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In this golden age of television, at any given moment we have thousands and thousands of options of brilliant and entertaining TV shows but there are only a few TV shows that will stay with you long after you have finished watching. You will think about their characters, their stories, and in some cases their endings. So, today we thought of making a list of a few shows that you must watch (because of their brilliance) before you die.

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Fleabag is a British dark comedy-drama series created by Phoebe Waller-Bridge. Based on Waller-Bridge’s one-woman show of the same name, the Prime Video series follows a dry-witted young woman in London as she navigates through the complexities of love and life without any life while dealing with a tragedy. Fleabag stars Phoebe Waller-Bridge,...

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In dance competitions, injuries often happen. This is typically why a contestant would voluntarily withdraw from the competition. When Amanda Abbington withdrew from the show in Series 21, many Strictly Come Dancing fans felt concerned this was the reason. However, it seems the situation had to do more with her poor treatment.

After withdrawing just a few weeks into the competition, Abbington went on to accuse her partner Giovanni Pernice of “abusive, cruel, and mean” behavior behind the scenes. BBC launched an investigation and has now come forward with the results.

Strictly Come Dancing & BBC Formally Apologize To Amanda Abbington

After the allegations against Giovanni Pernice came out, The Sun reported he quit the show.

“Gio feels the scrutiny on him has become too much, and now is the time to make a fresh start,” a source reportedly told the publication. “… He remains adamant he’s done nothing wrong other than being a hard taskmaster,...

The BBC is apologizing to Amanda Abbington.

The 50-year-old Sherlock actress received the apology after claiming she was bullied by her Strictly Come Dancing partner Giovanni Pernice during the show last year.

After a months-long investigation, a ruling was announced on Monday (September 30).

In a statement, via Deadline, the BBC said: “We have assessed the complaints and we have upheld some, but not all, of the complaints made. We want to apologize to Amanda Abbington and to thank her for coming forward and taking part. We know this would not have been an easy thing to do.”

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The BBC was not specific about what complaints had been upheld, likely due to confidentiality in the investigation.

Giovanni has consistently denied the allegations. On the same day, in a statement, his rep said the review found no evidence of “threatening or abusive” behavior.

Amanda previously called...

The BBC has released the findings of its investigation into bullying allegations on the popular dance competition show “Strictly Come Dancing.” The months-long probe looked into claims made by actress Amanda Abbington regarding her former partner, dancer Giovanni Pernice.

The investigation confirmed some of Abbington’s complaints about facing “mean, cruel, and abusive” treatment from Pernice during rehearsals in 2017. BBC investigators found evidence that supported claims of verbal bullying and harassment. However, accusations of physical aggression could not be proven.

While not all aspects of Abbington’s account were fully validated, she sees the partial findings as vindication for not just her own mistreatment but for other past contestants who shared distressing stories. The BBC hopes new protections established since will prevent future participants from enduring a similar ordeal.

Abbington’s complaints initially faced intense backlash online, with threats made against her. She maintained that speaking out was important to protect others.

The BBC has apologized to “Sherlock” actor Amanda Abbington after upholding some of her complaints regarding bullying on competition series “Strictly Come Dancing.”

“Strictly,” the U.K. equivalent of “Dancing With the Stars,” is one of the broadcaster’s most popular and longest-running formats. But it has been mired in controversy former contestants, including Abbington, claimed they had been bullied and harassed on the show.

The BBC said it would investigate after Abbington made specific allegations regarding her dance partner Giovanni Pernice. Now the corporation has confirmed it has “upheld some, but not all, of the complaints made.” The report did not find Pernice guilty of threatening or abusive behavior.

“We want to apologise to Amanda Abbington and to thank her for coming forward and taking part,” the statement continued. “We know this would not have been an easy thing to do.”

Earlier this summer Abbington said she was still...

The BBC has concluded its review into ex-professional dancer Giovanni Pernice on its beloved reality dance show Strictly Come Dancing after actress Amanda Abbington accused him of “mean and abusive” behavior.

The show — which operates on the same premise as the U.S. show Dancing With the Stars — is a staple of British television, but the broadcaster unveiled new welfare precautions in July after complaints were made about two dancers, including Pernice.

