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Filming is underway on a new ITV supernatural drama Him, which focuses on life’s major themes: the painful breakdown of relationships, love, loss, betrayal and passion. At the heart of the story is Him’s rite of passage from boyhood to manhood as he struggles not to lose his humanity and control his supernatural power.

Newcomer Fionn Whitehead stars as a 17-year-old boy, known only in the drama as Him. Fionn (represented by Curtis Brown) is a member of the National Youth Theatre and this is his first screen role.

Him is caught in the limbo between childhood and adulthood. But he’s also trapped in a limbo between the two homes of his divorced parents, mum Hannah, played by Katherine Kelly and dad Edward played by James Murray, each now remarried with new families.

Simona Brown stars as his 17 year old step-sister Faith,

Simona (represented by Identity) can...

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Some hard-to-find CDs will be reissued next month as a huge set, consisting of 15 audio adventures. The Nest Cottage stories saw the return of Tom Baker to the role of the Fourth Doctor, alongside Richard Franklin as Captain Mike Yates, and Susan Jameson as Mrs Wibbsey. The first series, Hornet’s Nest, was a big success, so it...

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Call the Midwife

Kieran Kinsella

Spring 2013 will be one to remember for U.S. based of British TV, as PBS, BBC America, Animal Planet and Acorn TV have put together an impressive line-up full of the best dramas and the biggest stars. Now is the time to prime the DVR, load up on popcorn and brew a nice cup of tea because we’ve put together a comprehensive list of the Must Watch British TV shows that are set to hit your screens starting this weekend.

Easter Weekend

The now traditional Easter Doctor Who episode will air on Saturday 30 March at 8pm E.T. on BBC America. The Bells of Saint John is written by series producer Steven Moffat and it includes the official introduction of the Time Lord’s new companion Clara (Jenna-Louise Coleman). The duo must unravel a mystery involving alien attempts to hijack London’s Wi-Fi systems.

The...

The Celebrity line-up has been announced for this month's Winter Memorabilia Show at the NEC, near Birmingham.

Movie stars, TV personalities and sporting legends will be meeting fans and giving autographs at the UK convention.

Game of Thrones actors Finn Jones, Roxanne McKee, James Cosmo (above), Miltos Yerolemou (below) and Spencer Wilding will be among those in attendance - and they're bringing the hit fantasy series' iconic Iron Throne along with them.

James Cosmo (Braveheart, Highlander) plays Jeor Mormont, the 997th Lord Commander of the Night's Watch and the estranged father of Ser Jorah, while Roxanne McKee (Hollyoaks) plays Doreah, a handmaid and companion of Daenerys Targaryen who schools the young princess in the art of love.

Attending Memorabilia on November 19 only, Finn Jones plays the handsome Ser Loras Tyrell, a champion jouster known as the Knight of Flowers.

Miltos Yerolemou plays Syrio Forel, former First Sword of the Sealord of Braavos,...

From sci-fi to soaps, cult TV to classic comedy, Memorabilia Birmingham is a Mecca for collectors, film buffs and sci-fi fans – and HeyUGuys has five pairs of Saturday early entry e-tickets to give away for the 19-20 November show at NEC Birmingham.

This year’s Memorabilia guest list includes Kai Owen (Torchwood); Sir Derek Jacobi (The King’s Speech, I Claudius); Colin Baker (Doctor Who); Arthur Darvill (Doctor Who); Bruce Boxleitner (Tron, Babylon 5); John Challis (Only Fools And Horses); Doctor Who companions Katy Manning, Sophie Aldred, Deborah Watling, Sarah Sutton and Louise Jameson and five of the cast of HBO fantasy hit Game of Thrones.

Other stars meeting fans and signing autographs at the show include Marshall Lancaster (Ashes To Ashes, Life On Mars); Anthony Valentine (Coronation Street); Ian Ogilvy (Return Of The Saint); Alexandra Bastedo (The Champions); Barry Howard (Hi-De-Hi!); Susan Jameson (New Tricks, Coronation Street); Peter Egan...

