser. The first Tyler Perry movie, “Diary of a Mad Black Woman” (which included an appearance by Madea), was released 17 years ago today. At the time, he’d already been doing Madea onstage for years.
Of course, she’s also an eternal crowd-pleaser. The first Tyler Perry movie, “Diary of a Mad Black Woman” (which included an appearance by Madea), was released 17 years ago today. At the time, he’d already been doing Madea onstage for years.
- 2/26/2022
- by Owen Gleiberman
- Variety Film + TV
The “Madea” movies have only intermittently done right by the character of Madea. Tyler Perry’s creation Mabel “Madea” Simmons is an outrageously anarchic agent of chaos that, until now, has never fit particularly comfortably in Perry’s didactic melodramas. (Imagine Bugs Bunny getting stuck in the world of “Davey & Goliath.”)
With “A Madea Homecoming,” Perry has — probably for the first time since “Madea’s Big Happy Family” — created a vehicle that lets Madea be Madea. No longer required by Perry the executive producer to tone down the material for a family-friendly PG-13 rating, Perry the writer-director-actor lets Madea be the blunt-talking, gun-toting, no-nonsense Thc enthusiast that the character was always meant to be.
Madea’s extended family — including Uncle Joe (also Perry), Aunt Bam (Cassi Davis Patton), Mr. Brown (David Mann), and Cora (Tamela Mann) — gathers at her house for the graduation of Tim, who’s the valedictorian at a never-named Hbcu.
With “A Madea Homecoming,” Perry has — probably for the first time since “Madea’s Big Happy Family” — created a vehicle that lets Madea be Madea. No longer required by Perry the executive producer to tone down the material for a family-friendly PG-13 rating, Perry the writer-director-actor lets Madea be the blunt-talking, gun-toting, no-nonsense Thc enthusiast that the character was always meant to be.
Madea’s extended family — including Uncle Joe (also Perry), Aunt Bam (Cassi Davis Patton), Mr. Brown (David Mann), and Cora (Tamela Mann) — gathers at her house for the graduation of Tim, who’s the valedictorian at a never-named Hbcu.
- 2/25/2022
- by Alonso Duralde
- The Wrap
As Hollywood events return to full force in New York and Los Angeles amid the coronavirus pandemic, here’s a look at the week’s biggest premieres, parties and openings, including red carpets for The Dropout, The Godfather‘s 50th anniversary and season five of Better Things.
The Godfather 50th Anniversary
“A couple of times I thought I was finished,” Francis Ford Coppola told The Hollywood Reporter on Tuesday night of the ongoing fear he was about to be fired while filming an adaptation of Mario Puzo’s Mafia novel The Godfather. Needless to say, he kept the gig, won three Oscars including best picture and launched a franchise that has become one of the most iconic in history. Coppola returned to the Paramount lot this week to honor the 1972 film’s milestone 50th anniversary, a celebration that included a dedication of Francis Ford Coppola Avenue on the studio lot...
The Godfather 50th Anniversary
“A couple of times I thought I was finished,” Francis Ford Coppola told The Hollywood Reporter on Tuesday night of the ongoing fear he was about to be fired while filming an adaptation of Mario Puzo’s Mafia novel The Godfather. Needless to say, he kept the gig, won three Oscars including best picture and launched a franchise that has become one of the most iconic in history. Coppola returned to the Paramount lot this week to honor the 1972 film’s milestone 50th anniversary, a celebration that included a dedication of Francis Ford Coppola Avenue on the studio lot...
- 2/25/2022
- by Kirsten Chuba
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
In 2019, Tyler Perry was ready to say goodbye to his iconic character Madea after the release of “A Madea Family Funeral.” But when the Covid-19 pandemic hit the next year, Perry realized that people needed some joy in their lives.
“There is just so much going on in the country right now with all the social and civil unrest and I wanted to do this movie to make people laugh,” Perry told Variety. “We all just need some laughter and I can’t wait for audiences globally to discover Madea for the first time.”
Perry celebrated the premiere of “A Madea Homecoming,” the latest Madea film and the first to premiere on Netflix, at L.A. Live in Los Angeles on Tuesday. Joining him were the cast of the family comedy, including Brendan O’Carroll, Brandon Black, Isha Blaaker, Jennifer Gibney, Candace Maxwell, Amani Atkinson and Geneva Maccarone.
“A Madea Homecoming...
“There is just so much going on in the country right now with all the social and civil unrest and I wanted to do this movie to make people laugh,” Perry told Variety. “We all just need some laughter and I can’t wait for audiences globally to discover Madea for the first time.”
Perry celebrated the premiere of “A Madea Homecoming,” the latest Madea film and the first to premiere on Netflix, at L.A. Live in Los Angeles on Tuesday. Joining him were the cast of the family comedy, including Brendan O’Carroll, Brandon Black, Isha Blaaker, Jennifer Gibney, Candace Maxwell, Amani Atkinson and Geneva Maccarone.
“A Madea Homecoming...
- 2/25/2022
- by Wilson Chapman
- Variety Film + TV
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Madea’s back — Hallelujer! Tyler Perry returns with everyone’s favorite character in Tyler Perry’S A Madea Homecoming, the newest film in the Madea franchise set to debut on Netflix. Writer-director-producer Perry stars in the film that centers around Madea’s great-grandson’s college graduation, though the celebratory moment hits a halt as hidden secrets and family drama threaten to destroy the happy homecoming. The film features all-stars of the Madea franchise, including Tamela Mann (Cora), David Mann (Mr. Brown), Cassi Davis Patton (Aunt Bam) as well as a guest appearance from iconic Irish actor Brendan O’Carroll, who matches Madea’s comedic prowess as Agnes Brown.
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Madea’s back — Hallelujer! Tyler Perry returns with everyone’s favorite character in Tyler Perry’S A Madea Homecoming, the newest film in the Madea franchise set to debut on Netflix. Writer-director-producer Perry stars in the film that centers around Madea’s great-grandson’s college graduation, though the celebratory moment hits a halt as hidden secrets and family drama threaten to destroy the happy homecoming. The film features all-stars of the Madea franchise, including Tamela Mann (Cora), David Mann (Mr. Brown), Cassi Davis Patton (Aunt Bam) as well as a guest appearance from iconic Irish actor Brendan O’Carroll, who matches Madea’s comedic prowess as Agnes Brown.