Graziano Di Prima also left the program when an Instagram statement from reality star Zara McDermott, who was assigned Di Prima as her dance partner in last year’s series, said watching videos of her time on the show was “incredibly distressing.” Di Prima apologized and said he “deeply regrets” his actions. “My intense passion and determination to win might have affected my training regime,” the 30-year-old Italian added. Pernice, meanwhile, has refuted the claims against him, telling supporters: “I will be back.

The BBC has apologized to Amanda Abbington after the Sherlock actress claimed that she was bullied by her Strictly Come Dancing partner Giovanni Pernice on last year’s show.

The British broadcaster has concluded a months-long investigation into Abbington’s complaints and, in a ruling announced on Monday, partially upheld some of her concerns.

In a statement, the BBC said: “We have assessed the complaints and we have upheld some, but not all, of the complaints made. We want to apologize to Amanda Abbington and to thank her for coming forward and taking part. We know this would not have been an easy thing to do.”

The BBC was not specific about what complaints had been upheld and it is unlikely to say more because of its confidentiality policies.

Pernice has consistently denied wrongdoing and in a statement on Monday, his representatives said the review found no evidence of “threatening or abusive” behavior.

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The BBC is “pretty close” to finalizing an investigation into Amanda Abbington’s allegations that she was mistreated by her Strictly Come Dancing partner Giovanni Pernice.

BBC director general Tim Davie told the Rts London Convention that the corporation is on the brink of ruling on Abbington’s concerns, although he did not commit to publishing the findings.

There was some hope that the investigation could be finalized before the new season of Strictly Come Dancing got underway on Saturday, but Davie said the BBC was unable to hit the deadline.

“Many things in life would be useful, but we have to do the process,” he told Amol Rajan, presenter of BBC Radio 4’s Today show.

In October 2023, Abbington, an actress best known for her work as Mary Watson in BBC drama Sherlock, abruptly quit Season 21 of Strictly citing “personal reasons.”

She later engaged Carter Ruck, the aggressive London law firm,...

The celebrity who complained to BBC bosses about her treatment on the hit show Strictly Come Dancing fears corporation bosses will paint “a whitewash” over their investigation, and that the process feels like that of a “boys club” – ie BBC managers protecting their own.

Amanda Abbington complained to the BBC after she quit the show last year. She had been partnered with dancer Giovanni Pernice, and she claimed that he had been abusive and bullying in his treatment of her during rehearsal sessions. Pernice has denied all claims against him, but has since left the show and won’t be among the lineup when it launches for its important 20th anniversary series in a week’s time.

The BBC’s report following its investigation into her claims is due to be published in a few days,...

BBC director general Tim Davie has said that the corporation has been “let down” by the scandals involving Huw Edwards and Jermaine Jenas.

In an email to staff, the BBC’s boss bemoaned a string of misconduct sagas, which have also embroiled Strictly Come Dancing, the broadcaster’s biggest show.

Davie told colleagues that it had been a “demanding” few months for the BBC, but lessons will be learned and the corporation’s workplace culture will be improved.

“The shocking news about Huw Edwards, and other stories concerning some of our high-profile shows, have put the BBC in the spotlight,” Davie said in an email.

“It can be challenging for us all when the BBC becomes the headline. We work for this wonderful organisation because we care about what it stands for and the role it plays in society. I know we have all felt let down and worried about the impact on the BBC.

Strictly Come Dancing’s longest standing judge has urged that, despite all the controversy around the BBC show, dancers remain strict with their celebrity partners, lest the series become “watered down and vanilla.”

Dancer and choreographer Craig Revel Horwood, who has been with the BBC show since its inception in 2004, has spoken amidst ongoing controversy regarding allegations of bad behaviour by professional dancers behind the scenes and in the rehearsal studios.

In an interview with The Sun newspaper, Revel Horwood said of the celebs due to take part in this year’s forthcoming series:

“You just have to be able to take some criticism. Otherwise, we’re living in a world where no one is criticised, and it will become watered down and vanilla, where no one’s trying.”

“I hope the standards don’t drop this year.

“When I’m teaching casts for shows in rehearsals, I still have to be quite strict.

The actress whose complaints against her dance partner ignited the wave of bad press around the BBC’s entertainment show Strictly Come Dancing “fears the BBC will bury its own findings,” according to the UK press this weekend.

