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Chris McCausland and Lee Mack will star as feuding neighbours in Sky Max Christmas comedy Bad Tidings.

Comedians Chris McCausland and Lee Mack are building up quite a portfolio of work together – they previously collaborated on an episode of the latter’s hit sitcom Not Going Out last year, in which McCausland played a passenger travelling in the same carriage as Lee’s family, and they also presented at the BAFTAs together, as well as McCausland making appearances on Mack’s game show Would I Lie To You.

They are now starring together in festive film Bad Tidings for Sky Max. The synopsis reads as follows:

This year’s Sky Original Christmas special revolves around grumpy home-security expert Neil (Mack) and his neighbour Scott (McCausland), who insists on keeping his Christmas lights illuminated all-year-round. And mixing up their bins, criticising Neil’s ‘project’ car and generally winding him up. Basically,...

Chris McCausland & Lee Mack Set For Sky Festive Special

British comedians Chris McCausland and Lee Mack will front Sky festive special Bad Tidings, about two perpetually feuding neighbors in Northern England who become unlikely heroes after saving their street from notorious burglars with wacky booby traps and British banter. Laurence Rickard & Martha Howe-Douglas are writing, with production commencing this month at Sky Studios Elstree. Also cast are Rebekah Staton, Sarah Alexander, Ben Crompton, Emily Coates, Josiah Eloi, Millie Kiss, Tupele Dorgu, Sunil Patel, Susan Kyd and Donna Preston. Sky Studios is producing, with Tim Kirkby directing. Adnan Ahmed from Sky Studios is the producer and Ail Gupta exec produces. Sky’s Comcast stablemate NBCUniversal Global TV Distribution will handle international sales. Bad Tidings is the latest Sky original festive special, following last year’s The Heist Before Christmas, 2022’s Christmas Carole and 2021’s The Amazing Mr Blunden.

The last time TV audiences saw Cormoran Strike and Robin Ellacott – detective fiction’s reigning will-they-won’t-they king and queen – they were hugging outside a fancy perfume shop. The private investigators had solved Troubled Blood’s cold case, exposed a serial killer, and had time left over for some belated birthday shopping for the newly divorced Robin.

An almost-kiss between them turned into a heartfelt hug and Strike’s declaration that Robin was his best friend, leaving them still tantalisingly apart but ready for their next adventure.

That next adventure is now on its way, confirms Deadline and the BBC. Filming is currently underway on The Ink Black Heart, with Tom Burke and Holliday Grainger back in the lead roles, and Tom Edge back as the show’s screenwriter and creator.

The next series of Strike (or C.B. Strike as it’s known outside the UK) is adapted from...

Season 2 of last summer’s hit breakout series “The Bear” is set to premiere on Hulu on Thursday, June 22. After a tumultuous return to his family’s hole-in-the-wall Chicago restaurant, chef Carmen “Carmy” Berzatto (Jeremy Allen White) and his staff transform the greasy sandwich joint into a first-class dining experience after he discovers the slush fund his brother left behind. Despite having the extra money to make his dreams a reality, the future proves to be both a personal and professional challenge for Carmy and the crew.

Watch the trailer for Season 2 of “The Bear”:

Beginning on June 14, the new series continuation of the beloved film “The Full Monty” arrives on Hulu. It’s 25 years later and the men and women of Sheffield, England, are in reboot mode, navigating life and family. The original 1997 movie focused on a group of down-on-their-luck, blue-collar men who put on a strip show to make ends meet.

FX has announced their 2023 summer schedule and premiere dates, and released details on the upcoming seasons of returning shows What We Do in the Shadows, The Bear, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, and Reservations Dogs. The network’s premiere date announcement also revealed the disappointing news that the award-winning adult animated comedy Archer will wrap up with its upcoming 14th season.

FX’s summer slate will include the premieres of The Full Monty and the Justified sequel, Justified: City Primeval, starring Timothy Olyphant. And new teaser trailers and posters dropped along with the announcement of FX’s summer premiere dates.

The Dates:

June 7 – FX’s It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, season 16: First two episodes beginning at 10 p.m. Et/Pt on Fxx and streaming the next day on Hulu. June 14 – FX’s The Full Monty, new series: All eight episodes available at premiere exclusively on Hulu. June 22 – FX’s The Bear,...

