News about Shane Meadows

The 30 best period dramas to watch on demand: Our critics sift through thousands of options to pick the most romantic, gripping and steamy shows to enjoy right now

www.dailymail.co.uk, February 21, 2024
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.

This Is England cast including Vicky McClure leave fans convinced a new series is in the works as they reunite for a Christmas catch up

www.dailymail.co.uk, December 22, 2023
After the cast and crew, including Vicky McClure and creator Shane Meadows, enjoyed a Christmas catch up on Thursday, England fans were left thinking a new series might be in the works. Thomas Turgoose, 31, who played Shaun Fields in the famous drama, posted a snapshot of his coworkers on Instagram, showing that they all loved being photographed for the camera while enjoying a meal at a restaurant. The 2006 film This is England was a huge success, sparking three subsequent television series focusing on the characters in the years 86, 88, and 1990, which ended in 2015.

The High Court has ruled out a British-Indian actress who claims she suffered racial abuses on the diversity scheme

www.dailymail.co.uk, December 13, 2023
When participating in the Elevate program, India Eva Rae argued that she was "mistreated" and "victimized" by the arts charity when attempting to foster diversity in the film and television industries, she argued in her now-stalled High Court case. Ms Rae, who has learning difficulties and identifies as a British-Asian female of Indian origin, said her needs were not taken into account by Bafta, resulting in her "missing out on program opportunities." Ms Rae could'could not) understand anything that comes out of your mouth, darling, according to her, a casting director at a 2020 Elevate event told her she was 'exotic,' and that she needed 'accent and speech lessons' as they'could not) comprehend anything that comes out of your mouth.

SARAH VINE's This Week is Week 10! The tale of the £650 million pesant robbers is a strange one

www.dailymail.co.uk, June 2, 2023
Sarah Vine, a UK writer, reviews Shane Meadows' The Gallows Pole, describing the performance as'mesmerizing.' Annika Strandhed, a Nicola Walker play DI Annika Strandhed, who has recently moved to the Scottish police's Glasgow-based Marine Homicide Unit, is also a contributor to BBC1's Annika.

CHRISTOPHER STEVENS on last night's TV: Starving peasants?These actors are sipping lattes

www.dailymail.co.uk, June 1, 2023
CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: The Gallow's Pole (BBC2) is loosely based on a Benjamin Myers book, which is loosely based on a tale of a gang of starving weavers at the start of the Industrial Revolution, who switched to forgery and counterfeiting. Not that any of the first three parts of this three-part series would have been expected, but to put it mildly, it took a long time to get going. The first five minutes featured a man dressed in a blood-drenched jacket, carrying a bag of blacksmith's accessories behind him, and defending off hallucinations of demons with stags' antlers.

Who stars in the latest ITV medical drama series?

www.dailymail.co.uk, April 23, 2023
On Sunday night, ITV's dramatic new medical drama Malpractice is expected to be available on TVs for the first time. Dr. Lucinda Edwards, who is being prosecuted by fellow doctors after a patient on her watch dies from an opioid overdose, is the subject of the riveting five-part series. Viewers who enjoyed Line Of Duty and Casualty will probably be captivated by the new film as it is from the same production firm as the former. But who will be starring in the new series?