A friend of Amanda Abbington, who withdrew from the 2023 series and later alleged she had been subject to abuse by her dance partner Giovanni Pernice, told The Mirror newspaper that the BBC didn’t publish their findings of an internal investigation because they were due to be revealed the same week former star newsreader Huw Edwards appeared in court over making child abuse images, and “they didn’t want two catastrophes in one week.”

The unnamed friend added to The Mirror: “They delayed it because of Edwards. We can’t imagine they’ll do anything apart from carry on sitting on it and try to bury the investigation.”

Pernice left the...

The Strictly Come Dancing professional dancer fired by the BBC following allegations that he had kicked his celebrity partner has given his first interview, saying that he never assaulted his partner, and that the “vile, false allegations had ruined his life in a matter of minutes.”

Graziano Di Prima was fired from the show after claims that he had assaulted television presenter Zara McDermott during rehearsals for last year’s season. The allegations included kicking, hitting and spitting, and Di Prima made a public apology on his departure, saying that his competitive training regime had sometimes led him to make mistakes.

This weekend, in an interview with the Daily Mail newspaper from his native Italy where he has returned to live, the dancer says:

The BBC will not tell him exactly what he is accused of, because of their obligations to maintain the confidentiality of other parties That he once kicked the floor in frustration,...

The controversy over behaviour behind the scenes of the UK’s Strictly Come Dancing wages on, with one former contestant saying this weekend she raised concerns during her time on the show, but was “gaslit to make it seem normalised.”

TV presenter Laura Whitmore did not name the individual she complained about, but she took part in the show in 2016, when she was partnered with Italian professional Giovanni Pernice. In an interview with The Irish Times newspaper this weekend, she said she it was “all coming out now, stuff I tried to speak about eight years ago.”

Whitmore couldn’t talk about the content of her complaints because, she explained, “it’s under review,” but she stressed she had raised concerns at the time.

She told The Irish Times that she either wasn’t listened to when she tried to complain, “Or [I was] gaslit to make it seem normalised.”

She added:...

Another weekend, another allegation about bad behaviour behind the scenes of the UK’s biggest entertainment TV show, with former contestant Laura Whitmore alleging she was the target of “inappropriate behaviour” when she took part in Strictly Come Dancing.

The TV presenter was partnered with professional dancer Giovanni Pernice in 2016, whom she has not named in her account. Saturday she penned an Instagram post saying:

I was trying not to comment on recent press speculation until the BBC review is complete but feel there is a lot of misinformation in the press and I want to help and show support by setting the record straight.”

Whitmore said she voiced her concerns during her time on the show, in which the pair became the seventh to be eliminated.

“I initially raised concerns back in 2016,” she wrote. “I thought my experience was specific to me but I’ve since learned I was wrong.

Love Island, The Traitors, Love Is Blind: they’re so popular, they’ve gone global. Reality TV is an ever-evolving beast that can guarantee hefty viewership with the promise of drama. But show bosses in the U.K. are facing an influx of concerns surrounding the welfare of their contestants and crew. A two-pronged problem has emerged.

On Tuesday last week, the BBC confirmed a myriad of welfare measures are to be put in place on its beloved dance competition series Strictly Come Dancing — watched by an average of 6.6 million people per episode in 2023 — after two former professionals on the show had exited following allegations of “gross misconduct.”

Tim Davie, the broadcaster’s director-general, issued an apology as the company’s annual report was released. Though he did not refer to any specific competitors or employees, he spoke about “a degree of competitiveness, hard work and will to do...

“Sherlock” actor Amanda Abbington says she is suffering from Ptsd and still struggles to talk about her experience after taking part in BBC primetime dance competition “Strictly Come Dancing.”

Recounting her experience with professional dancer Giovanni Pernice on last year’s series, whom she accuses of bullying and abuse, Abbington told Channel 4 News: “When I talk about certain aspects of what happened in the room, I do cry, I do get emotional, I do shake. Because it was awful.”

Abbington appeared on the 21st season of the show (which is known as “Dancing With the Stars” in the U.S.), before withdrawing after five episodes. At the time she cited unspecified medical reasons.

The actor has since admitted that while a medical incident was the final straw, her experience with Pernice was “abusive” and “cruel,” leading to her pulling out.

“I went into thinking this is going to be hard work,...