The Full Monty sequel is headed to Hulu this summer, and the streaming service has released a preview and key art for the comedy-drama sequel series.

Robert Carlyle, Mark Addy, Lesley Sharp, Hugo Speer, Paul Barber, Steve Huison, Wim Snape, and Tom Wilkinson are returning to appear in the follow-up series 25 years after the original British film’s release. This story revolves around what became of the group of six unemployed men who bared it all to change their lives.

Paul Clayton, Miles Jupp, Sophie Stanton, Phillip Rhys Chaudhary, Dominic Sharkey, Natalie Davies, Arnold Oceng, Aiden Cook, and Tupele Dorgu also star in the new series.

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We’re getting a first look at FX’s The Full Monty, the eight-part follow-up to the BAFTA-winning movie. FX has released some of the first images from the series that will premiere in June (date Tba) and stream exclusively in the U.S. on Hulu.

Set 25 years after the film, the eight-episode series will follow the same band of brothers as they navigate the post-industrial city of Sheffield and society’s crumbling healthcare, education, and employment sectors. The comedy-drama will uncover what happened to the gang after they put their kit back on, exploring their brighter, sillier and more desperate moments. It will also highlight how the fiercely funny world of these working-class heroes – still residing in Sheffield – has changed in the intervening decades.

The original movie’s screenwriter Simon Beaufoy (Slumdog Millionaire) returns, along with co-writer Alice Nutter (Accused), and Uberto Pasolini (Nowhere Special) also coming back as executive producer.

Former Coronation Street star Ken Morley reportedly shocked fellow diners in a special episode of Come Dine With Me. The actor, who recently reprised his role as Reg Holdsworth for a spinoff DVD, appeared alongside ex-Corrie stars Julie Goodyear, Tupele Dorgu and Phil Middlemiss to celebrate the ITV soap's 50th anniversary. The Sun reports that Morley passed wind, burped, spat and insulted his guests in the episode - going as far as to tell Dorgu that he thought she had come from an "escort agency". The actress, who played Kelly Crabtree in the Weatherfield drama, said: "He's dribbled, I've (more)...

Channel 4 has announced that a Coronation Street-themed episode of Come Dine With Me will air next month to mark the soap's 50th anniversary. Former cast members Julie Goodyear (Bet Lynch), Ken Morley (Reg Holdsworth), Tupele Dorgu (Kelly Crabtree) and Philip Middlemiss (Des Barnes) will all feature in the special edition of the popular culinary contest. Following the usual Celebrity Come Dine format, the foursome must compete to host the best dinner party in a bid to win a cash prize for charity. It is thought that the one-off episode will see (more)...

Alex Ferns has made it through to the Marco's Kitchen Burnout final, as Ruth Langsford, Tupele Dorgu and Nancy Dell'Olio were voted off in tonight's first round of semis. Langsford was first out after failing to impress host Marco Pierre White following the celebrities' initial culinary challenge. The remaining stars then attempted to each cook a set menu for 25 paying diners. All three contestants faced a score out of 100, which was decided by both (more)...

Marco Pierre White has admitted that he wasn't aware of many of the celebrities on Kitchen Burnout. Alex Ferns, Tupele Dorgu, Ruth Langsford and Nancy Dell'Olio will compete in tonight's semi-final, which will be judged by 25 diners and the Michelin star chef. White explained that he didn't recognise half of the contestants at the start of the series, because he chooses to avoid a showbiz lifestyle. Speaking about his habit of sleeping with curtains open during an interview on This Morning earlier today, he said: "If I close my curtains I just dream and I can sleep for about 12 hours, and I don't have any clocks, no TVs, no newspapers. "So I don't recognise half of [the celebrities]! And that is the honest truth (more)...

Kelvin MacKenzie has become the first celebrity to be voted off Marco's Kitchen Burnout. The three chefs - Mackenzie, Tupele Dorgu and Donna Air - were charged with cooking a special menu as part of a culinary challenge for 25 paying customers. Each celebrity then faced a score out of 100 decided by both the diners and host Marco Pierre White. At the end of the evening, Air finished in first place with an overall score of 76, with Dorgu runner-up after amassing 57 points. Mackenzie (more)...

