News about Penelope Wilton

In our analysts' list of the best movies to watch On Demand right now, we have a slew of thrillers, exciting romances, and comedies. The experts have selected their top 30 films to watch over the Easter weekend, sifting through thousands of choices so you don't have to. To give you the most up-to-date on the latest movie offerings, they've also reviewed recent launches. To find out what to watch this weekend, scroll down to find out what to watch this weekend.

They are all included in our analysts' picks of the best shows to watch On Demand right now, including thrilling thrillers, fascinating documentaries, and comedies. This weekend, the experts have curated their top 20 shows as well as reviewing new launches. Read on to find out what to watch this weekend.

Camilla, 76, was welcomed by Gyles Brandreth as she welcomed visitors of the playwright's career, including actors of stage and screen, writers, producers, and representatives of the National Theatre and The Royal Shakespeare Company. The Queen is dressed in a green velvet shirt dress The Queen is calming and going on amid the King's health war. Portrait: The Queen spent an evening at Grosvenor House with some of Britain's finest Shakespearean actors. Camilla, from left, smiles as she poses with Dames from left, back row, Joanna Lumley, Twiggy Lawson, Harriet Walter, Penelope Wilton, Maulton, left. front row, Virginia McKenna, Sian Phillips, Judi Dench, Vanessa Redgrave, Penelope Keith and Patricia Routledge

Since it was set in the 1970s, a play about the late Queen Mother in London's West End has been given a warning. The Duke of York's Theatre is staging Backstairs Billy, which chronicles Queen Elizabeth's friendship with her aide William Tallon, portrayed by Luke Evans. According to the Telegraph, viewers of the show have been warned that it may have 'attitudes, words, and conventions' that a modern audience might find unpalatable. Marcelo Dos Santos' book explores Tallon's relationship with the Queen Mother, as well as the dramatization of rumors that a male prostitute was sneaked into Clarence House. It also includes references to 'Billy's' homosexuality, as well as trade union strikes as Margaret Thatcher became Prime Minister.

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Murder is Easy fans have praised the Agatha Christie version as 'ideal Christmas viewing' in a 'gorgeous setting.' David Jonsson appears in the 1939 novel version, who is investigating a string of deaths in the English village of Wychwood under Ashe. The show is based on 1954, and it features former English police officer Luke, a young man who has just arrived from Nigeria. Despite the unconventional retelling, many readers agreed the characters were true to the original, while still being gripped by the classic whodunnit.

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...

King Charles grandmother, the 77-year-old actress who will appear in Backstairs Billy in London's West End, told The Telegraph, she was a strong woman. Penelope Wilton portrays Elizabeth in the West End comedy Backstairs Billy, which explores her friendship with Royal Family steward William Tallon, played by Luke Evans of Beauty and the Beast. Wilton and Evans are pictured on the left.

Kathryn Flett, a UK analyst, reviews The Reunion, which is set in France, this week. 'Itune and chic, but it had 'numerous silly scenes,' she says.' It's "a savvy, pacy thriller with a result that is entirely impossible to predict," she says.'

He was a man of many talents: a dance partner, gin supplier, and the host of his boss's popular lunch parties. However, Backstairs Billy Tallon, the Queen Mother's closest aide, was best known for his ferocious sex drive, which culminated in him taking young men back to Clarence House for late-night trysts. Despite being surrounded by Her Late Majesty's protection after her death in 2002, William Tallon's fortune died in his Kennington, south-east London flat in 2007. This fall, the West End will host a new play about the Queen Mother. Penelope Wilton (inset top) of Downton Abbey is expected to play the queen, while Beauty and the Beast's Luke Evans will portray Tallon. Tallon and the Queen Mother on their 97th birthday in 1997 (left); carrying his boss's corgis at Heathrow in 1996; dancing with his boss (inset bottom).

EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: With Scotland Yard reopening its investigation into Shaun Bailey's participation in the 'jingle and mingle' lockdown Christmas party, is it too late to deny him ermine? The official list of his House of Lords nomination in Boris' resigning honours list has yet to be announced in the London Gazette, hinting at the King's intentions. Before the King approves the Letters Patent, Bailey must figure out his title with Garter King of Arms. Nothing is set in stone as of this writing.