Comedienne Josie Lawrence has joined the cast of EastEnders as an old flame of Phil Mitchell. Lawrence, 49, who is best known for her appearances on Whose Line Is It Anyway?, will play Manda Best, Phil's childhood sweetheart. Best returns to Albert Square following the collapse of her marriage and her son's departure for university. Her character quickly begins a relationship with Minty (Cliff Parisi), but it is clear that she still has affections for Phil (Steve McFadden). An Albert Square source told Digital Spy: "Manda returns to her roots in Walford for a specific storyline with Minty and Phil." They added: "Beyond that, though, there are plenty of potential storyline opportunities for (more)...
- 1/14/2009
- by By Alex Fletcher
- Digital Spy
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Hat Trick, Shed union rumored
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LONDON -- Hat Trick and Shed Prods., two of the United Kingdom's most successful independent television producers, were reported Wednesday to be in advanced talks to merge. Hat Trick, the company behind Whose Line Is It Anyway? and The Kumars at Number 42, was said by the Guardian newspaper's Web site to have agreed to terms with Shed Prods., maker of Bad Girls and Footballers' Wives for ITV. But, according to the report, both sides have yet to sign the deal. Calls to Hat Trick founder Denise O'Donoghue and Shed managing director Eileen Gallagher were not returned by press time.
- 3/11/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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