Amanda Abbington is speaking out about her strange exit from Strictly Come Dancing last year. In a tell-all interview, the Sherlock actress made some serious claims against both the BBC and her dance partner, Giovanni Pernice.

Abbington told Channel 4 News that the BBC didn’t do enough when she raised concerns about Pernice’s behavior during practice. Producers even watched tape of their sessions and said “We’re shocked! We had no idea – so sorry!” But when Amanda asked to see the 50 hours of footage herself, the BBC said no way.

She called the whole training experience “toxic” and “unsafe.” Amanda said Giovanni would bully her with mean words and even embarrass her in, well, grown-up ways. But Giovanni and the BBC say that’s not true at all.

Leaving the show was tough on Amanda. She got threats online from jerks saying they’d hurt her daughter or kill her son!

Amanda Abbington, the Sherlock actress who has sparked a duty of care scandal on Strictly Come Dancing, has criticized the BBC’s handling of her concerns.

In an emotional 45-minute interview with Channel 4 News, Abbington accused the BBC of failing to take seriously her complaint about dance partner Giovanni Pernice, who strongly denies wrongdoing.

The actress, who appeared on Strictly last year, claimed that the BBC is sitting on 50 hours of footage, which producers have acknowledged to her is problematic.

On Tuesday, BBC director general Tim Davie apologized to Strictly contestants who have not had a positive experience on the show. The corporation is currently investigating Abbington’s complaint.

Abbington said she complained to producers about Pernice in her first week on the show, which is known as Dancing With The Stars in the U.S.

She said BBC Studios producers decided to film the couple’s rehearsals so...

The BBC’s director general has issued an apology following the allegations of “gross misconduct” against two former professional dancers on Strictly Come Dancing.

The beloved reality dance competition — which operates on the same premise as the U.S.’ Dancing With the Stars — is a staple of British television, but the broadcaster last week unveiled new welfare precautions after complaints were made about two dancers.

Strictly fan-favorites Giovanni Pernice and Graziano Di Prima will not return for this year’s series, as the channel pledged two new dedicated welfare producers as part of a string of extra measures on set.

The new position follows an Instagram statement from reality star Zara McDermott, who was assigned Di Prima as her dance partner in last year’s series. She described watching videos back of her time on the show as “incredibly distressing.” Sherlock‘s Amanda Abbington, who left the show early in October,...

The boss of the BBC has apologized for the Strictly Come Dancing scandal, saying “with the benefit of hindsight we should have done more” but positing that this year’s contestants are “itching to get going.”

Tim Davie was asked mounds of questions by journalists about the scandal, the current review into allegations, duty of care procedures and the upcoming season during the Q&a session of today’s BBC Annual Report.

“I’m very sorry that anyone has had an experience on Strictly that hasn’t been wholly positive,” he said. “That is something we do reflect on and I am sorry about that.”

Two dancers have exited Strictly in recent weeks amid its biggest crisis in the juggernaut’s 20-year history, which has caused a tightening of protocols that will now see all rehearsals policed by a member of production staff. Graziano Di Prima left after it was...

Following ongoing reports of the Strictly Come Dancing scandal, Dancing With the Stars may implement tighter policies for safeguarding its cast and crew.

Strictly Come Dancing, a British dance competition show, debuted in 2004.

Dancing With the Stars, based on Strictly Come Dancing, began in the United States a year later. In addition to the U.S. version, Strictly led to the creation of many international versions of DWTS, all licensed by BBC Worldwide.

Deadline reported remarks made by a spokesman for BBC Studios indicating that “new measures being introduced in the UK” will contribute to the “ongoing dialogue” about international versions of the show.

According to the report, the U.S. version of DWTS already has strong safeguard processes in place.

However, Deadline reported that these discussions could potentially tighten current protocols for the U.S. dance competition show due to allegations against several fired Strictly Come Dancing dancers.

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Strictly Come Dancing enjoys a unique status on British television. The beloved BBC show has been woven into the fabric of the nation for 20 years, with a peerless record in gathering families on the sofa and delivering a sequin-embroidered burst of light and energy as nights draw in for winter. It consistently ranks among the UK’s highest-rated shows, has forged national treasures of its stars, and spawned 60 international imitations, not least ABC’s Dancing With The Stars. The other remarkable thing about Strictly is that it boasts a virtually unblemished record when it comes to scandal. Put simply, it has always been the BBC’s golden child. Until now.