Donna Air has claimed that she trained for Marco's Kitchen Burnout with friends Ant & Dec. Air will compete against former tabloid editor Kelvin Mackenzie and Coronation Street star Tupele Dorgu in the first heat of the new Marco Pierre White cooking reality show next week. The TV presenter admitted that she had invited her former Byker Grove co-stars around for dinner to help her win the competition. "I was only 9 when I started on Byker Grove with Ant and Dec. I spoke to them the other day and said, 'Right you've got to come over for dinner. I'm doing this show with Marco and I've got to practice'," she said. "They haven't given me any tips, but they are coming over. So hopefully I won't kill them. They're (more)...

Coronation Street star Tupele Dorgu has admitted that she has a phobia of shellfish. The 32-year-old soap star claimed that her biggest concern about taking part in new cooking reality show Marco's Kitchen Burnout was that she might have to work with "lobsters, crabs or mussels". "It's like a phobia. My biggest worry on this show if that if I have to do anything with lobsters, crabs or mussels, putting them in hot water or cracking them open, I will freak out. I can't even look at them, let alone touch them," said the actress. "I was in a Barcelona restaurant with my husband Mark on New Year's Eve, (more)...

The full celebrity lineup on new ITV1 reality show Marco's Kitchen Burnout has been confirmed. Wag Elen Rives, TV presenter Ruth Langsford and comic Mark Watson are among the contestants taking part in the cooking challenge, which will be presided over by Hell's Kitchen star Marco Pierre White. Carol Smillie, Russell Grant and ex-EastEnders star Alex Ferns are also taking part, while former tabloid editor Kelvin Mackenzie, Coronation Street star Tupele Dorgu and ex-Byker Grove actress Donna Air will compete in another heat. Completing (more)...

Tupele Dorgu has reportedly revealed that she had hoped for a more exciting Coronation Street exit. Dorgu's character, Kelly Crabtree, left in tears last night after being fired from the Underworld. "I would have liked my last scene to be more dramatic," said the actress, who announced her decision to leave Weatherfield in Novemeber. Dorgu, 32, told The Sun: "When I chose to leave they said they were already so far along in storylines there (more)...

Tupele Dorgu has insisted that she made the right choice when she decided to leave Coronation Street last year. The actress announced in November that she was to bow out as Kelly Crabtree and the character will be seen for the final time this Friday. Reflecting on her choice to leave Weatherfield, Dorgu told Loose Women: "It was a good decision." She continued: "It's actually a great place to work, but I think in terms of the character, I wasn't doing as much as I wanted to and she wasn't developing. (more)...

Ben Price is amazed at how many women his 'Coronation Street' character has slept with. The actor, who took on the role if Nick Tilsley earlier this year, thinks the businessman - who is set to have a fling with Kelly Crabtree (Tupele Dorgu) - could end up having sex with retired newsagent Rita Sullivan (Barbara Knox) if his promiscuous behaviour continues. He joked: ''Nick started with Tina, then he moved on to Kelly. I'm getting through the whole of the street. I'll be on to Rita by the end of the year. ''But sex isn't a heavy thing with Nick - he's ..

Coronation Street star Ben Price has joked that viewers can expect his alter ego Nick Tilsley to work his way through all of the soap's female characters in the months ahead. Weatherfield returnee Nick will soon be seen starting a fling with Underworld seamstress Kelly Crabtree (Tupele Dorgu) in a bid to pick up information about the factory. The budding businessman, who has already shared a kiss with Tina McIntyre (Michelle Keegan) since his comeback, later discovers from Kelly that Underworld owner Carla Connor (Alison King) desperately needs a business partner. He then makes a "rock bottom" offer for the company. Price told The Sun: "Nick started with Tina, then (more)...

This Morning presenter Ruth Langsford and former Coronation Streets actress Debra Stephenson have signed up for Marco Pierre White’s Kitchen Burnout.

Other stars reportedly appearing on the show will be Elen Rives,Alex Ferns, Russell Grant, Nancy Dell’Olio and Carol Smillie, Kelvin MacKenzie, Donna Air and Coronation Street actress Tupele Dorgu.

