News about Michael Sheen

The three part series A Very Royal Scandal is not set to be released until October - six months after rival streaming platform Netflix 's version, which was out on April 5. Both dramas recreate one of the most astounding interviews in television history when Prince Andrew spoke out about his friendship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and claimed he did not sweat.

A brutal rebellion on a train full of the last humans, a 'zomromcom' in which the dead start shuffling around London and a contemporary reimagining of an HG Wells classic... there's so much for fans of post-apocalyptic fiction and sci-fi to get stuck into right now. We've selected the 25 dramas and films that it really would be the end of the world to miss - sifting through thousands of options so you don't have to. Looking for a new series or film to stream On Demand? Read on to find out the shows worth investing your precious time in...

Official government data shows 113,045 people aged 34 and under registered to vote on April 16 - a 350 per cent surge on the day before that accounted for 73.8 per cent of the 153,614 registrations yesterday (inset left). And the number of registrations from younger voters has almost doubled from the last equivalent local elections in 2021, when local, mayoral and police elections last took place on the same day. The push came following the last-minute 'Give an X' drive from celebrities including Michael Sheen and Billy Bragg (right, top and bottom), as well as Chicken Shop Date YouTuber Amelia Dimoldenberg, to encourage younger voters to vote.

Blue Lights season two returned with rave reviews on Monday as Sian Brooke reprised her role as Constable Grace Ellis, a social worker turned policeman attempting to get a handle on the crime in Belfast.  It's the latest of Sian's series to receive rave reviews of late, having been plucked by BBC bosses to star in several primetime shows on the channel.  An average of 2.7 million viewers tuned into the police drama, with the figure expected to rise in coming days.  

Amazon bosses are reportedly in 'crisis talks' over their upcoming historical drama A Very Royal Scandal about the 2019 Newsnight television interview of Prince Andrew after Netflix's Scoop won praise. Three-part series A Very Royal Scandal from Amazon MGM Studios is not set for release until October, six months after rival streaming service Netflix's version, which was out on April 5. The Amazon version retells journalist Emily Maitlis' professional and personal journey in the run-up to the BBC Two interview with Prince Andrew, who is played by actor Michael Sheen.

Michael Sheen cut a suave figure alongside his glamorous wife Anna Lundberg as they arrived at the Olivier Awards 2024 at London's Royal Albert Hall. The Welsh actor, 55, looked dapper in a black suit co-ord and a classy bow tie ahead of co-hosting the award night - but his stunning wife, 30, certainly risked to steal the spotlight. The Swedish actress looked ethereal in a bejewelled strapless white gown, featuring a plunging sweetheart neckline.

An animal talent agency owned by former star of TV show Desperate Scousewives Layla Flaherty has gone bust, MailOnline has learned. The former model's company Urban Paws UK Ltd has gone into voluntarty liquidation with debts totalling nearly £240,000, according to documents lodged at Companies House last month. The company's demise comes a year after MailOnline revealed Ms Flaherty was found 'guilty' of registering a false internet domain name to hijack web traffic from a rival business to her own website. Sole director Ms Flaherty, 40, owes the bulk of the debt to the taxman, with HMRC topping the list of creditors at £170,000. Other debts are due to Santander Bank £32,632.00, Lombard Finance £30,000.00, Redundancy Payments Service £7,500.00, Point Accounting LTD £600.00and employees £600.00.

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...

Michael Sheen has humourously related how the moment he broke his toe at a gym culminated in a surprise meeting with Tom Jones' sister. During his appearance on BBC One's show The Assembly, where he was interviewed by a group of 35 autistic, neurodivergent, and learning disabled people, the Welsh actor, 55, shared the tale. In a single clip, the multi-award-winning actor and producer can be seen explaining to the group how a common exercise machine at the gym broke his big toe.

During his appearance on BBC One's The Assembly, Mr Sheen made the remarks. He was questioned by a group of 35 autistic, neurodivergent, and learning disabled people. He also went into detail about why he opted to resign his OBE and that he has a problem with Prince and Princess of Wales titles. It was billed as the show where no subjects are out of bounds and no questions are off the table, and no questions were asked, but the Assembly lived up to its word as Mr Sheen was asked a variety of questions openly. Mr Sheen was grilled on one of the monarchy's most vocal critics and, as a Welshman, their place in Wales.

After being asked about their 25-year age disparities on BBC's The Assembly, Michael Sheen has shed some light on his relationship with Anna Lundberg. On Friday, the Welsh actor, 55, appeared on the special, which was organized in conjunction with Autism Awareness Week (April 2-8). 35 neurodivergent people grilled him with a variety of questions, but some of them were more personal than others.

During Autism Acceptance Week on Friday evening, the Assembly from the BBC aired on Friday evening and has captured the viewers' hearts. As a group of autistic, neurodivergent, and learning disabled people fired questions at actor Michael Sheen, he was on the thirty minute special. Throughout the film, the Welsh actor answered a slew of questions about his personal life to the royal family.

Some people felt that the film, which was based on one of the most popular scenes in UK media,'missed the real story and lacks the 'investigative spirit and sense of anxiety.' The film intends to capture the tensions behind booking the Duke of York for the program, where Maitlis discussed Virginia Giuffre's allegations that she was coerced to have sex with Andrew three times when she was 17 under Epstein's orders, as well as the prevailing cast during the period.