The show has been the subject of simmering bullying and misconduct concerns for months, and the allegations finally hit boiling point this week, prompting the BBC to fire a professional dancer and make tweaks to Strictly’s production regime. The...

Exclusive: Conversations over the tightening of protocols on ABC’s Dancing with the Stars are taking place in the wake of this week’s Strictly Come Dancing scandal, Deadline has been told.

A spokesman for BBC Studios said “new measures being introduced in the UK” will contribute to an “ongoing dialogue” around international versions of the show, of which there are dozens including in the States. While there are strong safeguarding processes already in place on Dancing with the Stars U.S., we understand additional measures could be implemented.

The new Strictly protocols were unveiled three days ago after a second dancer, Graziano Di Prima, exited the show over allegations of inappropriate behavior towards a partner. All future Strictly rehearsals will now be policed by a member of production staff. Meanwhile, two new dedicated welfare producers will be brought in and there will be additional training for the production team and crew.

The BBC has confirmed a chaperone will be present for every rehearsal of the U.K.’s beloved celebrity dance show, Strictly Come Dancing, following complaints about the behavior of two former professionals.

Strictly fan-favorites Giovanni Pernice and Graziano Di Prima will not return for this year’s series, as the channel pledges two new dedicated welfare producers as part of a string of extra measures on set.

The new position follows an Instagram statement from ex-reality star Zara McDermott, who was assigned Di Prima as her dance partner in last year’s series. She described watching videos back of her time on the show as “incredibly distressing.”

“I have wrestled with the fear of opening up. I was scared about public backlash. I was scared about my future. I was scared of victim shaming,” McDermott said. “But after a lot of conversations with those I love, I’ve gained...

All future Strictly Come Dancing rehearsals will be policed by a member of production staff following a duo of high-profile complaints that has seen two dancers exit the show.

The BBC and producer BBC Studios are bringing in new measures to avoid a repeat of the complaints, with two dedicated welfare producers also set to be brought in and additional training for the production team and crew.

The BBC said that a member of the Strictly production staff will be placed in all future rehearsals from now on, with the show entering its 20th year.

“Whilst we know our shows have been positive experiences for the vast majority of those who have taken part, if issues are raised with us, or we’re made aware of inappropriate behaviour, we will always take that seriously and act,” said Kate Phillips, the BBC’s unscripted boss. “Concerns that have arisen have been...

Ex-Strictly contestant Zara McDermott has broken her silence on the firing of her former partner Graziano Di Prima, saying that watching videos back of her time on the show has been “incredibly distressing.”

Di Prima has left the lineup of the BBC stalwart this year after allegations of “gross misconduct” against one of his female celebrity partners, which was quickly revealed to be McDermott, a former Love Island contestant who has helmed a number of BBC documentaries. Di Prima has apologized and said he “deeply regrets the events.”

Posting on Instagram today, McDermott said: “I have wrestled with the fear of opening up – I was scared about public backlash, I was scared about my future, I was scared of victim shaming. But after a lot of conversations with those I love, I’ve gained the strength to face these fears, and when I was asked to speak to the BBC,...

The BBC has confirmed one of the most popular dancing stars of its entertainment juggernaut show Strictly Come Dancing will be leaving the lineup, following allegations of “gross misconduct” against one of his female celebrity partners.

Graziano Di Prima announced yesterday on Instagram that he would be leaving the show, where he has been one of the professional dancers since 2018.

He said:

“I deeply regret the events that led to my departure from Strictly. My intense passion and determination to win might have affected my training regime. Respecting the BBC Hr(Human Resources) process, I understand that it’s best for the show that I step away. While there are aspects of this story involving external influences that I can’t discuss at this time, I remain to committed to being strong for my family and friends. I wish the Strictly family and the BBC nothing but success in the future.

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Giovanni Pernice will not be taking to the dance floor on Strictly Come Dancing this year.

On Monday, the BBC confirmed the lineup of professional dancers for the 2024 season and Pernice was conspicuous by his absence.

The timing of the BBC’s decision comes a amid a complaint from Pernice’s 2023 partner, the Sherlock star Amanda Abbington. The BBC declined to comment.