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- 2/15/2022
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Tyler Perry’s previous Madea movies have raked in more than $600 million at the box office. But a theatrical debut for “A Madea Homecoming,” which launches Feb. 25 on Netflix, was never part of his conversation with the company.
“I didn’t even think about it. They’re a streaming service, and I understand the importance of making content in support of that,” Perry tells Variety, noting that he released “Madea’s Farewell Play,” a filmed version of the stage show, on BET Plus when launching the streamer with ViacomCBS in 2019.
Despite skipping the megaplex this time, Perry is still a believer in the theatrical experience.
“There will be some slight changes or some erosion, but some movies and experiences are meant to be enjoyed in a room full of people on a huge screen, and not on the computer or television,” he says. “My hope is that theaters and theater chains...
“I didn’t even think about it. They’re a streaming service, and I understand the importance of making content in support of that,” Perry tells Variety, noting that he released “Madea’s Farewell Play,” a filmed version of the stage show, on BET Plus when launching the streamer with ViacomCBS in 2019.
Despite skipping the megaplex this time, Perry is still a believer in the theatrical experience.
“There will be some slight changes or some erosion, but some movies and experiences are meant to be enjoyed in a room full of people on a huge screen, and not on the computer or television,” he says. “My hope is that theaters and theater chains...
- 2/11/2022
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
The official trailer for A Madea Homecoming has arrived, and you can check it out right here. The film is written and directed by Tyler Perry and stars Perry, Cassi Davis Patton, David Mann, Tamela Mann, Gabrielle Dennis, and Brendan O’Carroll.
Tyler Perry returns with everyone’s favorite character in Tyler Perry’s A Madea Homecoming the latest film in the “Madea” franchise set to debut on Netflix. Writer-director-producer Perry stars in the film that centers around Madea’s great-grandson’s college graduation, though the celebratory moment hits a halt as hidden secrets and family drama threaten to destroy the titular character’s happy homecoming. The film features many all-stars of the “Madea” franchise, including Tamela Mann (Cora), David Mann (Mr. Brown), Cassi Davis Patton (Aunt Bam) as well as a special guest appearance from iconic Irish actor Brendan O’Carroll, who matches Madea’s comedic prowess as Agnes Brown.
Tyler Perry returns with everyone’s favorite character in Tyler Perry’s A Madea Homecoming the latest film in the “Madea” franchise set to debut on Netflix. Writer-director-producer Perry stars in the film that centers around Madea’s great-grandson’s college graduation, though the celebratory moment hits a halt as hidden secrets and family drama threaten to destroy the titular character’s happy homecoming. The film features many all-stars of the “Madea” franchise, including Tamela Mann (Cora), David Mann (Mr. Brown), Cassi Davis Patton (Aunt Bam) as well as a special guest appearance from iconic Irish actor Brendan O’Carroll, who matches Madea’s comedic prowess as Agnes Brown.
- 1/26/2022
- by Editor
- CinemaNerdz
America’s favorite grandmother Mabel “Madea” Simmons is back and badder than ever — meaning she’s still “braless and lawless.” Netflix dropped the trailer Wednesday for Tyler Perry’s “A Madea Homecoming,” the 12th installment in the iconic franchise.
“Black don’t crack… unless you’re using it,” Madea says in the trailer for the film, which will center around her great-grandson’s college graduation, where hidden secrets and family drama threaten to ruin the celebratory reunion. The movie streams on Feb. 25.
Perry — who has been playing Madea since 1999, when he first debuted the character in his play, “I Can Do Bad All by Myself” — was planning to retire his gray wig after 2019’s “A Madea Family Funeral” and his 2020 live “Farewell Play Tour,” but changed his mind after the pandemic hit.
He told Variety in 2020, “I was done with Madea, completely done with it … But as I’ve been...
“Black don’t crack… unless you’re using it,” Madea says in the trailer for the film, which will center around her great-grandson’s college graduation, where hidden secrets and family drama threaten to ruin the celebratory reunion. The movie streams on Feb. 25.
Perry — who has been playing Madea since 1999, when he first debuted the character in his play, “I Can Do Bad All by Myself” — was planning to retire his gray wig after 2019’s “A Madea Family Funeral” and his 2020 live “Farewell Play Tour,” but changed his mind after the pandemic hit.
He told Variety in 2020, “I was done with Madea, completely done with it … But as I’ve been...
- 1/26/2022
- by Sasha Urban
- Variety Film + TV
Hallelu—wait for it—jer! Tyler Perry is back in drag for Netflix’s A Madea Homecoming, available to stream on Feb. 25, and now we have our first look at the ageless siren’s return to the screen.
According to the streamer, A Madea Homecoming “centers around Madea’s great-grandson’s college graduation, though the celebratory moment hits a halt as hidden secrets and family drama threaten to destroy the happy homecoming.”
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According to the streamer, A Madea Homecoming “centers around Madea’s great-grandson’s college graduation, though the celebratory moment hits a halt as hidden secrets and family drama threaten to destroy the happy homecoming.”
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- 1/26/2022
- by Andy Swift
- TVLine.com
Madea, the gun-toting grandmother who can rock a house arrest ankle bracelet like no one else, is making her Netflix debut next month.
Tyler Perry’s beloved character is emerging from retirement after 2019’s “Madea’s Family Funeral” and returning for “A Madea Homecoming,” which is scheduled to premiere on Feb. 25.
Perry will write, direct and star in the movie, the 12th installment in the long-running film franchise. The latest chapter in the commercially successful Madea Cinematic Universe centers around the character’s great-grandson’s college graduation. However, the celebratory moment hits a halt as hidden secrets and family drama threaten to destroy the happy reunion.
Neither Perry nor Netflix has offered up specifics about said “hidden secrets” and “family drama,” though the filmmaker hinted to Entertainment Weekly that it’ll involve an LGBTQ+ storyline. Perry hopes the message will encourage audiences to be more inclusive.
“Even if you don’t understand,...
Tyler Perry’s beloved character is emerging from retirement after 2019’s “Madea’s Family Funeral” and returning for “A Madea Homecoming,” which is scheduled to premiere on Feb. 25.