The ex-BBC Newsnight producer who arranged the notorious Prince Andrew interview regretted his inability to apologise for his association with Epstein, which sealed his fate. Sam McAlister has made the remarks in the run-up to the trailer unveiling of Netflix's Scoop, which is based on her book and reveals the driver's account of the car-crash interview. It's widely regarded as the most controversial interview in royal history, causing the royals to announce that Andrew will step back from public service only days after it aired. Ms McAlister told Radio Times: "My belief was that the interview was fair, and it was his silence, not his refusal to apologise, that caused this.' And that this will be his permanent home. I was sitting 15 feet behind him in Buckingham Palace, with Emily in my line of sight, and hearing nearly an hour of some of the most memorable, excruciating, and impactful interview questions and answers in the history of BBC journalism.'

IAN HERBERT: As has become the tradition on these major occasions, they've been rolling out the Welsh emperors in Cardiff. In Tuesday's play-off final, Rhys Ifans, the actor, has taken over from Michael Sheen, the tournament's drive, giving the Welsh team some energy. However, no gloss can mask the true problem. Though Wales goes on without their own once-in-a-generation genius, Poland is still holding on to their traditions. Robert Lewandowski has scored 82 goals for Poland, a record broken only by Romelu Lukaku, Ferenc Puskas, and Cristiano Ronaldo, and the last tournament is approaching.

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EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: Queen Camilla will lead the extended Royal Family at the Commonwealth Day service on Monday, with the missing King directing all able-bodied royals to attend. This sheds an unwelcome light on the royal sickbay (the King, Kate and Princess Alexandra) as well as others' frailty. The Duke of Kent (89 this year) now needs a stick or wheelchair to get around, and the Duke of Gloucester is 80 in August. On Sunday, Prince Edward, the Windsor clan's one-time baby, turned 60.

Since getting the lowest audience figures ever recorded for a prime-time drama finale, with only 697,000 viewers tuning in for the final episode, his latest series has become the BBC's biggest disappointment. Its demise may have broader implications in Sheen's career, with the 55-year-old alienating many with his vehement tirades directed at everything from Prince of Wales and King Charles to English people who chastised for encouraging the Welsh to support Brexit.

The Way is a BBC show about a brutal government crackdown in Wales, with people fleeing and being threatened by English fascists. Sheen, a Welsh nationalist, leads the Driscoll family as they attempt to flee the UK. However, only 697,000 viewers watched the final episode, which was trounced in the rankings by the introduction of Celebrity Big Brother on ITV, which attracted a 2.3 million viewers. In addition, The Way opened with just 1.7 million viewers, which is below the average for a prime time slot.

Nostalgia is the enemy, according to CHRISTOPHER STEVENS. Well, nostalgia and also the English, capitalism, Mrs Thatcher, the police, the English, middle-class swingers, Freemasons, immigration officials and did I mention the English? Michael Sheen's spittle-flecked revolutionary rant The Way (BBC) began with incoherent ferociousness and has never been more dissatisfied. The three hours spent protesting England's draconian treatment of the Welsh brought an end to a tumultuous scene. It would have been unfair to accuse Sheen of missing the plot because he didn't have knowledge of it from the start. The tale followed a warring family, the Driscolls, who were caught up in a protest march in Port Talbot, which became a riot rather than a civil war. Sensing squads of security goons armed with assault rifles are sent, followed by the Army with helicopters. The Driscolls fled on foot, then in the back of a lorry, by barge and camouflescent in coffins, with a bounty on their heads.

Kathryn Flett, a UK writer, reviews Breathtaking, ITV's enthralling three-parter about the Covid crisis. Although the performance is affecting, she wonders if anyone's excited to revisit 2020.

The four-legged actor who captured the heart of best actress Emma Stone and millions of others at the BAFTA Film Awards last night will be named as Lilliput the Maltese terrier. Lilli, a canine showbiz veteran, played the part of Michael Sheen's dog and stole the showbiz world by posting a photo of her. In the first five-minute sketch with host David Tennant, where the Scottish actor revealed that she didn't agree to dog-sit for Michael Sheen before he realized it conflicted with his BAFTA appearance.

Oppenheimer received seven awards at The Royal Festival Hall last night, but Poor Things, which earned five gongs, was also a hit night. Tennant made his BAFTA debut this year, while Michael J Fox, who is living with Parkinson's disease, brought viewers to tears when he came out on stage in a wheelchair but kept on speaking at the podium. However, viewers were left'switching off' after Ted Lasso's Nick Mohammed irked spectators with a high voice, and a BBC reporter left Andrew Scott squirming when he asked him about Keoghan's naked scene at the end of Saltburn. Thankfully, Hannah Waddingham, a fellow Ted Lasso actor, wowed audiences with her touching interpretation of 'Time After Time' by Cyndi Lauper. Tennant, a Doctor Who actor, was a hit, with his constant enthusiasm and infectious humour, but the audience was stunned by his performance of Bark Ruffalo, a nifty reference.

KEMI BADENOCH: China has flooded the global market with subsidised steel for decades, and multinational companies around the world are struggling to make any money from steel. The two nation's two largest steelworks, operated by British Steel in Scunthorpe and Tata in Port Talbot, are losing between £1-1.5 million per day. Some have suggested that the companies be phased out. Doing so would leave the government with a bill running into billions to close and clean up the sites.