News about James Bolam

CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: In Top Guns: You'll have to feel for Typhoon pilot Buzz, who is leading an intelligence-gathering flight out of Cyprus and into Syria. When the sensors in a fighter jet go wrong, it's a scary moment. The mission began in a murmur. The pilots had no more to worry about than the contents of their packed lunches when refueling in midair. The Coronation chicken was fine, but the mayo on the wraps was a bit sloppy, according to the author. Both fliers were hungry when they encountered a Russian freight plane, but they soon lost their appetites. If you're too close, the Russkies might have assumed they were attempting to begin World War III.

CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: Sanditon lacks one thing that distinguishes Austen's sublime books: subtlety. The dialogue is as understated as a dowager duchess in full regalia, and new plot developments erupt like a coach and horses crashing through the scenery. Blam! On a beach, handsome bachelor Duke of Buckinghamshire (Edward Davis) stumbling out of a bathing machine, adjusting his cravat after a tumultuous meeting with another chap, and crashing straight into Miss Georgiana.

The veteran actor also said that hard-up members of the profession in need of assistance from the prestigious Actors' Benevolent Fund(ABF) had been let down by the 'broken' charities watchdog. Dame Penelope Keith, who is best known for her humour in The Good Life and To The Manor Born, has been named president of the group, as the latest advancement in a long-running conflict. Last year, Dame Penelope, 83, was one of ten trustees ousted from the charity's board by another group of actors in what observers would describe as a 'coup'. They claim that they were refused access to financial information and accused some remaining trustees of'sham governance,' while others suspect harassment and bullying. Dame Sian Phillips - who received a BAFTA award for her role in classic BBC drama series I, Claudius - was among the prominent figures included in the debate, as well as Likely Lads actress James Bolam.

He was found in January 2000 of murdering 15 elderly patients in his care for those who have forgotten Shipman or missed the 2002 ITV drama Harold Shipman: Doctor Death, starring James Bolam. He is also suspected of being responsible for the deaths of a further 250 people. When serving a life term at Wakefield Prison in Yorkshire in Yorkshire, he committed suicide in 2004. DeadHappy likes to push the boundaries. Its catchline is 'life insurance to die for' while previous adverts have included a picture of a pigeon pooping alongside the words: 'We think life insurance is s#*! We redesigned it.' The Shipman commercial, on the other hand, is a step too far. Yes, financial protection consultants insist so.

CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: This is the start of a new one for Goldilocks. She may have departed elsewhere if the Three Bears' house had CCTV surveillance and voice-activated porridge dispensers had been installed. Rochelle (Isis Hainsworth) isn't so lucky. She's trapped in a digital version of a Brothers Grimm story. . .. A lion is about to eat her up, and there's a slew of wolves. In Red Rose, BBC3, pictured, the fairytale app, which was downloaded to 16-year-old Rochelle's phone, makes her three wishes look like a genie. Rochelle rages for wealth, control, and admiration, forgetting that fairytales have always come at a price. Michael and Paul Clarkson's gruesome eight-part story follows a group of naive school-learners who are oblivious to the danger that is seen on their phones. The risks may be high-tech and supernatural, or perhaps there is a psychohacker stalking them. It's a bit of Stephen King here, a little bit of Derry Girls there,' Paul says.

Sean Bean and Nicola Walker, two British acting heavyweights, appear in a new comedy drama Marriage (left and right). With this four-parter for BBC1, Stefan Golaszewski's most recent series, Marriage is Stefan Golaszewski's latest effort to repeat the success of his bittersweet, award-winning comedies Mum and Him. He claims he's tried to make the first drama that reveals what marriage is really like, as opposed to the sanitized television version of it.

On television, Amanda Redman condemned the 'archaic under-representation' of women over 50. As she approaches 50, the actress, 65, said it makes her 'blood boil,' as she sees that chances for women on television begin to decrease as they reach their 50th anniversary.