W1A's Ian Fletcher is back
New series follows him 'helping' the 2026 World Cup organisers
19/06/2025 … He delivered the London Olympics in Twenty Twelve and was ‘head of values’ at the BBC in W1A – now Hugh Bonneville is to return as Ian Fletcher,…
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Thu 19 June 2025
Katherine Ryan joins The Real Housewives of London
...hosting the end-of-series reunion
19/06/2025 … Katherine Ryan is joining The Real Housewives of London.
Shooting starts on The Dry series 3
Recovering alcoholic Shiv Sheridan is back
19/06/2025 … Filming has begun on the third and final series of ITV’s comedy-drama The Dry, starring Róisín Gallagher as recovering alcoholic Shiv Sheridan.
Wed 18 June 2025
Aisling Bea announces her first ever tour
Older Than Jesus hits UK theatres next spring
18/06/2025 … She’s been a stalwart of TV comedy ever since she broke through more than a dozen years ago – now Aisling Bea is embarking on her first-ever tour.
© Netflix Tom Segura has more Bad Thoughts
Netflix renews dark comedy show for a second season
18/06/2025 … Netflix has commissioned a second series of Tom Segura’s dark comedy series Bad Thoughts.
A fifth Trip for Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon
Comics head to Scandinavia in search of the Northern Lights
18/06/2025 … Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon are to reunite for another series of The Trip, this time heading to Scandinavia in search of the Northern Lights.
Want to buy the robe Tommy Cooper died in?
Morbid memorabila is up for sale
18/06/2025 … The robe worn by Tommy Cooper when he collapsed of a fatal heart attack live on TV is being auctioned off.
Mind Your Language star Pik-Sen Lim dies at 80
Other credits include Johnny English Reborn, Doctor Who and Little Britain
18/06/2025 … Actress Pik-Sen Lim – who played Chung Su-Lee in the 1970s sitcom Mind Your Language – has died aged 80.