Perry will write, direct and star in the movie, the 12th installment in the long-running film franchise. The latest chapter in the commercially successful Madea Cinematic Universe centers around the character’s great-grandson’s college graduation. However, the celebratory moment hits a halt as hidden secrets and family drama threaten to destroy the happy reunion.
Neither Perry nor Netflix has offered up specifics about said “hidden secrets” and “family drama,” though the filmmaker hinted to Entertainment Weekly that it’ll involve an LGBTQ+ storyline. Perry hopes the message will encourage audiences to be more inclusive.
“Even if you don’t understand,...
- 1/18/2022
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
A new trailer has been launched for the documentary on a legendary football icon ‘Finding Jack Charlton’.
Filmed during the last 18 months of Jack Charlton’s life, the doc is a portrait of an extraordinary man: an English World Cup-winning legend, who became an Irish hero. Shot on location in Ireland and England, the film also explores Jack’s life with dementia. This contemporary narrative forms a central theme of the story, offering an intimate, compelling insight into Jack the man and the challenge faced by thousands of families universally.
The documentary features key characters from throughout Jack’s career, with contributions from Jack’s family for the first time, including his wife Pat and son John. They are supported by major figures in football, music, film and politics, enabling the exploration of the major pillars of Jack’s life: Jack & England, Jack & Ireland, and Jack & his brother, Sir Bobby Charlton.
Filmed during the last 18 months of Jack Charlton’s life, the doc is a portrait of an extraordinary man: an English World Cup-winning legend, who became an Irish hero. Shot on location in Ireland and England, the film also explores Jack’s life with dementia. This contemporary narrative forms a central theme of the story, offering an intimate, compelling insight into Jack the man and the challenge faced by thousands of families universally.
The documentary features key characters from throughout Jack’s career, with contributions from Jack’s family for the first time, including his wife Pat and son John. They are supported by major figures in football, music, film and politics, enabling the exploration of the major pillars of Jack’s life: Jack & England, Jack & Ireland, and Jack & his brother, Sir Bobby Charlton.
- 10/13/2020
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Accepting others, and most importantly, themselves, for who they truly are is one of the most important elements in life. That vital theme is a major motivator in the British sitcom, ‘Mrs. Brown’s Boys,’ which was produced by BBC Scotland. Actor Brendan O’Carroll starred on, and created, the television show, on which he played his […]
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- 5/7/2020
- by Karen Benardello
- ShockYa
UK producers Stephen McCrum (Mrs Brown’s Boys) and Simon Mayhew-Archer (This Country) are launching UK film and TV comedy outfit Camden Productions with backing from UK financier Great Point, we can reveal.
The duo most recently produced Daisy May Cooper and Charlie Cooper’s hit BBC series This Country, which recorded more than 52 million iPlayer requests as well as winning the 2018 BAFTA and Rts awards for Best Sitcom.
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Comedy vet McCrum previously produced Brendan O’Carroll’s BAFTA-winning comedy series Mrs. Brown’s Boys, and the Universal Pictures/BBC Films movie adaptation of the same series which made more than $30M global.
Great Point’s backing will combine financial investment and consultancy. The deal was brokered by DoveTale Media,...
The duo most recently produced Daisy May Cooper and Charlie Cooper’s hit BBC series This Country, which recorded more than 52 million iPlayer requests as well as winning the 2018 BAFTA and Rts awards for Best Sitcom.
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Comedy vet McCrum previously produced Brendan O’Carroll’s BAFTA-winning comedy series Mrs. Brown’s Boys, and the Universal Pictures/BBC Films movie adaptation of the same series which made more than $30M global.
Great Point’s backing will combine financial investment and consultancy. The deal was brokered by DoveTale Media,...
- 4/16/2020
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Mrs Brown’s Boys creator Brendan O’Carroll is piloting a new comedy about a group of Irish peacekeepers patrolling the border between Lebanon and Israel.
O’Carroll told Deadline that The Lebanese Outpost was one of a number of projects that he was working on. The pilot comes a year after it emerged that the Irish comedian had begun developing the project for BBC One.
“I’m doing a pilot at the moment of another thing that I’m doing called Lebanese Outpost and there’s a couple of projects that I’m working on. In order to go back and do a [full] series [of Mrs. Brown’s Boys], I’d have to drop those,” he told Deadline at the Winter TCA Press tour.
This comes as the latest Christmas specials of Mrs. Brown’s Boys is heading exclusively to BritBox in the U.S. The two specials, which aired on Christmas...
O’Carroll told Deadline that The Lebanese Outpost was one of a number of projects that he was working on. The pilot comes a year after it emerged that the Irish comedian had begun developing the project for BBC One.
“I’m doing a pilot at the moment of another thing that I’m doing called Lebanese Outpost and there’s a couple of projects that I’m working on. In order to go back and do a [full] series [of Mrs. Brown’s Boys], I’d have to drop those,” he told Deadline at the Winter TCA Press tour.
This comes as the latest Christmas specials of Mrs. Brown’s Boys is heading exclusively to BritBox in the U.S. The two specials, which aired on Christmas...
- 1/15/2020
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
BritBox, BBC Studios and ITV’s streaming service in North America, has added several co-productions, live specials, renewals and short series to its lineup, BritBox president Soumya Sriraman announced Tuesday at the Television Critics Assn. gathering in Pasadena.
Among the shows coming to the service are “A Confession,” an original drama from Jeff Pope, starring Martin Freeman (“Sherlock”) and Imelda Staunton (“Vera Drake”), about divergent paths to justice for two women when the confession of a violent criminal is ruled inadmissible; the six-part mystery series “Wild Bill,” starring Rob Lowe; “Sister Boniface,” about a crime-solving nun, a spin-off of the mystery series “Father Brown”; a co-production with ITV from Mammoth Screen, “McDonald and Dodds,” about a pair of mismatched police detectives, starring Jason Watkins; and Mike Bartlett’s three-part psychological thriller “Sticks and Stones,” starring Ken Nwosu.
During the TCA session, Sriraman also led panel discussions on BritBox’s exclusive season 10 return of “Vera,...
