News about Lesley Manville

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A host of fantastic films, great gigs, awesome new albums and spectacular stage performances - they are all featured in our critics' picks of the best of film, music and theatre.Our experts have explored all the options for culture vultures to get their teeth into, and decided on the movies, music and plays that are well worth dedicating your weekend to.

While Marisa and her boyfriend enjoyed a sweet outing, her latest movie Back To Black faced a poor reception from film critics.

A positively deranged black comedy, behind-the-scenes wheeling and dealing over Prince Andrew's bombshell interview and a beautifully appointed British historical drama... there's so much for avid royal watchers to stream right now. We've selected the 20 best royal dramas to watch On Demand - sifting through thousands of options to save you having to lift a regal finger. Looking for a new series or film to stream? Read on to find out the shows worth investing your time in...

EXCLUSIVE: This is Back to Black actress Marisa Abela looking altogether more winsome, starring in the school production of Tristan and Yseult (Tristan and Isolde) back in 2014 when she was just 17 years old (left). A pupil at the exclusive girls-only independent Roedean in Brighton, East Sussex, she took to the stage to feed her love of drama. And even back then staff recognised she had 'star quality' and say she would light up the stage with all her performances - ahead of her starring role in the controversial biopic (right) that has divided fans of the late soul singer, who died aged 27 in 2011.

EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: Prince William, who is on light duty at the time, might be ecstatic to hear that he will swerve the Bafta Awards next month. The Crown, Netflix's dramatization of Windsor family life, is up for eight awards, including Dominic West (who played William's father); Elizabeth Debicki (his mother); and Lesley Manville (great-aunt Margaret). Steve Coogan has been nominated for best actor in The Reckoning for his portrayal of Jimmy Savile. William and Harry were given Jim'll Fix It badges by Savile once. The prince may have found it impossible to distinguish gongs.

Since winning eight nominations for the TV BAFTAs, the Crown viewers have been left confused as they brand the sixth series'mediocre.' On Tuesday, the TV BAFTA nominations were revealed ahead of the ceremony on May 12, with The Crown leading the way with the most nods in total. However, royal drama commentators have argued that the nods were undeserved as they say he has'fallen downhill' and has become a "snooze fest."

Ryan Murphy has unveiled the first trailer for his latest horror film Grotesquerie after more than a decade of success with his hit American Horror Story franchise. Niecy Nash-Betts, who appears alongside Courtney B. Vance and Lesley Manville, was the teaser. Although the video has remained black with only the actors' names, there is also some subtle by scary music playing in the background as the Nash-Betts character provides some emotional commentary.

A dramatic mixture of tension, passion, and intrigue can be obtained during period dramas. But with so many options across so many streaming services, where should you start? Well, our reporters have done the hard work for you by sifting through copies to bring you an unbeatable selection of 30 options that will take you back to the excitement and passion of long-past eras.

In our analysts' picks of the best shows to watch On Demand right now, ripping thrillers, romantic comedies, and period dramas are all included. The experts have chosen their top 20 shows to watch this weekend, as well as reviewing new launches. Find out what to watch this weekend by clicking here.

If it's whirlwind romance, coming-of-age heartache, or a celebration of love, we have a curated collection of cosy shows to watch this Valentine's Day.

Our experts have hand-picked the best shows to watch right now, ranging from the end of a royal drama fit for a king to a contemporary spin on a children's classic. This week, the experts have compiled a list of the top ten shows to watch as well as reviewing new launches. Find out what to watch out for...

Since the 'true story' of more recent events has yet to emerge, Netflix has always been 'adamant' for The Crown to come to an end. Following the final episodes being broadcast this week, a consulting analyst on the award-winning drama Annie Sulzberger explained how the team needed time to properly investigate events in the royal household. William and Kate's blossoming romance, the late Queen's Golden Jubilee, and Charles and Camilla finally tied the knot brought the show to a close.

On December 14, the show's last episodes debuted on the streaming platform, weeks after the first half of series six was released last month. As the notorious drama involving the Royal family came to an end, viewers took to social media to say that they were 'heartbroken.'

