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  • Nothing rings in a new year like a new series of ‘Luther’!
    December 11, 2018

    Nothing rings in a new year like a new series of ‘Luther’!

    Gear up to watch Idris Elba aka DCI John Luther hunt down “a new nightmare” Jan 1-4.

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  • First look at Ruth Wilson in ‘Mrs Wilson,’ headed to PBS Masterpiece in spring 2019
    December 4, 2018

    First look at Ruth Wilson in ‘Mrs Wilson,’ headed to PBS Masterpiece in spring 2019

    Ruth Wilson’s grandfather led a substantial double life as a serial bigamist and MI6 spy.

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  • ‘Tall, dark and lethal’ Danish actor Claes Bang cast as Dracula in upcoming Moffat/Gatiss mini-series
    December 2, 2018

    ‘Tall, dark and lethal’ Danish actor Claes Bang cast as Dracula in upcoming Moffat/Gatiss mini-series

    ‘Sherlock’ co-creators Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss couldn’t be happier about Bang as their new “intelligent, witty and sexy” Dracula.

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  • From the Vault: It’s a pre-‘Phantom of the Opera’ British Christmas with Michael Crawford
    November 30, 2018

    From the Vault: It’s a pre-‘Phantom of the Opera’ British Christmas with Michael Crawford

    How did he prepare for 1,300 performances as the Phantom? On ’70s British comedy ‘Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em.’

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  • R.I.P. — John Bluthal, aka Dibley Town Council’s Frank Pickle, dies at 89
    November 27, 2018

    R.I.P. — John Bluthal, aka Dibley Town Council’s Frank Pickle, dies at 89

    Known for portraying “The Most Boring Man in Britain,” his six-decade career was actually quite varied.

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  • From the Vault: Frank Thornton supplies the wine in ‘The Wild Affair’
    November 23, 2018

    From the Vault: Frank Thornton supplies the wine in ‘The Wild Affair’

    Thornton had been acting in radio, stage, film and telly for about a decade by the time he took this minor role.

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  • Rowan Atkinson on his ‘vicious turkey prop injury’ from ‘Mr. Bean’
    November 22, 2018

    Rowan Atkinson on his ‘vicious turkey prop injury’ from ‘Mr. Bean’

    Unfortunately, the actual filming of a very large turkey on your head isn’t as funny as watching the finished product.

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  • Sir Ian McKellen: ‘Buckingham Palace brings out the worst in me’
    November 14, 2018

    Sir Ian McKellen: ‘Buckingham Palace brings out the worst in me’

    The stage and screen legend shared with Graham Norton how he made himself at home.

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  • Get a first look at Benedict Cumberbatch in Channel 4 drama ‘Brexit: The Uncivil War’
    November 7, 2018

    Get a first look at Benedict Cumberbatch in Channel 4 drama ‘Brexit: The Uncivil War’

    Cumberbatch had to spend a bit more time in makeup for this role than he did for ‘Sherlock.’

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  • Rowan Atkinson dusts off an old classic sketch from his days at Oxford
    October 30, 2018

    Rowan Atkinson dusts off an old classic sketch from his days at Oxford

    Watch the Atkinson bit that fellow undergrad and then-aspiring comedian Richard Curtis saw before deciding to pursue screenwriting instead.

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