Holby City actress, Sharon D Clarke, better known as Dr Lola Griffin, thinks she may just be able to handle a medical procedure in real life after her experience on Holby.

She told Whats On TV

“We do something a lot called a tension pneumothorax - it’s when a person’s lung has collapsed and we have to stick a long needle into the chest cavity to relieve the pressure,” explains Sharon, who is also well known for playing the Killer Queen in musical We Will Rock You.

“We do that totally correctly, and I’d say that’s the thing I’d be most confident doing in real life if it happened to someone in the street. I’ve done it so many times in the show - we have medical advisors on the show who make sure that we’re doing everything correctly.

“People watch the show and sometimes stuff happens in life and you remember something you saw on the telly, and you go for it. It’s subliminal, isn’t it, it all goes in. If you’re a fan and have watched Holby every week for seven years or whatever, it’s bound to sink in a bit.”

bosses behind the hit TV show, 24, have defended the frequent torture scenes that appear in the show.

“We invent these scenarios where you’re certain the terrorist knows where the bomb is,” writer and executive producer Evan Katz told Sun Online. “Of course, that is a certainty that doesn’t really exist in real life.

“The truth is, that in those circumstances (torture) seems like the right thing to do, to us.

“If a character knows where a nuclear bomb is going to go off, then I don’t think that there are too many people who would say, ‘okay we can’t torture him because it’s against our principles and so we will let the nuclear bomb go off’.”

Five whole viewers complained to the Advertising Standards Authority about the new Daz advertisement featuring Right Said Fred singing “I’m too sexy for my whites.”

Some parents felt it was an unsuitable ad for children to watch, due to the use of the word sexy.

However the ASA have responded by saying that they will not uphold the complaints and will be placing no restrictions on the ad.

They stated that: “Young children who saw the ad were likely to respond to the humour, rather than viewing it in a sexual context.”

And it added, “We understood that some parents may have felt uncomfortable explaining what ’sexy’ meant, but we nevertheless concluded that the ad was suitable to be shown without a scheduling restriction.”

Emmerdale actor, Matthew Wolfenden, has spilled the beans this week on his upcoming affair with Katie Sugden.

The actor said: “He doesn’t intend anything happening with Katie but you can tell there’s a twinkle in his eye and also in hers, she quite fancies him.”

“There’s a little spark between them but he doesn’t want anything to happen, he’s with Del and quite happy that way.”

“He drives her home one evening, and it gets a little bit too heated and things happen that he didn’t expect to…” the star revealed.

The next installment of BBC’s hit Sci-Fi show, Doctor Who may be delayed by a week if Saturday’s FA Cup semi-final runs into extra time.

The BBC Reported:

A spokeswoman said the programme could not be broadcast after extra time as it would be “too late” for younger fans.

Saturday’s episode features comedian Ardal O’Hanlon as a guest star.

Families all over the UK will be devastated. Surely they could postpone the football instead?

Joanne Whalley (The Singing Detective, Scandal) and Ray Stevenson (Rome) star in Life Line, a supernatural and thrilling love story in two parts that will air on BBC One later in April.

Successful entrepreneur Peter Briscoe leads an affluent, but soulless, life, having broken up with Katy, his one true love, 15 years earlier to pursue his career abroad.

Back in London for his brother’s wedding, Peter catches a glimpse of Katy leaving an art gallery one evening and, determined to make up for lost time, decides to engineer a “chance” meeting between them. Read more & comment »

The Daily Mail is offering all you Life On Mars fans a chance to win the classic car used in the filming of the show, a Ford Cortina.

Star of Life On Mars, John Simms spoke fondly of the car, saying:

“The Cortina has become an icon and I think Life On Mars has helped to make the car cool again,” says co-star Glenister.

“I love that car, so whoever wins it had better look after it. I had hoped to get it when we finished filming.

“I loved all my scenes with the car, not just because I got to perform handbrake turns and skid around corners - although with no power-assisted steering that was tough going - but because it also meant I didn’t have to learn so many lines.”

For your chance to win, click here.

Two of the biggest comedy names in Britain, Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse, have reunited after eight years for a sketch series with a gallery of completely new characters. They include: Peskovitch, the ever-diving footballer; the Posh Scaffolders; and Nelson Mandela as you have never seen him before.

Enfield And Whitehouse also features Morwenna Banks and Laura Solon.

This new series is all about new and painfully sharp comment on current society and other characters making an appearance include the Computer Billionaires, Bono and The Edge.

