Unreality TV

This documentary tells the story of one of the most corrupt and manipulative men ever to hold power in England – Thomas Cromwell.

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The final episode of the crime drama is set in the present day, as we see DCI Denise Woods has finally turned her life around. Things are looking up for Denise as she applies for a superintendent position, however events soon take a turn for the worse when she is invited to dinner with ex-husband Ray and his new wife. Here it is revealed that Denise’s 19 year old daughter Charlotte is pregnant, Denise reacts badly to the news and creates a bigger rift between her and her daughter.

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The whole nation is on the edge of their seats waiting for the new series of Sherlock to hit our screens, so we were all delighted when it was earlier reported that this would be happening in September.

Fans have followed the progress of the third series, which stars Benedict Cumberbatch as the title role in the BBC modern day twist on the original novels by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, since filming began a few months ago after a two year break since series 2, so were all thrilled that we may only have to wait a few more months to see all the action.
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Fans of Coronation Street star Jack P Shepherd will doubtless be pleased to hear that he and fiancé Lauren Shippey have announced that they are expecting their second child.

Revealing the news on Twitter, Jack, who of course plays dad-to-be David Platt on the show, wrote, “Me and @LaurenShippey are pleased to announce we are expecting a baby, we are both very happy. X”

Jack and Lauren, who have a 4 year old daughter, Nyla, suffered some turbulence in their relationship in 2010 after it was alleged that Jack had fathered a baby boy after a one-night stand with the child’s mother… Read more & comment »

After being revealed as the person in Hollyoaks responsible for pushing his new bride, Texas Longford to her death on her wedding day, the actor who plays Will Savage has revealed that he hopes his character gets away with the crime!

Fans of the hit Channel 4 soap will know how, a few days after Texas (Bianca Hendrickse-Spendlove) met her maker during the dramatic wedding, her killer was revealed to be none other than her own husband Will (James Atherton) though the police, and other residents, are still currently investigating 4 other people for the crime.
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It’s been revealed today that Sherlock and Parade’s End star Benedict Cumberbatch filmed a naked shower scene as part of his role in Star Trek: Into Darkness…

And despite the fact that Benedict has thousands of female fans who may well have gone to see the movie just for that reason, the director decided to delete it from the movie’s final cut!

In the film, Benedict – who was recently voted by Sun readers as Sexiest Man – plays the role of terrorist Khan, who goes into battle with Captain Kirk, who’s played by Chris Pine. Read more & comment »

It’s been reported today that a study carried out by The Co-Op and Liverpool John Moores University Business School has revealed that 72% of the food characters in our top soaps “ate or talked about” was unhealthy.

According to the Daily Star, the experts who oversaw the study have therefore slammed the various shows for promoting a lifestyle that, for example in the instance of Emmerdale character Eric Pollard – who’s played by Chris Chittell – could see him in an early grave!

The paper adds, “Over two weeks scientists analysed more than 830 scenes from four popular soaps – Coronation Street, EastEnders, Emmerdale and Hollyoaks… Read more & comment »

Last night, the explosive 2-hour finale of Criminal Minds won the ratings battle, with Masterchef coming bottom of the table – even being beaten by Modern Family and Two and a Half Men repeats.

Both Criminal Minds episodes received over 10 million viewers and although Masterchef came bottom of the table, it still received a respectable 5 million viewers.
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Josh Sapan, AMC CEO has said that he hopes to be sitting at the 2022 Barclays conference still discussing The Walking Dead, as it has the potential to continue for many more years.

The Walking Dead is heading into its fourth season, and is set to return to the network this October.
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Those of you who have been reading my reviews of Scott and Bailey know that I haven’t loved this series as much as the previous two. That’s mainly because I feel that Sally Wainwright has somewhat neglected the crime storylines in favour of our two titular female detectives. Though that’s not necessarily a bad thing, I just don’t feel I’ve been as enthralled with the series as I could’ve been. Thankfully, that all changes tonight, as we finally find out who was strangling Gill and we see how those around her react.

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The first season of Arrow on The CW may have only just finished, but it seems a fresh scoop of spoilers have already surfaced online.

Arrow will return to the network this fall with more the one villain, according to Marc Guggenheim.
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It seems like one of the Game of Thrones stars is being a bore, refusing to get her kit off for some of the scenes.

Who this actress is, isn’t known, but according to Oona Chaplin “one of the girls in the show” has refused to get her kit off for any scenes on the drama.
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Bernard Cribbins has revealed that he will not be taking part in the Doctor Who 50^th anniversary special – sorry Wilf fans!

Fans of the show will know that Cribbins played the character of Wilfred Mott alongside the tenth doctor – David Tennant.
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Three year ago, Telford Police gave permission for cameras to start film what became one of the biggest child sex abuse cases in Britain. Operation Chalice eventually encompassed over 100 victims and around 200 expected perpetrators.

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Tonight, Channel 4 present a televison first as they set out to prove that unlocking the secrets of a fat family’s genes can help provide the answer to their lifelong weight problems.

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