Among the shows coming to the service are “A Confession,” an original drama from Jeff Pope, starring Martin Freeman (“Sherlock”) and Imelda Staunton (“Vera Drake”), about divergent paths to justice for two women when the confession of a violent criminal is ruled inadmissible; the six-part mystery series “Wild Bill,” starring Rob Lowe; “Sister Boniface,” about a crime-solving nun, a spin-off of the mystery series “Father Brown”; a co-production with ITV from Mammoth Screen, “McDonald and Dodds,” about a pair of mismatched police detectives, starring Jason Watkins; and Mike Bartlett’s three-part psychological thriller “Sticks and Stones,” starring Ken Nwosu.
During the TCA session, Sriraman also led panel discussions on BritBox’s exclusive season 10 return of “Vera,...
- 1/14/2020
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Rob Leane Jan 10, 2017
All Round To Mrs Brown's will be BBC One's new Saturday night spectacular, with famous guests in abundance...
You know Michael McIntyre's Big Show? That Saturday night BBC One show with a mixture of comedy, special celebrity guests and a live audience? BBC One has just announed another show like that, but with sitcom character Mrs Brown as the host, and her house from Mrs Brown's Boys as the filming location.
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Yep, Brendan O'Carroll is set to reprise Agnes Brown once again, and he'll bring his supporting cast along, too, by the sounds of it. The new show is going by the title All Round To Mrs Brown's, and O'Carroll had this to say about it:...
All Round To Mrs Brown's will be BBC One's new Saturday night spectacular, with famous guests in abundance...
You know Michael McIntyre's Big Show? That Saturday night BBC One show with a mixture of comedy, special celebrity guests and a live audience? BBC One has just announed another show like that, but with sitcom character Mrs Brown as the host, and her house from Mrs Brown's Boys as the filming location.
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Yep, Brendan O'Carroll is set to reprise Agnes Brown once again, and he'll bring his supporting cast along, too, by the sounds of it. The new show is going by the title All Round To Mrs Brown's, and O'Carroll had this to say about it:...
- 1/10/2017
- Den of Geek
Show’s creator Brendan O’Carroll says funding for sequel has become insecure due to volatile post-referendum conditions
Mrs Brown’s Boys D’Movie 2 has been delayed due to Brexit, according to the show’s creator, Brendan O’Carroll.
O’Carroll, who writes and stars as Agnes “Mammy” Brown, told the Sun that the sequel’s funding has become insecure thanks to the volatile post-Brexit market. “We were planning to do it this year, but the numbers weren’t right,” said O’Carroll. “The Brexit drop in sterling makes it a lot more expensive for the studio than it would have been previously.”
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Mrs Brown’s Boys D’Movie 2 has been delayed due to Brexit, according to the show’s creator, Brendan O’Carroll.
O’Carroll, who writes and stars as Agnes “Mammy” Brown, told the Sun that the sequel’s funding has become insecure thanks to the volatile post-Brexit market. “We were planning to do it this year, but the numbers weren’t right,” said O’Carroll. “The Brexit drop in sterling makes it a lot more expensive for the studio than it would have been previously.”
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- 8/1/2016
- by Henry Barnes and agencies
- The Guardian - Film News
BBC One is unleashing a special edition of Mrs Brown's Boys - completely live.
Brendan O'Carroll's hit comedy will air its one-off special in summer 2016, and the channel is promising that anything can happen.
Mrs Brown's Boys' Brendan O'Carroll working on new TV show for BBC One
"This is very exciting," O'Carroll said. "When I heard the BBC were letting us go fully live I thought, 'They've lost their minds!'
"I'm seriously delighted about this. As Mrs Brown's Boys started in the theatre it gives us a chance to show the TV audience live what we really do. Put the kids to bed early!"
The special is part of the BBC's landmark sitcom season, celebrating 60 years since Hancock's Half Hour launched the genre on BBC television.
The corporation will pay tribute to the best comedy shows and characters with a host of stars from the...
Brendan O'Carroll's hit comedy will air its one-off special in summer 2016, and the channel is promising that anything can happen.
Mrs Brown's Boys' Brendan O'Carroll working on new TV show for BBC One
"This is very exciting," O'Carroll said. "When I heard the BBC were letting us go fully live I thought, 'They've lost their minds!'
"I'm seriously delighted about this. As Mrs Brown's Boys started in the theatre it gives us a chance to show the TV audience live what we really do. Put the kids to bed early!"
The special is part of the BBC's landmark sitcom season, celebrating 60 years since Hancock's Half Hour launched the genre on BBC television.
The corporation will pay tribute to the best comedy shows and characters with a host of stars from the...
- 9/23/2015
- Digital Spy
Are overnight ratings all they're cracked up to be? Toast of London star Matt Berry reckons not.
The actor told press including Digital Spy that his sitcom would never have survived if its success were judged solely on overnights.
"It isn't as strong an argument as it used to be, because people watch in their own time," Berry said backstage at last night's (May 10) House of Fraser BAFTA Television Awards.
"That works in our favour - because if Toast were brought back [based] on ratings, it would never be brought back. Hardly anyone watches it, on the night."
Berry was awarded the trophy for best Male Performance in a Comedy Programme last night, beating W1A's Hugh Bonneville, Rev's Tom Hollander and Mrs Brown's Boys star Brendan O'Carroll.
Toast of London - which stars Berry as eccentric actor Steven Toast and is co-written by the star with Arthur Mathews -...
The actor told press including Digital Spy that his sitcom would never have survived if its success were judged solely on overnights.
"It isn't as strong an argument as it used to be, because people watch in their own time," Berry said backstage at last night's (May 10) House of Fraser BAFTA Television Awards.
"That works in our favour - because if Toast were brought back [based] on ratings, it would never be brought back. Hardly anyone watches it, on the night."
Berry was awarded the trophy for best Male Performance in a Comedy Programme last night, beating W1A's Hugh Bonneville, Rev's Tom Hollander and Mrs Brown's Boys star Brendan O'Carroll.
Toast of London - which stars Berry as eccentric actor Steven Toast and is co-written by the star with Arthur Mathews -...