The last five episodes of The Crown have finally arrived on Netflix - to mixed reviews. On Thursday, December 14, part two of series six came to an end, bringing the famous show about the British royal family to a close. The episodes explore William and Harry's grief in the aftermath of Diana's death, Prince Margaret's last years, as well as William and Kate's first thrones of romance while attending St Andrews University.

This is one of over 450 costumes and props from hit television series Princess Diana's legendary "revenge dress" (centre right) and will go up for auction early next year. Worn by Diana (pictured center left) on the evening when the then-Prince of Wales revealed adultery on national television in June 1994, Christina Stamboulian's black-shoulder dress is expected to sell for between £8,000 and £12,000. A version of the Harvard University jumper she was photographed in while exercising (pictured top left), as well as a copy of her sapphire and diamond engagement ring (right), which are both priced at £700 and a diamond engagement ring set to £3,000. In February, Left Bank Pictures, the production company behind the film, will be selling the objects at Bonhams.

Netflix's royal drama The Crown is expected to come to an end with its sixth and final series, which will come to an end. The last instalment will be available in two parts, with the first launching on November 16, and the second on December 14. The last episodes of the series are expected to be more popular than ever, with several details that have leaked with controversies now. With series five, the Netflix drama was supposed to come to an end, but creator Peter Morgan told Deadline that he had reverted to his first vision and run it for six seasons. "As we began to discuss the storylines for Series 5, it became clear that we should go back to the original plan and do six seasons in order to do justice to the story's richness and complexity."

The last episode of the second series of World on Fire is scheduled to air on tonight, and fans are already yelling for a third season. During the Second World War's outbreak, the BBC tells the tale of many lives of ordinary civilians around Europe. The first series spanned March 1939 to July 1940, while the second season followed events from October 1940 to May 1941.

An RAF pilot emerged from a crash landing 'with barely a scratch,' leaving viewers fuming over the show's 'unrealistic' storylines.' The dramatic drama, which stars Lesley Manville, Sean Bean, Helen Hunt, and Jonah Hauer-King, follows people from all walks of life during the Second World War's first year. The second series was postponed by four years thanks to Covid, but it was widely celebrated when it returned to screens earlier this month. However, viewers were left dissatisfie with the 'unrealistic' dialogue and storylines in the new episode, which aired on BBC One last night. Pilot David (Gregg Sulkin) found himself in a serious danger over France's skies in this hour-long episode. Despite crashing landfall in hostile territory, viewers were taken aback by the pilot's arrival with only a cut on his head.

While appearing on a forthcoming episode of the BBC's genealogy show Who Do You Think You Are?, the Crown actress, 67, made the shocking discovery. She was told how Aaron Harding, her great-great-grandfather, was an anti-establishment rebel ringleader who received the death penalty for his role in a violent peasant revolt.

Lesley Manville discovers that her great-great-grandfather, Aaron Harding, was instrumental in the 1830's so-called Swing Riots. Hundreds of agricultural labourers burned houses and sacked machinery around the country, including Mr Harding, a widowed father-of-nine and Thomas, a younger brother who died in protest at lower wages, rising taxes, and increased mechanization.

Andrew Lloyd-Webber, the British West End, went back to dig into his roots for BBC1's flagship genealogy show, Who Do You Believe You Are?, this week, which is in its 20th series. As he begins his journey of self-discovery, the composer behind the Phantom of the Opera and Cats, pictured, is in for a surprise.

Lesley Manville, a veteran actress, has no desire to bring someone into her life while still insisting she is perfectly content single. Gary Oldman, 67, was married to Gary Oldman, 65, from 1987 to 1990, with Gary breaking away with Uma Thurman when their son Alfie was only three months old. Lesley, an Oscar winner, later divorced actor Joe Dixon, who she was married to from 2000 to 2004.

CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: If you felt the first part of Great Expectations (BBC1) was traumatic, the second episode was even worse. Any part of this adaptation is beyond belief, but the majority of all exposes Steven Knight's storytelling in a brutal way.