The actress has reportedly engaged London law firm Carter-Ruck to pursue a grievence with the BBC about Pernice’s teaching methods. Pernice has strongly denied wrongdoing.

In an interview with The Mail On Sunday, Abbington said Pernice was “nasty” and was “awful to a few of us.” Abbington added that she had raised concerns with the BBC.

Pernice issued a statement on Instagram last month vowing to clear his name. The professional dancer said: “To my dear fans, you will be as surprised as I am that allegations...

Sherlock star Amanda Abbington has fired fresh shots in the rumbling row over the professional conduct of her former Strictly Come Dancing partner Giovanni Pernice.

Abbington performed with Pernice during the 2023 season of the BBC dance competition, but dropped out early citing “personal reasons.”

The actress has reportedly engaged London law firm Carter-Ruck to pursue a complaint with the BBC about Pernice’s teaching methods. Other celebrities who have partnered with Pernice are also said to be party to the complaint.

Abbington has now spoken out about the dancer in an interview with The Mail On Sunday, telling the newspaper that Pernice was “nasty.” Pernice has denied wrongdoing.

Abbington said: “Giovanni is nasty. He was awful to a few of us.”

She added: “You don’t understand how awful this all is … Giovanni’s fans have started trolling me now. I have had to come off social media and I’m getting death threats.

The BBC has taken the rare step of issuing a statement on an ongoing misconduct probe pertaining to one of its shows, Strictly Come Dancing and the Giovanni Pernice fallout.

The BBC has been gathering evidence in recent weeks as it examines serious complaints against a dancer widely understood to be Pernice from multiple claimants including, reportedly, Sherlock actor Amanda Abbington, who was partnered with Pernice last year but left the show after a few weeks citing medical reasons.

British legal firm Carter Ruck is understood to be representing Abbington and others.

Issuing a rare statement yesterday, the BBC “urged people not to indulge in speculation,” adding: “Whilst we know our shows have been positive experiences for many of those who have taken part, we will always look at any issues raised with care, fairness and sensitivity to everyone concerned.”

The statement added: “It is a longstanding position that the...

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It has been a rollercoaster week for the BBC’s biggest entertainment show, Strictly Come Dancing.

The TV competition, which celebrated its 20th anniversary with a BAFTA award last weekend for Best Entertainment Show, is reported to be examining “serious complaints” made against one of its highest-profile dance professionals, who has this week quit the show.

The Times of London quotes a city law film who has told UK media that the BBC is now “evidence gathering” after allegations made against Giovanni Pernice, who has been with the show for over a decade and won it in 2021 with his partner, deaf actress Rose Ayling-Ellis.

And The Sun newspaper reports that actress Amanda Abbington, who was partnered with Pernice last year but left the show after a few weeks citing medical reasons, is one of the complainants, along with two unnamed others.

Strictly Come Dancing is the BBC’s biggest entertainment show,...

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When Sherlock ended with season 4, fans demanded the makers give them a fifth season. It will be seven years, and the hope for another season is only diminishing. However, the show’s co-creator, Mark Gatiss (who also plays Mycroft Holmes), revealed that he is interested in bringing the story to the big screen. Instead of a series, he would like to take the story further with Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman in a movie. But there’s an issue—read to know what.

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Tom Hiddleston seems to be on a roll when it comes to the small screen as the popular series The Night Manager recently got renewed for two more seasons. Based on the novel by John le Carré, the BBC series first aired in 2016 and co-starred Hugh Laurie. The show received acclaim from critics and audiences, with Hiddleston even winning a Golden Globe.

Hiddleston was last seen as Loki in the Disney Plus show Loki, which saw its second season. The second and third seasons of The Night Manager reportedly took a long time as they were working on the story with the late writer le Carré and his estate. The renewal of the show eight years after its first season gave many Sherlock fans hopes for a fifth season.

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A bubbling conflict from the last series of the UK’s Strictly Come Dancing – the original show of the global Dancing with the Stars franchise – has broken through the surface with a celebrity contestant reportedly demanding she receive footage of her dance rehearsals to assist in a possible legal claim.

Sherlock actress Amanda Abbington was paired with professional dancer Giovanni Pernice for the most recent series, but only made it a few weeks into the series before she departed citing medical reasons.

Abbington did not return for the finale of the series before Christmas, amid reports of friction between the pair during rehearsals. Pernice, a former champion on the show, is known to be intensely competitive and quite the taskmaster with his celebrity partners.