- 5/11/2015
- Digital Spy
Digital Spy presents a list of the winners and nominees at this year's House of Fraser BAFTA Television Awards, which were presented on Sunday, May 10 in Central London:
BAFTA TV Awards 2015 as they happened: Live blog
Leading Actor
Benedict Cumberbatch - Sherlock
Toby Jones - Marvellous
James Nesbitt - The Missing
Jason Watkins - The Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferies - Winner
Leading Actress
Georgina Campbell - Murdered By My Boyfriend - Winner
Keeley Hawes - Line of Duty
Sarah Lancashire - Happy Valley
Sheridan Smith - Cilla
Supporting Actor
Adeel Akhtar - Utopia
James Norton - Happy Valley
Stephen Rea - The Honourable Woman - Winner
Ken Stott - The Missing
Supporting Actress
Gemma Jones - Marvellous - Winner
Vicky McClure - Line of Duty
Amanda Redman - Tommy Cooper: Not Like That, Like This
Charlotte Spencer - Glue
Entertainment Performance
Ant & Dec - Ant & Dec's Saturday Night...
BAFTA TV Awards 2015 as they happened: Live blog
Leading Actor
Benedict Cumberbatch - Sherlock
Toby Jones - Marvellous
James Nesbitt - The Missing
Jason Watkins - The Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferies - Winner
Leading Actress
Georgina Campbell - Murdered By My Boyfriend - Winner
Keeley Hawes - Line of Duty
Sarah Lancashire - Happy Valley
Sheridan Smith - Cilla
Supporting Actor
Adeel Akhtar - Utopia
James Norton - Happy Valley
Stephen Rea - The Honourable Woman - Winner
Ken Stott - The Missing
Supporting Actress
Gemma Jones - Marvellous - Winner
Vicky McClure - Line of Duty
Amanda Redman - Tommy Cooper: Not Like That, Like This
Charlotte Spencer - Glue
Entertainment Performance
Ant & Dec - Ant & Dec's Saturday Night...
- 5/10/2015
- Digital Spy
We may be at home in our loungewear with a tea on standby rather than in a tux and drinking wine, but that doesn't mean the BAFTA TV Awards won't still be a blast.
Join us from 8pm tonight (May 10) for the House of Fraser BAFTA TV Awards 2015 as we follow along with the biggest UK TV awards night of the year, with Graham Norton hosting from the Theatre Royal. The awards may actually have started at 7pm, but we'll be playing along with the BBC One broadcast, so don't worry about spoilers here!
Who will triumph from the likes of Sherlock, EastEnders, Sheridan Smith and Happy Valley? We shall soon find out, so please join us by tweeting @digitalspy and leaving comments below.
22:03What did you make of that then? A few surprises and shocks along the way - were you generally pleased or miffed? Let us know in the comments,...
Join us from 8pm tonight (May 10) for the House of Fraser BAFTA TV Awards 2015 as we follow along with the biggest UK TV awards night of the year, with Graham Norton hosting from the Theatre Royal. The awards may actually have started at 7pm, but we'll be playing along with the BBC One broadcast, so don't worry about spoilers here!
Who will triumph from the likes of Sherlock, EastEnders, Sheridan Smith and Happy Valley? We shall soon find out, so please join us by tweeting @digitalspy and leaving comments below.
22:03What did you make of that then? A few surprises and shocks along the way - were you generally pleased or miffed? Let us know in the comments,...
- 5/10/2015
- Digital Spy
We may be at home in our loungewear with a tea on standby rather than in a tux and drinking wine, but that doesn't mean the BAFTA TV Awards won't still be a blast.
Join us from 8pm tonight (May 10) for the House of Fraser BAFTA TV Awards 2015 as we follow along with the biggest UK TV awards night of the year, with Graham Norton hosting from the Theatre Royal. The awards may actually have started at 7pm, but we'll be playing along with the BBC One broadcast, so don't worry about spoilers here!
Who will triumph from the likes of Sherlock, EastEnders, Sheridan Smith and Happy Valley? We shall soon find out, so please join us by tweeting @digitalspy and leaving comments below.
22:03What did you make of that, then? A few surprises and shocks along the way - were you generally pleased or miffed? Let us know in the comments,...
Join us from 8pm tonight (May 10) for the House of Fraser BAFTA TV Awards 2015 as we follow along with the biggest UK TV awards night of the year, with Graham Norton hosting from the Theatre Royal. The awards may actually have started at 7pm, but we'll be playing along with the BBC One broadcast, so don't worry about spoilers here!
Who will triumph from the likes of Sherlock, EastEnders, Sheridan Smith and Happy Valley? We shall soon find out, so please join us by tweeting @digitalspy and leaving comments below.
22:03What did you make of that, then? A few surprises and shocks along the way - were you generally pleased or miffed? Let us know in the comments,...
- 5/10/2015
- Digital Spy
Christopher Eccleston and James Corden are among the stars who will attend the 2015 BAFTA TV Awards.
Graham Norton will host the ceremony from London on Sunday (May 10), with coverage airing on BBC One from 8pm.
BAFTA Television Awards 2015: This year's nominees in full
Leading Actress nominees Sarah Lancashire, Keeley Hawes and Sheridan Smith will be in attendance, as will Game of Thrones' Maisie Williams, Leigh Francis and Downton Abbey's Hugh Bonneville.
The full guest list is as follows: Adeel Akhtar, Alex Jones, Amanda Abbington, Anna Friel, Ant & Dec, Archie Panjabi, Brendan O'Carroll, Camilla Batmanghelidjh, Catherine Tate, Chris O'Dowd, Charlie Brooker, Christopher Eccleston, Claudia Winkleman, Danny Dyer, David Attenborough, David Harewood, Dianna Agron, Eleanor Tomlinson, Freddie Fox, Gemma Jones, Heida Reed, Hugh Bonneville, James Corden, James Nesbitt, James Norton, Jason Isaacs, Jason Watkins, Jeff Pope, Jessica Hynes, Jessica Raine, John Bishop, Jon Snow, Judy Murray, Katie Piper, Keeley Hawes,...
Graham Norton will host the ceremony from London on Sunday (May 10), with coverage airing on BBC One from 8pm.
BAFTA Television Awards 2015: This year's nominees in full
Leading Actress nominees Sarah Lancashire, Keeley Hawes and Sheridan Smith will be in attendance, as will Game of Thrones' Maisie Williams, Leigh Francis and Downton Abbey's Hugh Bonneville.