DVD Playhouse—August 2010

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Allen Gardner

Black Orpheus (Criterion) Winner of the 1959 Best Foreign Film Oscar and that same year’s Palme d’Or at Cannes, Black Orpheus is a modern-day update of the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice reset in 20th century Brazil during Carnival in Rio. Director Marcel Camus offers up a visual feast with some of the decade’s most ravishing color cinematography. A classic. Also available on Blu-ray disc. Bonuses: Archival interviews with Camus and actress Marpessa Dawn; Interviews with Brazilian cinema scholar Robert Stam, jazz historian Gary Giddins, and Brazilian author Ruy Castro; Documentary on the film; Trailer. Full screen. Dolby 1.0 mono.

The Last Song (Touchstone) Sentimental adaptation of Nicholas Sparks’ (by Sparks and Jeff Van Wie) sentimental novel about a father and daughter attempting to repair their damaged relationship. Greg Kinnear, as the dad in question, comes off best, while tween sensation Miley Cyrus...

The fourth installment of the Hornet's Nest series of audio dramas is released this week - catch Tom Baker as Doctor Who in A Sting in the Tale! Co-starring Richard Franklin as Mike Yates, Clare Corbett as the Nun, Susie Riddell as the Sister, Rula Lenska as the Swarm and Susan Jameson as Mrs Wibbsey, A Sting in the Tale is the fourth of five linked stories written by the acclaimed Paul Magrs. The Doctor arrives in a bleak English midwinter of long ago. Plunging into the snowy landscape...

C4 documentary drama to portray the monarch in key moments since the 1950s

Playing the Queen brought Helen Mirren international fame and enough awards to fill a trophy room. Now five more British actors are taking on the role in a new Channel 4 documentary drama series.

The Queen, a five-part series starting next Sunday, focuses on crisis moments since the 1953 coronation. Emilia Fox stars in the first episode, centred around events in 1955 when Princess Margaret was considering marriage to a divorced equerry, Peter Townsend. Samantha Bond, best known as Miss Moneypenny in the Bond films, plays her during the early 1970s era of power cuts, strikes and Ira threats. Susan Jameson portrays her in conflict with Margaret Thatcher over the South Africa sanctions row that threatened the Commonwealth.

Barbara Flynn picks up the role during the "annus horribilis" of 1992, when Charles and Diana's failed marriage was laid bare in the...

Channel 4 will screen a new drama documentary series about Queen Elizabeth II as part of its Autumn season. The Queen, which focuses on landmarks in the reign of Her Majesty, will see five different British actress take on the role. Pivotal moments in her life will be played out by Emilia Fox, Samantha Bond, Susan Jameson, Barbara Flynn and Diana Quick. Also forming part of the new season is Derren Brown: The Events, which will invite viewers at home to interact and participate as the magician aims to trick, win, fool and control through various complex acts. Brown will also participate in Channel 4's 3-D programming week with his special programme Derren Brown's 3D Magic Spectacular. Grand Designs host Kevin McCloud will front Grand Tour Of Europe, a four-part series which follows the presenter on an epic journey (more)...

Britain's Queen Elizabeth is set to be played by Emilia Fox in a new TV drama. The actress will be one of five stars take on the role of the 83-year-old monarch in the Channel 4 series, which will document recent social history through the eyes of the British royal family.

Fox will portray the queen in 1955, just after her coronation and around the time the affair her sister Princess Margaret had with Group Captain Peter Townsend was revealed.

Former James Bond star Samantha Bond will play the queen in the second program, which will feature the Ira threats in the early 70s and a kidnap attempt on her daughter Princess Anne.

The third show will document the queen's view on former prime minister Margaret Thatcher and the role of the monarch will be played by "New Tricks" star Susan Jameson.