Fridays
9.30-10.00pm BBC ONE

In celebration of the centenary of Daphne du Maurier’s birth, a new drama starring Geraldine Somerville, Elizabeth McGovern and Janet McTeer brings the secret love life of this renowned writer to BBC Two later this April.

Based on personal letters and biographies, the film charts the story of Daphne’s unrequited passion for the beautiful and glamorous American heiress, Ellen Doubleday, and how the play she wrote about this forbidden desire led her to a life-changing love affair with the irreverent, fun-loving actress Gertrude Lawrence.

Daphne called herself “a boy in a box” and this revealing drama shows how Daphne’s incendiary love life informed the writing of her compelling stories. Read more & comment »

Former James Bond star, Pierce Brosnan, has admitted that he is a HUGE sopa fan and would particularly love to land a role in Yorshire based soap, Emmerdale.

He said, “I really enjoy Emmerdale - it’s the scenery. I wouldn’t mind a role in a soap, it all looks such good fun.”

An Emmerdale spokesman adds, “I’m sure the locals would be thrilled to welcome him down at the Woolpack (pub) for a vodka martini.”

Ben Elton comes to ITV1 in a brand new comedy series which pairs the multi award winning playwright, novelist and presenter with Alexa Chung, one of TV’s hottest (and coolest) rising stars.

Get A Grip is a brand new type of comedy show. Ben has teamed up with Popworld’s queen of cool Alexa Chung to create a new weekly observational comedy series which sticks it’s head above the parapet of 21st Century Britain, sticks it’s head straight back down again and screams “Get A Grip”

The show sets Ben and Alexa in a newsroom style studio from which they take a weekly hilarious cross generational look at anything and everything. Aided by sketches and visual voice overs Ben’s unique humour, challenged by Alexa’s youthful, sassy attitude will ensure that you never look at the world the same way again.

Spend 30-minutes each week with Ben and Alexa and watch the verbal fireworks begin!

ITV1 Network Wednesday 4 April 10:00 PM to 10:30 PM

Popworld presenter, Alexa Chung, admitted that she was very nervous about the prospect of working with such a comedic legend as Ben Elton, for their new show, Get A Grip, which launches on ITV1 tonight.

However she soon got over her nerves when she realised how down to earth and personable Ben really is.

“It’s been amazing working with Ben,” said Alexa, “He is not how I expected – he’s much friendlier and more mellow.

“I thought he would be really manic and I thought that I wouldn’t be able to keep up with him.”

Get A Grip is a brand new type of comedy show. Ben has teamed up with Popworld’s queen of cool to create a new weekly observational comedy series which sticks it’s head above the parapet of 21st Century Britain, sticks it’s head straight back down again and screams “Get A Grip”

Tonights show will take a look at the recent trend towards conspiracy theories and even broaches the subject of Princess Diana’s death.

ITV1 Network Wednesday 4 April 10:00 PM to 10:30 PM

Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond, believes that the BBC were right to air footage of his hideous, 288 mph car crash.

He stated to Star Magazine:

“If it didn’t kill me at the time, it wasn’t going to kill me just watching it. But to see details - like the crash helmet that saved my life and the harness that stopped me being smashed to pieces - took my breath away,” he said, adding that he felt it was important that viewers were not shielded from the images.

“It’s a sensitive issue, but I think it would have been irresponsible for us not to show it. Things go wrong - that’s how it is in the world.”

The very handsome and butch, Matt Healy has revealed that he has a secret soft spot for The Sound Of Music…..weird!

Matt told Closer magazine: “I think I’m the only heterosexual bloke in the land who owns a copy of ‘The Sound Of Music’. I especially like the bit where Christopher Plummer - who plays Captain von Trapp - sings Edelweiss.

“The DVD is there in my collection just in case I get bored in my later years.”

He also admitted to being a big Celebrity Big Brother fan, saying: “I’m really quite embarrassed about this, but I loved ‘Celebrity Big Brother’ this year. I was shocked by what went on in there, but I liked Donny Tourette who climbed over the wall. It was a shame he didn’t stay longer.”

Former Glamour Model, Tracy Kirby, is about to hit our screens playing the owner of a lapdancing club visited by some Albert Square men.

Tracy told Britain’s Inside Soap magazine: “Bizarrely, Jim Branning will be visiting the club. We can only hope that Dot doesn’t find out, because there isn’t an excuse in the world that will be good enough to placate her!”