The full guest list is as follows: Adeel Akhtar, Alex Jones, Amanda Abbington, Anna Friel, Ant & Dec, Archie Panjabi, Brendan O'Carroll, Camilla Batmanghelidjh, Catherine Tate, Chris O'Dowd, Charlie Brooker, Christopher Eccleston, Claudia Winkleman, Danny Dyer, David Attenborough, David Harewood, Dianna Agron, Eleanor Tomlinson, Freddie Fox, Gemma Jones, Heida Reed, Hugh Bonneville, James Corden, James Nesbitt, James Norton, Jason Isaacs, Jason Watkins, Jeff Pope, Jessica Hynes, Jessica Raine, John Bishop, Jon Snow, Judy Murray, Katie Piper, Keeley Hawes,...
- 5/7/2015
- Digital Spy
Line of Duty, Happy Valley and The Missing are among the leading nominations for the House of Fraser BAFTA Television Awards 2015.
The BBC series' stars Keeley Hawes, Vicky McClure, Sarah Lancashire, James Norton, James Nesbitt and Ken Stott have also been recognised in the acting categories.
Who was snubbed by BAFTA? Doctor Who, Top Gear and more
There were also three nominations for the Neil Baldwin biopic Marvellous - Single Drama, Leading Actor for Toby Jones and Supporting Actress for Gemma Jones.
Sherlock's Benedict Cumberbatch and The Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferies's Jason Watkins make up the Leading Actor category, while Sheridan Smith and Georgina Campbell complete the Actress field for Cilla and Murdered by My Boyfriend respectively.
BAFTA Television Awards 2015: This year's nominees in full
Elsewhere, Harry & Paul's Story of the Twos, The Wrong Mans, Moone Boy and Detectorists will compete for the Scripted Comedy prize.
The BBC series' stars Keeley Hawes, Vicky McClure, Sarah Lancashire, James Norton, James Nesbitt and Ken Stott have also been recognised in the acting categories.
Who was snubbed by BAFTA? Doctor Who, Top Gear and more
There were also three nominations for the Neil Baldwin biopic Marvellous - Single Drama, Leading Actor for Toby Jones and Supporting Actress for Gemma Jones.
Sherlock's Benedict Cumberbatch and The Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferies's Jason Watkins make up the Leading Actor category, while Sheridan Smith and Georgina Campbell complete the Actress field for Cilla and Murdered by My Boyfriend respectively.
BAFTA Television Awards 2015: This year's nominees in full
Elsewhere, Harry & Paul's Story of the Twos, The Wrong Mans, Moone Boy and Detectorists will compete for the Scripted Comedy prize.
- 4/8/2015
- Digital Spy
Digital Spy presents a list of the nominees at this year's House of Fraser BAFTA Television Awards, which will take place on Sunday, May 10:
Leading Actor
Benedict Cumberbatch - Sherlock
Toby Jones - Marvellous
James Nesbitt - The Missing
Jason Watkins - The Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferies
Leading Actress
Georgina Campbell - Murdered By My Boyfriend
Keeley Hawes - Line of Duty
Sarah Lancashire - Happy Valley
Sheridan Smith - Cilla
Who was snubbed by BAFTA? Doctor Who, Top Gear and more
Supporting Actor
Adeel Akhtar - Utopia
James Norton - Happy Valley
Stephen Rea - The Honourable Woman
Ken Stott - The Missing
Supporting Actress
Gemma Jones - Marvellous
Vicky McClure - Line of Duty
Amanda Redman - Tommy Cooper: Not Like That, Like This
Charlotte Spencer - Glue
Entertainment Performance
Ant & Dec - Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
Leigh Francis - Celebrity Juice
Graham Norton...
Leading Actor
Benedict Cumberbatch - Sherlock
Toby Jones - Marvellous
James Nesbitt - The Missing
Jason Watkins - The Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferies
Leading Actress
Georgina Campbell - Murdered By My Boyfriend
Keeley Hawes - Line of Duty
Sarah Lancashire - Happy Valley
Sheridan Smith - Cilla
Who was snubbed by BAFTA? Doctor Who, Top Gear and more
Supporting Actor
Adeel Akhtar - Utopia
James Norton - Happy Valley
Stephen Rea - The Honourable Woman
Ken Stott - The Missing
Supporting Actress
Gemma Jones - Marvellous
Vicky McClure - Line of Duty
Amanda Redman - Tommy Cooper: Not Like That, Like This
Charlotte Spencer - Glue
Entertainment Performance
Ant & Dec - Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
Leigh Francis - Celebrity Juice
Graham Norton...
- 4/8/2015
- Digital Spy
Brendan O'Carroll has confirmed that he's working on a new show for BBC One.
The Mrs Brown's Boys writer and actor also revealed that there's "other stuff" the BBC are keen for him to do.
Brendan O'Carroll on Strictly: 'Not if you put a hot needle in my foreskin'
Speaking to the Radio Times, O'Carroll said: "We are working on a pilot of my very first play, called The Course.
"The story's about a man who gives a positive mental attitude course to complete losers in the effort to try and get them to sell insurance door to door. It should be fun!"
He added: "I have to say there's other stuff I want to do, and there's other stuff the BBC want me to do.
"Maybe we'll try something. If it doesn't work we'll go back to Mrs Brown!"
In December, the BBC confirmed that although there...
The Mrs Brown's Boys writer and actor also revealed that there's "other stuff" the BBC are keen for him to do.
Brendan O'Carroll on Strictly: 'Not if you put a hot needle in my foreskin'
Speaking to the Radio Times, O'Carroll said: "We are working on a pilot of my very first play, called The Course.
"The story's about a man who gives a positive mental attitude course to complete losers in the effort to try and get them to sell insurance door to door. It should be fun!"
He added: "I have to say there's other stuff I want to do, and there's other stuff the BBC want me to do.
"Maybe we'll try something. If it doesn't work we'll go back to Mrs Brown!"
In December, the BBC confirmed that although there...
- 1/22/2015
- Digital Spy
For the next three hours, the best of 2014's television will be celebrated at a lavish ceremony starring everyone from Danny Dyer to the bloke from The Chase.
The 2015 National Television Awards will reward the very best (or highest-voted) soaps, dramas, comedies and more. Dermot O'Leary will once again host the event live from The O2 in London on ITV.
So grab a cup of tea, prepare for madness and enjoy Ant & Dec winning the Best TV Presenter(s) trophy, as Digital Spy takes you through the evening from 7.30pm.
22:03So there we have it for another year! A pretty darn well-run ship by Dermot, and a generally enjoyable show. What did you think of the winners? Any big snubs? All in agreement? Let us know in the comments below. Thanks for joining us!