Now, The Sun newspaper reports that Abbington has requested the video footage of her rehearsals with Pernice, as she takes legal advice, and that she believes...

Sherlock star Amanda Abbington has deleted her Twitter account amid a backlash over her being cast in the latest season of BBC entertainment show Strictly Come Dancing.

Abbington was among the first celebrities confirmed for Strictly, but she was almost immediately accused of being a “transphobe” and a “Terf” (trans-exclusionary radical feminist) by fans of the dancing competition. Some threatened to boycott the show.

Abbington addressed the uproar in an Instagram video, which she titled: “A few thoughts on my Twitter Strictly boycott.” Abbington said the outcry resulted from a tweet she posted in March, in which she criticized a video of a drag artist performing in a “highly sexualized way” in front of children.

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Season eight of “Inside No. 9“, one of the best series you’re likely not watching, but should, is finally arriving stateside later this month thanks to streaming service BritBox.

Created by UK comedy duo Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton (“Good Omens”), the genre-bending anthology series and its distinct style of dark humor will return to BritBox in its eighth season with new episodes on August 25!

Check out the delightfully deranged trailer below.

“Inside No. 9” is “an anthology series that has redefined the ‘bottle episode’ concept (for maximum claustrophobia). Outside of Shearsmith and Pemberton in different roles, the only constant is that every episode takes place inside a location that has a ‘number 9’ in it. A BAFTA award-winner for ‘Best Comedy,’ the show is known for its genre-bending approach to TV that merges dark humor with macabre twists. This season’s episodes range from a Christmas-themed special taking place...

The heart of London, small-town Wales, or beautiful Florence— the world is your oyster with BritBox! The best-of-British media streamer has announced its August 2023 slate with plenty of diverse titles to choose from— from the classic satirical comedy series “Rumpole of the Bailey,” the critically acclaimed Welsh drama “The Museum,” the beloved 1980s romantic drama “A Room with a View,” and more.

Here are the top five titles coming to the platform we are most excited about at The Streamable!

7-Day Free Trial $7.99 / month via Amazon Prime Video What Are the Best Shows and Movies Coming to BritBox in August 2023? “A Room with a View” | Aug. 17

New to BritBox this month, the beloved British drama “A Room with a View” stars Helena Bonham-Carter as Lucy Honeychurch, a young Englishwoman touring Italy with her older cousin (Maggie Smith). While at a hotel in Florence, Lucy meets the charming, free-spirited George Emerson...

“Sherlock” star Amanda Abbington has been tapped to appear in Ludovica Musumeci debut feature, “To the Girl I Once Knew.”

The film, which Musumeci writes and directs, has also cast Amelia Eve (“The Haunting of Bly Manor”) and Stella Lelouch (“The Reunion”).

They will join Frances de La Tour (“Harry Potter”), Calvin Demba (“The Rig”), Rhea Norwood (“Heartstopper”) and newcomer Oriane Pick. Amy Blair is casting director.

Production is set to start this summer.

“To the Girl I Once Knew” tells the story of Gabi (played by Pick) who secretly struggles with mental illness. When her long-term boyfriend suggests moving in together, she finds her life becoming even more complicated.

“Whilst addressing the stigma of mental health struggles, ‘To the Girl I Once Knew’ will be an uplifting and touching film about acceptance,” reads the logline.

Musumeci said: “‘To the Girl I Once Knew’ has been in the works for...

This review contains spoilers.

It’s a real study that Gareth cites in his call to Dermot O’Leary’s radio show. Published in the British Medical Journal in 1993, Scanlon, Luben, Scanlon and Singleton asked the question “Is Friday the 13th bad for your health?” Yes, was their conclusion, due to an increased risk of hospital admission as a result of transport accidents. “Staying at home is recommended.”

Trust the writers of Inside No. 9 – a show where dark fates lurk around every corner – to devise a scheme whereby a character takes the precautionary measure of staying at home on Friday the 13th, only for their wife to be killed in a transport accident right outside their front door on Saturday the 14th. Against gods with this capricious and cruel a sense of humour, nobody can win.

Right up until that tragic dumbshow played out through the living room window, it...

Exclusive: The BBC has defended plans to film an American Idol-style acting competition series after performers compared the format to The Hunger Games.

