Take That star, Jason Orange, has penned his first TV show, centering around a group of thirty something living in Notting Hill.

The hunk has already received interest from the BBC and Channel 4 in the show. It will be titled Popstars and Pilots and if picked up will run for ten week.

A source told the Daily Star: “The show is going to have some serious themes but there will be plenty of comedy elements, too. It will take a look at modern city life, interweaving storylines with songs and contemporary dance.”

Jason confirmed: “I’m very excited about the whole project.”

We recently reported that Jack Ryder (better known as Jamie Mitchell from Eastenders), had landed a role in ITV’s new daytime drama, The Royal Today.

The Sun newspaper has reported today that Jack has quit his new role before his first episode has even aired.

Ryder reportedly made the decision because he felt “too young” in his new role and “out of depth” during rehearsals.

He told The Sun: “It’s been a difficult decision but it is the right one for me and the series.”

The BBC has revealed that the infamous Doctor Who will get a new companion in the fourth series of the hit sci-fi TV show, but there will still be room for Martha.

Martha (played by Freema Agyeman) will be moving off to spin-off show Torchwood for three episodes and then returning to the main Doctor Who show for the final half of the fourth series.

Russell T Davies, the show’s executive producer and head writer said: Read more & comment »

Emmerdale’s Carrie Nicholls was thrown deep into a quagmire of murder and mystery when she arrived in the village, but viewers will finally get a glimpse of her past with the sudden arrival of her stunning younger sister, Lexi.

TV newcomer Sally Oliver will debut in the ITV1 soap in July as Lexi turns up unannounced and ready to raise hell in the village.

Fresh from a spell in a foreign prison after being convicted on drugs charges, Lexi’s arrival will send a timely reminder to her sister that in Emmerdale, skeletons abandoned in closets invariably come back to haunt you. Read more & comment »

Emmerdale actress, Linda Thorson, has admitted that she suffered from vertigo and dizziness while filming a recent stunt on set.

Linda, who plays Rosemary King, took a dramatic fall over a bannister this week and she told The Sun just how difficult she found the ordeal.

She said:

“I felt a little dizzy and had to really steel myself for the scene as I had to throw myself out over the rail quite a lot to look as if I’d gone and there was a big drop below me. Read more & comment »

Emmerdale’s dopey Marlon Dingle is to be shot this week by his brother Eli.

According to the ITV soaps website, the incident takes place after Marlon has a big win on a dog race but the bookie refuses to pay out. Marlon and Eli take matters into their own hands and decide to setal the money, but it all goes wrong when Eli accidentally shoots Marlon and he ends up lying in a pool of blood.

As police rush to the crime scene Eli has a decision to make. He must either sacrifice his freedom or leave his brother to die at the shop.

There may be love on the horizon for Emmerdale’s Matthew King, as Sharon Lambert sets out to find her next conquest.

After her mother Val ruined her wedding, Sharon is on the lookout for a new rich man and her attentions may just turn to Matthew, the most eligible bachelor in the dales.

Actress Victoria Hawkins, who plays Sharon, told ITV soaps: “If she was looking for someone rich then it would have to be one of the Kings.” Read more & comment »

Sammy Winward has just won another legion of male fans! She admitted this week that she likes to pole dance to keep fit.

Sammy, who plays Katie Sugden in Emmerdale told The Sun: “I haven’t had any lessons yet but I’ve taught myself a lot of moves, I can’t do the upside-down stuff but I can do all the spins - it really helps firm up different parts of my body.”

Winward added that feeling confident about her appearance is very important to her.

“I’m always walking around my house naked - I’ll walk around with no clothes on in front of my sister and my mum,” she said. “I feel happy with myself and that’s very important.”

Doctor Who producers are reportedly trying to line up Woody Allen for the Doctor Who christmas special.

An insider on the BBC1 sci-fi hit said: “Producers are going all out for big names. Read more & comment »

The writers of Emmerdale are to kill off Len Reynolds this week as actor Peter Martin is off to star in the stage version of Dad’s Army.

A show insider told The Mirror: “Details of how Len dies are being kept under wraps but any sudden death is always a winner when it comes to ratings.” Read more & comment »