22:02Of course, one more mention of Mrs Brown before the end.
22:00Claudia Winkleman can be seen going "What?...
The 2015 National Television Awards will reward the very best (or highest-voted) soaps, dramas, comedies and more. Dermot O'Leary will once again host the event live from The O2 in London on ITV.
So grab a cup of tea, prepare for madness and enjoy Ant & Dec winning the Best TV Presenter(s) trophy, as Digital Spy takes you through the evening from 7.30pm.
22:03So there we have it for another year! A pretty darn well-run ship by Dermot, and a generally enjoyable show. What did you think of the winners? Any big snubs? All in agreement? Let us know in the comments below. Thanks for joining us!
22:02Of course, one more mention of Mrs Brown before the end.
22:00Claudia Winkleman can be seen going "What?...
- 1/21/2015
- Digital Spy
Mrs Brown's Boys is expected to air Christmas specials for the next five years.
Writer and star Brendan O'Carroll told The Mirror that two shows for 2015 and 2016 are already planned, with a further three anticipated.
He said: "I have been commissioned to write another two Christmas specials and the BBC are expecting Christmas specials up until 2020.
"I am lucky enough I can grow into the part and so that is nice. The Christmas special was quite naughty. But it was good fun to do."
The 2014 edition was the most-watched show on Christmas Day, attracting over 7 million viewers.
O'Carroll also addressed rumours that the popular show would be coming to an end.
He insisted: "There is absolutely no truth in the story I am not writing any more Mrs Brown's Boys. I am.
"I would be very disappointed if that were the case, because that is the kind of fool I am.
Writer and star Brendan O'Carroll told The Mirror that two shows for 2015 and 2016 are already planned, with a further three anticipated.
He said: "I have been commissioned to write another two Christmas specials and the BBC are expecting Christmas specials up until 2020.
"I am lucky enough I can grow into the part and so that is nice. The Christmas special was quite naughty. But it was good fun to do."
The 2014 edition was the most-watched show on Christmas Day, attracting over 7 million viewers.
O'Carroll also addressed rumours that the popular show would be coming to an end.
He insisted: "There is absolutely no truth in the story I am not writing any more Mrs Brown's Boys. I am.
"I would be very disappointed if that were the case, because that is the kind of fool I am.
- 1/2/2015
- Digital Spy
Brendan O'Carroll will make 'Mrs. Brown's Boys' Christmas specials until 2020. The 59-year-old star of the hit BBC One comedy has revealed he has already received commissions for further episodes with the channel expecting him to continue writing them for at least the next five years. He said: ''I have been commissioned to write another two Christmas specials and the BBC are expecting Christmas specials up until 2020.'' The comedian stars as Irish matriarch Agnes Brown and admits the show could go on for many more years as his character can simply get older as he himself ages. He continued to the Daily Mirror...
- 1/2/2015
- Virgin Media - TV
Roald Dahl's Esio Trot: BBC One, 6.30pm
Hollywood heavyweight Dustin Hoffman stars as shy, retired bachelor Mr Hoppy, who harbours a secret passion for his neighbour Mrs Silver (Judi Dench). Hoppy's attempts to talk to his beloved only end in disaster - and it doesn't help that she lavishes all her affection on another - her pet tortoise Alfie.
James Corden is the narrator for this adaptation of Roald Dahl's best-selling children's book.
Miranda: BBC One, 8pm
Miranda Hart stars in the title role for one final time in the last ever episode of her hit sitcom.
After a dramatic ultimatum from Gary, will Miranda be able to accept herself for who she is and find true happiness?
World's Strongest Man: Channel 5, 8.30pm
The world's strongest men gather in Los Angeles to battle it out in the Grand Final of the international competition.
Contestants including British trio Terry Hollands,...
Hollywood heavyweight Dustin Hoffman stars as shy, retired bachelor Mr Hoppy, who harbours a secret passion for his neighbour Mrs Silver (Judi Dench). Hoppy's attempts to talk to his beloved only end in disaster - and it doesn't help that she lavishes all her affection on another - her pet tortoise Alfie.
James Corden is the narrator for this adaptation of Roald Dahl's best-selling children's book.
Miranda: BBC One, 8pm
Miranda Hart stars in the title role for one final time in the last ever episode of her hit sitcom.
After a dramatic ultimatum from Gary, will Miranda be able to accept herself for who she is and find true happiness?
World's Strongest Man: Channel 5, 8.30pm
The world's strongest men gather in Los Angeles to battle it out in the Grand Final of the international competition.
Contestants including British trio Terry Hollands,...
- 1/1/2015
- Digital Spy
Brendan O'Carroll regrets not having children with Jennifer Gibney. The 'Mrs. Brown's Boys' star has children Danny, Fiona and Eric from his previous marriage to Doreen Dowdall but admits there were times when he and his second wife and co-star - whom he married in 2005 - thought about having their own. He shared: ''Jenny doesn't have children. Over the years there have been times when I would get a bit broody and she did too, but she was also step-mum to my children. ''I would have loved to have seen what a baby from me and Jen would be like and we...
- 12/31/2014
- Virgin Media - TV
Brendan O'Carroll regrets not having children with Jennifer Gibney. The 'Mrs. Brown's Boys' star has children Danny, Fiona and Eric from his previous marriage to Doreen Dowdall but admits there were times when he and his second wife and co-star - whom he married in 2005 - thought about having their own. He shared: ''Jenny doesn't have children. Over the years there have been times when I would get a bit broody and she did too, but she was also step-mum to my children. ''I would have loved to have seen what a baby from me and Jen would be like and we...
- 12/29/2014
- Virgin Media - TV
Mrs Brown's Boys was the most watched television programme on Christmas Day, according to overnight data.
The first of two festive specials was watched by an average of 7.61m, giving the Brendan O'Carroll sitcom a 32.2% share of the audience from 10pm to 10.30pm.
It's the second year running that Mrs Brown's Boys has topped Christmas Day, although numbers were less than last year's 9.4m, representing an overall decline for all channels.
Elsewhere on BBC One, 6.98m (35.1%) saw Louis Smith win Strictly Come Dancing Christmas at 5pm. Call the Midwife attracted 6.83m (27.9%) at 7.45pm, while Doctor Who's 'Last Christmas' achieved 6.34m (27.5%) and Miranda's penultimate episode was watched by 6.67m (27.6%).