The show, working titled Bring the Drama, was announced last month and promises to give untapped acting talent a shot at the big time with the winner securing agency representation and a role in a BBC drama.

Wall to Wall, the Warner Bros. Discovery-owned production company behind Netflix’s Glow Up, has begun casting for the six-part series and applicants are being told that they must not have attended drama school or had an agent for acting work.

The BBC said Bring the Drama aims to provide a break for those who have been unable to access professional training or representation.

But the show has angered some in the acting community, who raised concerns about the format and called on the BBC to give better...

Amanda Abbington is joining the “nepotism” conversation currently happening in Hollywood.

The 48-year-old actress recently expressed that she believes she would not have landed her role as Mary Watson in “Sherlock” if it weren’t for her past romantic relationship with Martin Freeman, who plays her husband on the show Doctor John Watson.

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“Because I was with Martin at the time, there was a lot of [accusations of] nepotism being banded about,” she explained on the “Full Disclosure” podcast. “It’s true, it was that.”

Abbington further detailed how the writers thought her previous intimate relationship with Freeman would make her well-suited for the show’s character.

Read More: Kaia Gerber Weighs In On Nepotism Debate: ‘I Won’t Deny The Privilege That I Have’

“Both Mark [Gatiss] and Steven [Moffat, the show’s writers] said they were trying to figure out who the best...

Amanda Abbington has revealed she believes “nepotism” helped land her role in hit BBC drama Sherlock.

Abbington was cast as Mary Watson, the wife of Sherlock Holmes’ friend and detective partner Doctor John Watson in 2014. At the time, Abbington was in a long-term relationship with Martin Freeman, who played Watson.

“Because I was with Martin at the time, there was a lot of [accusations of] nepotism being banded about,” she told the Full Disclosure podcast. “It’s true, it was that.

“Both Mark [Gatiss] and Steven [Moffat, the show’s writers] said they were trying to figure out who the best person would be to play Mary and they thought it would be the person who was going out with him.

“It made sense. And we’d worked together on many things.”

Sherlock, which starred Benedict Cumberbatch as the genius sleuth, ran on the BBC and PBS Masterpiece between 2010 and 2017 and was created by Moffat and Gatiss. Abbington...

Both Billy Crudup and Vincent Cassel join us on this week's show, the former to talk about Apple's retro future series Hello Tomorrow, and the latter about international espionage thriller Liaison, also on Apple TV+.

But that's not all, because we also hit the dating apps with Jesse Eisenberg in Disney+'s Fleishman Is In Trouble and take on the criminal underworld with Amanda Abbington in Desperate Measures on Channel 5.

Listen to the episode in the player above, or on your podcast app of choice. And if you want to subscribe to Pilot TV+, find all the details here.

Tubi has announced its first unscripted cooking series, “Kitchen Commando,” hosted by US Army Master Sergeant and White House chef Andre Rush. Executive produced by Gordon Ramsay, the new series enlists Chef Andre to help save struggling restaurants and reignite their passion for the service industry.

Over the 10-episode season, Chef Rush will visit restaurants in the D.C. area that are in need of his discipline, resourcefulness and talents to whip these restaurants back into shape. Chef Rush’s skills will be put the test in the first episode, when he meets a defeated married couple whose crab-themed restaurant is now a toxic mess.

“Kitchen Commando” premieres on February 12, 2023 with a new episode rolling out every Sunday for ten weeks. “Kitchen Commando” is a Fox Alternative Entertainment and Studio Ramsay Global production.

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Renewals

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It’s been five years since there’s been new Sherlock, and considering no one has said it’s been canceled yet, there’s still hope for more. In fact, co-creator Steven Moffat recently addressed the series’ future. Moffat would “start writing tomorrow” if given the opportunity and Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman were to reprise their roles as Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson, then quipped, “They’re on to bigger and better things but, Martin and Benedict, please come back?” (via Deadline). That, of course, leads to the simple question: Would you watch a Sherlock Season 5? The fourth season saw the death of Watson’s wife, Mary (Amanda Abbington), as well as the aftermath and the videos she’d left behind for the two men. The last episode, “The Final Problem,” also included the reveal that Sherlock and Mycroft (co-creator Mark Gatiss) have a sister, Eurus (Sian Brooke...