The show will differ from Hell’s Kitchen, as none of the celebrities will appear together. Rather they will face individual challenges and have to cook for jockey Frankie Dettori, Chelsea Fc and a private members’ club.

A source told The Sun: “The show is different to Hell’s Kitchen, but will keep the key ingredients of Marco and the celebs showing off their culinary skills.

“But you won’t ever see all the celebs together and even if they win they will only appear three times – in their heat, the semi-final and final. If they do badly,...

Debra Stephenson and Ruth Langsford are the latest names linked to new ITV1 reality show Kitchen Burnout. The duo are expected to be joined by model Elen Rives, soap star Alex Ferns, Russell Grant, Nancy Dell'Olio and Carol Smillie, reports the Daily Star. Former tabloid editor Kelvin MacKenzie, TV presenter Donna Air and Coronation Street actress Tupele Dorgu are also rumoured to be taking part. (more)...

Kelvin MacKenzie is to compete in 'Marco Pierre White's Kitchen Burnout'. The controversial former newspaper editor - famed for his outspoken views - will take on the notoriously grumpy chef in the TV show and insiders believe their clashes will make great television. A source told The Sun newspaper said: ''Kelvin's a great signing, Marco needs to handle him with oven gloves or he'll get his fingers burned.'' Kelvin - who has previously appeared on 'The Apprentice Celebrity Special' - is set to be joined in the kitchen by TV presenters Donna Air and Carol Smilie, 'Coronation Street' star Tupele Dorgu and former footballer's ..

Kelvin MacKenzie has been revealed as the latest signing for ITV’s Kitchen Burnout with Marco Pierre White.

The journalist who writes for The Sun will be joined on the show by Donna Air and Tupele Dorgu.

A source told the newspaper: “Kelvin’s a great signing, Marco needs to handle him with oven gloves or he’ll get his fingers burned.”

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Antony Cotton has revealed that the cast of Coronation Street will miss Tupele Dorgu when she leaves at the end of the month. The 32-year-old actress announced in November that she is departing the ITV1 soap after five years. Dorgu, who plays the Street's Kelly Crabtree, said that she wants to move on to "new challenges" within the industry. Antony Cotton told (more)...

Coronation Street actress Tupele Dorgu has announced her decision to quit the ITV soap after five years. The 31-year-old - who has played Underworld machinist Kelly Crabtree since September 2004 - has chosen not to renew her existing contract, which expires at the beginning of next year. Her departure from the Weatherfield serial will see her character become embroiled in factory politics when she catches the eye of returning ladies' man Nick Tilsley (Ben Price). Speaking of her decision to leave, Dorgu said: "I feel privileged (more)...

Coronation Street actress Tupele Dorgu has announced her decision to quit the ITV soap after five years. The 31-year-old - who has played Underworld machinist Kelly Crabtree since September 2004 - has chosen not to renew her existing contract, which expires at the beginning of next year. Her departure from the Weatherfield serial will see her character become embroiled in factory politics when she catches the eye of returning ladies' man Nick Tilsley (Ben Price). Speaking of her decision to leave, Dorgu said: "I feel privileged (more)...

Former Coronation Street star Wendi Peters has admitted that she was disappointed by her TV ghosthunting experience. Peters, who played manipulative Cilla Battersby-Brown on the ITV1 soap, teamed up with Tupele Dorgu (Kelly Crabtree), Jack P. Shepherd (David Platt), Katherine Kelly (Becky McDonald) and Kym Marsh (Michelle Connor) for an ITV2 paranormal special last year. The show saw the Weatherfield favourites investigating three spooky locations on the Isle Of Man, including a theatre where Marsh was reduced to tears. However, speaking to Celebs On Sunday, Peters commented: "If you watched [Ghosthunting With Coronation Street], sorry, (more)...

Coronation Street star Tupele Dorgu has confirmed that she is engaged. The actress, who plays Kelly Crabtree in the ITV soap, told Corrieblog that she was stunned when boyfriend Mark Flanagan popped the question. She said: "I was absolutely flabbergasted when he proposed. I didn't know what to do and I was like, 'Wow, this is my proposal and this is what happens!' It hit me that he didn't have a box so I as thinking, why has he not got a ring? He must know me well enough to know I'd want a ring! "I was playing with this (more)...