Downton Abbey's two-hour episode was ITV's biggest programme of the day outside of soaps. 5.51m (23.1%) watched from 9pm as the Crawley family celebrated Christmas, with an extra 319.9k tuning in on +1 (1.7%).
Earlier in the evening, Paul O'Grady...
The first of two festive specials was watched by an average of 7.61m, giving the Brendan O'Carroll sitcom a 32.2% share of the audience from 10pm to 10.30pm.
It's the second year running that Mrs Brown's Boys has topped Christmas Day, although numbers were less than last year's 9.4m, representing an overall decline for all channels.
Elsewhere on BBC One, 6.98m (35.1%) saw Louis Smith win Strictly Come Dancing Christmas at 5pm. Call the Midwife attracted 6.83m (27.9%) at 7.45pm, while Doctor Who's 'Last Christmas' achieved 6.34m (27.5%) and Miranda's penultimate episode was watched by 6.67m (27.6%).
Downton Abbey's two-hour episode was ITV's biggest programme of the day outside of soaps. 5.51m (23.1%) watched from 9pm as the Crawley family celebrated Christmas, with an extra 319.9k tuning in on +1 (1.7%).
Earlier in the evening, Paul O'Grady...
- 12/26/2014
- Digital Spy
Game of Thrones and Mrs Brown's Boys are among the TV winners in the 2014 Digital Spy Reader Awards.
26,942 readers voted in the complete annual poll, with Sherlock and Doctor Who also being recognised by readers as the top scripted TV shows of the year.
Benedict Cumberbatch was voted Best Drama Actor for Sherlock ahead of Doctor Who's Peter Capaldi, while the latter's co-star Jenna Coleman topped the Best Drama Actress vote ahead of Happy Valley's Sarah Lancashire.
Game of Thrones was named Best Drama, with Doctor Who finishing in second place.
The Big Bang Theory triumphed ahead of Mrs Brown's Boys in the Best Comedy category, while the BBC sitcom's star Brendan O'Carroll was voted Best Comedy Actor.
Finally, Ant & Dec were named Best TV Presenters, with The Great British Bake Off's Mel & Sue in second place.
The top five in each TV category were...
26,942 readers voted in the complete annual poll, with Sherlock and Doctor Who also being recognised by readers as the top scripted TV shows of the year.
Benedict Cumberbatch was voted Best Drama Actor for Sherlock ahead of Doctor Who's Peter Capaldi, while the latter's co-star Jenna Coleman topped the Best Drama Actress vote ahead of Happy Valley's Sarah Lancashire.
Game of Thrones was named Best Drama, with Doctor Who finishing in second place.
The Big Bang Theory triumphed ahead of Mrs Brown's Boys in the Best Comedy category, while the BBC sitcom's star Brendan O'Carroll was voted Best Comedy Actor.
Finally, Ant & Dec were named Best TV Presenters, with The Great British Bake Off's Mel & Sue in second place.
The top five in each TV category were...
- 12/23/2014
- Digital Spy
Brendan O'Carroll has denied reports that Mrs Brown's Boys won't return for any more full series.
BBC comedy controller Shane Allen was recently quoted as saying that it would be "hard to get another series" of the hit sitcom.
However, when asked on Alan Carr: Chatty Man if he was ending the show, O'Carroll said: "You must be kidding!
"My son Danny was doing a charity function, and one of the papers called him about the celebrities that were doing it, etc, and during it they said, 'So how's things going with Mrs Brown?' and he said, 'Oh we're finished with Mrs Brown'.
"So they ran with the story that Mrs Brown was over, but what he meant was we've just finished the Christmas specials - and it's 30 phone calls from different people, and it's the BBC s**tting themselves."
O'Carroll quipped: "So no, it's not [ending], I'm going to milk this dry.
BBC comedy controller Shane Allen was recently quoted as saying that it would be "hard to get another series" of the hit sitcom.
However, when asked on Alan Carr: Chatty Man if he was ending the show, O'Carroll said: "You must be kidding!
"My son Danny was doing a charity function, and one of the papers called him about the celebrities that were doing it, etc, and during it they said, 'So how's things going with Mrs Brown?' and he said, 'Oh we're finished with Mrs Brown'.
"So they ran with the story that Mrs Brown was over, but what he meant was we've just finished the Christmas specials - and it's 30 phone calls from different people, and it's the BBC s**tting themselves."
O'Carroll quipped: "So no, it's not [ending], I'm going to milk this dry.
- 12/19/2014
- Digital Spy
It's a helluva good year for Christmas telly.
With so much on the box, you might even struggle to find time for opening gifts or munching down a Turkey dinner.
So in the spirit of giving, Digital Spy presents a handy guide to the top TV shows this festive period - these are the 12 picks you absolutely can't miss.
1. Black Mirror: White Christmas
Tuesday, December 16 at 9pm on Channel 4
Get your Christmas off to a decidedly un-cheery start with the return of Charlie Brooker's brilliantly bleak Black Mirror. Jon Hamm, Rafe Spall and Oona Chaplin star in three interlinked stories exploring the dark side of Yuletide.
2. The Wrong Mans
Monday, December 22 at 9pm on BBC Two
Sam and Phil are back in two hour-long specials, with the second airing same time, same channel on December 23. Hiding out in Texas, the bumbling pair quickly find themselves back in...
With so much on the box, you might even struggle to find time for opening gifts or munching down a Turkey dinner.
So in the spirit of giving, Digital Spy presents a handy guide to the top TV shows this festive period - these are the 12 picks you absolutely can't miss.
1. Black Mirror: White Christmas
Tuesday, December 16 at 9pm on Channel 4
Get your Christmas off to a decidedly un-cheery start with the return of Charlie Brooker's brilliantly bleak Black Mirror. Jon Hamm, Rafe Spall and Oona Chaplin star in three interlinked stories exploring the dark side of Yuletide.
2. The Wrong Mans
Monday, December 22 at 9pm on BBC Two
Sam and Phil are back in two hour-long specials, with the second airing same time, same channel on December 23. Hiding out in Texas, the bumbling pair quickly find themselves back in...
- 12/13/2014
- Digital Spy
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